Master Guide to the Art of Floral Design
Alisa de Jong-Stout & Hannah Sigur
Timber Press
133 S.W. 2nd Avenue, #450, Portland, OR 97204-9743
088192539X $39.95 1-800-327-5680
Master Guide to the Art of Floral Design presents a fine survey culminating over thirty years'
experience in consulting, teaching, and creating custom floral designs, and provides a bright now
set of insights and tips on creating floral arrangements which can be used for everything from
competitions to weddings. Color and black and white photos blend with plenty of techniques and
insights.
Smokin' Rockets
Patrick Luccanio & Gary Coville
McFarland & Company
PO Box 611, Jefferson, NC 28640
078641233X $35.00 1-800-253-2187
How have science and technology been celebrated in American film, radio and TV from
1945-1962? Smokin' Rockets examines science and science fiction worlds in American culture
from a scholarly standpoint; up to the Cuban missile crisis. Shifts in themes and presentation are
studied in chapters that link social and political changes to trends in science fiction.
MFA Publications
465 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115
1-800-338-2665 www.amazon.com
There have been other biographies of DuChamp on the market: Alice Goldfarb Marquis's Marcel
Duchamp: Bachelor Stripped Bare (087846644-4 $37.50) differs from competitors in presenting a
more balanced portrait and represents over twenty years of research on the author's part. It's the
first to present a psychological portrait of the man's nuances, blending personal relationships with
insights into his major achievements. First-hand interviews and research into unpublished sources
lends an exceptional tone and presentation. George Shackelford and Fronia Wissman's
Impressions Of Light (0878466479, $35.00) provides a lavish overview of masterworks with a
special focus on French landscape artists. The oversized presentation and full-color reproductions
accent coverages of both artists and major works, with an eye to revealing nuances in
Impressionist uses of light. A major achivement.
Guide To Identity Theft Prevention
Johnny May, CPP
1st Books Library
2595 West Vernal Pike, Bloomington, IN 47404-2782
0759647631 $17.95 www.1stbooks.com
How does identity theft happen, and how can it be prevented? Guide To Identity Theft Prevention
covers both personal and business protection and outlines what to do if you're a victim of this
rapidly-growing crime. From victim survey data to template letters of dispute, this provides an
important guide for any consumer.
Stress-Related Disorders Sourcebook
Joyce Brennfleck Shannon
Omnigraphics
PO Box 625, Holmes, PA 19043
0780805607 $78.00 1-800-234-1340
Stress-Related Disorders Sourcebook is a compendium of basic consumer information about
stress-related disorders. Ranging from early warning signs of stress based physical and emotional
disorders, to stress caused at home and at work and its effects on the body are all revealed in this
informative guide. Chapters survey everything from health risks to management techniques and
come packed with resources for further reference and study.
Cybertypes
Lisa Nakamura
Routledge
29 West 35th Street, NY, NY 10001-2299
0415938376 $18.95 1-800-634-7064
Cyberspace makes fluid the identification process and can allow for anonymity and even a kind of
liberation from race, age, and gender restrictions. Author Lisa Nakamura argues that racial
stereotypes are hardwired even in online interactions, with web directories narrowing racial
categories and anonymity associated with white. Cybertypes is a simply fascinating examination of
how racial ideas changed in the online environment.
Poets On The Peaks
John Suiter
Counterpoint Publishers
Box 65793, Washington, DC 20035-5693
1582431485 $40.00 1-800-242-7737
Writer-photographer Suiter provides a literary portrait of Beat era poets Gary Snyder, Philip
Whalen, and Jack Kerouac in Poets On The Peaks, which centers around their early experiences
as fire lookouts in the 1950s. As such, Poets On The Peaks provides a hard book to easily
categorize: it covers beautiful Cascade Mountain scenes and peaks, fire lookouts, and literature
and biography alike. The writings of these three juxtapose nicely with the photos and images,
making this a recommended gift choice for the holiday season.
Toward A Meaningful Life
Simon Jacobson
William Morrow & Company
10 E. 53rd St., New York NY 10022
0060511907 $22.95 1-800-242-7737
Simon Jacobson's Toward A Meaningful Life is a true classic which pairs spiritual and intellectual
concepts with advice and perceptions of everyday life: while its roots are in Judaism, its advice
and insights will appeal to a wide audience and may be used as a self-help approach to finding
wisdom in a chaotic modern life.
History Of Massage
Robert Noah Calvert
Healing Arts/Inner Traditions
PO Box 388, Rochester, VT 05767
089218816 $24.95 1-800-246-8648
Robert Noah Calvert's History Of Massage is an informative and illustrated history covers
massage techniques and rituals from around the world through the ages, from its ongoing medical
use as a therapy and curative to the varying techniques for addressing different illnesses and
needs. A fascinating coverage of the evolution of massage techniques.
Walker & Company
435 Hudson St., New York NY 10014
1-800-289-2553
Three new titles provide very different, intriguing histories. John Steele Gordon's Thread Across
The Ocean (0802713645, $26.00) covers the transatlantic cable and its revolutionary
communication and engineering challenges. The quest to lay the cable took twelve years, millions
of dollars, and overwhelming technical problems: this provides a lively history of the struggle.
Tom Standage's The Turk (0802713912, $24.00) provides a lively coverage of the famous
18th-century chess-playing machine devised on a dare. The Turk enjoyed an 80-year career across
Europe and America and baffled spectators who were challenged to consider if a machine could
indeed think. A fun, revealing account of a little-known story. Marq de Villiers and Sheila Hirtle's
Sahara (0802713726, $27.00) provides an unusual natural history of a region common viewed as
empty except for desert. From the birth of the greatest desert in the world to its natural history
and wildlife, this is a startling, revealing account of a desert's life. All are appealing reads, both for
study and for leisure.
Bathtub Yoga Relaxation Book
Marjorie Jaffe & Barbara Isenberg
Healthy Living Publications.
c/o Book Publishing Company
PO Box 99, Summertown, TN 38483
1570671281 $19.95 1-888-260-8458
Collaboratively written by health and fitness experts Marjorie Jaffe and Barbara Isenberg, The
Bathtub Yoga Relaxation Book: Yoga In The Bath For Energy, Vitality & Pleasure is a useful
and "user friendly" guide for the non-specialist general reader to enjoying yoga in the bath for
increased flexibility, vitality, meditation, relaxation, and fun. Simple stretches and poses, as well as
basic breathing exercises, are fully discussed and illustrated with full-color photographs in this
straightforward and very clear introductory guide to the joy of yoga relaxation and
invigoration.
Marlowe & Company
c/o Avalon Publishing Group
161 William St., 16th Fl., NY NY 10038
1-800-788-3123 www.amazon.com
Two new Inside' books explore the peoples and major issues of very different Middle Eastern
nations. Inside Islam (1569245681, $15.95) is edited by John Miller and Aaron Kenedi and
provides fourteen accessible, insightful essays by many of the world's prominent writers and
historians, each of whom address the subject of Islam and its beliefs. The authors also edit Inside
Israel (1569245568, $15.95): finished books were not seen but the same general gist is followed.
Both are essential to an understanding of the region's sentiments and conflicts and are especially
recommended for young adult readers.
Hot Biscuits
Max Evans & Candy Moulton, Eds.
University of New Mexico Press
1720 Lomas Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1591
082632889X $24.95 1-800-249-7737
Hot Biscuits is a very highly entertaining and recommended anthology of 18 original stories about
the ranching West by both men and women provide a fine Western flavor and diversity, from a
story of cowpokes who wrangle bargain horses to Dick Hyson's story of cowboys, truth, and a
good yarn. Chatty, revealing, and filled with twists and turns are these old-fashioned
Westerns.
Milwaukee
Todd Dacquisto
Prairie Oak Press/Trails Media Group
PO Box 317, Black Earth, WI 53515
1931599149 $21.95 1-800-236-8088
Milwaukee by Wisconsin photographer Todd Dacquisto is a gorgeous, full-color montage visual
celebration of urban life and joy in Wisconsin's largest metropolis. Very few captions and almost
no text interrupt these pristine, clear, and memorably beautiful images. Milwaukee is a highly
recommended as a souvenir book for anyone looking to celebrate their fond memories of this
great Wisconsin city.
Helping Your Aging Parent
William J. Grote
Boomer Books
PO Box 2899, Vista, CA 92083
0971737304 $19.95 1-760-295-4498
Helping Your Aging Parent: A Step-By-Step Guide by William J. Grote is a superbly organized
and highly accessible instructional reference and guide to determining when an aging parent needs
help, to what extent one should step in and take charge, and presents easy-to-follow instructions
and recommendations for the non-specialist general reader needing to navigating the legal and
emotional maze of setting up trusts, power of attorney, finding the best and most affordable
housing, surviving hospitalization, coping with mental disorders, nursing homes, and much more.
An included CD-ROM contains 27 forms and checklists to help one sort through the book's
information and put its advice to practical use. Helping Your Aging Parent is very highly
recommended for anyone faced with the necessity of assisting their aged mother or father cope
with the medical, emotional, financial, legal, and physical problems of old age.
The People Came First
Jerry Apps
Epsilon Sigma Phi Foundation
601 Extension Building, 432 N. Lake St., Madison, WI 53706-1498
http://www1.uwex.edu/ces/pubs/order.cfm
1930596154 $18.95 1-608-263-1096
The People Came First: A History Of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension by Wisconsin author and
historian Jerry Apps tells the impressive story of the Cooperative Extension Society, an
organization committed to making Wisconsin a better state in which to live. Individual chapters
historically survey agricultural education in Wisconsin over the past 150 years, and the
Cooperative Extension's role in using science, market forces, positive examples, and especially
education, to help the next generation of big and small farmers get started. The People Came First
is an essential, core addition for all of Wisconsin's academic and community library Wisconsin
History collections.
The Women's Studies Shelf
Power Games
Kay Douglas & Kim McFregor
Women's Press/Trafalgar Square
PO Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret, VT 05053-0257
0704344742 $16.95 1-800-423-4525
Power Games comprises a colection of interviews with more than fifty women contributing
informative descriptions of common gender relevant power struggles and how to express one's
personal power appropriately. Chapters examine the roots of hurtful behavior patterns and show
how to transform both children and adult patterns.
Inside Iran: Women's Lives
Jane Howard
Mage Publishers
1032 29th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007
0934211728 $19.95 www.amazon.com
Foreign correspondent Jane Howard made her home in Iran for five years and raised her two
children there: these experiences brought a more personal set of insights into the lives of everyday
Iranian women, explored here. From tea in a nomad's tent to presidential places, Inside Iran:
Women's Lives provides a different image of Iranian women than most books would offer, going
beyond the veil to explore how they work outside the home, drive, and even become politicians.
A fascinating report.
Expat
Christina Henry de Tessan, editor
Seal Press
c/o Avalon Publishing Group
161 William St., 16th Fl., NY, NY 10038
1580050700 $16.95 1-800-788-3123
Compiled and edited by Christian Henry de Tessan, Expat: Women's True Tales Of Life Abroad is
an engaging and impressive collection of true stories about women who have lived in diverse
nations around the world, and learned firsthand the delicate balance between keeping true to
oneself while accommodating the ways of a different culture. Life in Mexico, Borneo, Japan,
Egypt, England, Croatian, the Mediterranean, and more is brought to life from unforgettable
perspectives in this original, fascinating, very highly recommended anthology.
Christine D'Amcio's Pregnant Woman's Companion isn't just another overview of pregnancy's
monthly transition points: it is written by a personal coach and midwife and offers nine strategies
to help mothers through pregnancy into parenthood. From reducing worries about a changing
body and changing relationships with family to understanding a new set of priorities, Pregnant
Woman's Companion packs in details.
100 More Things
You Don't Need A Man For!
Alison Jenkins
Laurel Glen Publishers
5880 Oberlin Dr, San Diego, CA 92121
1571458255 $21.95 1-800-788-3123
100 More Things You Don't Need A Man For! by home improvement expert Alison Jenkins is a
highly practical, "user friendly", exterior home and yard maintenance guide written especially for
women, and useful for anyone who is unfamiliar with the basics of handling power tools, patching
exterior walls, weatherproofing wooden garden furniture, and so much more. Practical
instructions, full-color illustrations and diagrams, easy-to-understand terminology, and a touch of
humor make 100 More Things You Don't Need A Man For! a superbly presented and highly
recommended guide for any do-it-yourself homeowner -- regardless of gender!
The American History Shelf
Immortal Summer
Mary J. Straw Cook, editor
Museum of New Mexico Press
PO Box 2087, Santa Fe, NM 87504
0890134030 $24.95 1-800-249-7737
Compiled, edited and Annotated by Mary J. Straw Cook, Immortal Summer: A Victorian
Woman's Travels In The Southwest is a collection of letters and black-and-white photographs by
Amelia Hollenback, a Victorian woman who had the opportunity to see 1897 America with her
own eyes. With extensive contextual annotation, Immortal Summer is a vivid, superbly organized
and presented primary source which takes in what American life, land and people were really like
more than a century ago. One curious note: Author and historian Mary Cook lives in Santa Fe in
the very house that Amelia Hollenback commissioned John Gaw Meem to build in 1932!
