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The University Press Group
Natural History
University of California Press
Columbia University Press
Princeton University Press
Complete Catalogue
Autumn 2021
Catalogue Contents
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University of California Press New Titles ............................................ 1
The University of California Press strives to drive progressive change by seeking out and Pedias ................................................... 7
cultivating the brightest minds and giving them voice, reach, and impact. We believe that
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changing how people think, plan, and govern. The work of addressing society’s core
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climate change—can be accelerated when scholarship assumes its role as an agent of
engagement and democracy.
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Marine Life ...................................... 23
Plants ................................................. 29
WILDGuides..................................... 31
Best of Backlist ............................. 33
Backlist ............................................. 35
Columbia University Press
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Europe's Birds Hummingbirds
An Identification Guide A Celebration of Nature's Jewels
Andy Swash, Rob Hume, Hugh Harrop, Glenn Bartley, Andy Swash
Robert Still
A stunningly illustrated guide to the wonderful world of
hummingbirds
The most comprehensive single-volume photographic guide to
Europe’s birds ever produced—from the authors of the acclaimed
With their dazzling colors, glittering iridescent feathers, fantastic adornments,
Britain’s Birds
astonishing powers of flight, and many other unique characteristics,
hummingbirds are among the world’s most extraordinary birds—true jewels of
Covering more than 900 species, and illustrated with 4,700 photographs,
nature. This beautifully designed book offers a celebration of all aspects of
Europe’s Birds is the most comprehensive, authoritative and ambitious single-
hummingbirds and their world, presenting the latest scientific information in an
volume photographic guide to Europe’s birds ever produced. Easy-to-use,
accessible style and featuring hundreds of the most spectacular photographs of
practical and accessible, this guide provides the information necessary for
hummingbirds ever taken, all enhanced by wonderful artwork.
birdwatchers of all abilities to name any bird they see. Detailed descriptions cover
the birds in all their plumages—male, female, breeding, non-breeding, adult and
A familiar sight across much of the Americas, hummingbirds have long captured
immatures, as well as distinctive subspecies. The clear text covers all aspects of
the imagination and played an important part in myths, legends, and other
identification, including moult and vocalizations, and provides details on range,
aspects of human culture. Today, hummingbirds are some of the most popular of
status and habitat. An unrivalled selection of photographs, chosen to be as
all birds, sought after by serious and casual birders alike. They are birds that
informative as possible, makes this a beautiful book to enjoy, as well as an up-to-
inspire questions in anyone lucky enough to see them. How can they fly like that?
date and essential source of identification knowledge.
Why are they so colorful? How many are there? Where and how do they live?
This book answers these and many other questions, offering an enlightening and
Europe’s Birds is produced by the same team that created Britain’s Birds, which
enjoyable guide to hummingbirds that only deepens their wonder.
has been described as “without doubt the best photo guide on the market” (Andy
Stoddart, Rare Bird Alert). The authors include top-class wildlife photographers, • A definitive yet accessible account of all aspects of hummingbird life
writers and editors, and an imaginative, highly skilled designer. All are • More than 500 spectacular colour photographs
experienced birdwatchers themselves, who know what is needed in an • Specially commissioned illustrations
identification guide for birdwatchers living or travelling in Europe. • Facts and figures on status, population, distribution, and conservation
designations of all the world’s hummingbirds
• Illustrates all 928 species recorded in Europe, including established
introductions
• Features 4,700 stunning photographs showing the birds as you really
see them
• Focuses on identification, covering all plumages and subspecies
• Provides detailed comparison of similar and difficult species
• Includes details of moult, vocalizations, status and favoured habitats
• Contains 540 maps, prepared in association with BirdLife
International
9780691177656 9780691182124
$29.95 | £20.00 $35.00 | £28.00
Paperback Hardback
640 pages | 149.1mm : 209.55mm 288 pages | 215.9mm : 279.4mm
2021 2022
Nature / Birds & Birdwatching NATURE / Animals
WILDGuides of Britain & Europe WILDGuides
Princeton University Press Princeton University Press
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Coral Reefs Turtles of the World
A Natural History A Guide to Every Family
Russell Kelley, Charles Sheppard Jeffrey E. Lovich, Whit Gibbons
An illustrated look at corals and the reefs they build around the world, A lavishly illustrated guide to the world's turtles that covers every
and the causes and dire consequences of their rapid disappearance family and genus
Corals are among the most varied lifeforms on Earth, ranging from mushroom Turtles of the World reveals the extraordinary diversity of these amazing reptiles.
corals and leather corals to button polyps, sea fans, anemones, and pulse corals. Characterized by the bony shell that acts as a shield to protect the softer body
Bridging the gap between plant and animal, these marine invertebrates serve as within, turtles are survivors from the time of the dinosaurs and are even more
homes to reef fish and share symbiotic relationships with photosynthesizing algae, ancient in evolutionary terms than snakes and crocodilians. Of more than 350
which provide corals with their nourishment. This stunningly illustrated book species known today, some are highly endangered. In this beautiful guide, turtle
profiles the astonishing diversity of the world's coral groups, describing key families, subfamilies, and genera are illustrated with hundreds of color
aspects of their natural history and explaining why coral reefs are critical to the photographs. Each genus profile includes a population distribution map, a table
health of our oceans. Representative examples of corals have been selected to of information, and commentary that includes notable characteristics and
illustrate the broad range of species, and the book's lively and informative discussion of related species.
