Fall Preview

What's So Great About Christianity, by Dinesh D'Souza (Regnery, Oct.). Christianity is growing everywhere, says this author, which is why nonbelievers are up in arms.

Science

The Immortalists, by David M. Friedman (Ecco, Sept.). Charles Lindbergh, Alexis Carrel and a plan to keep man alive forever.

A Life Decoded, by J. Craig Venter (Viking, Oct.). The geographer of the human genome maps out his own past.

Musicophilia, by Oliver Sacks (Knopf, Oct.). Here is your brain on music, by the author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.

The Secret History of the War on Cancer, by Devra Davis (Basic, Oct.). A dread disease claims 1.5 million since 1970, while corporate greed and corruption go unchecked.

The Stuff of Thought, by Steven Pinker (Penguin, Sept.). Harvard's famous linguist, on how words make the man -- and woman.

The Toothpick, by Henry Petroski (Knopf, Oct.). What one humble object reveals about technology and culture.

Biography and Memoir

The Age of Turbulence, by Alan Greenspan (Penguin, Sept.). From a Depression-era childhood to the helm of the global economy.

Brother, I'm Dying, by Edwidge Danticat (Knopf, Sept.). The Haitian-born novelist tells the story of her uncle, a charismatic pastor.

The Confidante: Condoleezza Rice and the Creation of the Bush Legacy, by Glenn Kessler (St. Martin's, Sept.). A new portrait of the secretary of state, from The Post's diplomatic correspondent.

Dark Victory : The Life of Bette Davis, by Ed Sikov (Holt, Nov.). Liquor and longing, not to mention all that talent.

Diana Ross, by J. Randy Taraborrelli (Citadel, Sept.). Backstage with the goddess of soul.