Forward into Fall: Nature & Environment
Edited by Dick Donahue Compiled by Alia Akkam, Robert Dahlin, Charles Hix, Natalie Danford, Liz Hartman, Lauren Joyce, Hilary Kayle, Suzanne Mantell, Diane Patrick, Karole Riippa, Judith Rosen, Oona Short, Skip Skwarek, Julie Stevenson and Michelle Wildge -- Publishers Weekly, 8/6/2007
Beacon Press
Uncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Seeds (Feb., $24.95) by Claire Hope Cummings examines the threat and surveys the struggle to save this basic environmental resource.
Chronicle
Bird Songs from Around the World (Sept., $45) by Les Beletsky captures 200 birds visually with colorful illustrations and aurally with a built-in digital audio player.
DK
Bird: The Definitive Visual Guide (Sept., $50) by David Burnie profiles more than 1,500 species in 3,500 photos; includes audio CD of songs and calls. 75,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo.
Reef (Sept., $40) by Scubazoo. More than 500 photos taken by underwater photography collective Scubazoo showcase coral reefs worldwide; includes DVD. 100,000 first printing. $100,000 advertising/promo.
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
The Life of the Skies (Feb., $24) by Jonathan Rosen evaluates the pursuit of bird-watching throughout American history by a culture torn between the desire to conquer and to conserve.
Firefly
Earth Then and Now: Amazing Images in Our Changing World (Sept., $39.95) by Fred Pearce. Pairs of captioned before-and-after photos depict changes in environment, industrialization, warfare and more.
Shells (Sept., $85) by Jacques Senders, photos by Paul Starosta presents an album of the author’s collection with commentary by expert malacologists.
Greystone Books
(dist. by PGW)
The Great Lakes: The Natural History of a Changing Region (Oct., $39.95) by Wayne Grady examines a complex and important ecosystem through text and color photos.
Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
Motorized Obsessions: Life, Liberty, and the Small-Bore Engine (Sept., $22) by Paul R. Josephson explores the development of these “obnoxious” machines and their cultural appeal.
Ohio Univ./Swallow Press
The World Beyond the Windshield: Roads and Landscapes in the United States and Europe (Dec., $49.95), edited by Christof Mauch and Thomas Zeller, provides a scholarly take on the relationship between roads and landscapes.
Reader’s Digest Books
Global Warming: The Last Chance for Change (Sept., $29.95) by Paul Brown summarizes scientific evidence and suggests a call-to-action plan for individuals.
Think Books
(dist. by Sterling)
The Extinctionary: A Compendium of Creatures That Never Made the Final Cut, and the Reasons Why (Sept., $24.95) by Think Books editors studies extinctions and posits circumstances that may have caused them.
Univ. of California Press
American Chestnut: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Perfect Tree (Nov., $27.50) by Susan Freinkel articulates the saga of one of America’s most common, valued and beloved trees.
Univ. Press of Colorado
Listening to Cougar (Nov., $24.95), edited by Marc Bekoff and Cara Blessley Lowe, collects stories of personal encounters, beliefs and attitudes, and the history and future of America’s lions.
Voyageur Press
Birds in Love: The Secret Courting and Mating Rituals of Extraordinary Birds (Oct., $20) by Jean Léveillé celebrates this amazing behavior in the avian repertory.
