The greatest blessings come by way of madness, indeed of madness that is heaven-sent.

This work by William Broad lives up to expectations as a Pulitzer Prize winner. The Oracle is really interesting, because the prophecies have such significance, but are really a mystery. These women had very important roles in Greek civilization because of their close relationship to Apollo, and he attempts to take apart the mystical and scientific realities of the search for the chasm in which she descends. He follows for two days geologist Jelle de Boer and archeologist John Hale while they attempt to refute previous theories. Really interesting read, but this might not be a book that everyone wants to read from cover to cover, but definitely worth picking out the important parts.