On An Irish Island
by Robert Kanigel
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Acceptable
- ISBN 10
- 0307269590
- ISBN 13
- 9780307269591
- Seller
-
Creston, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
ROBERT KANIGEL is the author of six previous books. He has been the recipient of numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Grady-Stack Award for science writing. His book The Man Who Knew Infinity was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, Harvard Magazine, and Psychology Today. He has just retired as Professor of Science Writing at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and now lives in Baltimore.
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- Bookseller
- Charlie's Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14513
- Title
- On An Irish Island
- Author
- Robert Kanigel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0307269590
- ISBN 13
- 9780307269591
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- Great Blasket, Ireland
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- History;
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