Lab girl
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
290 pages ; 24 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 18
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
BIO JAHREN 2016
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BIO JAHREN 2016
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Sierra View Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
BIO JAHREN 2016
1 available
BIO JAHREN 2016
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography Shelf | BIO JAHREN 2016 | On Shelf | |
Northwest Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography Shelf | BIO JAHREN 2016 | Checked Out | May 2, 2024 |
Sierra View Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography Shelf | BIO JAHREN 2016 | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 8, 18 Points
Level 8, 18 Points
Notes
General Note
"A Borzoi Book."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
Acclaimed scientist Hope Jahren has built three laboratories in which she's studied trees, flowers, seeds, and soil. Her first book might have been a revelatory treatise on plant life. Lab Girl is that, but it is also so much more. Because in it, Jahren also shares with us her inspiring life story, in prose that takes your breath away. Lab Girl is a book about work, about love, and about the mountains that can be moved when those two things come together. It is told through Jahren's remarkable stories: about the things she's discovered in her lab, as well as how she got there; about her childhood--hours of unfettered play in her father's laboratory; about how she found a sanctuary in science, and learned to perform lab work "with both the heart and the hands"; about a brilliant and wounded man named Bill, who became her loyal colleague and best friend; about their adventurous, sometimes rogue research trips, which take them from the Midwest all across the United States and over the Atlantic, from the ever-light skies of the North Pole to tropical Hawaii; and about her constant striving to do and be the best she could, never allowing personal or professional obstacles to cloud her dedication to her work. Jahren's probing look at plants, her astonishing tenacity of spirit, and her insights on nature enliven every page of this book. Lab Girl allows us to see with clear eyes the beautiful, sophisticated mechanisms within every leaf, blade of grass, and flower petal, and also the power within ourselves to face--with bravery and conviction--life's ultimate challenge: discovering who you are.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jahren, H. (2016). Lab girl (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jahren, Hope. 2016. Lab Girl. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jahren, Hope. Lab Girl Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jahren, Hope. Lab Girl First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
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