GEOGRAPHY NEW TITLES FOR PENGUIN PUBLISHING GROUP

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1 GEOGRAPHY NEW TITLES FOR 2015 PENGUIN PUBLISHING GROUP

2 JERRY BROTTON A History of the World in 12 Maps Beginning with Ptolemy s Geography and ending with the satellite-powered behemoth of Google Earth, Brotton examines a dozen world maps from around the globe and through the centuries to trace the long road to our present geographical reality. [A] fascinating and panoramic new history of the cartographer s art." The Guardian (UK) VIKING HARDCOVER 544 PAGES $20.00 MICHAEL BLANDING The Map Thief The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps The stranger-than-fiction story of E. Forbes Smiley, a respected antiquarian map dealer who led a secret life as a map thief, until he was finally arrested. Blanding uncovers the inside story of the ruthless and fascinating industry that consumed Smiley, and shares histories of maps that charted the New World, exploring how they went from being practical instruments to quirky heirlooms to highly coveted objects. GOTHAM HARDCOVER 320 PAGES $27.50 GOTHAM PAPERBACK 320 PAGES $17.00 PAPERBACK AVAILABLE JUNE 2015 WILLIAM ROSEN The Third Horseman A Story of Weather, War, and the Famine History Forgot Rosen chronicles the cycle of rain, cold, disease, and warfare that began in May 1315 and would create the worst famine in European history, killing six million people. [A] rich interweaving of agronomy, meteorology, economics and history... Rosen deftly delineates the backstory and the perfect storm of heavy rains, hard winters, livestock epidemics, and war leading to the catastrophe. Nature PENGUIN PAPERBACK 320 PAGES $17.00 STEVE INSKEEP Jacksonland President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab A dramatic narrative history of President Andrew Jackson s determination to expel Native Americans from the east coast in order to conquer the land of the Five Civilized Tribes, and the unlikely Cherokee chief who opposed him using the United States own legal system and democratic ideals. PENGUIN PRESS HARDCOVER 432 PAGES $27.95

3 LIZ CARLISLE Lentil Underground Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America Geographer and diversified farming expert Carlisle weaves an eye-opening narrative about a little-known group of renegade farmers who have defied corporate agribusiness and launched a unique, sustainable farm-to-table food movement. Clear and powerful...liz Carlisle writes the struggles of Montana s farmers as an epic. Their battles with food, finance, health care, and modern capitalism are both inspiring and a timely reminder that populism needn t be a dirty word. Raj Patel, University of Texas at Austin GOTHAM HARDCOVER 320 PAGES $26.95 DAN BARBER The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food Chef Dan Barber offers a radical new way of thinking about food that will heal the land and taste good, too. Looking to the detrimental cooking of our past, and the misguided dining of our present, Barber points to a future third plate : a new form of American eating where good farming and good food intersect. Not since Michael Pollan has such a powerful storyteller emerged to reform American food...barber is helping to write a recipe for the sustainable production of gratifying food." The Washington Post "Compelling...Fun to read, a lively mix of food history, environmental philosophy and restaurant lore...an important and exciting addition to the sustainability discussion. The Wall Street Journal PENGUIN PAPERBACK 496 PAGES $18.00 MINA HOLLAND The World on a Plate 40 Cuisines, 100 Recipes, and the Stories Behind Them This mélange of recipes, history, and culinary wisdom reveals the background and stories behind 100 classic dishes from forty cultures around the world. Fantastic stories about a broad range of cuisines...engaging and illuminating. Yotam Ottolenghi, author of Plenty and Jerusalem Amiably executed and attractively plated up. The Guardian (UK) PENGUIN PAPERBACK 384 PAGES $16.00 VICKI ROBIN Blessing the Hands That Feed Us Lessons from a 10-Mile Diet Having pledged for one month to eat only food sourced within a ten-mile radius of her home on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound, Washington, Robin chronicles her journey in this candid, humorous, and inspirational guide to the locavore movement and a healthy food future. [Robin is] a source of wisdom and uncommon sense now directed at the most basic of basics: how and what we eat and how that connects to our health, prosperity, and prospects.the ten-mile diet should be national policy! David Orr, Oberlin College PENGUIN PAPERBACK 352 PAGES $16.00

4 LEIGH GALLAGHER The End of the Suburbs Where the American Dream Is Moving Gallagher explores how powerful social, economic, and demographic forces are converging to render the suburbs unnecessary, and even undesirable, for an ever-increasing number of Americans, and argues that this decline will ultimately lead to stronger, happier, and healthier communities for all of us. Required reading for anyone interested in the future of the United States. Kenneth T. Jackson, Columbia University PORTFOLIO PAPERBACK 272 PAGES $16.00 SUDHIR VENKATESH Floating City: A Rogue Sociologist Lost and Found in New York's Underground Economy Based on a decade of research and interviews with prostitutes and socialites, immigrants and academics, high end drug bosses and street-level dealers, acclaimed sociologist Venkatesh exposes the underground as the city s true engine of social transformation and economic prosperity revealing a wholly unprecedented vision of New York. Compelling.Like the acclaimed writer Katherine Boo, Venkatesh is interested in deep research, in spending years with subjects and piecing together a detailed portrait. The Guardian PENGUIN PAPERBACK 304 PAGES $17.00 RANA DASGUPTA Capital: The Eruption of Delhi Commonwealth Writers Prize winner Rana Dasgupta offers a unique lens into the fastest-growing city in the world, bearing witness to Delhi s astonishing metamorphosis. In a series of extraordinary meetings with a wide swath of the population, he presents an intimate portrait of the people living, suffering, and striving for more in this tumultuous city of extremes, as well as an uncanny glimpse of our shared global future. Capital is a terrific portrait of Delhi right now and hits a lot of nails on the head." Salman Rushdie Lyrical and haunting. The International New York Times Dasgupta s combination of reportage, political critique and oral history is mordant rather than dyspeptic, sorrowful rather than castigatory. The Guardian (UK) PENGUIN PAPERBACK 480 PAGES $18.00 ALFREDO CORCHADO Midnight in Mexico A Reporter's Journey Through a Country's Descent into Darkness A firsthand account of a crusading Mexican-American journalist s quest to report on Mexico s drug wars, putting his own life in jeopardy in the process. Electrifying.The portrait that Corchado paints is all the more heartrending for Mexico's extraordinary promise. The Washington Post "A riveting account that features many of the places and personalities that have been central to Mexico's recent nightmare.corchado is a dogged and savvy journalist who manages to be everywhere a good reporter should be. San Francisco Chronicle PENGUIN PAPERBACK 304 PAGES $17.00

