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Book cover for Sylvia Nasar: The Best American Science Writing

The Best American Science Writing

Sylvia Nasar
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Book cover for F. David Peat: The Pari Dialogues, Volume I

The Pari Dialogues, Volume I : Essays in Science, Religion, Society and the Arts

F. David Peat
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Book cover for Clifford A. Pickover: Sex, Drugs, Einstein, & Elves

Sex, Drugs, Einstein, & Elves : Sushi, Psychedelics, Parallel Universes, and the Quest for Transcendence

Clifford A. Pickover
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From the acclaimed author of over 20 popular books, "Sex, Drugs, Einstein, and Elves serves up a smorgasbord of subjects designed to bend reality and stretch the reader's mind. Musing over everything from humanity's place in the universe to movie clo ...

Book cover for Steven Pinker: The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2004

The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2004

Steven Pinker
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Edited by Richard Preston, Jr., the bestselling author of "The Hot Zone" and "The Cobra Event," this new collection is a terrific sampling of science writing at its best" ("Booklist").

Book cover for Richard Preston: The Best American Science and Nature Writing

The Best American Science and Nature Writing

Richard Preston
Hardcover - $44.95

Edited by Richard Preston, Jr., the bestselling author of "The Hot Zone" and "The Cobra Event," this new collection is a terrific sampling of science writing at its best" ("Booklist").

Book cover for Jim Richardson: Gonzo Science

Gonzo Science : Anomalies, Heresies, and Conspiracies

Jim Richardson
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True believers and skeptics beware: what you know about science may be wrong. Science commentators Jim and Allen Richardson are more faithful than the believers and more skeptical than the skeptics -- and they're funnier, too.

Book cover for Matt Ridley: The Best American Science Writing 2002

The Best American Science Writing 2002

Matt Ridley
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If, as Matt Ridley suggests, science is simply the search for new forms of ignorance, then perhaps it follows that with science's advances come new questions. Will human genetic engineering become commonplace? Will human cloning ever be safe? Are the ...

Book cover for Theodore Rosen: Scientist Without a Laboratory

Scientist Without a Laboratory

Theodore Rosen
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"Scientist Without A Laboratory" presents two interests of this author, one medical, the other pure science. For half a century, as a specialist in diseases of the eyes, ear, nose, and throat, he was involved with medical and surgical problems of tha ...

Book cover for Oliver W. Sacks: The Best American Science Writing

The Best American Science Writing

Oliver W. Sacks
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The articles in this anthology represent the finest works of science journalism from 2003, culled from periodicals like "Harper's, The New Yorker, Esquire, Scientific American, Wired," and the "New York Times."

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