Exuberance The Passion for Life

[Jamison is] that rare writer who can offer a kind of unified field theory of science and art.... The origins and mystery of creativity have long been her holy grail, and she argues with her usual wit, ingenuity and panache that exuberance is one of its wellsprings. The Washington Post Book World

Fascinating reading....  On a subject that invites inflates prose, Jamison maintains a deft but not showy eloquence.... Trenchant and entertaining. San Francisco Chronicle

Jamison brilliantly conjures up characters.... A book on exuberance ought to be a romp to read. The one is. Los Angeles Times

Jamison has a capacity for moving smoothly between tasty digressions, hard science and sweeping cultural analyses..... This reads like a book that was a long time in coming, written by one who came to appreciate the brightest sunlight only after becoming acquainted with the darkest nights. The Seattle Times