The best American science and nature writing 2018
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Contributors:
Kean, Sam, editor,
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.
Physical Desc:
xxiv, 336 pages ; 21 cm
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
500 B5162 2018
Description
Presents a collection of nature and science essays published in American periodicals in the previous year, including works by such authors as Sophie Brickman, Barack Obama, and Eva Holland
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Book
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781328987808, 1328987809
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"A Mariner original."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-336)
Description
Presents a collection of nature and science essays published in American periodicals in the previous year, including works by such authors as Sophie Brickman, Barack Obama, and Eva Holland
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Kean, S. (2018). The best American science and nature writing 2018. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kean, Sam. 2018. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2018. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kean, Sam, The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2018. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kean, Sam. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2018. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.
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