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AGRICULTURE Jewell, Jennifer (text) & Caitlin Atkinson (photos). Under Western Skies: Visionary Gardens from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast. Timber Pr. Apr. 2021.412p. ISBN 9781604699999. $50. GARDENING Jewell [...]

*Warraich, Haider. The Song of Our Scars: The Untold Story of Pain. Basic: Perseus. Apr. 2022.320p. ISBN 9781541675308. $30. MED Physician Warraich's (State of the Heart) very well written book [...]

With any major disease, especially those with a genetic component such as breast cancer, stories of discoveries that can assist with treatment and/or diagnosis are abundant. With so many reports [...]

HEALTH & MEDICINE Han, Meilan K. Breathing Lessons: A Doctor's Guide to Lung Health. Norton. Nov. 2021. 192p. ISBN 9780393866629. $25. HEALTH In her first book, Han (pulmonary and critical [...]

* Francis, Richard C. Domesticated: Evolution in a Man-Made World. Norton. May 2015.400p. illus. notes. ISBN 9780393064605. $27.95; ebk. ISBN 9780393246513. SCI This engaging book on the domestication of mammals [...]

Moore, Elaine A. Alzheimer's Disease and Infectious Causes: The Theory and Evidence. McFarland. Jun. 2020.232p. ISBN 9781476678610. pap. $39.95. med Moore (Encyclopedia of Alzheimer's Disease) is a medical technologist, as [...]

Klein, Amy. The Trying Game: Get Through Fertility Treatment and Get Pregnant Without Losing Your Mind. Ballantine. Apr. 2020.432p. ISBN 9781984819154. pap. $17. HEALTH Klein wrote the 'Fertility Diary' column [...]

D'Antonio, Michael. A Ball, a Dog, and a Monkey: 1957--The Space Race Begins. S. & S. 2007. 320p. index. ISBN 978-0-7432-9431-7. $26. Hardesty, Von & Gene Eisman. Epic Rivalry: The […]

* Kounios, John & Mark Beeman. The Eureka Factor: Aha Moments, Creative Insight, and the Brain. Random. Apr. 2015.288p. illus. notes. index. ISBN 9781400068548. $28; ebk. ISBN 9780679645290. SCI Kounios [...]

Sabbage, Sophie. The Cancer Whisperer: Finding Courage, Direction, and the Unlikely Gifts of Cancer. Plume. Jan. 2017.224p. ISBN 9780735212367. $26; ebk. ISBN 9780735212381. HEALTH In October 2014, Sabbage, a personal [...]

Groh, Jennifer M. Making Space: How the Brain Knows Where Things Are. Belknap: Harvard Univ. Nov. 2014. 234p. illus. notes, index. ISBN 9780674863217. $27.95. SCI Groh (Ctr. for Cognitive Neuroscience, [...]

Royte, Elizabeth. The Tapir's Morning Bath: Mysteries of the Tropical Rain Forest and the Scientists Who Are Trying To Solve Them. Houghton. 2001. c.336p. bibliog. ISBN 0-395-97997-8. $25. NAT HIST [...]

Avise, John C. Captivating Life: A Naturalist in the Age of Genetics. Smithsonian. Sept. 2001. c.224p. permanent paper. illus. index. LC 2001020635. ISBN 1-56098-957-2. $24.95. SCI Most newspapers and magazines [...]

Crotty, Shane. Ahead of the Curve: David Baltimore's Life in Science. Univ. of California. Apr. 2001. c.372p. ISBN 0-520-22557-0. pap, $29.95. SCI When hearing David Baltimore's name, many people will [...]

Goodman, Jordan & Vivien Walsh. The Story of Taxol: Nature and Politics in the Pursuit of an Anti-Cancer Drug. Cambridge Univ. 2001. c.282p, bibliog. index. LC 00-034200. ISBN 0-521-56123-X. $29.95. [...]

Symanski, Richard. Blackhearts: Ecology in Outback Australia. Yale Univ. Aug. 2000. c.215p. permanent paper. illus. index. ISBN 0-300-07819-6. $32.50. NAT HIST This is an eye-opening book for those who think [...]

