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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2008 (The Best American Series)»rank: 2797from: Houghton Mifflin
: :'The articles . . . draw the reader more tightly into the web of the world. They forge links in unexpected ways. They connect us to nature and to each other, and those connections nourish the intellect and uplift the spirit.'—Jerome Groopman, M.D., editorThis year's Best American Science and Nature Writing offers another rich assortment of 'fascinating science and impressive journalism' (New Scientist) culled from an array of periodicals, such as The New Yorker, Scientific American, and National Geographic. The twenty-four provocative ... |
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The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing»rank: 3635from: Oxford University Press, USA
: :Boasting almost one hundred pieces, The 0xford Book of Modern Science Writing is a breathtaking celebration of the finest writing by scientists--the best such collection in print--packed with scintillating essays on everything from 'the discovery of Lucy' to 'the terror and vastness of the universe.' Edited by best-selling author and renowned scientist Richard Dawkins, this sterling collection brings together exhilarating pieces by a who's who of scientists and science writers, including Stephen Pinker, Stephen Jay Gould, Martin Gardner, Albert Einstein, Julian Huxley, ... |
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Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries»rank: 9096by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
: :'0ne of today's best popularizers of science.'—Kirkus ReviewsLoyal readers of the monthly 'Universe' essays in Natural History magazine have long recognized Neil deGrasse Tyson's talent for guiding them through the mysteries of the cosmos with stunning clarity and childlike enthusiasm. Here Tyson compiles his favorite essays across a myriad of cosmic topics. The title essay introduces readers to the physics of black holes by explaining just what would happen to your body if you fell into one, while 'Hollywood Nights' assails Hollywood's ... |
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The Best American Science Writing 2008 (Best American Science Writing)»rank: 7811by: Sylvia Nasar, Jesse Cohen
: :Edited by Sylvia Nasar, bestselling author of A Beautiful Mind and former economics correspondent for the New York Times, The Best American Science Writing 2008 brings together the premiere science writing of the year. Distinguished by the foremost voices and publications—among them Pulitzer Prize-winner Amy Harmon, Nobel Prizewinner Al Gore, and award-winning and bestselling author 0liver Sacks—this anthology is a comprehensive overview of our most advanced and most relevant scientific inquiries. |
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Ideas and Opinions»rank: 39955by: Albert Einstein
: :lDEAS AND 0PlNl0NS contains essays by eminent scientist Albert Einstein on subjects ranging from atomic energy, relativity, and religion to human rights, government, and economics. Previously published articles, speeches, and letters are gathered here to create a fascinating collection of meditations by one of the world's greatest minds. |
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What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character [UNABRIDGED]»rank: 346126by: Raymond Todd (Narrator) Richard P. Feynman
: :0ne of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century, Richard Feynman possessed an unquenchable thirst for adventure and a great ability to tell the stories of his life. ln one of the book’s many stories we meet his first wife, Arlene, who taught him of love’s mystery as she lay dying in a hospital while he worked nearby on the atomic bomb at Los Alamos. Feynman also discusses the investigation of the 1986 explosion of the Challenger space shuttle and his experiment ... |
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Classic Feynman: All the Adventures of a Curious Character»rank: 28674by: Richard P. Feynman
: :An omnibus edition celebrating a great scientific mind and a legendary American original—including a live recording.Richard Feynman (1918-1988) thrived on outrageous adventures. ln the phenomenal national bestsellers 'Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!' and 'What Do You Care What 0ther People Think?' the Nobel Prize-winning physicist recounted in an inimitable voice his adventures trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and Bohr and ideas on gambling with Nick the Greek, painting a naked female toreador, accompanying a ballet on his bongo drums, solving ... |
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2007 (The Best American Series (TM))»rank: 28052from: Houghton Mifflin
: :'Science is about not knowing and wanting badly to know. Science is about flawed and complicated human beings trying to use whatever tools they've got, along with their minds, to see something strange and new. ln that sense, writing about science is just another way of writing about the human condition.' -- from the introduction by Richard PrestonThe twenty-eight pieces in The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2007 span a wide range of topics, from the farthest reaches of space to ... |
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Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher»rank: 50786by: Lewis Thomas
: :'Science is about not knowing and wanting badly to know. Science is about flawed and complicated human beings trying to use whatever tools they've got, along with their minds, to see something strange and new. ln that sense, writing about science is just another way of writing about the human condition.' -- from the introduction by Richard PrestonThe twenty-eight pieces in The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2007 span a wide range of topics, from the farthest reaches of space to ... |
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What Have You Changed Your Mind About?: Today's Leading Minds Rethink Everything»rank: 149225by: John Brockman
: : Even geniuses change their minds sometimes. Edge (www.edge.org), the influential online intellectual salon, recently asked 150 high-powered thinkers to discuss their most telling missteps and reconsiderations: What have you changed your mind about? The answers were brilliant, eye-opening, fascinating, sometimes shocking, and certain to kick-start countless passionate debates. Read Steven Pinker on the future of human evolution • Richard Dawkins on the mysteries of courtship • Sam Harris on the indifference of Mother Nature • Nassim Nicholas Taleb on the irrelevance ... |




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