This week's First Impressions comes from a book by an industrial chemist: "In my village there weren't many clocks."
Entries should be submitted to First Impressions, The THES, Admiral House, 66-68 East Smithfield, London E1 9XY, faxed to 0171 782 3300 or emailed to theschat@thes.co.uk The winner receives a Pounds 20 book token and the closing date is February 11 The winner of last week's competition, who identified Ernst Gombrich's The Story of Art, is David Brown of Kingskerswell, Devon.