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 insi
