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Making The Right Move
Gilliam Eades Telford, RN, BSN
Self-Counsel Press
1704 N. State St., Bellingham, WA 98225
www.self-counsel.com
1551804514 $14.95 1-877-877-6490
Seniors face some tough choices in deciding where to live and how to cope with the increasing
limitations of aging: Making The Right Move provides some important keys to locating help in
the US and Canada. Chapters cover the basics of different types of housing options and how to
evaluate them, how to tell whether a home is right, and the key features to look for when
evaluating either a senior facility or one offering more independence. Checklists help the rating
process, while insights on transportation and health issues complete the housing focus of Making
The Right Move.
Dover Publications Inc.
31 E. 2nd St., Mineola, NY 11501
www.doverpublications.com
Dover Publishers works hard at returning classic arts titles to print in affordable paperback
format: these new arrivals are some of the recent recommended picks from their latest holdings.
Charles Oliver's Anatomy And Perspective (0486435407, $8.95) republishes a 1972 slim
beginners title covering two fundamentals of figure drawing from classical Greece and the
Renaissance. Students learn how to convey the structure and functions of the human figure
following the elementary teachings in Anatomy And Perspective. R.L. Leonard and C.A.
Glassgold's American Art Deco (0486433749, $19.95) returns a 1931 classic to print, providing
over 200 black and white illustrations in a review of the Art Deco style's history and foundations.
Dore's London (0486432-726, $12.95) isn't a reprint: it's an original publication gathering all 180
illustrations from Dore's classic London, A Pilgrimage. The gathering in London presents all 180
drawings from his 1872 classic. Students of costume history and costume design will welcome
Caspar Luyken's return in Gallery Of Late-Seventeenth-Century Costume (0486429865, $12.95),
republishing plates from an original German 1703 classic. Luyken collaborated on several books
with German art dealer/publisher Christoph Weigel, and this reprints plates from one of his
works.
Lords & Lemurs
Alison Jolly
Houghton Mifflin
222 Berkeley St., Boston, MA 02116
www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com
0618367519 $25.00 1-800-225-3362
It's hard to neatly peg primate behavioralist Alison Jolly's wonderful Lords & Lemurs: somewhere
between a autobiography, travelogue, geography exploration and social issue examination still
doesn't aptly describe the magic of Jolly's encounter. Her focus on Madagascar's people, animals,
and society brings to life the rugged individuals and colorful personalities and issues of the
island, making Lords & Lemurs a testimony to Madagascar's past and future in the modern
world.
Changing Minds
Howard Gardner
Harvard Business School Press
60 Harvard Way, Boston, MA 02163
1578517095 $26.95 1-800-668-6780
Changing Minds: The Art And Science Of Changing Our Own And Other People's Minds is a
guide to the seemingly impossible challenge of changing a person's mind. Psychologist and author
Howard Gardner examines insights on what is required to actually break through long-held beliefs
and persuade a person to re-examine their perspective. Progressing on to practical means and
advice for changing people's minds in a logical, reasoned, and mannerly matter, chapters address
how to lead a diverse population vs. a uniform population, changing minds indirectly through
scientific discoveries or artistic creations, changing minds in a formal setting, and even changing
one's own mind. Changing Minds is written in plain terms and accessible to readers of all
backgrounds, but contains insights into the intelligence and thinking processes that affect
everyone.
The Way Of Conflict
Diedre Combs
New World Library
14 Pamaron Way, Novato, CA 94949
1577314492 $15.95 newworldlibrary.com
Resolve disputes and overcome differences with the help of The Way Of Conflict, where common
traps to progress are outlined and implications of conflict outside the situation at hand are
considered. Chapters handle everything from initial conflicts to escalation to violence, using
first-person and real-world experiences to explore problems and solutions.
Monkey Dancing
Daniel Glick
Public Affairs
250 W. 57th St., #1321, NY NY 10107
1586482378 $14.95 1-877-782-1234
What is a father to do when his brother dies of cancer, his marriage ends, and his life falls apart?
Newsweek correspondent Daniel Glick decided his course of action would take him and his
children on a journey around the world to see some of the planet's vanishing life forms, and
Monkey Dancing is his account of that trip, taken in the summer of 2001. From the Great Barrier
Reef in Australia to elephants in Nepal, Glick and his tree children embarked on an unforgettable
adventure and Monkey Dancing tinges their experiences with insights on loss, fatherhood, and
world changes.
Rodeo
Lynn Campion
The Lyons Press
PO Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437
www.lyonspress.com
1592284051 $19.95 1-800-836-0510
Lynn Campion grew up in Colorado where sports and horses were her major interests, moving to
Idaho and Montana to run a ranch and raise a family. Her national recognition as a cutting horse
non-pro champion and her rodeo insights from the inside contribute to Rodeo: Behind The Scenes
At America's Most Exciting Sport. Most rodeo coverages either provide a single biographical
focus on a rodeo star, or a review of rodeo in general: Campion's is one of the few to focus
almost exclusively behind the scenes, covering everything from saddle terminology and
preparation of equipment to how to buffer a fall. Simply outstanding.
Sterling Publishing Company
387 Park Avenue, NY, NY 10016
1-800-805-5489 www.amazon.com
Three excellent titles provide solid craft ideas for any seeking new projects. Vicki Payne's
Traditional Leaded Glass Crafting (140270335X, $26.95) pairs techniques with project
applications, packing in color photos to demonstrate such techniques as soldering panels,
producing art deco effects, and cutting glass. An excellent introduction beginners will appreciate.
Diana Light's Batik (1579904947, $14.95) tells how to learn batik by producing simple projects,
from pillows to curtains. Over twenty such projects receive embellishment through color photos
explaining how to create patterns and use dyebaths for maximum results. Ruth Lee's Creative
Machine Knitting (1861083114, $14.95) presents a range of designs for all occasions, including
the latest fashions and updates to classic designs. Especially valuable in Creative Machine Knitting
is the attention to adapting patterns to suit different needs, and following knitting through clear
diagrams rather than just the written word filled with code.
Old Glory
Robert Hedin, Editor
Persea Books
853 Broadway, Suite 604, NY, NY 10003
0892553103 $22.50 perseabooks.com
News commentator Walter Cronkite provides the foreword to Robert Hedin's fine Old Glory:
American War Poems From The Revolutionary War To The War On Terrorism, the first
comprehensive collection of American war poetry presenting 200 poems from over a hundred
American poets. The legacy of American war poetry efforts is established in Cronkite's forward,
providing a fitting introduction to a literary legacy which includes narratives, lamentations,
tributes, protests, battle hymns and more. The organization by conflict allows scholars to easily
pick the section which applies to their studies, making Old Glory a pick for both leisure and
scholarly audiences alike.
The Business Of America
Graham Thompson
Stylus Publishing, Inc.
22883 Quicksilver Drive, Sterling, VA 20166-2012
0745318088 $24.95 http://Styluspub.com
The Business Of America: The Cultural Production Of Post-War Nation is an exentended
discussion concerning how ever greater transnational shifts in business culture may come to
threaten the American values of individuality, family, and freedom, and how this tension is
realized within modern literature. Focusing also on the emergence of American Studies as a
discipline after the second world war, The Business Of America is sweeping in its search to
connect seemingly disparate influences in post-war American literature and its evolution in parallel
with the increasing globalization. Highly recommended.
Haunted San Francisco
Rand Richards, Editor
Heritage House Publishers
PO Box 194242, San Francisco, CA 94119
Email: hhprincon@aol.com
1879367041 $14.95 www.amazon.com
Rand Richards' Haunted San Francisco represents the first anthology of ghost stories completely
set in San Francisco, providing over two dozen spanning over 150 years and including both
literary writers and other popular writers of both fiction and non-fiction. The broad range of story
styles, choices and settings will enhance the unusual San Francisco geographical locale, appealing
to both San Francisco fans and ghost story enthusiasts alike.
Wisconsin: Simply Beautiful
Darryl R. Beers, et al.
Farcountry Press
PO Box 5630, Helena, MT 59604
www.farcountrypress.com
1560371854 $29.95 1-800-654-1105
The collaborative effort of expert and experienced photographers Darryl R. Beers, R.J. Miller,
and Linda Miller, Wisconsin: Simply Beautiful is a wonderful, hardcover coffeetable book
showcasing photographic images of Wisconsin's natural beauty and man-made wonders. Every
image is in full color and is accompanied by a caption. Wisconsin: Simply Beautiful is the perfect
giftbook for Wisconsin visitors wanting a "take home" souvenir. Wisconsin: Simply Beautiful is
also an ideal Memorial Fund Acquisition selection or Friends Of The Library funded acquisition.
Indeed, every Wisconsin community library should have at least one copy of Wisconsin: Simply
Beautiful in their collection!
Miss America By Day
Marilyn Van Derbur
Oak Hill Ridge Press
7150 Leetsdale Drive, #312, Denver, CO 80224-1750
www.MissAmericaByDay.com
0972829849 $22.95 www.amazon.com
Miss America By Day is the powerful, 563-page autobiography of Marilyn Van Derbur, a woman
who, once crowned Miss America, and was finally at age 53 able to say to the public, "I am an
incest survivor." Sexually abused by her father from age 5 to 18, the scars of her maltreatment
haunted her for years. Marilyn Van Derbur's personal story is one of seeking peace, working hard
to achieve lasting love, and a cautioning of society against the depredations of the most vile types
of human predators. Miss America By Day won the first place in the Writer's Digest national
competition in the "Most Inspiration Book" catagory and is a very highly recommended addition
to Women's Studies, Human Sexuality Studies, and Contemporary American Biography
supplemental reading lists as well as academic and public library collections.
Ticks Off!
Patrick Guilfoile, Ph.D.
ForSte Press, Inc.
PO Box 1537, Bemidji, MN 56619
0975385607 $9.95 www.forstepress.com
Ticks Off! Controlling Ticks That Transmit Lyme Disease On Your Property is a practical guide
for homeowners and others seeking to control Lyme disease transmitting ticks. Covering personal
protection against tick bites, identifying whether blacklegged ticks (deer ticks) exist on one's
property, strategies for keeping down infection rates by monitoring and influencing the animals
that serve as tick hosts, and more fill this brief yet extraordinarily accessible and practical
quick-read resource.
Meet The Sasquatch
Christopher L. Murphy
Hancock House Publishers
1431 Harrison Ave, Blaine, WA 98230
www.hancockwildlife.org
0888395744 $75.00 1-800-938-1114
In Meet The Sasquatch, Chris Murphy (with the assistance of John Gren and Thomas Steenburg)
presents an amazing compendium of research on the fabled sasquatch. Written by the team who
produced the work to accompany an exhibit at the Vancouver Museum in the summer of 2004,
Meet The Sasquatch is an amazing, intriniscally interesting, in-depth, informed and informative
compendium presenting the all that is known or suspected about the Sasquatch with detailed
information and full-color photography, written for believers and skeptics alike. Definitive and
up-to-date, Meet The Sasquatch is highly recommended reading!
Afrikan Alphabets
Saki Mafundikwa
Mark Batty Publisher LLC
6050 Boulevard East, Suite 2H, West New York, NJ 07093
www.markbattypublisher.com
0972424067 $34.95 1-201-453-1775
Afrikan Alphabets: The Story Of Writing In Afrika is the impressive result of author Saki
Mafundikwa's 20-year effort to collect information on writing systems throughout Africa.
Pictographs, mnemonic devices, syllabaries and alphabets are all graphically presented with
pronounciation guides, and color photographs of people, art and documents, and brief essays
concering the histories of various writing scripts. A superb reference guide and a fascinating
linguistic history.
The Jobs/Careers Shelf
The Unemployment Survival Guide
Jim Stringham & David R. Workman
Gibbs Smith
PO Box 667, Layton UT 84041
www.gibbs-smith.com
1586853732 $9.95 1-800-748-5439
Anyone who has quit a job, been laid off or fired will find The Unemployment Survival Guide
provides practical solutions to surviving the months of low or no income which can result. From
eliminating bad habits and money-spending habits to moving back with Mom, The Unemployment
Survival Guide offers many choices and options for improvement.
The Travel Shelf
Backpacking Idaho
Doug Lorain
Wilderness Press
1200 - 5th St., Berkeley, CA 94710-1306
www.wildernesspress.com
0899973469 $17.95 1-800-443-7227
Idaho has more than four million acres of designated wilderness, impressive mountains, beautiful
desert canyons, and adventuresome rivers. All of this spectacular Idaho scenery is perfect for
nature-loving packbackers. Doug Lorain's Backpacking Idaho: From Alpine Peaks To Desert
Canyons showcases 33 diverse "backpacker friendly" trips ranging from three day getaways to
two week extended excursions. Backpacking Idaho lays out routes in the Selkirk and Sawtooth
mountains, the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness area, the Continental Divide Trail, and in the
Yellowstone National Park. Provided are trip summary charts with ratings for scenery, solitude,
and degree of difficulty, as well as maps highlighting trail types, campsites, ranger stations, and
elevation. If you are looking to personally experience Idaho's most memorable hiking
opportunities, then you need a copy of Doug Lorain's Backpacking Idaho!
New Mexico Chow
Scott Sharot
The Intrepid Traveler
PO Box 531, Branford, CT 06405
1887140484 $11.95 chowbooks.com
New Mexico Chow: Restaurants For The Rest Of Us by Albuquerque-based food writer and chef
Scott Sharot is a unique guide to a diversity of unique and sometime unexpected New Mexico
dining establishments. While there are four-diamond restaurants with international reputations
listed, there are also others which are Short's favorite and time-tested places that aren't really
restaurants by traditional definition. Among them is a blue trailer that can be found (sometimes)
parked on the side of the road near Santa Fe. Others are modest storefront establishments that
double as ethnic food markets. Featuring almost one hundred restaurants (by what ever
definition), New Mexico Chow showcases Sharot's short, succinct, energetic reviews delivered
with wit, wisdom and humor. Sharot doesn't rate the different and differing restaurants other to
guarantee that each and ever one of his selections offers "darn good chow" at a darn good price.
If you are planning to eat out anywhere in New Mexico, then secure yourself a copy of Scott
Sharot's New Mexico Chow!
The Streets & San Man's Guide To Chicago Eats
Dennis Foley
Lake Claremont Press
4650 North Rockwell Street, Chicago, IL 60625
1893121275 $12.95 lakeclaremont.com
The Streets & San Man's Guide To Chicago Eats is a no-nonsense guide to the tastiest places in
Chicago to grab a bite. Each brief restaurant listing offers a rating for food quality, address and
phone number, directions, and a sumptuous summary of the quality of food to be found therein. A
selection of coupons good until December 2006 rounds out this useful and handy reference for
travelers and Chicago natives alike.
Connecticut
Barnett Laschever & Andi Marie Cantele
The Countryman Press
PO Box 478, Woodstock, VT 05091
www.countrymanpress.com
0881506079 $19.95 1-800-245-4151
Now in an updated fifth edition, Connecticut: An Explorer's Guide is a comprehensive guide for
vacationers and business travelers alike. Offering an alphabetical "What's Where" subject guide to
help plan trips, 20 regional and downtown maps, an extensive listing of events and activities to
attend, lodging, dining, and selective shopping locales, and much more, Connecticut: An
Explorer's Guide is an easy-to-use resource for finding what one needs when one needs it. The
collaborative effort of Barnett D. Laschever and Andi Marie Cantele, Connecticut: An Explorer's
Guide is a useful and practical guidebook, recommended for anyone visiting the small yet
upstanding state of Connecticut.
RV In NZ
Carolyn Harris
Marble Mountain Press
1250 Biddle Rd., Suite F2-217, Medford, Oregon 97504
0974855200 $17.00 www.rvinnz.com
RV In NZ: How To Spend Your Winters Freedom Camping South-Way South In New Zealand
by Carolyn Harris (a veteran of touring New Zealand in winter mootorcarvans) is the definitive
guide for anyone wanting to explore the beauty and excitement of a New Zealand excursion.
Readers are definitively provided with solid information and invaluable advice on everything from
buying a motorcaravan and getting the motorcarvan on the road, to finding free and/or low cost
parking as well as meeting and traveling with New Zealand "movaners". If you are planning a trip
to New Zealand and want to explore that wonderful country first hand -- then give a careful
reading to Carolyn Harris' RV In NZ!
Wanderlust
Troy M. Litten
Chronicle Books
85 2nd St., San Francisco CA 94105
0811842444 $14.95 chroniclebooks.com
Troy Litten's Wanderlust could as easily have been featured in our travel section, but is
highlighted here for its fine art applications as well. A small pocket-sized paperwork offers
Litten's paintings of travel topics and destinations, from hotel beds and bathtubs to market
holdings and odd signs and scenes. A lovely survey of travel experience and world wonders
evolves for the armchair wanna-be.
The Cookbook Shelf
American History Cookbook
Mark Zanger
Greenwood Press
88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
1573563765 $24.95 greenwood.com
More than just another cookbook, Mark Zanger's American History Cookbook relies on historical
commentary and recipes to trace the history and evolution of American cooking and culinary
trends, from the first European contact with Native Americans to the 1970s. A chronological
arrangement to American History Cookbook's chapters offers general commentary, historical
background, and recipes for 3-4 dishes of the times or region. Dishes come from a range of
historical cookbooks and other historical sources.
Indian Flavor
Jeeti Gandhi
Laurel Glen Publishing
c/o Advantage Publishers Group
5880 Oberlin Dr., San Diego, CA 92121
1571458646 $15.95 1-800-788-3123
Illustrated throughout with high-quality color photographs of its dishes, Indian Flavor presents 80
recipes for traditional Indian cuisine, from rice pulao dishes, tandoori lamb chops, and coconut
fish to naan and other flatbreads, barbecued tricolor cheese, and so much more. What
distinguishes Indian Flavor is not only its capture of mouth-watering spice combinat-ions, but also
the author's careful incorporation of healthier ingredients such as yogurt and soy products for
more nutritious and less fattening food preparation. An enthralling, zesty, and simple-to-follow
cookbook for anyone interested in trying their hand at capturing the memorable flavors of
India.
Low-Carb Vegetarian
Margo DeMello
The Book Publishing Company
PO Box 99, Summertown, TN 38483
1570671672 $12.95 1-800-695-2241
Compiled by culinary expert Margo DeMello, Low-Carb Vegetarian is a collection of "kitchen
friendly", meatless and dairy free, nutritious and weight-control enhancing dishes that are as fun to
make as they are easy to prepare and scrumptiously delicious to consume. Enhanced with timely
information on low-carb diets in general, and their adaptation to the vegetarian palate and
life-style, the recipes range from Spicy Black Bean Soup; Thai Cucumber Salad; Saag Tofu with
Cauliflower Couscous; and Shish Kabob with South Asian Marinade; to Riceless Sushi; Mock
Lunchmeat Rollups; Roasted Garlic, Onion, and Red Pepper Hummus; and Coconut Strawberry
Pudding. Low-Carb Vegetarian is a unique and welcome addition to vegetarian cookbook
collection!
Sweetly Southern
Lynda Moreau, editor
Pelican Publishing Company
PO Box 3110, Gretna, LA 70054
1589801814 $22.50 1-800-843-1724
Knowledgeably compiled, deftly organized so as to be completely "kitchen cook friendly, and
expertly edited into an enthusiastically recommended compendium of 173 desserts, candies,
punches, and sweet-tasting snack recipes in homage to favorite family treats and militarily inspired
desserts, Sweetly Southern: Delicious Desserts From The Sons Of Confederate Veterans offer up
a unique heritage of southern dishes to top off any meal or enhance any celebratory occasion.
From Dying General Buttermilk Pie; Jeff Davis Pudding Pie; and Robert E. Lee Orange Pie; to
Confederate Summer Punch; Martha Washington's Candy; and Cassie's Confederate Cherry Pie,
these are delicious dishes embodying some of the best that Confederate era cuisine has to
offer!
Harvard Common Press
535 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118
www.harvardcommonpress.com
Paul Kirk has been known as the Baron of Barbecue and his Championship Barbecue
(1558322426, $18.95) and companion Championship Barbecue Sauces (15583-2125X, $11.95)
tells why. Each book provides a wide range of 'signature' innovations by grillmeister Kirk, ranging
from Black Pepper Shrimp and a T-Bone Steak with Redeye Marinade in Championship Barbecue
to Tarragon Chicken Baste and a lemon-dill Zesty Chicken Basting Sauce in Barbecue Sauces.
Together, the two are a powerful pairing.
125 Best Toaster Oven Recipes
Linda Stephen
Robert Rose/Firefly Books
155 E. 34th St. #5B, NY, NY 10016
0778800865 $18.95 fireflybooks.com
Toaster ovens are ordinarily considered in reheating dishes here they are pursued for their ability
to bake, broil and produce fresh dishes of their own. Linda Stephen has compiled the 125 best
dishes which are finished in the toaster oven, from Sausage and Penne Bake to Swedish Chicken
Meatballs. The result: 125 Best Toaster Oven Recipes wins hands-down as a quick main dish
sourcebook.
The Science Shelf
Fleet Fire
L.J. Davis
Arcade Publishers
141 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10010
www.arcadepub.com
1559706554 $27.95 1-800-759-0190
'Fleet fire' is the old term for what modern users know as electricity: Fleet Fire: Thomas Edison
And The Pioneers Of The Electric Revolution by L.J. Davis is an truly absorbing history of the
electric revolution, ranging from its early use and experimental findings to modern times.
Inventors around the world participated in the race to discover and use the new source of energy,
with lab explosions, stolen patents, and religious banishment often the result. Anecdotes and
little-known facts come together to make Fleet Fire a fascinating odyssey of discovery.
The Music Shelf
The Original Marvelettes
Marc Taylor
Aloiv Publishing
Box 340484, Jamaica, NY 11434-0484
www.touchofclassicsoul.com
0965232859 $22.95 www.amazon.com
Collections strong in soul music representation won't want to miss Marc Taylor's expose The
Original Marvelettes: Motown's Mystery Girl Group, providing the history of Motown's legendary
1960s girl group. Katherine Anderson Schaffner is the only member of the group there from its
beginning to end, so she serves as the focus and viewpoint of soul music enthusiast Taylor''
coverage, telling how the group rose from obscurity to the top of the charts in less than a year.
Interviews with others on the scene at the time round out The Original Marvelettes.
No Woman No Cry
Eita Marley with Hettie Jones
Hyperion
77 West 66th St., NY, NY 10023-6298
0786868678 $22.95 1-800-759-0190
No Woman No Cry is the story of when the young Alphraita Anderson met Robert Nesta Marley
at the age of 18, with neither imagining a musical and love relationship which would take the
reggae world by storm: both came from slum families and Rita was a young unwed mother while
Bob was a homeless teen. Their friendship, romance, marriage, and eventually immersion in the
music world comes to life under Rita Marley's hand, providing a powerful memoir by the woman
who knew reggae artist Bob Marley best. Powerful and gripping.
Clawhammer Banjo For The Complete Ignoramus!
Wayne Erbsen
Native Ground Music
109 Bell Road, Asheville, NC 28805-1521
188320643X $17.95 1-800-752-2656
Enhanced with an accompanying CD, Clawhammer Banjo For The Complete Ignoramus! is a
basic introduction to the clawhammer banjo by Wayne Erbsen -- president of Native Ground
Music and an acclaimed banjo picker in his own right! Filled with sample songs to practice by,
tips, hints, and clues, advice for either cultivating "picking nails" or buying artificial nails if that is
impossible, basic techniques such as different means of tuning and how to use a capo, and much
more, Clawhammer Banjo For The Complete Ignoramus! is easy to use and a superb supplement,
especially for the self-taught beginner.
