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The Environment and Conservation

Editor’s Letter

In Journey of the Universe Brian Thomas Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker tell the epic story of the universe from an inspired new perspective, weaving the findings of modern science together with endur-ing wisdom found in the human-istic traditions of the West, China, India, and indigenous peoples. The authors explore cosmic evolution as a profoundly wondrous process based on creativity, connection, and interdependence, and they envision an unprecedented opportunity for the world’s people to address the daunting ecological and social challenges of our times.

Journey of the Universe transforms how we understand our origins and envision our future. Though a little book, it tells a big story—one that inspires hope for a way in which Earth and its human civilizations could flourish together.

Cloth 2011 175 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-17190-7 $25.00

EnvironmentAn Interdisciplinary Anthology

Selected, Edited, and with Introductions by Glenn Adelson, James Engell, Brent Ranalli, and K. P. Van Anglen

This major, definitive anthology of writings is a complete and up-to-date guide to environmental literacy. The first to be organized around the idea that environmental studies must be interdisciplinary, the collection demonstrates how the natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities all contribute to a balanced understanding of the natural world and our relation-ships to it.

Paper 2008 984 pp. 127 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-11077-7 $45.00 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-15031-5 For more information and curricular materials, visit www.journeyoftheuniverse.org

New

Journey of the Universe DVD Course PackBrian Thomas Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker

This course pack includes the hour-long Journey of the Universe film, which has been broadcast on PBS stations nationwide, and a twenty-part educational series that integrates the perspectives of the sciences and the humanities into a retelling of our 13.7-billion-year story.

Winner of a 2012 Emmy Award for News and Programming Specialty

DVD 2012 175 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-18974-2 $199.00

Journey of the UniverseBrian Thomas Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker

Dear Book Browser:

Greetings from Yale University Press, and welcome to the 2012–2013 Science Catalog! This issue offers absorbing books that contribute further to the climate change debate, consider why we value biodiversity, eloquently explore why humans have an inherent need to interact with nature, propose radical political change for improving the welfare of the planet, explain how cities around the world consume energy, extol the wonders of Thomas Jefferson’s vegetable garden, examine the tension between Buddhism and science, and bring back to prominence classic works in particle physics and nuclear science. Of special note are our new reference tools, including Visual Strategies: A Practical Guide to Graphics for Scientists and Engineers and Listen. Write. Present. The Elements for Communicating Science and Technology. Also available are a new edition of The Computer and the Brain, with a foreword by Ray Kurzweil, and two new co-publications with Editions Odile Jacobs: Alain Berthoz’s Simplexity: Simplifying Principles for a Complex World and Jean-Pierre Changeux’s The Good, the True, and the Beautiful: A Neuronal Approach. We are delighted to intro-duce A Little History of the World, Secrets of the Ice: Antarctica’s Clues to Climate, the Universe, and the Limits of Life, and The Science of Human Perfection: How Genes Became the Heart of American Medicine. And there are two new field guides: A Field Guide to the Ants of New England and A Field Guide to the Southeast Coast and Gulf of Mexico.

Please visit our website (http://www.yalebooks.com) for a complete list of our titles. We are happy to hear from you about new manuscripts and proposals; within our website is information on how to prepare and make a submission.

In advance, thank you for your interest—enjoy the list!

Jean E. Thomson Black ([email protected]), Executive Editor, Science & Medicine

Joseph Calamia ([email protected]), Editor, Physical Sciences

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BirthrightPeople and Nature in the Modern World

Stephen R. Kellert

A pioneer in the study of humanity’s relationship with nature offers an eloquent exploration of the inherent human need to connect with the natural world and how it contributes to our physical and mental health, productivity, and well-being.

Cloth 2013 288 pp. 33 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-17654-4 $32.50 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-18894-3

Toxic BodiesHormone Disruptors and the Legacy of DES

Nancy Langston

In this gripping book, Nancy Langston shows how hormone disruptors such as DES (diethlystilbesterol) have penetrated into every aspect of our bodies and ecosys-tems—yet the U.S. government has largely failed to regulate them and the industry has skillfully manipulated scientific uncertainty to delay regulation.

Paper 2011 256 pp. 11 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-17137-2 $20.00 Cloth 2010 256 pp. 11 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-13607-4 $30.00 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-16299-8

Metaphors for Environmental SustainabilityRedefining Our Relationship with Nature

Brendon Larson

Scientists often formulate and explain con-cepts with metaphors, but an ill-considered metaphor can reinforce social attitudes that clash with sound science-based sustain-ability policies. This book calls for more conscious framing of scientific metaphors and offers practical advice on doing so.

Cloth 2011 320 pp. 16 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-15153-4 $40.00

Atlas of OceansAn Ecological Survey of Underwater Life

John Farndon Foreword by Carl Safina

Beautifully illustrated, packed with maps and diagrams and containing up-to-the-minute data on the status of endangered marine species, Atlas of Oceans is a celebration of Earth’s vibrant and awe-inspiring oceans and seas and a timely, important exposition on what must be done to protect this vital resource.

Cloth 2011 256 pp. 320 color illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-16750-4 $50.00

The Lomborg DeceptionSetting the Record Straight About Global Warming

Howard FrielForeword by Thomas E. Lovejoy

In this book, Howard Friel examines the scholarship of Björn Lomborg, the world’s leading global warming skeptic, and finds it to be grounded in highly questionable data and analysis.

Paper 2011 272 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-17128-0 $18.00 Cloth 2010 272 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-16103-8 $28.00

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From Precaution to ProfitContemporary Challenges to Environmental Protection in the Montreal Protocol

Brian J. Gareau

Gareau reveals how global civil society groups and other stakeholders involved in the Montreal Protocol are affected by the neoliberal discourse, which has left them relatively ineffective in their efforts to push for environmental protection.

Yale Agrarian Studies Series Cloth 2013 320 pp. 6 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-17526-4 $55.00

New in paper

Environmental Leadership Equals Essential LeadershipRedefining Who Leads and How

John C. Gordon and Joyce K. Berry

In this valuable book, two leaders in environmental and natural resource organizations discuss how organizations and individuals can adopt new leader-ship practices.


An Entirely Synthetic FishHow Rainbow Trout Beguiled America and Overran the World

Anders Halverson

Halverson provides an engaging account of the rainbow trout’s discovery and the reasons it has become the most commonly stocked and controversial freshwater fish in the United States.

Winner of the 2010 National Outdoor Book Award


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The Carbon CrunchHow We’re Getting Climate Change Wrong—and How to Fix It

Dieter Helm

In this hard-hitting book, Dieter Helm looks at how and why we have failed to tackle the issue of global warming and argues for a new, pragmatic rethinking of energy policy.

