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ISBN
9781101873724
Book Title
Lab Girl
Item Length
8in
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Year
2017
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.6in
Author
Hope Jahren
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Science
Topic
Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Women, Plants / General, Earth Sciences / General, Science & Technology
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Number of Pages
304 Pages

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National Bestseller "A beautifully written memoir about the life of a woman in science, a brilliant friendship, and the profundity of trees. Terrific."--Barack Obama Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography A New York Times Notable Book Geobiologist Hope Jahren has spent her life studying trees, flowers, seeds, and soil. Lab Girl is her revelatory treatise on plant life--but it is also a celebration of the lifelong curiosity, humility, and passion that drive every scientist. In these pages, Hope takes us back to her Minnesota childhood, where she spent hours in unfettered play in her father's college laboratory. She tells us how she found a sanctuary in science, learning to perform lab work "with both the heart and the hands." She introduces us to Bill, her brilliant, eccentric lab manager. And she extends the mantle of scientist to each one of her readers, inviting us to join her in observing and protecting our environment. Warm, luminous, compulsively readable, Lab Girl vividly demonstrates the mountains that we can move when love and work come together. Winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Film Prize for Excellence in Science Books Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award One of the Best Books of the Year: The Washington Post , TIME.com, NPR, Slate , Entertainment Weekly , Newsday , Minneapolis Star Tribune, Kirkus Reviews

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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1101873728
ISBN-13
9781101873724
eBay Product ID (ePID)
229074877

