Things: The Surprising Power of Stuff That Exists
In the past decade or two, I’ve seen a LOT of popular science books of this form:
[NOUN]
Learn how this amazing [whatsit] allowed the rise of civilization, informs every aspect of our daily lives, and may hold the key to our future.
where the noun in question might be salt or wood or math or clouds or daydreaming or whatever. It’s not enough to write an engaging book on Topic X without somehow, by tortuously overreaching, making it the underpinning of life itself.
If we ever do an SV-POW! book, I’ll be sorely tempted to put on the back cover: “Could understanding diapophyseal laminae improve the health of your spleen? Open this book to find out!”This cast of a juvenile apatosaur femur really does hold the key to your future: get your eyes back on the dang road!
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