BLOOMSBURY USA
Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It (Apr., $24) by Anna Lappé makes a disturbing connection between food production and global warming.
CANONGATE BOOKS
(dist. by Trafalgar Square/IPG)
At the Water's Edge: A Personal Quest for Wildness (May, $25.95) by John Lister-Kaye celebrates the wildlife of Britain and argues for its protection.
CORNELL UNIV. PRESS
The Eagle Watchers: Observing and Conserving Raptors Around the World (Apr., $29.95), edited by Ruth Tingay and Todd Katzner, collects the stories of 29 birders looking for eagles on six continents.
DK PUBLISHING
Self-Sufficiency for the 21st Century (Aug., $30) by Dick and James Strawbridge. A father/son team practice what they preach in this guide to living a sustainable life.
EARTH AWARE EDITIONS
(dist. by PGW)
CAFO: The Tragedy of Industrial Animal Factories (July, $50), edited by Daniel Imhoff, contends that industrial livestock production, with its concentrated animal feeding operations, is becoming a major source of various pollutants.
FINDHORN PRESS
(dist. by IPG)
PersonaliTrees: Let the Human Spirit Awaken in the Presence of the Trees (Sept., $14.95) by Joan Klostermann-Ketels celebrates the unique beauty carved by nature into trunks and branches.
FREE PRESS
The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession with Stuff Is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health—and a Vision for Change (Mar., $26) by Annie Leonard. tracks the production, consumption, and disposition of everyday “stuff.”
FULCRUM PUBLISHING
(dist. by Consortium)
Endangered: Biodiversity on the Brink (July, $25.95) by Mitch Tobin shows why many species are at risk and outlines policies that might preserve them.
HARMONY
The Bumper Book of Nature (June, $29.99) by Stephen Moss presents fascinating things for children and adults to do, see, and create in the natural world. 60,000 first printing.
HEYDAY BOOKS
Rivers of California: Natural Lifelines of the Golden State (July, $39.95) by Tim Palmer. Text and photographs showcase the beauty of the state's waterways and underscore their fragility.
KNOPF
Tiger Hunting (Aug., $26.95) by John Vaillant. One man's hunt for a man-eating tiger in Russia sheds light on the threat of poaching. 75,000 first printing. 7-city author tour.
MOUNTAINEERS BOOKS/BRAIDED RIVER
Salmon in the Trees: Life in Alaska's Tongass Rain Forest (Apr., $29.95) by Amy Gulick explores its entire eco-system.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BOOKS
National Geographic Bird Coloration (Mar., $21.95) by Geoffrey E. Hill details the science beneath the spectacle of myriad feathery hues.
PERIGEE
The Wave Watcher's Companion: From Ocean Waves to Light Waves via Shock Waves and All the Rest of Life's Undulations (June, $21.95) by Gavin Pretor-Pinney.
QUERCUS
(dist. by Trafalgar Square/IPG)
Dinosaurs (Apr., $39.99) by Steve Brusatte and Michael Benton traces their evolution with the help of computer-generated illustrations.
SCRIBNER
Clean, Clear, and Cold: The Fate of Fresh Water in the Twenty-First Century (Mar., $27) by Alex Prud'homme contends that access to fresh water is the planet's most pressing issue.
SIERRA CLUB BOOKS
(dist. by PGW)
Shooting in the Wild: An Insider's Account of Making Movies in the Animal Kingdom (May, $24.95) by Chris Palmer examines the thrilling but controversial world of wildlife filmmaking.
STATE UNIV. OF NEW YORK PRESS
Feathers of Hope: Pete Dubacher, the Berkshire Bird Paradise, and the Human Connection with Birds (July, $19.95) by Barbara Chepaitis contemplates the relationship among humans, birds, and nature.
TIMES BOOKS
EAARTH: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet (Apr., $24) by Bill McKibben argues that delays in dealing with global warming have created a fundamentally different planet, “Eaarth.” 100,000 first printing.
UNIV. OF GEORGIA PRESS
William Bartram, the Search for Nature's Design: Selected Art, Letters, and Unpublished Writings (May, $44.95) presents the early American naturalist's oeuvre.
UNIV. OF TEXAS PRESS
Butterflies, Moths, and Other Invertebrates of Costa Rica: A Field Guide (May, $29.95) by Carrol L. Henderson, illus. by Steve Adams, identifies more than 100 tropical creatures.
WALKER & COMPANY
The Private Lives of Birds: A Scientist Reveals the Intricacies of Avian Social Life (June, $25) by Bridget Stutchbury. A biologist's detective work clarifies the impact of habitat loss and other stresses on birds' ability to adapt and survive.
