Technology, Engineering & Agriculture Books

Book SynopsisA journey inside the minds that build our world.Trade Review"Anyone trying to interest America’s young people in technical careers should read Applied Minds…. Writing with a liveliness that reflects the energized, creative, problem-solving people he talks about, Madhavan, a biomedical engineer, presents a completely engaging survey of what engineers do—and why you wish you could do it, too." -- Nancy Szokan - Washington Post"Engineers are titans of real-world problem-solving, yet are strangely invisible, notes biomedical engineer Guru Madhavan. In this riveting study of how they think, he puts behind-the-scenes geniuses such as Margaret Hutchinson, who designed the first penicillin-production plant, centre stage." -- Nature"Engaging…[and] insightful." -- Sybil Derrible - Science"The heroes of Guru Madhavan’s compact book about the logical habits of engineers are not the usual suspects of the iPhone era. With barely a mention of Wozniak or Jobs, the author takes us back to an earlier time so that we can witness the solving of problems that have long since gone away." -- Jon Gertner - Wall Street Journal"A real pleasure to read, and lots to learn." -- Tim Harford, The Financial Times's Undercover Economist and presenter of BBC Radio 4's More or Less"This thoroughly engaging book demonstrates that engineering thinking is truly multidisciplinary, multinational, and multicultural. Through its diverse cast of engineers and wide-ranging examples of their achievements, Applied Minds leaves little doubt that our world is a better place because of the engineers who inhabit it." -- Henry Petroski, author of To Engineer Is Human and The Essential Engineer"An unabashed celebration of engineers and their ‘plug and play’ thinking tool kit…. Applied Minds is worth sharing with young engineering students." -- Robin Tatu, Prism Magazine, American Society of Engineering Education"In this smart, insightful, and fascinating book, Madhavan shows how engineers turn problems into opportunities. The engineering mind-set is something we should all study and embrace. It applies to every aspect of life." -- Walter Isaacson, author of The Innovators and Steve Jobs

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Book SynopsisHow Darwin found universal evolutionary truths in simple yet ingenious home-spun experiments.Trade Review"If you’ve ever fantasized walking and conversing with the great scientist on the subjects that consumed him, and now wish to add the fullness of reality, read this book." -- Edward O. Wilson"Darwin’s Backyard, is a passionate but balanced celebration of the Victorian scientist’s lifelong obsession with enquiry and how the fields and meadows around his home were a microcosm of the wider world... Costa more than achieves his stated goals of revealing the evolution of Darwin’s insights and the relevance of his methods now." -- Nature"It is a charming book about Darwin’s homespun experiments..." -- Times Literary Supplement"...excellent Darwin's Backyard... James Costa has written an intimate and big-hearted book. In its pages, readers will discover the real Darwin, a complicated man behind a revolutionary theory." -- Science Lives"With Darwin's Backyard, Costa has written an intimate and big-hearted book. In its pages, young readers will discover the complicated man behind the revolutionary theory." -- Science Magazine

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Book SynopsisAs Diane Ackerman writes in her brilliant new book, The Human Age, our relationship with nature has changed radically, irreversibly, but by no means all for the bad. Our new epoch is laced with invention. Our mistakes are legion, but our talent is immeasurable.Trade Review"An ode to the planet we’ve created for ourselves… Rarely grim, and the overwhelming spirit is one of relentless optimism." -- Nathanial Rich - New York Times"[Ackerman] raises the bar for her peers…her penetrating insight is a joy to behold." -- Publishers Weekly, Starred review"Ackerman has established herself over the last quarter of a century as one of our most adventurous, charismatic, and engrossing public science writers…she has demonstrated a rare versatility, a contagious curiosity, and a gift for painting quick, memorable tableaus drawn from research across a panoply of disciplines. The Human Age displays all of these alluring qualities…The Human Age is a dazzling achievement: immensely readable, lively, polymathic, audacious." -- Rob Nixon - New York Times Book Review"Diane Ackerman’s vivid writing, inexhaustible stock of insights, and unquenchable optimism have established her as a national treasure, and as one of our great authors. You’re now about to become addicted to Diane Ackerman." -- Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and The World Until Yesterday"In this amazingly illuminating book, Diane Ackerman explains our future with her typically intoxicating blend of scholarship, wisdom, grace and humor." -- Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies"Diane Ackerman writes with brilliance, zest, and high style. In a difficult time, we need to hear this voice of human affirmation. It's important. It matters. I read The Human Age and thought, Yes! This is the way to look ahead." -- Jonathan Weiner, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Beak of the Finch and Long for this World"The Human Age allows us to consider whether or not we will accept destruction or restoration as our legacy. I cannot imagine a richer text of image and insight, rendered with grace, intelligence and stamina." -- Terry Tempest Williams, author of When Women Were Birds"With this stirringly vivid, darkbright manifesto, Diane Ackerman summons us to the wager of sheer possibility: life against death, delight still (if only just barely) trouncing despair." -- Lawrence Weschler, author of Everything that Rises, Pulitzer Prize finalist"A book to dip around in—skimming some parts and perusing others with care—as your interest guides you, enjoying Ackerman’s profound sense of mind play as you go." -- Ben Dickinson - Elle"A hard look at the impact that humans have had on Earth… thought provoking." -- Kyle Anderson - Entertainment Weekly"Fascinating… Ackerman offers a cross-cultural tour of human ingenuity … Her words invite us to feel the hope she feels." -- Barbara J. King - Washington Post"Part immersion memoir and part journalism… The Human Age is also many parts poetry." -- Beth Kephart - Chicago Tribune"[A] thought-provoking analysis of our connection to the earth… A lens that magnifies and clarifies the fascinating, far-reaching effects humans have had on our planet and ourselves." -- Lee E. Cart - Shelf Awareness"Ackerman is a gorgeous writer and perceptive observer. Here she writes with great empathy about the human plight." -- Kate Tuttle - Boston Globe"A humdinger of a book… Ackerman is optimistic, even exhilarated, and frequently giddy about the future of humanity." -- Jon Christensen - San Francisco Chronicle"Exquisite and startling." -- Tim Flannery - Harper's Magazine

