This is a terrific book! Stockwell’s writing is clear and engaging as he presents a thoughtful analysis of drug development that can be understood and appreciated by a diverse readership. Stockwell beautifully combines scientific history and personal anecdotes with clear explanations of the principles and practices of chemical biology to make a fascinating story of the past, present, and future of drug discovery. His book is informative, accurate, and a good read all put together. — Geoffrey Cooper, Boston University, author of The Cell: A Molecular Approach and Oncogenes

This is a truly wonderful book. Stockwell’s writing will open the door to a universe that many readers may know little about. Drugs are born, biotech companies are created, scientists’ careers are made and unmade, egos are raised and dashed. This book is so readable, it is an absolute page-turner. Yet it is also authoritative and scientifically sophisticated, managing to distill a complex, changing field into a beautifully written, well-crafted story. — Siddhartha Mukherjee, Columbia University, author of The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

By providing accessible explanations for the underlying biological and chemical principles that apply to the complex solutions he describes, Stockwell enables even the scientifically unsophisticated reader to gain a wider perspective on what future disease treatment might entail. ― Publishers Weekly

This very readable, even exciting work takes us through the medical breakthroughs of the past century. ― Globe and Mail

This book deserves a readership, and there is certainly a need for it. As a drug companyresearcher, I have often wished that more people understood what the field was likeand how simultaneously fascinating and frustrating it can be. — Derek B. Lowe ― Cell

In this well-researched look into the complexities of making medicines, a chemical biologist gives a history of drug making and details innovative methods of drug discovery. ― Science News

Despite our current political paralysis, government leaders should listen to Stockwell and be certain to advance our capacity to generate the drugs that our society and the world need. ― Harvard Magazine

The book is well organized and includes many interesting, clever analogies to explain what can be complicated scientific problems. ― Choice

An engaging and rewarding read… — Donald C. Lo ― Journal of Clinical Investigation

The reader is not only left with a satisfying overview of the proud history and future challenges of finding new medicines but also encouragement that Stockwell and his contemporaries are creatively committed to academic drug discovery. — David Kroll ― Nature Chemistry

Stockwell writes well―his prose is accessible to the educated reader, irrespective of his or her background. All of the personalities, errors and successes in contemporary drug discovery are presented. Stockwell enlivens their stories with anecdotes… — Garrett A. FitzGerald ― Nature Medicine

It is impossible to read this relatively short book…without being captured by the author’s optimism about the future of drug development. — Robert C. Young, M.D. ― Oncology Times

This is a terrific book! Stockwell’s writing is clear and engaging as he presents a thoughtful analysis of drug development that can be understood and appreciated by a diverse readership. Stockwell beautifully combines scientific history and personal anecdotes with clear explanations of the principles and practices of chemical biology to make a fascinating story of the past, present, and future of drug discovery. His book is informative, accurate, and a good read all put together. — Geoffrey Cooper, Boston University, author of The Cell: A Molecular Approach and Oncogenes

This is a truly wonderful book. Stockwell’s writing will open the door to a universe that many readers may know little about. Drugs are born, biotech companies are created, scientists’ careers are made and unmade, egos are raised and dashed. This book is so readable, it is an absolute page-turner. Yet it is also authoritative and scientifically sophisticated, managing to distill a complex, changing field into a beautifully written, well-crafted story. — Siddhartha Mukherjee, Columbia University, author of The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

By providing accessible explanations for the underlying biological and chemical principles that apply to the complex solutions he describes, Stockwell enables even the scientifically unsophisticated reader to gain a wider perspective on what future disease treatment might entail. ― Publishers Weekly

This very readable, even exciting work takes us through the medical breakthroughs of the past century. ― Globe and Mail

This book deserves a readership, and there is certainly a need for it. As a drug companyresearcher, I have often wished that more people understood what the field was likeand how simultaneously fascinating and frustrating it can be. — Derek B. Lowe ― Cell

In this well-researched look into the complexities of making medicines, a chemical biologist gives a history of drug making and details innovative methods of drug discovery. ― Science News

Despite our current political paralysis, government leaders should listen to Stockwell and be certain to advance our capacity to generate the drugs that our society and the world need. ― Harvard Magazine

The book is well organized and includes many interesting, clever analogies to explain what can be complicated scientific problems. ― Choice

An engaging and rewarding read… — Donald C. Lo ― Journal of Clinical Investigation

The reader is not only left with a satisfying overview of the proud history and future challenges of finding new medicines but also encouragement that Stockwell and his contemporaries are creatively committed to academic drug discovery. — David Kroll ― Nature Chemistry

Stockwell writes well―his prose is accessible to the educated reader, irrespective of his or her background. All of the personalities, errors and successes in contemporary drug discovery are presented. Stockwell enlivens their stories with anecdotes… — Garrett A. FitzGerald ― Nature Medicine

It is impossible to read this relatively short book…without being captured by the author’s optimism about the future of drug development. — Robert C. Young, M.D. ― Oncology Times