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Sciencewriters Books
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Sciencewriters Books
Chelsea Green Publishing Company is proud to announce the launch of Sciencewriters Books, a new imprint to develop outstanding works of science for the general public. Sciencewriters Books will be co-directed by Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan, founders of Sciencewriters, an educational partnership devoted to advancing science through enchantment in the form of the finest possible books, videos, and other media.
Chelsea Green’s mission is in line with the notion that we are members, not only of nations, but also of the biosphere and the universe, and our relationship with these “higher powers” will impact our survival as a species. Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan have authored thought provoking and intellectually riveting science books for over a quarter century on topics that range from global ecology to the evolution of sex. Blending exciting writing with depth of knowledge and dedication to scientific integrity, Sciencewriters Books will publish new and established authors on cutting-edge topics that are key to our survival. Read more.
From the Sciencewriters Books Imprint
Available Now
Animate Earth: Science, Intuition, and Gaia
by Stephan Harding
How Gaian science can help us to develop a sense of connectedness with the “more-than-human” world.
Available Now
The Lost Tapes of Ian McHarg
by Ian McHarg; Edited by Lynn Margulis, Adam MacConnell, and James MacAllister
Experience the wisdom of this life-long environmental activist as he clarifies his vision with unprecendented articulateness, brutal honesty, and humor in his own booming voice.
Available Now
Luminous Fish: Tales of Science and Love
by Lynn Margulis
This collection of linked short stories describes patches of light and darkness in the lives of people who devote themselves to scientific inquiry.
Available Now
The Happiness Trip
(translation of the current #1 best seller in Spain, El Viaje a la Felicidad, Planeta, 2005)
by Eduardo Punset
The Happiness Trip is a lucid and passionate approach to the science of happiness and its conditioning factors: emotions, stress, hormonal flows and aging, as well as the social, economic, cultural and religious aspects associated with the emotion.
Upcoming Titles from Sciencewriters Books
Available Summer 2007
Mind, Life and Universe: Conversations with Great Scientists of Our Time
Edited by Lynn Margulis and Eduardo Punset, Foreword by David Suzuki
Passionate quests for truth from some of the greatest scientists at work today.
Available Summer 2007
Dazzle Gradually: Reflections on the Nature of Nature
by Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan
The sometimes-dry topics of evolution and ecology come alive in this new collection of essays -- many never before anthologized.
Notes from the Holocene: A Brief History of the Future by Dorion Sagan
Available Summer 2007
In a quirky yet highly thought-provoking style, Dorion Sagan, uses his knowledge of philosophy, science, and slight-of-hand magic to probe some of the deepest questions we face on Earth.
The Purpose of Life by Dorion Sagan and Eric D. Schneider
Chimera and Consciousness: Evolution of the Sensory Self, edited by Lynn Margulis and Celeste Asikainen
Meet the Directors of Sciencewriters Books
Lynn Margulis, renowned biologist and proponent of the Gaia Theory, is author, editor, or co-author of chapters in more than 40 books. She has published or been profiled in many journals, among them Natural History, Science, Nature, Scientific American, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. She has made numerous contributions to the primary scientific literature of microbial evolution and cell biology.
Dorion Sagan is author of numerous articles and sixteen books translated into eleven languages, including Into the Cool: Energy Flow, Thermodynamics, and Life (with Eric D. Schneider) and with John Skoyles, Up from Dragons: Evolution of Human Intelligence.