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Book SynopsisA journey into the surprising science behind our flavor senses.Trade Review"Fascinating…Flavor, as Bob Holmes demonstrates elegantly, exists nowhere but in the mind of the eater." -- Wall Street Journal"Endlessly fascinating. A terrific book." -- Bill Bryson"I learned a lot while reading Flavor. Bob Holmes is a genial, well-informed guide to the rapidly evolving world of flavor and food design. From microbreweries to research labs, he captures all the key players: their personalities and passions come through clearly in this engaging tour of the field." -- Avery Gilbert, author of What The Nose Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life""In this mouthwatering work....Holmes turns the kitchen into a laboratory....As [he] runs through terrific experiments and describes strange technologies, he makes food science fun and approachable."" -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Fascinating....Foodies who enjoyed Mark Schatzker’s The Dorito Effect, Michael Pollan’s Cooked, and Michael Moss’s Salt Sugar Fat will gravitate toward this scientific yet accessible and humorous take on food and wine." -- Library Journal

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Book SynopsisTo the uninitiated, celestial navigation appears to be a somewhat frightening exercise in mathematics.

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Book Synopsis"Readers will rejoice... in the physical discoveries, ancient and modern, that create and govern the artifacts inside of which readers spend most of their natural lives."—New York Times

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Book SynopsisThe authors examine buildings of all kinds, from ancient domes like Istanbul's Hagia Sophia to the state-of-the-art Hartford Civic Arena. Their subjects range from the man-caused destruction of the Parthenon to the earthquake damage of 1989 in Armenia and San Francisco.

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Book SynopsisJames Lovelock proposes that all living species are components of that organism, as cells are components of the human body.Trade Review"This book describes a set of observations about the life of our planet which may, one day, be recognized as one of the major discontinuities in human thought. If Lovelock turns out to be as right in his view of things as I believe he is, we will be viewing the Earth as a coherent system of life, self-regulating and self-changing, a sort of immense living organism." -- Lewis Thomas

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Book SynopsisThe story of the zipper is the triumph of an ingenious novelty over the practical world.Trade Review"How the ingenious zipper, a newfangled, unwanted novelty, became a ubiquitous part of daily life is the story told in this engaging chronicle peopled by a colorful cast of characters." -- Publishers Weekly

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Book Synopsis"Without the invention of the transistor, I'm quite sure that the PC would not exist as we know it today."—Bill Gates

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Book SynopsisA tribute to the skill and ingenuity of a versatile craftsman.

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Book Synopsis“Few people know the real story behind the building of Apollo, but Mike Gray has managed to capture the drama and excitement of those urgent times. This is a fascinating book full of lessons about what America can achieve with vision and teamwork.” —Buzz Aldrin

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"...perfect summer reading, especially if you happen to be spending the summer by the sea, or on it." -- Adam Kirsch - New York Sun"Leviathan is an exhaustive, richly detailed history of industrial American whaling...Dolin succeeds admirably at what he sets out to do: tell the story of one of the strangest industries in American history." -- Bruce Barcott - New York Times"Starred Review. Engrossing account...at once grand and quirky, entertaining and informative." -- Publishers Weekly"Mr. Dolin handles this long, complex tale with great skill, both as a historian and as a writer (the bibliography and illustrations are splended too)...Leviathan is thoroughly engaging." -- John Steele Gordon - The Wall Street Journal

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Book SynopsisThe story of the explosion and contamination was and still is suppressed in the Soviet Union and, the author contends, by the CIA and other Western intelligence organizations fearful of public resistance to nuclear power plants. Now, after an intensive study of Soviet scientific articles (written to disguise the fact that they were about the Ural explosion) and after many interviews and reports from friends in the scientific community as well as from witnesses, the author has pieced together the story of what actually happened. He analyzes the extent and consequences of the contamination and draws forbidding conclusions about the possibility of similar disasters in the rest of the world.

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Book SynopsisA riveting account of the unexpected relationship between nature and scientific design.

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Book Synopsis"A definite must-read for Malbec drinkers everywhere.”—Lettie Teague, WSJ.comTrade Review"Mount's impressive history... provides ample regional and global color in a lively addition to wine literature." "Gracefully interweaves history and geography with the harder sciences of agriculture, geography, and chemistry to tell a fascinating story." -- Katie Tuttle "This well-informed chronicle captures the distinctive nature of winemaking in a country challenged by an unforgiving climate and political and economic instability." "An artfully written story of how a poorly developed wine culture grew into one of the best wine regions in the world... This engaging, important, and accessible book fills a gap in the literature of wine culture and history." -- Lisa Ennis "[Vineyard at the End of the World]... excels at telling the personal stories of struggling and speculation." "A definite must-read for Malbec drinkers everywhere, and Argentine wine fans." -- Lettie Teague "The rise of Argentine wine and the improbable triumph of the humble Malbec-the Seabiscuit of grapes-is one of the great untold stories of globalization. As Ian Mount shows with great energy and feeling, the tale is as much about people and their dreams and obsessions as it is about the delicious drink that motivates them." -- Benjamin Wallace, The Billionaire's Vinegar "The Vineyard at the End of the World is a fascinating account of wine-world alchemy: what happens when the old world and the new world meet on the Argentinean frontier. This book will convince you-as if there were ever any doubt-that, for international wine lovers, the golden age is now." -- Tilar Mazzeo, bestselling author of The Widow Clicquot "Ian Mount has found an important void in the current library of wine books: Mendoza and Malbec. The history is fascinating." -- George Taber, bestselling author of The Judgment of Paris "Ian Mount takes wine lovers on an intoxicating adventure. Anyone intrigued by how Argentina has amazed the wine world will love this gripping tale of invention, breakthrough and revelation. I enjoyed this wide-ranging book tremendously." -- Vivienne Sosnowski, author of When the Rivers Ran Red

