Johns Hopkins University Press Science Catalog 2017

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POPULAR SCIENCE New

Making the Most of the Anthropocene

The Carbon Code

The Skeleton Revealed

Facing the Future

How You Can Become a Climate Change Hero

An Illustrated Tour of the Vertebrates

Mark Denny

Brett Favaro

Steve Huskey

Humans have changed the Earth so profoundly that we’ve ushered in the first new geologic period since the ice ages. So, what are we going to do about it?

“A clearly written and motivational guide to what each of us can do to address climate change .”— David Miller, President and CEO, WWF Canada

2017 224 pp. 978-1-4214-2300-5 $24.95 hc Also available as an e-book

2017 232 pp. 978-1-4214-2253-4 $22.95 hc Also available as an e-book

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Gorgeous high-contrast photographs reveal the eerie beauty of the vertebrate skeleton. 2017 360 pp., 192 b&w photos 978-1-4214-2148-3 $49.95 hc Also available as an e-book

The Snake and the Salamander Reptiles and Amphibians from Maine to Virginia text by Alvin R. Breisch illustrations by Matt Patterson A beautifully illustrated tour of the region’s snakes, lizards, turtles, frogs, and salamanders. 2017 232 pp., 93 color illus. 978-1-4214-2157-5 $49.95 hc Also available as an e-book

New in Paperback The Quick Guide Alien Universe to Wild Edible Plants Extraterrestrial Life in Our Easy to Pick, Easy to Prepare Lytton John Musselman and Harold J. Wiggins “Should I ever get a craving for stinging nettle omelet or black locust fritters, I will know exactly which wild edible plant book to look in.”—The Aiken Standard 2013 144 pp., 116 color photos 978-1-4214-2429-3 $14.95 pb Also available as an e-book

Minds and in the Cosmos Don Lincoln “A clear and clear-sighted look at Aliens by a man who would be delighted if one day they appeared.” —Publishers Weekly 2013 208 pp. 23 b&w photos, 13 line drawings 978-1-4214-2428-6 $19.95 pb Also available as an e-book


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