Publishers Smithsonian Books

Cover for Felix Smith · China Pilot: Fighting for Chennault During the Cold War (Paperback Book) (2000)

China Pilot: Fighting for Chenna... (2000)

Cover for John Lloyd Stephens · Incidents of Travel in Yucatan (Paperback Book) (1996)

Incidents of Travel in Yucatan (1996)

John Lloyd Stephens

Cover for William L. Merrill · Rarimuri Souls: Knowledge and Social Process in Northern Mexico - Smithsonian Series in Ethnographic Inquiry (Paperback Book) (1995)

Rarimuri Souls: Knowledge and So... (1995)

William L. Merrill

Cover for Betty J. Meggers · Amazonia: Man and Culture in a Counterfeit Paradise (Paperback Book) (1996)

Amazonia: Man and Culture in a C... (1996)

Betty J. Meggers

Cover for Lisa C. Roberts · From Knowledge to Narrative: Educators and the Changing Museum (Paperback Book) [First edition] (1997)

From Knowledge to Narrative: Edu... (1997)

Lisa C. Roberts

Cover for Wooldridge, E. T. (E. T. Wooldridge) · Carrier Warfare in the Pacific: An Oral History Collection (Paperback Book) [New edition] (1999)

Carrier Warfare in the Pacific: ... (1999)

Wooldridge, E. T. (E. T. Wooldri...

Cover for Roland Wilbur Brown · Composition of Scientific Words (Paperback Book) (2000)

Composition of Scientific Words (2000)

Roland Wilbur Brown

Cover for A. M. "Tex" Johnston · Tex Johnston: Jet-Age Test Pilot (Paperback Book) (2000)

Tex Johnston: Jet-Age Test Pilot (2000)

A. M. "Tex" Johnston

Cover for Roger E. Bilstein · The Enterprise of Flight: the American Aviation and Aerospace Industry - Smithsonian History of Aviation & Spaceflight S. (Paperback Book) (2001)

The Enterprise of Flight: the Am... (2001)

Roger E. Bilstein

Cover for Benson Saler · UFO Crash at Roswell: The Genesis of a Modern Myth (Paperback Book) (2010)

UFO Crash at Roswell: The Genesi... (2010)

Cover for Michael Schiffer · Taking Charge: The Electric Automobile in America (Paperback Book) (2010)

Taking Charge: The Electric Auto... (2010)

Michael Schiffer

Cover for Michael A. Steele · North American Tree Squirrels (Paperback Book) (2003)

North American Tree Squirrels (2003)

Michael A. Steele

Cover for Amri, Hakima (Joy Hakim) · Best of the National Air and Space Museum (Hardcover Book) [First edition] (2004)

Best of the National Air and Spa... (2004)

Amri, Hakima (Joy Hakim)

Cover for Joy Hakim · The Story of Science: Newton at the Center: Newton at the Center - The Story of Science (Hardcover Book) (2005)

Hardcover Book× 2

The Story of Science: Newton at ... (2005)

Cover for Joy Hakim · The Story of Science: Einstein Adds a New Dimension: Einstein Adds a New Dimension - The Story of Science (Hardcover Book) (2007)

The Story of Science: Einstein A... (2007)

Cover for David Cochran · America Noir: Underground Writers and Filmmakers of the Postwar Era (Paperback Book) (2010)

America Noir: Underground Writer... (2010)

Cover for Thomas J. Kelly · Moon Lander: How We Developed the Apollo Lunar Module (Paperback Book) [Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight edition] (2009)

Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight edition

Moon Lander: How We Developed th... (2009)

Thomas J. Kelly

Cover for Ackermann, Marsha (Marsha Ackermann) · Cool Comfort: America'S Romance with Air-Conditioning (Paperback Book) [Reprint edition] (2010)

Reprint edition

Cool Comfort: America'S Romance ... (2010)

Ackermann, Marsha (Marsha Ackerm...

