The Artist As Citizen
Joseph W. Polisi
Amadeus Press
512 Newark Pompton Turnpike, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
1574671030 $22.95 amadeuspress.com
Dr. Joseph W. Polisi's gathering of his many expert articles and quite thoughtful speeches blend
assessments of the performing artist's leadership role in society with a healthy dose of humor and
insight, reflecting his past twenty years as president of Juilliard School. Music observations are
only a part of The Artist As Citizen: even more important are the overall discussions of the
politics behind the scenes and the role of artist and director in leading artistic movements.
Trail Of Feathers
Tahir Shah
Arcade Publishing
141 Fifth Ave., 8th Fl, NY, NY 10010
www.arcadepub.com
1559706775 $13.95 1-800-759-0190
Take a shrunken head from Peru and a feather with traces of blood and you've intrigued author
Tahir Shah, sending him on a journey through themes of flight in Peruvian folklore which also
involves a real journey to the Andes and the jungles of the Amazon in search of the legendary
'birdmen'. Trail Of Feathers: In Search Of The Birdmen Of Peru is lovely armchair traveler's guide
which is very highly recommended for adventure readers and armchair explorers.
Encyclopedia Of The Bizarre
Julie Mooney
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
151 West 19th St., New York, NY 10011
1579123996 $17.95 1-800-722-7202
You can't get a better trivia collection together than a "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" collection, and
for fans of oddities and the bizarre. With the assistance of the "Ripley's Believe It Or Not"
editorial staff, Julie Mooney's Ripley's Believe It or Not! Encyclopedia Of The Bizarre: Amazing,
Strange, Inexplicable, Weird And All True! is one of the best. Enhanced with a profusion of color
drawings, it outlines over 6,000 real oddities, from a re-creation of DaVinci's Mona Lisa from a
piece of burnt toast to a six-year-old's invention of a battery-powered dog collar that glows in the
dark. Packed from cover to cover with real-life oddities, Encyclopedia Of The Bizarre is a
recommended pick for any public library holding.
Living Beyond Loss
Froma Walsh & Monica McGoldrick, eds.
W.W. Norton
500 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10110
www.wwnorton.com
0393704386 $27.50 1-800-233-4830
Here's the fully revised, expanded classic on the impact of death on families, using the editors'
dual framework to outline issues of recovering from loss and how a family's loss affects different
generations and relationships. New chapters unique to this second edition of Living Beyond Loss:
Death In The Family add discussions on spirituality, gender, suicide and other traumatic deaths, as
well as discussions of loss in different cultures.
Chelsea Green Publishing
Box 428, White River Junction, VT 05001
www.chelseagreen.com
Two notable books by Chelsea Green provide consumers and ecology-minded people with fine
insights on different topics. Rob Roy's Sauna: A Complete Guide To The Construction, Use, And
Benefits Of The Finnish Bath (1931498636, $30.00) appears in a revised, expanded edition to
cover everything about the 'Finnish bath'. Homeowners seeking details receive all they need on
equipment, supplies, and instructions for maintenance, along with step-by-step building ideas
which range from masonry saunas to conventionally framed ones. Color photos thought and an
attention to history and tradition make this an excellent how-to guide. Greg Pahl's Biodiesel:
Growing A New Energy Economy (1931498652, $18.00) tells how biodiesel is already powering
tour buses for big stars and politicians alike - and explores its potential expansion to other
technologies. Greg Pahl's introduction opens with the history of biodiesel development and use,
considering its biodegradable qualities, easy production process lending to either mass production
or home small-scale production, and its potential in this country. An exciting survey of a possible
answer to some of our energy woes.
Rescue At The Top Of The World
Shawn Shallow
Paradise Cay Publications
PO Box 29, Arcata, CA 95518-0029
www.paracay.com
093983765X $14.95 1-800-736-4509
The early Arctic winter of 1897 surprised almost the entire North American whaling fleet,
trapping them in the ice and threatening 300 men with starvation. A distress call was answered by
three volunteers from the Coast Guard who trekked over 1,500 miles to reach the whalers - a
four-month odyssey detailed in Rescue At The Top Of The World. Any reader seeking true-life
adventure should look no further than Shawn Shallow's book: it keeps you on the edge of your
seat - and the story is entirely retail, detailing hardship, courage, and success. Author Shawn
Shallow re-creates the story from old journals and his smooth narrative reads like dramatic fiction
but with all the facts at hand.
Why Americans Zigzag When They Eat
Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls
Cadogan/Globe Pequot Press
www.cadoganguides.com
1860111742 $12.95 1-800-243-0495
Trivia is delightful and fun given the all-embracing focus of Why Americans Zigzag When They
Eat, a compendium of odd cultural facts and habits under one cover. The focus on different
cultural habits makes for a lively set of insights pairing history with fun. There are culinary
insights, questionable origins of chess, and much more. A perfect gift for that trivia buff who has
had primarily word histories in past, and enjoys oddities.
Bellydance
Dolphina
DK Publishing, Inc.
375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014
0756605555 $15.00 www.dk.com
For centuries bellydance has aided in exercise for women around the world: with this focus on the
art in mind, Dolphina provides a non-impact exercise that tones, based on bellydance basics in
Bellydance. Dance routines receipt step-by-step photographic embellishment in a workout side
using different models to demonstrate the basic moves of bellydance. Highly recommended and
very "user friendly"!
Letters To The Valley
David Mas Masumoto
Heyday Books
PO Box 9145, Berkeley, CA 94709
1890771864 $19.95 heydaybooks.com
It's hard to easily categorize David Mas Masumoto's presentation Letters To The Valley: A
Harvest Of Memories: it fits neatly into 'autobiography', 'California issues', 'farm life' and 'food'
catagories of interest, yet is a synthesis of all of these themes and embraces even more topics.
Masumoto's monthly column, written in the form of letters to friends and family, has been a
regular feature in California's Fresno Bee newspaper, and here is reprinted with original
watercolors by Doug Hansen. A fine account of one farmer's increasingly threatened way of
life.
The Woodburner's Companion
Dirk Thomas
Alan C. Hood & Company
PO Box 775, Chambersburg, PA 17201
0911469249 $16.50 www.amazon.com
Thoroughly "reader friendly" and now in a newly revised and expanded edition, The
Woodburner's Company written by experienced woodburner and chimney sweep Dirk Thomas
takes the reader through all of the issues associated with using wood for fuel. Explaining the fuel
value of various woods, Dirk goes on to such issues as buying firewood, getting the most heat
from it, the environmental implications and impacts of woodburning, and woodburning safety.
With its updated technical information, this new and informative edition of The Woodburner's
Companion is a "must" resource and reference for anyone wanting to utilize wood for heating,
cooking, or the simple esthetic pleasures of a wood fire burning in the night.
Competitive Mindstorms
David J. Perdue
Apress
2560 Ninth Street, Suite 219, Berkeley, CA 94710
1590593758 $29.99 www.apress.com
Competitive Mindstorms: A Complete Guide To Robotic Sumo Using Lego Mindstorms is a
hobby guide to using the Lego Mindstorms Robotic Invention System to design, build, program,
and unleash autonomous "sumo-bot" creations for use in a robotic sumo arena. Written by
dedicated Lego Mindstorms enthusiast David Perdue, Competitive Mindstorms introduces the
reader to the sumo-bot, provides seven projects designed to give hands-on experience in three
different approaches to robotic sumo (small-and-fast class, medium class, and big-sumo
strategies), presents extensive discussions of Lego pieces and building methodology,
programming techniques, and much more. Black-and-white photographs illustrate the building
instructions in this go-to guide especially friendly to beginners but packed with valuable tips,
tricks, and techniques for the seasoned Lego Mindstorms hobbyist as well.
The Computer Shelf
Sams Publishing
c/o Pearson Technology Group
801 East 96h Street, #300
Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759
1-800-428-5331 www.mcp.com
An effective collaboration by co-authors and design experts Jason Busby, Zak Parrish, and Joel
VanEenwyk, Mastering Unreal Technology: The Art Of Level Design (0672326922, $49.99, 704
pp) knows no boundaries as it shows users how to build custom mods, maps and levels with the
Unreal engine. Its tutorial format is specifically designed and organized to give readers immediate
results through the tips and demos provided from the industry's top-level designers. Red Hat
Linux Fedora 3 Unleashed (0672327082, $49.99, 984 pp) by the team of Linux experts Billy Ball
and Hoyt Duff is perhaps the single best and most comprehensive coverage available on the
cutting edge advancements associated with Red Hat Linux. Red Hat Fedora 3 Unleashed includes
new and additional materials based on the latest release of Red Hat's Fedora Core Linux
distribution. Incorporating an advanced approach, the information presented aims to provide you
with the best and latest information about installation, configuration, system administration, server
operations and security. If you only have time for one new instruction resource and reference on
Linux, you would be well advised to make it Red Hat Linux Fedora 3 Unleashed.
Small Websites, Great Results
Doug Addison
Paraglyph Press
4015 N 78th St. #115, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
1932111905 $29.99 paraglyphpress.com
From locating free search tools for enabling a searachable web site to splitting a growing site into
two smaller sites, increasing a site's functionality, and turning casual visitors into customers, Small
Websites, Great Results is packed with refinement techniques which assumes a basic site has been
set up and is ready for customizing and tweaking. An outstanding book for small site operators,
simply packed with important resources and tips.
Addison-Wesley
75 Arlington Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02116
www.awprofessional.com
Three excellent professional developers' guides provide important paths for improving knowledge
and routines, offering advanced 'courses in a book' for programmers and developers who already
have the basics down and wish to learn more. Dr. Neil Roodyn's eXtreme .NET : Introducing
eXtreme Programming Techniques To .NET Developers (0321303636, $39.99) is for developer
and team leader alike: it focuses on eXtreme Programming practices with .Net-connected
technologies, discussing code enhancements, low-cost system development, and exercises in
streamlining, integration, and test-driven development options. Dr. Roodyn has been involved
with eXtreme Programming since 19999, founding an activity club and working as both instructor
and project leader: his methods are based in the world of reality, not the classroom alone. Bill
Wagner's Effective C#: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your C# (0321245660, $39.99) covers a
program similar to Java, C and C++, but with enhanced features programmers used to the older
versions may not realize. From avoiding common traps and problem functions to using both types
of C# constants for efficiency and taking maximum advantage of new interfaces and assembly
options, this technical user's guide comes from the co-founder of SRT Solutions, making his
independent expertise a 'bible in a book' for computer programmers. Elliotte Rusty Harold's
Effective XML: 50 Specific Ways To Improve Your XML (0321150406, $44.99) tells how to
become a more effective XML developer, using tools which create better XML code. Understand
API choices, schemas, and proper application methods with an outline of 50 practical applications
by a professor of computer science in New York.
Peachpit Press, Inc.
1249 Eighth St, Berkeley, CA 94710
1-800-283-9444 www.peachpit.com
Peachpit's gorgeous new titles are highly recommended pick for a range of computer users who
would be more savvy at their craft. Fred Johnson's Global Mobile: Connecting Without Wlls,
Wires Or Borders (0321278712, $15.99) is for anyone who would keep in touch regardless of
distance. Using only a laptop and a cell phone, it's possible to stay connected but how? Johnson
explains just how; from understanding how to use a cell phone's card when abroad to sending text
messages from a cell and connecting to the Internet anywhere with only a cell phone and a laptop.
Users with both will relish the easy directions. The X-Play crew and Mark Saltzman's X-Play
Insider's Gudie To Gaming (0735714355, $29.99) stems from the X-Play TV show which reviews
and features top video games. Wit and critical reviewing blend here to point out both pros and
cons of games, from how it works to glitches. Does the spark of the TV show translate well to
print? Most certainly, with a healthy dose of black and white photos and screen shots for
illustration. Jennifer Alspach's Adobe Acrobat For Windows And Macintosh (0321303-318,
$19.99) uses a visual approach to teaching Acrobat 7: it's organized like a reference and provides
clear commentary throughout using pictures rather than text. The result's a guide which makes for
easy reference and quick understanding. Two new Photoshop books are outstanding. Katrin
Eismann's Photoshop Masking & Compositing (0735712794, $54.99) addresses one of the most
complex - and least understood by casual users - aspects of Photoshop: masking. While it's an
essential foundation of the program, masking can be both confusing and under-utilized: not for
readers of Photoshop Masking & Compositing, which comes packed with color photo examples
on every page. From layering to using different tools and understanding their differences,
Photoshop Masking & Compositing is a 'bible' of basics. Jan Kabili and Colin Smith with series
editor Jack Davis present How To WOW: Photoshop For The Web (032130330X, $39.99), a
lovely refeence blend of CDRom of projects and accessories with tips on how to translate
complex web design elements to Photoshop. From pattern presets and web navigation to creating
animations to automating repetitive tasks, this packs Photoshop savvy with insights on what
makes for a powerful web effect online. Plenty of color examples throughout makes for a real
winner for all levels
Storage Networking Fundamentals
Marc Farley
Cisco Press
800 East 96th St., Indianapolis, IN 46240
1587051621 $50.00 www.ciscopress.com
Network managers and administrators needing a basic primers to storage will find Storage
Networking Fundamentals: An Introduction To Storage Devices, Subsystems, Applications,
Management, And File Systems just the ticket. Computer networking expert Marc Farley covers
the basics of this new technology, describing the entire storage device field, subsystem operations,
and data protection. From virtual storage devices to multipathing options and distributed file
systems, Storage Networking Fundamentals can as easily serve as a college-level primer as a basic
programmer's tutorial.
