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Lab girl / Hope Jahren.

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.

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’s 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781101874936
ISBN: 1101874937
Physical Description: 290 pages ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"A Borzoi Book."
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-290).
Formatted Contents Note:	Prologue -- Roots and leaves -- Wood and knots -- Flowers and fruit -- Epilogue.