EurekAlert! - Books

Public Release: 5-Nov-2009
How does the mind grasp climate change?
A new 43-page guide, "The Psychology of Climate Change Communication," released today by Columbia University's Center for Research on Environmental Decisions, looks at how people process information and decide to take action, or not.

Public Release: 3-Nov-2009
The gold standard in cancer staging
Physicians and health-care professionals around the world need a tool to facilitate the uniform description and reporting of cancer. Proper staging is essential to determine appropriate treatment, evaluate results of management and clinical trials, and to serve as the standard for reporting on cancer incidence and outcomes. The newly published seventh edition of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual brings together the relevant, evidence-based criteria for staging of cancer for 52 anatomic primary sites.

Public Release: 3-Nov-2009

ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings
Ecology in organic agriculture: Combining farming, science
Agriculture is going through a profound revolution -- one that rivals the industrial revolution of the 19th century and the green revolution of the 20th century, according to authors of a new book, "Organic Farming: The Ecological System," which combines farmer experience and wisdom with the best that science has to offer. The book's chapters can help consumers better understand how organic systems can be designed to meet human needs and preserve the natural environment.

Public Release: 2-Nov-2009
New translation explores life of Russian scientist and Gulag survivor
Soviet scientist Mikhail Mikhailovich Ermolaev was a geologist, physicist and oceanographer. After working in the Arctic for some 13 years, he was arrested by the Russian police force, convicted of sabotage, and sent to the Gulag for 10 years. Translated from the original Russian by William Barr, "Arctic Scientist, Gulag Survivor: The Biography of Mikhail Mikhailovich Ermolaev, 1905-1991," is a fascinating account of his experiences.

Public Release: 2-Nov-2009
African science academies to release report
"Science in action: Saving the Lives of Africa's Mothers, Newborns and Children" is being released on Nov. 9 at the fifth annual conference of the African Science Academy Development Initiative in Accra, Ghana.

Public Release: 30-Oct-2009
'Mindful' teaching combats classroom burn-out
Overcoming classroom pressures calls for "mindful teaching" that helps teachers lead themselves, their schools and their students to a more satisfactory and successful classroom experience, authors argue in new book.

Boston College Lynch School of Education

Public Release: 29-Oct-2009
'The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Weight Management'
"The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Weight Management" includes exercises and worksheets to help individuals customize a weight management strategy based on their own habits and lifestyle.

Public Release: 29-Oct-2009
Archive of renowned monograph series in molecular and cellular biology is released online
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press has just released the "Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive," a complete online collection of its prestigious scholarly monographs. The 59-volume archive includes all monographs published by CSHL Press from 1970 to 2009, and spans a range of topics in molecular and cellular biology, addressing questions of evolution, aging, cancer biology, neuroscience and fundamental biological processes in a variety of organisms -- from viruses and microbes to plants and animals.

Public Release: 28-Oct-2009
New assessment process seeks to more accurately identify students' knowledge base
Have you ever wanted to write an anxiety-free test that accurately measured what you have learned? The University of Alberta's Jacqueline Leighton and Mark Gierl may have found a way for students to do just that. They think they have come up with a strategy that would precisely assess and measure a student's knowledge base and identify key areas where the student needs to improve, information Gierl believes may reduce frustration and disappointment with current testing processes.

Public Release: 28-Oct-2009
Launching an 'attention movement' in a distracted society
What can happen when we lose our ability to sustain focus? In "Distracted," Maggie Jackson ponders our cyber-centric world and fears we're entering a dark age of interruption that will render us unable to think critically, work creatively or cultivate meaningful relationships. She offers insight on how to manage distraction and cultivate a more meaningful life. Inspired, people are "taking back focus" to create an environment conducive to deep connection and thought.

Public Release: 27-Oct-2009
Elsevier introduces 'Aesthetic Plastic Surgery'
Elsevier, the world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, proudly announced the release of a brand new single volume comprehensive book on contemporary aesthetic plastic surgery.

Public Release: 26-Oct-2009
UCLA historian attempts to revive reputation of Union general, Reconstruction president
In a new book that combines biography of Ulysses S. Grant with an assessment of his legacy, UCLA historian Joan Waugh argues that the mastermind behind the Union victory during the Civil War and a driving force behind Reconstruction deserves to be remembered with as much reverence and gratitude as Abraham Lincoln.

Public Release: 20-Oct-2009
Just published: 'Doctor of the Heart: My Life in Medicine,' by Isadore Rosenfeld, M.D.
"Doctor of the Heart: My Life in Medicine," is the autobiography of Isadore Rosenfeld, M.D., world-renowned cardiologist, best-selling author and popular television commentator. Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc., Dr. Rosenfeld's book is a remarkable account of his long and extraordinary career.

