Avoid Boring People Lessons from a Life in

From Nobel Prize-winning scientist James D. Watson, a living legend for his work unlocking the structure of DNA, comes this candid and entertaining memoir, filled with practical advice for those starting out their academic careers. InAvoid Boring People, Watson lays down a lifers"s wisdom for getting ahead in a competitive world. Witty and uncompromisingly honest, he shares his thoughts on how young scientists should choose the projects that will shape their careers, the supreme importance of collegiality, and dealing with competitors within the same institution. Itrs"s an irreverent romp through Watsonrs"s colorful career and an indispensable guide to anyone interested in nurturing the life of the mind.

James D. Watson was director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York from 1968 to 1993 and is now its chancellor emeritus. He was the first director of the National Center for Human Genome Research of the National Institutes of Health from 1989 to 1992. A member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society, he has received the Copley Medal of the Royal Society and is a Knight of the British Empire (KBE). He has also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the National Medal of Science, and, with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962.

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Manners Acquired as a Child	p. 3
Manners Learned While an Undergraduate	p. 21
Manners Picked up in Graduate School	p. 38
Manners Followed by the Phage Group	p. 55
Manners Passed on to an Aspiring Young Scientist	p. 72
Manners Needed for Important Science	p. 94
Manners Practiced as an Untenured Professor	p. 118
Manners Deployed for Academic Zing	p. 136
Manners Noticed as a Dispensable White House Adviser	p. 155
Manners Appropriate for a Nobel Prize	p. 173
Manners Demanded by Academic Ineptitude	p. 195
Manners Behind Readable Books	p. 213
Manners Required for Academic Civility	p. 240
Manners For Holding Down Two Jobs	p. 259
Manners Maintained When Reluctantly Leaving Harvard	p. 286
Epilogue	p. 316
Cast of Characters	p. 329
Remembered Lessons	p. 343
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