The Best American Science Writing 2003 (Best American Science Writing)

by Oliver Sacks
The Best American Science Writing 2003 (Best American Science Writing)  
published 2003 by Harper Perennial
binding Paperback
isbn 0060936517   (isbn13: 9780060936518)
pages 288
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In his introduction to The Best American Science Writing 2003, Dr. Oliver Sacks, "the poet laureate of medicine" New York Times writes that "the best science writing . . . cannot be completely 'objective' -- how can it be when science itself is so human an activity? -- but it is never self-indulgently subjective either. It is, at best, a wonderful fusion, as factual as a news report, as imaginative as a novel." Following this definition of "good" science writing, Dr. Sacks has selected the twenty-five extraordinary pieces in the latest installment of this acclaimed annual.

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02-20-07



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Bruce
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This book lived up to its title. The 25 essays were all interesting and well written and they covered a wide range of disciplines. My favorite essay was probably "1491." This essay considered the controversy concerning estimates of the pre-Columbian Native American population, its crash, and some of the ecological ramifications of that crash. "Shadow Creatures" an essay on crows, coyotes, and other creatures that are successfully adapting to suburban environs, "Stalk...more
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Read in January, 2001
rakes the fruits of my oliver sacksness.
people... have you seen island of the colorblind on dvd?
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