Product Key Features

Book Title
Lab Girl
Author
Hope Jahren
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Women, Plants / General, Earth Sciences / General, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Science
Number of Pages
304 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
8 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Qh31.J344a3 2016
Reviews
"Engrossing. . . . Thrilling. . . . Does for botany what Oliver Sacks's essays did for neurology, what Stephen Jay Gould's writings did for paleontology." -- The New York Times "Lab Girl  made me look at trees differently. It compelled me to ponder the astonishing grace and gumption of a seed. Perhaps most importantly, it introduced me to a deeply inspiring woman--a scientist so passionate about her work I felt myself vividly with her on every page. This is a smart, enthralling, and winning debut." --Cheryl Strayed "Brilliant. . . . Extraordinary. . . . Delightfully, wickedly funny. . . . Powerful and disarming." -- The Washington Post   "Clear, compelling and uncompromisingly honest . . . Hope Jahren is the voice that science has been waiting for." -- Nature "Spirited. . . . Stunning. . . . Moving." -- The New York Times Book Review "A powerful new memoir . . . Jahren is a remarkable scientist who turns out to be a remarkable writer as well. . . .  Think Stephen Jay Gould or Oliver Sacks. But Hope Jahren is a woman in science, who speaks plainly to just how rugged that can be. And to the incredible machinery of life around us." -- On Point /NPR "Lyrical . . .  illuminating . . . Offers a lively glimpse into a scientifically inclined mind." -- The Wall Street Journal "Some people are great writers, while other people live lives of adventure and importance. Almost no one does both. Hope Jahren does both. She makes me wish I'd been a scientist." --Ann Patchett, author of State of Wonder  " Lab Girl  surprised, delighted, and moved me. I was drawn in from the start by the clarity and beauty of Jahren's prose. . . . With  Lab Girl , Jahren joins those talented scientists who are able to reveal to us the miracle of this world in which we live." --Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone "Revelatory. . . . A veritable jungle of ideas and sensations." -- Slate "Warm, witty . . . Fascinating. . . . Jahren's singular gift is her ability to convey the everyday wonder of her work: exploring the strange, beautiful universe of living things that endure and evolve and bloom all around us, if we bother to look." -- Entertainment Weekly "Deeply affecting. . . . A totally original work, both fierce and uplifting. . . . A belletrist in the mold of Oliver Sacks, she is terrific at showing just how science is done. . . . She's an acute observer, prickly, and funny as hell." -- Elle "Magnificent. . . . [A] gorgeous book of life. . . . Jahren contains multitudes. Her book is love as life. Trees as truth." -- Chicago Tribune "Mesmerizing. . . . Deft and flecked with humor . . . a scientist's memoir of a quirky, gritty, fascinating life. . . . Like Robert Sapolsky's  A Primate's Memoir  or Helen Macdonald's  H is for Hawk , it delivers the zing of a beautiful mind in nature."  -- Seattle Times "Jahren's memoir [is] the beginning of a career along the lines of Annie Dillard or Diane Ackerman." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "A scientific memoir that's beautifully human." -- Popular Science "Breathtakingly honest. . . . Gorgeous. . . . At its core,  Lab Girl  is a book about seeing--with the eyes, but also the hands and the heart." -- American Scientist, "Engrossing. . . . Thrilling. . . . Does for botany what Oliver Sacks's essays did for neurology, what Stephen Jay Gould's writings did for paleontology." -- The New York Times "Lab Girl made me look at trees differently. It compelled me to ponder the astonishing grace and gumption of a seed. Perhaps most importantly, it introduced me to a deeply inspiring woman--a scientist so passionate about her work I felt myself vividly with her on every page. This is a smart, enthralling, and winning debut." --Cheryl Strayed "Brilliant. . . . Extraordinary. . . . Delightfully, wickedly funny. . . . Powerful and disarming." -- The Washington Post "Clear, compelling and uncompromisingly honest . . . Hope Jahren is the voice that science has been waiting for." -- Nature "Spirited. . . . Stunning. . . . Moving." -- The New York Times Book Review "A powerful new memoir . . . Jahren is a remarkable scientist who turns out to be a remarkable writer as well. . . . Think Stephen Jay Gould or Oliver Sacks. But Hope Jahren is a woman in science, who speaks plainly to just how rugged that can be. And to the incredible machinery of life around us." -- On Point /NPR "Lyrical . . . illuminating . . . Offers a lively glimpse into a scientifically inclined mind." -- The Wall Street Journal "Some people are great writers, while other people live lives of adventure and importance. Almost no one does both. Hope Jahren does both. She makes me wish I'd been a scientist." --Ann Patchett, author of State of Wonder " Lab Girl surprised, delighted, and moved me. I was drawn in from the start by the clarity and beauty of Jahren's prose. . . . With Lab Girl , Jahren joins those talented scientists who are able to reveal to us the miracle of this world in which we live." --Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone "Revelatory. . . . A veritable jungle of ideas and sensations." -- Slate "Warm, witty . . . Fascinating. . . . Jahren's singular gift is her ability to convey the everyday wonder of her work: exploring the strange, beautiful universe of living things that endure and evolve and bloom all around us, if we bother to look." -- Entertainment Weekly "Deeply affecting. . . . A totally original work, both fierce and uplifting. . . . A belletrist in the mold of Oliver Sacks, she is terrific at showing just how science is done. . . . She's an acute observer, prickly, and funny as hell." -- Elle "Magnificent. . . . [A] gorgeous book of life. . . . Jahren contains multitudes. Her book is love as life. Trees as truth." -- Chicago Tribune "Mesmerizing. . . . Deft and flecked with humor . . . a scientist's memoir of a quirky, gritty, fascinating life. . . . Like Robert Sapolsky's A Primate's Memoir or Helen Macdonald's H is for Hawk , it delivers the zing of a beautiful mind in nature." -- Seattle Times "Jahren's memoir [is] the beginning of a career along the lines of Annie Dillard or Diane Ackerman." