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Science and Nature The Best American Science and Nature Writing by Tim Folger Published 2007 by Houghton Mifflin Company Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780618722310 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Edited by Richard Preston, Jr., the bestselling author of "The Hot Zone" and "The Cobra Event," this new collection is a terrific sampling of science writing at its best" ("Booklist"). More... Your Inner Fish: A Journey Into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body by Neil Shubin Published 2008 by Pantheon Books Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780375424472 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: From the scientist who made the groundbreaking discovery of the fish with hands, here is a lively, thoroughly engrossing chronicle of evolutionary history that unearths the often startling secrets behind why we look and behave the way we do. Illustrations. More... Present at the Future: From Evolution to Nanotechnology, Candid and Controversial Conversations on Science and Nature by Ira Flatow Published 2007 by Collins Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780060732646 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Veteran NPR science correspondent Flatow highlights the constantly changing frontiers and mysteries of nature and technology, in this intriguing and irreverent tour of the science of everyday life. More... The Age of Everything: How Science Explores the Past by Matthew Hedman Published 2007 by University of Chicago Press Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780226322926 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: The age of some things is easy to determine. For instance, by looking at the Declaration of Independence, we can establish that the United States is 231 years old. With a little ingenuity we can decode elegantly carved symbols found deep in the rain forests of Central America and uncover stories from the Mayan civilization that flourished more than one thousand years ago.... More...