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Reviewer's Choice
G. K. Chesterton's Sherlock Holmes
Steven Doyle, editor
The Baker Street Irregulars
7938 Mill Stream Circle, Indianapolis, Indiana 46278
0964878844 $35.00 www.bakerstreetjournal.com
Compiled, edited, and with an informative Introduction by Steven Doyle, G. K. Chesterton's
Sherlock Holmes presents nineteen previously unpublished illustrations intended for Sherlock
Holmes stories. Commissioned from Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) for an edition of the
Sherlock Holmes tales that was ultimately never published, these rare black-and-white sketches
had
lain unseen in the Lilly Library of the Indiana University for years. Thoughtful appreciations of
Chesterton's work, and Chesterton's own writings concerning the literary figure of Sherlock
Holmes
round out this fascinating "must-read" for any avid fancier of G. K. Chesterton's artwork, as well
as
the legions of fans of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective stories showcasing the most
famous
detective in the history of English literature.
For The Sake Of Marriage
Elinor Verville, Ph.D.
Rainbow Books, Inc.
PO Box 430, Highland City, FL 33846-0430
1568250894 $16.95 1-863-648-4420
Written by Elinor Verville (a clinical psychologist with experience in counseling centers and
private
practice), For The Sake Of Marriage: What You Give - What You Get acknowledges that
sometimes divorce is necessary, yet charges that all too often people are inclined to give up on
partnerships that have potential for balance and contentment. Individual chapters focus upon the
means to change habits in thinking and acting in order to improve quality of life for both spouses;
ways to incorporate acknowledgment that men and women are different; the distinction between
healthy and harmful hobbies; the importance of taming emotions run amok, and more. For The
Sake
Of The Marriage is a highly recommended addition to Marital Relations Studies reference
collections, and the personal reading lists of anyone having to deal with the stresses and strains
fraying the marriage bond within themselves and their families.
Tameme: Volume 1, Issue 3
Tameme, Inc.
199 First Street, Los Altos, CA 94022
0967409314 $14.95 www.tameme.org
Volume 1, Issue 3 of Tameme is the latest installment of a annual bilingual literary journal
dedicated
to featuring new writing by a variety of authors from all across North America, including Canada,
the United States, and Mexico. Stories, essays, and poetry presented in Spanish and English
including "La Reconquista in the Inland Empire"; "The Properties of Magic"; "How Do You Tell
a
Daughter", and more. These are stories which deftly explore complex social themes, as well as the
day-to-day routines of ordinary life served up as a vividly portrayed and varied multicultural
experiences. How do you tell a daughter/that life moves on from sorrow,/somehow, and the heart,
that bruised/sweet plum, is where the seed lies./How do you tell her that moistened/and fed by
rot,
the seed/holds tight in its rough fist/a new, green universe/ as yet unimagined/but clean, clear in its
intention/ of any contradiction: utterly plum.
Complete Guide To United States Navy Medals, Badges And Insignia World War II To
Present
James G. Thompson
MOA Press
114 Southchase Blvd., Fountain Inn, SC 29644
1884452531 $24.95 1-800-308-0849 www.moapress.com www.usmedals.com
Knowledgeable compiled by James G. Thompson, Complete Guide To United States Navy
Medals,
Badges And Insignia World War II To Present is a detailed catalogue of Navy medals and
ribbons,
commonly awarded foreign and UN medals, all Navy insignia from World War II to the present,
enlisted specialty marks and much more. Black-and-white and color diagrams or photographs of
each medal, badge, and insignia make this a first-rate, no-error guide for identification and
recognition. An outstanding reference, Complete Guide To United States Navy Medals, Badges
And
Insignia World War II To Present is a core addition to personal, academic, and community library
Military History reference and resource collections.
