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Architects Of Peace
Michael Collopy
New World Library
14 Pamaron Way, Novato, CA 94949
1577312317 $24.95 1-800-972-6657
In Architects Of Peace, photographer Michael Collopy set out to document the visions of over
seventy of the world's great peacemakers spiritual leaders, politicians, and artists alike.
Architects
Of Peace blends art and insights alike in a volume which blends his tritone photos of these people
with essays reflecting their beliefs. From Jean-Michael Cousteau and Elie Wiesel to Joan Baez and
others, this makes for a fine repersentation of images and tributes to peace.
Sanctuary
Thomas Roma
Johns Hopkins University Press
2715 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218-4319
0801869552 $29.95 1-800-537-5487
The title of Sanctuary refers to a place of worship and also a state of mind: Thomas Roma places
these in visual perspective, locating sacred parts of the community within the Brooklyn area and
charting the efforts of generations to leave their mark. His excellent black and white photos pack
in
contrasting images of different religious faiths and sanctuaries.
Pubic Affairs
250 West 57th St. #1321, NY, NY 10107
1-877-782-1234 www.amazon.com
The British satire boom created an abundance of material for comedians in the US and Britain,
and
formed a foundation for American humor and comedy. Humphrey Carpenter's superbly written A
Great, Silly Grin (1586480812, $27.50) which provides a narrowed focus on the British satire
boom
of the 1960s, from "Beyond the Fringe" to popular shows which made it to the US. The
assessment
of the impact of satire on America and its own productions makes for an important survey. Joan
Burbick's Rodeo Queens And The American Dream (1586481118, $26.00) examines the women
of
the rodeo: those who traveled the rural West for years and who became 'rodeo royalty' from the
1930s onward. Women's stories tell of their successes and failures riding the rodeo circuit in this
involving guide.
Princeton Architectural Press
37 East 7th St., New York NY 10003
1-800-722-6657 www.amazon.com
Babette Hines' Photobooth (1568983816, $19.95) is outstanding: a rare collection of vernacular
photos which focus on photo booth images. Her history of the concept and evolution of the photo
booth accompanies sets of booth-produced images which document both changing personalities
and
seasons and the uniqueness of the photobooth style. Jessica Helfand's Reinventing The Wheel
(1568983387, $24.95) covers everything from calculators to slidable information wheels and chart
wheels. The focus is on wheels which turn data into visual information images: the result's a
unique,
involving coverage.
Yale University Press
Box 209040, New Haven, CT 06520-9040
1-800-987-7323 www.amazon.com
Two excellent art titles deserve ongoing mention and recommendation as standard art library
acquisitions. Lewis Carroll's photography is explored in Dreaming In Pictures (0300091699,
$39.95), a gorgeous presentation of duotones of the writer's lesser-known art works. Before
Carroll
achieved fame as a writer, he was a sophisticated photographer well known in the art world of
Victorian England. This accompanies an exhibition of his photos of young children. Linda
Baumgarten's What Clothes Reveal (0300095805, $65.00) reveals clothing in Colonial and
Federal
American style. This important title blends history and fashion in a coverage which includes
formal
clothing to daily garments, and which also includes apparel of slaves and nursing apparel. The
wealth
of historical background and information is complimented by color photos throughout. Both are
unusual and exceptional recommendations.
Metrobooks
230 5th Ave., New York NY 10001
1-800-367-9692 www.amazon.com
Two new titles are ongoing, recommended picks for readers interested in visual displays.
Astounding and unusual is Frank Chery, Jason Miller's title (158663674X, $12.95) which captures
the architect's unique and changing styles, from residential abodes to commercial interiors. Over
twenty of his bold buildings are displayed in full color, accompanying a text which describes their
significant architectural features and unique attributes. Robert Moore Jr.'s America From The Air
(1586631160, $19.98) is a bargain price for a thick, oversized coffee-table presentation. It packs
in
aerial shots of natural landscapes around the country and is remarkable and notable for its striking
landscape images. Both are excellent titles of strong value.
They Came To Wisconsin
Julia Pferdehirt
Wisconsin Historical Society Press
816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706-1482
0870203282 $13.95 1-800-621-2736
A part of the Wisconsin Historical Society Press "The New Badger History Series", They Came
To
Wisconsin by Julia Pferdehirt, is the engaging story of a wide variety of immigrant groups who
settled in the American Midwest state of Wisconsin during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries,
and ranges from a variety of traditional European groups to the African Americans, Latinos, and
Hmong newcomers of today. Oral histories, excerpts from the Wisconsin Historical Society's
archives, interviews, and much, much more fill this rich 127-page survey of Wisconsin's plural
heritage. A "must" for all Wisconsin library systems, there is also a Teachers Guide & Student
Materials for They Came To Wisconsin (0870203363, $24.95) that is ideal for traditional
classroom
and/or homeschooling instruction as well.
Toy Train Memories
John Grams
Kalmbach Publishing Co.
21027 Crossroads Circle, Waukesha, WI 53186
0871161982 $29.95 1-800-533-6644
Vividly illustrated from cover to cover with numerous full color photographs, Toy Train
Memories
by John Grams is a superbly organized and presented celebration of classic model railroad sets,
such
as many readers might have once received as Christmas gifts or seen in department stores near the
holiday season, especially during the 1940's and 1950's. Very highly recommended for enthusiasts
and collectors of classic model trains, Toy Train Memories is a veritable treasure trove of
nostalgic
memories about these fascinating toys enjoyed by generations of youngsters (and their fathers!),
the
companies that created them, as well as the advertising and marketing efforts that made them
household names.
Take a Deep Breath
Sylvia Forges-Ryan & Edward Ryan
Kodansha America, Inc.
575 Lexington Avenue, NY, NY 10022
4770028857 $16.00 thejapanpage.com
Take A Deep Breath: The Haiku Way To Inner Peace is the combined work of Sylvia
Forges-Ryan,
a well-known American haiku poet, and her husband, Edward Ryan, a psychologist, that presents
meaningful insights into emotional and spiritual well-being, placed side by side with inspirational
haiku poetry embodying the inner lessons being taught. Take A Deep Breath is recommended as
being a thoughtful, practical, "reader friendly", aid to discovering and nurturing a personal
tranquility within. "Summer afternoon/last notes on the music box/dragging".
The Antiques/Collectibles Shelf
Collector Books
Box 3009, Paducah, KY 42002-3009
1-800-626-5420
These new collector's guides blend identification with values and clear color photos of sample
items,
making it easy for specialty collectors to price and locate items. Carole Bess White's Made In
Japan
Book IV (1574322974, $24.95) updates information on a range of ceramics made in Japan. An
introductory discussion of maker's marks provides illustrated examples while chapters organized
by
item type, from bookends to condiment sets and cigarette items, makes for quick reference. Alex
Wescot's Standard Antique Clock Value Guide (1574323113, $19.95) is packed with black and
white illustrations of antique clocks, with each receiving a simple line of explanation of type,
pattern,
price and height. Jack Clark & Robert Wicker's Hot Wheels (1574323016, $24.95) presents the
'ultimate' guide to Redline cars from 1968-77, packing in the color photos of Mattel concept toys
ranging from Formula One cars to promotional Shell items. Ronna Lee Aikins' Brilliant
Rhinestones
(1574322958, $24.95) covers rhinestone jewelry from the Ronna Lee collection. The organization
of
rhinestones by color aids in the identification process. All are top picks.
The Mystery/Suspense Shelf
Dreams Don't Last
Joyce Lavene & Jim Lavene
Avalon Books
c/o Thomas Bouregy & Co., Inc.
160 Madison Avenue, NY, NY 10016
0803495684 $19.95 www.amazon.com
The latest Sharyn Howard mystery by the writing team of Joyce and Jim Lavene, Dreams Don't
Last
is a suspenseful political saga of unsolved murders, election fever, and hidden family secrets in
Sharyn Howard's personal and public life. Sharyn is running against ex-sheriff Roy Tarnower, and
the race promises to be anything but painless. Dreams Don't Last is tautly written novel of
cover-ups
and shady motives, with an exciting twist as election day draws near. Also recommended are the
earlier Sharyn Howard mysteries: Last Dance (0803493894, $19.95); One Last Good-bye
(0803494386, $19.95); Until Our Last Embrace (0803495080, $19.95); The Last To Remember
(0803494688, $19.95); and For The Last Time (080349548X, $19.95).
Poisoned Pen Press
6962 East First Avenue, #103, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
1-800-421-3976
Four new titles from this publisher excel in mysteries which have a touch of something different.
Deborah Turrell Atkinson's Primitive Secrets (1589580176, $24.95) presents a Hawaiian mystery
which revolves around modern cultures confronting ancient beliefs and mysteries. The death of
Storm's beloved relative and her subsequent flight to Hawaii brings a series of near-misses which
seem to sudden to be mere accidents, and Storm must solve the puzzle or face destruction.
Cornelius Lehane's Beware The Solitary Drinker (1590580168, $24.95) provides beautiful,
metaphoric symbolism throughout its descriptions of a bartender's investigation into his
customer's
murder. Brian's commitment to the chase uncovers numerous killings and a young business
woman
who is equally determined to uncover the killer. Kit Ehrman's At Risk (1589580362, $24.95) tells
of
a young man who drops out of college to become a barn manager at a farm. When Steve
confronts a
pack of thieves and is hijacked along with the horses, he becomes involved in a scam and earns
the
attention of a killer. Fast-paced action throughout. Pip Granger's Not All Tarts Are Apple
(1589580338, $24.95) provides an unusual first novel which offers a British child's life during one
summer in 1953. Rosie lives happily in a rough Soho neighborhood, until she learns at school that
her mom's a tart and a drunk. As her family seeks to protect her further, Rosie makes additional
discoveries about her background. A first person dialogue throughout keeps the characterization
vivid.
The Photography Shelf
The Performance Horse
David R. Stoecklein & Jennifer F. Meyer
Stoecklein Publishing, LLC
Graphic Arts Center Publishing, dist.
PO Box 856, Ketchum, ID 83340
1931153221 $60.00 1-800-452-3032
Featuring the incredible photography of David R. Stoecklein, The Performance Horse is a visually
stunning tribute to man's equine companions, celebrating horses in racing, sports, rodeos and
championships the world over. Insightful captions and commentaries by Jennifer Forsberg Meyer
enhances this largely pictorial capturing of the partnership and sometimes rivalry between man
and
animal. The Performance Horse is enthusiastically highly recommended for horse fanciers, and
would make an "Memorial Fund" acquisition choice for academic or community libraries.
Aperture
20 E. 23rd St., New York NY 10010
1-800-929-2323 www.amazon.com
Three new titles present very different collections which art libraries will find a cut above the
ordinary. Eikoh Hosoe's Ba Ra Kei: Ordeal By Roses (0893811696, $45.00) presents famous
writer
Mishima's last work with Hosoe, the photographer. This is the first Western edition of a
collaboration between writer and photographer which began in 1961 and continued until
Mishima's
suicide. The black and white images are stark and involving. R.H. Cravens' Photography Fast
Forward (0893819964, $55.00) presents an overview of Aperture photography artists and their
works, from Ansel Adams to Tomatsu. History and excerpts from the Aperture journal's archives
document the works of photographers who have contributed to Aperture over the decades.
Eugene
Richards and Janine Altongy's Stepping Through The Ashes (089381014, $40.00) blends
Richards'
photos with interviews by Altongy. The focus here is upon September 11th, with stark black and
white photos capturing the too-real drama of human destruction.
Our Chicago
Marilyn D. Clancy & Ron Schramm
Voyageur Press, Inc.
PO Box 338, Stillwater, MN 55082
0896580059 $14.95 voyageurpress.com
Our Chicago is a visual smorgasbord of the great sights and highlights of this grand city.
Full-color
photographs by Ron Schramm, enhanced with an engaging text and informative captions by
Marilyn
D. Clancy vividly illustrate this visual tour of this American Midwestern city, from its homey
neighborhoods to its fast-paced commerce and high culture. An excellent and memorable souvenir
of
vacationing or living in the Windy City, Our Chicago is a welcome and highly recommended
work,
which could well serve as a template or example for similar visual showcase tributes for other
major
American cities.
Canada
Roberta Bondar
Douglas & McIntyre
2323 Quebec St., Suite 201, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 4S7
1550549588 $29.95 1-800-367-9692
Canada: Landscape Of Dreams By Roberta Bondar (the first Canadian woman astronaut to fly in
space) is a superbly visual tribute to the natural beauty and splendor of a lush and majestic land.
Each two-page spread presents a breathtaking photograph of forests, flowers, mountains, rivers,
and
more. Each image is enhanced with an accompanying briefly worded and memorable thought
about
Canada by an august personage. Canada is a visual and literary treasure to read and savor, again
and
again.
In The Presence Of Nature
Jim Wright & Jerry Barrack
Camino Books
PO Box 59026, Philadelphia, PA 19102
0940159759 $35.00 caminobooks.com
In The Presence Of Nature: The Celery Farm Natural Area, Allendale, New Jersey is a gorgeous
and
inspirational collection of full-color photographs by photographer Jerry Barrack showcasing the
beauty of the plants and animals. Brief yet insightful text commentary by Jim Wright enhances
these
captivating images of nature's majesty. A welcome addition to any personal or professional
photography collectoin, In The Presence Of Nature would also make a superb choice for a school
or
community library "Memorial Fund" acquisition.
A Turning Point
Victor Gagliardi
Gagliardi Photography
27 West 20th Street, #400, NY, NY 10011
0971268703 $65.00 www.beaglebay.com (exclusive distributors)
A Turning Point is a superbly presented collection of full-color photography by Victor Gagliardi,
a
professional photographer and owner of two New York galleries. Gagliardi spent nearly ten years
on
the creation of this remarkable volume; the images within present a unique and balanced
application
of color, form, poise, and subject, -- each of which enhanced by a thoughtful and
thought-provoking
quotation. A treasure to simply page through, A Turning Point would make a welcome and much
appreciated addition to any personal, academic, or community library photography
collection.
A Portrait Of Missouri
Paul E. Parker
University of Missouri Press
2910 LeMone Blvd, Columbia, MO 65201
082621438X $34.95 1-800-828-1894
A Portrait Of Missouri: 1935-1943 by Paul E. Parker (Professor of Political Science, Truman
State
University, Kirksville, Missouri) is an impressive and evocative collection of black-and-white
photographs drawn from the historical archives of the Farm Security Administration.
Documenting
the impoverished farm economy during the Great Depression as well as part of the World War II
era, these striking images preserve a memorable portrait of small town and rural history itself. The
extensive, informative, scholarly text places the photographs within their historical context and
complements this superb and highly recommended photographic gallery.
Arena Editions
425 Sandoval St., Santa Fe, NM 87501
www.arenaeditions.com
Two new titles cover the contributions and careers of photographers whose images defy easy
categorization, and will interest art library collections with their diverse explorations. Jan Saudek's
Realities (1892041618) features the author's nude photography which blends traditional images
with
elements of the bizarre. All ages, sexes, and manner of men and women are included in a title
which
can be as shocking as eye-opening. Fulvio Ferrari's Carlo Mollino Polaroids (189204160X)
gathers a
range of small color vintage photos of women. Chapters provide intriguing images which are
diverse
and unusual. Both are excellent art library acquisitions, especially for collections strong in
photography.
Photography: Focus On Profit
Tom Zimberoff
Allworth Press
10 E. 23rd St. #510, New York NY 10010
1581150598 $35.00 1-800-491-2808
Photography: Focus On Profit isn't just another beginner's how-to guide on taking or marketing
pictures. Photography: Focus On Profit culls the industry's best practices, using software to put its
lessons into practice. Photographers are given all the information needed to incorporate
profitability
into their efforts. Chapters provide specific guidelines geared to profitability, from buying
equipment
only when and as needed to generate an immediate payback, to defining a potential customer
base.
An essential, basic guide.
The Martial Arts Shelf
Tai Chi Walking
Robert Chuckrow, Ph.D.
YMAA Publication Center
4354 Washington St., Boston, MA 02131
188696923X $16.95 1-800-669-8892
Tai Chi Walking: A Low-Impact Path To Better Health by Tai Chi Chuan expert Robert
Chuckrow
is a superbly presented, "user friendly", instructional compendium on the health benefits and
practices of walking, employing Tai Chi principles for meditation and improved health at the same
time. Readers will learn how to walk properly and naturally, why poor walking posture can
actually
damage physical health, and how proper walking can significantly increase longevity and vitality.
Tai
Chi Walking is confidently recommended reading for all students of the martial arts, physical
fitness,
and alternative health resources and practices.
Secrets Of The Ninja
Jennifer Cahill & Michie Itoh
DH Publishing, Inc.
2-3-3F Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051 Japan
0972312412 $30.00 dhp-online.com
Collaboratively compiled and edited by Jennifer Cahill and Michie Itoh, Secrets Of The Ninja:
Their
Training, Tools, And Techniques is a fascinating compendium of ancient training methods, rituals,
martial arts, survival strategies, and much, much more used by those ancient Japanese spies,
saboteurs, assassins and warriors once known as "ninja". Enhanced with an informative
introduction
by Hiromitsu Kuroi (Director of the Iga Sect Ninja Association, Jurondo), the descriptive text
combined with exquisitely detailed, full color photography, bring the "real world" of Ninja
training,
tools, costumes, codes, diets, lifestyles, techniques, and philosophy vividly to life in a first-rate,
historically accurate, "user friendly" reference which is very highly recommended for martial arts
students, Japanese history buffs, fantasy and historical fiction writers employing ninja characters,
as
well as the non-specialist general reader who is genuinely curious about what it once meant to be
a
ninja.
The Ancient Art Of Life And Death
A. Flane Walker & Richard C. Bauer
Paladin Press
7077 Winchester Cir., Boulder, CO 80301
1581603703 $39.95 1-800-392-2400
Collaboratively written by A. Flane Walker and Richard C. Bauer, The Ancient Art Of Life And
Death: The Book Of Dim-Mak is an intense, thorough, authoritative, and holistic
study/presentation
of all aspects of the martial art of Dim-Mak, which was originally created as a blend of medical
and
martial arts with the goal of being used to heal. Cycles of rebirth and destruction permeate the
teachings and philosophy of the art; The Ancient Art Of Life And Death presents both basic
information and higher-level overviews by combining modern-day interpretations with
reproductions
of classical texts. Analysis of acupoints, the fabled 36-chamber training sequence, herbal
pharmacology and much more fill this seminal reference for dedicated martial arts practitioners
who
are interested in learning more about this ancient practice.
The Sports Shelf
Nitschke
Edward Gruver
Taylor Trade Publishing
c/o Rowman & Littlefield Publishing
4720 Boston Way, Lanham, MD 20706
0878332715 $24.95 1-800-462-6420
Nitschke is the first biography of accomplished professional football player Ray Nitschke
(1936-1998), who won the Green Bay Packers five NFL titles and the first two Super Bowls.
Constructed from thorough research and dozens of interviews by biographer Edward Gruver,
Nischke is the impressive portrait of a courageous man who lost both his parents at age 13, played
a
legendary championship "Ice Bowl" game in sub-zero weather, was inducted into the Pro Football
hall of fame in 1978, and earned lasting memorials and tributes after his unfortunate death from a
heart attack. Nitschke provides the reader with an inspiring account of the life of a dedicated
game
player and is "must" reading for Packer fans in general, and those who remember Ray Nitschke's
performances on the field in particular.
The Golden Voices Of Baseball
Ted Patterson
Sports Publishing, LLC
804 No. Nell, #100, Champaign, IL 61820
1582614989 $39.95 1-877-807-6034
Written by the award-winning sportscaster Ted Patterson, The Golden Voices Of Baseball is a
vividly presented collection of brief biographical portraits of the great baseball announcers of
radio
history. Enhanced with an accompanying set of two CDS featuring captivating tracks of
memorable
sports callers in action The Golden Voices Of Baseball offers a truly exciting survey, filled
throughout with black-and-white photographs, history, nostalgia, and commentary. An ideal gift
for
baseball enthusiasts, The Golden Voices Of Baseball is a unique and very highly recommended
sports history.
The Psychology Shelf
The Psychology Of Sopranos
Glen Gabbard, MD
Basic Books
387 Park Avenue South, NY, NY 10016
0465027350 $22.00 1-800-242-7737
Mafia don Soprano and his associates have captured more than 11 million viewers in the HBO TV
hit series; but what makes the series so fascinating especially to psychoanalysts? The Psychology
Of Sopranos provides an intriguing survey of the characters and attractions of the series, using the
gangster family as a foundation for analyzing the American psyche and its fascination with
death.
Analyzing Freud
Susan Stanford Friedman
New Directions Publishing Corporation
80 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10011
0811214990 $39.95 ndpublishing.com
Deftly compiled and edited by Susan Stanford Friedman (Virginia Woolf Professor of English and
Women's Studies and Chair of the English Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison),
Analyzing Freud: Letters of H. D., Bryher, And their Circle is a fascinating, informative primary
source providing invaluable insights into the life and work of the famous father of modern
psychoanalysis -- Sigmund Freud. The poet H. D. was one of Freud's patients in 1933 and 1934;
her
letters to her novelist companion Bryher (which often revolve around the hours she spent with
Freud), offer a unique glimpse into the inception of psychoanalysis, the modern-day science of the
mind. Analyzing Freud is a very highly recommended, essential, seminal addition to History Of
Psychology reference shelves and supplemental reading lists.
Reflecting Psychoanalysis
Jurgen Reeder
H. Karnac Books, Ltd.
c/o Other Press LLC
224 West 20th St., NY, NY 10011-3510
1855752840 $30.00 1-877-843-6843
Reflecting Psychoanalysis: Narrative And Resolve In The Psychoanalytic Experience by Jurgen
Reeder (Associate Professor and Researcher, Department of Education, Stockholm University,
Sweden) is a thoughtful and thought-provoking approach to a core ethical question embedded at
the
heart of psychoanalytic practice: "With what legitimacy do I assume the right to interpret my
fellow
being?" Professor Reeder articulately presents and discusses the fundamental intersubjectivity of
psychoanalytic experiences with respect to the mutual phenomena of influencing and/or acting
upon
the informational presence of both therapist and patient. That the dialectic interaction which
occurs
is not simply the cumulative acquisition of information or methodically layered experience, but an
always evolving emergence of interpretation. Reflecting Psychoanalysis is especially well
presented
and very highly recommended reading for both students and practitioners of psychoanalysis.
The Business Shelf
Conquering Cold-Calling Fear
Don Surath
Cypress House
155 Cypress Street, Fort Bragg, CA 95437
1879384507 $16.95 cypresshouse.com
Conquering Cold-Calling Fear: Before And After The Sale by record-setting sales professional
and
sales trainer Don Surath is a proactive, go-getter manual for written specifically for professional
salespeople, and which offers a wealth of shortcuts; tips, tricks, techniques; practical advice;
experience-based observations; and more -- all designed to improve the cold-call (unannounced)
salesman's pitch, the use body language to the salesman's benefit, close a deal solidly; and
cultivate
repeat business. A first-rate primer with useful advice for more than just salespeople, such as job
seekers, public speakers, entrepreneurs, and others who could well benefit from the tactics and
strategies laid out in the pages of Don Surath's Conquering Cold-Calling Fear.
Brochure Design That Works
Lisa Cyr
Rockport Publishers
33 Commercial St, Gloucester, MA 01930
1564969126 $30.00 www.rockpub.com
Brochure Design That Works deserves a very high recommended as an important tool for graphic
designers and business executives charged with the responsibility for creating effective, attractive
brochures. Nationally and internationally recognized brochures demonstrated here for efficiency
range from corporate client work to institutional, educational and arts brochures. Individual
chapters
probe each completed work for the elements which make it a success, from its initial idea to
technical aspects of its production.
Insurance Solutions
Laura D. Cooper, Esq.
