Fall 2007 Trade Paperbacks: Nature & Environment
by Staff -- Publishers Weekly, 8/6/2007
Alaska Northwest Books
Bear Tales for the Ages (Sept., $14.95) by Larry Kaniut serves up 28 riveting encounter stories spanning the years 1816 through 1999.
Collins/Smithsonian
Smithsonian Goes Wild (Oct., $14.95) by Amy Pastan and Linda McKnight contains info on everything feline, culled from each museum collection. A Spotlight Smithsonian book.
Cornell Univ. Press
A Bird-Finding Guide to Panama (Oct., $29.95) by George Angehr et al. covers 970 species, with site directions and lists of birder-friendly hotels and restaurants.
Cypress House
Nature's Way: Observations of a Good Earthkeeper (Oct., $24.95) by Marion Dusoir Ennes compiles 150 nature essays first published in an upstate New York newspaper.
MacMillan Caribbean
(dist. by Interlink)
Wild Plants of Barbados (Sept., $15) by Sean Carrington identifies the island's flowering plants in an easy-to-use guide.
Milkweed
The Future of Nature: Writing on a Human Ecology from Orion Magazine (Sept., $18), edited by Barry Lopez, focuses on the environmental crisis and suggests methods for moving beyond it.
MIT Press
Climate Change: What It Means for Us, Our Children, and Our Grandchildren (Sept., $19.95), edited by Joseph F.D. DiMento and Pamela Doughman, investigates what scientists know and how society can respond to that knowledge.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Birding Essentials (Nov., $15.95) by Jonathan Alderfer and Jon L. Dunn teaches new enthusiasts how to get the most from the birding experience.
New Press
10 Excellent Reasons to Think Twice About Meat (Jan., $12.95), edited by Moby. The musician and well-known vegan and 10 food experts create a simple plan for a meatless lifestyle. 25,000 first printing.
Pineapple Press
Florida's Rivers (Oct., $19.95) by Charles R. Boning explores the history and ecology of 60 of the state's rivers.
Powerhouse Books
Buck Shots (Nov., $29.95) by Peter Sutherland. The author/photographer presents an album of deer captured on film in the U.S., Canada and New Zealand.
Shambhala
Animal Matter (Nov., $14) by Marc Bekoff, foreword by Jane Goodall, serves as a primer on animal rights and welfare.
Souvenir Press
Talking with Horses (Oct., $16.95) by Henry Blake details a communication method using the equine language of telepathy and extrasensory perception.
Stackpole
Wild Guide: Turtles (Sept., $19.95) by Charles Fergus identifies and profiles 22 North American species.
Enjoying Hummingbirds: In the Wild and in Your Yard (Oct., $24.95) by Larry and Terrie Gates instructs on attracting, identifying and feeding.
St. Martin's/Griffin
Simple Prosperity (Jan., $14.95) by David Wann urges abandoning the consumer-driven lifestyle to achieve a more abundant existence.
Univ. of Nevada Press
Moth Catcher: An Evolutionist's Journey Through Canyon and Pass (Sept., $18.95) by Michael M. Collins. A biologist recounts a lifetime of studying wild silk moths in the Sierra Nevadas.
Univ. of New Mexico Press
Mountain Wildflowers of the Southern Rockies: Revealing Their Natural History (Nov., $17.95) by Carolyn Dodson and William W. Dunmire introduces 75 of the region's most common native plants
Wilderness Press/Hikingcamping.com
Done in a Day: Moab, the 10 Premier Hikes (Sept., $15.95) by Kathy and Craig Copeland launches a series geared to day hikers.
