The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2014

Presents a collection of nature and science essays published in American periodicals in 2013, including works by such authors as Katherine Bagley, Barbara Kingsolver, Fred Pearce, and Carl Zimmer.

Riassunto

“Undeniably exquisite . . . The essays in the collection [are] meditations that reveal not only how science actually happens but also who or what propels its immutable humanity.” — Maria Popova, Brain Pickings
“A stimulating compendium.” — Kirkus Reviews
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author Deborah Blum selects the year’s top science and nature writing from writers who balance research with humanity and in the process uncover riveting stories of discovery across the disciplines.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Blu, Debora Blum, Deborah Blum, Folger, Tim Folger
• Con la collaborazione di: Deborah Blum (Editore), Tim Folger (Editore)
• Editore: Houghton Mifflin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.12.2014
• EAN: 9780544003422
• ISBN: 978-0-544-00342-2
• Dimensioni: 141 mm x 211 mm x 24 mm
• Serie: Best American Science & Nature; Best American; Best American Science & Nature
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; NATURE: Essays, SCIENCE: Physics / General, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Biology, SCIENCE: Earth Sciences / General, SCIENCE: Essays, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Botany, NATURE: Regional, SCIENCE: Natural History, SCIENCE: Cognitive Science, NATURE: Natural Disasters, NATURE: Natural Resources, SCIENCE: Physics / Astrophysics, SCIENCE: Earth Sciences / Geology