The Continuum Publishing Group
370 Lexington Ave, NY, NY 10017-6550
$9.95 each www.continuumbooks.com
Two new additions to the music group biography '33 1/3' series focus on well-known, notable
rock albums which have made lasting impacts on the music world. Joe Harvard's Velvet
Underground And Nico (0826415504) shows how the star album by Velvet Underground
influenced the sound of bands more than any other in history. Released in 1967, the LP record
changed not only the recording process, but production as a whole. Author Harvard, as
co-founder and owner of Fort Apache Studios, appears on numerous records by bands and puts
him in the unique position of being both a musician and an industry commentator. Elisabeth
Vincentelli's Abba Gold (0826415466) shows how the record defined the band's career upon its
release in 1992, saving a group which had become almost a memory representing trash.
Vincentelli is Senior Editor at Times Out New York and examines the impact the Abba Gold
album made on the group and its image in the industry as a whole.
Wonderous Strange
Kevin Bazzana
Oxford University Press
198 Madison Ave., New York NY 10016
0195174402 $35.00 www.oup.com
Twenty years of interviews with friends and colleagues of classical pianist Glenn Gould contribute
to the biography Wonderous Strange: The Life And Art Of Glenn Gould: a masterpiece probing
not just Gould's artistic life, but his family and social relationships. Kevin Bazzana holds a
doctorate in music history: perhaps this is why his coverage is so scholarly and detailed in scope:
yet as a freelance writer and editor, he's also more than able to add spice and insight into his
work, making Wonderous Strange a distinctive probe of Gould's memorable traits and
influences.
See You At The Hall
Susan Gedutis
Northeastern University Press
360 Huntington Ave., 416CP, Boston, MA 02115
www.nupress.neu.edu
1555536107 $26.95 1-800-666-2211
From the1940s to the mid-1960s, several evenings a week, thousands of Irish and Irish Americans
flocked to Boston's dance halls on Dudley Square to enjoy an unparalleled social scene of music,
dance, and shopping. Musician and music book editor Susan Gedutis is also a performer of
traditional Irish music in the New England area, and she's the logical author to add rich detail and
social history to See You At The Hall, a probe of the history of Boston through the eyes of those
who performed there. Narratives weave with social history to make for a compelling study in See
You At The Hall.
DaCapo Press
11 Cambridge Ctr, Cambridge, MA 02142
www.dacapopress.com
Nat Hentoff's American Music Is (03068-13513, $16.95) comes from a jazz critic and
commentator who began writing for the Village Voice back in 1957, providing a weekly column
which was syndicated to over 250 newspapers across the country. Hentoff's latest collection of
essays provides over sixty pieces probing not just jazz, but blues, country, gospel and more.
Hentoff's observations of American classic musicians in different genres comes spiced with his
own recollections of and friendships with many he writes about, making American Music Is
something special indeed. Dave Zimmer edits Four Way Street: The Crosby, Stills, Nash &
Young Reader (0306812770, $17.95), providing a collection tied together by the former BAM
magazine editor's years of background in the industry. Any fan of the rock group will quickly
discover that Four Way Street places under one cover some of the best writings of the past three
decades, following the band through an era of change and discussing major transitions and
pinnacles of success in the process.
The Complete Idiot's Guide To Songwriting
Joel Hirschhorn
Alpha Books
800 E. 96th St., Indianapolis, IN 46240
1592572111 $18.95 idiotsguides.com
So you know how to come up with a song, and you're no idiot but you're confused by the
challenges of rhyming, steady logical beats, and all the elements which translate lyric to music. It's
time for the updated second edition of Joel Hirschhorn's Idiot's Guide To Songwriting: a 'bible' to
developing lyrics and melodies which go together. From analyzing the elements of a song to
understanding dynamic lyric elements and writing for specific musical genres, this comes packed
with hints and helpful insights.
The Hunting/Fishing Shelf
Fishing The Massachusetts Coast
Captain John Gribb
Burford Books
32 Morris Ave., Springfield, NJ 07081
1580801196 $16.95 burfordbooks.com
Some of the finest saltwater fishing in the United States has to offer is off the coast of
Massachusetts in general, and Cape Cod in particular. John Gribb is a USGC Licensed Charter
Captain specializing in light-tackle and saltwater fly-fishing who has compiled a life-time's
experience and expertise in Fishing The Massachusetts Coast: A Guide To North Shore, South
Shore, And Cape Cod Locations For Boat And Shore Angles. Offering a profusion of insider tips
and accessible techniques ranging from chartering boat trips to the technical aspects of saltwater
fly-fishing, this "how to" compendium and definitive guide is a "must" for anyone wanting to
know where and when to cast their lines in the coastal waters of Massachusetts.
Encyclopedia Of Fishing Knots & Rigs
Geoff Wilson
AFN
c/o Cardinal Publishers Group
7301 Georgetown Road, Suite 118, Indianapolis, IN 46268
1865130400 $12.95 cardinalpub.com
Geoff Wilson's Encyclopedia Of Fishing Knots & Rigs is a 128-page compendium of fishing knots
that are essential for anglers of all skill levels, and instructions that teach the most novice
fisherman how to master them quickly. The revealing, step-by-step visual digrams make the
instructions extremely explicit. This is an absolute "must-have", user friendly, quick reference for
the dedicated fisherman.
Trolling Truths
Sep Hendrickson & Marilyn Hendrickson
Frank Amato Publications, Inc.
PO Box 82112, Portland, Oregon 97282
1571883096 $15.95 amatobooks.com
Trolling Truths For Trout, Kokanee, And Landlocked King Salmon is a how-to guide concerning
freshwater trolling with ultralight equipment. Written by the owners of SEP's Pro Fishing, Inc.,
manufacturers of ultralight tackle, Trolling Truths combines color photographs with explicit
instructions for maximizing one's fish catch. Tips especially pertaining to trolling individual
species of fish round out this practical and easy-to-assimilate guide for fishermen of all skill
levels.
The Criminology Shelf
Murder Is The Charge
William C. Costopoulos & Brad Bumsted
Camino Books
PO Box 59026, Philadelphia, PA 19102
0940159880 $24.95 caminobooks.com
Written by defense attorney William C. Costopoulos with the assistances of award-winning
political journalist Brad Bumsted, Murder Is The Charge: The True Story Of Mayor Charlie
Robertson And The York, Pennsylvania, Race Riots is the true story of the aftermath of the
deadly July 1969 race riots in York, Pennsylvania. Two people were murdered, a white police
officer and a young black woman, but in the interests of preserving a delicate peace, the district
attorney chose not to prosecute a case for the killings. Over thirty years later, New York Mayor
Charlie Robertson, a former police officer, was arrested for alleged involvement murder, with the
prosecution's chief witness claiming that he handed out ammunition to white gang members and
instigated them to kill. Tainted testimony, conflicting ballistics evidence, and a trial steeped in
emotion resulted, and cost Charlie Robertson any chance of a successive mayoral term. Murder Is
The Charge lays out the true story of the trial and its resolution, and the "closure" it allegedly
brought to the riots, though with some bias for the defendants' points of view. A compelling
account of an attempt to serve justice; it is up to the reader to decide how successful that attempt
was.
The Mafia In Havana
Enrique Cirules
Ocean Press
PO Box 1186, Old Chelsea Station, New York, NY 10113
1876175427 $17.95 oceanbooks.com.au
The Mafia In Havana: A Caribbean Mob Story is a meticulously accurate and superbly written
history of the Cuban underworld in terms of the interactions between the American Mafia, U.S.
businesses, and governmental intelligence agencies. Revealed is the often brutal influences the
Mafia had upon the conduct of Cuban politics and policies under the Batista dictatorship. This
was the time of Mafia funded casino gambling under the auspices of Myer Lansky with the
support of such figures as Lucky Luciano and the New York and Florida crime families. It took a
revolution under the leadership of Fidel Castro to destroy Mafia influence and governmental
corruption. The Mafia In Havana is a seminal and strongly recommended addition to personal and
academic American Organized Crime historical studies and supplemental reading lists.
The Biography Shelf
Tapestry
Laurel Lee
Lighthouse Trails Publishing
PO Box 958, Silverron, OR 97381
www.lighthousetrails.com
0972151230 $22.95 1-866-876-3910
Tapestry: The Journey Of Laurel Lee is the compelling personal story of Laurel Lee and her
literary "rags to riches" life story. In 1975 at the age of twenty-nine, she was diagnosed with
Hodgkin's Disease and told by doctors she was going to die. Unable to cope, her husband left her
and her three children. Yet she fought for her life, keeping a journal that later became the basis for
a best selling book and CBS movie "Walking Through The Fire", and Laurel embarked upon a
world-wide travel and the enduring struggle to raise her children on her own, in a resounding
journey that exalts the spirit. Illustrated with over sixty black-and-white photographs of Laurel
and her children, and over ninety drawings done by her, it chronicles the events of her life with
simplicity and narrative poise. Highly recommended and inspirational reading.
Rodeo Legends
Gavin Ehringer
Western Horseman
Box 7980, Colorado Springs, CO 80933
www.westernhorseman.com
1585747106 $17.95 www.amazon.com
If it's light and interesting biographical sketches of some selected extraordinary athletes of the
rodeo world you're after, look no further than Gavin Ehringer's Rodeo Legends: Twenty
Extraordinary Athletes Of America's Sport: here 20 athletes of rodeo each receive a healthy
number of pages including interview insights, rodeo tips, and memorable moments. Punctuated
with black and white photos throughout, Rodeo Legends is hard to put down.
Mark My Words!
Mark Hasten
Brotchin Books
11571 Westbury Place Drive, Carmel, IN 46032
0974983802 $24.95 www.amazon.com
Mark My Words! A Personal History is the memoir of Mark Hasten, a World War II survivor
who became a successful businessman. Forced to flee the Nazis that overran his Polish hometown,
author Mark Hasten's experiences among the ranks of the Free Polish Army during World War II,
his eyewitness account of the first days of Israel's independence, his journeys to new homes in
Canada and the United States, and his perseverance in the business world, Mark My Words! is a
profound success story and a testament to human resiliance, determination, and faith.
Triumphant Mourner
Brian Matthew Jordan
Dorrance Publishing
701 Smithfield St,, 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3906
www.dorrancepublishing.com
0805962859 $15.00 1-800-788-7654
Of all the U.S. presidents who have influenced American history, the least recognized and
discussed is Franklin piece until the appearance of Brian Matthew Jordan's Triumphant
Mourner, that is. Triumphant Mourner's biographical coverage tells of a man consumed by politics
to the point of sacrificing his family life, children, and ultimately even his reputation. Even more
unusual to note here: author Brian Matthew Jordan was a high school sophomore when he wrote
this study yet his historical research is impeccable, and his writing style smacks of scholarly
accuracy and a lively commentate tone which imparts important details in a readable manner.
Back From Betrayal
Suzy Farbman
Crofton Creek Press
Goldberg McDuffie (publicity)
2303 Gregg Road, SW, South Boardman, MI 49680
0970091729 $24.95 croftoncreek.com
The candid and compelling personal autobiographical story of Suzy Farbman, Back From
Betrayal: Saving A Marriage, A Family, A Life is the candid story of marital infidelity and the
hard road to recovery. After three decades of marriage, Suzy Farbman learned her husband was
having an affair; rather than give up hope for her marriage, she elected to fight back and rebuild it.
Her story, along with the story of her husband Burton, shows the pain of learning to trust again in
plain terms. A compelling testimony about the power of forgiveness and renewed
committment.
Didn't You Used To Be What's His Name?
Denny Miller
To Health With You Publishers, LLC
8550 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 102-374, Las Vegas, NV 89117
0975391704 $34.95 1-702-254-6272
Didn't You Used To Be What's His Name? is the superbly illustrated, organized, and presented
autobiography of Denny Miller -- a man who was a professional actor playing such roles as
Tarzan and King Arthur, has portrayed cowboys, surfers, and for fourteen years was the product
spokesman for Gorton's Fisherman. Black-and-white photographs, fascinating tales of showbiz,
and the sometimes humorous, sometimes touching, always dedicated exploits of a true
professional actor makes for an engaging and intrinsically interesting Hollywood life story.
Pursuit Of Freedom
Susanne M. Reyto
Jet Publishing
10724 Wilshire Boulevard, #707, Los Angeles, CA 90024
094458120X $21.95 jetpublishing.com
Pursuit Of Freedom: A True Story Of The Enduring Power Of Hope And Dreams is the
compelling autobiography of Susanne M. Reyto. She tells of life in Hungary, and the ravages that
the nation faced - first from the Nazis, then from the rapacious claims of Communism, which
exhorted taking from the people to give to the party. Families were torn apart; respected citizens
were ostracized, and author Susanne Reyto had to navigate the treacherous environment to build
her own life, and cling to hope amidst darkness all around. A moving true story of human
endurance and the will to realize one's dreams.
The Computer Shelf
Top-Down Network Design
Priscilla Oppenheimer
Cisco Press
201 West 103rd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46290-1097
1587051524 $60.00 ciscopress.com
Now in an expanded and updated second edition, Top-Down Network Design by data
communications and networking systems expert Priscilla Oppenheimer is a straightforward guide
to designing reliable enterprise networks. Systematic methods for network designs that can be
used with campus LANs, remote-access networks, WAN links, and large scale interworks are
presented in scholarly instructional detail. From technical requirements to traffic flow, QoS
requirements, selecting the optimum protocols and technologies, virtual private networks,
ethernet scalability options, and much more, Top-Down Network Design a hands-on, in-depth,
practical self-teaching reference and resource highly recommended for aspiring and practicing
network designers.
Que Publishing
c/o Pearson Technology Group
201 West 103rd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46290-1097
www.mcp.com www.amazon.com
The collaborative and expert work of Peter Kuo and Jim Henderson, Novell's Guide to
Troubleshooting eDirectory (0789731-460, $59.99, 936 pp.) is the official update edition to the
only eDirectory troubleshooting book currently available to computer users and web developers.
This is a completely "user friendly", comprehensive, single-stop reference covers all eDirectory
issues and topics ranging from good design to proactive/reactive problem resolution. Strongly
recommended for the novice and seasoned expert alike, the superbly organized information was
gathered directly from the hands-on, real world experiences of the authors. Now in an updated
and highly enhanced second edition, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Unleashed (0672326671;
$59.99; 1368 pp.) is the collaboration of a team of Microsoft experts: Rand Morimoto, Kenton
Gardinier, Michael Noel, and Omar Droubi. Covering the 15 released feature packs of this
seminal reference, and incorporating important reader feedback to make Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 Unleashed an even stronger resource for the IT professional means that this is a
seminal, essential, and "user friendly" addition to the dedicated computer reference shelf.
Snort 2.1 Intrusion Detection
Jay Beale, et al.
Syngress Publishing
800 Hingham St, Rockland, MA 02370
1931836043 $49.95 www.syngress.com
Now in an updated and expanded second edition Snort 2.1 Intrusion Detection offers completely
up-to-date information and instruction ranging from the basics of installation, preprocessor
configuraton, and optimization of the Snort software system. Enhanced with an accompanying
CD-ROM, Snort 2.1 Intrusion Detection combines explict instructions for applying the software
along with a wealth of sample code, tips, tricks, and techniques, and the option to participate in
the Snort mailing list. A thorough and "user-friendly" introduction to a software option tailored
especially guarding privacy and integrity in the digital age.
Osborne/McGraw-Hill
2100 Powell Street, 10th floor, Emeryville, CA 94608
1-800-722-4726 www.amazon.com
Now in a completely updated and significantly expanded second edition, Linksys Networks: The
Official Guide (0072230-72X; 352 pages; $39.99) by computer networking experts Kathy Ivens
and Larry Seltzer shows just how to share high-speed Internet access, voice, video, and data in
the home or for a business using Linksys connectivity solutions. Linksys Networks is a very highly
recommended instructional, authoritative and highly recommended resource which illustratively
demonstrates how to build a network easily and affordably, as well as how to select hardware, set
up both wired and wireless networks, resolve security issues with firewalls, use anti-virus
software, and so very much more. Citrix Metaframe Access Suite For Windows Server 2003: The
Official Guide (0072195665; 752 pages; $59.99) by Steve Kaplan and Tim Reeser deftly and
concisely explains how to build a robust, reliable, and scalable thin-client computing environment
and deploy Windows 2000/Windows 2003 Server and MetaFrame. Citrix Metaframe Access Suite
For Windows Server 2003 is a strongly recommended choice enabling Windows users to also
learn how to to centralize application management, reduce software on the desktop, and eliminate
terminal emulation. In an expanded and updated second edition, Macromedia Flash MX 2004:
The Complete Reference (007-2229209; 752 pages; $49.99) by Flash expert Brian Underdahl
shows Macromedia Flash MX users just how to take effective advantage of Flash's increased
functionality and flexibility, and discover even greater creativity and brighter, more effective Web
content. A truly complete and comprehensive instructional reference, Macromedia Flash MX
2004 provides thorough and confidently recommended coverage of ActionScript, Flash's native
programming language, Flash tools, animation, and a great deal more.
Inside .Mac
Chuck Toporek
O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
1005 Gravenstein, Hwy N., Sebastopol, CA 95472-2811
www.oreilly.com
0596005016 $19.95 1-800-998-9938
Apple created .Mac (dot Mac) as a suite of services to let subscribers share information online,
yet it hasn't received half the notoriety of its I-cousins, despite features range from an online
contact management system and storage space to a customizable personal web site and more.
Chuck Toporek's Inside .Mac is the first and only manual to prove the riches of this new suite,
providing a quick reference to the entire program and its modules. If you own .MAC, you owe it
to yourself to include this essential desk reference in your collection: .MAC is too valuable to
miss.
Peachpit Press
1249 8th St., Berkeley, CA 94710
www.peachpit.com
So: you've bought your first digital camera, paid for Photoshop now where do you go for help?
Digital photographers at all levels of experience interested in incorporating digital pictures and
illustrations into their work will find the second edition of Katrin Eismann, Sean Duggan and Tim
Grey's Digital Photography (0321223-721, $49.95) provides an invaluable guide to mastering the
basic digital photography techniques important for producing a polished result. From editing
digital images with Photoshop CS to improving tone, contrast, and colors, Digital Photography
adds plenty of professional tips and techniques applicable to all digital cameras so that users can
gain the most from their equipment. Russell Brown's The Photoshop Show (932120042X,
$35.00) is designed for the bare-bones computer novice at Photoshop seeking to quickly achieve
professional-polished results with the complex photo editing program. Brown's background
providing exciting video educational shows at conferences translates well to the book and
CD-ROM version of Photoshop Show, capturing the magic of the Brown technique without
moving visuals. Seven essential tips encourage new ways to use Photoshop's powerful editor.
Both are highly recommended picks.
Charles River Media
20 Downer Avenue, Unit 3, Hingham, MA 02043
www.charlesriver.com
Charles River Media's technical computer guides aren't meant for the novice or perhaps even the
advanced user; but the intermediate programmer and system webmaster seeking detailed technical
information with specific and in-depth insights. Eric Hunley's Web Design With Macromedia
Studio MX 2004 (1584502835, $49.95) assumes a basic design background, providing beginning
designs with a detailed step-by-step process for creasing a site using the new Macromedia Studio
MX 2004 program. Web Design With Macromedia Studio MX 2004 covers more than just
program basics: it actually tells how to plan a site, create a framework for construction, and how
to use Flash and other sources to create dynamic content for the Web. Robert Firebaugh's
Illustrating With Macromediaflash MX 2004 (15845-03157, $41.95) is the next place to go when
it's illustration and graphics instruction which is needed. It includes a set of drawing tool
techniques and illustration concepts based on the Macromedia Flash MX 2004 program, but
Illustrating With Macromedia Flash MX 2004 goes beyond the basics to cover a range of
technical illustrations choices and decision-making processes. Thom Robbins' Programming
Microsoft Infopath (158450312, $41.95) is the place to go for developers who want to get their
feet wet using the new Infopath 2003 addition to Microsoft Office. Robbins' code-oriented
approach allows designers to develop skills through sets of hands-on examples and
implementation applications. Buyers of the new Pro Tools technician's guide to mixing and editing
audio will appreciate Clayton Walnum's Pro Tools Recording Guide (1584503114, $39.95),
joining others in the 'Digital Filmmaking & Audio' series to prove step-by-step 'labs' of instruction.
The most recent 6.1 release is included in a guide which also packs in a CD-ROM of different
sample sessions and audio files. Not for the novice; but advanced programmers who appreciate
solid reference texts with practical applications will find all of these vital additions to their
reference collections.
The Glitterguru On Photoshop From Concept To Cool
Suzette Troche-Stapp
New Riders
800 East 96th St, Indianapolis, IN 46240
073571133X $39.99 newriders.com
Beginners to Photoshop daunted by the dry, thick appearance of most 'Bibles' on the topic will
find themselves compelled by Suzette Troche-Stapp, the 'glitter guru' herself; if not by the cover,
which shows a butterfly-painted pretty face rather than an imposing computer; than by the bright
color-coded pages within, which invite browsing the learning. "Things that contain lots of glitter"
are to be found here; from diagrams of real-life lighting setups and tips on marketing Photoshop
results to make money, to fantasy re-touching studio models. The Glitterguru On Photoshop
From Concept To Cool is simply compelling and a specially recommended pick for newcomers to
the program.
Addison Wesley
75 Arlington St., Boston, MA 02116
awprofessional.com www.phptr.com
Web developers and database managers concerned with ongoing security threats will find
invaluable two important guides to internet security. The second edition of the Honeynet
Project's Know Your Enemy (0321166469, $49.99) comes with a CD-ROM of documentation
and techniques for deploying 'honeynets': high-interaction honeypots designed to capture
extensive information on how your company's hacker enemies operate so you can defuse them.
Use this to plan, build and maintain honeynets and understand the basics of 'reverse engineering'
concepts and techniques. Stuart McClure, et.al.'s Web Hacking (0201761769, $49.99) covers the
basics of hacking and defense, analyzing a broad range of Web atacks and defenses for both
novice and advanced audiences. Web Hacking provides an overview of the Web and the features
hackers commonly go after, discusses countermeasures and effective changes, and reveals the
frightening world of 'e-shoplifting'. An in-depth coverage keeps the report technical enough for
web developers yet easy enough for relative novices with a minimum of programming background
to absorb.
Code Hacking
Richard Conway & Julian Cordingley
Charles River Media
10 Downer Avenue, Hingham, MA 02043
www.charlesriver.com
1584503149 $54.95 1-800-382-8505
The collaboration of freelance computer consultant Richard Conway and security and distributed
applications consultant Julian Cordingley, Code Hacking: A Developer's Guide To Network
Security is a guidebook that teaches developers basic hacking techniques and hacker
methodologies and thought processes, so that developers can write code that more effectively
resists hacking as well as how to write network security test harnesses for application and
infrastructure. Scanners, sniffers, and common exploits are also covered in this in-depth guide that
uses the languages of C#, C++, and Java to present and explain its lessons. An accompanying
CD-ROM contains a custom security scanner written in C#. Highly recommended for aspiring and
skilled developer's in today's modern age of cybercrime.
The Business Shelf
Ugly Americans
Ben Mezrich
William Morrow
10 East 53rd St., New York NY 10022
www.harpercollins.com
006057500X $24.95 1-800-242-7737
Ben Mezrich is a Harvard University grad with six novels under his belt, but Ugly Americans is
only his second foray into nonfiction; so it's not surprising that it reads like a novel, with all the
drama and strong characterization such would entail. Ugly Americans is the true story of John
Malcolm a Princeton grad who traveled halfway around the world to pull off a trade in Asia which
proved the biggest deal in the history of global financial markets. His approach would raid the
Asian market for millions, bringing to it an unprecedented American business savvy and youthful
trader resiliency the likes of which Asia had never seen before. Ugly Americans is the resulting
gripping, lively, and informative study.