Public Release: 20-Oct-2009
How to monitor geologic and landscape change in nontechnical terms
Published by the Geological Society of America, this new volume is a practical, nontechnical guide for land managers, educators and the public that synthesizes representative methods for monitoring short-term and long-term change in geologic features and landscapes.

Public Release: 19-Oct-2009
New AIAA book highlights stealth technology, development of Lockheed blackbird
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics announces the publication of a new book, "From Rainbow to Gusto: Stealth and the Design of the Lockheed Blackbird." Written by Paul A. Suhler, the new work is a part of AIAA's Library of Flight series.

Public Release: 19-Oct-2009
Redesigned documentary standards format improves ease of use
To improve key documentation relied upon by the pharmaceutical industry and others, the US Pharmacopeial Convention announces the release of the redesigned United States Pharmacopeia-National Formulary. The new format brings consistency and clarity to language and formats used throughout the publication, greatly improving ease of use. USP has produced this book of written standards for the identity, quality, purity, and strength of medicines and their ingredients since 1820.

Public Release: 16-Oct-2009
Understanding the 'new atheism'
A number of bestselling books have argued that belief in God can no longer be defended on empirical grounds, and that the scientific worldview has rendered obsolete beliefs held by Christianity, Judaism and Islam. The authors of these controversial books have come to be known as the "new atheists." New York Times bestselling author Victor J. Stenger explores this emerging movement in "The New Atheism: Taking a Stand for Science and Reason."

Public Release: 16-Oct-2009
Health care is only part of the puzzle: Social scientists analyze society's health and success
Social scientists from Harvard University have co-edited a new book that analyzes how cultural and social resources contribute to societal health and success. They argue that these cultural and social factors affect population health as much as doctors, facilities or drugs.

Canadian Institute for Advanced Research

Public Release: 16-Oct-2009
Nature of Eyreville cores, Chesapeake Bay impact structure, revealed
In 2005 and 2006, this multidisciplinary deep drilling project, conceived and organized by the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program and the US Geological Survey, continuously cored three boreholes to a total depth of 1.766 km near the center of the Chesapeake Bay impact structure in Northampton County, Va. This new GSA Special Paper presents the initial results of geologic, petrographic, geochemical, paleontologic, geophysical, hydrologic and microbiologic analyses of these Eyreville cores.

Public Release: 15-Oct-2009
New AIAA book explores space architecture
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics has announced the publication of a new book, "Out of This World: The New Field of Space Architecture." Written by A. Scott Howe and Brent Sherwood, the new work is a part of AIAA's Library of Flight series.

Public Release: 14-Oct-2009

Geological Society of America's 2009 Annual Meeting & Exposition
Field guide showcases Pacific Northwest geology and terroir
This new Field Guide from the Geological Society of America features detailed, guided trips throughout the Pacific Northwest and surrounding areas. Use this guide to visit and learn the latest geoscience details on Mount Hood, Newberry Volcano, and Mount St. Helens; the Channeled Scabland of Columbia valley; the Salmon and Columbia Rivers; the Klamath Mountains and the Cascades; vineyards of the Willamette Valley; the John Day Fossil Beds; and more.

Public Release: 13-Oct-2009
What hit Earth in 1908 with the force of 3,000 atomic bombs?
There have been numerous theories proposed about what struck the taiga in central Siberia, causing millions of trees to topple over and many still-standing trees to lose all their branches. Many expeditions have looked for traces of what hit Earth and have not found much. In The Tunguska Mystery by Vladimir Rubtsov, the efforts put forth by generations of Russian scientists, technicians and others are documented. What did they find?

Public Release: 12-Oct-2009
Science and Technology Roadmaps to China 2050
Springer and the Chinese Academy of Sciences announce the publication of strategic reports planning the next 40 years of progress in science and technology. The first general report will be presented by Prof. Jiaofeng Pan, representative from the CAS together with the Chinese STM publisher Science Press and Springer during a press conference on 14 October 2009 at the Frankfurt Book Fair. All reports are co-published in English by Springer and Science Press.

Public Release: 12-Oct-2009
Osler's Bedside Library: An introduction to the world's great literature for physicians
Regarded by many as the father of modern medicine, Sir William Osler was also a voracious reader and an avid collector of books. "Osler's Bedside Library: Great Writers Who Inspired a Great Physician" contains excerpts from 30 literary masters plus commentaries by leaders in medical humanities who discuss why Osler would have admired and recommended them.

Public Release: 8-Oct-2009
Science wins fight over evolution in schools, says Case Western Reserve University author
If you want to understand how evolution has challenged the constitutionality of the separation of church and state, Mano Singham from Case Western Reserve University provides a concise and chronological history in his new book, "God vs. Darwin: the War between Evolution and Creationism in the Classroom."


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