Peter Atkins' new book, On Being, exploring the great questions of existence is reviewed by Uwe Meierhenrich

Book looking at inorganic chemistry strategies for a warming world by R. H. Crabtree, is reviewed by Sebastiano Campagna

Frank Weinreich, Wiley-VCH, Germany, takes a look at a book that asks how attainable the goals of the chemical community are

Classics in Total Synthesis III by K. C. Nicolaou and Jason Chen, reviewed by Dirk Menche and Sebastian Essig

European Women in Chemistry edited by Jan Apotheker and Livia Simon Sarkadi, reviewed by Francesco De Angelis, University of l’Aquila, Italy

Fundamentals of Biological Wastewater Treatment, editors U. Wiesmann, I. S. Choi, E.-M. Dombrowski reviewed by P. M. Kunz

Biorefineries - Industrial Processes and Products: Status Quo and Future Directions, editors B. Kamm, P. R. Gruber, M. Kamm reviewed

Energizing Our Future: Rational Choices for the 21st Century by J. Wilson and G. Burgh reviewed by M. Scheffer, Zug, Switzerland

Handbook of Fuels: Energy Sources for Transportation, editor B. Elvers, reviewed by Alexander Vogel, E.ON Ruhrgas AG, Germany

Introduction to Hydrogen Technology by R. J. Press et al. reviewed by Klaus-Michael Mangold, DECHEMA e. V., Germany