| The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2009 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Folger, Tim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0547002599 ISBN-13: 9780547002590 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: Elizabeth Kolbert, one of today's leading environmental journalists, edits this year's volume of the finest science and nature writing. Bringing together promising new voices and prize-winning favorites, this collection is "a delight for any fan of popular science" ("Publishers Weekly"). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Essays - Nature | Essays - Literary Collections | American - General |
| Dewey: 810.803 |
| Series: Best American Science & Nature Writing |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.00 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Elizabeth Kolbert, one of today's leading environmental journalists, edits this year's volume of the finest science and nature writing. Bringing together promising new voices and prize-winning favorites, this collection is a delight for any fan of popular science (Publishers Weekly). |
Contributor Bio(s): Kolbert, Elizabeth: - Elizabeth Kolbert was a political reporter for the New York Times for fourteen years before joining the New Yorker in 1999. Her series on global warming, "The Climate of Man," was awarded the American Association for the Advancement of Science's magazine writing award. Her stories have also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Vogue, and Mother Jones. She is the author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe. Tim Folger is a contributing editor at Discover and writes about science for several magazines.Folger, Tim: - TIM FOLGER is a contributing editor at Discover and writes about science for several magazines. He lives in New Mexico. |