Skeptic: Viewing the World with a Rational Eye
- ISBN-10
- 1627791396
- ISBN-13
- 9781627791397
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-01-12
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company
- Author
- Michael Shermer
Description
Collected essays from bestselling author Michael Shermer's celebrated columns in Scientific American For fifteen years, bestselling author Michael Shermer has written a column in Scientific American magazine that synthesizes scientific concepts and theory for a general audience. His trademark combination of deep scientific understanding and entertaining writing style has thrilled his huge and devoted audience for years. Now, in Skeptic, seventy-five of these columns are available together for the first time; a welcome addition for his fans and a stimulating introduction for new readers.
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