Two Nobel laureates introduce this engaging tribute to organic molecules and the scientists involved in their study and chemical synthesis. With interesting anecdotes and 332 illustrations, Nicolaou (chemistry, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA; chemistry and biochemistry, U. of California, San Diego) and Montagnon (chemistry, U. of Crete, Greece) trace the history of discoveries in the field that has produced drugs that have changed the world: e.g., aspirin, penicillin, steroids, birth control pills, Taxol, and the newer bioengineered drugs. Chapters include further reading. The volume is in 12x9"landscape format. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)