Una Storia Segreta
Lawrence DiStasi, editor
Heyday Books
PO Box 9145, Berkeley, CA 94709
1890771406 $21.95 heydaybooks.com
Una Storia Segreta: The Secret History Of Italian American Evacuation And Internment During
World War II by researcher and historian Lawrence DiStasi is a shocking and revealing look into
a little-known incident of 20th Century American history: Italian-American internments during
World War II. Wartime law restricted the freedoms and demanded identity cards of 600,000
Italian "resident aliens"; some 10,000 of these along the West Coast were forcibly relocated; and
250 were imprisoned in military camps for up to two years. Even some naturalized
Italian-American citizens were required to abandon their homes and businesses because the
military deemed them too dangerous to reside in "strategic areas." Worst of all, these offenses
were entirely ignored after the war's end, completely eclipsed by the similarly reprehensible
internment that the government forced upon a much greater number of Japanese-Americans. Una
Storia Segreta is an important and long overdue contribution to American World War II history
shelves, for it sheds light on a topic chronically overlooked in traditional American history
education and reading lists.
General History Of Oregon
Charles H. Carey
Binford & Mort, Publishers
2505 S.E. 11th Ave., Portland, OR 97242
083230221X $35.00 1-503-884-4960
Now in its third edition, General History of Oregon by Charles H. Carey is an exhaustive,
complete-in-one-volume, 916 page history of the Oregon Territory. An impressive, definitive,
meticulously researched history ranging from the days of Spanish explorers in the New World to
the opening years of Oregon's statehood, General History Of Oregon is a classic repository of
knowledge, informed and informative reading, and highly recommended for academic American
History reference shelves and supplemental reading lists.
The Shirley Letters
Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe
Marlene Smith-Baranzini, editor
Heyday Books
PO Box 9145, Berkeley, CA 94709
1890771007 $13.95 heydaybooks.com
Edited with an Introduction by Marlene Smith-Baranzini, The Shirley Letters: From The
California Mines 1851-1852 by Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe presents the contemporary
reader with vivid first-person accounts of what it was like to live in the midst of the great
California gold rush. Written in the form of letters by a doctor's wife who lived through the thick
and thin of boisterous events, The Shirley Letters encompass mob violence, summary justice, a
duel to the death, a rowdy July 4th celebration, and much, much more. A first-rate primary
source, The Shirley Letters offers especial insight to American history and is highly recommended
for both personal reading lists and academic reference collections.
Massacres Of The Mountains
J. P. Dunn, Jr.
Stackpole Books
5067 Ritter Rd, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
0811728137 $21.95 stackpolebooks.com
Launching what promises to be a memorably impressive series titled "Frontier Classics" from
Stackpole Books, Massacres Of The Mountains: A History Of The Indian Wars Of The Far West
1815-1875 by J.P. Dunn, Jr. is an acclaimed and scholarly military study which was originally
published in 1886. This new, affordable, 816 page, paperback edition features an new introduction
by Western Historian David Dary and presents a meticulous and extensive accounting of
Indian-white conflict in western America. As informative today as it was a hundred years ago, and
enhanced with 160 b/w illustrations, Massacres Of The Mountains is a strongly recommended
acquisition for personal and academic American History and Native American Studies reference
collections and supplemental reading lists.
Bad & The Beautiful
Sam Kashner & Jennifer MacNair
W. W. Norton & Company
500 5th Ave., New York NY 10110
0393043215 $26.95 1-800-233-4830
Bad & The Beautiful is a fascinating and informative history of Hollywood in the 1950s which
offers a vivid inside portrait of sex and power games, from the rise of tabloid journalism to the
rise of legendary film icons. The authors focus as much on cultural trends and perceptions of stars
and Hollywood as upon the films and creations that kept it in the limelight of American culture
and innovation.
Children's Voices From The Trail
Rosemary Gudmundson Palmer
Arthur H. Clark Company
PO Box 14707, Spokane, WA 99214-0707
0870623133 $39.50 1-800-842-9286
Children's Voices From The Trail: Narratives Of The Platte River Road by Rosemary
Gudmundson Palmer is an astute collection and interpretation of primary sources, especially
letters and journals, of young people who set forth with their parents upon the pioneer trails west
and who wrote about their lives. Offering eye-opening insight into what it was really like to grow
up in the 1800's frontier, beset by both natural and human enemies, Children's Voices From The
Trail is a superb contribution to academic American History Studies reference collections and
highly recommended for the non-specialist reader with an interest in the real life conditions of
growing up in the American West.
Crisis in the Southwest
Richard Bruce Winders
Scholarly Resources
104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19805-1897
0842028013 $17.95 scholarly.com
The latest addition to the outstanding Scholarly Resources "The American Crisis Series", historian
and civil war expert Richard Bruce Winders' Crisis In The Southwest: The United States, Mexico,
And The Struggle Over Texas is a thoroughly "reader friendly" historical study clearly laying out
facts, battles, and the profound impact the conflicts had upon history of Mexico, the European
powers of the day, and the emergence of the Republic of Texas, eventually culminating in the role
Texas was to play in shaping the events that were to ultimately result in the American Civil War.
Black-and-white maps and illustrations enhance the carefully researched text, which presents
life-and-death struggles in direct and simple language accessible for readers of all
backgrounds.
Song Of The City
Nathaniel Popkin
Four Walls Eight Windows
39 West 14th Street, NY, NY 10011
156858203X $24.95 www.4w8w.com
Song Of The City: An Intimate History Of The American Urban Landscape by Philadelphia
planner and activist Nathaniel Popkin, is a highly recommended, anecdotal history of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania in the second half of the twentieth century. Using varied stories drawn from the lives
of individual people to accurately reflect and bring to life this urban American community during
its years of late 20th Century evolution, Song Of The City embodies the quintessential human
experience which, taken as a whole, comprise the "soul" of the city.
After The Smoke Clears
Steve Mellon
University of Pittsburgh Press
300 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15260
0822941902 $29.00 1-800-666-2211
After The Smoke Clears: Struggling To Get By in Rustbelt America by Steve Mellon (a journalist
and staff photographer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) is an informed and moving chronicle of
the rise and fall of the steel and mining industry in America. A tale of the communities
surrounding the employment bounty of the steel mills, and the struggle to survive when the
closure of this employment bounty left a void in people's ability to support themselves, After The
Smoke Clears is a compelling and highly recommended saga of twentieth-century American
history enhanced with black-and-white photography.
100 Hispanic-Americans Who Shaped American History
Rick Laezman
Bluewood Books/The Siyeh Group, Inc.
PO Box 689, San Mateo, CA 94401
0912517476 $7.95 1-650-548-0754
100 Hispanic-Americans Who Shaped American History by Rick Laezman is a remarkable
collection of informative biographical capsule portraits introducing one hundred Hispanic men and
women whose lives profoundly affected America. From the governor of Spanish Louisiana who
secretly aided the Americans during the Revolutionary War, to the entrepreneur who made the
Coca-Cola company a sensational success, 100 Hispanic-Americans Who Shaped American
History is an amazing and eclectic collection of fascinating figures, each of whom is given a
one-page biographical summary enhanced a black-and-white photograph or artistic portrait.
The Metaphysical Studies Shelf
Adventures Among Spiritual Intelligences
Timothy Wyllie
Wisdom Editions
1122 Grant Ave., #C, Novato CA 94945
1931254168 $16.95 1-888-267-4446
Adventures Among Spiritual Intelligences: Angles, Aliens, Dolphins & Shamans by Timothy
Wyllie is an original collection of amazing metaphysical adventure stories, exploring telepathic
experiences with angels, dolphins, and humans around the globe; planetary mysteries; and the
essence of extraterrestrial intelligence. Adventures Among Spiritual Intelligences is highly
recommended reading for students of metaphysics and spirituality as an eye-opening, mind
expanding series of accounts revealing mysteries as yet unplumbed by modern science.
The Musicbook Shelf
Jump And The Net Will Appear
Robin Crow
New World Library
14 Pamaron Way, Novato, CA 94949
1577312309 $20.00 1-800-972-6657
Author Robin Crow worked twenty years to be a musician, achieving many goals through
grueling tour schedules and years on the road yet he had little to show from decades of work
but unhappiness. In his autobiography, Jump And The Net Will Appear, Crow tells how he turned
his life around from that of a struggling musician to a successful recording artist, then an
entrepreneur using many of the same tools for success. An inspiring, lively read.
The Timpani
Edmund A. Bowles
Pendragon Press
RR 1, Box 159 Ferry Road, Stuyvesant, NY 12173-9720
0945193858 $96.00 1-518-325-6100
The Timpani: A History In Pictures And Documents by expert musicologist and iconographer
Edmund A. Bowles, is a fascinating, comprehensive, and informative compendium enhanced
historical documents, more than 400 black-and-white photographs, years of meticulous research,
making it an enduring legacy concerning the history of orchestral timpani musical instruments and
instrumentation. Some narrative and informational text offers an overview of the history and
evolution of the timpani, but The Timpani largely consists of musical scores, artworks, and the
text of primary sources presented "as is" for the reader's judgement. A seminal contribution to
academic Music History reference collections, The Timpani is strongly recommended as a core
reference title.
The Light Crust Doughboys Are On The Air
John Mark Dempsey
University of North Texas Press
PO Box 311336, Denton, TX 76203-1336
1574411519 $29.95 1-800-826-8911
The Light Crust Doughboys Are On The Air: Celebrating Seventy Years Of Texas Music by John
Mark Dempsey (a native Texan and Assistant Professor of Broadcast Journalism, University of
North Texas) is an enjoyable and informative study of The Light Crust Doughboys band and their
Texas music, which was broadcast in the "golden era" of radio. Their long-lived radio show lasted
from 1930 to 1952, and their particular brand of gospel music was nominated for the Grammys in
1998, 1999, 2001, and 2002. An enjoyable, fact-filled, enthusiastically recommended blend of
biographical background and cogent musical assessment of this evolving group, The Light Crust
Doughboys Are On The Air is enhanced with a music CD featuring 30 of the band's most popular
and beloved songs.
Cuban Music
Maya Roy
Markus Wiener Publishers
231 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08542
1558762825 $22.95 markuswiener.com
Ably translated into English by Denise Asfar and Gabriel Asfar, Cuban Music: From Son And
Rumba To The Buena Vista Social Club And Timaba Cubana by Cuban music expert Maya Roy is
an information packed history of Cuba's musical heritage. Individual chapters address ritual music,
the rumba, "carnival" celebration music, music since the revolution, and a great deal more in this
broad-reaching, nicely organized survey of the unique and lively musical voice of a nation. A
superb addition to any personal or academic "World Music History" reference collection or
supplemental reading list, Maya Roy's Cuban Music is also available in hardcover (1558762817;
$49.95).
The Gardening Shelf
The Intuitive Gardener
Marilyn Raff
Fulcrum Publishing
16100 Table Mountain Parkway, #300, Golden, Colorado 80403
155591442X $24.95 1-800-992-2908
The Intuitive Gardener: Finding Creative Freedom In The Garden by gardening expert Marilyn
Raff is an impressively "user friendly" guide to imagining and creating the garden of one's dreams.
Raff accessibly teaches the reader how to follow intuition rather than be captive to overused and
stale rules. Individual chapters cover creative raising of roses, grasses, plants for shady sites, and a
great more. Vibrant color photographs add a visual appeal to the extensive text. The Intuitive
Gardener is a welcome and invaluable addition to any personal reading list or professional
gardening reference collection.
The Gardens At Filoli
Christopher McMahon, photographer
Timmy Gallagher, author
Pomegranate Artbooks
PO Box 6099, Rohnert Park, CA 94927
1566409934 $24.95 1-800-227-1428
The Gardens At Filoli is a superbly presented, full-color, 128 page photographic survey of the
beautiful gardens comprising the 654-acre Filoli estate about thirty miles south of San Francisco,
California. The lush and varied greenery, ranging from weeping cherry trees in full bloom to
Japanese maples and hydrangeas offering fall color contrast, make The Gardens At Filoli a
splendid treat for the eyes of any landscape gardening enthusiast. Timmy Gallagher's text and
captions fully showcase Christopher McMahon's breathtakingly beautiful photography in a work
that would grace any gardening connoisseur's reference shelf collection.
Southern Appalachian Wildflowers
Barbara Medina & Victor Medina
Falcon Guide/The Globe Pequot Press
PO Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437
0762711353 $24.95 1-800-962-0973
Collaboratively compiled and written by wildflower experts Barbara Medina and Victor Medina,
Southern Appalachian Wildflowers is an exquisitely beautiful and very practical volume illustrated
with a color photograph of each spotlighted variety of wildflower. The photographs enhance a
straightforward and informative text description with information on blooming seasons, habitat,
and useful comments. If you are a wildflower enthusiast planning an excursion through the
southern Appalachian countryside, or wanting to select and grow any of these plants in your own
garden or horticultural green house, then you will find Barbara and Victor Medina's Southern
Appalachian Wildflowers to be an excellent, illustrative, and well organized field guide.
The Artbook Shelf
Stencil Graffiti
Tristan Manco
Thames & Hudson
500 5th Ave., New York NY 10110
0500283427 $19.95 1-800-233-4830
In Stencil Graffiti, Tristan Manco profiles over four hundred of the most creative examples of
stencil graffiti, choosing from urban examples around the world. From a legendary Parisian
stenciler to works of art created on walls, Stencil Graffiti is packed with colorful examples and
biographies.
The History Of Art In Pictures
Gilles Plazy
MetroBooks
c/o Friedman/Fairfax Publishers
230 Fifth Ave., Suite 700, NY, NY 10001
1586633317 $9.98 1-800-367-9692
The History Of Art In Pictures by art critic Gilles Plazy is a gorgeous, full-color presentation
offering an informative overview of the history of Western art focusing on an astounding visual
gallery of classic works and artifacts. Brief captions supplement the lavish illustrations in this
straightforward yet aesthetically enchanting tour. The History Of Art In Pictures is very highly
recommended as an inexpensive but invaluable addition to any personal, school, and community
library art history collection.
