The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2018

6 best books like The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2018 (Sam Kean): A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers, Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives, Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them): A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying, The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life, The Best American Essays 2018, The Best American Mystery Stories 2018

A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers

Author	Victor LaValle
ISBN	0525508805

What if America's founding ideals finally became reality? A future of peace, justice, and love comes to life in original speculative stories that challenge oppression and embrace inclusiveness--from N. K. Jemisin, Charles Yu, Jamie Ford, and more.

For many Americans, imagining a bright...

Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives

Author

Mark Miodownik

Líquidos. Essas substâncias mágicas que fluem pelas nossas vidas.

Da revolucionária caneta de László Biro, ao querosene de Abraham Gesner, das estradas que se reparam automaticamente, passando pelo café, pelo chá ou pela água, Miodownik usa a sua enorme capacidade de divulgador...

Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them): A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying

Author

Sallie Tisdale

As the title of her current book makes clear, Sallie Tisdale is a provocative writer who likes to address uncomfortable (even taboo) subjects that many prefer to avoid. If you can get past the blunt, weirdly funny, and challenging title of this book, you’ll be okay with the contents: an interesting...

The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life

Author	David Quammen
ISBN	1476776628

Nonpareil science writer David Quammen explains how recent discoveries in molecular biology can change our understanding of evolution and life’s history, with powerful implications for human health and even our own human nature.

In the mid-1970s, scientists began using DNA sequences...

The Best American Essays 2018

Author	Hilton Als
ISBN	0544817346

The Pulitzer–Prize winning and Guggenheim-honored Hilton Als curates the best essays from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites, bringing “the fierce style of street reading and the formal tradition of critical inquiry, reads culture, race, and gender” (New York Times) to the task.

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The Best American Mystery Stories 2018

Author	Louise Penny
ISBN	0544949099

#1 New York Times best-selling author of the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels, Louise Penny brings her “nerve and skill—as well as heart” (Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post) to selecting the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year.

Writing short stories takes “Skill....