The Best of the Best of American Science Writing

Honoring the 10th anniversary of Ecco’s acclaimed Best American Science Writing series, here is Best of the Best of American Science Writing. The ten previous guest editors—including Oliver Sacks, Natalie Angier, Alan Lightman, Sylvia Nasar, and Matt Ridley—have selected their favorite essays for this one-of-a-kind anthology; eye-opening and provocative gems that, collectively, are truly the Best of the Best of American Science Writing.

For a decade, Ecco has published the most outstanding science writing in America, collected in highly acclaimed annual volumes edited by some of the most impressive and most important names in science and science writing today: James Gleick, Timothy Ferris, Matt Ridley, Oliver Sacks, Dava Sobel, Alan Lightman, Atul Gawande, Gina Kolata, Sylvia Nasar, and Natalie Angier.

Now series editor Jesse Cohen invites the previous guest editors to select their favorite essays for this one-of-a-kind anthology. The result is an outstanding compendium—the best science writing of the new millennium, featuring an introduction by the series' 2010 editor and New York Times bestselling author of How Doctors Think, Jerome Groopman.

Praise for the Best American Science Writing series: “These articles are of varying depth, tone, length, and quality, but all of them are interesting.” - Boston Globe

“Provides an engaging and educational overview of science reporting.” - Science News

“Contemporary science’s best answers to . . . eternal riddles.” - Fortune

“It is rare to be offered such a diverse collection of science writing, even more, one that can be enjoyed by laymen, scientists, and writers alike.” - Nature

“Superb brain candy.” - Kirkus Reviews

“The entire spectrum of science is covered with literary acumen here.” - Booklist