O'Reilly & Associates
1005 Gravenstein Highway N., Sebastapol, CA 95472
$24.95 each www.oreilly.com
Two excellent tips for consumers provide fine basic guides and are recommended picks. Brett
Mclaughlin's Home Theater Hacks (0596007043) tells how to build a quality home theater. Basic
home theater installation from scratch is covered; from understanding the specialized lingo of the
home theater industry to learning buying options, setting up the sound and screen for the best
overall experience, and tweaking the technology. Gordon Meyer's Smart Home Hacks
(0596007221) focuses on making the futuristic 'automated home' a reality. Turn on lights
automatically when entering a room, and off when exiting; send reminders of events to your cell
phone or pager, and wire the house for announcements and paging with the help of Smart Home
Hacks, which even allows you to remotely check for an empty home - and see who may be there -
while you're away.
Consider The Source
Paige Taylor & Jerri Lejeune
Upstart Books
Box 800, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-0800
1579500951 $16.95 1-800-448-4887
Students of all pages, parents, educators and adult alike will find this basic primer on finding
reliable information on the internet teaches some very basic routines for verifying misinformation
and investigating options. Chapters are intended for use with students in grades 4-6, but Consider
The Source: Finding Reliable Information On The Internet is featured here for its important and
very basic guide to a computer-based on-line research tricks, traps, techniques and tips.
Ebay For Dummies
Marsha Collier
Wiley Publishing
111 River St., Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774
www.wiley.com
0764556541 $21.99 1-800-225-5945
Why grab up this newly updated and expanded fourth edition if you already have the last version?
Because ebay is an ever-changing, dynamic, evolving, expanding website incorporating many new
changes in recent years, and it's essential for any successful online auctioneer to have the latest
update to techniques. From bidding successfully and winning to selling successfully, collecting
money and shipping, Ebay For Dummies assumes no prior ebay experience and provides all the
details necessary to succeed.
How To Cheat At Managing Windows Small Business Server 2003
Susan Snedaker, MCSE, MCT, MBA
Daniel Bendell, Technical Editor
Syngress Publishing
800 Hingham St., Rockland, MA 02370
1932266801 $49.95 www.syngress.com
Susan Snedaker's superbly organized and presented instructional guide, How To Cheat At
Managing Windows Small Business Server 2003, is a recommended pick for any Microsoft
system engineer managing a Windows Server 2003 environment: it tells how to overcome
common problems and time drains that Exchange Server creates, such as handling user
permissions and security settings, and it also covers group policy, installing printers, managing
client computers, and more. The disaster planning portion is particularly well detailed.
Written by seasoned computer and internet writer Greg Holden, whose previous titles include
"Internet Auctions for Dummies" and "Cliff Notes Guide to Buying and Selling on eBay",
Degunking eBay is a resource especially for eBay buyers and sellers who are high on transaction
volume, short on time, and need to make their eBay buying and selling activities as quick and
clutter-free as possible. Chapters address how to swiftly look through massive numbers of
product listings to find the right items, how to spruce up one's auction descriptions to make more
money, how to take advantage of hot trends, how to maintain excellent feedback ratings, and
much more. Designed especially to help novice to intermediate level eBay users, Degunking eBay
includes tips directly from eBay's PowerSellers, and a "Quick Degunking Sheet" at the front of the
book for easy reference. A "must-have" for anyone interested in amassing private collections from
or making money off of eBay.
Murach's Beginning Java 2 JDK 5
Doug Lowe, et al.
Mike Murach & Associates
3484 West Gettysburg, #101, Fresno, CA 93722
www.murach.com
1890774294 $49.50 1-800-221-5528
The collaborative project of seasoned Java experts Doug Lowe, Joel Murach, and Andrea
Steelman, Murach's Beginning Java 2 JDK 5 is a self-paced instructional guide designed to help
the reader learn how to write professional-quality object-oriented applications in just six chapters.
Further chapters teach graphic user interface programming with Java, as well as data access
programming, how to work with XML, and more. Designed for anyone seeking to learn the core
features of the Java language, Beginning Java 2 JDK 5 is especially ideal for readers with no
programming experience at all, or who are primarily familiar with a different language. Murach's
Beginning Java 2 JDK 5 is meant to work with Java 2 Platform, Standard edition 5.0, also called
J2SE 5.0, version 1.5.0, or just 1.5; but note that all Java versions are upwards-compatible,
therefore anything in Murach's Beginning Java 2 JDK 5 will work in future versions of JDK.
Screenshots, sample code, step-by-step instructions written in plain terms, and an index make
Murach's Beginning Java 2 JDK 5 a first-rate resource for learning Java quickly and skillfully.
Photoshop CS Down & Dirty Tricks
Scott Kelby
New Riders
c/o Pearson Technology Group
801 East 96h Street, #300, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759
www.newriders.com
0735713537 $39.99 1-800-428-5331
From Scott Kelby (the editor of "Photoshop Magazine"), Photoshop Cs Down & Dirty Tricks is a
guide offering step-by-step walkthroughs for techniques that can create eye-catching digital
images using Photoshop - from 3D effects that don't require a 3D program to transforming
ordinary snapshots into museum-quality prints to tricks uses by professional photographers and
much more. Full-color images, quick tips on the sidebar of every page, and instructions that are
detailed down to each click of the mouse pack this user-friendly guide for amateur and
professional alike. An index allows for quick and easy lookup of various topics. A sure-fire
resource to add snap and sizzle to one's digital images!
The Photography Shelf
Eros
Jeff Marano
Te Neues Publishing Company
16 West 22nd St., New York NY 10010
www.teneues.com
3823845977 $45.00 1-800-352-0305
Photographer Jeff Marano has also been a model during the last several years: with experience on
both sides of the camera, he's in the perfect position to provide Eros, a gathering of sensual black
and white photos of beautiful men. Photos use only natural light in natural settings to capture
close-ups and shots not normally seen in more posed settings. A tasteful selection of powerful
images results.
Outdoor Photographer's Handbook
Barry Beck & Cathy Beck
Stackpole Books
5067 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
www.stackpolebooks.com
0811731200 $16.95 1-800-732-3669
The Becks have been taking outdoor photos for 20 years and they know from sad experience the
usual photo mistakes common to outdoor photography, so their experience especially lends to a
practical guide on how to avoid common problems in Outdoor Photographer's Handbook. Both
digital and film are covered along with specific types of outdoor shots, from fishing and wildlife to
light, composition and using backgrounds effectively. Add color photos throughout as examples
and you have a very practical how-to guide.
Aperture
20 East 23rd St., New York, NY 10010
1-800-929-2323 www.aperture.org
Two outstanding new art titles are recommended picks for specialty art libraries focusing on
talented modern photographers. Jock Sturges' Jock Sturges: Notes (1931-788472, $39.95)
surveys the styles and works of a photographer who has produced and celebrated the human form
for the past decade. Jock Sturges: Notes is more than just a compilation of images, however:
Sturges discusses his interactions with the families and individuals he's worked with, and presents
both these notes and preliminary sketches in the form of Polaroids and other smaller camera
studies leading to the finished image. An outstanding, crisp connection between photographer
effort and client is created. Hellen Van Meene: Portraits (1931788-456, $35.00) presents the
Dutch photographer's striking focus on portraits of adolescents. Over fifty four-color photos,
many before published, accompany an essay by art historian/curator Kate Bush, presenting a
gorgeous, multi-cultural series of images which are strikingly posed and unforgettable.
Proof
Jim Marshall
Chronicle Books
85 Second St., 6th Floor, San Francisco CA 94105
www.chroniclebooks.com
0811843181 $40.00 1-800-722-6657
Photographer Jim Marshall captured some of the most notable musicians in historic candid shots
still remembered today: Janis Joplin with whiskey bottle and the Beatles racing across Candlestick
Park at the end of their final public performance: but what about some of his other shots. Proof
shares his contact sheets from the concerts, sessions and sittings of his more famous shots. These
contact sheets, nicely accompanied by background history and explanations of the photographic
methods and shot settings, are outstanding representations and when viewed here as a unit and
package, explain the origins of the famous works. Highly recommended.
The Health/Medicine Shelf
Omnigraphics
PO Box 625, Holmes, PA 19043
www.omnigraphics.com
Additions and updates to the 'Health Reference Series' from Omnigraphics keeps the set up to
date and relevant to library holdings. The first edition of Dawn D. Matthews and Karen Bellenir's
Hypertension Sourcebook (0780806743, $78.00) helps lay readers understand, manage and avoid
illness through recognizing the causes and risk factors associated with primary, secondary, or
pre-hypertension conditions. The distinctions between all three are covered, along with
relationships between hypertension and other common co-occurring conditions, and the
complications of high blood pressure. Sandra Judd edits the second and newly updated edition of
Breast Cancer Sourcebook (0780-806689, $78.00), a survey of early warning signs, lifestyle
influences on breast cancer, and treatment options. From risk factors to prevention, Breast Cancer
Sourcebook provides all the latest facts and research. Karen Bellenir's first edition of Smoking
Concerns (078080323X, $78.00) provides everything needed for the student or general reader
seeking practical details on the effects of tobacco use. From how nicotine affects the body to
using smokeless tobacco and sustaining a smoke-free lifestyle, there are plenty of statistics and
facts as well as insights on health policies. The second edition of Amy L. Sutton's Back And Neck
Sourcebook (0780807383, $78.00) updates details on back and neck research, including the latest
facts about pain management, treatment options, and spinal conditions.
10 Things You Need To Know Before You See The Doctor
Sheldon Lipshutz, MD
Silver Lake Publishing
3501 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026
www.silverlakepub.com
1563437813 $17.95 1-888-663-3091
Dr. Sheldon Lipshutz's advice comes from his 40+ years practicing medicine and covers all the
basics for making good decisions when seeing the doctor; from understanding health insurance
and options for second or third opinions to understanding pain management, how to spot an
unscrupulous doctor, and how to assure the right attention from hospital staff. An invaluable
guide, 10 Things You Need To Know Before You See The Doctor: A Physician's Advice From
More Than 40 Years Of Practicing Medicine is a recommended addition to family and community
library medical reading lists and reference collections.
ADA Complete Guide To Carb Counting
Hope S. Warshaw, et.al.
American Diabetes Association
1701 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311
1580402038 $16.95 www.diabetes.com
Hope Warshaw, MMSc, RD, CDE, BC-ADM, is a nationally recognized expert on diabetes and
has written numerous books on the topic, while Karmeen Kulkarni, MS, RD, CDE, BC-ADM
works at the Diabetes Center in Salt Lake City. In a newly published second edition, ADA
Complete Guide To Carb Counting, these two experts update information on carb counting,
provide the very latest insights on how to practice carb counting more effectively, explain how to
count using both food labels and restaurant menus, and teach the reader just how to figure out
strategies for eating ranging from meal plans to challenges away from home. Especially
recommended for the diabetic, ADA Complete Guide To Carb Counting would make an excellent
addition to any weight conscience dieter's reference collection.
Multiple Sclerosis
T. Jock Murray, OC, MD
Demos Medical
386 Park Avenue South, #201, New York, NY 10016
1888799803 $29.95 www.amazon.com
Plenty of facts appear in a great many medical guides to multiple sclerosis; but Dr. T. Jock
Murray's Multiple Sclerosis: The History Of A Disease is one of the few to provide an accurate
and accessible history of the disease. This is a survey of individuals who suffered with MS
centuries before it had a name, of the discoveries and management techniques which eventually
led to its diagnosis and treatment, and of the medical science which contributed a better
understanding of MS. A 'must' for any serious health collection.
Prickly Pear Cactus Medicine
Ran Knishinsky
Healing Arts Press
1 Park St., Rochester, VT 05767
www.innertraditions.com
0892811498 $9.95 1-800-246-8648
The pricky pear cactus may become a herbal superstar if Ran Kniskinsky, a professional health
researcher, has anything to say about it: his Prickly Pear Cactus Medicine: Treatments For
Diabetes, Cholesterol, And The Immune System points out this plant has long been a stable in
diets and has been used as a remedy for many common ailments for a long time. Chapters
document its use in the treatment of diabetes, its importance in treating obesity, and its
applications as an immune system enhancer. Prickly Pear Cactus Medicine is a unique and
invaluable contribution to alternative medicine reference collections.
Overdosed America
John Abramson, MD
HarperCollins
10 E. 53rd St, New York, NY 10022-5299
www.harpercollins.com
0060568526 $24.95 1-800-242-7737
How do pharmaceutical companies mislead doctors and distort medical knowledge and facts to
sell more drugs to consumers? Overdosed America: The Broken Promise Of American Medicine
is no mere tabloid report. Expertly written by Harvard Medical School clinical faculty member
and family practitioner Dr. John Abramson, it's backed with professional experience and
education. Chapters cover how drug/medical device companies fund up to 80% of clinical
research, how experts who write guidelines are being paid by the drug companies whose products
they are recommending, and more. An eye-opening expose.
