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Title:

Best American science and nature writing, 2006 / edited and with an introduction by Brian Greene ; Tim Folger, series editor.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin,

Copyright Date:

2006

Description:

xxii, 290 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Nature.
Science.
Natural history.
Technical writing.

Other Authors:

Greene, B. (Brian), 1963-
Folger Tim.

Contents:

Other notable science and nature writing of 2005. Introduction by Brian Greene -- Taming lupus / Moncef Zouali -- Dr. Ecstasy / Drake Bennett -- His brain, her brain / Larry Cahill -- My bionic quest for Bolero / Michael Chorost -- Show me the science / Daniel C. Dennett -- How animals do business / Frans B.M.De Waal -- Buried answers / David Dobbs -- Conservation refugees / Mark Dowie -- The blogs of war / John Hockenberry -- The forgotten era of brain chips / John Horgan -- The mysteries of mass / Gordon Kane -- Future shocks / Kevin Krajick -- The mummy doctor / Kevin Krajick -- X-ray vision / Robert Kunzig -- The illusion of gravity / Juan Maldacena -- The coming death shortage / Charles C. Mann -- The Dover monkey trial / Chris Mooney -- Remembrance of things future / Dennis Overbye -- Out of time / Paul Raffaele -- Torrential reign / Daniel Roth -- Are antibiotics killing us? / Jessica Snyder Sachs -- Remembering Francis Crick / Oliver Sacks -- Buried suns / David Samuels -- Lights, camera, Armageddon / Josh Schollmeyer -- Taming lupus / Moncef Zouali -- Contributors' notes -- Other notable science and nature writing of 2005.

Series:

Best American series.

ISBN:

9780618722228 (pbk.) :
061872222X (pbk.) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)71891271

Locations:

URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)