NATURE
& ENVIRONMENT
CHELSEA GREEN
Beyond the Limits II: Limits to Growth 30 Years Later (June, $20) by Dennis Meadows et al. updates the original Limits to Growth.
EARTHSCAN (dist. by Stylus)
The Solar Economy: Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Global Future (Mar., $22.50) by Hermann Scheer promotes diminishing dependence on fossil fuels.
FALCON GUIDES
Yellowstone Under the Microscope (May, $19.95) by Kathy B. Sheehan et al. examines minute organisms that live within the national park.
Volcanoes of the Cascades: Their Rise and Their Risks (June, $9.95) by Richard L. Hill discusses how these peaks formed and their possible future hazards.
FIREFLY
Hawks and Owls of the Great Lakes Region and Eastern North America (Mar.; $16.95, cloth $24.95) by Chris G. Earley is a field guide to more than 300 species of birds of prey.
FOUR WALLS EIGHT WINDOWS
Naked: Writers Uncover the Way We Live on Earth (Mar., $14), edited by Susan Zakin, updates the passionate environmentalism of Edward Abbey and his generation.
GREYSTONE BOOKS
Place Between the Tides (June, $15) by Harry Thurston returns to the beloved salt marsh of the author's childhood.
GUILFORD PRESS
Five Billion Years of Global Change: A History of the Land (Mar., $19.95) by Denis Wood journeys through the formation of the earth's atmosphere, oceans, continents and life. Ad/promo.
HIGH COUNTRY NEWS BOOKS (dist. by Mountaineers Books)
Give and Take: The Clinton Administration's Public Lands Offensive and the Transformation of the American West (Mar., $16.95), edited by Paul Larmer, examines how those affected by new national monuments are redefining land protection.
HOLT/OWL
Reprint: Fire and Ashes: On the Front Lines Battling Wildfires (June, $14) by John N. Maclean.
LANTERN BOOKS
Burning Rage of a Dying Planet: The Earth Liberation Front (Mar., $19.95) by Craig Rosebraugh. A former ELF spokesperson explains the controversial group's ideology.
MOUNTAIN PRESS
Wildflowers of Wyoming (Mar., $19) by Diantha States and Jack States contains more than 350 color photos to help enthusiasts identify plants.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BOOKS
Voyage of the Beagle (Apr., $13) by Charles Darwin. This unabridged republication of the 1909 original leads off with an introduction by nature writer David Quammen.
NEW PRESS
The Water Atlas: A Unique Visual Analysis of the World's Most Critical Resource (July, $19.95) by Robin Clarke charts the global water industry.
NEW SOCIETY PUBLISHERS
The Natural Step for Communities: How Cities and Towns Can Change to Sustainable Practices (Apr., $24.95) by Sarah James and Torbjorn Lahti cites examples of ecological success in Sweden and North America.
PICADOR
High Tide: The Truth About Our Climate Crisis (June, $14) by Mark Lynas predicts disaster if nothing is done about global warming.
REAKTION BOOKS
Cockroach by Marion Copeland and Ant (both Apr., $19.95 each) by Charlotte Sleigh study these insects.
ROUTLEDGE
Feeling the Heat: Frontline Reports from a Warmer World (Mar.; $17.95, cloth $80), edited by Jim Motavalli, ventures to hot spots where global warming is more than a debate; it's a matter of survival. Advertising .
RUDOLF STEINER PRESS (promotion@steinerbooks.com)
Agriculture: An Introductory Reader (May, $14.95) by Rudolf Steiner gathers excerpts from Steiner's lectures that discuss farms and the realms of nature to plants and the living earth.
SASQUATCH
Three Among the Wolves (Apr., $22.95) by Helen Thayer recounts adventures with wild wolves of the Yukon and Arctic.
STACKPOLE
Know Your Bird Sounds, Vol. 1: Yard, Garden and City Birds and ...Vol. 2: Birds of the Countryside (both Mar., $19.95 each) by Lang Elliott includes a one-hour CD of more than 35 recorded bird calls.
TEN SPEED PRESS
Mycelium Running: A Guide to Healing the Planet Through Gardening with Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms (June, $29.95) by Paul Stamets advocates mushroom cultivation to create sustainable forests.
TEXAS A&M UNIV. PRESS
Birding the Southwestern National Parks (Mar.; $16.95, cloth $35) by Roland H. Wauer visits denizens in Death Valley, the Grand Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns and other birder meccas.
UNIV. OF IOWA PRESS
The Harvard Black Rock Forest (Apr., $14.95) by George W.S. Trow evaluates America's political, social and scientific communities as viewed through efforts to preserve this forest.
UNIV. OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS
How to Read a North Carolina Beach: Bubble Holes, Barking Sands and Rippled Runnels (Mar., $12.95) by Orrin H. Pilkey et al. covers such topics as sea foam and the interaction of wind, waves and sand in the formation of dunes and barrier islands.
UNIV. OF OKLAHOMA PRESS
Butterflies of Oklahoma, Kansas and North Texas (Apr., $24.95) by John M. Dole et al. illustrates 100 of the most common butterflies.
UNIV. OF UTAH PRESS
Cataract Canyon: A Human and Environmental History of the Rivers in Canyonlands (Apr.; $26.95, cloth $60) by Robert H. Webb et al. also describes plant and animal life.
