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The Science Friday Bookshelf

Books Discussed Dec 14, 2001

"City of Stars: A New Yorker's Guide to the Cosmos" edited by Neil Tyson

Stephen Hawking, "The Universe in a Nutshell," by Bantam Dell publications.

J. Richard Gott III's "Time Travel in Einstein's Universe: The Physical Possibilities of Travel Through Time," from Houghton Miflin.

Martin Rees, "Our Cosmic Habitat"

Frederick Ordway "Visions of Space Flight: Images from the Ordway Collection."

Jennifer Ackerman's "Chance in the House of Fate: A Natural History of Heredity," out from Houghton Miflin.

Mark Ridley's "The Cooperative Gene : How Mendel's Demon Explains the Evolution of Complex Beings"

Sue Hubbell's "Shrinking the Cat: Genetic Engineering Before We Knew About Genes,"

"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard Feynman,

Oliver Sacks, "Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood"

Joanna Burger's "The Parrot Who Owns Me: The Story of a Relationship," out from VillardBooks.

Robert Sapolsky's "A Primate's Memoir"

Bill Weber and Amy Vedder's "In the Kingdom of Gorillas: Fragile Species in a Dangerous Land," out from Simon & Schuster.

"This Organic Life : Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader" by Joan Dye Gussow

Michael Pollan, "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World."

John Avise, "Captivating Life: A Naturalist in the Age of Genetics."

Alan Rabinowitz's "Beyond the Last Village: A Journey of Discovery in Asia's Forbidden Wilderness," out from Island Press.

"The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior" by David Allen Sibley


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