Peter Gourfain
Russell Panczenko
The University of Wisconsin Press
1930 Monroe St., 3rd Floor, Madison, WI 53711
0932900798 $24.95 1-800-621-2736
Enhanced with an informative essay by Lucy R. Lippard, Peter Gourfain: Clay, Wood, Bronze,
And Works On Paper by features Russell Panczenko's interview with Peter Gourfain and is a
remarkable photographic showcase of the unique and extrinsic drawings and sculptures of that
minimalist expert. Some of the images are in color, but most photographs are black-and-white in
this extensive and recommended collection in celebration of Peter Gourfain's artistic achievements
and contributions as exhibited at the Elvehjem Museum of Madison, Wisconsin.
Frank Paul Sauerwein
Michael R. Grauer, et al.
Rio Grande Press
Glorieta, New Mexico 87535
0971867607 $149.95 www.amazon.com
In a stunning edition limited to only 500 copies, Frank Paul Sauerwein is the result of a
collaborative effort by Michael R. Grauer (Rio Grande Trust), Elaine Maher Harrison (Rio
Grande Press), and Steve Holmes (Burro Alley) and provides the reader with a vividly enhanced
biography and analysis of Frank Paul Sauerwein, a master painter of the American Southwest who
lived from 1871-1910. Sauerwein's brief life, brilliant career, and untimely death are explored in
this extensive study of his work, which also showcases his memorable artworks in full color. The
powerful, earthen tones and Sauerwein's human and realistic portrayal of Native American
subjects in his art mark this limited edition volume as an unforgettable biography and a strongly
recommended addition to American Art History reference collections.
The Poetry Of Everyday Life
Ronni Baer
MFA Publications
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
0878466452 $24.95 www.mfa.org
The Poetry Of Everyday Life: Dutch Painting In Boston By 17th Century Dutch And Felmish by
art specialist Ronni Baer (Mrs. Russell W. Baker Senior Curator of Painting in the Art of Europe
at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) was produced to accompany the exhibition currently on
view at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts showcasing and celebrating the
longstanding relationship between the Boston gentry and the 17th Century Dutch masters. The
Dutch painting style of the times was visually both physical and moral -- traits that had a strong
appeal for the early Bostonian upper classes and reflects a surprising collection of works that have
rarely, if ever, been seen by the general public. Collectors have lent their prized paintings to the
exhibition and made them available for reproduction and expert commentary in The Poetry Of
Everyday Life. Here are masterworks by Rembrandt, van der Heyden, van Ruisdael, and many
others making The Poetry Of Everyday Life an invaluable addition to any personal Art History
collection. Highly recommended for school and community libraries, The Poetry Of Everyday Life
is also available in a hardcover edition (0878466312, $40.00).
Drama In The Desert
Holly Kreuter, et. al.
Raised Barn Press
722 Page St. #2, San Francisco, CA 94117
0972178902 $45.00 desertdrama.com
Based on the images of Holly Kreuter, Drama In The Desert: The Sights And Sounds Of Burning
Man is a book and DVD set collecting full-color visuals and personal memories drawn from the
harsh desert of Black Rock City, Nevada. Capturing the sometimes quizzical, sometimes cruel,
sometimes dramatic art and documentary efforts of seventy contributors, Drama In The Desert is
strongly recommended as an eclectic, unique, and vibrant experience impressing its fiery artistic
message upon the reader's spirit.
The Philosophy Shelf
Ghost In The Universe
Taner Edis
Prometheus Books
59 John Glenn Dr., Amherst, NY 14228
1573929778 $29.00 1-800-421-0351
Is there a God which exists beyond the boundaries of nature? In Ghost In The Universe, physicist
Taner Edis informatively examines what we're learned about our world, which would seem to
support or refute ideas of metaphysical explanation. He postulates that complexity, intelligence,
and even religious experience ultimately emerge from the material world, arguing that nautralism
lends a better explanation of the workings of the world. An intriguing discussion.
Did Somebody Say Totalitarianism?
Slavoj Zizek
Verso
180 Varick Street, NY, NY 10014-4606
1859844251 $18.00 versobooks.com
Did Somebody Say Totalitarianism?: Five Interventions in the (Mis)use of a Notion is an intensely
searching evaluation and analysis of precisely what totalitarianism is, and how the term has been
misused -- particularly in twentieth century political science and philosophical discussions.
Individual chapter sections address diverse, unusual, and controversial topics such as "The radical
ambiguity of Stalinism"; "A plea for material creationism"; and "The Pope versus the Dalai Lama".
Deviously written by Slavoj Zizek (Senior Researcher, Institute for Social Studies, Ljublijana) to
unweave conundrums about the cross-purpose classification of totalitarian power and governance,
Did Somebody Say Totalitarianism? is a complex, thought-provoking philosophical accounting
and a highly recommended addition to academic Political Science and Philosophy Studies
departmental reference collections and reading lists.
Western Historical Thinking
Jorn Rusen, editor
Berghahn Books
604 West 115th Street, NY, NY 10025
157181454X $22.50 1-800-540-8663
Western Historical Thinking: An Intercultural Debate, compiled and edited by European historian
and academician Jorn Rusen presents a scholarly examination of the philosophical question:
"What is history?" Theses of Western historical thinking, conflicting perspectives, and a search for
common ground amidst worldwide events, permeate this engaging, sophisticated and scrupulous
study, which includes contributions about historical thinking from Chinese, African, and East
Indian points of view as compared and contrasted with those of the West. Western Historical
Thinking is a strongly recommended, introspective and thoughtful compilation which would
enhanced any personal or academic Philosophy or History collection.
The Psychology Shelf
Learning From Our Mistakes
Patrick Casement
Guilford Publications, Inc.
72 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012
1572308176 $25.00 1-800-365-7006
Learning From Our Mistakes: Beyond Dogma In Psychoanalysis And Psychotherapy by practicing
psychoanalyst and therapist Patrick Casement is a practical-minded look at mistakes commonly
encountered in a mental healing profession, as well as what can be done to avoid them, and how
to minimize or mitigate their damage. Anecdotes, issues of technique, and practical-minded
reflections round out this informed and informative treatise which is especially recommended for
those members of the psychotherapist community who have the needs of their patients foremost in
mind.
Mind, Stress, & Emotions
Gene Wallenstein, Ph.D.
Commonwealth Press
Box 151701, San Diego, CA 92175-1701
0972060731 $29.95 www.amazon.com
Mind, Stress & Emotions: The New Science Of Mood by Gene Wallenstein (Neuroscience expert
and Adjunct Professor, University of California - San Diego) provides the reader with an
informative survey of all of the recent discoveries in brain science, immunology, and stress
research, as well as new treatment strategies for mood and anxiety disorders. A well-rounded and
thought-provoking examination of the science of human moods, written with technical
descriptions yet phrased to accommodate and teach a non-specialist general reader about the
workings of the brain, Mind, Stress & Emotions is strongly recommended for Psychology Studies
reading lists and academic reference collections as an unusually informative, educational, and
accessible survey.
Animus And Anima In Fairy Tales
Marie-Louise von Franz, author
Daryl Sharp, editor
Inner City Books
Box 1271, Station Q, Toronto, ON M4T 2P4, Canada
189457401X $16.00 1-416-927-0355
Written by Marie-Louise von Franz (a colleague of Jung who worked closely with him for nearly
thirty years), and capably edited by Daryl Sharp for contemporary readers, Animus And Anima In
Fairy Tales is a classic Jungian analysis of the contrasexual complexes (animus and anima) as
found in fairy tales, and what these say about the human mindset and human behavior. A
profound, philosophical, college-level dissection of deep-seated motivational concepts in a
powerful form of literature, Animus And Anima In Fairy Tales is a welcome and recommended
addition to Jungian Psychology Studies reading list or reference collection.
The Antiques/Collectibles Shelf
Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Rudolf Pressler, et al.
Schiffer Publishing
4880 Lower Valley Rd, Atglen, PA 19310
0764316486 $39.95 schifferbooks.com
Collaboratively compiled, organized, and written by antique furniture experts Rudolf Pressler,
Stefan Dobner, and Wolfgang Eller, Antique Biedermeier Furniture is extensively showcases a
wide and impressive variety of decorative and functional antique Biedermeier furnishings,
illustrated with black-and-white photographs, and complemented with a price guide for antique
dealers and collectors. A brief section of color photographs adds a vibrant touch to an informed
and informative introduction offering background history on these remarkable pieces, as well as
advice on their proper care and maintenance. The principle text offers illustrative photos of
individual furnishings accompanied by a one-paragraph description. Antique Biedermeier
Furniture is a simply superb and "user friendly" reference for dedicated collectors.
Tiffany Desk Treasures
George A. Kemeny & Donald Miller
Hudson Hills Press
1133 Broadway, Suite 1301, New York, NY 10010-8001
1555952178 $50.00 1-212-929-9051
Collaboratively compiled and written by Tiffany experts and appraisers George A. Kemeny and
Donald Miller, Tiffany Desk Treasures: A Collector's Guide is an informed and informative
history of the wealthy American artist Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) and his especially
crafted desk sets, as produced by Tiffany Studios and Tiffany Furnaces between the late 1890s
and 1933. Full-color photographs showcase memorable works of art, while the "reader friendly"
text accessibly describes the pieces' histories and subtle nuances of their creations. A superbly
organized and presented history for Tiffany antique collectors (it also includes a Catalogue
Raisonne of Tiffany Studies and Tiffany Furnaces Desk Accessories), as well as a gorgeous book
for connoisseurs of fine art to simply page through, Tiffany Desk Treasures is far more
inexpensive than (and the next best thing to) owning a personal Tiffany collection.
Collector Books
Box 3009, Paducah, KY 42002-3009
1-800-626-5420 www.amazon.com
This publisher's many solid reference guides continues to amaze, producing updated editions and
color-packed books which aid in both pricing and identification. The fifth edition of Patrick and
Joyce Olds' Barbie Doll Years (1-57432-271-0, $19.95) is updated for collectors who need the
latest prices: values of dolls and accessories lie at the heart of a book that lists dolls alphabetically
along with outfits, collections and accessories. Felicia Browell's Breyer Animal Collector's Guide
(296-6, $19.95) appears in its third edition to update prices and information on this collectible set
of toys. Carol Stover's Small Dolls Of The 40s & 50s (275-3, $29.95) excels in its guide to small
dolls ranging from baby dolls and toddlers to look-alikes and British dolls. Included here are
histories of makers, dolls, and the evolution of small doll sets. Florence's Big Book Of Salt &
Pepper Shakers (257-5, $24.95) holds color photos of appliance sets, animals, crystal and glass
virtually every type of shaker one could imagine. Vintage Quilts by Bobbie Aug, et.al. (285-0,
$24.95) covers not only identification and values, but collecting, dating and preserving vintage
quilts. Gene Florence continues with his glassware expertise in Elegant Glassware Of The
Depression Era (298-2, $24.95), appearing in its 10th edition to update prices and details on
Cambridge, Fostoria, and other glass company productions. For an all-in-one pricing reference,
try the 21st edition of Schoreder's Antiques Price Guide (1-57432-310-5, $14.95): what it lacks in
color pictures is more than made up for in a format cramming in values for over 50,000 antiques
and collectibles.
Krause Publications
700 East State St., Iola, WI 54990-0001
1-800-258-0929 www.amazon.com
David Harper edits 2003 North American Coins And Prices (0873494776, $17.95), which
appears in its updated 12th edition to provide the latest values for both US and Mexican coins.
Use the coin-sized black and white, clear photos to aid in identification purposes, then enjoy the
latest pricing available to help organize, categorize and value a collection. Roy Ritchie and Ron
Stewart's Standard Knife Collector's Guide (087349280X, $14.95) also appears in its updated
fourth edition, including clear black and white photos and drawings of knives, discussions of their
makers and history, and the latest value guide. Both are essential for libraries keeping up on the
ever-changing collector's market.
The Computer Shelf
The XSL Companion
Neil Bradley
Addison-Wesley
75 Arlington St., #300, Boston, MA 02116
0201770830 $39.99 www.awl.com
Now in an updated and expanded second edition, The XSL Companion by ISL expert Neil
Bradley covers all the features of the new XSLT language standard, which has been established as
an addendum to the XML language expressly for transformation needs. Sections cover
transformations using XSLT, XPath expressions, formatting with XSL, and a host of useful
references. Written especially for the experienced XSL programmer looking to catch up with the
latest evolution of this versatile and useful language, The XSL Companion offers step-by-step
instructions, sample code, numerous examples and more to help the reader quickly and easily
integrate new concepts into a fluid and dynamic program creation medium. Also highly
recommended for personal and professional computer reference collections are Neil Bradley's The
Concise SGML Companion (0201419998; $34.99) and The XML Companion: 3rd Edition
(0201770598; $44.99).
Andrew Glassner's Other Notebook
Andrew Glassner
A K Peters, Ltd.
63 South Avenue, Natick, MA 01760
1568811713 $45.00 www.akpeters.com
Andrew Glassner's Other Notebook: Further Recreations in Computer Graphics by computer
graphics researcher and expert Andrew Glassner is an inspiring, thought-provoking, full-color,
visual, mathematical, and tutorial tour of some of the artistic achievements that modern computers
are capable of. Individual chapters address programming functions and commands to craft
remarkable images of soap bubbles, Celtic knotwork, recreate special lighting and camera
techniques, transform sounds into shapes, and much more. Andrew Glassner's Other Notebook is
a very highly recommended supplementary resource for budding computer artists, hobbyists,
students, and professional designers seeking to create unique and memorable computer
graphics.
Learning Visual Basic.NET Through Applications
Clayton E. Crooks II
Charles River Media, Inc.