Cover for Bert Frandsen · Hat in the Ring: the Birth of American Air Power in the Great War (Paperback Book) [Reissue edition] (2010)

Reissue edition

Hat in the Ring: the Birth of Am... (2010)

Cover for Wayne Thompson · To Hanoi and Back: the U.s. Air Force and North Vietnam, 1966-1973 (Paperback Book) (2010)

To Hanoi and Back: the U.s. Air ... (2010)

Cover for Peter Conolly-smith · Translating America: an Ethnic Press and Popular Culture, 1890-1920 (Paperback Book) (2010)

Translating America: an Ethnic P... (2010)

Peter Conolly-smith

Cover for Richard P. Hallion · On the Frontier: Experimental Flight at NASA Dryden (Paperback Book) [Reissue edition] (2010)

Reissue edition

On the Frontier: Experimental Fl... (2010)

Richard P. Hallion

Cover for Elizabeth White Nelson · Market Sentiments: Middle-class Market Culture in Nineteenth-century America (Paperback Book) (2010)

Market Sentiments: Middle-class ... (2010)

Elizabeth White Nelson

Cover for John C. Avise · Genetics in the Wild (Paperback Book) (2010)

Genetics in the Wild (2010)

Cover for George J. Marrett · Cheating Death: Combat Air Rescues in Vietnam and Laos (Paperback Book) [Reprint edition] (2010)

Reprint edition

Cheating Death: Combat Air Rescu... (2010)

George J. Marrett

Cover for Manning, Rob (Rob Manning) · Mars Rover Curiosity: An Inside Account from Curiosity's Chief Engineer (Paperback Book) (2017)

Mars Rover Curiosity: An Inside ... (2017)

Manning, Rob (Rob Manning)

Cover for Jones, Tom (Tom Jones) · Sky Walking: An Astronaut's Memoir (Paperback Book) (2016)

Sky Walking: An Astronaut's Memoir (2016)

Jones, Tom (Tom Jones)

Cover for Jones, Tom (Tom Jones) · Ask the Astronaut: A Galaxy of Astonishing Answers to Your Questions on Spaceflight (Paperback Book) (2016)

Ask the Astronaut: A Galaxy of A... (2016)

Jones, Tom (Tom Jones)

Cover for Alan B. Bolten · Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Paperback Book) (2022)

Loggerhead Sea Turtles (2022)

Cover for Chittum, Samme (Samme Chittum) · Southern Storm: The Tragedy of Flight 242 (Paperback Book) (2022)

Southern Storm: The Tragedy of F... (2022)

Chittum, Samme (Samme Chittum)

Cover for Prothero, Donald R. (Donald R. Prothero) · Giants of the Lost World: Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Monsters of South America (Paperback Book) (2022)

Giants of the Lost World: Dinosa... (2022)

Prothero, Donald R. (Donald R. P...

Cover for Eighmey, Rae Katherine (Rae Katherine Eighmey) · Stirring the Pot with Benjamin Franklin: A Founding Father's Culinary Adventures (Paperback Book) (2022)

Stirring the Pot with Benjamin F... (2022)

Eighmey, Rae Katherine (Rae Kath...

Cover for Spudis, Paul D. (Paul D. Spudis) · The Value of the Moon: How to Explore, Live, and Prosper in Space Using the Moon's Resources (Paperback Book) (2022)

The Value of the Moon: How to Ex... (2022)

Spudis, Paul D. (Paul D. Spudis)

Cover for Nmai · Do All Indians Live in Tipis? (Paperback Book) (2018)

Do All Indians Live in Tipis? (2018)

Cover for Craig B. Smith · How the Great Pyramid Was Built (Paperback Book) (2018)

How the Great Pyramid Was Built (2018)

Cover for Craig B. Smith · Counting the Days: POWs, Internees, and Stragglers of World War II in the Pacific (Paperback Book) (2018)

Counting the Days: POWs, Interne... (2018)

Cover for William Seale · The Imperial Season (Paperback Book) (2018)

The Imperial Season (2018)

Cover for Summers, Michael (Michael Summers) · Exoplants: Diamond Worlds, Super Earths, Pulsar Planets, and the New Search for Life Beyond Our Solar System (Paperback Book) (2018)

