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Best American Science And Nature Writing 2011: The Best American Series (2013)

by Mary Roach(Favorite Author)

4.1 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1299884474 (ISBN13: 9781299884472)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Mariner Books

review 1: If you are looking for "stories", this isn't it.If you are looking for interesting articles about "current" science and such, then you will enjoy this.Some of the articles are really well written, nearly like telling a story; a couple are clearly science articles, these are tough to get through.In general, I learned some interesting things and enjoyed the majority of the articles.
review 2: The 2011 edition of the Best American Science and Nature Series is constructed around the parameters of a dizzying array of disciplines. The structure of the collection pinballs around between medical deviance, rotten meat, invading coyotes, space trash, and eventually landing at Tilikum, the Killer Whale who fulfilled his eponymous destiny. The front leaders of the collec... moretion are Jill Quinn's "Sign Here if You Exist," Atul Gawande's "Letting Go," and Tim Zimmerman's "Killer in the Pool."Not all of this collection is in my opinion first rate journalism, but for the most part it is all very well-crafted, accessible to wide audiences, and deals with cutting edge environmental and scientific issues. The best of these stories, included in the small list above, do something that the others do not: questioning the metaphysical fabric woven around our natural neighbors, whether they are wasps, whales, or our own death experiences. Thus, for brief moments, the best of these essays become not about their disciplines but our collective human experiences. The barriers between us and the mysteries of the natural universe are blurred into a wonderfully rich haze.Overall, another excellent edition of a fantastic series. The real challenge is to keep up with the poignant issues these articles raise while keeping a hold on some of the fear-mongering that really sells the magazines these are printed within. less

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