ALA Outstanding Books for the College BoundScience & Technology

Given by Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)

Outros Nomes: YALSA Outstanding Books for the College Bound (Inglês), YALSA Outstanding Books for the College Bound 2014 (Inglês), YALSA's List of Outstanding books for the College Bound (Inglês)
37 Works 71,310 Livros 1,990 Críticas 4.0
From the ALA site:

A YALSA Committee of public, secondary school, and academic librarians selectes the list. Revised every five years as a tool for several audiences (students preparing for mostrar mais college, educators, librarians, and parents) it offers opportunities for independent reading and lifelong learning. Use it to round out your reading as you prepare for college entrance exams and courses, to strengthen your knowledge in a variety of subject areas and enhance appreciation for different cultures and times.

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Categorias:
Todos, Arts & Humanities (12), Arts and Humanities (25), Biografia (30), Drama (24), Ficção (40), Histórico (23), History & Cultures (16), History and Cultures (24), Humanities (23), Humanities, 2004; Arts & Humanities, 2009 (1), Literature & Language Arts (40), Literature & Language Arts, 2004; History & Cultures, 2009 (1), Literature and Language Arts (26), Não ficção (70), Poesia (19), Science & Technology (37), Science & Technology, 2004, Science & Technology, 2009 (1), Science and Technology (25), Social Sciences (62), Social Sciences, 2004; Literature & Language Arts, 2009 (1), [1999], Fiction, 1999 (1), No Category (2)
Anos:
Todos, 2009 (14), 2004 (23)
ObraAno
God's Debris: A Thought Experiment por Scott Adams
2009
Feed por M. T. Anderson
2009
The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks por Susan Casey
2009
Little Brother por Cory Doctorow
2009
Another Day in the Frontal Lobe: A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside por Katrina Firlik
2009
The Weather Makers : How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth por Tim Flannery
2009
The Big Necessity por Rose George
2009
The Race to Save the Lord God Bird por Phillip M. Hoose
2009
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There por Aldo Leopold
2009
The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body por David Macaulay
2009
American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau por Bill McKibben
2009
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World por Michael Pollan
2009
The Wild Trees por Richard Preston
2009
Lost Discoveries: The Ancient Roots of Modern Science--From the Babylonians to the Maya por Dick Teresi
2009
The Sand-Reckoner (Tom Doherty Associates Books) por Gillian Bradshaw
2004
Inventing Modern America: From the Microwave to the Mouse por David E. Brown
2004
A Short History of Nearly Everything por Bill Bryson
2004
The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure por Hans Magnus Enzensberger
2004
The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History, 1300–1850 por Brian M. Fagan
2004
What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character por Richard Feynman
2004
In Code: A Mathematical Journey por Sarah Flannery
2004
The Universe in a Nutshell por Stephen Hawking
2004
Eureka!: Scientific Breakthroughs that Changed the World por Leslie Alan Horvitz
2004
Insect Lives: Stories of Mystery and Romance from a Hidden World por Erich Hoyt
2004
Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation por Olivia Judson
2004
Atom : An Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth...and Beyond por Lawrence M. Krauss
2004
Dinner at the New Gene Café: How Genetic Engineering Is Changing What We Eat, How We Live, and the Global Politics of Food por Bill Lambrecht
2004
The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number por Mario Livio
2004
El Nino: Unlocking the Secrets of the Master Weather-Maker por J. Madeleine Nash
2004
Promised the Moon: The Untold Story of the First Women in the Space Race por Stephanie Nolen
2004
Madness: A Brief History por Roy Porter
2004
The Demon in the Freezer: A True Story por Richard Preston
2004
Hydrogen: The Essential Element por John S. Rigden
2004
Last Breath: Cautionary Tales from the Limits of Human Endurance por Peter Stark
2004
The Primal Teen: What the New Discoveries about the Teenage Brain Tell Us about Our Kids por Barbara Strauch
2004
The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry por Bryan Sykes
2004
Great Projects: The Epic Story of the Building of America from the Taming of the Mississippi to the Invention of the Internet por James Tobin
2004

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