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How to Grow a Human
Adventures in How We Are Made and
Who We Are
Philip Ball
“A deeply engaging crash course. Ball’s sense
of wonder at biological processes is palpable.
This awe evokes some much-needed humility.
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biases and preconceived ideas.”—Nature
Cloth $25.Science from Chicago
The Demon in the Machine
How Hidden Webs of Information
Are Solving the Mystery of Life
Paul Davies
“Boundary-transcending.... Davies claims
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understood in terms of information....
With apologies to Charles Darwin, there
is grandeur in this view of life.”—Nature
Cloth $27.Volcanoes and Wine
From Pompeii to Napa
Charles Frankel
Frankel takes us across the stunning and
dangerous world of volcanic wines. He details
each volcano’s most famous eruptions, the
grapes that grow in its soils, and the people
who make their homes on its slopes, adapting
to an ever menacing landscape.
Cloth $27.Ahab’s Rolling Sea
A Natural History of Moby-Dick
Richard J. King
“A marvelous guide to the magic and mystery
that was Melville’s gift to us, for King reveals
the deep, deep backstory of the making of
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the Blue Ocean
Cloth $30.Remarkable Trees
Christina Harrison and
Tony Kirkham
“Truly wonderful. This beautifully
illustrated book reveals just how much
these useful, fascinating, dangerous yet
beautiful living beings really contribute
to our lives.”—Dame Judi Dench
Cloth $32.Waters of the World
The Story of the Scientists Who
Unraveled the Mysteries of Our
Oceans, Atmosphere, and Ice
Sheets and Made the Planet Whole
Sarah Dry
“Waters of the World sparkles with lyricism
and wit. Dry is a gifted storyteller, and her
research has turned up gripping tales of
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—Deborah R. Coen, Yale University
Cloth $30.The Art of the Bird
The History of Ornithological
Art through Forty Artists
Roger J. Lederer
A soaring exploration of our fasci-
nation with the avian form, The Art
of the Bird is a testament to the ways
in which the intense observation in-
herent in both art and science reveals
the mysteries of the natural world.
Cloth $35.Darwin’s Most Wonderful
Plants
A Tour of His Botanical Legacy
Ken Thompson
“In this quietly riveting study, Thompson
reveals Charles Darwin as a botanical revolu-
tionary.”—Nature
“Fascinating insight into the scientist’s sheer
delight in observing the minutiae of living
organisms.”—Gardens Illustrated
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