Zimmer, Carl. Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures. Free Pr. Sept. 2000. c.286p, bibliog. index. ISBN 0-684-85638-7. $26. SCI Zimmer, a columnist at National History, [...]

Crump, Marty. In Search of the Golden Frog. Univ. of Chicago. Jun. 2000. c.312p. permanent paper. photogs. bibliog. index. LC 99-048238. ISBN 0-226-12198-4. $27. SCI Incorporating her fieldwork journals, Crump [...]

Murdock, Rick & David Fisher. Patient Number One. Crown. May 2000. c.320p. ISBN 0-609-60391-4. $24. MED This book has all the makings of a novel: the hero comes up with [...]

* Greaves, Mel. Cancer: The Evolutionary Legacy. Oxford Univ. Mar. 2000. c.240p, permanent paper, illus. ISBN 0-19-2628356. $30. SCI Despite his somber subject matter, Greaves, director of the Leukemia Research [...]

Barash, David P. & Ilona A. Barash. The Mammal in the Mirror: Understanding Our Place in the Animal World. W.H. Freeman. 1999. c.356p. ISBN 07167-3391-9. $24.95. SCI Barash (psychology and [...]

Rabinow, Paul. French DNA: Trouble in Purgatory. Univ. of Chicago. Oct. 1999. c.200p. permanent paper, bibliog. ISBN 0-226-70150-6. $25. SCI Rabinow has written an interesting book about the failed negotiations [...]

*Lowman, Margaret D. Life in the Treetops: Adventures of a Woman in Field Biology. Yale Univ. Jun. 1999. c.214p. permanent paper, illus, index. ISBN 0-300-07818-8. $27.50. NAT HIST Botanist Lowman [...]

* Butler, Katy. Knocking on Heaven's Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death. Scribner. Sept. 2013. 336p. ISBN 9781451641974. $25; ebk. ISBN 9781451641998. MED Buffer's story about the [...]

Wapner, Jessica. The Philadelphia Chromosome: A Mutant Gene and the Quest To Cure Cancer at the Genetic Level. The Experiment, dist. by Workman. May 2013. 320p. index. ISBN 9781615190676. $25.95; [...]

Linden, David J. Touch: The Science of Hand, Heart, and Mind. Viking. 2015.272p. illus. notes. index. ISBN 9780670014873. $28.95; ebk. ISBN 9781101617724. SCI As neuroscience research progresses and more is [...]

Gazzaniga, Michael S. Tales From Both Sides of the Brain: A Life in Neuroscience. Ecco: HarperCollins. Feb. 2015. 432p. photos. notes. index. ISBN 9780062228802. $28.99; ebk. ISBN 9780062228819. SCI Gazzaniga [...]

Preston, Richard. The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring. Random. Apr. 2007. c.320p. maps. ISBN 1-4000-6499-2 [ISBN 978-1-4000-6489-9]. $25.95. NAT HIST Longtime New Yorker writer Preston has moved [...]

Kennewick Man: The Scientific Investigation of an Ancient American Skeleton. Texas A&M Univ. (Peopling of the Americas Pbns). Nov. 2014.680p. ed. by Douglas W. Owsley & Richard L. Jantz. illus. [...]

Verstynen, Timothy & Bradley Voytek. Do Zombies Dream of Undead Sheep? A Neuroscientific View of the Zombie Brain. Princeton Univ. Oct. 2014.272p. illus. ISBN 9780691157283. $19.95. SCI Verstynen (psychology, Carnegie [...]

Johnson, Curtis. Darwin's Dice: The Idea of Chance in the Thought of Charles Darwin. Oxford Univ. Oct. 2014.288p. illus. bibliog. ISBN 9780199361410. $29.95. SCI The life, writings, and theories of [...]

Wagner, Andreas. Arrival of the Fittest: Solving Evolution's Greatest Puzzle. Current. Oct. 2014. 304p. notes, bibliog. ISBN 9781591846468. $27.95. SCI The author (evolutionary biology, Univ. of Zurich; Paradoxical Life: Meaning, [...]

