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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2007
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Product Description
This "wonderful series...where students find plenty of inspiration" (New Scientist), "The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2007" is edited by Richard Preston, best-selling author of "The Hot Zone", "The Cobra Event" and other books.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1738009 in Books
- Published on: 2007-09-12
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: .1 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 336 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"A wonderful series...where students find plenty of inspiration." (New Scientist )
"a terrific sampling of science writing at its best" (Booklist )
About the Author
Tim Folger has been an editor and reporter for Discover and Science Digest.
Richard Preston is regarded as one of the leading authors writing about science in our time. He's written five books, including "The Hot Zone", "The Cobra Event", and "The Demon in the Freezer", which are his 'Dark Biology' trio. He is a regular contributor to The New Yorker. He holds a Ph.D. in English from Princetown University, and he's won numerous awards for his writing. He's also the only non-physician ever to receive the Centers for Disease Control's Champion of Prevention Award for public health. An Asteroid in named "Preston" in his honor. He resides in New Jersey.