Demos Publishing
386 Park Avenue So, #201, NY NY 10016
1888799552 $24.95 www.amazon.com
Insurance Solutions is a very strongly recommended workbook specifically designed for
businesses
with employees having chronic conditions or disabilities and is especially valuable for its
importance
as an effective financial planning and problem solving management tool. Insurance should cover
all
disability-related costs, but it's important to understand differences between insurance policies and
benefits. Readers learn how to examine health, life, disability and care plans for long-term
usefulness.
Dearborn Publishing
30 S. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60606
1-800-621-9621 www.amazon.com
These new titles provide fine basic business guides for business readers. Jeffrey Shuman and
Janice
Twombly With David Rottenberg's Everyone Is A Customer (079315412X, $24.00) provides
proven methods for measuring relationship values in collaborative business ventures. This covers
not
just customers in the conventional sense, but internal and external supplier relationships and
resources allocated to sustaining these relationships. Joe Marconi's Cause Marketing
(0793152585,
$25.00) examines elements needed to support a socially responsible marketing plan. Case studies
supplement discussions of such plans and probe how a 'cause oriented' marketing program can
work
or fail. Insights from post-September 11th are included. David Bangs Jr.'s Market Planning Guide
(0793159717, $22.95) tells how to create a successful plan to market a business, and appears in
its
sixth updated edition to contain new, focused marketing strategies for all sizes of business. From
understanding basics to generating solutions to customer issues using Web tools, this is packed
with
insights. James Hutcheson's Portraits Of Success (0793152593, $18.95) provides keys to
understanding business success, from giving successors room for change to keeping chains of
command clear during the process. Closely-held businesses are notorious for failing once their
successors leave: this title tells how to successfully make the transition. All are excellent, basic
references for business managers.
Voice Over Etiquette
Bill Filipiak
Three-F Publishing
PO Box 2342, Brentwood, TN 37024
0972353208 $14.95 www.amazon.com
Voice Over Etiquette is an insider's guide to creating a voiceover demo tape and marketing it for
maximum efficiency goes far in explaining how the industry works. Voice Over Etiquette explains
common barriers to breaking into a popular industry of creating ads and using one's voice to
impart
a message, and offers a variety of tips such as creating a web site for marketing an MP3 tape. A
definitive guide to a little-explored industry.
Maximize Your Presentation Skills
Ellen Kaye
Prima Publishing
3000 Lava Ridge Court, Roseville, CA 95661-3034
0761563520 $14.95 1-800-632-8676
The groundwork behind a highly successful career and a commercially viable venture often lies in
effective presentations to management, clients, and the public. In Maximize Your Presentation
Skills: How To Speak, Look And Act On Your Way To The Top, professional image coach Kaye
reveals how to communicate like a seasoned professional, with chapters using a question/answer
format to teach the basics of leadership image.
Making Horses Drink
Alex Hiam
Entrepreneur Press
2445 McCabe Way, #400, Irvine, CA 92614-6244
1891984500 $19.95 www.amazon.com
How can business people succeed and lead? Making Horses Drink covers the basics of motivating
employees and keeping them on; from putting employees in charge of their performance and
reviews
to developing a leadership philosophy which results in longevity and lasting, satisfied workers and
customers alike. Chapters show how to develop and form improvement goals for maximum
effect.
The Market Planning Guide
David H. Bangs, Jr.
Dearborn Trade Publishing
155 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606-1719
0793159717 $22.95 1-800-621-9621
Now in its sixth edition, The Market Planning Guide by entrepreneur David H. Bangs, Jr.
(founder
of the Upstart Publishing Company) is a straightforward, "user friendly", and highly recommended
guide to creating a plan to promote, publicize, and market any business, product, or service. From
price setting guidelines, to analyzing the competition, to responding quickly to inevitable market
changes, The Market Planning Guide is an excellent basic "how to" resource, filled from cover to
cover with a wealth of recommendations, charts, tips, tricks, techniques and much more.
Of Permanent Value
Andrew Kilpatrick
AKPE Publishing
2200 Woodcrest Place #108, Birmingham, AL 35209
0964190540 $30.00 www.amazon.com
Of Permanent Value: The Story Of Warren Buffett is a weighty tome will appeal to fans of
financial
wizard Warren Buffett, exploring his newfound popularity in wake of the latest stock market
environment and exploring how Buffett began from scratch to form a business empire. Rises and
falls blend with in-depth examinations of Buffett business philosophy and perspectives to pack in
over 1400 pages of detail in a surprisingly lively read. Biography and business savvy makes for an
intriguing blend, here.
Amacom
1601 Broadway, New York NY 10019
1-800-250-5308 www.amazon.com
From shared decision-making to organizing more effective meetings through adjusting programs
and
structure, Eli Mina's The Business Meetings Sourcebook (081440670X, $65.00) provides
business
managers with important insights on efficiently managing meetings. Introductory chapters provide
learners with the ideas to form a business meeting foundation, while experienced managers will
want
to turn to the later chapters on converting dysfunctional groups and handling more complex group
issues. An essential executive's guide. Allan Henderson's E-Learning (0814471692, $19.95) tells
how to make the most from an online learning environment. From budgeting costs for e-learning
to
supporting employees who respond to e-learning opportunities, this is packed with interviews
with
experts plus examples of e-learning in sales, legal training and HR. An exciting survey.
Knock Em Dead Business Presentations
Martin Yate & Peter Sander
Adams Media
57 Littlefield Street, Avon, MA 02322
1580627609 $12.95 1-800-872-5627
Knock Em Dead Business Presentations tackles the fundamentals of making a successful business
presentation; from researching a presentation and capturing audience attention to using visual aids
to
make a point, and involving an audience in a presentation. Everything is found within the pages of
Knock Em Dead Business Presentations necessary to creating an effective, nuts and bolts
presention
of a fine business program from scratch.
The Theatre/Cinema Shelf
Book On Acting
Stephen Book
Silman-James Press
3624 Shannon Rd, Los Angeles CA 90027
1879505606 $24.95 1-323-661-9922
Book On Acting: Improvisation Technique by acting coach, teacher, and directory Stephen Book
(long-time faculty member of The Juilliard School and the University of Southern California) is a
"user friendly" handbook written especially anyone who serious aspires to becoming professional
actors in film, theater, and television. Offering ways to improve one's performance with both
scripted and memorized lines, and covering everything from using improvisation to liven one's
monologues or improving one's chances at an audition in better displaying conflict, agreement,
etc.
on camera, Book On Acting: Improvisation Technique is an excellent and confidently
recommended
single volume instructional resource.
Accents
Robert Blumenfeld
Limelight Editions
118 East 30th Street, NY, NY 10016
087910967X $29.95 1-212-532-5525
Now in a fully revised and expanded new edition, Accents: A Manual For Actors by professional
actor and dialect coach Robert Bluemfeld is a 425 page compendium of detailed and "student
friendly" instruction for actors seeking to learn how to perform their lines in anyone of more than
a
hundred different dialects. Superbly organized into nine broad categories (The British Island and
Commonwealth; North America; Romance Languages; Germanic Languages, Slavic Languages;
Miscellaneous European; Middle Eastern; African; and Asian), each individual section provides an
intensive breakdown of the accents found within the broader category. Enhanced with two
accompanying CD discs, Accents is a complete and highly recommended single volume course
which will prove to be an invaluable addition to any personal, professional, community theater, or
school theater department's reference collection.
The Actor's Guide To Performing Shakespeare
Madd Harold
Lone Eagle Publishing Company
1024 North Orange Drive, Hollywood, CA 90038
1580650465 $18.95 www.hcdonline.com
The Actor's Guide To Performing Shakespeare For Film, Television And Theatre by actor,
director,
producer, teacher, and writer Madd Harold is a straightforward, superbly "user friendly"
instructional guide to just about everything a moderately knowledgeable actor needs to know in
order to bring Shakespeare's classics to life upon the stage. From narrative rhythms that anyone
speaking lines in iambic pentameter should be aware of, to controlling one's breathing during
dialogue, to what antithesis is when performing Shakespeare, The Actor's Guide To Performing
Shakespeare is a comprehensive, informed, informative, and very highly recommended manual
showcasing the nuances of learning to perform classic Shakespearian dramas and comedies.
Frida
Linda Sunshine, editor
Newmarket Press
18 East 48th Street, NY, NY 10017
1557045402 $35.00 1-800-669-3903
Enhanced with an informative Foreword by Kayden Herrera and with introductions by Julie
Taymor
and Salma Hayek, Frida: Bringing Frida Kahlo's Life And Art To Film is a superb companion title
to
Julie Taymor's electrifying and artistic movie "Frida", showcasing the true story of Frida Kahlo
and
Diego Rivera, the Mexican painters whose acclaimed work and passionate love affair
distinguished
them during the twentieth century. Featuring full-color photographs on virtually every page which
illustrate the screenplay text, as well as interviews with cast and crew members and production
notes, Frida is fun to simply page through, a highly recommended addition to academic film
libraries,
and is a "must-have" acquisition for admirers of the movie celebrating one of the
twentieth-century's
most remarkable female artists.
Action!
Sandra R. Gordon
Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
151 West 46th St, 8th fl, NY, NY 10036
1557835845 $16.95 applausepub.com
Action!: Establishing Your Career In Film & Television Production by Emmy award winning
Sandra
R. Gordon is a handy and practical guide specifically written for people who are interested in a
career in one or more segments of the entertainment industry. From internship tips, to the ins and
outs of the production department, to crafting a production resume, to the value of adopting a
solid
work ethic, Action! is a first-rate and highly readable resource intended and enthusiastically
recommended for job seekers of all backgrounds seeking a position with film and/or television
production careers.
JoBlo.com Presents The 50 Coolest Movies Of All Time
Berge Garabedian
Quiet Storm Publishing
PO Box 1666, Martinsburg, WV 25402
0971429669 $17.95 quietstormbooks.com
JoBlo.com Presents The 50 Coolest Movies Of All Time by Berge Garabedian (founder of the
internet movie website joblo.com) draws from more than 1500 movie reviews to showcase the fun
and enjoyment of watching movies ranging from Aliens; A Clockwork Orange; The Empire
Strikes
Back; Goodfellas; and Mad Max; to Pulp Fiction; Saturday Night Fever; Trainspotters; The Usual
Suspects; and Wall Street. Enhanced with an informative Foreword and a rather thoughtful
Epilogue, JoBlo.com Presents The 50 Coolest Movies Of All Time is a "must" for movie buffs,
whether they dip into the entries here and there, or simply start with page one and reading straight
on through!
Pure Imagination
Mel Stuart with Josh Young
LA Weekly Books/St. Martin's Press
175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010
0312287771 $29.95 www.stmartins.com
Pure Imagination: The Making Of Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory is written by Mel
Stuart
(who directed the film) with the assistance of Josh Young. A colorful and exiting look at the
making
of the fantastic movie adaptation of a classic children's book, and which starred Gene Wilder,
Pure
Imagination is the story of how the popular children's book was faithfully adapted into a major
Hollywood movie. The memorable story is about a poverty-stricken young boy who is granted the
chance to experience the mystic workings of fabulous candy factory; yet there are hidden dangers
amid the tour! Vivid color photographs and adventurous text with a touch of wry humor bring to
life
the adventure of capturing a wondrous literary fantasy on the silver screen for all to see. Pure
Imagination is a gorgeous and memorable read which is especially recommended to anyone who
has
enjoyed the film either in its original theatrical release or at home on video.
From Celluloid To Cyberspace
Kevin McCarthy & Elizabeth Ondaatje
RAND
Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138
0833030760 $20.00 www.rand.org
Collaboratively written by art media experts Kevin F. McCarthy and Elizabeth Heneghan
Ondaatje,
From Celluloid To Cyberspace: The Media Arts And The Changing Arts World is a scholarly and
engaging survey and analysis of the dynamics of America's media arts - that is, art produced by
film,
video, computers, or any combination thereof. Looking at media arts within the context of their
broader environment, and discussing the audiences, arts organizations, and funding applied to
media
arts, From Celluloid To Cyberspace is a fascinating, informative, and confidently recommended
study of how the American silver screen continues to evolve and influence American popular
culture.
The International Studies Shelf
Islam Versus Terrorism
Firooz E. Zadeh
Twin Lakes Publishing, Inc.
6286 CR 10 Twin Lakes, CO 81251
0967448018 $15.00 vtinet.com/swiss
Providing an insightful and illuminating explanation of Islam as practiced throughout the Middle
East, Islam Versus Terrorism by educator and lecturer Firooze E. Zadeh is an articulate,
straightforward, informative presentation about Islam, a religion practiced by an estimated 1.6
billion
people worldwide, and which like all religions has been misused by a minority of its believers to
perpetrate intolerable cruelties "in the name of God". With a particular eye toward the September
11
attacks, Islam Versus Terrorism emphasizes that Islam is a peaceful religion that does not spawn
terrorism - rather it is political, social, cultural, and economic desperation which creates terrorism
and terrorists, and that is America's foreign policy with regard to the predominantly Islamic
nations
which needs to be scrutinized more closely than ever in the wake of September 11 if terrorism is
to
be successfully and fairly dealt with.
Tinderbox
Stephen Zunes
Common Courage Press
PO Box 702, Monroe, ME 04951
www.commoncouragepress.com
1567512267 $18.95 www.amazon.com
Tinderbox: U.S. Middle East Policy And The Roots Of Terrorism by Stephen Zunes (Associate
Professor of Politics and Chair of the Peace & Justice Studies Program, University of San
Francisco)
is a informed and informative explanation and analysis of current U.S. policies in the Middle East,
with a particular emphasis on their political shortcomings with respect to the rise of international
terrorism and American national security. Specifically addressed is the critical question of whether
or
not American political policies with respect to the Middle Eastern nations have diminished or
engendered terrorism? With an especial eye upon the September 11 attacks and their root causes,
Tinderbox is a sharply worded, insightful, articulate analysis of politics and its deadly outcomes
which is a welcome contribution to the national dialogue regarding the current "war on
terrorism".
Syracuse University Press
1600 Jamesville Ave, Syracuse, NY 13244
1-800-365-8929 www.amazon.com
Three titles are highly recommended picks. Judith Caesar's Writing Off The Beaten Track:
Reflections On The Meaning Of Travel And Culture In The Middle East (0815629575, $29.95)
reflects on the meaning of travel and culture in the Middle East as it surveys her journey through
the
Untied Arab Emirates and the flavors of Arabia. Cultural and social insights abound. Shahla
Haeri's
No Shame For The Sun: Lives Of Professional Pakistani Women (0815629605, $49.95) is
recommended for college-level collections specializing in both women's studies and Middle East
history. This surveys the lives of professional Pakistani women in chapters which document both
political and social thought in Pakistani society. Mahnaz Kousha's impressive work, Voices From
Iran: The Changing Lives Of Iranian Women (0815629818, $9.95) reveals the rapidly-changing
lives
of modern Iranian women and is also recommended for college-level students. From family ties to
cherished bonds of matrimony, this considers all aspects of Iranian women's experiences. All are
recommended picks.
Relentless Pursuit
Samuel Katz
Forge
175 5th Ave., New York NY 10010
0765304023 $24.95 1-888-330-8477
Relentless Pursuit focuses on the Diplomatic Security Services (DSS) and its hunt for Al-Queda
terrorists provides Katz's six years of travel throughout the Middle East and Europe, researching
international terrorism and bin-Laden's global network. His encounters with the DSS leads to an
exploration of this federal enforcement agency, which comes alive in chapters of in-depth research
and personal experience.
Reference Shelf 2002: China
Dimitri Cavalli, editor
H. W. Wilson Company
950 University Avenue, Bronx, NY 10452
082421014X $45.00 1-800-367-6770
Capably edited by China expert Dimitri Cavalli as part of the outstanding H. W. Wilson Company
"Reference Shelf 2002" series, China is a straightforward reference for readers of all ages and
backgrounds to a variety of trends and conditions of the modern-day nation of China. Individual
chapters excerpt articles from magazines such as Business Week, National Post, Washington
Times
and many more to offer a broad based picture of China's political and economic trends, human
rights
issues, and relations with other states. China is recommended as being an excellent resource and
informative educational read.
The Pets/Wildlife Shelf
The Horse In Motion
Sarah Pilliner, et al.
Blackwell Publishing
350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148-5018
063205137X $34.99 blackwell-science.com
Collaboratively written by equestrian expert Sarah Pilliner, freelance illustrator Samantha
Elmhurst,
and equine nutritionist and consultant Zoe Davies, The Horse In Motion: The Anatomy And
Physiology Of Equine Locomotion is an extensive and authoritatively examination of equine
anatomy and how horses walk, trot, canter, and jump. Profusely illustrated with numerous
black-and-white photographs and sketches, and offering invaluable tips to avoid hindering a horse
as
well as a wealth of information about how horses move, The Horse In Motion is very highly
recommended reading, especially for equine enthusiasts and for anyone with an interest in painting
or animating these robust creatures. Also very highly recommended is Sarah Pilliner and Zoe
Davies'
earlier work, Equine Science, Health And Performance (0632039132; $54.95).
A Plague Of Rats And Rubber Vines
Yvonne Baskin
Island Press
1718 Connecticut Ave. NW #300, Washington, DC 20009-1148
1559638761 $25.00 1-800-828-1302
Plague Of Rats And Rubber Vines provides a very important discussion of species invasions
around
the world while also addressing many of the little-known consequences of such invasions,
including
the consequences of global trade and world travel so popular with Westerners. Plant and animal
communities are increasingly being degraded by invasive species, and Plague Of Rats And Rubber
Vines provides a discussion which includes solutions to the threat.
Of Moths And Men
Judith Hooper
W.W. Norton & Company
500 5th Ave., New York NY 10110
0393051218 $26.95 1-800-233-4830
Peppered moths of England were the most renowed insects in the world, featured in nearly every
scientific textbook and acquiring fame through a British physician and amateur lepidopterist who
used moths to demonstrate evolution in action. Of Moths And Men explores new evolutionary
theories of the peppered moth, exploring how the moths became invisible to birds and escaped
being
preyed upon. Kettlewell and his theory of natural selection is surveyed in a lively, informative
guide.
Cool North Wind
Stephen Stuebner
The Caxton Press
312 Main St., Caldwell, ID 83605-3299
0870044265 $24.95 caxtonpress.com
Cool North Wind: Morley Nelson's Life With Birds Of Prey by Stephen Stuebner is the
compelling
story of Morley Nelson, a gifted naturalist with a special love for raptors, and a man whose work
in
falconry, nature films, raptor-rehabilitation, and the recovery endangered peregrine falcons
(among
other achievements), has long distinguished him as an exceptional and respected conservationist.
Highly recommended reading for environmentalists and wildlife enthusiasts, this deftly written
biography presents a complete picture of a World War II veteran, dedicated environmentalist,
raptor
expert, and truly remarkable man.
Attracting Butterflies & Hummingbirds To Your Backyard
Sally Roth
Rodale Press
33 E. Minor St., Emmaus, PA 18098
0875968880 $16.95 www.rodale.com
Attracting Butterflies & Hummingbirds To Your Backyard deserves ongoing mention as an
outstanding survey of how gardens can attract desired wild birds and butterflies. From
determining
how native plants interact in the environment and help attract native visitors to understanding how
to maintain a healthy environment, Attracting Butterflies & Hummingbirds To Your Backyard
comes packed with tips which blend gardening and wild animal management and observation.
The Jobs/Careers Shelf
High Impact Resumes And Letters
Ronald Krannich & William Banis
Impact Publications
1904 Manassas Drive, Suite N, Manassas Park, VA 20111
1570231893 $19.95 www.amazon.com
Acquire skills for success and understand how electronic resume searches affect applicants with
the
aid of this new eighth edition of High Impact Resumes And Letters, a powerful book which
contains
practical information for tailoring a submission for maximum effect. This "user-friendly" guide
covers
everything from different types of employment letters for different situations to key questions and
answers which should be addressed in a presentation. A powerful set of examples of winning
results
rounds out the workbook pages for fill-in participation.
300 Best Jobs Without A Four-Year Degree
Michael Farr, et al.
JIST Works
8902 Otis Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46216
1563708612 $16.95 www.jist.com
Collaboratively written by Michael Farr and LaVerne L. Ludden, with additional assistance by
Laurence Shatkin, 300 Best Jobs Without A Four-Year Degree is an impressive and thoroughly
"user friendly" 449-page compendium of useful lists, statistics, and thorough descriptions of
exciting
and satisfying jobs, none of which require a college degree. The basics of the trade for everything
from advertising sale agents to welding machine operators are presented in a completely
reader-friendly format, along with data drawn from government information about the overall
makeup of the people who are drawn to each career path. 300 Best Jobs Without A Four-Year
Degree is highly recommended as a superb guide for non-college degree job-seekers and
otherwise
cash-poor students.
The Best Computer Jobs In America
Carol L. Covin
Twenty Minutes Press
12510 Izaak Walton Road, Bristow, VA 20136
0971784604 $18.95 www.amazon.com
The Best Computer Jobs In America: 20 Minutes From Home by Carol L. Covin (a 25-year
veteran
of the computer industry) is a straightforward, thoroughly "user friendly" guide to finding and
getting the best computer jobs available in America today. Listings of corporations; their locations
and contact information; the requirements and computer skills they need; techniques for business
interviews; an overview of what each job requires; and a wealth of tips, tricks fill this solid career
resource from cover to cover. If you are seeking a job in the computer industry, then give a
careful
reading to Carol Covin's The Best Computer Jobs In America!
The Environmental Studies Shelf
The Lost Language Of Plants
Stephen Harrod Buhner
Chelsea Green Publishing
Box 428, White River Junction, VT 05001
1890132888 $19.95 1-800-639-4099
We are polluting the environment with pharmaceuticals developed to heal, and are losing the
planet's
natural healers and stabilizers in the process. In the The Lost Language Of Plants, Stephen
Bohner
sees plants as sentient beings adjusting to the environment: the discussion focuses on the
importance
of preserving plants which hold the key to healing both man and environment.
Wilderness: A New Mexico Legacy
Corry McDonald
Sunstone Press
PO Box 2321, Santa Fe, NM 87504-2321
0865340560 $15.95 1-800-243-5644
Wilderness: A New Mexico Legacy by wilderness expert Corry McDonald is an informative
history
of the conflicting forces striving to determine the fate of New Mexico's wild lands -- on one hand,
the press of population growth and the desire to "tame the wilderness"; and on the other, the
efforts
of environmental movements and outdoor recreation groups to preserve the wilderness and its
heritage. Black-and-white photographs illustrate this thoughtful and moving account which is a
welcome and much appreciated contribution to Environmental Studies reference collections and
reading lists.
Bountiful Harvest
Thomas R. DeGregori
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20001
1930865317 $12.95 www.cato.org
Bountiful Harvest: Technology, Food, Safety, And The Environment by Thomas R. DeGregori
(Professor of Economics, University of Houston) is a thoroughly "reader friendly" introduction
and
analysis of how modern technology has drastically affected our environmentally based, technology
enhanced food supply. Exposing myths and presenting extensive, meticulous research on the
history
of pesticides, pollution, organic agriculture, and much more, Bountiful Harvest is a very highly
recommended, fact-filled primer, which will provide the non-specialist general reader an
invaluable
instructional background with respect to what really is served up on the dinner plate.
A Rough Sort Of Beauty
Dana F. Steward, editor
The University of Arkansas Press
McIlroy House, 201 Ozark Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72701
1557287295 $19.95 1-800-626-0090
Compiled and edited by Dana F. Steward, A Rough Sort Of Beauty: Reflections On The Natural
Heritage Of Arkansas is an impressive and memorable compilation of thoughtful and erudite
essays
about the natural beauty, wildlife, and scenery of rustic Arkansas. A wide variety of
environmentally-conscious voices add their insights and observations to this succinct and
meaningful
collection. A Rough Sort Of Beauty is very highly recommended to the attention and reading lists
of
Environmentalist/Conservationists in general, and to Arkansas Regional Studies collections and
outdoor enthusiasts in particular!
