Why Information Grows is probably the best one I read this year.<p>It&#x27;s fairly ambitious and sets out to link information theory, the emergence of life, evolution and economic growth all in one coherent story. It doesn&#x27;t quite hit the mark as it becomes a bit too abstract towards the end, but the first 3 chapters are the best story of how information theory fits into thermodynamics and the emergence of life. It&#x27;s also the best summary of Ilya Prigogine&#x27;s work I&#x27;ve read (including, ironically, Prigogine&#x27;s own books)<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.ca&#x2F;Why-Information-Grows-Evolution-Economies&#x2F;dp&#x2F;0465048994" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.ca&#x2F;Why-Information-Grows-Evolution-Economi...</a>