Literacy And Your Deaf Child
David A. Stewart & Bryan R. Clarke
Gallaudet University Press
800 Florida Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002-3695
1563681366 $21.95 1-800-621-2736
David A. Stewart and Bryan R. Clarke are two dedicated teachers with years of experience
working
with deaf children. In Literacy And Your Deaf Child: What Every Parent Should Know, Stewart
and
Clarke effectively collaborate to create an instructional guide specifically appropriate for parents
of
deaf and hard-of-hearing children who want to do everything they can to ensure their
hearing-impaired child learns to read and write with fluency and competence. Also discussed are
the
practices and issues of hearing aids, cochlear implants, speech reading, and sign communication.
Emphasizing the developmental link between American Sign Language and English literacy for
children who learn and use it, Literacy And Your Deaf Child is an excellent informational and
guide
volume and is very highly recommended for anyone who works with hearing-disabled
children.
Two outstanding new titles deserve ongoing recommendation as choice picks for discriminating
libraries. Dr. John Grimshaw's Gardener's Atlas (1552976734, $22.95) isn't your usual gardening
guide: it provides a survey of the history of world flowers and foliage, charting where 20 plant
families
originated, how they spread around the world, and how they flourish today. With maps, botanical
color prints and photos, and sidebars of information useful to plant breeders and avid gardeners
alike, this is packed with information simply not seen elsewhere. Christopher Perrins' Firefly
Encyclopedia Of Birds (1552977773, $59.95) provides extensive full coverage of all the bird
families of the world, pairing this with the latest authoritative information, text by leading
ornithologists geared for the everyday enthusiast, and beautiful color photos and art. Packed with
color and detail, this is not to be missed.
Cuban Legends
Salvador Bueno & Siegfried Kaden
Markus Wiener Publishing
231 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08542
155876285X $22.95 markuswiener.com
Compiled by respected essayist and literary critic Salvador Bueno, and enhanced with illustrations
by
Siegfried Kaden, Cuban Legends is an anthology of timeless tales reflecting the folklore of Cuba,
including stories of the Taino and Siboney (the island's original Native American inhabitants);
Afro-Cuban tales; and tales that reflect the Hispanic, African, and indigenous ways of life that
blend
to make the nation of Cuba what it is today. A most enjoyable collection of stories that comprise
an
engaging and eye-opening tribute and celebration of cultural legacy, Cuban Legends is also
available
in a hard cover edition (1558762841, $44.95).
From Vines To Wines
Jeff Cox
Storey Publishing
210 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, MA 01247
1580171052 $18.95 www.storey.com
Expertly written by Jeff Cox (an accomplished gardener and senior editor of "Global Vintage
Quarterly"), and now in an updated and expanded fourth edition, From Vines To Wines: The
Complete Guide To Growing Grapes And Making Your Own Wine is a complete,
cover-to-cover,
"user friendly" resource for home winemakers. Featuring everything from selecting ideal vines, to
growing and harvesting grapes, the wine-making process from fermentation to labeling and
cellaring,
From Vines To Wines is a solid, practical, wonderfully accessible resource with diagrams,
down-to-earth language, offering everything the reader needs to know to grow and make their
own
vintages.
The New Becoming Vegetarian
Vesanto Melina & Brenda Davis
Healthy Living Publications
c/o Book Publishing Company
PO Box 99, Summertown, TN 38483
1570671443 $19.95 1-888-260-8458
Collaboratively written by Vesanto Melina and Brenda Davis, The New Becoming Vegetarian:
The
Essential Guide To A Healthy Vegetarian Diet is a straightforward guide for those new to
vegetarian
diets. Individual chapters deftly cover reasons for becoming a vegetarian; the wide varieties of
foods
available; the fine-tuning a personal diet for proper nutrition; healthy diet choices throughout all
stages of life, and more. A special section devoted to diplomacy and dealing social situations,
Thanksgiving dinners, etc. in which the vegetarian is being pressured to eat meat is what clearly
distinguishes this healthy, helpful, recommended guide.
The Well-Set Table
Ryan Gainey & Frances Schultz, authors
David Schilling, photographer
Taylor Publishing Company
1550 West Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX 75235
0878339450 $30.00 1-800-275-8188
Not a cookbook, but of immense and thematically appropriate interest to cooks, chefs, and dinner
party givers, The Well-Set Table is a visual dedication to the art of preparing for a meal, offers
dazzling color photographs of exquisite plates, showcases calm sitting rooms, illustrates
delectable
appetizers and entrees, emphasizes homey table environments, and a great deal more. A feast for
the
eyes, and a worthy source of inspiration for anyone seeking to spruce up their dining room or
patio,
The Well-Set Table is a unique addition to any dedicated gourmet or celebratory dining reference
collection.
Wisconsin Country Gourmet
Marge Snyder & Suzanne Breckenridge
Joe Paskus, photographer
Trails Books/Wisconsin Trails
PO Box 317, Black Earth, WI 53515-0317
0915024330 $24.95 trailsbooks.com
Originally published in 1988, the Wisconsin Country Gourmet: Seasonal Recipes, Ethnic &
Holiday
Menus is now back in print by popular demand. Marge Snyder and Suzanne Breckenridge
collaborate to offer a wealth of succulent, classic dishes from Coriander Rice Salad to Crabmeat
Fritters, Spiced Cranberry Jam, Mexican Coffee and more. Wonderfully illustrated with the
photography of Joe Paskus, the Wisconsin Country Gourmet is an excellent and highly
recommended supplement to home cookbook collections, offering special "Wisconsin ways" to
celebrate the passing of the seasons through taste.
The Lindisfarne Gospels
Michelle P. Brown
University of Toronto Press
10 St. Mary Street, Suite 700
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4Y 2W8
0802088252 $85.00 1-800-565-9523
The Lindisfarne Gospels: Society, Spirituality & The Scribe by Celtic and Anglo-Saxon cultural
history expert Michelle P. Brown (Curator of Illuminated Manuscripts at The British Library),
examines this important and influential eighth-century book in the light of both theological
analysis
and revelations of the latest archaeological finds. Marvelous color plates as well as
black-and-white
photographs wonderfully enhance the exhaustive, college-level text, which is a master piece of
scholarship studying the genesis of the Lindisfarne Gospels, and how this classic was originally
physically prepared, written, and bound, as well as the significance of its art, the nuances of its
scripted text, and more. A thought-provoking and informatively extensive study, The Lindisfarne
Gospels is also available in a soft-cover format (0802085970, $45.00).
Remarkable Trees Of The World
Thomas Pakenham
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
500 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10110
0393325296 $27.95 1-800-233-4830
In Remarkable Trees Of The World, Thomas Pakenham informatively combines stunning,
full-color
photography with intriguing tales of famous and ancient trees worldwide. Each individual
anecdote
tells a simple yet amazing story of great, arboreal giants that live for so long as to be seemingly be
immortal - save to the hungry depredations of humanity, that is. Attention engaging and "reader
friendly", Remarkable Trees Of The World is an especially recommended visual experience for
nature lovers -- and an especially suitable selection for school and community library Memorial
Fund
acquisition lists.
Angora Matta
Marta Elena Savigliano
Wesleyan University Press
110 Mt Vernon St., Middletown CT 06459
0819565997 $24.95 1-800-421-1561
Angora Matta: Fatal Acts Of North-South Translation by anthropologist and political theorist
Marta
Elena Savigliano (Professor, UCLA Department of World Arts & Culture) is a "tango-opera"
exploring views of the history of Argentina even as it follows the turmoil involving a deadly
female
assassin, as sensed and charted by a gifted medium. The opera performance enriches as it strives
to
present an often oversimplified culture, and the metaphors weaving the breadth of the work circle
about the human inner striving to express and impress. Angora Matta is a unique, unforgettable,
and
highly recommended contribution to Latin American Cultural Studies collections and reading
lists.
At The Creation
Herbert Wagner
Wisconsin Historical Society Press
University of Wisconsin Press, dist.
816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706
www.wisconsinhistory.org/publications
0870203517 $24.95 1-608-264-6400
Knowledgeably written by Herbert Wagner (a recognized authority on Harley-Davidson
motorcycles), At The Creation: Myth, Reality, And The Origin Of The Harley-Davidson
Motorcycle, 1901-1909 is the meticulously researched history of this popular favorite
two-wheeled
motorized vehicle and the Milwaukee, Wisconsin company that made them. Black-and-white
photographs (some of them vintage) wonderfully embellish the straightforward, factual recounting
of
the history of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle, including its first race, first dealer, the first
customer,
as well as the many myths concerning its creation that would later go on to become full fledged
urban legends. At The Creation is an excellent and fascinating survey for motorcycle buffs in
general, and Harley-Davidson fans in particular!
Virtuosos Of Juggling
Karl-Heinz Ziethen & Alessandro Serena
Renegade Juggling
PO Box 406, Santa Cruz, CA 95061
0974184802 $26.95 renegadejuggling.com
Virtuosos Of Juggling: From The Ming Dynasty To Cirque du Soleil by juggling experts
Karl-Heinz
Ziethen and Alessandro Serena knowledgeably chronicles the history of the performance art of
juggling from its identifiable beginnings some four thousand years ago, down to the present era.
Black-and-white photographs illustrate this riveting account of juggling dexterity, poise, balance,
and skill, which is enhanced with engaging anecdotes peppering the broad sweep of nations and
culture. An intriguing, well-researched, and absorbing account, Virtuosos Of Juggling is
entertaining
and informative reading, Virtuosos Of Juggling is a unique and recommended addition to
personal,
academic, and community library Performance Art collections.
Uncovered
Douglas Ellis
Adventure House
914 Laredo Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20901
1886937745 $40.00 adventurehouse.com
Compiled by Douglas Ellis and an enthusiastically recommended addition to personal and
academic
American Popular History reference collections, Uncovered: The Hidden Art Of The Girlie Pulps
is
a risque presentation of the erotic art of the "girlie pulp magazines" the were published in the
1920's
and 1930's. The predecessors to the "girly magazines" of today, some of these pulp magazine
titles
were so racy (according to the standards of the time) that they were seized in police raids. The
informatively presented story of these magazines (printed and marketed simply because sex sells),
is
enhanced with an extensive gallery selection of full-color pin-up images and is what distinguishes
Uncovered: The Hidden Art Of The Girlie Pulps as a unique book of erotica images that pushed
the
envelope of social mores of their era.
The Code Book
Simon Singh
Delacorte/Bantam Dell, dist.
1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036
0385730624 $8.95 1-800-726-0600
Intended for an audience of young adults, Simon Singh's The Code Book will appeal to many an
adult reader as it reveals the science of cryptography the encoding and decoding of private
information. The history spans centuries and ranges from an early Enigma machine to email
communications and Internet privacy. The Code Book is recommended as an intriguing and
informative survey.
Home Buyer's Companion
Henry Matadon
Dorrance Publishing Company
701 Smithfield Street, 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3906
0805959181 $13.00 1-800-788-7654
Henry Matadon's Home Buyer's Companion offers new homeowners the opportunity to
understanding the entire process of purchasing a first home, from selecting a lender and seeking a
dream home to understanding the purchasing agreement and tax obligations involved. Anticipate a
simple guide which lacks the assumption that real estate jargon is a common language, and which
covers all the basics from inspection to loan lingo.
Zambelli
Gianni DeVincent Hayes
Paul Eriksson
PO Box 62, I-54 Dunmore, Forest Dale, VT 05745
0839792999 $24.95 1-802-247-4210
The Zambelli family has created a special fireworks company run by four generations of family
members whose more than 3,000 exhibits worldwide have won numerous awards. Gianni Hayes
spent several years researching the history of fireworks and conducting lengthy interviews with
family members: her title surveys the shows produced by the Zambelli family and the nature of
their
fireworks achievements.
The Lost Treasure Of King Juba
Frank Joseph
Bear & Co./Inner Traditions
One Park St., Rochester, VT 05767
1591430062 $18.00 1-800-246-8648
In The Lost Treasure Of King Juba, Frank Joseph provides an inherently interesting and
iconoclastic
discourse on the evidence of Africans in America before Columbus, outlining evidence obtained
from over 7000 artifacts removed from a 1982 cave in southern Illinois. Here Joseph pieces
together
the common story of how these artifacts came to appear in a hidden cave in Illinois, recreating the
story of a fleet of ships which voyaged to a land in escape of their ruined African kingdom. A
fascinating discourse.
Dover Publications, Inc.
31 East 2nd Street, Mineola, NY 11501
1-800-223-3130
Dover has a strong line of religious standards which have been reprinted for modern audiences,
and
this joins and expands the cache with new arrivals ranging from John Lee Maddox's Shamans And
Shamanism (0486427072, $14.95), first published in 1923 and offering a survey of tribal societies
around the world, to E. Allison Peers' Mystics Of Spain (0486425010, $7.95), reprinting the
original 1951 survey of 16th century Spanish mysticism. Other recent notable reprints include
Alfred
Wiedemann's Religion Of The Ancient Egyptians (048642720X, $15.95), an 1897 classic of the
role
of religion in ancient Egypt; Selwyn Champion and Dorothy Short's World's Great Religions
(0486427153, $14.95), offering a reprint of the 1952 work on eleven modern world religions,
Jackson Steward Lincoln's The Dream In Native American And Other Primitive Cultures
(0486427064, $18.95), offering an unabridged republication of the 1935 classic on primitive
dreamworks, and J.A. MacGalloch's Religion Of The Ancient Celts (048642765X, $16.95),
reprinting the 1911 classic which drew upon scant records to re-create the ancient Celtic religion.
