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Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Vintage Books
Publication date
October 1, 2002
Pages
337
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780375704048
ISBN-10
0375704043
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.25 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.70 lbs.
Original list price
$15.95
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The scientific wonder of youth is skillfully evoked in this intriguing memoir by the distinguished neurologist and author of Awakenings in which he describes his fascination with metals, gases, and chemicals, especially 'Uncle Tungsten,' and with unravelling the complex mysteries of the world around him. Reprint. 100,000 first printing.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (May 1, 2002)
9780786241484 | details & prices | 535 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $30.95
About: A memoir of the scientific wonder of youth by the distinguished neurologist and author describes his fascination with metals, gasses, and chemicals, expecially 'Uncle Tungsten,' and with unravelling the complex mysteries of the world around him.
About: A memoir of the scientific wonder of youth by the distinguished neurologist and author describes his fascination with metals, gasses, and chemicals, expecially 'Uncle Tungsten,' and with unravelling the complex mysteries of the world around him.
from Alfred a Knopf Inc (October 1, 2001)
9780375404481 | details & prices | 337 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Long before Oliver Sacks became a distinguished neurologist and bestselling writer, he was a small English boy fascinated by metals-also by chemical reactions (the louder and smellier the better), photography, squids and cuttlefish, H.
About: Long before Oliver Sacks became a distinguished neurologist and bestselling writer, he was a small English boy fascinated by metals-also by chemical reactions (the louder and smellier the better), photography, squids and cuttlefish, H.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Vintage Books (October 1, 2002)
9780375704048 | details & prices | 337 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $15.95
About: A memoir of the scientific wonder of youth by the distinguished neurologist and author describes his fascination with metals, gasses, and chemicals, and with unravelling the complex mysteries of the world around him.
About: A memoir of the scientific wonder of youth by the distinguished neurologist and author describes his fascination with metals, gasses, and chemicals, and with unravelling the complex mysteries of the world around him.
Reinforced
With Oliver W. Sacks |
from Demco Media (July 1, 2003)
9780606286688 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $23.50
About: A memoir of the scientific wonder of youth by the distinguished neurologist and author describes his fascination with metals, gasses, and chemicals, and with unravelling the complex mysteries of the world around him.
About: A memoir of the scientific wonder of youth by the distinguished neurologist and author describes his fascination with metals, gasses, and chemicals, and with unravelling the complex mysteries of the world around him.
Prebinding
With Oliver W. Sacks |
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (June 5, 2008)
9781435297364 | details & prices | 337 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.86 lbs | List price $23.95
With Oliver W. Sacks |
from Turtleback Books (September 1, 2002)
9780613708715 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $26.90
About: A memoir of the scientific wonder of youth by the distinguished neurologist and author describes his fascination with metals, gasses, and chemicals, and with unravelling the complex mysteries of the world around him.
About: A memoir of the scientific wonder of youth by the distinguished neurologist and author describes his fascination with metals, gasses, and chemicals, and with unravelling the complex mysteries of the world around him.
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