"Being Human" -- summed up in a mere 628 pages, by the federal government! It's a sort of report from the President's Council on Bioethics, the somewhat controversial body that's grappling with stem-cell and human embryonic research (under the direction of the Bush White House, remember). The NYTimes reviews it as an anthology, and you can get your own copy free. I can't decide whether this sounds intriguing or like a bad freshman year survey course...