20 Downer Avenue, Suite 3, Hingham, Massachusetts 02043
1584502428 $49.95 charlesriver.com
Learning Visual Basic.NET Through Applicationsby Clayton E. Crooks II (a partner in Advanced
Information Systems, a consulting company specializing in custom hardware and software
solutions) is a straightforward companion reference and instructive guide to learning how to
program in Visual Basic.NET while developing applications such as MP3 players, encryption
programs, DirectX 8.1, word processors and much more. Easy-to-follow chapters cover an
introduction to the VB.NET language, math and random functions, strings, error handling, and
progress to more complex topics like Windows form applications drawing with VB.NET, and
Microsoft Agent. Screenshots, sample code, and step-by-step instructions make Learning Visual
Basic.NET Through Applications a superb supplement to any course in VB.NET, or even an
excellent self-taught course. An accompanying CD-ROM offers numerous tools, figures, and
source code for every project in the book - almost everything except for VB.NET itself is on it.
Learning Visual Basic.NET Through Applications is very highly recommended to anyone needing
to quickly and efficiently learn or deepen their understanding and utilization of VB.NET.
Special Edition Using Adobe Photoshop 7
Peter Bauer & Jeff Foster
Que Publishing
c/o Pearson Technology Group
201 West 103rd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46290-1097
0789727609 $49.99 www.mcp.com
Adobe Photoshop is simply the best image-editing software currently available and is the choice of
preference for millions of graphic artists worldwide. Its breadth of features and raw power to
manipulate any type of image has made it the recognized standard. New graphic artists need to
learn Photoshop, while established professionals need to keep their skill sets current with every
new revision. Collaboratively written by Adopbe Photoshop experts Peter Bauer and Jeff Foster,
Special Edition Using Adobe Photoshop 7 includes all the new features of Photoshop 7 including:
Macintosh OS X compliances (native mode and carbonized); an integrated image management
system; an improved painting engine for both PC and Mac versions; a more advanced web
workflow capability; and added editing features. User Level: Intermediate-to-Advanced, 1008
pages.
Osborne/McGraw-Hill
2600 Tenth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
1-800-722-4726
Three new and outstanding Osborne titles are invaluable additions to personal and professional
computer instructional reference collections. Readers can develop powerful XML-based wireless
applications using Mikael Hillborg's Wireless XML Developer's Guide (0072195363; 544 pages;
$49.99) as their professional resource. Packed with ready-to-use code that can be customized and
plugged into mobile applications, this advanced developer's guide is a must-have for building
robust wireless Internet applications. Jeffry Houser's ColdFusion 5: A Beginner's Guide
(0072191090; 550 pages; $29.99) is an this easy-to-follow guide to ColdFusion. The reader will
learn how to successfully and effectively navigate in this rapid development environment. From
design, to dynamic content creation, to deployment, all aspects of ColdFusion 5 are fully and
cogently covered. ASP.NET: The Complete Reference (0072195134; 1,008 pages; $49.99) by
Robert Standefer III provides a comprehensive wealth of information on all seven built-in .NET
Framework namespaces--plus plenty of other useful information for developers, including relevant
topics like security, Web services, database development, application deployment, and more.
The Flash Animator
Sandro Corsaro
New Riders
201 W 103rd St., Indianapolis, IN 46290
0735712824 $49.99 www.newriders.com
The Flash Animator by Sandro Corsaro teaches traditional animation techniques to create
broadcast-quality Flash animations and illustrates point-by-point how to use traditional animation
concepts in Flash. The accompanying CD included with the highly recommended instructional and
reference book contains all of the example files used in the text, plus a collection of exclusive
SWF files. The range of topics covered varies from simple ball bounces to complex character
design, sound, and optimization issues. Unlike a traditional animation book, The Flash Animator
illustrates both the concept of the animation and explains point-by-point its optimal use in
Flash.
HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide
Chuck Musciano & Bill Kennedy
O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472
059600382X $39.95 1-800-998-9938
Now in a completely updated and significantly expanded fifth edition, HTML & XHTML: The
Definitive Guide by webmasters Chuck Musciano and Bill Kennedy is a straightforward,
user-friendly reference to designing practical, eye-catching web pages for either business or
personal websites. HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide is enhanced with screenshots, sample
code, easy-to-understand instructions and more, tutoring the reader in HTML basics ranging from
lists and images, to cascading style sheets, forms, frames, and executable content. HTML &
XHTML: The Definitive Guide truly lives up to its title as being a solid introduction to the basics,
and very highly recommended for beginning HTML and XHTML users.
Murach's CICS Desk Reference
Raul Menendez and Doug Lowe
Mike Murach & Associates, Inc.
2560 West Shaw Lane, Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711-2765
1890774170 $49.50 1-800-221-5528
Collaboratively written by CICS programmer and expert Raul Menendez with the assistance of
Doug Lowe, Murach's CICS Desk Reference is a solid and accessible resource for CICS/COBOL
programmers. Individual chapters cover useful programming guidelines for creating and
debugging readable, well-formatted code; syntax and option descriptions for 121 CICS
commands; Basic Mapping Support macros; CICS program development aids for working with
VSAM files, using RDO, using Master Terminal Transaction, and more. A "user friendly",
information-packed resource filled cover to cover with sample code, examples, tips, tricks, and
techniques, Murach's CICS Desk Reference is an excellent and recommended guide written
especially for experienced CICS/COBOL programmers looking to save time and headaches when
they need to look up reliable information quickly.
Database Programming With Visual Basic .NET and ADO.NET
F. Scott Barker
Sams Publishing
201 W 103rd St., Indianapolis, IN 46290
0672322471 $39.99 www.mcp.com
The topic combination of VB.NET and ADO.NET is unbeatable. VB.NET is the most popular
language in which to code. And, every developer needs to understand ADO.NET to allow data to
be accessed from a Web site. In Database Programming With Visual Basic .NET and ADO.NET:
Tips, Tutorials, And Code, professional developers will be shown numerous code examples that
will illustrate how to program database driven applications within the .NET Framework. Database
Programming with Visual Basic .NET and ADO.NET is aimed at both established and new VB
Developers. Important topics covered include: Visual Studio development environment,
ASP.NET applications, Windows Forms application, using VB.NET with ADO.NET, complex
queries, security, COM interop., and application deployment. User Level: Intermediate, 544
pages.
Creating Motion Graphics With After Effects
Trish Meyer & Chris Meyer
CMP Books
600 Harrison St., San Francisco CA 94107
1578201144 $54.95 1-800-500-6875
Now in an updated and expanded second edition which covers version 5.5, Creating Motion
Graphics with After Effects Volume 1: The Essentials is an eye-opening, full-color reference and
tutorial written for Adobe "After Effects" users of all skill and experience levels. "Learner
friendly" step-by-step tutorials effectively teach the reader how to exploit the animation
capabilities of the software from layering, to learning how to represent motion paths and velocity,
to masking, track mattes, and lighting in three dimensions, and more. A superb "how-to"
self-teaching and highly recommended reference for aspiring computer artists and digital video
makers, Creating Motion Graphics With After Effects is accompanied with a CD-ROM containing
a completed user-oriented and accessible tutorial enhanced with hundreds of movies, stills, objects
and audio clips, as well as the tryout version of Adobe After Effects 5.5 for the Macintosh or
Windows.
The Travel Shelf
Cheap Sleeps Europe
Katie Wood
Robson Books/Parkwest Publications
451 Communipaw Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07304
186105307X $15.00 parkwestpubs.com
Now in a new and completely updated edition, Cheap Sleeps Europe is a thick, 614-page
compendium of more than 10,000 affordable lodgings all over the European continent, from
Austria to Finland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and more. From tips on book a bed in advance,
to detailed information about hotels, to warnings of trouble spots, Cheap Sleeps Europe is a truly
"user friendly" and highly recommended take-along guide for European business travelers and
vacationers on a budget.
Small Town Minnesota A To Z
Tony Andersen
Afton Historical Society Press
PO Box 100, Afton, MN 55001
1890434256 $24.95 aftonpress.com
Small Town Minnesota A To Z by Minnesota native Tony Andersen is an engaging and nostalgic
look at a wide variety of small-town communities in Minnesota from Argyle to Zumbro Falls.
Most of these distinctive Minnesota communities have fewer than 1,000 people. Full-color
photographs and an engaging text written with wry humor and replete with candid, anecdotal
stories of conversations and adventures with small-town folk make Small Town Minnesota A To
Z an engaging and refreshing tribute to an outstanding Midwestern state, as well as a less
crowded, less hyper, and less pressure-intense way of life.
Ulysses Press
Box 3440, Berkeley, CA 94703-3440
1-800-377-2542 www.amazon.com
Three excellent new Hidden' editions provide destination-bound travelers with practical
information on everything from local scenic drives to weekend getaways and camping. Richard
Harris' Hidden Southwest (1569752842, $19.95) appears in its sixth edition to provide selective
recommendations and reviews of all kinds of Southwest vacation opportunities. From a
narrow-guage train to an unusual redwood lodging to skiing and seeing abandoned relics, this
covers all points of interest. Richard Harris' Hidden Colorado (1569752907, $15.95) appears in
an updated fourth edition to re-visit little-known locales and vacation spots in all Colorado areas.
Hidden Idaho (1569752869, $14.95) also appears in its fourth updated edition to cover
everything from skiing to wildlife viewing. These are highly recommended take-along totes that
offer candid assessments of establishments and sightseeing opportunities.
No Place For A Lady
Barbara Hodgson
Greystone Books
c/o Douglas & McIntyre Ltd.
2323 Quebec Street, Suite 201, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5T 4S7
1550549383 $36.95 greystonebooks.com
No Place For A Lady: Tales Of Adventurous Women Travellers by book designer and author
Barbara Hodgson is an exciting anthology of true stories drawn from the experiences and
adventures of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth century women travelers who (very much
counter to the gender sterotypes of their day) traversed the world. Filled with maps, artwork, and
photographs (many of them in color), No Place For A Lady is a truly fascinating read and a study
of real-life adventurous women which is enthusiastically recommended for personal reading lists
and academic Women's Studies reference collections.
Seven Perfect Days In Colorado
Bill Ginnodo & Celia Ginnodo
Pride Publications, Inc.
4 North Wilshire Lane, Arlington Hights, IL 60004
0965658716 $9.95 pridepublications.com
Seven Perfect Days In Colorado: A Guided Driving Tour by Bill and Celia Ginnodo is a informed
and informative, thoroughly "user friendly", and highly recommended day-by-day planner for
developing an itinerary to explore the highlights of the state of Colorado which are readily
accessible by automobile or RV. From admiring the beauty and ecosystem of the Rockies, to
visiting a real ghost town, to visiting the museum of Denver, Seven Perfect Days In Colorado
provides the invaluable and time-saving blueprint for a vacation excursion that will be as fun as it
is educational!
Art-Sites Paris
Fronia W. Simpson, editor
art-SITES
894 Waller St., San Francisco, CA 94117
193187400X $19.95 www.art-sites.com
Deftly edited by Fronia W. Simpson, Art-Sites Paris: Art, Architecture, Design is a superbly
written and presented guide to the art and architecture to be seen while traveling among the many
beauties of Paris. Subdivided by geographical region into numerous entries with the addresses and
history of noteworthy sites, and enhanced throughout with black-and-white photography
including 15 detail maps and city tour routes, Art-Sites Paris is an extensive, comprehensive,
sophisticated, and thoroughly "user friendly" guide sure to keep the dedicated art and architecture
lover busy sightseeing throughout an extended tour. If you intend on visiting Paris, begin your
travel planning with Art-Sites Paris!
52 Great Florida Golf Getaways
Ed Schmidt Jr.
Pineapple Press, Inc.
PO Box 3889, Sarasota, FL 34230
1561642606 $14.95 pineapplepress.com
52 Great Florida Golf Getaways by Florida golfing expert Ed Schmidt Jr. is a handy, "user
friendly" guide to some of Florida's most vibrant, well-run, and enjoyable golf courses. Yet the
golf courses selected are particularly special in that each one of them has access to numerous
other recreational opportunities nearby - boutiques, water parks, museums, kids' activities, sailing,
tennis, fishing, and more - for the non-golfers in the family. Straightforward descriptions, contact
information, and black-and-white photographs form the heart of this solid reference which is
especially recommended for mixed golfer and non-golfer families in the Florida area. If you are
golfer and taking a trip to Florida, begin your itinerary planning with a thorough browsing
through Ed Schmidt's 52 Great Florida Golf Getaways!
Two new travel guides are excellent resources for planning a trip. Bruce and June Conord's Costa
Rica (1588432904, $17.95) appears in its fourth edition to update information on rainforest tours,
historic sights, and places to stay and eat in the country. Black and white and some color photos
pack pages of advice, which include information and maps. Ed & Lynn Readicker-Henderson's
updated and expanded fourth edition of Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska (1588432882, $17.95)
covers the coastal transport system and points of interest along the way, covering communities
which cannot be reached by auto. Tips on activities and side-trips are especially valuable in a
guide that covers Alaska's finest points of interest.
The Other Orlando
Kelly Monaghan
The Intrepid Traveler
KSB Promotions (publicity)
PO Box 531, Branford, CT 06405
1887140417 $16.95 intrepidtraveler.com
There is a great deal more to Orlando, Florida than the Disney World! Now in a revised, updated,
and expanded, 400 page second edition, The Other Orlando: What To Do When You've Done
Disney And Universal by Kelly Monaghan is a useful and "user friendly" vacation and travel guide
to the Orlando, Florida area that focuses on all of the many other tourist attractions with things to
do and see. From the attractions at Gatorland, to experiencing the mystique of Splendid China, to
a galaxy-spanning view of the Universe at the Kennedy Space Center, The Other Orlando offers
exciting, and extensively detailed examples of fun attractions, complete with comprehensive
contact, website, and scheduling information. If you are planning a personal, family, or business
trip to Orlando, Florida, begin compiling your itinerary by browsing through Kelly Monaghan's
The Other Orlando!
