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2011 Best of Nonfiction: Science and Technology

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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 19, 2011
Kirkus Star HOT: LIVING THROUGH THE NEXT FIFTY YEARS ON EARTH
by Mark Hertsgaard
"Starkly clear and of utmost importance."
Climate change is well underway, writes Hertsgaard (The Eagle's Shadow: Why America Fascinates and Infuriates the World, 2002, etc.), and we must begin to adapt to it even as we work to stop it. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 1, 2011
Kirkus Star DEADLY CHOICES: HOW THE ANTI-VACCINE MOVEMENT THREATENS US ALL
by Paul A. Offit
"A much-needed book with solid evidence--deserves all the publicity it can get."
Offit (Vaccinology and Pediatrics/Univ. of Pennsylvania; Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure, 2008, etc.) takes aim at the anti-vaccine movement in America and scores a bull's-eye. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: March 15, 2011
Kirkus Star DEEP FUTURE: THE NEXT 100,000 YEARS OF LIFE ON EARTH
by Curt Stager
"Essential reading."
A probing exploration of the impact of climate change over geological time. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: April 4, 2011
Kirkus Star FIRST CONTACT: SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGHS IN THE HUNT FOR LIFE BEYOND EARTH
by Marc Kaufman
"An excellent preview of what may be the next big scientific breakthrough."
An up-to-the-minute look at the frontiers of the search for life outside Earth. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: April 5, 2011
Kirkus Star HERE ON EARTH: A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE PLANET
by Tim Flannery
"A lyrical, informed investigation into the human as ecological agent, and a provocation to act responsibly."
Flannery (Environmental Sustainability/Macquarie Univ.; Chasing Kangaroos, 2008, etc.) scrutinizes humankind's relationship to Earth and manages to find optimism at this critical, crossroads moment. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: April 12, 2011
Kirkus Star IN THE PLEX: HOW GOOGLE THINKS, WORKS, AND SHAPES OUR LIVES
by Steven Levy
"Outstanding reportage delivered in the upbeat, informative fashion for which Levy is well known."
Dense, driven examination of the pioneering search engine that changed the face of the Internet. Read full book review >