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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2008 (The Best American Series)
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2008 - The Best American Series Author:Jerome Groopman (Editor), Tim Folger (Editor) Best-selling author and staff writer for The New Yorker Jerome Groopman, M.D., edits this year's volume of the finest science and nature writing. From fresh new voices to prize-winning favorites, this is a "wonderful series . . . where students find plenty of inspiration" (New Scientist). — Contributors include Walter Kirn, Ron Rosenbaum, Jeffrey... more » Toobin, and Oliver Sacks.« less
These are well chosen essays written by scientists in many fields. Quoting the editor, "Each piece reveals ties that many of us do not ordinarily appreciate" in the world of science.