Title: The Birds, The Bees, and the Platypuses: Crazy, Sexy and Cool Stories from Science
Author: Gross, Michael
Publisher: Wiley-VCH,
Date: 2008
ISBN: 9783527322879
Format: Hardcover, 248 pages
Edition: First Edition
Printing [if applicable]: 1st Printing
Book Condition: Near Fine
Jacket Condition: No Jacket (As Issued)
Dimensions (if available): 8.50 x 5.625 x 1.0 in. approx.
Keywords: Birds, Bees, Platypuses, Crazy, Sexy, Cool, Stories, Science,
DESCRIPTION: From the back cover description: "Michael Gross has been writing about science full time for the last eight years and as a night time hobby for the previous seven. From his treasure troves, he now presents his favourite science stories from these 15 years. What are the attractions that make him revisit a topic or reread an article again and again? Often, it's the sheer craziness of wildly unexpected findings or grotesquely oversized challenges. In other stories, there is a sexy element or an unexpected insight into the human condition. And sometimes, when reporting new and future technologies, the author just can't help thinking: "cooooooool!" So here are more than 60 crazy, sexy and cool science stories for you to enjoy."
CONDITION: Hardcover with laminate cover, former retail store stock, originally obtained new from publisher. Light shelf wear, slight spine roll.
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