Red Delta
Charles Bergman
Fulcrum Publishing
16100 Table Mountman Parkway, #300, Golden, Colorado 80403
www.fulcrum-books.com
1555914608 $29.95 1-800-992-2908
Red Delta: Fighting For Life At The End Of The Colorado River by environmentalist Charles
Bergman is a remarkable and insightful look at the natural life of a lush and ecologically complex
area of American wetlands associated with the Colorado River. Beautiful, full-color photographs
illustrate this thoughtful account of a majestic and beautiful wild resource which is unfortunately
endangered by the all-too-common threats of pollution and overpopulation. Red Delta is a
welcome
and recommended addition to academic Environmental Studies reference collections in general,
and
Colorado Reviewer oriented wildlife enthusiasts in particular.
The Biography Shelf
In The Shadow Of The Throne
Ruth Norrington
Peter Owen/Dufour Editions, dist.
Box 7, Chester Springs, PA 19425-0007
072061127X $27.95 1-800-869-5677
In The Shadow Of The Throne: The Lady Arbella Stuart by historical biographer Ruth
Norrington
offers the reader an unusually insightful portrait of one of England's most overlooked princesses.
Once the favored heir to the throne of Elizabeth I, the Lady Arbella Stuart was descended from
Henry VII through his eldest daughter Margaret Tudor and was the niece of Mary Queen of
Scots.
But her life was marred by illness, and modern opinion is that she suffered from the hereditary
disease of porphyria - a "vampire sickness" that made those afflicted horrendously sensitive to
sunlight, among other blights. Her cousin King James I opposed her marriage to William
Seymour,
and eventually incarcerated her in the Tower of London, where Lady Arbella Stuart died from it
in
1615. A fascinating saga of British royal family history, extensively researched and including
numerous letters and correspondence, In The Shadow Of The Throne is enthusiastically
recommended reading for anyone with an interest in British royal history in general, and the life
and
times of the doomed Lady Arbella Stuart in particular.
Stephenson Blake
Roy Millington
Oak Knoll Press
310 Delaware Street, New Castle, DE 19720
158456086X $49.95 www.oakknoll.com
Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and samples of typefounding, Stephenson Blake:
The
Last Of The Old English Typefounders is the biography of a man whose family business
dominated
the British typefounding industry throughout most of the 19th Century - until the late 1880's,
when
mechanical typesetting systems spelled the doom of the typefounding industry. A detailed history
and chronology of the rise and fall of a powerful and influential business carefully researched and
very nicely presented by Roy Millington (who draws from his lifetime involvement with
Stephenson,
Blake & Company, Limited where for more than 30 years he served as the company's honorary
archivist and librarian), Stephenson Blake is a unique and very welcome contribution to Publishing
History archives and reference collections.
Overcoming
Lori Sturdevant, editor
Afton Historical Press
PO Box 100, Afton, MN 55001
www.aftonpress.com
1890434523 $28.00 1-800-436-8443
Overcoming: The Autobiography Of W. Harry Davis is the autobiographical story of a remarkable
African-American man who helped to shape civil-rights history in the United States. Exploring
Davis' life as one of the first black executives in a major Twin Cities corporation, one of the
principle
leaders of a historic church merger, the founder of a bank, a member of the U.S. Olympic boxing
committee, and the first black mayoral candidate to campaign in the Twin Cities, Overcoming is
as
much a testimony to the results of dedication, perseverance, and hope, as it is the remarkable life
story of an impressive and dedicated man within the context of his life and times. Overcoming is
an
especially welcome and highly recommended addition to Black Studies biographical reference
collections and supplemental reading lists.
The Great Garbo
Robert Payne
Cooper Square Press/NBN, dist.
200 Park Avenue South, Suite 1109, New York, NY 10003-1503
0815412231 $25.95 1-800-462-6420
Researched and written by historian and biographer Robert Payne, The Great Garbo is a
thoughtfully presented and informative biography of the great film actress Greta Garbo
(1905-1990),
a woman who mesmerized the movie-goers of the 1920's and 1930's. It was Garbo's silver screen
stories helped America cope during the depths of the Great Depression and left a lasting
impression
on American popular culture that continues to this very day. The 120 black-and-white
photographs
add a superb visual touch to this very highly recommended tribute to the life, work and legacy of
a
truly glamorous woman.
A Forgotten Voice
Ann G. Klein, Ed.D.
Great Potential Press, Inc.
PO Box 5057, Scottsdale, AZ 85261
0910707537 $22.00 giftedbooks.com
Highly recommended for both Women's Studies and American Education History Studies, A
Forgotten Voice: Biography Of Leta Stetter Hollingworth is the story of the proverbial "mother
of
gifted education." Born in 1886 in rural Nebraska, Leta Hollingworth (1886-1939) survived an
abusive childhood and endemic gender discrimination to become a talented psychologist, feminist,
author, educator, and tireless advocate for the education of gifted children. Biographer Ann G.
Klein
(Professor Emerita, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire) provides a truly fascinating study into
the
life and work of an extraordinary, trailblazing woman.
Elizabeth: The Queen Mother
Grania Forbes
Pavilion/Trafalgar Square
PO Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret, VT 05053-0257
1862054169 $22.95 1-800-423-4525
This new edition of Elizabeth: The Queen Mother, a classic biography which provides a photo
portrait of Britain's most beloved Royal, and which blends in a history of modern Britain in the
process, provides a new text and new photos bringing her life into to modern times, and covers
her
recent death as well. Fans of the British Royalty in general, and the Royal Queen of Britain in
particular, will relish this display and history.
The Parenting Shelf
The Baby Bonding Book
Victoria Loveland-Coen
Self-Mastery Press
PO Box 55116, Valencia, CA 91385
0964476525 $12.95 babybonding.com
The Baby Bonding Book: 50 Ways To Connect With Your Infant by Victoria Loveland-Coen (an
author and mother of twin preschoolers) offers new parents a compendium of easy and enjoyable
suggestions for communicating with and sharing with their infant. From a "Name Those Toes"
game, to dabbling in foreign languages, to the delight of using a favorite rattle, The Baby Bonding
Book is enthusiastically recommended as being a truly first-rate collection of stimulating ideas for
novice parents.
Fussbusters On The Go
Carol Baicker-McKee, Ph.D.
Peachtree Publishers, Ltd.
1700 Chattahoochee Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30318-2112
1561452637 $15.95 peachtree-online.com
Fussbusters On The Go: Strategies by child psychologist and youth services expert Carol
Baicker-McKee is an outstanding compilation of effective strategies and "parent friendly" games
to
help make errands, outings, vacations, and general travel with preschool children fun and
stress-free.
From easy to understand and follow guidelines, to ensuring the little ones get nutritions munchies
on
the go, to handling separation anxiety and soothing incessant whining, to hygiene tips for staying
clean, Fussbusters On The Go is an especially recommended addition to community library
Parenting
Skills reference collections, as well as invaluable, essential reading for parents of toddlers who
have
every had to take their child to the dentist, doctor, grocery store, mall shopping, or extended car
trips.
Collecting Child Support
Susan Herskowitz, Esq.
Made E-Z Products, Inc.
384 South Military Trail, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
1563824795 $14.95 www.MadeE-Z.com
Collecting Child Support by Susan Herskowitz is the latest in the Made E-Z guide series, and
truly
lives up to the promise of its title as it succinctly presents the matter-of-fact truth about child
support in America, and how to efficiently go about collecting it legally and confidentially, even
from delinquent parents. Although Collecting Child Support cannot replace the services of an
attorney, it is extremely practical and helpful guide, and absolute "must" reading to prepare
oneself
before sitting down at a high-priced legal meeting with legal counsel paid for by the hour. Simply
put, Collecting Child Support is essential reading for any parent needing to protect their children
with a court-ordered child support obligation.
How To Teach Your Baby To Read
Glenn Doman & Janet Doman
The Gentle Revolution Press
810 Gleneagles Court, #305, Towson, MD 21286
www.gentlerevolution.com
1591170087 $16.95 1-866-250-2229
Now in a thoroughly revised and significantly updated 40th anniversary edition, How To Teach
Your Baby To Read: The Gentle Revolution by child brain development experts Glenn Doman
and
Janet Doman is a simple, thoroughly "parent friendly" instructional guide to how fathers and
mothers
can help make reading fun for their children and prepare them for school through offering
enjoyable
activities and learning tasks which can begin in infancy. How To Teach Your Baby To Read is
especially recommended for its extensive, simple to use, easy-to-follow learning plan combined
with
useful outlines and commentary to help structure quality bonding and instructional time with very
young children. If you are a parent seeking to provide your son or daughter with the
advantageous
that an ability to read and that a love of reading will provide them throughout their school years
and
beyond, if you are looking to enhance your own parent/child bond, you wish to unlock your
child's
imagination, enhance your child's academic success, if you want to "school-proof" your child in
the
event that their teachers or classrooms are inadequate to your child's educational needs, then you
need Glenn and Janet Doman's How To Teach Your Baby To Read!
Problem Child Or Quirky Kid?
Rita Sommers-Flanagan
John Sommers-Flanagan
Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.
217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299
1575421216 $15.95 www.freespirit.com
Collaboratively written by clinical psychologists and educators Rita Sommers-Flanagan and John
Sommers-Flanagan, Problem Child Or Quirky Kid? is a straightforward, parent-friendly, "common
sense" introduction and guide to the nature of significant childhood problems in terms of what is
normal and what is not. Problem Child Or Quirky Kid? deftly addresses such issues as
hyperactivity,
childhood trauma, disobedience, suicidal tendencies, alcohol and drug use, chronic anger, socially
crippling shyness, radical mood swings, and more. Thoroughly researched and offering solid,
reliable
information, Problem Child Or Quirky Kid? is very highly recommended for concerned parents
who
find their children exhibiting what seem to be unusual, detrimental, or worrisome behaviors.
One Small Starfish
Anne Addison
Future Horizons
721 W. Abram St., Arlington, TX 76013
1885477872 $24.95 1-800-489-0727
One Small Starfish: A Mother's Everyday Advice, Survival Tactics & Wisdom For Raising A
Special
Needs Child is the true story of Anne Addison, a mother who worked hard to raise a child
diagnosed
with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Asperger's Syndrome, and developmental
delays, and sensory integration problems. Facing the formidable challenges of teaching a child
who is
constantly pulled onto paths only he understands, Addison mastered the basic necessities of
familial
survival and helped her son learn how to cope in a dangerous world. One Small Starfish is a
372-page compendium of practical, "parent friendly", highly recommended observations and
experiences from which the mothers and fathers of special needs children can draw information,
advice, and hope. Addison's son is currently a successful student in a typical fourth grade
classroom
and, as other boys his age, actively participates in sports, church choir, and music.
Parenting Rule #1: Mom Has Fun!
Nicole MacKenzie
Skyward Publishing, Inc.
c/o Smith Publicity
PO Box 67, Fairless Hills, PA 19030
www.micpeakperformance.com
1881554163 $18.95 www.amazon.com
Parenting Rule #1: Mom Has Fun! by business woman, performance trainer, and public speaker
Nicole MacKenzie is a highly practical, "user-friendly" parenting guide and help book to assist
mothers of all ages and backgrounds with properly and effectively disciplining their child without
having to resort to corporal punishment; becoming able to successfully cope with unacceptable
behaviors such as tantrums, whining, and disrespect; to encourage their child's natural talents; and
to
learn how to have simply have fun being a mother. Simple examples, readable prose, bullet points,
and down-to-earth solid advice fill this very highly recommended guide for mothers of small
children
everywhere.
The Archaeology Shelf
Lost Civilizations
Austen Atkinson
Watson-Guptill Publications
770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
0823028739 $40.00 1-800-451-1741
Illustrated throughout with full color photography, Lost Civilizations: Rediscovering Ancient
Sites
Through New Technology by author and journalist Austen Atkinson takes the reader upon an
exciting and informative journey into the past, piecing together the great civilizations of antiquity
from all that modern-day science can tell us from the artifacts they have left behind. Covering the
antiquarian civilizations of the Americas, Mediterranean, Middle East, and Asia, Lost Civilizations
offers a grand and highly recommended tour of the world as well as the ages.
World Rock Art
Jean Clottes
Getty Publications
1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1682
0892366826 $29.95 1-800-223-3431
Vibrantly illustrated throughout with a series of full-color photographs, World Rock Art by Jean
Clottes (a world authority on aboriginal and neolithic rock art) is a global tour of ancient and
prehistoric rock artworks from around the world. The informed and informative text accessibly
relates what modern archaeology has been ably to deduce about these various works and the
peoples
who created them, and warns against the destruction and deterioration of these works - some are
threatened by natural forces, others by over-eager tourists and visitors. The latest title in the
outstanding Getty Institute "Conservation and Cultural Heritage" series, World Rock Art is
a combination of art history and archaeology, as well as a superbly presented showcase of a truly
ancient art form.
Secrets Of The Maya
Archaeology Magazine
Hatherleigh Press
5-22 46th Avenue, Suite 200, Long Island City, NY 11101
1578261236 $25.95 hatherleighpress.com
Compiled by the editorial staff of Archaeology Magazine, Secrets Of The Maya is an enthralling
look into all that modern archaeology can tell us about the Mayan civilization, how they lived,
who
they were, their wars, their cruelties, and their incredible scientific achievements. Collecting
twenty-nine informed and informative essays drawn from a variety of learned and scholarly
authors,
Secrets Of The Maya paints a vivid and amazing picture of a grand Native American civilization
of
antiquity. Enhanced with a section of color photography, Secrets Of The Maya is a very highly
recommended contribution to any personal, professional, academic, or community library Native
American Studies or Central American Archaeology reference collection or supplemental reading
list.
The Interior Design Shelf
The Desert Home
Tamara L. Hawkinson
Northland Publishing
PO Box 1389, Flagstaff, AZ 86002
0873587960 $40.00 1-800-346-3257
The Desert Home by professional interior designer and freelance writer Tamara L. Hawkinson
takes
the reader upon a wonderful and memorable tour through a series of Southwestern American
homes
which are filled with personality, flavor, charm, and showcase a love for life in the desert. Warm
earthen tones predominate the styles depicted herein, all of which are beautifully illustrated with
numerous full-color photographs, and commented upon at length in a "reader friendly" text.
Simply
put, The Desert Home is great source book of ideas when searching for a desert or western motif
for
any area of one's own home.
More Splash Than Cash Window Treatments
Donna Babylon & Victoria Waller
Windsor Oak Publishing
KSB Promotions (publicity)
PO Box 1603, Westminster, MD 21158
0966822714 $17.95 1-800-304-3269
Highly recommended for the non-specialist general reader with a desire for home-enhancing
do-it-yourself projects, More Splash Than Cash Window Treatments presents over 250 ideas and
techniques for sprucing up any size or kind of window with just the right touch to complement the
interior decoration of the rest of the home. Easy to follow step-by-step instructions succinctly
cover
everything from working with sheer fabrics to sewing on buttons, to installing a mounting board,
employing classic motifs, and more. More Splash Than Cash Window Treatments is a truly great
guide that puts its emphasis on looking smart and fashionable without spending
extravagantly.
The Women's Studies Shelf
Confucian Feminist
Zeng Baosun, writer
Thomas L. Kennedy, translator
American Philosophical Society
104 So. Fifth St., Philadelphia, PA 19106
0871699214 $24.00 1-800-821-7823
Expertly translated into English and adapted for an American readership by Thomas L. Kennedy,
Confucian Feminist: Memoirs Of Zeng Baosun (1893-1978) is the remarkable autobiographical
testimony and memoir of the late Zeng Baosun, a thoughtful and expressive woman who recounts
her education abroad, to her survival through two world wars, to her life and exile in Taiwan, and
even entails cogent observations on President Nixon's resignation from office. An insightful look
at
nations and history itself from a personal perspective, Confucian Feminist is a very highly
recommended addition to Aisan Studies and Women's Studies reference collections and reading
lists.
Women Of Divorce
Susan Shapiro Barash
New Horizon Press
PO Box 669, Far Hills, NJ 07931
0882822225 $16.95 1-800-533-7978
Women Of Divorce: Mothers, Daughters, Stepdaughters - The New Triangle by critical thinking
and
gender studies educator Susan Shapiro Barash is an impressively conceived and superbly
presented
self-help guide for women in stepfamilies -- an increasingly common occurrence in today's modern
world with its soaring divorce rate where more than sixty-five percent of remarriages will involve
stepchildren. From how a parent's remarriage changes their personal universe for daughters, to
forging new bonds between step-siblings, Women Of Divorce offers sound, practical,
experienced,
hands-on, vetted relationship-building advice, guidance, and insight regarding the long transition
process to the successful creation of a happily blended family. Women Of Divorce is especially
recommended reading for all women faced with the responsibility for forging new relationships
with
the children of a previous marriage -- whether they are his or hers.
The Gardening Shelf
Growing Camellias In Cold Climates
William L. Ackerman
Noble House
8019 Belair Road, #10, Baltimore, MD 21236
1561677167 $34.95 1-800-873-2003
Growing Camellias In Cold Climates by horticultural expert William L. Ackerman is an informed
and
informative guide to establishing and cultivating beautiful landscape shrubs that will enhance any
home or garden the whole year round by using hybridization and selection to increase the plant's
hardy qualities and put it on par with other sturdy ornamental plants such as azaleas and hollies.
An
enthusiastically recommended addition to any personal, professional, or community library
gardening
reference collection, Growing Camellias In Cold Climates is an excellent, detailed, and thoroughly
"user friendly" guide.
The Nautical Shelf
Primer Of Towing
George H. Reid
Cornell Maritime Press, Inc.
PO Box 456, Centreville, MD 21617
0870334301 $17.00 1-800-638-7641
Originally published in 1975, Primer Of Towing by professional mariner George H. Reid has been
thoroughly revised and deftly updated in a new second edition packed from cover to cover with
the
latest information on towing marine craft for modern times. A straightforward manual to the skill
of
towing ships and tugboat seamanship, Primer Of Towing capably addresses barge configuration
and
handling, salvage and emergency situations, structural considerations, and much, much more.
Highly
recommended for anyone involved in this respected and necessary duty of nautical tradition,
Primer
Of Towing is as informed and informative as it is accessible and "user friendly".
The Military Shelf
The Gatling Gun Notebook
James B. Hughes
Andrew Mobray, Inc.
PO Box 571716, Houston, TX 77257-1716
0917218949 $23.00 1-800-999-4697
Compiled by James B. Hughes from contemporary sources, The Gatling Gun Notebook: A
Collection Of Data And Illustrations is an impressive compendium of black-and-white illustrations
and basic factual data about the incredible variety of gatling guns, from their first appearance in
1862, down to 1917 when the last U.S. government manual for the Gatling was printed. Ten
gatling
gun makers in five countries are extensively covered, and virtually every page features a drawing,
diagram, or photograph, with most of them being about century old. The succinct and informative
text entries provide invaluable background to each illustration, as well as technical specifications
about the gatling gun in question. Simply put, The Gatling Gun Notebook is enthusiastically
recommended as being a unique and fascinating resource for firearm and military history
buffs.
Soldiers In The Shadows
William Weir
New Page Books
PO Box 687, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
1564146294 $24.99 newpagebooks.com
Enthusiastically recommended for any personal, academic, or community library Military
Studies/Military History collection, Soldiers In The Shadows: Unknown Warriors Who Changed
The Course Of History by military historian William Weir is a compilation of true stories about
ten
soldiers whose brave and intelligent actions helped shape history around the world, yet whose
deeds
on the field of combat remain largely forgotten today. From Edward Lansdale, defender of
Philippine democracy; to John Singleton Mosby, a Confederate private who effectively prolonged
the Civil War at least six months; to Captain Jack, a Modoc Indian chief who defied 100 times his
followers' number of U.S. Army troops for months, Soldiers In The Shadows is a simply
fascinating
case study of military history and men who made it. Also very highly recommended is William
Weir's
50 Battles That Changed The World (1564144917; $24.99).
"Honoring Those Who Paid The Price"
Randy K. Mills
Indiana Historical Society Press
450 W. Ohio St, Indianapolis, IN 46202
0871951622 $29.95 indianahistory.org
"Honoring Those Who Paid The Price": Forgotten Voices from the Korean War by Randy K.
Mills
(Associate Professor of History, Oakland City University, Oakland City, Indiana), is a candidly
personal, movingly emotional, and informatively serious survey of a seemingly forgotten war that
claimed approximately 54,000 American lives. Individual stories of those who served, those who
died, and the loved ones who waited anxiously at home, fill this sober tribute. Highly
recommended
as testimony to the many souls who paid the highest price. "Honoring Those Who Paid The Price"
is
a welcome addition to Military History collections and would well serve as a template for similar
books on other "minor" American twentieth-century conflicts ranging from Granada to
Somalia.
A Mighty Fortress
Charles Alling
Casemate
2114 Darby Road, Havertown, PA 19083
1932033017 $29.95 1-610-853-9131
Candidly written by Charles Alling (a pilot of the 8th Air Force and recipient of the Distinguished
Flying Cross and the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters during World War II), A Mighty
Fortress: Lead Bomber Over Europe is a personal memoir of the final months of World War II
when
Alling was flying B-17s in combat over Germany. Harrowing danger, the heroic and strenuous
efforts of a coordinated flight crew, the horrors of war, and the ultimate triumph of "the greatest
generation" fill this captivating autobiography from beginning to end. A Mighty Fortress is highly
recommended reading and a welcome addition to the growing Military History library of World
War
II eye-witness memoirs and autobiographies.
Far Eastern Tour
Brent Byron Watson
McGill-Queen's University Press
3430 McTavish Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1X9
0773523723 $34.95 1-800-387-0141
Far Eastern Tour: The Canadian Infantry In Korea 1950-1953 by Brent Byron Watson (History
Teacher, Okanagan University College) is a tautly written and serious-minded examination and
history of Canada's involvement in the Korean War, including the hardships Canadian infantry
suffered which included inappropriate training, stark living and combat conditions, and the deadly
blood toll of the war itself. Far Eastern Tour is very highly recommended as being an extensively
researched, carefully written, and scholarly accurate look into what living amid such combat was
like, the pressures it demanded, and the extraordinary people who faced the horrors of war and
did
not back down from what had to be done.
Kosciuszko, We Are Here!
Janusz Cisek
McFarland & Company
PO Box 611, Jefferson, NC 28640
0786412402 $45.00 mcfarlandpub.com
Researched and written by Janusz Cisek (Deputy Director of the Department of International
Relations and European Integration at the Ministry of Culture in Warsaw, Poland), Kosciuszko,
We
Are Here! reveals the relatively unknown story of the Kosciuszko Squadron, a small group of
American flyers who defended Poland in the years after World War I, serving from 1919-1921.
Without the support of the American State Department, these men were expected to protect a
Poland which was in ruins as a result of the devastation of World War I, from the growing threat
of
the Soviet's Bolshevik armies, and prevent the communist revolution in Russia from spreading to
Germany. Kosciuszko, We Are Here! is an informed, succinctly written, and superbly presented
"window in time" glimpse into a hitherto obscure aspect of military and aviation history.
Forgotten Heroes Of World War II
Thomas E. Simmons
Cumberland House Publishing, Inc.
431 Harding Industrial Drive, Nashville, TN 37211
1581823215 $14.95 cumberlandhouse.com
Compiled and edited by Thomas E. Simmons, Forgotten Heroes Of World War II: Personal
Accounts Of Ordinary Soldiers offers contemporary readers with fourteen intensely personal
perspectives of individual rank-and-file soldiers, aviators, and seamen who were quite ordinary
people thrown into the extraordinary and often horrific demands of World War II combat. Of
special
interest is "The Diary Of Tarao Kawaguchi" which relates the perspective of a Japanese soldier
stationed in Saipan during 1944. Also of interest is concluding chapter "The Home Front". Their
strength and valor are commemorated in this moving, compelling, informative, and highly
recommended contribution to the growing library of World War II military histories.
