Earth Science 2009

earthsci.press.princeton.edu Contents 1 Textbooks 10 Environmental Sciences 1 General Interest 11 Paleontology 8 Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences 11 Planetary Sciences 9 Geosciences 13 Index/Order Form Cover illustration (c)Tomasz Walenta/www.marlenaagency.com New The Atmospheric Archaeological Environment Oceanography Effects of Human Activity Edited by Robert D. Ballard Michael B. McElroy 2002. 352 pages. 8 color illus. 288 line illus. See page 8 for details. Cl: 978-0-691-00691-8 $85.00 | £50.00

The Calculus Lifesaver Ocean Biogeochemical All the Tools You Need to Excel at Calculus Dynamics Adrian Banner Jorge L. Sarmiento & 2007. 752 pages. 350 line illus. Pa: 978-0-691-13088-0 $24.95 | £14.95 Nicolas Gruber See page 9 for details. Geochemistry of Marine Sediments With a foreword by Edward N. Lorenz David J. Burdige The Global Circulation of See page 9 for details. the Atmosphere Edited by Tapio Schneider & New Adam H. Sobel How the Ocean Works See page 9 for details. An Introduction to Oceanography Mark Denny Introduction to See page 8 for details. Computational Science Modeling and Simulation for the Sciences Second Edition Angela B. Shiflet & Aquatic Photosynthesis George W. Shiflet Paul G. Falkowski & John A. Raven 2006. 576 pages. 198 line illus. Cl: 978-0-691-12565-7 $69.50 | £40.95 2007. 512 pages. 8 color plates. 10 halftones. 145 line illus. 22 tables. Pa: 978-0-691-11551-1 $52.50 | £30.95 Cl: 978-0-691-11550-4 $105.00 | £62.00 Topics in Mathematical Modeling Introduction to Atmospheric K. K. Tung Chemistry 2007. 320 pages. 31 halftones. 52 line illus. 5 tables. Cl: 978-0-691-11642-6 $45.00 | £26.95 Daniel J. Jacob 1999. 264 pages. 9 tables. 124 line illus. New Cl: 978-0-691-00185-2 $65.00 | £38.95 Geochemical Kinetics Forthcoming Youxue Zhang Quantum Mechanics in a See page 9 for details. Nutshell Gerald D. Mahan February 2009. 414 pages. 58 line illus. Cl: 978-0-691-13713-1 $65.00 | £38.95

To receive notices about new books, subscribe for email at: press.princeton.edu/subscribe Textbooks Forthcoming The Princeton Guide to Ecology Edited by Simon A. Levin Stephen R. Carpenter, H. Charles J. Godfray, Ann P. Kinzig, Michel Loreau, Jonathan B. Losos, Brian Walker & David S. Wilcove, associate editors “Essential reading for biologists, social scientists, and all interested in a holistic view of the world, this marvelous collection presents the flourishing state of ecology today and its even more exciting prospects for the future.” —Peter H. Raven, president of Missouri Botanical Garden The Princeton Guide to Ecology is a concise, authoritative one-volume reference to the field’s major subjects and key concepts. Edited by eminent ecologist Simon Levin, with contributions from an international team of leading ecologists, the book contains more than ninety clear, accurate, and up-to-date articles on the most important topics within seven major areas: autecology, population ecology, communities and ecosys- tems, landscapes and the biosphere, conservation biology, ecosystem services, and biosphere management. Complete with more than 200 illustrations (including sixteen pages in color), a glossary of key terms, a chronology of milestones in the field, sug- gestions for further reading on each topic, and an index, this is an essential volume for undergraduate and graduate students, research ecologists, scientists in related fields, policymakers, and anyone else with a serious interest in ecology. • Explains key topics in one concise and authoritative volume • Features more than ninety articles written by an international team of leading ecologists • Contains more than 200 illustrations, including sixteen pages in color • Includes glossary, chronology, suggestions for further reading, and index • Covers autecology, population ecology, communities and ecosystems, landscapes and the biosphere, con- servation biology, ecosystem services, and biosphere management Simon A. Levin is the George M. Moffett Professor of Biol- ogy and a professor of ecology and environmental biology at Princeton University, where he directs the Center for BioComplexity. September 2009. 800 pages. 25 color illus. 14 halftones. 185 line illus. 22 tables. Cl: 978-0-691-12839-9 $85.00 | £50.00

