Fall 2000 Hardcover List
Edited by Laurele Riippa
Compiled by Lynn Andriani, Dena Croog, Robert Dahlin, Cindi DiMarzo, Charles Hix, Karole Riippa, and Bella Stander
-- 8/14/00
Nature
ABBEVILLE
Natural Wonders of the World (Sept., $59.95) by Robert J. Moore Jr. Large format showcases 50 natural wonders from the Galapagos Islands to Victoria Falls.
ABRAMS
The Wild Shores of Patagonia: The Valdes Peninsula & Punta Tombo (Oct., $45) by Jasmine Rossi is the photojournalist's first-person account of life among the endangered wildlife in this remote region.
BHB INT'L
Wildlife (Sept., $75) by Gerald Hoberman is a visual portrait of wildlife on six continents.
CROWN
The Last River: The Tragic Race for Shangri-la (Sept., $24) by Todd Balf recounts a kayak team's real-life adventures exploring the remote Tsangpo Gorge in Tibet. Ad/promo. 10-city author tour.
FSG/NORTH POINT PRESS
Food's Frontier: The Next Green Revolution (Oct., $24) by Richard Manning muses on how the world will save a threatened food supply in order to feed itself in coming years.
The Sweet Breathing of Plants: Women Writing on the Green World (Feb., $26), edited by Linda Hogan and Brenda Peterson, anthologizes a bumper crop of green-oriented nonfiction and p try.
FULCRUM
Tracks of the Unseen: Meditations on Alaska Wildlife, Landscape, and Photography (Sept., $22.95) by Nick Jans. The hunter-trekker-photographer gives an insider's look at the beauty of the largest state in the union.
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE PRESS
(dist. by Univ. Press of New England)
The Return of the Wolf: Reflections on the Future of Wolves in the Northeast (Nov., $24.95) by Rick Bass et al., edited by John Elder, gathers writings about the possible return of the wolf to the Northeast.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BOOKS
National Geographic Atlas of Natural America (Nov., $40) is a comprehensive atlas with specially commissioned maps and photography.
W.W. NORTON/OUTSIDE BOOKS
Points Unknown: A Century of Great Exploration (Oct., $29.95), edited by David Roberts, is the first book in the new joint imprint, a 500-page collection of adventure literature.
OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESS
A Range of Glaciers: The Exploration and Survey of the Northern Cascade Range (Nov., $60) by Fred Becky retraces through more than 100 photographs, illustrations and maps how early adventurers probed the region.
PELICAN
Wild Asia: Spirit of a Continent (Sept., $49.95) by Natural History New Zealand features 180 color photographs in a visual tour of the largest continent; a companion to the 10-part Discovery Channel TV series of the same name.
POMEGRANATE
Neither God Nor Devil: Rethinking Our Perception of Wolves (Sept., $30) by Eva-Lena Rehnmark is an illustrated reassessment of humankind's connection to the wolf.
SIERRA CLUB BOOKS
A Feathered Family: Nature Notes from a Woodland Studio (Sept., $25) by Linda Johns is the painter-sculptor's narrative about the wild birds that share her life and home in Nova Scotia. Ad/promo.
The Spirit of the Valley: Where the Light of Science Meets the Shadow of Myth (Oct., $23) by Baxter Trautman connects the world of science with the worlds of history and the human spirit. Ad/promo.
STERLING
Mahale: A Photographic Encounter with Chimpanzees (Oct., $24.95) by Angelika Hofer et al., foreword by Jane Goodall, focuses on chimp behavior.
TARCHER
Tying Down the Wind: Adventures in the Worst Weather on Earth (Sept., $24.95) by Eric Pinder is an explanation of foul weather phenomena by a weather observer at Mount Washington Meteorological Observatory in New Hampshire.
TASCHEN AMERICA LLC
Cacas (Nov., $12.99) by Colors of Benetton, idea by Oliviero Toscani, offers a fresh vantage on 68 types of animal dung, from antelope to zebra.
TIME-LIFE BOOKS
In the Presence of Dinosaurs (Oct., $34.95) by Larry Felder and John Colagrande is an illustrated field guide to dinosaurs from Arizona to Connecticut.
UNIV. OF MASSACHUSETTS PRESS
Land of the Commonwealth: A Portrait of the Conserved Landscapes of Massachusetts (Oct., $40) by Richard Cheek contains 190 color illustrations of the state's protected areas.
WILDLANDS PRESS
The Living Wild (Sept., $55) by Art Wolfe, essays by Jane Goodall, Richard Dawkins, et al., looks at the interdependence between animal life and the environment.
