Princeton University Press
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When Least Is Best: How Mathematicians Discovered Many Clever Ways to Make Things as Small (or as Large) as Possible
$18.95 Add to cartA mathematical journey through the most fascinating problems of extremes and how to solve them
What is the best way to photograph a speeding bullet? How can lost hikers find their way out of a forest?- Series: Princeton Science Library #114
- Author: Nahin, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 406
- Publish Date: May 18 2021
- ISBN10: 0691218765
- Language: English
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Power to the Public: The Promise of Public Interest Technology
$33.25 Add to cart“Worth a read for anyone who cares about making change happen.”–Barack Obama
A powerful new blueprint for how governments and nonprofits can harness the power of digital technology to help solve the- Author: McGuinness, Tara Dawson
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 13 2021
- ISBN10: 0691207755
- Language: English
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This Land Is Our Land: The Struggle for a New Commonwealth
$19.93 Add to cartFrom one of our finest writers and leading environmental thinkers, a powerful book about how the land we share divides us-and how it could unite us
Today, we are at a turning point as we face ecologic- Author: Purdy, Jedediah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: May 18 2021
- ISBN10: 0691216797
- Language: English
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Very Important People: Status and Beauty in the Global Party Circuit
$49.92 Add to cartA sociologist and former fashion model takes readers inside the elite global party circuit of “models and bottles” to reveal how beautiful young women are used to boost the status of men
Million-dolla- Author: Mears, Ashley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 26 2020
- ISBN10: 0691168652
- Language: English
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Live Long and Evolve: What Star Trek Can Teach Us about Evolution, Genetics, and Life on Other Worlds
$16.95 Add to cartAn engaging journey into the biological principles underpinning a beloved science-fiction franchise
In Star Trek, crew members travel to unusual planets, meet diverse beings, and encounter unique civi- Author: Noor, Mohamed A. F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 25 2020
- ISBN10: 0691203938
- Language: English
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Guide to the Manta and Devil Rays of the World
$22.95 Add to cartManta and devil rays are some of the most intriguing creatures in the ocean. Driven forward by powerful beats of wing-like pectoral fins, these filter feeders search the waters for prey, their horn-li
- Series: Wild Nature Press #13
- Author: Stevens, Guy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 14 2018
- ISBN10: 0691183325
- Language: English
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The Dog: A Natural History
$27.95 Read moreAn accessible and richly illustrated introduction to the natural history of dogs–from evolution, anatomy, cognition, and behavior to the relationship between dogs and humans
As one of the oldest dome- Author: Miklósi, Ádám
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 03 2018
- ISBN10: 0691176930
- Language: English
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On Inequality
$17.95 Read moreFrom the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller On Bullshit, the case for worrying less about the rich and more about the poor
Economic inequality is one of the most divisive issues of our time. Y- Author: Frankfurt, Harry G.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: September 29 2015
- ISBN10: 0691167141
- Language: English
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Birds of Hawaii, New Zealand, and the Central and West Pacific
$29.95 Add to cartThis is the only comprehensive and handy pocket guide that illustrates and describes the bird species of Hawaii, New Zealand, and the Central and West Pacific. Featuring more than 750 species illustra
- Series: Princeton Illustrated Checklists
- Author: Van Perlo, Ber
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 25 2011
- ISBN10: 0691151881
- Language: English
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Birds of Mongolia
$39.95 Read moreMongolia is a huge, landlocked central Asian country encompassing a wide range of habitats, including forests, vast treeless plains, the Altai Mountains, and, of course, the Gobi Desert. With an avian
- Series: Princeton Field Guides #119
- Author: Sundev, Gombobaatar
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 08 2019
- ISBN10: 0691138826
- Language: English
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Kierkegaard’s Writings, VIII, Volume 8: Concept of Anxiety: A Simple Psychologically Orienting Deliberation on the Dogmatic Issue of Hereditary Sin
$29.95 Add to cartThis edition replaces the earlier translation by Walter Lowrie that appeared under the title The Concept of Dread. Along with The Sickness unto Death, the work reflects from a psychological point of v
- Series: Kierkegaard’s Writings #18
- Author: Kierkegaard, S?ren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: February 21 1981
- ISBN10: 0691020116
- Language: English
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The Travel Diaries of Albert Einstein: South America, 1925
$58.33 Add to cartA marvelously annotated and illustrated edition of Einstein’s South America travel diary
In the spring of 1925, Albert Einstein embarked on an extensive lecture tour of Argentina before continuing on- Author: Einstein, Albert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 0691201021
- Language: English
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What Can We Hope For?: Essays on Politics
$41.58 Add to cartPrescient essays about the state of our politics from the philosopher who predicted that a populist demagogue would become president of the United States
Richard Rorty, one of the most influential int- Author: Rorty, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 0691217521
- Language: English
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Keith Haring: 31 Subway Drawings
$45.00 Add to cartA fascinating look at Keith Haring’s New York City subway artwork from the 1980s
Celebrated artist Keith Haring (1958-1990) has been embraced by popular culture for his signature bold graphic line dra- Author: Deitch, Jeffrey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: December 07 2021
- ISBN10: 069122997X
- Language: English
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Beetles of Western North America
$49.95 Read moreFrom the author of the acclaimed Beetles of Eastern North America, a triumphant follow-up guide to western beetles, lavishly illustrated with more than 1,500 stunning color photographs
Beetles of West- Author: Evans, Arthur V.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: September 28 2021
- ISBN10: 0691164282
- Language: English
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DAO de Jing
$24.95 Add to cartFrom bestselling cartoonist C. C. Tsai, a delightfully illustrated version of the classic work of Daoist philosophy
C. C. Tsai is one of Asia’s most popular cartoonists, and his editions of the Chines- Series: Illustrated Library of Chinese Classics #7
- Author: Laozi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: August 18 2020
- ISBN10: 0691179778
- Language: English
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Gulls of the World: A Photographic Guide
$45.00 Add to cartA comprehensive photographic guide to the world’s gull species
With more than 50 gull species in the world, this family of seabirds poses some of the greatest field identification challenges of any bi- Author: Olsen, Klaus Malling
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: March 27, 2018
- ISBN10: 0691180598
- Language: English
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Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Mammals of Borneo and Their Ecology: Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and Kalimantan
$39.95 Add to cartThe most comprehensive and up-to-date field guide to Borneo’s mammals
This is the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and easily accessible field guide to the mammals of Borneo–the ideal travel companion- Series: Princeton Field Guides #105
- Author: Phillipps, Quentin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 10 2016
- ISBN10: 0691169411
- Language: English
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The Eternal Darkness: A Personal History of Deep-Sea Exploration
$29.95 Add to cartUntil a few decades ago, the ocean depths were almost as mysterious and inaccessible as outer space. Oceans cover two-thirds of the earth’s surface with an average depth of more than two miles–yet hu
- Series: Princeton Science Library #50
- Author: Ballard, Robert D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: March 21 2017
- ISBN10: 0691175624
- Language: English
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On the Medieval Origins of the Modern State
$19.95 Add to cartThe modern state, however we conceive of it today, is based on a pattern that emerged in Europe in the period from 1100 to 1600. Inspired by a lifetime of teaching and research, On the Medieval Origin
- Series: Princeton Classics #21
- Author: Strayer, Joseph R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: March 29 2016
- ISBN10: 0691169330
- Language: English