Cloth 2012 304 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-18659-8 $35.00

















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The Value of SpeciesEdward L. McCord

We value a variety of plant and animal species for their usefulness to us, but what is the value of species that offer no practical use? This inspiring book offers a new way of thinking about the inher-ent value of every nonhuman species.

Cloth 2012 184 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-17657-5 $25.00

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Arcadian AmericaThe Death and Life of an Environmental Tradition

Aaron Sachs

The garden cemetery, a popular but largely forgotten tradition of the pre-Civil War era, has much to teach us about the history of America’s communal landscapes and today’s environmental ideas, says the author of this thought-provoking book.

New Directions in Narrative History Cloth 2013 480 pp. 70 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-17640-7 $35.00

New in paper

Breaking the LogjamEnvironmental Protection That Will Work

David Schoenbrod, Richard B. Stewart, and Katrina M. WymanIllustrations by Deborah Paulus-Jagric

In this nonpartisan call to action through public understanding, three leading environmental scholars identify the core problems with current envi-ronmental statutes and programs, and explain how Congress can fix them.

Paper 2012 216 pp. 10 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-17148-8 $24.00 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-14961-6

The Art of EcologyWritings of G. Evelyn Hutchinson

Edited by David K. Skelly, David M. Post, and Melinda D. SmithForeword by Thomas E. Lovejoy

This collection of selected writings showcases Hutchinson’s dynamic and wide-ranging mind as well as his keen wit. Original essays by scientists and historians underscore the continuing relevance of Hutchinson’s ideas.


G. Evelyn Hutchinson and the Invention of Modern EcologyNancy G. SlackForeword by Edward O. Wilson

A fascinating and complete portrait of the most important ecologist of the twentieth century, described by E. O. Wilson as “one of the few scientists who could unabashedly be called a genius.”


New

The Very Hungry CityUrban Energy Efficiency and the Economic Fate of Cities

Austin Troy

This accessible book explores how cities around the world consume energy, as-sesses innovative ideas for reducing ur-ban energy consumption, and discusses why energy efficiency will determine which cities thrive economically in the future.

Cloth 2012 384 pp. 49 b/w illus ISBN 13: 978-0-300-16231-8 $28.00

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America the PossibleManifesto for a New Economy

James Gustave Speth

A noted activist and scholar offers a bold manifesto and action plan for all who want to change America’s political economy to give true priority to people and planet.


Red Sky at MorningAmerica and the Crisis of the Global Environment, Second Edition

James Gustave SpethWith a new afterword on climate change

In this powerful book, a renowned envi-ronmental leader presents eight specific steps that governments and citizens can take to achieve a sustainable future. For the paperback edition the author has added an Afterword that brings the narrative up to date.

Winner of the 2005 IPPY Award in the Environment/Ecology/Nature Category

Paper 2005 352 pp ISBN 13: 978-0-300-10776-0 $19.00

The Bridge at the Edge of the WorldCapitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability

James Gustave Speth

Gus Speth explores a wide variety of promising and even radical ideas for transforming modern capitalism so as to protect and restore the natural world.

Selected as one of the best books of 2008 by the Washington Post in the Nature & The Environment category


















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“A Rich Spot of Earth”Thomas Jefferson’s Revolutionary Garden at Monticello

Peter J. HatchForeword by Alice Waters

“A Rich Spot of Earth” is the first book devoted to all aspects of the Monticello vegetable garden, which was extensively and painstakingly restored under Peter J. Hatch’s brilliant direction.


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Black Ranching FrontiersAfrican Cattle Herders of the Atlantic World, 1500–1900

Andrew Sluyter

A substantive and groundbreaking book that demonstrates for the first time—and contrary to conventional wisdom—that Africans played significant creative roles in establishing open-range cattle ranching in the Americas.

Yale Agrarian Studies Series Cloth 2012 320 pp. 52 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-17992-7 $45.00

New in paper

American GeorgicsWritings on Farming, Culture, and the Land

Edited by Edwin C. Hagenstein, Sara M. Gregg, and Brian Donahue

A rich and evocative collection of agrarian writing from the past two centuries, reflecting how shifting views on agriculture have shaped American society, from the first European settlers to the modern organic movement.

Yale Agrarian Studies Series Paper 2012 432 pp. 33 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-18804-2 $27.50 Cloth 2011 432 pp. 33 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-13709-5 $35.00

Flowers and Herbs of Early AmericaLawrence D. GriffithPhotography by Barbara Temple Lombardi

This gloriously illustrated book documents 56 varieties of flowers and herbs that were grown in early American gardens and provides the advice of a master gardener on how to plan and grow your own historically authentic garden today.

Silver medal winner of the 2008 Book of the Year Award in the category of Home & Garden, presented by ForeWord magazine

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Cloth 2010 304 pp. 265 color illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-16454-1 $24.00

New England Wild Flower Society’s Flora Novae AngliaeA Manual for the Identification of Native and Naturalized Higher Vascular Plants of New England

Arthur HainesIllustrated by Elizabeth Farnsworth and Gordon Morrison

This definitive guide presents meticulously accurate and up-to-date information for everyone interested in identifying, studying, or conserv-ing the native and naturalized flora of New England. The volume features some 3,500 entries and nearly 950 new illustrations.

Cloth 2011 1,008 pp. 945 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-17154-9 $85.00

The Ambonese HerbalGeorgius Everhardus RumphiusTranslated, annotated, and with an introduction by E. M. Beekman

Winner of the 2012 Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries annual Literature Award in the technical category

Volume 1: Introduction and Book I: Containing All Sorts of Trees, That Bear Edible Fruits, and Are Husbanded by People Cloth 2011 548 pp. 122 b/w illus.; 4 color tip-in’s ISBN 13: 978-0-300-15370-5 $85.00

Volume 2: Book II: Containing the Aromatic Trees: Being Those That Have Aromatic Fruits, Barks or Redolent Wood; Book III: Containing Those Trees, Which Produce Some Resin, Notable Flowers, or Hurtful Milk; Book IV: Containing the Wild Trees That Provide Timber; Cloth 2011 688 pp. 183 b/w illus.; 1 color tip-in; ISBN 13: 978-0-300-15371-2 $85.00

Volume 3: Book V: Dealing with the Remain-ing Wild Trees in No Particular Order; Book VI: Concerning Shrubs, Domesticall and Wild; Book VII: Containing the Forest Ropes and Creeping Shrubs Cloth 2011 720 pp. 211 b/w illus.; 2 color tip-ins ISBN 13: 978-0-300-15372-9 $85.00

