Concise, rigorous and lucid

There should be one in each lab for reference

A highly captivating book that meticulously explains the current scientific understanding of cancer

A fascinating compilation of selected discoveries in cancer research that helped shape his deeper understanding of the disease process

Johnson elegantly tells a fascinating chronological tale of cancer

He explains cancer in clear – and terrifying – terms. He has a lively scientific mind

A wonderful and yet very sad book. It weaves together an immense amount of detail on this devastating disease with a very personal and touching story

Tightly argued, data-rich

Gripping, illuminating and affecting… It turns out that Mr Johnson’s deceptively casual narrative route is cannily chosen. He wanders everywhere, an intelligent, skeptical, interested and saddened observer with no particular prejudices or axes to grind’

In a provocative and intellectually vibrant exploration, [Johnson] takes us on an adventure through the history and recent advances of cancer research that will challenge everything you thought you knew about the disease… In good company with the works of Atul Gawande, Siddhartha Mukherjee, and Abraham Verghese, The Cancer Chronicles is endlessly surprising and as radiant in its prose as it is authoritative in its eye-opening science

The ideal primer for those who want to know the real story of cancer, rather than the version that is usually presented in the media

Not only is Johnson an excellent explainer, but he can really write. His language is direct, his tone conversational

Physicist Al-Khalili is joined by the geneticist McFadden to describe quantum biology: an explosive field that barely exists yet. As this trhilling overview explains, it is the study of the spark of life itself.

Life on the Edge takes us on a tour of ideas spanning quantum physics, biology and biochemistry ... surprising and intriguing ... an important book and one I found hard to put down.