5 PAUL GREENBERG American Catch: The Fight for Our Local Seafood Greenberg uncovers the tragic unraveling of the nation s seafood supply and tells the surprising story of why Americans stopped eating from their own waters. "Compellingly clear. The Washington Post PENGUIN PRESS HARDCOVER 320 PAGES $26.95 PENGUIN PAPERBACK 320 PAGES $17.00 PAPERBACK AVAILABLE JUNE 2015 PADRAIG O MALLEY The Two-State Delusion Israel and Palestine A Tale of Two Narratives A leading reconciliation expert approaches the key issues without ideological bias to show that we must find new frameworks for reconciliation if there is to be lasting peace between Palestine and Israel, arguing that a two-state solution is no longer a viable path to create lasting peace. VIKING HARDCOVER 480 PAGES $30.00 HENRY KISSINGER World Order Drawing on his experience as one of the foremost statesmen of the modern era, Kissinger reveals his analysis of the ultimate challenge for the twenty-first century: how to build a shared international order in a world of divergent historical perspectives, violent conflict, proliferating technology, and ideological extremism. [Kissinger s] writing functions like a powerful zoom lens, opening out to give us a panoramic appreciation of larger historical trends and patterns, then zeroing in on small details and anecdotes that vividly illustrate his theories. Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times Dazzling and instructive...[a] magisterial new book. Walter Isaacson, Time VIKING HARDCOVER 432 PAGES $36.00 ERIC SCHLOSSER Command and Control Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety Drawing on recently declassified documents and interviews with people who designed and routinely handled nuclear weapons, investigative journalist Schlosser uncovers secrets about the management of America s nuclear arsenal, revealing a world that, until now, has been largely hidden from view. Devastatingly lucid and detailed. Lev Grossman, Time Disquieting but riveting.fascinating. The New York Times Book Review PENGUIN PAPERBACK 656 PAGES $18.00 TOM ZOELLNER Train: Riding the Rails That Created the Modern World from the Trans-Siberian to the Southwest Chief Zoellner travels the globe to tell the story of the sociological and economic impact of the railway technology that transformed the world and could very well change it again. Spirited and bighearted. San Francisco Chronicle PENGUIN PAPERBACK 384 PAGES $16.00

6 CLASSROOM FAVORITES GEOGRAPHY JARED DIAMOND The World Until Yesterday What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? PENGUIN PAPERBACK 512 PAGES $18.00 Collapse How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed PENGUIN PAPERBACK 608 PAGES $19.00 MICHAEL POLLAN The Omnivore s Dilemma A Natural History of Four Meals PENGUIN PAPERBACK 464 PAGES $17.00 LIZZIE COLLINGHAM The Taste of War World War II and the Battle for Food PENGUIN PAPERBACK 656 PAGES $22.00 DAN KOEPPEL Banana The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World PLUME PAPERBACK 304 PAGES $17.00 PAUL GREENBERG Four Fish The Future of the Last Wild Food INTRODUCTION & NOTES BY THE EDITOR PENGUIN PAPERBACK 304 PAGES $16.00 MARK KURLANSKY Cod A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World PENGUIN PAPERBACK 304 PAGES $16.00 SIMON GARFIELD On the Map A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks FOREWORD BY DAVA SOBEL GOTHAM PAPERBACK 464 PAGES $17.00 JONI SEAGER The Penguin Atlas of Women in the World Fourth Edition PENGUIN PAPERBACK 128 PAGES $22.00 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 $22.00 EDWARD HUMES Garbology Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash AVERY PAPERBACK 336 PAGES $16.00 BRIAN J. SOMMERS The Geography of Wine How Landscapes, Cultures, Terroir, and the Weather Make a Good Drop PLUME PAPERBACK 304 PAGES $16.00 ROBERT MacFARLANE The Old Ways A Journey on Foot PENGUIN PAPERBACK 448 PAGES $18.00 FRANK JACOBS Strange Maps An Atlas of Cartographic Curiosities PENGUIN PAPERBACK 256 PAGES $30.00 MARK OVENDEN Railway Maps of the World PENGUIN PAPERBACK 144 PAGES $25.00 STEVEN JOHNSON The Ghost Map The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World RIVERHEAD PAPERBACK 336 PAGES $16.00

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