Mapmaker's Wife
Author:   Robert Whitaker
Publisher:   Delta
ISBN:  

9781322435718


Pages:   358
Publication Date:   01 January 2008
Format:   Electronic book text
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Mapmaker's Wife


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An adventure story and a love story set in the heart of the Amazonian jungle

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Author:   Robert Whitaker
Publisher:   Delta
Imprint:   Delta
ISBN:  

9781322435718


ISBN 10:   1322435715
Pages:   358
Publication Date:   01 January 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Reviews

In the brilliant tradition of Dava Sobel's Longitude and Ken Alder's The Measure of All Things , Robert Whitaker's book places the scientific discovery of terrestrial distances within a gripping human drama, where science, society, and the human heart are intertwined. -Alan Lightman, author of Einstein's Dreams A rare story, taut with intellectual controversy, romantic passion, and harrowing danger. - Booklis t (starred review)


Author Information

Robert Whitaker is a science journalist and the author of Mad In America. He has won the George Polk Award and was a finalist for the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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