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E-raamat: Best American Science And Nature Writing 2019

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  • Formaat: 384 pages
  • Sari: Best American
  • Ilmumisaeg: 01-Oct-2019
  • Kirjastus: Mariner Books
  • Keel: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781328519016
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  • Formaat: 384 pages
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  • Ilmumisaeg: 01-Oct-2019
  • Kirjastus: Mariner Books
  • Keel: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781328519016
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A NATIONAL BESTSELLER

Sy Montgomery, New York Times best-selling author and recipient of numerous awards, edits this year’s volume of the finest science and nature writing.

“Science is important because this is how we seek to discover the truth about the world. And this is what makes excellent science and nature writing essential,” observes New York Times best-selling author Sy Montgomery. “Science and nature writing are how we share the truth about the universe with the people of the world.” And collected here are truths about nearly every corner of the universe. From meditations on extinction, to the search for alien life, to the prejudice that infects our medical system, the pieces in this year’s Best American Science and Nature Writing seek to bring to the people stories of some of the most pressing issues facing our planet, as well as moments of wonder reflecting the immense beauty our natural world offers.


A NATIONAL BESTSELLER

Sy Montgomery, New York Times best-selling author and recipient of numerous awards, edits this year's volume of the finest science and nature writing.

'science is important because this is how we seek to discover the truth about the world. And this is what makes excellent science and nature writing essential," observes New York Times best-selling author Sy Montgomery. 'science and nature writing are how we share the truth about the universe with the people of the world.' And collected here are truths about nearly every corner of the universe. From meditations on extinction, to the search for alien life, to the prejudice that infects our medical system, the pieces in this year's Best American Science and Nature Writing seek to bring to the people stories of some of the most pressing issues facing our planet, as well as moments of wonder reflecting the immense beauty our natural world offers.
 


Sy Montgomery, New York Times best-selling author and recipient of numerous awards, edits this year's volume of the finest science and nature writing.


Sy Montgomery, New York Times best-selling author and recipient of numerous awards, edits this year’s volume of the finest science and nature writing.


A NATIONAL BESTSELLER

Sy Montgomery, New York Times best-selling author and recipient of numerous awards, edits this year’s volume of the finest science and nature writing.

“Science is important because this is how we seek to discover the truth about the world. And this is what makes excellent science and nature writing essential,” observes New York Times best-selling author Sy Montgomery. “Science and nature writing are how we share the truth about the universe with the people of the world.” And collected here are truths about nearly every corner of the universe. From meditations on extinction, to the search for alien life, to the prejudice that infects our medical system, the pieces in this year’s Best American Science and Nature Writing seek to bring to the people stories of some of the most pressing issues facing our planet, as well as moments of wonder reflecting the immense beauty our natural world offers.
 
Foreword xi
Introduction xvi
A Compassionate Substance
1(11)
Philip Ball
from Lapham's Quarterly
The Search for Alien Life Begins in Earth's Oldest Desert
12(12)
Rebecca Boyle
from The Atlantic
Glimpses of a Mass Extinction in Modern-Day Western New York
24(7)
Peter Brannen
from The New Yorker
This Sand Is Your Sand
31(12)
Chris Colin
from Outside
The Brain, Reimagined
43(12)
Douglas Fox
from Scientific American
Little Golden Flower-Room: On Wild Places and Intimacy
55(5)
Conor Gearin
from The Millions
The Endling: Watching a Species Vanish in Real Time
60(15)
Ben Goldfarb
from Pacific Standard
What If the Placebo Effect Is Not a Trick?
75(15)
Gary Greenberg
from The New York Times Magazine
The Great Rhino U-Turn
90(9)
Jeremy Hance
from Mongabay
The Fading Stars: A Constellation
99(13)
Holly Haworth
from Lapham's Quarterly
Saving Baby Boy Green
112(10)
Eva Holland
from Wired
The Fire at Eagle Creek
122(15)
Apricot Irving
from Topic
Deleting a Species
137(13)
Rowan Jacobsen
from Pacific Standard
The Insect Apocalypse Is Here
150(19)
Brooke Jarvis
from The New York Times Magazine
No Heart, No Moon
169(12)
Matt Jones
from The Southern Review
The Scientific Detectives Probing the Secrets of Ancient Oracles
181(11)
Kevin Krajick
from Atlas Obscura
You Really Don't Want to Know What It's Like to Be a Right Whale These Days
192(12)
J. B. Mackinnon
from The Atlantic
How Extreme Weather Is Shrinking the Planet
204(18)
Bill Mckibben
from The New Yorker
The Story of a Face
222(22)
Rebecca Mead
from The New Yorker
How to Not Die in America
244(10)
Molly Osberg
from Splinter
Why Paper Jams Persist
254(11)
Joshua Rothman
from The New Yorker
The Professor of Horrible Deeds
265(10)
Jordan Michael Smith
from The Chronicle of Higher Education
Welcome to the Center of the Universe
275(14)
Shannon Stirone
from Longreads
The Hidden Toll: Why Are Black Mothers and Babies in the United States Dying at More Than Double the Rate of White Mothers and Babies? The Answer Has Everything to Do with the Lived Experience of Being a Black Woman in America
289(25)
Linda Villarosa
from The New York Times Magazine
When the Next Plague Hits
314(22)
Ed Yong
from The Atlantic
Paper Trails: Living and Dying with Fragmented Medical Records
336(15)
Ilana Yurkiewicz
from Undark
Contributors' Notes 351(6)
Other Notable Science and Nature Writing of 2018 357
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