All are excellent basic references to round out a library surveying world spirituality.
Chasing Summer
Jennifer Niemann & Erik Niemann
JSL Publishing
6614 Clayton Road, #333, St. Louis, MO 63117
0972864342 $14.95 jslpublishing.com
Chasing Summer: Exploring The World On An 18-Month Honeymoon is the travel memoir of
Jennifer and Erik Niemann, a young couple who celebrated their wedding with an extended
journey
through 35 countries on six continents. The Niemanns hiked on an Incan trail, cruised the
Galapagos
Islands, explored Istanbul and Scandinavia, campervanned through New Zealand, snorkeled the
Great Barrier Reef, safaried through southeastern Africa, toured Egyptian pyramids and temples,
trekked the Annapurnas of Nepal, and more! Black-and-white photographs embellish the
memories,
visions, impressions, and fascinating glimpses into other cultures that comprise this first-rate and
entertaining read which is especially recommended for armchair travelers or anyone else who has
ever dreamed of seeing the world.
ECW Press
2120 Queen St. E. #200, Toronto, Ontario M4E 1E2, Canada
Two intriguing coverages may be hard to easily categorize, but a range of readers will find these
of
interest; from students to the general reading public. Jeffrey Miller's Where There's Life, There's
Lawsuits (1550225014, $17.95) offers ruminations on law and life, considering the forces and
effects of law on daily life and commenting on its ironies and inconsistencies. Experiences with the
law and judgments in lawsuits provide insights into culture coping methods and social history
alike:
this blends humor with insightful observation. Rob Myers' Woman Who Swallowed A
Toothbrush
And Other Bizarre Medical Cases (1550225693, $19.95) presents over fifty humorous and
intriguing tales of real medical experiences. From a life threatening body painting experience to a
thyroid problem which causes a literal eye-popping experience in the ER, this is packed with
intriguing situations.
Hesperus Press/Trafalgar Square
PO Box 257, North Pomfret, VT 05053
1-800-423-4525 www.amazon.com
This press continues its outstanding strategy of choosing lesser-known but equally powerful
classic
works by notable authors, returning often- neglected pieces to print. Arthur Conan Doyle's
Tragedy
Of The Korosko (184391039X, $12.00) uses almost surrealistic descriptions to survey war and
peace in the East, Oscar Wilde's Portrait Of Mr. W.H. (1843910314, $12.00) introduces the
author's
theory of discovery and tragedy, and Friedrich vonm Schiller's Ghost-Seer (1843910349, $12.00)
tells of a rich prince's journey and changed life after a mysterious prophet involves him in the
troubled spirit world. All are excellent literary works and deserve a place on the shelf of any
in-depth
literature collection.
The Fantasy/SciFi Shelf
Craven Moon
Billie Sue Mosiman
DAW Books
375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014
0756401208 $6.99 1-800-847-5515
Craven Moon by Billie Sue Mosiman is the story of a vampire's child raised on an isolated Texas
farm to avoid a prophecy only to find himself the target of those who want to overthrow vampires
in
the world. Malachi lives a mortal's life with his wife and child and tries to avoid his vampire
heritage;
but the ruin of his family involves him in the vampire/human war which could destroy all.
Ace Books/Berkley Publishing
375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014
1-800-847-5515 www.amazon.com
Five hundred years have passed since Empress Tathea was driven into exile, there to discover a
book of mystical teachings which was to change her life and charge her with a newfound mission
to
battle against the evil the Book foretold. The immortal Tathea has spent centuries awaiting the
events the Book has predicted: the time has come, but she seems destined to stand alone without
the
warriors and true love predicted as her allies. Anne Perry has created an emotionally-charged,
fast-paced story in Come Armageddon (044101089X,$24.95) which proves hard to put down.
Charles Stross' Singularity Sky (0441010725, $23.95) is not the hard science fiction one might
anticipate from its title, so readers beware. Instead it's a space opera combining interstellar war,
spies, and alien invasions of a different nature. Anticipate a fast-paced, politically-driven plot with
romance peppering an unusual story of discovery.
Safe Space
Robert D. Miles
iUniverse.com, Inc.
2021 Pine Lake Road, #100, Lincoln, NE 68512
0595279236 $14.95 iuniverse.com
Deftly written by Robert D. Miles (a television and motion picture writer of thirty years'
experience),
Safe Space is an upbeat science fiction adventure concerning the ruthless designs of an
Intergalactic
Federation that periodically decimates Earth's population and advancing cultures, leaving behind
scattered survivors. A star-spanning sci-fi tale of intrigue, hidden motives, and ultimate destiny,
Safe
Space is very highly recommended reading for fans of the genre.
Gates of Heaven
Curt Benjamin
DAW Books
375 Hudson, New York NY 10014
0756401569 $23.95 www.amazon.com
This third volume joins the Seven brothers series and prior familiarity with the preceding stories
will
enhance and make more immediate an appreciation of the continuing saga. Prince Llesho was only
seven when barbarians invaded his kingdom and sold him into slavery: as a teen he quests to
regain
his own freedom and that of surviving brothers, and he's gained most of his goals, forming new
alliances in the process. Now he battles dark magic to keep their freedom and continue the
struggle
for the kingdom in this fast-paced fantasy.
NEFSA Press
PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701
Fans of the old-time author Chad Oliver who have scoured shelves in search of his stories in past
will be delighted with this issue of two separate volumes of his selected stories. A Star Above It
(1886778450, $24.00) offers twenty stories ranging from the title presentation to Old Four-Eyes
and Land of Lost Content. Other worlds, unrealities, and struggles abound in these. Far From
This
Earth (1886778485, $24.00) continues the omnibus with presentations of his North Wind, Rite
of
Passage, and Just Like a Man. Oliver focused on travel to other worlds and human struggles for
survival: these collections offer a refreshing look at writing styles of the past and an interplanetary
focus featuring human endeavor over politics, war, and cyberspace.
ROC Books
375 Hudson, New York NY 10014
Science fiction fans of alternate history settings will want to place Harry Turtledove, et.al.'s
Worlds
That Weren't anthology (0451528980, $14.00) high on their reading lists: it provides four
novellas
by Turtledove, Stirling, Gentle and Williams, each featuring a well-developed alternate world
from
1452 Constantinople to a mysterious Old World figure stalking Tombstone. Each makes for a
diverse, well-developed alternate to traditional history settings. Lou Anders edits Live Without A
Net (0451459253, $14.95), a fine anthology of stories from masters of speculative fiction. 18
short
stories diverge from the popular futuristic visions of a cyber-controlled future to consider
alternative
futures where cyberspace does NOT rule. Here you'll find winners by Brin, DiFilippo, and others
who present startlingly different worlds.
The Literary Shelf
Bellow
Saul Bellow
James Wood, editor
The Library Of America
14 East 60th Street, NY, NY 10022
1931082383 $35.00 www.loa.org
Bellow: Novels 1944-1953 collects three novels by renowned author Saul Bellow: "Dangling
Man";
"The Victim"; and "The Adventures Of Augie March". These three literary works distinguished
Bellow as a great writer of the postwar era and set the groundwork for his intellectual pursuits.
Exploring the human psyche, the brutal vagaries of chance, coming of age in the harsh Depression
era, and more, these enduringly popular novels have stood the literary test of time and are
undisputably worthy of recognition and respect. Published on non-acid paper specifically
necessary
for a "shelf life" of many decades, Bellow: Novels 1944-1953 is an essential part of any academic
or
community library collection.
The Erie Canal Reader 1790-1950
Roger W. Hecht
Syracuse University Press
1600 Jamesville Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210
0815607598 $19.95 1-800-365-8929
Compiled, edited, and featuring an Introduction by Roger W. Hecht (Ithaca College), The Erie
Canal Reader 1790-1950 is a compendium of poems, essays, travelogues, and fiction drawn from
American and British writers and which offer a pristine picture of the New York frontier. The
words
and writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mark Twain, and many more offer
a
lively and inspirational portrait of canal life, early tourist resorts, religious movements, as well as a
simple sense and sensibility concerning the area and the people who lived and worked in it. An
excellent leisure read or vacation souvenir book, The Erie Canal Reader 1790-1950 is very highly
recommended for academic and community library American Regional History & Literature
collections and reading lists.
Shakespearean And Other Literary Investigations With The Master Sleuth (And Conan
Doyle)
Robert F. Fleissner
The Edwin Mellen Press
PO Box 450, Lewiston, NY 14092-0450
www.edwinmellenpress.com
0773467793 $109.95 1-716-754-2788
University professor and published author Robert Fleissner offers a unique and original work of
literary criticism and cross-comparison in Shakespearean And Other Literary Investigations With
The Master Sleuth (And Conan Doyle): Homing In On Holmes. Individual chapters deftly explore
the depths of both William Shakespeare's classic plays and Conan Doyle's enduringly popular
detective stories, ranging from pastiches such as "Sherlock Holmes Inspects the 'Hamlet' Specter"
to
parallels between the stories of Holmes and works by T. S. Eliot, and more. An in-depth,
meticulously footnoted, scholarly examination Shakespearean And Other Literary Investigations
With The Master Sleuth (And Conan Doyle) is a welcome and enthusiastically recommended
contribution to the growing literary library of Holmsian Studies.
Lucas Guevara
Alirio Diaz Guerra
Arte Publico Press
University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2090
1558853901 $12.95 www.arte.uh.edu
Lucas Guevara is the English translation of the first Spanish-language novel of immigration to the
United States. Written by Colombian emigre Alirio Diaz Guerra, and originally published in 1914,
it
tells of Lucas Guevara, a man who arrived in a country filled with selfishness, poverty, greed, and
the pleasures of the flesh. Succumbing to the criminality surrounding him and within his own soul,
Lucas descends into depravity, preys upon others, and becomes a living reflection of his morally
barren environment. A sharp and biting criticism of "American Dream" propaganda as telling
today
as it was nearly a century ago, Lucas Guevara is highly recommended reading and enhanced for
contemporary readers with an informative introduction by Nicolas Kanellos and Imara Liz
Hernandez.
The Art Shelf
Art Nouveau Glass Painting
Alan Gear & Barry Freestone
David & Charles/F&W Publications
4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236
0715314645 $19.99 1-800-289-0963
Glass painting experts Alan Gear and Barry Freestone effectively collaborate in Art Nouveau
Glass
Painting to offer aspiring glass painters twenty superbly presented, step-by-step projects in
glass-painting that are vividly attractive yet simple to finish. Full color photographs combine with
detailed instructions for crafting a mosaic-effect mirror, a frosted thistle vase, and iridescent lily
card, and more, comprise this fun, specialized, hands-on arts craft and highly recommended
do-it-yourself hobby guide.
Crystal Clarity, Publishers
14618 Tyler Foote Road, Nevada City, CA 95959
1-800-424-1055 crystalproductions.com
Crystal Clarity is justifiably famous for their instructional videos in the arts. Two of their "student
artist friendly" watercolor instructional videos by watercolor artist and expert Gerald Brommer
are
especially recommended for both personal and art school library collections. Watercolor:
Materials
And Basic Techniques (CP-5361W, $24.95, 29 minutes) explores the diverse materials and
various
properties of watercolor through a series of step-by-step demonstrations and illustrative examples
of
watercolor paintings. These show pieces include transparent and opaque watercolor, pigments,
brushes, papers, washes, glazes, and wet-in-wet techniques. The demonstrations use student
watercolors and papers and provide examples for classroom painting activities. Watercolor:
Special
Techniques (CP-5362W, $24.95, 28 minutes) provides further exploration and expansion on the
fundamental concepts presented in Watercolor: Materials and Basic Techniques. These more
advanced concepts and techniques are shown through a series of representative demonstrations
which clearly instruct aspiring watercolorists on how to use dry brush to create textures, glazes to
reinforce colors and combining different techniques. additionally, advanced experimental
techniques
with "non-painting" tools and materials are included. These two videos combined would serve as
a
core instructional resource for either self-instruction or as a supplement to an established art
school
curriculum.
Jesse Monongya
Lois Sherr Dubin
Hudson Hills Press
PO Box 205, 74-2 Union Street, Manchester, VT 05254
0966938283 $50.00 hudsonhills.com
Jesse Monongya: Opal Bears And Lapis Skies by Lois Sherr Dubin (Commissioner of the Indian
Arts & Crafts Board, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) offers 175 full-color
plates
of vibrant earrings, pendants, bracelets and more, as it showcases the vivid and memorably
impressive quality of Jesse Monongya's jewelry making drawn from and inspired by Hopi and
Navajo tradition and heritage. The informed and informative text thoughtfully describes the
feeling,
tradition, quality, and respect wrought within each work by this Native American artist and
craftsman. A singularly impressive artbook, Jesse Monongya is a welcome contribution to Native
American Art Studies and highly recommended for jewelry making enthusiasts and students.