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Book SynopsisMeticulously researched historylook[s] at how wine and Western civilization grew up together. Dave McIntyre, Washington PostTrade Review"Fascinating." -- Eric Asimov - New York Times"Lukacs, well aware that his subject is often clouded with pretense, writes with an eye for pungent detail." -- The New Yorker"Thoughtful and provocative, this book shows that the history of wine is as complex as the history of human society." -- Esther Mobley - Wine Enthusiast"Rather than an eternal cultural verity, wine is the product of innovative discontinuities, according to this flavorful history.... [Lukacs’s] absorbing treatise shows just how much the grape’s bounty owes to human ingenuity and imagination." -- Publishers Weekly"Just when it seemed that there was nothing new to be said about wine, Paul Lukacs tells an intriguing and original tale that is thoroughly enjoyable reading." -- Mark Kurlansky, author of Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man and Salt: A World History"Noted American oenophile Lukacs tells the story of wine over eight millenniums and around the globe. Themes of interest to oenophiles, from wine’s longtime disrepute in North America to England’s love affair with Bordeaux, and fascinating details—for instance, the unearthing of 26 casks of wine in King Tut’s tomb—heighten the pleasure of this engrossing narrative. A richly readable and authoritative addition to the literature of wine." -- Kirkus Reviews"In highly readable prose, Lukacs tells the story of winemaking’s worldwide history, recounting such ever-fascinating stories as the discovery of champagne and the creation of phenomenally unctuous and costly wines from what appear to be overripe, rotten grapes." -- Booklist

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Book SynopsisThe story of a feast two years in the making, from the farmer who harvested the vegetables, raised the animals, and prepared the meal.Trade Review"I hung on every word. . . . Timmermeister has the knack of helping the reader imagine the tastes of the produce coming out of the earth and the smells of the dinner being made in the cookhouse." -- Kent Black - Boston Globe"The book shines…Timmermeister does not shrink from the honest truth." -- Publishers Weekly"“Delicious. . . . takes a realistic look at a world we’ve come to fetishize and glamorize." -- Nancy Leson - Seattle Times"Distinguished itself from the multitude of farm memoirs… with its scope and vantage point." -- Penelope Green - The New York Times"A former chef in the Seattle food scene turned small-scale dairy farmer, Kurt Timmermeister is in a better place than most to set the record straight about where our food comes from." -- Lindsay Abrams - Salon"We hear the phrase ‘farm to table’ often, but to understand what this truly means, read Growing a Feast." -- Shelf Awareness"Timmermeister’s narrative is an antidote to food cynicism." -- Chris Walters - Acres

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Book SynopsisHow a scientific outsider came up with a revolutionary theory of light and saved untold numbers of lives.Trade Review"Levitt's detailed history is worth ploughing through to see how important scientists and engineers have been in saving sailors' lives." -- Nature"An excellent book and a joy to read." -- The Wall Street Journal"...this books is expertly researched as well as skillfully written...a thoroughly enjoyable read..." -- World Lighthouse Society"A splendid read." -- The Tablet

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Book SynopsisA Splendid Table Staff Book Pick of the Year "Estabrook, a reporter of iron constitution and persistence, has dug deep into the truth about the American pork industry without losing his sense of humor and humanity." —Christopher Kimball, Wall Street JournalTrade Review"A beautiful and clear-eyed examination of the world of pigs and pig farming. With his engaging prose and soulful, riveting stories, [Estabrook] illuminates the complexities of the pig industry and the desperate need for reform." -- Alice Waters, Chez Panisse"Estabrook puts his substantial reporting, storytelling, and writing talents in the service of the pig. He documents the horrors perpetrated in America on this miracle creature, but he also describes the ways to break away from those horrors…Pig Tales appalled me, terrified me, and then filled me with hope." -- Michael Ruhlman, author of Charcuterie and Salumi"Estabrook tells two powerful stories here. The first is about the appalling ways in which Big Pig raises animals…The second is about how skilled animal husbandry and respect for the intelligence of pigs produces…a far more satisfying life for farmers and pigs alike. Pig Tales is beautifully written. It is also deeply touching." -- Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health at New York University, and author of Eat, Drink, Vote: An Illustrated Guide to Food Politics"Estabrook turns his keen journalistic eye to pig production…[and] provides balance in the engaging tales of farmers and processors who are thoughtful and eminently human…[A] must-read." -- Cathy Barrow, author of Mrs. Wheelbarrow’s Practical Pantry"Before Tomatoland, I thought I knew about the American way of farming. Barry Estabrook proved that I was wrong, painting a devastating portrait of what was really taking place out in the fields. It changed the way I cook and eat. Pig Tales is even more illuminating, a window into the world of pigs and pig farmers that every American omnivore needs to read. You will never look at a piece of pork in quite the same way." -- Ruth Reichl, author of Delicious!"Masterfully blends storytelling with succinct explanations of policy and science…a must-read." -- Jim Romanoff - EatingWell"Cogent, level-headed." -- Nature"Excellent…a more balanced and nuanced complement to muckraking works on similar subjects by Upton Sinclair (The Jungle) and, more recently, Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation)." -- Peter A. Coclanis - Raleigh News & Observer"Estabrook demonstrates his skill with words to tell compelling true stories…authoritative yet approachable." -- Steve Weinberg - Seattle Times

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Book Synopsis"A marvelous recounting of the 1901 World’s Fair. Every chapter sparkles…The Buffalo-Niagara Falls extravaganza comes alive in these pages. Highly recommended!" —Douglas Brinkley, author of American MoonshotTrade Review"Wonderfully informative, evocative, illuminating." -- Buffalo News"A delightful read." -- Portland Press Herald"Lively." -- Christian Science Monitor"Required reading." -- New York Post"Engrossing…Creighton skillfully maintains objectivity, showing the good and the bad, the fair’s pageantry as well as its seedy underbelly." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Creighton shines." -- Booklist"While perhaps not quite as well known as the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, was equally full of drama and intrigue…The Electrifying Fall of Rainbow City is the compelling story of an event that sparked technological advances and spurred new perspectives on social equality and race." -- Becky Diamond - BookPage"A propulsive, edge-of-your-seat ride." -- Lauren Belfer, author of And After the Fire"Utterly electrifying prose." -- Martha Hodes, author of Mourning Lincoln"An extraordinary portrait of the event… great storytelling and painterly in its color and detail." -- Mark Goldman, author of High Hopes and City on the Edge

