ABRAMS
Untamed (Nov., $45) by Steve Bloom collects photographs of wild animals worldwide.
BEACON PRESS
The Hopes of Snakes: And Other Tales from the Urban Landscape (Feb., $23) by Lisa Couturier. Essays reflect on urban and suburban nature throughout the Northeast.
BHB INTERNATIONAL
Cheetah (Oct., $34.95) by Luke Hunter and Dave Hamman covers the history, evolution, behavior and day-to-day survival of this breed.
DOUGLAS & MCINTYRE
Adventures of a Sea Hunter (Nov., $25) by James Delgado is a personal account of the exploration of the sea.
DOWN EAST BOOKS
The Moose Encyclopedia (Nov., $15.95) by Bill Silliker Jr. and Walter S. Griggs Jr. provides information, trivia and 40 color photographs.
FSG/NORTH POINT PRESS
A Dog's History of America: How Our Best Friend Explored, Conquered, and Settled a Continent (Sept., $25) by Mark Derr relates the history of interaction between humans and dogs.
FIREFLY
Oceanic Wilderness (Sept., $59.95) by Roger Steene uses the latest technology to peek beneath the waves of oceans around the world.
GREYSTONE BOOKS
Prairie: A Natural History (Sept., $40) by Candace Savage celebrates the beauty and diversity of North America's central grasslands.
Tree: A Life Story (Oct., $20) by David Suzuki and Wayne Grady recounts the cycle of a single tree.
HARPERRESOURCE
The Rarest of the Rare: Stories Behind the Treasures at the Harvard Museum of Natural History (Nov., $22.95) by Nancy Pick and Mark Sloan describes the rare specimens on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, collected over three centuries.
ISLAND PRESS
Tending Fire: Coping with America's Wildland Fires (Oct., $25) by Stephen J. Pyne discusses the politics of fire. $7,000 ad/promo.
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV. PRESS
Sea Turtles: A Complete Guide to Their Biology, Behavior, and Conservation (Nov., $24.95) by James R. Spotila introduces the biology, behavior, life cycle and protection of these graceful reptiles.
LANTERN BOOKS
Speciesism (Oct., $18.95) by Joan Dunayer delivers a radically egalitarian view of rights for non-human beings.
MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESS/BOREALIS
Potato City: Nature, History, and Community in the Age of Sprawl (Sept., $22.95) by Sue Leaf. In interconnected essays, the author explores the natural history of her own community. Advertising. Author tour.
MIT PRESS
Deserts: The Living Drylands (Oct., $29.95) by Sara Oldfield. Text and 180 illustrations provide a glimpse of remote earth, from the sand dunes of the Arabian peninsula's Empty Quarter to the rock formations of central Australia.
America's Environmental Report Card: Are We Making the Grade? (Dec., $27.95) by Harvey Blatt is a survey of America's environment and recommended actions for a sustainable future.
NEW PRESS
Diet for a Dead Planet: How the Food Industry Is Killing Us (Nov., $24.95) by Christopher D. Cook offers an indictment of industrial agriculture's threat to the future of food and the environment.
PANTHEON
The Future of Ice: A Journey into Cold (Nov., $21.95) by Gretel Ehrlich describes the author's experience with the myriad expressions of cold—wind, water, snow and ice—over the course of a year. Advertising. 7-city author tour.
PENGUIN PRESS
The Heart of the World: A Journey to the Last Secret Place (Nov., $27.95) by Ian Baker follows the quest to reach a legendary waterfall in the heart of the Himalayas' deepest gorge, believed to be a portal to paradise and the origin of Shangri-La.
PHAIDON PRESS
Earthsong (Oct., $59.95) by Bernhard Edmaier celebrates the earth's natural beauty through aerial photographs of its surface.
PINEAPPLE PRESS
Priceless Florida: Natural Ecosystems and Native Species (Sept., $29.95) by Ellie Whitney, Bruce Means and Anne Rudloe studies Florida's natural resources.
POWERHOUSE BOOKS
Wanderlust: 100 Countries, a Personal Journey (Oct., $50) by Michael Clinton, written by Willis E. Hartshorn and Pamela Fiori. A magazine publisher's photographs trace his travels through 100 countries. $25,000 ad/ promo.
READER'S DIGEST
Birds in Your Backyard: A Bird Lover's Guide to Creating a Garden Sanctuary (Sept., $26.95) by Robert J. Dolezal serves as an illustrated field guide to more than 170 varieties of birds and butterflies.
RIO NUEVO PUBLISHERS
Coyotes (Oct.) by Lauray Yule and
Roadrunners (Feb., $12.95 each) by Lynn Hassler Kaufman. Two new titles in the Look West series feature the mischievous coyote and a clever bird known for speed.
SCRIBNER
Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior (Jan., $25) by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson. An animal scientist merges her study of other species with her perceptions as an autistic individual.
SIERRA CLUB BOOKS (dist. by Univ. of California Press)
Caribou Rising: Defending the Porcupine Herd, Gwich-'in Culture, and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Sept., $19.95) by Rick Bass. The nature writer raises his voice in defense of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and its occupants.
Paper or Plastic? Searching for Solutions to an Overpackaged World (Oct., $TBA) by Daniel Imhoff and Robert Carra studies the growing problem of packaging waste.
SMITHSONIAN BOOKS
The Whole Hog: Exploring the Extraordinary Potential of Pigs (Oct., $24.95) by Lyall Watson is a natural history and illustrated guide to pigs.
STOREY PUBLISHING
Wild Moments (Nov., $22.95) by Ted Williams collects inspirational essays from Audubon magazine.
THAMES & HUDSON
Tiger, Tiger (Sept., $40) by Jean-Jacques Annuad. The director of The Bear, Seven Years in Tibet and the recently released Two Brothers offers a history of man and the tiger.
Deserts of the Earth (Oct., $60) by Michael Martin and Elke Wallner features 300 color photos of desert landscapes worldwide.
THUNDER BAY PRESS
Encyclopedia of North American Birds (Nov., $17.95) describes and depicts 78 common birds.
UNIV. OF CHICAGO PRESS
The Nature of Paleolithic Art (Jan., $45) by R. Dale Guthrie claims Paleolithic art as artifacts of a living society rather than the precursor to Western modes of representation.
UNIV. PRESS OF FLORIDA
Journal of Light: The Visual Diary of a Florida Nature Photographer (Dec., $34.95) by John Moran. A National Press Photographer of the Year shares favorite shots, stories and techniques while capturing the wild side of Florida.
UNIV. OF WASHINGTON PRESS
The Behavior and Ecology of Pacific Salmon and Trout (Dec.; $60, paper $35) by Thomas P. Quinn distills essential information about salmon, steelhead and cutthroat trout.
WALKER
A Cow's Life: A Surprising History of Cattle and How the Black Angus Came to Be Home on the Range (Oct., $25) by M.R. Montgomery, illus. by Gerald Foster, looks at 8,000 years of cows' role in the survival of human civilization.
Sable Island: The Strange Origins and Curious History of a Dune Adrift in the Atlantic (Oct., $24) by Marq de Villiers and Sheila Hirtle relates the story of a small but deadly sand dune in the middle of the North Atlantic. Author tour.
WESLEYAN UNIV. PRESS
Winter Music: Composing the North (Nov., $24.95) by John Luther Adams discusses music, culture and the environment; includes an audio CD.