commentary covers everything from identification to conservation, making it an
essential resource for marine biologists, divers, and anyone who is fascinated by • More than 250 beautiful color photos
these remarkable sea creatures. • Each profile features a distribution map, table of information, and
commentary
• Features more than 200 exquisite color photos • Broad coverage includes every family and genus
• Highlights key aspects of corals and their natural history
• Features representative examples from around the world
• Includes photos of rare and unusual species
9780691198682 9780691223223
$35.00 | £28.00 $29.95 | £25.00
Hardback Hardback
240 pages | 203.2mm : 254mm 240 pages | 171.45mm : 238.12mm
2021 2021
Nature / Marine Life Nature / Reptiles & Amphibians
Princeton University Press Princeton University Press
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Habitats of the World The Lives of Seaweeds
A Field Guide for Birders, Naturalists, and A Natural History of Our Planet's Seaweeds and
Ecologists Other Algae
Iain Campbell, Ken Behrens, Charley Hesse, Julie A. Phillips
Phil Chaon
A richly illustrated exploration of the world’s seaweeds and algae
The first field guide to all of the world’s major land habitats—richly
The Lives of Seaweeds presents an inside look at the remarkable world of
illustrated and packed with essential information to help you get the
seaweeds and other algae. Coming in all colors, shapes, and sizes, from unicellular
most out of your outdoor adventures
and bioluminescent algae to giant kelps, seaweeds and algae are omnipresent,
forming the basis of most marine food webs. They are also the most numerous
Accurately identifying and understanding habitats in detail is essential to any
photosynthetic organisms on Earth and provide seventy percent of the planet’s
birder, naturalist, outdoor enthusiast, or ecologist who wants to get the most out
oxygen. Touted as the biofuel of the future, they are a cheap and nutritious food
of their experiences in the field. Habitats of the World is the first field guide to
source, exhibit antiviral and antitumor properties, and play a central role in
the world’s major land habitats—189 in all. Using the format of a natural history
biogeochemical cycles that maintain the health of our planet.
field guide, this compact, accessible, and comprehensive book features concise
identification descriptions and is richly illustrated—including more than 650
Featuring hundreds of beautiful images, this book takes a deep dive to explore
color photographs of habitats and their wildlife, 150 distribution maps, 200
the unique traits and characteristics of seaweeds and other algae. A wealth of
diagrams, and 150 silhouettes depicting each habitat alongside a human figure,
graphics, photos, and accessible text outlines their evolution, morphology, life
providing an immediate grasp of its look and scale. Each major habitat has an
histories, ecology, and uses. Offering rare insights into the algal world, The Lives
illustrated “climate box” that allows easy comparisons between habitats. Thirty
of Seaweeds is essential reading for naturalists and marine life enthusiasts.
other illustrated boxes present clear explanations of complex phenomena
affecting habitats—from plate tectonics and mountain formation to fire regimes
and climate change. Requiring no scientific background, Habitats of the World
offers quick and reliable information for anyone who wants a deeper
understanding and appreciation of the habitats around them, whether in their
own backyard or while travelling anywhere in the world.
• Covers 189 of the world’s major land habitats
• Provides all the information you need to quickly and accurately
identify and understand habitats anywhere in the world
• Features concise text, more than 650 color photographs of habitats
and their wildlife, an up-to-date distribution map for each habitat,
and hundreds of helpful diagrams and illustrations
9780691197562 9780691228556
$35.00 | £28.00 $29.95 | £25.00
Paperback Hardback
568 pages | 139.7mm : 209.55mm 288 pages | 190.5mm : 241.3mm
2021 2022
NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats NATURE / Plants
Princeton University Press Princeton University Press
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Crabs A Dog's World
A Global Natural History Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World without
Peter J. F. Davie Humans
Jessica Pierce, Marc Bekoff
A richly illustrated natural history of the world's crabs that examines
their diversity, ecology, anatomy, behavior, and more
From two of the world’s leading authorities on dogs, an imaginative
journey into a future of dogs without people
This lavishly illustrated book offers a remarkable look at the world’s crabs. More
than 7,000 crab species, in 100 different families, are known today. Their unique
What would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able
physiology and complex behaviors have made them one of the most diverse and
to survive on their own without us? A Dog’s World imagines a posthuman future
adaptable of all animal groups. They can thrive in the darkness of abyssal seas, on
for dogs, revealing how dogs would survive—and possibly even thrive—and
the edges of scalding hot volcanic hydrothermal vents, on sunlit coral reefs, on
explaining how this new and revolutionary perspective can guide how we
wave-washed rocky shores, and in tropical rain forests at the tops of mountains.
interact with dogs now.
They even persist in some of the harshest desert conditions. Playing a vital role in
marine and coastal ecology, crabs have been identified as keystone species in
Drawing on biology, ecology, and the latest findings on the lives and behavior of
habitats such as coral reefs and coastal tropical swamps.
dogs and their wild relatives, Jessica Pierce and Marc Bekoff—two of today’s most
innovative thinkers about dogs—explore who dogs might become without direct
Crabs comprises five chapters: evolutionary pathways; anatomy and physiology;
human intervention into breeding, arranged playdates at the dog park, regular
ecology; reproduction, cognition, and behavior; and exploitation and
feedings, and veterinary care. Pierce and Bekoff show how dogs are quick learners
conservation. Individual chapters include a variety of subtopics, each illustrated
who are highly adaptable and opportunistic, and they offer compelling evidence
by exceptional images, and followed by numerous double full-page species’
that dogs already do survive on their own—and could do so in a world without us.
profiles. Each profile has been chosen to emphasize remarkable and intriguing
aspects of the life of these fascinating creatures. Some species may be familiar,
Challenging the notion that dogs would be helpless without their human
but many are beyond anything you have probably seen before and will stretch
counterparts, A Dog’s World enables us to understand these independent and
your understanding of what a crab is.
remarkably intelligent animals on their own terms.
Written by a world authority, Crabs offers an accessible overview of these
fascinating crustaceans.