Volume 4: Book VIII: Containing Potherbs Used for Food, Medicine, and Sport; Book IX: Concerning Bindweeds, as well as Twining and Creeping Plants; Cloth 2011 624 pp. 138 b/w illus.; 2 color tip-ins ISBN 13: 978-0-300-15373-6 $85.00

Volume 5: Book X: Concerning Wild Plants, at Random; Book XI: Deals with the Remaining Wild Plants; Book XII: Concerning the Little Sea Trees, Stony Sea Growths, Which Resemble Plants; Auctuarium, or the Augmentation of The Ambonese Herbal Cloth 2011 640 pp. 136 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-15374-3 $85.00

Volume 6: Species List and Indexes for Volumes 1-5; Cloth 2011 128 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-15375-0 $85.00

Volumes 1-6, Boxed Set 2011 3,344 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-15376-7 $450.00

Rumphius’ OrchidsOrchid Texts from The Ambonese Herbal

Georgius Everhardus RumphiusTranslated, edited, annotated, and with an introduction by E. M. Beekman

Cloth 2003 224 pp. 21 b/w + 16 color illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-09814-3 $27.00










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Natural History

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A Field Guide to the Ants of New EnglandAaron M. Ellison, Nicholas J. Gotelli, Elizabeth J. Farnsworth, and Gary D. Alpert

Lavishly illustrated with drawings, distri-bution maps, and photographs, this guide will introduce amateur and professional naturalists and biologists to more than 140 ant species found in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada.

PB-Flexibound 2012 416 pp. 350 b/w + 310 color illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-16930-0 $29.95

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A Field Guide to the Southeast Coast & Gulf of MexicoCoastal Habitats, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Fish, & Other Wildlife

Noble S. Proctor and Patrick J. Lynch

This superb book, with its unique focus on the entire marine coastal environment, is the most comprehensive and up-to-date field guide available on the southeastern Atlantic Coast and the Gulf Coast.

PB-Flexibound 2012 386 pp. 1,221 color illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-11328-0 $24.00

A Field Guide to North Atlantic WildlifeMarine Mammals, Seabirds, Fish, and Other Sea Life

Noble S. Proctor and Patrick J. LynchIllustrated by Patrick J. Lynch

This spectacular field guide belongs in the pocket of anyone who ventures offshore in the North Atlantic region, from Cape Hatteras to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Paper 2005 256 pp. 299 maps + color illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-10658-9 $19.95

New in paper

Spider SilkEvolution and 400 Million Years of Spinning, Waiting, Snagging, and Mating

Leslie Brunetta and Catherine L. Craig

In this, the first book-length treatment for both general readers and specialists in spider evolution and diversity, the authors tell the intriguing story of how spiders evolved over 400 million years to add new silks and new uses for silk to their survival “toolkit.”

Paper 2012 248 pp. 12 color illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-18146-3 $20.00 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-16315-5

MoonA Brief History

Bernd Brunner

From the acclaimed author of Bears, an entertaining, often surprising cultural examination of Earth’s moon, through history, science, and literature, from ancient times to the present.


BearsA Brief History

Bernd BrunnerTranslated by Lori Lantz

Hopscotching through history, literature, and science, Bernd Brunner presents a delightfully illustrated com-pendium of information about different cultures’ attitudes toward bears, the central place of bears in our myths and dreams, and more.


New in paper

What I Don’t Know About AnimalsJenny Diski

Those who are entranced by animals, who cherish elegant writing, and who delight in the meditations of an original thinker will treasure this investigation of human relations with animals.

Paper 2013 320 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-18803-5 $15.00 Cloth 2011 320 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-17684-1 $26.00 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-18062-6

Wild ChinaNatural Wonders of the World’s Most Enigmatic Land

Phil Chapman, George Chan, Gavin Maxwell, Charlotte Scott, Kathryn Jeffs, Giles Badger, and Hannah Boot

This dazzling book presents the most complete and magnificently photo-graphed natural history tour of China ever offered. The volume presents up-to-date, fascinating commentary on the animals, plants, and landscapes of every region.

Co-published with BBC Books, an imprint of Ebury Publishing PB-with Flaps 2008 224 pp. 209 color photos, 8 maps ISBN 13: 978-0-300-14165-8 $29.95

Vietnam: A Natural HistoryEleanor Jane Sterling, Martha Maud Hurley, and Le Duc Minhwith illustrations by Joyce A. Powzyk

This book is the first English-language guide to Vietnam’s spectacular flora and fauna and to the diverse natural areas in which they live.

Paper 2007 448 pp. 22 b/w + 54 color illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-12693-8 $22.00
















Paleobiology and Evolution

New in paper

Stepping-StonesA Journey through the Ice Age Caves of the Dordogne

Christine Desdemaines-HugonForeword by Ian Tattersall

An expert on prehistoric cave art and anthropology explores the culture of the Paleolithic shelter peoples of France’s Dordogne region and throughout Europe, reminding us of the ties that bind us across the ages.

Paper 2012 272 pp. 38 b/w + 8 color illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-18802-8 $25.00 Cloth 2010 272 pp. 38 b/w + 8 color illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-15266-1 $30.00 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-15906-6

Dazzled and DeceivedMimicry and Camouflage

Peter Forbes

Imitating other animals or their sur-roundings, nature’s fakers use mimicry to protect themselves, to attract and repel, to bluff and warn, to forage, and to hide. The advantages of mimicry are obvious—but how does “blind” nature do it? And how has humanity learned to profit from nature’s ploys?

Winner of the 2011 Warwick Prize for Writing

Paper 2011 304 pp. 16 pp. illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-17896-8 $17.00 Cloth 2009 304 pp. 16 pp. illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-12539-9 $27.50

The Forest PrimevalThe Geologic History of Wood and Petrified Forests

Leo J. Hickey

This story describes what wood is, explores how it is put together, and recounts the story of wood from its origin, giving us new insights into this familiar material all around us, as well as into the petrified wood that occurs so abundantly in the fossil record.

Yale Peabody Museum Paper 2010 62 pp. 22 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-912532-64-6 $14.95

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Visions of a Vanished WorldThe Extraordinary Fossils of the Hunsrück Slate

Gabriele Kühl, Christoph Bartels, Derek E. G. Briggs, and Jes RustForeword by Richard Fortey

A spectacular collectible volume, this book presents masterful photographs and expert commentary on one of the most diverse and surpassingly beautiful assemblages of marine fossils ever discovered.

Cloth 2012 128 pp. 127 color illlus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-18460-0 $40.00

New in paper

The Darwin ArchipelagoThe Naturalist’s Career Beyond Origin of Species

Steve Jones

Charles Darwin is of course best known for The Voyage of the Beagle and The Origin of Species. But he produced many other books over his long career, exploring specific aspects of the theory of evolution by natural selection in greater depth. The eminent evolution-ary biologist Steve Jones uses these lesser-known works as springboards to examine how their essential ideas have generated whole fields of modern biology.

