Maverick, publicity hound, risk-taker, brash, controversial, genius, manic, rebellious, visionary, audacious, arrogant, feisty, determined, provocative. His autobiography shows they are all justified

An all-action autobiography

Craig Venter has scorched a trail through genetics … A Life Decoded is a page-turner throughout

The first genetic autobiography. It is also a cracking story

The man who shook up the cosy world of scientific research … a brilliant book. Beautifully written, it is not only the most gripping but also the most important scientist's autobiography since James Watson's Double Helix

Rebel, maverick, outsider and the Bono of genetics … the book is a voyage of discovery

May be as important a book as James D. Watson's Double Helix

Few scientists have stoked the flames of debate quite like Craig Venter … A blow-by-blow journey through a frankly astonishing career

A brave and compelling book

It's graphically done, making me feel I was with him all the way

Clare is engaging and makes a convincing case for the futility of borders

An exciting book, and often very moving

This is a book of rare lyrical beauty

His descriptive prose is faultlessly evocative

This is a really excellent critique of the travel industry . . . If you are interested in the tourist industry this book is highly recommended, being easy to read, while being very thorough and searching in the questions it asks.

Excellent and thoroughly compelling . . . The Final Call deserves to be read by those of us lucky enough to be able to fly on a regular basis . . . Hickman's book is a sobering, thoughtful and intelligent reminder that it is a privilege we need to be forcefully reminded not to take for granted.

Thoughtful and thought-provoking.

Well written and engaging without being too gloomy and prescriptive, this book makes for uncomfortable, yet necessary, reading for anyone who enjoys travel.

This much appreciated book should be a must-read for everyone who likes to travel, and should be translated into the languages of the world's tourism champions. It should also be a must-read for politicians and decision makers in development agencies to finally understand that tourism has lost the 'virginity' of a harmless leisure sector to develop into a dangerous global driving force which needs to be regulated and restricted.