The Computer Shelf
Computer Facial Animation
Frederic I. Parke & Keith Waters
A. K. Peters, Ltd.
289 Linden Street, Wellesley, MA 02181
1568810148 $66.00 www.akpeters.com
The collaborative effort of computer animation experts Frederic I. Parke and Keith Waters,
Computer Facial Animation is a fascinating, in-depth, and thoroughly "user friendly" technical
guide
to the art and craft of three-dimensional computer animation, especially as applied to faces and
expressions. An in-depth, exhaustive, and scholarly "how-to" text, Computer Facial Animation is
an
impressively comprehensive, 365-page textbook which is especially recommended for advanced
students of graphics, mathematics, and programming.
Flash: The Future
Jon Warren Lentz, et al.
No Starch Press
555 De Haro Street, Suite 250, San Francisco, CA 94107
1886411964 $49.95 www.nostarch.com
Collaboratively written by computer program and gaming experts Jon Warren Lentz, Bill Turner,
and Ian Chia, Flash: The Future is a no-nonsense, highly accessible, step-by-step guide to creating
content and applications for platforms such as handhelds, wireless devices, video/DVD, Pocket
PCS,
and more. Flash applications, Pocket Internet Explorer, Flash animations, ActionScript
techniques,
eMbedded Visual Basic, Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++, and much, much more are all deftly
covered with illustrative examples and walk-through explanations. An accompanying CD-ROM
contains code and examples drawn from the text, as well as bonus developer tools for the Pocket
PC. Flash: The Future is a highly recommended addition to any personal or professional
Computer
Graphics/Design reference collection.
The Art Of Photoshop
Daniel Giordan
Sams Publishing
201 W. 103rd St, Indianapolis, IN 46290
0672322706, $49.99 www.mcp.com
Adobe Photoshop is the world's leading image manipulation software. Used by both professional
and
amateur graphic designers, it is the de facto standard for print Web publishing. The Art Of
Photoshop centers on a suite of 20 digital images created by Daniel Giordan and his staff at
DigiRAMA design studios. Visually complex, and rich in layered tonality, these images are
designed
to inspire readers to push their understanding of Photoshop and its capabilities, while offering a
glimpse over the designer's shoulder into how the images were made. The reader will not only
learn
the techniques used by the author, but also how to apply them to their own images. They will
learn
how to use curves to correct color, sihouette images, use gradient maps, build custom brushes,
use
blending modes, and draw and paint into an image. Approx. Page Count: 328, User Level:
Intermediate-to-Advanced
Designing Systems for Internet Commerce
G. Winfield Treese & Lawrence Stewart
Addison Wesley
75 Arlington St, #300, Boston, MA 02116
0201760355 $49.99 awprofessional.com
Now in a fully updated and expanded second edition, Designing Systems For Internet Commerce
by
computer security experts and consultants G. Winfield Treese and Lawrence C. Stewart is an
informed, thoughtful, and imminently practical examination of what it takes to create an effective
and secure system for successful Internet commerce. From learning the basics of Extensible
Markup
Language (XML), to adapting to mobile and wireless systems, managing shopping carts and other
online means of taking orders, to exploiting the Internet to market one's goods at a much lower
cost,
Designing Systems For Internet Commerce is an excellent and highly recommended introductory
reference for any company or corporation seeking to make the most of the twenty-first century's
advances in technologically driven commerce and networking.
Sun Certification Training Guide: Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) Web Component
Developer
Alain Trottier
Que Publishing
201 W. 103rd St, Indianapolis, IN 46290
0789728214, $49.99, www.mcp.com
This certification manual is for Sun Certified Programmers on a Java 2 Platform who are using
servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) APIs to develop Web applications using the Java 2 Platform,
Enterprise Edition (J2EE). The certification consists of one exam and requires Sun Certified
Programmer for Java 2 Platform status. Readers preparing for this exam will find our Training
Guide
series to be the most successful self-study tool in the market. This instructional reference is
consider
as their "one-stop shop" because of its teaching methodology, the accompanying ExamGear
testing
software, and superior web-site support at www.quepublishing.com/certification. User Level:
Intermediate, Approx. Page Count: 504
New Riders
201 West 103rd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46290-1097
www.newriders.com
Two outstanding new titles from New Riders are strongly recommended additions to any
dedicated
programmers reference shelf. Steve Holzner's Inside JavaScript (0735712859, $49.99) is the only
comprehensive book available that covers the latest technology, such as Internet Explorer 6 and
JavaScript 1.5, and JScript 5.6. Specifically designed and written for beginning to intermediate
readers looking to learn how to work with JavaScript and how best to use it with other web
technologies. The collaborative effort of Laura Gutman, Patty Ayers, and Donald S. Booth, Inside
Dreamweaver MX (073571181X, $45.00) offers a effective mix of in-depth explanations of
Dreamweaver MX features, real world tips and useful tutorials on all Dreamweaver functions.
The
all-new tutorials have been expanded to provide even more explanation of the Dreamweaver MX
upgrades and functions. This book builds on the foundation laid by "Inside Dreamweaver 4", and
the
end result is more in-depth knowledge of the software and how it provides solutions for the user
in
the work environment.
HTTP: The Definitive Guide
David Gourley & Brian Totty
O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472
1565925092 $44.95 www.oreilly.com
Collaboratively written by HTTP experts David Gourley and Brian Totty (with the additional
assistance of Marjorie Sayer, Sailu Reddy, and Anshu Aggarwal), HTTP: The Definitive Guide is
a
thorough and "reader friendly" introductory presentation of HTTP protocol, how it works, and
how
it is used to create webpages and to develop web-based applications. A wealth of development
and
application tips, tricks, techniques, as well as cogent strategies for optimizing proxies and caches,
creating robots and web crawlers, crafting secure HTTP applications, and much, much more are
featured in this highly recommended and truly extensive guide which packed with numerous and
illustrative examples ideal for aspiring web programmers, administrators, and application
developers.
E-Support
Andrew Connan & Vincent Russell
Cisco Press
201 W. 103rd St, Indianapolis, IN 46290
158720052X $24.95 ciscopress.com
Collaboratively written by Cisco experts Andrew Connan and Vincent Russell, E-Support: How
Cisco Systems Saves Millions While Improving Customer Support is an intrinsically fascinating,
informed and informative presentation of the E-support system -- a self-service, web-based means
of
providing help and support to customers that is much less costly than traditional telephone-based
support services. A thorough and "reader friendly" guide to what e-support is, and how it can
benefit the conduct of business (especially focusing upon the e-support network created by Cisco
Systems), E-Support is very highly recommended reading and directly applicable to understanding
and developing an e-support corporate marketing strategy.
The Complete Guide To Game Audio
Aaron Marks
CMP Books
1601 West 23rd Street, Suite 200, Lawrence, Kansas 66046
1578200830 $34.95 cmpbooks.com
The Complete Guide To Game Audio by digital audio expert and music composer Aaron Marks is
a
solid resource for all composers, musicians, sound designers, and game developers which covers
everything from the essential skills for making a living in the exciting world of video and
computer
game audio, to searching for and landing a job in the field, to how much to charge, as well as a
wealth of tips, tricks, and techniques for creating exciting and suitable music. An accompanying
CD-ROM contains music and sound effect samples, demo versions of sound editing programs,
interviews with composers and sound designers, and much, much more. The Complete Guide To
Game Audio is confidently recommended, especially for neophyte musicians looking to make their
mark in a growing and popular field.
A Debugging Methodology: THEM
Larry R. Fisher
Pangean Sun
36631 SE Fall City, Snoqualmie Road, Fall City, WA 98024
www.pangeansun.com
0972238247 $86.00 1-877-726-4326
A Debugging Methodology: THEM by software engineer Larry R. Fisher instructs the reader in
the
fundamentals of debugging philosophy and practice as applied to any programming language or
computer. Excellent as a one-volume self-study course in cultivating and improving one's
debugging
skills, A Debugging Methodology features an overarching approach for successfully handling
large-scale computer debugging tasks with maximum efficiency. Highly recommended, especially
for
self-starting programmers, A Debugging Methodology should be in every school curriculum's
computer science library reference and resource collection.
Learn To Program With C++
John Smiley
Osborne/McGraw-Hill
2600 Tenth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
0072225351 $29.99 www.osborne.com
Learn To Program With C++ by John Smiley (Computer Science Professor at Penn State
University), is a straightforward "reader friendly" introduction especially written for beginners to
the
art and skill of programming in the C++ language. No prior programming experience is required
to
quickly grasp these basic, easy-to-understand lessons which are enhanced with questions and
exercises. Functions, inheritance, errors and error handling, classes and creating objects, and more
are covered in this superbly presented and highly recommended introductory primer.
Information Today
143 Old Marlton Pike, Medford, NJ 08055-8750
1-800-300-9868 www.amazon.com
Carole Lane's Naked In Cyberspace (0910965501, $29.95) provides a powerful focus on locating
information on the internet: personal records which are now available if you know where to look.
From locating and investigating people to seeking information on background, assets, and
employee
information, this provides a source for locating personal information which doesn't just provide
web
addresses, but a whole routine for conducting an investigation both within and outside the
computer
realm. Irene McDermott's Librarian's Internet Survival Guide (0910965129X, $29.50) provides
strategies for the reference librarian who wants to make the most of technology. From Web
resources for answering reference questions to understanding the importance of current
information
and how to grasp it, this helps librarians make the most of Web tools
Macromedia FreeHand 10 For Windows And Macintosh
Sandee Cohen
Peachpit Press
1249 Eighth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
0201749653 $19.99 www.peachpit.com
Macromedia FreeHand 10 For Windows And Macintosh by Sandee Cohen is the latest in the
superbly presented "Visual Quickstart" guidebook series and swiftly teaches the basics of
Macromedia FreeHand computer applications by relying heavily on screenshots and pictures
rather
than extensive verbal explanations. A marvelous reference for learning Freehand quickly and
easily,
and enhanced with a special chapter concerning Flash animations, Macromedia FreeHand 10 For
Windows And Macintosh is very highly recommended, especially for novice computer users who
tire
of puzzling their way through excessively long textual descriptions.
Linux In The Workplace
SSC, Publishers of Lunix Journal
No Starch Press
555 De Haro St., Suite 250, San Francisco, CA 94107
1886411867 $29.95 www.nostarch.com
Compiled by the staff of Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc. (publishers of Linux Journal
magazine), Linux In The Workplace: How To Use Linux In Your Office is a straightforward and
"user friendly" guide to using the (free!) Linux operating system in the workplace as a workable
alternative to paying expensive licencing fees for other systems such as Microsoft's Windows.
Individual chapters address using word processing programs ideally suited for desktop operations,
graphics, web browsers, using the command line, and numerous other practical nuances of using a
Linux operating system to aid in carrying out all manner of corporate and workplace tasks.
Black-and-white photographs and detailed examples enhance this refreshingly easy-to-understand
and enthusiastically recommended primer. Adobe Photoshop 7.0
Adobe Systems Incorporated
345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110
www.adobe.com/adobepress/main.html
0321115627 $45.00 www.amazon.com
Adobe Photoshop 7.0 is the latest installment in the outstanding "Classroom in a Book" series,
which teaches the reader how to make the most of Adobe Photoshop 7.0 software. Eighteen
lessons
comprehensively cover everything from Photoshop basics to the tips, tricks, and techniques of the
pros. An excellent guide and an exceptional resource for creating eye-catching illustrations on
one's
computer, and enhanced with an accompanying CD-ROM, Adobe Photoshop 7.0 is an essential
and
thoroughly "user friendly" instructional guide and reference that should in every Adobe Photoshop
reference collection.
Mac OS X
Todd Stauffer
Sybex, Inc.
1151 Marina Village Parkway, Alameda, CA 94501
0782141188 $39.99 www.sybex.com
Now in a substantially revised and expanded second edition which is updated for OS X v10.2,
Mac
OS X is a comprehensive and definitive guide which offers a straightforward tutorial on
everything
to do with the OS X operating system for the Macintosh including troubleshooting, security
precautions, installation, networking, data recovery and much more. Screenshots, thorough
examples, and easy-to-follow, step-by-step, expert instructions fill the pages of this first-rate,
confidently recommended resource and reference.
Murach's SQL For SQL Server
Bryan Syverson
Mike Murach & Associates, Inc.
2560 West Shaw Lane, Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711-2765
1890774162 $49.95 www.murach.com
Murach's SQL For SQL Server is a comprehensive reference and professional training manual for
computer programmers which offers both basic and advanced tutorials in such things as how to
write SQL queries that retrieve and update the stored contents of a Microsoft SQL Server
database;
designing databases; and using features embraced by professions such as triggers, locking and
security, stored procedures; and much, much more. A solid guide packed with examples, tips,
tricks,
and techniques, Murach's SQL For SQL Server also includes a CD-ROM containing the
Microsoft
SQL Server Desktop Engine, Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise Evaluation Edition, Microsoft
SQL
Server 2000 Books Online, five databases that can be used in conjunction with the text, examples
from the book, and a great deal more. Murach's SQL For SQL Server is an invaluable and highly
recommended addition to SQL oriented reference collections.
The Needlecraft Shelf
Sioux Quill And Beadwork Designs And Techniques
Carrie A. Lyford
Dover Publications, Inc.
31 East 2nd Street, Mineola, NY 11501
0486420892 $9.95 1-800-223-3130
This guide to quillwork and its counterpart beadwork was originally published in the 1940s for the
U.S. Dept. of Indian Affairs, and sees new light today thanks to Dover. Craftspeople of all kinds
will
find Sioux Quill And Beadwork Designs And Techniques begins with a short history of Sioux art
and patterns to quickly move into the specifics of creating and sewing quills and using beadwork
techniques adapted for Sioux designs. A special guide to a very specific art.
Simply Amazing Quilted Photography
Tammie Bowser
Bowser Publications
917 Fremont, PMB 138, South Pasadena, CA 91030
1887467602 $24.95 QuiltedPhoto.com
Simply Amazing Quilted Photography by fashion industry expert and quilting authority Tammie
Bowser is a detailed and thoroughly "user friendly" instructional manual for transforming fabric
into
photographs, and creating wonders and satisfying projects that will bring joy and amazement.
Grids,
step-by-step instructions, illustrations both in black-and-white and in color, and the occasional
quotable quote help make this informative "how-to" guide as easy to follow as possible and is
especially recommended for the non-specialist general reader with an interest in quilting and the
do-it-yourself craft of making quilted photos.
The Yarn Girls' Guide To Simple Knits
Julie Carles & Jordana Jacobs
Clarkson Potter
299 Park Avenue, NY, NY 10171
0609608800 $30.00 1-800-726-0600
Using this basic guide, even the newcomer to knitting to take up the craft of knitting. The authors
own a yarn shop and have taught knitting for years; The Yarn Girls' Guide To Simple Knits pairs
ten
modern patterns and projects with step-by-step illustrated lessons in knitting designed especially
for
novices. Directions are quite specific and leave nothing for wonder down to the size of needles
and
yarn type.
C&T Publishing
1651 Challenge Dr., Concord, CA 94520
1-800-284-1114 www.amazon.com
Two new titles are filled with design examples and projects for quilters. Laura Lee Fritz's 250
More
Continuous-Line Quilting Designs (1571201467, $17.95) provides design templates which may be
used in hand, machine and longarm quilting. Chapters profile over two hundred design
possibilities
and include a special pull-out section of coordinating border designs.Claudia Olson's Fifteen
Two-Block Quilts (1571201475, $26.95) tells how to multiple a design using just two basic
quilting
blocks. A secondary design is created by placing two blocks side by side, and numerous color
photos and instructions tell how to create a multitude of designs and effects through these
patterns.
Martingale & Company
20205 144th Ave. NE, Woodinville, WA 98072-8478
1-800-426-3126 www.amazon.com
The beautiful Treasury Of Rowan Knits edited by Stephen Sheard (1564774368, $39.95) is a
lavish
guide a knitter will take joy in. Eighty designs from famous knitter designers mark a title which
profiles dozens of techniques from basic to complicated, producing professional-quality results.
Teri
Christopherson's Best Of Black Mountain Quilts (1564774633, $28.95) provides over thirty
projects
based on this popular set of quilt designs. Simple piecing and stitching methods make them
accessible to all audiences, while color photos of finished results pack a display which invites
quilters
to try something new. Gretchen K. Hudock'' Quick Quilts Using Quick Bias (1564774295,
$22.95)
tells how to use Quick Bias tape in new ways to apply patchwork and applique to projects. From
ten
projects for decorating and giving gifts to using the tape to maximum efficiency, this is filled with
ideas.
Infinite Feathers
Anita Shackelford
American Quilter's Society
PO Box 3290, Paducah, KY 42002-3290
1574327984 $25.95 www.AQSquilt.com
Infinite Feathers: Quilting Designs by award winning quilting expert Anita Shackelford offers over
100 feather designs in various popular quilting sizes. Color photographs help demonstrate how to
apply the simple yet beautiful patterns. Step-by-step instructions guide the aspiring quilter in
exactly
what to do, and the black-and-white patterns shapes that take up full pages are easy to copy and
put
to practical use. An excellent resource for enthusiastic quilters who want to add that special extra
touch, Infinite Feathers is very user friendly for even the most novice quilter, and offers a wealth
of
imaginative design ideas that the more experienced quilter will find as invaluable as they are
stimulating.
The Cookbook Shelf
For The Love Of Potatoes!
Darlene Kronschnabel
The Guest Cottage Inc.
PO Box 848, Woodruff, WI 54568
1930596189, $14.95 1-800-333-8122
We don't ordinarily think of potatoes as a comfort food (except in the form of potato chips), but
Darlene Kronschnabel's For The Love Of Potatoes!: Comfort Cooking With An American
Favorite
amply demonstrates and documents the incredible versatility of the humble potato to achieve a
culinary status that ranges from the health and fun eating to elegant gourmet dining. The 115
recipes
showcased in For The Love Of Potatoes! range from Spanish Potato Salad; Garlic-Parmesan
Mashed Potatoes; Rosemary Potato and Garlic Oven Fries; and Potato Egg Bread; to Rhubarb
Custard Potato Kuchen; Tarragon Chicken And Potatoes; Jalapeno-Ham Stuffed Potatoes; and
Spicy Sweet Potato Prune Bread. For The Love Of Potatoes! is a prized contribution to any
dedicated kitchen cookbook collection.
The Japanese Kitchen
Hiroko Shimbo
Harvard Common Press
535 Albany St., Boston, MA 02118
1558321772 $18.95 1-888-657-3755
Selected and compiled by food writer, consultant, teacher, and Japanese cuisine expert Hiroko
Shimbo, The Japanese Kitchen features 250 wonderful recipes drawn from traditional Japanese
kitchens. Enhanced descriptions of Japanese ingredients (including where to find them and how to
choose them), as well as with helpful illustrations and clear, step-by-step preparational
instructions,
the recipes range from Ingen no Kurumi-miso-ae (Green Beans in Walnut-Miso Dressing);
Shimeji
Gohan (Rice with Shimeji Mushrooms); and Buta-miso Ramen (Ramen with Pork-and-Miso
Sauce);
to Suzuki no Gomamiso-yaki (Broiled Sea Bass with Sesame Seeds); Tori-nabe (Hearty Chicken
Hot Pot); and Mushi Chokoreito Keiki (Light and Delightful Steamed Chocolate Cake).
Informative
and thoroughly "user friendly", The Japanese Kitchen is enthusiastically recommended for
inclusion
into multi-cultural and ethnic cookbook collections.
The Il Fornaio Pasta Book
Maurizio Mazzon
Chronicle Books
85 Second Street, 6th floor, San Francisco, CA 94105-3441
0811830160 $27.50 1-800-722-6657
In The Il Fornaio Pasta Book: Authentic Recipes Celebrating Italy's Regional Pasta Dishes, Italian
culinary expert Maurizio Mazzon (he is also a native of the Veneto region), offers a wealth of fine
dining selections that would grace any menu and satisfy even the most discerning palate. An
informative introduction is followed with a Pasta Glossary, as well as sections devoted to
ingredients, equipment, classic pasta recipes, techniques for cooking perfect pasta, and advice on
how pasta should be served. Then come a host of recipes drawn from every region of Italy. From
Frenette con Pesto alla Genovese (Poasta Ribbons with Pesto, Green Beans, and Potatoes); to
Canederli Tirolesi (A Trio of Spinach, Mushroom, and Ricotta-Pancetta Dumplings Served in
Chicken Stock); to Crespelle alla Fiorentina (Delicate Fresh Crepes with a Spinach-Ricotta
Filling);
to Vermicelli alla Vongole (Thin Pasta Strands with Fresh Clams and Garlic-White Wine Sauce),
The Il Fornaio Pasta Book is a gourmet's delight and a warmly recommended addition to any
kitchen
cookbook collection.
The Barbecue America Cookbook
Rick Browne & Jack Bettridge
The Lyons Press
PO Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437
1585746894 $19.95 1-800-836-0510
In The Barbecue America Cookbook: America's Best Barbecue Recipes From Coast To Coast,
barbecue experts and contest judges Rick Browne and Jack Bettridge collaborate to provide an
impressive and illustrated compendium of barbecue recipes drawn from various American regional
culinary traditions. The book companion to a 13-part PBS series of the same name, The Barbecue
America Cookbook features more than one hundred savory recipes showcasing the best of
barbecuing. Beginning with a section devoted exclusively to the subject of Barbecue Sauces, the
recipes that follow cover pork, poultry, fish, beef, lamb and mutton, as well as side dishes and
desserts. An informative appendix is offers Smokin' with Gas; Carolyn Wells: The Godmother of
Q;
Barbecue Shrines; How to Tell if the Griller you Love Has Gone "Q" Far; Barbecue Associations;
Festivals; and more. If you are a dedicated barbeque enthusiasts, then The Barbecue America
Cookbook is the one for you!!
Hungry Minds
909 Third Ave., New York NY 10022
1-800-434-3422 www.amazon.com
If it's that old-fashioned Betty rocker touch you seek in a cookbook, look no further than the
gorgeous reprint of her Cooky Book (0764566377, $24.95) complete with its bright red
cookie-filled cover from the 1963 edition and lay-flat handy binding for the cook. This authentic
facsimilie is packed with hundreds of recipes paired with color photos and comments. An inviting,
basics guide. Minutemeals' 20-Minute Gourmet Menus (0764566083, $17.95) provides a game
plan
for organizing and creating entire gourmet meals in minutes. Menus have shopping lists, pantry
ingredient lists everything needed to prevent last-minute surprises. Complete meals include main
dishes, sides and desserts as well as vegetables and have everything timed perfectly to finish
simultaneously.
Easy Diabetic Meals
Better Homes & Gardens
Meredith
1716 Locust St., Des Moines, IA 50309
0696215489 $19.95 1-800-678-8091
The recipes comprising the Easy Diabetic Meals provide easy-to-follow directions and ingredient
amounts for both 2 and 4 servings, feature easily-located and common ingredients, and lack the
complexity of some diabetic cookbooks which require long preparation times. The result is a set
of
complete 2-week menus for three different calorie levels and meals which embrace the concept of
appeal for the entire family, diabetic or not.
101 Things To Do With A Cake Mix
Stephanie Ashcraft
Gibbs Smith
PO Box 667, Layton, UT 84041
1586852175 $9.95 1-800-748-5439
Of course, you can make cakes with cake mixes and there's a host of cakes which embellish store
mixes with added ingredients for superior results but also the cake mix can be used to produce
cookies, breads, and brownies. 101 Things To Do With A Cake Mix offers a host of recipes
which
use the mix as a foundation for greater things. The lay-flat comb binding will prove handy to
cooks
and the clear plastic protective cover will keep 101 Things To Do With A Cake Mix looking fresh
and new in the kitchen.
John Wiley & Sons
605 3rd Ave., New York NY 10158
1-800-225-5945 www.amazon.com
Two new guides are filled with inviting color and dishes which cooks will appreciate. Vegetarians
usually receive rather basic guides: enter Ken Charney with his Bold Vegetarian Chef
(0471212784,
$29.95), providing adventures in flavor and taste and savory dishes which range from seitan
protein
meals to salads and side dishes. Can vegetarian foods be comfort foods? Yes, with the aid of this
outstanding guide. Tish Boyle's The Good Cookie (0471387916, $34.95) blends sections of color
photos with the heart of the guide: cookie recipes which are simple to produce and inviting to
look
at. Re-creations of classics and innovations on themes make for many original cookies which are
inviting and fun.
