SCIENCE
BLOOMSBURY
Acquainted with the Night: An Intimate Journey Through the World after Dark (June, $24.95) by Christopher Dewdney explores the hours from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. scientifically, sociologically, historically and literarily.
BROADWAY BOOKS
Postcards from the Brain Museum: The Improbable Search for Meaning in the Matter of Famous Minds (July, $24.95) by Brian Burrell looks at early brain research.
COLUMBIA UNIV. PRESS
The Earth Machine: The Science of a Dynamic Planet (May, $39.95) by Edmond A. Mathez and James D. Webster describes the workings of the earth.
ECCO
His Brother's Keeper (June, $26.95) by Jonathan Weiner. A young entrepreneur gambles on the new gene therapy to save his brother's life. 60,000 first printing.
FREE PRESS
Plague: The Mysterious Past and Terrifying Future of the World's Most Dangerous Disease (May, $25) by Wendy Orent examines the history of what is now considered a dangerous bioweapon. Ad/promo.
HARPER SAN FRANCISCO
Kepler's Witch: An Astronomer's Discovery of Cosmic Order Amid Religious War, Political Intrigue, and the Heresy Trial of His Mother (Apr., $24.95) by James A. Conner is a biography of the 16th-century mathematician and astronomer who discovered the three basic laws of planetary motion. 40,000 first printing.
HARVARD UNIV. PRESS
The Quantum World: Quantum Physics for Everyone (Apr., $24.95) by Kenneth W. Ford is a tour of the subatomic world, explaining the laws that govern the very small and the very swift.
JOSEPH HENRY PRESS
Degrees Kelvin: A Tale of Genius, Invention and Tragedy (Mar., $27.95) by David Lindley portrays the life of the Victorian lord and scientist best known for creating the Kelvin temperature scale. Ad/promo. Author tour.
Einstein Defiant: Genius Versus Genius in the Quantum Revolution (Mar., $24.95) by Edmund Blair Bolles chronicles the duel between Einstein and Niels Bohr over the significance of quantum mechanics. Ad/promo. Author tour.
HENRY HOLT
The Mold in Dr. Florey's Coat: The Story of Penicillin and the Modern Age of Medical Miracles (Apr., $25) by Eric Lax explores the 1928 discovery of penicillin and the ways in which it changed the world.
HOLT/TIMES
Status Syndrome: How Social Standing Affects Our Health and Longevity (Aug., $26) by Michael Marmot reveals factors regarding those who live longer and why.
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV. PRESS
Debunked!: ESP, Telekinesis, and Other Pseudoscience (Apr., $24.95) by Georges Charpak and Henri Broch explains paranormal episodes with everyday science, math and common sense.
W.W. NORTON
Adam's Curse: A Future Without Men (Apr., $25.95) by Bryan Sykes considers whether men face extinction due to the fatal flaw of the Y chromosome. 6-city author tour.
W.W. NORTON/ATLAS BOOKS
Einstein's Cosmos: How Albert Einstein's Vision Transformed Our Understanding of Space and Time (Apr., $22.95) by Michio Kaku shows how Einstein used seemingly simple images to lead a revolution in science. Author tour.
OXFORD UNIV. PRESS
Vanity, Vitality and Virility (May, $28) by John Emsley offers a behind-the-scenes account of 30 chemicals used daily.
PROMETHEUS BOOKS
The Transits of Venus (Mar., $28) by William Sheehan and John Westfall looks at the work of scientists who studied Venus's specific movement through its orbit.
Pi: A Biography of the World's Most Mysterious Number (Aug., $26) by Alfred S. Posamentier and Ingmar Lehmann is a layperson's introduction to pi and identifies the number's useful applications in everyday life.
ROUTLEDGE
The Human Factor: Revolutionizing the Way People Live with Technology (Mar., $27.95) by Kim Vicente addresses how the widening gap between people and technology might be bridged. Ad/promo.
SMITHSONIAN INTITUTION
The Story of Science, Book One: Aristotle Leads the Way (May) and ... Newton at the Center (Aug., $21.95 each) both by Joy Hakim introduce the founders of modern science. Ad/promo.
UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
Beasts of Eden: Walking Whales, Dawn Horses, and Other Enigmas of Mammal Evolution (May, $24.95) by David Rains Wallace draws from history, science and evolutionary theory for this account of fossil discoveries.
Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People (May, $27.50) by Joan Roughgarden challenges accepted concepts of gender identity and sexual orientation.
UNIV. OF CHICAGO PRESS
The Robot's Rebellion: Finding Meaning in the Age of Darwin (May, $27.50) by Keith E. Stanovich considers the recent developments in cognitive science and biology.
VIKING
Dark Side of the Moon (June, $25.95) by Stephen Fenichell chronicles the career of Wernher von Braun, a one-time prodigy of Hitler's rocket program who became the dean of the American space race.
WALKER
Climbing Mount Brandon: Science and Faith on Ireland's Holy Mountain (Apr., $22) by Chet Raymo celebrates a living symbol of Ireland's Celtic past, Christian tradition and love of nature. Author tour.