Wade, Nicholas. A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race, and Human History. Penguin Pr. 2014.288p. notes, index. ISBN 9781594204463. $27.95. SCI Wade (editorial writer, New York Times; Before the Dawn: Recovering the [...]

Haycock, Dean A. Murderous Minds: Exploring the Criminal Psychopathic Brain; Neurological Imaging and the Manifestation of Evil. Pegasus. Apr. 2014. 272p. notes. index. ISBN 9781605984988. $27.95. MED Neurobiologist Haycock (The [...]

Alschuler, Lise N. & Karolyn A. Gazella. The Definitive Guide to Thriving After Cancer: A Five-Step Integrative Plan To Reduce the Risk of Recurrence and Build Lifelong Health. rev. ed. [...]

Daly, Linda. The Last Pilgrimage: My Mother's Life and Our Journey to Saying Goodbye. Counterpoint. 2013. 288p. ISBN 9781619021174. $26. MED This book is not about so much the treatment [...]

Trimble, Michael. Why Humans Like To Cry: The Evolutionary Origins of Tragedy. Oxford Univ. 2012. 256p. illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 9780199693184. $29.95; ebk. ISBN 9780191644429. SCI Trimble (behavioral neurology, emeritus, [...]

* Schoeser, Mary. Textiles: The Art of Mankind. Thames & Hudson. 2012. 568p. illus. index. ISBN 9780500516454. $95. FINE ARTS Textile historian Schoeser (World Textiles: A Concise History) here pulls [...]

Guterl, Fred. The Fate of the Species: Why the Human Race May Cause Its Own Extinction and How We Can Stop It. Bloomsbury, dist. by Macmillan. 2012. c.224p, index. ISBN [...]

Chang, Raymond. Beyond the Magic Bullet: The Anti-Cancer Cocktail; A New Approach To Beating Cancer. Square One. 2012. c.208p, illus, index. ISBN 9780757002328. pap. $16.95. HEALTH Chang (medicine, Weill Cornell [...]

O'Mahony, Marie. Advanced Textiles for Health and Well-Being. Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. 2011. c.240p, photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780500515877. $50. DEC ARTS O'Mahony (advanced textiles, Univ. of Technology, [...]

Dransart, Penelope & Helen Wolfe. Textiles from the Andes. Interlink: Interlink Pub. Group. Jan. 2012. c.88p, photogs, maps. ISBN 9781566568593. pap. $20. DEC ARTS Dransart (anthropology & archaeology, Univ. of [...]

Dirr, Michael A. Dirr's Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs. Timber. 2011. 952p. photogs. index. ISBN 9780881929010. $79.95. REF Dirt (horticulture, Univ. of Georgia) has been growing and breeding plants for [...]

Schwab, Ivan R. Evolution's Witness: How Eyes Evolved. Oxford Univ. 2011. c.336p. illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 9780195369748. $75. NAT HIST From cyanobacteria with photoreceptive chlorophyll or a prokaryote with proteorhodopsin, [...]

Patterson, Paul H. Infectious Behavior: Brain-immune Connections in Autism, Schizophrenia, and Depression. MIT. Oct. 2011. c.176p, illus. ISBN 9780262016452. $24.95. PSYCH Patterson (neurobiologist, California Inst. of Technology & Keck Sch. [...]

Fields, Stanley & Mark Johnston. Genetic Twists of Fate. MIT. Oct. 2010. c.240p. ISBN 9780262014700. $24.95. MED The sequencing of the human genome has led to research that sometimes suggests [...]

Potter, Steven. Designer Genes: A New Era in the Evolution of Man. Random. Sept. 2010. c.208p, index. ISBN 978-1-4000-6905-7. $25. SCI Potter (pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hosp.) studies mammalian developmental genetics [...]

* Collins, Francis S. The Language of Life: DNA and the Revolution in Personalized Medicine. Harper: HarperCollins. Jan. 2010. c.352p. index. ISBN 978-0-06-173317-8. $26.99. MED This readable book by Collins [...]

Yoon, Carol Kaesuk. Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science. Norton. Aug. 2009. c.352p. illus. index. ISBN 978-0-393-06197-0. $27.95. SCI Yoon, a New York Times science journalist, writes about [...]