Remains of a Rainbow, Rare Plants and Animals of Hawai'I  •  David Liitschwager  •  Susan Middleton  •  W.S. Merwin NATURAL HISTORY •  2003 •  PAPER  • 263 PAGES • COMING IN A collection of 300 full-color photographs of rare and endemic plants and animals of Hawaii. With accompanying text by the photographers and foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winner W.S. Merwin. Middleton and Liittsschwager include an account of each species, conservation information and photographic details for each portrait. (HWI67, $30.00)
Volcanoes, Fire From the Earth  •  Maurice Krafft NATURAL HISTORY •  1993 •  PAPER  • 175 PAGES • COMING IN A volume in the acclaimed Discoveries series, this lavishly illustrated pocket-size encyclopedia is an overview of volcanoes and volcanology by the great French scientist (who died on the job on Mount Unzen in Japan in 1991). It's a history of our understanding of volcanoes, a profile of some of the most famous examples, and an excellent introduction to how they are formed. (GEO06, $12.95)