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The Best American Science Writing (Best American Science Writing)

by Sylvia Nasar

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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 Prize–winner Al Gore, and award-winning and bestselling author Oliver Sacks—this anthology is a comprehensive overview of our most advanced and most relevant scientific inquiries.

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Edited by outrageously curious science writer Mary Roach, author of Stiff, Spook, Bonk,andPacking for Mars,this collection brings together the best and brightest writers on science and nature.
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About the Author

Sylvia Nasar is the author of A Beautiful Mind. A former economics correspondent for the New York Times, she is the Knight Professor of Journalism at Columbia University.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780061340413
Author:
Nasar, Sylvia
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Editor:
Cohen, Jesse
Author:
Folger, Tim
Author:
Cohen, Jesse
Author:
Roach, Mary
Author:
by Sylvia Nasar and Jesse Cohen
Subject:
General
Subject:
Essays
Subject:
American - General
Subject:
Science
Subject:
Technical Writing
Subject:
General science
Copyright:
2008
Edition Description:
Trade PB
Series:
Best American Science Writing
Publication Date:
20080909
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
8.25 x 5.5 in
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