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Best Science Books 2009: Barnes and Noble Review

Category: best science books 2009 • science books
Posted on: December 16, 2009 10:26 AM, by John Dupuis

A nice list from The Barnes & Noble Review:

  • Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives by Joseph Kanon Michael Specter
  • The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann
  • Ivory's Ghosts: The White Gold of History and the Fate of Elephants by John Frederick Walker
  • The Fallen Sky: An Intimate History of Shooting Stars by Christopher Cokinos
  • A Brilliant Darkness: The Extraordinary Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Ettore Majorana by João Magueijo

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Isn't Denialism by Michael Specter?

Posted by: Joerg | December 16, 2009 11:22 AM

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Thanks, Jeorg, yes it is. It's wrong on the B&N page, but I should have double checked.

Posted by: John Dupuis Author Profile Page | December 16, 2009 1:47 PM

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