I'm honored/flattered/thrilled/etc. to have Proust Was A Neuroscientist listed as one of the 25 best non-fiction books of the year by the LA Times. Other science-themed* books included on the list are The Atomic Bazaar, by William Langewiesche and Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America by Eric Jay Dolin.
*I know these aren't straight science books, but Langewiesche's frightening text taught me an awful lot about the practical physics of nuclear weapons and I really want to read Leviathan, if only to better understand Moby Dick.
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Jonah, I heard about your book on the radio a couple of weeks ago and today I drove two and a half hours to purchase a copy.
Well, I bought some other things, too.
I live in the Eastern Sierra and the closest shopping is in Gardnerville, Nevada. The 'Borders' bookstore had one copy and it was buried and not in alpahabetical order in the "general science" section. I guess that's as good a place as any, but the adjoining books didn't much match your subject matter.
Anyway...got it, am looking forward to reading it and am hoping they will replace it on the "general science" shelf of the 'Borders' bookstore in Gardnerville, Nevada.
Kudos on making the list.
Posted by: alice | December 11, 2007 10:40 PM