Gilbert Munger: Quest For Distinction
Michael D. Schroeder & J. Gray Sweeney
Afton Historical Society Press
PO Box 100, Afton, MN 55001
1890434574 $40.00 1-800-436-8443
Michael D. Schroeder (the creator of www.gilbertmunger.org - a website presenting the
catalogue
raisonne of Gilbert Munger's more than 200 known works and documentation of the painter's life
and art) and J. Gray Sweeney (Professor of Art History, Arizona State University) combine their
considerable insights and expertise in Gilbert Munger: Quest For Distinction, an artbook that
presents the works and explorations of nineteenth-century American visionary Gilbert Munger
(1837-1903). It was Munger's travels which led him to represent the American West with a keen
eye
for accuracy combined with a dash of inspirational wonder. A very highly recommended addition
to
personal and academic Art History collections, the gorgeous full-color reproductions of Munger's
artworks and informative and detailed text make Gilbert Munger: Quest For Distinction an
inherently fascinating and informatively revealing search for the depth and meaning behind lasting
works of Gilbert Munger's panoramic art.
The Health/Medicine Shelf
Managing The Symptoms Of Multiple Sclerosis
Randall T. Schapiro, M.D.
Demos Medical Publishing, Inc.
386 Park Avenue South, NY, NY 10016
1888799781 $19.95 demosmedpup.com
Ably written by Doctor Randall T. Schapiro (the Medical Director of The Fairview Multiple
Sclerosis Center) and now in an newly updated and expanded fourth edition, Managing The
Symptoms Of Multiple Sclerosis is a practical, informative, and medically sound instructional
guide
to dealing with the day-to-day difficulties induced by MS, ranging from bladder and bowel
difficulties, to spasticity, tremors, physical weakness, and sexual problems. Managing The
Symptoms Of Multiple Sclerosis is especially commended as being a "reader accessible" resource
written especially for those with MS and their medical/familial caretakers.
Environmental Health Sourcebook
Dawn Matthews, Editor
Omnigraphics, Inc.
615 Griswold, #1400, Detroit, MI 48226
0780806328 $78.00 1-800-234-1340
The second edition of this basic consumer guide covers the environment and its effect on health,
including the effects of air pollution, water pollution, hazardous chemicals, and other problems. In
addition to statistics about exposure results and links between environmental hazards and specific
diseases, Environmental Health Sourcebook provides a glossary of related terms and directories
of
resources. An excellent updated edition.
Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals In Cancer Prevention
Ronald R. Watson
Iowa State University Press
2121 State Avenue, Ames, IA 50014-8300
0813818540 $129.99 1-800-862-6657
Expertly compiled and edited by nutritionist and immunologist Ronald R. Watson, Functional
Foods
& Nutraceuticals In Cancer Prevention is an impressive and scholarly collection of learned and
informative essays by established nutritionists concerning the role of nutrition, supplements, herbs,
vitamins, and other assorted foodstuffs in preventing cancer. A highly technical presentation
intended for advanced nutrition science scholars and practitioners, Functional Foods &
Nutraceuticals In Cancer Prevention is also recommended for non-specialist general readers with
a
dedicated interest in cancer research as it offers thought-provoking information on everything
dietary fiber's role in colon cancer prevention to the benefits of vitamin E.
Walk The Weight Away!
RoseMarie Alfieri & Andrew Flach
Hatherleigh Press
5-22 46th Avenue, Suite 200, Long Island City, NY 11101
www.healthylivingbooks.com
1578261384 $17.95 1-800-528-2550
RoseMarie Alfieri and Andrew Flach (both of whom are certified by the American Council on
Exercise), effectively and knowledgeably collaborate in Walk The Weight Away!: The Easiest
Weight-Loss Plan Ever, a day-by-day nutrition and workout plan that relies on a simple walking
program to promote health and weight loss. Healthy recipes, encouragement, advice, the basics
for
beginning an exercise regimen, and consumable pages for recording daily progress fill the pages of
this superbly organized and highly recommended lifestyle guide and health improvement
planner.
Encyclopedia Of Diet Fads
Marjolijn Bijlefeld & Sharon Zoumbaris
Greenwood Publishing Group
88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
0313322236 $55.00 1-800-225-5800
The collaborative effort of Marjolijn Bijlefeld and Sharon K. Zoumbaris, Encyclopedia Of Diet
Fads
is a solid, 242-page alphabetically arranged reference to the health fads and fashions of 200 years.
Studying a wide variety of nutrition plans ranging in effect from healthy and feasible to downright
harmful, the alphabetized entries succinctly present facts, research, and the latest knowledge on
everything from aerobic activity and amphetamines to Overeaters Anonymous, the Scarsdale Diet,
the vegetarian diet, yo-yo dieting and more. A detailed and easy-to-use resource for readers of all
backgrounds, the Encyclopedia Of Diet Fads is especially recommended for academic and
community library Health/Medicine reference and resource collections.
Health Care Meltdown
Robert H. LeBow, M.D.
Alan C. Hood & Company, Inc.
PO Box 775, Chambersburg, PA 17201
0911469222 $25.00 1-717-267-0867
Health Care Meltdown: Confronting The Myths And Fixing Our Failing System by Robert H.
LeBow (former Medical Director of an Idaho community health center for more than 25 years
and
who was paralyzed in a cycling accident shortly after completing this book) is a clarion wake up
call
focused upon the medical care system's rampant excesses, over billings, neglects, and quagmires
that
floods the American health care system to near incapacitation. Over 40,000,000 Americans have
no
health insurance. This places an unsupportable burden on Emergency Room Care (one the most
expensive health care provider resources), and while money is in unnecessary and wasteful
bureaucratic and law-suit avoidance oriented testing, far to many people simply go without the
medical service they desperately need. A sharply worded criticism that also offers models for
reform
and improvement, Health Care Meltdown should be mandatory reading for health care providers,
citizen health care activists, anyone charged with the responsibility of developing policies and
guidelines for managing health care services.
Help! My Underwear Is Shrinking!
Jo Ann Hattner, et.al.
American Diabetes Association
1701 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311
1580401791 $14.95 www.amazon.com
Help! My Underwear Is Shrinking: One Woman's Story Of How To Eat Right, Lose Weight, And
Win The Battle Against Diabetes is a very strongly recommended diabetes guide specifically
written
for sufferers who are losing the weight battle and face problems in eating right and winning the
battle against their disease. From avoiding common pitfalls of travel which confuse nap needs with
hunger to figuring out meal time carbo units and allotting them accordingly, Help! My Underwear
Is
Shrinking! is packed with practical tips and applications whether at home or on vacation.
New Dimensions In Women's Health
Linda Lewis Alexander, et al.
Jones & Bartlett Publishers
40 Tall Pine Drive, Sudbury, MA 01776
0763705527 $66.95 www.jbpub.com
The collaborative effort of women's health experts Linda Lewis Alexander, Judith H. LaRosa, and
Helaine Bader, and now in its second edition, New Dimensions In Women's Health covers a wide
range of medical and health issues directly impacting female health including lifestyle, nutrition,
and
fitness, as well as diverse health issues and problems ranging from substance abuse and violence,
sexual health, pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause, to hormone replacement therapy, mental
health, and more. A scholarly but highly accessible resource for students of all backgrounds, New
Dimensions In Women's Health presents straightforward medical information and advice, and is
particularly suitable for a basic educational courses text or for independent personal study and
informational enrichment.
Herbal Medicine
Rowena K. Richter, MPH, MBA
The Haworth Herbal Press
c/o The Haworth Press, Inc.
10 Alice St, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580
0789016206 $19.95 HaworthPress.com
Herbal Medicine: Chaos In The Marketplace by Rowena K. Richter deftly examines the confusing
tangle of herbal medicine regulations throughout the United States. Informatively explaining how
the
present business and regulation system came to be, comparing America's approach to that of other
industrialized countries, and offering ways to improve United States policy, Herbal Medicine:
Chaos
In The Marketplace illuminates its relevant points with illustrative examples, and is a highly
recommended and eye-opening expose and survey of the morass that is the regulation of health
and
medicine products that is dominated by an entrenched pharmaceutical business sector and
exacerbated by America's complicated and sometimes contradictory legal system.
The Computer Shelf
Conducting Research Surveys Via E-mail And The Web
Matthias Schonlau, et al.
Rand
1700 Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90407
0833031104 $22.00 1-877-584-8642
The collaborative effort of computer communications experts Matthias Schonlau, Ronald D.
Fricker,
Jr. and Marc N. Elliott, Conducting Research Surveys Via E-mail And The Web is a practical and
accessible guide to applying the pervasiveness of the internet to the gathering of survey data in a
much faster and significantly less expensive manner than traditional means of phone or mail
communications. Yet online surveys have their own pitfalls that can adversely skew data results.
Individual chapters cogently address how to take maximum advantage of the Internet while
preserving data integrity, and provide an invaluable look at the future of internet-based survey
methods. Simply put, Conducting Research Surveys Via E-mail And The Web is a "must-read"
for
anyone in academia, government, social issue activism, or business who is contemplating running
a
survey through the use of electronic mail or a webpage.
Upgrading And Repairing PCs
Scott Mueller
Que Publishing
201 West 103rd St Indianapolis, IN 46290
0789729741 $59.99 www.mcp.com
This 15th Anniversary edition of Scott Muller's Upgrading And Repairing PCs includes more than
100 pages of new material, covering the latest in motherboard and processing technologies. There
are reasons why Scott Mueller is a bestselling PC hardware author whose "how to" manual for
dedicated, do-it-yourself computer users has been a standard and a staple of personal and
professional computer repair/upgrade reference collections! An accompanying DVD includes
more
than two hours of high quality video playable on both standalone DVD player and DVD-ROM.
1608
pages. User Level: All Users
A Field Guide To Digital Color
Maureen C. Stone
A. K. Peters Ltd.
63 South Ave., Natick, MA 01760-4626
1568811616 $48.00 www.akpeters.com
A Field Guide To Digital Color by computer expert Maureen C. Stone is a handy user manual to
digital color on the computer, and applying digital color for maximum visual effect. From RGB
and
Brightness, to additive and subtractive color systems, to color image capture, reproduction, and
appearance, A Field Guide To Digital Color is a thorough, professional quality resource (and
includes an annotated bibliography for in-depth reference and future study) which is confidently
recommended for novice and experienced digital artists seeking to master and manipulate this
demanding medium.
Osborne/McGraw-Hill
2100 Powell St., Emeryville, CA 94608
1-800-722-4726 www.amazon.com
In Totally Tasteless Photoshop Elements (0072228849; 320 pages; $24.99) Wally Wang, a highly
informative and witty writer accessibly illustrates just how to digitally enhance and manipulate
photographs. In a step-by-step instructional which is an ideal introduction for the novice (and with
a
great deal to offer even the more experienced Photoshop user), Wang shows how his readers can
express their deepest secrets and fantasies artistically, clean-up dirty pictures, erase bad memories,
make themselves look younger and thinner, and perform other tricks. In Get Creative! The Digital
Video Idea Book (0072229292; 288 pages; $29.99), Todd Stauffer & Nina Parikh effective
collaborate to present an approachable, easy-to-understand, thoroughly "user friendly", and
confidently recommended instructional guide showing how to create professional looking home
videos, sales videos for a small business, beautiful wedding videos, even documentary or feature
films. Stauffer and Parikh share all the essentials, from choosing the right camera and computer
equipment to working with lighting and sound. They also discuss planning, writing, and producing
the video, along with the camera, software, and editing techniques necessary for completion.
Red Hat Linux 8 Unleashed
Bill Ball
Sams
201 West 103rd St Indianapolis, IN 46290
067232458X $49.99 www.mcp.com
Linux expert Bill Ball's Red Hat Linux 8 Unleashed includes new and additional material based on
the latest release of Red Hat Linux. Incorporating a more advanced approach to presenting
information about Red Hat Linux, this comprehensive (1040 pages) instructional manual provides
Linux users with the best and latest information intermediate to advanced Red Hat including
installation, configuration, system administration, server operations, and security. All of the "user
friendly" chapters effectively concentrate on Red Hat Linux software packages. There is an
updated
topic coverage in areas such as: the architecture of the Linux kernel 2.4.18, USB, KDE ,
GNOME
1.4, broadband access issues, routing, gateways, firewalling (SOHO networking), the new
XFree86
4.2 architecture and features, disk tuning, GCC 2.2, Perl 5.6.1, Python 2, new printing services
(CUPS), and security. No Linux reference collection would be complete without the inclusion of
Red Hat Linux 8 Unleashed. User Level: Intermediate - Advanced
McGraw-Hill Book Company
Two Penn Plaza, NY, NY 10121
1-800-722-4726 www.amazon.com
Two new titles from McGraw-Hill address two distinct social aspects of the computer revolution
--
one is criminal, the other recreational. In Black Ice: The Invisible Threat Of Cyber-Terrorism
(0072227877; 312 pages; $24.99) by Dan Verton investigates how cyber-terrorism could occur,
what the global and financial implications are, the impact this has on privacy and civil liberties,
and
why disrupting the cyber infrastructure of the U.S. is of interest to international terrorist
organizations, such as al-Qaeda. Black Ice is packed with revealing interviews and commentary
from
leading government authorities on national security, including Tom Ridge, James Gilmore,
Richard
Clarke, CIA and NSA intelligence officials - and even supporters of the al-Qaeda terrorist
network.
In Dungeons And Dreamers: The Rise Of Computer Game Culture From Geek To Chic
(0072228881; 296 pages; $24.99) by Brad King and John Borland examines the communities of
computer game players that have sprung up over the last 30 years and the role the creators of the
games played in forming them. Based on numerous interviews with Richard Garriott, the
developer
of the first commercially successful online role-playing game Ultima Online, King and Borland tell
the fascinating story of the icon's start and ascent in the industry. King and Borland also profile
other
prominent creators and celebrity players.
