Here’s the list. (And here’s the book.)
[Update--fixed the paper's title. Sorry, people of Cleveland.]
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He is the author of seven books, the most recent of which is The Tangled Bank: An Introduction To Evolution. His website is carlzimmer.com and his address is [ blog at carlzimmer dot com ].
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Books by Carl Zimmer
The Tangled Bank is the best written and best illustrated introduction to evolution of the Darwin centennial decade, and also the most conversant with ongoing research.--E. O. Wilson, Harvard University
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"Superb...quietly revolutionary"--Boston Globe
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"Fascinating...thrilling... Zimmer has produced a top-notch work of popular science."--Los Angeles Times
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"As thorough as it is graceful...This is as fine a book as one will find on the subject."--Scientific American
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"A book capable of changing how we see the world."--The Los Angeles Times
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"A fascinating story, which Zimmer unfolds as a tale of high-stakes scientific sleuthing."--Booklist
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- DISCOVERmagazine: Living World
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December 14th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Kudos to you, Carl. I’ll wager ‘Microcosm’ will be on every ‘Best of the Year’ list yet to come.
December 14th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Congratulations!
I bought it last week and it is slated to be read in a while.
Kudos again!
December 14th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Carl, Congraulations! I have used so much from your blog about the microbial world to enhance the teaching in my high school biology class over the years. Thanks for making science accessible. One note- the name of the Cleveland paper is the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Susan
December 14th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
I am shocked to hear the Cleveland Post is back in business after shutting down decades ago.