The Book Prize Index

Ice: The Nature, the History, and the Uses of an Astonishing Substance

Mariana Gosnell

A former "Newsweek" reporter offers a sparkling illumination of ice, the natural phenomenon whose ebbs and flows over time help shape the world in which we live. of photos.

ScienceScience · medium confidenceScience81 signalsLlm Classifier: Science -> ScienceKeyword Classifier: Nature & Environment -> Nature & EnvironmentAward Category: Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology -> ScienceScience & DiscoveryTechnology, Computing & AIClimate, Weather & Disaster

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and TechnologyMajor2005FinalistSecondary source
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  3. 03 Suggested argument

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

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