The Military Shelf
Arabs At War
Kenneth M. Pollack
University of Nebraska Press
233 N. 8th St., Lincoln, NE 68588-0255
0803237332 $49.95 1-800-755-1105
Accessibly written by Kenneth M. Pollack (a former Persian Gulf military analyst for the CIA),
Arabs At War: Military Effectiveness 1948-1991 is a straightforward and comprehensive "power
history" of Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Syria during the post-World War II
epoch. Studying in meticulous detail the often difficult evolution of Arab militaries in terms of
how they learned from their past experiences and conflicts, the frame of mind that permeates the
military strategy of these nations today, and much, much more, Arabs At War is a seminal and
sobering contribution to contemporary Military Studies and Middle East Studies reference
collections and supplemental reading lists.
Images Of Kursk
Nik Cornish
Brassey's, Inc.
22841 Quicksilver Drive, Dulles, VA 20166
1574885766 $19.95 1-800-775-2518
Filled from cover to cover with black-and-white photographs, Images Of Kursk: History's
Greatest Tank Battle, July 1943 by Nik Cornish is a gritty, compellingly accurate, point-by-point
dissection of the pivotal tank battle of World War II, between Russian and German forces from
beginning to end. Vivid details, sobering statistics, and personal eye-witness testimonies enhance
the text of this unforgettable and very highly recommended study of a crucial piece of World War
II military history.
Xin Loi, Viet Nam
Al Sever
Quiet Storm Publishing
PO Box 1666, Martinsburg, WV 25402
http://www.quietstormbooks.com
0971429626 $25.95 1-361-992-5587
Xin Loi, Viet Nam: Memoir Of The War Over Viet Nam is the personal testimony of Al Sever, a
Vietnam veteran who served thirty-one months as a crew member on various military helicopters
during the Viet Nam conflict. Absolute, graphic, unvarnished truth of what it was like to survive
day by day in a war-torn land far away from home fills the pages of this gut-wrenching, honest,
and open account. Xin Loi, Viet Nam is a very highly recommended addition to the growing
library of Viet Nam War era personal memoirs, participant biographies, and military histories.
Pilot From The Prairie
Edgar J. Allen
Hara Publishing
PO Box 19732, Seattle, WA 98109
1883697581 $13.95 www.amazon.com
Pilot From The Prairie is the personal memoir of Edgar Allen, a World War II bomber pilot.
Edgar memorably relates the danger and horror of war, and the critical importance of courage and
keeping one's cool to survive in the midst of dangerously lethal situations. A raw and vivid
account that pulls no punches and makes the reader feel what it was really like to survive the thick
of devastating war, Pilot From The Prairie is a welcome and highly recommended contribution to
the growing library of World War II autobiographical accounts -- which is all the more
appreciated as that generation of men and women leaves us through the inevitable passage of the
years.
Battle Of Alamein
John Bierman & Colin Smith
Viking Press
375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014
0670030406 $32.95 1-800-847-5515
The Battle of Alamein stands out as one of the great triumphs of the Allied forces, where the
Egyptian railway stop became a center of a showdown between German commander Rommel and
British general Montgomery. In Battle Of Alamein the authors re-create this pivotal World War II
engagment, from events which led up to it to its aftermath, providing new insights on advisors on
both sides. A riveting story.
The Pets/Wildlife Shelf
The Health Of Your Dog
John Bower & David Youngs
Alpine Publications, Inc.
2456 E. 9th Street, Loveland, CO 80537
0931866456 $24.95 1-800-777-7257
Specifically written to be accessible to the lay pet owner by experienced veterinarians John Bower
and David Youngs, The Health Of Your Dog is a solid and reliable guide to taking optimum care
of a canine companion. From house training a puppy, to dealing with behavior problems, keeping
an eye out for symptoms of diseases and veterinary care options, The Health Of Your Dog is an
extremely practical reference for dog owners everywhere and a highly recommended addition to
community library Pets & Wildlife reference collections.
Solving The Mysteries Of Breed Type
Richard Beauchamp
Doral Publishing, Inc.
2501 W. Behrend Drive, Suite 43, Phoenix, AZ 85027-4148
0944875890 $24.95 www.doralpub.com
Solving The Mysteries Of Breed Type by Richard Beauchamp (syndicated columnist, dog show
judge, and former publisher of "Kennel Review" magazine) is a straightforward and detailed
instructional guide for aspiring dog breeders, and novice dog show judges, and purebreed
connoisseurs aspiring to acquire a degree of professionalism, about discerning the subtle
distinctions of breed type. Individual chapters competently address what to look for in various
physical characteristics, from coat and head shape to silhouette and movement. Black-and-white
photographs enhance the meticulous text descriptions in this succinctly written resource which
should be considered a core reference title for personal, professional, and community library
collections.
The Dolphins Of Hilton Head
Cara M. Gubbins
University of South Carolina Press
937 Assembly Street, 8th Floor, Columbia, SC 29208
1570034583 $12.95 1-800-768-2500
The Dolphins Of Hilton Head: Their Natural History by ecologist and conservation biologist Cara
M. Gubbins is an informed and informative introduction to the fascinating life and world of
dolphins, studying their feeding, socializing, communication, and much, much more.
Black-and-white photographs enhance the adventurous and detailed, "reader friendly" text,
making The Dolphins Of Hilton Head a truly exciting account which is most especially
recommended for marine wildlife students in general, and dolphin enthusiasts in particular.
Aquarium Plants
Christel Kasselmann
Krieger Publishing Company
PO Box 9542, Melbourne, FL 32902-9542
1575240912 $84.50 1-800-724-0025
Painstakingly translated from the original German edition, Christel Kasselmann's Aquarium Plants
is a meticulous, comprehensive, and practical resource describing a wide variety of common plant
species used for private aquariums. Aquarium Plants comprises an informed and informative
overview of factors necessary to the proper care of such plants and detailed, one-page studies of
individual plant varieties that include etymology, distribution, description, special care
instructions, ecology and more of each plant variety, as well as full-color photographs that vividly
portray the plants. Aquarium Plants is a reliable and excellent reference which is especially
recommended to dedicated aquarium hobbyists.
The Complete Chicken
Pam Percy
Voyageur Press, Inc.
PO Box 338, Stillwater, MN 55082
0896585573 $29.95 1-800-837-2210
The Complete Chicken: An Entertaining History Of Chickens by Pam Percy (who has been raising
chickens as a hobby since 1986 on her five-acre property near Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a
fascinating and detailed history of chickens in recorded human history, ranging from their
domestication and use as egg layers and a source of food, to popular culture features such as the
animated movie "Chicken Run." Full-color illustrations and photographs, famous chicken-themed
quotes, and a solid body of fascinating information mark The Complete Chicken as a fascinating,
bird-themed history which is a "must read" for chicken fanciers and fans.
The Judaic Studies Shelf
Out Of The Inferno
Mrs. Rachel Altein
Kehot Publication Society
291 Kingston Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11213
0826606830 $29.00
Out Of The Inferno charts the efforts that went into the rescue of Rabbi Yosef Schneersohn,
during which six months of lobbying with countless political figures led to the eventual rescue of
the Rebe from World War II Europe. Here are letters, memoranda, and documents detailing the
efforts to rescue a revered man and his trial, which continued even after his journey away from
Europe.
Escape Or Die
Ina R. Friedman
Yellow Moon Press
PO Box 1316, Cambridge, MA 02238
0938756346 $12.95 1-617-776-2230
Escape Or Die: True Stories Of Young People Who Survived The Holocaust by Ina R. Friedman
is a compelling collection of stories about how twelve young men and women (all of whom were
under the age of 20 at the time) were able to save themselves from perishing in the Nazi holocaust
of World War II and its immediate aftermath from 1933 to 1948. These biographical episodes are
drawn from ten countries and are replete with courage, endurance, ingenuity, and luck against all
the odds. There is Robert, age 11, who suffered the deprivations and dangers of the Warsaw
Ghetto and the death camps of Auschwitz and Dachau; Mayra who spent the first six years of her
life hiding out from soldiers in a series of cellars; Pieter, imprisoned as a spy at the age of 18;
Manny, who at 14 witnessed his family and home destroyed during the infamous incident of
Crystal Night; and more. Each story is accompanied by historical notes on each narrator's
homeland. A highly recommended and welcome addition to Holocaust Studies collections, Escape
Or Die is a tribute to the ultimate triumph of the human spirit in general, and their incredible
survival in particular, despite the unspeakably horrific conditions that led to the deaths of millions
all around these twelve boys and girls. Also very strongly recommended titles for Holocaust
Studies reference collections are Ina Friedman's two other works: Flying Against The Wind: The
Story Of A Young Woman Who Defied The Nazis (Lodgepole Press, 1886721009, $11.95) and
The Other Victims: First Person Stories Of Non-Jews Persecuted By The Nazis (Houghton
Mifflin, 0395745152, $6.95).
Surviving The Nazis, Exile And Siberia
Edith Sekules
Vallentine Mitchell/ISBS, dist.
5824 N.E. Hassalo Street, Portland, OR 97213-3644
0853033889 $17.45 1-800-944-6190
In 1916, Edith Sekules was born into a Jewish family as part of an established and flouring
Viennese community of almost 200,000 Jews. Today that same community is numbered at only a
few thousands. Most of those with whom Edith grew up with were slaughtered in the holocaust
of World War II. In 1938, together with her husband Kurt and her four month old daughter, Edith
escaped to Estonia. There they eked out a living until 1941 when they were labeled "enemy
aliens" and interned in Siberia by the Russians. In Surviving The Nazis, Exile And Siberia, Edith
reveals in candid and vivid detail what her life of confinement was like, and how only their good
health and optimism enabled the family to survive in harsh conditions. This is a story of a seven
year exile spend in the theater of war, three camps, and a 3,350-mile journey home. After the way
Edith helped to create a knitwear company in Northern Ireland and she went on to world-wide
success in that endeavor. Surviving The Nazis, Exile And Siberia is more than just another
indictment of holocaust era atrocity -- it is also a testament to the endurance and resilience of the
human spirit, and that the greatest revenge against those who do us wrong, and the finest
memorial we can provide to those who did not survive, is to go on ourselves and live a full,
rewarding, compassionate life.
One People, Two Worlds
Ammiel Hirsch & Yosef Reinman
Schocken Books
299 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10171
0805241914 $26.00 1-800-726-0600
One People, Two Worlds: A Reform Rabbi And An Orthodox Rabbi Explore The Issues That
Divide Them is a candid but respectful mutual exploration and exchange of ideas between Reform
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch and Orthodox Rabbi Yosef Reinman. Virtually every divisive issue upon
which Orthodox and Reform Jews differ is vigerously debated, from the role of women and the
value of secular culture, to the existence of a Supreme Being and differing beliefs about Israel.
Though the disagreements are sharp, these two very different Rabbis have a deep respect and
liking for one another in this thought-provoking and very welcome contribution to Judaic Studies
reading lists.
The Rituals & Practices Of Jewish Life
Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky
Rabbi Daniel Judson
Jewish Lights Publishing
PO Box 237, Woodstock, VT 05091
1580231691 $18.95 jewishlights.com
Collaboratively compiled and edited by Rabbis Kerry Olitzky and Daniel Judson, The Rituals &
Practices Of Jewish Life: A Handbook For Personal Spiritual Renewal is a straightforward and
practical instructional guide to the origin, manner, and modern-day practice of ten areas of Jewish
ritual: Upon Rising and Going to Bed; Covering the Head; Blessings throughout the Day; Daily
Prayer; Tefillin; Tallit and Tallit Katan; Talmud Torah; The Continuum of Kashrut; Mikvah; and
Entering Shabbot. Enhanced with an informative foreword by Vanessa L. Ochs, and illustrations
by Joel Moskowitz, The Rituals & Practices Of Jewish Life is a useful and "user friendly",
easy-to-follow, step-by-step, guidebook which is most especially recommended for readers who
may have little to no understanding of the proper ritual performance and what it means, yet who
want to incorporate more of the Jewish traditions into their daily lives.
The Jewish World In Stamps
Ronald L. Eisenberg
Schreiber Publishing, Inc.
51 Monroe Street, Suite 101, Rockville, MD 20850
http://www.schreiberpublishing.com
1887563768 $36.00 www.amazon.com
The Jewish World In Stamps: 4000 Years Of Jewish Civilization On Postage Stamps by Ronald
L. Eisenberg is an amazing, full-color, 288 page volume that meticulously reproduces postage
stamps portraying events and people throughout the whole of Jewish history. The Jewish World
In Stamps ranges from biblical stories such as the tale of Esther, to the Diaspora, to rise of
Zionism and establishment of the state of Israel, to Jewish traditions and values, to World Jewish
Communities, to modern-day Jewish entertainers such as Groucho Marx. Succinct entries flesh
out the background detail on the individual or story represented by each stamp, and the color
illustrations are the next best thing to having an international stamp collection of one's own. The
Jewish World In Stamps is an exciting and seminal work that makes both the world of stamp
collecting and Jewish history itself come alive.