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Book Synopsis“There’s nothing semi about Finn Murphy’s trucking tales of The Long Haul.”—Sloane Crosley, Vanity FairTrade Review"Like a Mark Twain behind the wheel, [Murphy] takes us on the road coast to coast and city to city with a voice that’s honest and direct and sometimes even poetic." -- Bob Ryan - Boston Globe"Rich [and] insightful.… A well-written story that rarely slows down." -- Nathan Deuel - Los Angeles Times"It’s a hoot to ride along with Murphy." -- Irene Wanner - Seattle Times"The Long Haul is funny and sad and wise, and it shows us the lives of people we depend on." -- Matthew B. Crawford, author of Shop Class as Soulcraft"Exquisite.… Murphy can cross class boundaries as smoothly as changing lanes on the highway.… Readers even passingly familiar with the burgeoning literary genre we might call hillbilly elegiacs… will find Murphy’s more nuanced perspective refreshing." -- Meghan Daum - New York Times Book Review"The Long Haul delivers because it is a survey of a culture fused to a working man’s memoir—and Murphy, smartly, avoids sentiment and lazy comparisons." -- Jeffery Gleaves - Paris Review"Like priests, movers shepherd us through life’s transitions; like cowboys, truckers drive the roads we’ll never know. Both see America in ways the rest of us don’t. In The Long Haul, Murphy… bring[s] us into his semi-mythic world." -- Joshua Rothman - The New Yorker"An adventure story and… a peek into an occupation whose practitioners we see rolling down the highway." -- Jim Higgins - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"The Long Haul beguil[es] readers with wit, wisdom and observations born from decades in transit." -- Jason Blevins - Denver Post"Finn Murphy… bring[s] readers along for a rollicking ride through a trucker’s world and [provides] an insider’s eye, pairing it with an involving series of encounters." -- Midwest Book Review

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Book SynopsisAn inspiring vision for restoring the soil that feeds us all and turns agriculture into a solution for environmental crises.Trade Review"How can humanity feed its burgeoning billions when one-third of agricultural soil is degraded? Pondering that question propelled geologist David Montgomery on a three-decade, six-continent survey of farmland. The insights gleaned add nuance to his pointed critiques of agrotechnology and organic farming, but it's the findings on rapid soil restoration that compel." -- Nature"Brilliant, well researched, eloquent, and deeply hopeful." -- Denis Hayes, founder of Earth Day"David Montgomery... is one of our most eloquent and precise earth science communicators... [He] has a knack for opening our minds to large, critically important questions." -- New Scientist"A wise and grounded book — restored soils are the solution." -- Jules N. Pretty, Professor of Environment and Society, University of Essex, UK"Growing a Revolution presents a clear-eyed examination of a solution to the challenges we face in feeding the world. A joy to read with the bounce and flow of a great biography. I couldn’t recommend it more." -- Jerry Harrison, keyboardist and guitarist, Talking Heads"Montgomery has written another classic. Growing a Revolution is one of the most important books ever written—an engaging and revealing service to human society and our planet." -- Amir Kassam, professor of agriculture, policy and development, University of Reading, UK"This is a such an important book... thanks to those who told me to read it... Everyone interested in what we should eat and how we should farm should read it." -- James Rebanks

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Book SynopsisA sweeping, global history of the rise of the factory and its effects on society.Trade Review"An insightful history of giant factories... Mr Freeman rolls up his sleeves and delves into the nitty gritty of manufacturing. He successfully melds together those nuggets with social history, on the shop floor and beyond the factory walls, from union battles to worker exploitation and, in the case of Foxconn, suicides." -- The Economist"Freeman has written a superb account... The author’s sympathy, insight and exemplary anecdotes make this a marvellous book." -- The Guardian"... Behemoth is a tour de force, a powerful liberal retelling of the factory narrative at a time of Trump and all he represents, when it badly needs to be retold." -- Times Higher Education"Freeman does an essential service by publicising the continuance of a system whose foundations rest on a banal evil." -- The Spectator"... fascinating book..." -- The New Statesman"... [Freeman] lay[s] out two centuries of factory production all over the world in ways that are accessible, cogent, occasionally riveting and thoroughly new. The history of large factories, as Freeman outlines it, is the history of the modern world and most everything we see, experience and touch." -- International New York Times"Carefully researched and energetically written, Freeman’s book takes in the first factories in Britain and New England, the great mills of late-Victorian Pennsylvania, the rise of Fordism in the 1920s, the world of the industrial Soviet Union and today’s colossal factories in China and Vietnam." -- The Sunday Times"Rich and ambitious... More than an economic history, or a chronicle of architectural feats and labor movements, Behemoth depicts a world in retreat that still looms large in the national imagination." -- Jennifer Szalai - The New York Times"Fascinating... Freeman shows how factories have had an overwhelming influence on the way we work, think, move, play and fight." -- Scott W. Berg - The Washington Post"You may have no detailed knowledge of factories except that they can be converted into cool lofts. In that case, you’ll learn much from historian Joshua Freeman." -- Jonathan Rose - The Wall Street Journal"It is a book of epic scope." -- 5 Star Review - The Telegraph"... superb account... Almost every page contains a memorable fact or an intriguing thought... [Freeman's] sympathy, insight and exemplary anecdotes make this a marvellous book." -- The Guardian"[Joshua Freeman] handles his material 'with the seriousness it deserves' and if it 'can feel a little slow-going at times, that's partly because of the knottiness of the history Freeman lays out, as well as his honourable refusal to resort to simplistic notions of grand progress or portentous doom'." -- The Oldie

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Book SynopsisFrom the former president of MIT, the story of the next technology revolution, and how it will change our lives.Trade Review"... entertaining and prescient…" -- Science"Your amazing guide to the future of biology is the former president of the Aladdin's cave that is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology." -- Summer Reading 2019 - New Scientist