Paper 2012 248 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-18158-6 $20.00 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-16041-3

The Legacy of the MastodonThe Golden Age of Fossils in America

Keith Thomson

This exciting book tells the story of America’s golden period of fossil discovery, the years from 1750 to 1890. Replete with high adventure, ruthless competing bone hunters, and previously unimagined scientific discoveries, the book sets the story of paleontology in the context of American history and the opening of the West.

Paper 2009 424 pp. 38 b/w illus. + 6 maps ISBN 13: 978-0-300-15129-9 $23.00

The Age of ReptilesThe Art and Science of Rudolph Zallinger’s Great Dinosaur Mural at Yale, Second Edition

Compiled and Edited by Rosemary Volpe

This second edition of the Peabody’s guide to this masterwork is a compilation of earlier material and new information contributed by the staff and scientists of the Yale Peabody Museum.

Yale Peabody Museum Paper 2010 84 pp. 90 color + 12 pp. illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-912532-76-9 $24.95

Darwin’s PicturesViews of Evolutionary Theory, 1837–1874

Julia VossTranslated by Lori Lantz

In this first-ever examination of Charles Darwin’s sketches, drawings, and illustrations, Julia Voss shows how Darwin “thought with his eyes” and how his pictorial representations and the development and popularization of the theory of evolution were vitally interconnected.

Cloth 2010 368 pp. 63 b/w + 16 color illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-14174-0 $45.00 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-16310-0















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The Feathery TribeRobert Ridgway and the Modern Study of Birds

Daniel Lewis

This book tells the life story of Robert Ridgway, the Smithsonian’s first curator of birds, while at the same time showing how the field of ornithology—once the province of wealthy gentleman hunters —became professionalized.

Cloth 2012 368 pp. 20 b/w illlus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-17552-3 $45.00

Dog Days, Raven NightsJohn M. Marzluff and Colleen MarzluffOriginal linocut illustrations by Evon Zerbetz; Foreword by Bernd Heinrich

In this engaging memoir, husband-and-wife biologists recall their days as young field scientists in the Maine woods—studying the Common Raven, training sled dogs, and exploring the ties of marriage and friendship.


In the Company of Crows and RavensJohn M. Marzluff and Tony AngellIllustrated by Tony Angell; Foreword by Paul Ehrlich

This intriguing book examines the often surprising ways that crows and ravens and humans interact and features more than 100 striking illustrations.

Winner of First Prize for the Victoria and Albert Museum Illustration Award; Winner of the 2006 Washington State Book Award

Paper 2007 408 pp. 108 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-12255-8 $19.95

New in paper

The New Universe and the Human FutureHow a Shared Cosmology Could Transform the World

Nancy Ellen Abrams and Joel R. Primack

The authors theorize that a shared picture of the universe based on modern cosmology and biology will offer solutions to global problems and redefine our relationship with the earth.

Winner of the 2012 Nautilus Gold Award for the science/cosmology category

The Terry Lectures Series Paper 2012 256 pp. 72 color illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-18124-1 $20.00 Cloth 2011 256 pp. 72 color illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-16508-1 $28.00

WetwareA Computer in Every Living Cell

Dennis Bray

A distinguished cell biologist explains how living cells perform computations and what this tells us.


New in paper

Genetics of Original SinThe Impact of Natural Selection on the Future of Humanity

Christian de DuveWith Neil Patterson; Foreword by Edward O. Wilson

A Nobel Prize-winning scientist offers original ideas for changing our destructive behaviors.

An Editions Odile Jacob Book Paper 2012 256 pp. 20 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-18272-9 $18.00 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-16871-6

New

The PuffinMike P. Harris and Sarah Wanless

At sea for most of the year, the Atlantic Puffin lives mainly out of human sight. This delightfully illustrated book is the first to uncover the full details of the puffin’s life history, behavior, ecology, and future prospects.

Published in association with T & AD Poyser, an imprint of A & C Black Publishers Ltd. Cloth 2012 256 pp. 45 b/w + 44 color illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-18650-5 $80.00

Capturing the EssenceTechniques for Bird Artists

William T. Cooper

In this stunningly beautiful guide to painting and drawing birds, an award-winning wildlife artist offers clear, step-by-step instructions along with insights into bird anatomy and the principles of realistic painting. An essential volume for advanced artists and beginners alike.

PB-with Flaps 2011 128 pp. 139 color illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-17626-1 $42.00

New

Riddle of the Feathered DragonsHidden Birds of China

Alan Feduccia

Spectacular fossil discoveries in China have provided new clues to bird and dinosaur evolution, but the evidence has led to wild, unfounded speculation, says the author. He offers scientifically sound theories of the origins of birds and avian flight.


Ornithology/Life and Physical Sciences
















Life and Physical Sciences

New in paper

Elementary ParticlesEnrico FermiWith a Foreword by Thomas Appelquist

Updated with a new foreword, Elemen-tary Particles provides an overview for students and scholars of the foundations of particle physics written by one of the field’s greatest contributors.

The Silliman Memorial Lectures Series Paper 2012 144 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-18318-4 $16.00

Seasons of LifeThe Biological Rhythms That Enable Living Things to Thrive and Survive

Russell G. Foster and Leon Kreitzman

The authors of this fascinating book explain new findings about seasons and their connections with such biological mysteries as migration, hibernation, and reproduction.


Rhythms of LifeThe Biological Clocks that Control the Daily Lives of Every Living Thing

Russell G. Foster and Leon Kreitzman

The authors show how the biological clock has played an essential role in evolution, why even today it plays a vitally important role in all living organisms, how we are tampering with the biological clock in humans and the concerns we should have about this, and what types of problems a malfunc-tioning clock can cause.

Paper 2005 288 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-10969-6 $20.00

New

Secrets of the IceAntarctica’s Clues to Climate, the Universe, and the Limits of Life

Veronika Meduna

Now understood to hold important keys to Earth’s climate and environment, Antarctica attracts hundreds of research scientists each year. The author accom-panies some of them to the bottom of the world and explains the implications of their fascinating research.

Cloth 2012 232 pp. 158 color + 5 b/w illus; 3 maps ISBN 13: 978-0-300-18700-7 $40.00

New

Truth or BeautyScience and the Quest for Order

David Orrell

In this sweeping book applied math-ematician and popular author David Orrell questions the promises and pitfalls of associating beauty with truth, showing how ideas of mathematical elegance have inspired—and have some-times misled—scientists attempting to understand our universe.