The Body Sculpting Bible Express Men's Edition
James Villepigue & Hugo Rivera
Hatherleigh Press
5-22 46th Avenue, Suite 200, Long Island City, NY 11101
www.bodysculptingbible.com
1578261848 $15.95 1-800-528-2550
The Body Sculpting Bible Express Men's Edition is an exercise guide featuring a 21-minute
express workout designed specifically to tone and sculpt the body. The Men's Edition focuses
especially upon building muscles, and the "eating for health and fitness" advice is tailored toward
the needs of the male body. Copious black-and-white photographs, explicit instructions focusing
on technique and form, and trainer's tips instruct the reader in simple exercises with dumbell rolls
as well as machine exercises involving equipment. A 21-day challenge offering recommended
exercises will get the reader started in body sculpting, and notes on proper diet and nutrition help
round out this excellent fitness resource especially for men with limited time.
The Seitai Method
Kuniaki Imoto, Ph.D.
Kodansha America, Inc.
575 Lexington Avenue, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10022
www.kodansha-intl.com
4770029977 $19.95 1-800-451-7556
The Seitai Method: A Holistic Approach To Staying Healthy Through Stretching And Body
Alignment is a guide for self-use. Step by step instructions and a wealth of black-and-white
photographs walk the reader through Seitai techniques, exercises based on a combination of
traditional Japanese healing therapies that treat the skeletal frame and muscles of the body in
order to remove any factors that weaken or obstruct the body's innate healing power. Written by
an author with fifty years of personal experience with Seitai, The Seitai Method can be applied as
self-treatment to a number of problems, including headache, stiff shoulders, mental stress,
constipation, and more. A summary by symptoms chart recommends Seitai exercises and hot
moist towel treatment for various parts of the body, in response to common ailments. An
inexpensive and easy-to-use resource for getting in touch with the healing power of one's own
body.
The Sports Shelf
Pete Rose
David Jordan
Greenwood Press
88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
www.greenwood.com
0313328757 $29.95 1-800-225-5800
Pete Rose was one of baseball's greatest hitters, but his off-field actions cast a dark light on his
achievements, leading to investigations into his gambling and a lifetime banishment from the game
which even barred him from induction into the Hall of Fame. His story is told in Pete Rose: A
Biography, a hard-hitting sports biography which presents the nature of his lasting legacy and his
post-baseball life.
1001 Golf Holes You Must Play Before You Die
Jeff Barr, general editor
Ronnie Sellers Productions
PO Box 818, Portland, ME 04104
1569065853 $34.95 1-800-625-3386
1001 Golf Holes You Must Play Before You Die is a massive compendium of truly great golf
courses in America, Canada, Germany, England, Australia, the Philippines, and more nations
worldwide. Illustrated throughout with stunning full-color photographs of these optimum courses,
1001 Golf Holes You Must Play Before You Die offers a brief description of each one. A
gorgeous treasury for golf enthusiasts, captivating simply to play through and a superb starting
point for dedicated golfers seeking to experience the best of the best - many courses are in a
variety of American states, so American readers should have no trouble selecting great locations
for golf within their home state. A course index and a designer index round out this breathtaking
compendium.
Ivan R. Dee
1332 N. Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60622
1-800-462-6420 www.ivanrdee.com
Two baseball guides provide very different portraits of the sport. Marvin Miller's A Whole
Different Ball Game: The Inside Story Of The Baseball Revolution (1566635993, $18.95)
provides an 'inside' story of baseball - and a new afterword by author Miller. For more than a
century the owners of baseball franchises conducted their business like baron owners, with players
as serfs: this began changing in the mid-1960s, and today club owners have a new type of
relationship with players. Miller helped end the old system which linked athletes to single teams:
A Whole Different Ball Game outlines his influence and baseball history. Will Carroll's Saving The
Pitcher: Preventing Pitching Injuries In Modern Baseball (1566635-780, $24.95) provides a
detailed, in-depth analysis of pitching injuries and how to prevent them, based on pitching coach
Tom House's professional experience. This is no casual survey of method: it analyzes pitcher arm
health as a whole, discusses the prevention and treatment of common pitching injuries, and is
grounded in much research.
The Business Shelf
It Pays To Be Paranoid
Christopher Eiben
Agate
1501 Madison St., Evanston, IL 60202
1932841024 $14.95 agatepublishing.com
Just when does paranoia pay off? When it can be used to recognize and avoid foreseeable
mistakes in business: that's the message of It Pays To Be Paranoid: Securing Business Success By
Preparing For The Worst, which helps readers spot problems stemming from misappropriation of
funds, cyber-fraud, workplace accidents and more. Chapters provide plenty of case histories and
come from a veteran legal investigator and business consultant whose own in-depth case analyses
serve as models of understanding.
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
235 Montgomery St. #650, San Francisco Ca 94104-2916
www.bkconnection.com
Stan Davis and David McIntosh's The Art Of Business: Make All Your Work A Work Of Art
(1576753026, $19.95) advises businesspeople and consumers alike to view their jobs and work as
an art piece. When taking such a viewpoint, aesthetic observation becomes embedded in one's
work and will improve performance and profitability. Chapters discuss different views of business
performance versus artistic output, provides plenty of examples on how ideas of 'artistic flow' can
encourage creative problem-solving, and does an excellent job of melding business and art
concepts for a smoothly-functioning set of improvement ideas. John Perkins' Confessions Of An
Economic Hit Man (157-6753018, $24.95) provides the author's personal odyssey as he moved
from being a National Security Agency promoter of policies for US corporations to being an
advocate for oppressed people. His role as an 'economic hit man' led to implementation to secret
schemes to funnel oil dollars back to the US, and other methods of imperial control of foreign
governments: a fascinating survey of economic prowess wielded against other nations makes for
riveting reading. Consumers, take note: Michael Finney's Michael Finney's Consumer
Confidential: The Money-Saving Secrets They Don't Want You To Know (157675300X, $14.95)
is on your side. There are many industry 'secrets' entreprenuers, small business owners, and
consumers wanting the best "bang for their buck" would benefit from; ranging from buying cars
for less than invoice, to obtaining the lowest hotel rates ever. Finney's personal finance advice is
based on tested fact and is entirely on the consumer's side, exposing scams, wrong doings, and
bargains to be gained alike.
Business Without Boundaries
Don Mankin & Susan G. Cohen
Jossey-Bass, Inc.
989 Market Street, 5th floor, San Francisco, CA 94103-1741
www.josseybass.com
0787959111 $35.00 1-800-225-5945
There are plenty of general management advise titles on the market today, but a few stand out
from the crowd as specific guides for working establishments - and Don Mankin and Susan G.
Cohen's Business Without Boundaries: An Action Framework For Collaborating Across Time,
Distance, Organization, And Culture is one of them. With more and more business being
conducted virtually, mechanisms for collaborative success in virtual e-business and corporate
environments becomes all the more important: that's where Business Without Boundaries comes
in, helping managers with real-world examples and principles for successful virtual collaboration.
An excellent, action-packed advice guide.
Globe Pequot Press
PO Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437
www.globepequot.com
$17.95 Each 1-800-243-0495
Two revised, updated classics for home-based businesses provide specifics for aspiring start-up
companies, ranging from the initial decision of what kind of business to begin, to locating buying
and selling resources. Jocelyn Peake's How To Start A Home-Based Antiques Business
(0762734450) has been revised and updated by Bob Brooke, and provides the latest specifics on
everything from pricing and displaying antiques to locating products in yard sales and through
specific types of dealers. All the nuts and bolts are here, from common business savvy to antiques
issues such as determining authenticity of pieces and offering different payment methods.
Georganne Fiumara's third edition of How To Start A Home-Based Mail Order Business
(076272501X, $17.95) imparts author Fiumara's own experiences and advice on running a
successful home-based mail order business. From database and telemarketing strategies to
determining the best way to sell and price a service, How To Start A Home-Based Mail Order
Business is packed with practical tips.
Strategic Business Letters And E-Mail
Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts
Houghton Mifflin
222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116
www.hmco.com
0618448330 $19.95 1-800-225-3362
Tired of developing perfect business letter and email models, only to lose them in the morass of
inbox materials? Frustrated about imparting the right tone and point in a business letter? Use
Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts' Strategic Business Letters And E-Mail's series of sequencing steps to
write a draft, design for visual impact, and create a winning letter model which can be used as a
proven template of success. Letters are grouped by subject such as Customer Relations or Media
Relations, and outline just why some messages succeed while others fail.
Kogan Page US/Stylus Publishing
PO Box 605, Herndon, VA 20172-0605
1-800-232-0223 www.styluspub.com
These excellent new titles teach the basics of workplace communication, market research and
business plan development. Theo Theobald and Cary Cooper's Shut Up And Listen!: The Truth
About How To Communicate At Work (0749440244, $19.95) provides an excellent honest
approach to workplace communication, addressing the problems of trying to be heard in a busy
business environment. From learning communication strategies through common ad techniques
and translating them to workplace environments to understanding the basics of effective written
and oral English, Shut Up And Listen comes packed with practical tips. Robin J. Birn's The
Effective Use Of Market Research: How To Drive And Focus Better Business Decisions
(074944200X, $32.50) appears in its updated fourth edition to put market research into a
practical world of results. Case studies put theory to work, from using information in a structured
research or business setting to assessing research criteria and getting the most from the
information segments which are critical. Edward Blackwell's How To Prepare A Business Plan
(0749441917, $24.95) is still one of the best books available in a sea of business plan guides.
Why? It updates a prior best-seller and provides clear explanations, breaking the entire process
into easily-digested segments, from producing cash-flow forecasts to planning company
expenditures and incoming monies. The small business case studies are particularly well done.
Paul Barrow's Raising Finance: A Practical Guide To Starting, Expanding & Selling Your
(07-49442603, $29.95) covers the basics of starting, expanding then selling a business. Chapters
cover all the essentials, from start-up financing versus growth and equity funding to grooming a
business for a successful sale. All are excellent basic guides.
Play To Win
David La Piana with Michaela Hayes
Jossey-Bass, Inc.
989 Market Street, 5th floor, San Francisco, CA 94103-1741
www.josseybass.com
0787968137 $32.00 1-800-225-5945
Play To Win: The Nonprofit Guide To Competitive Strategy describes the value of using
competition in furthering the mission of a nonprofit organization. While not denigrating the
advantages of collaborative strategies, Play to Win gives the reader useful tools for mining the
benefits of a competitive stance, including means to assess a nonprofit's position in the
marketplace, how to develop winning competitive strategies, step-by-step directions for leaders to
effectively compete for limited resources, and much more. Written by the founder and senior
manager La Piana Associates, a consulting firm specializing in problems and strategies unique to
nonprofit organizations, Play To Win is highly recommended reading for the leadership of any
nonprofit determined to stand out from the crowd.
Guerrilla Marketing In 30 Days
Jay Conrad Levinson & Al Lautenslager
Entrepreneur Press
2445 McCabe Way, Suite 400, Irvine, CA 92614-6244
1932531297 $19.95 1-800-462-6420
Best-selling marketing author Jay Conrad Levinson and award-winning marketing/PR consultant
Al Lautenslager combine their talents in Guerrilla Marketing In 30 Days, a condensed
quick-learning guide that compacts Levinson's acclaimed "Guerrilla Marketing" series into a
single, potent instructional tool. Organized into 30 lessons, complete with summaries and sample
activities, Guerrilla Marketing In 30 Days presents difficult skills, useful tools, and proven
strategies explained step-by-step. An absolute must-have for anyone who needs to learn the
marketing trade or sharpen their skills quickly, from professional marketers for large companies to
small business owners who need to step up and get the word out ASAP. Highly
recommended.
The Metaphysical Studies Shelf
Llewellyn
PO Box 64383, St. Paul, MN 55164
www.llewellyn.com
Llewellyn provides a host of tarot, wicca and ritual titles for new age spiritual practitioners,
offering both basic kits and advanced spells. Beginners will welcome Janet Berres' Tarot Kit For
Beginners (0738705063, $19.95), a book/card set designed for newcomers. This is no everyday
kit: the guidebook was written by the former president of the International Tarot Society and card
layouts and clear explanations allow beginners to get the most from their initial efforts. Raymond
Buckland's Practical Candleburning Rituals (0875420486, $9.95) presents a treatise by one of the
leading authorities on magic in the U.S. Practical Candleburning Rituals presents easy candle rites
of spells and rituals for everyday use. Everyday Sun Magic (0738704687, $12.95) by Dorothy
Morrison presents over one hundred diverse spells, chants and rituals based on capturing the
energy of the sun. From celebrations to games and party ideas, Wicca celebrants receive a fine
handbook.