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Book Synopsis“[Dan Albert] has a way of bringing automotive history to life.” —Jason Fogelson, ForbesTrade Review"From the ‘in honor and in loving memory of’ dedication at the beginning to the final car crash at the end, [Dan] Albert never loses his clever, addictively readable voice." -- Jeva Lange - Week"The classic title hints at this witty take on the history, and future, of the American automobile." -- Jane Henderson - St. Louis Post-Dispatch"No matter what the future holds, you’ll be better prepared to understand, engage with and even shape it after you read Are We There Yet?" -- Edward Niedermeyer - Drive"Dan Albert is a unique voice in American letters—a historian of the car and its culture with a driver’s passion and a sense of the absurd. His wise, funny, erudite tour of the American car and road is part memoir, part history, part polemic. All of it is necessary. It’s like taking a long drive through the twentieth century with someone who can actually identify the sights." -- Keith Gessen, author of A Terrible Country"Written in a witty and infectious style, Are We There Yet? is a briskly paced guided tour of the economic, political, geographic, environmental, and aspirational influences cars have had on Americans, and vice versa. Dan Albert makes this history interesting and relevant in its own right while showing how it bears directly on the most recent automotive frontier: the much-anticipated driverless car. He reminds us how fundamentally intertwined the automobile, the built environment, and human nature have been, and that they will remain so for the foreseeable future." -- Kevin L. Borg, author of Auto Mechanics: Technology and Expertise in Twentieth-Century America"From Henry Ford to Elon Musk, from seat belts to self-driving cars, Dan Albert takes us on a kaleidoscopic tour of the automobile’s evolution, showing us how the future of transportation cannot be understood without investigating the past." -- Nathan Bomey, author of Detroit Resurrected: To Bankruptcy and Back"[Albert’s] prose is witty and smart, self-effacing and erudite.… An extremely engaging work of narrative nonfiction for those who enjoy popular historical and technology reads." -- Library Journal (starred review)"This is a perfect narrative for gearheads, but those who spend time behind the wheel will also surely enjoy the ride." -- Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisA long-haul mover’s rollicking account of life out on the Big Slab.Trade Review"The Long Haul can be almost shamefully enjoyable, allowing readers to have their fix of ‘fabulous-life-of’ porn and class outrage, too. . . . [T]he stories Murphy tells . . . my goodness, how astonishing they are, and how moving, and how funny." -- Jennifer Senior - New York Times Book Review"Like priests, movers shepherd us through life’s transitions; like cowboys, truckers drive the roads we’ll never know. Both see America in ways the rest of us don’t. In The Long Haul, Murphy . . . bring[s] us into his semi-mythic world." -- Joshua Rothman - The New Yorker"It’s [Murphy's] rich perspective as a mover that makes this story of trucking life so insightful. . . . A well-written story that rarely slows down." -- Nathan Deuel - Los Angeles Times"The Long Haul delivers because it is a survey of a culture fused to a working man’s memoir—and Murphy, smartly, avoids sentiment and lazy comparisons." -- Jeffery Gleaves - The Paris Review"A veteran driver’s informative, humorous and beautifully detailed memoir. . . . It’s a hoot to ride along with Murphy." -- Irene Wanner - The Seattle Times"There's nothing semi about Finn Murphy's trucking tales of The Long Haul." -- Sloane Crosley - Vanity Fair"Finn Murphy . . . bring[s] readers along for a rollicking ride through a trucker's world and [provides] an insider's eye, pairing it with an involving series of encounters." -- The Midwest Book Review"A rare, fascinating glimpse into the lives of big-rig pilots and the people they move… The Long Haul beguil[es] readers with wit, wisdom and observations born from decades in transit." -- Jason Blevins - Denver Post

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Book Synopsis“Each sentence is a struck match... [Nylan’s] translation is insightful and alert.” — Dwight Garner, The New York TimesTrade Review"... presents a fresh, distinctive and original rendition of the much-parsed classic... the text is presented in a form that is clear and readily understood and at the same time inexhaustibly rich in meaning." -- New Statesman"Michael Nylan’s masterful translation of The Art of War brings historical depth to our understanding of the classic and also illuminates its broad significance for our world today." -- Wai-yee Li, Harvard University

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Book SynopsisOne of the Wall Street Journal's 10 Best Books of 2020 One of the New York Times's 100 Notable Books of 2020 A biography of J. B. S. Haldane, the brilliant and eccentric British scientist whose innovative predictions inspired Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World.Trade Review"Fascinating.... A Dominant Character is the best Haldane biography yet. With science so politicized in this country and abroad, the book could be an allegory for every scientist who wants to take a stand." -- Jonathan Weiner - New York Times Book Review"Samanth Subramanian is a crisp, elegant writer who has produced a compelling biography of this dazzling man. A Dominant Character is perfectly paced.... It can be read with the utmost pleasure by everyone who likes to admire a fine intellect in action and to see respect paid to outstanding intelligence." -- Richard Davenport-Hines - Wall Street Journal"Balanced and modern ... [A Dominant Character] should prove engaging to readers interested in the birth of genetics and in the intersection of science and political belief." -- P. William Hughes - Science"Astute and sympathetic." -- The Economist"Superb.... Subramanian does a masterly job of summarising a rich and rough life.... Haldane deserves a biographer who is eloquent, intelligent, fair, but unsparing and as good at explaining science as politics. Not an easy combination, but he has got one." -- Times [UK]"Excellent.... Full of insight and felicitous writing." -- David Brown - American Scholar"A wholly delightful, even brilliant, exploration of the scientific mind. Subramanian brings alive J. B. S. Haldane’s rollicking, unbelievable life journey from privileged English childhood to Indian asylum. He writes with grace and confidence about both the science and the man, a ‘Darwinian preacher’ whose life explains why scientists in our age of artificial intelligence and revolutionary genetics need to think politically. A Dominant Character is a captivating story of prickly genius, sexual scandal, and radical politics." -- Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and director of the Leon Levy Center for Biography"The twentieth-century British geneticist J. B. S. Haldane remains one of the most influential scientists of modern times. And this remarkable biography by Samanth Subramanian, which brings to life Haldane at his brilliant, unpredictable, outspoken, visionary best, will make you see exactly why his light still shines so brightly today." -- Deborah Blum, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Poison Squad: One Chemist’s Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century"A wonderful book about one of the most important, brilliant, and flawed scientists of the 20th century—that explains much not only about J. B. S. Haldane but about the complex times he lived in." -- Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads"A marvelous, comprehensive, and entertaining biography of J. B. S. Haldane, who made major contributions to many fields. His biggest impact was on evolutionary biology, as a major founder of the theory of population genetics. Subramanian has done impressive research on Haldane’s background, scientific contributions, and political controversies—this will be the definitive work on his life from now on." -- Joe Felsenstein, professor emeritus of genome sciences and of biology, University of Washington

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Book SynopsisPractical information usually gained only through years of work experience and word of mouth is presented in this handbook for textile designers, students, interior designers and others who use textiles in their work.

