Jennifer Ackerman, Author . Houghton Mifflin $25 (272p) ISBN 978-0-618-08287-2
Ackerman (Notes from the Shore) offers another series of natural science essays, this one concerning the continuity and discontinuity of cellular, sometimes molecular, existence. A fascination with the "natural history of heredity" may be...
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Jennifer Ackerman, Author . Houghton Mifflin $25 (253p) ISBN 978-0-618-18758-4
Just as Michael Sims does in his planetary guide, Apollo’s Fire
(Reviews, June 11), science journalist Ackerman (Notes from the Shore
) uses a single day as a narrative framework for examining a wide array of scientific information, but she...
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Jennifer Ackerman, Twelve, $22.99 (256p) ISBN 978-0-446-54115-2
God bless you!—and this thoroughly delightful compendium of facts, fiction, and down-to-earth advice about the pesky viruses (200 and counting) that knock you down and drag you out two to four times a year. Ackerman (Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream: A Day
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Jennifer Ackerman, Author Penguin Books $13 (208p) ISBN 978-0-14-017788-6
Nature writer Ackerman explores the nuances of the seashore habitat, drawing from her time spent living on the Eastern seaboard. (May)
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Jennifer Ackerman, Author Viking Books $21.95 (208p) ISBN 978-0-670-84924-6
Like walking along an ocean beach with a knowledgeable, articulate friend, reading this personalized natural history is a restorative experience. Ackerman, a freelance science journalist, writes about what she learned of and from her surroundings...
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Jennifer Ackerman. Penguin Press, $27.95 (352p) ISBN 978-1-59420-521-7
Popular science writer Ackerman (Ah-Choo!: The Uncommon Life of Your Common Cold) puts paid to the notion of being birdbrained with this survey of the observational and experimental evidence for impressive bird cognition. She explores birds'...
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Jennifer Ackerman. Penguin Press, $30 (352p) ISBN 978-0-593-29888-6
In this masterful survey, nature writer Ackerman (The Bird Way) explores the physiology and behavior of owls. She provides an overview of owls’ intelligence, evolution, mating strategies, nest-building abilities, and communication skills, relating...
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