Haunted San Francisco
Rand Richards, Editor
Heritage House
PO Box 194242, San Francisco CA 94119
hhprincon@aol.com
1879367041 $14.95 www.amazon.com
It's hard to know where to place Haunted San Francisco: Ghost Stories From The City's Past: at
once a history, a travelogue, an account of spiritual mystery and a fine collection of ghost stories,
it will appeal to readers of all these genres with two dozen stories spanning nearly a century and a
half and embracing some of the most famous ghosts and places of the San Francisco area.
Anticipate a lively set of stories perfect for browsing and steeped in San Francisco traditions and
biographies of some of the city's colorful characters.
Ghosts Among Us
Leslie Rule
Andrews & McMeel
4520 Main St., Kansas City, MO 64111
www.amuniversal.com
0740747177 $14.95 1-800-851-8923
Enthusiasts of the supernatural will find a winning presentation in Ghosts Among Us: True Stories
Of Spirit Encounters, a survey of true-life haunting experiences and paranormal encounters
blended with black and white photos of haunted sites. Ghosts Among Us is no mere re-iteration of
legend but presents personal first-hand reports and stories chart events from across the U.S.
Author Leslie Rule is also the daughter of true-crime author Ann Rule, which helped foster her
interest in mysteries of the supernatural.
A Wiccan Formulary And Herbal
A.J. Drew
New Page Books
PO Box 687, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
www.newpagebooks.com
1564147827 $19.99 1-800-227-3371
Wicca and new age followers will find A Wiccan Formulary And Herbal a wonderful reference
addition: a set of home remedies, herbal cures, recipes for incense and oils, and more. Methods
featured are based in science and applications more than rituals: from plant herbals and tinctures
to kitchen witchery, here are all the practical formulas for making real 'magic'.
The Railroading Shelf
The Willing Servant
David Ross
Tempus/Trafalgar Square
PO Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret, VT 05053-0257
www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com
0752429868 $45.00 1-800-423-4525
The rail steam locomotive was invented by a Cornish man in 1804, changing not only the nature
and speed of travel, but becoming popular around the world to foster industrial growth in Britain,
Europe and beyond: it even influenced the formation of the USA and Canada into unified nations.
Surprisingly, David Ross' The Willing Servant: A History Of The Steam Locomotive is the first
history of how the steam railroad spread around the world. From its initial design, construction
and use to its final days, The Willing Servant: A History Of The Steam Locomotive includes a
healthy multidisciplinary approach in considering the steam train's impact on the world.
Playing With Trains
Sam Posey
Random House
1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019
www.atrandom.com
1400061784 $22.95 1-800-726-0600
Why do grown men play with trains? In Playing With Trains: A Passion Beyond Scale,
sportswriter and Grand Prix racing legend Sam Posey deftly examines the world of model
railroading, in the process blending autobiography with insights into the lure and attraction of
model railroading. Posey traveled around the world getting to know top modelers: his examines
the nostalgic love of trains and how it translates into model railroading, using his own enjoyment
and first-person insights as a foundation.
The Criminology Shelf
Soft Targets
Michael L. Varando
Pelican Publishing
1000 Burmaster St., Gretna, LA 70053
www.pelicanpub.com
1589801989 $16.95 1-800-843-1724
Women are typically easy targets for violent predators. In Soft Targets: A Woman's Guide To
Survival, veteran police detective Michael L. Varando offers up truly invaluable lessons from his
work on the front line of crime scene investigation, using case studies from his career to advise
women on how to avoid becoming 'soft targets' for predators. From date rape to purse-snatching
and kidnapping, chapters discuss why and how predators choose their targets - and what makes
them 'soft' and desirable over others.
Since 9/11 a direct link has been drawn between money laundering and terrorism; yet few links
have been drawn to just how money laundering operates. Enter Chris Mathers' Crime School:
Money Laundering, a title specific to the history and how-tos of money laundering, how crimes
are executed and detected, and how the operation links organized crime to terrorism. Mathers is a
former R.C.M.P. undercover operator and an international authority on money laundering: he is
the perfect author for this in-depth expose.
Going To Trial
Daniel I. Small, editor
American Bar Association
750 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611
1570737231 $99.95 1-800-285-2221
Now in a newly updated second edition, Going to Trial: A Step-by-Step Guide To Trial Practice
And Procedure is a step-by-step walkthrough published by the American Bar Association.
Describing the unique features of each procedural step of the trial from filing suit and jury
selection to post-trial motions and the closing argument, Going to Trial includes sample
reproducible forms and point-by-point bulletins that break down sometimes complex steps to their
simplest basics. A 3 1/2" high density floppy diskette, formatted for the PC, offers 60 text files
(Microsoft Word 6.0) that correspond to the 60 numbered forms in Going To Trial. This is the
definitive resource for aspiring and practicing attorneys and a "must-read" for anyone who needs
to know precisely what is involved.
The Gaming Shelf
Beyond The Supernatural
Kevin Siembieda
Palladium Books
12455 Universal Dr., Taylor, MI 48180
1574570838 $24.95 palladiumbooks.com
Now in an expanded second edition, Beyond The Supernatural is a role playing game by Kevin
Siembieda that is set in the modern world where the heroes include ordinary people as well as
those with the gift of paranormal abilities. This is also a world of shadowy horror, strange
creatures and dark magic. This 256-page role gaming compendium features extensive
backgrounding and a lush setting; 14 psychic character classes including Fire Walker, Ghost
Hunter, Medium, Psi-Mechanic, and Psychic Sensitive; 42 occupations (including Professional
Psychic and Psychic Investigator); more than one hundred psychic abilities; The Lazlo Society and
Lazlo Agency; as well as entities, fiends, and creatures of darkness. Beyond The Supernatural is a
strongly recommended addition to any dedicated role gamer collection, this fantasy role-playing
game offers easy to learn rules to get even the most novice player up and running quickly.
Charles River Media
10 Downer Avenue, Hingham, MA 02043
1-800-382-8505 www.charlesriver.com
Surprisingly, Ed Byrne's Game Level Design (1584503696 $49.95) is the first comprehensive
guide to level design for those looking at careers and plan ideas for modern computer and video
games. Surprising because with so many books on computers and gaming on the market, you'd
think the topic would have received in-depth attention before. Ed Byrne is currently lead designer
at Zipper Interactive: his gaming and computer background lends technical savvy to a fine
introduction to the level design process, covering everything from approaches and team issues to
popular tools. Whether you're a novice or intermediate, Game Level Design holds all the
fundamental concepts and definitions needed, along with interviews with designers working at
creating games. For further enlightenment on computer game design, choose Penny Baillie-de
Byl's Programming Believable Characters For Computer Games (1584503238, $54.95), a
book/cd combo packed with sample code, data exercises, shareware, and an open source game
engine the book is based on. Higher-level AI is the focus here, for developing the believable
characters that can learn and express emotions: chapters reveal pathfinding, decision trees, and
more systems for creating such believable characters, providing step-by-step creation of a 3D
animated character through theory reinforced by exercise. Programmers will find this an excellent
hands-on game development reference. Staffan Bjork and Jussi Holopainen's Patterns In Game
Design (1584503548, $49.95) will reach game designers at all levels with choices possible in all
types of computer games. The focus here is on 'gameplay': structures of player interaction within
the game system, and with other players: chapters examine both the theory behind game
development and pattern choices, and the structure of the actual patterns themselves, based on
what aspect of 'gameplay' they cover. Add a cd-rom of pattern collections from the book, slides,
and PDF versions in card form and you have a wide-ranging presentation game programmers will
ind essential.
The Essential Guide To Geocaching
Mike Dyer
Fulcrum Publishing
16100 Table Mountain Parkway, #300, Golden, CO 80403
www.fulcrum-books.com
1555915221 $12.95 1-800-992-2908
Both beginning and experienced geocachers can learn the basics of navigation, outdoor safety and
geocaching games through this survey of an outdoor activity all ages can enjoy. 'Geocaching' uses
a GPS receiver and map, compass and computer access to locate a 'virtual cache'. The better you
hone your GPS navigational skills, the more quickly a cache can be located. A 'cache' is a hidden
location where players can leave a variety of 'treasure' and clues - geocaching is a fun concept and
Mike Dyer's The Essential Guide To Geocaching: Tracking Treasure With Your GPS provides all
the basics.
The Pets/Wildlife Shelf
Heavy Horses
Diana Zeuner
Shire Publications
c/o Parkwest Publications
PO Box 20261, NY, NY 10025-1512
http://www.parkwestpubs.com/
0747806020 $16.00 1-646-215-9003
Heavy horses played important roles in the development of western economies, toiling in mines, at
mills, and on farms - but since the invention of the tractor, their popularity and usefulness has
waned. Heavy Horses features the various breeds and their modern agricultural usefulness, with
color photos throughout. A lovely, if not slim, title.
The American Quarter Horse
Steven D. Price
The Lyons Press
PO Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437
www.lyonspress.com
1592282725 $17.95 1-800-836-0510
The American Quarter Horse Association has participated in producing The American Quarter
Horse: An Introduction To Selection, Care, And Enjoyment, a virtual 'bible' of detail on the
American quarter house, packing in details for all levels of riders and owners from novices to
professionals. From an introductory history of the breed to detailed tips on selecting a horse,
stabling, grooming and health, black and white and color photos throughout supplement all the
basics needed to own or assess a quarter horse. The American Quarter Horse is an essential
reference and a "must" for owners and riders of this remarkable animal.
There's A Bobcat In My Backyard!
Jonathan Hanson
University of Arizona Press
355 South Euclid Avenue, Suite 103, Tucson, AZ 85719-6654
www.uapress.arizona.edu
0816521867 $16.95 1-800-426-3797
The subtitle of Jonathan Hanson's There's A Bobcat In My Backyard! is 'Living with and Enjoying
Urban Wildlife'. The regional focus is the Southwest, where nature is very close to human
inhabitants. Author and urban wildlife expert Hanson should know: he is a veteran naturalist and
his background lends to a discussion of how readers can live alongside wildlife peacefully - and
can learn from the experience. Turn a backyard into a miniature wildlife refuge through thoughtful
choices of food, water and habitat, cope with unwanted denizens, and learn to enjoy birds and
mammals alike.
Dr. Fisher's Life On The Ark
Lester E. Fisher, DVM
Racom Communications
815 Ridge Ave., Evanston, IL 60202
0970451563 $26.95 www.amazon.com
Similar in scope and approach to the UK vet's James Herriot are Dr. Lester Fisher's stories of zoo
encounters gleaned from wild animal experiences from around the world. From an alligator in his
back yard to vet school excitement to caring for 2,000 carrier pigeons during World War II and
beyond, Dr. Fisher doesn't stay still long, traveling the world in search of zoo animals in need,
whether it be Africa or India. The result is a lively and fun read for wild animal fans and
enthusiasts in Dr. Fisher's Life On The Ark: Green Alligators, Bushman, And Other
"Hare-Raising" Tales From America's Most Popular Zoo And Around the World.
Guide To Backyard Birds
Julie R. Mancini & Pamela L. Hidgon
Barrons
250 Wireless Rd., Hauppage, NY 11788
www.barronseduc.com
0764126873 $16.95 1-800-645-3476
Beginning birders intrigued by birds and their traits will welcome the introductory Guide To
Backyard Birds, which packs in advice from how to feed them and arrange a yard for maximum
attraction to employing regional charts to discern popular birders in the area, or locate Web sites
that offer more details on wild birds. Bright color photos accompany tips on everything from how
to behave when observing birds to what kinds of seed to buy.
Why Birds Do That
Michael Furtman
Willow Creek Press
PO Box 147, Minocqua, WI 54548
www.willowcreekpress.com
1595430598 $15.95 1-800-850-9453
There are thousands of books on the market describing bird habits, habitats, natural history, but
dedicated birdwatchers should never overlook Michael Furtman's Why Birds Do That: 40
Distinctive Bird Behaviors Explained & Photographed. This impressively "user friendly", informed
and informative title is a bird of another feather, going beyond the usual observation description
to probe the 'why' behind the behavior. Gorgeous color photos by Steve & Dave Maslowski
accent the survey, which covers 40 distinctive bird behaviors and illustrates them with
photographic evidence.
Winging It
Catherine Coulter, et al.
University of New Mexico Press
1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
www.unmpress.com
0826330681 $19.95 1-800-249-7737
The collaborative work of Catherine Coulter, Cynthia Lucina Coulter, James Coulter, Vivian
Coulter, Jennifer Owings, Entire families and all ages with Southwest residence or affiliation will
discover a treasure trove of detail in Winging It: A Beginner's Guide To Birds Of The Southwest,
an ideal guidebook, especially for the novice birdwatcher, to birds of the Southwest pairing
realistic. Enhanced with lovely drawings by Jennifer Owings Dewey, along with photos and
discussions of birds, kids, and birdwatching, covering such issues as how to attract birds to
making hummingbird nectar or identifying birds, all the basics are here, with a Southwest
orientation. Highly recommended!
