Questa autrice approfondisce gli intricati processi della vita sulla Terra attraverso la ricerca indipendente in paleobiologia. Il suo lavoro è caratterizzato da una profonda comprensione dei principi scientifici e dalla capacità di renderli accessibili ai lettori. Attraverso la sua scrittura, offre uno sguardo affascinante sul passato del nostro pianeta e sulla vita che lo abitò.
Mary Jane embarks on a perilous adventure down the Mississippi River in pre-Civil War America, confronting deadly illness, deceitful landowners, and cunning swindlers. Her journey is filled with challenges that test her resilience and courage, setting the stage for an exciting tale of survival and determination before her eventual meeting with Huckleberry Finn.
How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here
Focusing on the journey to climate change, this work explores the historical and societal factors that contributed to the current environmental crisis. It offers insights into our past decisions and their impacts, while also proposing pathways for a sustainable future. Through a blend of narrative and analysis, it aims to educate readers on the complexities of climate change and inspire action for positive change.
From the bestselling author of Lab Girl: a passionate scientist's uniquely personal take on the defining issue of our time.
Lab Girl is a book about work and about love, and the mountains that can be moved when those two things come together. It is told through Jahren's remarkable stories: about the discoveries she has made in her lab, as well as her struggle to get there; about her childhood playing in her father's laboratory; about how lab work became a sanctuary for both her heart and her hands; about Bill, the brilliant, wounded man who became her loyal colleague and best friend; about their field trips - sometimes authorised, sometimes very much not - that took them from the Midwest across the USA, to Norway and to Ireland, from the pale skies of North Pole to tropical Hawaii; and about her constant striving to do and be her best, and her unswerving dedication to her life's work. Visceral, intimate, gloriously candid and sometimes extremely funny, Jahren's descriptions of her work, her intense relationship with the plants, seeds and soil she studies, and her insights on nature enliven every page of this thrilling book. In Lab Girl, we see anew the complicated power of the natural world, and the power that can come from facing with bravery and conviction the challenge of discovering who you are.