| Description |
290 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: pt. One Roots And Leaves -- pt. Two Wood and Knots -- pt. Three Flowers and Fruit |
| Summary |
"An illuminating debut memoir of a woman in science; a moving portrait of a longtime friendship; and a stunningly fresh look at plants that will forever change how you see the natural world,"--Amazon.com |
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Jahren has built three laboratories in which she's studied trees, flowers, seeds, and soil. She tells about her childhood in rural Minnesota with an uncompromising mother and a father who encouraged hours of play in his classroom labs; about how she found a sanctuary in science, and the disappointments, triumphs and exhilarating discoveries of scientific work. Yet at the core of this book is the story of a relationship Jahren forged with Bill, who becomes her lab partner and best friend. Their sometimes rogue adventures in science take them over the Atlantic to the ever-light skies of the North Pole and to tropical Hawaii, where she and her lab currently make their home |
| Notes |
"A Borzoi Book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Jahren, Hope.
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Biologists -- United States -- Biography.
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Geobiology -- Research -- Anecdotes.
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Paleobotanists -- Biography.
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Women botanists -- Biography.
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| SUBJECT |
Austin (Minn.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79105963 -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001237
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Anecdotes.
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Reading nook.
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| LC no. |
2015024305 |
| ISBN |
9781101874936 (hardcover) (alkaline paper) |
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