Human genetics has blossomed from an obscure branch of biological science and occasional explanation for exceedingly rare disorders to a field all of its own that affects everyone. Human The Basics introduces the key questions and issues in this emerging field,
Bought this after enjoying some posts on the author's blog on PLoS (http://blogs.plos.org/dnascience/). It mostly worked well as an introduction to the field of genetics for a clueless reader like me, although it went into less detail than I would've liked in some areas (e.g. copying and repair mechanisms, DNA vs. various types of RNA, etc.) and assumed too much existing biology knowledge in others.