New Releases by Life Magazine

Both a history of the great scientific achievements of yore and an explanation of the mind-boggling advances of the present day, this LIFE book is a fantastic voyage from beginning to end-the innovations and "Ureka!" moments that have changed humankind''s progress on this earth. Medical breakthroughs and technological marvels, theoretical insights (step to the lectern, Dr. Einstein) and hands-on inventions (does Steve Wozniak make the cut?), this book is full of inspiration and surprise. Some things you know-the invention of the wheel be here, as will the cure for polio-but do you remember the dramatic stories behind these seminal events? The titanic figures parade forth: Leonardo, Newton, Edison, Tesla, Madame Curie, the rocket scientists in America and Russia, the man in the wheat field who dedicated his life to finding a way to feed the Third World. Modern man lives in a world built on the foundations of scientific discovery. Here are 100 discoveries that mattered-mattered greatly.

This is a new release of the original 1942 edition.

Pope Francis I heralds a new era for the Catholic Church, and all of the pomp and circumstance - and hope - is captured in this commemorative LIFE volume, that features all of the best photography from coronation day in Rome.

There are moments in life when we simply gaze, and wonder. We look above, and contemplate deep space, the heavens: What is up there? At the shore, too, we peer upon the breaking waves, and we shiver: What is down there? There are animals unimaginable, some of the very biggest on earth and some of the very smallest. Now from the editors who have already produced Wonders of Life and Heaven on Earth-as well as the recent volume The Titanic, One Century Later- comes a new, oversized hardcover book on our undersea world. In these pages is the best-ever oceanic photography, much of it taken from deep-sea submersibles. Friends of LIFE include such as the artistic wizards Joel Meyerowitz, Michael Melford and Fred Bavendam, and the adventuring scientist Robert Ballard; their work is represented here. Beautiful flora as well as incredible fauna is featured. We dive to the deep-sea vents, which nurture animals too freaky to be believed. We swim with, and learn about, the dolphins and manatees. The horror and sublimity of the sea is fully captured in this book, in dramatic narrative as well as pictures. Of course we deal with whales and sharks, but also with shipwrecks, and the tales behind them. There is the natural history of the sea-where did it come from, what is its future?-and also the story of man''s interaction with the oceans, from Noah to Herman Melville to Jacques Cousteau to the Japanese tsunami. In these pages, LIFE descends into the watery depths, and presents an altogether mesmerizing tale.

Do you know what to do if someone tries to hijack your car? Break into your home? Assault you with a weapon? You’d better. Luckily, the Urban Survival Manual from Outdoor Life magazine will equip you to prevail over any bad guy and bad situation. From gun safety to self-defense moves, from automotive know-how to home-fire prevention, this tough guide has you covered. This hands-on guide to making it out of modern conflicts is jam-packed with crucial survival tips and tricks for today’s urban life. Readers will learn how to discern is someone is armed, throw a proper punch, foil a pickpocket, escape kidnappers, repel modern-day pirates, prevail in a raging riot, shoot a gun correctly, and improvise weapons. This how-to manual also includes informative, surprising statistics on likely crimes and dangerous situations, as well as first-hand, real-life accounts of perilous scenarios and what you can learn from them. Throughout the book, lively photographs pique interest and helpful illustrations guide readers to urban survivalist master status.

Contributing Authors Include Walter Prager, Allen C. Willman, Hans Garger, And Many Others.

This collection of photographs captures the moments that changed our modern world. The pictures are sometimes beautiful, often striking - and undeniably powerful.

