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LYD IA PYNESeven SkeletonsThe Evolution of the World's Most Famous Human FossilsDrawing from archives, museums, and interviews, Pyne builds a cultural history for seven celebrity fossils from their discoveries to their legacies in popular culture.“Seven Skeletons is a sprightly, informative page-turner with a deeper message: the strange careers of human remains have much to tell us about how we use science to understand what it means to be human.”—Nathaniel Comfort, Johns Hopkins UniversityVIKING HARDCOVER • 288 PAGES • 978-0-525-42985-2 • $28.00

ARMAND MARIE LERO IThe Lagoon: How Aristotle Invented ScienceAcclaimed biologist Leroi recovers Aristotle’s science, combing through his vast treatises on the living world to showcase his observations, ideas, and inspired guesses. The Lagoon reveals that Aristotle was not only the first biologist, but also one of the greatest.“Inspired and inspiring….Leroi’s ambitious aim is to return Aristotle to the pantheon of biology’s greats, alongside Charles Darwin and Carl Linnaeus. He has achieved it.”—NaturePENGUIN PAPERBACK • 512 PAGES • 978-0-14-312798-7 • $18.00

STEVEN JOHNSONHow We Got to Now Six Innovations That Made the Modern WorldJohnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobby-ists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their unintended historical consequences.“You’re apt to find yourself exhilarated.”—The New York Times Book ReviewRIVERHEAD PAPERBACK • 320 PAGES • 978-1-59463-393-5 • $18.00

SHIHAB AL -D IN AL -NUWAYRIThe Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of EruditionA Compendium of Knowledge from the Classical Islamic WorldEDITED AND TRANSLATED WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY ELIAS MUHANNA

“This charming fourteenth-century encyclopedia gives a glimpse of the entire world as seen by a very learned Egyptian summing up the powerful tradition of medieval Islamic scholarship known in his time. Elias Muhanna’s very readable translation allows the reader to gain a round-ed experience of a deeply interesting bygone world.”—Roy P. Mottahedeh, Harvard University“Smart [and] exhilarating.”—Andras P. Hamori, Princeton UniversityPENGUIN CLASSICS PAPERBACK • 352 PAGES • 978-0-14-310748-4 • $18.00

J ERRY A . COYNEFaith Versus Fact: Why Science and Religion Are IncompatibleEvolutionary biologist Coyne lays out in dispassionate detail why the toolkit of science is reliable, while that of religion leads to incorrect, untestable, or conflicting conclusions."Coyne expertly exposes the incoherence of the increasingly popular belief that you can have it both ways: that God...sort-of exists; that miracles kind-of happen; and that the truthiness of dogma is somewhat-a-little-bit-more-or-less-who’s-to-say-it-isn’t like the truths of science and reason.”—Steven Pinker, Harvard UniversityPENGUIN PAPERBACK • 336 PAGES • 978-0-14-310826-9 • $18.00

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F RANK WILCZEKA Beautiful Question: Finding Nature's Deep DesignThe Nobel laureate explores the question “Does the universe embody beautiful ideas?” He re-veals how it has been the heart of scientific pursuit from Pythagoras to Galileo, Newton, Max-well, Einstein, and into 21st-century physics, bringing us right to the edge of knowledge today, where the core insights of even the craziest quantum ideas apply principles we all understand.“Wilczek... has accomplished a rare feat: Writing a book of profound humanity based on questions aimed directly at the eternal.”—The Wall Street JournalPENGUIN PAPERBACK • 448 PAGES • 978-0-14-310936-5 • $18.00

J IM BELLThe Interstellar Age: The Story of the NASA Men and Women Who Flew the Forty-Year Voyager MissionThe award-winning planetary scientist reveals what drove and continues to drive the mem-bers of the team behind the Voyager spacecraft missions, our farthest-flung emissaries.“Part scientific autobiography, part top-notch science writing, Jim Bell’s book is a wel-come addition to the history of the Voyager Missions.”—Jon Lomberg, space artist, science journalist, and co-creator of the Voyager Interstellar RecordDUTTON PAPERBACK • 336 PAGES • 978-1-101-98389-8 • $17.00

CARLO ROVELL IReality Is Not What It Seems: The Elusive Structure of the Universe and the Journey to Quantum GravityTRANSLATED BY SIMON CARNELL AND ERICA SEGRE

Rovelli takes us on a journey from Aristotle to Albert Einstein, from Michael Faraday to the Higgs boson, and from classical physics to his own work in quantum gravity. His evocative explanations invite us to imagine, beyond our ever-changing idea of reality.“Rovelli writes with crystalline simplicity….He turns quantum physics into a coherent story, shaping it as a quest for a single, underlying 'substratum' of reality.”—The Times (UK)RIVERHEAD HARDCOVER • 288 PAGES • 978-0-7352-1392-0 • $26.00

Seven Brief Lessons on PhysicsRovelli provides a mind-bending introduction to modern physics, explaining Einstein's gen-eral relativity, quantum mechanics, elementary particles, gravity, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, and the role humans play in this weird and wonderful world. “[Rovelli's] passion for his chosen field is evident on every page….The reader will come away…with a deeper understanding of how modern physics has brought us closer to an ultimate understanding of reality.”—The New York Times Book ReviewRIVERHEAD PAPERBACK • 96 PAGES • 978-0-399-18441-3 • $18.00

JUL IAN GUTHRIEHow to Make a Spaceship: A Band of Renegades, an Epic Race, and the Birth of Private SpaceflightPREFACE BY RICHARD BRANSON • AFTERWORD BY STEPHEN HAWKING

