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Every publisher, at least on some level, would like to think that the books they publish are essential. But, really, how often does this happen and when it does, how do you know? Well, one good sign is looking at what others have said about your work: “A book that will stand for many years as the [more...]  The New York Times posted a great piece detailing an article published in the October issue of The Auk, the journal of the American Ornithologists’ Union, exploring the cycle of abuse in birds. The Auk is one of over 50 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines published by the Journals and Digital Publishing Division [more...] We’ve received an update on the travels and adventures of the intrepid David and Janet Carle as they do the ground work behind their upcoming THE 38th PARALLEL: A WATER LINE AROUND THE WORLD, which is scheduled to be published in 2012. They’re still in Japan, talking to people about tsunami recovery and the restoration [more...] (Editor’s note: This post is written by Jonathan Losos, author of the title Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree: Ecology and Adaptive Radiation of Anoles. The post originally appeared in the blog Anole Annals (try saying that 3 times fast). The journal Nature has just published his paper on the Anole genome. Also, Jonathan has written [more...] David and Janet Carle We rejoin our intrepid adventurers, David and Janet Carle as they travel the 38th Parallel seeking water-related environmental and cultural connections. Their book, THE 38th PARALLEL: A WATER LINE AROUND THE WORLD will be published in 2012. They have crossed the U.S., Europe, Turkey, Turkmenistan, China, and Korea, and will be [more...] Jonathan Balcombe. Photo credit: Michelle Riley/The HSUS In the latest UC Press podcast, Jonathan Balcombe tells the incredible story of how fishes, like humans, love to engage in the time-honored ritual of the spa. Despite the perception of fishes as coldblooded, unfeeling, unthinking creatures, the story reveals them to be social animals who take pleasure [more...] Jonathan Losos, Harvard professor and author of Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree: Ecology and Adaptive Radiation of Anoles, now available in paperback, has announced the launch of a new blog focused on all things Anolis. Anole Annals aspires to be the clearinghouse for information, observations, and announcements of all matters involving lizards of the genus Anolis, [more...] Do you get your mom the same thing every Mother’s Day? Maybe it’s time to break out of the bouquet-and-brunch mold with a lovely gift that will enrich her life and the lives of others around the world. This year, give your loved one a UC Press membership and she will receive a range of benefits, [more...] Distinguished author and archaeology scholar Lewis Binford died on Monday at age 79. UC Press published his last major work, Constructing Frames of Reference, which won the Society for American Archaeology’s book prize, as well as his essay collection In Pursuit of the Past. Binford was an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences [more...] One of our most anticipated titles for Spring, Changing Planet, Changing Health is an eye-opening book that looks at the ways climate change is altering patterns of disease. It’s scary—and pressing—stuff. Before reading this book, I had no idea that since 1976, the planet has given rise to 40 new diseases. Or that every year, [more...] |
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