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The Best American Science Writing 2007

by · 2007 · 352 pages

Part of the Best American Science Writing series

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Provocative and engaging, this collection brings together the premiere science writing of the year. Featuring the imprimatur of bestselling author and New York Timesreporter Gina Kolata, one of the nation's foremost voices in science and medicine, and with contributions from Atul Gawande, Elizabeth Kolbert, and Oliver Sacks, among others, The Best American Science Writing 2007is a compelling anthology of our most advanced, and most relevant, scientific inquiries.

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Subject
science
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 352 pages
Form
essays

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