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Arizona Books for Fall 2006 The University of Arizona Press • 1-800-426-3797 1 The University of Arizona Press 355 South Euclid Avenue, Suite 103 Tucson, Arizona 85719 1-800-426-3797 www.uapress.arizona.edu CONTENTS Distributed for Oregon State University Press The Grail New Books Anthropology 16–17, 22, 24–26, 28–29 A Year Ambling & Archaeology 30–35 Shambling Through an Biography 12–13 Oregon Vineyard in Biology 1, 27 Pursuit of the Best Pinot Current Affairs 1–2 Noir Wine in the Whole Geography 27–28 Wild World History 18–21, 24, 26, 30 BRIAN DOYLE Latin American Studies 20, 27–28 Latina/o Studies 3–4, 17–18, 21–23 “Take the red hills of Oregon’s Willamette Valley, a Literature 3–10, 23 father-son winemaking outfit and one madcap word- Native American Studies 5–6, 14, 24–26 smith on a quest for the world’s finest pinot noir. Let Nature & Environment 7–11, 14–15 them ferment, and you’ve got a charming look inside the operations at Don and Jesse Lange’s winery. An abun- Regional Interest 8–13 dance of words (witness the book’s subtitle), run-on Sociology 16–17, 19, 22 sentences, rhyming, alliteration and stylized dialogue all Space Science 2 contribute to a bacchanalian use of language that Travel 8–11 reflects Portland magazine editor Doyle’s joyful view on both life and wine. Statistical Research, Inc. 34 With the author’s bubbly sense of humor and sharp Arizona State Museum 34 storytelling, dry facts become delightful tidbits. Like the Gila River Indian Community wine Doyle writes of, these recollections are layered with subtlety and depth. Doyle ranges from discussing Anthropological Research Project 35 the basic pleasures of food, drink and conversation to OSU Publications 36 ruminating on spiritual concepts. Perfect for wine Left Coast Press Publications 36 aficionados and word lovers, this is a full-bodied, Recently Published Books 37–40 ebullient account.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) Best-Selling Backlist Books 42–47 Available Ironwood Press Publications 47 224 pp. Sales Information 48 ISBN-10 0-87071-093-1, ISBN-13 978-0-87071-093-3 $18.95 paper New Title Index inside back cover For a complete catalog, call 1-800-426-3797 Front cover photograph © Jack Dykinga: Petrified Forest or visit www. oregonstate.edu/dept/press/ National Park, Whipple's Cholla against cross-section of petrified log. www.dykinga.com This catalog is printed on recycled paper. Visit us on the World Wide Web www.uapress.arizona.edu 2 The University of Arizona Press • www.uapress.arizona.edu BIOLOGY / POPULAR SCIENCE Will a cure for bird flu come in a tiny package? Big Fleas Have Little Fleas How Discoveries of Invertebrate Diseases Are Advancing Modern Science ELIZABETH W. DAVIDSON Ever since Louis Pasteur saved the French silk industry by identifying a disease affecting silkworms, scientists have focused their attention on smaller and smaller organisms. Once upon a time, the rhinoceros beetle threatened the coconut plantations of Polynesia until scientists discovered the virus that would control it. In more modern times, the first experimental vaccine for HIV was produced using recombinant baculovirus introduced into insect eggs. Meanwhile, soybeans, “A fascinating introduction to a subject corn, and cotton are protected from insects by genes from one insecticidal of growing importance. Recommended bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis—and a related strain might hold clues for for the scientist and non-scientist alike, combating West Nile virus and malaria. and particularly for young investigators, who might find in its pages inspirations In this book, Elizabeth Davidson shares amazing stories about diseases of for their own research.”—Thomas insects and other invertebrates important to people—and about the scientists Eisner, author of For Love of Insects who learned to use those diseases to control pests and create products beneficial to humans. Focusing on insect-microbial interactions crucial to public health, “Just as charming as the original ode she tells detective stories ranging across global history, from the silkworm farms to fleas by Jonathan Swift, Elizabeth of nineteenth-century Japan to the research labs of modern America. Davidson brings the world of scientists In these fascinating accounts, Davidson shows us how human health often and insects, parasites and pathogens comes down to a contest of bug against bug. Even habitats seething with bacteria, up close and personal. Their intricate intertwined lives form an intimate such as the runoff from cattle farms or sewage treatment plants, are also chronicle, humanity’s symbiosis with teeming with invertebrate life—animals that, like ourselves, have ways of the little things that run the world. fighting infection. Scientific curiosity about what allows creatures as simple as