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A collection of twenty science and nature essays originally published in magazines and periodicals in 1999, selected for inclusion by guest editor David Quammen, with contributors' notes, and a list of one hundred additional distinguished articles of 1999.

Grammy winner and reggae icon Ziggy Marley creates his first children's album with several special guests, including Jack Johnson, Paul Simon, and Willie Nelson

Are tech giants the new robber barons of the digital age? Many governments and ordinary people are increasingly uncomfortable with the monopolistic might a small number of tech companies are amassing, the taxes they are avoiding, the data they are collecting, the privacy they are undermining, and the way they are functioning as extraterritorial powers beholden to no state and to no citizen or consumer. All sides of this super-charged debate are represented...

Sexual assault on the campuses of universities and private schools appears to be on the rise. Alcohol and fraternities are easy targets, but the issue is much more complicated. Despite attempts made by administrators to define consent clearly, it can be a legal gray area. Students condemned by a schools excessively broad definition of sexual assault can be branded rapists long after graduation. Victims must face their attackers on campus because administrators...

"Story time with Ranger Rick! Good stories do more than entertain -they teach as well. From its first issued back in 1967, Ranger Rick magazine has distinguished itself by publishing hundreds of stories that capture children's imaginations while teaching them about wildlife, ecology, and all of nature. This volume collects some of the best of those stories about a rich variety of wild animals, from unfamiliar creatures in distant lands to familiar...