false 3189653 2 <p>Edited by Sylvia Nasar, bestselling author of <i>A Beautiful Mind</i> and former economics correspondent for the <i>New York Times</i>, <i>The Best American Science Writing 2008</i> brings together the premiere science writing of the year. Distinguished by the foremost voices and publications&#8212;among them Pulitzer Prize-winner Amy Harmon, Nobel Prize-winner Al Gore, and award-winning and bestselling author Oliver Sacks&#8212;this anthology is a comprehensive overview of our most advanced and most relevant scientific inquiries.</p> 3222607 2003 The Best American Science Writing 2008 total:60|5:10|4:31|3:16|2:2|1:1| 60 227 113 27 3 2 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 21 15:50:04 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 01 08:49:12 -0800 2009 I tend to agree with Goodreads friend David Giltinan that this is not as strong a collection as in previous years. It relies too heavily on the New York mafia of the New York Times and New Yorker, and it includes articles that don't have the heft or nuance that a "best" collection sh...more...]]> 3 3 false false Sun Nov 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 14:20:38 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 02 14:52:19 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 08 14:02:10 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 14:37:22 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 14:02:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Nov 28 14:53:59 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 11:51:34 -0800 2008 i did notice the shocking lack of physics/math related essays - however an abundance of medical and climate change stories. After reading the introduction, she mentions it was a "slower year for math and physics".
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My favorites were probably the two most ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Aug 16 19:42:35 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 19:43:15 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon May 05 07:07:31 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 29 10:26:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 13 06:07:50 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 17 10:46:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 29 11:48:40 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 13 08:07:32 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3189653