Frogs
David Badger
Voyageur Press
PO Box 338, Stillwater, MN 55082
089658674X $19.95 1-800-888-9653
If frogs are the attraction, don't miss natural history writer David Badger's Frogs, which profiles
over fifty frogs selected for their unusual qualities. There are over 3,950 species in the world, so
it's unlikely even the most avid frog fan will have seen many of these fascinating photos. But
Frogs isn't just a coffee table picture book; it pairs photos by John Neterton with David Badger's
non-technical facts and observations, making for an outstanding result.
Ruffing It
Mardi Richmond & Melanee L. Barash
Alpine Publications, Inc.
PO Box 7027, Loveland, CO 80537
www.alpinepub.com
157779009X $21.95 1-800-777-7257
Ruffing It: The Complete Guide To Camping With Dogs is a straightforward guide for pet owners
who are outdoor enthusiasts. From how to protect your dog from common hazards (including the
importance of training one's pet not to drink from rivers or streams - they can get as sick as you
can from from waterborne diseases! Instead, bring plenty of filtered water for the dog to drink
too) to basic first aid, needed supplies, training for life out in the rough, and more.
Black-and-white photographs and simple illustrations add a visual touch to this indispensible
guide packed with advice on where to go, fun activities to do, getting along with wilderness
creatures, and much more. A "must-have" for anyone looking forward to the joy of camping with
a beloved pet.
DogFriendly.com's Unites States And Canada Dog Travel Guide
Tara Kain
DogFriendly.com, Inc.
6454 Pony Express Trail, #33-233, Pollock Pines, CA 95726
www.dogfriendly.com
0971874239 $19.95 1-877-475-2275
Superbly organized and presented, DogFriendly.com's Unites States And Canada Dog Travel
Guide by dog travel expert Tara Kain lists thousands of "dog friendly" accommodations in all 50
states and the provinces of Canada regardless of dog breed or size. Enhanced with easy-to-use
"Highway Guides" for major highways and interstates, as well as a "Coastal Beach Guide" citing
hundreds of dog-friendly beaches, and more than 40 "City Guides" with dog-friendly attractions,
parks, outdoor restaurants, and more, DogFriendly.com's Unites States And Canada Dog Travel
Guide is the complete reference for lodging, attractions, dining, parks and beaches to enjoy with
your canine companion. This newly updated and expanded second edition is wonderfully portable
and would serve as the only necessary planning guide to take along your dog no matter where you
need or want to travel throughout North America.
The Self-Help Shelf
Teen Quest
Randy Beck
Goblin Fern Press
3809 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI 53705
www.GoblinFernPress.com
1591965357 $12.95 1-888-670-2665
Teen Quest: A Journey In The Pursuit Of Personal Excellence For Teens And Young Adults by
Randy Beck (President and founder of the "Cross the Line" Personal Development Corporation"
is a 91-page compendium of self-help advice and self-improvement exercises specifically designed
to educate young readers on some universal truths and basic realties of developing and
maintaining successful relationships and life choices. Strongly recommended to the attention of
teen counselors, teachers, and parents, the "do-it-yourself" format is equally appropriate for
individual teen readers as a personal study course, as it is a useful text for a small group
counseling program.
Life 2.0
Rich Karlgaard
Crown Business
1745 Broadway, #B1, NY, NY 10019
www.crownpublishing.com
1400046076 $24.95 1-800-726-0600
Where is happiness located in life? In Life 2.0: How People Across America Are Transforming
Their Lives By Finding The Where Of Their Happiness, author Rich Karlgaard used his own
personal and professional midlife crisis as a foundation for considering the roots of the American
dream of continuous upward mobility - and how it is present in modern times. Karlgaard fell in
love with flying at age 45: he combined his newfound flying skills with a mission to fly around the
country gaining insights into American happiness. Life 2.0 is filled with case histories with some
surprising insights.
Shambhala Publications, Inc.
300 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02115-4544
www.shambhala.com
Despite our best efforts it's easy to remain unhappy and to feel unfulfilled: if only we could
identify those elements which can't be changed in life, and accept them! That's the message of
David Richo's Five Things We Cannot Change And The Happiness We Find By Embracing Them
(1590302095, $18.95), which identifies five 'givens' of life and relationships, showing how to
acknowledge and accept these 'givens' and move on. While most apply to relationships, the larger
view applies these same givens to other life circumstances. Add a healthy dose of religious
insights on many levels and you have a fine self-help guide to peace of mind. Michael Carroll's
Awake At Work: 35 Practical Buddhist Principles For Discovering Clarity And Balance In The
Midst Of Work's Chaos (1570629838, $21.95) blends Eastern philosophy, work issues and
Buddhist principles in a wide-ranging guide using common workplace hassles and issues to
explore conflict resolution. From cultivating stillness to pacifying and equating cynicism with
personal courage and honesty, Awake At Work holds a myriad of spiritual insights paired to
everyday work scenarios.
The Gardening Shelf
The Essential Garden Design Workbook
Rosemary Alexander
Timber Press
133 S.W. Second Avenue, Suite 450, Portland OR 97204-3527
0881926647 $34.95 1-800-327-5680
The Essential Garden Design Workbook is a highly detailed design workbook especially intended
for serious home gardeners, students of design, and professionals. Expertly written by Rosemary
Alexander (the founder and principal of The English Gardening School), The Essential Garden
Design Workbook is illustrated cover-to-cover with simple diagrams and sections of full color
photographs. Individual chapters deftly cover necessary research and preparations, how to
develop the initial design, what to take into account when finalizing the garden layout plan,
creating a planting plan, visualizing and constructing the design, and a host of minor details. The
Essential Garden Design Workbook is highly recommended as a detailed instructional for learning
to blend individually creative instincts with practical necessities to create truly memorable
gardens.
Perennial Gardener's Design Primer
Stephanie Cohen & Nancy Ondra
Storey Books
210 Mass MoCa Way, N. Adams, MA 02147
1580175430 $24.95 www.storey.com
Perennials may be put in their place using an organized design pattern and Stephanie Cohen's
teaching background blends with nursery owner Nancy Ondra's experience with rare plants to
make for an excellent set of design tips in Perennial Gardener's Design Primer. Here are 20 plans
for different kinds of gardens, along with designer tips, checklists, and a list of recommended
reliable perennials. Color photos and plenty of diagrams and charts pack life into a recommended
gardener's planning guide.
Seeds Of Wealth
Henry Hobhouse
Shoemaker & Hoard Publishers
c/o Avalon Publishing Group
245 West 17th Street, 11th floor, New York, NY 10011-5300
www.shoemakerhoard.com
1593760442 $25.00 1-800-788-3123
Gardening history and trivia enthusiasts will welcome Henry Hobhouse's gorgeous Seeds Of
Wealth: Four Plants That Made Men Rich, presenting four essays examining the social
consequences of exploiting timber, tobacco, rubber and the wine grape. These are cash crops
central to world interests for centuries: all have had a major impact on the world - and all have
been largely ignored. Each essay provides an exciting history which surveys the plant's evolution
in human affairs. Hobhouse has long been a reporter and Seeds Of Wealth is scholarly yet
accessible and highly recommended for the non-specialist general reader with an interest in
agriculture and its role in creating prosperity.
The Secret Teachings Of Plants
Stephen Harrod Buhner
Bear & Company
c/o Inner Traditions International
One Park Street, Rochester, VT 05767
www.innertraditions.com
1591430356 $18.00 1-800-246-8648
World-wide traditions largely recognize the importance of plant medicines and the direct
perception of nature through the 'intelligence of the heart' - and modern science is proving that
over half the heart is comprised of neural cells. In The Secret Teachings Of Plants: The
Intelligence Of The Heart In The Direct Perception Of Nature, Stephen Buhner explores the idea
of a heart-centered mode of perception, relating this to learning the medicinal uses of plants from
the plants themselves. Science and spirituality blend in an intriguing ecological assessment of what
the plant world can teach us.
Creating And Planting Alpine Gardens
Rex Murfitt
B.B. Mackey Books
PO Box 475, Wayne, PA 19087
1893443078 $22.50 mackeybooks.com
Award-winning rock gardener Rex Murfitt presents Creating And Planting Alpine Gardens: How
To Build Small Rock Gardens And Work With Alpine Plants, a guide to the challenges and
rewards of raising Alpine plants, especially in lowland climates. Alpine plants evolved on high,
windy sites and do not adapt well to hot summers or moist soil - to survive, they need top-quality
drainage, good light, protected rock crevices, and gritty soil. Able to thrive in limited growing
space, can be raised in rock gardens, raised beds, containers, or other variations; Creating And
Planting Alpine Garens walks the reader through the details of what preparations to make, and
what pitfalls to watch out for. Black-and-white photographs with some sections of inset color
photographs illustrate this hands-on, easy-to-use guide for gardeners at all levels of
experience.
Color Your Garden
Jill Billington
Watson-Guptill
770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
www.watsonguptill.com
0823007596 $29.95 1-800-451-1741
Every gardener wishes for a colorful garden, but many controversies surround building one.
Author Jill Billington was an artist before she became a garden designer, so she comes from a
different perspective than most gardening books provide, matching an eye for color with planting
design details. Her love of plants blends well with an artist's eye and provides a beautifully-done
guide in Color Your Garden that is very highly recommended for gardeners and landscapers from
novice beginners to seasoned professionals.
Garden Insects Of North America
Whitney Cranshaw
Princeton University Press
41 William Street, Princeton, NJ 08540
0691095612 $29.95 1-800-777-4726
If it's only one book on garden pests you seek for your collection, make it Whitney Cranshaw's
Garden Insects Of North America: The Ultimate Guide To Backyard Bugs. Color photos packed
throughout make for a weighty paperback which is the most comprehensive, yet the most
user-friendly, big bible going. Over 1,420 bugs from fruit flies to borers, aphids to bees, are
covered, organizing them not by bug but by plant area affected for quick reference, and by taxa
within that. The latest pest management tips for each are here, too, along with all key stages of
insect life. Cranshow is a professor and specialist at Colorado State University: his guide should
be a standard not just for public library reference collections, but any avid home gardner's
bookshelf.
Botany For Gardeners
Brian Capon
Timber Press
133 S.W. Second Avenue, Suite 450, Portland OR 97204-3527
0881926558 $19.95 1-800-327-5680
Now in a newly revised edition, Botany For Gardeners is an instructional, scientific text written
specifically in everyday language for gardeners, horticulturalists, and lay people. Author Brian
Capon, a former professor of botany with thirty years' experience, explains how plants are
structured, how they adapt to their environment, how water is transported from soil to leaves,
why minerals, air, and light are important for healthy plant growth, how plants reproduce, and
much more. Black-and-white diagrams and color photographs illustrate this superb self-teaching
tool for the truly dedicated gardening enthusiast.
The Architecture Shelf
Skyscrapers
Andres Lepik
Prestel
900 Broadway, #603, NY, NY 10003
www.prestel.com
3791331558 $35.00 1-888-463-6110
Andres Lepik's Skyscrapers is an oversized presentation fitting to its subject of skyscrapers,
providing tall full-page photos of technological monuments to accompany discussions of major
world skyscraper icons and their backgrounds. An exciting survey of the past, present and future,
Lepik's Skyscrapers earns a place in any serious architectural library.
The American History Shelf
Scenes Of Visionary Enchantment
Dayton Duncan
University of Nebraska Press
233 N. 8th St., Lincoln, NE 68588-0255
www.nebraskapress.unl.edu
0803217242 $22.00 1-800-755-1105
There have been a great many fine books published in the last year on Lewis and Clark. One of
the very best of those books is Dayton Duncan's Scenes Of Visionary Enchantment: Reflections
On Lewis And Clark and richly deserves ongoing recommendation beyond the famous
expedition's anniversary date. Presenting Duncan's retracing of the Corps of Discovery's route
from St. Louis to the Pacific and back - four different times in the past twenty years, his
travelogue commentary provides keen insights on people and places seen along the way,
emphasizing why Lewis and Clark's discoveries remain so important today.
Lewis & Clark Revisited
Reg MacGregor
University of Washington Press
PO Box 50096, Seattle, WA 981455096
www.washington.edu/uwpress/
0295983434 $29.95 1-206-543-4050
Another classic guide to Lewis and Clark which stands out from the crowd, Lewis And Clark
Revisited: A Photographer's Trail follows the famed explorer's route and packs in a wealth of
black and white photos of the Lewis and Clark experience. Almost ten years ago photographer
Reg MacGregor began his journey following the Lewis and Clark route, photographing the
country along the way. Highly recommended for both simple browing and serious study, Lewis
And Clark Revisited provides a fine - often thought-provoking - set of images reflecting a
much-changed land since the original expeditions.
The Fate Of Corps
Larry E. Morris
Yale University Press
Box 209040, New Haven, CT 06520-9040
www.yalebooks.com
0300102658 $30.00 1-800-987-7323
OK, it's another Lewis and Clark title - but with a big difference: The Fate Of The Corps: What
Became Of The Lewis And Clark Explorers After The Expedition doesn't rehash or re-follow the
expedition: it discusses the ultimate fate of the thirty-plus members of the Corps of Discovery
which constituted Lewis and Clark's force. Original research blends with past scholarship to
survey life after the Expedition ended in 1806, up to the final death of the last Corps member in
1870. Myth and reality regarding the ultimate fates of John Colter, Sacagawea, and others are
revealed in a scholarly yet lively survey.