Prospect Factory
Ted Stevenot
Palmetto Publishing
Box 541145, Cincinnati, OH 45245-1145
www.palmettopublishing@fuse.net
0972542221 $26.95 1-513-528-2908
Written in a thoroughly "reader friendly", conversational style, Prospect Factory by experienced
businessman and expert sales "prospector" Ted Stevenot offers a creative, effective, step-by-step
approach to generating sales. Especially commended to the attention of small business owners and
ambitious sales staffs, Prospect Factory shows just how to go about systematically generating
large numbers of qualified sales leads without the necessity of calling people previously known to
the salesperson, without depending on referred leads, and even without having a strong natural
market for a specific product or service. A quick and easy read, Prospect Factory shows how to
define a market for goods and services, identify higher-potential prospects; use "painless phone
calls" to pre-quality prospects; even improve the quality of a salesperson's life in the competitive
business of selling. If you make your living on commission, then you need to read Prospect
Factory!
HarperBusiness
10 East 53rd St., NY, NY 10022-5299
www.harpercollins.com
Five important business references should not be overlooked on the bookshelves of any solid
business library collection. Al Ries and Laura Ries's Fall Of Advertising And The Rise Of PR
(0060081996, $14.95) has already achieved acclaim as a national bestseller on marketing and
branding, and its appearance in paperwork should not be missed. Marketing experts are insisting
the power of advertising to build new brands has become too massive and its impact is waning,
and marketing strategist Al Reis along with partner/daughter Laura Ries use their background
consulting Fortune 500 companies to explore alternative concepts. They also emphasize this and
continue the focus and discussion in their newest Origin Of Brands (0060570148, $24.95),
furthering the survey to reveal and discuss the 'natural laws' of product innovation and change.
Here Darwin's idea of evolution is neatly applied to the branding process, revealing a new strategy
for creating and promoting innovative products. Lewis Pinault's The Play Zone (0066621011,
$25.95) tells how to unlock creative genuis as well as connect with the consumers who will
appreciate it. Pinault is VP of consumer industries at a leading computer serve, he's been a
researcher at the Imagination Lab Foundation, and he's provided exposes of the consulting
industry in past. This time he analyzes the latest findings on consumer experiences and the
relationship between play and innovative new technologies. John Kay's Culture And Prosperity
(0060587059, $25.95) tells the truth about markets and why some nations are rich, but most
poor. One of Britain's leading economists and a London Business School and Oxford University
former professor, John Kay provides a surprisingly witty examination of the latest economic
thinking which lends to rich or poor nations and differing strategies and insights on capitalist
models. His attack on oversimplified market analysis makes for a thoughtful analysis appropriate
for college-level economics classes. Chris Farrell's Deflation: What Happens When Pries Fall
(0060576456, $22.95) raises the warning light about one of the most feared ideas in modern
economics. Deflation conjures visions of no jobs and economic slumps, but author Farrell explains
here that deflation need not lead to economic collapse. Backed by a strong business background
as contributing economics editor at BusinessWeek, Farrell offers a new way of examining modern
economics and markets.
Wacky Days
T. S. "Tom" Peric
Gregson & Lestrade, Publishers
c/o Galileo Communications, Inc.
2040 Fairfax Ave., Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
www.wackydays.com
0972621903 $19.95 1-856-874-0049
To put it simply, Wacky Days: How To Get Millions of $$$ In Free Publicity By Creating a
"Real" Holiday & Other Tactics Used By Media Experts by Tom Peric should be required reading
by all marketing directors and publicity managers regardless of what the product or service they
are charged with promoting, publicizing, advertising, and selling. Free media is to be preferred
over paid advertising not only on the economic grounds of budgets and capital outlay, but also
because free publicity is more trusted by the consumer public than "bought & paid for"
commercials. Tom Peric is a 25-year journalism veteran who clear provides the reader with an
impressive body of succinct "tips, tricks and techniques" to interest media sources for stories
thematically appropriate for your marketing efforts; even to the point of creating a recognized
holiday that will promote a favorable marketplace awareness for you to do business in. Of special
note is how to write "The Money Quote" and how to respond to a reporter's call. Then there are
Peric's "Ten Commandments" guaranteeing free publicity! Wacky Days should be on the reference
shelf of every professional and the supplemental reading list of every MBA student.
Making Work Work
For The Highly Sensitive Person
Barrie Jaeger, Ph.D.
McGraw-Hill
Two Penn Plaza, NY NY 10121-2298
007140810X $19.95 1-877-833-5524
Author/doctor Barrie Jaeger is renowned as a self-employment doctor and work therapist coach,
giving seminars and workshops on workplace issues; so she's in the perfect position to tell how
very sensitive people can provide their best in a stressful workplace environment with Making
Work Work For The Highly Sensitive Person. The key to success for this group, maintains Dr.
Jaeger, is learning when and how to bend when work or workplace issues seem overwhelming.
Chapters are based on her studies, research, and interviews with sensitive people and hold plenty
of case history examples on how to cope with workplace stress.
Adams Media Corporation
57 Littlefield St., Avon, MA 02322
$19.95 each www.businesstown.com
Three 'Streetwise' business guide books from the Adams Media Corporaton are the pick of the lot
and should not be missed by any public or specialty business collection considering high-quality
works. Take Alexander Haim's 24 Hour MBA (1580622-569), for example: his isn't just another
survey of how to achieve an MBA quickly, it's a real-world collection of five main courses and
four short courses designed to help the business entrepreneur and executive gain a hands-on set of
business skills different than those learned in business school. Haim is a leading corporate
consultant with books and seminars to his name, and his insights on accomplishing tasks within an
organizational structure could not be more rooted in reality. Barry Feig's Low-Cost Web Site
Promotion (1580625010) is also firmly grounded in reality, representing Feig's twenty years of
developing marketing programs for major corporations and demonstrating how to learn from
companies who have developed proven success strategies in low-cost website marketing. From
building a site and e-identity to generating lots of traffic and interest, Low-Cost Web Site
Promotion tells how to use tested methods to work with internet tools. John Woods' Business
Letters (1580621333, $29.95) is just the ticket for that business person who wants a host of
boiler-plate letters at hand. Including a CD-ROM of over 2,500 letters, this addresses situations as
diverse as marketing surveys to public relationships and hiring or firing letters, making Business
Letters an invaluable resource indeed.
Please I'd Rather Manage Myself
Marsha Haigh Arend
Rollaway Bay Publications, Inc.
6334 South Racine Circle, Centennial, CO 80111-6404
0974317608 $27.50 rollawaybay.com
Please I'd Rather Manage Myself is a solid guide for entrepreneurs that blends business building
tips with a dash of humor to emphasize its message. Written by a business owner and drawing
heavily upon real-life cases, Please I'd Rather Manage Myself warns against such common pitfalls
as the craving to do things oneself instead of directing them, frittering away excessive resources
on "bonding" retreats with no human resources or clientele payoff, and failing to protect one's
own employees from irate customers who cross the line to verbal abuse. A highly recommended,
thoroughly engaging collection of tips & tricks for small business owners and managers
everywhere.
Defining The Really Great Boss
M. David Dealy & Andrew R. Thomas
Praeger Publishers
88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
0275980375 $16.95 www.praeger.com
What elements make up a terrific boss? M. David Dealy is VP of Transport for the Burlington
Northern Santa Fe Railroad and co-author Andrew R. Thomas serves on the international
business faculty of the University of Akron, so they blend scholarly savvy with applied business
experience to analyze the question of elements which make exceptional bosses. These elements,
outlined deftly in Defining The Really Great Boss, include high ethical standards, an ability to
learn from mistakes, and the ability to approach their own superiors with action plans rather than
complaints. Every boss should read Defining The Really Great Boss for insights on their own
advancement.
M. Evans & Company Inc.
216 East 49th St., New York NY 10017
$24.95 Each www.mevans.com
Got a home business you'd like to make profitable, but don't know where or how to start? Use
Barbara Brabec's track record for success and her outstanding 'Homemade Money' guidebook
series to start smart. In fact, Starting Smart! (0871-319985) is the first guide, using the
lifetime-self-employed author's experience to demonstrate how to begin with almost no
investment. Starting Smart represents volume 1 of the 2-volume edition, explaining how to rely
on existing talents and interests to develop a profitable business. Continue on with Bringing In
The Bucks! (1590770013), presenting the second ingredient to home-based employment success:
making money. This companion focuses on marketing and business manage-ment, telling how to
scout for new business both traditionally and on the web, how to make the most of a limited ad
budget, and how to sell through your own website. Both are exceptionally practical hands-on
guide by a woman who has spent her life achieving just such a dream.
Lessons From The Edge
Jana Matthews & Jeff Dennis
Oxford University Press
198 Madison Ave, NY, NY 10016-4314
0195168259 $29.00 1-800-451-7556
Lessons From The Edge: Survial Skills For Starting And Growing A Company is the
collaboration of international expert on corporate growth Jana Matthews and life-long
entrepreneur Jeff Dennis, with material assistance by Peter Economy (Associate Editor of "Leader
to Leader" magazine). Drawing upon interviews with more than 50 entrepreneurs, all of whom
are under 45 years of age and are founders or presidents of companies with revenues over $1
million, Lessons From The Edge offers key insights, information, and tales of overcoming
challenges to establish one's place in the competitive business world. Chapters cover the basics
and pitfalls of partnerships, money moves, balancing personal and business issues, and much
more. A useful reader packed with wisdom and lessons learned from the school of hard
knocks.
The Accountable Organization
John Marchica
Davies-Black Publishing
3803 East Bayshore Road, Palo Alto CA 94303
0891061851 $24.95 daviesblack.com
The Accountable Organization: Reclaiming Integrity, Restoring Trust by John Marchica (CEO of
FWI, a medical information services firm and one of America's fastest growing companies) offers
insightful analysis and solid advice, enhanced with personal testimony and an informed expertise
with respect to the vital connections between corporate integrity, accountability, and trust that is
essential to success in today's post-Enron business culture. Offering readers a practical and
actionable guidance on how to identify a company's values and purposes, then integrating those
values and purposes into a strategic plan to serve as a focused "roadmap" for execution, The
Accountable Organization should be considered rquired reading for all supervisory and
management level employees of national and international corporations -- an on the mandatory
reading list of every MBA candidate in the country!
Primal Leadership
Daniel Goleman, et al.
Harvard Business School Press
60 Harvard Way, Boston, MA 02163
1591391849 $14.95 www.hbspress.org
Primal Leadership: Learning To Lead With Emotional Intelligence is the collaborative effort of
Daniel Goldeman (Co-Director of the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in
Organizations, Graduate School of Professional Psychology, Rutgers University), Richard
Boyatzis (Professor of Organizational Behavior and Chair of the Department of Organizational
Behavior, the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University), and Annie
McKee (Faculty Member, School of Education, University of Pennsylvania). Primal Leader-ship is
a seminal presentation and explanation of the inextricable link between emotional intelligence,
leadership, and organizational success. Contemporary readers are offered a ground-breaking new
model of leadership based upon how the emotional brain operates and brings a science-orientation
to understanding the emotional factors in successful leadership. Primal Leadership is
enthusiastically commended reading -- especially for psychology students and
leadership/management personnel.
The American History Shelf
Peacekeeping On The Plains
Tony R. Mullis
University of Missouri Press
2910 LeMone Boulevard, Columbia, MO 65201
0826215351 $44.95 1-800-828-1894
Peacekeeping On The Plains: Army Operations In Bleeding Kansas by Tony R. Mullis (Assistant
Professor of History, United States Air Force/Air Command and Staff College, Montgomery,
Alabama) examines a violent microcosm of American history that served as a precursor to the
civil war. Examining the useage of the army to conduct police and peacekeeping duties in the
newly formed Kansas and Nebraska territories, Peacekeeping On The Plains offers a meticulous
analysis of facts and records, regarding the true story of human greed, desperation, ruthlessness,
and military efforts to contain potential riots with a strictly scholarly tone. Highly recommended,
especially for American history and reference shelves.
The African American Experience
Karen L. T. Ackermann
Heritage Books, Inc.
1540 Pointer Ridge Pl, #C, Bowie, MD 20716-1859
0788425102 $25.00 HeritageBooks.com
The African American Experience: Personal And Social Activism In The 19th And 20th Centuries
is compiled and edited by Karen Ackermann offering contemporary readers a series of nine
informed and informative historical essays on diverse aspects of the African American experience
after the Civil War and the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution endowed them with
citizenship and equal political rights -- but saw continuing racial discrimination (especially in the
South) in the areas of social equity, economic opportunity, education resources, and public
access facilities ranging from swimming pools, to hospitals, to restaurants, to community buses.
From B. T. Arrington's "Exodus: African American Migration to Kansas After Reconstruction";
to Nasim Moalem's "Leading The Way: African American Women in Baltimore, Maryland,
1900-1950"; to Alphonso Simpson Jr.'s "When Culture sings: The Teaching and Learning
Methodologies of Afro-American Children in the Educational and Religious Setting -- A Review
of the Literature", The African American Experience is a seminal anthology and highly
recommended for Black Studies supplemental reading lists and American History academic library
collections.
Rediscovering The South's Celtic Heritage
Barry Vann
The Overmountain Press
PO Box 1261, Johnson City, TN 37605
1570722692 $24.95 1-800-992-2691
Rediscovering The South's Celtic Heritage is a scholarly work that explores the roots of America's
pioneering Celts, and the role they played in settling the nation, particularly along the reaches of
the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Their culture tended to perpetuate itself in isolated pockets,
existing on the edge of the mainstream until the 20th century brought about more homogenization
and democratization of information and lifestyles than ever before. An intriguing examination of
Southern Celtic religion, folklore, cultural practices and contributions to American history.
Lewis & Clark Passed Here
Phil Scriver
Heritage Books
1540 Pointer Ridge Place, #E, Bowie, MD 20716-1859
www.HeritageBooks.com
0788424785 $30.00 1-866-282-2689
Lewis & Clark Passed Here: New Perspectives Beyond The Adventure by Phil Scriver revisits
one of the most famous and influential of the early American explorations. The Lewis & Clark
expedition was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson to determine the extent of the newly
acquired Louisiana Purchase and to seek a overland good route to the Pacific often referred to as
"The Northwest Passage". Part I of this historical overview of the expedition provides a complete
description of the expedition and the route it follows. Each chapter being referenced to a city and
given a beginning and ending date providing the reader with a sense of geography and time. Part 2
is a compilation of the author's essays, experiences, and opinions derived from his own
contemporary explorations of the Lewis & Clark route ranging from a keelboat ride on the
Missouri River, to the the contributions of their female indian guide Sacajawea. A work of
considerable expertise, Lewis & Clark Passed Here is a welcome addition to the growing body of
Lewis & Clark literature, as well as being fun, informative, and highly recommended for the
non-specialist general reader with an interest in 19th Century American History.
Texas And The Mexican War
Cahrles M. Robinson III
Texas State Historical Association
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station, D0901, Austin, TX 78712-0332
0876111924 $7.95 1-800-687-8132
In Texas And The Mexican War: A History And Guide, Texas historian Charles M. Robinson III
(History Instructor, South Texas Community College, McAllen, Texas) recounts and analyses the
essential role played by Texas during the Mexican War -- including battles fought on Texas soil
and the contributions (both good and ill) of Texas troops throughout the conflict. Robins draws
upon both American and Mexican sources to illustrate conditions in both countries that made the
war inevitable. Profusely illustrated with contemporary photographs, sketches, and drawings
(many from Robinson's own personal collection), Texas And The Mexican War is an impressive
and highly recommended contribution which will prove of immense interest to non-specialist
general readers with an interest in Texas history, as well as students of 19th Century American
frontier history in general.
Big Moose Lake In The Adirondacks
Jane A. Barlow, editor
Syracuse University Press
1600 Jamesville Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210
0815607997 $30.00 1-800-365-8929
Big Moose Lake In The Adirondacks: The Story Of The Lake, The Land, And The People is a
local history project under the editorship of Jane Barlow and authorized by the Big Moose Lake
History Project Committee. It tells the true story of the growth of the lakeside community that
became famous because of the incident that inspired Theodore Dreiser's "An American Tragedy."
Beginning in the 1870's, and following how people's lives changed over the course of 100 years,
Big Moose Lake In The Adirondacks uses both extensive, well-documented detail and
black-and-white photographs to paint a revealing picture of humble daily life across the span of a
century.
A Quick History Of Leadville
Christian J. Buys
Western Reflections Publishing
219 Main Street, Montrose, CO 81401
www.westernrefelctionspub.com
1932738002 $9.95 1-800-993-4490
One of the most famous of Colorado's 19th Century boomtowns was Leadville where placer gold
was first discovered in 1860, and then rediscovered in 1868 with the first underground gold veins.
In 1876 the area was fairly deserted when the local black sand was found to actually be a rich
silver/lead ore combination and the boom was back on. By 1879 more than 10,000 people were in
the area, and so were 120 saloons and 118 gambling houses to serve them. This was a time that
Leadville was host to the likes of Doc Holliday, Tom Horn, Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and
other famous (and infamous) visitors. The 1893 "Silver Panic" ended Leadville's most notorious
days, but the town was keep alive for decades with more stable development, including the
massive Climax Molybdenum Mine. Christian Buys' A Quick History Of Leadville is a brief
(104-pages) but superbly written and nicely illustrated (92 photographs) specialized regional
history that could well serve as a model of how it could and should be done for other colorful
communities in the west.
The Gardening Shelf
Storey Publishing
210 Mass MoCa Way, North Adams, MA 01247
www.storey.com www.amazon.com
Two new 'Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing' titles ($22.95 each) provide a basic run-down of
practical tips for any interested in either novice or intermediate gardening topics. Growing
Organic Food by Tanya Denckla (1580173705) is a one-source stop for growing over seven
hundred varieties of vegetables, herbs, fruits and nuts. Included are formulas and techniques for
controlling over two hundred pests and diseases using organic methods, while the inclusions of
helpful companion and incompatible plants makes for an invaluable reference. Growing Flowers
From Seed To Bloom (1580175171) by Eileen Powell covers over five hundred annuals,
perennials and bulbs, with a wealth of growing charts and handy care tips including not only
basics, but cautions on invasiveness, toxicity and other issues. Both offer one-stop references to
all levels of gardener.
Encyclopedia Of Water Garden Plants
Greg Speichert and Sue Speichert
Timber Press
133 S.W. Second Avenue, Suite 450, Portland, OR 97204-3527
www.timberpress.com
0881926256 $49.95 1-800-327-5680
Full-color photographs vividly illustrate Encyclopedia Of Water Garden Plants, a no-nonsense
reference and identification guide to identifying and cultivating a vast array of flora available to
water gardeners of all skill and experience levels. Carefully researched and written over the course
of seven years by founding members of the American Water Gardening Society, Encyclopedia Of
Water Garden Plants is an all-encompassing reference and resource and a horticultural pleasure
simply to browse as well as a thorough, hands-on useful resource.
Northwest Weeds
Ronald J. Taylor
Mountain Press Publishing Company
PO Box 2399, Missoula, MT 59806
0878422498 $14.00 1-406-728-1900
Featuring full color photographs without, Northwest Weeds: The Ugly And Beautiful Villains Of
Fields, Gardens, And Roadsides is a handy guide to weed species, offering basic botanical
information on everything from hawkweeds to rose campion and much more. A superb,
easy-reference field guide, which pays particular attention to how aggressive or difficult to
remove various species are, Northwest Weeds is an excellent addition to botanical and gardening
identification, information and reference shelves.
Discover California Shrubs
MaryRuth Casebeer
Hooker Press
PO Box 3957, Sonora, CA 95370
0966546318 $17.95 1-800-696-5997
Enhanced with black and white illustrations by Peggy Edwards-Carkeet, Discover California
Shrubs by MaryRuth Casebeer is the second title in the "With Eyes of Wonder" series focusing on
plants native to California. Discover California Shrubs straightforwardly lists species of shrubbery
found in California. Each two-page species description includes information on geographical
distribution, physical description, medicinal properties, blooming season, fruit, trivia, and much
more of the plant in question, along with illustrations of the shrub's foilage and flowers. An
excellent field identification guide, offering a condensed but thorough survey.
The Religion/Spirituality Shelf
Rediscovery Of Awe
Kirk J. Schneider, Ph.D.
Paragon House
2285 University Avenue West, St. Paul, MN 55114
1557788340 $19.95 paragonhouse.com
Written by a licensed, humanistic psychologist, Rediscovery Of Awe: Splendor, Mystery, And
The Fluid Center Of Life is a spiritual work that focuses upon the concepts of fluidity and awe,
and how their incoporation into education, work, and human development can reap great benefits.
Case studies and persuasive discussed renditions concerning how human beings think and feel
make Rediscovery Of Awe an inspirational, take-charge self-help guide for rejuvenating one's
public and personal issues alike.
The Parthenon Code
Robert Bowie Johnson, Jr.
Solving Light Books
727 Mount Alban Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401
0970543832 $29.95 SolvingLight.com
In The Parthenon Code: Mankind's History In Marble, author Robert Bowie Johnson Jr. draws
upon his own unique approach to combine elements of mythology, religion, spirituality, art,
antiquarian classics, and world history to craft one of the most original, engaging, thoughtful and
thought-provoking works advocating a kind of "alternative history" explanation for a post-Biblical
Deluge association of Greek pagan themes and symbolism with the Hebrew biblical account of
Noah's flood and its aftermath. The revelation that the Greeks knew Noah as Nereus and referred
to him as the "Wet One" and built the Parthenon to celebrate a "victory" over Noah and his
God, and in honor of the serpent-worshiping Eve of Genesis, makes The Parthenon Code an
iconoclastic, mind-stimulating, and strongly recommended read for students of religion and
Hellenic history!
Excavating Mormon Pasts
Newel Bringhurst & Lavina Anderson, eds
Greg Kofford Books, Inc.
PO Box 1362, Draper, UT 84020
1589580915 $39.95 1-801-523-6063
Collaboratively compiled, organized and edited by Newel G. Bringhurst (past president of the
Mormon History Association) and Lavina Fielding Anderson (editor of "The Journal of Mormon
History"), Excavating Mormon Pasts: The New Historiography Of The Last Half Century is an
impressive and seminal work of substantial and informative research in the form of sixteen essays
by various authors, on diverse aspect of the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints during the second half of the 20th Century. Essays include "The Mormon Experience in
Missouri, 1830-39", "The LDS Church in the United States since 1945", "The New Mormon
Women's History", and much more. A vital historical resource, enhanced with an extensive index
for easy reference.
The Geography Shelf
Writing Geographical Exploration
Wayne Davies
University of Calgary Press
2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4
1552380629 $29.95 www.uofcpress.com
Wayne Davis has authored over a hundred academic papers and nine books in a range of
geography-oriented research areas in Canada. Editing and creating Writing Geographical
Exploration was a logical assignment. This revisionist evaluation of the writings of Welsh 1600s
explorer Captain Thomas James, who searched for the Northwest passage and published a lively
narrative of his voyage, serves as a case study in Writing Geographical Exploration to consider
how modern critical methods can probe an early explorer's underlying social and cultural
influences. New perspectives are presented on many of the problems faced by explorer James, and
while Writing Geographcal Exploration is a specialty item, college-level geography collections
will not want to pass it up.
Devil In The Mountain
Simon Lamb
Princeton University Press
41 William St., Princeton, NJ 08540
www.pup.princeton.edu
0691115966 $24.95 1-800-777-4726
How to high mountains form on Earth? Oxford University lecturer Simon Lamb tackles an
ages-old question in Devil In The Mountain, using the formation of the Andes and a personal trek
of discovery to find the answers. Lamb and his team of geologists didn't just make a single
journey; they've spent much of the last decade probing the Bolivian Andes, the second highest
mountain range on Earth: Devil In The Mountain is as scientific as expected, but add a current of
travelogue to the mix and you have a most readable experience non-scientists will readily
enjoy.
You Are Here
Katharine Harmon
Princeton Architectural Press
37 East 7th St., New York NY 10003
1568984308 $19.95 www.papress.com
Katharine was not a map collector of note: she began her pursuit as a hobby, collecting placement
maps during a ten-month trip around the U.S. in 1986. Her hobby evolved into a gathering of
works of geographical art, adeptly portrayed in YOU Are Here: Personal Geographies And Other
Maps Of The Imagination, going far beyond placemats to present topographical works of art from
around the country. Maps, charts, and art pieces alike share the common emphasis of
geographical representation and Katharine Harmon's unique presentation should not be
missed.