Read newsworthy and lively commentary on our new blog at: press.princeton.edu/blog earthsci.press.princeton.edu General Interest • 1 Forthcoming Forthcoming The Medea Hypothesis James Lovelock Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self- In Search of Gaia Destructive? John Gribbin & Mary Gribbin Peter Ward “This book is an hom- “A provocative look age to Lovelock. The at the history of our Gribbins have spent living planet. Ward time with him, looked offers a distinct per- at his personal archives spective and argues with him, and obviously strongly that the only the book is coming out intelligent choice is of a deep admiration to manage ourselves for his work. The bio- and the environment. graphical chapters are The Medea Hypothesis interspersed with sci- will cause anyone who ence chapters, including cares about the envi- a good one on the history of our understanding ronment to think differently.” of the greenhouse effect, and others that cover —Thomas E. Lovejoy, president of the H. John Earth’s biogeochemical cycles.” Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the —Tyler Volk, author of CO2 Rising Environment John Gribbin is a visiting fellow in astronomy at Peter Ward is professor of biology and earth and the University of Sussex. Mary Gribbin has writ- space sciences at the University of Washington, ten many books with John Gribbin. and an astrobiologist with NASA. May 2009. 272 pages. 19 halftones. Cl: 978-0-691-13750-6 $24.95 Science Essentials For sale only in the U.S., its territories, and dependencies May 2009. 232 pages. 11 line illus. 2 tables. Cl: 978-0-691-13075-0 $24.95 | £14.95

New The Long Thaw How Humans Are Changing the Next 100,000 Years of Earth’s Climate David Archer “This is the best book about carbon dioxide and climate change that I have read. David Archer knows what he is talking about.” —James Hansen, director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies If you think that global warming means slightly hotter weather and a mod- est rise in sea levels that will persist only so long as fossil fuels hold out (or until we decide to stop burning them), think again. In The Long Thaw, David Archer, one of the world’s leading climatologists, predicts that if we continue to emit carbon dioxide we may eventually cancel the next ice age and raise the oceans by 50 meters. Archer reveals the hard truths of the long-term climate forecast. David Archer is professor of geophysical sciences at the University of Chicago. Science Essentials 2008. 192 pages. 1 halftone. 21 line illus. Cl: 978-0-691-13654-7 $22.95 | £13.50

To receive notices about new books, subscribe for email at: press.princeton.edu/subscribe 2 • General Interest New New The Atom and the Apple The Faith of Scientists Twelve Tales from Contemporary In Their Own Words Physics Edited by Nancy K. Frankenberry Sébastien Balibar “Nancy Frankenberry “This is a delightful provides a rare glimpse smorgasbord of reflec- into the interior lives tions on physics, its of scientists as they history and its practice, talk about their faith, which can be read with their views about God, pleasure even by those and spirituality. From who found the subject Galileo to Ursula Good- frightening at school. enough, she shows Balibar is an excellent critical acumen in tour guide!” selecting the source —Tony Leggett, material and authorita- University of Illinois, tive scholarship in interpreting it. This book offers Urbana-Champaign an unsurpassed treatment of a vital subject.” Sébastien Balibar is professor of physics at the —Max Jammer, author of Einstein and Religion École Normale Supérieure in Paris. Nancy K. Frankenberry is the John Phillips Profes- 2008. 200 pages. 9 halftones. 10 line illus. sor of Religion at Dartmouth College. Cl: 978-0-691-13108-5 $24.95 | £14.95 2008. 544 pages. Cl: 978-0-691-13487-1 $29.95 | £17.95

New Superstition New Belief in the Age of Science Guesstimation Robert L. Park Solving the World’s Problems on the “Superstition is yet more Back of a Cocktail Napkin evidence that Bob Lawrence Weinstein & Park is always worth John A. Adam reading. At times funny, “[W]hether it is read for at times acerbic, always business or pleasure, this thoughtful, Bob Park book should prove both is not one to ‘go with invaluable and highly the flow.’ There is a lot entertaining.” to think about in this —Physics World book, as usual.” —Eugenie C. Scott, Lawrence Weinstein is executive director of professor of physics at the National Center for Science Education Old Dominion University. John A. Adam is profes- Robert L. Park is professor of physics at the Uni- sor of mathematics at versity of Maryland. Old Dominion University. 2008. 240 pages. Cl: 978-0-691-13355-3 $24.95 | £14.95 2008. 320 pages. 72 line illus Pa: 978-0-691-12949-5 $19.95 | £11.95