• More than 190 spectacular color photographs
• Accessible and well-organized chapters
• Full profiles on 42 iconic species from across the world
9780691201719 9780691196183
$29.95 | £25.00 $22.95 | £17.99
Hardback Hardback
224 pages | 209.55mm : 241.3mm 240 pages | 139.7mm : 215.9mm
2021 2021
Nature / Marine Life Nature / Mammals
Princeton University Press Princeton University Press
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Britain's Mammals Updated Naturalized Parrots of the
Edition World
A Field Guide to the Mammals of Great Britain Distribution, Ecology, and Impacts of the World's
and Ireland Most Colorful Colonizers
Dominic Couzens, Andy Swash, Robert Still, Stephen Pruett-Jones
Jon Dunn
A remarkable exploration of naturalized parrots, among the most
widely distributed birds in the world
A comprehensive photographic field guide to the mammals of Great
Britain and Ireland
There are more than 350 species of parrots in the world, and approximately 300
of these species have been transported to other countries through the caged pet
Britain’s Mammals is a comprehensive and beautifully designed photographic
trade. Whether through escaped captivity or purposeful release, many of these
field guide to all the mammals recorded in the wild in Great Britain and Ireland
parrots are now breeding in new habitats. Indeed, no less than 75 species of
in recent times—including marine mammals, bats and introduced species that
parrots have established breeding populations in countries where they were
have bred. The book features 500 stunning photographs and incorporates
introduced, and parrots are now among the most widely distributed group of
invaluable tips and suggestions to help you track down and identify even the
birds. Naturalized Parrots of the World is the first book to examine this specific
most difficult species.
avian population.
This easy-to-use book provides an introduction to the different types of mammal.
Bringing together the work of leading researchers in one convenient volume, this
Concise species accounts focus on identification, and include up-to-date
book explores the biology of naturalized parrots and their interactions with native
information on sounds, habitat, food, habits, breeding behaviour, and population
ecosystems. Experts discuss the global distribution of parrots, their genetics,
and status, as well as descriptions of key field signs—including tracks, droppings
conservation implications, and human responses to these birds. They also
and nests—that give away the presence of mammals even when they are out of
consider debates surrounding management issues and the lack of consensus
sight. Guidance is also provided on ways of studying and observing mammals—
around nonnative species in the wild. Later chapters feature case studies of the
including small-mammal trapping, bat detecting and whale watching. In
two most successful species—the Rose-ringed Parakeet and Monk Parakeet—as
addition, the book contains sections on mammal conservation, legislation and
well as studies of the introduced parrot species located in specific countries and
further sources of useful information. Handy and informative, this guide is the
regions, including the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, northern
ideal companion for anyone interested in watching mammals in Great Britain
Europe, South Africa, and Australia.
and Ireland.
• Comprehensive coverage of all 126 mammal species recorded Highlighting critical aspects of conservation biology and biodiversity, Naturalized
• 500 superb colour photographs carefully selected to show key Parrots of the World will be an invaluable resource for parrot owners,
identification features ornithologists, conservation biologists, and birdwatchers.
• Up-to-date distribution maps
• Detailed illustrations of tracks, dentition and other identification
features
• Helpful tips for identifying tracks and other signs you may encounter
• Latest information on status, population, distribution and
conservation designations
• Advice on finding and watching mammals
9780691224718 9780691204413
$23.95 | £17.99 $45.00 | £35.00
Paperback Hardback
328 pages | 149.22mm : 209.55mm 304 pages | 177.8mm : 254mm
2021 2021
Nature / Mammals Nature / Birds & Birdwatching
WILDGuides Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
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Unnatural Disasters The Pyrocene
Why Most Responses to Risk and Climate Change How We Created an Age of Fire, and What
Fail but Some Succeed Happens Next
Gonzalo Lizarralde Stephen J. Pyne
Storms, floods, fires, tsunamis, earthquakes, tornadoes, and other disasters seem
not only more frequent but also closer to home. As the world faces this onslaught, A provocative rethinking of how humans and fire have evolved
we have placed our faith in “sustainable development,” which promises that we together over time—and our responsibility to reorient this
can survive and even thrive in the face of climate change and other risks. Yet relationship before it’s too late.?
while claiming to “go green,” we have instead created new risks, continued to
degrade nature, and failed to halt global warming. The Pyrocene tells the story of what happened when a fire-wielding species,
humanity, met an especially fire-receptive time in Earth's history. Since terrestrial
Unnatural Disasters offers a new perspective on our most pressing life first appeared, flames have flourished. Over the past two million years,
environmental and social challenges, revealing the gaps between abstract however, one genus gained the ability to manipulate fire, swiftly remaking both
concepts like sustainability, resilience, and innovation and the real-world itself and eventually the world. We developed small guts and big heads by
experiences of people living at risk. Gonzalo Lizarralde explains how the causes of cooking food; we climbed the food chain by cooking landscapes; and now we
disasters are not natural but all too human: inequality, segregation, have become a geologic force by cooking the planet.
marginalization, colonialism, neoliberalism, racism, and unrestrained capitalism.
He tells the stories of Latin American migrants, Haitian earthquake survivors, Some fire uses have been direct: fire applied to convert living landscapes into
Canadian climate activists, African slum dwellers, and other people resisting social hunting grounds, forage fields, farms, and pastures. Others have been indirect,
and environmental injustices around the world. Lizarralde shows that most through pyrotechnologies that expanded humanity's reach beyond flame's grasp.
reconstruction and risk-reduction efforts exacerbate social inequalities. Some Still, preindustrial and Indigenous societies largely operated within broad
responses do produce meaningful changes, but they are rarely the ones powerful ecological constraints that determined how, and when, living landscapes could be
leaders have in mind. burned. These ancient relationships between humans and fire broke down when
people began to burn fossil biomass—lithic landscapes—and humanity’s firepower
This book reveals how disasters have become both the causes and consequences of became unbounded. Fire-catalyzed climate change globalized the impacts into a
today’s most urgent challenges and proposes achievable solutions to save a planet new geologic epoch. The Pleistocene yielded to the Pyrocene.
at risk, emphasizing the power citizens hold to change the current state of affairs.
