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Editor, Therese Littleton FEATURED IN THIS E-MAIL: * What We're Reading: "The Life of Birds," "A Man on the Moon: Commemorative Boxed Set," "Chasing Monarchs" * A Tribute to Aldo Leopold: Celebrating the 50th anniversary of "A Sand County Almanac" * The Zen of Science: An article exploring test-tube Tao * Editor's Choice: Books about nature's oddities * Bestselling Space Science: "The Last Man on the Moon," "Journey Beyond Selene" * New in Paperback: "Warmth Disperses and Time Passes," "The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size" WHAT WE'RE READING ****************** "The Life of Birds" by David Attenborough http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/069101633X/entertainmentsit David Attenborough's "The Life of Birds" is a beautifully illustrated and comprehensive introduction to our feathered friends. It's the companion volume to the PBS television series airing in late summer 1999 and a modern classic in its own right. "A Man on the Moon: Commemorative Boxed Set" by Andrew Chaikin http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0783556799/entertainmentsit Andrew Chaikin has built a solid reputation as a chronicler of the U.S. space program. The three-volume, illustrated edition of Chaikin's terrific space history, "A Man on the Moon," is a perfect gift for a space buff. Or add it to your own lunar library! "Chasing Monarchs" by Robert Michael Pyle http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395828201/entertainmentsit Each year, monarch butterflies undertake the biggest mass migration in the insect world. Follow these beautiful wanderers with author Robert Michael Pyle in "Chasing Monarchs." A TRIBUTE TO ALDO LEOPOLD ************************* Aldo Leopold's classic nature book "A Sand County Almanac" turns 50 years old in 1999. Find out more about this passionate and influential man in our tribute. Science & Nature THE ZEN OF SCIENCE: AN ARTICLE EXPLORING TEST-TUBE TAO ****************************************************** Is the sound of one hand clapping like one particle waving, or is it one wave particling? Explore the interface between science and Zen. Science & Nature EDITOR'S CHOICE: BOOKS ABOUT NATURE'S ODDITIES ********************************************** The world is an increasingly small place, with fewer locations for unknown species to hide. Nevertheless, undescribed animals are still found from time to time by zoologists, some of whom make this their life's work. These cryptozoologists and their discoveries are described in Loren Coleman and Jerome Clark's "Cryptozoology A to Z," an educational and rather amusing look at what we really know about Bigfoot, coelacanths, and "living fossils." Here are some of our favorite books about bizarre mysteries of the natural world. Science & Nature BESTSELLING SPACE SCIENCE ************************* "The Last Man on the Moon" by Eugene Cernan with Don Davis http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312199066/entertainmentsit Quick--who was the last man on the moon? Most people remember Neil Armstrong's historic first step, but the story of America's moon shots doesn't end there. From the launch of the Apollo program through the moment when he left the last footprint on the moon, astronaut Eugene Cernan was fortunate to have the kinds of adventures the rest of us can only dream about. "Journey Beyond Selene" by Jeffrey Kluger http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684847655/entertainmentsit Earth's moon is a fascinating place, not least because it's close by and we've been there. But the satellites of other planets in our solar system are strange places full of beauty and danger. "Journey Beyond Selene" describes other moons and our efforts to explore them. Find more bestselling science and nature books at Science & Nature NEW IN PAPERBACK **************** "Warmth Disperses and Time Passes" by Hans Christian von Baeyer http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0375753729/entertainmentsit Take an enlightening tour of the second law of thermodynamics with Hans Christian von Baeyer, and you'll follow the heat until it's no longer hot. "The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size" by Tor Norretranders http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140230122/entertainmentsit Tor Norretranders links information theory and new ideas about consciousness in this deep examination of our self-mapping abilities. Find more new science and nature paperbacks at Science & Nature ****** You'll find more great books, articles, excerpts, and interviews in Amazon.com's Science & Nature section at Science & Nature
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