Invisible Enemy
Edward Abboud
Vox Publishing Company LLC
PO Box 8546, Reston, Virginia 20195
096779157X $29.95 www.voxpublishing.com
Invisible Enemy: Israel, Politics, Media, And American Culture by Edward Abboud is a strongly
worded adversarial criticism of the nation of Israel's diverse and continuing attempts to
manipulate
American public opinion and governmental policy through the American mass media. Thoughtful
dissections of the subtle messages in everything from television interviews, to movies such as
"Independence Day", as well as harsh criticisms of tendencies to focus upon the 6 million Jewish
victims of the Holocaust while strategically ignoring the millions of non-Jewish victims, the
down-play of Israel's endemic acts of brutality against its Palestinian citizens, and more, make
Invisible Enemy a thought-provoking and challenging account that raises serious and troubling
issues -- and the basis for lively political discussions in view of America's current military and
political interventions in the Israeli/Palestinian "peace process".
Animal Suffering And The Holocaust
Roberta Kalechofsky
Micah Publications, Inc.
255 Humphrey Street, Marblehead, MA
0916288498 $10.00 www.micahbooks.com
Compellingly written by Roberta Kalechofsky, who is the founder and president of Jews for
Animal
Rights (JAR), Animal Suffering And The Holocaust: The Problem With Comparisons is an
informative and well-reasoned voice of opposition to the People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals exhibit called "Holocaust on Your Plate". The author contributes a reasoned perspective
as
someone who is passionately committed to the welfare of people and animals, yet feels the
pressing
need to point out the dangers of complacency in likening the murderous slaughter of human
beings
for reasons of bigotry, hatred, and politics, to the killing animals for food. A brief yet on-the-spot
work of insight, Animal Suffering And The Holocaust is very highly recommended reading --
especially for animal rights activists.
The Fiction Shelf
Big Ice
Christopher Bonn Jonnes
PublishAmerica
PO Box 151, Frederick, MD 21705-0151
1592865879 $19.95 www.publishamerican.com
Big Ice is an exciting and suspenseful tale of threat, extremism, and heroic desperation. When a
reclusive polar ice researcher discovers a "doomsday fault" that could potentially cause a massive
amount of ice to detach, melt, flood coastal cities around the globe and wreak havoc upon
humanity,
he is thrust in the center of a nexus of journalists, law enforcement officials, and ruthless fanatics
determined to make cataclysmic prophecies come true. A gripping and thrilling read, Big Ice
documents author Christopher Boon Jonnes as a gifted and original novelist of considerable talent
and storytelling expertise.
Fontana
Siegfried Brian Barger
PublishAmerica
PO Box 151, Frederick, MD 21705-0151
1592864414 $21.95 www.publishamerican.com
Fontana is an original novel by Siegfried Brian Barger and set in today's modern,
technology-driven
world. Fontana Smith, once a hero of another era, is now an elderly, retired Texas Ranger
Fontana
Smith who, with his widower friends, seeks a final adventure, renewing a commitment they once
made as youths to protect animals that cannot speak for themselves. An emotional story about the
advance of age and the drive to recall and pursue ambitions in life's golden years, Fontana is well
written, attention engaging, thoroughly entertaining, and enthusiastically recommended.
Passages
Charles E. Blazek
PublishAmerica
PO Box 151, Frederick, MD 21705-0151
1592863485 $19.95 www.publishamerican.com
Passages by Charles E. Blazek is an intriguing and superbly crafted novel about Dana Wright, a
woman whose personal spiritual development is tied to the fate of the entire world. Dana's many
lifetimes intersect with the onward march of history and those destinies of those around her. Only
her personal growth and realized potential can save humanity from an implacable enemy bent on
causing unmitigated destruction. Passages is an original, fast-paced, adventurous, spiritual and
engrossing read.
Dog Days In Bedlam
David James Trapp
PublishAmerica
PO Box 151, Frederick, MD 21705-0151
1592862926 $19.95 www.publishamerican.com
Dog Days In Bedlam by David James Trapp is a fantastic novel of royal intrigue. Two
star-crossed
young lovers flee the wrath of a ruthless king, yet when escape becomes impossible, the only
remaining option is sacrifice and eternally enshrined love. A moving, romantic parable, Dog Days
In
Bedlam is thoroughly entertaining and highly recommended leisure time reading.
Getting Back
Mark Maller
iUniverse.com, Inc.