Franz Kafka
Sara Loeb
University Press of America
4720 Boston Way, Lanham, MD 20706
0761821414 $42.00 1-800-462-6420
Franz Kafka: A Question Of Jewish Identity by Sara Loeb (inter-disciplinary researcher and
expert on Western culture, Central European Judaism, and Holocaust Literature) is a meticulously
presented, in-depth focus on the life, philosophy, and Jewish identity of the renowned author
Franz Kafka. An extensive and scholarly study that contemplates Kafka's friendship with Max
Brod, reflections on the Diaspora, assimilation vs. self-hatred among Jews, and much, much more,
Franz Kafka: A Question Of Jewish Identity is highly recommended for students of Kafka's
writings as an unusually thoughtful, albeit sometimes technical account of the man, his life,
thought, and work.
Venture Management Handbook: An Entrepreneur's Practical Guide To Stock, Finance And
Contracts by entrepreneur Cliff Conneighton's is a clearly written, nicely organized, experienced
based, informative instructional guide to the often complex and confusing subject of financing
business ventures. Conneighton's Venture Management Handbook is a very highly recommended,
complete-in-one-volume, "user friendly" reference.
Marketing To American Latinos
M. Isabel Valdes
Paramount Market Publishing, Inc.
301 S. Geneva St, #109, Ithaca, NY 14850
0967143926 $54.95 1-888-787-8100
Marketing To American Latinos: A Guide To The In-Culture Approach, Part 2 by Hispanic
marketing pioneer M. Isabel Valdes is a solidly presented, up-to-date, business oriented
examination and analysis of the Hispanic-American consumer market. From studying diversity,
geographic distribution, and buying power of Hispanic households to advertising strategies that
target the hearts, minds, and wallets of Hispanic consumers, to digital marketing and an
"integrated in-culture" strategy, Marketing to American Latinos is an extensively researched
reference written especially for big and small businesses alike. Also highly recommended is
Valdes' predecessor volume, Marketing to American Latinos: A Guide To The In-Culture
Approach, Part I (0967143934; $54.95).
John Carver On Board Leadership
John Carver
Jossey-Bass
989 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94103
0787958441 $40.00 josseybass.com
John Carver On Board Leadership is a collection of articles that demonstrate the Policy
Governance (R) model in board leadership, as written by its creator, John Carver, a man who has
over twenty years of experience working with a variety of corporation boards. Addressing how to
use the model of governance to improve communication and overall effectiveness, the role of
committees, means for resolving disagreements, and much, much more, John Carver On Board
Leadership is a solidly written, reader accessible, and effectively useful title recommended for
anyone charged with the often difficult and complicated task of coordinating or leading a
governing board.
Amacom
1-800-250-5308
Two important new titles provide valuable information. Gayle Backstrom's I'd Rather Be Working
(0-8144-7115-3, $14.95) covers financial self-support for those with chronic illness: a subject
seldom touched upon in the business world. From analyzing limitations and changed directions in
business life to improving skills, or understanding a changed employment situation, this is not to
be missed. Craig Settles' Wireless, Inc. (0-8144-0725-0, $29.95) provides an in-depth business
guide to how wireless technology can be integrated into existing business strategies. From using
mobile technologies for new and advanced communication channels with customers to saving
money, this tells managers how to make informed business decisions by understanding the
opportunities wireless technologies brings to the business world.
Building A Successful Consulting Practice
Patricia Pulliam Phillips, editor
ASTD
Box 1443, Alexandria, VA 22313-2043
1562863312 $49.95 www.astd.org
The newest title in the outstanding ASTD "In Action" series, Building A Successful Consulting
Practice is an impressive and informative collection of twelve case studies, each of which offers
invaluable advice and keen insight to anyone interested in launching a consulting firm. Each of the
studies focuses on lessons learned from that particular case example. Building A Successful
Consulting Practice is an excellent supplementary resource for determined entrepreneurs aspiring
to make their mark in the competitive world of professional consultation.
The Railroading Shelf
California Challenger
Pentrex
PO Box 94911, Pasadena, CA 91109
1563420856 $29.95 1-800-950-9333
Steam on the main line of the Challenger 3985 vintage style train with the aid of a survey that
follows the route of the train through desert and small towns. California Challenger is the largest
operating steam locomotive in the world and Pentrex's coverage of its history and freight action
will delight train fans who enjoy California scenery as an added plus.
Basic Model Railroad Benchwork
Jeff Wilson
Kalmbach Publishing Co.
21027 Crossroads Circle, Waukesha, WI 53187
0890246157 $18.95 1-800-533-6644
Basic Model Railroad Benchwork: The Complete Photo Guide by model railroading expert Jeff
Wilson, is thoroughly "user friendly", step-by-step guide illustrated with numerous full-color
photographs on building the foundation and layout for a model railroad hobbyist. From choosing
the proper tools and using them with the utmost regard to safety, to meticulously measuring and
crafting a sturdy benchwork (perhaps mounted on the wall to save space), to crafting smoothly
integrated backdrops and more, Basic Model Railroad Benchwork is a highly recommended
"how-to" book for devoted woodworkers and model railroading enthusiasts.
Those Magnificent Trains 2003 Datebook
Cedco Publishing Company
100 Pelican Way, San Rafael, CA 94901
0768357217 $12.99 www.cedco.com
Charles Ditlefsen's Those Magnificent Trains 2003 Datebook is a spiral-bound, medium-sized
calendar and appointment book combination for January through December of 2003. Featuring
full-color, superbly composed photographs of a variety of classic trains on almost every page
spread, Those Magnificent Trains is highly functional planner, and a simply joy for railroad
enthusiasts to just page through. Also very highly recommended for railroading enthusiasts is
Charles Ditlefsen's Those Magnificent Trains 2003 Desk Calendar (0768357764, $12.99).
The Fiction Shelf
Van Gogh's Room At Arles
Stanley Elkin
Dalkey Archive Press
ISU Campus Box 8905, Normal, IL 61790
1564782808 $14.95 dalkeyarchive.com
Van Gogh's Room At Arles is a collection of three original novellas by Stanley Elkin. A
wheelchair-bound professor is overwhelmed by a student party that catapults to extravagant
heights; a commoner suddenly becomes enmeshed in the world of royalty when Prince Larry of
Wales falls for her; and a community college professor overshadowed by Van Gogh embarks on a
quest for his own identity. The three involving, surprise-filled tales comprising Van Gogh's Room
At Arles admirably showcases the work of a true literary master of tragedy and comedy.
Liam's Going
Michael Joyce
McPherson & Company
PO Box 1126, Kingston, NY 12402
0929701666 $22.00 1-800-613-8219
Liam's Going by Michael Joyce is a deftly written novel about a young man named Liam who is
about to go off to college. Yet his departure has repercussions on the strained marriage of his
parents, each of whom must confront different pulls and separate loves in their lives. Liam's Going
is a introspective, thoughtful, and ultimately emotionally rewarding story. Also highly
recommended is Michael Joyce's early novel, The War Outside Ireland (Tinkers Dam Press,
0943608015, $9.95).
Past Tense
Bob Levy
Sunstone Press
Box 2321, Santa Fe, NM 87504-2321
0865343411 $24.95 sunstonepress.com
Past Tense by novelist Bob Levy is the gripping story of Adam Baldwin, a successful seven term
United States Senator and his party's front runner for President -- and who is accused of
committing murder in his younger years. Joe O'Riley is a retired chief of police who was once a
high school classmate of the senator, and feels compelled to investigate a cold trail of deceit. Joe
is lured in a race against time to prevent the nation from possibly electing a murderer as its
President. Past Tense is a well crafted, exciting and suspenseful tale. Also highly recommended is
Levy's suspense novel Broken Hearts (0865343128; $24.95).
John Daniel & Company
PO Box 21922, Santa Barbara, CA 93121
1-800-662-8351
Two new and superbly crafted novels are recommended picks, offering unusual contemporary
protagonists and plots which are anything but canned. Ann McLaughlin's House On Q Street
(1880284596, $14.95) tells of a family which moves to Washington in 1942 when war is
preoccupying the country. A ten-year-old's coming of age in this time of conflict is recounted in a
moving story of change both personal and political. Paul McComas' Unplugged (188028460X,
$14.95) tells of an aging rocker who decides to depart from the music world, setting out for parts
unknown and ending up in South Dakota. Her search for solitude and healing may unexpectedly
lead to a career she can't shake in this moving story.
Miniatures
Norah Labiner
Coffee House Press
27 North 4th Street, #400, Minneapolis, MN 55401
1566891361 $23.00 1-800-283-3572
Fern Jacobi is young and on a journey through Ireland when she meets two famous American
expatriots who befriend her. In the course of her work for them as a housecleaner, Fern comes to
uncover the mystery surrounding a dead wife and a house filled with secrets in Miniatures, a
compelling story of discovery and coming of age.
Labyrinth
Mark Sullivan
Atria Books
1230 Ave. of the Americas, NY NY 10020
0743439805 $25.00 www.amazon.com
If it's gripping fast action you like paired with the terror of a dangerous cave exploration, choose
Mark Sullivan's Labyrinth, a riveting story which deserves ongoing recommendation. A
professional caving family's survival is put to the test when a madman and a band of escaped
felons takes them on a caving journey to uncover a dangerous object. Strong psychological
profiles keep the action fast-paced.
Nerves Of The Heart
Lucy Ferriss
University of Tennessee Press
293 Communications Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-0325
1572331852 $27.50 1-865-974-3321
Nerves Of The Heart is a smoothly crafted novel by Lucy Ferriss about a painful drama involving
two families. When a young girl dies with her father in a traffic accident, the bereaved mother
acquiesces to transplanting her daughter's heart to save a nine-year-old boy. Hope for renewal,
grief over great loss, and the challenges of a daily medication routine that the young boy's parents
must oversee to ensure that the heart isn't rejected mark Nerves Of The Heart as a poignant,
memorable, and highly recommended story arising from the friction of family love and the
struggle to survive.
Crusader
Max Brand
Five Star Books
295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville, ME 04901
0786235330 $25.95 1-800-223-1244
Crusader by legendary western author Max Brand is a superbly written western novel about Harry
Camden, a man lured into the fighting ring, where his powerful punch could earn his greedy
manager a fortune. But the trappings and luxuries of civilization weighed heavily on a prizefighter
accustomed to life in the wilderness, and precipitate his slow decay into alcohol and crime. This
destructive spiral culminates in Harry's theft of the stallion Crusader, a horse so wild that only the
greatest fighter of a man can ride him. Crusader is highly recommended as an enthralling western
written in the spirit of the times and the genre -- and a "must" for all Max Brand fans!
The Wished-For Country
Wayne Karlin
Curbstone Press
321 Jackson St., Willimantic, CT 06226
1880684896 $16.95 www.curbstone.org
The Wished-For Country is an original and inherently interesting novel by Wayne Karlin which is
set in Maryland during early Colonial times, and opens in the year 1634. The interwoven tales of a
carpenter, an indentured servant, an African slave and a Piscataway Indian who was kidnapped to
England as a child blend in this evocative and masterful recreation of what it was like to live in the
New World centuries past. The Wished-For Country is a superbly written, thoroughly engaging,
and highly recommended historical novel.
The Tablets Of Ararat
C. J. Illinik
Kregel Publications
PO Box 2607, Grand Rapids, MI 49501
0825429080 $12.99 1-800-733-2607
The Tablets Of Ararat is an original novel by C. J. Illinik and based upon a fascinating premise:
What if Noah, the ark-builder of Biblical history, left behind a record of his life and work that
survived to the modern day? Arianna is an American archaeologist who discovers ancient tablets
in Turkey. Her find could create overwhelming potential repercussions for traditional
Judeo/Christian faiths and doctrines. Arianna soon finds herself at a crossroads, with a possible
romance on one side, and on the other, a lethal danger from men determined to exploit both her
and the tablets. The Tablets Of Ararat is an unique and original, superbly written, thoroughly
fascinating, thought provoking, and enthusiastically recommended drama.
Sealed In Stone
Toni Mariani
City Lights Books
261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
0872863883 $10.95 www.citylights.com
Expertly translated from the original Italian by Arthur K. Bierman, Sealed In Stone is the
English-language rendition of Anno 1424, a haunting and dramatic novel by Toni Maraini. Set
during the Hundred Years' War and based on the historical figure of Alix la Bourgotte, Sealed In
Stone is the story of a young Parisian recluse who lives within a cell located in the wall of the
Cemetery of the Holy Innocents and observes a boisterous, turbulent, and dangerous world of
thieves, scoundrels, rebels, intellectuals, heretics, and pilgrims. Enhanced with an introduction by
Alberto Moaravia, Sealed In Stone is very strongly recommended, literate and dramatic story of
love, passion, and death amidst a bygone world of violence and change.
The Library Video Shelf
Chair Dancing
Jodi Stolove
Chair Dancing
411 Video Information (publicity)
2658 Del Mar Heights Del Mar CA 92014
0963093967 $14.95 chairdancing.com
Chair Dancing: More...Sit Down & Tone Up is a 32 minute, "user friendly" exercise video
specifically designed for those viewers who are unable to participate in conventional exercise.
Developed by exercise enthusiast Jodi Stolove while recovering from a broken foot, Chair
Dancing offers safe, effective exercises for stimulating bone growth, improving posture,
decreasing body fat, and improving both balance and mobility. Also highly recommended are:
Chair Dancing Through The Decades: Seated Aerobics For Ages 5 To 95 ($19.95, 48 minutes)
and Chair Yoga: Stretching & Relaxation From The Comfort Of Your Chair ($19.95, 45
minutes).
Bullfrog Films, Inc.
Box 149, Oley, PA 19547
1-800-543-3764
Two outstanding educational videos from Bullfrog Films would make very welcome additions to
any school or community library collection. Boys Will Be Men is a fascinating look at how boys
grow up in America, what makes them violent, what hurts them, and how to help them. The best
thing about this video is that we hear not only from experts but also from the boys themselves.
This new documentary offers some real solutions for the problems young males face today.
