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Presort Std The Evolution of the World's Most Famous Human Fossils The Nobel laureate explores the question “Does the universe embody beautiful ideas?” He re- U.S. Postage Permit No. 169 veals how it has been the heart of scientific pursuit from Pythagoras to Galileo, Newton, Max- Staten Island, NY HISTORY Drawing from archives, museums, and interviews, Pyne builds a cultural history for seven well, Einstein, and into 21st-century physics, bringing us right to the edge of knowledge today, celebrity fossils from their discoveries to their legacies in popular culture. where the core insights of even the craziest quantum ideas apply principles we all understand. “Seven Skeletons is a sprightly, informative page-turner with a deeper message: the “Wilczek... has accomplished a rare feat: Writing a book of profound humanity based on strange careers of human remains have much to tell us about how we use science to questions aimed directly at the eternal.”—The Wall Street Journal understand what it means to be human.”—Nathaniel Comfort, Johns Hopkins University PENGUIN PAPERBACK • 448 PAGES • 978-0-14-310936-5 • $18.00 OF SCIENCE VIKING HARDCOVER • 288 PAGES • 978-0-525-42985-2 • $28.00 JIM BELL ARMAND MARIE LEROI The Interstellar Age: The Story of the NASA Men The Lagoon: How Aristotle Invented Science and Women Who Flew the Forty-Year Voyager Mission Acclaimed biologist Leroi recovers Aristotle’s science, combing through his vast treatises The award-winning planetary scientist reveals what drove and continues to drive the mem- on the living world to showcase his observations, ideas, and inspired guesses. The Lagoon bers of the team behind the Voyager spacecraft missions, our farthest-flung emissaries. reveals that Aristotle was not only the first biologist, but also one of the greatest. “Part scientific autobiography, part top-notch science writing, Jim Bell’s book is a wel- New Titles for Courses 2016-2017 “Inspired and inspiring….Leroi’s ambitious aim is to return Aristotle to the pantheon of come addition to the history of the Voyager Missions.”—Jon Lomberg, space artist, biology’s greats, alongside Charles Darwin and Carl Linnaeus. He has achieved it.”—Nature science journalist, and co-creator of the Voyager Interstellar Record PENGUIN PAPERBACK • 512 PAGES • 978-0-14-312798-7 • $18.00 DUTTON PAPERBACK • 336 PAGES • 978-1-101-98389-8 • $17.00 STEVEN JOHNSON CARLO ROVELLI How We Got to Now Reality Is Not What It Seems: The Elusive Six Innovations That Made the Modern World PENGUIN PUBLISHING GROUP Academic Marketing Department 375 Hudson Street NY 10014-3657 New York, Structure of the Universe and the Journey to Quantum Gravity Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life TRANSLATED BY SIMON CARNELL AND ERICA SEGRE (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobby- Rovelli takes us on a journey from Aristotle to Albert Einstein, from Michael Faraday ists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their unintended historical consequences. to the Higgs boson, and from classical physics to his own work in quantum gravity. His PENGUIN PUBLISHING GROUP “You’re apt to find yourself exhilarated.”—The New York Times Book Review evocative explanations invite us to imagine, beyond our ever-changing idea of reality. RIVERHEAD PAPERBACK • 320 PAGES • 978-1-59463-393-5 • $18.00 “Rovelli writes with crystalline simplicity….He turns quantum physics into a coherent story, shaping it as a quest for a single, underlying 'substratum' of reality.”—The Times (UK) RIVERHEAD HARDCOVER • 288 PAGES • 978-0-7352-1392-0 • $26.00 SHIHAB AL-DIN AL-NUWAYRI The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition

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Presort Std The Evolution of the World's Most Famous Human Fossils The Nobel laureate explores the question “Does the universe embody beautiful ideas?” He re- U.S. Postage Permit No. 169 veals how it has been the heart of scientific pursuit from Pythagoras to Galileo, Newton, Max- Staten Island, NY HISTORY Drawing from archives, museums, and interviews, Pyne builds a cultural history for seven well, Einstein, and into 21st-century physics, bringing us right to the edge of knowledge today, celebrity fossils from their discoveries to their legacies in popular culture. where the core insights of even the craziest quantum ideas apply principles we all understand. “Seven Skeletons is a sprightly, informative page-turner with a deeper message: the “Wilczek... has accomplished a rare feat: Writing a book of profound humanity based on strange careers of human remains have much to tell us about how we use science to questions aimed directly at the eternal.”—The Wall Street Journal understand what it means to be human.”