ARTISTS' AND PHOTOGRAPHERS' PRESS

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Bogus Science: Ideas That Fool Some of the People All of the Time (Nov., $12.95) by John Grant asks if pseudosciences are mere folly or threats to civilization.

BELLEVUE LITERARY PRESS

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Strange Bedfellows: The Surprising Connection Between Sex, Evolution and Monogamy (Oct., $25) by David P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton explores the complex connections in animals and in humans.

BROADWAY BOOKS

The Male Brain: A Breakthrough Understanding of How Men and Boys Think (Oct., $24.99) by Louann Brizendine, M.D., demystifies the often puzzling intricacies.

Antarctica 2041: My Quest to Save the Earth's Last Wilderness (Oct., $24.99) by Robert Swan with Gil Reavill details the continent's perils and aims to rouse the public to make changes.

COLUMBIA UNIV. PRESS

The Science of the Oven (Oct., $22.95) by Hervé wryly investigates the chemical art of cooking.

IVAN R. DEE

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Irrefutable Evidence: A History of Forensic Science (Oct., $27.95) by Michael Kurland looks at how and why forensics found its role in criminal justice.

DK PUBLISHING

The Human Brain Book (Sept., $40) by Martyn Page et al. explains the brain through new findings and techniques.

DUTTON

Total Recall: How the E-Memory Revolution Will Change Everything (Sept., $26.95) by Gordon Bell and Jim Gemmell unveils the digital revolution that will transform human memory.

FIREFLY BOOKS

World Ocean Census: A Global Survey of Marine Life (Sept., $30) by Darlene Trew Crist et al. chronicles the experiences encountered during the gathering of data.

Planet Ape (Oct., $29.95) by Desmond Morris with Steve Parket uses artwork, photos and text to detail the world's great apes.

FREE PRESS

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (Sept., $30) by Richard Dawkins. The noted evolutionary biologist builds the case for his favorite subject.

FT PRESS SCIENCE

Chips, Clones and Cheating Death (Sept., $29.99) by Paul Schoemaker offers a nontechnical overview of current developments in the biosciences.

Grey Matter: A User's Manual for Your Brain (Oct., $24.99) by Daniel Drubach argues that the source of our well-being is held within our brains.

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV. PRESS

Good Vibrations: The Physics of Music (Dec., $27.95) by Barry Parker explains the physics behind instruments, synthesizers and other means of making music.

JOSSEY-BASS

The Scientific American Day in the Life of Your Brain: A 24-Hour Journal of What's Happening in Your Brain and How to Affect It as You Sleep, Dream, Wake Up, Eat, Work, Play, Fight, Love, Worry, Compete, Hope, Make Important Decisions, Age and Change (Sept., $25.95) by Scientific American.

MIKAYA PRESS

Over the Coasts: An Aerial View of Geology (Oct., $34.95) by Michael Collier. The earth science comes alive in vivid aerial portraits of North America's coasts.

PALGRAVE MACMILLAN

Uranium Wars: The Scientific Rivalry That Created the Nuclear Age (Sept., $27) by Amir Aczel presents the story of the scientists who first discovered the potential of uranium.

SPIEGEL & GRAU

The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives (Sept., $26) by Shankar Vedantam illuminates the science behind human behavior. Author tour.

TEMPLETON PRESS

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From Galileo to Gell-Mann: The Wonder That Inspired the Greatest Scientists of All Time: In Their Own Words (Sept., $27.95) by Marco Bersanelli and Mario Gargantini explores how the world's natural wonders have inspired scientific minds.

UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA PRESS

Evolution: The Story of Life (Oct., $39.95) by Douglas Palmer recreates the 3.5-billion-year story of life on Earth.

The Great Dinosaur Discoveries (Oct., $29.95) by Darren Naish chronicles the key findings and how they changed our view of dinosaurs' looks, biology and behavior.

UNIV. OF CHICAGO PRESS

Gems and Gemstones: Timeless Natural Beauty of the Mineral World (Oct., $45) by Lance Grande and Allison Augustyn features nearly 300 images of cut gems, precious and semiprecious stones and fine jewelry.