Image Courtesy Denis Hayes and Gail Boyer Hayes Related Links: COWED Denis Hayes Developed a Model for Office Buildings to Rely on Nature for Their Needs Super-Sustainable Bullitt Center is ENR Editors' Choice for Best Project in 2013 "To cow" means, among other things, to frighten with threats, to intimate and to overawe. The noun "cow" means, among other things, mature female cattle, especially domesticated cattle. "To have a cow" means to be amazed, angered or upset.A thoughtful presentation of the negative impacts of domesticated cows, "Cowed: The Hidden Impact of 93 Million Cows on America's Health, Economy, Politics, Culture

Readers love a rescue drama and Neil Swidey’s new book, "Trapped Under the Sea" (Crown, $26), is an unforgettable review of how the final stages of the cleanup of Boston Harbor in 1999 turned into a disaster that killed two divers.

Related Links: Special Report: Social Media in Construction Bold Brand Book's Website What do architecture, engineering, accounting, legal and other professional services firms have in common? Most of them are "horrible marketers," says management guru Mark Zweig in the foreword to "Bold Brand," a new book that serves as a tool kit for firms looking to make a statement and build up their bank of business.Professionals such as architects and engineers working in business-to-business companies tend to think of their services differently than pros working in the business-to-consumer world, which is intensely competitive and places a higher value on brand