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Book SynopsisTested in architectural studio courses over 25 years and two editions.

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Book SynopsisWe don’t often recognize the humble activity of cooking for the revolutionary cultural adaptation that it is. But when the hearth fires started burning in the Paleolithic, humankind broadened the exploitation of food and took one of several great leaps forward.

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Book SynopsisAlgorithms will soon know more about us than we know ourselves Where should machine automation end? Is it acceptable to have a digital assistant arrange your calendar, but not to have a robot spouse? Are companion robots acceptable for seniors in need of comfort, but not okay for toddlers exposed to emotional software that could influence their behavior? Is it desirable to live a life within the virtual reality of Facebook’s Oculus Rift, but not if your thoughts are sold to advertisers who manipulate your purchases? We’ve entered an era where a myriad of personalization algorithms influence our every decision, and the lines between human assistance, automation, and extinction have blurred.  We need to create ethical standards for the Artificial Intelligence usurping our lives, and allow individuals to control their identity based on their values. Otherwise, we sacrifice our humanity for productivity versus purpose and for profits versus people.&

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Book SynopsisThe instant New York Times bestseller!A Wall Street Journal Best Science Book of the Year!A Popular Science Best Science Book of the Year! From a top scientist and the creator of the hugely popular web comic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, a hilariously illustrated investigation into future technologies -- from how to fling a ship into deep space on the cheap to 3D organ printing   What will the world of tomorrow be like? How does progress happen? And why do we not have a lunar colony already? What is the hold-up? In this smart and funny book, celebrated cartoonist Zach Weinersmith and noted researcher Dr. Kelly Weinersmith give us a snapshot of what's coming next -- from robot swarms to nuclear fusion powered-toasters. By weaving their own research, interviews with the scientists who are making these advances happen, and Zach's trademark comi

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Book Synopsis(iv) The chapter on int~gral theorems, now Chapter 5, has been expanded to include an altemative proof of Gauss's theorem, a treatmeot of Green's theorem and a more extended discussioo of the classification of vector fields.Table of Contents1 Definitions. Addition of Vectors.- 1. Scalar and Vector Quantities.- 2. Graphical Representation of Vectors.- 3. Addition and Subtraction of Vectors.- 4. Components of a Vector.- 5. Geometrical Applications.- 6. Scalar and Vector Fields.- Miscellaneous Exercises I.- 2 Products of Vectors.- 1. General.- 2. The Scalar Product.- 3. The Vector Product.- 4. Vector Area.- 5. Application to Vector Products.- 6. Products of Three Vectors.- 7. Line and Surface Integrals as Scalar Products.- Miscellaneous Exercises II.- 3 The Differentiation of Vectors.- 1. Scalar Differentiation.- 2. Differentiation of Sums and Products.- 3. Partial Differentiation.- Miscellaneous Exercises III.- 4 The Operator ? and Its Uses.- 1. The Operator ?.- 2. The Gradient of a Scalar Field.- 3. The Divergence of a Vector Field.- 4. The Operator div grad..- 5. The Operator ?2 with Vector Operand.- 6. The Curl of a Vector Field.- 7. Simple Examples of the Curl of a Vector Field.- 8. Divergence of a Vector Product.- 9. Divergence and Curl of SA.- 10. The Operator curl grad..- 11. The Operator grad div..- 12. The Operator div curl..- 13. The Operator curl curl..- 14. The Vector Field grad (k/r).- 15. Vector Operators in Terms of Polar Co-ordinates.- Miscellaneous Exercises IV.- 5 Integral Theorems.- 1. The Divergence Theorem of Gauss.- 2. Gauss’s Theorem and the Inverse Square Law.- 3. Green’s Theorem.- 4. Stokes’s Theorem.- 5. Alternative Definitions of Divergence and Curl.- 6. Classification of Vector Fields.- Miscellaneous Exercises V.- 6 The Scalar Potential Field.- 1. General Properties.- 2. The Inverse Square Law. Point Sources.- 3. Volume Distributions.- 4. Multi-valued Potentials.- 7 The Vector Potential Field.- 1. The Magnetic Field of a Steady Current.- 2. The Vector Potential.- 3. Linear Currents.- 4. Simple Examples of Vector Potential.- 8 The Electromagnetic Field Equations of Maxwell.- 1. General.- 2. Maxwell’s Equations.- 3. Energy Considerations.- Miscellaneous Exercises VIII.- Answers to Exercises.

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Book SynopsisA very wide range of gradients of temperature, pH, oxygen concentration, salinity, current velocity, depth, productivity, altitude and latitude have been exploited, by at least some chironomid species, and in grossly polluted environments chironomids may be the only insects present.Trade Review...well-organized..well-edited...comprehensive overview... - Journal of PaleolimnologyTable of ContentsIntroduction. Taxonmomy, morphology and biogeography. Morphology. Systematics. Biogeography. Biology, behaviour and ecology. Biology of the eggs and first-instar larvae. The habitats of chironomid larvae. Larval food and feeding behaviour. The pupa and events leading to eclosion. Behaviour and ecology of adults. Life cycles and population dynamics. Production ecology. Species interactions and community structure. Interactions with humans. Nuisance, economic impact and possiblities for control. Medical significance. Classification of water-bodies and pollution. Chironomids as indicators of past environmental change. Chironomidae as food. Conclusions. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe control of food safety in modern food processing relies upon HACCP and other systems that identify hazards and define processes to control them. These demand a thorough understanding of the properties of microbial pathogens under all the conditions that could be found in foods and the food processing environment.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Aeromonas Spp. Bacillus Cirrus. Brucella. Campylobacter, Clostrdium Botulinum. Clostridium Perfringens. Intestinally Pathogenic Escherichia Coli. Up Listeria Monocytogenes. Parasites: Aniszkidae. Parasites:Taenia. Parasites: Trichinella Spiralis. Plesiomonas. Pseudomonas Cocovenenans. Salmonellae. Seafood Toxins of Microbiological Origins. Shigella. Staphylococcus Aureus. Streptococcus. Toxigenic Fungi: Aspegillus. Toxigenic Fungi: Fusarium. Toxigenic Fungi: Penicillium. Vibrio Cholerae. Vibrio Parahaemolyticus. Vibrio Vulnificus. Viruses. Yersinia Enterocolitica. Index