Around fires, across millennia, we have told stories that explained the world and
negotiated our place within it. The Pyrocene continues that tradition, describing
how we have remade the Earth and how we might recover our responsibilities as
keepers of the planetary flame.
9780231198103 9780520383586
$35.00 | £28.00 $26.95 | £21.00
Hardback Hardback
328 pages | 152.4mm : 228.6mm 192 pages | 5.5in : 8.25in
2021 2021
Nature / Natural Disasters Nature / Environmental Conservation &
Columbia University Press Protection
University of California Press
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Treepedia Dinopedia
A Brief Compendium of Arboreal Lore A Brief Compendium of Dinosaur Lore
Joan Maloof, Maren Westfall Darren Naish
A captivating A–Z treasury for the tree hugger in all of us An illuminating and entertaining collection of dinosaur facts, from A
to Z
Treepedia is an entertaining and fact-filled illustrated compendium of tree lore.
Featuring nearly 100 entries—on topics ranging from tree ecology and Dinopedia is an illustrated, pocket-friendly encyclopedia of all things
conservation to the role of trees in religion, literature, art, and movies—this dinosaurian. Featuring dozens of entries on topics ranging from hadrosaur
enticing collection is a celebration of all things arboreal. nesting colonies to modern fossil hunters and paleontologists such as Halszka
Osmólska and Paul Sereno, this amazing A–Z compendium is brimming with facts
In this charming book, Joan Maloof explains the difference between a cedar and about these thrilling, complex, and sophisticated animals.
a cypress, and reveals where to find the most remarkable trees on the planet. She
tells the story behind the venerable Bodhi Tree, and describes peculiar species like Almost everything we know about dinosaurs has changed in recent decades. A
baobabs and Fitzroya. Maloof profiles legendary conservationists such as Julia scientific revolution, kick-started in the late 1960s by astounding new discoveries
"Butterfly" Hill, John Muir, Wangari Maathai, and Ken Wu. She discusses and a succession of new ideas, has shown that these magnificent creatures were
reforestation, proforestation, emerald ash borers, the ents from The Lord of the marvels of evolution that surpassed modern reptiles and mammals in size,
Rings, culturally modified trees, the ill-fated and controversial Redwood athletic abilities, and more. Darren Naish sheds invaluable light on our current,
Summer, and much more. The book's portable size makes it the perfect travel fast-changing understanding of dinosaur diversity and evolutionary history, and
companion no matter where your love of the forest may lead you. discusses the cultural impacts of dinosaurs through books, magazines, and
movies. Naish also shows how our emerging view of these animals is very much a
With enchanting illustrations by Maren Westfall, Treepedia is a fun and human story about ambition and competing egos, revealing that controversy and
informative book that is guaranteed to inspire anyone who has ever enjoyed a disagreement are commonplace in the vigorous field of dinosaur studies.
walk in the woods.
With a wealth of original illustrations by the author, Dinopedia is an informative
• Features a real cloth cover with an elaborate foil-stamped design and entertaining collection of lore for the dinosaur lover in all of us.
• Uses 100 percent recycled, uncoated, wood-free paper
• Features a real cloth cover with an elaborate foil-stamped design
9780691208756 9780691212029
$16.95 | £9.99 $16.95 | £9.99
Hardback Hardback
152 pages | 114mm : 171mm 216 pages | 114mm : 177mm
2021 2021
Nature / Trees & Forests Nature / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
Pedia Books Pedia Books
Princeton University Press Princeton University Press
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Florapedia Birdpedia
A Brief Compendium of Floral Lore A Brief Compendium of Avian Lore
Carol Gracie, Amy Jean Porter Christopher W. Leahy, Abby McBride
A delightful illustrated treasury of botanical facts and fancy A captivating A–Z treasury about birds and birding
Florapedia is an eclectic A–Z compendium of botanical lore. With more than 100 Birdpedia is an engaging illustrated compendium of bird facts and birding lore.
enticing entries—on topics ranging from achlorophyllous plants that use a fungus Featuring nearly 200 entries—on topics ranging from plumage and migration to
as an intermediary to obtain nutrients from other plants to zygomorphic flowers birds in art, literature, and folklore—this enticing collection is brimming with
that admit only the most select pollinators—this collection is a captivating journey wisdom and wit about all things avian.
into the realm of botany.
Christopher Leahy sheds light on "hawk-watching," "twitching," and other rituals
Writing in her incomparably engaging style, Carol Gracie discusses remarkable from the sometimes mystifying world of birding that entail a good deal more than
plants from around the globe, botanical art and artists, early botanical explorers, their names imply. He explains what kind of bird's nests you can eat, why
ethnobotanical uses of plants, botanical classification and terminology, the role of mocking birds mock, and many other curiosities that have induced otherwise
plants in history, and more. She shares illuminating facts about van Gogh's sane people to peer into treetops using outrageously expensive optical
sunflowers and reveals how a hallucinogenic weed left its enduring mark on the equipment. Leahy shares illuminating insights about pioneering ornithologists
early history of the Jamestown colony. Gracie describes the travels of John and such as John James Audubon and Florence Bailey, and describes unique bird
William Bartram—father and son botanists and explorers who roamed widely in behaviors such as anting, caching, duetting, and mobbing. He discusses avian
early America in search of plants—and delves into the miniature ecosystems fossils, the colloquial naming of birds, the science and history of ornithology, and
entangled in Spanish moss. The book's convenient size allows for it to be tucked more. The book's convenient size makes it the perfect traveling companion to
into a pocket or bag, making it the perfect companion on your own travels. take along on your own avian adventures.