Exoplants: Diamond Worlds, Super... (2018)

Summers, Michael (Michael Summers)

Cover for Kathleen Deagan · Artifacts of the Spanish Colonies of Florida and the Caribbean, 1500-1800 : Volume 2 (Book) (2023)

Artifacts of the Spanish Colonie... (2023)

Kathleen Deagan

Cover for Nmaahc · Sweet Home Cafe Cookbook: A Celebration of African American Cooking (Hardcover Book) (2018)

Sweet Home Cafe Cookbook: A Cele... (2018)

Cover for National Museum of Natural History · Smithsonian Dinosaurs and Other Amazing Creatures from Deep Time (Paperback Book) (2019)

Smithsonian Dinosaurs and Other ... (2019)

National Museum of Natural History

Cover for Hindley, Anna Forgerson (Anna Forgerson Hindley) · A is for All the Things You are: A Joyful ABC Book (Board book) (2019)

A is for All the Things You are:... (2019)

Hindley, Anna Forgerson (Anna Fo...

Cover for David Lees · Moths (Paperback Book) (2019)

Cover for Carrano, Matthew T. (Matthew T. Carrano) · Visions of Lost Worlds: The Paleo Art of Jay Matternes (Hardcover Book) (2019)

Visions of Lost Worlds: The Pale... (2019)

Carrano, Matthew T. (Matthew T. ...

Cover for Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory · Light from the Void: Twenty Years of Discovery with NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory (Hardcover Book) (2019)

Light from the Void: Twenty Year... (2019)

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observ...

Cover for Gavin Broad · Smithsonian Handbook of Interesting Insects (Hardcover Book) (2020)

Smithsonian Handbook of Interest... (2020)

Cover for The Hirshhorn Museum · Lee Ufan: Open Dimension (Hardcover Book) (2020)

Lee Ufan: Open Dimension (2020)

The Hirshhorn Museum

Cover for Turner, Steven (Steven Turner) · The Science of James Smithson: Discoveries from the Smithsonian Founder (Hardcover Book) (2020)

The Science of James Smithson: D... (2020)

Turner, Steven (Steven Turner)

Cover for Smithsonian Asian Pacific American History, Art, and Culture in 101 Objects (Paperback Book) (2025)

Smithsonian Asian Pacific Americ... (2025)

Cover for National Museum of the American Indian · Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces (Hardcover Book) (2020)

Why We Serve: Native Americans i... (2020)

National Museum of the American ...

Cover for Feltens, Frank (Frank Feltens) · Hokusai'S Brush: Paintings, Drawings, and Sketches by Katsushika Hokusai in the Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art (Paperback Book) (2020)

Hokusai'S Brush: Paintings, Draw... (2020)

Feltens, Frank (Frank Feltens)

Cover for Manseau, Peter (Peter Manseau) · Discovery and Revelation: Religion, Science, and Making Sense of Things (Hardcover Book) (2022)

Discovery and Revelation: Religi... (2022)

Manseau, Peter (Peter Manseau)

Cover for Fathers, The Founding (The Founding Fathers) · The Declaration of Independence - Smithsonian Edition (Paperback Book) (2022)

The Declaration of Independence ... (2022)

Fathers, The Founding (The Found...

Cover for Lincoln, Abraham (Abraham Lincoln) · The Emancipation Proclamation - Smithsonian Edition (Hardcover Book) (2022)

The Emancipation Proclamation - ... (2022)

Lincoln, Abraham (Abraham Lincoln)

Cover for Haise, Fred W. (Fred W. Haise) · Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut's Journey (Hardcover Book) [2 Revised edition] (2022)

2 Revised edition

Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 ... (2022)

Haise, Fred W. (Fred W. Haise)

Cover for Smithsonian Institiute · Smithsonian Engagement Calendar 2023 (Paperback Book) (2022)

Smithsonian Engagement Calendar ... (2022)

