If I followed the GWB school of naming, I might have said, "You're doin' a heckuva job, Saucy!"

Yes, the hilarity of science is too good to ignore, and Mary Roach has just the quirky sense of humor to revel in it.

She's not the only one. Another of my favorite reviews was heavy on the quirks and light on the science, Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America With Einstein's Brain.

Whichever name you prefer--Ren, Saucy, or Renaisauce-- you might want to become a subscriber at my Science Shelf review site (link below). There's also a gateway there to Amazon.com that gives me a bit of a monetary reward if you use it to buy any books I recommend or otherwise. That income is small, but it covers the cost of the website name and hosting, plus the cost of a one-topping medium pizza now and again.

Fred Bortz -- Science and technology books for young readers (www.fredbortz.com) and Science book reviews (www.scienceshelf.com)