Genes

I just read Dan Riskin's book, Mother Nature is Trying to Kill You. It was a great read, except for being excessively sentimental at the end. I wanted something more technical, so I finally got around to reading (in audiobook form) The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. The audiobook is particularly good, read by Dawkins and his wife, Lalla Ward, who played Romana on Dr. Who. Their particular emphasis makes understanding the material much easier, in my experience.