With charming drawings by Amy Jean Porter, Florapedia is the ideal gift book for With charming illustrations by Abby McBride, Birdpedia is a marvelous mix of
the plant enthusiast in your life and a rare pleasure for anyone interested in fact and fancy that is certain to delight seasoned birders and armchair naturalists
botanical art, history, medicine, or exploration. alike.
• Features a real cloth cover with an elaborate foil-stamped design • Features a real cloth cover with an elaborate foil-stamped design
9780691211404 9780691209661
$16.95 | £9.99 $16.95 | £9.99
Hardback Hardback
200 pages | 114.3mm : 171.45mm 272 pages | 114.3mm : 171.45mm
2021 2021
Nature / Flowers NATURE / Animals
Pedia Books Pedia Books
Princeton University Press Princeton University Press
8Fungipedia The Mushroom at the End of
A Brief Compendium of Mushroom Lore
the World
Lawrence Millman, Amy Jean Porter
On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins
"This little book is big fun."—Michael Pollan
Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
An illustrated mini-encyclopedia of fungal lore, from John Cage and What a rare mushroom can teach us about sustaining life on a fragile
Terence McKenna to mushroom sex and fairy rings planet
Fungipedia presents a delightful A–Z treasury of mushroom lore. With more Matsutake is the most valuable mushroom in the world—and a weed that grows in
than 180 entries—on topics as varied as Alice in Wonderland, chestnut blight, human-disturbed forests across the Northern Hemisphere. Anna Lowenhaupt
medicinal mushrooms, poisonings, Santa Claus, and waxy caps—this collection Tsing’s account of these sought-after fungi offers insights into areas far beyond
will transport both general readers and specialists into the remarkable universe of just mushrooms and addresses a crucial question: What manages to live in the
fungi. ruins we have made? The Mushroom at the End of the World explores the
unexpected corners of matsutake commerce, where we encounter Japanese
Combining ecological, ethnographic, historical, and contemporary knowledge, gourmets, capitalist traders, Hmong jungle fighters, Finnish nature guides, and
author and mycologist Lawrence Millman discusses how mushrooms are much more. These companions lead us into fungal ecologies and forest histories to
more closely related to humans than to plants, how they engage in sex, how better understand the promise of cohabitation in a time of massive human
insects farm them, and how certain species happily dine on leftover radiation, devastation. The Mushroom at the End of the World delves into the relationship
cockroach antennae, and dung. He explores the lives of individuals like African between capitalist destruction and collaborative survival within multispecies
American scientist George Washington Carver, who specialized in crop diseases landscapes, the prerequisite for continuing life on earth.
caused by fungi; Beatrix Potter, creator of Peter Rabbit, who was prevented from
becoming a professional mycologist because she was a woman; and Gordon
Wasson, a J. P. Morgan vice-president who almost single-handedly introduced
the world to magic mushrooms. Millman considers why fungi are among the most
significant organisms on our planet and how they are currently being affected by
destructive human behavior, including climate change.
With charming drawings by artist and illustrator Amy Jean Porter, Fungipedia
offers a treasure trove of scientific and cultural information. The world of
mushrooms lies right at your door—be amazed!
• Features a real cloth cover with an elaborate foil-stamped design
9780691194721 9780691220550
$16.95 | £9.99 $18.95 | £14.99
Hardback Paperback
200 pages | 114.3mm : 171.45mm 352 pages | 133.35mm : 203.2mm
2019 2021
Nature / Mushrooms Social Science / Anthropology
Pedia Books Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
9The Kingdom of Fungi Fungi of Temperate Europe
Jens H. Petersen Thomas Laessoe, Jens H. Petersen
The essential photographic guide to the world's fungi An unprecedented two-volume exploration of the fungi of temperate
Europe
The fungi realm has been called the "hidden kingdom," a mysterious world
populated by microscopic spores, gigantic mushrooms and toadstools, and a host Fungi of Temperate Europe is one of the most comprehensive mycological
of other multicellular organisms ranging widely in color, size, and shape. The guides ever published. Featuring more than 7,000 photographs, this lavish two-
Kingdom of Fungi provides an intimate look at the world's astonishing variety of volume set treats more than 2,800 species of fungi across the region.
fungi species, from cup fungi and lichens to truffles and tooth fungi, clubs and
corals, and jelly fungi and puffballs. This beautifully illustrated book features Including agarics, boletes, chanterelles and morels but also more obscure groups
more than 800 stunning color photographs as well as a concise text that describes such as cyphelloids, cup fungi, pyrenomycetous fungi and hysterioids, this guide
the biology and ecology of fungi, fungal morphology, where fungi grow, and takes an unprecedentedly broad approach to communicating fungal diversity. All
human interactions with and uses of fungi. species are illustrated with one or more photographs and information is given on
morphology, ecology and distribution within temperate Europe. Furthermore,
The Kingdom of Fungi is a feast for the senses, and the ideal reference for 1,500+ species are discussed as potential look-alikes. The books are divided into
naturalists, researchers, and anyone interested in fungi. eighty “form groups,” each starting with an innovative comparison wheel with
guiding photos, distinguishing characteristics and drawings of essential
microscopic features. Poisonous and edible species are colour coded within the
• Reveals fungal life as never seen before text.
• Features more than 800 stunning color photos Revealing the world of fungi in all its splendour, Fungi of Temperate Europe is a
must-have resource for any amateur or professional mycologist.
