How I Beat Coca-Cola and Other Tales of One-Upmanship

Carl Djerassi is the author of the novels Cantor’s Dilemma; The Bourbaki Gambit; Marx, Deceased; Menachem’s Seed; and NO, and of plays, essays, poetry, and short stories that have been published in twenty languages. Renowned as both a writer and a scientist, he is emeritus professor of chemistry at Stanford University, USA and recipient of 30 honorary doctorates as well as many international scientific honors. He lives in San Francisco, London, and Vienna.