Managing Software For Growth
Roy Miller
Addison-Wesley Professional
c/o Pearson Technology Group
75 Arlington Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02116
0321117433 $34.99 awprofessional.com
Expertly written by Roy Miller (a team lead and XP coach at RoleModel Software with over 10
years of information technology experience), Managing Software For Growth: Without Fear,
Control, And The Manufacturing Mindset is an instructional guide designed especially for IT
professionals searching for means to improve efficiency in software development projects --
almost
75% (according to recent surveys) of which are over budget, late, undeliverable, or simply
canceled.
Individual chapters address an overview of issues affecting software program development
managers, from uncertainty to the risk of losing control to using and not falling prey to the power
of
one's own mindset. Managing Software For Growth is a very highly recommended primer and
general tip guidebook and manual.
The Photography Shelf
Safe Harbor
William Hubbell
Down East Books
PO Box 679, Camden, Maine 04843-0679
0892725621 $30.00 downeastbooks.com
Safe Harbor: Exploring Maine's Sheltered Bays, Coves, And Anchorages is an eye-catching
photographic showcase by William Hubbell highlighting Maine's many islands, inlets, harbors,
boats,
lighthouses, and much more. Each superbly presented, full-color picture is accompanied by a
descriptive and insightful caption. A visual treasure for nautical buffs, Safe Harbor is a superbly
presented and highly recommended example of specialized regional photography.
Bosque Del Apache National Wildife Refuge
Jim Jamieson
ImageStream Press/NBN, dist.
8339 Carriage Hill Alcove, Savage, MN 55378
0972912606 $22.95 1-800-462-6420
Jim Jamieson's Bosque Del Apache National Wildife Refuge: 48 Hours Of Flight is a visually
captivating photographic gallery showcasing snow geese, sandhill cranes, raptors, and a host of
other avian wildlife that winter in the 13,000 acres of marsh and flatlands of New Mexico's
Bosque
del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. The uplifting photographs, with brief descriptive captions,
make Bosque Del Apache National Wildife Refuge: 48 Hours Of Flight a superb giftbook for
birding
enthusiasts and nature lovers.
The Gardening Shelf
Forcing, Etc.
Katherine Whiteside
Workman Publishing Company
708 Broadway, New York NY 10003
0761115129 $24.95 www.amazon.com
Expert gardening advice blends with floral styling techniques as Katherine Whtieside offers an
introduction to the finer art of forcing bulbs, branches, and other flowers in Forcing, Etc. Plant
features include the most common flowers which are grown through forcing, offering tips for
plant
pairing and arranging. With Richard Felber's lush photos throughout, Forcing, Etc. makes an
exceptional visual display in addition to a practical guide.
Accomplished gardener Louisa Pringle Cameron and free lance photographer Lauren Preller
Chambers collaborate in The Charleston Gardener to explore the lush and varied private gardens
that have made the city of Charleston horticulturally famous, -- along with its numerous instances
of
Georgian and antebellum architecture. Brief yet thoughtful commentaries on the individual
gardens
showcased, along with the wonderful full-color photography, work in perfect tandem. Also very
highly recommended is the previous and companion volume: The Private Gardens Of Charleston
(0941711145, $39.95).
Reinventing The Garden
Louisa Jones
Thames & Hudson, Inc.
500 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10110-0017
0500511330 $45.00 1-800-233-4830
Reinventing The Garden: Chaumont - Global Inspirations From The Loire by gardening expert
Louisa Jones magnificently showcases cutting-edge garden designs in the Loire valley in France.
Outstanding designs drawn from a ten-year span are grouped together in six themes that reveal
the
thought and inspiration behind them. Additionally, concepts, techniques and materials of more
than
36 main examples are discussed and illustrated. A superb addition to any dedicated gardener or
landscape designer's reference shelf, Reinventing The Garden is enhanced with 229 beautiful color
illustrations and a comprehensive reference section.
Beyond The Lawn
Keith Davitt
Rockport Publishers Inc.
33 Commercial St, Gloucester, MA 01930
1564969576 $29.99 www.rockpub.com
Written by gardening expert Keith Davitt (winner of the Herald Award for Excellence in Garden
Communication), Beyond The Lawn: Unique Outdoor Spaces For Modern Living is a simply
beautiful and exceptionally "user friendly" sourcebook of ideas for creating harmony with stone,
brick gravel, rock, water, herbs, conifers, planted pots, native and wild plants. Lavishly illustrated
with full-color photography, Beyond The Lawn is a treat to page through and recommended for
gardeners everywhere looking to add a bit of originality to the grounds outside their home.
Offering
a vast panoply of materials for crafting a unique, personal, and relaxing atmosphere, Beyond The
Lawn is a welcome and enthusiastically recommended addition to professional and personal
gardening reference collections.
Specialty Cut Flowers
Allan M. Armitage & Judy M. Laushman
Timber Press
133 SW Second Ave., Portland OR 97204
0881925799 $39.95 1-800-327-5680
Horticultural experts Allan M. Armitage (Professor of Horticulture, University of Georgia,
Athens)
and Judy M. Laushman (Executive Director of the Association of Specialty Cut Flowers Growers,
Inc.) collaborate to offer gardening enthusiasts an exhaustive compilation of everything
professionals
and novice gardeners need to know about growing annuals, perennials, bulbs, and woody plants
for
fresh and dried cut flowers. Specialty Cut Flowers, now in a substantially revised and enlarged
second edition, is an instructional reference which details the field analysis, greenhouse
performance,
pests and diseases, and more, of a tremendous list of flowers ranging from Achillea to Zinnia. 100
color photos, 84 line drawings, and a map, enhance the text of this solid, practical, 636 page guide
for flower gardeners of any and all skill and experience levels.
The Metaphysical Studies Shelf
Soulcraft
Bill Plotkin
New World Library
14 Pamaron Way, Novato, CA 94949
1577314220 $15.95 1-800-972-6657
You don't have to be Native American to successfully utilize the idea of initiation to transform
your
life: that's the message of Bill Plotkin's Soulcraft, a remarkable title which covers modern day
initiation and ceremony, telling how to use these facets to integrate personal and spiritual goals
into
a life. Soulcraft is an essential experiential guide which blends philosophical and spiritual
goals.
Gemstone Sorcery
Gerina Dunwich
New Pages/Career Press
PO Box 687, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
1564146723 $14.99 1-800-227-3371
The energy contained within stones is an old invisible power which can be tapped to create
powerful
magic: that's the message of Gerina Dunwich's Gemstone Sorcery, a guide to using precious and
semi-precious stones to achieve Wiccan goals. Dinwich tells how to properly cleanse and charge
stones, use them as amulets or healing aids, and how to make homemade gemstone elixirs.
Gemstone Sorcery is a fine and recommended Wiccan guide with specific formulas and
applications.
Haunted Encounters
Ginnie Siena Bivona, et al.
Atriad Press
PO Box 600745, Dallas, TX 75360-0745
0974039403 $14.95 AtriadPress.com
The collaborative effort of Ginnie Siena Bivona, Dorothy McConachie and Mitchel Whitington,
Haunted Encounters: Real-life Stories Of Supernatural Experiences is a chilling collection of
true-life encounters with the paranormal. A wide variety of men and women relate the strange
happenstance and personal experiences that defies explanations of natural law, evoking fear,
wonder,
and restless curiosity. Highly recommended for readers with a taste for individual tales of ghosts,
ethereal spirits, and laments from beyond death, Haunted Encounters is a welcome addition to
personal and academic Metaphysical Studies reference collections and reading lists.
The Large Print Shelf
Random House
www.randomlargeprint.com
Two excellent novels are recommended leisure picks for large print readers seeking quality
stories.
Cherry Adair's Hide And Seek (0375432639, $25.95) is packed with fast-paced adventure and
steaming romance as it tells of the spoiled girlfriend of an international crime lord who braves a
remote South American locale in search of a missing sister. Romance interrupts her mission and
adds
both danger and attraction to her quest. William Bernhardt's Natural Suspect (0375432647,
$25.95)
is a legal thriller with a twist: Bernhardt starts the event with a chapter setting the plot; then
writers
from Phillip Margolin and Brad Meltzer to Leslie Glass and Lisa Scottoline add their own twists
to
the tale. The result: a remarkably smooth yet unpredictable story which fans of crime and
suspense
will appreciate. Community librarians should obtain the free monthly Random House Large Print
Books catalogs for a complete listing of new LP titles as they become available.
Three outstanding classics in large print assure that the sight impaired will have access to some
lasting authors. Graham Greene's Travels With My Aunt (1560004746, $32.95) provides a
powerful comic novel about an aunt who travels with some odd companions indeed: with her
black
lover, with the founder of a dog church, with a CIA man obsessed by statistics and his
counter-culture daughter, and more. Comedy and insights abound. Burl Ives' Tales Of America
(1560007769, $29.95) provides a treasure trove of provocative stories about the legends of
America. Biographical sketches of famous people come to life under his talented hand. David
Graham Phillips' Susan Lenox V. One (1560004797, $34.95) presents the fictional story of a
young
woman in a small town who is married off to a coarse farmer. She hits the road to escape,
becomes
involved in theatre, and goes from big city prostitution to being an independent achiever. The
large
print format of these classics is easy to read under a variety of light situations.
The Graphic Novel Shelf
Naruto: Volume 1
Masashi Kishimoto
Viz Communications Inc.
655 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
www.shonenjump.com
1569319006 $7.95 1-800-394-3042
Volume 1 of Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto begins the action-packed manga (Japanese comic)
saga
of a twelve-year-old boy undergoing the tests of the ninja in his home village. He is a showoff, a
klutz, and an unpopular young man, yet hidden within him is a terrible power - a nine-tailed fox
demon that once claimed the life of the village's greatest champion. Enthusiastically written and
drawn, Naruto doesn't disappoint in terms of action yet offers a strong dose of comedy and
whimsy
lest it take itself too seriously. A highly enjoyable, thoroughly entertaining read, Naruto is
especially
commended to the attention of manga and Japanese anime enthusiasts.
Beast Of Chicago
Rick Geary
NBM Press
555 8th Ave. #1202, NY, NY 10018
1561633623 $15.95 nbmpublishing.com
Rick Geary's Beast Of Chicago is a story of a Victorian murder scenario and one H. H. Holmes is
presented entirely in black and white graphic novel format, providing readers with a blend of
insight,
humor, and survey of the world's first serial killer who operated in the late 19th century around
the
Chicago World's Fair. Holmes murdered up to 200 people, and his reputation comes to life in this
exciting graphic novel story.
Cannon God Exaxxion: Stage 2
Kenichi Sonoda
Dark Horse Comics
10956 SE Main Str, Milwaukie, OR 97222
1569719667 $14.95 www.darkhorse.com
Written by the creator of "Gunsmith Cats," Cannon God Exaxxion: Stage 2 continues Kenichi
Sonoda's new action-packed, thrilling manga (Japanese graphic novel) about mechanical horrors,
alien invaders, a high school student unexpectedly saddled with the responsibility of piloting a
gigantic yet deadly machine and saving the world, and his lusciously attractive android companion
-
who can morph into a jet bike! Brisk artwork, a thickening plot, unabashed appreciation for the
female form and plenty of suspense and mayhem characterize this exciting graphic novel that
won't
disappoint the legions of fans of Sonoda's other works.
The International Studies Shelf
From The Roots Up
Peter Gubbels & Catheryn Koss
World Neighbors
4127 NW 122nd Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120-8869
0942716108 $20.00 www.wn.org
Now in an expanded and update second edition, From The Roots Up: Strengthening
Organizational
Capacity Through Guided Self-Assessment by Peter Gubbels and Catheryn Koss is a ground
breaking field guide published by the non-profit organization World Neighbors, whose members
are
dedicated to eliminating hunger, disease, and poverty in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. From
The
Roots Up offers guided self-assessment processes to help grassroots organizations and
community
groups acknowledge their potential; identify their most crucial and pressing issues; and decide for
themselves how best to meet their challenges. 49 participatory exercises and a wealth of practical
and field tested recommendations make From The Roots Up a particularly practical reference, and
the spiral binding allows it to lay flat or remain open at a specific page for easy reference when in
the
field.
Refugee Manipulation
Stephen J. Stedman & Fred Tanner, eds.
Brookings Institution Press
1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20036-2188
0815780915 $18.95 1-800-275-1447
Collaboratively compiled and edited by Stephen John Stedman (Senior Research Scholar, Center
for
International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University) and Fred Tanner (Deputy Director
for
Academic Affairs, Geneva Center for Security Policy). Refugee Manipulation: War, Politics, And
The Abuse Of Human Suffering is an impressive and informative collection candid essays by a
variety of learned authors examining how genocidal killers use refugee camps to their own ends,
hiding among the refugees, terrorizing the refugees, recruiting from the refugee camp ranks, and
siphoning off resources that international organizations send to the refugees for their general care,
education, health, and safety. Unflinching in its denouncement of the harm international
institutions
can bring when they indiscriminately dole out aid to killers and victims alike, Refugee
Manipulation
is a sober and clarion wake-up call and an absolute "must-read" for all concerned about global
politics -- especially in view of the contemporary American and Allied war efforts against
international terrorism.