Retro Diner
Linda Everett
Collectors Press, Inc.
PO Box 230986, Portland, OR 97281
1888054689 $16.95 1-800-423-1848
Retro Diner: Comfort Food From The American Roadside by Linda Everett is a compendium of
nostalgic, yesteryear cuisine that is a kind of birthright culinary legacy for every American.
Profusely
illustrated throughout, Retro Diner is a celebration of great eating as experienced by generations
of
men and women who ate "blue plate specials" and other palate pleasing, appetite satisfying,
pocketbook friendly fare from a local diner. From Granny Glenn's Biscuits n' Gravey; Corn
Chowder
from the Sweetheart Diner; and Off the Grill Ham n' Cheese; to Countryside Chicken n'
Dumplings;
Big Daddy's Diner Meat Loaf; and Mushroom Burgers from Mooney's, Retro Diner is a pure and
highly recommended celebration of a distinctive American cuisine and individualistic dining
ambiance that was to pass into cultural history with the introduction and coming dominance of the
fast-food franchise.
Savor Santa Barbara
Assistance League of Santa Barbara
FRP Books
2451 Atrium Way, Nashville, TN 37214
0971002908 $27.95 www.frpbooks.com
Illustrated with beautiful color photography, Savor Santa Barbara is a beautifully composed
example
of a regional, fund-raising cookbook where the proceeds are intended to support various
philanthropic enterprises. The easy-to-prepare, culinary entrees are organized as: Savor The Spirit
(beverages and appetizers); Savor The Dawn (breakfast, brunch and breads); Savor The
Extraordinary (soups, sandwiches and condiments); Savor The Freshness (salads and dressings);
Savor The Distinction (vegetables and side dishes); Savor The Sensational (seafood and poultry);
Savor The Tradition (meat entrees); Savor The Sunset (desserts and sweets). Ranging from
Crostini
with Bay Shrimp and Feta Cheese; California Fresh Minestrone; and Candied Walnut Salad with
Goat Cheese; to Very Veggie Enchiladas; Santa Barbara Crab Cakes with Tomatillo and Lime
Vinaigreet; and Fruitcake Blanco, Savor Santa Barbara is a welcome addition to any dedicated
regional cookbook collection!
Hot Toddies
Christopher B. O'ara
Clarkson Potter Publishers
299 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10171
0609610074 $16.95 1-800-726-0600
From hot buttered rum to unusually warming cocktails, this comes packed with seasonal drink
ideas
geared to the weather and filled with warming spices. From Sherbet Punch to an unusual
Chocolate
Martini, enjoy dishes which are inviting and spiced with full-page color photos for maximum
effect.
Zuni Cafe Cookbook
Judy Rodgers
W.W. Norton & Compny
500 5th Ave., New York NY 10110
0393020436 $35.00 1-800-233-4830
Recipes from a popular San Francisco institution and culinary tradition are packed between the
covers of Zuni Cafe Cookbook, with dishes providing a delightful array of innovative and
refreshing
ideas, from Spicy Squid Stew with Red Wine and Roasted Peppers to Beef & Onion Gratin with
Tomatoes. Cooks who don't mind spending time in the kitchen will find these dishes appealing
and
delicious.
Hippocrene Books, Inc.
171 Madison Avenue, NY, NY 10016
1-718-454-2366 www.amazon.com
Recipes blend with drinks and lore from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia in Kay Shaw
Nelson's Cuisines Of The Caucasus Mountains: Recipes, Drinks, And Lore From Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Georgia, And Russia (0781809282, $24.95), which explains differences between the
culinary styles of the regions. Unusual egg, lamb, and salad dishes are among the host of offerings
in
an inviting cookbook packed with new ideas. Nur Ilkin and Sheilah Kaufman's Taste Of Turkish
Cooking (0781809487, $24.95) provides both a history of Turkey's culinary traditions with
almost
two hundred recipes of traditional foods. Packed with interesting flavors and very basic dishes
central to Turkish cuisine, this has no photo embellishments.
Party Nuts!
Sally Sampson
Harvard Common Press/NBN, dist.
535 Albany St., Boston, MA 02118
1558322434 $9.95 1-888-657-3755
Party Nuts: 50 Recipes For Spicy, Sweet, Savory, And Simply Sensational Nuts That Will Be The
Hit Of Any Gathering is not just for holiday celebrations, but deserves year-round attention for its
focus on party nut blends which make for both perfect parties of any kind and gifts for any
occasion.
Both savory and sweet mixes are featured in a collection of 50 recipes, spiced with appealing
color
photos.
Food Lover's Atlas Of The World
Martha Rose Shulman
Firefly Books Ltd.
4 Daybreak Lane, Westport, CT 06880
1552975711 $3.00 1-800-387-5085
From the different culinary styles and regions of France to the history of and cultural influences
upon
North African cuisines, the Food Lover's Atlas Of The World provides a wide-ranging discussion
of
various food trends, styles, and influences around the world. Color photos of fresh ingredients and
regional marketplaces accompany histories which focus on regional signature dishes and their
evolution. A bright, fascinating coverage which invites browsing.
The Anatomy Of A Dish
Diane Forley
Artisan
708 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
1579651895 $35.00 1-800-722-7202
Compiled by Diane Forely (Chef and Proprietor of the Verbena Restaurant, New York City), The
Anatomy Of A Dish is a mouth-watering compendium of delicious dishes that cover every aspect
and stage of sumptuous dining. After the interesting and informative preambles "Why Botanical
Studies"; "My Garden and My Kitchen"; and "About This Books", each recipe is organized into
one
of the three major sections: "Building a Dish"; "Developing a Menu"; and "Concluding with a
Sweet". Enhanced with superbly presented, full-color photography by Victor Schrager, as well as
a
list of definitions, a bibliography, acknowledgments, and an index, The Anatomy Of A Dish offers
palate pleasing, appetite satisfying, gourmet recommended fare that ranges from Mixed Grain
Pilaf;
Tomato and Cucumber Salad with Avocado Cream; Toasted Angel Hair Pasta in Shiitake Broth;
and Braised Octopus; to Tamarind-Marinated Flank Steak; Quinoa-Crusted Chicken;
Pan-Roasted
Duck Breast with Pineapple Chutney; and Frozen Mocha Roulade.
Sandwich Book
Nancy Silverton & Teri Gelber
Alfred A. Knopf
280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017
0375412603 $24.95 1-800-726-0600
Nancy Silverton has made her culinary reputation in the pastry kitchen, and in the Sandwich
Book,
with the assistance of Teri Gelber, she expands her repertoire to sandwiches, which are a gourmet
meal on bread. From Beef Brisket Hash on Toast to Croque Madame and Piled-High Pork
Sandwich, these are easy to make and loaded with unusual flavor blends. Photos add to their
attraction.
Playboy Bartender's Guide
Thomas Mario
MetroBooks
c/o Friedman/Fairfax Publishers
230 Fifth Avenue, #700, NY, NY 10001
1586637231 $9.98 1-800-367-9692
A sturdy, handsome leatherette cover with a reader's ribbon inside makes for an appealing
bartender's guide to mixed drinks providing an unusually comprehensive reference. Here are local
and famous mixed drinks organized alphabetically by title for quick bartender reference. If only
one
such guide were to be included in a discriminating library, the Playboy Bartender's Guide should
be
the item of choice.
The Art Of Romanian Cooking
Galia Sperber
Pelican Publishing Company
PO Box 3110, Gretna, LA 70054
1565549295 $21.00 1-800-843-1724
Romania is usually included in general cookbooks about the Baltic nations, so it's refreshing to see
it
earn its own acclaim in Galia Sperber's The Art Of Romanian Cooking, a specialty cookbook
which
covers everything from appetizers such as Fried Cheese Papanasi to speciality entrees such as
Tongue with Olives. The historical commentary accompanying many of the dishes is also
fascinating,
informative and inviting.
C&G Publishing
2702 19th St. Rd., Greeley, CO 80631
www.amazon.com
Two cookbooks from this publisher present some very basic, appealing guides which should find a
home in many a kitchen across the country. Dyndi Duncan and Georgie Patrick's Cookie
Exchange
(0962633585, $12.95) provides a new cookbook based on recipes collected during their annual
cookie exchange. From low-fat recipes to baking hints, this comes packed with cookie ideas both
traditional and new. Duncan and Patrick's QUICK Lunches & Brunches (0970025327, $14.95)
packs in over a hundred recipes and easily-followed instructions for those who want to eat at
home
without a lot of prep. Casseroles, sandwiches and other dishes lend a festive atmosphere with a
minimum of effort. Both are sans photos, but the easy dishes seldom need embellishment.
The Literary Shelf
Palindromania!
Jon Agee
Farrar Straus Giroux
19 Union Square West, NY, NY 10003
0374357307 $15.51 1-888-330-8477
Palindromes form different words when considered from left to right or right to left (e.g.,
dog/god).
This zany collection provides words or phrases which read the same forward or backward, pairing
the zany phrases with entertaining comic strip cartoons. A whimsical, fun gift for the English
major.
Writing Mothers And Daughters
Adalgisa Giorgio, editor
Berghahn Books
604 West 115th Street, NY, NY 10025
1571813411 $25.00 berghahnbooks.com
Compiled and edited by Adalgisa Giorgio (Senior Lecturer in Italian Studies at the University of
Bath), Writing Mothers And Daughters: Renegotiating The Mother In Western European
Narratives
By Women is a selection of impressive, erudite, thoughtfully written essays by seven
forward-thinking contributors focusing upon mother-daughter relationships in literature and
fiction,
and covers written works of Spain, Italy, France, England, Ireland, Germany, and Austria.
Enhanced
with an informed and informative ten page introduction by Giorgio (Mothers and Daughters in
Western Europe: Mapping the Territory), Writing Mothers And Daughters offers thoughtful and
thought-provoking discourses which are highly recommended for Literary Studies and Women's
Studies reference collections and reading lists.
Bard Of Iceland
Dick Ringler
The University of Wisconsin Press
1930 Monroe Street, Madison, WI 53711
www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/
0299177203 $45.00 1-800-621-2736
Translated into English for the first time by Dick Ringler (Professor Emeritus of English and
Scandinavian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison), Bard Of Iceland: Jonas
Hallgrimsson, Poet And Scientist is an extensive, 474-page compilation of and commentary upon
the
poetry of Jonas Hallgrimsson (1807-1845), a Renaissance-style scientist who contributed to
geography, botany, zoology, and archaeology. His life, his struggle to help Iceland gain
independence from Denmark, and his mastery of poetic verse in context are all showcased in this
impressive literary collection, skillfully gathered with astute and insightful commentary by an
accomplished Scandinavian literary academician and expert.
Chelsea House
1974 Sproul Road, #400, Broomall, PA 19008
1-800-848-2665 www.amazon.com
Three new titles in the outstanding "Critical Modern Interpretations" literary series under the
editorship of Harold Bloom, provide advanced high school to college-level students of literature
with specific critical study guide collections for major literary works. George Eliot's Silas Marner
(079107045X, $37.95) receives critical analysis with chapters which review the plots and
sub-plots,
characters, and social message of this classic. Bram Stoker's Dracula (0791070484, $37.95)
discusses such varied topics as gender, sexuality, reform and purity underlying the early horror
story.
Don DeLillo's White Noise (0791070441, $37.95) receives a fine critical analysis which includes
an
overview of the heroic narrative format in general as well as the characters and concepts of White
Noise in particular. All are excellent study guides, highly recommended.
The Science Shelf
Life Evolving
Christian de Duve
Oxford University Press
198 Madison Ave., NY, NY 10016-4314
0195156056 $30.00 1-800-451-7556
What is the nature of life and our place in the universe? In Life Evolving, Christian de Duve
describes how the first cells may have arisen and evolved, arguing that life was likely to arise and
to
move more quickly along evolutionary lines than has previously been postulated. He examines
how
humans have evolved and developed, and shares insights on religion and science along the way.
An
intriguing account blending a history of life with a survey of where it's heading.
The Science Of Harry Potter
Roger Highfield
Viking Books
375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
0670031534 $23.95 1-800-847-5515
The Harry Potter books are used here as an interesting and attention engaging foundation for
sound
and informative discussions of scientific and historical issues ranging from connections between
hallucinogens and flying sensations to the science of ethnobotany. Readers of Harry Potter will
find
within the pages of The Science Of Harry Potter a set of lively scientific insights which go far
from
Harry's fictional fantasy realm to the world of real science.
Houghton Mifflin Company
215 Park Avenue South, NY, NY 10003
1-800-225-3362 www.amazon.com
Two new science titles provide excellent and diverse accounts audiences will appreciated. Frank
Ryan's Darwin's Blind Spot (0618118128, $25.00) maintains that Darwin's theory of evolution
through natural selection does not account for symbiosis. Chapters provide a different view of
how
humans evolved based on an understanding of how symbiosis works in evolution, using many
examples from nature. An intriguing new survey of Darwin's theory applied. Tim Folger edits Best
American Science And Nature Writing 2002 (0618134786, $13.00), a survey which profiles some
of
the finest writers on science and nature. From the politics and processes of organ procurement for
transplants to myths surrounding large predators, cancer and secondhand smoke. A lively
collection
of vignettes, observations, and scientific and medical insights evolves.
Master Math: Trigonometry
Debra Anne Ross
Career Press
PO Box 687, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
1564145271 $13.99 1-800-227-3371
Students, teachers and parents alike will appreciate the application-oriented focus of this book,
which reviews basic geometry and trigonometric functions and pairs explanations of these basics
with practical applications. This adds new life and depth to the process of review for those who've
had the math before, but want to brush up.
The Hunt For Zero Point
Nick Cook
Broadway Books
1540 Broadway, NY, NY, 10036
0767906276 $26.00 1-800-726-0600
The atomic bomb wasn't the only 1940s secret project to interest scientists: antigravity technology
was another high priority, and one which may still be under study today. In The Hunt For Zero
Point, journalist Nick Cook, with his access to key sources in intelligence and military
communities,
reveals evidence of a search for limitless energy and gravity control. A fascinating topic couched
in a
highly readable text.
The Handy Science Answer Book
James Bobick & Naomi Balaban, eds.
Visible Ink Press
42015 Ford Rd., #208, Canton, MI 48187
1578591406 $21.95 1-734-667-3211
Originally compiled by the Science and Technology Department of the Carnegie Library of
Pittsburgh, and now in a thoroughly revised and substantially expanded "Centennial Edition"
collaboratively edited by James E. Bobick and Naomi E. Balaban, The Handy Science Answer
Book
is an impressive, 660-page compendium of easy-to-understand definitions and explanations, and is
packed from cover to cover with answers to common questions and puzzles relating to a wide
variety of scientific and technological fields. From how fiber-optic cable works, to why the
Hindenburg exploded, to the average weight of the human brain, to why golf balls have dimples,
to
how many bees are there in a bee colony, to why leaves change color in the fall, The Handy
Science
Answer Book entries are arranged in seventeen broad categories and is very highly recommended
for family, school, and community library collections as an outstanding, "user friendly",
educational,
enlightened and enlightening science reference resource for readers of all ages.
Harnessing The Wheelwork Of Nature
Thomas Valone, Ph.D., PE
Adventures Unlimited Press
One Adventure Place, Kempton, IL 60946
www.adventuresunlimitedpress.com
1931882045 $16.95 1-815-253-6390
Deftly compiled and edited by Thomas Valone, Harnessing The Wheelwork Of Nature: Tesla's
Science Of Energy is a straightforward look at Nikola Tesla's iconoclastic dream and scientific
ambition for the development and utilization of a wireless transmission of power itself.
Investigating
Tesla's alternative to transmission lines and how his ideas could have changed (and may yet
change)
the shape of human civilization itself, Harnessing The Wheelwork Of Nature is a simply
fascinating
read offering a unique perspective on an idea that may well have found its time at last. Composed
of
a series of articles contributed by an impressive spectrum of informed and informative writers, the
essays are grouped into three sections: History of Tesla's Early Electrical Life; Principles of
Wireless
Power Transmission; and Miscellaneous Articles and Tesla Reference Material. Simply put,
Harnessing The Wheelwork Of Nature is mandatory reading for all students of Tesla's remarkable
life and contributions to science.
Prometheus Books
59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst, NY 14228
1-800-421-0351
Barry Parker's Quantum Legacy (1-57392-993-X, $29.00) provides a lively history of quantum
physics and those physicists who have made leaps to describe our world, covering all the major
players in the world of physics and detailing their findings and reflections on science and nature.
Parker's ability to take the most complex notion and simplify it for the general-interest audience
makes for an exceptionally accessible read. Our Molecular Future by Douglas Mulhall (992-1,
$28.00) describes not only the changes about to be wrought by discoveries in nanotechnology and
robotics, but the dangers these changes will bring. While increases in computing power and
changes
to intelligence systems and new products will make for positives, there are some surprises which
are
in the future which may cause convergence of catastrophe and technological wonders. Both are
lively, revealing reads.
The Art Of Chemistry
Arthur Greenberg
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
0471071803 $59.95 www.wiley.com
The Art Of Chemistry: Myths, Medicines And Materials by Arthur Greenberg (Department of
Chemistry, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham,
New Hampshire) is an impressive, scholarly compilation of 72 outstanding essays on the history
and
nature of chemistry, ranging from myths about the origins of this fascinating area of science, down
to great watershed experiments performed by dedicated pioneers in the field of chemistry. An
informed and informative history which is superbly illustrated with 187 figures (including 16
full-color plates), The Art Of Chemistry is a truly fascinating survey and inquiry into the origins of
a
science that has substantially contributed throughout the years toward human advancement and
civilization. The Art Of Chemistry is a very highly recommended addition to any academic
Science
History collection.
The Language Studies Shelf
Spanish 24
Penton Overseas
2470 Impala Dr., Carlsbad, CA 92008
1591252148 $99.95 1-800-748-5804
Spanish 24 covers Levels 1,2,3 and holds 24 cds packed with a blend of Grammar/conversation,
immersion, and vocabulary for three levels of Spanish learners. This is an exceptional package
which
blends the original 'Learn in your Car' language basics with expanded lessons on vocabulary
increasing and three hours of conversations with 2-3 speakers at both slow and normal paces, for
added impact. If only one major learning tool for Spanish is affordable, make it this package.
University of Calgary Press
2500 University Drive, N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
1-800-565-3770 www.uofcpress.com
Three outstanding instructional CDs on Chinese learning and comprehension offer
language-specific
instruction for learners. Catherine Jie Mei Yu and X. Jie Yang's Tingli appears in both a beginner's
package (1552380599, $49.95) and in a separate intermediate package (1552380874, $TBA).
Each
package holds two CD-ROMS that provide short stories, dialogues, Chinese idioms, proverbs,
and
Chinese and English translations of lessons and exercises. The blend of audio/visual format and
self-paced learning lessons and drills makes for a specific, useful guide. Shu-ning Sciban and X.
Jie
Yang's Fayin (1552380572, $39.95) is the first of a three-part series, this focusing on Mandarin
pronunciation. From basic Mandarin phonetics to an audio database of Mandarin pronunciation
techniques and tongue-twisters, this is an important collection students will appreciate.
The World History Shelf
In Search Of Ancient Ireland
Carmel McCaffrey & Leo Eaton
New Amsterdam Books
c/o Ivan R. Dee, Publisher/NBN, dist.
1332 North Halsted Street, Chicago 60622
1561310727 $26.00 1-800-462-6420
Collaboratively researched and written by Irish history expert Carmel McCaffrey and television
writer, producer, and director Leo Eaton, In Search Of Ancient Ireland: The Origins Of The Irish
From Neolithic Times To The Coming Of The English offers a truly fascinating and informative
look
at the origins of the Irish people and culture from the "New Stone Age" down of pre-history to
the
Norman invasion of 1167 AD, which brought the country under control of the English crown for
the
first time. Monasteries, ring forts, mountains, sacred caves, and as much as can be excavated or
deduced of ancient history is superbly featured with a wealth of fine detail in this fascinating and
highly readable resource. The companion book to a PBS television series of the same name, In
Search Of Ancient Ireland is enthusiastically recommended for personal, academic, and
community
library Irish History Studies collections and reading lists.
The Pagan Dream Of The Renaissance
Joscelyn Godwin
Phanes Press
PO Box 6114, Grand Rapids, MI 49516
1890482846 $35.00 www.phanes.com
The Pagan Dream Of The Renaissance by academician and Western esoteric traditions expert
Joscelyn Godwin is an informed and informative exploration of how pagan deities captivated the
Renaissance European imagination during the Renaissance, to such an extent that symbols of
pagan
doctrine would sometimes exist side-by-side with official symbols and doctrines of the Christian
Church. Enhanced with numerous black-and-white photographs of Renaissance era art and
stonework that celebrated pagan deities pepper this scholarly and insightful text, The Pagan
Dream
Of The Renaissance is a highly recommended addition to academic Western History and
Renaissance History reference collections and reading lists.
Pioneers of Genocide Studies
Samuel Totten & Steven Leonard Jacobs
Transaction Publishers
35 Berrue Circle, Piscataway, NJ 08854
0765801515 $49.95 1-888-999-6778
Collaboratively compiled and edited by Samuel Totten (Professor of Curriculum and Instruction,
College of Education and Health Professions, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville) and Steven
Leonard Jacobs (Associate Professor and Aaron Aronov Chair of Judaic Studies, Department of
Religious Studies, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa), Pioneers Of Genocide Studies is a
scholarly,
617-page compendium of learned essays contributed by a variety of informed and informative
authors concerning the phenomena of twentieth-century mass murder -- especially as inspired,
sanctioned, or perpetrated by governmental states. Addressing the pervasive prevalence of brutal
extermination from the perspectives of psychology, sociology, theology, and law, Pioneers Of
Genocide Studies also attempts to answer the question of what must be done if genocide is ever
to
end. Pioneers Of Genocide Studies is a seminal and highly recommended contribution to academic
reference collections in the fields of 20th Century World History, Social Science, Cultural Studies,
Holocaust Studies, Judaic Studies, and Political Science.
Sacred Secrets
Jerrold Schecter & Leona Schecter
Brassey's, Inc.
22841 Quicksilver Dr., Dulles, VA 20166
1574883275 $26.95 brasseysinc.com
Sacred Secrets: How Soviet Intelligence Operations Changed American History by historians
Jerrold
and Leona Schecter is an informed and informative examination of the hidden agendas and secrets
of
the Cold War, and an impressive study of the pervasive influence that Soviet intelligence
operations
exacted upon American politics, economics, and more, ranging from Pearl Harbor through Star
Wars. An intriguing, compelling, articulate analysis, Sacred Secrets is highly recommended
reading
for students of Soviet and U.S. Cold War political history, international studies, cryptography,
and
intelligence operations.
The Audiobook Shelf
The Janson Directive
Robert Ludlum
Audio Renaissance
5858 Wilshire Blvd. #200, Los Angeles CA 90036
1559277637 $60.00 1-800-266-2834
Paul Michael superbly narrates this story of Peter Novak, a billionaire committed to global
democracy who faces a determined terrorist/executioner. It's up to Paul Janson, legendary covert
operative, to come back from retirement to save him, in this gripping saga of terrorism, murder
and
intrigue.
Audio Partners Publishing
1133 High Street, Auburn, CA 95603
www.audiopartners.com
A new Brother Cadfael mystery provides an unabridged 20th chapter of the popular Ellis Peters
series of medieval intrigue. Stephen Thorne narrates Brother Cadfael's Penance (1572702826,
$29.95), the rollicking story of a search for an endangered, imprisoned son caught in the midst of
politics in 1145. Brother Cadfael discovers drama and dangers in his attempts. Agatha Christie's
Murder In The Mews (1572702834, $25.95) provides three Pirot cases, enhanced by a dual
narration by Nigel Hawthorne and Hugh Fraser. These unabridged short stories of intrigue include
Incredible Theft, Triangle At Thodes and the title mystery. Dorothy Sayers' Striding Folly
(1572702222, $18.95) pairs Ian Carmichael's smooth British accent with a collection of three
puzzles with Wimsey solutions the cover story of a frightening premonition; Haunted Policeman
of
a house containing an unusual dead man, and Talboys, where one of Lrod Peter's kids is accused
of
theft. All are exceptionally involving productions.
