The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2015: Rebecca Skloot's Anthology of Award-Winning Essays on Our Planet's Challenges and Wonders
Language: English
Published by Mariner Books (edition 2015 ed.), 2015
Series: Book 6 of 12 - The Best American Science And Nature Writing
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- Title
- The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2015: Rebecca Skloot's Anthology of Award-Winning Essays on Our Planet's Challenges and Wonders
- Author
- Folger, Tim
- Publisher
- Mariner Books (edition 2015 ed.)
- Publication year
- 2015
- Condition
- Fair
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 054428674X
- ISBN 13
- 9780544286740
- Edition
- 2015 ed.
- Series
- Book 6 of 12: The Best American Science And Nature Writing
The Best American Series
The next edition in a series praised as “undeniably exquisite” (Maria Popova), The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2015 includes work from both award-winning writers and up-and-coming voices in the field. From Brooke Jarvis on deep-ocean mining to Elizabeth Kolbert on New Zealand’s unconventional conservation strategies, this is a group that celebrates the growing diversity in science and nature writing alike. Altogether, the writers honored in this year’s volume challenge us to consider the strains facing our planet and its many species, while never losing sight of the wonders we’re working to preserve for generations to come.
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2015 includes
Sheri Fink, Atul Gawande, Leslie Jamison, Sam Kean, Seth Mnookin, Matthew Power, Michael Specter
and others
REBECCA SKLOOT's award-winning science writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine and elsewhere. Her book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, was an instant New York Times bestseller. It was named a best book of 2010 by more than sixty media outlets, including Entertainment Weekly and NPR, and by the National Academies of Science and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, among others. Skloot is currently writing a book about humans, animals, science, and ethics.
TIM FOLGER, series editor, is a contributing editor at Discover and writes about science for several magazines.
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About the Author
TIM FOLGER is a contributing editor at Discover and writes about science for several magazines. He lives in New Mexico.
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