Science-Book Challenge 2008

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| valign="top" align="left"  | [http://emilybarton.blogspot.com/2008/01/new-challenge-winner-and-answers.html Telecommuter Talk]
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| valign="top" align="left"  | [[Watson: The Double Helix | James D. Watson, ''The Double Helix : A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA'']]
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| valign="top" align="left"  | Maggie  
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| valign="top" align="left"  | [http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/2008/04/im-challenged.html Maggie Reads]
| valign="top" align="left"  | [http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/2008/04/im-challenged.html Maggie Reads]
| valign="top" align="left"  | [[Hayes: The Anatomist | Bill Hayes, ''The Anatomist : A True Story of Gray’s Anatomy'']]<br>[[Angier: The Canon | Natalie Angier, ''The Canon : A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science'']]
| valign="top" align="left"  | [[Hayes: The Anatomist | Bill Hayes, ''The Anatomist : A True Story of Gray’s Anatomy'']]<br>[[Angier: The Canon | Natalie Angier, ''The Canon : A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science'']]
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| valign="top" align="left"  | Sheralyn   
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| valign="top" align="left"  | [http://libri-ortus.blogspot.com/2008/04/well-darnit-i-found-another-one.html libri ortus]
| valign="top" align="left"  | [http://libri-ortus.blogspot.com/2008/04/well-darnit-i-found-another-one.html libri ortus]
| valign="top" align="left"  | doing 3 books in 3 subjects!<br>''first subject is "cosmology & theoretical physics":''<br>Stephen Hawking, "The Universe in a Nutshell"<br>Bruce Bassett, "Introducing Relativity"<br>JP McEvoy, "Introducing Quantum Theory"<br>''second subject is "ecology & environment":''<br>Al Gore, ''An Inconvenient Truth''<br>Scott Huler, ''Defining the Wind''<br>Charles Elkton, ''Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants''<br>''third subject is "evolution & anthropology":''<br>Daniel Dennett, ''Darwin's Dangerous Idea''<br>Johnjoe McFadden, ''Quantum Evolution''<br>GJ Sawyer, ''The Last Human''
| valign="top" align="left"  | doing 3 books in 3 subjects!<br>''first subject is "cosmology & theoretical physics":''<br>Stephen Hawking, "The Universe in a Nutshell"<br>Bruce Bassett, "Introducing Relativity"<br>JP McEvoy, "Introducing Quantum Theory"<br>''second subject is "ecology & environment":''<br>Al Gore, ''An Inconvenient Truth''<br>Scott Huler, ''Defining the Wind''<br>Charles Elkton, ''Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants''<br>''third subject is "evolution & anthropology":''<br>Daniel Dennett, ''Darwin's Dangerous Idea''<br>Johnjoe McFadden, ''Quantum Evolution''<br>GJ Sawyer, ''The Last Human''
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| valign="top" align="left"  | [[Jackson:_Unspun | Jackson and Jamieson, ''unSpun : Finding Facts in a World of Disinformation'']]<br>[[Bloom: Out There | Howard Bloom, ''Out There : The Government's Secret Quest for Extraterrestrials'']]
| valign="top" align="left"  | [[Jackson:_Unspun | Jackson and Jamieson, ''unSpun : Finding Facts in a World of Disinformation'']]<br>[[Bloom: Out There | Howard Bloom, ''Out There : The Government's Secret Quest for Extraterrestrials'']]
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| valign="top" align="left"  | [http://bearcastle.com/blog/?p=1054 Bearcastle Blog]
| valign="top" align="left"  | [http://bearcastle.com/blog/?p=1054 Bearcastle Blog]
| valign="top" align="left"  | [[Raymo: Walking Zero | Chet Raymo, ''Walking Zero : Discovering Cosmic Space and Time Along the Prime Meridian'']]<br>[[Diamond: The Third Chimpanzee | Jared Diamond, ''The Third Chimpanzee : The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal'']]<br>[[Wilson: The Creation | Edward O. Wilson, ''The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth'']]<br>[[Robinson: The Story of Measurement | Andrew Robinson, ''The Story of Measurement'']]<br>[[Lienhard: Inventing Modern | John H. Lienhard, ''Inventing Modern : Growing up with X-Rays, Skyscrapers, and Tailfins'']]<br>[[Huler: Defining The Wind | Scott Huler : ''Defining the Wind'']]<br>[[Atkins: The Periodic Kingdom | P.W. Atkins : ''The Periodic Kingdom : A Journey into the Land of the Chemical Elements'']]<br>[[Tudge: The Time Before History | Colin Tudge, ''The Time Before History : 5 Million Years of Human Impact'']]<br>[[Watson: Ideas | Peter Watson, ''Ideas : A History of Thought and Invention, from Fire to Freud'']]<br>[[Larson: Isaac's Storm | Erik Larson, ''Isaac's Storm : A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History'']]<br>[[Winchester: The Map That Changed The World | Simon Winchester, ''The Map that Changed the World : William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology'']]<br>[[Dawkins: Climbing Mount Improbable | Richard Dawkins, ''Climbing Mount Improbable'']]<br>[[Bird: American Prometheus | Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, ''American Prometheus : The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer'']]
| valign="top" align="left"  | [[Raymo: Walking Zero | Chet Raymo, ''Walking Zero : Discovering Cosmic Space and Time Along the Prime Meridian'']]<br>[[Diamond: The Third Chimpanzee | Jared Diamond, ''The Third Chimpanzee : The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal'']]<br>[[Wilson: The Creation | Edward O. Wilson, ''The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth'']]<br>[[Robinson: The Story of Measurement | Andrew Robinson, ''The Story of Measurement'']]<br>[[Lienhard: Inventing Modern | John H. Lienhard, ''Inventing Modern : Growing up with X-Rays, Skyscrapers, and Tailfins'']]<br>[[Huler: Defining The Wind | Scott Huler : ''Defining the Wind'']]<br>[[Atkins: The Periodic Kingdom | P.W. Atkins : ''The Periodic Kingdom : A Journey into the Land of the Chemical Elements'']]<br>[[Tudge: The Time Before History | Colin Tudge, ''The Time Before History : 5 Million Years of Human Impact'']]<br>[[Watson: Ideas | Peter Watson, ''Ideas : A History of Thought and Invention, from Fire to Freud'']]<br>[[Larson: Isaac's Storm | Erik Larson, ''Isaac's Storm : A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History'']]<br>[[Winchester: The Map That Changed The World | Simon Winchester, ''The Map that Changed the World : William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology'']]<br>[[Dawkins: Climbing Mount Improbable | Richard Dawkins, ''Climbing Mount Improbable'']]<br>[[Bird: American Prometheus | Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, ''American Prometheus : The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer'']]

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