{"product_id":"the-best-american-science-and-amy-stewart-9780544748996","title":"The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2016","description":"Science writers get into the game with all kinds of noble, high-minded ambitions. We want to educate. To enlighten,\" notes guest editor Amy Stewart in her introduction to \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Science and Nature Writing 2016\u003c\/em\u003e. \"But at the end of the day, we're all writers . . . We're here to play for the folks.\" The writers in this anthology brought us the year's highest notes in the genre. From a Pulitzer Prize-winning essay on the earthquake that could decimate the Pacific Northwest to the astonishing work of investigative journalism that transformed the nail salon industry, this is a collection of hard-hitting and beautifully composed writing on the wonders, dangers, and oddities of scientific innovation and our natural world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Best American Science and Nature Writing 2016\u003c\/em\u003e includes Kathryn Schulz, Sarah Maslin Nir, Charles C. Mann, Oliver Sacks, Elizabeth Kolbert, Gretel Ehrlich, and others \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmy Stewart, guest editor, is the award-winning author of seven books, including her acclaimed Kopp Sisters novels and the bestsellers \u003cem\u003eThe Drunken Botanist\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWicked Plants. \u003c\/em\u003eShe and her husband live in Eureka, California, where they own a bookstore called Eureka Books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTim Folger, series editor, is a contributing editor at \u003cem\u003eDiscover\u003c\/em\u003e and writes about science for several magazines. He lives in Gallup, New Mexico. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy Stewart, Tim Folger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0544748999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780544748996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2016 pg. 95","brand":"Amy Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946769514751,"sku":"9780544748996","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_cca1f3ec-7629-4841-9983-3236f5ceae3f.jpg?v=1681515038","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-best-american-science-and-amy-stewart-9780544748996","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}