A Continent For The Taking
Howard W. French
Alfred A. Knopf
1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019
www.aaknopf.com
0375414614 $25.00 1-800-726-0600
Africa's magic first called New York Times journalist Howard French over twenty-five years ago,
starting a lifetime involvement with the continent's issues and concerns which continues to this
day, and which is reflected in his powerful A Continent For The Taking. No travelogue, this
discussion probes the politics and societies of Nigeria, Liberia, Mali and the Congo, exposing the
lasting legacy of colonization in the lives of modern African peoples and considering the social
and political tragedies which continue to this day. A Continent For The Taking is simply a 'must
read' for any concerned about African issues.
The Photography Shelf
Sunsets Romantico And Other Scenery
Cecile Marlowe
Prelude Press
PO Box 4035, Lantana, FL 33465-4035
0974496308 $24.95 prpress@fdn.com
Cecile Marlowe has long loved both photography and sunsets, so it seemed only natural for her to
blend her two passions in Sunsets Romantico And Other Scenery, a guide to the variety and
magic of sunsets throughout North America and the Caribbean islands. While Marlowe holds
other business credentials to her name, photography has been a main passion for years, and her
photo colletion of postcard-perfect sunsets will lighten the hearts of any sunset fan.
Discovering Lewis & Clark From The Air
Jim Wark & Joseph A. Mussulman
Mountain Press Publishing Company
PO Box 2399, Missoula, Montana 59806
087842489X $24.00 1-800-234-5308
In Discovering Lewis & Clark From The Air, Jim Warks amazing arerial photography is
wonderfully enhanced with Joseph Mussulman's informed and informative narrative text focusing
on the Lewis & Clark expedition which set out in the early 1800s in search of a Northwest
Passage from the eastern states to the Pacific Ocean. Discovering Lewis & Clark From The Air
presents the saga of their exploratory trailblazing in bite-sized bits, pairing a page that draws upon
history to recount a piece of their journey with a sky-high photograph of the land Lewis & Clark
once traveled. An original and engaging presentation, highly enjoyable for all ages to page
through.
The Nautical Shelf
Small Boat Building
H. W. Patterson
Dixon-Price Publishing
9105 Leprechaun Ln, Kingston WA 98346
1929516045 $12.99 dixonprice.com
Originally published in 1916, Small Boat Building has withstood the test of time as a core how-to
reference for the amateur boatbuilder. Illustrated with simple black-and-white diagrams, Small
Boat Building guides the reader through selecting the right types of wood, fasteners, using tools
to lay down lines, set up molds, and build the keel and the ribcage, optimum techniques for
success, and much more. A traditional yet very effective pocket guide enthusiastically
recommended for aspiring and dedicated boatbuilders of all skill and experience levels.
Around Cape Horn
Charles G. Davis; Neal Parker, editor
Down East Books
PO Box 679, Camden, ME 04843-0679
0892726466 $15.95 1-800-685-7962
In 1893, renowned maritime author, model builder, and artist Charles G. Davis wrote down his
remarkable adventure as a 22-year-old young man who went to sea out of New York aboard the
bark "James A. Wright" on a voyage around Cape Horn. The voyage had been advised by his
doctor as a cure for failing eyesight. During the nearly year-long voyage, young Davis kept a
journal of his often terrifying experiences. Around Cape Horn: A Maritime Artist-Historian's
Account Of His 1892 Voyage is based on that journal, but also goes on to describe the transition
of seafaring from sailing ships to steamships, within the context of America shippers last attempts
to keep deepwater sailing ships commercially viable. Twenty-five of Davis illustrations are
included, as well as period photographs and an appendix listing locations where many of Davis'
acclaimed ship models can be found. Neal Parker's deft editorial skills has made Around Cape
Horn informative, engaging and very highly recommended reading for contemporary students and
enthusiasts of American Nautical History.
Sheridan House
145 Palisade St., Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
www.sheridanhouse.com
Sheridan House's wide and expanding range of boating guides makes it one of the more notable
boat book publishers on the market, and these new titles add to their growing library of classics,
which range from leisure browsing to practical references. Take Klaus Hympendahl's Pirates
Aboard! (1574091654, $26.95), for example: here is an engrossing survey of the rise of piracy on
today's modern waters and what bluewater cruisers can do about it. Both browsers and boat
owners will find Pirates Aboard! a revealing survey of modern pirates, based on dozens of
interviews and years of research. The firsthand retellings of ordeals and accompanying Q&A
sessions provide candid, informative assessments of the dangers. Lee Hughes' The Biggest Boat I
Could Afford (1574091921, $19.95) presents a boater's autobiography. Hughes couldn't afford
more than a dinghy, but he wanted to sail solo 2500 miles up the U.S. coast and achieved his
dream. His journey in a 16-foot open dinghy makes for high adventure.
The Metaphysical Studies Shelf
Pop Goes The Witch
Fiona Horne, editor
The Disinformation Company
207 West 25th St., 4th fl, NY, NY 10001
0972952950 $19.95 www.disinfo.com
Painstakingly compiled and deftly edited by wiccan expert Fiona Horne, Pop! Goes The Witch:
The Disinformation Guide To 21st Century Witchcraft is an anthology of information gathered
from a wide variety of learned sources about the spiritual paths of Witchcraft, Wicca, and
Paganism. Addressing many questions such as "What is the difference between Wicca and
Witchcraft?" "Can men be Witches?" "Is Wicca the same as Satanism?" "Do you have to be
naked?" and much more, Pop Goes The Witch addresses everything from the cultural need for rite
of passage ceremonies to the top 5 crystals for a witch to why some of America's most prominent
celebrities such as Cybill Shepherd and Tori Amos follow this spiritual path, and much more.
Highly recommended for anyone seeking a better understanding of witchcraft today.
The Art And Practice Of Caballa Magic
Ophiel
Red Wheel/Weiser LLC
368 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02110
www.redwheelweiser.com
1578633125 $14.95 www.amazon.com
The Art And Practice Of Caballa Magic reveals the long-held secrets of Caballa magic, including
the symbols of the Tree of Life and how to use them on a daily basis. Written in a straightforward
manner that makes abstruse principles easy for the lay reader to grasp, The Art And Practice Of
Caballa Magic includes clear instructions and direct, to-the-point guidance. An excellent,
plain-terms reference for occult and mysticism shelves.
Encyclopedic Sourcebook Of UFO Religions
James R. Lewis, Editor
Prometheus Books
59 John Glenn Dr., Amherst, NY 14228
www.prometheusbooks.com
1573929646 $29.95 1-800-421-0351
The modern UFO era only began in 1947 when one man's observation of strange objects in the
sky led to the latest flying saucer theories; yet centuries of mystery preceded the event. James R.
Lewis edits Encyclopedic Sourcebook Of UFO Religions to document the societies, religions and
belief systems surrounding such sightings, with articles on such diverse groups as Heaven's Gate,
Aetherius Society, and more revealing the belief systems which have built religions out of UFO
concepts. An intriguing set of scholarly discourses evolves in Encyclopedic Sourcebook Of UFO
Religions.
The Library Video/DVD Shelf
The Cisco Kid
MPI Media Group
16101 South 108th Avenue, Orland Park, OL 60467
www.mpihomevideo.com
DVD 7569 $49.98 1-800-777-223
The Cisco Kid is the first volume of a truly classic television series of the 1950s featuring Duncan
Renaldo as Cisco and Leo Carillo as his faithful sidekick Pancho. Often referred to as the "Robin
Hood of the West", this terrific half-hour episodes were sent in a New Mexico of the 1890s and
were one of the first television programs to be filmed in color. The series ran from 1950 to 1956
and was one of the most popular shows in the new mass medium of television. Also available in a
VHS video tape format (MP 7569, 5 tapes, $49.98), this wonderful DVD collection has a total
running time of eighth and a half hours, and would make a nostalgic and popular addition to any
personal or community library video/dvd collection.
The Library CD Music Shelf
Sparks And Embers
William Eaton Ensemble
Canyon Records
3131 West Clarendon, Phoenix, AZ 85017
CR-7061 $15.98 canyonrecords.com
Enthusiastically recommended listening, Sparks And Embers is a two-CD album that showcases
impressively new and original music by the William Eaton Ensemble. Disc 1 (Sparks) includes
Falcon's Flight; Sonoran Shuffle; Earth Speak; Moonlight Dance; Claiming Infinity; Winter Sun
March; Breathing Clay; Native Ground; Dancing on the Wind; Wild Life; Martha's Wild
Adventure; Spiral Slide; Big Traffic; Racing Mon Shadows -- and has a total time of 60:40. Disc 2
(Embers) features Cameron Wind; Caverns of the Deep; Wild Flower Waltz; In the Garden;
Taking in the Light; Soaring; Ten Suns; Dream Garden Lullaby; Meadowland Green; Forever in
Our Hearts; Bed of Rivers Deep; Earth Pulse; Backing into Eternity -- and has a total time of
65:30. Flawless recording, Sparks And Embers show-cases the flawlessly recorded sounds of
Eaton's unique instruments including the lyraharp guitar, 26 string guitar and spiral clef, plus
flutes, pan pipes, mandolin, violin, violira, bass and ethnic percussion from around the globe.
The Library Science Shelf
The History Of The Library In Western Civilization
Konstantinos Staikos
Oak Knoll Press
310 Delaware St, New Castle, DE 19720
www.oakknoll.com
1584561149 $75.00 1-800-996-2556
An ideal "Memorial Fund" acquisition selection choice for academic and community library
collections, The History Of The Library In Western Civilization: From Minos To Cleoptra is a
superbly illustrated, 374-page, hardover coffee table book that debuts the visually and
informationally impressive "The Great Libraries" series being published by Oak Knoll Press.
Combining a wealth of text information with photographs, visual reconstructions of the
architecture of great libraries of history, historical artifacts, charts of symbols and hieroglyphics
used to convey information in the ancient world, and much more, The History Of The Library In
Western Civilization is an amazing, eye-opening, and fascinating historical survey of ancient
learning as embodied within the evolving institutional concept of the library.
The Coretta Scott King Awards 1970-2004
Henrietta M. Smith, editor
ALA Editions
c/o American Library Association
50 East Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611
0838935400 $35.00 1-800-545-2433
Now in a completely updated third edition and expertly edited by Henrieeta M. Smith, The
Coretta Scott King Awards 1970-2004 offers tribute to the best African-American authors and
illustrators of books for children and young adults. Featuring comprehensive listings and
annotations of all winners, updated biographies, a sixteen-page color segment showcasing
illustrations from award-winning books, insight into what motivates those who contribute to
African-American literature and art, and more, The Coretta Scott King Awards 1970-2004 is
especially recommended as a selection guide for children's librarians as well as a welcome
contribution to literary reference shelves for African-American and children's literature.
Library Marketing That Works!
Suzanne Walters
Neal-Schuman Publishers
100 William Street, Suite 2004, New York, NY 10038-4512
1555704735 $65.00 neal-schuman.com
Library Marketing That Works! by marketing expert Suzanne Walters is an expertly written guide
to promotion, fundraising, public relations, community building, and more especially for libraries.
Part I, Strategic Planning, emphasizes a process for formulating mission, vision, and value
statements that allow one to focus on express goals; the gritty hands-on work of applying
appropriate marketing tools to enhance library success is deliniated in Part II; and Part III
explores forward-looking concepts such as relationship marketing, the new customer service
culture, partnerships, database marketing and optimum use of the Web, and much more. A
companion CD-ROM with worksheets and PowerPoint presentations and handouts that can be
easily duplicated and used rounds out this superb guide.
The Needlecraft Shelf
Fashions Of The Gilded Age
Frances Grimble, editor
Lavolta Press
20 Meadowbrook Drive, San Francisco, CA 94132
http://www.lavoltapress.com
0963651757 $49.00 (volume 1)
0963651765 $49.00 (volume 2)
Fashions Of The Gilded Age is a two-volume set packed from cover to cover with wardrobe
information concerning women's styles from the late 1870's and early 1880's. Filled with a total of
343 patterns and 798 illustrations, volume 1 presents solid information concerning corsets,
bustles, lingerie, skirts, day bodices, evening bodices, overskirts, polonaises, and day dresses,
while volume 2 showcases evening dresses, ball gowns, wedding dresses, riding habits, bathing
costumes, and outerwear. Millinery, accessories of all types, and needlework trimmings of
embroidery and crochet are also discussed within volume 2. Presented with apportioning sclaes
that allow the reader to draft custom sizes for any woman or even for a child's dollhouse, Fashions
Of The Gilded Age is a superb reference especially for costume makers, historians concerned with
identifying and dating clothing, and vintage clothing collectors.
American Quilter's Society
PO Box 3290, Paducah, KY 42002-3290
www.AQSquilt.com
Two new guides offer quilts excellent basic details and tips. Sally Terry's Pathways To Better
Quilting (1574328514, $22.95) is an unusual oversized presentation of five shapes for machine
quilt patterns. Learn to chose and quilt machine patterns through Terry's review of five simple
questions about fabric and quilting decisions determined by the quilt top. 75 patterns for quilters
with traditional sewing machines whether it be shortarm, midarm or longarm quilters and hand
quilters alike make Pathways To Better Quilting a classic. Eleanor Levie's American Quiltmaking
1970-2000 (1574328-433, $25.95) provides an intriguing history of three pivotal decades of
quilting, covering 30 years of quiltmaking history through the eyes and experiences of dozens of
quilt teachers, lecturers, judges and authors alike. While there are plenty of colorful examples of
quilts and trends over the decades, quilters will find American Quiltmaking a thrilling history more
than a how-to example guide, and will relish the depth and detail of Eleanor Levie's pursuit of
quilting history.
The Magic Of Handweaving
Sigrid Piroch
Krause Publications
700 East State St., Iola, WI 54990-0001
www.krause.com
0873493842 $23.99 1-888-457-2873
The Magic Of Handweaving: The Basics And Beyond is a thorough instruction guide by an
experienced weaver. Featuring expert step-by-step instructions, design ideas, full-color
photography, a glossary of tools and terms, a straightfoward guide to choosing one's loom, and
extremely clear instructions for creating line counts, winding, warping, and much more, The
Magic Of Handweaving is a must-have beginner's reference that is crystal clear in its attention to
the detailed specifics of this fantastic skill.
The Automotive Shelf
Taplinger Publishers
c/o Parkwest Publications
PO Box 20261, NY, NY 10025-1512
$24.95 Each www.parkwestpubs.com
Two exceptional titles in Parkwest's "Design Heroes" series edited by Martin Pawley are highly
recommended specialty picks for car history fans seeking depth and detail over glossy color
photos. Paul Jodard's Raymond Loewy (0800866428) tells of a French-American auto designer
known for designing everything from trains and lipstick commercials to cars. His reputation for
'vulgar taste' and 'knack' alike translated startlingly well into producing consumer products from
Studebaker Starliners to consumer products, making Loewy a historic figure deserving of the
depth Raymond Loewy provides. Stephen Bayley's Harley Earl (08-00838025) profiles the
creator of such classics as the 1958 Cadillac Biarritz and the Buick. Earl gave the 1950s American
car its distinctive flash, and Harley Earl profiles his achievements and memorable career. Packed
with vintage black and white photos, Raymond Loewy and Harley Earl are exceptional
biographies in and of themselves.
Dirt Track Auto Racing
Don Radbruch
McFarland & Company
PO Box 611, Jefferson, NC 28640
0786417250 $39.95 1-800-253-2187
Don Radbruch's pictorial history of dirt track racing starts in 1919 and goes to 1941, providing
exciting features of the expensive machines financed by auto factors. Relatively little has been
done on dirt track racing alone, and virtually nothing in book form with the depth to describe
drivers, tracks, and specific races alike, making Dirt Track Auto Racing a 'must' for the dirt track
car fan.
Route 66
Bob Moore
Northland Publishing
PO Box 1389, Flagstaff, AZ 86002-1389
087358855X $12.95 northlandpub.com
Route 66 is one of the most famous American thoroughfares in American history, receiving
mention in books, articles, and affectionate reflection across the country, but none are as visually
pleasing as Bob Moore's Route 66, a visual celebration of the 'mother road' and its momentos.
Color photos trace the route, its colorful roadside attractions and ads, and impart past and present
culture.
David Bull Publishing
4250 E. Camelback Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85018-9692
www.bullpublishing.com
Two outstanding profiles of racing history are not to be missed by collections emphasizing auto
racing backgrounds. Alan Cathcart and Marc Cook's Ducati 999 (1893618277, $49.95) provides
a narrow focus on the introduction of the 2002 controversial motorcycle, following its new design
changes, its revolutionary construction, and the processes which produced the technological
marvel of the motorcycle world. Packed with color photos and equally packed with design detail
and history, Ducati 999 is a fine achievement worthy of inclusion in the specialty motorcycle
collection. Peter Wright's Ferrari Formula 1 (1893618293, $89.95) is even more outstanding with
the potential for reaching into the hearts and pocketbooks of a wide audience of Formula 1 fans.
Formula 1 auto racing is now a modern, high-tech business with high-finance implications for the
auto design and construction worlds: Peter Wright's Ferrari Formula 1 is a unique presentation in
that Ferrari itself granted the author and his illustrator Tony Matthews the opportunity to analyze
the Ferrari F1-2000: the car which brought the latest champion to new heights.
Beautiful Danger
Stephen Davison
Black Staff Press/Dufour Editions
PO Box 7, Chester Springs, PA 19425
085640747X $39.95 1-800-869-5677
Motorcycle fans who relish road racing photos in full color will consider Stephen Davison's
Beautiful Danger an exceptional visual display of memorable moments. Chapters provide over a
hundred action photos many never before seen and receive commentary by Davison along the
way, making for a keepsake fan's coffee table prize. www.blackstaffpress.com
eBay Motors The Smart Way
Joseph Sinclair & Don Spillane
Amacom
1601 Broadway, New York NY 10019
www.amacombooks.org
0814472524 $17.95 1-800-250-5308
How can eBay Motors be used effectively to gain top dollar for a new or used vehicle, or how can
a buyer be assured of getting the right deal through Ebay Motors? Buyers and sellers alike learn
how to use eBay Motors most effectively, including tips on how to handle taxes, insurance,
inspections, and lemon cars. Kee eBay Motors The Smart Way handy if you're ever inclined to
buy or sell a vehicle via this method.
Vintage Cars
Craig Cheetham, general editor
MBI Publishing Company
Galtier Plaza, Suite 200, 380 Jackson St., St. Paul, MN 55101-3885
0760318735 $24.95 1-800-458-0454
Beautifully illustrated throughout with full-color photography, Vintage Cars: The Finest Prewar
Automobiles showcases some of the very best of the antique automobiles of yesteryear. Each of
many classic cars is presented in a two-page spread of full-color photography, with a diagram of
its basic features under the chasis, and notes of specific features concerning its design. A superb
anthology and general quick-reference for vintage automobile enthusiasts.
The Audiobook Shelf
The Queen Of The South
Arturo Perez-Reverte
Books on Tape
Box 25122, Santa Anna, CA 92799-5122
www.library.booksontape.com
1415902798 $96.00 1-800-541-5525
The world of illegal narcotics smuggling is hazardous to your health in more ways than one!
When Teresa Mendoza's pilot boyfriend crashes and dies with a plan filled with cocaine, she must
run for her life. The Queen Of The South is a riveting novel of cliff-hanger suspense that takes the
reader from the dusty streets of Mexico to the coast of Morocco, to the Strait of Gibraltar to
Spain as an original story of love and betrayal, cruelty and sensuality play out in the life of a
woman who must learn to survive in an underground world of danger and drugs to emerge as the
"Queen of the South". Arturo Perez-Everte's superb novel is deftly narrated by Lina Patel in this
complete and unabridged audiobook edition which is especially recommended for community
library audiobook collections. (twelve 90 minute cassettes)
Audio Editions
PO Box 6930, Auburn, CA 95604
www.audiopartners.com
Audio Editions adds to their excellent holdings of revealing audio guides, providing cd and
cassette listeners with powerful authors backed by notable readers. David Colacci is a veteran
narrator with theatre performances across the U.S. to his thirty-year credit, making him the
perfect choice to pair with Donna Leon's Doctored Evidence (1572704179, $31.95), telling of an
elderly household woman's murder and a Cmmissario Brunetti's investigation of a seemingly open
and shut case. Red Stout's Too Many Cooks (1572-70392X, $32.95) receives L.A. actor Michael
Prichard's strong background in stage and audio recordings over 350 to his name in the later
endeavor as it tells of Nero Wolfe's participation in a gourmet gathering gone deadly. Agatha
Christie's The Clocks (1572703946, $29.95) receives the narrative skills of one Robin Bailey, who
enjoyed a 50-year career in British TV and film, as it tells of a baffling case involving a terrified
young woman, a murdered body, and clocks which have all stopped simultaneously during the
event. Donna Leon's Uniformed Justice (15727-04187, $34.95) also benefits from veteran David
Colacci's strong acting skills as it tells of an apparent suicide which leads Commissario Brunetti
on an investigation at an elite military academy. Agatha Christie has five complete short mysteries
to enjoy with her Witness For The Prosecution And Other Stories (1572703989, $24.95), with
narrator Christopher Lee providing the reading of murders ranging from an elderly woman's
problems with a suitor and a mysterious blue jar. Dorothy Sayers' Gaudy Night (1572704012,
$39.95) receives Ian Carmichael's studied voice and background as a BBC-TV broadcaster,
bringing to life the unabridged story of an Oxford writer's reunion which ensnares a poison pen.
This presentation on cassette will delight those who have cassette players in their cars. All are
lively, excellent listens.
Full Cast Audio
618 Westcott Street, 1st floor, Syracuse, NY 13210
www.fullcastaudio.com
Five audios from this publisher provide listeners with unabridged full cast play/recordings which
are highly dramatized and involving. Take Geraldine McCaughrean's The Kite Rider
(1932076387, $37.00): a full cast narrates the gripping story set in the times of China and Kublai
Khan, telling of young Haoyou, who learns to fly on a giant scarlet kite in a traveling circus and
to recognize and thwart the winds of greed which accompany his fete. Buddha Boy by Kathe Koja
(1932076530, $28.00) tells of a new kid at school who is the target for bullies and how outsider
Justin's determination not to become involved is thwarted by a teacher's assignment. Elizabeth
Winthrop and cast narrate her Red-Hot Rattoons (19320-76476, $34.00), telling of five young
rats who love to dance, and who face dangers on the way to fulfilling their dream of dancing at
the Boom Boom Room. Bruce Coville does an admirable retelling of Shakespeare's four selected
stories, then joins with Cynthia Bishop and the Full Cast company in providing Volume 1 of
Shakespeare's Greatest Hits (2943076-332, $25.00), covering the high points of MacBeth,
Twelfth Night, Romeo & Juliet and Midsummer Night's Dream. Young adults will find a
newfound affection for Shakespeare's language and drama, made more accessible both by the
retelling and by the full cast drama. Robert Heinlein's Have Space Suit Will Travel (1932076-417,
$39.00) will reach a wide audience from teens to adults with its excellent dramatic cast acting and
the fascinating science fiction drama telling of a teen who moves from a soda jerk to a spacesuit
winner and then an alien abductee.
Time Warner Audio
135 W. 50th St., New York, NY 10020
www.twbookmark.com/audiobooks
James Patterson's Sam's Letters To Jennifer (1586216325, $31.98) is simply not to be missed:
take the powerful unabridged story of a woman summoned back to her hometown and old house
to find a series of letters addressed to her which piece together a new world in her life, pair it with
a shared reading by Anne Heche, a film and TV actress, and Jane Alexander, a Tony-Winning
Broadway actress, and you have a gripping account which is packed with high tension and drama.
Kate White's Till Death Do Us Part (1586216-49X, $26.98) is also a thriller not to be missed:
with Cosmopolitan editor Kate White providing a steadfast sleuth story paired with Kate Walsh's
actress skills from TV to stage, you have a multifaceted mystery which is hard to stop listening to
in Till Death Do Us Part.