Smithsonian Institiute

Cover for Ewing, Heather (Heather Ewing) · A Guide to Smithsonian Architecture (Paperback Book) [2 Revised edition] (2022)

2 Revised edition

A Guide to Smithsonian Architecture (2022)

Ewing, Heather (Heather Ewing)

Cover for Smithsonian Institiute · National Native American Veterans Memorial: A Souvenir Book (Paperback Book) (2022)

National Native American Veteran... (2022)

Smithsonian Institiute

Cover for Brooks, Kit (Kit Brooks) · Staging the Supernatural: Ghosts and the Theater in Japanese Prints (Paperback Book) (2023)

Staging the Supernatural: Ghosts... (2023)

Brooks, Kit (Kit Brooks)

Cover for Rodney Mullen · Four Wheels and a Board: The Smithsonian History of Skateboarding (Hardcover Book) (2022)

Four Wheels and a Board: The Smi... (2022)

Cover for Nmah · Entetainment Nation: How Music, Television, Film, Sports, and Theater Shaped the United States Featuring Iconic Smithsonian Collections (Hardcover Book) (2022)

Entetainment Nation: How Music, ... (2022)

Cover for Darren Naish · Ancient Sea Reptiles (Hardcover Book) (2023)

Ancient Sea Reptiles (2023)

Cover for McCormick, Robert 'Mack' (Robert 'Mack' McCormick) · Biography of a Phantom: A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey (Hardcover Book) (2023)

Biography of a Phantom: A Robert... (2023)

McCormick, Robert 'Mack' (Robert...

Cover for William Bonstra and Judith Meany, · Washington on Foot - Sixth Edition, Revised and Updated: 24 Walking Tours and Maps of Washington, Dc (Paperback Book) (2024)

Washington on Foot - Sixth Editi... (2024)

William Bonstra and Judith Meany,

Cover for Ay-O · Ay-O Happy Rainbow Hell (Hardcover Book) (2023)

Ay-O Happy Rainbow Hell (2023)

Cover for Loving, Neal V. (Neal V. Loving) · Loving'S Love: A Black American's Experience in Aviation (Paperback Book) (2023)

Loving'S Love: A Black American'... (2023)

Loving, Neal V. (Neal V. Loving)

Cover for Fredericks, Anthony D. (Anthony D. Fredericks) · In Search of the Old Ones: An Odyssey Among Ancient Trees (Hardcover Book) (2023)

In Search of the Old Ones: An Od... (2023)

Fredericks, Anthony D. (Anthony ...

Cover for Py-Lieberman, Beth (Beth Py-Lieberman) · The Object at Hand: Intriguing and Inspiring Stories from the Smithsonian Collections (Hardcover Book) (2023)

The Object at Hand: Intriguing a... (2023)

Py-Lieberman, Beth (Beth Py-Lieb...

Cover for Begay, Dy (Dy Begay ) · Sublime Light: Tapestry Art of Dy Begay (Hardcover Book) (2024)

Sublime Light: Tapestry Art of D... (2024)

Begay, Dy (Dy Begay )

Cover for Smithsonian Institution · Smithsonian Engagement Calendar 2025 (Paperback Book) (2024)

Smithsonian Engagement Calendar ... (2024)

Smithsonian Institution

Cover for Braje, Todd J. (Todd J. Braje) · Understanding Imperiled Earth: How Archaeology and Human History Inform a Sustainable Future (Hardcover Book) (2024)

Understanding Imperiled Earth: H... (2024)

Braje, Todd J. (Todd J. Braje)

Cover for Lundgren, Adrienne (Adrienne Lundgren) · Magnificent Intentions: John Wood, First Federal Photographer (1856 - 1863) (Hardcover Book) (2024)

Magnificent Intentions: John Woo... (2024)

Lundgren, Adrienne (Adrienne Lun...

