"Walter Thirring's reflections on his life are extremely interesting in all respects, both historical and scientific ... the normal black-on-white text in the book can be read by anyone, except perhaps for the last part on entropy. the grey shaded 'boxes' are reserved for experts. This is an excellent idea."

"I managed to dramatically improve my writing skills. The best thing is that it is not generic but filled with concrete examples."

"The book was fun: a clever and entertaining introduction to basic logical thinking and maths."

"The photographs, which are gorgeous, are mostly taken by the authors. While it contains rather little explicit mathematics, and could be enjoyed on a purely aesthetic basis by a non-mathematician, it is a deeply mathematical book."

"This book is interspersed with several anecdotes and humour to make the reading more interesting. The reviewer feels that such a subject must be introduced as a credit course at the undergraduate or graduate level for all those who have chosen science, technology or engineering as their career since we simply do not want them to be unsuccessful in their career. It will be a colossal waste of time and effort."

"The reviewer has no doubt that the book more than adequately serves the purpose for which it was written. It is the most comprehensive treatise on the subject. The imaginary audience of different members with varied interests and purposes attending the presentation and illustrating how their expectations can be met by the presenter, makes the reading of the book very lively and interesting. This book is a must for all scientists and researchers. The book comes with a DVD for audio and video illustrations."

"This book provides a fascinating account of Nobel prizes in Life Sciences. As a virologist, the author expertly covered the background of significant early developments of this field and simultaneously discussed this in relation to more recent developments. Although the archives of the Nobel Foundation are only accessible prior to 1961, Erling Norrby, profoundly engaged in the Nobel Prize Committee for a long period of time, perfectly understood to link more recent decisions with the history of past awards. I congratulate the author and trust that this documentation will find the interest which it so well deserves."

"This book challenges us to ponder on our origins and therefore deserves to be read by those embarking on astrobiology studies, if only to seek to refute the hypothesis put forward."