The Jobs/Careers Shelf
God Knows Your Job Gets Old
Marianne LaBarre
Sorin Books
PO Box 1006, Notre Dame, IN 46556-1006
1893732517 $11.95 sorinbooks.com
Highly recommended reading from cover to cover, God Knows Your Job Gets Old: 12 Ways To
Enliven It by Marianne LaBarre (Director of the Executive Leadership graduate program at
Seattle
University) offers a volume of accessible "real-world" wisdom and practical strategies to reaping
satisfaction and fulfillment out of any job or career. Suggestions such as "Value Your Work, But
Be
Ready to Let Go", "Take Breathers", and "Trust Your Still Small Voice", are nicely illuminated
with
anecdotes and personal experience, and offer ways that readers of all backgrounds can follow to
improve the quality of their professional life.
Impact Publications
9104 Manassas Dr. Suite N, Manassas Park VA 20111
1-800-246-7228 www.amazon.com
Janet Farley's Jobs And The Military Spouse (1570232016, $17.95) appears in its updated second
edition to cover the problems of military spouses who face exciting new job opportunities as they
participate in the modern job market. Military spouses used to work below their abilities in the
support of their mates; this tells them how to locate satisfying jobs by taking advantage of a
network
of contacts and compiling an inviting career history. JoAnna Nicholson's "Dressing Smart" invites
businessmen and women to assess their professional appearance. Dressing Smart For Men
(1570231990, $16.95) identifies 101 common dressing errors men can make which negatively
affect
career and personal lives. Answers to common questions on dress and image make for a revealing
guide, as does Dressing Smart For Women (1570232008, $16.95), which covers everything from
different styles to wear to different types of interviews to how to look promotable and dress like a
team leader. Both are essential guides for those in the business world who want to get ahead.
Richard Fein's 95 Mistakes Job Seekers Make (1570231982, $13.95) discusses 28 common
mistakes
unique to people in special circumstances; from transitioning military to people with disabilities
and
recent college grads. Use this title to identify the common pitfalls for these groups and avoid
them.
Wendy Enelow's Best Resumes For People Without A Four-Year College Degree (1570232040,
$19.95) tells how to fine-tune the resume to highlight achievements rather than educational
history.
Over 60 resumes span a variety of professions and outline common mistakes to avoid.
The Business Shelf
Working Virtually
Trina Hoefling
Stylus Publishing, Inc.
22883 Quicksilver Drive, Sterling, VA 20166-2012
157922069X $19.95 1-800-232-0223
Trina Hoefling is the founder of Consult One Group, Denver, Colorado, and a professional whose
years experience in virtual working included developing one of the first remote training programs.
Hoefling draws upon her considerable experience and expertise in Working Virtually: Managing
People For Successful Virtual Teams And Organizations to presents examples, definitions,
anecdotes, advice, and seasoned wisdom for making the most of telecommunication,
teleconferencing, and enabling the team bonding process despite the separation of distance in the
modern-day workplace. An excellent, clearly written and positive instructional guide to both
personal and technological concerns, Working Virtually is especially commended reading for
virtual
team leaders, Human Resource managers, CEO's, and corporate trainers.
The Innovator's Solution
Clayton Christensen & Michael Raynor
Harvard Business School Press
60 Harvard Way, Boston, MA 02163
1578518520 $29.95 1-800-668-6780
Collaboratively written by Clayton M. Christensen (Robert & Jane Cizik Professor of Business
Administration, Harvard Business School) and Michael E. Raynor (Director, Deloitte Research -
Deloitte & Touche and Deloitte Consulting), and The Innovator's Solution: Creating And
Sustaining
Successful Growth is an informed and informative business guide to creating sustained growth
and
success. Individual chapters cogently address a variety of relevant concerns, including how to
avoid
commoditization or disruptive growth, creating products that customers want to buy,
distinguishing
between "good money" and "bad money", and more. The Innovator's Solution is especially
recommended reading for entrepreneurs and corporate managers charged with the responsibility
of
enhancing their company's success and growth within a local, regional, or multinational
marketplace.
When Opposites Dance
Roy G. Williams & Terrence E. Deal
Davies-Black Publishing
3803 East Bayshore Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
0891061797 $25.95 www.daviesblack.com
Expert educators Roy Williams (Adjunct Professor of Leadership, Vanderbilt's Peabody College)
and Terrence Deal (University of Southern California) combine their considerable expertise and
experience in When Opposites Dance: Balancing The Manager And The Leader Within, to
knowledgeably examine the four natural styles of managing and leading (rational, political,
humanist,
and culturist) and explore how to balance managerial tendencies against the needs of workers
within
the context of current and volatile situations for optimum productivity. An exceptionally well
written, personality examining, and goal-oriented self-help aid, When Opposites Dance is very
highly
recommended reading for corporate managers and executive policy makers.
Moderating To The Max
Jean Bystedt, et al.
Paramount Market Publishing, Inc.
301 S. Geneva St, #109, Ithaca, NY 14850
0972529012 $34.95 www.paramountbooks.com
Moderating To The Max: A Full-Tilt Guide To Creative, Insightful Focus Groups And Depth
Interviews is the collaborative effort of authors and creative research consultants Jean Bystedt,
Siri
Lynn, and Deborah Potts, and enhanced with illustrations by Gregg Fraley. A straightforward
guide
to overseeing quality, creative, and insightful focus groups and depth interviews, Moderating To
The Max deftly addresses the basics of free association, perceptual mapping, storytelling, on-site
interviews, using metaphorical tools, and much, much more. An excellent and practical guide,
Moderating To The Max is confidently recommended reading for anyone in the business world
seeking to shape or gain from qualitative meetings and the pooling of mental resources.
Reaching Out
Doris Barrell & Mark Nash
Dearborn Trade
155 North Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606
0793161142 $25.95 1-800-621-9621
Doris Barrell and Mark Nash are real estate experts with years of experience in the field. They
draw
upon their considerable expertise in Reaching Out: The Financial Power Of Niche Marketing
which
was specifically written to bring to light changes in the evolving real estate market. Reaching Out
stresses that the era of focusing on a specific piece of territory has passed - that for the successful
real estate agent or investor, it's now about making connections and relationships with clients,
buyers, and individual people that matters, and not merely limiting oneself to a specialization in a
particular geographical area. Reaching Out is commended as a well-written and forward-thinking
informational and instruction guide appropriate for anyone involved in the contemporary real
estate
industry.
The Language Studies Shelf
Introducing Linguistic Morphology
Laurie Bauer
Georgetown University Press
3619 "O" Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20007
0878403434 $29.95 1-800-246-9606
Now in its second and newly expanded edition, Introducing Linguistic Morphology by Laurie
Bauer
(Professor of Linguistics, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand) is a revised textbook
which presents the morphology changing word formations in human languages. An informed,
informative, scholarly text consistently presented in a clear, detailed, and readily accessible
manner,
Introducing Linguistic Morphology comprehensively covers inflection, derivation, compounding,
word-forming elements and processes, and much more. An excellent, scholarly instructional
text, Introducing Linguistic Morphology is suitable and highly recommended for introductory
level
college study linguistic curriculums as well as individual linguistics studies self-instruction reading
lists.
Learn In Your Car Spanish
Penton Overseas, Inc.
2470 Impala Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008
www.pentonoverseas.com
1591252075 $49.95 1-800-748-5804
Learn In Your Car Spanish from Penton Overseas is nine-hour audio experience offering 111
lessons
that teach the listener the basics, simple words and phrases, sentence structure and clear
conversation in conversational Spanish. Divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels,
with recordings from professional native speakers and enhanced with an accompanying "listening
guides" with text and grammar notes, Learn In Your Car Spanish is a superbly organized and
presented audio experience for enriching one's language and communication skills while making
productive use of travel or commute time.
Medieval Mosaic
A. W. Godfrey
Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
1000 Brown Street, Wauconda, IL 60084
0865165432 $40.00 bolchazy.com
Medieval Mosaic: A Book Of Medieval Latin Readings by A. W. Godfrey (Department of
Classics
and European Languages at SUNY Stonybrook) is an excellent and enthusiastically recommended
instructional text for intermediate-level students of the Latin language, and offers more than 75
selections of medieval Latin excerpts ranging from Tertullian, to The Nicene Creed, to the
writings
of St. Augustine, and more. An invaluable addition to academic Latin Studies instructional
materials
resource collections, the extensive annotations allow for close study and practice of the classic
and
instructional Latin language. Also very highly recommended is Professor Godfrey's beginning
Latin
textbook, Introducing Latin, which is currently in its 6th edition.
The Library Reference Shelf
Counties USA
Omnigraphics
615 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI 48226
www.omnigraphics.com
0780805461 $120.00 1-800-234-1340
Now in its second edition, Counties USA: A Directory Of United States Counties is a solid and
accessibly organized reference that presents basic facts concerning each county in America,
including a brief description, historical origin of the county's name, its area, population, median
age,
income figures, unemployment figures, median home value, median travel time to work, and
more.
Counties USA is commended for governmental, corporate, academic, and community library
reference collections as being a truly first-rate resource as a quick and easy reference.
The Criminology Shelf
Crime And Everyday Life
Marcus Felson
Sage Publications, Inc.
2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-2218
0761987614 $29.95 www.sagepub.com
Now in a revised and updated third edition featuring new chapters on white-color crime and the
use
of technology in crime control, Crime And Everyday Life by criminologist and academician
Marcus
Felson (Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice) offers an introductory and straightforward
survey, analysis, and correction of the most commonly held fallacies about contemporary crime,
including the exact nature of crime itself ranging from violent offenses to property crimes,
situational
crime prevention, and more. Crime And Everyday Life looks at both the practical realities of
crime
(including the processes that create it), and offers a warning against human tendencies to
erroneously link crime's causes to stray political agendas. Very highly recommended reading,
Crime
And Everyday Life is appropriate for non-specialist general readers with an interest in the causes
of
contemporary criminal conduct, as well as those student formally studying criminology as part of
a
Social Sciences curriculum.
The American History Shelf
Rousseau
Raymond J. Martinez
Pelican Publishing Company
PO Box 3110, Gretna, LA 70054
1589800893 $14.95 1-800-843-1724
Exceptionally well written by Raymond J. Martinez (a direct descendant of Pierre George
Rousseau), Rousseau: The Last Days Of Spanish New Orleans is the fascinating and informative
historical chronicle of the daring man who led the Spanish campaign against the British in
Louisiana
and West Florida during the Revolutionary War. Painting a detailed canvas of human lives and
power struggles in the era before the Louisiana purchase, Rousseau: The Last Days Of Spanish
New
Orleans is a unique and exciting introduction into a lesser known but absolutely fascinating aspect
of
American revolutionary history.
Key West
Maureen Ogle
University Press of Florida
15 N.W. 15th Street, Gainesville, FL 32611
0813026156 $24.95 1-800-226-3822
Key West: History Of An Island Of Dreams by Maureen Ogle is a scholarly and superbly
presented
study of the Key West Island of Florida, ranging from the era its colonization, to the
repercussions
of World War II, and down to the modern day. Dramatic and fascinating, covering reader enticing
details such as the tropical paradise's influence on Hemingway, the grand overseas railway built at
the turn of the century to connect Key West to Florida, Key West's role in bringing revolution to
Cuba, and so much more, Key West is an enthusiastically recommended addition to American
History collections in general, and Florida History Studies reading lists in particular.
Juneau: Yesterday And Today
Alaska Geographic Society
PO Box 93370, Anchorage, AK 99509-3370
156661063X $24.95 1-888-255-6697
Volume 30, number 2 of Alaska Geographic, Juneau: Yesterday And Today is a breathtaking
montage of black-and-white and full-color photographs, which along with descriptive narrative
text,
succinctly captures the history, culture, and flavor of Juneau from the early 1800's down to the
modern day. A beautiful and informative showcasing of Alaska's grand and rightfully proud
capital
city, Juneau: Yesterday And Today is highly recommended reading.
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Chandra Moira Beal & Richard A. Beal
The Pacific Group/La Luna Publishing
PO Box 33189, Austin, TX 78764-0189
www.beachboardwalk.com
0962997420 $19.95 1-512-480-5945
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: The Early Years -- Never A Dull Moment by the daughter-father
writing team of Chandra Moira Beal and Richard A. Beal, is a captivating collection of
black-and-white photographs and thoroughly researched records that combine to paint a magical
picture of the Santa Cruze California board walk of yesteryear. A nostalgic, poignant, and
engaging
presentation packed with curious minutiae of detail, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is highly
recommended -- especially to those of us old enough to have memories of our own of the
boardwalk's simple beginnings as a wooden bathhouse on the beach and its evolution and
transformation into a contemporary City of Santa Cruze-based multi-million dollar business
operation.
They Came To Destroy America
Stan Cohen et al.
Pictorial Histories Publishing Co., Inc.
713 South Third West, Missoula, Montana 59801
www.pictorialhistoriespublishing.com
1575101017 $16.95 1-406-549-8488
Assisted by Richard Gay, Stan Cohen and Don DeNevi effectively collaborate in They Came To
Destroy America, a pictorially oriented history which focuses upon the landings of Nazi spies and
saboteurs upon American shores during the years of World War II -- as well as pre-war Nazi spy
operations, and some of the other Axis operations which were planned but never successful. A
wealth of black-and-white photographs are combined with information from FBI files and primary
source documents to present readers with an engaging and informative narrative text. A welcome
addition to academic and community library 20th Century American History collections, They
Came
To Destroy America is recommended as a true and factual record of a deadly internal threat to
America and how the FBI vigilantly responded to it.