Exploring With Lewis And Clark
James J. Holmberg, editor
University of Oklahoma Press
4100 28th Avenue, NW, Norman, OK 73069
www.oupress.com
080613674X $45.00 1-800-627-7377
Strongly recommended for academic library collections as an American History primary resource,
Exploring With Lewis And Clark: The 1804 Journal Of Charles Floyd presents a journal of
expeditionary writings by Sergeant Charles Floyd, one of the first three men enlisted in Lewis and
Clark's Corps of Discovery. Born in 1782, Floyd kept a precise diary of the expedition, yet he
sadly succumbed to a ruptured appendix and became the only member to die during this epic
journey of discovery, losing his life near present-day Sioux City. Exploring with Lewis and Clark
photographically reproduces the pages Floyd wrote in his own handwriting, a typeface transcript
for easy reading, extensive historical and context notes, and a thoughtfully informative
introduction. Skillfully edited by James Holmberg and illustrated with a handful of photographs
and artwork, Exploring With Lewis And Clark is a superbly presented primary source of
American history, and an impressive contribution to the study of the Lewis & Clark expedition
that is not to be missed.
Art Deco New York
David Garrard Lowe
Watson-Guptill
770 Broadway, New York NY 10003
www.watsonguptill.com
0823002845 $40.00 1-800-451-1741
Art Deco New York is more than just another presentation of samples: it's a rich history which
focuses on the major hallmarks of the design evident throughout New York City, and also
considers the underlying social and political movements which helped create and foster them. Art
Deco New York holds the ability to appeal to two audiences: art deco students, and New Yorkers
who would understand some of the foundation works of their city. Color and black and white
photos throughout lends to a rich presentation.
Building The Loom City
S. Ardis Abbott
Dorrance Publishing
701 Smithfield Street, 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, Pa 15222-3906
0805961356 $15.00 1-800-788-7654
The Industrial Revolution is one of the turning points of American history, and the period just
prior to the 19th century saw mechanized inventions advance by leaps - as seen in Rockville,
Connecticut, a former leading woolen textile manufacturing center. Immigrant and mill worker
history contributes to this survey of how a small village changed to turn itself into such a
producer. An intriguing story of how change was achieved, Building The Loom City: Rockville,
Connecticut, 1821-1908 is a welcome and highly recommended addition to American History
reference collections.
Small Town
Granville Hicks
Fordham University Press
2546 Belmont Avenue, University Box L, Bronx, NY 10458-5172
0823223574 $26.00 fordhampress.com.
Granville Hicks (1901-1982) wrote reviews, essays, novels, and works of literary history and
criticism for more than fifty years. In 1946 Hicks wrote Small Town in which he gave his readers
a fascinating and timeless portrait of life in the rural crossroads of Grafton, New York. This was a
small community to which had had moved after being fired for his left-wing political views from
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In Small Town, Hicks combined hand-crafted ethnography
research with his personal reflections on the qualities of small town life as they were being
threatened by post-war encroachments by spreading cities and expanding suburbs. Hicks
eloquently defined the essential qualities of small town community life and linked to hem to the
best features of American popular and political culture. Long out of print and highly
recommended reading for students of twentieth century American culture and history, this new
edition of Small Town is enhanced for a new generation of readers with an informed and
informative introduction by Warren F. Broderick and a preface by Ron Powers.
Jefferson And Madison On Separation Of Church And State
Lenni Brenner, editor
Barricade Books
185 Bridge Plaza North, Suite 308-A, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
1569802734 !6.95 barricadebooks.com
Jefferson And Madison On Separation Of Church And State: Writings On Religion And
Secularism is painstakingly compiled and professionally edited by historian, journalist, lecturer and
freethinker Lenni Brenner. In today's political climate of red states and blue states, neo-cons and
the religious right, "family values" and federally funded "faith-based" initiative, prayer in public
schools and moves to constitutionally deny gay marriage, a renewed look at the thoughts and
comments by two of our most influential founding fathers on the subject of religion and the state
is both timely and needed. The selections comprising this highly recommended reference for
politicians, clergy, and non-specialist general readers with a stake in the separation of church and
state, draw from correspondence between Thomas Jefferson and James Madison and other
notable figures of early American history including George Washington, John Adams, Thomas
Law, John Jay, Tom Paine, William Bradford, and the Marquis de Lafayette. Of special note are
two appendices in which the timelines of Jefferson and Madison's lives are presented, and a
"Scholar's Afterword" which traces the history of religion in American politics from the Civil War
to the present day. Urgently recommended reading!
The Judaic Studies Shelf
The Yellow Star
Gerhard Schoenberner
Fordham University Press
2546 Belmont Avenue, Bronx, NY 10458
0823223906 $35.00 1-800-247-6553
Revised, updated, and expanded since its initial publication in 1960, and back in print in the
United States after 30 years, The Yellow Star: The Persecution Of The Jews In Europe,
1933-1945 is the first photographic account of the Holocaust. The black-and-white images clearly
illustrate the horror of Hitler's final solution: starvation, mass theft, mass murder. A disturbing and
shocking account to page through, The Yellow Star supplements its images with plain text
explaining the extent and methodology of genocide perpetrated by the Nazi regime. A sober and
vital reminder of the atrocities humanity is capable of, and the need to prevent the Holocaust from
happening again.
Building Jewish In The Roman East
Peter Richardson
Baylor University Press
One Bear Place, #97363, Waco, TX 76798-7363
www.baylorpress.com
1932792015 $39.95 1-800-710-3217
Building Jewish In The Roman East is a scholarly study of ancient Jewish archaeology in the
Mediterranean, particularly in small rural villages in Galileein the early Roman period, the
development of synagogues as "Jewish associations", and the rush of construction under Herod
the Great in the first century BCE. Extensively researched chapters scrutinize tombs, the historical
significancd of Biblical events such as Jesus' protest in the Temple Precincts, architectural
transitions from synagogues and house churches to purpose-built churches, and much more. An
inset selection of color plates rounds out this fascinating, unique, and in-depth examination of
historic Jewish architectural designs and motives.
The Fantasy/SciFi Shelf
Deathstalker Coda
Simon R. Green
ROC Books
375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014
0451460111 $23.95 1-800-847-5515
Fans of Simon R. Green's "Deathstalker" series will find the latest a 'must have' conclusion to the
series: here Owen Deathstalker has survived his confrontation with the Terror - only to discover
its real, shocking identity. To stop his former love, he must prevent her transformation even as
political forces vie for power. Deathstalker Coda is a highly recommended pick and essential
reading for any prior Deathstalker fan.
Baen Books
PO Box 1403, Riverdale, NY 10471
www.baen.com
Each month Baen produces a host of moving science fiction stories: most based around political
or alternative history plots, all with high adventure and good characterization. Leo Frankowski
and Dave Grossman's The War With Earth (0743498771, $6.99) tells of a rich planet lacking the
basics for life: colonists moved from Earth against their will and live underground, mining the
largess but not enjoying its richness. Add a war fought in virtual reality and you have a different
kind of adventure. James P. Hogan's The Anguished Dawn (0743498763, $7.99) tells of a
near-dead Earth where the poles have shifted and few survivors remain - except for a Saturn
colony determined to preserve Earth's culture. A bid for freedom and the return of civilization
involves a return to earth with the hopes of a new beginning. Fred Saberhagen's Rogue Berserker
(0743498739, $22.00) tells of a quest for revenge and one Harry Silver, who faces economic ruin
until a wealthy human offers him a new ship in return for a new Berserker encounter. Revenge is
sweet, Silver finds as kidnapping of his family by a Berserker once more involves him in conflict.
C.J. Cherryh, Mercedes Lackey, Nancy Asire and Leslie Fish's Sword Of Knowledge
(0743498755, $24.00) tells of an empire overwhelmed by the army and hostile wizards of its
oppressors - unless a small group of philosopher-scientists can convince the rulers of Sabis to
build the deadly new weapon, the cannon. In hardcover under one cover for the first time is a
fantasy which is gripping and fast-paced. David Drake, Eric Flint and Jim Baen: three powerhouse
writers working together in The World Turned Upside Down (0743498747, $24.00), a strong
gathering of stories presented by editors who found them influential in their own careers. Stories
come from a range of sources, from Analog in the 1930s to major works over the decades. David
Weber and Keith Laumer work together on Bolo! (0743498720, $25.00) the story of 'humanity's
warriors' who have proved immortal fighting machines and lethal artificialintelligences. Bolos
never quit - and Bolo! Proves some intriguing stories of Bolo/human symbiosis.
Chaosium
895 B St. #423, Hayward, CA 94541
www.chaosium.com
The Encyclopedia Cthulhiana By Daniel Harms (1568821190, $17.95) came out some time ago
and is now in its second revised edition, but deserves ongoing recommendation as a 'staple' for
any Lovecraft fan or serious collection. The new second edition has been extensively revised and
adds over a hundred fifty new pages and numerous new entries. The entire arrangement is
designed to provide a handy A-Z reference of Lovecraftian horror themes, personalities, settings,
and history. Sandy Petersen, et.al.'s Shadows Of Yog-Sothoth (1568821743, $23.95) offers a
seven-part campaign revealing details of the Silver Twilight, an international organization devoted
to releasing the dread Cthulhu of Lovecraft fame. Game players who enjoyed Call Of Cthulhu will
relish this detailed roleplaying extension, which adds to the Call Of Cthulhu line. Nine modern
variations of Cthulhu stories are packed into The Stars Are Right! (1568821778, $23.95), a
gathering of new voices who contribute nine disturbing tales and roleplaying settings for gamers.
Richard Watts and other contributors provide strong settings and black and white drawings
throughout lend atmosphere and spooky intrigue to the results. Highly recommended picks for the
avid Lovecraft horror fan, all.
DAW Books Inc.
375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014
www.dawbooks.com
Two new arrivals provide series contributions to fans who harbor an affection for detailed science
fiction scenarios and complex plots. Jude Fisher's The Rose Of The World (0756401879, $23.95)
contributes Book 3 to her 'Fool's Gold' series, presenting a world influenced by powerful magic
disrupted by the greed of a great sorcerer. Loosed into the world, the Rosa Eldi is regaining lost
memories, while her male counterpart awakens to life. Her dangerous powers are made the more
questionable by her ignorance of how to use them, injecting an uncertainty into the world's
survival. C.J. Cherryh's Destroyer (0756402530, $24.95) contributes the third book to her
"Foreigner" series: set two years since a starship's mission, the Phoenix is almost home with a
peaceful first contact with aliens to its credit - only to find 'home' has been changed by a
dangerous civil war. Is there no rest for the weary? A solid addition to a successful series.
The Psychology Shelf
On Human Nature
Edward O. Wilson
Harvard University Press
79 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138
www.harvard.edu
0674016386 $18.95 1-800-448-2242
If Edward O. Wilson's On Human Nature sounds familiar, it's because this printing represents the
25th anniversary of the original classic that gave birth to the field of evolutionary psychology.
Adding a new preface to this edition, Wilson reflects on how he came to write the book which
would led to a political, religious and scientific uproar. A seminal, groundbreaking, informative,
thought-provoking, enduringly valuable, and highly recommended read.
The Antidepressant Solution
Joseph Glenmullen, MD
The Free Press
1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
www.simonsays.com
0743269721 24.00 1-800-223-2336
Early last year the FDA issued warnings about the dangers of antidepressant use in both adults
and teens: Harvard psychiatrist Joseph Glenmullen has studied the use of antidepressants for much
of his career, has prescribed them for patients, and in his The Antidepressant Solution: A
Step-by-Step Guide To Safely Overcoming Antidepressant Withdrawal, Dependence, And
"Addiction" reveals further dangers of such drugs. So how can patients decrease dependency and
danger? From changing doses to tapering off completely, chapters provide a logical program, not
just a caution, making it a practical guide for any interested in getting away from antidepressant
use.
Cogwheels Of The Mind
A.W.F. Edwards
Johns Hopkins University Press
2715 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218
www.press.jhu.edu
0801874343 $25.00 1-800-537-5487
Few may known about the Venn diagram -- a basic concept of three overlapping circles that
intersect to create eight distinct areas, used for business strategy, medicine, computer science and
physics alike. Cogwheels Of The Mind: The Story Of Venn Diagrams is expertly written by
statistician and geneticist A.W.F. Edwards who covers the history of the Venn diagram, its use,
and its presence in a range of disciplines.