New Age
BARRON'S
The Book of Vodou: Charms and Rituals to Empower Your Life (Sept., $16.95) by Leah Gordon traces the origins of vodou and teaches readers its rituals.
The Zen Gift Set (Sept., $24.95) by Anthony M. Lee includes an instructional book, candles, pebbles, a mirror and incense cones.
ELEMENT BOOKS
Embracing Jesus and the Goddess: A Radical Call for Spiritual Sanity (Oct., $21.95) by Carl McColman offers seekers a spirituality that celebrates Christianity and Wiccan practice.
How to Get Started with Feng Shui Gift Pack (Feb., $15.95) by Lillian Too contains Eight Easy Lessons, a paper tape measure, an eight-sided Pa Kua symbol and a compass--all to enhance feng shui's harmonious energies.
HAMPTON ROADS PUBLISHING
The Unfinished Cross: Listen to the Voice Within (Sept., $18.95) by Dave Austin is a reinterpreted and updated gospel of Christ.
NEW HORIZON
The Other Side: The True Story of the Boy Who Sees Ghosts (Oct., $25.95) by Denice Jones relates a mother's struggle to save her son from the hands of an unseen evil. Ad/promo.20-city TV/radio satellite tour.
RENAISSANCE BOOKS
Divine Prescriptions: Using Your Sixth Sense--Spiritual Solutions for You and Your Loved Ones (Sept., $22.95) by Doreen Virtue explains how to call on God and guardian angels in times of need.
STERLING/GODSFIELD
The World of Zen (Sept., $24.95) by Stephen Hodge instructs in the meditative art.
TAYLOR
Spellcasters: Witches and Witchcraft in History, Folklore, and Popular Culture (Oct., $24.95) by Pauline Bartel gives a history of ancient and medieval beliefs about witches and their craft and claims its continued influence in the modern world.
THORSONS
Journey to Freedom (Sept., $24.95) by Leslie Kenton offers a step-by-step course that combines the ancient techniques of shamanism with science and health technology.
Witch: A Magickal Journey (Jan., $22) by Fiona Horne reveals the secrets, rituals, spells, incantations and daily business of being a modern witch. 25,000 first printing. Advertising. Author tour.
UNIV. PRESS OF KANSAS
UFOs and Abductions: Challenging the Borders of Knowledge (Sept., $34.95), edited by David M. Jacobs, presents a history of the study of UFOs and abductions.
VAN DER MEER PUBLISHING
(dist. by Abbeville)
ParaScience Pack (Oct., $49.95) by Uri Geller and Ron van der Meer provides an interactive exploration of psychic powers.
VIKING STUDIO
The Celestial Fortune Cookie: An Astrological Book of Days with Quotations for Every Sign (Oct., $24.95) by Andrea Valeria. Ad/promo.
Indian Astrology: A Practical Guide to the Ancient Star Signs of the East (Nov., $24.95) by Komilla Sutton. Ad/promo.
WATSON-GUPTILL
The Feng Shui Directory (Sept., $19.95) by Jane Butler-Biggs includes sections devoted to prosperity, family harmony and more. 50,000 first printing.
Philosophy
CAMBRIDGE UNIV. PRESS
Can a Darwinian Be a Christian? (Nov., $24.95) by Michael Ruse shows how creationism and Christianity have more in common than conventional wisdom dictates.
HARPER/ECCO PRESS
The Essential Singer: Writings on an Ethical Life (Nov., $25) by Peter Singer collects works of the bi thicist and Princeton professor under one cover for the first time. 30,000 first printing. Advertising. 6-city author tour.
ISI BOOKS
Recalling Education (Dec., $19.95) by Hugh Mercer Curtler makes a case for the intrinsic relationship of freedom, education and citizenship. Advertising.
NORTHWESTERN UNIV. PRESS
Time in the Ditch: American Philosophy and the McCarthy Era (Nov., $29.95) by John McCumber looks at the effect of McCarthyism on intellectual and disciplinary philosophy during one of the most irrational eras in U.S. history.
W.W. NORTON
The Dream of Reason: A History of Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance (Dec., $27.95) by Anthony Gottlieb offers the reader an appreciation of the philosophical quest and its influence on all aspects of life.
OPEN COURT
The Ontology of Cyberspace: Law, Philosophy, and the Future of Intellectual Property (Sept., $26.95) by David R. K psell explores the problems that have appeared in copyright and patent law because of the proliferation of computer software.
SHADOW MOUNTAIN
Life Before Life: Origins of the Soul ¦ Knowing Where You Came From and Who You Really Are (Sept., $18.95) by Richard Eyre suggests that a knowledge of the eternal nature of our souls can improve our sense of self and our relationships with others. Satellite TV tour.