The Travel Shelf
England
David Else, et. al.
Lonely Planet Publications
150 Linden Street, Oakland CA 94607
1740593421 $22.99 lonelyplanet.com
Now in an updated and expanded second edition, England: An Ancient Land In A New Light is
Lonely Planet's latest guide to traveling throughout England. Accessibly covering all of facts that
any visitor would need to know, including transportation advice, and a careful piece-by-piece
dissection of every corner of English territory, Lonely Planet's utility as a travel guide is further
enhanced with the inclusion of extensive maps, information concerning activities such as horse
riding, biking, visiting national landmarks, and so much more. The collaborative and impressive
effort of David Else, Paul Bloomfield, Fionn Davenport, Abigail Hole, and Martin Hughes, this
compact, portable, extremely useful and authoritatively informative resource make England
invaluable for planning any kind of trip anywhere in this island nation.
How To Stay In London For Less
Diana Jensen & Ronald Jensen
Capital Books, Inc.
PO Box 605, Herndon, VA 20172
1892123665 $16.95 1-800-758-3756
The collaborative effort of Diana and Ronald Jensen, How To Stay In London For Less:
Short-Term
Apartments Ideal For All Travelers is a unique travel planning resource that will help the business
or
vacation traveler in London avoid the expensive and restrictions of hotel lodging by renting one of
the hundreds of apartments available for rent or lease, either short term or long term. An average
of
25% less expensive than hotel accommodations and offering a larger living area, apartments can
be
available for stays as short as a single evening! Each of seven major London neighborhoods are
featured complete with a description of each block of apartments, the facilities available in each,
the
prices for rentals in American dollars, instructions on making reservations, a "traveler friendly"
rating system, a historical sketch and map of each neighborhood, and recommendations for pubs,
restaurants, and area shops combine to make How To Stay In London For Less an invaluable,
"must
have" planning guide for a truly memorable London experience.
The Luxury Guide To Walt Disney World
Cara Goldsbury
Bowman Books
PO Box 15309, San Antonio, TX 78212
www.luxurydisneyguide.com
0972697225 $19.95 1-210-215-4288
Expertly written by a former travel agent and agency owner Cara Goldsbury, The Luxury Guide
To
Walt Disney World is an impressively informative vacation planning guide for any individual or
family seeking to maximize their experience of the "Disney magic" to the fullest. Invaluable time
saving tips concerning how to avoid the crowds, which accommodations offer the most rewarding
experience for their price, where to get the neatest souvenirs, sample the finest cuisine, and a
wealth
of other practical travel advice make The Luxury Guide To Walt Disney World a first-class guide
all
the way. Also included is plenty of up-to-date information concerning Florida's two other main
tourist attractions closely adjacent to Walt Disney World: Universal Orlando & SeaWorld as well.
If
you are planning a trip to Walt Disney World, then you want your own personal copy of The
Luxury
Guide To Walt Disney World!
How To Live Big In Manhattan Without Going Broke
Joshua Silberstein, general editor
CityWise Guides
301 E 87th St., Suite 19D, NY, NY 10128
0972955410 $14.95 www.citywiseguides.com
How To Live Big In Manhattan Without Going Broke is a very handy and practical guide for
living
well in New York City on a modest budget for those of limited financial means. Invaluable tips
concerning the real estate (including a survey of New York neighborhoods); locations that give
free
food or which offer cheap eats; clubs that admit patrons for free; low-cost/no-cost activities and
spectator sports; affordable shopping locations; and a great deal more are packed into the pages
of
this excellent and highly advisory to living well and staying entertained in one of the most popular
sections of "The Big Apple". A welcome and thoroughly "user friendly" resource for native city
dwellers, college students, new arrivals, and business/vacationing visitors, How To Live Big In
Manhattan Without Going Broke would serve as an excellent template for similar resource guides
for other American cities.
Venezuela Handbook
Alan Murphy & Dan Green
Footprint Handbooks
6 Riverside Court, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, England, BA2 3DZ
1903471419 $21.95 www.footprintbooks.com
Now in a thoroughly updated and expanded third edition, Venezuela Handbook offers objective
and
tested recommendations of where to stay (including the best ecotourism ranches); informative and
entertaining insights into the Venezuelan people and culture; full color "highlights" maps; and an
improved Contents and Index pages for easy and rapid accessibility. The collaborative effort of
Venezuelan experts Alan Murphy and Dan Green, the Venezuela Handbook is an invaluable
resource for planning a business or vacation in this South American country so especially noted
for
its superb beaches, high-rise waterfalls, and exuberant wildlife.
Northern Spain
Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls
Cadogan/The Globe Pequot Press
6 Business Park Road, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
1860111025 $19.95 www.cadoganguides.com
The collaborative effort of Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls, Northern Spain is a detailed,
comprehensive, portable, and "user friendly" travel guide to medieval villages, churches,
cathedrals,
legends, coastline, art collections, museums and so much more to be found in beautiful northern
reaches of Spain. Offering 400 hand-picked lodgings, 300 recommended restaurants, as well as
numerous bars and cafes, thirty maps, Spanish language tips, solid travel advice, and more,
Northern
Spain is an excellent consultation resource for vacationers and business travelers alike. Also very
highly recommended for travelers in Spain are the regionally specialized companion guidebooks
by
Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls: Andalucia (1860111033, $18.95) and Bilbao & The Basque
Lands (1860111017, $18.95).
The Mystery/Suspense Shelf
Lawyered To Death
Michael Biehl
Bridge Works Publishing
PO Box 1798, Bridgehampton, NY 11932
1882593766 $23.95 1-800-462-6420
Superbly written by professional attorney Michael Biehl, Lawyered To Death is a chilling mystery
novel of murder, corruption, and legal shenanigans. Hospital attorney Karen Hayes becomes
drawn
into a scheming web of lies as she strives to defend her client from a sexual harassment claim that
becomes a murder charge when his ailing wife dies from the administration of a drug she is
allergic
to. Karen Hayes must ultimately fight not only for justice, but to protect her own life and that of
her
infant son in this gripping and suspenseful tale. Also highly recommended is the first Karen Hayes
mystery by Michael Biehl: Doctored Evidence (1882593553, $24.95).
Nightwatch
Stephen Kendrick
Berkeley Prime Crime
375 Hudson, New York NY 10014
0425191672 $13.00 www.amazon.com
Fans of Sherlock Holmes-type mysteries who appreciate a historical setting will relish
Nightwatch, a
mystery set in Edwardian London telling of a priest's murder during a secret high-level interfaith
meeting. It's up to Sherlock Holmes and Watson to uncover the roots of the murder, embroiled in
both religious and political connections with assistance from priest Father Brown. The added
emphasis on psychological motive makes this especially intriguing.
The Paleontology Shelf
Additions To The Pleistocene Mammal Faunas Of South Carolina, North
Carolina, And Georgia
Albert E. Sanders
American Philosophical Society
PO Box 40098, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3387
0871699257 $24.00 www.amphilsoc.org
Compiled and written by Albert E. Sanders, Additions To The Pleistocene Mammal Faunas Of
South Carolina, North Carolina, And Georgia is a scholarly and specialized paleontology study
that
systematically analyzes several dozen mammal specimens. Black-and-white photographs of
fossilized
evidence combine with a meticulously detailed text to make Additions To The Pleistocene
Mammal
Faunas Of South Carolina, North Carolina, And Georgia a welcome addition to Paleontology
Studies reference shelves and reading list.
Dinosaur Country
Renie Gross
Badlands Books
University of Alberta Press, dist.
#203, 10009-102 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5J 5B6
096833850X $18.50 badlandsbooks.com
Now in an updated and expanded second edition Dinosaur Country: Unearthing The Alberta
Badlands by ReinieGross tells the fascinating geological and paleontological story of the badlands
of
the Red Deer River valley in southern Alberta, the resting place for bones of great dinosaurs who
populated the land 75 million years ago. An exciting survey of how these great beasts once lived
and
died in the mass extinction that ended the Age of Dinosaurs, as well as the growing belief that a
few
dinosaurs survived by evolving into birds, enhanced with black-and-white photographs and
sketches.
Dinosaur Country is enthusiastically recommended reading and a welcome contribution to
academic
Paleontology reference collections and reading lists.
The Islamic Studies Shelf
Islam: A Mosaic, Not A Monolith
Vartan Gregorian
Brookings Institution Press
1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. , Washington, DC 20036-2188
0815732821 $19.95 1-800-275-1447
Islam: A Mosaic, Not A Monolith by Vartan Gregorian (President of the Carnegie Corporation of
New York), is an informed and informative survey of the Islamic faith since its inception some
1,400
years ago. Examining Islam's tenets, institutions, changes, role in history, crucial questions that
have
caused strife among Muslim states, and a great deal more, Islam: A Mosaic, Not A Monolith is
readily accessible to non-specialist general readers, yet thoughtful enough in its study and
presentation of complicated issues of faith, politics, and culture to be of considerable value for
scholars and dedicated students of Islamic Studies as well. In view of contemporary American
efforts to combat the threat of international terrorism arising from fundamentalist Islamic
extremists,
Islam: A Mosaic, Not A Monolith should be present in the collections of every school and
community library system in the country.
Islamic Ethics Of Life
Jonathan E. Brockopp, editor
University of South Carolina Press
937 Assembly St., Columbia, SC 29208
1570034710 $24.95 1-800-768-2500
Islamic Ethics Of Life: Abortion, War, And Euthanasia is a collection of scholarly essays compiled
by Jonathan E. Brockopp (Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Pennsylvania State
University)
and representing the observations of nine expert authors dealing with the critical interaction
between
Islamic faith and Islamic thought with reference to three specific ethical issues of life and death --
abortion, war, and euthanasia. The diverse essays are each are devoted to the volatile and
controversial subjects while keeping in mind both the Islamic perspective and practical issues in
daily
life affecting such matters. A diversely interpretive yet thoughtful and highly recommended
collection, Islamic Ethics Of Life is a critically important contribution to personal and academic
Islamic Studies collections.
Women Of Sufism
Camille Adams Helminski, editor
Shambhala Publications, Inc.
300 Massachusetts Ave Boston MA 02115
1570629676 $18.95 shambhala.com
Knowledgeably compiled by Camille Adams Helminski (the first woman to translate a substantial
portion of the Qur'an into English and the cofounder and codirector of the Threshold Society in
Aptos, California -- an educational foundation in the Mevlevi tradition based on the teachings of
Rumi), Women Of Sufism: A Hidden Treasure is a unique anthology of writings and stories by
mystic poets, scholars and Sufi saints. The works presented here embody the Sufi world view.
Sufi is
a the mystical path of Islam with an emphasis on hope and spiritual development. Writings from
the
time of the Prophet Muhammad down to the present day fill the pages of this powerful and
emotional volume of faith and testimony. Women Of Sufism is a welcome and strongly
recommended addition to personal and academic Islamic Studies collections in general, and Sufi
Studies reading lists in particular.
Thinking Past Terror
Susan Buck-Morss
Verso
180 Varick St., NY, NY 10014-4606
1859845851 $22.00 versobooks.com
Thoughtfully and insightfully written by Susan Buck-Morss (Professor of Political Philosophy and
Social Theory, Cornell University), Thinking Past Terror: Islamism And Critical Theory On The
Left
surveys the contemporary literature on the relationship of Islam to modernity, and exhorts the
importance of thinking beyond the impacts of terrorism and counter-terrorism to better
understand
the needs of democracy itself within an Islamic context as well as a multiethnic, multi-religious,
global environment. Stressing that domination and consensus are most strongly maintained by the
disorganization of dissent, Thinking Past Terror looks forward to the goal of a cosmopolitan Left
that can find unity and strength to remain viable in ever-changing times. Thinking Past Terror is
an
especially timely and recommended addition to Islamic Studies reference collections and reading
lists.
The World History Shelf
Trails & Trials
Max Foran
University of Calgary Press
2500 University Drive, N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
1552380890 $34.95 1-800-565-3770
Knowledgeably written by Maxwell Foran (who has worked and studied Western Canadian
history
for over thirty years), Trails & Trials: Markets And Land Use In Alberta Beef Cattle Industry
1881-1948 is an involving, detailed, specialized history which explores the Canadian cattle
ranching
era at the turn of the century, agriculture, changes in the markets, the impact of the Great
Depression, World War II, and includes the beginning of the postwar period. Black-and-white
photographs, maps, and tables illustrate and illuminate this extensively researched, scholarly study
of
a microcosm of historic Canadian economics.
