The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2009

Lingua: inglese

Editore: HarperCollins, 2009

0547002599 / 9780547002590

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352 pages. Elizabeth Kolbert, one of today's leading environmental journalists, edits th is year's volume of the finest science and nature writing. Bringing together pro mising new voices and prize-winning favorites, this collection is a delight for any fan of popular science (Publishers Weekly). Editorial Reviews [Elizabeth] Kolbert has pulled together a magnificent display of writing. There;s not a weak piece in the bunch.the collection is a joy to read and one to savor. - Publis hers Weekly - - From the Publisher With 26 essays collected from 15 publicatio ns, New Yorker contributor Kolbert (Field Notes from a Catastrophe) has pulled t ogether a magnificent display of writing. There's not a weak piece in the bunch. Kolbert's choices provide a sense of major themes in science today, with five p ieces focused on evolution and seven on environmental topics. As Kolbert notes, Darwin's ideas seem ever more central to our culture, even as their implications continue to challenge us. As Benjamin Phelan shows, there's controversy even am ong biologists about some aspects of evolution, such as whether humans are still evolving today; Phelan presents the evidence that we are. John Broome discusses the ethics of climate change while Michael Specter is insightful on the difficu lties of measuring one's carbon footprint; he concludes counterintuitively that, in many cases, it may make more environmental sense to purchase imported food t han to buy locally. Other entries show what might have been prior to the Big Ban g, the use of virtual reality games to quell post-traumatic stress disorder in I raqi War veterans and much more. The collection is a joy to read and one to savo r. (Oct. 8) - Publishers Weekly.…

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Titolo
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2009
Autore
Elizabeth Kolbert, Tim Folger
Editore
HarperCollins
Anno di pubblicazione
2009
Condizione
Very Good
Rilegatura
Paperback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0547002599
ISBN 13
9780547002590
Dimensioni
13.7cm x 20.6cm x 2.3cm
Cataloghi dei venditori
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