Time Warner Audiobooks
1271 Ave. of the Americas, NY NY 10020
1-800-759-0190
This publisher's ongoing set of audios mixes nonfiction with fine fiction choices certain to attract a
wide audience of listeners. Michael Connelly's Chasing The Dime appears both an unabridged
format
(1586214500, $39.98), narrated by Jonathan Davis; and in an abridged format (1586214489,
$26.98), narrated by Alfred Molina. Henry's new voicemail brings some intriguing messages
which
prove the key to crime and an investigation into another world of web sites and passions in this
fast-paced story of danger. James Patterson's Four Blind Mice (1586214047, $29.98) receives
Peter
Fernandez and Michael Emerson's lively joint rendition as it tells of Alex's investigation of his
detective friend's involvement in a military intrigue case. David Baldacci's Christmas Train
(1586214608, $29.98) receives Tim Matheson's involving narrative style as it tells of a
disillusioned
journalist's attempt to get home for Christmas. This arrived too late for more timely Christmas
mention but is still a year-round warm story of change and discovery. For a taste of comedy, try
The
David Sedaris Box Set (1586214349, $79.98), a 14-cd box set of comic stories and essays
performed by Sedaris and his sister. Hysterical humor. Curt Coffman and Gabriel
Gonzaleaz-Molina's Follow This Path (1586214535, $18.98) assesses the strategies of the world's
most successful organizations as it tells how to follow a new path for business success. Robert
Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter's Rich Dad's Prophecy (1586214357, $18.98) receives Jim Ward's
clear narration as it tells how an even bigger stock market crash is in the winds and how one can
profit from it. Tim LaHaye's Merciful God Of Prophecy (1586212885, $25.98) receives Richard
Davidson's warm narration as it tells of Biblical indications of a loving plan for humanity at the
end
of days. Sarah Ban Breathnach's Simple Abundance (1586214071, $24.98) tells how to
incorporate
spirituality into one's lifestyle for maximum living. Six basic principles to apply such are revealed.
James Redford's Celestine Prophec (158621408X, $24.98) receives Jesse Corti's calm and
soothing
voice as it presents, on cd, the story of a manuscript discovered in Peru which holds insights into
human nature. Salle Merrill Redfield's Joy Of Meditating (1586214101) and Celestine Meditations
(1586214098, $16.98 each) are each based on the Prophecy and creates two meditations which
expand insights from the book in a series of relaxing exercises. All of these superbly produced
audiobook titles are exceptional listens.
Brilliance Corporation
PO Box 887, Grand Haven, MI 49417
1-800-854-7859
These new leisure listens are involving, challenging audios which pair excellent narrators with
vivid,
changing plots. Joshua Gilder's Ghost Image (1587884425, $24.95) receives Patrick Lawlor's
brisk
and clear rendition as it provides a mystery revolving around a terrible trauma case and a plastic
surgeon's investigations. Fern Michaels' Kentucky Sunrise (1587882442, $19.95) receives veteran
Laural Merlington's inspired narration as it presents the grand finale to Michaels' Kentucky novels.
Nealy is still set on producing a Derby winning racehorse, even though newly married her desire
will involve her family in many changes. Robert Crais' Voodoo River (158788518, $24.95) also
enjoys Lawlor's smooth style as it tells of a private detective's probe into a TV star's past
adoption.
Margaret Truman's Murder At Ford's Theatre (158788347X, $29.95) receives Richard Allen's
inspired and vivid narration as it tells of ongoing intrigue surrounding the infamous Ford Theatre,
and new possibilities of murder and cover-up. Nora Roberts' Chesapeake Blue (1587883356,
$24.95) receives James Daniel's fine voice as it provides the conclusion to a quartet of related
novels. Seth is finally home after a sojourn in Europe as a successful painter; but home is no
longer
the same, and romance is in the winds. All are involving leisure listens.
Random House Audio Books
1540 Broadway, 15th fl., NY, NY 10036
1-800-726-0600
Mark Victor Hansen and Robert Allen's One Minute Millionaire appears both in cd format
(0553713833, $23.95) and in cassette (0553756699, $19.95), both narrated by the authors and
covering the foundations of how to create wealth on a shoestring. Basic lessons on money and
ethics
alike make for an involving listen. Sue Grafton's Q Is For Quarry (0739301233;, $39.95) appears
unabridged for maximum impact and enjoys a narration by Judy Kaye as it tells of a body
discovered
in a quarry and the investigations of Kinsey Millhone into a murder nearly 20 years old. Intrigue
and
danger excel under Kaye's studied voice.
Tantor Media Inc.
931 Calle Negocio Suite F, San Clemente, CA 29673
www.tantor.com www.amazon.com
These unabridged audio CD classics are exceptional buys: packaged in sturdy plastic cases
suitable
for library lending and choosing action-packed classic adventures, these feature the strengths of
narrators John Bolen and Shelley Fraiser, who bring to life the adventures which receive added
impact in cd format. Shelley Fraiser narrates Mary Roberts Rinehart's The Amazing Interlude
(1400100542, $36.90), which tells of a spirited heroine who leaves her life and fianc‚e to serve in
the Red Cross during World War II. John Bolen's smooth and strong style lends to the following
adventures: Sax Rohmer's Hand Of Fu-Manchu (1400100526, $36.00), which tells of a man who
returns to London from Mongolia with a mystery which could change India until he's murdered;
Alexandre Dumas' Black Tulip (1400100089, $52.00), which tells of a Holland tulip craze
entangling Cornelius in politics and murder; Jules Verne's exciting 800 Leagues On The Amazon
(1400100097, $58.00), which tells of a journey down the Amazon and a man's love and
dedication
in the face of injustice and intrigue; Zane Grey's Man Of The Forest (1400100399, $48.00), a
1920
Western hit which tells of a lone camper's involvement in a woman's rescue; and Edgar Rice
Burroughs' Chessmen Of Mars (0021-6, $58.00), telling of a princess who defies the elements on
Mars. All are exceptionally vivid, exciting classics which receive renewed life in audio
format.
Legacy
Doc Watson & David Holt
High Windy Audio
PO Box 553, Fairview, NC 28730
B000065DTI $33.98 www.amazon.com
The Legacy 3-CD set isn't just another collection of Doc Watson's bluegrass music: it's a revealing
audio biography of a man who has interpreted and preserved American roots music for over half a
century. The blend here of conversation, song, and a 72-page cd-sized book with Doc Watson
and
his friend David Holt makes for an excellent survey of Watson's life and bluegrass music's
evolution.
Birds Of Prey
J.A. Jance
Recorded Books
270 Skipjack Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
www.recordedbooks.com
RF326-5Q $37.95 1-800-636-3399
A truly listener gripping suspense thriller, J.A. Jance's Birds Of Prey is the story of Joans
Beaumont,
a man who has endured a thankless career, two marriages, and is now being forced into an
unwanted
retirement. Jonas goes with his grandmother on an ocean cruise, but what awaits him are some
ghosts from the past who are waiting for the perfect opportunity to capture and kill their prey.
Enhanced by the dramatic narration skills of Ron McLarry; 7 cassettes; 10.5 hours;
unabridged.
Oasis Audio
289 S. Main Place, Carol Stream IL 60188
1-800-323-2500 www.amazon.com
Three new audios provide religious listeners with some intriguing food for thought. John
Ortberg's
Can We Still Trust The Clergy? (1589260465, $8.99) tells how clerical behavior can destroy a
functioning church, and how to build trust when sin occurs. Church leaders and goers receive
much
insight into spiritual and social issues. The novella Unveiled (1589260325, $17.99) covers the life
of
Tamar, daughter-in-law of Judah, and brings her world to life. Francine Rivers' Unashamed
(1589260333, $17.99) is the second book in a series Lineage of Grace, and covers the life and
world
of Rahab, a prostitute who hid Hebrew spies in Jerico. Her trails and beliefs earned her a place in
spiritual history. Both are involving dramatizations of Biblical history.
Highbridge Audio
33 S. 6th St. #CC02205, Minneapolis, MN 55402
1-800-847-5515 www.amazon.com
These audio collections provide leisure listeners with a diverse range of offerings and
recommended
picks. Garrison Keillor's Good Poems (1565116933, $24.95) receives readings by Keillor and
others, resulting in a diverse and changing blend of voices and classic and contemporary
recommendations. Anyone who loves poetry will find this a fine opportunity for audio
appreciation.
Keillor stars as Guy in the radio drama Guy Noir (1565117492, $14.95), offering eight hilarious
detective/investigative episodes in true radio drama style. Prairie Home Companion's A Few More
Pretty Good Jokes (1565117298, $14.95) gathers contributions from the fifth and sixth Joke
Shows
ala Prairie Home style. From puns and one-liners to ethnic and political jokes, Keillor hosts a live
recording which is hilarious. Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller's Live From New Work
(1565115244, $36.95) provides an uncensored history of the Saturday Night Live comedy show,
told by its stars and writers. Dozens present backstage stories and insights. The packaging of a
fully
dramatized JRR Tolkien Lord Of The Rings and Hobbit classics (1565117077, $89.95) in one
case
will attract any interested in the NPR production. Enjoy a fully dramatized production which
arrives
enhanced by the audio format. The fully dramatized Seeing Ear Theatre production Tales From
The
Crypt (1565116747, $26.95) presents seven fully dramatized episodes on cd, bringing alive radio
drama which excels in tales of horror. Fans of old-style radio production will find this engrossing.
Richard Wright's Clara Callan (1565117611, $34.95) is set in 1934 and pairs Anne Twomey and
Joanna Adler's smooth voices with the story of sisters linked by a shared past of trials. Fans of
Westerns won't want to miss the boxed set Louis L'amour Collection (1565117379, $26.95),
pairing
Willie Nelson's smooth voice with other notable country music singer/narrators. Michael Chabon's
Summerland (1565117212, $39.95) is narrated by the author and tells of a magical town
threatened
by an ancient enemy of goblin and mythical beings. Lee Smith's Last Girls (1565117026, $36.95)
is
narrated by the author and provides the bittersweet comedy of a troupe of girls who reunite thirty
five years after a rafting attempt on the Mississippi. Book One of 'Tales of the Otori', Across The
Nightingale Floor (1565117115, $36.95) pairs the voices of Kevin Gray and Aiko Nakasone with
the story of a warlord who relies on a floor which keeps out assassins. All are exceptionally vivid
listens.
Audio Renaissance
5858 Wilshier Blvd. #200, L.A. CA 90036
1-800-266-2834 www.amazon.com
Two excellent presentations make for involving listening. Janet Evanovich's Full House
(1559277793, $40.00) receives a fine unabridged presentation on cd paired with Lorelei King's
smooth and exceptionally dramatic style. A woman's pleasant and proper life is changed when her
attraction to a footloose man leads to seduction and an unusual love. Brian Herbert and Kevin
Anderson's Dune: The Butlerian Jihad (155927277556, $60.00) is an excellent prequel to the
Dune
saga and is especially recommended for prior fans of Dune, as well as newcomers to the entire
series. The authors worked from Frank Herbert's own notes to reveal a war fought ten thousand
years before the events of Dune. A gripping science fiction political saga emerges.
Simon & Schuster Audio
1230 Ave. of Americas, NY, NY 10020
1-800-223-2336 www.amazon.com
Four new and outstanding audiobook presentations provide a diverse set of experiences for
leisure
listeners. Thomas Harris' Red Dragon (0743527054, $19.95) receives Chris Sarandon's quietly
dramatic style as it tells of a happy family shattered by more sacrificial murders. It's up to agent
Wil
to uncover the killer's identity and rage in this fast-paced drama. Jennifer Weiner's In Her Shoes
(0743528271, $26.00) enjoys a warm and moving narration by Karen Ziemba as it tells of an
unemployed woman who dreams of fame and fortune and who finds her fate linked with family
members. Stephen King's From A Buick 8 (0743520955, $49.95) receives an unabridged
presentation and an exceptional narration by multiple readers which brings a theatre-like effect to
the
results and brings to life the story of a state police secret uncovered by troopers who investigate a
dangerous abandoned car. Supernatural intrigue abounds with many unexpected twists heightened
by the audio narrators. Volume One of Ernest Hemingway's The Short Stories (0743526317,
$28.00) receives Stacy Keach's smooth voice and a hearty recommendation for lively style as it
presents some of the short stories which helped make the author's literary reputation. All are
exceptional listens.
Hyperion Audio
77 West 66th St.t, NY, NY 10023-6298
1-800-759-0190 www.amazon.com
Three new audio presentations are recommended picks. Joan Collins' Star Quality (1401396976,
$25.98) tells of a gutsy woman who defies her poor Irish roots to pursue a life on stage. Millie
and
her family find themselves caught in intrigue and 1917 drama which lasts for generations in this
story
of self-discovery and challenge. Richard Carlson's What About The Big Stuff? (140136950X,
$18.98) provides the author's insights on how to find strength and move forward when stakes are
high. Issues ranging from death and injury to aging are tackled in a guide to locating inner
strength.
Rudolph Giuliani's Leadership (1401370699, $25.98) receives Tony Roberts' calm, smooth
narrative
style as it tells how leadership skills practices by Giulani can be employed by any leader. From
business to politics, this provides a range of tried-and-tested successful strategies. All are
exceptional listens.
Books in Motion
9922 East Montgomery, #31, Spokane, WA 99206
1-800-752-3199
These excellent unabridged audiobooks deftly blend fast-paced plots with absorbing readers and
packaging lending to library loan durability. Susan Sussman and Sarajane Avidon's Audition For
Murder (1581164726) receives Stephanie Brush's entertaining and gripping voice as it tells of a
struggling actress whose auditioning partner turns up dead, promoting her move into the detective
field. Linda Sandifer's Daughters Of Luke Mccall (1581162103) pairs a firm reading by Deb
Slater
with the Western story of a rancher and his daughters who face a corrupt lawman. Linda Berry's
Death And The Easter Bunny (1581162375) enjoys Lynda Evans' smooth and revealing voice
which
captures perfectly the underlying humor in a murder mystery centering around a female Georgia
policewoman's investigations. Michelle Black's Lightning In A Drought Year (1581161573)
focuses
on 1800s Kansas and a backward niece who is too strong-willed for a genteel family. Laurel's
forbidden relationship threatens all social customs. Lise McClendon's Painted Truth
(1581163991)
provides a gripping Alix Thorssen mystery which pairs a fine rendition by Kris Faulkner with the
second book in an Alix mystery series. No prior familiarity is needed to enjoy this story of an art
expert's probe of a gallery fire. John Duncklee's Genevieve Of Tombstone (1581162162) enjoys
Juanita Parker's spirited voice as it tells of 1880s Tombstone trials and a tough young woman's
determination to survive no matter what! Last, but not least, Gary McCarthy's American River
(1581162634) provides a fine Rivers West novel with a reading by Michael Taylor sparking the
story of a settler who comes to California to build an empire. All are fine leisure listens pairing
strong narrators with equally-durable writers and packages.
The Fantasy/SciFi Shelf
Arkham House
PO Box 546, Sauk City, WI 53583
Two new Arkham House titles will provide exceptionally literary reads for dedicated fans of
science
fiction and fantasy. John Harvey's memorably impressive and original The Cleansing
(0870541811,
$32.95) tells of a violent Native American wolf god who comes to earth to make humanity
accountable for its acts against nature. Supernatural murders blend with an investigative
journalist's
probe of their origins, creating an involving read which is packed with intrigue and twists.
Showcasing Nelson Bond storytelling talent, Far Side Of Nowhere (0870541803, $34.95)
provides
almost thirty of his short stories which focus on wizards, alternate worlds of horror and fantasy,
and
magic cities and mermaids alike. The diversity of content and character bring these stories to
life.
The Native American Shelf
Creation Myths Of Primitive America
Karl Kroeber
ABC-CLIO, Inc.
Box 1911, Santa Barbara, CA 93116-1911
1576079392 $45.00 1-800-368-6868
Compiled, edited, and with an informative introduction by mythologist Karl Kroeber (Mellen
Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University) Creation Myths Of Primitive America is part
of
the outstanding "ABC-CLIO Classic Folk and Fairy Tales" series. An absolutely fascinating
anthology of creation Native American myths and legends focusing on how the world, plants,
animals, and humans came into existence and interact with each other. These ancient stories are
accurately and entertainingly retold, offering contemporary readers with a veritable treasure trove
of
insights into how the various Native American peoples perceived and interpreted the greater
world
around themselves. Creation Myths Of Primitive America is an essential and highly recommended
resource for academic and community library Native American Studies and Mythology/Folklore
collections.
The Mystery Of The Anasazi At Frijoles Canyon
Suzanne Kita & Glenn Chang
Kiva Publishing, Inc.
21731 E. Buckskin Dr., Walnut CA 91789
1885772262 $14.95 www.amazon.com
Wonderfully illustrated with sketches and Glenn Chang's full-color photography, The Mystery Of
The Anasazi At Frijoles Canyon is the story of a family who learns about the ways of an ancient
people's past while walking among the remains of former dwellings. Deftly woven into a fictional
narrative, author Suzanne Kita provides anthropological theories based on the cultural artifacts
they
left behind, regarding the Anasazi who once resided there, and then invites the reader to ponder
tantalizing mysteries about early Native American civilization. A gorgeously presented and
informative tour, couched in the format of a fictionalized narrative, The Mystery Of The Anasazi
At
Frijoles Canyon is an unusual and highly recommended addition to school and community library
collections.
Raising Ourselves
Velma Wallis
Epicenter Press
Box 82368, Kenmore, WA 98028
0970849303 $19.95 epicenterpress.com
Raising Ourselves: A Gwich'in Coming Of Age Story From The Yukon River is the personal
testimony of Velma Wallis (a full blooded member of one of the Gwich'in clans that had settled
where the Porcupine River flows into the Yukon) on what it was like grow up as a Native
American
in an Alaska dominated by white teachers, traders, and missionaries. The endless battle against
despair, alcoholism, and the loss or forgetting of all the ways that were once practiced permeate
this
courageous and thoughtful memoir. Raising Ourselves is a welcome, engagingly written, and very
highly recommended addition to academic and community library Native American
collections.
Inupiaq And Yupik People Of Alaska
Ann Fienup-Riordan, et al.
The Alaska Geographic Society
PO Box 93370, Anchorage, AK 99509
1566610567 $23.95 www.akgeo.com
Co-written by anthropologist Ann Fienup-Riordan (who has lived with and written about Inupiaq
and Yupik peoples for almost 30 years), Alaskan Native American Susie Silook, and Alaska
native
language expert Lawrence D. Kaplan, Inupiaq And Yupik People Of Alaska is an informed and
informative survey of Inupiaq and Yupik Native American communities as they strive and struggle
to stay in touch with traditional means of survival and values in a world increasingly cluttered with
intrusive modern technology. Gorgeous full-color photographs illustrate this striking account,
which
is highly recommended for university and community library Native American reference
collections
and reading lists.
100 Native Americans Who Shaped American History
Bonnie Juettner
Bluewood Books/The Siyeh Group, Inc.
PO Box 689, San Mateo, CA 94401
0912517514 $7.95 www.amazon.com
100 Native Americans Who Shaped American History is the latest in the outstanding and very
highly
recommended Bluewood Books "100" series. The featured Native Americans range from an 18th
century Iroquois who founded a religion which is still practiced today, to the first Native
American
elected to the United States Congress, to the woman who became the first Native American to
receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Each individual page features a black-and-white
photograph and a succinct and informative biographical description of an influential Native
American, ranging from the 1500's down to the modern day. A map in the upper page corner
allows
"at-a-glance" information as to where each of the notable Native American individuals lived. An
excellent, quick-study resource for classroom and personal reference shelves, 100 Native
Americans
Who Shaped American History is a welcome addition to school and library Native American
Studies
collections.
Rifles, Blankets, And Beads
William E. Simeone
University of Oklahoma Press
4100 28th Avenue, NW, Norman, OK 73069-8218
0806135085 $19.95 www.ou.edu/oupress
Volume 216 in the outstanding University of Oklahoma Press "The Civilization of the American
Indian Series", Rifles, Blankets, And Beads: Identity, History, And The Northern Athapaskan
Potlatch by Northern Athapaskan Native American culture expert William E. Simeone is an
impressive presentation and analysis of the Northern Athapaskan potlatch, a Native American
tradition in which the hosts have a party for the specific purpose of giving their possessions as
presents to their guests, while accepting no gifts in return, and keep very little for themselves. The
role of the potlatch in promoting societal cohesiveness, in curbing greed and excess, in
encouraging
familial and tribal cooperation, and a great deal more is carefully scrutinized in this intriguing
study.
Rifles, Blankets, And Beads is a welcome and valued contribution to any personal or academic
Native American Studies collection.
The Winds Erase Your Footprints
Shiyowin Miller
Naturegraph Publishers, Inc.
PO Box 1047, 3543 Indian Creek Road, Happy Camp, CA 96039
0879612630 $16.95 naturegraph.com
Set in the 1930s, The Winds Erase Your Footprints by Shiyowin Miller, is the true story of
Luciano
Platero, a Navajo man who worked as an extra in the Hollywood film industry, and his new wife
Juanita Platero, who was the first white woman the younger children of her husband's family had
ever seen when Luciano and Juanita moved back to live on the Navajo reservation. Luciano's
father
had died and his mother and the younger children of the family (living in a hogan on the
reservation)
spoke no English. Juanita spoke no Navajo. The result was a struggle to find a balance between
Native American traditions and what Anglo civilization had to offer as Luciano and Juanita
eventual
found work, created their own home, had two daughters, and raised horses. The Winds Erase
Your
Footprints with its fascinating, insightful, biographical narrative, offers a crystal snapshot of daily
life
among native ways and would make a unique and very welcome addition to any Native American
Studies collection or supplemental reading list.
This Day In North American Indian History
Phil Konstantin
Da Capo Press
11 Cambridge Ctr., Cambridge MA 02142
0306811707 $35.00 \dacapopress.com
This Day In North American Indian History: Important Dates In The History Of North America's
Native Peoples For Every Calendar Day by Phil Konstantin (freelance writer and member of the
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma) is a unique and original historical reference. For each day of the
calendar year, a momentous or significant occasion in Native American history is listed which
occurred on that same day. Spanning over 500 years of recorded Native American culture, war,
law,
and societal change, This Day In North American Indian History is enhanced with a handful of
black-and-white photographs, an extensive index, a bibliography, and three extended appendices
(Tribal Names; Alternative Tribal Names; North American Indian Calendars). A meticulously
compiled and "reader friendly" reference, This Day In North American Indian History is
enthusiastically recommended as an informed and informative addition to any personal, academic,
and community library Native American Studies collection.
A Place For Winter
Vivian Senungetuk & Paul Tiulana
The Ciri Foundation
2600 Cordova Street, Suite 206, Anchorage, Alaska 99503-2745
0938227025 $17.95 www.amazon.com
The collaborative effort of Vivian Senungetuk and Paul Tiulana, A Place For Winter: Paul
Tiulana's
Story is a personal and illuminating testimony of Alaskan Native American life before "the
American
way" and its tremendous homogenizing effect came along. Paul Tiulana (the recongized
traditional
leader of the King Island Eskimo people in Anchorage and Nome) speaks candidly of how he was
taught as a child to behave, to look after himself amid mountains and ice, to hunt, to respect
ancient
traditions of the Eskimos, and how being drafted into World War II changed his life -- his leg was
broken and eventually amputated during his service. Highly recommended for academic and
community library Native American Studies collections, A Place For Winter presents Paul
Tiulana's
testimony, enhanced with an eye-opening showcase of black-and-white photographs, each with
brief
descriptive captions, that combined together wonderfully present "windows" into an enduring,
yesteryear, Native American culture and the dramatically altering impact of 20th Century
American
culture.
