The inaugural signing on the list is a definitive and full-colour exploration of the lives of the largest animals to ever fly-the "winged dinosaurs" of B-movie legend and paleontological fact. PTEROSAUR: Flying Dragons of Deep Time, by David Unwin, Curator of Fossils at the Humboldt Museum in Berlin, will be published in the fall of 2004.

"Our plan to utilize Pearson Education's academic and trade networks is already bearing fruit," said Pi Press Executive Editor, Stephen Morrow. "We are building books that will arrest the attention of the general science reader with great writing, authority, and all the beauty of science."

In Fall 2003, author Fred Adams' special brand of playful brilliance returns in OUR LIVING MULTIVERSE: A Book of Genesis in 0+7 Chapters-to be published in paperback. In addition, the most famous astronomical reference in the world, NORTON'S STAR ATLAS,  first published in 1910, will be revised and reissued to provide astronomy enthusiasts with a newly redesigned update on a perennial classic. Pi Press is expected to produce approximately twenty new titles each year.

"Trade science publishing is an exciting business space and Pearson's solid academic and professional networks will enable us to flourish within it," adds Morrow. "We intend to grow our market share of highly educated readers and capture a large general readership with an innovative, engaging, and compelling list of superb writing on a wide range of scientific subjects."

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