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History

Curators Behind the Scenes of Natural History Museums

Grande Lance

ISBN: HB: 9780226192758, University of Chicago Press, March 2017
432 pp., 24.1x16.5 cm, 146 colour plates

Over the centuries, natural history museums have evolved from being little more than musty repositories of stuffed animals and pinned bugs, to being crucial generators of new scientific knowledge. They have also become vibrant educational centers, fu...

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Evolution

Chance in Evolution

Ramsey Grant, Pence Charles H.

ISBN: PB: 9780226401881, ISBN: HB: 9780226401744, University of Chicago Press, October 2016
384 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 10 halftones, 5 line drawings

Humans, however much we would care to think otherwise, do not represent the fated pinnacle of ape evolution. The diversity of life, from single-celled organisms to multicellular animals and plants, is the result of a long, complex, and highly chancy...

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Evolution

Crop Genetic Diversity in the Field and on the Farm Principles and Applications in Research Practices

Jarvis Devra I., Hodgkin Toby, Brown Anthony H. D., Tuxill John, Noriega Isabel Lopez, Smale Melinda, Sthapit Bhuwon, Samper Cristian

ISBN: PB: 9780300161120, Yale University Press, May 2016
416 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 82 black&white illus.

Based on twenty years of global research, this is the first comprehensive reference on crop genetic diversity as it is maintained on farmland around the world. Showcasing the findings of seven experts representing the fields of ecology, crop breeding...

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Nature

Ecology

Costa Rican Ecosystems

Kappelle Maarten

ISBN: PB: 9780226278933, ISBN: HB: 9780226121505, University of Chicago Press, March 2016
744 pp., 27.9x21.6 cm, 244 colour plates, 82 halftones, 10 line drawings, 25 tables

In the more than thirty years since the publication of Daniel H. Janzen's classic "Costa Rican Natural History", research in this small but astonishingly biodiverse, well-preserved, and well-studied Latin-American nation has evolved from a species-le...

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Cartography

Cartographic Japan A History in Maps

Wigen Karen, Sugimoto Fumiko, Karacas Cary

ISBN: HB: 9780226073057, University of Chicago Press, March 2016
336 pp., 27.9x21.6 cm, 111 colour plates, 1 table

Miles of shelf space in contemporary Japanese bookstores and libraries are devoted to travel guides, walking maps, and topical atlases. Young Japanese children are taught how to properly map their classrooms and schoolgrounds. Elderly retirees pore o...

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Popular Science

Chemistry

Chemistry Book: From Gunpowder to Graphene 250 Milestones in the History of Chemistry

Lowe Derek B.

ISBN: HB: 9781454911807, GMC Group, Sterling, February 2016
528 pp., 21.4x18.6 cm, illus.

From atoms and fluorescent pigments to sulfa drug synthesis and buckyballs, this lush and authoritative chronology presents 250 milestones in the world of chemistry. As the "central science" that bridges biology and physics, chemistry plays an import...

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Nature

City Creatures Animal Encounters in the Chicago Wilderness

Van Horn Gavin, Aftandilian Dave

ISBN: HB: 9780226192895, University of Chicago Press, November 2015
264 pp., 25.4x20.3 cm, 102 colour plates, 16 halftones

We usually think of cities as the domain of humans – but we are just one of thousands of species that call the urban landscape home. Chicago residents knowingly move among familiar creatures like squirrels, pigeons, and dogs, but might be surprised t...

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Astronomy

Coloring the Universe An Insider's Look at Making Spectacular Images of Space

Rector Travis, Arcand Kimberly, Watzke Megan

ISBN: HB: 9781602232730, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, November 2015
200 pp., 26.7x26.7 cm, 200 colour plates

With a fleet of telescopes in space and giant observatories on the ground, professional astronomers produce hundreds of spectacular images of space every year. These colorful pictures have become infused into popular culture and can found everywhere,...

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Evolution

Ecology

Coevolution of Life on Hosts Integrating Ecology and History

Clayton Dale H., Bush Sarah E., Johnson Kevin P.

ISBN: PB: 9780226302270, ISBN: HB: 9780226302133, University of Chicago Press, November 2015
320 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 16 colour plates, 110 halftones, 3 line drawings, 4 tables

For most, the mere mention of lice forces an immediate hand to the head and recollection of childhood experiences with nits, medicated shampoos, and traumatic haircuts. But for a certain breed of biologist, lice make for fascinating scientific fodder...

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Cartography

Capitalism and Cartography in the Dutch Golden Age

Sutton Elizabeth A.

ISBN: HB: 9780226254784, University of Chicago Press, June 2015
208 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 27 halftones

"In Capitalism and Cartography in the Dutch Golden Age", Elizabeth A. Sutton explores the fascinating but previously neglected history of corporate cartography during the Dutch Golden Age, from ca. 1600 to 1650. She examines how maps were used as pro...

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