2021 Pine Lake Road, #100, Lincoln, NE 68512
0595250475 $14.95 www.iuniverse.com
Getting Back is a fast-paced, wry and deftly written story by Mark Maller that examines the
question
of free will within the context of an original and entertaining novel. Focusing on the life of a
seemingly ordinary man, first as a student struggling against a domineering biology professor, and
later in life as a destitute, bitter married man seeking revenge on the wife he suspects of adultery,
Getting Back questions whether the actions in one's past permanently etch the chart of one's
future,
and offers an all-too-real glimpse of the foibles of human nature.
Conquest Of Paradise
Britt Gillette
iUniverse.com, Inc.
2021 Pine Lake Road, #100, Lincoln, NE 68512
0595264549 $17.95 www.iuniverse.com
Conquest Of Paradise: An End-Times Nano-Thriller is an exciting techno-thriller novel by Britt
Gillette. A war on terror that begins in response to the September 11 attacks and grows to involve
the whole world. The charismatic European Union leader Raphael Vicente amasses power and
popularity, yet in his relentless pursuit of his dream of social justice, Raphael loses track of
consequences until the world itself lies on the brink of annihilation. A real "page-turn" of a read,
Conquest Of Paradise is recommended as a shocking, gripping saga of a novel from beginning to
end.
Carly's Calling
Sue Ann Smith
1st Books Library
2595 West Vernal Pike, Bloomington, IN 47404-2782
1410749347 $12.50 1-800-839-8640 www.1stbooks.com
Sue Ann Smith's debut novel Carly's Calling is the poignant story of Carly, a young girl who is at
first terrified by a nighttime spiritual visitor. Yet a far worse threat to her body and spirit comes
from
her mother, a woman who is pathologically jealous of the bond between her daughter and her
husband. The spirit teaches Carly about how to transform her pain into a greater growth and
understanding. Carly's Calling is exceptionally well written and recommended for its
impressionable
and deeply moving narrative.
Call Of The Pines
William V. Reynolds
Double Eagle Enterprises, Inc.
BookMasters (publicity)
735 Liberty Circle, Murphy, NC 28906
0970032021 $16.95 1-828-494-2665 www.doubleeagleenterprises.com
Call Of The Pines by William V. Reynolds is an attention compelling novel based upon the stories
of
author's father's life. Set amid the terrible poverty of the Great Depression, Call Of The Pines tells
of
Henry, a young man in an era when work was scarce and the best way to see the country was
simply
to ride the rails. Tributes to folk legend, hardship, excitement, adventures, and the search to find
oneself are all contained in this engrossing and deftly written saga.
The Winds Of Fortune
Janet Flickinger-Bonarski
45th Parallel Publishing Co.
4711 Championship Dr., Gaylord, MI 49735
0971679312 $15.00 www.historic-fayette-michigan.com
The Winds Of Fortune: A Novel About 19th Century Fayette, Michigan is an entertaining
historical
tale by Janet Flickinger-Bonarski that brings its yesteryear American setting and protagonists
vibrantly to life. Love, hope, daily toil, and a soul-searching inner debate that tears a woman
inside
as this fisherman's widow wonders whether her ardent suitor (a schooner captain with an
unsavory
reputations as a rake and a pirate) truly considers her the only one in his life. This superbly
crafted,
emotional poignant, original story of heartbreak, murder, and the burning of the Fayette brothel is
one of those novels so easy to pick up and so difficulty to put down.
Behind The Cypress
Yvette D. Stewart
Trafford Publishing
2333 Government Street, Suite E, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8T 4P4
Steward Publishing
2429 Shady Tree Lane, Edmond, OK 73013
1412000696 $19.99 www.yvettestewart.com www.trafford.com
Behind The Cypress is the captivating debut novel of the talented African-American author, wife,
and mother Yvette Stewart. Jean-Marie and Sharmaine Martin are two orphaned sisters who
search
for acceptance. Raised in the bitter care of their mother's sister, they are confronted with abuse,
incest, and murder. Jean-Marie and Sharmaine must search for hope and strength within each
other
in order to rise above their cruel and present circumstances. Deftly written, Behind The Cypress is
a
thoroughly engaging and original work which is highly recommended reading.
