About this title: In "The Art and Politics of Science" a Nobel prize-winning cancer biologist, leader of major scientific institutions and veteran of the American science policy wars reflects on his remarkable career. A year into his graduate studies in literature at Harvard University, Harold Varmus discovered he was drawn instead to medicine and eventually found himself at the forefront of cancer research at the University of California, San Francisco. In this warm, engaging memoir, Varmus considers a remarkable life's work and also shares his perspective from the trenches of politicised battlegrounds ...
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Description: Fine. 0393061280 NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has a small black ink mark on outside edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780393061284ISBN:0393061280
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 315 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780393061284ISBN:0393061280
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 315 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 2009-02-02
ISBN-13:9780393061284ISBN:0393061280
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780393061284ISBN:0393061280
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Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Edition: 1st edition
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780393061284ISBN:0393061280
Description: New. A Nobel Prize-winning cancer biologist, leader of major scientific institutions, and veteran of science policy wars reflects on his remarkable career and offers a stimulating reminder to people in all walks of life about the fascinating--and central-... read more
Edition: First Edition First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780393061284ISBN:0393061280
Description: As New in As New jacket. Fine hard cover in fine unclipped dj. Clean tight and unmarked. 315pp f/f. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780393061284ISBN:0393061280
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Minor shelf wear. Otherwise a tight, bright, unmarked book. Index. xii, 315 pp. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Ww Norton & Co
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780393061284ISBN:0393061280
Description: New. A year into his graduate studies in literature at Harvard University, Harold Varmus discovered he was drawn instead to medicine and eventually found himself at the forefront of cancer research at the University of California, San Francisco. This memoi... read more
"I feel like I'm punishing the author for having a rather dull interesting life. There are no epic successes or failures but a narrative of competence and ability. I kept reading hoping for some stunning revelation and there was quite little. The time on Sloan Kettering was short and there was little insider information that gave one the feeling of having seen great secrets.
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