Thomas Berry: The Great Story is the story of a pioneer in the field of spirituality and ecology.
Thomas Berry has created a quiet revolution. Berry sees his life work as waking us up to the
sacred story of creation. He calls us "mad" for the way we are despoiling our home, our planet, its
beauty, and its living systems. Berry urges us to change our ways and reminds us that "we are not
a collection of objects but a communion of subjects." In poetic language, he leads us into the
ecstasy of union with the divine beauty of creation.
Universal Studios Home Video
10 Universal City Plaza, Suite 700
Universal City, CA 91608
Two outstanding "widescreen" DVDs from Universal Studios are essential additions to the film
collections of all John Wayne fans. The War Wagon (#20298, $24.98) has the Duke teaming up
with Kirk Douglas in a lively western. Wayne plays the part of a rancher who was robbed of his
ranch and his liberty by a crooked cattle baron. Wayne and a small band of characters that include
Keenan Wynn, Howard Keel, and Robert Walker must capture a heavily protected transport
stagecoach which is shipping a fortune in gold, but that is also equipped with a gattling gun!
Rooster Cogburn (#20170, $24.98) finds John Wayne teamed up with Katharine Hepburn in this
wonderful story of an over-the-hill lawman in pursuit of a ruthless and murderous gang of thieves
who have murdered Hepburn's father. This outstanding film (and one of Wayne's last efforts
before his death) is a sequel to True Grit and offers the viewer one of his very best characters in a
riveting tale of the Old West. Both DVDs offer filmographies of the major players and directors,
along with Spanish and French alternative sound tracks. No personal or community library home
video collection of western movies can be considered complete without the inclusion of The War
Wagon and Rooster Cogburn!
The Cookbook Shelf
Valentina's Four Seasons Cookbook
Valentina Harris
Cassell/Trafalgar Square Publsihing
PO Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret, VT 05053-0257
0304353884 $24.95 1-800-423-4525
Valentina's Four Seasons Cookbook is Italian food served up with a difference: it is aimed at busy
people who don't have time to spend hours in the kitchen, yet who want authentic Italian dishes.
Color photos of both Italy and finished dishes enhance recipes which range from Chicken Breasts
with Sun-Dried Tomatoes to Anchovy-Caper and Olive-Stuffed Peppers. Delicious meals in half
the time the usual Italian cookbook takes!
The New Eat Yourself Think Like I Did! Low Carb Cookbook
Nancy Moshier, RN
Nancy's Cookbooks, Inc./NBN, dist.
PO Box 338, Garrison, MN 56450
0970102909 $15.99 1-800-462-6420
Nancy Moshier draws upon both her personal experience in losing 102 pounds, as well as her
professional expertise as a registered nurse, in assembling the reader-friendly advice and
kitchen-friendly recipes comprising The New Eat Yourself Think Like I Did! Low Carb
Cookbook. From Smoked Sausage Appetizers; Spice Doughnut Holes; Oyster Stew; and Sun
Dried Tomato Mushroom Vinaigrette Salad Dressing; to Pizza Roll Meatloaf; Broiled Halibut
with Citrus Dill Butter; Sauteed Sesame Asparagus; and Cherry Cinnamon Dessert, The New Eat
Yourself Think Like I Did! Low Carb Cookbook showcases a culinary wealth of savory, sensible,
delicious, and dieting appropriate dishes that would grace any table and contribute to any weight
control regimen. Also very highly and enthusiastically recommended for sugar free, low carb
dieters is Nancy Moshier's Eat Yourself Thin With Fabulous Desserts (0970102917, $13.99).
Physiology Of Taste
Jean BrillatSavarin
Dover Publications
31 E. 2nd St., Mineola, NY 11501
0486422534 $12.95 1-800-223-3130
Physiology Of Taste is an unabridged photomechnical reproduction of a classic 1925 edition and
should be on the shelves of any serious and dedicated gourmet cook. Physiology Of Taste
provides a timeless discussion of French food and cooking written in 1825 by a master at both
culinary insight and writing. Whimsical reflection mixes with serious food insights in a most
satisfying manner.
The Fantasy/SciFi Shelf
Inside The Rainbow
Eugene Goheen
Booklocker.com
PO Box 1605, Spring Valley, CA 91979
1591131626 $13.95 www.amazon.com
Great Escape is the story of a future world in which US energy shortages spark a human mutation
begins with a bang and doesn't let up: "I had to watch with my own eyes as my brother
disintegrated into something not human." Different voices document not only the mutation but the
changing nature of reality in an energy-shorted world. Fascinating and hard to put down.
The Annotated Chronicles
Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
PO Box 707, Renton, WA 98057-0707
0786918705 $27.95 www.wizards.com
The Annotated Chronicles reprints the first Dragonlance fantasy trilogy collaboratively written by
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, and includes: Dragons of Autumn Twilight; Dragons of
Winter Night; and Dragons of Spring Dawning. The Annotated Chronicles is enhanced with
meticulous annotations and black-and-white illustrations. Enriching inside notes by numerous
writers and game designers who contributed to the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing universe of
Dragonlance add a special touch of "insider's insight" to an exceptionally popular saga that
launched one of the most popular shared worlds of fantasy literature and role gaming. Very highly
recommended for Dragonlance fans; the extensive annotations make this a must-read for
Dragonlance enthusiasts even if he or she already owns an earlier individual copies of this truly
classic trilogy.
Bilbo's Last Song
J.R.R. Tolkien
Alfred A. Knopf
280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017
0375823735 $12.95 1-800-726-0600
Don't expect a full-length story of Middle-Earth in J.R.R. Tolkien's Bilbo's Last Song, but a rather
lovely illustrated poetry/song piece considered to be Tolkien's epilogue to Lord of the Rings.
Pauline Baynes provides the gorgeous, delicate color drawings in this short but beautiful little gift
item.
Bronwyn: Silk & Steel
Ron Miller
Timberwolf Press, Inc.
202 N. Allen Street, #A, Allen, TX 75013
1587520664 $14.95 timberwolfpress.com
The second volume in the four-book fantasy epic featuring the heroic Princess Bronwyn,
Bronwyn: Silk & Steel by Ron Miller is an exciting, reader involving tale of a strong-willed
heroine and her reliable band of allies. Outcast from her own kingdom, Bronwyn and her
companions must undertake a long journey, confront unknown races, and evade the spies and
bounty hunters of her evil mortal enemies in this enthralling saga. Also very highly recommended
is the first volume of Bronwyn's saga, Bronwyn: Palaces & Prisons (1587520591; $14.95).
Baen Books
PO Box 1403, Riverdale, NY 10471
1-800-223-2336 www.amazon.com
Leo Frankowski's Conrad's Time Machine: A Prequel To The Adventures Of Conrad Stargard
(0743435575, $24.00) is spirited science fiction drama for any who enjoy a blend of
swashbuckling on-the-road type action and a good time machine story. Factor in a healthy dose of
humor and you have a solid read which offers a new twist on the time machine story. Jerry
Pournelle and S.M. Stirling's The Prince (0743435567, $28.00) provides the complete saga of
"Falkenberg's Legion" under one cover. It's the 21st century, the Soviet-American alliance has
kept the peace both on arth and in space, but now it's dying and nations are arming for war. This
story originally appeared in four parts as Falkenberg's Legion, Prince Of Mercenaries, Go Tell
The Spartans and Prince Of Sparta: having this interconnected complex story under one cover
contributes to an excellent read.
Martians And Madness
Frederic Brown
NESFA
P.O. Box 809, Framingham, MA 01701
1886778175 $29.00 nesfapress.com
Martians And Madness is the second of a two-volume set gathering all of Frederic Brown's fine
science fiction writings, and holds the complete novels What Mad Universe, Martins Go Home,
Rogue In Space, Lights In The Sky Are Stars and The Mind Thing plus the two novelettes
Gateway To Darkness and Gateway To Glory, which were rewritten to become "Rogue In
Space". Brown's satire, drama, and solid plots shine forth to invite both newcomers and prior
fans.
City Of Saints & Madmen
Jeff VanderMeer
Cosmos Books/Wildside Press
PO Box 36503, Canton, OH 44735
0966896882; $40.00 cosmos-books.com
Along side the River Moth, a city called Ambergris rose. Founded on the blood of its original
inhabitants shed in its making and evolution, and steeped for centuries in the aftermath of a
calamitous struggle, the cruelly beautiful and complex metropolis of Ambergris is a place of artists
and composers, thieves and murders. Enhanced with an introduction by Michael Moorcock, City
Of Saints And Madmen: The Book Of Ambergris, is a bizarre, eclectic, and unique science fiction
narrative enhanced with appendices of "reference" documents, written by Jeff VanderMeer, a
mysterious, reclusive, and brilliantly talented author. The unpredictable twists and turns, fantastic
setting, and exciting narrative make City Of Saints And Madmen: The Book Of Ambergris an
engrossing read for those seeking something fresh and different by way of a literary experience.
Highly recommended for a sophisticated readership, City Of Saints And Madmen: The Book Of
Ambergris is also available in a paperback edition (Wildside Press, 1587154366, $15.00).
Great Escape
Ian Watson
Golden Gryphon Press
3002 Perkins Rd., Urbana, IL 61802
1930846096 $23.95 www.amazon.com
Ian Watson's fine collection of stories comprising Great Escape, deserves repeat mention as an
excellent example of his unusual literary style. Science fiction and fantasy blends wonderfully in a
presentation of diverse topics; from a Hell where angels decide to invade Heaven, to nuclear
blackmail. It's the strong characters and their unexpected twists and turns which bring this to life
and make for an exciting, diverse collection. Highly recommended.
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers Of The Future, Volume XVIII
Algis Budrys, editor
Galaxy Press
7051 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 200, Hollywood, CA 90028
1592120520 $7.99 galaxy-press.com
Before he went on to invent Cybernetics, L. Ron Hubbard was a prominent author of science
fiction and eventually launched annual collections of science fiction and fantasy drawn from the
best and the brightest in the field. The newest addition to the L. Ron Hubbard "Writers Of The
Future" series is volume 18, ably compiled and edited by long time science fiction expert Algis
Budrys and highly recommended reading for any fantasy fan and science fiction enthusiast.
Included in this outstanding anthology are: The Dragon Cave (Drew Morby); The Haunted Seed
(Ray Roberts); Rewind (David D. Levine); Windseekers (Nnedi Okorafor); Magic Out Of A Hat
(L. Ron Hubbard); Lost On The Road (Ari Goelman); Graveyard Tea (Susan Fry); Carry The
God (Lee Battersby); A Few Tips On The Craft Of Illustration (H. R. Van Dongen); Memoria
Technica (Leon J. West); Free Fall (Tom Brennan); All Winter Long (Jae Brim); The Art Of
Creation (Carl Frederick); Advice To The New Writer (Andre Norton); The Road To Levenshir
(Patrick Rothfuss); Eating, Drinking, Walking (Dylan Otto Krider); Origami Cranes (Seppo
Kurki); A New Anthology (Tim Powers); Worlds Apart (Woody O. Carsky-Wilson); Prague 47
(Joel Best); and What Became Of The King (Aimee C. Amodeo). L. Ron Hubbard Presents
Writers Of The Future, Volume XVIII concludes with "The Year In Contests" by Algis Budrys
and "Contest Information".
Houghton Mifflin
222 Berkeley St., Boston, MA 02116
1-800-225-3362 www.amazon.com
Two excellent books on Tolkien and his art will reach new audiences with insights and lively
color. Tom Shippey's J.R.R. Tolkien: Author Of The Century (0618257594, $13.00) considers
the Lord of the Rings as a linguistic and cultural marvel, providing some unique analyses of the
roots of evil in Tolkien's world and providing a rich accompaniment to the author's Middle Earth
world. Familiarity with Lord of the Rings will lend an appreciation to this literary commentary on
his myth and world. Tolkien expert Douglas Anderson provides The Annotated Hobbit
(0618134700, $28.00) in a revised, expanded edition packed with references to Old English,
definitions of puzzling terms, and cross-references to Tolkien's other works. The result will please
any who have enjoyed the original Hobbit and who want to re-look at the text with new, specific
interpretations at hand.
The Mystery/Suspense Shelf
How Still We See Thee Lie
Allana Martin, et al.
Worldwide Library
225 Duncan Mill Road, Don Mills, ON, Canada, M3B 3K9
0373264372 $6.99 www.amazon.com
How Still We See Thee Lie is a true treat for mystery buffs. Four outstanding writers are
anthologized with stories themed to the Christmas holidays -- but well worth reading any time of
the year! In Allana Martin's "The Christmas Bonus", a stranger hands Texana Jones a suitcase full
of money and she finds herself caught up in a deadly feud between the feds and the drug
smugglers. In Tom Mitcheltree's "A Merry Little Christmas", Paul Fischer must do some sleuthing
to find out way Adam Shipper, whom the whole town knew to be a good and saintly man, was
murdered, or else this could be Paul's last Christmas on Earth! In Connie Shelton's "Holidays Can
Be Murder", Charlie Parker has a friend who seemingly wants to find the dead body of her
mother-in-law under the Christmas tree -- and does! In Elizabeth Gunn's "Too Many Santas",
Jake Hines is called to investigate the disappearance of a child only to find himself dealing with
way to many department store Santas -- one of which is deadly.