Read newsworthy and lively commentary on our new blog at: press.princeton.edu/blog earthsci.press.princeton.edu General Interest • 3 Forthcoming Paperback Forthcoming Winner of the 2007 Award for Best Professional/ Scholarly Book in Cosmology and Astronomy, Critical Transitions in Association of American Publishers Nature and Society Shortlisted for the 2008 General Prize for Science Books, The Royal Society Marten Scheffer The Sun Kings “Scheffer has always been a master at presenting The Unexpected Tragedy of Richard complex issues in a simple way, and this book is Carrington and the Tale of How no exception. This is a rare gem.” —Jon Norberg, Stockholm University Modern Astronomy Began Stuart Clark Marten Scheffer is professor of environmental sciences at Wageningen University in the Neth- “Clark tells the em- erlands. battled, little-known Princeton Studies in Complexity. history of modern as- July 2009. 520 pages. 6 halftones. 131 line illus. Pa: 978-0-691-12204-5 $45.00 | £26.95 tronomy, a spry tale full Cl: 978-0-691-12203-8 $99.50 | £59.95 of intrigue, jealousy, spite, dedication and perseverance.” New —Publishers Weekly Apocalypse Stuart Clark is a former Earthquakes, Archaeology, and the editor of the United Wrath of God Kingdom’s best-selling Amos Nur astronomy magazine, With Dawn Burgess Astronomy. May 2009. 224 pages. 15 halftones. “[Amos Nur] posits Pa: 978-0-691-14126-8 $16.95 | £9.95 seismicity—rather Cl: 978-0-691-12660-9 $24.95 | £14.95 than invaders or social forces—as the prime New Paperback dynamic behind the fall One of Choice’s Outstanding Academic Titles for of ancient civilizations. 2002 Nur engages in what we Honorable Mention, 2001 Association of American Publishers Award for Best Professional/Scholarly might call archaeologi- Book in Geography and Earth Science cal detective work— With new commentary by the author looking at the positions Hubbert’s Peak of human remains, for instance, to determine The Impending World Oil Shortage cause of death—his book is focused and intense.” Kenneth S. Deffeyes —David Ulin, Los Angeles Times Book Review “Deffeyes has reached Amos Nur is the Wayne Loel Professor of Earth a conclusion with Sciences and professor of geophysics at Stanford far-reaching conse- University. Dawn Burgess is a writer and editor quences for the entire based in Bar Harbor, Maine. industrialized world.” 2008. 328 pages. 98 halftones. —Fred Guterl, Cl: 978-0-691-01602-3 $26.95 | £15.95 Newsweek Kenneth S. Deffeyes is professor emeritus at Princeton University. 2008. 232 pages. 25 halftones. 50 line illus. Pa: 978-0-691-14119-0 $16.95 | £9.95 To receive notices about new books, subscribe for email at: press.princeton.edu/subscribe 4 • General Interest New Forthcoming Keep Watching the Skies! The Parting of the Sea The Story of Operation Moonwatch How Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and and the Dawn of the Space Age Plagues Shaped the Story of Exodus W. Patrick McCray Barbara J. Sivertsen “Patrick McCray recon- “Because of her thor- structs an era when oughness, the research the world was taking in this book will remain its baby steps into the valuable for decades space age. He views to come: she has done it through the eyes of an exceptional job of amateur star-gazers digging into the wide who experienced variety of fields rel- the excitement of evant to understanding those Sputnik days by the Exodus. A superb joining Moonwatch, and stunning book.” a worldwide effort —Paul and Elizabeth to track satellites. McCray went beyond the Barber, authors of When They Severed Earth from official documents, ferreting out records from Sky: How the Human Mind Shapes Myth several of the most effective team leaders, and Barbara J. Sivertsen has been managing editor of spotlights these throughout his well-illustrated the Journal of Geology for over twenty-five years. presentation. McCray’s account is an important March 2009. 256 pages. 2 halftones. 3 line illus. 8 maps. contribution towards preserving the history of a Cl: 978-0-691-13770-4 $29.95 | £17.95 fascinating episode at the dawn of the space age. [A] genuine page-turner.” New —Owen Gingerich, Nature Titan Unveiled W. Patrick McCray is professor of history at the Saturn’s Mysterious Moon Explored University of California, Santa Barbara. Ralph Lorenz & Jacqueline Mitton 2008. 328 pages. 34 halftones. 4 line illus. Cl: 978-0-691-12854-2 $29.95 | £17.95 See page 11 for details.