• Describes fungal biology, morphology, distribution, and uses
· 7,000+ photographs across 1,700 pages
• A must-have reference book for naturalists and researchers · Colourful, up-close photos unrivaled by other mycological guides
· Coverage for 2,800+ fungal species
· Innovative and accessible system of identification
9780691157542 9780691180373
$29.95 | £25.00 $145.00 | £112.00
Hardback Hardback
272 pages | 215.9mm : 279.4mm 1,708 pages | 190.5mm : 292.1mm
2013 2019
Nature / Mushrooms Nature / Mushrooms
Princeton University Press Princeton University Press
10British Birds Britain's Birds
A Pocket Guide An Identification Guide to the Birds of Great
Rob Hume, Robert Still, Andy Swash, Hugh Britain and Ireland Second Edition, fully revised
Harrop, David Tipling and updated
Rob Hume, Robert Still, Andy Swash, Hugh
A carefully designed and lavishly illustrated photographic guide Harrop, David Tipling
This innovative and carefully designed photographic guide provides a concise
introduction to the identification of the 246 birds most likely to be seen in Great A new, improved and thoroughly updated edition of the bestselling
Britain and Ireland. It is the perfect book for anyone wanting to put a name to photographic guide—the only one to cover every bird, in every
the birds in their garden, local area or on visits farther afield. Packed with plumage, ever recorded in Britain and Ireland
hundreds of stunning photos showing the birds in their many variations, and
written and designed by a team of experienced birdwatchers, this is the ideal A bestselling guide since it was first published, Britain's Birds has quickly
companion for anyone interested in learning more about the wild birds around established itself as the go-to photographic identification guide to the birds of
us. Great Britain and Ireland—the most comprehensive, up-to-date, practical and
user-friendly book of its kind. Acclaimed by birdwatchers of all kinds, from the
• Covers the 246 birds most likely to be seen, plus another 30 or so beginner to the most experienced, the guide has now been thoroughly revised
scarce but regular migrants and updated to make it even better than before. Combining the finest of
• Carefully designed to be user-friendly and accessible identification guide content and presentation, this eagerly awaited second
• Lavishly illustrated with more than 1,000 stunning colour edition preserves the best of the first edition while covering twelve newly
photographs recorded species and offering a host of improvements that make identification
• Easy to use and written in plain English easier.
• Provides comprehensive coverage of all the birds ever recorded in
Britain and Ireland
• Describes and illustrates all plumages likely to be encountered
• Features more than 3,200 stunning photographs carefully selected to
show the birds as you really see them
• Outlines simple steps to help you identify any bird you see
• Presents simple and accurate comparisons of similar and difficult
species
New features include:
• Coverage of 12 new species recorded since the first edition plus
revisions to reflect the latest taxonomy
• Coverage of all subspecies
• Improved identification aids, including more than 400 new photos,
enhanced photo annotations and many redesigned plates
• Fully revised species accounts, including the latest information on
identification features, status, numbers, geographical range and date
ranges for all plumages that may be seen during only part of the year
9780691181677 9780691199795
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272 pages | 114.3mm : 177.8mm 576 pages | 149mm : 210mm
2019 2020
Nature / Birds & Birdwatching NATURE / Animals
WILDGuides WILDGuides
Princeton University Press Princeton University Press
11Flight Identification of What Is a Bird?
An Exploration of Anatomy, Physiology,
European Passerines and
Behavior, and Ecology
Select Landbirds Tony D. Williams, Scott McWilliams, Julia
An Illustrated and Photographic Guide A. Clarke, Elizabeth MacDougall-
Tomasz Cofta, Michal Skakuj Shackleton, Scott MacDougall-Shackleton,
Frances Bonier, Chad Eliason
A richly illustrated, state-of-the-art field guide for identifying
European passerines in flight—the first of its kind
A large-format, beautifully illustrated look at the natural history of
birds
Opening up new frontiers in birdwatching, this is the first field guide to focus
specifically on the identification of European passerines and related landbirds in
There are some 10,000 bird species in existence today, occupying every continent
flight. Showcasing 850 stunning and remarkably lifelike colour illustrations from
and virtually every habitat on Earth. The variety of bird species is truly
acclaimed bird artist Tomasz Cofta, produced using the latest digital technology,
astounding, from the tiny bee hummingbird to the large flightless ostrich, making
backed up with more than 2,400 photographs carefully selected to show typical
birds one of the most diverse and successful animal groups on the planet. Taking
flight profiles, it provides detailed and unsurpassed coverage of 205 European
you inside the extraordinary world of birds, What Is a Bird? explores all aspects
passerines and 32 near-passerines. This cutting-edge book brings a new dimension
of these remarkable creatures, providing an up-close look at their morphology,
to birdwatching, the concise and authoritative species accounts presenting novel
unique internal anatomy and physiology, fascinating and varied behavior, and
yet essential information on the flight manner of individual birds and the
ecology. It features hundreds of color illustrations and draws on a broad range of
structure and behaviour of flocks—features that are key to identification. It also
examples, from the familiar backyard sparrow to the most exotic birds of paradise.
includes precise transliterations of flight calls, supported by sonograms, and links
A must-have book for birders and armchair naturalists, What Is a Bird? is a
to a unique collection of hundreds of online audio recordings. Beautifully
celebration of the rich complexity of bird life.
