The Secret Life of Dust

From the Cosmos to the Kitchen Counter, the Big Consequences of Little Things

Hannah Holmes

240 pages, parution le 31/03/2003

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Résumé

"You will never again look disparagingly upon dust. Hannah Holmes has written my favorite kind of book--one that takes a seemingly mundane subject and trumpets its significance in our lives not only on Earth, but in the Heavens."
-- Dr. Neil de Grasse Tyson, Director, Hayden Planetarium and author of One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos

"A fascinating journey into the unseen flecks that underpin our world and those beyond."
-- Peter Tyson, author of The Eighth Continent

"Witty, interesting, and absolutely terrifying."
-- Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"An excellent work. Dust is small, but The Secret Life of Dust is a big, and fun, accomplishment."
-- Austin American-Statesman

"Few browsers will put science writer Hannah Holmes' latest volume down without adding it to their to-be-read list."
-- Dallas Morning News

"Worth the price on its dust jacket. Holmes' book belongs on your shelf, in a dusty nook between the works of Diane Ackerman and John McPhee."
-- Chicago Tribune

"It's an entertaining little book. . . . After reading The Secret Life of Dust, the fluff in your vacuum cleaner will never look quite the same again."
-- New Scientist

"An unusual perspective on things we don't notice."
-- The Sunday Times

"Hannah Holmes is a science writer to watch. Who ever thought dust could so shine?"
-- Kirkus Reviews

Contents

The World in a Grain of Dust
Life and Death among the Stars
A Light and Intriguing Rain of Space Dust
The (Deadly) Dust of Deserts
A Steady Upward Rain of Dust
Dust on the Wind Heeds No Borders
Did Dust Do In the Ice Age?
A Steady, Downward Rain of Dust
A Few Unsavory Characters from the Neighborhood
Microscopic Monsters and Other Indoor Devils
Dust to Dust

L'auteur - Hannah Holmes

HANNAH HOLMES is a science and natural history writer whose work has been widely published, appearing in the Los Angeles Times Magazine, the New York Times Magazine, Outside, Sierra, National Geographic Traveler, and Escape. Her broadcast work has been featured on "Living on Earth" and Discovery Channel Online's "Science Live."

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Hannah Holmes
Parution	31/03/2003
Nb. de pages	240
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	325g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780471426356
ISBN13	978-0-471-42635-6