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David Dobbs writes articles and essays on science, medicine, and culture for The New York Times, NY Times Book Review, Atlantic, WIRED, et alia. He also wrote the #1 Kindle Single My Mother’s Lover and books describing fierce arguments about forests, fish, and Darwin’s reefs. He lives in Vermont.

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	My Mother's Lover 3.48 avg rating — 531 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reef Madness: Charles Darwin, Alexander Agassiz, and the Meaning of Coral 3.89 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Northern Forest 3.55 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1995 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Gulf: Fishermen, Scientists, and the Struggle to Revive the World's Greatest Fishery 3.58 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You can take the boy out of Scunthorpe (5 Chapters) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heart and Soul it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Science of the Teenage Brain: Hormones, Risk, and Rebellion 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	From Blue Ridge Mountain Boy to Sooner Slayer:: A Perspective on Hunting, Fishing, Family and Friends by Alan Stie, David Dobbs (Goodreads Author) (editor), Donald Diehl (contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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