designed and written in an accessible style, this book will appeal to birdwatchers
of all abilities. It presents the latest knowledge on flight identification of a group • An absorbing and beautifully presented exploration of the natural
of birds that is poorly covered in the literature and is therefore a must-have for all history of birds
professional ornithologists and scientists involved in migration studies. • Integrates physiological adaptations with ecology and behavior
• Features a wealth of color photographs and explanatory figures
• The first field guide to flight identification of European passerines
• Uses scanning electron microscope imagery to provide a rare close-up
and related landbirds
view of structures not normally visible
• Covers 205 European passerines and 32 near-passerines
• Provides insights into our complex relationship with birds, from our
• Features 850 stunning colour illustrations
enduring fascination with them to the threats they face and the
• Includes more than 2,400 photos showing typical profiles of each
challenges of conservation
species in flight
• Provides detailed information on flight calls, with links to online
recordings
9780691177571 9780691200163
$45.00 | £35.00 $35.00 | £28.00
Paperback Hardback
496 pages | 155.57mm : 234.95mm 368 pages | 215.9mm : 279.4mm
2021 2020
Nature / Birds & Birdwatching NATURE / Animals
WILDGuides Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
12The Crossley ID Guide Flight Ways
Britain and Ireland Life and Loss at the Edge of Extinction
Richard Crossley, Dominic Couzens Thom van Dooren
A leading figure in the emerging field of extinction studies, Thom van Dooren
A groundbreaking and accessible field guide to the birds of Britain puts philosophy into conversation with the natural sciences and his ethnographic
and Ireland encounters to vivify the cultural and ethical significance of modern-day
extinctions. Unlike other meditations on the subject, Flight Ways incorporates
This guide is a celebration of the beauty of birds and the British and Irish the particularities of real animals and their worlds, drawing philosophers, natural
countryside. Aimed at beginner and intermediate birders, yet suitable for all scientists, and general readers into the experience of living among and losing
levels, this new volume in the groundbreaking Crossley ID Guide series is the most biodiversity.
user-friendly guide to the birds of Britain and Ireland. Following The Crossley ID
Guides' award-winning design, this book looks at all regularly occurring species in Each chapter of Flight Ways focuses on a different species or group of birds:
Britain and Ireland, and shows readers how to identify birds in their natural North Pacific albatrosses, Indian vultures, an endangered colony of penguins in
habitats using size, structure, shape, probability, and behavior—just like the Australia, Hawaiian crows, and the iconic whooping cranes of North America.
experts do! Stunning images are accompanied by the colorful and compelling Written in eloquent and moving prose, the book takes stock of what is lost when a
text of Dominic Couzens, one of Britain's leading nature writers. life form disappears from the world—the wide-ranging ramifications that ripple
out to implicate a number of human and more-than-human others. Van Dooren
This unique book treats more than 300 species—all the regularly occurring birds intimately explores what life is like for those who must live on the edge of
likely to be encountered by observers--and the guide's attractive pages provide a extinction, balanced between life and oblivion, taking care of their young and
real-life approach to bird identification. Beautiful, in-focus scenes present birds grieving their dead. He bolsters his studies with real-life accounts from scientists
in various plumages and in lifelike poses set in identifiable British and Irish and local communities at the forefront of these developments. No longer abstract
habitats. The plates also illustrate how a bird's appearance changes with distance. entities with Latin names, these species become fully realized characters
Organizing images in cohesive, easy-to-understand plates rather than as separate enmeshed in complex and precarious ways of life, sparking our sense of curiosity,
photographs, this book also sets itself apart by containing more images that concern, and accountability toward others in a rapidly changing world.
demonstrate flight, behavior, habitat, and plumages than any other volume
available. Not only is this field guide a reference book, it is also a spectacular
teaching resource that makes it easy for nature enthusiasts to see and appreciate
the big picture of bird identification.
• The most user-friendly guide to the birds of Britain and Ireland
• A close look at more than 300 regularly occurring species
• Award-winning Crossley ID Guide design
• Lifelike images of birds from near to far
• A celebration of the British and Irish countryside
• A teaching and field guide and essential reference
• Concise and compelling text by Dominic Couzens and Richard
Crossley
9780691151946 9780231166195
$27.95 | £20.00 $25.00 | £20.00
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304 pages | 152.4mm : 234.95mm 208 pages | 152.4mm : 228.6mm
2013 2017
NATURE / Animals NATURE / Animals
The Crossley ID Guides Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory,
Princeton University Press Culture, Science, and Law
Columbia University Press
13Gulls Simplified Birds of Europe, North Africa,
A Comparative Approach to Identification
and the Middle East
Pete Dunne, Kevin T. Karlson
A Photographic Guide
A simpler and more user-friendly visual approach to gull
Frédéric Jiguet, Aurélien Audevard, Tony
identification D. Williams
This unique photographic field guide to North America’s gulls provides a
comparative approach to identification that concentrates on the size, structure, The first comprehensive field guide to every bird species in Europe,
and basic plumage features of gulls—gone are the often-confusing array of North Africa, and the Middle East
plumage details found in traditional guides.
Birds of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East is the first comprehensive
Featuring hundreds of color photos throughout, Gulls Simplified illustrates the pocket-sized photographic field guide to every bird species in Europe—this
variations of gull plumages for a variety of ages, giving readers strong visual includes winter visitors and common migrants but also all rarities to the region,
reference points for each species. Extensive captions accompany the photos, even if they have been recorded only once. The guide also covers hypothetical
which include comparative photo arrays, digitized photo arrays for each age species—those that have a good chance of being recorded due to such factors as
group, and numerous images of each species—a wealth of visual information at range expansion and changing weather patterns.
your fingertips. This one-of-a-kind guide includes detailed species accounts and
a distribution map for each gull. The book's 2,200 stunning color photographs mean that every species is pictured,
making field identification quick and easy. Succinct text covers key identification
An essential field companion for North American birders, Gulls Simplified reduces features, voice, habitat, and distribution, and distribution maps are provided for
the confusion commonly associated with gull identification, offering a more user- regular breeding species. Particular attention and details are given to help
friendly way of observing these marvelous birds. differentiate similar-looking species.
