ABRAMS
One Planet: A Celebration of Biodiversity (June, $55) by Nicolas Hulot explores eight ecosystems, their species and the role of humans in each; includes 250 color photos. Ad/promo.
ALLEN UNWIN (dist. by IPG)
Tasmanian Devil: A Unique and Threatened Animal (July, $24.95) by David Owen and David Pemberton challenges myths and misconceptions surrounding Australia's endangered marsupial.
ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS
The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth (Mar., $25) by Tim Flannery suggests ways to prevent a cataclysmic future. 75,000 first printing. 20-city author tour.
EVERYMANS LIBRARY
The Audubon Reader (Apr., $25), edited by Richard Rhodes, collects the ornithologist's journals, letters and long out-of-print works on early America. Ad/promo.
FIREFLY BOOKS
Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity (Apr., $95) by Stephen A. Marshall features an identification guide plus some 4,000 color photos.
HARPER SAN FRANCISCO
The Wisdom of Wilderness: Experiencing the Healing Power of Nature (May, $23.95) by Gerald G. May discusses the spiritual benefits of a retreat into the natural wilderness. 25,000 first printing. Ad/promo.
HARVARD UNIV. PRESS
Dry: Life Without Water (Apr., $29.95) by Ehsan Masood and Daniel Schaffer looks at the adaptations by inhabitants of the world's arid zones. Ad/promo.
HENRY HOLT
Voyage of the Turtle: In Pursuit of the Earth's Last Dinosaur (June, $26) by natural history expert Carl Safina tells of an ancient sea turtle and the significance of its survival.
NEW WORLD LIBRARY
The Hidden Beauty of Everyday Life (June $16) by Kent Nerburn completes the journey begun in Simple Truths and Small Graces with stories that show spiritual presence in daily occurrences.
PENGUIN PRESS
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Apr., $25.95) by Michael Pollan (The Botany of Desire) explores the ecology of eating to unveil why we consume what we do in the 21st century. Ad/promo. Author tour.
PERIGEE
The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds (June, $19.95) by The Idler cofounder Gavin Pretor-Pinney shows clouds in classical painting, ads, children's drawings and more.
QUARRY BOOKS
Saving the Big Cats: The Exotic Feline Rescue Center (Apr., $29.95) by Stephen D. McCloud takes an inside look at the facility in Center Point, Ind.—one of the largest in the U.S.
RODALE
Hooked (June, $24.95) by G. Bruce Knecht melds the adventures of a pirate yarn with an exploration of our culinary tastes and their consequences.
SHEARWATER BOOKS
High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxins, and Human Health (May, $25.95) by Elizabeth Grossman follows the hazardous trail left by discarded iPods, TVs, computers and more.
SIERRA CLUB
Birding Babylon: A Soldier's Journal from Iraq (May, $9.95) by Jonathan Trouern-Trend shares a soldier's birding adventures during a year-long tour of duty.
TEXAS AM UNIV. PRESS
Prairie Time: A Blackland Portrait (May, $19.95) by Matt White delves into the destruction and stewardship of the once-massive Texas Blackland prairie.
TIMBER PRESS
Plant Exploration for Longwood Gardens (Mar., $69.95) by Tomasz Anisko chronicles 50 years of plant-hunting expeditions in six continents for Pennsylvania's famous arboretum.
UNIV. OF IOWA PRESS
Fifty Common Birds of the Upper Midwest (May, $34.95) pairs descriptive essays by Nancy Overcott with watercolor illustrations by Dana Gardner.
UNIV. OF NORTH TEXAS PRESS
Pride of Place: A Contemporary Anthology of Texas Nature Writing (Mar., $29.95), edited by David A. Taylor, showcases 14 writers' explorations of the state's unique natural regions.
UNIV. OF TEXAS PRESS
Inferno (May, $45) by Charles Bowden, photos by Michael P. Berman, portrays the harsh beauty of the Sonoran Desert.
UNIV. OF VIRGINIA PRESS
West with the Rise: Fly-fishing Across America (Apr., $27.95) by James Barilla follows the author's contemplative excursion from New England to California.
UNIV. PRESS OF FLORIDA
Losing It All to Sprawl: How Progress Ate My Cracker Landscape (Apr., $24.95) by Bill Belleville finds hope in the author's appreciation of his historic farmhouse in the face of overdevelopment.
UNIV. PRESS OF KENTUCKY
Ginseng Dreams: The Secret World of America's Most Valuable Plant (Mar., $24.95) by Kristin Johannsen details ginseng's history through the tales of seven people whose lives center on the plant.
WHITE STAR (dist. by Rizzoli)
Galen Rowell's Timeless North America (Apr., $30) by Galen Rowell follows the photographer and conservationist on a tour of North America.
WILLOW CREEK PRESS
Call of the Loon (Apr., $17.95) by David Evers and Kate Taylor. This natural history is accompanied by a CD of loon calls.
