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The Best American Science Writing 2011

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HarperCollins, Sep 27, 2011 - Science - 352 pages

Edited by Rebecca Skloot, award-winning science writer and New York Times bestselling author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, and her father, Floyd Skloot, an award-winning poet and writer, and past contributor to the series, The Best American Science Writing 2011 collects into one volume the most crucial, thought-provoking, and engaging science writing of the year. Culled from a wide variety of publications, these selections of outstanding journalism cover the full spectrum of scientific inquiry, providing a comprehensive overview of the most compelling, relevant, and exciting developments in the world of science. Provocative and engaging, The Best American Science Writing 2011 reveals just how far science has brought us—and where it is headed next.

  

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Nice collection of science writing. - Goodreads
I'm hoping the 2010 edition has better writing in it. - Goodreads
I like Natalie Angier selection - Goodreads
It's science writing. - Goodreads
Read the Intro last, as it spoils some of the stories. - Goodreads

Review: The Best American Science Writing 2009 (Best American Science Writing)

User Review  - Mandy - Goodreads

I really enjoyed this collection of articles on many different science topics. I buy about one of this type of book towards the end of every year with the hope of keeping up with what's going on in ... Read full review

Review: The Best American Science Writing 2007 (Best American Science Writing)

User Review  - Blkbx - Goodreads

Not to be missed. The New Yorker article about the semi-scandal surrounding the Poincare Conjecture solution is worth the check-out alone. Quite exciting and nice glimpse on the reality of academia w ... Read full review

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About the author (2011)

Rebecca Skloot is an award-winning science writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine and elsewhere. Her debut book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, became an instant New York Times bestseller. It was chosen as a best book of 2010 by more than sixty major media outlets, and is being adapted into an HBO film by Oprah Winfrey and Alan Ball.

Floyd Skloot is a writer of creative nonfiction, poetry, and fiction. He has received three Pushcart Prizes and a PEN USA Literary Award, among other honors. He is the author of seventeen books, and his work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Atlantic Monthly, Harper’s, and elsewhere. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, Beverly Hallberg.

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