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.