Bookshelf.

Mathematics In 10 Lessons: The Grand Tour

Jerry R King

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A few fundamental principles and an aesthetic awareness underlie all math, King shows. Prometheus, 2009, 394 p., $18.95.

Green Intelligence: Creating Environments that Protect Human Health

John Wargo

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Pollution's past effects could inform today's environmental policy. Yale Univ. Press, 2009, 400 p., $32.50.

Instant Egghead Guide: The Universe

J.R. Minkel and Scientific American

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Bite-sized knowledge on subatomic particles, supernovas, time dilation and more. St. Martin's Griffin, 2009, 221 p., $14.99.

The 10,000 Year, Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution

Gregory Cochran and Henry Harpending

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Genetic changes reveal how culture has shaped recent human evolution, the authors argue. Basic Books, 2009, 288 p., $27.

Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age

Kurt W. Beyer

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This biography explores the trials and triumphs of one of computer programming's few female pioneers. MIT Press, 2009, 389 p., $27.95.