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The Canon
- Author
- Natalie Angier
- Narrator
- Nike Doukas
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 18 April 2023
- Run Time
- 13 hours 16 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
From the Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Woman, a playful, passionate guide to the science all around us. The Canon is an ebullient celebration of science that stands to become a classic.
Drawing on conversations with hundreds of the world’s top scientists and on her own work as a Pulitzer Prize–winning writer for the New York Times, Natalie Angier creates a thoroughly entertaining guide to scientific literacy.
The Canon is vital reading for anyone who wants to understand the great issues of our time—from stem cells and bird flu to evolution and global warming. And it’s for every parent who has ever panicked when a child asked how the earth was formed or what electricity is.
Angier’s sparkling prose and memorable metaphors bring the science to life, reigniting our own childhood delight in discovering how the world works. The Canon is a joyride through the major scientific disciplines: physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy. Along the way, we learn what is actually happening when our ice cream melts or our coffee gets cold, what our liver cells do when we eat a caramel, why the horse is an example of evolution at work, and how we’re all really made of stardust. It’s Lewis Carroll meets Lewis Thomas—a book that will enrapture, inspire, and enlighten. The Canon is an ebullient celebration of science that stands to become a classic.
Critics Review
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“Every sentence sparkles with wit and charm…it all adds up to an intoxicating cocktail of fine science writing.”
Richard Dawkins
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“This bestselling author’s love of words is writ large here…The excitement and challenge of science [is] masterfully conveyed.”
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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“Exuberant…She writes with such verve, humor, and warmth.”
Library Journal (starred review)
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“An excellent introduction (or refresher) to the beautiful basics of science, and I hope it is widely read.”
New York Times Book Review
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Details
- Author
- Natalie Angier
- Narrator
- Nike Doukas
- Duration
- 13 hours 16 minutes
- Release Date
- 18 April 2023
- ISBN
- 9798212339827
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Science: general issues, Reference works
Synopsis
From the Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Woman, a playful, passionate guide to the science all around us. The Canon is an ebullient celebration of science that stands to become a classic.Drawing on conversations with hundreds of the world’s top scientists and on her own work as a Pulitzer Prize–winning writer for the New York Times, Natalie Angier creates a thoroughly entertaining guide to scientific literacy.The Canon is vital reading for anyone who wants to understand the great issues of our time—from stem cells and bird flu to evolution and global warming. And it’s for every parent who has ever panicked when a child asked how the earth was formed or what electricity is.Angier’s sparkling prose and memorable metaphors bring the science to life, reigniting our own childhood delight in discovering how the world works. The Canon is a joyride through the major scientific disciplines: physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy. Along the way, we learn what is actually happening when our ice cream melts or our coffee gets cold, what our liver cells do when we eat a caramel, why the horse is an example of evolution at work, and how we’re all really made of stardust. It’s Lewis Carroll meets Lewis Thomas—a book that will enrapture, inspire, and enlighten. The Canon is an ebullient celebration of science that stands to become a classic.
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