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John Dupuis is the Head of the Steacie Science & Engineering Library, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. You can reach him at jdupuis at yorku dot ca
Category: best science books 2009
This list is usually the very, very last of the best books lists of the year. It's a good list, but since it's UK-based there are a number of books that we probably won't be seeing on North American shores...
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Category: best science books 2009
For the last little while I've been compiling lists from various media sources giving their choices for the best books of 2009. Some of the lists have been from general media sources, in which case I've just extracted the science-related...
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Category: best science books 2009
A big list of 35 titles in various categories: Astronomy, Biography, Biology, Climatology, Environmental Science, Evolution, Geology, Health Sciences, History of Science, Mathematics, Natural History, Neurology, Oceanography, Paleontology, Physics, Psychology, Science, Technology, Zoology. This particular list that Library Journal does...
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Category: best science books 2009
Oddly and interestingly, Amazon.ca has a different list that the US parent. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity & Hope by William Kamkwamba Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City by Greg...
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Category: best science books 2009
I thought I'd combine a couple lists that only have a couple of relevant items. January Magazine The Sun and the Moon: The Remarkable True Account of Hoaxers, Showmen, Dueling Journalists, and Lunar Man-Bats in Nineteenth-Century New York by Matthew...
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Category: best science books 2009
The Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association has released it's list of 2009 Notable Books. The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann The Age of Wonder: How...
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Category: best science books 2009
A pretty extensive list from The London Times, across multiple categories: science, stocking stuffers, biography, graphic novels and nature. Mad Science: 100 Amazing Experiments From The History Of Science by Reto Schneider How To Make A Tornado: The Strange And...
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Category: best science books 2009
Two items in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's list. The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper and Fairer Health Care by T.R. Reid The Invention of Air: A Story of Science, Faith, Revolution And The Birth Of America by...
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Category: best science books 2009
Nice list of coffee table books, biographies and other books from Scientific American. Galápagos: Preserving Darwin's Legacy edited by Tui de Roy Far Out: A Space-Time Chronicle by Michael Benson The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton, and Antarctic...
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Category: best science books 2009
A nice list from the SF Chronicle: Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon by Neil Sheehan...
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