A Story of Loss, Love and the Hidden Order of Life
Great book.
One thread is the astonishing story of David Starr Jordan, Stanford University’s first president, a leading scientist of his day.
Did he murder Jane Stanford, wife of the University founder?
More interesting to me was the life story of the author, intertwined with her research into this obscure topic. Lulu Miller is hilarious.
One awful thread is the fact that the USA was the first nation to legislate eugenics. Forced sterilization was the law in 32 U.S. states, and actually inspired Hitler.
AND there’s the fact new to me that … Fish Don’t Exist.
Read the National Book Review.
Rick McCharles 
Hi Rick, What a coincidence, I heard a review of this book on NPR. It’s on my list. Cheers and Happy New Year.