TRANSACTION
Skepticism and Humanism: The New Paradigm (Sept., $39.95) by Paul Kurtz proposes, as an alternative to religion, a new cultural paradigm rooted in scientific naturalism, rationalism and a humanistic outlook.
UNIV. OF NOTRE DAME PRESS
Value and the Good Life (Sept., $45) by Thomas L. Carson offers an argument to the age-old question "What is the good life?"
VERSO
Ethics: An Essay on the Understanding of Evil (Feb., $27) by Alain Badiou shows that prevailing ethical principles reinforce an ideology of the status quo while failing to provide an understanding of the concept of evil.
ZONE BOOKS
Detour and Access: Strategies of Meaning in China and Greece (Oct., $32) by Francois Jullien explores the allusive modes of expression used to express meaning in philosophy, art, p try and politics.
P try
COLUMBIA UNIV. PRESS
Invisible Light: P ms About God (Nov., $19.95), edited by Diana Culberston, presents a variety of p ms about God, to God, and in His "voice."
COPPER CANYON PRESS
Cool, Calm, and Collected: P ms, 1960-2000 (Nov., $30) by Carolyn Kizer is the p t's life work.
WM. B. EERDMANS
In Quiet Light: P ms on Vermeer's Women (Sept., $20) by Marilyn Chandler McEntyre imagines the personal lives of the women in Jan Vermeer's portraits.
ELEMENT BOOKS
Rumi the Path of Love (Oct., $10.95), trans. by Camille and Kabir Helminski, contains selections of Rumi's p try paired with illustrations of Middle Eastern Sufi and Islamic classical art.
EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY
Persian P ts (Nov., $12.50), edited by Peter Washington, addresses p ts' concerns with wisdom, mortality, salvation and the quest for God.
FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX
Talking Dirty to the Gods (Sept., $23) by Yusef Komunyakaa examines the basic rituals connecting insects, animals, people and gods.
Your Name Here (Oct., $23) by John Ashbery examines age, childhood memories and the transforming magic of dreams in daily life.
Milosz's ABC's (Jan., $24), trans. by Madeline Levine, includes memories, dreams and reflections from this Nobel laureate.
J. PAUL GETTY TRUST
Murano (Oct., $14.95) by Mark Doty combines the American p t's recent work with details of Murano glass from the Getty Museum.
HARPER/CLIFF STREET
Conamara Blues (Oct., $20) by John O'Donohue invokes Ireland's Conamara landscape. 50,000 first printing. Author publicity.
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Time's Fool: A Tale in Verse (Oct., $26) by Glyn Maxwell tells the tale of a teenager who cannot age. Ad/promo.
ideals
P ms for a Friend (Oct., $9.95), edited by Elizabeth Kea, features quotes, p try and artwork about friendship.
OHIO STATE UNIV. PRESS
Stone Sky Lifting (Dec.; $35, paper $15) by Lia Purpura encompasses various states of extremes, from violence to unbidden solace.
SARABANDE BOOKS
Summons (Nov.; $20.95, paper $12.95) by Deborah Tall, winner of the 1999 Kathryn A. Morton Prize in p try. $5,000 ad/promo. Author tour.
THE SPIRIT THAT MOVES US PRESS
The Day Seamus Heaney Kissed My Cheek in Dublin (Sept.; $12.50, paper $8.50) by Bob Jacob. Subjects range from war and family to friendship and love.
TURTLE POINT PRESS
Chicken, Shadow, Moon & More (Oct., $21.95) by Mark Strand features lists built upon the repeated use of a single word.
Wesleyan univ. PRESS
(dist. by Univ. Press of New England)
Glottal Stop: 101 P ms by Paul Celan (Sept., $24.95), trans. by Nikolai Popov and Heather McHugh, is a new translation of the Romanian-born p t's work, who committed suicide in 1970.
Politics
ARTISAN
In This I Believe: Thoughts on America's Future (Sept., $18) by Bill Bradley. The former U.S. senator reflects on issues facing the nation.
BASIC BOOKS
God's Name in Vain: The Wrongs and Rights of Religion in Politics (Nov., $26) by Stephen Carter. This sequel to Culture of Disbelief argues that American politics is inextricably entwined with America's religious voice.
COUNTERPOINT PRESS
Matters of State: A Political Excursion (Jan., $25) by Philip Hamburger collects essays on every presidential inauguration since FDR by the New Yorker magazine reporter.
