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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2007
2007·336 pages
An anthology of essays exploring frontiers of science, nature, space, medicine, and environmental challenges through human stories and discoveries.
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An anthology of essays exploring frontiers of science, nature, space, medicine, and environmental challenges through human stories and discoveries.
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"Science is about not knowing and wanting badly to know. Science is about flawed and complicated human beings trying to use whatever tools they've got, along with their minds, to see something strange and new. In that sense, writing about science is just another way of writing about the human condition." -- from the introduction by Richard Preston The twenty-eight pieces in The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2007 span a wide range of topics, from the farthest reaches of space to the ev...
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Romance & sex
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Violence & gore
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Detailed medical autopsy descriptions including examination of human remains
Profanity
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Occasional mild language in a few essays
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Essays examine industrial impacts on environments and ecosystems
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Accounts of ocean pollution, mountaintop removal, and animal specimen collection
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