Berkley Prime Crime
375 Hudson, New York NY 10014
1-800-847-5515 www.amazon.com
Two excellent new titles by tried, tested authors are highly recommended picks. Margaret Coel's
Shadow Dancer (0-425-18640-7, $22.95) tells of a missionary in danger of losing his charter
when a young man disappears and a friend becomes a prime suspect. Father John is willing to help
her and draws some frightening connections between the murder and an ancient religion's
resurrection. Solid characterization and subplots keep this mystery on the move. Miriam Grace
Monfredo's Children Of Cain (18641-5, $22.95) follows others in the series, bringing both
historical events and mystery to life. Bronwen Llyr is heading for the Union lines, only to find
herself in the middle of Robert E. Lee's offensive. War threatens all she believes in and thwarts
romance and ambition alike in this moving account of a young woman caught in the middle of
conflict.
The Library CD Music Shelf
Canyon Records
3131 West Clarendon Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85017
1-800-268-1141
Five new Native American cds from this specialty publisher provide new generations and all
peoples with strong tribal music. Eli Secody's Following Generation Navajo Prayer Songs will
appeal to listeners of solo voice/chant productions, captivating listeners with a set of Navajo
prayers sung in the tradition of the Native American church. Thomas Duran Jr.'s Life Giver
provides a very basic set of Peyote songs, accompanied by rattle and water drum also associated
with the Native American Church and bringing an extra percussive element to the religious music.
Blackstone's Around The Horn presents live pow-wow songs recorded at Coeur D'Alene, a lively
collection of celebrations and dances which captures and music and feel of the pow-wow
experience. Also powerful is Tha Tribe's Winter Storm, also presenting live pow-wow songs from
a contemporary Native viewpoint. The singing style is quite unique and vigorous, blending both
traditional and modern Native music. Southern Cree's Drum For Life provides the Montana drum
group's pow-wow music. Singing and exceptionally strong drumming styles set this group's music
apart. All are excellent choices for seekers of authentic Native music.
Through The Round Window
Eamonn Coyne
Compass Records
117 - 30th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37212
7-4345-2 $17.98 compassrecords.com
Through The Round Window debuts and showcases the remarkable talents of Irish tenor banjo
player Eamonn Coyne. Assisted by flautist Michael McGoldrick, Tommy Peoples, and Jerry
Donahue. The selections comprising this enthusiastically recommended CD collection include:
Connaught Jigs (3:00); Whistling Reels (3:38); Mazurka & Jigs (4:48); Western Swing (4:38);
Mary J (3:53); Tommy & Jerry (5:02); Hendon Road (3:32); Nine String Susannah (4:26);
Walpoles Pipes (3:17); Highlands (2:59); Long Roads (3:26); Ash Plant (2:55); There and Back
Again (2:34); and The Wet Ones (4:11).
The Photography Shelf
Mother Earth
Judith Boice, editor
Sierra Club Books
85 Second St., San Francisco, CA 94105
1578050650 $24.95 1-800-726-0600
Now in a revised tenth-anniversary edition and edited by writer, photographer, naturopathic
physician, and acupuncturist Judith Boice, Mother Earth Through The Eyes Of Women
Photographers And Writers is a full-color compendium of stunningly beautiful photographs truly
capturing the impressive and memorable splendor of the natural world, alongside brief yet moving
essays and poems written in reverence of the earth's bounty. A vivid celebration of life itself,
Mother Earth Through The Eyes Of Women Photographers And Writers is a especially attractive
coffee table book and a fine addition to any nature lover's personal collection.
Business Of Studio Photography
Edward R. Lilley
Allworth Press
10 E. 23rd t. #510, New York NY 10010
158115254X $21.95 1-800-491-2808
Any interested in studio photography as a business will find Edward Lilley's Business Of Studio
Photography to be an important guide to building a studio photography venture from the ground
up. From choosing a location and equipping it to pricing work and catering to the wedding,
portrait or commercial markets, Business Of Studio Photography provides an excellent blend of
business savvy and specifics tuned to the studio photography world.
The Poetry Shelf
The Girl Who Married The Reindeer
Eilean Ni Chuilleanain
Wake Forest University Press
PO Box 7333, Winston-Salem, NC 27109
1930630077 $18.95 1-336-758-5448
The first-person poetry revealed in The Girl Who Married The Reindeer presents lively reflections
and insights blended with striking imagry, as in Inheriting the Books: They've come and made
their camp/Within sight, within slingshot range/A circle of bulked shapes/Dark inside like
wagons.) A bright, shining light in the sea of poetry chapbooks and books on the market.
Selected Poems: 1950-2000
Nathaniel Tarn
Wesleyan University Press
110 Mount Vernon Street, Middletown, CT 06459-0433
0819565423 $19.95 1-800-421-1561
Founding Editor of Cape Editions and the Cape Goliard Press, Nathaniel Tarn has published more
than twenty-five books and his writings have ben translated into over a dozen languages. Selected
Poems: 1950-2000 is a 347 page retrospective compilation of his verse drawing from his Random
House, Penguin, New Directions, and Black Sparrow anthologies and collections, as well as from
more limited and small press editions which are mostly out of print. A major innovator in
American poetry and ethnopoetics, Selected Poems: 1950-2000 documents Nathaniel Tarn as a
major American poet and a welcome addition to any personal or academic poetry collection. The
Curtains: The leaves are coming down/the walls of my life/are not more solid//I hear the leaves
coming down/at night they make the noise of footsteps/or the kisses of children/they fall like a
curtain/between the leaves/bits of a sky we try to remember//"There was in that man/had he been
left unshaken by his stars/a happy disposition"//On the other side of the curtain/the fathomless
country lies about us/the farms/sitting like loaves among the fields/the animals/at home in their
own breaths/needing no byres/and birds never a roost//We have seen it/we know it by heart/men
of no season//I shall build on nothing/on nothing build my house/out of the iron nail
remorselessly/hammered into the ground of this dead year//the nail so bald so cold/out of
humiliation and the grinding feet/on nothing build my house/and when the leaves are fallen/and
hammering is done/the curtains of the house will have been hung//Through which we glimpse/the
place we shall inhabit/full void that memory
Dwellings Of Doom
Julius Balbin
The Edwin Mellen Press
Box 450, Lewiston, NY 14092-0450
0773427902 $14.95 1-716-754-2788
Dwellings Of Doom (Damnejoj) showcases the poetry of Julius Balbin who, along with his family
in Cracow Poland, suffered confinement in the Jewish Ghetto of Cracow in 1939, the death of his
mother in a Nazi gas chamber, and with his father, was kept in four Nazi concentration camps
until liberated by American troops on May 5, 1945. Balbin went on in the post-war years to work
as a translator, researcher, and professor of foreign languages. Dwellings Of Doom is dedicated to
the memory of Balbin's mother, martyred by the Germans in the Nazi death camp of Belzec on
October 28, 1942. Salts And Tears: After having survived/Cracow's ghetto/and the slave labor
camp of Plaszow/we arrive din Wieliczka/to work in the largest salt mines/in Europe.//Every
morning/we leave our barracks/under the escort of SS guards and kapos/and having reached the
mines/we board huge elevators/slowly descending/to the lowest shafts.//The SS stay
above/guarding the entrances./They fear/going down with us.//We are accompanied/by Polish
miners/showing us through/the labyrinthine paths/in the darkness./Many share their bread/and
even sausage with us.//In the darkness/it is easy to recall the recent past--/the Plazsow camp/the
ghetto...//For the first time/since our enslavement/we are able to still our hunger./For the first
time/in the darkness of the shaft/we meet the ghosts of/our dear ones/urging us/not to give up.//It
is very cold here/and everything tastes of salt--/especially our tears/moistening the miner's bread.
(Translated by Charlz Rizzuto, 1978).
The Devil's Workshop
Demetria Martinez
The University of Arizona Press
355 South Euclid Avenue, Suite 103, Tucson, AZ 85719
0816521972 $14.95 1-800-426-3797
The Devil's Workshop is a collection of brief yet emotionally memorable free-verse poems by
novelist and poet Demetria Martinez. Poignant and memorable, reaching out to people, The
Devil's Workshop is a compendium of verse which embraces both the light and the dark of
humanity. Today I was told that the words/'War is bad'/Make for/Bad poetry./ OK./Then
consider/This poem/Dispensable,/Depleted/As uranium,/A poor poem,/A colored poem.
The White Fire Of Time
Ellen Hinsey
Wesleyan University Press
110 Mt. Vernon St, Middletown CT 06459
0819565571 $12.95 1-800-421-1561
The White Fire Of Time is a collection of original, free-verse poems by Ellen Hinsey (who teaches
writing and literature at the Skidmore College program in Paris and the Ecole Polytechnique)
about endurance, consciousness, the earth itself and emotional respite in the face of merciless
eternity. A thought-provoking and introspective anthology. Under the thunderous silence, under
the shadow/Of a Word, in terror or indifference, or in slow advancement,/Each body moving
along the horizon of days,/Each in its own motion, each compelled by the temporal axis.
Leviathan With A Hook
Kimberly Johnson
Persea Books
853 Broadway, #604, NY, NY 10003
0892552824 $23.00 1-800-233-4830
Leviathan With A Hook is the debut collection showcasing the poetry of Kimberly Johnson.
Drawing upon her scholarship in 16th and 17th century poetry, Johnson writes a lucid and
energetic verse noted for a unique musical form and literary vision that will fully engage and
reward her reader's attention. Pater Noster: This garden is a betrayal. It has nothing/to do with
me--the brooding columbine,/anemones measuring the wind, the rose/involved, roes
interrupted//not in their browse through roes of indigo./Cardinals hinge on air, draw flight/in a
thread of scarlet. Fishpools gaze/at clouds, full of clouds//like fish and fish like clouds, golden/in
sunlight, finning the doubled blue./The wallflower flings pale kisses at the sky./The silver maple
flaps its silver at any passerby.
Surely As Birds Fly
H. L. Hix
Truman State University Press
100 East Normal Street, Kirksville, MO 63501-4221
1931112053 $14.95 1-800-916-6802
Surely as Birds Fly is a collection of uniquely inspired free-verse poetry by H. L. Hix. From
laments written on behalf of various body parts to the dark contemplations in the second section
under the general heading "Thistle, Clover, Rape", Surely As Birds Fly offers a voice apart from
the crowd, blending elements of sexuality, sadism, grief, and a navigation of the human soul.
Among Trees And Stones: Souls wince. They glow in mist./Constant to their suffering, they hide
themselves/in circadian rhythm, hoping only, like dry leaves/at autumn's end, to fall quietly to the
grass./Still, the will cannot be wholly sacrificed:/periodically in the dark mist two souls/blunder
into each other's burning footprints/calling god as their sole witness.
The Time, The Hour, The Time, The Hour, The Solitariness Of The Place
Louis Phillips
Livingston Press
University of West Alabama
Station 22, Livingston, AL 35470
0942979877 $11.00 www.uwa.edu
Louis Phillips is an accomplished and seasoned poet who writes his verse with great wit and a
keen sense of the human condition. The Time, The Hour, The Solitariness Of The Place is his
latest collection showcases a poet who uses words and paper the way an artist uses paint and
canvas to evoke a recognition and reflection within the mind's eye of the reader. Cantrip: Sleep
lively now/While I mortal weave/About your breathing/Hush now sounds,/Your world
displaced/Where now the night/Imprints & now/The wind. Breathe/Yourself thru/This forest of
sighs,/Gorgeous the moon/Pranking round hollow,/Now to awake./The spell is broken/& yes you
are free.
Bellocq's Ophelia
Natasha Trethewey
Graywolf Press
2402 University Avenue, Suite 203, Saint Paul, MN 55114
1555973590 $14.00 1-651-641-007
Bellocq's Ophelia by Natasha Trethewey is a complete novel told in a series of verses inspired by
the early 1900 E. J. Bellocq photographs of prostitutes in the red-light district of new Orleans.
Bellocq's Ophelia is the imaginative and original tale of a woman who's brothel Madame tells her
to act like statue on display for the male patrons of the establishment. Bellocq - April 1911: There
comes a quiet man now to my room--/Papa Bellocq, his camera on his back./He wants nothing, he
says, but to take me/as I would arrange myself, fully clothed--/a brooch at my throat, my white
hat angled/just so--or not, the smooth map of my flesh/awash in afternoon light. In my
rom/everything's a prop for his composition--/brass spittoon in the corner, the silver/mirror, brush
and comb of my toilette./I try to pose as I think he would like--shy/at first, then bolder. I'm not so
foolish/that I don't know this photograph we make/will bear the stamp of his name, not mine.
The Needlecraft Shelf
Rowan Junior
Kim Hargreaves
Rowan
Green Lane Mill, Holmfirth
W. Yorkshire, England, HD9 2DX
0954094956 $19.95 www.amazon.com
Over thirty modern knitting designs for babies and kids up to age twelve are included in Rowan
Junior: Over Thirty Five Knitting Designs For Babies And Children Up To Twelve Years, a
project-oriented knitter's guide which covers everything from hats and scarves to garments. Add
the artistic and colorful photography of children modeling these creations and you have a practical
guide packed with inspiration and instructions.
American Quilter's Society
Box 3290, Paducah, KY 42002-3290
www.aqsquilt.com
Two new project guides are recommended picks for quilters. Diane Gaudynski's "user friendly"
Guide To Machine Quilting (1574327968, $24.95) provides tips and techniques for all skills
levels, answering common questions about machine quilting and providing tips and shortcuts.
Different styles, marking techniques, and finishing tips accompany the proejcts. Barbara Dieges' A
Thread Runs Through It (1574327933, $19.95) focuses on stitches used in quilting, using a
number of traditional pieced quilt and applique projects to demonstrate these stitches. Add
insights into 1800s quilter's lives and you have a satsifying blend of stories, quilting history, and
projects.
That Dorky Homemade Look
Lisa Boyer
Good Books
PO Box 419, Intercourse, PA 17534-0419
1561483516 $9.95 www.goodbks.com
