Alanna Mitchell: 3 books
The Spinning Magnet
The Electromagnetic Force That Created the Modern World--and Could Destroy It
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
The mystery of Earth's invisible, life-supporting power
Alanna Mitchell's globe-trotting history of the science of electromagnetism and the Earth's magnetic field--right up to the latest indications that the North and South Poles may soon reverse, with apocalyptic results--will soon change...
Malignant Metaphor
Confronting Cancer Myths
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
“Clear medical explanations . . . will bring comfort to those readers and their loved ones facing a cancer diagnosis” (Publishers Weekly).
Winner of the Lane Anderson Award for Science Writing
Alanna Mitchell explores the facts and myths about cancer in this powerful book, as she recounts...
Invisible Plastic
What Happens When Your Garbage Ends Up in the Ocean
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Plastic is ubiquitous in our modern lives - a 17.6 billion industry in Canada alone that makes everything from shipping bags to packaging to clothing. It's made our lives much more convenient and until recently we haven't thought much about the fact that we throw a lot of it away after just one use,...