The Best American Science and Nature Writing

Brief Description: Leading climate journalist Elizabeth Kolbert selects the years best science and nature writing. Review Quotes: "[Elizabeth] Kolbert has pulled together a magnificent display of writing. There;s not a weak piece in the bunch...the collection is a joy to read and one to savor." - Publishers WeeklyBrief Description: Vols. for - edited by Elizabeth Kolbert. Publisher Marketing: Elizabeth Kolbert, one of today's leading environmental journalists, edits this year's volume of the finest science and nature writing. Bringing together promising new voices and prize-winning favorites, this collection is "a delight for any fan of popular science" ("Publishers Weekly"). Review Citations:

Publishers Weekly 08/24/2009 pg. 54 (EAN 9780547002590, Paperback) - *Starred Review

Contributor Bio:  Kolbert, Elizabeth Elizabeth Kolbert has been a staff writer for the "New Yorker" since 1999. Prior to that she was a reporter for the "New York Times. "She received the American Association for the Advancement of Science's magazine writing award for the "New Yorker" series on which this book is based. She lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts with her husband and three sons. Contributor Bio:  Folger, Tim TIM FOLGER is a contributing editor at "Discover" and writes about science for several magazines.