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  State of Wonder

  by Ann Patchett

  Ann Patchett has dazzled readers with her award-winning books, including The Magician's Assistant and the New York Times bestselling Bel Canto. Now she raises the bar with State of Wonder, a provocative and ambitious novel set deep in the Amazon jungle.Dr. Marina Singh, a research scientist with a Minnesota pharmaceutical company, is sent to Brazil to track down her former mentor, Dr. Annick Swenson, who... (more)
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  Dignifying Science

  by Jim Ottaviani

  Marie Curie, Hedy Lamarr, Lise Meitner, Rosalind Franklin, Barbara McClintock, and Biruté Galdikas are some of the most intriguing people in the history of science. Dignifying Science, an Eisner nominee in 2000 and an American Library Association Best Popular Paperback nominee for 2002, tells their stories.
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  Written by Herself

  Autobiographies of American Women: An Anthology

  by Jill Ker Conway

  Jill Ker Conway ( The Road from Coorain ) edits this sterling selection of autobiographical excerpts by 25 American women. Among them are artists, scientists, doctors, writers, and reformers, all well chosen though not necessarily well known. Physician Anne Walter Fearn writes of decades dispensing Western medicine in China and struggling with her husband, a God-fearing medical missionary who was "born to give... (more)
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  Space Rocks: The Story Of Planetary Geologist Adriana Ocampo (Women's Adventures in Science)

  by Lorraine Jean Hopping

  Adriana Ocampo grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, dreaming about exploring planets. She never doubted that all her dreams would come true someday. How did Adriana land a job with NASA, the U.S. space agency, while still in her teens? How did a robot parked on Mars make her fall in love with rocks—and instantly decide to become a planetary geologist? Adriana’s imagination and can-do attitude have led her to a... (more)
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  Hope for Animals and Their World

  How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink

  by Jane Goodall

  At a time when animal species are becoming extinct on every continent and we are confronted with bad news about the environment nearly every day, Jane Goodall, one of the world's most renowned scientists, brings us inspiring news about the future of the animal kingdom. With the insatiable curiosity and conversational prose that have made her a bestselling author, Goodall-along with Cincinnati Zoo Director Thane... (more)
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  Scientific Pioneers: Women Succeeding in Science

  by Joyce Tang

  This book critically examines the career development of female scientific pioneers. Drawing from existing biographical and ethnographical data, author Joyce Tang analyzes the life and career histories of ten extraordinary female scientists_Marie Curie, Irene Joliot-Curie, Margaret Mead, Barbara McClintock, Maria Goeppert-Meyer, Rachel Carson, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Dorothy Hodgkin, Rosalyn Yalow, and Fay... (more)
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  Women's Adventures in Science

  Bone Detective: The Story of Forensic Anthropologist Diane France (Women's Adventures in Science)

  by Lorraine Jean Hopping

  Diane France loves bones. Why? Because they talk to her. Every skeleton she meets whispers secrets about the life—and death—of its owner. Diane can hear those secrets because she’s a forensic anthropologist, a bone detective. She has the science skills and know-how to examine bones for clues to a mystery: Who was this person and how did he or she die? Bones tell Diane about the life and times of famous people... (more)
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  Marie Curie and Her Daughters: The Private Lives of Science's First Family (Macsci)

  by Shelley Emling

  A new portrait of the two time Nobel winner—drawing on family letters newly released by Marie Curie’s granddaughter   Marie Curie discovered the mysterious element radium, became the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize, and remains the only person to have won two Nobel Prizes in different science fields. Born in Poland, she prevailed despite scandals and a xenophobic establishment that looked down on... (more)
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  The Black Hole Project

  by C. Sanford Lowe, G. David Nordley

  Schemes may unfold in one's mind in an instant, and be communicated in a few minutes. But when such schemes involve the rearrangement of the heavens, some time is required. What if you could warp spacetime in the laboratory, experiment with quantum gravity, and convert mass into energy with unprecedented efficiency? That's what you could do if you made a micro-black hole. But it won't come cheaply; you need... (more)
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  Factoring Humanity

  by Robert J. Sawyer

  In the near future, a signal is detected coming from the Alpha Centauri system. Mysterious, unintelligible data streams in for ten years. Heather Davis, a professor in the University of Toronto psychology department, has devoted her career to deciphering the message. Her estranged husband, Kyle, is working on the development of artificial intelligence systems and new computer technology utilizing quantum effects... (more)