SCIENCE
ALLEN & UNWIN (dist. by IPG)
Rockets: Sulfur,Sputnikand Scramjets (May, $14.95) by Peter Macinnis covers the development of rockets from Chinese gunpowder-filled bamboo sticks to commercial satellites.
BROADWAY BOOKS
Reprint: A Short History of Nearly Everything (May, $15.95) by Bill Bryson.
CAREER PRESS
Homework Helpers—Chemistry by Greg Curran and …Biology (both Mar., $13.99 each) by Matthew Distefano serve as private tutors.
CHECKMARK books
The Facts on File Dictionary of Forensic Science (June; $17.95, cloth $45) by Suzanne Bell defines terms, concepts, practices, tools and applications.
CHRONICLE
Buzz: The Intimate Bond Between Insects and Humans (June, $24.95) by Josie Glausiusz, photos by Volker Steger, looks at the hardworking bugs that pollinate our crops, dispose of our trash and help solve crimes.
FOUR WALLS EIGHT WINDOWS
Our Improbable Universe (Apr., $14) by Michael Mallary summarizes the latest findings in cosmology, including string theory and high energy physics.
GALLOPADE/FACT HOUSE
505 Flabbergasting Facts About Germs (July, $9.95) by Carole Marsh collects both entertaining and scary facts.
HOLT/OWL
Reprint: Plague: A Story of Science, Rivalry and the Scourge That Won't Go Away (Mar., $14) by Edward Marriott.
MERCURY HOUSE
Pharmako/Gnosis: Plant Powers, Poisons and Herbcraft (May, $21.95) by Dale Pendell concludes the trilogy on visionary plants.
MIT PRESS
Reprint: Advice for a Young Investigator (Apr., $18.95) by Santiago Ramón y Cajal.
MOUNTAIN PRESS
Finding Fault in California: An Earthquake Tourist's Guide (Apr., $22) by Susan Elizabeth Hough locates the state's seismic faults. Advertising.
W.W. NORTON
Reprint: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (May, $13.95) by Mary Roach.
W.W. NORTON/WORLDWATCH INSTITUTE
Vital Signs 2004: The Trends That Are Shaping Our Future (May, $15.95)by The Worldwatch Institute in cooperation with the United States Environment Programme includes such topics as meat consumption, nuclear power and the Internet.
PENGUIN
Reprint: Faster Than the Speed of Light: The Story of Scientific Speculation (Mar., $15) by Joao Magueijo, 100,000 first printing.
TEMPLETON FOUNDATION PRESS
The Fire in the Equations: Science, Religion and the Search for God (Apr., $16.95) by Kitty Ferguson reminds that the 17th-century founders of modern science were mostly Christians who believed in the universe's unity.
UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
Reprints: Smallpox: The Fight to Eradicate a Global Scourge (Mar., $24.95) by David A. Koplow; Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology and Bioterrorism (May, $15.95) by Marion Nestle.
UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO PRESS
The Bugman on Bugs: Understanding Household Pests and the Environment (Mar., $14.95) by Richard Fagerlund and Johnna Strange teaches how to identify and keep bugs out of our homes.
UNIV. OF NOTRE DAME PRESS
Stem Cell Research (Mar., $25), edited by Nancy E. Snow, discusses the ethical and scientific implications of embryonic and adult stem cell investigations.
YALE UNIV. PRESS
Bull's-Eye: Unraveling the Mystery of Lyme Disease (May, $16) by Jonathan A. Edlow, M.D., is the latest information on the illness.