—Nathaniel Comfort, Johns Hopkins University PENGUIN PAPERBACK • 448 PAGES • 978-0-14-310936-5 • $18.00 OF SCIENCE VIKING HARDCOVER • 288 PAGES • 978-0-525-42985-2 • $28.00 JIM BELL ARMAND MARIE LEROI The Interstellar Age: The Story of the NASA Men The Lagoon: How Aristotle Invented Science and Women Who Flew the Forty-Year Voyager Mission Acclaimed biologist Leroi recovers Aristotle’s science, combing through his vast treatises The award-winning planetary scientist reveals what drove and continues to drive the mem- on the living world to showcase his observations, ideas, and inspired guesses. The Lagoon bers of the team behind the Voyager spacecraft missions, our farthest-flung emissaries. reveals that Aristotle was not only the first biologist, but also one of the greatest. “Part scientific autobiography, part top-notch science writing, Jim Bell’s book is a wel- New Titles for Courses 2016-2017 “Inspired and inspiring….Leroi’s ambitious aim is to return Aristotle to the pantheon of come addition to the history of the Voyager Missions.”—Jon Lomberg, space artist, biology’s greats, alongside Charles Darwin and Carl Linnaeus. He has achieved it.”—Nature science journalist, and co-creator of the Voyager Interstellar Record PENGUIN PAPERBACK • 512 PAGES • 978-0-14-312798-7 • $18.00 DUTTON PAPERBACK • 336 PAGES • 978-1-101-98389-8 • $17.00 STEVEN JOHNSON CARLO ROVELLI How We Got to Now Reality Is Not What It Seems: The Elusive Six Innovations That Made the Modern World PENGUIN PUBLISHING GROUP Academic Marketing Department 375 Hudson Street NY 10014-3657 New York, Structure of the Universe and the Journey to Quantum Gravity Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life TRANSLATED BY SIMON CARNELL AND ERICA SEGRE (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobby- Rovelli takes us on a journey from Aristotle to Albert Einstein, from Michael Faraday ists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their unintended historical consequences. to the Higgs boson, and from classical physics to his own work in quantum gravity. His PENGUIN PUBLISHING GROUP “You’re apt to find yourself exhilarated.”—The New York Times Book Review evocative explanations invite us to imagine, beyond our ever-changing idea of reality. RIVERHEAD PAPERBACK • 320 PAGES • 978-1-59463-393-5 • $18.00 “Rovelli writes with crystalline simplicity….He turns quantum physics into a coherent story, shaping it as a quest for a single, underlying 'substratum' of reality.”—The Times (UK) RIVERHEAD HARDCOVER • 288 PAGES • 978-0-7352-1392-0 • $26.00 SHIHAB AL-DIN AL-NUWAYRI The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition

Seven Brief Lessons on Physics A Compendium of Knowledge from the Classical Islamic World Rovelli provides a mind-bending introduction to modern physics, explaining Einstein's gen- EDITED AND TRANSLATED WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY ELIAS MUHANNA eral relativity, quantum mechanics, elementary particles, gravity, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, and the role humans play in this weird and wonderful world. “This charming fourteenth-century encyclopedia gives a glimpse of the entire world as seen by “[Rovelli's] passion for his chosen field is evident on every page….The reader will come a very learned Egyptian summing up the powerful tradition of medieval Islamic scholarship away…with a deeper understanding of how modern physics has brought us closer to an known in his time. Elias Muhanna’s very readable translation allows the reader to gain a round- ultimate understanding of reality.”—The New York Times Book Review ed experience of a deeply interesting bygone world.”—Roy P. Mottahedeh, Harvard University RIVERHEAD PAPERBACK • 96 PAGES • 978-0-399-18441-3 • $18.00 “Smart [and] exhilarating.”—Andras P. Hamori, Princeton University PENGUIN CLASSICS PAPERBACK • 352 PAGES • 978-0-14-310748-4 • $18.00 JULIAN GUTHRIE JERRY A. COYNE How to Make a Spaceship: A Band of Renegades, an Epic Race, and the Birth of Private Spaceflight Faith Versus Fact: Why Science and Religion Are Incompatible PREFACE BY RICHARD BRANSON • AFTERWORD BY STEPHEN HAWKING Evolutionary biologist Coyne lays out in dispassionate detail why the toolkit of science is reliable, while that of religion leads to incorrect, untestable, or conflicting conclusions. The story of the first civilian-piloted spaceship is a tale of making the impossible possible. The result wasn’t just a victory for one team, but the foundation for a new industry and age. HISTORY "Coyne expertly exposes the incoherence of the increasingly popular belief that you can have it both ways: that God...sort-of exists; that miracles kind-of happen; and that the “Outstanding and compelling....Shows the power of one man’s vision, and the ability of small PENGUIN PUBLISHING GROUP PUBLISHING PENGUIN our College Faculty Information Service (CFIS) at: truthiness of dogma is somewhat-a-little-bit-more-or-less-who’s-to-say-it-isn’t like the WWW.PENGUIN.COM/FACINFO teams to accomplish extraordinary things.”—Ray Kurzweil, author, The Singularity Is Near OF SCIENCE New Titles for Courses 2016-2017 Courses for Titles New

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Rosen In this passionate natural history of the tree in American cities, Jonnes ranges from early spon- This lushly illustrated history of popular entertainment takes a long-zoom approach, con- captures this revolution with its false starts and surprises, combining science, technology, politics, and eco- Course Name:______sors for the Urban Tree Movement to the fascinating stories of particular species to the most tending that the pursuit of novelty and wonder is a powerful driver of world-shaping tech- nomics to illuminate one of the most dramatic changes in humanity’s relationship with nature in history. recent generation of tree evangelists who are identifying the best species to populate our cities. nological change. 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How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads at the Dawn of Modern Medicine require a U.S. ship-to address. “Polymath Samuel Arbesman helps us hack through the tangle of complexity that defines of the story. In short, I loved this book.”—John M. Barry, author of The Great Influenza Darwin: Portrait of a Genius Us to the Edge of a New World AVERY PAPERBACK • 384 PP. our world today, and shows us how to cope with it.”—Steven Strogatz, Cornell University VIKING HARDCOVER • 448 PAGES • 978-0-525-42753-7 • $28.00 PENGUIN PAPERBACK • 176 PP. QUESTIONS? CONTACT US AT: DUTTON PAPERBACK • 368 PP. 978-1-59240-925-9 • $17.00 CURRENT HARDCOVER • 256 PAGES • 978-1-59184-776-2 • $23.00 978-0-14-750977-2 • $15.00 Promo code: P2HSC [email protected] AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2017 978-0-14-218030-3 • $17.00 NEW TITLES • HISTORY OF SCIENCE FORTHCOMING TITLES • CLASSROOM FAVORITES FORTHCOMING TITLES • HISTORY OF SCIENCE EXAMINATION COPY ORDER FORM / HISTORY OF SCIENCE 2016-2017

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Rosen In this passionate natural history of the tree in American cities, Jonnes ranges from early spon- This lushly illustrated history of popular entertainment takes a long-zoom approach, con- captures this revolution with its false starts and surprises, combining science, technology, politics, and eco- Course Name:______sors for the Urban Tree Movement to the fascinating stories of particular species to the most tending that the pursuit of novelty and wonder is a powerful driver of world-shaping tech- nomics to illuminate one of the most dramatic changes in humanity’s relationship with nature in history. recent generation of tree evangelists who are identifying the best species to populate our cities. nological change. Steven Johnson argues that, throughout history, the cutting edge of inno- Term:______Anticipated Enrollment:______VIKING HARDCOVER • 368 PAGES • 978-0-525-42810-7 • $28.00 • AVAILABLE MAY 2017 “Far-ranging and deeply researched, Urban Forests reveals the beauty and significance of the vation lies wherever people are working the hardest to keep themselves and others amused. trees around us.”—Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction “An engaging survey full of unexpected connections that readers of a historical or socio- VIKING HARDCOVER • 416 PAGES • 978-0-670-01566-5 • $32.00 logical bent will find particularly riveting.”—Library Journal MARCUS DU SAUTOY RIVERHEAD HARDCOVER • 336 PAGES • 978-0-399-18448-2 • $30.00 Course Name:______AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 2016 The Great Unknown: Seven Journeys to the Frontiers of Science Term:______Anticipated Enrollment:______ALICE DREGER In this journey through seven breakthroughs in our understanding of the world, Marcus du Sautoy considers the outer reaches of human understanding. Are some things beyond the powers of science? Or are those chal- Galileo's Middle Finger DAVA SOBEL lenges our next breakthroughs? Du Sautoy explores the minds of the greats and reveals the fraught circumstanc- Heretics, Activists, and One Scholar's Search for Justice es of their discoveries. He takes readers on a whirlwind tour of everything from probability to particle physics, The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Course Name:______grounding his personal exploration in simple concepts like the roll of dice or how a clock measures time. Galileo's Middle Finger is an eye-opening story of life in the trenches of scientific controversy. Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars Beginning with her own research into the treatment of people born intersex, Dreger describes “Brilliant and fascinating. 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