“Buckeye tigers,” a midnight massacre, and missed opportunities

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

Rough Beasts: The Zanesville Zoo Massacre, One Year Later. By Charles Siebert. Published by Byliner.

Reviewed by Seth Mnookin

January 29, 2013

Great Investigations Deserve Great Ebooks

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

In The Wrong Hands. By Ryan Gabrielson. Published by California Watch/Center for Investigative Reporting.

Reviewed by Deborah Blum

January 23, 2013

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

Flatland. By Edwin A. Abbott. Originally published in 1884.

Guest reviewed by Jaime Green

January 17, 2013

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

The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms, with Observations on Their Habits. By Charles Darwin.

Guest reviewed by Virginia Hughes

January 7, 2013

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

John McAfee’s Last Stand. By Joshua Davis. Published by Conde Nast.

Reviewed by Veronique Greenwood

January 3, 2013