Bioinformatics: A Practical Guide to the Analysis of Genes and Proteins. 3rd ed. Andreas D. Baxevanis and B. F. Francis Ouellette, eds. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2004. 540 pp., illus. $79.95 (ISBN 0471478784 cloth).

Bumblebee Economics. Bernd Heinrich. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2004. 245 pp., illus. $19.95 (ISBN 0674016394 paper).

A Guide to the Coral Reefs of the Caribbean. Mark D. Spalding. University of California Press, Berkeley, 2004. 256 pp., illus. $24.95 (ISBN 0520244052 paper).

Iron Transport in Bacteria: Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Role in Pathogenicity and Ecology. Jorge H. Crosa, Alexandra R. Mey, and Shelley M. Payne, eds. ASM Press, Washington, DC, 2004. 499 pp., illus. $119.95 (ISBN 1555812929 cloth).

Meltdown: The Predictable Distortion of Global Warming by Scientists, Politicians, and the Media. Patrick J. Michaels. CATO Institute, Washington, DC, 2004. 271 pp., illus. $24.95 (ISBN 1930865597 cloth).

The Rarest of the Rare: Stories Behind the Treasures at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. Nancy Pick and Mark Sloan. HarperResource, New York, 2004. 178 pp., illus. $22.95 (ISBN 0060537183 cloth).

Reflections of Our Past: How Human History Is Revealed in Our Genes. John H. Relethford. Westview Press, Boulder, CO, 2003. 257 pp., illus. $22.00 (ISBN 0813342597 paper).