Science
CHELSEA GREEN
What We Think About When We
Try Not to Think About Global Warming: Toward a New Psychology of Climate Action by Per Espen Stoknes (Apr.
20, paper, $19.95, ISBN 978-1-60358-
583-5) leads readers beyond the psychological barriers that block our efforts to
respond to climate change, and opens new
doorways for scientists, policymakers, and
the public to create positive, lasting solutions.
CHICAGO REVIEW
Feral Cities: Adventures with Animals in the Urban Jungle by Tristan
Donovan (Apr. 1, paper, $16.95, ISBN
978-1-56976-067-3) takes readers on a
journey through streets that are far more
alive than we often realize; shows how
animals are adjusting to urban living; and
investigates how human attitudes and
culture influence wildlife issues in urban
areas.
COLUMBIA UNIV.
Junk DNA: A Journey Through the
Dark Matter of the Genome by Nessa
Carey (Mar. 31, hardcover, $29.95, ISBN
978-0-231-17084-0) draws on experience
with leading investigators in Europe and
North America to provide a clear introduction to junk DNA and its involvement in
phenomena as diverse as genetic diseases,
disease treatments, viral infections, sex
determination in mammals, and evolution.
COUNTERPOINT
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The Oyster War: The True Story of a
Small Farm, Big Politics, and the Future
of Wilderness in America by Summer
Brennan (May 12, paper, $16.95, ISBN
978-1-61902-527-1). In a lyrical narrative
Brennan explores a legal case with potential implications for the future of wilderness legislation and administration for
decades to come, presenting a complex
matter with thorough and deliberate care.
CROWN
Rain: A Natural and Cultural History
by Cynthia Barnett (Apr. 21, hardcover,
$25, ISBN 978-0-8041-
3709-6) is a history told
through a lyrical blend of
science, cultural history, and
human drama that begins
four billion years ago with the
torrents that filled the oceans
and builds to the storms of
climate change.
DA CAPO
Sex, Drugs, and Rock ’n’
Roll: The Science of Hedonism and the Hedonism of Science by
Zoe Cormier (Mar. 10, hardcover, $26.99,
ISBN 978-0-306-82393-0). Full of noise
and color, Cormier’s look at scientists and
their craft reveals how hedonistic impulses
inform our highest pursuits, and how the
renegades of science have illuminated the
secrets of our deepest impulses.
DUTTON
The Interstellar Age: Inside the
Forty-Year Voyager Mission by Jim Bell
(Feb. 24, hardcover, $27.95, ISBN 978-0-
525-95432-3) is the story of the men and
women who drove the Voyager spacecraft
mission, as told by a scientist who was
there from the beginning.
ECCO
Tales from Both Sides of the Brain: A
Life in Neuroscience by Michael S. Gaz-zaniga (Feb. 3, hardcover, $28.99, ISBN
978-0-06-222880-2). One of the most
important neuroscientists of the 20th century tells the impassioned story of his life
in science and his decades-long journey to
understand how the separate spheres of our
brains communicate and miscommunicate
with their separate agendas.
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Monkeys, Myths and Molecules: Sep-
arating Fact from Fiction in the Science
of Everyday Life by Joe Schwarcz (May
12, paper, $17.95, ISBN 978-1-77041-
191-3) takes a critical look at pseudosci-
ence and how facts are misconstrued in the
media, debunking myths surrounding
canned food, artificial dyes, SPF, homeopa-
thy, cancer, chemicals, and
much more.
FSG/FABER AND FABER
Birth of a Theorem: A
Mathematical Adventure
by Cédric Villani, trans. by
Malcolm DeBevoise (Apr. 14,
hardcover, $26, ISBN 978-0-
86547-767-4). The French
mathematician and Fields
Medal recipient delivers his
account of the year leading up
to the award, offering an intimate look
inside a mathematician’s mind as he wrestles with the theorem that will make his
reputation.
The Weather Experiment: The
Pioneers Who Sought to See the Future
by Peter Moore (June 2, hardcover, $28,
ISBN 978-0-86547-809-1) is a history
of weather forecasting and an animated
portrait of the 19th-century naturalists,
engineers, and artists who made it possible.
FIREFLY
Astronomy Bible: The Definitive
Guide to the Night Sky and the
Universe by Heather Couper and Nigel
Henbest (Feb. 1, paper, $19.95, ISBN 978-
1-77085-482-6). A comprehensive guide
to the study of what lies beyond our planet
helps readers easily navigate the night sky
and identify constellations, planets, comets, and galaxies.
GROVE
Forensics by Val McDermid (May 5,
hardcover, $26, ISBN 978-0-8021-2391-
6). Bestselling crime writer McDermid
uncovers the history of this science alongside real-world murders and the people
who must solve them as she journeys
through war zones, fire scenes, and autopsy
suites.
H Is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald
(Mar. 3, hardcover, $26, ISBN 978-0-
8021-2341-1). Winner of the 2014 Samuel
Johnson Prize for Nonfiction, Macdonald’s
memoir chronicles how she turned to falconry to battle the grief of her father’s
death. Heart-wrenching and humorous,
this book is an unflinching account of
