Walker's Primates of the World  •  Ronald M. Nowak NATURAL HISTORY •  1999 •  HARD COVER • COMING IN An authoritative, well-illustrated overview of the primates with an excellent overview, species-by-species survey and black-and-white photographs. (BST98, $25.00)
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)
Insight Guide East African Wildlife  •  Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2003 •  PAPER  • 382 PAGES • COMING IN A guide to East Africa and especially to its wildlife, featuring color photographs, accounts of individual animal species and a park-by-park summary of major attractions. This is a great book to take along on safari, covering Kenya and Tanzania in detail, along with chapters on Ethiopia, Uganda and Rwanda. It contains local maps and color photographs throughout. The intrepid Philip Briggs, who was editorial consultant for this edition, wrote the chapters on Uganda, Ethiopia and Rwanda. (EAF36, $23.95)