New in paper

Radioactive TransformationsErnest RutherfordWith a Foreword by Frank Wilczek

Radioactive Transformations describes Ernest Rutherford’s Nobel Prize-win-ning investigations into the mysteries of radioactive matter. In this historic work, Rutherford outlines the scientific inves-tigations that led to and coincided with his own research—including the work of Wilhelm Röntgen, J. J. Thomson, and Marie Curie—and explains in detail the experiments that provided a glimpse at special relativity, quantum mechanics, and other concepts that would shape modern physics. This new edition features a comprehensive introduction by Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek which engagingly explains how Rutherford’s early research led to a better under-standing of topics as diverse as the workings of the atom’s nucleus, the age of our planet, and the fusion in stars..


The Roof at the Bottom of the WorldDiscovering the Transantarctic Mountains

Edmund Stump

This book presents the first fully illustrated history of the discovery and exploration of the most remote mountain belt in the world, accompa-nied by spectacular photographs taken by the author during forty years of research in the Antarctic.

Cloth 2011 272 pp. 129 color illus. + 15 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-17197-6 $29.95

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History of Science and Medicine

Vampires, Burial, and DeathFolklore and Reality With a New Preface

Paul Barber

In this engrossing book, Paul Barber surveys centuries of folklore about vampires and offers the first scientific explanation for the origins of the vam-pire legends.


The Deadly Dinner Partyand Other Medical Detective Stories

Jonathan A. Edlow, M.D.

The Deadly Dinner Party presents fifteen edge-of-your-seat, real-life medical detective stories written by a practicing physician.

Winner of the 2010 Will Solimene Award for Excellence in Medical Communica-tion, given by the New England Chapter of the American Medical Writers Association


Jacob’s LegacyA Genetic View of Jewish History

David B. Goldstein

In this engaging book, a geneticist uses everyday language to explain the science of genetic history and what it can tell us about Jewish history.


New

ContagionHow Commerce Has Spread Disease

Mark Harrison

In this pathbreaking investigation, the author uncovers disturbing weaknesses in regulatory systems that have failed to protect public health or facilitate global commerce in the past, and continue to fall far short.


BoyleBetween God and Science

Michael Hunter

This extraordinary work is the first biography in a generation of one of the world’s most important scientists, Robert Boyle—a pioneer of the modern experimental method, the champion of a novel mechanical view of nature, and a penetrating thinker regarding philosophical and theological issues related to science.


ShynessHow Normal Behavior Became a Sickness

Christopher Lane

This spellbinding book is the first behind-the-scenes account of how a handful of psychiatrists, with the help of the pharmaceutical industry, turned shyness into an illness. The book exposes the real forces behind the 1980s revolution in psychiatry, when revisions to the diagnostic handbook created an explosion of new disorders and a windfall for drug companies.


New

A Little History of ScienceWilliam F. Bynum

Filled with stories of men and women who asked endless questions about the world and found exciting answers through scientific discovery, this spirited volume invites readers of all ages on a journey through the amazing history of science.


New

The Science of Human PerfectionHow Genes Became the Heart of American Medicine

Nathaniel Comfort

A historian of science and medicine takes a thoughtful new look at the entwined histories of genetic medicine and eugenics and examines the lessons history teaches on the moral risks of seeking human perfection.

Cloth 2012 336 pp. 25 b/w illus ISBN 13: 978-0-300-16991-1 $35.00

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History of Science and Medicine

New in paper

An Empire of IceScott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science

Edward J. Larson

Published to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, this riveting account of the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward Larson restores these expeditions’ status as grand endeavors of science.

Paper 2012 326 pp. 54 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-18821-9 $16.00 Cloth 2011 326 pp. 54 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-15408-5 $28.00

The Gates of HellSir John Franklin’s Tragic Quest for the North West Passage

Andrew Lambert

Andrew Lambert accesses to new materials to depict the shocking fate of Captain Sir John Franklin’s doomed arctic expedition and how, despite his failure, Franklin inspired future arctic heroes such as Robert Falcon Scott.

Paper 2011 456 pp. 8 color illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-16788-7 $22.00 Cloth 2009 456 pp. b/w insert ISBN 13: 978-0-300-15485-6 $32.50 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-15486-3

New

Global CrisisWar, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century

Geoffrey Parker

Parker uncovers the disturbing connec-tion between the worldwide tumult of the mid-17th century and weather changes during the same period. The inevitable question arises: are we pre-pared to deal with the repercussions of climate change in our own time?


New in paper

The Theory That Would Not DieHow Bayes’ Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy

Sharon Bertsch McGrayne

In this lively narrative history, Sharon Bertsch McGrayne recounts the discov-ery of Bayes’ rule and reveals how this seemingly simple mathematical theorem ignited one of the greatest scientific controversies of all time.


New in paper

Edward BancroftScientist, Author, Spy

Thomas J. Schaeper

The first complete biography of a little-known but fascinating figure in the history of espionage and the American Revolution.


Mrs. Mattingly’s MiracleThe Prince, the Widow, and the Cure That Shocked Washington City

Nancy Lusignan Schultz

This gripping book captures the drama of the miraculous cure of a Washington D.C. widow’s ravaging cancer in 1824, purportedly through the intervention of a charismatic German prince.


New

The Great Manchurian Plague of 1910–1911The Geopolitics of an Epidemic Disease

William C. Summers

A fascinating case history of how plague was used by various entities for differ-ent purposes, illustrating the interplay among technology, culture, and disease.


New

Jefferson’s ShadowThe Story of His Science

Keith Thomson

Much has been written about Thomas Jefferson, but this book is the first to focus on his passion for science, the influence of science on his vision for America, his scientific experiments and inventions, and his lasting contributions to paleontology, geography, climatology, archaeology, and more.


The Young Charles DarwinKeith Thomson

What sort of person was the young naturalist who developed an evolution-ary idea so logical, so dangerous, that it has dominated biological science for 150 years? This new investigation of Charles Darwin’s early years draws the first intimate portrait of this iconic figure and describes how he came to create his pathbreaking theory of natural selection.

Paper 2010 288 pp. 5 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-16789-4 $20.00 Cloth 2009 288 pp. 5 b/w illus ISBN 13: 978-0-300-13608-1 $28.00 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-15618-8
















Cognition and Behavior

New

SimplexitySimplifying Principles for a Complex World

Alain BerthozTranslated by Giselle Weiss

In this book a noted physiologist and neuroscientist introduces the concept of simplexity, the set of solutions living organisms find that enable them to deal with information and situations, while taking into account past experiences and anticipating future ones.

An Editions Odile Jacob Book Cloth 2012 288 pp. 24 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-16934-8 $38.00

Elephants on the EdgeWhat Animals Teach Us about Humanity

G. A. Bradshaw

Drawing on accounts from India to Africa and California to Tennessee, and on research in neuroscience, psychology, and animal behavior, G. A. Bradshaw explores the minds, emotions, and lives of elephants.