• Provides a simpler approach to gull identification Lavishly illustrated, up-to-date, and wide-ranging, Birds of Europe, North
• Features a wealth of color photos for easy comparison among species Africa, and the Middle East is an essential field guide for every naturalist and
• Includes detailed captions that explain identification criteria and birder.
aging, with direct visual reinforcement above the captions
• Combines plumage details with a focus on size, body shape, and • First comprehensive field guide to all species recorded in Europe:
structural features for easy identification in the field resident, winter visitor, common migrant, and rarity
• Highlights important field marks and physical features for each gull • 860 species covered using 2,200 photographs
• Includes every species from North Africa and the Middle East to have
occurred in Europe
9780691156941 9780691172439
$24.95 | £20.00 $29.95 | £25.00
Paperback Paperback
208 pages | 190.5mm : 241.3mm 448 pages | 127mm : 190.5mm
2018 2017
NATURE / Animals NATURE / Animals
Princeton University Press Princeton University Press
14How to Be an Urban Birder Birdscapes
David Lindo, Jamie Oliver Birds in Our Imagination and Experience
Jeremy Mynott
The first guide to urban birding in the UK, from The Urban Birder
himself, David Lindo
What draws us to the beauty of a peacock, the flight of an eagle, or the song of a
nightingale? Why are birds so significant in our lives and our sense of the world?
Urban birding is fast becoming ornithology’s new rock ’n’ roll. Birds and birding
And what do our ways of thinking about and experiencing birds tell us about
have never been cooler—and urban birding is at the cutting edge.
ourselves? Birdscapes is a unique meditation on the variety of human responses
to birds, from antiquity to today, and from casual observers to the globe-trotting
How to Be an Urban Birder is the world’s first guide to the art of urban birding—
"twitchers" who sometimes risk life, limb, and marriages simply to add new species
which is so easy and great fun! Here, urban birding pioneer David Lindo tells you
to their "life lists."
everything you need to know about birds and birding in towns and cities in the
UK.
Drawing extensively on literature, history, philosophy, and science, Jeremy
• Includes a brief history of urban birding in the UK Mynott puts his own experiences as a birdwatcher in a rich cultural context. His
• Covers the best places to look for birds in towns and cities sources range from the familiar--Thoreau, Keats, Darwin, and Audubon--to the
• Helps you get to know your urban birds unexpected--Benjamin Franklin, Giacomo Puccini, Oscar Wilde, and Monty
• Gives useful tips on how to attract birds to your garden Python. Just as unusual are the extensive illustrations, which explore our
• Explains what gear you need and how to go about being an urban perceptions and representations of birds through images such as national
birder emblems, women's hats, professional sports logos, and a Christmas biscuit tin, as
• Features hundreds of cool images and illustrations of birds in urban well as classics of bird art. Each chapter takes up a new theme--from rarity,
settings beauty, and sound to conservation, naming, and symbolism--and is set in a new
place, as Mynott travels from his "home patch" in Suffolk, England, to his "away
patch" in New York City's Central Park, as well as to Russia, Australia, and Greece.
Conversational, playful, and witty, Birdscapes gently leads us to reflect on large
questions about our relation to birds and the natural world. It encourages birders
to see their pursuits in a broader human context--and it shows nonbirders what
they may be missing.
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232 pages | 149.1mm : 209.55mm 384 pages | 152.4mm : 234.95mm
2018 2012
NATURE / Animals Nature / Birds & Birdwatching
WILDGuides Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
15The Gull Next Door Birds of Central America
A Portrait of a Misunderstood Bird Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador,
Marianne Taylor, David Lindo Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Andrew C. Vallely, Dale Dyer
A uniquely personal meditation on Britain's gulls by one of today's
leading wildlife writers
The first comprehensive field guide to the birds of Central America
From a distance, gulls are beautiful symbols of freedom over the oceanic
Birds of Central America is the first comprehensive field guide to the avifauna of
wilderness. Up close, however, they can be loud, aggressive and even violent. Yet
the entire region, including Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua,
gulls fascinate birdwatchers, and seafarers regard them with respect and
Costa Rica, and Panama. Handy and compact, the book presents text and
affection. The Gull Next Door explores the natural history of gulls and their
illustrations for nearly 1,200 resident and migrant species, and information on all
complicated relationship with humans.
rare vagrants. Two hundred sixty detailed plates on convenient facing-page
spreads depict differing ages and sexes for each species, with a special focus on
Marianne Taylor grew up in an English seaside town where gulls are ever present.
geographic variation. The guide also contains up-to-date range maps and concise
Today, she is a passionate advocate for these underappreciated birds. In this
notes on distribution, habitat, behavior, and voice. An introduction provides a
book, Taylor looks at the different gull species and sheds light on all aspects of the
brief overview of the region’s landscape, climate, and biogeography.
lives of gulls—how they find food, raise families, socialize and migrate across sea,
coastland and countryside. She discusses the herring gull, Britain's best-known
The culmination of more than a decade of research and field experience, Birds of
and most persecuted gull species, whose numbers are declining at an alarming
Central America is an indispensable resource for all those interested in the bird
rate. She looks at gulls in legend, fiction and popular culture, and explains what
life of this part of the world.
we can do to protect gull populations around the world.
• Detailed information on the entire avifauna of Central America
The Gull Next Door reveals deeper truths about these remarkable birds. They are • 260 beautiful color plates
thinkers and innovators, devoted partners and parents. They lead long lives and • Range maps, text, and illustrations presented on convenient facing-
often indulge their powerful drive to explore and travel. But for all these natural page spreads
gifts, many gull species are struggling to survive in the wild places they naturally • Up-to-date notes on distribution supported by an extensive
inhabit, which is why they are now exploiting the opportunities of human bibliography
habitats. This book shows how we might live more harmoniously with these • Special focus on geographic variation of bird species
majestic yet misunderstood birds.
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Hardback Paperback
192 pages | 152.4mm : 234.95mm 584 pages | 152.4mm : 228.6mm
2020 2018
NATURE / Animals NATURE / Animals
Wild Nature Press Princeton Field Guides
Princeton University Press Princeton University Press
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