title: Life Stories: World-Renowned Scientists Reflect on their Lives and the
author: Heather Newbold
description: YA-Newbold has brought together the stories of 16 of the English-speaking world's eminent authorities on the ecology of Earth. They are at once captivating reading for teens wondering how to transform one's youthful enthusiasm for nature and science into a career, and challenging for everyone who cannot escape the realization by the final chapter that our planet's well-being is inextricably our own well-being. Readers meet, among others, Max Nicholson, who founded the World Wildlife Fund; George M. Woodwell, who founded the Ecosystems Center at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole; and Ruth Patrick, who pioneered methods for detecting pollution in freshwater habitats. All of them speak with equal passion about their own development of and participation in the environmental awareness movement. Newbold concludes with the "World Scientists' Call for Action at the Kyoto Climate Summit."-Cynthia J. Rieben, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA <br />Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  # [ACKNOWLEDGMENTS](9780062014436_epub_toc_r1.htm#acka)
  
  
  There are many courageous researchers and scientists who are trying to sound
  the wired/wireless wakeup call but whose voices are rarely heard. I have
  sincerely tried to give many of their findings a platform in this book by
  presenting their research in an area charged with controversy and politics.
  
  
  First and foremost, I must express my deepest thanks to the incredible
  dedication and research abilities of Denise Foley, who was invaluable in the
  development of this book. Denise embraced the project with joy, humor, and a
  scientist’s desire to ferret out the truth. Denise: You are a gem. My
  brilliant and creative editor Nancy Hancock, who was also the guiding light in
  my Fat Flush series, once again showed her “true grit” with her tireless
  support and belief in the importance of the _Zapped_ message. She engaged the
  entire HarperOne team, who have all been such enthusiastic supporters of this
  book—even as they work and live in