The Education Shelf
Poetry Comics
Dave Morice
Teachers & Writers Collaborative
5 Union Square West, NY, NY 10003
0915924870 $9.95 www.twc.org
Poetry Comics: An Animated Anthology by Dave Morice is breathes visual panache and a graphic
novel style foray into classic poetry. These black-and-white comic-style panels have an
avant-garde
modern effect adding a unique twist, such as a rendition of Edgar Allen Poe's classic "The Raven"
with an undertone theme concerning the superhero comic industry and its failings. A new way to
look at grand old poetry, Poetry Comics is a unique and effective addition to traditional classroom
instruction or homeschooling curriculum for poetry appreciation.
Reading To Live
Lorraine Wilson
Heinemann Publishing
PO Box 6826, Portsouth, NH 03802-6926
0325004234 $22.50 1-800-225-5800
Reading To Live: How To Teach Reading For Today's World by Lorraine Wilson (an education
consultant who conducts professional development programs for teachers throughout Australia)
presents an articulate and persuasive argument for preserving integrated, holistic reading
programs
within the classroom, while refuting the presumed efficacy of a uniform, lock-step,
one-size-fits-all
policy of reading instruction. Reading To Live showcases easy to apply teaching strategies for
reading skills that are based upon the life experiences and language abilities that children bring to
school. Expanding upon the Luke & Freebody Four Resources Model (code breaker, text
participant, text user, and text analyst), many techniques for developing these practices through a
holistically integrated learning approach are cogently and succinctly detailed. Reading To Live is
very strongly recommended reading for any parent or classroom instructor charged with the
responsibility of teaching a child to read.
The Throwaway Kids
Gary Simpkins
Brookline Books
PO Box 97, Newton, MA 02464
1571290915 $19.95 1-800-666-2665
The Throwaway Kids by experienced and knowledgeable educator Gary Simpkins offers an
provocative idea on how to curb the unfortunately high rate at which African American
adolescents
fail to learn basic reading skills, which significantly contributes to their often dropping out of high
school. Simpkins recommends a challenging and effective system to help these at-risk African
American youngsters learn basic English. Outlining a plan that teaches the students with African
American Language materials and then helping students transfer this skill to Standard English,
The
Throwaway Kids is a carefully researched and presented alternative to failing standard methods --
and essential reading for educators and administrators charged with lowering the often appalling
rates of African American youths failing to complete their high school educations.
Keep 'em Reading Book Reports
Sara M. Orme
Upstart Books
Box 800, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-0800
157950079X $8.95 1-800-448-4887
Keep 'em Reading Book Reports: 12 Engaging, Hands-On Activities by educator Sara M. Orme
offers a series of simple and fun activities that can form the core of an independent study unit.
Designed to make learning enjoyable, establish without doubt that the students have read books,
help students to resist the temptation to plagiarize, as well as stimulate gifted and talented
students,
Keep 'em Reading Book Reports offers innovative and imaginative ideas from evaluating a book's
ending to designing a book's back cover. Keep 'em Reading Book Reports is very strongly
recommended as an excellent and affordable resource for classroom educators and home school
curriculums for children in grades 3 and up.
The Ultimate Homeschool Physical Education Game Book
Guy Bailey
Educators Press
5333 NE Jackson St., Camas, WA 98607
0966972740 $19.95 educatorspress.com
The Ultimate Homeschool Physical Education Game Book by physical education instructor and
sports coach Guy Bailey is a very highly recommended guide for homeschooling parents which is
filled from cover to cover with games and activities designed to teach children fitness, sports
skills,
and the joy of exercise. From simplified versions of traditional favorites such as basketball,
football,
soccer, and softball, to variants of tag, rope jumping, and playground games such as kickball, The
Ultimate Homeschool Physical Education Game Book is an invaluable and "user friendly"
resource
which is dearly needed in a world overly saturated with television and other passive
entertainments.
The Ultimate Guide To Getting Money For Your Classroom & School
Frances A. Karnes & Kristen R. Stephens
Prufrock Press, Inc.
PO Box 8813, Waco, TX 76714-8813
1882664884 $29.95 1-800-998-2208
Collaboratively written by Frances A. Karnes (Professor of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special
Education, and Director of the Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies, University of
Southern
Mississippi) and Kristen R. Stephens (Support Services Coordinator for Duke University's Talent
Identification Program and Adjunct Assist Professor in Programs in Education, Duke University),
The Ultimate Guide To Getting Money For Your Classroom & School is a informed and
informative, no-nonsense, "user friendly" guide to acquiring financial aid and funding
supplementation for anyone charged with the necessity of securing educational grants and
donations.
Practical, real-world appropriate, step-by-step tactics for successful fund raising, and enhanced
with
the provision of useful forms and checklists, ideas for fund-raising events to organize, and much,
much more in this very highly recommended volume which will provide to be invaluable for
classroom teachers, school administrators, and parent-teacher support groups who are on a tight
budget or find themselves chronically underfunded.
Creating Caring Communities
Nancy A. Chicola & Eleanor B. English
Fulcrum Publishing
16100 Table Mountain Parkway, #300, Golden, CO 80403
1555919197 $17.95 1-800-992-2908
Collaboratively developed and written by Nancy A. Chicola (Associate Professor, Department of
Elementary Education and Reading, Buffalo State College, New York) and Eleanor B. English
(Professor of Health and Physical Education, Social Studies Methods, and Children's Literature,
School of Education, St. Bonaventure University, New York) Creating Caring Communities With
Books Kids Love is a superbly presented and "user friendly" resource for teachers and educators
of
children in grades K through 6, that incorporates a quality selection of fiction and non-fiction
books
with activities, information on civic action, lesson plans, book summaries, and more, all
specifically
designed to help the classroom educator to foster a motivational and fun curriculum. Creating
Caring Communities With Books Kids Love is strongly recommended as an basic resource
showcasing a wealth of practical, applicable, curriculum supplement ideas.
It's Elementary
Patricia Crawford & Kathleen Burriss
ACEI
17904 Georgia Avenue, Olney, MD 20832
0871731576 $18.50 1-800-423-3563
Collaboratively compiled and edited by education experts Patricia A. Crawford and Kathleen
Glascott Burris, It's Elementary: Special Topics In Elementary Education is a selection of
twenty-four informed and informative essays by men and women concerned with modern-day
education issues and difficulties in the elementary education teaching business, and range from
managing a classroom with a wide age range, to internet safety guidelines for teachers, to
debunking
common misconceptions about multicultural education. An erudite and learned compilation,
thoughtful and thought-provoking, It's Elementary is highly recommended reading for all teachers
and school administrators charged with the responsibility of teaching young children.
The Ultimate Book Of Homeschooling Ideas
Linda Dobson
Prima Publishing
3000 Lava Ridge Court, Suite 100, Roseville, CA 95661
0761563601 $16.95 primapublishing.com
Written with kids age 3-12 in mind, The Ultimate Book Of Homeschooling Ideas presents over
500
creative and enjoyable learning activities specifically designed for use by homeschooling parents.
The
learning activities range from flash card games, to a pocket alphabet banner for pre-readers, to
learning the basics about DNA, to a math game using Legos. Each of these original, innovative,
and
practical ideas consists of a brief overview and general suggestions; with the specifics of
application
being implied or left up to the home-based parental educator. The Ultimate Book Of
Homeschooling
Ideas is warmly commended as being an excellent resource for enriching young minds by
homeschoolers (and equally recommended for those parents whose youngsters attend public or
private schools), as well as a wonderful source for educational family activities during school
holidays and summer vacations.
The Judaic Studies Shelf
Jewish Life
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Ariadne Press
270 Goins Court, Riverside, CA 92507
1572411147 $24.50 www.amazon.com
Originally published in Mannheim in 1891, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's Jewish Life: Tales from
Nineteenth-Century Europe is an impressive and compelling anthology of twenty-six stories which
present a vivid picture of Jewish life and culture in Europe before the twentieth century. From the
Chasidic movement to cabalism, Judaic holiday celebrations, cultural life, and much, much more,
Jewish Life encompasses humor, sentiment, abiding faith, and a rich legacy of tradition and is a
welcome and highly recommended addition to personal and academic Judaic Studies collections
and
reading lists.
Rabbi Schneur Zalman Of Liadi
Nissan Mindel
Kehot Publication Society
291 Kingston Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11213
0826604161 $20.00 kehotonline.com
Rabbi Schneur Zalman Of Liadi by author, translator, and Rabbinic scholar Nissan Mindel is the
informed and informative biography of a Jewish rabbi who lived in the eighteenth and early
nineteenth centuries, and whose teachings have endured because of their inspiration and wisdom.
Known as the "Alter Rebbe" among Chasidim, Rabbi Zalman was an influential leader among
Russian Jewry and the founder of the Chabad Chasidic school during the first stirring of the
Chasidic
movement. Rabbi Schneur Zalman Of Liadi is enthusiastically recommended as providing
contemporary readers with a fascinating and insightful look into the life of a devout and
charismatic
man, as well as a welcome and seminal contribution Judaic Studies reference collections and
supplemental reading lists.
Girl With Two Landscapes
Lena Jedwab Rozenberg
Holmes & Meier Publishers, Inc.
160 Broadway, New York, NY 10038
0841914273 $24.95 1-800-698-7781
Written by Lena Jedwab Rozenberg and translated into English by Solon Beinfeld, Girl With Two
Landscapes: The Wartime Diary Of Lena Jedwab, 1941-1945 is the journaled account of a
sixteen-year-old girl who in June 1941 bade farewell to her family for what was to have been a
summer-long vacation camp. Lena Jedwab left her home in Bialystok, Poland and arrived in
Russia
just as Germany invaded the Soviet Union. Lena was stranded in a Russian children's home while
her
family was murdered by the Nazis at the Treblinka concentration camp for the crime of having
been
born Jewish. In her diary, Lena wrote in Yiddish as she agonized over the unknown fate of her
family and the uncertainties of her future. Expressed are her conflicted emotions over what the
war
had done to her youth and the gratitude felt for being alive, nourished and in school will so many
others were displaced, starving, and dying. Not since The Diary of Anne Frank, has there been
such
a personalized account by an adolescent girl caught up in the turmoil and terror of World War II.
Girl With Two Landscapes is an incredibly important and highly prized addition to Judaic Studies
and Holocaust Studies collections.
The Travel Shelf
Travel Healthy
Lalitha Thomas
Hohm Press
PO Box 2501, Prescott, AZ 86302
www.hohmpress.com
1890772259 $9.95 1-800-381-2700
Travel Healthy: The Smart Traveler's Guide To Staying Well Anywhere by natural health
professional and world traveler Lalitha Thomas is a very practical compendium of techniques and
strategies for travelers seeking to prevent illness while traveling at home or abroad; wanting to be
prepared for emergencies and inconveniences; seeking to keep up their stamina level, and much,
much more. From overcoming jet lag, to the benefits of maintaining an exercise regimen, to
tracking
down health foods, Travel Healthy is realistic, economical, and a very highly recommended
informational and reference guide to improving the health and well-being quality aspects of
business
trips and vacations alike.
Field Guide To Mysterious Places Of The West
Salvatore M. Trento
Pruett Publishing Company
2928 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO 80301
0871088517 $18.95 1-800-247-8224
Field Guide To Mysterious Places Of The West by archaeologist, geologist, and experienced
traveler
Salvatore M. Trento is an exciting and unique tour guide to an impressive series of unusual and
noteworthy locations throughout the American West. Ranging from the Turtle Rock Geoforms
(granite blocks of Colorado which have eroded into recognizable shapes), to sacred sites, ruins,
solstice sunrise petroglyphs, and so much more, Field Guide To Mysterious Places Of The West is
organized by state, and complemented with black-and-white photographs and diagrams. Field
Guide
To Mysterious Places Of The West is very highly recommended an excellent supplementary guide
for vacationers and travelers looking to see and experience something different in their journeys
throughout the American West.
60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Twin Cities
Tom Watson
Menasha Ridge Press
PO Box 43673, Birmingham, AL 35243
0897324110 $15.95 menasharidge.com
60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Twin Cities by outdoor enthusiast, hiker, photographer, bird-watcher,
and canoeist Tom Watson is a detailed and thoroughly "user friendly" guide to sixty different
scenic
hikes in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area of Minnesota, including wildlife hikes, historic hikes, urban
hikes and even hikes for kids. Packed from cover to cover with maps, information about local
resources, trail guides and more, 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles is an excellent and enthusiastically
recommended planning resource for Twin Cities area hikers and outdoor enthusiasts looking for
exercise, variety, and fun.
The 100 Best Small Art Towns In America
John Villani
John Muir Publications
PO Box 613, Santa Fe, NM 87504
1562614053 $16.95 1-800-888-7504
Compiled and written by John Villani, The 100 Best Small Art Towns In America: Discover
Creative Communities, Fresh Air, And Affordable Living is a refreshing travel guide for the art
enthusiast who is on the go, or even looking for a new place to settle down. Listing at least one
small town that has art talk and talent in each American state, The 100 Best Small Art Towns In
America offers a brief summary of the lifestyle in the town, and the special attractions it has to
offer
for art enthusiasts. Also including some of Canada's best, The 100 Best Small Art Towns In
America
is an enjoyable and highly recommended travel guide, especially for art connoisseurs looking to
enjoy their vacation away from the big city.
Hotels To Remember
Mary Montague Sikes
Oak Tree Publishing
401B West Second St, Pomona, CA 91766
1892343185 $75.00 www.amazon.com
Hotels To Remember by artist and hotel enthusiast Mary Montague Sikes offers a unique and
breathtaking look at fabulous hotels around the world which is deftly narrated with descriptive,
insightful, articulate text, and vividly illustrated with a combination of Sike's own artwork and a
series of full-color photographs. A splendid joy to simply page through, Hotels To Remember is a
highly recommended and genuine pleasure for armchair travelers, and an unusual aid and
reference
resource for planning business and/or vacationing itineraries.
Paris Inside Out
David Applefield
The Globe Pequot Press
PO Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437
0762712325 $19.95 1-800-243-0495
Now in a completely updated and expanded sixth edition, Paris Inside Out by David Applefield
(an
American writer who has been living and working in Paris for almost twenty years) is a
thoroughly
"user friendly" and comprehensive resource for finding housing; getting a job; studying in a
university, exchange program, or language school; or simply becoming immersed in French
culture,
society, vocabulary; arts, and cuisine. Paris Inside Out is particularly recommended for its
"insider" tips for such newcomer survival skills as how to use the phones, computer and online
needs,
accessing health care, and even banking information. If you are planning a trip to Paris for
business
or pleasure, whether for a weekend, or a summer season or a year 'round adventure, then begin
your
planning by getting a copy of David Applefield's Paris Inside Out!
A Practical Guide To Living In Japan
Jarrell D. Sieff
Stone Bridge Press
PO Box 8208, Berkeley, CA 94707
1880656507 $16.95 stonebridge.com
A Practical Guide To Living In Japan: Everything You Need To Know To Successfully Settle In
by
travel expert Jarrell D. Sieff is a definitive, "user friendly" guide for students, business travelers,
and
vacationers arriving in Japan for their studies, business operations, or sight-seeing. A Practical
Guide
To Living In Japan covers immigration matters, finding a place to stay, money and banking,
studying
the Japanese language, getting around Japanese cities and countryside, health and insurance, as
well
as Japanese customs and social etiquette. A Practical Guide To Living In Japan is a highly
recommended resource that will save the traveler, businessman or student an immeasurably
valuable
amount of time, expense, anxiety, confusion, and hassle.
The Rough Guide To Southeast Asia
Jeremy Atiyah, et. al.
Rough Guides/Penguin Putnam, dist.
375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
1858288932 $22.95 1-800-847-5515
The Rough Guide To Southeast Asia is a comprehensive and superbly organized travel guide to
Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, and Vietnam. Enhanced with a full-color illustrated section introducing Southeast Asian
highlights, The Rough Guide To Southeast Asia provides the traveler with accounts of
destinations
ranging from urban city nightlife to beautiful isolated beaches. A compendium of reviews for the
best
places to reside, the best foods to eat, the best drinks offered, and the best places to party, The
Rough Guide To Southeast Asia also covers a veritable wealth of available activities ranging from
a
sunrise climb up Mount Bromo to boating down the Mekong River, to diving into the waters off
the
Philippines. Profusely illustrated with maps and plans for every region, as well as dependable
transport details (including border crossings and island ferries), The Rough Guide To Southeast
Asia
is "user friendly" and highly recommended for anyone planning a visit anywhere in the exotic
countries and climes of Southeast Asia.
The Aviation Shelf
Airlines Worldwide
B. I. Hengi
Specialty Press
39966 Grand Avenue, North Branch, MN 55056
1857801032 $29.95 1-800-895-4585
Now in a fully updated and expanded third edition, Airlines Worldwide by aviation expert B.I.
Hengi
is a striking, 384-age catalogue showcasing more than 350 airlines worldwide. Each single-page
entry, ranging from Aero California to Xiamen Airlines, features a striking full-color photograph,
an
orderly listing of data such as its two or three-letter code, IATA number, size of its fleet, and a
brief
yet detailed history of its service. An enjoyable reference for aviation buffs, Airlines Worldwide is
a
welcome and highly recommended addition to any personal, professional, academic, or
community
library Aviation Studies reference collection.
Health For Pilots
Paul M. Gahlinger, M.D.
Sagebrush Press
Independent Publishers Group, distributor
225 10th Ave, Salt Lake City, Utah 84103
0970313039 $24.95 sagebrushpress.com
Compiled and written by Senior Aviation Medical Examiner Paul M. Gahlinger, Health For Pilots
is
a complete and practical 265-page guide to FAA medical certification and self-care for those
seeking
to become (or remain) aviation pilots. Individual chapters address the physical requirements of the
FAA medical exam, offers an extensive listing of potentially disqualifying conditions, instructions
for
getting a SODA (statement of demonstrated ability) to counter a disqualification, describes the ins
and outs of drug testing programs, and much, much more. Health For Pilots is an excellent,
straightforward reference and resource which should be a core part of any personal, professional,
or
academic Aviation Studies reference collection or reading list.
General Aviation Marketing And Management
Alexander Wells & Bruce Chadbourne
Krieger Publishing Company
PO Box 9542, Melbourne, FL 32902-9542
www.krieger-publishing.com
1575241927 $65.50 www.amazon.com
Now in an fully updated and expanded second edition, General Aviation Marketing And
Management by Alexander T. Wells (Adjunct Professor of Aviation Business Administration at
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) and Bruce D. Chadbourne (Professor in the College of
Business, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) is a truly comprehensive survey of the general
aviation air transportation system and its impact upon the American consumer oriented economy.
Focusing on the late 1970s through the present day, notable laws such as the General Aviation
Revitalization Act of 1994, management processes as applied to aircraft and much more, General
Aviation Marketing And Management is seminal, inherently fascinating, meticulously detailed, and
strongly recommended study which is enhanced throughout with extensive research, tables, and
black-and-white photography.
Aviation The First 100 Years
Bill Gunston
Barron's
250 Wireless Blvd, Hauppauge, NY 11788
0764154230 $29.95 1-800-645-3476
Aviation The First 100 Years by experienced pilot and aviation enthusiast Bill Gunston is an
exciting
and informative history filled with a wealth full-color photographs enhancing a descriptive and
accessible text written for readers of all backgrounds. From the warplanes built and flown in the
early 1900s, to modern-day airliners behemoths of the sky, Aviation The First 100 Years covers
with
both depth and style the remarkable and memorable history of men and machines conquering of
the
sky.
The Civil War Shelf
Leather & Steel
Larry B. Maier
White Mane Publishing Co., Inc.
PO Box 708, Shippensburg, PA 17257
1572492732 $40.00 1-888-948-6263
Leather & Steel: The 12th Pennsylvania Cavalry In The Civil War by Civil War enthusiast and
historian Larry B. Maier is a gritty, accurate account of a northern cavalry unit that was besieged
with strife, not only from fighting the Rebel troops, but also plagued with internal problems such
as
accusations of embezzlement, a lieutenant colonel cashiered for his drunken rages, and
incompetent
leadership that contributed to devastating military disasters. Leather & Steel is an especially
recommended contribution to Civil War Studies for its informed and informative presentation of
the
hardships and turmoil of arising from the conditions of war -- and the worst of human nature.
Lee's Cavalrymen
Edward G. Longacre
Stackpole Books
5067 Ritter Rd, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
0811708985 $36.95 stackpolebooks.com
Lee's Cavalrymen: A History Of The Mounted Forces Of The Army Of Northern Virginia is an
exhaustively researched, superbly presented, "reader friendly" study of the southern calvary troops
active in the American Civil War, as well as a welcome and complementary volume to Lincoln's
Cavalrymen which presented an intense scrutiny of the cavalry units of the North. Drawing upon
the
results of an extensive study of newspaper archives, calvary-specific dispatches, letters, diaries,
and
memoirs of cavalrymen, and more, civil war historian Edward G. Longacre effectively utilizes
these
core source materials to produce his erudite and fascinating discourse, which is very highly
recommended reading for Civil War buffs, students, and researchers.
The Civil War In The Carolinas
Dan Morrill
Nautical & Aviation Publishing Co.
1250 Fairmont Av, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464
www.nauticalaviation.com
1877853569 $34.95 www.amazon.com
The Civil War In The Carolinas by civil war expert and historian Dan Morrill (History
Department,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Director of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historical
Society) is a dramatically presented and extensively researched survey and analysis of the impact
the
American Civil War had upon the states of North Carolina and South Carolina, and the people
who
called these states their home. A meticulous, scholarly, and thoroughly engaging examination of
the
details of history and the sweeping change that the war wrought for everyone, The Civil War In
The
Carolinas is a welcome and informative addition to American Civil War Studies reference
collections.
The Writing/Publishing Shelf
The Pleasure Of Influence
Rob Trucks
Purdue University Press
1207 South Campus Courts-E, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1207
1557532532 $15.95 1-800-933-9637
The Pleasure Of Influence: Conversations With American Male Fiction Writers is a selection of
eleven interviews conducted by Rob Trucks which present the wit and wisdom of eleven
accomplished writers, including Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Olen Butler, and National Book
Award
winner Charles Johnson. These skilled and talented literary tale-tellers speak of their work, their
inspiration, their operations both within and beyond commonly embraced boundaries, in this
thoughtful, erudite collection which is very highly recommended reading, especially for those who
aspire to become novelists themselves.
Travel Writer's Guide
Gordon Burgett
Communication Unlimited
PO Box 6405, Santa Maria, CA 93456
0970862113 $17.95 www.sops.com
Now in an significantly updated and expanded third edition, Travel Writer's Guide by world
traveler
and author Gordon Burgett is a straightforward "how-to" manual for paying for one's own
vacations
or even making a living simply by writing magazine and newspaper articles while traveling either
at
home or abroad. From planning a safe and profitable trip, to taxes and the law, to writing an
effective query letter to magazines, to advice for converting a single idea into a multitude of
articles,
to the utilization of photos in composing travel articles, to tips for conducting interviews and
selling
copy, Travel Writer's Guide is a first-rate compendium filled from cover to cover with practical
ideas
and money-saving/money-making advice for any literate traveler who could use a little extra
financial recompensation to underwrite their journeys by becoming a published travel writer.
Movie Magic Screenwriter 2000
Movie Magic
150 E. Olive Avenue, Suite 203, Burbank, CA 91502-1849
screenplay.com $219.00 1-818-843-6557
Endorsed by none other than Academy Award winning script writer and director Francis Ford
Coppola, Movie Magic Screenwriter 2000 is an amazing software package that runs on either
Windows or Macintosh platforms and is designed expressly to accommodate the needs of writing
for
the silver screen. Special features include index-card format, a name bank for generating character
names, means to import scripts from other writing software, real-time pagination, automatic
check
for common formatting errors, real-time auto-correction, real-time spell check; password
protection
for scripts; and much, much more. Movie Magic Screenwriter 2000 also comes with built-in and
invaluable internet features including the ability to collaborate on-line with a writing partner;
publish
scripts directly to the internet; export entire scripts to a PDF format; export script reports,
breakdown sheets, and selected pages or scenes to a PDF format; and even register scripts online.
