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HAVEN : THE DRAMATIC STORY OF 1,000 WORLD WAR II REFUGEES AND HOW THEY CAME TO AMERICA
SOBEL, DAVA (Foreword)
2000 176611 t Before and after World War II, Gruber was a journalist, chronicling, among other stories, the establishment and development of Israel. During the war, however, she worked for New Dealer Harold Ickes. When, in 1943, FDR decided to admit 1,000 war refugees to the U.S., Gruber volunteered, with Ickes' support, to accompany the group from Europe to their camp in Oswego, New York. Gruber's tale of that journey and its aftermath has long been out of print; this revised and enlarged edition coincides with a CBS miniseries on the subject broadcast in May 2000. Haven is a remarkable story, following a vivid cast of characters from their dangerous sea journey to Fort Ontario in upstate New York to the battle in Congress to allow these refugees to remain in the U.S. once the war was over. Gruber's involving story may offer evidence that literary skill is inherited: its introduction is provided by Gruber's niece, Dava Sobel, author of Longitude (1995) and, most recently, Galileo's Daughter. Mary Carroll Copyright © American Library Association. Everyone concerned about courage in a grievous time will want to read Haven . . . Ruth Gruber, one of America's finest journalists . . . has given us an enduring and inspiring gift." -- Blanche Wiesen Cook, author of Eleanor Roosevelt. Three Rivers Press 0-8129-3301-X / 9780812933017
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THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE WRITING 2004
Sobel, Dava
2004 5328 ABOUT THE BOOK The Best American Science Writing 2004 FROM OUR EDITORS The fifth edition of this annual anthology includes pieces by Diane Ackerman, Sherwin Nuland, John Updike, Jennifer Kahn, Michael Pollen, Oliver Morton, and Atul Gawunde. Superb writing on a wide range of scientific topics. FROM THE PUBLISHER "This year, Jennifer Kahn's "Stripped for Parts" was selected as the lead story because, as Sobel reveals, "it begins with one of the most arresting openings I have ever read." In "Columbia's Last Flight," William Langewiesche recounts the February 1, 2003, space shuttle tragedy, along with the investigation into the nationwide complacency that brought the ship down. K. C. Cole's "Fun with Physics" is a profile of astrophysicist Janet Conrad that blends her personal life with professional activity. In "Desperate Measures," the doctor and writer Atul Gawande profiles the surgeon Francis Daniels Moore, whose experiments in the 1940s and '50s pushed medicine harder and farther than almost anyone had contemplated. Also included is a poem by the legendary John Updike, "Mars as Bright as Venus." The collection ends with Diane Ackerman's "ebullient" essay "We Are All a Part of Nature."" Together these twenty-three articles on a wide range of today's most current topics in science - from biology, physics, biotechnology, and astronomy, to anthropology, genetics, evolutionary theory, and cognition - represent the full spectrum of scientific writing from America's most prominent science authors, proving once again that "good science writing is evidently plentiful" (Scientific American). FROM THE CRITICS Publishers Weekly In this collection of 22 essays and one poem (by John Updike), accomplished essayists writing on subjects across the spectrum of science inform readers without talking down to them or falling into scientific jargon. Sobel (Longitude, Galileo's Daughter) canvassed periodicals as far afield as Mother Jones and Parade, deftly juggling the length, subject and tone of her choices, which include long, serious pieces, like William Langewiesche's account of the disastrous breakdown in decision making within NASA that led to the Columbia tragedy and Susan Milius's short, light-handed description of "the unsung triumphs of creativity" in scientific experiments, such as figuring out how to leash a rattlesnake or frustrate lovelorn dragonflies. Kevin Patterson describes the spread of drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis resulting from complacency within the medical profession. K.C. Cole tells of physicist Janet Conrad's search for the elusive "sterile neutrino" using a giant vat of baby oil, and Michael Pollan recounts food scientists' efforts to save vanishing species of turkeys, oysters and corn to preserve genetic diversity as well as flavors that were common in meals long ago. One might argue that space and cosmology are overrepresented. But fans of good science writing, and of good writing of any kind, will find much enjoyment in this collection. (Sept. 20) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information. HarperCollins Publishers 0-06-072639-3 / 9780060726393
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