Sam Apple has written for The New York Times Magazine, Wired, The Atlantic, and NewYorker.com. He is on the faculty of the MA in Science Writing and MA in Writing programs at Johns Hopkins, and lives in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.
A fascinating account of an impossibly arrogant scientific genius, his collision with the monster Adolph Hitler, and the revolutions in cancer research. Sam Apple, a lively stylist, handles these complex, braided narrative threads with clarity, insight, and a nose for the paradoxical and absurd. The result is a genuine contribution to science writing and a model for how to do contemporary nonfiction.--Phillip Lopate, Professor of Writing, Columbia University, editor of The Glorious American Essay While tobacco-induced cancer deaths continue to decline, the second major cause of cancer moves to center stage: obesity. Few realize its profound importance in causing cancer. Sam Apple has written an endlessly interesting and carefully researched book.--Robert A. Weinberg, Member, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research; Professor of Biology, MIT A fantastic read. If you need inspiration for improving your diet and giving up sugar, this is the book for you.--Nina Teicholz, science journalist and bestselling author Ravenous reads like a cancer mystery with the larger-than-life Warburg in the role of the determined detective. By learning of the scientific struggles of the past, you'll gain a new appreciation for the modern focus on hormones, such as insulin, in the development of cancer.--Benjamin Bikman, Associate Professor, Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, author of Why We Get Sick