L.A. Theatre Works
681 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
www.fullcastaudio.com
Wendy Wasserstein's original and prize-winning play The Heidi Chronicles (158-0812686,
$24.95) comes to life in a full cast rendition by L.A. Theatre works, bringing to life the story of a
baby-boomer's long climb from 1960s confusion and challenges to being a strong woman of the
1990s. The audio play will reach into many minds and hearts with its powerful story of survival
and change. Austin Pendleton's Orson's Shadow (158-0812694 , $24.95) stars a powerful line-up
of readers: Glenne Headly, Martin Jarvis and Simon Templeman, who bring to life this story of
theatre champions who get together to rehearse a well-known play, only to find the new play
exposes some private secrets and lives. An outstanding story of challenge and survival, brought to
life in a full-cast presentation. Gore Vidal's The Best Man (1580812732 , $24.95) stars Marsha
Mason and Fred Thompson and tells of political intrigue and bantering in 1960s America. Satire
and political observation blend in the drama of two presidential contenders who seek the
endorsement of an aging ex-president to win an impossible agenda. Perfect listening for modern
times.
Brilliance Corporation
PO Box 887, Grand Haven, MI 49417
1-800-854-7859 brillianceaudio.com
Brilliance Audio's exceptional holdings present some of the finest in fiction choices and audio
enjoyment, and are recommended picks for discriminating listeners. Perri O'Shaugnessy's
Unlucky In Law (1593556284, $38.95) receives Laural Merlington's long-time experience as an
audio narrator and her smooth and expressive voice as it tells of attorney Nina Reilly, who
challenges the law itself when she takes on a case which seems unwinnable. Eric Jerome Dickey's
Drive Me Crazy (1593558368, $36.95) enjoys veteran Richard Allen's quick and dramatic voice
in telling of an ex-con who shares an expensive secret and an affair with his boss's wife and finds
himself in hot water. Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley's Reunion (159355852X, $21.95)
enjoys veteran Sandra Burr's powerful rendition in presenting the final story of the Baxter family
and their final religious redemption: read the others in the series first, for maximum effect. Dean
Koontz's The Bad Place (15-93553420, $42.95) tells of an amnesiac who wakes in an alley
knowing nothing but his name and facing danger. Carol Cowan and Michael Hanson's shared
reading of this tense thriller assures the tension and drama will be fully drawn out. Catherine
Coulter's Blowout (1587888599, $36.95) receives Sandra Burr's long-time reading experience
and expert ability to build tension as it tells of a long weekend in the Poconos cut short by an
investigation into a Supreme Court Justice's murder. Linda Howard's Kiss Me While I Sleep
(1590861752, $36.95) receives a dual narration by veteran readers Joyce Bean and Dick Hill, who
together bring alive the sensual story of a female hired assassin for the CIA who is drawn into an
unsanctioned game of revenge. Determined to keep playing the game, it's up to Lucas to help
reign in a former star agent. Nicci French's Secret Smile (1593559429, $26.95) receives Anne
Flosnik's gripping voice and a style which lends to a story of romance and a broken affair which
leads to obsession. And, don't miss Amanda Quick's The Paid Companion (159354-583, $24.95),
with Michael Page's long-time background as an audio book recorder and actor lending to a tense
story of an Earl who's seeking a woman. All are engrossing thrillers.
And The Shofar Blew
Francine Rivers
Recorded Books
270 Skip Jack Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
1402566654 $TBA 1-800-638-1304
Impressively narrated by Ruth Ann Phimister, And The Shofar Blew by Francine Rivers is a
complete and unabridged audiobook production (16 cassettes, 22.5 hours) from the Recorded
Books Inspiration series. Written by award-winning author Francine Rivers, And The Shofar
Blew is a novel about a small church of elderly, long-time members that is gradually fading away.
When an energetic young pastor takes over, he increases attendance so much that a new church
building must be constructed; but gradually, he loses touch with the old devotees in his efforts to
please the new. Then his own family starts to quietly become part of the background. A powerful
parable, And The Shofar Blew is an involving, excellently narrated saga and highly
recommended.
Harper Audio
10 East 53rd Street, NY, NY 10022-5299
1-800-242-7737 www.harperaudio.com
For a gripping novel which doesn't let up from beginning to end, don't miss Leon Uris' O'Hara's
Choice (0060569689, $25.95), performed by John Bedford Lloyd, who has numerous film credits
to his name. Lloyd's gripping style brings to life the story of one Irish-American Zachary O'Hara,
son of a legendary Marine and a critical player in the Marine Corps who faces a special challenge
in romance. C.S. Lewis' Prince Caspian (0060564393, $24.00) receives an unabridged
presentation, a delightful performance by Lynn Redgrave, Oscar nominee, Tony Award nominee,
and Emmy nominee, and a gripping continuation of Lewis' fantasy about Narnia. Peter, Susan,
Edmund and Lucy are summoned back to Narnia to face new challenges in this wonderful
fantasy.
Random House Audio
1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019
www.randomhouse.com/audio
Terry Brooks' Elfstones Of Shannara (0739304283, $25.95) is the second volume of the classic
series, enjoys Charles Keating's excellent television background and narrative skills, and tells of a
magical Ellcrys tree which is loosening the spells keeping Demons from taking vengeance on the
land. Another perilous journey is undertaken to save the protector tree in Brooks' exciting
Shannara sequel. Dean Koontz's The Taking (0739301890, $39.95) receives Ari Meyers'
extensive TV acting background and screenplay roles as her strong narrative voice lends to the
story of a ceaseless rain which isolates a small town and brings terror to their world. Suspense
rises and proves irresistible here. Kent Haruf's Eventide (073930-9390, $34.95) receives George
Hearn's skilled Broadway voice, a smooth representation for a novel telling of a long winter faced
by isolated brothers and a small town alike. Alienated families and confrontations between good
and evil keep the small town together in this gentle story of change. Isaac Asimov's I, Robot
(0739-312707, $27.50) comes just in time for the movie release and represents a powerful pairing
of science fiction plot and actor/writer Scott Brick's smooth performance on tape. The robots of
the future are controlled by three basic rules to harm no humans so why does one human
investigator into murder suspect that robots have become all too human to the point of being
able to violate the ingrained rules against harming their masters? A gripping account of human
encounters with robots of the future. Danielle Steel's Second Chance (0553757180, $29.95)
benefits from narrator Matt Walton's extensive theatre background as it tells of one Fiona, content
with her life in the jet set, until she falls for a conservative widower with two daughters. Two very
different people find their families, ideals, and lives disrupted by romance and new awakenings
here. Robert Ludlum's Bourne Supremacy (07-3931114X, $18.00) enjoys Darren McGavin's
powerful rendition as it tells of one Jason Bourne, an exert assassin plagued by his former life just
as he is facing a dangerous killer who can threaten the world. The abridged cd presentation loses
none of the power of its full-length presentation and preserves all the highlights. Dennis
Boutsikaris and author Charles Palahniuk share readings on Palahniuk's Stranger Than Fiction
(0739312383, $25.95), bringing to life the oddball true stories of characters as diverse as an
assembly line worker who works as a hospice volunteer driver by night, or weight trainers who
live oddly regimented and drug-controlled lives. Essays and pieces from the author of Fight Club
are engrossing and make Stranger Than Fiction a solid listening choice.
The Fantasy/Sci-Fi Shelf
Baen Books
PO Box 1403, Riverdale, NY 10471
1-800-223-2336 www.baen.com
Baen's new releases will delight avid fans of the genre, bringing with them exciting
politically-charged futuristic scenarios and food for thought. Paul Kozerski's Skylock
(0743435702, $5.70), for example, deserves ongoing mention as a powerful profile of a
devastated future facing a dangerous political figure's qwest for technological control. At the
heart is a scientific secret gone awry, leaving courier Trennt and his sidekick crossing a land of
toxins with a reluctant prisoner in tow. While the sudden romance between prisoner and seasoned
courier is quickly done with less character development than might be anticipated, the overall
driving action is relentless. Joel Rosenberg's Guardians Of The Flame: Legacy (074-3488206,
$25.00) takes gaming to its extreme when college student Seven and his friends find a real wizard
intervening, bringing them to a land where magic really works. Here returned from the first
adventure, Seven and his comrades are seeing their experiences fade until new enemies emerge.
John Ringo and Michael Z. Williamson's The Hero (074348827X, $24.00) is a recommendation
for fans of military science fiction, telling of a gentle species incapable of killing until humans
attempt to exterminate them. Unit trust and an alien device provide charged action in The
Hero.
ROC Books
375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014
1-800-847-5515 www.penguin.com
Isaac Asimov's Robot Visions (0451450-647, $7.99) arrives just in time for release with I, Robot:
the film promising to gain a large audience of prior and new Asimov fans. Robot Visions provides
thirty-four of his landmark stories and essays three rare tales under one cover: while prior fans
will find little new, those who've missed many of his robot themes will find this packed with his
most famous creations, not to be missed! S.L. Viehl's Bio Rescue (0451459784, $22.95) creates a
stunning setting also not to be missed: surgically altered life-form pilots performing planetary
patrol find a true home on a world of aquatic underwater aliens in a story focusing on the
altruistic Dair's increasing involvement in threats to the alien's security and lifestyle. A fine,
fast-paced tale is presented replete with ethical and social reflection in the fine Bio Rescue
plot.
Mobile Suit Gundam
Yoshiyuki Tomino
Stone Bridge Press
PO Box 8208, Berkeley, CA 94707
1880656868 $14.95 stonebridge.com
Mobile Suit Gundam: Awakening, Escalation, Confrontation is the novelization of the original
animated "Mobile Suit Gundam" story, by principal series creator Yoshiyuki Tomino, now
available in English for the first time in almost 15 years. "Mobile Suit Gundam" was and remains a
captivating epic saga, set in the far-flung future when gigantic robotic weapons of war are used in
devastating battles that threaten the survival of humanity - yet amid the chaos of conflict, a new
stage of evolution has come to humankind, and the destiny of humans and Newtypes is
inextricably linked for good or ill. The original animated series was so wildly popular it sparked a
long saga of sequels and spinoffs; now, Gundam viewers can enjoy a rendition that departs
significantly from its animated counterpart, exploring the future world in greater detail, yet retains
the visionary science fiction themes of exploration, change, and the struggle to adapt and survive
in a technology-driven era scarred with conflict. Highly recommended especially for Gundam
anime fans.
DAW Books
375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014
1-800-847-5515 www.dawbooks.com
Take classic fairy tale stories, translate them into modern-day urban visions, and add a spicing of
panache to achieve the startling collection edited by Martin Greenebrg and John Helters in Little
Red Riding Hood In The Big Bad City (0756402-336, $6.99). Contributors such as Nina Kiriki
Hoffman, Alan Dean Foster and Jody Lynn Nye provide riveting fantasies transported from their
classic woods-and-castle roots to the big city, making Little Red Riding Hood In The Big Bad
City compelling indeed. C.S. Friedman's The Wilding (075640164X, $24.95) tells of a war unable
to achieve final victory or defeat which thus goes on for centuries. It's been 200 years since the
personal war between two generals began: war has become a way of life for the universe, but new
challenges are changing the worlds involved. The Wilding is a memorable, charged novel of
change and confrontation.
The Literary Shelf
The Sense Of An Interior
Diana Fuss
Routledge
29 West 35th St., New York NY 10001
www.routledge-ny.com
0415969905 $35.00 1-800-634-7064
Four writers and the rooms which shaped their literary experience and presentations are presented
vividly in Diana Fuss' Sense Of An Interior, exploring connections between domestic space and
creative results. Essay-chapters here focus on Helen Keller, Emily Dickinson, Sigmund Freud and
Marcel Proust, providing a focus on writers who would not quickly come to mind in associations
with rooms, but who represent a diversity of styles, genres, and disabilities.
Library of America
14 East 60th St., New York NY 10022
www.loa.org
The high-quality publications and classic presentations of Library of America makes certain
classics will be presented in volumes appropriate for lasting library lending, and two recent
additions are no less powerful for literary holdings. The new translation by Arthur Goldhammer of
Tocqueville's Democracy In America (1931-082545, $35.00) returns the most influential book
about early American politics and democracy to modern library holdins. Tocqueville came to this
country in 1831 to study American prison systems and interviewed over 200 people on American
politics, law, and issues. His return to France and subsequent description of this country's systems
vividly described current conditions and their implications for European society and remains a
classic today. Washington Irving's three Western narratives Tour On The Prairies, Astoria and
Adventures Of Captain Bonneville (1931082537, $40.00) presents a trilogy which helped define
early perceptions of Western life in the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, and Pacific Northwest.
Editor James Rhonda does a fine job of pulling together these narratives and their appearance
under one cover results in a satisfyingly uniform presentation libraries will appreciate.
Ivan R. Dee
1332 N. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60622-2694
1-800-462-6420 www.ivanrdee.com
Ivan R. Dee's excellent discussions are recommended picks for high school to university library
holdings, making good supplemental references for students. Among the best of recent
publications: a new adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1566635535, $7.95) is provided
by Dorothy Louise: while it remains faithful to her intentions, Frankenstein's new look tailors a
play for performance and provides a strong plot suitable for contemporary drama. Similarly does
Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters (1566635543, $7.95), with Curt Columbus providing the new
translation and Nicholas Rudall and Bernard Sahlins working their editing magic on both
productions. Don't miss Trevor Griffiths' Ivan R. Dee Guide To Plays And Playwrights
(1566635667, $28.95): over 500 A-Z entries provide details on the most important plays and
playwrights from ancient to modern times, providing an important reference for playwrights and
modern theatre goers alike. John Tytell's Ezra Pound: The Solitary Volcano (1566635-594,
$18.95) will appeal to any literary collection strong in modern poets: unlike other biographic
portraits, Tytell's Ezra Pound interprets how Pound's psychology translated to his controversial
poems, providing a balanced analysis of his mind and achievements in light of his mental state.
Robert Thomas Fallon's A Theatergoer's Guide To Shakespeare's Characters (15-66635705,
$27.50) provides fans and students of the Bard with a companion guide to the people of his plays.
Organized A-Z by character name, Theatergoer's Guide To Shakespeare's Characters provides
in-depth chapters on each key protagonist; not the short biographical sketches one might
anticipate. Included within the body of each character sketch are plenty of quotes from the play,
analysis of the character's interactions and importance in the play, and an overview of plot.
Tolkien And The Invention Of Myth
Jane Chance, Editor
University Press of Kentucky
663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, KY 40508-4008
www.kentuckypress.com
0813123011 $29.95 1-800-839-6855
Fantasy writer Tolkien strongly believed mythology was a true secondary world born out of
language, and his life's work focus reflected on this position. Jane Chance's Tolkien And The
Invention Of Myth gathers eighteen new and classic essays by Tolkien scholars who analyze the
source influences on his writings; from ancient Greek and Old Norse sources to Finnish. Tolkien
used these myths and works as he created his own masterpieces and here they come to life in a
scholarly analysis of the roots of fantasy.
The Human Sexuality Shelf
The Complete Illustrated Kama Sutra
Lance Dane, Editor
Inner Traditions
One Park St., Rochester, VT 05767
www.innertraditions.com
0892811382 $25.00 1-800-246-8648
Completely illustrated in full color for the first time is a Hindu classic on sex: the most famous
work created. Lance Dane is a writer, photographer, scholar and founder of the Sanskriti Museum
of Everyday Art in Delhi: Dane accompanies the Kama Sutra classic test with over 250
illustrations and works of art from coins, manuscripts, and much more. His own collection served
as a resource for many of the photos, making Complete Illustrated Kama Sutra a unique, winning
visual display.
The International Studies Shelf
The Book Of Rule
DK Publishing
375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014
0789493543 $30.00 www.dk.com
Global politics is a topic typically covered in a dry scholarly tome certain not one with the visual
color and packed-in illustrative displays of The Book Of Rule: How The World Is Governed. It's
this emphasize on contemporary visuals, from sidebars of information and maps to color photos
which lends to the appeal of The Book Of Rule from its bright cover to its inviting pages packed
with facts about global networks of power, from monarchies and republics to military regimes. An
exceptional guide evolves.
This Is Cuba
Ben Corbett
Westview Press
11 Cambridge Ctr, Cambridge, MA 02142
www.westviewpress.com
0813342244 $15.00 1-800-242-7737
Ben Corbett is a freelance journalist who has literally spent years researching and writing almost
exclusively about Cuban culture and politics, so it's no surprise his latest travelogue This Is Cuba
blends in current affairs and social issues of that country. Personal stories gathered by Corbett
reflect the daily lives and concerns of Cubans commonly portrayed as outlaws by Castro's regime.
This Is Cuba is an intriguing story of Cuba's social issues and evolving society on the other end of
Communism.
Funding Evil
Rachel Ehrendfeld
Bonus Books
1223 Wilshire Blvd. #597, Santa Monica, CA 90403
1566231966 $24.95 bonusbooks.com
Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld is a world authority on narco-terrorism, providing commentary on the topic
and consulting on the problems of international terrorism, political corruption and drug
trafficking; so she's the perfect choice to author Funding Evil: How Terrorism Is Financed-And
How To Stop It. Many experts may claim terrorism doesn't require money and while individual
acts can be low-budget, global terrorist efforts require money to work. Dr. Ehrenfeld here draws
a map between sources of funding and terrorist results.
The Antiques/Collectibles Shelf
100 Years of Vintage Farm Tractors
Michael Dregni, Editor
Voyageur Press
PO Box 338, Stillwater, MN 55082
www.voyageurpress.com
0896580024 $16.95 1-800-888-9653
100 Years Of Vintage Farm Tractors isn't just the listing of vintage equipment that one might
expect, though editor Michael Dregni has indeed included this among his topics: it's an anthology
and tribute to the vintage farm tractor and packs in stories by authors who love them. Beautiful
artwork compliments the text, bringing heartwarming family tales to life. Highly recommended for
a wide audience, from antique machinery collectors to farmers and fans of equipment.
Collector Books
PO Box 3009, Paducah, KY 42002-3009
www.collectorbooks.com
When it comes to high-quality 'Bibles' ranging from price guides to strong visuals packed with
small color photos, you just can't beat Collector Books for its extensive and ongoing reference
publications. New additions highly recommended include John and Malinda Bomm's Official
Precious Moments Collector's Guide To Figuerines (1574323970, $16.95), to be highly
applauded for its strong six-photos-to-a-page organization and its easily-understood chapter
references to all kinds of figurines from Precious Moments, Linda Crowsey's fine Madame
Alexnader (157432392X, $14.95), providing the updated 2004 price guide with some visuals but
strong updated value listings, and Volume II of Cindy Sabulis' Collector's Guide To Dolls Of The
1960s And 1970s (1574323830, $24.95), powerful in its color photos and values listings lending
to identification and pricing alike. Don't miss Margaret and Kenn Whitmyer's Fenton Art Glass
Patterns (1574323849, $29.95), appearing in its updated second edition to include a range of
large and small color photos helping identify pieces and values, or Gene & Cathy Florence's Glass
Kitchen Shakers (157432389X, $19.95), an identification and price guide to 1930s and 1950s
shakers of all styles. Dovetailing readily with household collectibles is Michael Ivankovich's
Wallace Nutting Furniture (1574324012, $19.95), packing in plenty of background furniture
history along with its color photos and price coverage, and Dana Johnson's Matchbox Toys, 4th
Edition (1574323938, $24.95), so filled with description, photos and prices that you'll want to
keep it in the car for quick reference during any garage sale expedition. All are excellent and solid
references.
Switchblade
Ragnar Benson
Paladin Press
7077 Winchester Circle, Boulder, CO 80301
www.paladin-press.com
0873645006 $16.00 1-800-392-2400
Originally published in 1989, and now revised and updated by edged-weapons expert Michael D.
Janich, Switchblade: The Ace Of Blades is a solid history of switchblades and their marketing for
automatic knife collectors, historians, and users. From the evolution of new locking and release
mechanisms, to the differences between modern gravity, butterfly, and one-handed opening
knives, switchblade law. A sprinkling of black-and-white diagrams and photographs enhance this
superlative reference and resource.
The Architecture Shelf
Stone House
Tomm Stanley
Stonefield Publishing
c/o Chelsea Green Publishing Company
85 North Main Street, Suite 120, White River Junction, VT 05001
www.heartbeatnursery.co.nz/stonehouse
0473099705 $33.00 1-800-639-4099
It's easy to build it yourself with slipforms especially if you also have in hand Tomm Stanley's
Stone House, covering slipforming methods, sources for materials, stonelaying techniques, and
more. Tomm Stanley and his partner know their stuff: he built his own home from slipforms and
his construction photos can even be seen on-line in color most included with this book, in black
and white.
Timber Framing For The Rest Of Us
Rob Roy
New Society Publishers
37 Cherry Street, Easthampton, MA 01027
0865715084 $22.95 1-800-283-3572
Written by an author with more than thirty years of hands-on experience with timber framing,
Timber Framing For The Rest Of Us is a simple home improvement guide to basic, practical
methods for timber framing used by contractors, farmers, and owner-builders today. From
procuring timbers of various woods or even recycled materials, to critical considerations of
structure and design , to common fasteners, a detailed case study of a timber frame project, and
much more, Timber Framing For The Rest Of Us is a superb guide for beginners who are ready to
roll up their sleeves, do their homework, and enjoy the fruits of their hard-earned labors.
The Comix/Graphic Novels Shelf
Andrews McMeel Publishing
4520 Main St., Kansas City, MO 64111
www.comicspage.com
Steve Dickenson was a 'military brat' whose family moved a lot; as an adult he joined with
cartoonist Todd Clark to produce the cartoon Lola, about a politically-incorrect grandmother on
the loose. Readers of American Idle: A Lola Collection (0740741373, $10.95) will find this
packed with rebellion of the adult kind, and will find Grandma Lola has her ways of getting even.
Patrick McDonnell's Mutts: Sunday Afternoons (0740741411, $12.95) comes from the pen of the
co-author of Krazy Kat: Art of George Harrison, and spreads a dose of animal issues along with
his fun comic. Darby Conley's Bucky Katt's Big Book Of Get Fuzzy (0740741365, $16.95)
provides a follow-up to the best-selling Blue Print For Disaster: a cat, a dog, and a frustrated
human chaperone dealing with a dumb dog. The cartoons are in both black and white and color,
which adds many an unexpected moment. Bill Hinds' Cleats: Who Tracked Soccer Through The
House? (0740741381, $10.95) will be welcomed by any sports parent used to kids tracking things
through the house. Black and white comics depict parent/child relationships and sports ironies.
Stephan Pastis' Pearls Before Swine (0740738135, $10.95) takes his popular syndicated column
and explores a fun world of rabble-rousers. Pastis may be an unlikely-sounding cartoonist he's
an attorney by training but his second Pearls Before Swine book is a fun winner. The new
'Between Friends' comic collection by Sandra Bell-Lundy Coffee, Tea And Reality (0740741349,
$10.95) presents Canadian cartoonist Bell-Lundy's satirical comics of women's lives and concerns.
From weight shifts to preoccupations with younger women, Bell-Lundy's characters are filled with
insights. The 18th 'Baby Blues' cartoon scrapbook presents Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott's Two
Plus One Is Enough (074-741403, $10.95), a fun gathering of black and white parent/kid cartoons
from the popular syndicated 'Baby Blues' strip. Newcomers will also find Two Plus One Enough
is engrossing. Highly recommended.
Generalissimo El Busho
Ted Rall
NBM
555 8th Ave. #1202, NY, NY 10018
1561633844 $19.95 nbmpublishing.com
Just in time for the November elections arrives Ted Rall's satire/graphic novel Generalissimo El
Busho, providing a 'tragicomic chronicle' of the administration's follies and crimes by an editorial
cartoonist with a long history of Bush criticism. Rall has been a longtime critic of the President
and is the author of two other alternative cartooning titles: Generalissimo El Busho presents some
eye-opening arguments and impassioned statements.
