| The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2012 2012 Edition Contributor(s): Ariely, Dan (Author), Folger, Tim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0547799535 ISBN-13: 9780547799537 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Essays - Nature | Essays - Literary Collections | American - General |
| Dewey: 500 |
| Series: Best American Science & Nature Writing |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.45" W x 8.75" (0.80 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Best American Series(R) First, Best, and Best-Selling The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected -- and most popular -- of its kind. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2012 includes JEROME GROOPMAN, SY MONTGOMERY, MICHAEL BEHAR, DEBORAH BLUM, THOMAS GOETZ, DAVID EAGLEMAN, RIVKA GALCHEN, DAVID KIRBY, and others |
Contributor Bio(s): Ariely, Dan: - Dan Ariely, author of The Upside of Irrationality and Predictably Irrational, is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University.Folger, Tim: - TIM FOLGER is a contributing editor at Discover and writes about science for several magazines. He lives in New Mexico. |