Ravenous

ravenous

Sam Apple

2021

W.W. Norton

"A fascinating account of an impossibly arrogant scientific genius, his collision with the monster Adolph Hitler, and the revolutions in cancer research. The result is a genuine contribution to science writing and a model for how to do contemporary nonfiction."—Phillip Lopate, editor of The Glorious American Essay

"Sam Apple is a spellbinding storyteller and explainer of science. Ravenous will change the way you think about cancer and how to prevent it."—Dr. Jason Fung, author of The Cancer Code

"Sam Apple's Ravenous is biography at its best."—Patricia O'Toole, author of The Five of Hearts