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Schutten, Jan Paul

The Mystery of Life: How Nothing Became Everything

230 pp. | Simon/Aladdin/Beyond Words | September, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-58270-525-5 $15.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-2918-4
(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Floor Rieder. In lively, colloquial, and even humorous prose, Schutten ambitiously and accessibly explains evolution, from matters as small as the slipper animalcule (a.k.a. Paramecium) to the Big Bang theory, showing relevance to the reader wherever appropriate. Sections are headed by questions, and hand-drawn illustrations in a limited palette nicely illustrate main points. Schutten references his material with particular care (extensive notes appended) and sensitively addresses evolution/creationism issues. Ind.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

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