Ivan R. Dee
1332 N. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60622-2694
1-800-462-6420 www.amazon.com
Three new titles provide important history coverages audiences will relish. Peter Laufer's Exodus
To
Berlin (1566635292, $26.00) covers the aftermath of the Holocaust, when the small Jewish
community left in Germany faced the fall of the Berlin Wall and the possibility of a new life in a
democratic country. This tells of the story of their migration to Germany, the newfound
appearance
of Jewish peoples in Germany, and the odd idea that modern Jews are finding sanctuary in
Germany
from the anti-Semitism of the former Soviet Republic. Current events and social changes spring to
life in this eye-opening coverage. Gene Smiley's Rethinking The Great Depression (1566634717,
$12.95) blends history and economics in a survey which draws upon recent technical analysis to
consider new ideas about the roots of the Depression. The efforts of the New Deal to combat the
crisis, the underlying foundations of the Depression, and misguided monetary policies which
prolonged it accompany refutes to popular beliefs such as the positive view of World War II as a
key to ending the crisis. Carmel McCaffrey and Leo Eaton's In Search Of Ancient Ireland
(156663525X, $16.95) traces the origins of the Irish from ancient times to the coming of the
English, and will provide any with an interest n early Irish history with a fine grounding based on
archaeology, legends and history. Cultural and social insights blend with the latest research to
provide new views of ancient Irish history.
The Biography Shelf
Peter The Great
Paul Bushkovitch
Rowman & Littlefield
4720 Boston Way, Lanham, MD 20706
0847696391 $17.95 1-800-462-6420
Superbly written by Paul Bushkovitch (Professor of History, Yale University), Peter The Great is
a
terse, compact, yet artfully presented biography of one of Russia's greatest and most influential
rulers. Portraying the culture and problems of Russia at the end of the seventeenth century, and
examining the events of Peter's reign and its legacy to history, Peter The Great is an informed,
informative, and thoroughly absorbing study which is very highly recommended for students of
Russian History and non-specialist general readers with an appreciation of the art and science of
biography.
Me And The Dead End Kid
Leo Gorcey, Jr.
Seven Locks Press
PO Box 25689, Santa Ana, CA 92799
1929753152 $25.95 1-800-354-5348
Me And The Dead End Kid is an authoritative and informative biography of Leo Gorcey, a
Hollywood star who's personal and domestic life was riddled with turmoil ultimately resulting his
retirement from the motion picture business at the age of 39. Me And The Dead End Kid is a
vividly
presented memoir of an actor's life legacy to his son, Leo Gorcey, Jr. -- who pens this biography
of
his father with wit, memories, forgiveness, and an eye for the complex and tangled weave that all
humans truly are. An all-embracing panorama of the good and the bad in a famous actor's life, Me
And The Dead End Kid is "must" reading for anyone who has enjoyed one of those Dead End Kid
films or the many other movies where he played supporting roles in company with such child stars
as
Bonita Granville, Jackie Cooghan, and Mickey Rooney -- and wondered what ever became of the
leader of that group of young actors that became so popular and successful at portraying New
York
City poverty ghetto kids of the 1920s and 30s.
You'll Never Nanny In This Town Again!
Suzanne Hansen
Ruby Sky Publishing
16055 SW Walker Road, #225, Beaverton, OR 97006-4942
0972761233 $15.95 hollywoodnanny.com
You'll Never Nanny In This Town Again! is the engaging and lively memoir of Suzanne Hansen, a
woman who worked in Los Angeles as a nanny to the children of parents who are "big names" in
the
Hollywood film industry. Describing the travails of coping with child and adult tantrums, the
bonds
that fellow nannies have, daily life behind mansion gates, and more, You'll Never Nanny In This
Town Again! is unique and very highly recommended for anyone fascinated by the private lives of
big name stars -- as well as the lives of those who work for them in order to put food on the
table.
Cap Anson 1
Howard R. Rosenberg
Tile Books
313 Country Club Rd., Eugene, OR 97401
0972557407 $28.00 www.capanson.com
Authoritatively written by Howard Rosenberg (an acknowledged expert on early baseball), Cap
Anson 1 is the intriguing biography of a nineteenth century athlete who to this day comes under
scrutiny for drawing baseball's "color line", a racially discriminatory practice which held until
Jackie
Robinson made sports history in the 1940s. Seeking to avoid hype or exaggeration in pursuit of
the
true issues of the sports era, and help modern-day sports reporters connect with the sometimes
misguided efforts of their "4th Estate" brethren a century past, Cap Anson 1 is a scholarly,
detailed,
and simply fascinating presentation which is highly recommended reading for dedicated baseball
fans
with a keen interest in the checkered history of this great American sport.
Interpreters With Lewis And Clark
W. Dale Nelson
University of North Texas Press
PO Box 311336, Denton, TX 76203-1336
1574411659 $24.95 unt.edu/untpress
Interpreters With Lewis And Clark: The Story Of Sacagawea And Toussaint Charbonneau by
journalist and historian W. Dale Nelson is an informed and informative documented study of the
lives of two prominent figures in Western history, Sacagawea and her husband, and their role in
the
near-legendary Lewis and Clark expedition of 1803. An insightful, honestly presented, superbly
written study that offers the truth behind the myths, Interpreters With Lewis And Clark is a
welcome
and enthusiastically recommended addition to academic and community library American
Biography
collections.
The Tale Of The Devil
Coleman C. Hatfield & Robert Y. Spence
Woodland Press, LLC
118 Woodland Drive, Chapmanville, WV 25508
0972486712 $29.95 woodlandpress.com
The collaborative effort of Coleman C. Hatfield and Robert Y. Spence, The Tale Of The Devil is
the
factual biography of Devil Anse Hatfield, and the role he played in the infamous and brutal
Hatfield
and McCoy feud. Co-author Coleman Hatfield is Devil Anse Hatfield's direct descendant and
brings
a special "insider's" expertise to this project. The Tale Of The Devil candidly examines this figure's
early life, the origins of the Hatfield and McCoy feud, its brutal toll, denouement, and ultimate
conclusion -- as well as the impact it has had on subsequent generations of Hatfields and McCoys.
A
profound, sometimes dark, yet often insightful life story, The Tale Of The Devil is a very highly
recommended addition to American History and Biography collections.
My Dinner Of Herbs
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Limelight Editions
118 East 30th Street, NY, NY 10016
8879109882 $25.00 1-212-532-5525
My Dinner Of Herbs is the personal and engaging memoir of Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., the son of
renowned soprano Alma Gluck and the acclaimed violinist Efrem Zimbalist. His own career
included
work in the theater, talent as a producer, a well-deserved Pulitzer Prize for "The Consul" (which
he
produced with Chandler Cowles), as well as numerous television specials and series. My Dinner
Of
Herbs is a thoroughly delightful and entertaining memoir packed with an informed and informative
personal view of the Hollywood entertainment business, anecdotes of unforgettable people, and
the
memorable challenges that mark life, ranging from Efrem Zimbalist Jr.'s hard work to earn a Yale
degree, to his military service in World War II. A first-rate, engaging portrait of a life well lived,
My
Dinner Of Herbs is very highly recommended reading which is especially recommended to those
with an interest in Hollywood autobiographies and memoirs.
The Education Shelf
Explaining Reading
Gerald G. Duffy
Guilford Publications, Inc.
72 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012
157230877X $24.00 1-800-365-7006
Gerald G. Duffy is a former classroom teacher and professor emeritus at Michigan State
University.
He draws upon his many years of experience and his considerable expertise in Explaining
Reading: A
Resource For Teaching Concepts, Skills, And Strategies to provide the reader with a solid guide
for
aiding in their teaching literacy to students who are slow to absorb the skill. Individual chapters
cogently provide examples and ideas for explaining vocabulary, teaching word recognition,
comprehension strategies, and a great deal more. Explaining Reading is highly recommended as
an
excellent and detailed advice guide -- especially for classroom teachers and home schoolers
involved
in a literacy instructional program.
Professing In The Postmodern Academy
Stephen R. Haynes, editor
Baylor University Press
PO Box 97363, Waco, TX 76798
0918954827 $34.95 www.amazon.com
Compiled and edited by Stephen R. Haynes (A. B. Curry Chair of Religious Studies at Rhodes
College), Professing In The Postmodern Academy: Faculty And The Future Of Church-Related
Colleges is a collection of learned essays studying religiously affiliated collegiate institutions in
America, as perceived through the observations of faculty members committed to the future of
such
institutions of higher learning. Exploring educational opportunities in postmodern times, Biblical
conflicts that affect day-to-day teaching, the intersection between mission and curriculum, and a
great deal more, Professing In The Postmodern Academy is an informative, thoughtful,
question-raising study which is highly recommended reading -- especially for all who attend or
contribute to a religious college.
The Adult Student's Guide To Survival & Success
Al Siebert & Mary Karr
Practical Psychology Press
PO Box 535, Portland, Oregon 97207
0944227295 $15.00 1-503-289-3295
Now in its fifth edition, The Adult Student's Guide To Survival & Success by education experts
Al
Siebert (a teacher in adult education classes with 30 years experience) and Mary Karr (a
communication course instructor), is a straightforward instructional and advice guide to
effectively
allocating an adult student's time and resources, passing tests, earning financial help, creating a
portfolio, fully utilizing the resources of the Internet, and more. The Adult Student's Guide To
Survival & Success combines immediate practical tips with long-reaching goal strategies and is
highly recommended -- especially for adult learners seeking to upgrade their educational
credentials
or skills, earn or complete their degrees, as well as those who are re-entering academia as an adult
after many years away from campus life due to family obligations or employment.
Preserving Intellectual Freedom
Jean E. Brown, editor
National Council of Teachers of English
1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, Illinois 61801-1096
0814136710 $19.95 1-800-369-6283
Compiled and edited by Jean E. Brown (Professor of Teacher Education at Saginaw Valley State
University), Preserving Intellectual Freedom: Fighting Censorship In Our Schools is a selection of
engaging essays by a variety of learned authors on the hotly disputed topic of how much freedom
of
speech is too much, or too little, in American schools today. Emphasizing the crucial importance
of
intellectual freedom, the threat of self-censorship, ways teachers can seek support, the
ramifications
of the "Hazelwood" court case, and a great deal more, Preserving Intellectual Freedom is a
thought-provoking and highly recommended assessment of a critically important contemporary
issue
in public education today.
The New-Teacher Toolbox
Scott Mandel
Zephyr Press
PO Box 66006-2F, Tucson, AZ 85728-6006
1569761566 $19.95 1-800-232-2187
Expertly written for novice classroom instructors by Scott Mandle (an educator with 25 years of
experience), The New-Teacher Toolbox: Proven Tips And Strategies For A Great First Year is a
very practical and "real world" guide for teachers of grade levels K-12. From tips in arranging the
instructional environment; to enhanced learning; to teaching test-taking skills; to advice on
grading
(including how to incorporate class participation into the grade); to making optimal use of the
Internet's resources; to dealing with special needs students, and more, The New-Teacher Toolbox
is
enthusiastically recommended as being a highly accessible, absorbing, and experience tested
manual
of "tips, tricks and techniques".
Rethinking School Reform
Linda Christensen & Stan Karp, editors
Rethinking Schools
1001 E. Keefe Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53212
www.rethinkingschools.org
0942961293 $16.95 1-800-669-4192
The collaborative compilation of co-editors and education experts Linda Christensen and Stan
Karp,
Rethinking School Reform: Views From The Classroom presents a collection of informative and
challenging essays from a variety of professional educators concerned with modern issues
affecting
public schools, including the importance of taking ethics, bias, and history seriously in one's
curriculum (for example, acknowledging the genocidal slavery and slaughter that Columbus
instigated), the practice of standardized testing and ways to correct its imbalance and slights with
respect to minorities, and ways in which the present system can be reformed and promoted with
the
goal of equality and maximum opportunity. An excellent and insightful anthology, Rethinking
School Reform is a welcome and recommended addition to Education Studies reference
collections
and reading lists.
Designing And Developing Programs For Gifted Students
Joan Franklin Smutny, editor
Corwin Press, Inc.
2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 1320-2218
www.corwinpress.com
0761938532 $34.95 1-800-818-7243
Knowledgeably compiled and edited by Joan Franklin Smutny (the founder and director of the
Center for the Gifted at National-Louis University), Designing And Developing Programs For
Gifted
Students is a service publication of the National Association for Gifted Children and collects
under
one cover thirteen erudite and expert essays concerning the teacher selection process, curriculum
designs, solid advice or organization, and more, for helping gifted children in developing their
intellectual and academic potential to the maximum. An inspirational and insightful gathering of
educational wisdom, Designing And Developing Programs For Gifted Students is also available in
a
hardcover edition (0761938524, $74.95) and is highly recommended reading -- especially for the
teachers and parents of gifted children.
Based on the award-winning and immensely popular "Reader Rabbit" educational software
programs, Reader Rabbit Preschool Workbook is a consumable educational resource designed
especially to introduce preschool children to simple alphabet skills, letters and numbers, phonics,
colors and shapes, and writing basics. Colorful games, puzzles, animal friends and activities
designed
to make learning fun fill every page of this excellent primer, extremely useful both for
entertainment
and for preparing a little one for kindergarten. 50 stickers to mark rewards and progress enhance
this very "user friendly" workbook. Also very highly recommended are the other "Reader Rabbit"
work titles from Riverdeep: Reader Rabbit Kindergarten Workbook (0763075426, $14.99) and
Reader Rabbit First Grade Workbook (0763075434, $14.99); as well as the "Reader Rabbit
Single-Subject Workbooks": Reader Rabbit Alphabet (076307-5779, $3.95); Reader Rabbit
Sounds
(0763075760, $3.95); Reader Rabbit Colors & Shapes (0763075795, $3.95); Reader Rabbit
Rhyming Words (0763075787, $3.95); and Reader Rabbit Phonics (076-3075809, $3.95).
What's That Smell?
