My pal DarkSyde is one of the major contributors to a new science book put together by the DailyKos folks. The book is called Kosmos: You Are Here. The foreword is by the brilliant Carl Zimmer and the illustrations by the equally brilliant Carl Buell, the same team that did At the Water's Edge. This looks like a top notch project by some excellent writers. Best of all, you can download it as an e-book. For more information, click here.