The story of the first civilian-piloted spaceship is a tale of making the impossible possible. The result wasn’t just a victory for one team, but the foundation for a new industry and age.“Outstanding and compelling....Shows the power of one man’s vision, and the ability of small teams to accomplish extraordinary things.”—Ray Kurzweil, author, The Singularity Is NearPENGUIN PRESS HARDCOVER • 448 PAGES • 978-1-59420-672-6 • $28.00

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J I LL JONNESUrban ForestsA Natural History of Trees and People in the American CityscapeIn this passionate natural history of the tree in American cities, Jonnes ranges from early spon-sors for the Urban Tree Movement to the fascinating stories of particular species to the most recent generation of tree evangelists who are identifying the best species to populate our cities. “Far-ranging and deeply researched, Urban Forests reveals the beauty and significance of the trees around us.”—Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth ExtinctionVIKING HARDCOVER • 416 PAGES • 978-0-670-01566-5 • $32.00

AL ICE DREGERGalileo's Middle FingerHeretics, Activists, and One Scholar's Search for JusticeGalileo's Middle Finger is an eye-opening story of life in the trenches of scientific controversy. Beginning with her own research into the treatment of people born intersex, Dreger describes her harrowing journeys between two camps for which she felt equal empathy: social justice activists determined to win and researchers determined to put hard truths before comfort. “[A] smart, delightful book....Provides a splendidly entertaining education in ethics, activism and science.”—The New York Times Book ReviewPENGUIN PAPERBACK • 368 PAGES • 978-0-14-310811-5 • $17.00

STEVE S I LBERMANNeurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of NeurodiversityFOREWORD BY OLIVER SACKS

This groundbreaking book upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broad-er model for acceptance and full participation in society for people who think differently.“A comprehensive history….An essential resource.”—NatureAVERY PAPERBACK • 560 PAGES • 978-0-399-18561-8 • $19.00WINNER OF THE 2015 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION

CATHER INE PR ICEVitamaniaHow Vitamins Revolutionized the Way We Think About FoodPrice takes readers on a journey through the history and future of vitamins. Part history, part science, part philosophical exploration, Vitamania is a wonderful addition to any course seek-ing to deepen students' understanding of nutrition, medicine, food science, and public health.“Measured, funny, and fascinating.”—Scientific AmericanPENGUIN PAPERBACK • 336 PAGES • 978-0-14-310815-3 • $18.00

SAMUEL ARBESMANOvercomplicated: Technology at the Limits of ComprehensionArbesman offers a fresh, insightful field guide to living with complex technologies that defy human comprehension. As technology grows more complex, he argues, its behavior mimics the vagaries of the natural world more than it conforms to a mathematical model.“Polymath Samuel Arbesman helps us hack through the tangle of complexity that defines our world today, and shows us how to cope with it.”—Steven Strogatz, Cornell UniversityCURRENT HARDCOVER • 256 PAGES • 978-1-59184-776-2 • $23.00

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STEVEN JOHNSONWonderland: How Play Made the Modern WorldThis lushly illustrated history of popular entertainment takes a long-zoom approach, con-tending that the pursuit of novelty and wonder is a powerful driver of world-shaping tech-nological change. Steven Johnson argues that, throughout history, the cutting edge of inno-vation lies wherever people are working the hardest to keep themselves and others amused. “An engaging survey full of unexpected connections that readers of a historical or socio-logical bent will find particularly riveting.”—Library JournalRIVERHEAD HARDCOVER • 336 PAGES • 978-0-399-18448-2 • $30.00AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 2016

DAVA SOBELThe Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the StarsThe Glass Universe is the hidden history of a group of women who were employed by Har-vard Observatory to interpret the observations made via telescope by their male coun-terparts. These women made extraordinary contributions to the burgeoning field of as-tronomy and forever changed our understanding of the stars and our place in the universe.“This is intellectual history at its finest....[Sobel] brings to the foreground the glittering brilliance of five 19th-century women whose work at the Harvard Observatory changed the history of astronomy.”—Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of MarchVIKING HARDCOVER • 336 PAGES • 978-0-670-01695-2 • $30.00AVAILABLE DECEMBER 2016

RANDALL FULLERThe Book That Changed AmericaHow Darwin's Theory of Evolution Ignited a NationA narrative account of five prominent figures—Asa Gray, Charles Loring Brace, Franklin Sanborn, Bronson Alcott, and Henry David Thoreau—as they grappled with Darwin’s hy-potheses in On the Origin of Species in 1860. This book provides new perspectives on America prior to the Civil War, showing how Darwin’s ideas became ammunition in the debate over slavery and helped advance the cause of abolition by giving it scientific credibility.“A lively, wide-ranging, informative account of the enthusiasm—and consternation—provoked by Darwin’s masterpiece among his first influential American readers.” —Lawrence Buell, Harvard UniversityVIKING HARDCOVER • 304 PAGES • 978-0-525-42833-6 • $27.00AVAILABLE JANUARY 2017

MERED ITH WADMANThe Vaccine RaceScience, Politics, and the Human Costs of Defeating DiseaseWadman’s account of the development of vaccines in the 1960s recovers not only the science of the race to defeat diseases, but also the political roadblocks that nearly stopped the scientists.“This is a story about the war against disease...and the development of enormously impor-tant vaccines, but in telling that story...Meredith Wadman reveals much more….It's very well-written and does not oversimplify, yet explains clearly even the purely scientific parts of the story. In short, I loved this book.”—John M. Barry, author of The Great Influenza VIKING HARDCOVER • 448 PAGES • 978-0-525-42753-7 • $28.00AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2017

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JIM AL-KHALILIThe House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowl-edge and Gave Us the RenaissancePENGUIN PAPERBACK • 336 PP. 978-0-14-312056-8 • $18.00

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