Winner of the Gold Medal for the 2009 Book of the Year Award in Psychology category, presented by ForeWord magazine; Favorite Science Books of 2009, Scientific American; received an honorable mention in the Psychology category of the 2009 PROSE Award, presented by the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers


New

The Good, the True, and the BeautifulA Neuronal Approach

Jean-Pierre ChangeuxTranslated and Revised by Laurence Garey

An eminent neurobiologist reflects on the uniquely complex human brain and its evolution, connecting breathtaking recent scientific findings with ideas from psychology, philosophy, art, and literature.

An Editions Odile Jacob Book Cloth 2012 400 pp. 49 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-16139-7 $35.00

New

The BrainBig Bangs, Behaviors, and Beliefs

Rob DeSalle and Ian TattersallIllustrated by Patricia J. Wynne

In this delightfully accessible book, the authors present the first full, step-by-step account of the evolution of the brain and nervous system. They explain how the cognitive gulf that separates us from all other living creatures could have occurred. They discuss the devel-opment and uniqueness of human con-sciousness, how human and nonhuman brains work, the roles of different nerve cells, the importance of memory and language in brain functions, and much more. Our brains, they conclude, are the product of a lengthy and supremely untidy history that has accidentally resulted in a splendidly eccentric and creative product.


New in paper

How Intelligence HappensJohn Duncan

From a scientist at the forefront of revolutionary work in neuroscience, a firsthand account of his search for the biological basis of human intelligence.

Winner of the 2012 Heineken Prize for Cognitive Science, awarded to an indi-vidual who has done outstanding work in cognitive science


New in paper

DignityThe Essential Role It Plays in Resolving Conflict

Donna Hicks, Ph.D.Foreword by Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu

This important book is the first to explore the common human desire for dignity and the consequences when dignity is either violated or honored. The author offers guidelines to help individuals and communities under-stand the power of dignity and how it can lead to a more peaceful world.

Winner of the 2012 Educator's Award, as given by the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International














Cognition and Behavior

New

Psychology’s GhostsThe Crisis in the Profession and the Way Back

Jerome Kagan

A leading psychologist takes a hard look at the state of his profession today, finds major flaws, and argues for specific changes in practices and attitudes.

Cloth 2012 416 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-17868-5 $32.00 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-18491-4

An Argument for MindJerome Kagan

In this elegantly written book, an eminent psychologist traces the history of the field of psychology during the last fifty years—the period of his own career. Jerome Kagan examines seminal events in the field, reveals how his assumptions have changed, and offers penetrating critiques of many popular ideas in contemporary psychology and neurobiology.

Paper 2007 304 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-12603-7 $17.00

What Is Emotion?History, Measures, and Meanings

Jerome Kagan

What is an emotion? Can emotion be measured? How can we know if a person is experiencing an emotion? In this sophisticated and thought-provoking book, Jerome Kagan addresses the ambi-guities and controversies that surround the subject, clarifying what we do know about human emotions and which popular assumptions are incorrect.


A new edition

The Master and His EmissaryThe Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World

Iain McGilchrist

Now available in a larger format, this groundbreaking book draws on recent research to reveal the profound differ-ences between the brain’s left and right hemispheres—the left narrowly focused and inclined to self-interest, the right with a broader and more generous outlook. The author traces the dynamic between these two worlds throughout the history of Western culture and illus-trates how the left hemisphere is increas-ingly taking precedence in the modern world . . . with potentially dangerous consequences.

Paper 2012 544 pp. 15 color + 20 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-18837-0 $25.00 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-16890-7

New in paper

The Computer and the BrainJohn von NeumannWith a foreword by Ray Kurzweil

In his foreword to this new edition of John von Neumann’s classic exploration of the analogies between computing machines and the human brain, Ray Kurzweil—a futurist famous for his own musings on the relationship between technology and consciousness—places von Neumann’s work in a historical context and shows how it remains relevant today.


New in paper

Michelangelo’s FingerAn Exploration of Everyday Transcendence

Raymond Tallis

A renowned British public intellectual illustrates how our unique ability to point the index finger has shaped our amazing evolutionary pathway as humans.


The Kingdom of Infinite SpaceA Portrait of Your Head

Raymond Tallis

In this pathbreaking book, one of Britain’s most interesting thinkers takes us on an exuberant tour of the human head. Blending science, philosophy, and humor, Raymond Tallis discusses the head, the astonishing range of processes and phenomena that go on within in it, and how it is connected to our sense of identity and consciousness.

Chosen as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2009 by Choice Magazine















Science and Religion

New in paper

Islam, Science, and the Challenge of HistoryAhmad Dallal

In this wide-ranging and masterful work, Ahmad Dallal examines the significance of scientific knowledge and situates the culture of science in relation to other cultural forces in Muslim societies.

The Terry Lectures Series Paper 2012 256 pp. 2 line illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-17771-8 $19.00 Cloth 2010 256 pp. 2 line illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-15911-0 $27.50 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-15914-1

Reason, Faith, and RevolutionReflections on the God Debate

Terry Eagleton

Seasoning his serious book with humor, Terry Eagleton reexamines God, Jesus, free will, scientific thought, and liberal-ism to arrive at the conclusion that reason and faith are by no means mutually exclusive.

The Terry Lectures Series Paper 2010 200 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-16453-4 $16.00 Cloth 2009 200 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-15179-4 $25.00 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-15550-1

Natural ReflectionsHuman Cognition at the Nexus of Science and Religion

Barbara Herrnstein Smith

An eminent scholar offers new ways to understand the relation between science and religion by examining current efforts by scientists to explain religious belief naturalistically and current efforts by theologians to reconcile scientific and religious accounts of nature.

The Terry Lectures Series Cloth 2010 224 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-14034-7 $28.00 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-16623-1

New

The Scientific BuddhaHis Short and Happy Life

Donald S. Lopez, Jr.

This illuminating book explores the dissonance between Buddhist teachings as practiced in Asia and in the West, and demonstrates how Western notions of the Buddha have long misrepresented the traditional teachings of the religion.

The Terry Lectures Series Cloth 2012 160 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-15912-7 $25.00

New in paper

The Age of DoubtTracing the Roots of Our Religious Uncertainty

Christopher Lane

By analyzing the parallel battles over faith and reason in the nineteenth cen-tury and ours, scholar Christopher Lane makes a case for the benefits of religious uncertainty.


Absence of MindThe Dispelling of Inwardness from the Modern Myth of the Self

Marilynne Robinson

One of our best contemporary writers explores the tension between science and religion and reveals how our concept of mind determines how we un-derstand and value human nature and human civilization.