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Book SynopsisAquaculture is a growing industry. This book provides a thorough review of the scientific basis and applied aspects of fish nutrition in a user-friendly format. It will be of great use to individuals working or training in the industry, and to fish feed manufacturing personnel.Trade ReviewThis should be a frequently used reference for the practicing aquaculturist (whether a fish nutritionist or just someone interested in fish nutrition and feeding). - Fisheries; ...it will undoubtedly provide a popular reference text in university and college libraries. - Aquaculture; discusses the present status of the aquafeed industry and deals with new ideas on feed-cost saving, particularly in semi-intensive aquaculture. SPORE.Table of ContentsPreface. Series foreword. Aquaculture. Energetics. Metabolism. Digestion and absorption. Larval nutrition and growth. Broodstock nutrition. Diet preparation. Non-nutrient diet components. Feeding of cultured finfish. The feed industry. Feeds, feeding and the environment. Methods used in studies on nutrition. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisDespite the increased understanding we now have of materials and their properties, selecting materials for a given application remains a daunting, non-trivial task. The volume of data, inadequacies in the data, and the tens of thousands of materials to choose from can overwhelm the would-be user.The Materials Selector addresses all the problems faced by materials scientists and engineers. In its three volumes you will find the properties, performance, and processability of metals, plastics, carbon and graphite, glasses, ceramics, polymerics, and composites. The characteristics and comparative economics of the manufacturing routes that convert these materials into engineering components.Table of ContentsVolume 1Product Design and Materials SelectionMechanical PropertiesPhysical PropertiesCorrosionWearComponent Manufacturing ProcessesJoiningThe Significance of Materials Properties and TestingMaterials for Electromagnetic CompatibilityDesign, Materials, and Manufacturing Process Route Selection for Minimal Environmental ImpactUnits and Conversion FactorsVolume 2Wrought SteelsCast SteelsCast IronsCopper and its AlloysAluminium and it AlloysTitanium and its AlloysNickel AlloysZinc and its AlloysMagnesium AlloysLead AlloysCobalt AlloysPrecious MetalsRefractory Metals and AlloysTin and Bismuth AlloysNon-Ductile Engineering MaterialsVolume 3Introduction to Polymers and General InformationThermoplasticsThermosetsElastomersThermoplastic ElastomersFoamsPlastics Film and SheetComposites and Laminates

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Book Synopsis1. Particle Size Characterization.- 2. Particle Shape Characterization.- 3. Structural Properties of Packings of Particles.- 4. Fundamental and Rheological Properties of Powders.- 5. Vibration of Fine Powders and its Application.- 6. Size Enlargement by Agglomeration.- 7. Pneumatic Conveying.- 8. Storage and Flow of Particulate Solids.- 9. Fluidization Phenomena and Fluidized Bed Technology.- 10. Spouting of Particulate Solids.- 11. Mixing of Powders.- 12. Size Reduction of Solids Crushing and Grinding Equipment.- 13. Sedimentation.- 14. Filtration of Solids from Liquid Streams.- 15. Cyclones.- 16. The Electrostatic Precipitator: Application And Concepts.- 17. Granular Bed Filters Part I. The Theory.- 17. Part II. Application and Design.- 18. Wet Scrubber Particulate Collection.- 19. Fire and Explosion Hazards in Powder Handling and Processing.- 20. Respirarle Dust Hazards.Trade ReviewUSA request forwarded to Chapman and Hall, New YorkTable of ContentsParticle size characterization. Particle shape characterization. Structural properties of packings of particles. Fundamental and rheological properties of powders. Vibration of fine powders and its application. Size enlargement by agglomeration. Pneumatic conveying. Storage and flow of particulate solids. Fluidization phenomena and fluidized bed technology. Spouting of particulate solids. Mixing of powders. Size reduction of solids and crushing/grinding equipment. Sedimentation. Filtration of solids from liquid streams. Cyclones. Electrostatic precipitator: application and concepts. Granular bed filters. Wet scrubber particulate collection. Fire and explosion hazards in powder handling and processing. Respirable dust hazards.

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Book SynopsisThe coast cannot be left to nature to determine its fate. Wealth, property, economic interests, recreation, tourism and wildlife are all threatened. Coasts are an administrative battle ground and one of the most important and widely examined topics in environmental management.Coastal and Estuarine Management examines the issues surrounding the human use and abuse of estuarine and coastal environments. Emphasising the importance and significance of this natural resource, the uses and conflicts which occur and the results of human activity, this book explains the ways in which conservation and management policies and practices can protect this productive and diverse ecosystem.Examples and real-life case studies illustrate the effect of human intervention, both from an historic and contemporary perspective. Exposing the environmental consequences of estuarine pollution, Peter French highlights the need for management strategies to promote a sustainable development ethic fTrade Review'The text is written in a lucid but nontechnical style and should be amenable to all students of environmental management...this text has the capacity to influence the attitudes of the next generation of coastal managers.' - Progress in Physical Goegraphy, Vol 23, No.1 1999"The only 'textbook' which is both up-to-date and conprehensive in its coverage of this fast-developing subject" Dr Geoff Walker, West England UniversityTable of Contents1 Introduction to estuarine and coastal systems 2 The physical regime of coasts and estuaries 3 Land claim and coastal defence 4 The industrial use of coasts and estuaries 5 Coastal development for tourism 6 Causes of indirect impacts on the coast 7 Management frameworks for coastal and estuarine systems; The final word

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Book SynopsisThis text explains what constitutes good practice in applying environmental assessment as an environmental management tool. A wide range of case studies and other student text features are employed to demonstrate how the different methods, techniques and disciplines of environmental assessment can be used. The authors address the key concepts for environmental assessment procedures: methods for using E.A.; techniques for impact prediction and evaluation; environmental risk assessment; EA consultation and participation; project management; environmental statement review and post-project analysis; and strategic environmental assessment.Worldwide case studies include: gas pipelines, hydroelectric power plants, gold mining, river crossings, waste-to-energy plants and gravel extraction in England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, the USA, Venezuela, the Netherlands, Iceland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Ghana.Trade ReviewHarrop and Nixon have succeeded in providing a good overview of an important topic...The book will be a useful addition to any university library and will be a valuable introductory text for the more practically minded who rapidly need to develop an understanding of EA in action. - Roy Haines-Young and Marion Potschin - Progress in Physical GeographyTable of Contents1. Introduction to environmental assessment: purpose and proceedures 2. Environmental assessment methods 3. Techniques for impact prediction and evaluation 4. Environmental risk assessment 5. Consultation and participation: the public role in environmental assessment 6. Managing the EA process 7. Quality assurance in EA: ES review and post-project analysis 8. Strategic environmental assessment 9. EA in practice 10. The final word 11. Further reading