Winner of the 2006 Phi Beta Kappa Book Award in Science Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum How Humans Took Control of Climate William F. Ruddiman “If you’re not familiar with Ruddiman’s hypothesis, you should be. . . . [I]t is good to read of Ruddiman’s faith in the scientific method and his willing- ness to let the process unfold as it should. . . . Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum is excellent reading for scientist and nonscientist alike.” —James White, Science 2007. 224 pages. 16 halftones. 14 line illus. 4 tables. 7 maps. Pa: 978-0-691-13398-0 $17.95 | £10.95

Read newsworthy and lively commentary on our new blog at: press.princeton.edu/blog earthsci.press.princeton.edu General Interest • 5 One of the “100 Notable Books of the Year” for 2004, Winner of the 2004 Grand Prize in History, Literature, New York Times Book Review and Fine Arts, Organisation Internationale de la One of the “Top Science Books of the Year” for 2004, Vigne et du Vin Discover Magazine Winner of the 2004 Research Prize, Asociación Internacional de Historia y Civilización de la Vid y el Devil in the Mountain Vino A Search for the Origin of the Andes Honorable Mention, 2003 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Geology and Earth Simon Lamb Science, Association of American Publishers “Lamb has done a With a new foreword by masterful job in piecing Robert G. Mondavi together the Andean puzzle in a way that Ancient Wine seems to make perfect The Search for the Origins of Viniculture sense.” Patrick E. McGovern —David E. James, “No one is better quali- Nature fied to sift through 2006. 352 pages. 36 halftones. the widely scattered 38 line illus. Pa: 978-0-691-12620-3 clues [to the origins $19.95 | £11.95 of winemaking] than Cl: 978-0-691-11596-2 $42.00 | £24.95 McGovern, a skilled scientific sleuth who wields the most pow- New Paperback erful tools of modern With a new foreword by Carl Zimmer chemistry in his search T. rex and the Crater of for the roots of ancient Doom wines.” —J. Madeleine Nash, Time Magazine Walter Alvarez 2007. 416 pages. 16 color illus. 9 line illus. 35 halftones. 7 maps. “[D]eft and readable . . . Pa: 978-0-691-12784-2 $22.95 | £13.50 Cl: 978-0-691-07080-3 $46.95 | £27.95 [An] estimable account from the world’s leading authority on death from Winner of the 2001 Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science above.” One of Choice’s Outstanding Academic Titles for 2001 —Timothy Ferris, New The Two-Mile York Times Book Review Time Machine What caused the extinc- Ice Cores, Abrupt Climate Change, and tion of the dinosaurs? Our Future In T. rex and the Crater Richard B. Alley of Doom, the story of 2002. 240 pages. 13 halftones. the detective work that went into solving the 22 line illus. mystery is told by geologist Walter Alvarez, one Pa: 978-0-691-10296-2 $19.95 | £11.95 of the four Berkeley scientists who discovered the first evidence for the giant impact. Walter Alvarez is professor of geology at the University of California, Berkeley. 2008. 216 pages. 8 color plates. 15 halftones. 2 line illus. Pa: 978-0-691-13103-0 $16.95 | £9.95 Cl: 978-0-691-01630-6 $45.00 | £26.95 Paperback not for sale in the Commonwealth (except Canada)