Ethics In Plain English
Thomas F. Nagy
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242
www.apa.org/books
1591472016 $39.95 1-800-368-5777
Now in an updated second edition wholly rewritten to be made consistent with updated standards
of the newly revised APA Ethics Code (2002), Ethics In Plain English: An Illustrative Casebook
For Psychologists is a resource especially intended for psychologists. Describing how to apply the
principles of the Ethics Code of the American Psychological Association to ethical dilemmas
commonly encountered. From issues of privacy and confidentiality, to regulations concerning
advertising and public statements, to standards for education, training, research and publication,
and much more, Ethics In Plain English breaks down the required expectations in to practical and
easily understandible terms. Gray boxes highlight points that go straight to the heart of the matters
discussed, such as "Never pay, give gifts to, or compensate a newspaper reporter, radio or TV
reporter, Internet journalist, or any other journalist in the print or electronic media in return for an
interview endorsing or promoting your work in a news story", "If you review or screen the work
of others, resist the temptation to use the newly submitted information for any purpose
whatsoever", and "Enough is enough! Do not provide endless therapy if the patient does not need
it, is not being helped in some way, or, even worse, is being harmed by continuing to see you (e.g.
financially, by fostering overdependence, or some other way)". An absolute must-read for
practicing and aspiring psychologists.
Transitions In Dying & Bereavement
Moira Cairns, et al.
Health Professions Press
Box 10624, Baltimore, MD 21285-0624
1878812920 $44.95 healthpropress.com
Co-written by professional counseling staff members Moira Cairns, Marney Thompson, Wendy
Wainwright and sanctioned by the Victoria Hospice Society, Transitions In Dying &
Bereavement: A Psychosocial Guide For Hospice And Palliative Care walks the reader through
the stages that chronically ill and dying individuals and their families must progress through, from
diagnosis to death to bereavement. The most effective interventions for easing stress and
confusion are clearly explained, along with sample dialogues that reveal the issues and challenges
at each step. Chapters include notes on multicultural and interdenominational perspectives on
death and dying, perspectives on body image, intimacy, and sexuality in the dying, ways to help
alleviate feelings of anxiety, fear, burnout, denial, and powerlessness, ways to help in planning for
death, and much more. A must-read for aspiring or practicing hospice counselors.
The Islamic Studies Shelf
The Receding Shadow Of The Prophet
Ray Takeyh & Nikolas K. Gvosdev
Praeger Publishers
88 Post Road, Westport, CT 06881
0275976297 $24.95 www.praeger.com
September 11th increased fears of a powerful Islamic tide rising to destabilize Muslim countries;
yet past experience proved such concerns unfounded, and while Islam has become an ideology of
wrath, it's failed to unique Islamic nations with any major reforms or campaigns. The Receding
Shadow Of The Prophet: The Rise And Fall Of Radical Political Islam surveys radical political
Islam's successes and failures in the modern world, offering penetrating views of how they've
failed, and how their emphasis on violence frightens potential allies. Ray Takeyh is a professor,
Gvosdev and editor: their book provides penetrating examples.
The Wolves Of Islam
Paul Murphy
Brasseys Inc./Potomac Books
22841 Quicksilver Drive, Dulles, VA 20166-2019
www.potomacbooksinc.com
1574888307 $27.95 1-800-775-2518
In 2004 schoolchildren were massacred in a horrifying murder scene in Russia which shook the
world and was led by one Shamil Basayev, leader of the terrorist Wolves. Paul Murphy's The
Wolves Of Islam: Russia And The Faces Of Chechen Terror deftly examines the disaster and the
terrorist group connected to it and other terrorist actions in the region, providing the author's
counterterrorist insider's viewpoint in analyzing the faces of Chechen terrorism and Islamic
insurgent forces at work in the region. The result is an impressively involving, frightening,
informative, and thought provoking survey of immense importance.
Two weighty, outstanding new military titles are simply not to be missed: not for the casual
reader, they are gorgeous in-depth and oversized histories packed with detail. Take Tom Beard's
The Coast Guard (0883631164, $75.00), for example: the Foundation for Coast Guard History
worked with Beard to produce a magnificent survey from a team of historians and scholars, active
and retired officers, and writers. Over 350 pages of text pair with lovely color photos packing in a
handsome history which even includes a medallion-inlaid display cover. Even weightier and more
impressive is Colonel Raymond K. Bluhm Jr.'s U.S. Army: A Complete History (088363113X,
$75.00), presented by an Army officer who served in senior positions, active duty, and various
positions for thirty years. Nearly 1,000 pages of history provides about the only history the Army
will ever need, serving as both a reference and a military history cornerstone. Official Army
chronologies provide year-by-year and daily summations of significant Army encounters and
battles from the early Colonies to modern times, packing key historical entries with expanded
sidebar commentary and articles by leading historians. U.S. Army: A Complete History is much
more than an encyclopedia of summaries: the detail is quite packed with analysis and history and
the illustrations are, again, magnificent. Both are powerful coverages, highly recommended.
Wastrels Of Defense
Winslow T. Wheeler
Naval Institute Press
291 Wood Rd., Annapolis, MD 21402
www.navalinstitute.org
159114938X $28.95 1-800-233-8764
How does Congress sabotage U.S. security? Wastrels of Defense: How Congress Sabotages U.S.
Security is no sensationalist title: it's written by a veteran National Security Advisor to four
senators and backed by years of political insider interactions. His is a damning expose arguing that
since 9/11, Congress has endangered the nation's security by diverting money from war-fighting
accounts to pay for state interests. Meticulous documentation of such actions makes this a
winning title not limited to one party or philosophy, but to an overall analysis of Congressional
failures.
Reich Of The Black Sun
Joseph P. Farrell
Adventures Unlimited Press
PO Box 74, Kempton, IL 60946
www.adventuresunlimitedpress.com
1931882398 $16.95 1-815-253-6390
In Reich Of The Black Sun: Nazi Secret Weapons & The Cold War Allied Legend, author and
iconoclast Joseph Farrell provides intriguing answers to a series of hitherto unasked questions:
Why were the Allies worried about an atom bomb attack by the Germans in 1944? Why did the
Soviets threaten to use poison gas against the Germans? Why did Hitler insist in 1945 that holding
Prague could win the war for the Nazis? Why did General George Patton's Third Army race to
control the Skoda Works at Pilsen in Czechoslovakia instead of heading for Berlin? Why did the
American army not test the uranium bomb it dropped on Hiroshima? Why did the Luftwaffe fly a
non-stop round trip mission to within twenty miles of New York City in 1944?. Reich Of The
Black Sun is a simply fascinating and thoughtfully engaging historical treatise that reveals the
Nazis fascination with the occult, alternative physics, as well as new energy sources and
weaponry. Inherently thought provoking reading, Reich Of The Black Sun draws upon a wealth
of documentation and an "alternative history" discourse that is as thoughtful as it is thought
provoking. Very highly recommended reading and a seminal addition to personal and academic
World War II historical studies collections.
The Tank Killers
Harry Yeide
Casemate
2114 Darby Road, Havertown, PA 19083
1932033262 $32.95 1-610-853-9131
The Tank Killers: A History of America's World War II Tank Destroyer Force is an exciting
history of the American Tank Destroyer Force (TD) in North Africa, Italy, and the European
Theater during World War II, and the men who served in those battalions. Drawing heavily upon
internal records and interviews with survivors, author and international affairs analyst Harry Yeide
presents the none-too-pretty details of the TD's missions, recounting the saga of the TD from its
inception in 1941 until the end of the war in 1945. The invaluable battlefield contribution of the
TD gets the in-depth treatment it deserves in this compelling and extensively researched
history.
50 Battles: 5,000 Years Of Conflict
Jay Kimmel
CoryStevens Publishing
15350 NE Sandy Boulevard, Portland, OR 97230
0942893050 $25.00 corystevens.com
50 Battles: 5,000 Years Of Conflict is a military history atlas that scrutinizes over 50 conflicts that
changed the world, from the era of Troy to the Iraqi War of 2003. Illustrated in black-and-white
with a confluence of maps, 50 Battles: 5,000 Years Of Conflict traces the progression, deciding
factors, costly mistakes, and other historical details of each battle. A fascinating resource to
browse for non-specialist general readers and military historians alike.
The Writing/Publishing Shelf
The ABC's Of POD
Dehanna Bailee
Blue Leaf Publications
PO Box 20, Huntersville, NC 28070
www.BlueLeafPub.com
0975509527 $8.95 http://dehanna.com
POD stands for "publish on demand" and is an industry that sprang up with the advent of desktop
publishing to provide a service for authors seeking to publish their own work, but who could not
afford the costs involved with traditional publishing practices. There are now dozens of POD
companies offering a variety of services to transform a manuscript into a published book, and a
variety of charges for these services. The key distinguishing feature of POD publication is the
ability to print one book at a time as ordered by the buyers. This eliminates traditional minimum
print runs, book storage costs and associated inventory costs overhead. The ABC's Of POD: A
Beginners Guide To Fee-Based Print-on-Demand Publishing by POD expert Dehanna Bailee is an
ideal introduction hallmarked with straightforward, easy-to-read chapters featuring "think spot"
questions by section. There are more than forty additional exploratory inquires, a glossary,
supplementary recommended reading selections, and invaluable lists of "Other tips and Ideas" and
"Questions to ask present authors". If you are an aspiring author wanting to self-publish, then give
a careful reading to Dehanna Bailee's The ABC's Of POD. Then visit Dehanna Bailee's online
"POD Database" at http://dehanna.com.
Writing And Publishing Personal Essays
Sheila Bender
Silver Threads
3738 Carmel View Road, San Diego, CA 92130
www.silver-threads.org
189306705X $19.95 1-858-794-1597
The essay and the memoir are forms of self-expression and often intended as a kind of literary
legacy by their authors. Occasionally an obscure essayist will become widely known and find their
writings among the ranks of recognized literature for subsequent generations of readers. Or to put
it another way, the personal essay is a serious form of literature, collections of which achieve a
lasting presence, and even influence, from one generation of readers to another. In Writing And
Publishing Personal Essays, by poet, essayist, author, teacher, and publisher Sheila Bender shares
a practical wealth of "tips and techniques" that she has used to help provide her students with the
skills and confidence to become published writers. Among the benefits provided aspiring writers is
a powerfully encouraging inducement to begin writing down their thoughts and observations
using the essay as their vehicle; specifically useful, step-by-step instructions for writing eight
different categories of personal essays; workable techniques for receiving and utilizing critical
feedback; proven tips for getting essays published; as well as an extensive listing of additional
resources for the dedicated essayist. There is even a roster of contributors that have helped Sheila
Bender to make Writing And Publishing Personal Essays an invaluable and instructive resource
for novice essayists, and offer even more experienced writers an extensive refresher along with a
few ideas that might be new to them. Highly recommended reading for all aspiring authors
regardless of their chosen formats for literary expression.
The Agents Directory
Rachel Vater
Emmis Books
1700 Madison Road, 2nd floor, Cincinnati, OH 45206
1578601444 $19.99 emmisbooks.com
In The Agents Directory: Everything You Need To Know To Sell Your Book Or Script by
editor-turned-agent Rachel Vater is a veritable compendium of insider information on what a
literary agent does, instructions on how to tell a good agent from a bad one, and practical advice
on how to approach an agent by mail or at a writer's conference. Avoiding agencies that won't
accept new writers or who will charge novice writers money up-front just to read their
manuscript, The Agents Directory focuses upon identifying the best literary and script agents who
are looking for new author clients. Each individual listing is complete with detailed, up-to-date
information about what type of work that particular agent accepts, other authors represented,
recent sales, contract information, and submission guidelines. With detailed instructions for
writing query letters (complete with examples), a bonus directory of American and Canadian
writing conferences, an an extensive list of writer's organizations, The Agents Directory is the the
ideal guidebook and instructional reference for aspiring writers wanting to get their work
published as profitably as possible.
The Well-Fed Writer: Back For Seconds
Peter Bowerman
Fanove Publishing
3713 Stonewall Circle, Atlanta, GA 30339
0967059852 $19.95 wellfedwriter.com
Peter Bowerman's first book on professional writing, The Well-Fed Writer was published in 2000
and established him as an expert in the field. Now he has published The Well-Fed Writer: Back
For Seconds. With 95% new content, this is no mere revision, but an original and "user friendly"
step-by-step blueprint for selling what you write. The emphasis is upon marketing, promoting,
cold-calling, and building up a freelance writing business. Aspiring freelancers will learn how to
build up a writing clientele in smaller markets; how to start-up an effective and profitable
part-time business as a freelance writer; learn to remove anxiety and fear from doing sales and
marketing for what they write; learn the techniques of innovative marketing campaigns using
direct mail, e-mail, and faxes; develop a mindset that will endure and thrive in economic good
times and bad times; develop potent strategies for networking success; discover how to write
profitable for unusual and niche markets; even how to team up with fellow writers for
co-authored projects. The Well-Fed Writer: Back For Seconds is enhanced further with specific
sections on "Being a More Effective and Creative Writers"; self-publishing; answers to frequently
asked questions about writing for profit; and writing/marketing resources for the successful
freelancer. If you are serious about wanting to earn from what you write, then give a complete
and careful reading to Peter Bowerman's The Well-Fed Writer: Back For Seconds.
