from "Scientists' Bookshelf" American Scientist, November-December 1999, Volume 87, No. 6
- The autobiography of Charles Darwin, 1809-1882 by Charles Darwin
- A mathematician's apology by G. H. Hardy
- The double helix : a personal account of the discovery of the structure of DNA by James Watson
- Disturbing the universe by Freeman Dyson
- "Surely you're joking, Mr. Feynman!" : adventures of a curious character by Richard Feynman