The other books – A journey through science books

On March 2007 JCOM issue, Bruce Lewenstein made this question: why should we care about science books? Next he analyzed some fundamental roles of science books. As a continuation for that enquiry, this text wants to be a dialogue about science, readers, and books, just a quick look at many of the ot...

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Main Author: Juan Nepote
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sissa Medialab 2008-06-01
Series:JCOM: Journal of Science Communication
Online Access:http://jcom.sissa.it/archive/07/02/Jcom0702%282008%29L01/Jcom0702%282008%29L01.pdf
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Summary:On March 2007 JCOM issue, Bruce Lewenstein made this question: why should we care about science books? Next he analyzed some fundamental roles of science books. As a continuation for that enquiry, this text wants to be a dialogue about science, readers, and books, just a quick look at many of the other books, science books, those that do not find easily their place in bookstores and libraries; these books situated beyond labels like fiction or romance but equally memorable, necessaries and desirables.
ISSN:1824-2049