Books by Jennifer Ouellette and Complete Book Reviews

The Physics of the Buffyverse
The Physics of the Buffyverse
Jennifer Ouellette, Author . Penguin $15 (325p) ISBN 978-0-14-303862-7
There's science beneath the fantasy in the beloved television series about a teenage girl battling monsters in her California exurb, insists this lightweight pop-science primer. Science writer Ouellette (Black Bodies and Quantum Cats )...
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Me, Myself, and Why: Searching for the Science of Self
Jennifer Ouellette. Penguin, $16 trade paper (368p) ISBN 978-0-14-312165-7
From an author with a flair for making complex subjects simple comes a clear, direct tour of the biology of the self. Ouellette (The Calculus Diaries) begins by divulging her personal investment in the nature vs. nurture debate: she is adopted. In...
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Black Bodies and Quantum Cats: Tales from the Annals of Physics
Black Bodies and Quantum Cats: Tales from the Annals of Physics
Jennifer Ouellette, Author, Alan Chodos, Foreword by Penguin Books $15 (320p) ISBN 978-0-14-303603-6
An English major turned science writer, Ouellette describes physics, that most mathematically demanding science, using books, TV shows, movies and other pop culture mainstays, and the result is remarkably fresh and immensely readable. Starting with...
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