Briefly Noted Book ReviewsEnchantment with natural world shared by Darwin and Dickinson resisted objectivity and mastery.Biography of Enayat al-Zayyat intertwines literary obsession and detective work, leaving behind a seductive mystery.
How Earth Went from a Sterile Rock to a Lush, Living PlanetThe Gaia hypothesis proposed that life shaped Earth, a concept initially criticized by the scientific community but now recognized for its impact on the planet.