Romance Without Tears
Dan Dutch
Fantagraphics
7563 Lake City Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115
156097558X $22.95 1-800-657-1100
Romance comics taken from the 1950s collections are gathered in a revisionist anthology to
challenge the icon of the 'tear stained face' of later years. The comics portrayed in Romance
Without Tears feature satisfyingly strong girls and women who never suffer shame, heartache or
guilt and who can be as outrageous and forceful as they wish. Of course, there's romance and
heartbreak too and the full color portraits make for an exciting, intriguing title.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Lance Tooks, et al.
Eureka Productions
8778 Oak Grove Rd., Mt. Horeb, WI 53572
0974664804 $9.95 graphicclassics.com
Graphic Classics is a deservedly acclaimed series of graphic novel treatments of famous literary
works. The latest volume is dedicated to timeless stories by Robert Louis Stevenson and includes
graphic novel adaptations of "The Bottle Imp", "The Suicide Club", and an original two-part
interpretation of "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde", along with a fantasy by Fannie Van de Grift Stevenson,
a specially feature by Maxon Crumb, and a collection of R.L. Stevenson's short fables and poems
enriched by some of the best and most provocative artists working today. The Graphics Classics
anthology edition of Robert Louis Stevenson is confidently recommended to the attention of
graphic novel enthusiasts and underground comix fans.
The Mystery/Suspense Shelf
Par For The Corpse
Kathleen Kelly Sprissler
Kelmily House
5765 Burke Centre Pkwy, PMB 112, Burke, VA 22015
0974724009 $20.00 1-703-569-0547
A murder on the links is Par For The Corpse in Kathleen Kelly Sprissler's focus on a woman's golf
club's unwelcome tee shutdown. Enter detective JD March and his team, who'd better learn about
golf fast if they are to prevent the new course's shut down in the face of further danger.
Idlewild
Nick Sagan
New American Library
375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014
www.penguinputnam.com
0451212061 $12.95 1-800-847-5515
It's hard to neatly peg this gripping novel of suspense: take the near-future story of a rebellious
teen amnesiac, add the mystery of a figure called Lazarus, and spice it with a virtual reality/gothic
setting and you have Idlewild, a novel of high drama and suspense which is gripping and
involving.
A Garden Lost In Time
Jonathan Aycliffe
Allison & Busby
c/o International Publishers Marketing
Box 605, Herndon, VA 20172-0605
www.allisonandbusby.com
0749006870 $25.95 1-800-758-3756
Set in 1917 Cornwall, Jonathan Aycliffe's Garden Lost In Time is a gripping mystery which tells
of a teen sent to live in a family estate house after the death of his father, only to find a dangerous
pattern of murders and deaths evolving. The discovery of an enclosed garden and its secrets will
keep Simon at the cutting edge of danger and his readers on the edges of their seats.
A Mendocino Mystery
Mary Cesario Weaver
Lost Coast Press
155 Cypress Street, Fort Bragg, CA 95437
www.cypresshouse.com
1882897749 $14.95 1-800-773-7782
A Mendocino Mystery is a tantalizing novel featuring a wisecracking private investigator living in
a peaceful West Coast village. When a desperate and terrified young woman claims to have
witnessed a terrible crime and pleads for help, yet her family tries to shut down the case, the
detective must set out and separate truth from mental hyperbole. A solidly engaging mystery
novel with sinister drives and motives lurking beneath the first glance.
The Tarnished Eye
Judith Guest
Scribners
1230 Ave. of Americas, NY, NY 10020
www.simonsays.com
0743257367 $24.00 1-800-223-2336
A real-life crime serves as the foundation for Guests' powerful novel, set in northern Michigan
where a grieving sheriff obsessed with the past finds unusual attraction to the case of a family's
murder. His investigations into the murders will change his own life and faltering family situation,
making Tarnished Eye a compelling read.
Poisoned Pen Press
6962 E. First Ave. #103, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
www.poisonedpenpress.com
Four new arrivals promise different, exciting plots and strong characterization for fans of
mysteries. Michael Bowen's Unforced Error (1590581091, $24.95) deftly blends Civil War
re-enactors with a host of unusual participants such as librarians and publishers: the last to be
involved in a murder to create a multi-faceted story of a complex series of legal issues. Then
there is Michael Pearce's Death Of An Effendi (1590580664, $24.95), for example: set in Cairo
in 1909, the murder capitol of the world, the mysterious death of an Egyptian elite involves
investigator Gareth Owen in a dangerous job involving secret police and vanishings. As well as
Mark de Castrique's Grave Undertaking (1590581-164, $24.95): here a former police officer's
refuge and new job as an undertaker in the quiet Appalachian mountains is destroyed when he
finds himself with too much business. Finally, William Tapply's Elements Of Mystery Fiction
(1590581-156, $16.95) departs from the usual fiction bent of Poisoned Pen Press to address the
basics of how to write the 'modern whodunit': here published veterans of the field cover the
basics. All are excellent recommendations.
Therapy
Jonathan Kellerman
Ballantine Books
1745 Broadway, NY, NY 10019
www.ballantinebooks.com
0345452607 $7.99 1-800-726-0600
Another Alex Delaware novel comes to life under Kellerman's skilled hand, churning out a
riveting plot and adventure based on a young couple's murder in the Los Angeles hills. The savage
murder and missing identity of the young woman involved lands the case in Alex Delaware's lap,
involving him in a series of clues which brings him in conflict with a popular celebrity
psychologist's Therapy cases.
The Art Shelf
DeJulio
Bob DeJulio
Western Reflections Publishing Co.
219 Main Street, Montrose, CO 81401
1890437972 $23.95 1-800-993-4490
DeJulio is a simply beautiful compilation of paintings by Bob DeJulio of historic scenes to be
found throughout southwestern Colorado. A brief introduction supplements the gallery of
watercolor paintings depicting people, bucking horses, lone wagons, cliff dwellings, and scenic
vistas. DeJulio is a treasury of art and a beautiful souvenir book, and a welcome addition to
American artbook collections.
Landscapes In Pastel
Jenny Keal
HarperCollins UK/Trafalgar Square
PO Box 257, N. Pomfret, VT 05053
0007143850 $15.95 1-800-423-4525
Jenny Keal's Landscapes In Pastel offers the beginner everything necessary to get started painting
landscapes, from an introduction to sources of inspiration and equipment to techniques of creating
detail, capturing sun and shadow, and depicting animals, landscapes and people. An excellent,
basic beginner's guide.
The Art Of Bill Viola
Chris Townsend, Editor
Thames & Hudson Inc.
500 5th Ave., New York NY 10110
0500284725 $24.95 1-800-233-4830
Sixty illustrations, all but five in color, lend to Chris Townsend's compilation Art Of Bill Viola,
the first extensive critical appraisal of the works of video and installation artist Vignola. From
themes surrounding the relationship of Vignola's art to religions to essays which consider his
international influences and reputation, The Art Of Bill Viola is a 'must' for any in-depth art
collection strong in video and installation works and artists.
Poesie Photographique
Lucien Clergue
Prestel
575 Prospect St., Lakewood, NJ 08701
3791328506 $75.00 www.prestel.com
Artist Lucien Clerge was born in 1934, became famous as a chronicler in pictures of Picasso's
final years, and was noted for his nude photography, leaving the rest of his art in limbo. Poesie
Photographique is a catalog of his works presents the wide diversity of his subjects; from his early
photos of gypsies and ruins to his abstracts, plant art, and portraits. Each black and white picture
is presented full-page and explored in several languages, making for an intriguing and important
catalog of his entire skills set.
History Of The Poster
Josef Muller-Brockmann
Phaidon Press
180 Varick Street, 14th fl, NY, NY 10014
0714844039 $39.95 www.phaidon.com
This new edition of History Of The Poster by Josef Muller-Brockmann (1914-1996) brings back
into print a seminal work originally published in 1971 and which has been regretably out-of-print
for many years. Despite its name, History Of The Poster is not so much a straightforward
historical narrative as it is a fantastic gallery of posters used for politics, propaganda, advertising,
and art throughout history. A tri-lingual book in English, German, and French, History Of The
Poster contains a brief introductory essay then reveals almost three hundred posters in full color,
followed by an afterword remarking on present and future trends. A unique and welcome new
style of artbook.
Altered Books Workshop
Bev Brazelton
North Light Books/F&W, dist.
4700 E. Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236
1581805357 $19.99 1-800-289-0963
Turn old books into personalized works of art using Bev Brazelton's Altered Books Workshop, a
guide which brings together papercrafting and other craft methods to put together a unique
'altered book' result. There are 18 clear projects and 65 variation ideas to Altered Books
Workshop, from cutting windows and using shadowboxes to glazing, providing plenty of ideas for
creative personalization.
Designing Handcrafted Cards
Claire Sun-Ok Choi
Quarry Books
c/o Rockport Publishers Inc.
33 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930-5089
1592530362 $19.99 rockpub.com
Sixty lovely hand-made card ideas for all occasions are covered in Claire Sun-Ok Choi's
Designing Handcrafted Cards, a guide to techniques ranging from paper quilling, cutting and
piecing to layering and using photos in cards. The use of simple materials often no more than
card stock paper and tools on hand lends to the final production of a personalized masterpiece
following the techniques outlined in Designing Handcrafted Cards.
Embracing Scenes
Barbara Lekisch
Great West Books
PO Box 1028, Lafayette, CA 94549
www.greatwestbooks.com
0944220142 $35.00 www.amazon.com
Painters, illustrators and sketch artists working from 1855 to 1915 often turned to California's
Lakes Tahoe and Donner for inspiration as does Barbara Lekisch, who here compiles
biographical material on over 150 artists who found inspiration in these regions of California.
Libraries interested in California art history and regional California art history will discover
Embracing Scenes About Lakes Tahoe And Donner: Painters, Sketch Artists, And Illustrators,
1855-1915 includes each of the artist's paintings, illustrations, and sketches of the region, plus
plenty of diary entries and source material accounts of their experiences and influences. A
gorgeous presentation.
German Expressionist Prints
Milwaukee Art Museum
Hudson Hills Press
PO Box 205, Manchester, VT 05254-9911
0944110940 $75.00 hudsonhills.com
An impressive collaborative project of the Hudson Hills Press and the Milwaukee Art Museum,
German Expressionist Prints: The Marcia And Granvil Specks Collection is a striking artbook
portraying black and white imagery, reflecting the positive and negative facets of German life
from the 1890s to the 1930s. Bold figures of over 475 prints with brief biographies of the artists
who created them and commentaries upon the art form itself make German Expressionist Prints a
"must" especially for art history buff supplemental reading lists in general, and academic library
German art history collections in particular!
Turner, Whistler, Monet
Katharine A. Lochnan & Ian Warrell
Abrams
115 West 18th St., New York, NY 10011
1854375326 $60.00 1-800-759-0190
The collaborate effort of Katharine A. Lochnan (Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Art
Gallery of Ontario) and Ian Warrell (Tate Curator and Editor of Turner and Venice), Turner,
Whistler, Monet: Impressionist Visions ponders the intricate interrelationships between three
great artists and their contributions to 19th century landscape art. Filled with black-and-white as
well as full color representations of soul-stirring landscape, sunset, and scenery artworks, Turner,
Whistler, Monet also proffers scholarly text tracing the lives and histories of these three artists as
well as the philosophical messages and schools of thought behind their enduring legacies. A
superb coffee table book that strives for greater understanding of the art world.
Allworth Press
10 E. 23rd St. #510, NY, NY 10010
www.allworth.com
Allworth's practical tips for publisher and artists provides practical and appealing titles certain to
receive attention and lending volume for both specialty art school and public library holdings.
Peter Phillips's Creating The Perfect Design Brief (1581153244, $19.95) is a recommended tool
for design professionals and non-design business partners alike: Creating The Perfect Design Brief
tells not only how to create the brief, but how to change the concept of design from a service to a
strategic, important basic business resource. From essential elements of the brief to establishing
credibility, Creating The Perfect Design Brief should not be passed over. David Consuegra's
American Type Design And Designers (158115-3201, $35.00) recreates over 330 different
typefaces and illustrations, provides a rich history reference of American type, and reflects over
10 years research by author David Consuegra, a veteran design professor. The result is a
reference any design library shouldn't be without.
The Sketchbook
Nancy Heimburger & Marco Bratt
Hotei Publishing
c/o Stylus Publishing, Inc.
22883 Quicksilver Drive, Sterling, VA 20166-2012
9074822622 $69.50 1-800-232-0223
The Sketchbook is a large coffee-table compendium showcasing eighty unique designs by some of
the world's finest body art tattoo experts. An introductory essay explores the history of body
tattoos, and both Japanese and Western views of the art practice. The eighty designs themselves
are showcased largely in black-and-white, in their original drawn concept form rather than a
photograph of the tattoo on human skin. With a photograph of its artist along with a paragraph by
the artist about his or her background and philosophy. A very different kind of artbook, in which
East truly meets West.
The Fiction Shelf
Codex
Lev Grossman
Harcourt
15 E. 26th St., New York NY 10010
www.harcourtbooks.com
0151010668 $24.00 1-800-543-1918
Banker Edward is about to embark on his first vacation in years to help one of his firm's most
important clients; but an invitation to organize a personal library of rare books proves too much
to turn down: especially when it reveals the possibility of a unique medieval codex treasure which
could change lives if found. Edward's uncovering of its history evolves into a dangerous
obsession, making Codex a riveting story impossible to put down.
Land Of Echoes
Daniel Hecht
Bloomsbury
175 5th Ave. #300, NY, NY 10010
1582343934 $24.95 bloomsbury.com
Parapsychology fans will relish the return of Cree Black, who becomes immersed in a case of
spiritual possession which will test all her resources and draw them into a dangerous New
Mexican desert confrontation. A talented Navajo student falls ill with violent seizures attributed to
the spirit of a dead ancestor, involving Cree in a dangerous world of spreading possession which
keeps Land Of Echoes fast-paced and involving. Highly recommended.
Mountain R
Jacques Jouet
Dalkey Archive Press
ISU Campus Box 8905, Normal, IL 61790
1564783308 $12.95 dalkeyarchive.com
Expertly translated into English by Brian Evenson, Mountain R is a work of French literature
revolving around an ill-proposed plan to build a 1,500 meter mountain as a monument. The
make-work project is touted to reduce unemployment, attract tourists, and solve the garbage
problem (as the mountain will be filled with trash). An all-too-real tale of governmental excess
and vanity, narrated from three different perspectives, Mountain R is a tongue-in-cheek
examination of man's foibles in his struggle to leave a lasting mark in the wake of his own
mortality.
Golden 45s
Lloyd Longwith
American Literary Press
8019 Belair Rd #10, Baltimore MD 21236
1561678317 $9.95 1-800-873-2003
Marc Lloyd, star recruit of an elite military force, fights terrorists with savvy and psychic powers
in a novel packed with intriguing strategies, romance, and suspense. Golden 45s is a novel which
just doesn't quit, powered by the strong character of Lloyd and his patriotic efforts.
Brooklyn Noir
Tim McLoughlin, editor
Akashic Books
PO Box 1456, New York, NY 10009
www.akashicbooks.com
1888451580 $15.95 1-212-433-1875
Expertly compiled and edited by Tim McLoughlin, Brooklyn Noir is an enthusiastically
recommended compendium of original stories by twenty of today's best writers against the
background of Brooklyn -- one of the toughest borough's of New York City. From Coney Island,
Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Bay Ridge, To Red Hook, Bushwick, Sheepshead Bay, and Park Slope,
these are stories enriched with historical and criminal largesse with each tale set in a distinct
Brooklyn neighborhood. From Pete Hamill's "The Book Signing", to Norman Kelley's "The
Code", to Lou Manfredo's "Case Closed", to C. J. Sullivan's "Slipping into Darkness", Brooklyn
Noir serves up deftly told tales that will linger in the mind's imagination long after this outstanding
anthology is placed back upon the shelf.
Dreams Of A Lifetime
Bruce Adam
Iliad Press
PO Box 1202, Des Plaines, IL 60017-1202
0966131819 $16.95 iliadpress@yahoo.com
Clearly and copiously documenting Bruce Adam as a master of the short story, Dreams Of A
Lifetime anthologizes eighty-nine of his always engaging, often provocative, dependably original,
and carefully crafted tales. From "Jungle Dreams"; "The Two Sides of an Abortion"; and The
Mystical Collective"; to "The Internal Recorder"; The Cover-up"; and the title piece,
"Dreams of a Lifetime", this is a collection that will leave Bruce Adam's readers waiting eagerly
for more!
Useful Girl
Marcus Stevens
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Box 2225, Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2225
1565123662 $24.95 1-800-722-7202
Useful Girl a novel about a woman who observes the exhumation of the hundred-year-old remains
of a Cheyenne girl along the side of a dirt road. Life in the Montana town is never the same again.
Who was the girl, and how did she come to die and be buried with no marker? The woman
undertakes a harrowing investigation to learn the truth, and a personal crusade along with Charlie
White Bird to protect the burial site, despite harsh repercussions. A compelling novel about
growth, crisis, and the consequences of running away.
Water Wings
Kristen Den Hartog
MacAdam/Cage
155 Sansome Street, Suite 550, San Francisco, CA 94104
1931561613 $23.00 macadamcage.com
Still vampish and beautiful, Darlene Oelpke is getting married again. This time it's to Reg,
shoe-store man who is associated with the family in some ways most of them aren't yet aware of.
Vivian and Hannah are Darlene's adult daughters and are home for the wedding along with their
cousin Wren who was born with deformed hands and an angelic nature. Together, Vivian,
Hannah, and Wren revisit the sinister river where Darlene's husband was lost. They also discover
distrubingly hidden secrets and the enduring survival power of love. Kristen Den Hartog is an
imaginative, skilled, and "reader engaging" author. Very highly recommended and entertaining
reading, Water Wings is her second novel and clearly establishes her as a first write writer that
will leave her readers looking eagerly toward her next title.
Beneath A Marble Sky
John Shors
McPherson & Company
POB 1126, Kingston, NY 12401
0929701712 $24.95 1-800-613-8219
Beneath A Marble Sky by John Shors is a fictional treatment of the legendary story of Shah Jahan,
who in 1632 was the supreme ruler of Hindustan. Shah Jahan is perhaps best known for creating
the Taj Mahal as a legacy to the love he shared with his empress. Beneath A Marble Sky tells of
Princess Jahanara and her efforts to weather court intrigue and prevent a terrible civil war, and
conceal her secret love from her husband. A majestic novel, that irresistibly draws the reader
within its saga of human struggles, failings, alliances and betrayals.
Of Forgotten Times
Marisela Rizik
Curbstone Press
321 Jackson St., Willimantic, CT 06226
www.curbstone.org
1931896003 $14.95 1-860-423-5110
Of Forgotten Times is a novel about women of two different families, whose only trait in common
is their connection to the merciless and devastating dictator of their Caribbean homeland. Each
woman must find her own path to independence, despite the tenuous hope of love and the
pressures that seek to strip away each woman's identity. Originally published in Spanish in Santa
Domingo in 1996, Of Forgotten Times has been skillfully translated into English and is a welcome
contribution to international and women's literature.
The Family Of Pascual Duarte
Camilo Jose Cela
Dalkey Archive Press
ISU Campus Box 8905, Normal IL 61790
1564783596 $12.95 dalkeyarchive.com
Pascual Duarte grew up in brutal and brutalizing poverty, hatred, depravity, and despair. From his
prison cell where he is awaiting execution for a series of murders he has committed, Duarte writes
down his confessions and in doing so, depicts the horrors of his life, foremost among which are a
despicable mother, an unfaithful wife, and a lifetime of savage crimes. Duarte's account (written
with a hauntingly childlike sense of the world) portrays a man twisted by the cruel hand of fate
into a source of contributing evil. Strongly recommended reading, The Family Of Pascual Duarte
is a unique and flawlessly written novel by the late Camilo Jose Cela (1916-2002) and will
admirably serve to introduce a new generation to the work of this deftly talented author of more
than fifty books during his lifetime.
The Studhorse Man
Robert Kroetsch
University of Alberta Press
Ring House 2, Edmonton, AB, Canada, T6G 2E1
0888644256 $24.95 www.uap.ualberta.ca
When Hazard Lepage sets out to breed his rare blue stallion Poseidon in the hope of saving his
horse's bloodline from extinction, he creates a trail of anarchy, confusion, and chaos -- as well as
encountering the charms of a few good women. The narrator of Hazard's idiosyncratic
adventures in pursuit of his obsession is a maniacal, naked writer who works in his bathtub.
Always original, at times wickedly funny, and told with unrestrained enthusiasm framed by a
post-war, rough-edged Alberta, The Studhorse Man showcases and documents Robert Kroetsch
as one of Canada's best living writers at work today. Also part of the University of Alberta Press
"Canadian Literature Series" and very highly recommended reading are Robert Kroetsch's earlier
works: What The Crow Said (0888643039, $14.95); The Words Of My Roaring (0888643490,
$16.95); Completed Field Notes (088864-3500, $19.95: and The Hornbooks Of Rita K.
(0888643721, $16.95).
The Economics Shelf
Spiritual Capital
Danah Zohar & Ian Marshall
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc.
235 Montgomery Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94104-2916
1576751384 $27.95 1-800-929-2929
The collaboration of Danah Zohar and Ian Marshall, Spiritual Capital: Wealth We Can Live By
offers a highly critical view of the business and ethical practices of capitalism as it is practiced
today, with its amorality vested in short-term self-interest, reaping profits, obsession with
shareholder value, isolationist thinking, and reckless disregard of long-term consquences. Arguing
for the need for a radical new philosophy for corporate governance that adjusts the meaning and
purpose of wealth creation, and using the principles of "spiritual capital" and "spiritual
intelligence" to define the needs of humanity and human government, Spiritual Capital is a
passionately presented charge for people to make a difference
Restoring Fiscal Sanity
Alice M. Rivlin & Isabel Sawhill
Brookings Institution Press
1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. , Washington, DC 20036-2188
0815777817 $15.95 1-800-275-1447
Restoring Fiscal Sanity: How To Balance The Budget is an anthology of essays by expert
economists addressing the problems of managing America's finances in the grand scale. Essays
address the issues of why growing deficits are too important to ignore, the sweeping impact of
America's aging population, three viable alternative plans to get the budget to balance, and much
more. A vital, well-researched and aptly presented compilation.
Trade Liberalization In Aviation Services
Brian Hindley
AEI
1150 Seventeenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036
0844771716 $15.00 www.aei.org
Trade Liberalization In Aviation Services: Can The Doha Round Free Flight? by Brian Hindley
(Emeritus Reader in Trade Policy Economics, London School of Economics) describes and
analyses the General Agreement on Trade in Services of the World Trade Organization with
particular emphasis on the possibility of new international aviation rules. Although there are many
promising benefits, there still remain problematic issues such as the dispute-settlement process.
Economics expert and World Bank consultant Hindley believes that when the Doha Round
resumes, agreements to facilitating express air delivery will be feasible and prove an invaluable
introduction of the overall benefits the World Trade Organization can generate for international
aviation in general. Trade Liberalization In Aviation Services is a welcome and impressive
contribution to contemporary economics and international trade, as well as an important and
seminal addition to academic Economic Studies supplemental reading lists and library reference
collection.
The Civil War Shelf
"Fear Was Not In Him"
Christian G. Samito, editor
Fordham University Press
2546 Belmont Avenue, University Box L, Bronx, NY 10458-5172
www.fordhampress.com
082322323X $55.00 1-800-247-6553
Expertly compiled and edited by Christian G. Samito (editor of Commanding Boston's Irish
Ninth), "Fear Was Not In Him": The Civil War Letters Of Major General Francis C. Barlow is an
impressively informative anthology of American civil war correspondence from a young
intellectual and lawyer, who entered the war as lieutenant and ended it as one of the North's
premier combat generals. Revealing the horrors of battle, the terrible responsibility of command,
and a reasoned examination of the war itself on both a small and large scale, "Fear Was Not In
Him" is a superb primary source and a welcome addition to personal, academic Civil War Studies
supplemental reading lists and library reference shelves.
