HOLIDAY BOOKS FOR ALL BOOK LOVERS
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS is proud to offer the following general interest titles in Literature, Math, History, and
Science as gift ideas for 2012.
We hope you will consider including them in your annual holiday book round-ups and would be happy to provide review
copies. Please send your requests to [email protected].
THE PRINCETON
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
POETRY AND POETICS
Fourth Edition
Roland Greene, editor in chief;
Stephen Cushman, general editor;
Clare Cavanagh, Jahan Ramazani
& Paul Rouzer, associate editors
The most important poetry
reference for more than four
decades—now full updated for the
twenty-first century. An essential
book no reader or writer of poetry
will want to be without.
Paper | $49.50
ISBN: 9780691154916
Cloth | $150.00
ISBN: 9780691133348
1664 pp. | 7 x 10
FIT
An Architect’s Manifesto
Robert Geddes
Fit is a book about architecture
and society that seeks to
fundamentally change how
architects and the public think
about the task of design. Geddes
argues that buildings,
landscapes, and cities should be
designed to fit: fit the purpose,
fit the place, and fit future
possibilities.
Paper with French folds | $19.95
ISBN: 9780691155753
144 pp. | 4 x 8 | 10 color illus.
THE 5 ELEMENTS OF
EFFECTIVE THINKING
HOW TO WIN AN
ELECTION
Edward B. Burger & Michael
Starbird
An Ancient Guide for
Modern Politicians
Quintus Tullius Cicero
Translated and with an
introduction by Philip Freeman
The 5 Elements of Effective
Thinking presents practical, lively,
and inspiring ways for you to
become more successful through
better thinking.
Cloth | $19.95
ISBN: 9780691156668
168 pp. | 4 ½ x 7 ½ | 1 line illus.
Chosen as a New York Times Book
Review Editor’s Choice (8/5/12)
A little-known classic in the
spirit of Machiavelli's Prince,
this is required reading for
politicians and everyone who
enjoys watching them try to
manipulate their way into office.
Cloth | $9.95
ISBN: 9780691154084
128 pp. | 4 ½ x 7
Media contact: Casey LaVela | Publicist | [email protected] | T 609.258.9491 | F 609.258.1335
THE ULTIMATE BOOK
OF SATURDAY
SCIENCE
The Very Best Backyard
Science Experiments You
Can Do Yourself
Neil A. Downie
The undisputed maestro of
Saturday science here reveals his
biggest and most astounding
compendium yet of experiments
you can do in your own kitchen
or backyard using common
household items.
Paper with lay-flat binding | $29.95
ISBN: 9780691149660
576 pp. | 7 x 9
28 halftones. | 133 line illus.
SPRING
WILDFLOWERS OF
THE NORTHEAST
A Natural History
Carol Gracie
With a foreword by Eric Lamont
THE UNFEATHERED
BIRD
Katrina van Grouw
This landmark in popular bird
books bridges art, science, and
history in sumptuous large
format. A must for anyone who
appreciates birds or bird art.
Cloth | $49.95
ISBN: 9780691151342
304 pp. | 10 x 12
385 duotones/color illus.
MAGICAL
MATHEMATICS
The Mathematical Ideas
That Animate Great Magic
Tricks
Persi Diaconis & Ron Graham
With a foreword by Martin Gardner
A book unlike any other, Spring
Wildflowers of the Northeast
combines the latest scientific
research with an accessible,
entertaining style, making it the
ideal volume for all readers.
The authors share some closely
guarded secrets of legendary
magicians to reveal the secrets of
amazing, fun-to-perform card
tricks--and the profound
mathematical ideas behind them.
Cloth | $29.95
ISBN: 9780691144665
336 pp. | 9 1/4 x 9 1/4 | 370 color illus.
Cloth | $29.95
ISBN: 978-0-691-14278-4
258 pp. | 8 ½ x 9 ½ | 133 color illus.
14 halftones | 56 line illus. | 10 tables
THE UNIVERSE IN
ZERO WORDS
THE FIRST POP AGE
The Story of Mathematics as
Told through Equations
Dana Mackenzie
"[A] popular-science ace"
(Booklist) tells the history of
twenty-four great and beautiful
equations that have shaped math,
science, and society.
Painting and Subjectivity in the
Art of Hamilton, Lichtenstein,
Warhol, Richter, and Ruscha
Hal Foster
Leading critic and historian Hal
Foster presents an exciting new
interpretation of Pop art through
the work of the Pop Five.
Dana Mackenzie, Winner of the 2012
Joint Policy Board for Mathematics
Communications Award
Cloth | $27.95
ISBN: 9780691152820
224 pp. | 7 x 9 ½ | 26 color illus.
17 halftones | 12 line illus.
Cloth | $29.95
ISBN: 978069115
352 pp. | 6 x 8
77 color illus. | 80 halftones.
Media contact: Casey LaVela | Publicist | [email protected] | T 609.258.9491 | F 609.258.1335