Lab Girl

Lab Girl

An Amazon Best Book of April 2016: I was doubtful that I would like this book. While I appreciate a beautiful flower as much as the next city-girl, the thought of reading a whole book about a geobiologist-- a scientist who spends her life studying plants, trees, soils as well as flowers--made me want to run to the nearest dysfunctional family memoir about crazy parents and their wounded children. But Hope Jahren won me over very quickly. Somehow she knows me: â€œthe average person [who] cannot imagine himself staring at dirt for longer than the twenty seconds needed to pick up whatever object he just dropped.â€ And she doesnâ€™t judge. Instead, she just tells her story, which, it turns out has a lot to do with plants and science, of course--her father was a scientist, she basically grew up in a lab, and taking long walks through nature was the way she communed with her reticent Scandinavian American parents--but also has a lot to do with other things. Like life, for instance, and friendship and passion and love, for ideas, for work and for all living beings, including--shocker!--people. Surely many readers will feel as I did that the story of her relationship with Bill, her physically and emotionally damaged lab partner, is at the heart of this wonderful story; itâ€™s unusual, itâ€™s inspiring and it doesnâ€™t fit neatly into the little window box we think weâ€™re supposed to favor. And if Jahren can surprise you about all that messy human stuff, just think how she can change your feelings about dirt. --Sara Nelson
Country USA
Brand Knopf
Manufacturer Knopf
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781101874936
Model 1101874937
Color Cream
ReleaseDate 2016-04-05
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9781101874936

Country	USA
Brand	Knopf
Manufacturer	Knopf
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781101874936
Model	1101874937
Color	Cream
ReleaseDate	2016-04-05
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9781101874936

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