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1 online resource (290 pages) |
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Summary |
-- Lab Girl Yet at the core of this book is the story of a relationship Jahren forged with a brilliant, wounded man named Bill, who becomes her lab partner and best friend. Their sometimes rogue adventures in science take them from the Midwest across the United States and back again, 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. Jahren?s probing look at plants, her astonishing tenacity of spirit, and her acute insights on nature enliven every page of this extraordinary book. Lab Girl From the Hardcover edition. |
Audience |
1240 Lexile. |
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1240L Lexile |
Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.0 18 181588 |
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Accelerated Reader UG 8.0 18 181588 |
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A memoir by an award-winning paleobiologist traces her childhood in her father's laboratory, her longtime relationship with a brilliant but wounded colleague and the remarkable discoveries they have made both in the lab and during extensive field research assignments. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
Subject |
Jahren, Hope.
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Biologists -- United States -- Biography.
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Geobiology -- Research -- Anecdotes.
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Personal Memoirs -- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY. |
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Plants -- NATURE. |
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Environmental Science -- SCIENCE. |
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Biography & Autobiography. |
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Nature. |
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Science. |
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Nonfiction. |
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Nonfiction. |
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Nonfiction. |
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Biography & Autobiography. |
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Nature. |
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Science. |
Genre |
Electronic books. |
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Electronic books.
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e-book [online only] OverDrive.
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Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Jahren, Hope. Lab girl New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016 9781101874936 (DLC) 2015024305 (OCoLC)910979636 |
ISBN |
9781101874943 : $48.00 |
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1101874945 : $48.00 |
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