Book Reviewed in this article:Culture‐building animalBeast and Man: The Roots of Human Nature. MaryMidgley.Elucidating a shattered psycheThe Colors of Rage and Love. Drawings by ‘MARION’, the patient; text by MARIE NAEVESTAD, the therapist.Portrait of a disappointed scientific soulDisturbing the Universe. FreemanDyson.Towards the psychic wasteland?The Collapse of Work. CliveJenkinsand BarrieSh