ABRAMS
Discoveries: Darwin: The Science of Evolution (Oct., $12.95) by Patrick Tort features an illustrated portrait of one of the Victorian era’s most influential personalities.
BLACKWELL
How the Brain Works (Sept., $19.95) by Mark Dubin offers a comprehensive resource for those seeking a brief introduction to a complicated topic.
DOVER
Einstein’s Legacy (Jan., $11.95) by Julian Schwinger tells the story of Einstein and those scientists who had an impact on the genesis and later development of his theories.
ECCO
The Best American Science Writing 2001 (Oct., $14), edited by Timothy Ferris. Like the 2000 edition, this annual series covers the full range of scientific inquiry. 30,000 first printing. Ad/promo.
HARVARD UNIV. PRESS
A Fly for the Prosecution: How Insect Evidence Helps Solve Crimes (Sept., $15) by M. Lee Goff shows how insects and their habits allow forensic entomologists to furnish investigators with crucial evidence from a crime.
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN/DUAL EDITIONS
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2001 (Oct.; $13, cloth $27.50), edited by Edward O. Wilson, offers an eclectic selection of science and nature writing. 40,000 first printing.
MCCLELLAND & STEWART
Unnatural Harvest: How Genetic Engineering Is Altering Our Food (Sept., $13.95) by Ingeborg Boyens presents the startling implications of a new technology that is quietly revolutionizing the production of food, and how it affects the biodiversity of the planet and our health.
MIT PRESS
Reprint: Robo sapiens: Evolution of a New Species (Oct., $19.95) by Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio. 17,500 first printing.
MOUNTAIN PRESS
Dinosaurs Under the Big Sky (Oct., $20) by Jack Horner offers a field guide to the dinosaurs of Montana. Advertising. Author tour.
W.W. NORTON
Reprints: Did Adam and Eve Have Navels?: Debunking Pseudoscience (Oct., $14.95) by Martin Gardner; Shots in the Dark: The Wayward Search for an AIDS Vaccine (Dec., $15.95) by Jon Cohen.
OPEN COURT
Legacy of the Luoshu: The Mystical, Mathematical Meaning of the Magic Square of Order Three (Nov., $24.95) by Frank J. Swetz provides a fascinating history of the influence that the magic square has had on different cultures and concepts.
OREGON STATE UNIV. PRESS
Lebanese Amber: The Oldest Insect Ecosystem in Fossilized Resin (Nov., $19.95) by George O. Poinar Jr. and Raif Milki examines the highly collectible amber that contains the earliest known insects.
penguin
Reprints: Mean Genes: From Sex to Money to Food: Taming Our Primal Instincts (Sept., $13) by Terry Burnham, Ph.D., and Jay Phelan.
PROMETHEUS BOOKS
What Are the Odds?: The Chances of Extraordinary Events in Everyday Life (Oct., $21) by Jefferson Hane Weaver offers a lighthearted, whirlwind tour of entertaining statistics and probabilities.
VINTAGE
Hurricane Watch (Sept., $15) by Bob Sheets and Jack Williams offers a history of forecasting the most destructive storms on the planet.
Fall 2001 Trade Paperbacks: Science
Aug 16, 2001
A version of this article appeared in the 08/13/2001 issue of Publishers Weekly under the headline: