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1 GEOGRAPHY NEW TITLES for 2017 PENGUIN PUBLISHING GROUP

2 LIZ CARLISLE Lentil Underground Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America A protégé of Michael Pollan shares the story of a group of Montana farmers who used grassroots organizing techniques to defy corporate agribusiness and launch a sustainable farm-to-table movement based on a radically different crop organic lentils. What does it take to farm sustainably and make a living? Liz Carlisle tells the engrossing story of the farmers who thought lentils were the answer and stuck with them until proved right. Marion Nestle, New York University AVERY PAPERBACK 320 PAGES $16.00 LUCIE B. AMUNDSEN Locally Laid How We Built a Plucky, Industry-Changing Egg Farm from Scratch This story of how a Midwestern family without agricultural experience built a commercial pasture-raised egg farm shows how midsized farms, situated between small-scale and mammoth factory operations, are vital to rebuilding America s local food system. Entertaining...[and] thought-provoking. With candor, humor, and a distinctly Midwestern irreverence, [Amundsen] chronicles her family s earnest effort to bring some sanity back to the food system. Liz Carlisle, author of Lentil Underground AVERY PAPERBACK 336 PAGES $17.00 McKAY JENKINS Food Fight: GMOs and the Future of the American Diet In this nuanced examination of the state of our food system, a prominent environmental journalist takes a fresh look at GMOs, investigates the controversy behind them, and provides a guide for consumers looking to make informed choices about their diet. [A] balanced account of the contentious role of GMOs in the U.S. food supply...pro- and anti-gmo proponents will find plenty to argue with, but anyone wanting to understand what the fights are about...will find this book a big help. Marion Nestle, New York University AVERY HARDCOVER 336 PAGES $26.00 CAITLIN SHETTERLY Modified: GMOs and the Threat to Our Food, Our Land, Our Future A must-read for anyone trying to parse the incendiary discussion about genetically modified foods, Modified travels from the cornfields of Nebraska to beekeeping conventions in Brussels to shine a light on the people, science, and corporations behind the food we eat. Sometimes people ask me why activists oppose GMO crops.this book provides as clear and detailed an answer as I ve seen. No matter your take on this issue, you ll want to read and consider Modified. Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth PUTNAM HARDCOVER 352 PAGES $28.00 STEPHEN YAFA Grain of Truth: Why Eating Wheat Can Improve Your Health Blending science, history, biology, economics, and nutrition, Yafa draws on interviews with scientists, gluten-sensitive individuals, bakers, nutritionists, gastroenterologists, and others to identify the health benefits of a grain-rich diet and uncover a possible culprit behind gluten intolerance: the way grain is milled and processed by industrial manufacturers. PENGUIN PAPERBACK 304 PAGES $17.00

3 JANETTE SADIK-KHAN and SETH SOLOMONOW Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution From New York City s former transportation commissioner comes a guide for rethinking and reinvigorating cities. With step-by-step visuals and pointers on how to add bike paths, improve crosswalks, and provide cues to reduce speeding, Sadik-Khan shares her approach to transforming streets into safe, dynamic spaces for pedestrians and bikers. Sadik-Khan is like the child that Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs never had: an urban visionary determined to reshape the streets of New York, but with an abiding concern for the health of neighborhoods and the safety of their residents. If you care about the future of cities, read Streetfight. Michael Bloomberg, former New York City Mayor PENGUIN PAPERBACK 368 PAGES $20.00 KEN ILGUNAS Trespassing Across America: One Man s Epic, Never-Done-Before (and Sort of Illegal) Hike Across the Heartland A tribute to the Great Plains and the people who live there, this account of one man s journey along the proposed Keystone XL route explores difficult questions about fossil fuels, climate change, the beauty of the natural world, and our place in it. You could argue that a cross-country pipeline is itself a trespass through watersheds, communities, lives...but this is not a heavy book...in the end, walking across the country turns out not to be about [Ilgunas], but about the country and all the land and people that make it one. Robert Sullivan, author of The Thoreau You Don t Know BLUE RIDER PRESS PAPERBACK 288 PAGES $16.00 MARK SUNDEEN The Unsettlers: In Search of the Good Life in Today s America Immersive journalism steeped in American social history, The Unsettlers explores the search for the simple life through the stories of new pioneers homesteaders, horticulturists, urban gardeners, and organic farmers intent on creating a better human existence. Through their captivating stories, Sundeen imagines a sustainable, ethical, authentic future. Rigorously reported and utterly enthralling.mark Sundeen profiles pioneers who have developed better ways to live in our overdeveloped world. The Unsettlers isn t in the business of guilt or shame mongering, but it will certainly make you question how you live in the world. Leslie Jamison, author of The Empathy Exams RIVERHEAD HARDCOVER 336 PAGES $26.00 JILL JONNES Urban Forests A Natural History of Trees and People in the American Cityscape In this history of the tree in American cities over two centuries, Jonnes shares stories about the early sponsors of the Urban Tree Movement, the history of Arbor Day, and the efforts of contemporary tree evangelists to determine the best species for populating cities. She also examines the character of American urban forests and the effect tree-rich landscaping can have on commerce, crime, well-being, and climate change. Far-ranging and deeply researched, Urban Forests reveals the beauty and significance of the trees around us. Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction Extols the many contributions that trees make to city life...an authoritative...nontechnical account of the past, present, and future of our cities trees. The Wall Street Journal VIKING HARDCOVER 416 PAGES $32.00

STEVEN HAHN A Nation Without Borders The United States and Its World in an Age of Civil Wars, 1830

historian presents a provocative interpretation of the eight decades surrounding the Civil War and

A bold reinterpretation of the American 19th century, this tour de force bristles with fresh

[hahn is] one of the most important interpreters of the American experience.

00 WINIFRED GALLAGHER How the Post Office Created America: A History From imposing a federal

shift to an industrial economy, the post office, Gallagher shows, has played a key role in our

Illuminates not only the fascinating, picturesque past but also the various possible futures of

Daniel Walker Howe, author of What Hath God Wrought PENGUIN PRESS HARDCOVER 336 PAGES

00 RICHARD HAASS A World in Disarray American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order The

citizens reject aspects of globalization, including borders open to trade and immigrants.

should act abroad and proposes ways to address dysfunctional politics and mounting debt.

00 DOMINIC ZIEGLER Black Dragon River A Journey Down the Amur River Between Russia and China This

illuminates the area s history, ecology, and peoples and reveals how this borderland remains key

PENGUIN PAPERBACK 368 PAGES 978-0-14-310989-1 $17.

4 STEVEN HAHN A Nation Without Borders The United States and Its World in an Age of Civil Wars, THE PENGUIN HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES ERIC FONER, SERIES EDITOR The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian presents a provocative interpretation of the eight decades surrounding the Civil War and leading into the 20th century. A bold reinterpretation of the American 19th century, this tour de force bristles with fresh insights gained from often surprising vantage points.[hahn is] one of the most important interpreters of the American experience. Sven Beckert, author of Empire of Cotton VIKING HARDCOVER 608 PAGES $35.00 WINIFRED GALLAGHER How the Post Office Created America: A History From imposing a federal imprint on the continent to catalyzing the nation s transportation grid to enabling America s shift to an industrial economy, the post office, Gallagher shows, has played a key role in our nation s political, social, and economic development. Illuminates not only the fascinating, picturesque past but also the various possible futures of the American postal service. Daniel Walker Howe, author of What Hath God Wrought PENGUIN PRESS HARDCOVER 336 PAGES $28.00 RICHARD HAASS A World in Disarray American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order The election of Donald Trump and the vote for Brexit, argues Haass, signals that many democratic citizens reject aspects of globalization, including borders open to trade and immigrants. Arguing for an updated global operating system, Haass details how the U.S. should act abroad and proposes ways to address dysfunctional politics and mounting debt. PENGUIN PRESS HARDCOVER 352 PAGES $28.00 DOMINIC ZIEGLER Black Dragon River A Journey Down the Amur River Between Russia and China This narrative journey down the Amur the river that serves as a large part of the Russia- China border illuminates the area s history, ecology, and peoples and reveals how this borderland remains key to the complex relationship between Russia and China today. PENGUIN PAPERBACK 368 PAGES $17.00 JERRY BROTTON The Sultan and the Queen The Untold Story of Elizabeth and Islam Revealing that Elizabethan England s relationship with the Muslim world was more amicable and extensive than previously appreciated, Brotton tells the story of traders and adventurers who went East to seek their fortunes, shaping English trade, diplomacy, and culture. Sets out just how extensive and complex England s relationship with the Arab and Muslim world once was.at a time when many see Islam as a recent and strange intruder, Brotton s excellent history...shows just how wrong they are. The Guardian (UK) VIKING HARDCOVER 352 PAGES $30.00

5 KATHERINE ZOEPF Excellent Daughters The Secret Lives of Young Women Who Are Transforming the Arab World For more than a decade, Zoepf has traveled throughout the Arab world, reporting on the lives of women. In this informed investigation, she brings us a new understanding of the modern Middle East as she tells the story of a generation of Arab women who are questioning authority, changing societies, and leading revolutions. Zoepf s deeply personal investigation into the small but radical acts these women commit not only illuminates the choices these women make every day, but also subverts many of the assumptions Western readers make about the Arab world. The Washington Post PENGUIN PAPERBACK 272 PAGES $17.00 BEN EHRENREICH The Way to the Spring: Life and Death in Palestine Over the past three years, journalist Ehrenreich has been staying with Palestinian families in the West Bank. Here, he places us in the footsteps of ordinary Palestinians, providing a glimpse into this region of oppression and want a place ruled by the Israeli military, its inhabitants forced to negotiate an elaborate series of fences, checkpoints, and barriers. Elegant and moving.should be read by friends and foes of Israel alike. The Economist PENGUIN PRESS HARDCOVER 448 PAGES $28.00 THOMAS F. MADDEN Istanbul: City of Majesty at the Crossroads of the World The first single-volume history of Istanbul in decades: a biography of the city at the center of civilizations past and present. Madden documents the history of the place that has been home to Greeks and Ottomans, Muslims and Jews, the ancient world, and the society of the future. Time VIKING HARDCOVER 400 PAGES $32.00 SEAN McMEEKIN The Ottoman Endgame War, Revolution, and the Making of the Modern Middle East, Drawing from McMeekin s years of research in the newly opened Ottoman and Russian archives, this astonishing retelling of 20th-century history from the Ottoman perspective delivers profound new insights into World War I and the contemporary Middle East. Combining groundbreaking archival research with a genius for historical narrative... McMeekin weaves the dramatic and world-shaking events of one of history s greatest conflicts into a compelling and original story. Walter Russell Mead, Bard College PENGUIN PAPERBACK 576 PAGES $20.00 YEONMI PARK with MARYANNE VOLLERS In Order To Live: A North Korean Girl s Journey to Freedom In this tale of the triumph of the human spirit, Park recounts her struggle to survive in North Korea; her escape to South Korea through China s underworld of smugglers and traffickers; and her emergence as a human rights activist all before her twenty-first birthday. [This] clear-eyed and devastating autobiography tells of [Park s] famine-struck childhood in North Korea, her defection, and the years in which she was trafficked around northern China by gangsters running forced marriage and prostitution rackets. The Guardian (UK) PENGUIN PAPERBACK 288 PAGES $17.00