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Book SynopsisOver the last decade, human resource management has come to be viewed as the dominant paradigm within which analyses of the world of work have been located. This volume examines the nature and assesses the impact of HRM within a highly under-researched division of the service sector, namely the UK hotel industry. Common perceptions of management practices in the hotel industry typically include work intensification, high labour turnover, lack of training and poor career prospects, and casualised terms and conditions of employment. Using data from a survey of over 200 hotels, this book challenges such stereotypes by demonstrating that this part of the service sector is just as likely to have experimented with new approaches to HRM as the manufacturing industry. It suggests that primary influences on managerial decision-making in the hotel industry are no different from the primary influences affecting decision-making elsewhere, countering the argument that mainstream management tTrade Review'...this book is a signal contribution to our understanding of major hotel employment relations...In more ways than one, this book is a valuable, welcome addition to a more balanced literature.' - Journal of Industrial Relations September 2001Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction and framework for analysis; Chapter 2 Is there a role for HRM in the hotel industry?; Chapter 3 New approaches toHRM in the hotel industry; Chapter 4 Influences on HRM in the hotelindustry; Chapter 5 HRM in practice in the hotelindustry; Chapter 6 HRM and performance in the hotel industry; Chapter 7 Conclusion; Bibliography; INDEX;

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Book SynopsisAn introduction to the sociological study of the environment. It emphasises the ways in which our conceptualisation of the relationships between environments and human societies differ historically and cross-culturally.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Sociology and the environment 2. Environment and society in green social and political theory 3. Confronting environmental issues: Social movements and political action 4. Environment, modernity and society: Industrialism and urbanization 5. Globalization, development and environmental change 6. Society, 'culture' and 'nature' - human relations with animals Conclusion

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Book SynopsisDetermination of Metals in Natural and Treated Waters draws together all the available literature and presents in a systematic fashion the latest analytical techniques for detecting metals in non-saline and saline natural and treated water. Broad outlines of different methods and their applicability in certain situations are given allowing the chemist to choose appropriate test methods.This volume is an essential reference for environmental analytical chemists, toxicologists and the medical community in the water, agrochemistry, fisheries and waste management industries and the public sector, including enforcement and public health.Trade ReviewIt is impressive to see a book of almost 1200 pages from a single author but the topic represents probably the most broadly studies area of environmental analysis until now and a comprehensive coverage leads to such a heavyweight Hendrik Emons - The Royal Society of ChemistryIt is impressive to see a book of almost 1200 pages from a single author but the topic represents probably the most broadly studies area of environmental analysis until now and a comprehensive coverage leads to such a heavyweight Hendrik Emons - The Royal Society of ChemistryTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Rationale, Analysis of Water Samples. 2. Cations in Natural Waters. 3. Cations in Surface, Ground and Mineral Water. 4. Cations in Potable Waters. 5. Cations in Aquetous Precipitation. 6. Cations in Seawater. 7. Cations in Estuary, Bay and Coastal Waters. 8. Cations in Waste Waters. 9. Cations in Sewage Effluents. 10. Cations in Trade Effluents. 11. Cations in High Purity Boiler and Nuclear Reactor Waters. 12. Radioactive Elements. 13. Miscellaneous Measurement. 14. On-Site Measuring Instruments. 15. On-line Process Measuring Instruments. 16. Sampling Techniques. 17. Sample Preservation and Storage. Index.

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Book SynopsisManagement of Off-highway Plant and Equipment provides a working knowledge of plant management for today's engineers, managers and students, and explains concisely and clearly the factors to be considered during investment in, and management of, construction equipment. It compares the cost of leasing with those of purchase, discusses ways of achieving optimum economic usage of plant, and covers issues of health and safety, licensing and the logistics of maintenance.Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1. Equipment Policy. 2. Hire and Rental of Equipment. 3. Organisation of Hire Companies and Departments. 4. Types of Equipment. 5. Plant Operative Training and Education. 6. Economic Comparison of Equipment Alternatives. 7. Equipment Profitability. 8. Equipment Acquisition. 9. Systematic Selection of Equipment 10. Calculation of a Hire Rate. 11. Maintenance of Equipment. 12. Health and Safety at Work. 13. Insurance and Licensing Legalities. 14. Plant Planning and Programming. 15. Budgetary Control and Costing. 16. Cash Flow. 17. Financial Management. 18. Use of Computers in Management of Construction Equipment. 19. Overseas Operations. 20. New Developments in Plant Telemetry. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe term ''natural disaster'' is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods. However, the phrase ''natural disaster'' suggests an uncritical acceptance of a deeply engrained ideological and cultural myth. At Risk questions this myth and argues that extreme natural events are not disasters until a vulnerable group of people is exposed.The updated new edition confronts a further ten years of ever more expensive and deadly disasters and discusses disaster not as an aberration, but as a signal failure of mainstream ''development''. Two analytical models are provided as tools for understanding vulnerability. One links remote and distant ''root causes'' to ''unsafe conditions'' in a ''progression of vulnerability''. The other uses the concepts of ''access'' and ''livelihood'' to understand why some households are more vulnerable than others. Examining key natural events and incorporating strategies to create a safer world, tTable of ContentsPart 1: Framework and Theory 1. The Challenge of Disasters and Our Approach 2. Disaster Pressure and Release Model 3. Access to Resources and Coping in Adversity Part 2: Vulnerability and Hazard Types 4. Famine and Natural Hazards 5. Biological Hazards 6. Floods 7. Severe Coastal Storms 8. Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Landslides Part 3: Action for Disaster Reduction 9. Vulnerability, Relief and Reconstruction 10. Towards a Safer Environment

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