Mickey Sarquis, editor
Terrific Science Press
4200 East University Boulevard, Middletown, OH 45042
1883822270 $23.95 www.terrificscience.org
Compiled and edited by Mickey Sarquis (Director of the Center for Chemistry Education), What's
That Smell?: The Science Behind Adolescent Odors presents simple classroom science
experiments
involving odors which are especially appropriate for inquisitive students grades 7 to 12 and range
from exploring such phenomena as our diverse body orders, to how fragrances cover up orders,
to
how search and rescue dogs track orders, and more. In full accordance and compliance with
National Science Education Standards, the step-by-step instructions for conducting educational
experiments is enhanced with practical tips, a wealth of background information, and more.
What's
That Smell? is a scholastically excellent and enthusiastically recommended supplement for crafting
a
science curriculum for traditional classroom or a home schooling science education programs. An
accompanying CD-ROM allows the editing of the activities for word processor or print format
overheads and handouts.
The Political Science Shelf
Politicizing Science
Michael Gough, editor
Hoover Institution Press
Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
0817939326 $15.00 1-800-935-2882
Expertly compiled and edited by Michael Gough (an expert on Risk Assessment and
Environmental
Policy at the George Marshall Institute, Washington, D.C.), Politicizing Science: The Alchemy Of
Policy Making is an impressive collection of insightful and informative essays by a diverse variety
of
learned authors concerning the intersection of politics and science in modern-day America. From
the
political repercussions of what science had to say of Agent Orange and Dioxin, to the attempted
political suppression of science in the Revelle-Gore issue, and more, Politicizing Science is a
crucial
and very highly recommended body of perspectives for surveying the political workings of society
and the impact they have upon the latest science research results.
African Americans And Political Participation
Minion K. C. Morrison, editor
ABC-CLIO
Box 1911, Santa Barbara, CA 93116-1911
157607837X $60.00 1-800-368-6868
African Americans And Political Participation: A Reference Handbook combines a historical
overview of their political activism with the political progress African Americans have made
ranging
from the era of slavery down to the modern day. The amended Constitution claims to give the full
right to vote to African Americans, yet the decades of underhanded methods such as false positive
identity matches to felons are used to turn African Americans who have never committed a crime
in
their lives away from the polls (right down to the Florida presidential balloting in the George W.
Bush/Al Gore electoral fiasco). Looking at protest politics, the civil rights movement, African
Americans in office, the limitations and opportunities democracy bring to African Americans, and
so
much more, African Americans And Political Participation is a solid, evenhanded presentation and
a
highly recommended addition to any Political Science or African American Studies reference
collection.
Their Trotsky And Ours
Jack Barnes
Pathfinder Press
PO Box 162767, Atlanta, GA 30321-2767
0873489551 $15.00 pathfinderpress.com
Knowledgeably written by Jack Barnes (National Secretary of the Socialist Workers Party since
1972), Their Trotsky And Ours is a manifesto about what it takes to bring workers, farmers, and
ordinary citizens together for the implementation of political change. A communist movement
insider's perspective on the lessons of the Russian Revolution, the challenges that face living
revolutions today, the intricacies of Marxism and Bolshevism, and much more, Their Trotsky And
Ours is a carefully written accounting of the groundwork needed for human cooperation to
achieve
grander mass ideals.
The Military Shelf
Fighting The Nazis
Colonel Paul Paillole
Enigma Books
580 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
1929631138 $30.00 enigmabooks.com
Fighting The Nazis: Memoirs Of The Only French Officer In On The Secrets Of D-Day! is the
military autobiography of Colonel Paul Paillole, a French officer who was privy to what was
perhaps
the most important operation in the European Theatre -- the D-Day invasion of Normandy by the
Allies. Paillole provides the reader with a truly gripping look at the catastrophic events building
up
to, during, and after World War II. Fighting The Nazis is a straightforward and compelling
presentation of the harsh realities of battle, bloodshed, surrender, challenge, and victory. An
uncompromising and singularly recommended military memoir, Fighting The Nazis would be a
prize
addition to any personal, academic, or community library World War II Military History
collection
or reading list.
The Sword And The Olive
Martin van Creveld
Public Affairs Books
250 W 57th St., #1321, NY, NY 10107
www.publicaffairsbooks.com
158648155X $17.00 www.amazon.com
Written by Jerusalem-based military expert Martin van Creveld (the only non-American author on
the U.S. Army's required reading list for officers), The Sword And The Olive: A Critical History
Of
The Israeli Defense Force is a straightforward accounting of the history of Israel's army, beginning
with its origins in the early 1900's when Jews fleeing Russian pogroms banded together for
defense
against hostile Arabs, down to modern day Israeli military clashes in Lebanon and against Intifada
uprisings. The Sword And The Olive is confidently recommended as an exhaustively researched,
soberly written, and unbiased account that questions whether the Israeli Defense Force has
exchanged the role of the underdog David for the role of the powerful, arrogant, yet ultimately
vulnerable Goliath.
Sledgehammers For Tintacks
Steve Darlow
Grub Street/Casemate
2114 Darby Road, Havertown, PA 19083
1902304969 $29.95 www.amazon.com
Sledgehammers For Tintacks: Bomber Command Combats The V-1 Menace, 1943-1944
informatively studies and presents the air and bombing aspects of World War II, dwelling upon
strategic bombing forces of the Allies, their raids against flying bomb targets, the German secret
weapons, the risks and combat horrors the pilots faced, and the collateral damage inflicted upon
oppressed populations by as bombing runs that are quite justifiably related to the analogy of using
"a
sledgehammer for a tintack". An eye-opening and sober account of a crucial time in aviation and
military history, Sledgehammers For Tintacks is a welcome and strongly recommended addition to
personal and academic World War II Military History Studies collections.
The Needlecraft Shelf
Back To Basics
Pat Yamin
American Quilter's Society
PO Box 3290, Paducah, KY 42002-3290
1574328247 $24.95 www.aqsquilt.com
Pat Yamin's Back To Basics focus on using templates and patterns to make quilting easy provides
three basic shapes which can lead to almost two hundred traditional quilt blocks. Template
patterns
are included for each block, along with an easy guide to materials and techniques needed. An
additional bonus: color photos of completed projects, which are divided into 'beginner',
'intermediate'
and 'advanced' categories.
Martingale & Company
20205 144th Ave. NE, Woodinville, WA 98072-8478
1-800-426-3126 www.amazon.com
Beth Ann Williams' A World Of Quilts (1564775046, $22.95) outlines ten projects using ethnic
quilt
patterns and exotic fabrics from Africa to Indonesia. Easy designs show beginners how to contrast
or use these unusual colors and textures, while the lists of fabric resources at the back is quite
useful
for online location of exotics. Nancie Wiseman's Knitter's Book Of Finishing Techniques
(156477452X, $24.95) offers over fifty expert techniques to cover increases, decreases, seam
problems, and to enhance decorative finishes. Step-by-step color photos compliment lay-flat
binding
and tips on how to produce professional, polished results.
Cats Of The World In Cross Stitch
Jayne Netley Mayhew & Nicki Wheeler
David & Charles/F&W Publications
4700 E Galbraith Rd Cincinnati OH 45236
0715313037 $19.99 1-800-289-0963
Cats Of The World In Cross Stitch is the wonderfully collaborative effort of needlecraft experts
Jayne Netley Mayhew and Nick Wheeler who offer the reader more than 30 "easy-to-follow"
cross-stitch designs featuring cats of all kinds, ranging from beloved house pets to fierce lions and
tigers. Gorgeous full-color illustrations and diagrams bring life to the detailed instructions for
making the creation of beautiful projects easy and fun for needlecrafting cat lovers everywhere.
The
fun and informative asides offer tidbits of fascinating information about magnificent felines of all
shapes and sizes, making Cats Of The World In Cross Stitch a most engaging and confidently
recommended cross-stitch pattern collection.
The Cookbook Shelf
Cider
Annie Proulx & Lew Nichols
Storey Books
210 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, MA 01247
1580175201 $14.95 www.storeybooks.com
Now in a third and expanded and revised edition, Cider: Making, Using & Enjoying Sweet &
Hard
Cider by collaborative authors Annie Proulx and Lew Nichols (who is the owner and operator of
the
Vershire Cidery in Vershire, Vermont) is a straightforward, "user friendly", step-by-step
handbook
to building an apple press, creating delicious apple ciders (including sweet, hard, blended, and
sparkling ciders), using cider as an ingredient to enhance kitchen cooking, planting a personal
home
orchid, and more. Cider is an enthusiastically recommended history of cider, as well as being a
superb and all-inclusive resource, an accessibly written how-to manual, and a specialized
cookbook
for anyone who enjoys and appreciates the delicious taste of a homemade cider.
Palette In The Kitchen
Constance Counter & Karl Tani
Sunstone Press
PO Box 2321, Santa Fe, NM 87504-2321
0865342830 $16.95 1-800-243-5644
Originally compiled by Constance Counter and Karl Tani, Palette In The Kitchen: Favorite
Recipes
From New Mexico Artists is a unique cookbook celebrating culinary creations of a variety of
artistically inclined men and women drawn from New Mexico's art communities. Each individual
recipe is accompanied by a black-and-white photograph of the expressive artist who embraces
especially delightful tastes and ranges from Kneel Down Bread (a Navajo recipe) favored by
Douglas Johnson, to the Uncooked Russian Cheesecake that Jean Promutico enjoys. Palette In
The
Kitchen is recommended to cookbook connoisseurs as a unique collection for spicing up their
standard meal menus.
Simply 7
Kelley Coffeen
Northland Publishing
2900 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
0873588428 $14.95 1-800-346-3257
Quick southwest recipes are seven ingredients and 30 minutes away with Kelley Coffeen's Simply
7,
a unique cookbook enhanced with color photography and which offers a host of delicious recipes.
Traditionally, southwest recipes are complicated matters which rely on an array of ingredients to
complete. This guide reduces the formula to simple dishes which are quick and easy to put
together.
Beginners will find Simply 7 especially encouraging, as well as busy cooks who have little time for
tedious preparations.
1001 Chocolate Treats
Gregg R. Gillespie
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc.
151 West 19th Street, NY, NY 10011
188482286X $19.98 1-800-722-7202
Compiled and organized by Gregg R. Gillespie, 1001 Chocolate Treats is a simply glorious
dessert
cookbook featuring virtually every imaginable way to create chocolate taste sensations. A
"must-have" for true chocolate lovers, color photographs of each recipe enhance the no-nonsense
instructions for preparing everything from Chocolate Rum Cake, to Almond Brownie Bars,
Chocolate Pumpkin Pie, Black Forest Torte, and much, much more. Also very highly
recommended
are three other cookbook compendiums by Gregg R. Gillespie: 1001 Cookie Recipes
(1884822355,
$19.98); 1001 Snacks For Instant Gratification (1884822975, $19.98); and 1001 Muffins,
Biscuits,
Doughnuts, Pancakes, Waffles, Popovers, Fritters, Scones And Other Quick Breads
(1579120423,
$19.98).
The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion
The Countryman Press
PO Box 478, Woodstock, VT 05091
0881505811 $35.00 1-800-245-4151
The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion is an "all-purpose baking cookbook" collecting over
450
recipes showcasing some of the most delicious creations time, energy, flour, and a "will to bake"
can
make. Each individual recipe, ranging from Gingerbread Pancakes, to Brioche (a rich yeast
bread),
to Almond Stollen, and more, comes prefaced with a brief aside concerning the history and
tradition
of the baked good. Highly recommended for personal and community library cookbook
collections,
The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion is far more than merely just another recipe book; it
also
offers a wealth of information about the history and usage of wheats, malts, herbs, spices, and
more.
A Return To Sunday Dinner
Russell Cronkhite
Multnomah Books
PO Box 1720, Sisters, OR 97759
1590520912 $32.00 1-800-929-0910
Written and compiled by Russell Cronkhite, A Return To Sunday Dinner is more than just another
recipe book - it is a celebration of the quiet, simple life, -- a life shared with friends and relaxing
after
a hard week's work. Heartwarming color photographs embellish the sentiment of an era that
should
not be lost and forgotten amid the endless hustle and bustle of the twenty-first century.
Twenty-one
complete menus offering dishes such as Sage-Rubbed Roast Pork Loin With Apple Cider Glaze,
Black-Bottom Cream Pie, Soda Bread, and a great deal more. A Return To Sunday Dinner is both
an inspirational treasure and an extensive, easy-to-follow cookbook for creating meals, moments,
and evenings to remember.
Indian Cooking
Madhur Jaffrey
Barron's
250 Wireless Rd., Hauppauge, NY 11788
0764156497 $25.00 1-800-645-3476
Indian Cooking updates a prior Jaffrey classic introduction to Indian cooking, providing new
recipes, brand-new color photos, and chapters on all the dishes of India. From a Kashmiri Red
Lamb
Stew to Chicken in Red Sweet Pepper Sauce, Indian Cooking comes packed with dishes which
will
prove exciting to both newcomers and seasoned Indian cooks.
True Grits
The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc.
c/o FRP Books
2451 Atrium Way, Nashville, TN 37214
0871974258 $26.95 www.frpbooks.com
Compiled by members of The Junior League Of Atlanta, True Grits: Tall Tales And Recipes From
The New South presents a culinary wealth of delicious home-style cooking ranging from
traditional
faire such as Fried Chicken and Buttermilk Biscuits, to original, mouth-watering offering