Cover for Garbutt, Michael (Michael Garbutt) · Mindful Eye, Playful Eye: 101 Amazing Museum Activities for Discovery, Connection, and Insight (Paperback Book) (2024)

Mindful Eye, Playful Eye: 101 Am... (2024)

Garbutt, Michael (Michael Garbutt)

Cover for Nat'L Mus Afr Am Hist Culture · Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures (Paperback Book) (2024)

Afrofuturism: A History of Black... (2024)

Nat'L Mus Afr Am Hist Culture

Cover for Smithsonian Institution · The Smithsonian Book of Presidential Quotations (Hardcover Book) (2024)

The Smithsonian Book of Presiden... (2024)

Smithsonian Institution

Cover for Smithsonian Institution · The Smithsonian Book of First Ladies' Quotations (Hardcover Book) (2024)

The Smithsonian Book of First La... (2024)

Smithsonian Institution

Cover for Hulslander, Michael D. (Michael D. Hulslander) · Smithsonian Book of Paper Airplanes: 16 Awesome Designs Based on the National Air and Space Museum Collections 48 Tear-out Sheets, Step-by-Step Instructions (Paperback Book) (2025)

Smithsonian Book of Paper Airpla... (2025)

Hulslander, Michael D. (Michael ...

Cover for National Museum of African American History and · In Slavery's Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World (Hardcover Book) (2024)

In Slavery's Wake: Making Black ... (2024)

National Museum of African Ameri...

Cover for McCormick, Robert 'Mack' (Robert 'Mack' McCormick) · Biography of a Phantom: A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey (Paperback Book) (2024)

Biography of a Phantom: A Robert... (2024)

McCormick, Robert 'Mack' (Robert...

Cover for Beehler, Bruce M. (Bruce M. Beehler) · Flight of the Godwit: Tracking Epic Shorebird Migrations (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Flight of the Godwit: Tracking E... (2025)

Beehler, Bruce M. (Bruce M. Beeh...

Release April 15, 2025

Cover for Trefil, James (James Trefil) · Supermassive: Black Holes at the Beginning and End of the Universe (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Supermassive: Black Holes at the... (2025)

Trefil, James (James Trefil)

Cover for Crouch, Tom D. (Tom D. Crouch) · Smithson'S Gamble: The Smithsonian Institution in American Life, 1836 - 1906 (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Smithson'S Gamble: The Smithsoni... (2025)

Crouch, Tom D. (Tom D. Crouch)

Release April 29, 2025

Cover for Malaro, Marie C. (Marie C. Malaro) · A Legal Primer on Managing Museum Collections - Fourth Edition (Paperback Book) (2025)

A Legal Primer on Managing Museu... (2025)

Malaro, Marie C. (Marie C. Malaro)

Cover for Jones, Tom (Tom Jones) · Space Shuttle Stories: Firsthand Astronaut Accounts from All 135 Missions (Paperback Book) (2025)

Space Shuttle Stories: Firsthand... (2025)

Jones, Tom (Tom Jones)

Cover for Benjamin B Beck · Great Apes and Humans: The Ethics of Coexistence (Paperback Book) (2014)

Great Apes and Humans: The Ethic... (2014)

Benjamin B Beck

Cover for Many Voices, One Nation: Material Culture Reflections on Race and Migration in the United States (Hardcover Book) (2017)

Many Voices, One Nation: Materia... (2017)

Cover for Rand, Harry (Harry Rand) · Horatio Grennough and the Form Majestic: The Biography of the Nation's First Washington Monument (Hardcover Book) (2020)

Horatio Grennough and the Form M... (2020)

Rand, Harry (Harry Rand)

Cover for Salazar-Porzio, Margaret (Margaret Salazar-Porzio) · !Pleibol!: In the Barrios and the Big Leagues / En Los Barrios y LAS Grandes Ligas (Hardcover Book) (2020)

!Pleibol!: In the Barrios and th... (2020)

Salazar-Porzio, Margaret (Margar...

Cover for Lee, Russell E. (Russell E. Lee) · Only the Wing: Reimar Horten's Epic Quest to Stabilize and Control the All-Wing Aircraft - with a New Introduction (Paperback Book) (2020)

Only the Wing: Reimar Horten's E... (2020)

Lee, Russell E. (Russell E. Lee)