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The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2022
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A collection of the best science and nature articles written in 2021, selected by guest editor renowned marine biologist Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and series editor Jaime Green.
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A collection of the best science and nature articles written in 2021, selected by guest editor renowned marine biologist Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and series editor Jaime Green.
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, renowned marine biologist and co-founder of the All We Can Save climate initiative, compiles the best science and nature writing of the year in The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2022.
Series: Best American
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The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2022
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780358615293
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 December 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Mariner Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 19.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 268g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Jaime Green, series editor, is a freelance writer and editor. She is the associate editor of Future Tense, a partnership of Slate, New America, and Arizona State University. Her first book, about how we imagine alien life in science and in fiction, will be published in 2023. Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, policy expert, writer, and Brooklyn native. She is co-founder of the non-profit think tank Urban Ocean Lab, co-founder of the climate initiative The All We Can Save Project, and co-creator of the podcast How to Save a Planet.
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