Fall 2008 - The Johns Hopkins University Press

Recently PublishedHidden HarmonyThe Connected Worlds of Physicsand ArtJ. R. LeibowitzWhile musing broadly on the creativeprocesses common to both fields,Leibowitz examines other factors thatlink the two disciplines, such as symmetry,color, and optics.978-0-8018-8866-3 0-8018-8866-2$24.95 / £16.50 hcBang!The Complete Historyof the UniverseBrian May, Patrick Moore,and Chris LintottBrian May, founding guitarist of Queenand a freshly minted astrophysics Ph.D.,joins forces with astronomer PatrickMoore and astrophysicist Chris Lintottto consider the history of the universefrom the Big Bang to Heat Death.978-0-8018-8985-1 0-8018-8985-5$29.95 hc Market: USAThe Long Baby BoomAn Optimistic Vision for a GrayingGenerationJeff Goldsmith“Goldsmith takes this demographicchallenge as an opportunity to adoptinnovative policies that would create amore equitable and productive economyand a healthier society.”—Robert D. Reischauer,The Urban Institute978-0-8018-8851-9 0-8018-8851-4$24.95 / £16.50 hcThe Model TA Centennial HistoryRobert CaseyRichly illustrated with archival photosfrom The Henry Ford—many neverbefore published—The Model T is thedefinitive history of an iconographicpiece of American technology.978-0-8018-8850-2 0-8018-8850-6$24.95 / £16.50 hcPoets on ProzacMental Illness, Treatment,and the Creative Processedited by Richard M. Berlin, M.D.“In brilliantly illuminating the interplaybetween creativity and mental illness,Richard Berlin’s fascinating bookshows us poets in the process of becominghealers—not only of themselves,but also of others, and even of societyat large.”—Rafael Campo, Harvard MedicalSchool978-0-8018-8839-7 0-8018-8839-5$21.95 / £14.50 hcVenomous Animals of the WorldSteve BackshallExciting accounts of Backshall’s personalencounters with some of nature’smost dangerous animals help bring tolife the world of natural venoms.978-0-8018-8833-5 0-8018-8833-6$35.00 hc Market: NAField Guide to the Natural Worldof New York CityLeslie Dayillustrated by Mark A. Klinglerforeword by Michael R. Bloomberg“Leslie Day (‘a child of Manhattan’)reveals hidden depths of this urbanbehemoth. . . A wonderful guide to thegreen side of the Big Apple.”—Guardian978-0-8018-8681-2 0-8018-8681-3$55.00(s) / £36.50 hc978-0-8018-8682-9 0-8018-8682-1$24.95 / £16.50 pbOwls of the United Statesand CanadaA Complete Guide to Their Biologyand BehaviorWayne LynchFrom the great horned to the tiny elfowl, this volume captures the beautyand mystery of these charismatic birdsof prey through stunning photographsand accessible science.978-0-8018-8687-4 0-8018-8687-2$39.95 / £26.50 hc Market: CANTHE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS www.press.jhu.edu 70