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I enjoyed the book for two reasons: First, it gave me an overview of the cutting-edge areas of modern science; Second, it did not flinch from asking hard questions related to awareness and consciousness. It also has a very readable chapter on ancient ideas on mind. The book will be of interest to those who are concerned with the interface between science and religion. Our current state of knowledge -- from physics, biology, and psychology -- has many contradictory aspects (such as determinism versus free will, or logic versus intuition, and the very possibility that somehow mind can make sense of the universe is improbable if we are machines) that it would appear foolhardy to attempt an overarching synthesis of these strands. This is what this book attempts, and does it so with panache! The subjects discussed in the book range from quantum theory, brain science, immunology, to evolution, but the book manages to find an appropriate voice so that there is not much jargon and a lot of insight and light. -facultyofphilosophy.com review