▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea , ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁David ▁Su zu ki ▁Foundation , ▁and ▁his ▁thoughts ▁on ▁climate ▁change , ▁celebr ity ▁status , ▁technology , ▁and ▁death . ▁Through out , ▁Su zu ki ▁highlight s ▁the ▁continu ing ▁impact ▁of ▁events ▁from ▁his ▁child hood . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁Su zu ki ' s ▁forty - third ▁book ▁and , ▁he ▁says , ▁his ▁last . ▁Crit ics ▁have ▁called ▁the ▁book ▁candid , ▁s inc ere , ▁and ▁char ming , ▁with ▁insight ful ▁comment ary ▁if ▁occasionally ▁flat ▁stories . ▁Su zu ki ' s ▁scientific ▁background ▁is ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁writing ' s ▁rational ▁and ▁analyt ic ▁style . ▁ ▁Su zu ki ' s ▁aut obi ography ▁spent ▁four ▁weeks ▁at ▁▁ 1 ▁on ▁the ▁Mac lean ' s ▁list ▁of ▁non - f iction ▁best - s ellers ▁and ▁six ▁weeks ▁at ▁No . ▁ 6 ▁on ▁the ▁Glo be ▁and ▁Mail ' s ▁list . ▁The ▁book ▁won ▁two ▁awards ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 : ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Books ellers ' ▁Association ' s ▁Lib ris ▁Award ▁for ▁Non - F iction ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Books ellers ' ▁Cho ice ▁Award . ▁The ▁publish ers , ▁Gre yst one ▁Books ▁and ▁Douglas ▁& ▁Mc Int y re , ▁won ▁the ▁C BA ▁Lib ris ▁Award ▁for ▁Mark eting ▁Ach iev ement ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁V ancouver - based ▁David ▁Su zu ki