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "A scientific memoir that's beautifully human." -- Popular Science "Breathtakingly honest. . . . Gorgeous. . . . At its core, Lab Girl is a book about seeing--with the eyes, but also the hands and the heart." -- American Scientist, Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography* A New York Times Notable Book * Winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Film Prize for Excellence in Science Books * Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award * One of the Best Books of the Year: The Washington Post , TIME.com, NPR, Slate , Entertainment Weekly , Newsday , Minneapolis Star Tribune, Kirkus Reviews " Lab Girl by Hope Jahren is a beautifully written memoir about the life of a woman in science, a brilliant friendship, and the profundity of trees. Terrific." --President Barack Obama "Engrossing. . . . Thrilling. . . . Does for botany what Oliver Sacks''s essays did for neurology, what Stephen Jay Gould''s writings did for paleontology." -- The New York Times "Lab Girl made me look at trees differently. It compelled me to ponder the astonishing grace and gumption of a seed. Perhaps most importantly, it introduced me to a deeply inspiring woman--a scientist so passionate about her work I felt myself vividly with her on every page. This is a smart, enthralling, and winning debut." --Cheryl Strayed "Brilliant. . . . Extraordinary. . . . Delightfully, wickedly funny. . . . Powerful and disarming." -- The Washington Post "Clear, compelling and uncompromisingly honest . . . Hope Jahren is the voice that science has been waiting for." -- Nature "Spirited. . . . Stunning. . . . Moving." -- The New York Times Book Review "A powerful new memoir . . . Jahren is a remarkable scientist who turns out to be a remarkable writer as well. . . . Think Stephen Jay Gould or Oliver Sacks. But Hope Jahren is a woman in science, who speaks plainly to just how rugged that can be. And to the incredible machinery of life around us." -- On Point /NPR "Lyrical . . . illuminating . . . Offers a lively glimpse into a scientifically inclined mind." -- The Wall Street Journal "Some people are great writers, while other people live lives of adventure and importance. Almost no one does both. Hope Jahren does both. She makes me wish I''d been a scientist." --Ann Patchett, author of State of Wonder " Lab Girl surprised, delighted, and moved me. I was drawn in from the start by the clarity and beauty of Jahren''s prose. . . . With Lab Girl , Jahren joins those talented scientists who are able to reveal to us the miracle of this world in which we live." --Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone "Revelatory. . . . A veritable jungle of ideas and sensations." -- Slate "Warm, witty . . . Fascinating. . . . Jahren''s singular gift is her ability to convey the everyday wonder of her work: exploring the strange, beautiful universe of living things that endure and evolve and bloom all around us, if we bother to look." -- Entertainment Weekly "Deeply affecting. . . . A totally original work, both fierce and uplifting. . . . A belletrist in the mold of Oliver Sacks, she is terrific at showing just how science is done. . . . She''s an acute observer, prickly, and funny as hell." -- Elle "Magnificent. . . . [A] gorgeous book of life. . . . Jahren contains multitudes. Her book is love as life. Trees as truth." -- Chicago Tribune "Mesmerizing. . . . Deft and flecked with humor . . . a scientist''s memoir of a quirky, gritty, fascinating life. . . . Like Robert Sapolsky''s A Primate''s Memoir or Helen Macdonald''s H is for Hawk , it delivers the zing of a beautiful mind in nature." -- Seattle Times "Jahren''s memoir [is] the beginning of a career along the lines of Annie Dillard or Diane Ackerman." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "A scientific memoir that''s beautifully human." -- Popular Science "Breathtakingly honest. . . . Gorgeous. . . . At its core, Lab Girl is a book about seeing--with the eyes, but also the hands and the heart." -- American Scientist, " Lab Girl by Hope Jahren is a beautifully written memoir about the life of a woman in science, a brilliant friendship, and the profundity of trees. Terrific." --Barack Obama "Engrossing. . . . Thrilling. . . . Does for botany what Oliver Sacks's essays did for neurology, what Stephen Jay Gould's writings did for paleontology." -- The New York Times "Lab Girl made me look at trees differently. It compelled me to ponder the astonishing grace and gumption of a seed. Perhaps most importantly, it introduced me to a deeply inspiring woman--a scientist so passionate about her work I felt myself vividly with her on every page. This is a smart, enthralling, and winning debut." --Cheryl Strayed "Brilliant. . . . Extraordinary. . . . Delightfully, wickedly funny. . . . Powerful and disarming." -- The Washington Post "Clear, compelling and uncompromisingly honest . . . Hope Jahren is the voice that science has been waiting for." -- Nature "Spirited. . . . Stunning. . . . Moving." -- The New York Times Book Review "A powerful new memoir . . . Jahren is a remarkable scientist who turns out to be a remarkable writer as well. . . . Think Stephen Jay Gould or Oliver Sacks. But Hope Jahren is a woman in science, who speaks plainly to just how rugged that can be. And to the incredible machinery of life around us." -- On Point /NPR "Lyrical . . . illuminating . . . Offers a lively glimpse into a scientifically inclined mind." -- The Wall Street Journal "Some people are great writers, while other people live lives of adventure and importance. Almost no one does both. Hope Jahren does both. She makes me wish I'd been a scientist." --Ann Patchett, author of State of Wonder " Lab Girl surprised, delighted, and moved me. I was drawn in from the start by the clarity and beauty of Jahren's prose. . . . With Lab Girl , Jahren joins those talented scientists who are able to reveal to us the miracle of this world in which we live." --Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone "Revelatory. . . . A veritable jungle of ideas and sensations." -- Slate "Warm, witty . . . Fascinating. . . . Jahren's singular gift is her ability to convey the everyday wonder of her work: exploring the strange, beautiful universe of living things that endure and evolve and bloom all around us, if we bother to look." -- Entertainment Weekly "Deeply affecting. . . . A totally original work, both fierce and uplifting. . . . A belletrist in the mold of Oliver Sacks, she is terrific at showing just how science is done. . . . She's an acute observer, prickly, and funny as hell." -- Elle "Magnificent. . . . [A] gorgeous book of life. . . . Jahren contains multitudes. Her book is love as life. Trees as truth." -- Chicago Tribune "Mesmerizing. . . . Deft and flecked with humor . . . a scientist's memoir of a quirky, gritty, fascinating life. . . . Like Robert Sapolsky's A Primate's Memoir or Helen Macdonald's H is for Hawk , it delivers the zing of a beautiful mind in nature." -- Seattle Times "Jahren's memoir [is] the beginning of a career along the lines of Annie Dillard or Diane Ackerman." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "A scientific memoir that's beautifully human." -- Popular Science "Breathtakingly honest. . . . Gorgeous. . . . At its core, Lab Girl is a book about seeing--with the eyes, but also the hands and the heart." -- American Scientist
Copyright Date
2016
Target Audience
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Lccn
2015-024305
Dewey Decimal
580.92 B
Dewey Edition
23

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  • Lab Girl

    It was scientific yet very readable. I live in Hawaii and enjoyed the fact that the author had also lived here. I will never look at a tree the same way they are quite wonderful and I hope mankind does not "do them in"

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  • Just read it!

    One of the best reads! I actually listened to this book , first. The content was so compelling and important that I had to get the book, just to be able to re- read and sometimes quote. The writer is a amazing on the level of B. Kingsolver . She needs to publish more, and I don't mean scientific research !

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  • Botanists may enjoy the detailed descriptions

    Recommend conditionally- if you are familiar with botany, you will learn myriad details about seeds and trees and the challenges research scientists have obtaining funding. The topics jump from biography to science lesson to research investigations.

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