Steve Olson, Author . Houghton Mifflin $25 (304p) ISBN 978-0-618-09157-7
"Genetic research is now about to end our long misadventure with the idea of race," science writer Olson (Shaping the Future) states in this engaging reevaluation of humanity's collective self-image. Olson digests the recent findings of...
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Steve Olson, Author . Houghton Mifflin $24 (244p) ISBN 978-0-618-25141-4
Geometric figures and equations are relatively few and far between, the nonmathematically inclined may be relieved to know, in this elegant, balanced survey of competitive high school math by science writer Olson (Mapping Human History
), who...
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Steve Olson. Norton, $27.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-393-24279-9
Olson (Count Down) brings cinematic structure to descriptions of the events surrounding the eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, finding in them a lesson for those tasked with mitigating the effects of future disasters. He sets the scene by
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Steve Olson. Norton, $27.95 (320p) ISBN 978-0-393-63497-6
Science writer Olson (Eruption) delivers a lucid, fast-paced chronicle of the discovery and weaponization of plutonium and the unforeseen consequences of the nuclear arms race. Delving deeply into the history of the Hanford nuclear facility in south-
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