To receive notices about new books, subscribe for email at: press.princeton.edu/subscribe 6 • General Interest Finalist, 2006 Independent Publisher Book Awards, Richter’s Scale Science Category, Independent Publisher Measure of an Earthquake, The Grand Contraption Measure of a Man The World as Myth, Number, and Susan Elizabeth Hough Chance “Susan Hough David Park introduces us to an “Park lovingly charts the history of how we imag- awkward but brilliant ine Earth and our place in its surroundings.” scientist. . . . —Paul Nettleton, Guardian [W]hen [the book] 2007. 348 pages. 8 halftones. 41 line illus. 2 tables. gets to Richter’s work Pa: 978-0-691-13053-8 $22.95 | £13.50 and the science of earthquakes it is fascinating.” Why the Sky Is Blue —Kate Ravilious, Discovering the Color of Life New Scientist Götz Hoeppe 2007. 352 pages. 45 halftones. Cl: 978-0-691-12807-8 $27.95 | £16.95 Translated with John Stewart “Hoeppe’s book describes an intellectual Also by Susan Elizabeth Hough quest that began with the ancients. . . . A well- One of Choice’s Outstanding Academic Titles for 2002 illustrated, rewarding read.” Earthshaking Science —Jon Richfield, New Scientist What We Know (and Don’t Know) about 2007. 376 pages. 27 color plates. 35 halftones. 76 line illus. 9 tables. Earthquakes Cl: 978-0-691-12453-7 $29.95 | £17.95 2004. 256 pages. 12 halftones. 50 line illus. Pa: 978-0-691-11819-2 $22.95 | £13.50 Cl: 978-0-691-05010-2 $49.95 | £29.95 One of Choice’s Outstanding Academic Titles for 2005 Earthquakes in Human History With a foreword by Walter Veltroni, The Far-Reaching Effects of Seismic Disruptions Mayor of Rome Jelle Zeilinga de Boer & The Seven Hills of Rome Donald Theodore Sanders 2007. 304 pages. 39 halftones. 5 line illus. 2 tables. A Geological Tour of the Eternal City Pa: 978-0-691-12786-6 $19.95 | £11.95 Grant Heiken, Renato Funiciello & Cl: 978-0-691-05070-6 $39.95 | £23.95 Donatella De Rita Also by Jelle Zeilinga de Boer & “This is a book of delights. A volcanologist and Donald Theodore Sanders two geologists unpick the fabric of Rome, from its roots of silts and gravels overlain by volcanic Volcanoes in Human History The Far-Reaching Effects of Major Eruptions flows to the summits of the seven hills.” With a foreword by Robert D. Ballard —Maggie McDonald, New Scientist 2004. 320 pp. 18 halftones. 22 line illus. 2 tables. 2007. 264 pages. 72 halftones. 19 line illus. 4 tables. 20 maps. Pa: 978-0-691-11838-3 $24.95 | £14.95 Pa: 978-0-691-13038-5 $18.95 | £11.50 Cl: 978-0-691-06995-1 $42.00 | £24.95

Read newsworthy and lively commentary on our new blog at: press.princeton.edu/blog earthsci.press.princeton.edu General Interest • 7 New New How the Ocean Works Archaeological An Introduction to Oceanography Mark Denny Oceanography Edited by Robert D. Ballard “An elegant presenta- tion of how the ocean “A significant works.” and major —Nicholas D. Holland, contribution.” University of Califor- —James P. nia, San Diego Delgado, Insti- tute of Nautical Mark Denny is the Archaeology John B. and Jean DeNault Professor of Archaeological Marine Sciences at Oceanography Stanford University. is the definitive 2008. 344 pages. 148 color illus. 7 tables. book on the newly emerging field of deep-sea Pa: 978-0-691-12647-0 $45.00 | £26.95 archaeology. Marine archaeologists have been Cl: 978-0-691-12646-3 $99.50 | £59.95 finding and excavating underwater shipwrecks since at least the early 1950s, but until recently New their explorations have been restricted to A Mechanistic Approach to depths considered shallow by oceanographic standards. This book describes the latest Plankton Ecology advances that enable researchers to probe the Thomas Kiørboe secrets of the deep ocean. “This book allows Robert D. Ballard is president of the Institute scientists who work for Exploration in Mystic, Connecticut, and in any corner of the professor of oceanography and director of the planktonic encounter Institute for Archaeological Oceanography at arena to expand their the University of Rhode Island. views and teaching 2008. 280 pages. 170 color illus. 8 line illus. Cl: 978-0-691-12940-2 $45.00 | £26.95 capabilities to cover the entire area. It will Also by Robert D. Ballard be the text of choice Robert Ballard, Recipient of the 2000 Common for graduate seminars Wealth Award for Science and Invention, in all the major and Sigma Xi minor oceanographic Honorable Mention, 2000 Award for Best and limnological institutions.” Professional/Scholarly Book in Geography and Earth Science, Association of American Publishers —Peter A. Jumars, University of Maine Thomas Kiørboe is professor of ocean ecology The Eternal Darkness at the National Institute of Aquatic Resources, A Personal History of Deep-Sea Technical University of Denmark. Exploration With Will Hively 2008. 232 pages. 9 halftones. 71 line illus. 9 tables. Cl: 978-0-691-13422-2 $39.50 | £23.95 2002. 408 pages. 16 color plates. 100 halftones. Pa: 978-0-691-09554-7 $24.95 | £14.95 Cl: 978-0-691-02740-1 $70.00 | £40.95 Not for sale in Australia and New Zealand