MIDDLEWAY PRESS
For the Sake of Peace: A Buddhist Perspective for the 21st Century (Dec., $25.95) by Daisaku Ikeda offers advice for achieving world peace by a spiritual leader. Advertising.
NEW YORK UNIV. PRESS
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Now?: Multicultural Conservatism in America (Feb., $26.95) by Angela D. Dillard defines multicultural conservatism for minority conservatives. Author tour.
NTC/CONTEMPORARY
Goldwater: Conservative Icon of Integrity (Sept., $18.95) by William H. Rentschler, foreword by John McCain, compiles anecdotes and personal stories about the Arizona senator.
POCKET BOOKS
Do I Stand Alone? Going to the Mat Against Political Pawns and Media Jackals (Sept., $23.95) by Jesse Ventura picks up where the Minnesota governor's I Ain't Got Time to Bleed left off. 150,000 first printing.Advertising. Author publicity. 10-city author tour.
PRAEGER
(dist. by NBN)
The Politics of James Bond: From Fleming's Novels to the Big Screen (Nov., $25) by Jeremy Black. A historian looks at how real-world international politics inspired the books and movies featuring James Bond.
PROMETHEUS
The Hunting Horse: The Truth Behind the Jonathan Pollard Spy Case (Sept., $26) by Elliot Goldenberg investigates the life sentence given to the Israeli spy and the covert operations behind it.
RANDOM HOUSE
Lives of Moral Leadership (Oct., $23.95) by Robert Coles. Famous and ordinary people identify the ingredients and importance of moral leadership. Advertising. 3-city author tour.
Talk to Me: Listening Between the Lines (Oct., $24.95) by Ann Deavere Smith offers the actor and playwright's perspective on political power and the presidency. 10-city author tour.
REGNERY
Sellout: Why Bill Clinton's Impeachment Was over Before It Began (Sept., $27.95) by David Schippers. The prosecutor of the impeachment proceedings tells the story of why both Republicans and Democrats killed the impeachment effort.
LYNNE RIENNER
Presidential Transitions: From Politics to Practice (Dec., $65) by John P. Burke focuses on transitions from Jimmy Carter to Bill Clinton.
ST. MARTIN'S
"Feeling Your Pain": The Explosion and Abuse of Power During the Clinton-Gore Years (Sept., $26.95) by James Bovard takes a look at what havoc the Clinton-Gore years have wrought. 35,000 first printing. Advertising. Author publicity.
M.E. SHARPE
On the Edge: Political Cults Right and Left (Sept., $34.95), edited by Dennis Tourish and Tom Wohlforth, documents political cults and explains their significance to mainstream political organizations.
SIMON & SCHUSTER
Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership from Nixon to Clinton (Sept., $26) by David Gergen. A former presidential adviser assesses leadership lessons. 75,000 first printing. Advertising. 7-city author tour.
TRANSACTION
Fundamental Rights: History of a Constitutional Doctrine (Sept., $32.95) by Milton R. Konvitz traces the development of basic rights from the early days of American jurisprudence through 20th-century cases.
UNIV. OF MASSACHUSETTS PRESS
Vietnam and Other American Fantasies (Oct., $28.95) by H. Bruce Franklin reassesses the war and its cultural and political legacies.
UNIV. OF NOTRE DAME PRESS
Voices of Democracy (Sept., $22) by Bernard Murchland compiles interviews with major political thinkers about democracy's present condition.
UNIV. OF OKLAHOMA PRESS
The Art of Political Warfare (Sept., $24.95) by John J. Pitney Jr. applies military thought to domestic politics.
UNIV. OF WASHINGTON PRESS
Henry M. Jackson: A Life in Politics (Oct., $30) by Robert G. Kaufman features the congressman who impacted foreign policy and defense issues during the Cold War era.
UNIV. PRESS OF KANSAS
Everett Dirksen and His Presidents: How a Senate Giant Shaped American Politics (Sept., $25) by Byron C. Hulsey examines the senator whose political life embraced a suprapartisan coalition in the post-WWII era.
VERSO
A New Generation Draws the Line: Kosovo, East Timor and the Standards of the West (Oct., $22) by Noam Chomsky compares two 1999 international crises to illustrate Western strategies in the new century.
The Unfinished Twentieth Century (Nov., $19) by Jonathan Schell explores mankind's capacity for self-destruction and its legacy for the future.
WAYNE STATE UNIV. PRESS
When Corporations Leave Town: The Cost and Benefits of Metropolitan Job Sprawl (Sept.; $39.95, paper $19.95) by Wim Wiewel and Joseph Persky considers the benefits and consequences to cities when corporations relocate to the suburbs.
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