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050	0	0	_aQC49 _b.F75 2001
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100	1		_aFriedman, Robert Marc, _d1949- _932136
245	1	4	_aThe politics of excellence : _bbehind the Nobel Prize in science / _cRobert Marc Friedman.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bTimes Books, _c2001.
300			_axv, 379 p ; _c25 cm.
500			_a"A W. H. Freeman book.".
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
510	0		_aKirkus Review.
510	0		_aLibrary Journal.
520			_aPresents a behind-the-scenes look at the history of the Nobel Prize, awarded for achievement in physics and chemistry, drawing from official unpublished documents and private correspondence to support the author's charge that excellence is not always rewarded and that there are other, less noble reasons why some individuals have won.
521	2		_aAdult _bFollett Library Resources.
650		0	_aChemistry _xAwards _xHistory. _932137
650		0	_aNobel Prizes _xHistory. _932138
650		0	_aPhysics _xAwards _xHistory. _932139
650		7	_aChemistry _xAwards _xHistory. _2sears. _932137
650		7	_aNobel Prizes _xHistory. _2sears. _932138
650		7	_aPhysics _xAwards _xHistory. _2sears. _932139
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