6 CLASSROOM FAVORITES GEOGRAPHY STEVE INSKEEP Jacksonland President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab PENGUIN PAPERBACK 448 PAGES $17.00 DAN SMITH The Penguin State of the Middle East Atlas COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED THIRD EDITION PENGUIN PAPERBACK 144 PAGES $25.00 DAN SMITH The Penguin State of the World Atlas NINTH EDITION PENGUIN PAPERBACK 144 PAGES $22.00 CYNTHIA ENLOE and JONI SEAGER The Real State of America Atlas Mapping the Myths and Truths of the United States PENGUIN PAPERBACK 128 PAGES $25.00 JONI SEAGER The Penguin Atlas of Women in the World FOURTH EDITION PENGUIN PAPERBACK 128 PAGES $22.00 EDWARD HUMES Garbology Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash AVERY PAPERBACK 336 PAGES $16.00 JERRY BROTTON A History of the World in 12 Maps PENGUIN PAPERBACK 544 PAGES $22.00 BRIAN J. SOMMERS The Geography of Wine How Landscapes, Cultures, Terroir, and the Weather Make a Good Drop PLUME PAPERBACK 304 PAGES $16.00 MICHAEL POLLAN The Omnivore s Dilemma A Natural History of Four Meals PENGUIN PAPERBACK 480 PAGES $18.00 SIMON GARFIELD On the Map A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks AVERY PAPERBACK 464 PAGES $18.00 DAN KOEPPEL Banana The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World PLUME PAPERBACK 304 PAGES $17.00 WILLIAM ROSEN The Third Horseman A Story of Weather, War, and the Famine History Forgot PENGUIN PAPERBACK 320 PAGES $17.00 DAN BARBER The Third Plate Field Notes on the Future of Food PENGUIN PAPERBACK 496 PAGES $18.00 MARK OVENDEN Transit Maps of the World Expanded and Updated Edition of the World s First Collection of Every Urban Train Map on Earth PENGUIN PAPERBACK 176 PAGES $35.00 COLIN WOODARD American Nations A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America PENGUIN PAPERBACK 384 PAGES $17.00 JARED DIAMOND The World Until Yesterday What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? PENGUIN PAPERBACK 512 PAGES $20.00 KATE ASCHER The Way To Go Moving by Sea, Land, and Air PENGUIN PAPERBACK 208 PAGES $25.00

7 EXAMINATION COPY ORDER FORM / GEOGRAPHY 2017 For faster and more accurate ordering, use our online form: TITLE ISBN FEE PLEASE INDICATE YOUR FORM OF PAYMENT BELOW: Visa Master Card AmEx Discover Exp. Date: Card No.: Name: Signature: Card Address (if different from shipping address): Telephone: SHIP TO: Name: School: Department: Street Address (required): City: State: Zip: THIS ORDER FORM IS FOR BOOKS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR COURSE ADOPTION ONLY. PROMO CODE: P2GEO QUESTIONS? CONTACT US: ACADEMIC@PENGUIN.COM Subtotal: *Sales Tax: Total Fee: *Appropriate state and local sales tax must be included for your order to be processed. PAPERBACKS: UNDER $20.00: $3.00 AT OR OVER $20.00: 50% OFF ALL HARDCOVERS: 50% OFF RETAIL PRICE SEND COMPLETED FORM TO: Penguin Publishing Group Academic Marketing Dept. 375 Hudson Street New York, NY OR: Use our online form at: Books will be sent to school address only. Allow a minimum of 10 business days for delivery. All examination copy orders require a U.S. ship-to address. For all Canadian orders, visit: penguinrandomhouse.ca/content/ academic-services

FOREIGN POLICY FOREIGN POLICY. NEW TITLES for 2017 RICHARD HAASS. editors JOHN NIXON. SEAN McMEEKIN IAN BREMMER DAN SMITH

FOREIGN POLICY FOREIGN POLICY. NEW TITLES for 2017 RICHARD HAASS. editors JOHN NIXON. SEAN McMEEKIN IAN BREMMER DAN SMITH The Two-State Delusion Israel and Palestine A Tale of Two Narratives A leading reconciliation expert argues that a two-state solution is no longer a viable path to peace in Israel and Palestine. Examining