June 29, 2001, Hour Two: Summer Science Reading

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Hour Two: Summer Science Reading

If you're packing your bags for a trip, save room beside the swimsuit and sunscreen for some summer reading material. On this hour of Science Friday, we'll line up a list of good choices of science, technology, and environmental books for your poolside browsing.

Call in with your suggestions at 1-800-989-8255, and share your opinions online in our Listeners' Lounge (registration required).

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Guests:
Margaret Bush
Former children's librarian
Reviewer, Appraisal
Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Simmons College
Boston, Massachusetts

Fred Bortz
Author of science and technology books for young readers
Book reviewer, Publishers Weekly and the Dallas Morning News
Instructor, physics and writing
Chatham College
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Burkhard Bilger
Series Editor, "The Best American Science and Nature Writing"
Writer, New Yorker
Editor, Discover
New York, New York

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