Atlas & Co.
(dist. by W.W. Norton)
Year Million: Science at the Far Edge of Knowledge (May; $16, cloth $40), edited by Damien Broderick. Leading scientists and science writers imagine life one million years hence.
Firefly
The Book of Numbers: The Secret of Numbers and How They Changed the World (Apr., $29.95) by Peter J. Bentley explores puzzling aspects of the mathematical world.
Gryphon House
Science Adventures: Nature Activities for Young Children (May, $24.95) by Elizabeth A. Sherwood et al. contains more than 125 suggestions for activities in urban, suburban and rural settings.
Harcourt/Harvest
The Hot Topic: What We Can Do About Global Warming (Apr., $13) by Gabrielle Walker and Sir David King addresses the problems of climate change.
Inner Traditions
Quantum Shift in the Global Brain: How the New Scientific Reality Is Changing Us and Our World (Mar., $14.95) by Ervin Laszlo argues that the culture is moving from a materialistic worldview to a more spiritual one.
Visible Ink Press
(dist. by IPG)
The Handy Anatomy Answer Book (May, $21.95) by James Bobick and Naomi Balaban answers questions about diseases and treatments, and traces the history of anatomy and physiology.
