false <![CDATA[The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2008]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255771819m/3328967.jpg 3328967 2 Best-selling author and staff writer for The New Yorker Jerome Groopman, M.D., edits this year's volume of the finest science and nature writing. From fresh new voices to prize-winning favorites, this is a "wonderful series . . . where students find plenty of inspiration" (New Scientist).<BR><BR>Contributors include Walter Kirn, Ron Rosenbaum, Jeffrey Toobin, and Oliver Sacks. 3366957 8 10 2008 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2008 total:63|5:16|4:30|3:16|2:1|1:0| 63 250 137 25 5 3 false false Thu Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 09 22:22:12 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 03:14:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 14 09:09:41 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 09:26:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 19:46:30 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 20:26:11 -0700 2009 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2008 was a marvelous collection of this previous year's more fascinating popular science articles. Among the best articles in the collection are Jon Cohen's "Zonkeys Are Pretty Much My Favorite Animal," an article about how new exposure to hybri...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 17:06:47 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 19:47:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 11:40:02 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 08:39:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 04:51:56 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 06:06:37 -0800 2008
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Just a quick review on this one.

It starts with some excellent pieces, gets a bit boring near the middle, but then turns into a fireb...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jan 21 09:09:53 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 09 13:16:04 -0700 2009 1 Note: Since Goodreads only allows limited formatting, you can view a better-formatted version of this review at my personal site: http://www.curtisweyant.com/blog/archives/2009/04/09/review_best_american_science_and_nature_writing_2008



I picked this book up as part of a bargain deal at B&...

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