... entertaining.

... fascinating.

His book Pump refuses to tie the heart off from the circulatory system, and instead uses it to explore how multicellular organisms have found various ways to solve the same fundamental challenge.

Schutt turns his wry lens on the heart and circulatory system in this entertaining read.

Schutt covers the basic anatomy and physiology of the human heart and circulatory system and delves into comparative anatomy, revealing unique aspects of the cardiovascular systems of icefish, horseshoe crabs, earthworms, and bats, to name just a few.

... show-stopping.

Although most readers give priority to their own heart, the author waits until the book’s halfway point to take it up. Nonetheless, few will object to his detours, including the especially enjoyable sections on the horseshoe crab and the blue whale. Ten chapters on the human heart deliver a scattershot but satisfying mixture of history, biology, and high-tech medicine.