Harvestfields Of Death
Craig L. Dunn
Guild Press of Indiana, Inc.
435 Gradle Drive, Carmel, IN 46032
1578600391 $29.95 www.amazon.com
Also available in a paperback edition (1578600383, $24.95), Harvestfields Of Death: The
Twentieth Indiana Volunteers Of Gettysburg is an impressively informative and well written
history that has as its focus the men who fought for the Union cause in one of the Civil War's
most important battles. Formed by volunteers in resistance to the threat of Confederate invasion
into Indiana and Ohio, the Twentieth Indiana Volunteers is the unit that fought valiantly in the
lethal morass of the Seven Days battles, Second Manassas, and in the wheatfields of Gettysburg.
Author Craig Dunn draws upon hundreds of private documents and a wealth of pictures to tell the
remarkable story of individualist Hoosiers who "wrote their names in blood across the harvesfields
of the Eastern theatre of war". Harvestfields Of Death is a welcome and seminal contribution to
Civil War Studies and highly commended to the attention of both academia, the Civil War buff,
and the non-specialist general reader with a particular interest in the role that Indiana men played
in defense of the Union and their home state.
Grant
Robin H. Neillands
Cold Spring Press
Box 284, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
1593600224 $19.95 1-888-866-6631
Grant: The Man Who Won The Civil War by British military historian Robin Neillands is the true
story of Ulysses S. Grant, an undistinguished Army officer who earned his place in history by
becoming commander-in-chief of the Union Armies and bringing the Civil War to an end with the
Confederacy's defeat. Examining the qualities that enabled Grant to succeed where so many
before him had failed - such as picking skilled and loyal subordinates and standing by them, and
focusing resolutely upon the right aim or object - Grant: The Man Who Won The Civil War is a
resounding, well-researched narrative history, distinguished by its insight into the external and
internal forces that motivated a true leader. A welcome addition to library Civil War
collections.
The Political Science Shelf
The Almanac Of The Unelected Staff Of The U.S. Congress: 2004
Alan Bjerga, editor
Bernan Associates
4611-F Assembly Drive, Lanham, MD 20706-4391
0890598614 $275.00 www.bernan.com
The 17th edition of this acclaimed Bernan series of governmental information resources is
knowledgably compiled and expertly edited by political journalist Alan Bjerga. The Almanac Of
The Unelected Staff Of The U.S. Congress: 2004 contains background information on more than
500 senior congressional committee staff members. Each individual is profiled on one page,
usually with a black-and-white photograph, with information concerning his or her phone number,
email address, birthplace and birthdate, educational background, career history, area of expertise,
and a summary of his or her activities for the government and the proposals or projects that he or
she is currently working on. An an excellent and up-to-date governmental resource and reference,
which is especially recommended for journalists and political activists.
The Freedom Outlaw's Handbook
Claire Wolfe
Loompanics Unlimited
PO Box 1197, Port Townsend, WA 98368
155950241X $20.00 loompanics.com
In The Freedom Outlaw's Handbook, author Claire Wolfe details 179 specific things ordinary
citizens can do to resiste state tyranny in this age of the Patriot Act. A compendium of tips, tricks,
and techniques to "disappear" and hide one's identity, simplify one's life by reducing debt and the
drive to accumulate possessions, increase one's self-reliance for long-term survival, resist or
"monkeywrench" the government with nonviolent means, and much more, The Freedom Outlaw's
Handbook presents its advice with a keen emphasis on practicality.
The Poetry Shelf
A Table Of Content
Dorothea Tanning
Graywolf Press
2402 University Avenue, Suite 203, Saint Paul, MN 55114
www.graywolfpress.org
1555974023 $14.00 1-651-641-007
Born in 1910 and currently living in New York City, Dorothea Tanning is one of the oldest and
finest of the contemporary American poets writing today. A Table Of Content is the latest
collection of her work and will admirably serve to introduce her to a whole new generation of
readers. Insomnia, My Cousin: Insomnia, my cousin/ you ride the night machine/witlessly in
bedlam,/breathing on my screen/my panting outdoor movie,/my square root,/my
flashbulb/socket-pinned and joyless.//Insomnia, my cousin,/you have sired nightly/indecent
vertigo./I lie haggard as you drag/your insane engine past/across the floor,/slamming doors/on all
my four dimensions,//leaving me high day/to shred the clotted dream./Cousin, I repeatedly/betray
you with its debris.
Acts Of Love
Edgar Gariel Silex
Curbstone Press
321 Jackson St., Willimantic, CT 06226
1931896062 $13.95 www.curbstone.org
Acts Of Love is author and poet Edgar Gabriel Silex's most recent compilation and perfectly
showcases his impressive gift with language in an almost "stream of consciousness" verse that can
unflinching reveal the problematic side of human relationships and the obtainable necessity of
emotional healing and the salvational hope of enduring love. Girl on the Threshold: she is sitting
on the threshold/outside the blue doors to her house/wearing Love's red dress/bright and vibrating
heart-red/against a big blue sky of doors/the bombs have been falling all night/shots can be heard
everywhere/how long has she been waiting there/for her father the civil officers/who went out to
defend their home/her gaze is fixed down the street/toward the way he always returns/how long
will she be waiting there/pensively sucking on her thumb
The Child Of Exile
Carolina Hospital
Arte Publico Press
University of Houston
452 Cullen Performance Hall, Houston, TX 77204-2004
www.artepublicopress.com
1558854118 $11.95 1-800-633-ARTE
The Child Of Exile is a compilation of free-verse poetry written by a Cuban-American, who left
Cuba as a child with her parents to seek refuge in the United States. Her moving words reflect her
daily search for meaning, identity, and belonging. The result is a unique work that embodies the
heart of establishing one's existence in a new land while striving to connect with one's roots far
away. "For A Sister Here": Six years ago I discovered her / in the ruins of the city, / wandering
among the ashes / of burnt souls. / Then, I denied my sister, / a stranger. / I listened, / heard the
silence of fear, / the sounds of aimlessness. / I could only wait, / waith for her to break the
night.
The Martial Arts Shelf
The Art Of Aikido
Kisshomaru Ueshiba
Kodansha America, Inc.
575 Lexington Avenue, NY, NY 10022
4770029454 $35.00 1-800-451-7556
Written by the late Aikido Doshu master Kisshmaru Ueshiba, The Art Of Aikido: Principles And
Essential Techniques is an ideal introduction and a superbly presented instruction guide to the
martial art of Aikido. Written by the son of Aikido's founder, who translated the concepts of
Aikido that his father presented in an esoteric language and simplified the philosophy and
practices so that any trainee could engage in this martial art, The Art Of Aikido combines solid
instructional text with black-and-white photographs illustrating movements and combinations step
by step. A core, seminal reference and a "must-have" for any student or practitioner of
Aikido.
The Sports Shelf
Ways To The Sky
Andy Selters
The Mountaineers Books
1001 SW Klickitat Way, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98134-1161
0930410831 $24.95 1-800-553-4453
Ways To The Sky: A Historical Guide To North American Mountaineering by experienced
mountainner, expert mountain guide, accomplished photographer and cartographer Andy Selters
provides contemporary readers with an informed and informative historical survey of
mountaineering in North America. From evidence of ancient Native American ascents, to profiles
of more than 40 historical mountain routes, to the stories of dedicated exploratory climbers who
challenged the most demanding mountain routes, and much more, Ways To The Sky is a
fascinating tour for mountaineering practitioners and armchair travelers alike. A wealth of
historical black-and-white photographs, many previously unpublished, embellish this involving and
fact-filled survery.
Financing The Sport Enterprise
Thomas H. Sawyer, et al.
Sagamore Publishing Company
804 North Neil Street, #100, Champaign, IL 61824
1571675205 $54.95 1-800-327-5557
The collaborative effort of Thomas H. Sawyer, Michael G. Hypes, and Julia Ann Hypes,
Financing The Sport Enterprise focuses on the basics of financial management especially for
students in sports management curricula and professional managers. A comprehensive survey,
Financ-ing The Sport Enterprise covers basic economics, sales operations, fundraising, financial
accountability, planning, and purchasing. Financing The Sport Enterprise is an expertly written
and presented compendium, rounded out with appendices detailing specific sports finance matters
such as a glossary of box/ticket office terms, how to develop volunteer training programs, sample
insurance companies offering appropriate programs, and more.
Bill Madden
Sports Publishing Inc.
804 N. Neil, #100, Champaign, IL 61820
1582615292 $24.95 1-877-807-6034
The collaborative effort of sports journalist and baseball fan Bill Madden and the New York Daily
News, Bill Madden: My 25 Years Covering Baseball's Heroes, Scoundrels, Triumphs And
Tragedies collects Madden's most memorable stories from the "Daily News" archives. From
World Series heroes to All-Star games, trades, hirings, firings, scandals, debuts, record-setters,
Hall of Famers, the end of legends, and much more, Bill Madden surveys all aspects of the great
sport and the dedicated albeit all too human individuals who devote themselves to it. A highly
enjoyable compendium especially for baseball fans.
Fast Pitch Softball Fundamentals
Dick "Smitty" Smith
Wish Publishing
PO Box 10337, Terre Haute, IN 47801
1930546688 $16.95 wishpublishing.com
Drawing upon his more than 60 years of experience and expertise as a player, coach and umpire,
Smitty Smith has written the definitive instruction guide for players of fast pitch softball. This is
an invaluable guide to developing young men and women into seasoned players and winning team
members. From making the most of practice and preseason games, to the best way to approach
post-season tournaments, Fast Pitch Softball Fundamentals is a very strongly recommended
compendium of insights, advice, observations, tips, and techniques will material assist any coach
and any team member to maximize their performance and do their best!
First And Long
Greg Borowski
Badger Books, Inc./Waubesa Press
PO Box 192, Oregon, WI 53575
www.badgerbooks.com
1932542035 $16.95 1-800-928-2372
Featuring a Foreword by Vince Lombardi Jr., First And Long: A Black School, A White School
And Their Season Of Dreams by Greg Borowski is the inherently fascinating and superbly told
story of the first year of the combined Messmer High School/Shorewood High School football
team. These two southern Wisconsin schools were almost exact opposites of each other with one
being black, private and urban, while the other was white, public, and suburban. First And Long is
a story about football, but even more, it is the story of contemporary life and the modern issues of
cultural adjustment, racial harmony, and the ideals and idealism of youth as mentored by their
imaginative and persevering mentors. Unique and highly recommended reading for sports
enthusiasts in general, and Wisconsin highschool football fans in particular!
The World History Shelf
The Appian Way
Ivana della Portella, editor
Getty Trust Publications
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1682
0892367520 $39.95 www.getty.edu
Enhanced with the breathtakingly beautiful color photography of Franco Mammana and expertly
compiled, edited and oreganized by Ivana della Portella, The Appian Way: From Its Foundation
To The Middle Ages is a photographic and historical showcase of the first major artery to connect
Rome to southern Italy, which became a model for all roads originating within the ancient capital.
A historical survey of the road from its construction in 312 B.C. to its use centuries laterby
Christian pilgrims en route to Jerusalem and much more enhances the scenic images from the road
itself as well as artistic illustrations expressing edifices from ancient times along this historic road.
A treasure for history buffs and a joy for armchair travelers.
Baccio Bandinelli
And Art At The Medici Court
Louis A. Waldman
American Philosophical Society
104 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3387
0871692511 $60.00 amphilsoc.org
Baccio Bandinelli And Art At The Medici Court: A Corpus Of Early Modern Sources by Louis A.
Waldman (Assistant Professor of Italian Renaissance and Baroque Art, University of Texas -
Austin) is a collection of source information concerning Florentine sculptor Baccio Bandinelli
(1493-1560). Accused by his enemies of beign foul-mouthed, greedy, and sycophantic, to the
extent that he inspired the two-dimensional character Fieramosca in Berlioz's 1838 opera
"Benvenuto Cellini", Baccio Bandinelli affected art history in more ways than the his detractors
would have one believe - his originality was remarkable enough to become part of the image of
dynastic legitimacy for his Medici patrons, and his works perpetuated his influence long after his
name became memory. Baccio Bandinelli And Art At The Medici Court presents its wealth of
documents, many from the private archive of the Bandinelli family, entirely in their original Italian
with some English annotations; however, the many documents themselves are not translated. An
excellent primary art history source source for those familiar with Italian.
The Psychology Shelf
Handbook Of Clinical Health Psychology
Robert G. Franks, et al.
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242
apa.org/books
1591471060 $69.95 1-800-368-5777
Handbook Of Clinical Health Psychology: Models And Perspectives In Health Psychology is the
collaborative editorial effort of Robert G. Frank (Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology,
College of Public Health & Health Professions, University of Florida) , Andrew Baum (Deputy
Director for Cancer Control and Pupulation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Caner Institute),
and Jan L Wallander (Principle Research Scientist, Sociometrics Corporation, Lost Altos,
Californa and Research Professor of Psychology, University of Albama - Birmingham), and the
final volume of an impressive and ground-breaking three-part series from the American
Psychological Association. An extensive examination and study of the theories that psychologists
use to create heuristic paradigms for health psychology, volume three is an anthology of essays by
learned authors discussing such topics as personality theory, pratical considerations involved in
payment for clinical services, behavioral epidemiology, measuring health outcomes in psychology,
and much more. A well-rounded, professional compendium especially recommended for
practitioners in the field.
Taking Charge Of Anger
W. Robert Nay, Ph.D.
Guilford Publications, Inc.
72 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012
www.guilford.com
1572306807 $16.95 1-800-365-7006
Taking Charge Of Anger is a straightforward self-help guide to learning how to experience and
even use anger without letting it take control. Licensed clinical psychologist W. Robert Nay
covers how to identify and prepare for common triggers of anger, learning how to dampen anger
or identfy and change thoughts that fuel anger, skills for staying cool under fire, establishing new
habits for managing anger instead of falling back into destructive old patterns, and much more. A
"must-read" for taking back control over one's life, especially for anyone whose temper has cost
them a job, a great opportunity, a relationship, or more.
Helping Hurting People
Asa R. Sphar III & Argile Smith
University Press of America
4720 Boston Way, Lanham, MD 20706
www.univpress.com
0761824774 $46.00 1-800-462-6420
The impressively collaborative and erudite work of Asa R. Sphar III and Argile Smith, Helping
Hurting People: A Handbook On Reconciliation-Focused Counseling And Preaching is deftly
organized into two major sections: The first is "Introducing The RFC Model"; the second is
"Applying The RFC Model". Beginning with a comprehensive presentation of the pastoral
counseling challenges (including a theology of emotional and relational problems as revealed in
the Biblical creation story), Helping Hurting People covers the twelve basic principles in
reconciliation focused counseling as well as the necessary counselor qualities and the
characteristics of redemptive counseling and relationship restorative goals. The focus then
changes to the application of RFC principals to pastoral counseling and preaching. Expertly
enhanced with an extensive number of appendices, notes, bibliography, and a thoroughly "user
friendly" index, Helping Hurting People is most especially recommended to the attention of
ministers and clergy who engage in marital, family and pastoral counseling with their
parishioners.
The Environmental Studies Shelf
The U.S. Forest Service
Harold K. Steen
Forest History Society
c/o University Of Washington Press
PO Box 50096, Seattle, WA 98145-5096
www.washington.edu/uwpress
0295983736 $16.95 1-206-543-4050
Author Harold K. Steen is a former president of the Forest History Society teaching conservation
history in New Mexico, and his The U.S. Forest Service provides reader with a centennial edition
history celebrating the upcoming centennial of the Forest Service's creation, next year. A new
preface by Steen compliments this new edition (originally published in 1976) just for this event,
with its chapters discussing forest conservation issues, wilderness management, new research
findings on ecology and habitats, and more.
The Parenting Shelf
Demystifying Autism Spectrum Disorders
Carolyn Thorwarth Bruey
Woodbine House
6510 Bells Mill Rd., Bethesda, MD 20817
www.woodbinehouse.com
1890627348 $16.95 1-800-843-7323
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is one of those childhood development conditions that
responds best when diagnosed and treated earlier. There are five types of autism collected under
the category of ASD: Autistic Disorder; Asperger's Disorder; Childhood Disintegrative Disorder;
Rett's Disorder; and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. Demystifying
Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Guide To Diagnosis For Parents And Professionals by ASD
therapist and diagnostician Carolyn Thorwarth Bruey (Managing Partner of Developmental
Disabilities Resources, Lititz, Pennsylvania) is an ideal introduction for non-specialist general
readers such as parents and family members with autistic children, and has much to commend it to
the attention of students of Developmental Disabilities as well. Basic, comprehensive and
comprehensible information is provided on the history, myths, features, diagnosis, and treatment
of children with ASD. Enhanced with a Resource Guide and Recommended Readings for further
study, Demystifying Autism Spectrum Disorders is a perfect addition to community library
Parenting Resources as well as Psychology reference collections as well.
The Parent's Guide To Business Travel
Charlie Hudson
Capital Books
22841 Quicksilver Dr, Sterling, VA 20166
1931868115 $14.95 capital-books.com
There's a never ending flood of travel advisory books, and an even greater annual deluge of
parenting titles. But now there is one which is as highly recommended as it is unique -- a "how to"
and "what to" guide for the parent who must travel, leaving kids and spouses at home. Not to
mention the growing number of single parents who's career obligations and job duties necessitate
the occasional out-of-town trip. The Parent's Guide To Business Travel: Practical Advice And
Wisdom For When You Have To Be Away by wife, mother, and military veteran Charlie Hudson
truly lives up to its title with an enormous range of "tips, tricks and techniques" from the time a
parent must leave an infant to the ultimate evolution of family life to the empty-nest scenario.
With illustrative anecdote, practical ideas, and time-tested advice, The Parent's Guide To Business
Travel is "must" reading for any father and/or any mother who has ever had to spend a night, a
weekend, a week, or even longer, away from their home and children. Simply put, this is one of
those essential books that should be readily available and on the parenting shelf every community
library in the country.
Drawing Together To Build Character
Marge Eaton Heegaard
Fairview Press
2450 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454-1400
1577491483 $9.95 1-800-544-8207
Drawing Together To Build Character, by licensed clinical social worker and registered art
therapist Marge Eaton Heegaard, is a compendium of simple worksheets children can use to draw
upon and express their feelings. For example, one worksheet reads "I once did something that I
knew was wrong. I thought it would make me feel good, but I felt bad." (Draw what you did.),
followed by a large empty space for the child to draw, followed by "Honesty brings good feelings.
Being dishonest brings guild and other difficult feelings." An excellent guide for sharing quality
time and promoting communication within the family.
Mary Pride's Complete Guide To Getting Started In Homeschooling
Mary Pride
Harvest House Publishers
990 Owen Loop North, Eugene, Oregon 97402-9173
0736909184 $29.99 1-800-547-8979
Simply put, Mary Pride's Complete Guide To Getting Started In Homeschooling is the definitive
and thoroughly "user friendly" instructional manual ideal for the use of any concerned parent
seeking to create a homeschooling program -- or to enhance one already underway. Written by
the publisher of "Practical Homeschooling" magazine and the founder of the world's most-visited
homeschool website, Mary Pride's Complete Guide To Getting Started In Homeschooling is
packed with everything from the twelve most popular homeschooling methods to tactics for
dealing with special situations such as the needs of gifted children or children with ADD, to ways
to test or otherwise measure and evaluate the progress of one's child, and much more, Mary
Pride's Complete Guide To Getting Started In Homeschooling is so filled with information that it
is an absolute "must-have" for anyone contemplating or embarking upon a homeschooling
program for their child.
The Interior Design Shelf
Wall Systems
Scott Atkinson
Sunset Publishing Corporation
80 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
037601721X $14.95 1-800-643-8030
In Wall Systems, Scott Anderson and the editors of Sunset Books presents the non-specialist
general reader with an impressive collection of ideas for truly great wall system options for
creative interior design. Wall systems are an excellent way to organize and display one's
possessions without becoming lost in clutter. From open shelves to extensive home theater
systems, pullouts, lighting matters, and much more, Wall Systems presents ideas, and tips from
what variety of wood to use to finding the right knobs, sample styles of storage furnature, and
splendid full-color photographs to reveal a wide range of possibilities to embellish and enhance
any home.
The Judaic Studies Shelf
Mind, Body And Judaism
David Shatz and Joel B. Wolowelsky, eds.
KTAV Publishing House
930 Newark Ave., Jersey City, NJ 07306
0881257923 $25.00 1-201-963-9524
Mind, Body And Judaism: The Interaction Of Jewish Law With Psychology And Biology is an
anthology of essays by a variety of learned authors trained in the Torah. The writings are all
drawn from the first ten volumes of Yeshiva University's "Torah uMadda Journal". Looking at the
interplay between Judaism and the disciplines of psychology and biology, Mind, Body And
Judaism addresses such issues modern genetic engineering and the possibility of cloning human
beings, the question of whether brain death constitutes "halakhic death", whether modern-day
psychiatry might consider Orthodox Judaism to be "obsession", and much more. A thoughtfully
worded dissection of the interplay between faith and science and its repercussions.
Running Through Fire
Zosia Goldberg
Mercury House
PO Box 192850, San Francisco, CA 94119-2850
1562791281 $15.95 mercuryhouse.org
The latest addition to the Mercury House "NEA Heritage & Preservation" series, Running
Through Fire: How I Survived The Holocaust by Zosia Goldberg is a welcome and highly
recommended contribution to the growing library of Holocaust literature, memoirs, and
biographies. Zosia Goldberg was a Polish Jew living within the warsaw Ghetto when she was
rejected by a fellow Jew who cursed her in Yiddish and spat upon her to die among the "goyim"
(non-jews). Taken that incident as a sign from God, Zosia escaped from the Ghetto and posed as
a Gentile in order to survive the Nazi Holocaust that led to the almost complete extermination of
the Warsaw Ghetto Jewish community. Running Through Fire is a gripping story of narrow
escapes, help from unlikely sources, bitter betrayals by fellow Jews, and a dramatic struggle
against human folly on the one hand and human depravity on the other. After surviving World
War II and the Holocaust, Zosia came to America, married, and then moved to Caracas,
Venezuela and worked in the garment business. Returning to America after her husband's death,
she now lives in Florida where she was materially assisted by poet, novelist and critic in recording
her life experiences for the benefit of future generations.
Hiding In Plain Sight
Betty Lauer
Smith & Kraus Publishers
300 Bedford Street, Building B, Suite 213, Manchester, NH 03101
1575253496 $27.95 1-800-895-4331
Hiding In Plain Sight: The Incredible True Story Of A German-Jewish Teenager's Struggle To
Survive In Nazi-Occupied Poland is the story of Bertle Weissberger, a twelve-year-old Jewish
girl who lived with her mother Ilona and sister Eva in Hindenburg, Germany when on October
28th, 1938 the Nazis began rounding up all the Jews in Hindenburg and forcibly expelled Bertel
and her family into Poland. There for the next seven years Bertel learned to speak Polish, changed
her appearance, used falsified documents, and lived as a young Polish woman under an assumed
name in her struggle to survive the Nazi holocaust. Hiding In Plain Sight is a testament to the
enduring human spirit and a welcome, highly recommended addition to the growing library of
Holocaust Studies and eye-witness biographies.
One Family Before And During The Holocaust
Andrew Kolin
University Press Of America, Inc.
4501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 200, Lanham, Maryland 20706
www.univpress.com
0761826327 $59.00 1-800-462-6420
Now in its second edition, One Family Before And During The Holocaust is an account of the
personal lives of members of a Jewish family. Written by the son of a Holocaust survivor, One
Family Before And During The Holocaust draws upon personal testimony, archival sources,
photographs, and official documents to draw a vivid picture of how encroaching restrictions
curtailed the family further and further until they were forced to attempt to run or hide, in effort to
forstall deportation and execution. A profound and moving testimony, and a welcome
contribution to Holocaust literature, the message of One Family Before And During The
Holocaust is superbly summarized in its final words: "At least for those who survived, it can be
said, their lives were not cut short by murderous hate. For those relatives whose lives were cut
short I can only wonder what they could have accomplished if they had lived a full life."