Movie Magic Screenwriter 2000 also comes with unique production features including full export
into Movie Magic Scheduling; full production breakdown reports; a production solutions guide;
industry standard revision draft colors; the ability to generate set lists and rundown sheets,
storyboard linking (only in Windows); and real-time scene re-numbering. Movie Magic
Screenwriter
2000 is confidently recommended to aspiring and experienced film script writers as being an
excellent, time-saving, "user friendly" computer tool for generating professional quality film
scripts.
The Political Science Shelf
Ever Against The Stream
Frank Jehle
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
255 Jefferson Avenue, S.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
080284944X $22.00 www.eerdmans.com
Ever Against The Stream: The Politics Of Karl Barth, 1906-1968 is an impressive and informative
survey drawn from the many speeches and letters of Karl Barth, a man who spoke loudly against
National Socialism in Germany and Switzerland, and who confronted enemies among those in the
churches in Switzerland who wanted to give the state more absolute power over its citizenry. A
truly
fascinating and perceptive survey of the life, beliefs, and outspoken testimony of a remarkable and
idealistic man, Ever Against The Stream is very highly recommended reading for students of
Political Science and 20th Century International Studies.
Click On Democracy
Steve Davis, et al.
Westview Press
5500 Central Ave., Boulder, CO 80301
0813340055 $27.50 westviewpress.com
Collaboratively written by Steve Davis (Associate professor, S.I. Newhouse School of Public
Communications, Syracuse University), Larry Elin (Assistant Professor, S. I. Newhouse School of
Public Communications, and co-chair of the Media and American Democracy Institute, Syracuse
University), and Grant Reeher (Associate Professor of Political Science, Maxwell School of
Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University), Click On Democracy: The Internet's Power
To
Change Political Apathy Into Civic Action is a an engaging and informative examination at how
the
Internet just might be the answer to dismally low voter turnouts. Interviews and careful analysis of
the Internet's power to reach the masses and educate them about political realities and issues fill
the
pages of this exciting and thoughtfully proactive account. Click On Democracy is a seminal,
ground
breaking contribution, and should be part of every college and university Political Science
reference
collection -- as well as on the personal reading list of every political activist and politician
regardless
of their party affiliation or issue oriented campaign.
The Artbook Shelf
Ceramic Extruding
Tom Latka & Jean Latka
Krause Publications
700 E. State St., Iola, WI 54990-0001
0873419030 $29.95 www.krause.com
Ceramic Extruding: Inspiration & Technique by professional studio artists Tom and Jean Latka, is
a
thoroughly "user friendly" guide ideal for both aspiring ceramics workers and dedicated hobbyists
to
the use of a ceramic extruder or pugmill in new and wondrous ways to craft memorable and
adventurous artworks in this challenging medium. More than 200 color photographs illustrate the
easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, as well as display possibilities for the finished product.
Ceramic Extruding is a highly enjoyable how-to artbook and a strongly recommended addition to
any personal, professional, or art school reference collection.
Nineteenth-Century European Art
Petra ten-Doesschate Chu
Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
100 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011
0810935880 $75.00 1-800-759-0190
Compiled and written by Petra ten-Doesschate Chu (Professor of Art History, Seton Hall
University) Nineteenth-Century European Art is an immense (544 pages), complex, and scholarly
coffee-table artbook presenting and studying European art of the 1800's, featuring 550
illustrations
(200 in full color) of classic and illuminating works. The reader is treated to an extensive, literate,
articulate analysis of the great European artists of the period, including the evolution of their
styles,
figures, and nudes, the spread of Modernism, and much, much more. Enthusiastically
recommended
for both community library as well as academic Art History reference collections,
Nineteenth-Century European Art is as much fun for the non-specialist general reader to simply
browse through, as it is a treasure trove of art history information for the dedicated student.
Bouguereau
Fronia E. Wissman
Pomegranate Artbooks
PO Box 6099, Rohnert Park, CA 94927
0876545827 $30.00 pomegranate.com
Bouguereau by museum art exhibition curator and art history expert Fronia E. Wissman is a
superbly
presented collection of artwork underscored with thoughtful commentary showcasing one of the
most simultaneously beloved and hated nineteenth-century French artists, Adolphe-William
Bouguereau. His realistic, classic paintings of nude bathers, nymphs, young women and figures of
mythology have a captivating, attention-calling quality that turns the head and the eye. His images
are here displayed in full color photographs and the informative text recounts his life and enhances
our understanding of the background to his masterpieces in this engaging and very highly
recommended addition to personal and academic Art History Reference collections.
Karl Bodmer's Studio Art
W. Raymond Wood, et al.
University of Illinois Press
1325 South Oak St., Champaign, IL 61820
0252027566 $45.00 1-800-545-4703
Collaboratively written by W. Raymond Wood (Professor of Anthropology, University of
Missouri-Columbia), Joseph C. Porter (Chief Curator, North Carolina Museum of History), and
David C. Hunt (Director, Stark Museum of Art, Orange, Texas), and enhanced with numerous
black-and-white illustrations and studio art reproductions, Karl Bodmer's Studio Art is a truly
captivating collection of images and an informative, scholarly study of the works of Karl Bodmer,
a
Swiss artist whom Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied selected for an 1833-34 expedition up the
Missouri River. Bodmer sketched and painted landscapes and Native American portraits which
uniquely captured the imaginations of the western world then and now. Enthusiastically
recommended for academic and community library Art History and American History reference
collections, Karl Bodmer's Studio Art focuses more on the story of Bodmer's journey than the art
itself, yet both the text and the illustrations have a timeless appeal.
The Artist In Nature
M. Stephen Doherty
Watson-Guptill Publications
770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
0823003450 $45.00 watsonguptill.com
Compiled by M. Stephen Doherty, and enhanced with both an introduction and commentary by
Thomas Kinkade, The Artist In Nature: Thomas Kinkade And The Plein Air Tradition is a
full-color
visual showcasing of Kinkade's artwork in the "plein air painting" style, as well as his truly
exceptional talents for capturing the spirit of country living. An ideal addition to any personal,
professional, art school, community library Art History reference collection, The Artist In Nature
is
endorsed as a thoughtful commentary wherein brief captions enhance the highly enjoyable artwork
in
an outstandingly presented and impressive collection.
F&W Publications, Inc.
4700 E. Galbraith, Cincinnati OH 45236
1-800-289-0963 www.amazon.com
Three new guides present inviting how-to guides which invite artistic experimentation. Lesley
Harrison's Painting Animals That Touch The Heart (North Light Books, 1581801319, $27.99)
provides a guide to creating touching animal paintings. Amateurs and those with minimal art
experience will find this an easy set of step-by-step demonstrations which are based on creating
animal outlines and filling in with color. An inviting, encouraging guide outstanding in its attention
to realistic animal drawing. Dorothy Dent's Painting Realistic Landscapes (North Light Books,
1581801572, $24.99) shares years of creative decorative experiences with a focus on creating
landscapes in acrylic. Both beginners and those with some landscape painting background will find
this a fine basic guide to creating textures, patterns, and effects to be proud of. Melvyn Petterson
&
Ian Kearey's Drawing Landscapes (David & Charles, 0715314521, $22.99) tells how to capture a
variety of landscapes using a few simple techniques in pen and pencil. Plenty of color drawings
demonstrate polished results. All are excellent guides for all levels.
The Musicbook Shelf
Rainbow Quest
Ronald D. Cohen
University of Massachusetts Press
Box 429, Amherst, Massachusetts 01004
1558493484 $24.95 umass.edu/umpress
Rainbow Quest: The Folk Music Revival & American Society, 1940-1970 by Ronald D. Cohen
(Professor of History, Indiana University Northwest) is a remarkably informative historical survey
and commentary of the phenomena of folk music's mass audience appeal as represented by
concerts
and album sales from such luminaries as Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul and Mary, Burl Ives,
Woody Guthrie, The Kingston Trio, The Weavers, and scores of others. Originally centered in
New
York's Greenwich Village and sustained by a robust record industry, this revival of folk music
through the 1950s and culminating in the mid-1960s when it was overtaken by "The British
Invasion" and the dominence of Rock 'n Roll. Still, those glory years of folk music popularity have
left an astonishing musical legacy that still reverberates within the American culture. Rainbow
Quest
is a seminal, core addition to any 20th Century American Music History reference collection and
supplemental reading list.
Sound Recording Advice
John J. Volanski
Pacific Beach Publishing
PO Box 90471, San Diego, CA 92169
0972138307 $19.95 johnvolanski.com
Sound Recording Advice For The Home Recording Studio by John J. Volanski (an electrical and
audio engineer who has operated his own home recording studio for more than 20 years) is a
straightforward reference manual and instructional guide to the ins and outs of creating and
operating a home sound recording studio. Focusing on the dedicated musician who may not be
completely up-to-date on the latest technical jargon, Sound Recording Advice offers an invaluable
series tips, tricks, and techniques for getting the most out of one's equipment. Written in
accessible
and easy-to-understand terms, Sound Recording Advice is very highly recommended for novice
home sound recorders who aspire to professional performance standards for their work.
The Tin Pan Alley Song Encyclopedia
Thomas S. Hischak
Greenwood Publishing Group
PO Box 5007, Westport, CT 06881-5007
0313319928 $74.95 greenwood.com
Exhaustively compiled and painstakingly edited by Thomas S. Hischak (Professor of Theater,
State
University of New York College, Cortland, NY), The Tin Pan Alley Song Encyclopedia is a solid,
comprehensive, 552-page reference work of more than 1,200 popular songs written from the
mid-19th century through the 1950s. The songs chosen for reference were drawn from the
melodies
written for saloons, piano player rolls, sheet music, radio broadcasts, concerts, and more -
although
not including those written expressly for the stage or the silver screen. Each alphabetized entry
presents a brief, concise history of the song, its creation, and a list of famous plays or movies in
which the song was adopted or reprised. The Tin Pan Alley Song Encyclopedia is a core addition
to
any personal, public library, or academic American Music History reference collection.
Jazz In Print (1856-1929)
Karl Koenig
Pendragon Press
RR 1, Box 159 Ferry Road, Stuyvesant, NY 12173-9720
1576470245 $76.00 1-518-325-6100
Painstakingly compiled and deftly edited by Karl Koenig, Jazz In Print (1856-1929): An
Anthology
Of Selected Early Readings In Jazz History is a hefty 594-page reference volume filled cover to
cover with magazine and periodical articles relating to jazz music from the mid-1800s to the end
of
the roaring twenties. An amazingly comprehensive resource which is enhanced for music
historians
and students with an complete index for easy referencing, Jazz In Print (1856-1929) is most
especially recommended for academic library Music History reference collections and would make
an outstanding addition to the personal libraries of any dedicated jazz music enthusiast.
Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, And American Song
Larry David Smith
Praeger Publishers
88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
027597393X $44.95 www.praeger.com
Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, And American Song is a combination dual biography and musical
critique of two great and much beloved modern-day American songwriters and performers. Their
distinct flavors, creative drives, and musical works are discussed in detail and contrasted in depth
throughout the pages of this respectful, informative, and thoughtfully presented commentary.
Simply
put, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, And American is "must" reading for the legions of Dylan and
Springsteen fans, and a very highly recommended addition to academic and community library
American Music History collections.
The American History Shelf
Far From Home
Lillian Schlissel, et al.
University of Nebraska Press
233 No. 8th St, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0255
0803292953 $14.95 1-800-755-1105
Far From Home: Families Of The Westward Journey consists of four essays by Lillian Schlissel
(Professor Emerita of English and American Studies, Brooklyn College, CUNY), Byrd Gibbens
(Professor of English, University of New Mexico, Valencia Campus), and Elizabeth Hampsten
(Professor of English, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks) about the troubles and
difficulties
of individual frontier families in the latter half of the 1800s. Hardships, conflicts, and true tales of
survival and what life on the fringe could cost fill the pages of these candid, insightful, scholarly,
informative accounts into what it really was like to pack up and move West. Far From Home is a
highly recommended addition to academic American Western Frontier Studies reference
collections
and reading lists.
Words At War
Howard Blue
The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
4720 Boston Way, Lanham, MD 20706
0810844133 $34.95 1-800-462-6420
Words At War: World War II Era Radio Drama And The Postwar Broadcasting Industry
Blacklist
by freelance writer, educator Howard Blue is an enthralling, documented, and thoroughly "reader
friendly" history of radio broadcasting in America during World War II, and the subsequent Cold
War-era politically oriented crackdown that left a blight on the creative talent of on-air vocal
drama
that was quite as pervasive and detrimentally corrosive as the better known blacklists in the
Hollywood film industry. A fascinating and extensively detailed presentation which is enhanced
with
an extensive index, and offering compelling insight into past (and ongoing) struggles between
censorship and freedom of speech, Words At War is an important and highly recommended
addition
to 20th Century American History, American Popular Culture, Performing Arts, and Political
Science reading lists. Indeed, Words At War would seem to have a renewed and contemporary
application with respect to present-day communication issues with respect to America's current
struggle against global terrorism both abroad and here at home.
The Old Army in Texas
Thomas T. Smith
The Texas State Historical Association
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station D0901, Austin, TX 78712-0332
0876111703 $29.95 1-800-687-8132
The Old Army in Texas: A Research Guide To The U.S. Army In Nineteenth-Century Texas by
Texas historian Thomas T. Smith, is an encyclopedia-style research tool containing a wealth of
information about the United States Army in nineteenth-century Texas. An informative
introduction
succinctly summarizes U.S. Army operations; then different sections follow which collaboratively
present maps of the changing Texas military frontier during the 1800s, army commanders and
organizations in Texas, post garrisons 1836-1900. Enhanced with a selected bibliography, a
summary of combat actions during the Indian Wars of Texas 1849-1881, and much, much more,
The
Old Army In Texas is a superb resource for quick reference and a highly recommended addition
to
American History, Western Frontier, and Military History academic reference collections and
supplemental reading lists.
The Law/Justice Shelf
Divorce Yourself
Daniel Sitarz, Attorney-at-Law
Nova Publishing Company
705 West Main St., Carbondale, IL 62901
0935755942 $34.95 1-800-748-1175
Created by attorney Daniel Sitarz, and part of the Nova Publishing Company's oustanding "Legal
Self-Help Series", Divorce Yourself is a "No-Fault" divorce kit that spouses can use to obtain a
divorce without resorting to lawyers. With careful instructions, legal forms, questionnaires,
checklists, courtroom guidelines, and up-to-date in this fifth edition (which is legally valid in all 50
American states and Washington DC), Divorce Yourself is the recommended do-it-yourself guide
for divorcing couples who wish to remain on speaking terms. An accompanying CD contains
copies
of the various forms described in the text.
The Journalism Shelf
Journalism After September 11th
Barbie Zelizer & Stuart Allan
Routledge
29 W. 35th Street, NY, NY 10001-2299
0415288002 $21.95 1-800-634-7064
This profile of both journalism and events after September 11th provides a blend of social history
and a survey of how journalism's classic structure was shaken by the events of September 11th.
Ideological beliefs flourished after the tragedy and ultimate transformed the nature and content of
journalistic reporting. Journalism After September 11th packs in a host of internationally
respected
journalists and academics who probe the face of modern journalism and its many challenges.
The Social Issues Shelf
Dialectical Urbanism
Andy Merrifield
Monthly Review Press
122 West 27th Street, NY, NY 10001
1583670602 $18.95 monthlyreview.org
Dialectical Urbanism: Social Struggle In The Capitalist City by Andy Merrifield (Graduate School
of
Geography, Clark University, Worcester, Massachussets), is a scholarly and well reasoned
extrapolation of considerable scholarship and erudite political thought. Individual chapters analyze
the urbanization of labor, New York's housing crisis, the quality of everyday life in a densely
packed
metropolis, and much more. A studious and insightful presentation, Dialectical Urbanism is a
welcome and highly recommended addition to any Urban Studies, Political Science, and
Contemporary Social Issues reference collection or reading list.
Choice
Don Sloan, M.D. with Paula Hartz
International Publishers
PO Box 3042, NY, NY 10116
0717807339 $9.95 www.intpubnyc.com
Choice: A Doctor's Experience With The Abortion Dilemma is the memoir of Don Sloan, an
obstetrician, gynecologist, sex and marital therapist who tells of his experiences advising and
working with women faced with the profound choice of whether or not to terminate their
pregnancies. Dispelling the myth that abortion is easy to decide upon or easy to forget, Choice is
strongly recommended as being a sober and serious look at this highly controversial social and
medical issue from the perspective of a dedicated physician.
The Library Video Shelf
Elbow Room
Bullfrog Films, Inc.
Box 149, Oley, PA 19547
VHS $TBA, 1-800-543-3764
One of the film in the outstanding National Film Board of Canada's ShowPeace collection on
conflict resolution, Elbow Room is a witty and informative survey of the different ways in which
we
deal with conflict, and the consequences of conflict. In this animated short, we watch as a simple
dispute between a pair of office workers is played out four different ways, each of them reflecting
a
common real-life approach to conflict: retreat, denial, aggression and negotiation. Elbow Room is
a
very highly recommended addition to school library, community library, and counseling center
video
collections.
The Metaphysical Studies Shelf
The Inner Temple Of Witchcraft
Christopher Penczak
Llewellyn Publications
PO Box 64383, St. Paul, MN 55164-0383
0738702765 $17.95 llewellyn.com
The Inner Temple Of Witchcraft: Magick, Meditation And Psychic Development by Christopher
Penczak is a complete-in-one-volume course of instruction for developing those magickal and
psychic abilities that are the right and province of any Wiccan. For introductory chapters cover
the
history, traditions and principles of witchcraft. This is followed by thirteen lessons that begin with
basic meditation techniques and climax in an impressive self-initiation ceremony that is the
equivalent to that of any traditional, coven-based witchcraft ritual. Readers will learn to employ
magick for protection, healing, and serenity, as well as a variety of healing techniques for body,
mind
and spirit. Also covered is the phenomenal of astral travel, dreams and their interpretation, and the
role and invocation of spirit guides. The Inner Temple Of Witchcraft is accessibly written,
user-friendly, and enthusiastically recommended for Wiccan, New Age, or Magick Studies
reference
libraries.
The Gaming Shelf
Rifts Conversion: Book One
Kevin Siembieda
Palladium Books
12455 Universal Drive, Taylor, MI 48180
0916211533 $22.95 palladiumbooks.com
Now in a newly revised and expanded edition, Rifts Conversion: Book One by Kevin Siembieda is
a
straightforward player manual for blending source materials for role-playing games based upon
the
Palladium Fantasy multiverse, and which includes the rules for combining aspects of game
universes
such as Heroes Unlimited, Ninjas & Superspies, as well as over 100 monsters, stats for over 40
optional player races from giants to wolfen, and much, much more. Rifts Conversion: Book One
is
an excellent and highly recommended resource for combining role-gaming campaigns and play
styles
under a seamless and balanced set of rules.
The Religion/Spirituality Shelf
Rethinking Philosophy Of Religion
Philip Goodchild, editor
Fordham University Press
2546 Belmont Avenue, Bronx, NY 10458
0823222063 $40.00 1-800-247-6553
Compiled and edited by Philip Goodchild (Professor of Theology, Nottingham University),
Rethinking Philosophy Of Religion: Approaches From Continental Philosophy is a quite scholarly,
informed and informative collection of erudite essays by a variety of modern philosophers, and
ranges from a treatise concerning Bergsonism beyond transcendence and immanence, to the
intersection of gender, religion, and death in human culture. A thought-provoking,
insight-stimulating anthology, Rethinking Philosophy Of Religion is an invaluable and highly
recommended addition to university level Religious Studies and Philosophy reference collections
and
reading lists.
Shanar
Virlana Tkacz, et al.
Parabola Books
656 Broadway, Ste. 615, NY, NY 10012
0930407571 $39.95 www.parabola.org
The collaborative effort of Virlana Tkacz, Sayan Zhambalov, and Wanda Phipps, and filled with a
wealth of 175 gorgeous, full color photographs, Shanar: Dedication Ritual Of A Buryat Shaman
In
Siberia accurately depicts the dedication rituals, rites, and ceremony of a Buryat Shaman in
Siberia.
The informed and informative text describes all of the various aspects of the ceremony in
wondrous,
heartfelt, and painstaking detail, which combine to fully capture and present the this sacred rite
with
all respect and an appreciative humility. Shanar is a very highly recommended contribution to
Comparative Religion and Anthropology reference collections and supplemental reading lists.
The Philosophy Shelf
The Mechanical Bride
Marshall McLuhan
Gingko Press
5768 Paradise Drive, Suite J, Corte Madera, CA 94925
1584230509 $29.95 gingkopress.com
Originally published in 1951, The Mechanical Bride: Folklore Of Industrial Man by the influential
philosopher and cultural observer Marshall McLuhan is a thoughtful and thought-provoking
treatise
that seeks to unveil the subtle and sometimes venomous effects of media and modern mass
communication. Thoughtful, sometimes philosophical, sometimes prediction with deadpan
seriousness, The Mechanical Bride is as relevant today as it was fifty years ago and highly
recommended reading for students of Mass Communications and Journalism, Contemporary
American Sociology, and Modern Philosophy.
The Fitness/Exercise Shelf
How To Turn Exercise Into Chocolate
Ken Rutkowski with Anne Rutkowski
McAlpine Press
10161 Parish Place, Cupertino, CA 95014
0966293347 $22.00 1-408-255-3724
How To Turn Exercise Into Chocolate: The Mother And Son Chocoholics' Guide To Making
Exercise Delicious! is a unique and thoroughly enjoyable guide to how we can learn to exercise
for
pleasure, while simultaneously turning our fitness regimen into as enjoyable an activity as eating
chocolate. "Intensity techniques" to add excitement to exercise, improving one's fitness in the long
term while avoiding dangerous fad diets, learning ways to stick to a healthy regimen, and much
more
are featured in this upbeat, go-getting, highly recommended "how to" instructional guide to
personal
fitness. If you need to exercise and have a passion for chocolate, this is the book for you!
Strength Training Anatomy
Frederic Delavier
Human Kinetics
PO Box 5076, Champaign, IL 61820-5076
0736041850 $17.95 1-800-747-4457
Strength Training Anatomy: Your Illustrated Guide To Muscles At Work by human anatomy
expert
Frederic Delavier is a detailed and extensively illustrated guide to how muscles work and the best
exercise to strength train those muscles for optimum health and well-being. Written specifically
for
the non-specialist general reader, Strength Training Anatomy assumes no prior medical,
anatomical,
or weight room experience, and explicitly describes its variety of exercises and how to get the
most
out of a good workout. Strength Training Anatomy is highly recommended for personal,
professional, and academic Physical Education and Body Building reference collections. If you are
contemplating or involved with a strength building program of physical exercise and weight
training,
then give Frederic Delavier's Strength Training Anatomy a careful and considered reading.
The Architecture Shelf
Building Ohio
Jane Ware
Orange Frazer Press, Inc.
Box 214, 37 1/2 West Main Street, Wilmington, Ohio 45177
1882203747 $22.00 orangefrazer.com
Building Ohio: A Traveler's Guide To Ohio's Urban Architecture by Jane Ware is an impressive
and
unique guidebook of Ohio urban architecture. Showcasing the buildings of Akron, Canton,
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Toledo, and Youngstown, Building Ohio is enhanced
with a four page listing of credits, an extensive bibliography, and a comprehensive index.
Black-and-white photographs coupled with succinct information about historical buildings, great
landmarks, distinctive features and much more completely fill the pages of this useful and highly
recommended resource for travelers interested in seeing some of the finest architectural
constructions Ohio has to offer.
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