To receive notices about new books, subscribe for email at: press.princeton.edu/subscribe 8 • Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences Fundamentals of Ocean Climate New Models Geochemical Kinetics Stephen Griffies Youxue Zhang 2004. 552 pages. 40 line illus. Cl: 978-0-691-11892-5 $72.00 | £42.50 “The contents of Geo- chemical Kinetics are The Chemical Evolution of the well-balanced among Atmosphere and Oceans various topics impor- Heinrich D. Holland tant to a broad spec- Princeton Series in Geochemistry trum of geochemists. 1984. 598 pages. Theoreticians, Pa: 978-0-691-02381-6 $70.00 | £40.95 experimentalists, and field researchers Our Affair with El Niño will all find this book How We Transformed an Enchanting useful.” Peruvian Current into a Global Climate —James Kubicki, Hazard Pennsylvania State University S. George Philander This book offers a comprehensive exploration “[Philander] presents the current scientific under- of geochemical kinetics—the application of standing of El Niño concisely, explaining the de- chemical kinetics to geological problems, both tails of circulation in the ocean and atmosphere theoretical and practical. with lucid analogies and thoughtful examples.” Youxue Zhang is professor of geology at the —Benjamin S. Orlove, American Scientist University of Michigan. 2006. 288 pages. 20 line illus. 1 halftone. 3 tables. 2008. 664 pages. 5 halftones. 141 line illus. 26 tables. Pa: 978-0-691-12622-7 $22.95 | £13.50 Cl: 978-0-691-12432-2 $70.00 | £40.95 Also by S. George Philander Is the Temperature Rising? The Uncertain Science of Global Warming Theoretical Global 2000. 240 pages. 5 tables. 85 line illus. 8 halftones. Seismology Pa: 978-0-691-05034-8 $24.95 | £14.95 F. A. Dahlen & Jeroen Tromp Ocean Biogeochemical “The theoretical seismology in this book is not merely an intellectual achievement of a very high Dynamics order, it is driven by the need to understand our Jorge L. Sarmiento & planet.” Nicolas Gruber —Paul G. Richards, Nature 2006. 528 pages. 8 color plates. 102 hallftones. 178 line illus. 62 tables. 1998. 944 pages. 214 figs. 16 maps. 32 tables. Cl: 978-0-691-01707-5 $75.00 | £44.95 Pa: 978-0-691-00124-1 $67.50 | £40.00

Geochemistry of Marine Sediments A Compendium of David J. Burdige Geochemistry 2006. 624 pages. 33 halftones. 75 line illus. 33 tables. From Solar Nebula to the Human Brain Cl: 978-0-691-09506-6 $85.00 | £50.00 Yuan-Hui Li With a foreword by Edward N. Lorenz “Li includes a more diverse range of topics than The Global Circulation of the does any remotely comparable work.” Atmosphere —Choice 2000. 496 pages. 164 line illus. 84 tables. Edited by Tapio Schneider & Cl: 978-0-691-00938-4 $49.95 | £29.95 Adam H. Sobel 2007. 400 pages. 140 halftones. Read newsworthy and lively commentary on our new blog at Cl: 978-0-691-12181-9 $65.00 | £38.95 press.princeton.edu/blog