Bookstore Tourism
Larry Portzline
Bookshop Junkie Press
PO Box 6067, Harrisburg, PA 17112-6067
www.bookstoretourism.com
0975893408 $10.00 1-717-541-0710
Bookstore Tourism: The Book Addict's Guide To Planning & Promoting Bookstore Road Trips
For Bibliophiles & Other Bookshop Junkies by author and bibliophile Larry Portzlne is a
combination tour guide, planner, and celebration of the independent bookstore. The result of the
author's campaign of innovative grassroot efforts to promote and support independent bookstores
through identifying them as a tourist destination and crating a new travel niche specifically
designed for booklovers, Bookstore Tourism is as much fun as it is informational and is a superbly
conceived and executed tool for the promotion of reading, literacy, travel, tourism, independent
bookstores, and a shared love of books. There is also a very special serendipity with respect to
Bookstore Tourism. It is an ideal reference and resource for authors and small press publishers
seeking to create their own book tours, establish bookstore events within the community of
independent bookstores across the nation. Of special note and value are the appendices providing
contact information for national bookseller associations; regional bookseller associations;
American literary and book festivals; a listing of books about books, bookstores, and reading
groups; and state-by-state resource listings for agencies and bureaus dealing with the arts,
economic development, history, libraries, and tourism. One of the most inexpensive and useful
book oriented resources, the 104-page Bookstore Tourism is enthusiastically recommended for
bibliophiles, authors, publishers, and booklovers everywhere.
Letters Of Credit
Walter Tracy
David R. Godine
PO Box 450, Jaffrey, NH 03452
www.godine.com
1567922406 $19.95 1-800-344-4771
Typesetting has evolved from a hands-on metalworking skill to one generated by photos and
computers - and the changing methods shows no signs of stability. Walter Tracy's Letters Of
Credit: A View Of Type Design traces the movement from hot metal production to computers,
arguing the letter forms themselves are always in a state of flux, no matter what their delivery
system. Tracy has fifty years of professional experience as head of type design: his analysis
criticizes type-design aesthetics and identifies common elements of hype and misinformation in the
industry.
Publishing Confidential
Paul B. Brown
Amacom
1601 Broadway, NY, NY 10019
www.amacombooks.org
0814472265 $14.95 1-800-250-5308
Paul B. Brown's Publishing Confidential: The Insider's Guide To What It Really Takes To Land A
Nonfiction Book Deal deserves ongoing mention as an exceptional reference on what it takes to
get a nonfiction book published and marketed. Brown has written many other successful business
books and his background as former reporter for Business Week, Forbes, and other notable
industry reference magazines lends to a guided survey of the entire publishing industry and its
marketing politics.
The Education Of A Typographer
Steven Heller, editor
Allworth Press
10 E. 23rd St. #510, NY, NY 10010
www.allworth.com
1581153481 $19.95 1-800-491-2808
It's important to learn the elements of type before embarking on an exploration of graphic design:
that's what makes Steven Heller's The Education Of A Typographer so important. Essays,
interviews, and course syllabi explore the basics of teaching and learning typography, with writing
by top designers and educators providing insights on the finer points of typography. Discussions
cover everything from how to choose type among the hundreds of choices available to common
elements of sloppy typographical choices, how to identify and eliminate them, and understanding
typographic delivery to different audiences.
Forms Folds Sizes
Poppy Evans
Rockport Publishers
33 Commercial St., Gloucaster MA 01930
1592530540 $30.00 www.rockport.com
Any graphic designer working with forms and folds or the written word will find Poppy Evans'
Forms Fold Sizes a 'must' for properly designing everything from brochures and envelopes to
laying out the written word. Here are informed and informative discussions of type measures,
postal standards, typography - virtually everything needed to graphically translate the written
word properly, whether it be to page, envelope, or folder. Forms Folds Sizes is an essential guide
and strongly recommended for professional and academic Graphic Arts collections, as well as the
publisher reference resource shelf.
A Heavenly Craft
Daniel De Simone, editor
George Braziller
171 Madison Ave., NY, NY 10016
0807615366 $50.00 1-800-233-4830
Author Daniel De Simone is curator of the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection at the Library of
Congress, and his background lends well to an authoritative survey of 19th and 20th century
scholarship on early woodcuts in hand-printed books. Other experts join in the production of A
Heavenly Craft: The Woodcut In Early Printed Books with articles considering major woodcut
book editions, from religious texts to period productions around the world. Add a healthy dose of
color reproductions and fine close-ups and you have a seminal contribution to publishing history
collections and supplemental reading lists -- as well as a specialty art library 'must'.
Create appropriate, notable submissions for publication, from proposals and cover letters to
complete manuscripts, using Cynthia Laufenberg's invaluable informational guide. Now in an
updated and expanded second edition, Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript is a 'must' for
any writer aspiring to publication. Especially valuable are the tips on common mistakes made in
the usual submission process, whether it be the initial query letter or the completed work.
The Education Shelf
Learn Math And Have Fun
Teora USA, LLC
KSB Promotions (publicity)
2 Wisconsin Circle, Suite 870, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
1594960097 $7.95 1-800-431-1579
A superbly organized and presented activity book for preschoolers, Learn Math And Have Fun
provides a wealth of clever and varied games, puzzles, and challenges that will keep young
children happily occupied for hours with the additional benefit of learning and practicing math
concepts while having fun. Enhanced with colored pictures on every page, children four and up
are invited to spot the differences, put things together, count, add, subtract, observe, color after
breaking the color code, write following a pattern, learn to count to ten, and more. A perfect
classroom curriculum supplement, Learn Math And Have Fun would also be appropriate for
homebound rainy day fun as well long road trip distractions while traveling. Also very highly
recommended from Teora USA is Amazing Games: Activities For Smart Kids Ages 6-10
(1594960070 $7.95).
Adventures Of Charte School Creators
Terrence E. Deal & Guilbert C. Hentschke
Scarecrow Eduction
4501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 200, Lanham, MD 20706
www.scarecroweducation.com
1578861667 $32.95 1-800-462-6420
The collaborative work of academicians Terrence E. Deal (former Irving R. Melbo Scholar,
Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California) and Guilbert C. Hentschke
(Cooper Chair in Education, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California),
Adventures Of Charter School Creators: Leading From The Ground Up is a seminal work in the
areas of comparative education, educational reform, and academic leadership. The subjects are
individual educational entrepreneurs who created charter school from scratch. Here are stories of
failure and success, victories and defeats. Included are "education amateurs" such as an Episcopal
priest working in the Pico-Union community of Las Angles; a corporate attorney in Miami; a
manpower training specialist in East Saint Louis; the chief financial officer of a major African
American church in New York City; and a retired military officer in North Carolina. There are
also represented a number of experienced school teachers and school administrators as well.
Arising from these stories are examinations of relevant issues the impact of entrepreneurial
leadership upon school leadership, the differences between leadership in autonomous start-up
charters and relatively dependent traditional schools, and what distinguishes charter school
leadership from that more typically associated with traditional school leadership. Adventures Of
Charter School Creators: Leading From The Group Up is an impressive work of considered
scholarship and a highly recommended contribution to the on-going national dialogue over the
advantages and disadvantages of charter schools within private and public education reform
movements.
The Culturally Proficient School
Randall B. Lindsey, et al.
Corwin Press, Inc.
2455 Teller Rd., Thousand Oaks, CA 1320
www.CorwinPress.com
0761946829 $30.95 1-800-818-7243
Co-written by expert educators and researchers Randall B. Lindsey, Laraine M. Roberts, and
Franklin CampbellJones, The Culturally Proficient School: An Implementation Guide For School
Leaders offers practical strategies for improving educational performance in schools through
cultivating cultural proficiency among educators - the ability to understand and take into account
the multicultural backgrounds of students when striving to give them the best opportunities to
learn. The Culturally Proficient School includes reflective activities for individuals and groups, an
explanation of how to steer meetings away from combative debates toward something more
constructive for building cohesion and solving problems, behaviors associated with culturally
proficient leadership particularly as applicable to school leaders, professional development
activities, and more. A highly recommended adaptive guide especially for an increasingly mobile
and multicultural era.
The American Schoolhouse Reader
45th Parallel Concepts Limited
PO Box 1436, Houlton, ME 04730
www.americanschoolhousereader.com
0974761508 $39.95 1-506-325-9663
A three volume hardcover set, The American Schoolhouse Reader is a colorized children's reading
collection drawn from post-Victorian American sources originally published from 1890 to 1925.
Book I offers a unique pictorial alphabet book (with some digraphs) derived from a 1913 primer.
The engaging text presents the sounds of the letters through amusing and clever picture
associations making it ideal as a curriculum supplement for preschool through first grade
beginners. Book II is a collection of charming, child-friendly reading exercises whose beautifully
colored illustrations will capture the attention of emerging readers from Kindergarten through
second grade. Book III showcases interesting stories about nature and life in the 1910's and
1920's with illustrations for these character building stories specifically intended for young readers
second grade through fourth garde. The American Schoolhouse Reader is a very highly
recommended three volume series that will be of immense interest for classroom instructors and
homeschool teachers wanting to supplement their usual reading instruction curriculum with
material that is time tested, illustrated in full color, and imbued with character building
values.
Using Data To Assess Your Reading Program
Emily Calhoun
ASCD
1703 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311-1714
http://www.ascd.org
0871209683 $34.95 1-800-933-2723
Using Data To Assess Your Reading Program discusses in detail how schools and district teams
can use action research to evaluate elementary students' progress in reading, analyze the quality of
instruction in reading and writing skills, and make changes that improve student performance.
Written by the director of the Phoenix Alliance, an institution that aids school, district, and state
staff in the study of the effects of curriculum and instruction on student learning, Using Data To
Assess Your Reading Program covers studying teacher or school-assigned indicators of student
performance, results of norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests, assessing dynamic aspects
of one's reading curriculum, and more. A CD-ROM with downloadable versions of Microsoft
Excel (a leading spreadsheet software) table shells presented throughout the book, which may be
freely used as templates or distributed througout one's school, rounds out this expertly created
guide to both gathering raw data about student literacy, accurately evaluating it, and determining
what most needs to be done.
The Library Science Shelf
100 Ready-To-Use Pathfinders For The Web
A. Paula Wilson
Neal-Schuman Publishers
100 William St., #2004, NY, NY 10038
1555704905 $75.00 neal-schuman.com
An ideal "how to" instructional guide and reference for anyone needing quick, easy-to-navigate
tools for getting information from the World Wide Web, 100 Ready-To-Use Pathfinders For The
Web: A Guidebook And CD-ROM by Paula Wilson (technology columnist for "Public Libraries")
offers authoritative, practical, effective, "user friendly" and customizable pathfinders for a wide
range of subjects. These pathfinder techniques are presented in a uniform format listing essential
print and electronic materials (encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories, sourcebooks, online
databases, periodicals, websites, primary sources, etc.). The electronic templates provide spaces
for inserting local information such as library logos, links to the online catalog, programs and
events, local agencies and organizations, specific collection in highlights, and so much more.
Enhanced with an accompanying CD-ROM reproducing all 100 pathfinders in two separate
versions (Cascading Style Sheets for easy conversion and adaptation to any library website and as
Word Documents for creating print handouts) 100 Ready-To-Use Pathfinders For The Web will
enable school and community librarians to effective serve the needs and interests of their students
and patrons.
The Accidental Library Manager
Rachel Singer Gordon
Information Today, Inc.
143 Old Marlton Pike, Medford, NJ 08055
www.infotoday.com
1573872105 $29.50 1-800-300-9868
Whether employed in an academic, corporate, or community library, in order to advance their
professional careers, most librarians will encounter supervisory or managerial responsibilities. The
Accidental Library Manager by librarian, computer expert and webmaster Rachel Gordon
provides support and background designed to be of specific and practical utility for new library
managers, aspiring library managers, and those who find themselves thrust into unanticipated
library management positions. The Accidental Library Manager provides informative instruction
into being more effective in a library supervisory or management positions, as well as how to
think about library sectional or specialty work in terms of the goals of the larger institution. A
wide range of library staff comments on supervisory successes and failures, strengths, weaknesses,
and styles are included. The Accidental Library Manager is an invaluable addition to Library
Science collections and "must" reading for any librarian seeking to advance in the practice and
profession of library management.
The Poetry Shelf
Cowboy Poetry
Ray Meyers
Tate Publishing, LLC
127 East Trade Center Terrace, Mustang, OK 73064
www.tatepublishing.com
1933148209 $13.95 1-888-361-9475
Cowboy Poetry: Of Legends In Frozen Time is a showcase compilation of the poetry of Ray
Meyers, a man who was born, raised, and lives on the same ranch in Carroll County, Iowa, that
his
grandfather has settled in 1867. An avid fan of cowboy poetry, Ray Meyers raises shorthorn
cattle, and quarter horses making him as authentic a cowboy poet has could ever be asked for.
With lyrical verse (some of which are of epic quality) revealing a cowboy's yearning for
wide-open spaces, starlit nights, and independence, Cowboy Poetry is populated with memorable
characters and a prairie life of memorable beauty and illuminating imagery. There are even a few
black-and-white photos and some cowboy recipes! Cowboy Poets: How are cowboy poets
made?/They don't suddenly just appear,/Now I can't speak for all the rest;/But this is what
happened here.//My teachers name was Isaia,/This old sister really had wit,/Her off-time hobby
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