Named a Best Book of 2010—Globe & Mail, “2010 Globe 100”

The Terry Lectures Series Paper 2011 176 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-17147-1 $15.00 Cloth 2010 176 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-14518-2 $24.00 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-16647-7

New in paper

Science and Religion in Quest of TruthBoth scientist and theologian, the author surveys all the major issues of concern at the intersection of science and religion, offering insights on topics ranging from causality to evolution to divine providence.


Belief in God in an Age of ScienceThe Terry Lectures Series Paper 2003 160 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-09949-2 $9.95

Exploring RealityThe Intertwining of Science and Religion

Paper 2007 208 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-12267-1 $16.00

Faith, Science and UnderstandingPaper 2001 224 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-09128-1 $17.00

The God of Hope and the End of the WorldPaper 2003 192 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-09855-6 $16.00 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-13068-3

Quantum Physics and TheologyAn Unexpected Kinship

Paper 2008 128 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-13840-5 $15.00

Science and the TrinityThe Christian Encounter with Reality

Paper 2006 208 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-11530-7 $17.00

Theology in the Context of SciencePaper 2010 192 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-16456-5 $17.00 Cloth 2009 192 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-14933-3 $26.00 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-15609-6

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Food and Agrarian Studies

SqueezedWhat You Don’t Know About Orange Juice

Alissa Hamilton

This enlightening book explores the history of processed orange juice and the forces behind its emergence as an American breakfast staple. OJ drinkers may be dismayed to learn what goes into the making of the product that advertis-ers label “100% pure orange juice.”

Yale Agrarian Studies Series Paper 2010 288 pp. 12 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-16455-8 $24.00 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-15563-1

Every Twelve SecondsIndustrialized Slaughter and the Politics of Sight

Timothy Pachirat

A political scientist goes undercover in a modern industrial slaughterhouse to provide an account of killing work from the perspective of those who carry it out. He offers a thought-provoking report on the industry—and on the society responsible for it.

Yale Agrarian Studies Series Cloth 2011 320 pp. 10 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-15267-8 $30.00 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-15268-5

PotatoA History of the Propitious Esculent

John Reader

This delightful book tells the history of the potato, from its origins in Incan gar-dens thousands of years ago to its place on a NASA manned rocket destined for Mars. Less humble than it may seem, the potato has played a crucial role in human history wherever people have embraced it as a staple food.


ChickenThe Dangerous Transformation of America’s Favorite Food

Steve Striffler

Steve Striffler’s vivid first-hand report on the process of bringing chicken to our dinner tables—from the farmer to the factory worker to the consumer—shows convincingly that our current system is unhealthy for all concerned. In this thoughtful book he proposes a practical new model of poultry produc-tion, one that will improve the lives of all concerned.

Yale Agrarian Studies Series Paper 2007 208 pp. 10 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-12367-8 $19.00 Cloth 2005 208 pp. 10 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-09529-6 $29.00

New in paper

MilkA Local and Global History

Deborah Valenze

A historian reveals the illuminating history of milk over three thousand years of human civilization, from ancient myth to modern grocery store.

Paper 2012 368 pp. 35 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-18812-7 $18.00 Cloth 2011 368 pp. 35 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-11724-0 $28.00

New in paper

The Politics of Food SupplyU.S. Agricultural Policy in the World Economy

Bill WindersForeword by James C. Scott; With a New Preface by the Author

This book explores the forces that have shaped agricultural policies in the U.S. during the past eighty years, showing how divisions and coalitions within agriculture affected supply management policy and highlighting the roles played by the world economy, the civil rights movement, and existing national policy.

Winner of the 2011 Political Economy of the World-System Section of the American Sociological Association Book Award

Yale Agrarian Studies Series Paper 2012 302 pp. 18 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-18186-9 $22.00 Cloth 2009 304 pp. 18 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-13924-2 $55.00 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-15623-2

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Reference

New

Visual StrategiesA Practical Guide to Graphics for Scientists and Engineers

Felice C. Frankel and Angela H. DePaceDesign by Sagmeister Inc.

Any scientist or engineer who commu-nicates research results will immediately recognize this practical handbook as an indispensable tool. The guide sets out clear strategies and offers abundant examples to assist researchers with creating effective visual graphics for use in multiple contexts, including journal submissions, grant proposals, conference posters, or presentations Visual communicator Felice Frankel and systems biologist Angela DePace, along with experts in various fields dissect in-dividual graphics, show why some work while others don’t, and suggest specific improvements.

HC-Flexibound 2012 160 pp. 125 color illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-17644-5 $35.00

New in paper

Listen. Write. Present.The Elements for Communicating Science and Technology

Stephanie Roberson Barnard and Deborah St James

Scientists, engineers, health care professionals, and technology specialists become leaders in their fields not just by way of discovery, but by commu-nication. In this essential book, two seasoned communication consultants offer specific, focused advice to help professionals develop, improve, and pol-ish their interpersonal communication, writing, and presentation skills. The authors explain exactly how to manage multiple projects and interactions, col-laborate with colleagues and others, gain support for ideas through presentations and proposals, and much more.

Paper 2012 224 pp. 2 author photos ISBN 13: 978-0-300-17627-8 $22.00

Writing Successful Science Proposals, Second EditionAndrew J. Friedland and Carol L. Folt

This fully revised edition of the most authoritative guide to science proposal writing is essential for any scientist em-barking on a thesis or grant application. Completely updated and with entirely new chapters on private foundation funding and interdisciplinary research, the book explains each step of the proposal process in detail.


Writing for ScienceRobert Goldbort

This exceptional book encompasses the entire range of writing skills that today’s students and professional scientists may need to employ. Detailed chapters offer practical advice and many extended examples of such forms of scientific writing as laboratory notes, abstracts, research reports, resumes, dissertations, journal articles, grant proposals, and more.


Reclaiming Our HealthA Guide to African American Wellness

Michelle A. Gourdine, M.D.

In this important, accessible book, a prominent physician looks at African American health in a groundbreaking way—from a cultural perspective—and provides readers with the knowledge and guidance they need to take charge of their well-being.


New

Winning Strategies for Successful AgingEric Pfeiffer, M.D.

This comprehensive personal guide to successful aging offers an expert’s wise and practical advice on every important issue—from where to live and how to maintain physical and mental health to keeping one’s independence, managing finances, and much more.


Healing Wounds, Healthy SkinA Practical Guide for Patients with Chronic Wounds

Madhuri Reddy, M.D., M.Sc., and Rebecca Cottrill, R.N., M.Sc.C.H.

