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Island Press Staff Picks - The Nature of Urban Design

By Meghan Bartels / On September 23rd, 2014

DC's street grid in fine form. Photo by bankbryan, used under Creative Commons licensing.

Island Press Staff Picks - Completing Our Streets

By Meghan Bartels / On September 22nd, 2014

Complete streets make space for all forms of transportation. This one is in Stockholm.

Island Press Staff Picks - The Death and Life of Monterey Bay

By Meghan Bartels / On September 21st, 2014

Sea otter. Photo by Teddy Llovet, used under Creative Commons licensing.

Some Kudos from Scientists Using Island Press Books

By Jason Leppig / On October 25th, 2013

"Now we are translating this book into Korean and would like to spread H. Bruce Franklin's idea about over-fishing and ecology concerns to people in our area."

Island Press Staff Picks - Hope Is an Imperative

By Admin / On October 21st, 2013

Today’s pick, Hope Is an Imperative, is from our Director of Production & Design, Maureen Gately:

On Interning at Island Press: Looking Forward to the Annual Report

By Admin / On October 16th, 2013

In this installment, Development Intern Grace Nelson shares how her favorite task lead to some exciting news that shows interns can have a big impact. Every day starts the same: walk in, make a bowl of my Trader Joe’s instant oatmeal, turn on my computer, and open my email. That’s where the monotony of my day usually ends--when I actually began to do my work.