Princeton University Press
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The Lives of Sharks: A Natural History of Shark Life
$35.00 Add to cartA richly illustrated and comprehensive introduction to the world’s sharks
Sharks are the top predators in many marine ecosystems. But tales of the killer instincts and fearsomely sharp senses of these- Series: Lives of the Natural World #7
- Author: Abel, Daniel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0691244316
- Language: English
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Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future: The Ingenious Ideas That Drive Today’s Computers
$19.95 Add to cartNine revolutionary algorithms that power our computers and smartphones
Every day, we use our computers to perform remarkable feats. A simple web search picks out a handful of relevant needles from the- Series: Princeton Science Library #116
- Author: Maccormick, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: September 15 2020
- ISBN10: 0691209065
- Language: English
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The Good-Enough Life
$18.95 Add to cartHow an acceptance of our limitations can lead to a more fulfilling life and a more harmonious society
We live in a world oriented toward greatness, one in which we feel compelled to be among the wealt- Author: Alpert, Avram
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0691254680
- Language: English
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The Princeton Field Guide to Pterosaurs
$29.95 Add to cartThe most up-to-date and authoritative illustrated guide to the marvelous flying reptiles that dominated the skies of the Mesozoic for 160 million years
Once seen by some as evolutionary dead-enders, p- Series: Princeton Field Guides #122
- Author: Paul, Gregory S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: June 07 2022
- ISBN10: 0691180172
- Language: English
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The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism
$29.95 Add to cartThe shocking untold story of how the FBI partnered with white evangelicals to champion a vision of America as a white Christian nation
On a Sunday morning in 1966, a group of white evangelicals dedica- Author: Martin, Lerone A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 069117511X
- Language: English
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Color in Nature
$35.00 Add to cartA marvelously illustrated guide to color in the natural world
Recent years have seen tremendous strides in the fields of vision, visual ecology, and our own multilayered experience of color in life an- Author: Marshall, Justin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 691258619
- Language: English
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The World Atlas of Rivers, Estuaries, and Deltas
$60.00 Add to cartA stunningly illustrated atlas of the world’s rivers, estuaries, and deltas, and their ecosystems
From the Congo and the Mekong to the Seine and the Mississippi, Earth’s rivers carve through landscape- Author: Best, Jim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 21 2024
- ISBN10: 691244839
- Language: English
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The Little Book of Whales
$15.95 Add to cartA charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world’s whales
Packed with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile any nature lover. Expertly written- Series: Little Books of Nature
- Author: Young, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 691260125
- Language: English
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The Little Book of Weather
$15.95 Add to cartA charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world’s weather
Packed with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile anyone who is curious about weath- Series: Little Books of Nature
- Author: Scaife, Adam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 691259992
- Language: English
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The Little Book of Dinosaurs
$15.95 Add to cartA charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of dinosaurs
Packed with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile any dinosaur lover. Expertly written and be- Series: Little Books of Nature
- Author: Charles, Rhys
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 0691259895
- Language: English
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Id Handbook of European Birds
$107.00 Read moreA groundbreaking two-volume illustrated reference book covering all of Europe’s birds
Would you like to be able to identify any bird species in Europe, in all plumages, in every season? ID Handbook of- Author: Van Duivendijk, Nils
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 1056
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 0691253579
- Language: English
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Alexander Von Humboldt: A Concise Biography
$24.95 Add to cartAn engaging account of the life and work of the legendary polymath Alexander von Humboldt
In this lucid biography, Andreas Daum offers a succinct and novel interpretation of the life and oeuvre of Ale- Author: Daum, Andreas W.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 0691247366
- Language: English
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The Little Book of Fungi
$15.95 Add to cartA charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world’s fungi
Packed with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile any nature lover. Expertly written- Series: Little Books of Nature
- Author: Bunyard, Britt A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 0691259887
- Language: English
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I Was Working: Poems
$17.95 Add to cartA remarkable book of poems that mixes humor about the absurdities of office life with moments of Zen-like wisdom
Seeking to find a song of the self that can survive or even thrive amid the mundane rou- Series: Princeton Contemporary Poets #181
- Author: Yelen, Ariel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: October 08 2024
- ISBN10: 0691264066
- Language: English
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Consider the Turkey
$9.95 Add to cartWhy this holiday season is a great time to rethink the traditional turkey feast
A turkey is the centerpiece of countless Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Yet most of us know almost nothing about to- Author: Singer, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 0691231680
- Language: English
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Fragmentary Forms: A New History of Collage
$60.00 Add to cartA beautifully illustrated global history of collage from the origins of paper to today
While the emergence of collage is frequently placed in the twentieth century when it was a favored medium of mode- Author: Gowrley, Freya
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 0691253749
- Language: English
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Plankton: A Worldwide Guide
$29.95 Add to cartA richly illustrated guide to the marvelously diverse plankton of the world and their fundamental role in planetary food webs
Plankton are the unsung heroes of planet Earth. Passive drifters through t- Author: Jackson, Tom
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 09 2024
- ISBN10: 0691255997
- Language: English
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The Soviet Century: Archaeology of a Lost World
$27.95 Add to cartAn encyclopedic and richly detailed history of everyday life in the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union is gone, but its ghostly traces remain, not least in the material vestiges left behind in its turbulen- Author: Schl?gel, Karl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 928
- Publish Date: October 29 2024
- ISBN10: 0691237298
- Language: English
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The Divine Comedy
$29.95 Add to cartFor the first time in one volume, the most elegant and accessible translation of Dante’s enduring masterpiece
Charles Singleton’s English-language translation of The Divine Comedy is widely considered- Author: Alighieri, Dante
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 424
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 0691212775
- Language: English
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Birds of the Mesozoic
$27.95 Add to cartAn illustrated guide to the marvelously diverse bird life of the dinosaur age
Birds are today’s most diverse tetrapod group, but they have a rich and complex evolutionary history that extends far beyo- Series: Princeton Field Guides #164
- Author: Benito, Juan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 0691266565
- Language: English
