The Way of the Cell by Franklin M. Harold

Evolutionary cell biology. Definitely an orthodox evolutionary approach but very holistic and critical of reductionist approaches, especially molecular biology that ignores the organism. Discusses energetics and order and organization, thinks that evolution has a "direction." Very honest about disagreements among evolutionists and very strong on how far from explaining life we are. Completely rejects intelligent design but his arguments are very weak, almost empty gestures, by contrast his appeals to holism, direction, and organization skirt excitingly close to design, which he rejects out of hand with an "of course this doesn't mean ..." This book was so good that we bought it.