GeosciENCES • 9 Forthcoming Forthcoming A Mathematical Nature The Balance of Nature Ecology’s Enduring Myth Walk John Kricher John A. Adam “A deft and inviting tour of ecology and evolu- “John Adam pres- tion, a book of revelation about the balance of ents a wonderful nature that really counts, namely that between set of mathematical ourselves and the living planet.” inquiries into a —Thomas E. Lovejoy, president of the H. John broad range of Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the natural phenomena. Environment This rich book will John Kricher is the A. Howard Meneely Professor be interesting to of Biology at Wheaton College. mathematically June 2009. 256 pages. minded readers Cl: 978-0-691-13898-5 $24.95 | £14.95 who are inspired by nature.” —Will Wilson, Duke University New How tall is that tree? How far away is that Life in Cold Blood cloud, and how heavy is it? Why are the David Attenborough droplets on that spider web spaced apart so “Even a person evenly? If you have ever asked questions like normally immune these while outdoors, and wondered how you to the charms of might figure out the answers, this is a book amphibians and for you. An entertaining and informative col- reptiles will soon lection of fascinating puzzles from the natural be drawn in by the world around us, A Mathematical Nature Walk fascinating color will delight anyone who loves nature or math photographs of or both. Life in Cold Blood.” John A. Adam is professor of mathematics at —Flora Taylor, Old Dominion University. American Scientist June 2009. 296 pages. 17 color illus. 22 halftones. 97 line illus. Cl: 978-0-691-12895-5 $27.95 | £16.95 Sir David Attenborough is one of the best- loved naturalists of our time. 2008. 288 pages. 200 color illus. Also by John A. Adam Cl: 978-0-691-13718-6 $29.95 One of Choice’s Outstanding Academic Titles for For sale only in the U.S. and Canada 2004 Winner of the 2003 Award for Best Professional/ Also by David Attenborough Scholarly Book in Mathematics and Statistics, Association of American Publishers Winner of the 2006 National Outdoor Book Award, Nature and Environment category Mathematics in Nature Companion Book to the Animal Modeling Patterns in the Natural World 2006. 416 pages. 24 color illus. 84 line illus. 9 tables. Planet Program Pa: 978-0-691-12796-5 $25.95 | £14.95 Life in the Undergrowth Not for sale in South Asia 2006. 288 pages. 275 color plates. Cl: 978-0-691-12703-3 $29.95 Forthcoming Paperback For sale only in the U.S. and Canada With new commentary by the author Hubbert’s Peak The Impending World Oil Shortage Kenneth S. Deffeyes See page 4 for details. 10 • Environmental SciENces Paleontology New Winner of the 2003 Phi Beta Kappa Book Award in Science What Bugged the Dinosaurs? Insects, Disease, and Death in the Life on a Young Planet The First Three Billion Years of Cretaceous Evolution on Earth George Poinar, Jr. & Roberta Poinar Andrew H. Knoll “Some accounts are not “Andrew Knoll is an for the squeamish, but ideal guide through they all fascinate . . . this early phase of life’s Valuable for all ecology history on the Earth.” students.” —Stefan Bengtson, —Choice Nature George Poinar, Jr., Princeton Science Library works in the Zoology 2004. 296 pages. 6 color plates. Department at Oregon 25 halftones. 47 line illus. Pa: 978-0-691-12029-4 State University. Ro- $22.95 | £13.50 berta Poinar is a retired research scientist. 2008. 296 pages. 61 color illus. 39 line illus. Cl: 978-0-691-12431-5 $29.95 | £17.95 New

New Paperback Titan Unveiled One of Choice’s Outstanding Academic Titles for 2006 Saturn’s Mysterious Moon Explored Extinction Ralph Lorenz & Jacqueline Mitton How Life on Earth Nearly Ended 250 “Titan Unveiled Million Years Ago describes how most of what we once hypoth- Douglas H. Erwin esized about Titan has “Extinction provides been proved wrong.” a great reference for —Henry Roe, Nature researchers and the Ralph Lorenz is a interested lay reader planetary scientist at alike.” the Johns Hopkins Uni- —Andrew M. Bush, versity Applied Physics Science Laboratory. Jacqueline Douglas H. Erwin is se- Mitton is a writer, edi- nior scientist and cura- tor, and media consultant in astronomy. tor in the Department 2008. 272 pages. 19 color illus. 65 halftones. 21 line illus. of Paleobiology at the Cl: 978-0-691-12587-9 $29.95 | £17.95 Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and an external fac- Forthcoming Paperback ulty member of the Santa Fe Institute. 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