This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.

November 29, 2012

I’m Starved For You (Positron), by Margaret Atwood.  Published by Byliner. $2.99. Available for Kindle, Nook, iPad, and others.

Reviewed by Veronique Greenwood

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This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.

November 14, 2012

Do No Harm, by Anil Ananthaswamy. Published by Matter, $.99. Visit Matter for details about formats, purchasing, and membership.

Reviewed by Carl Zimmer

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This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.

November 9, 2012

Rockets and People: Volume 1, by Boris Chertok. Published by NASA. PDF, free.

Reviewed by Veronique Greenwood

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This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.

October 27, 2012

Angel Killer, by Deborah Blum (The Atavist, October 2012). Available via The Atavist app and for Kindle.

Reviewed by Annalee Newitz

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This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.

October 22, 2012

Micrographia: Or Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made With Magnifying Glasses With Observations and Inquiries Thereupon. By Robert Hooke. Originally published 1665. Project Gutenberg (web), Linda Hall Libary (web), Google Books (free), National Library of Medicine (flash web site, Turn the Pages App [free])

Reviewed by Carl Zimmer

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