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OverviewSince its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads pieces from hundred of periodicals, then selects between fifty and a hundred outstanding works. That selection is pared down to the twenty or so very best pieces by a guest editor who is widely recognized as a leading writer in his or her field. This unique system has helped make the Best American series the most respected -- and most popular -- of its kind. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2003, edited by Richard Dawkins, is another eloquent, accessible, and even illuminating collection (Publishers Weekly). Here are the best and brightest writers on science and nature, writing on such wide-ranging subjects as astronomy's new stars, archaeology, the Bible, terminal ice, and memory faults. Natalie Angier Timothy Ferris Ian Frazier Elizabeth F. Loftus Steven Pinker Oliver Sacks Steven Weinberg Edward O. Wilson Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard Dawkins , Tim FolgerPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Imprint: Clarion Books Edition: 2003 ed. Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 21.30cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780618178926ISBN 10: 0618178929 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 10 October 2003 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsEloquent, accessible, and even illuminating. Author InformationRICHARD DAWKINS is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford and was the University of Oxford's Professor for Public Understanding of Science from 1995 until 2008. He is the author of 15 books includingUnweaving the Rainbow, A Devil's Chaplain, and The God Delusion.Dawkins lives in Oxford., TIM FOLGER is a contributing editor at Discover and writes about science for several magazines. He lives in New Mexico. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |