BRINGING SCIENCE TO LIFE: A GUIDE FROM THE SAINT LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER

Highlights include:

interviews with working scientists (a biomedical engineer, a robotics enthusiast, an expert in plate tectonics)

• profiles of science pioneers (Gregor Johann Mendel, Marie Curie, Gus Grissom)
• science in the news (drilling in the San Andreas Fault Zone, virtual sports, a new dinosaur)
• workbook pages (math riddles, “Moon Madness,” charting changing technology)
• games (Trait Bingo, “Let’s Play Paleontologist,” “The Sound of Music”)
• word definitions, fun facts, and a glossary

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THE EXTREME EARTH: WATERFALLS

Did you know Angel Falls -- the tallest waterfall in the world -- is named for a Missourian? Did you know that enough water flows over Niagara's Horseshoe Falls every second to flush more than 135,000 toilets or fill 18,000 bathtubs? Did you know every waterfall is moving backward, propelled by water, wind, and movement below the Earth's surface?

All that and more is in THE EXTREME EARTH: WATERFALLS, which provides in-depth profiles of 10 of the world's most unusual waterfalls. The book includes color and black and white photographs -- and Pat took some of them! Technically, the book is a science text for middle school and high school students, but anyone fascinated with falling water will find it an enjoyable read.

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CHEMOTHERAPY & RADIATION FOR DUMMIES

Click to listen to Pat's Audio about the book. (mp3)

Written with two prominent oncologists from Missouri Baptist Medical Center -- Dr. Alan P. Lyss and Dr. Humberto Fagundes -- this book is comprehensive and compassionate, and presents the facts on chemotherapy and radiation in a straightforward manner and in a conversational tone.

One reviewer wrote: “Without reservation, this is the definitive primer for the common person who must deal with cancer. From the first page, it's light enough to make you smile, yet informative enough to answer your questions.”

Don’t go through cancer without this book -- this is the cancer treatment book with bedside manner!
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WILD THINGS: UNTOLD TALES FROM THE FIRST CENTURY AT THE SAINT LOUIS ZOO

Remember Phil the Gorilla? Siegfried the Walrus? Miss Jim? Mr. Moke? They all are here, along with hundreds of other animals from our own Zoo. This hilarious history tells all, from the earliest days right up to the mighty Raja.

One reviewer wrote, “Through her warm and witty telling of these zoo tales, Corrigan conveys why this venerable institution has been beloved by St. Louisans of all ages, and admired the world over for nearly a century.”

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CONVERTIBLE DREAMS: SATURDAY MORNING MUSINGS ON LIFE, LUNCH, AND MATTERS OF THE HEART

If you miss my Saturday morning columns in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, this is the book for you – a collection of the best published over a nine-year period. Friendships, parenting, pantyhose, breast cancer and fear of sushi – it’s all here!

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