The Social Issues Shelf
A World Challenged
Yevgeny M. Primakov
Brookings Institution Press
1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20036-2188
0815771940 $22.95 1-800-275-1447
A collaborative publishing project of The Nixon Center and the Brookings Institution Press, A
World Challenged: Fighting Terrorism In The Twenty-First Century is a thoughtful reflection on
the menacing threats posed by independent terrorist organizations to global security. Russian
premier Yevgeny M. Primakov expresses his critical concerns over such terrorist organizations
obtaining weapons of mass destruction, especially when over 100 nations today are stockpiling
such nuclear material. Strongly recommending that the global community develop a
comprehensive Charter on Terrorism to facilitate criminal prosecution, and exhorting that Russia
and the United States need to join forces and share information about emerging terrorist threats,
A World Challenged is a critical and astutely written account of the dangers facing the world in
the twenty-first century.
Bethlehem Besieged
Mitri Raheb
Fortress Press
100 Fifth Street, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55402-1210
0800636538 $13.00 fortresspress.com
Written by Palastinian Arab and Christian pastor Mitri Raheb, Bethlehem Besieged: Stories Of
Hope In Times Of Trouble is a powerful, human, and soul-searching account of the devastating
toll that years of Israeli occupation have wrought upon Palestinian citizens in the city of
Bethlehem, birthplace of Jesus Christ. A clearly worded account of human hardships and daily
struggles to claim basic rights of decency, Bethlehem Besieged is a powerful true account of
day-to-day life in which such simple tasks as driving from one place to another become
inordinately difficult, even perilous. A highly recommended work that reflects the author's
enduring faith even in a seemingly endless, hopeless situation of strife and pressure.
The Education Shelf
The Complete Guide To Becoming An English Teacher
Stephen Clarke, et al.
Paul Chapman Publishing
c/o Sage Publications
2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-2218
www.paulchapmanpublishing.co.uk
0761942424 $39.95 www.sagepub.com
Comprehensive and "user friendly", The Complete Guide To Becoming An English Teacher is the
collaborate work of Stephen Clarke, Paul Dickinson, and Jo Westbrook. Effectively organized
into sections devoted to the "History, Ideologies and Values of English"; "Language, Use and
Varieties"; "Readers, Writers and Texts"; "Drama and Shakespeare"; and "English Pot-16", the
diverse chapters are informed and informative. Of special note is the "The Book and How to Use
It: Introduction" on page one. Strongly recommended for English Department and Education
Department reference collections, The Complete Guide To Becoming An English Teacher is the
perfect, 479-page introduction for anyone who is considering a career in classroom education
specific to the academically related fields of English and Literature.
The Classroom Of Choice
Jonathan C. Erwin
ASCD
1703 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311-1714
www.ascd.org/books
0871208296 $26.95 1-800-933-2723
Teacher and author Jonathan Erwin presents The Classroom Of Choice, an approach to classroom
education heavily grounded in the five basic human needs of William Glasser's "Choice Theory":
survival and security, love and belonging, power through cooperation and competency, freedom,
and fun. Adapting teaching methods to attend to these needs allows teachers to customize their
classroom environment and groom students to motivate and monitor themselves. An open-minded
approach that blends idealism with practical requirements, and an excellent supplementary tour of
tips, tricks, techniques and methodologies to enhance instruction, written especially for teachers
but also applicable to parents.
The Health/Medicine Shelf
Do You Really Need Surgery?
Michele C. Moore & Caroline de Costa
Rutgers University Press
100 Joyce Kilmer Avene, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8099
www.rutgerspress.rutgers.edu
0813533937, $14.95 1-732-445-7762
In Do You Really Need Surgery?: A Sensible Guide To Hysterectomy And Other Procedures For
Women, Michele Moore (a family physician specializing in women's health) and Caroline de Costa
(a gynecologist and obstetrician, and a mother of seven who has herself undergone a
hysterectomy) combine their more than fifty years of experience to provide accurate and clear
information to the reader about the anatomy, physiology, and common gynecological ailments of
women. They deftly and accessibly cover diagnosis, alternative surgery, and full details about
medical procedure of hysterectomy surgery. Do You Really Need Surgery? also takes the reader
through the post-operative phase, explains what to expect and how to make the recovery easier,
as well as how to take care after the surgery to insure against post-operative complications.
Critically important and very highly recommended reading for anyone contemplating such surgery,
Do You Really Need Surgery? also informatively addresses possible non-surgical options.
Pregnancy And Oral Health
Sheila Wolf, RDH
Radcliffe Publishing
Box 151708, San Diego, CA 92175-1708
0974052809 $15.95
Pregnancy And Oral Health examines the link between gum infections during pregnancy and an
increased risk of premature or underweight births, as well as heart attack, stroke, and other
serious illness. Chapters provide recommendations for a simple, daily antibacterial program to
support the body's natural healing, an eight-point test to determine if one has gum disease, advice
for preventing pregnancy gingivitis, straight talk on why brushing and flossing alone may not be
enough, and much more. Pregnancy And Oral Health is a superbly presented and welcome
supplement to pregnancy reference shelves, and especially recommended reading for expectant
mothers everywhere.
The U.S. Supreme Court And Medical Ethics
Bryan Hilliard
Paragon House
2285 University Avenue West, St. Paul, MN 55114
1557788316 $19.95 paragonhouse.com
Written by Bryan Hilliard (an assistant professor of philosophy who has taught courses in business
ethics, criminal justice ethics, and medical ethics), The U.S. Supreme Court And Medical Ethics is
a detailed discussion of legal cases and the legal system's current view on various medical human
issues including contraception, confidentiality, suicide, religious objection to treatment, and much
more. An explicitly worded account accessible to lay readers, medical profession workers and law
students alike, The U.S. Supreme Court And Medical Ethics is an excellent reference, resource,
or quick-consult guide for familiarizing oneself with rocky legal terrain. Very highly
recommended.
Exercises For Arthritis
Erin Rohan O'Driscoll, RN, MA
Healthy Living Books
c/o Hatherleigh Press
5-22 46th Avenue, Suite 200, Long Island City, NY 11101
www.healthylivingbooks.com
157826166X $15.95 1-800-528-2550
Exercises For Arthritis: A Safe And Effective Way To Increase Strength, Improve Flexibility,
Gain Energy, And Reduce Pain by registered nurse, exercise physiologist, and certifiedhealth and
fitness instructor Erin Rohan O'Driscoll is a step-by-step guideline for daily exercises that
strengthen muscles, increase flexibility, and combat arthritis pain. Intended especially for those
who suffer from all forms of arthritis, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and
fibromyalgia, Exercises For Arthritis features detailed instructions, black-and-white photographs
illustrating the recommended movements, and an extensive introduction packed with general
information about the different types of arthritis and a brief survey of the available contemporary
treatments. An excellent, fact-filled, no-nonsense guide.
Medical Firsts
Robert E. Adler
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
111 River St., Hoboken, NJ 07030-5773
0471401757 $24.95 1-800-225-5945
Medical Firsts: From Hippocrates To The Human Genome by psychologist and science journalist
Robert E. Adler is the amazing story of the evolution of Western medicine as achieved through
the lives and work of more than thirty of its greatest practitioners. Woven in storytelling prose for
a grand reader's tour through history, Medical Firsts covers from how the Greek physician
Hippocrates grounded the foundation of medicine in science and observation to the breakthrough
advances and discoveries of modern medical technology. A superbly fantastic journey through
knowledge and history alike.
The Buddhist Studies Shelf
Bright Dawn
S. K. Kubose
Dharma House
8334 Harding Ave., Skokie, IL 60076
0964299216 $12.95
Bright Dawn: Discovering Your Everyday Spirituality is the uplifting personal testimony of Rev.
Kubose, who shares his inspiration into the importance of the critical qualities of gratitude and
perseverance. Inviting the reader to share in Kubose's experiences and revelations as he prepares
for his morning rung along Lake Michigan, before the sun rises, Bright Dawn is a fulfilling
meditation upon Buddhist philosophies, the constance of change, and the ongoing spiritual
journey toward enlightenment. Written in plain terms, Bright Dawn is a welcome and
recommended spiritual text especially for followers and practitioners of Buddhism.
Foundations Of Tibetan Buddhism
H.E. Kalu Rinpoche
Snow Lion Publications
PO Box 6483, Ithaca, NY 14851
1559392126 $15.95 1-800-950-0313
Kalu Rinpoche is justifiably considered to be one of the most highly regarded Buddhist meditation
masters of the 20th Century. A master teacher, Kalu Rinpoche's Foundations Of Tibetan
Buddhism is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the basics of Tibetan Buddhism
enlivened with illustrative examples on the preliminary practices of taking refuge, prostrations,
Dorje Sempa purification mediation, mandala practice, guru yoga, the guru-disciple relationship,
and so much more. From the vows of the lay person to the tantric practitioner, Foundations Of
Tibetan Buddhism is enthusiastically and confidently recommended reading for dedicated students
of Buddhist philosophy, rituals and practices.
The Native American Shelf
Taprarmiuni Kassiyulriit
Anatole Bogeyaktuk, et al.
University of Alaska Press
PO Box 756240, 104 Eielson Building, Salcha Street
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6240
1555000835 $24.95 1-888-252-6657
Told by Anatole Bogeyaktuk and Charlies Steve; with interviews by Roseanna Dan Waghiyi and
Mary Alexander Wondzell; transcribed and translated by Sophie Shield with Marie Meade; and
edited by Ann Fienup-Riordan, Taprarmiuni Kassiyulritt: Stebbins Dance Festival pre-sents the
complex rituals of the dance festival as practiced by Yup'ik Native Americans, from the
perspective of two of the last generation of Yup'ik men to be raised in the qasgi, or communal
men's house. Presented in both the Yup'ik and English languages side by side, and enhanced with
black-and-white photography, Taprarmiuni Kassiyulritt is a treasure that showcases and helps
preserve vital elements of Yup'ik culture, daily life and spirituality, from competitive gift-giving to
feasting, feats of strength, and especially dance.
Forlorn Hope
John D. McDermott
The Caxton Printers Ltd.
312 Main Street, Caldwell, ID 83605-3299
www.caxtonpress.com
0870044354 $15.95 1-800-657-6465
Forlorn Hope: The Nez Perce Victory At White Bird Canyon is the true story of one of the worst
defeats that the American military encountered during the Indian wars. The Nez Perce won a
victory at White Bird Canyon that raised their hopes of keeping their homeland, and led to a
four-month, 1,000-mile running battle that came to an end with Chief Joseph's surrender at Bear
Paw, Montana, only 100 miles from safety. Presenting the White Bird Canyon battle from both
Indian and white points of view, Forlorn Hope is a well-researched, riveting account of a
landmark event of the western Indian wars.
Land Of Nakoda
James L. Long
Riverbend Publishing
PO Box 5833, Helena, MT 59604
www.riverbendpublishing.com
1931832358 $19.95 1-406-449-0200
Land Of Nakoda: The Story Of The Assiniboine Indians is a compilation by James L. Long (a.k.a.
First Boy) of Native American folklore stories in the Assiniboine tribal traditions. Enhanced with
the drawings of William Standing (a.k.a. Fire Bear), The anthology had its origins as a Federal
Writer's Project and is part of the Montana Historical Society and Riverbend Publishing's
"Western History Classics" series. The stores are divided into seven sections: Tribal Legends;
Tribal Life; Lodges, Food and Games; Hunting; Ceremonies and Societies; Medicine Men and
Spirits; and Coming of the White Men. A very strongly recommended addition to personal,
academic, and community library Native American Studies reading lists and reference collections,
Land Of Nakoda also features five appendices: The Author; The Illustrator; The Old Ones Who
Told the Stories; Assiniboine Bands; Pronunciation Key; Pronunciation Guide for Months and
Seasons; and a Reading List for further study.
Dakota Cross-Bearer
Mary E. Cochran
University of Nebraska Press
233 N. 8th St, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0255
www.bisonbooks.com
0803264453 $17.95 1-800-755-1105
Dakota Cross-Bearer: The Life And World Of A Native American Bishop is the biography of
Harold S. Jones, a Dakota Indian born in 1909, who joined the Episcopal Church and rose in its
ranks to become the first Native American bishop of a Christian church. Offering key insights into
twentieth-century missionary activity among Native American communities, revealing instances of
dispute and discrimination amid the Episcopal Church, as well as the demands of clerical training
and the relocation in service of the institution, Dakota Cross-Bearer offers a view like no other
into the life of an unusual but no less dedicated man of the cloth and faith.
Travels And Researches In Native North America, 1882-1883
Herman ten Kate
University of New Mexico Press
MSC01 1200, 1 Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
0826332811 $55.00 1-800-249-7737
Travels And Researches In Native North America, 1882-1883 by Herman ten Kate is an amazing
travelogue that has only recently been Collaboratively translated by Pieter Hovens, William J. Orr,
and Louis A. Hieb from the author's native Dutch into English. Offering studies and impressions
of the Pima, Hopi, Apache, and Zuni people, with especial interest in the roles of women and
children in these tribes, Travels And Researches In Native North America, 1882-1883 offers a
clear and insightful perspective that is especially remarkable for its respect of native attitudes and
culture, which it holds in higher regard than many other late 19th century treatises. A highly
recommended addition to reference shelves that cover Native American history as well as outside
cultures' perceptions of them.
The Theatre/Cinema Shelf
The Official Movie Plot Generator
The Brothers Heimberg
Brothers Heimberg Publishing
4030 Lyceum Av, Los Angeles CA 90066
www.movieplotgenerator.com
0974043915 $15.95
The Official Movie Plot Generator is an engaging means to generate 27,000 admittedly cliche
movie plot possibilities. Not an ordinary book, The Official Movie Plot Generator is spiral-bound
and divided into three segments that can be mix-and-match flipped to put together a number of
familiar movie hero styles with two possible yet predictible sidekicks, plot twists, or other
features. Sample phrases to mix and match including "A cop who doesn't play by the rules" /
"fights crime" / "with a mischievous orangutan" and "a fraternity of lovable slobs, misfits, and
drunks" / "indulges in beer bashes, toga parties, and an assortment of ill-advised high jinks" /
"despite being admonished by a crusty old dean", and many more. A fun and entertaining
sourcebook for linking retreaded popular themes into hilarious combinations.
The Wizardy Of Oz
Jay Scarfone & William Stillman
Applause Books
151 W. 46th Street, New York, NY 10036
1557836248 $19.95 1-800-637-2852
Now in a newly revised and expanded edition, The Wizardry of Oz: The Artistry And Magic of
The 1939 MGM Classic is a colorful companion to the 1939 classic movie that brought Baum's
famous children's classic of a magical world to vivid life. Black-and-white as well as full-color
photographs and a text that explores the movie's creation from its initial design concepts to
casting, shooting, and release in theaters. The expert collaboration of Jay Scarfone and William
Stillman, The Wizardry Of Oz is a superb treasure filled from cover to cover with little-known
behind-the-scenes stories and is most especially recommended for dedicated movie buffs with
fond memories of going over the rainbow and entering Oz!
John Wayne: A Giant Shadow
C. McGivern
Seven Locks Press
PO Box 25689, Santa Ana, CA 92799
0954003160 $29.95 1-800-354-5348
Marion Morris is better known to his millions of enthusiastic fans around the world by his
theatrical name, John Wayne -- and to his friends and colleagues as "Duke". In John Wayne: A
Giant Shadow, Hollywood historian C. McGivern presents those fans with a 465-page biography
that provides an informed and informative biographical history of one of the most popular actors
to ever sit a horse, or hold a pistol, or ride off into the sunset. Now now in a substantially updated
and expanded third edition, John Wayne: A Giant Shadow is a strongly commended biography
that does full and complete justice to an American icon. Also highly recommended as "must
reading" for John Wayne buffs is McGivern's earlier title: The Lost Films Of John Wayne
0954003136, $29.95) which although published overseas by Sammon Publishing is now readily
available in the United States through Seven Locks Press.
The Science Fiction Film Reader
Gregg Rickman, editor
Limelight Editions
118 East 30th Street, NY, NY 10016
www.limelighteditions.com
0879109947 $22.95 1-212-532-5525
The Science Fiction Film Reader is an impressively informative anthology of brief essays from
diverse notable figures including Arthur C. Clarke, Anthony Burgess, Joseph Campbell, and much
more, all concerning the philosophy, impact, cultural merit, or parallels with reality in a wide
variety of popular science fiction movies. An informational treasure trove for science fiction
movie buffs, The Science Fiction Film Reader is a fascinating compilation of insight into favorite
mind-expanding popular films, and a highly entertaining way to learn a little more about the
philosophies, psychological underpinnings and far-reaching effects of favorite films.
The Military Shelf
Invasion Diary
Richard Tregaskis
Bison Books
c/o University of Nebraska Press
233 N. 8th St., Lincoln, NE 68588-0255
www.nebraskapress.unl.edu
0803294557 $14.95 1-402-472-3581
Hard fought and with an enormous causality count, the 1943 Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy
were critically important in overthrowing Mussolini, pinning down German troops so they could
not be transferred for use on the Russian Front or to resent the Allies' western campaign that
began with the Normandy D-Day invasions. Invasion Diary is the late journalist Richard Tregaskis
(1916-1973) personal and diary based memoirs of witnessing the Sicilian and Italian campaigns
including his near death from a shrapnel wound in the front lines of the Italian campaign. This
eye-witness account is an invaluable addition to the growing library of World War II European
Theatre literature and highly recommended reading for military buffs and the non-specialist
general reader with an interest in 20th century American military history.
Some Survived
Manny Lawton
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
708 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
1565124340 $14.95 www.algonquin.com
On April 8, 1942, Manny Lawton was a 23 year old army captain stationed on Bataan when
orders came down to surrender to the Japanese who had invaded and captured the Philippine
Islands in the opening months of World War II in the Pacific Theatre. Lawton and his fellow U.S.
troops and their Filipino allies were compelled to endure a six-day, sixty-mile trek forever after
known as the Bataan Death March, during which approximately eleven thousand men died of
exhaustion or were murdered by the Japanese by bayoneting, clubbing, or simply shooting their
prisoners outright. By the time the war ended in August 1945, about 57 percent of the American
troops who surrendered to the Japanese on Bataan had died in confinement at the hands of the
enemy. Some Survived: An Eyewitness Account Of The Bataan Death March And The Men Who
Lived Through It is an important historical documentation and seminal contribution to World War
II Pacific Theatre reference collections.
Baby Of Bataan
Joseph Quitman Johnson
Omonomany
5050 Poplar Avenue, Suite 1510, Memphis, TN 38157
1590960025 $25.00 www.amazon.com
Baby Of Bataan: Memoir Of A 14 Year Old Soldier In World War II the true story of a young
man who, having grown up in the Depression with a broken family, lied to an Army recruiter to
enlist at age 14. At age 16 he became a prisoner of war of the Japanese, forced to endure horrific
conditions and nearly killed by his captors. Baby Of Bataan is a tale of survival, of being witness
to death by overwork, slow starvation, maltreatment and worse, but also of the strong side of the
spirit capable of weathering years of adversity while remaining fully human. Very highly
recommended reading.
From Anzio To The Alps
Lloyd M. Wells
University of Missouri Press
2910 LeMone Blvd, Columbia, MO 65201
0826215378 $29.95 1-800-828-1894
At the age of 21, Loyd M. Wells was drafted into the army and commissioned a second lieutenant
after attended O.C.S. He was later promoted to first lieutenant with the First Armored Division
and saw action in North Africa, Italy, and Germany, winning the Combat Infantry Badge, the
Purple Heart, and the Bronze Start. In From Anzio To The Alps: An American Soldier's Story,
the late Lloyd Wells (1919-2000) leaves contemporary readers with a vividly written story about
the night of February 21, 1944 when American troops came up to the caves at Anzio and what
happened during the last offensive in Italy when armored infantry troops found themselves on the
perimeter of a major attack. But more than just an accounting of battles and front line conditions,
From Anzio To The Alps is a personal story of how young soldiers found themselves transformed
by one of the most widespread and lethal wars in recorded human history. Here revealed is the
humor, the sadness, the terror, and the tender moments of a war which is now remembered first
hand by fewer and fewer participants more than a half-century later. A terrific read, From Anzio
To The Alps is a welcome addition to the growing library of World War II biographical accounts
and strongly recommended for personal and community library collections.
Kitchener's War
George H. Cassar
Brassey, Inc.
22841 Quicksilver Drive, Dulles, VA 20166-2019
1574887084 $35.00 1-800-775-2518
Kitchener's War: British Strategy From 1914 To 1916 by George H. Cassar (Professor of Military
and Modern European History, Eastern Michigan University) is an superbly researched and
meticulously detailed account of Horatio Herbert Kitchener who recruited a British force of
almost three million men to defeat German's ambitions and defend British interests in the first two
years of World War I. To this purpose Kitchener also supplied armaments to the Russian army
while pursuing a policy of careful attrition in France. Drawing upon unpublished sources ranging
from government documents to private papers of generals and politicians, Professor Cassar brings
a fresh and more complete understanding to Kitchener's controversial role in the Dardanelles
campaign, the Arab revolt against Turkey, British operations in Africa, and his relations with
colleagues and Allied leaders. No personal or academic World War I Military Studies collection
can be considered complete or comprehensive without the inclusion of George H. Cassar's
Kitchener's War!
Apprentices Of War
Gary L. Tornes
AOW, LLC
3301 East Northshore Blvd., Appleton, WI 54915
0975260006 $24.95 1-920-470-7257
Apprentices Of War: Memoir Of A Marine Grunt is the personal story of Gary L. Tornes, who
enrolled in a Marine Corpsboot camp on December 25, 1965 and follows his service as an infantry
squad leader in Vietnam. An often dark and honest accounting of the violence of war, the brutal
toll of combat, and the legacy for good or ill that survival leaves upon ground-pounding grunt
troops. Apprentices Of War is remarkable in its depth of detail, yet the broader implication of the
story it tells could apply to any grunt, in any war. A vivid and memorable portrait of military life
and struggle that is hard to put down.
Photographic Aerial Reconnaissance And Interpretation, Korea, 1950-1952
Ben Hardy & Duane Hall
Sunflower University Press
PO Box 1009, Manhattan, KS 66505
0897452755 $25.95 1-800-258-1232
Black-and-white photographs of aerial reconnaissance, the people who planned and executed such
information gathering, and reproductions of documents associated with the practice fill the pages
of Ben Hardy and Duane Hall's Photographic Aerial Reconnaissance And Interpretation, Korea,
1950-1952: Yokota Air Base, Japan; Taegu And Kimpo Air Bases, Korea. An in-depth
commentary explores the history use of aerial reconnaissance photography in the Korean War,
exploring in depth the limits and contributions that the technology had to offer, as well as its
lasting impact upon the events of the war itself. An excellent and highly informative discussion
and visual showcase of an oft-overlooked aspect of military history, Photographic Aerial
Reconnaissance And Interpretation, Korea, 1950-1952 is a seminal contribution to 20th Century
American Military History collections and supplemental reading lists.
The Humor Shelf
Humor's Edge
Ann Telnaes
Pomegranate Communications, Inc.
Box 808022, Petaluma, CA 94975-8022
www.pomegranate.com
0764928686 $24.95 1-800-227-1428
Humor's Edge is an hilarious collection of editorial cartoons by Ann Telnaes. Each sharply
worded, briskly and cleanly drawn cartoon offers a scathing insight into recent matters of
cotemporary politics or daily life, and captions explaining the news events driving the cartoons
make their often dark meaning crystal clear. As edgy as the title suggests, and as
thought-provoking as it is entertaining, Humor's Edge is a political cartoon compilation that cuts
to the quick.
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