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In this acclaimed volume, prizewinning poet and nature writer Christopher Cokinos takes us on an epic journey from Antarctica to outer space, weaving together natural history, memoir, and in-depth profiles of amateur researchers, rogue scientists, and stargazing dreamers to tell the riveting tale of how the study of meteorites became a modern science.
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About the Author
Christopher Cokinos is an award-winning writer and poet, and a professor of English at Utah State University. He has received the Whiting Writers’ Award, the Glasgow Prize for an emerging writer in nonfiction, and the Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award.
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"A thrilling account . . . The author''s enthusiasm is infectious in this chronicle of astronomical passion."
-"Kirkus Reviews"
"Cokinos guides the reader along his search for the driving force behind the passions of meteorite scientists, collectors, and dealers that make the meteoritic community such a vibrant and contentious bunch. It is a journey well worth taking."
-"Science" magazine
"[Cokinos''s] enthusiasm . . . gives "The Fallen Sky" its core."
-"The Wall Street Journal"
"A thrilling account . . . The author's enthusiasm is infectious in this chronicle of astronomical passion."
-"Kirkus Reviews"
"Cokinos guides the reader along his search for the driving force behind the passions of meteorite scientists, collectors, and dealers that make the meteoritic community such a vibrant and contentious bunch. It is a journey well worth taking."
-"Science" magazine
"[Cokinos's] enthusiasm . . . gives "The Fallen Sky" its core."
-"The Wall Street Journal"
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- PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1585428329
- ISBN 13 9781585428328
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages528
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