Mathematics and optimal form Book

We are in 1984, Atkins starts with the hypothesis that "all natural change is subject to one law". The second law of thermodynamics. Terrific. Because this book is a fine craft of a masterful teacher discussing a fundamental law of nature using accessible language and tons of illustrations. This is rare, a very good use of solar energy by a human being. He starts showing how heat flows within the simplest engine. I mean it. He SHOWS nature's dissymmetry with striking illustrations (say using Mark I and II universes). And goes incrementally adding heat to the discussion until complete chaos. Wow. Then life shows up as an unnatural and ephemeral process fueled by solar energy and, by consequence, also pushing the universe to equilibrium. Then, bye-bye work; game over.