In this expanded tenth-anniversary edition of the No. 1 New York Times bestselling book, LIFE returns to the story that it chronicled with such immediacy following the devastating, heartbreaking, and inspiring events in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania. These pages bear witness to the horrific losses of 9/11 but also celebrate the inspirational bravery of those who persevered, risking their lives in unpredictable and terrifying circumstances. This became the document of the day, the book Americans needed at the time-and can gain some measure of understanding from once more. ONE NATION was and is, as the Wall Street Journal said ten years ago, "a thoughtful and thorough telling." This expanded edition includes a new foreword by Tom Brokaw, reflections on how the nation has changed in the decade since 9/11, updates on the people involved that day, and new and exclusive portraits by award-winning photographer Joe McNally, who made indelible pictures at Ground Zero in the immediate aftermath of the tragic event. For decades, Americans have turned to LIFE to see, understand, and remember the most important events of history. In addition to a powerful array of photographs taken by many of the world''s greatest photographers, ONE NATION includes original essays by some of our finest writers. Contributors include David McCullough, Maya Angelou, James Bradley, Melissa Fay Greene, Margaret Carlson, Bob Greene and many others. To re-read these pieces today is to revisit an astonishing moment. There is an immediacy and passion to the writing that speaks, just as the photographs do, to what 9/11 was-and meant to us all.

May 2, 2011 marked the completion of a mission that had begun even before the devastating day of September 11, 2001. BROUGHT TO JUSTICE is a riveting, dramatic, informed and sometimes surprising illustrated portrait of Osama bin Laden and America''s efforts to find him and track him down. At pivotal moments in world events, readers have long looked to LIFE to tell the story. In BROUGHT TO JUSTICE, the editors have sought out the best and most distinctive and revealing photographs - including rarities - from the Department of Defense and the White Houses official photographer Pete Souza, among many others. There are also pictures from bin Laden family albums, and many from inside the secretive world of al-Qaeda. The editors of LIFE have researched bin Laden''s life story and provide context (and, more important, truth) to his strange, twisting biography. In these pages, you will come to know, if not necessarily understand, Osama bin Laden: his rage, his insecurity, his narcissism and his deep well of hatred.

Not since the 1960s have the events of a single decade so transformed the United States. Life re-lives events in words and pictures with everything from the Harry Potter phenomenon to the election of Barack Obama covered.

For decades Americans have turned to LIFE to see, understand, and remember the most important events and people of our time. Just as LIFE once opened up the glittering Kennedy White House, LIFE now focuses its lens on Barack Obama. The American Journey of Barack Obama covers the candidate from his childhood and adolescence to his time as editor of The Harvard Law Review and his Chicago activist years, culminating with the excitement and fervor of the historic 2008 Democratic National Convention. The unfolding drama of Obama''s life and political career is cinematic in scope, and never has it been presented so compellingly. In addition to a powerful array of photographs that were taken by many of the country''s greatest photographers (and some that were snapped, in the quiet moments, by Obama family members themselves), this book also includes a Foreword by Senator Edward M. Kennedy, an incisive narrative biography and original essays by some of our finest writers, including Gay Talese, Charles Johnson, Melissa Fay Greene, Andrei Codrescu, Fay Weldon, Richard Norton Smith, Bob Greene and several others. Many readers will find a new understanding of Obama. All readers will feel that they are bearing witness to a singular, undeniably American story.

A portfolio of still images features photographs by more than two hundred of the century''s best photojournalists on staff at Life magazine throughout its history.

Each writer takes a month in this stunning new book capturing the changing beauty of Vermont''s incomparable countryside. Every lover of Vermont will relish this portfolio of over 100 full-color photographs accompanied by poetry and prose that add insight and meaning to the visual experience. Authors include Chris Bohjalian, David Budbill, Galway Kinnell, Reeve Lindbergh, Howard Frank Mosher, Noel Perrin, Katherine Patterson, Castle Freeman, Julia Alvarez, and others.

This brand new address book contains 25 color photographs of Vermont and a graceful layout with plenty of space for each listing. Each address listing has provision for home phone, work phone, fax and e-mail address. In addition there''s a monthly birthday/anniversary checklist and a place for emergency telephone numbers.

A collection of articles published in Trailer Life magazine.