Millions of Americans suffer from chronic or slow-healing wounds. This authoritative guide includes everything they and their caregivers need to know, from finding appropriate care to the role of exercise and nutrition in treatment and prevention.


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Science, Art, and the Humanities

New

SkogenRobert Adams

Featuring over forty recent photographs taken near the Columbia River Estuary, Skogen, Swedish for forest, is the latest volume of Robert Adams’s chronicle of the American West.

Distributed for the Yale University Art Gallery Cloth 2012 100 pp. 46 tritone illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-18781-6 $50.00

Can Poetry Save the Earth?A Field Guide to Nature Poems

John Felstiner

In this thought-provoking book, John Felstiner explores the rich legacy of poems that take nature as their subject, and he demonstrates their force and beauty. In our own time of environ-mental crises, he contends, poetry has a unique capacity to restore our attention to our environment in its imperiled state. And this, in turn, may just make us better stewards of the earth.

Paper 2010 440 pp. 22 color + 41 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-16813-6 $20.00 Cloth 2009 440 pp. 22 color + 41 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-13750-7 $35.00

Radial SymmetryKatherine LarsonForeword by Louise Glück

Katherine Larson is the winner of the 2010 Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition. With Radial Symmetry, she has created a transcendent body of poems that flourish in the liminal spaces that separate scientific inquiry from empathic knowledge, astute observation from sublime witness.

Yale Series of Younger Poets Paper 2011 96 pp. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-16920-1 $18.00

New

Art and Anatomy in Renaissance ItalyImages from a Scientific Revolution

Domenico Laurenza

This book examines the crossroads between art and science, showing how the attempt to depict bone structure, musculature, and our inner workings constituted an important step forward in how the body was represented in art.

Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press Paper 2012 48 pp. 68 color + 4 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-17957-6 $14.95

New

Knowing NatureArt and Science in Philadelphia, 1740–1840

Edited by Amy R. W. MeyersWith the assistance of Lisa L. Ford

A wide-ranging and groundbreaking publication that examines the explora-tion of nature by both artists and sci-entists in colonial and early republican Philadelphia.


The Art of Natural HistoryIllustrated Treatises and Botanical Paintings, 1400–1850

Edited by Therese O’Malley and Amy R. W. Meyers

A fascinating look at the emergence of natural science in the early modern period as told through natural history and botanical images.

Studies in the History of Art Series Published by the National Gallery of Art, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts / Distributed by Yale University Press Paper 2010 280 pp. 164 b/w + 63 color illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-16024-6 $45.00 Cloth 2008 280 pp. 164 b/w + 63 color illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-12158-2 $65.00

New in paper

The Islands of Benoît MandelbrotFractals and the Materiality of Thinking

Nina Samuel

A fascinating exploration of the role of fractals and other scientific imagery in art history and the development of ideas.

Distributed for the Bard Graduate Center, NY Paper 2012 176 pp. 160 color + b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-18643-7 $40.00

New in paper

I to MyselfAn Annotated Selection from the Journal of Henry D. Thoreau

Edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer

Begun in 1837, Thoreau’s Journal spans twenty-five years and functions as a record of his interior life and a key to his other writings. This beautifully produced gift edition of the Journal provides a fully rounded portrait of Thoreau.


Humans, Nature, and BirdsScience Art from Cave Walls to Computer Screens

Darryl Wheye and Donald KennedyForeword by Paul R. Ehrlich

This book invites readers to enter a two-story virtual “gallery” where images of birds created by artists throughout human history are on display.

Gold medal winner of the 2008 Book of the Year Award in the Nature category, presented by ForeWord magazine

Paper 2009 240 pp. 75 color illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-15862-5 $22.00 Cloth 2008 240 pp. 75 color illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-12388-3 $37.50 Available as e-Book 978-0-300-15173-2















Also of Interest Author Index

New in paper

DeathShelly Kagan

What am I to make of the fact that I am going to die? In this thought-pro-voking book, philosopher Shelly Kagan confronts myriad questions relating to our mortality and invites readers to reconsider what they think they know about death.

The Open Yale Courses Series Paper 2012 392 pp. 32 b/w illus. ISBN 13: 978-0-300-18084-8 $18.00

New in paper

Remedy and ReactionThe Peculiar American Struggle over Health Care Reform

Paul Starr

Health care is more of a flashpoint in America than in any other democracy. This book by a leading expert explains how and why Americans trapped them-selves in a costly and complicated health system—and came to fight so bitterly about changing it.

Winner of the 2011 PROSE Award in Government and Politics, as given by the Association of American Publishers


Abrams & Primack, 8Adams, 17Adelson, 2Barber, 10Barnard & St James, 16Berthoz, 12Bradshaw, 12Bray, 8Brunetta & Craig, 6Brunner, 6Bynum, 10Changeux, 12Chapman et al, 6Comfort, 10Cooper, 8Cramer, 17Dallal, 14de Duve, 8DeSalle & Tattersall, 12Desdemaines-Hugon, 7Diski, 6Duncan, 12Eagleton, 14Edlow, 10Ellison et al., 6Farndon, 3Feduccia, 8Felstiner, 17Fermi, 9Forbes, 7Foster & Kreitzman, 9Frankel & DePace, 16Friedland & Folt, 16Friel, 3Gareau, 3Goldbort, 16Goldstein, 10Gordon & Berry, 3Gourdine, 16Griffith, 5Hagenstein et al., 5Haines, 5Halverson, 3Hamilton, 15Harris & Wanless, 8Harrison, 10Hatch, 5Helm, 3Herrnstein Smith, 14Hickey, 7Hicks, 12Hunter, 10Jones, 7Kagan, J., 13

Kagan, S., 18Kellert, 3Kühl et al., 7Lambert, 11Lane, 10, 14Langston, 3Larson, E., 11Larson, B., 3Larson, K., 17Laurenza, 17Lewis, 8Lopez, Jr., 14Marzluff & Angell, 8Marzluff, 8McCord, 4McGilchrist, 13McGrayne, 11Meduna, 9Meyers, 17O’Malley & Meyers, 17Orrell, 9Pachirat, 15Parker, 11Pfeiffer, 16Polkinghorne, 14Proctor & Lynch, 6Reader, 15Reddy & Cottrill, 16Robinson, 14Rumphius, 5Rutherford, 9Sachs, 4Samuel, 17Schaeper, 11Schoenbrod et al., 4Schultz, 11Skelly et al., 4Slack, 4Sluyter, 5Speth, 4Starr, 18Sterling et al., 6Striffler, 15Stump, 9Summers, 11Swimme & Tucher, 2Tallis, 13Thomson, 7, 11Troy, 4Valenze, 15Volpe, 7von Neumann, 13Voss, 7Wheye & Kennedy, 17Winders, 15





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