Savor it.” — Stephen L. Buchmann, water fleas to survive in such polluted environments has led to the discovery of author of Letters from the Hive: An chemicals with remarkable properties and potential usefulness to humankind. Intimate History of Bees, Honey, and From diseases of shellfish to parasites of bees, Davidson opens a window on a Humankind world most of us never stop to consider—but which matters to all of us more than we might ever imagine. In our present era of pandemic scares, Big Fleas Have Little Fleas is a sweeping historical review that’s as timely as tomorrow’s headlines, showing us that the most exciting discoveries can emerge from the smallest sources. ELIZABETH W. DAVIDSON is a research professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University. September 208 pp., 22 b/w photos, 1 illus. 6 x 9 ISBN-10: 0-8165-2612-5, ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-2612-3 $35.00s cloth ISBN-10: 0-8165-2544-7, ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-2544-7 $17.95 paper The University of Arizona Press • 1-800-426-3797 3 POPULAR SCIENCE / PUBLIC POLICY Inviting dialogue about an essential question Science, Society, and the Search for Life in the Universe BRUCE JAKOSKY Are we alone in the universe? As humans, are we unique or are we part of a cosmic society? What is life’s future on Earth and beyond? How does life begin and develop? These are age-old questions that have inspired wonder and contro- versy ever since the first people looked up into the sky. With today’s technology, however, we are closer than ever to finding the answers. Astrobiology is the relatively new but fast growing scientific discipline that involves trying to understand the origin, evolution, and distribution of life within the universe. It is also one of the few scientific disciplines that attract the “Is there intelligent life out there? And public’s intense curiosity and attention. This interest stems largely from the if there is, how will it affect us? The deep personal meaning that the possible existence of extraterrestrial life has for day that life is found, Bruce Jakosky’s so many. Whether this meaning relates to addressing the “Big Questions” of our book will become one of the most important books ever written. In the existence, the possibility of making contact with alien beings, or the potential meantime, this is the book whose impact on our understanding of religion, there is no doubt that the public is insights will prepare you for that day.” firmly vested in finding answers. —David H. Levy In this broadly accessible introduction to the field, Bruce Jakosky looks at the search for life in the universe not only from a scientific perspective but also from a distinctly social one. In lucid and engaging prose, he addresses topics including the contradiction between the public’s fascination and the meager dialogue that exists between those within the scientific community and those outside of it, NASA’s public relations campaign, and what has become some of the most impassioned political wrangling ever seen in government science funding. BRUCE JAKOSKY is a professor and the Associate Director for Science in the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a member of the Department of Geological Sciences. He is the author of The Search for Life on Other Planets and coeditor of the book Mars. October 160 pp. 6 x 9 ISBN-10: 0-8165-2613-3, ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-2613-0 $17.95 paper Related Interest— ○○○○○○○○○○○○ The Last of the Great Observatories Spitzer and the Era of Faster, Better, Cheaper at NASA George H. Rieke ISBN-10: 0-8165-2558-7 ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-2558-4 $19.95 paper 4 The University of Arizona Press • www.uapress.arizona.edu FICTION / LATINO LITERATURE A life imagined and cold reality collide The Peruvian Notebooks BRAULIO MUÑOZ This lyrical, deeply affecting novel portrays the life of an undocumented Peruvian immigrant in the United States and his struggle and failure to achieve the “American dream.” Although Antonio Alday Gutiérrez dreams of great success when coming to America, he accepts work as a security guard at a shopping mall and lives in a modest apartment. To soften the bleak reality of his disappointing life, Antonio invents a privileged Peruvian past to mislead his new American friends. He also sends letters to his family in Peru boasting of a thriving business and large home. This double deception leads Antonio to commit an act of desperation to conceal the drab reality of his new American life. “Muñoz’s words turn inside out before As the novel opens, Antonio is waiting in his apartment for the police to arrest your eyes. His Peruvian Notebooks is him. Over the next three hours, Antonio re-reads his old notebooks and letters to gently layered, elegantly written, and and from his family.