The Rule Of Last Clear Chance
Judith McCormack
The Porcupine's Quill
68 Main Street, Erin, Ontario, Canada, N0B 1T0
0889842647 $18.95 www.sentex.net/~pql
The Rule Of Last Clear Chance is an anthology of deftly written and somewhat askew short
stories
by Judith McCormack which offer the reader an engaging, entertaining, and rather different take
on
life. Among the many colorful characters are a lawyer who navigates by smell, a grocer who sells
lobsters, and a hapless thief who should have (perhaps) chosen a life of white-collar crime instead.
Double entendres, language slanted with a dash of the bizarre, and an abiding insight into the
drives
of human nature color these unforgettable tales. The Rule Of Last Clear Chance documents Judith
McCormack as a wonderfully and uniquely gifted storyteller!
Ordinary Miracles
Diana Aspin
Red Deer Press
813 MacKimmie Library Tower, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N
1N4
0889952779 $9.95 ($12.95 Canadian) www.reddeerpress.com
Ordinary Miracles is a collection of thirteen stories by Canadian author Diana Aspin, and which
revolve around a seemingly common Canadian community. Here are the stories of a man who
escaped abusive foster parents in 1909, met a girl from the future, then later found a home, grew
up,
married, and grew old - as he enters the twenty-first century he remembers the futuristic girl from
his
memories and the landing card he once gave to her. A thoughtful, moving, and progressive work,
Ordinary Miracles is especially recommended for teens and young adults as it draws the reader
into
its fascinating details of life and love.
Ballad Of The Confessor
William Zink
Sugar Loaf Press
4160 Raccoon Valley Road, Alexandria, Ohio 43001
0970070209 $15.00 www.sugarloafpress.com
Ballad Of The Confessor by William Zink is a stark and stunning novel steeped in the flavor of the
American South, presenting the world of work, serious individual and social problems, and the
toll
that unrelenting toil takes upon people. An impressive feast for the mind that draws the reader in
and
simply won't let go, Ballad Of The Confessor is enthusiastically recommended reading. Also very
highly recommended for the knowledgeably literate is William Zink's anthology of free verse
poetry,
Torrid Blue (0970070292, $12.00).
The Seesaw Syndrome
Michael Madden
Durban House Publishing Company, Inc.
7502 Greenville Avenue, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75231
1930754426 $24.95 www.durbanhouse.com
The Seesaw Syndrome by Michael Madden is an original and superbly crafted novel of greed,
corruption, and ill-gotten gains as drug executives and medical researchers exploit the power they
have for tremendous profit. A new drug is debuted, that promotes weight recovery among
patients
ravaged by cancer - yet when a young woman and her mentor learns that it promotes tumor
growth
as well, they are marked as targets to be silenced. Gripping and suspenseful reading.
Eden's Secrets
William E. Elmore
Jacyn Books
PO Box 217, Hazelwood, MO 63042
0972994505 $12.95 1-314-921-3183
William E. Elmore's debut novel Eden's Secrets is a fantastic saga of the Garden of Eden, and the
great Paradise lost to mankind, as told from the perspective of a cherubim who was there.
Drawing
upon events mentioned in the Bible, as well as ancient regional myths, and explaining the great
deluge that crushed man's earliest civilization, Eden's Secrets is a superbly crafted,
thought-provoking, entertaining and intriguing fictional speculation on humanity and the
divine.
Strangers
Taichi Yamada, author; Wayne Lammers, translator
Vertical, Inc.
257 Park Avenue South, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10010
1932234039 $14.95 www.vertical-inc.com
Succinctly translated into English by Wayne Lammers, Strangers is a Japanese novel by Taichi
Yamada of a jaded TV scriptwriter who feels pangs of loneliness, and encounters an ordinary
workingman that is, eerily, the very mirror image of the father he lost years ago in a tragic
accident
that orphaned him. Hauntingly told, with a sublimely subtle undercurrent to the tides of emotion,
Strangers is an unforgettable journey through memories and the inner striving to reach out and
contact others.
Show Your Own
George L. Bilbe
Sine Wave Press
PO Box 850967, New Orleans, LA 70185-0967
0971089906 $14.95 www.sinewavepress.com
Show Your Own: An Arguable Novel And A Screenplay by George L. Bilbe is a vivid,
play-by-play
saga of a manic episode and how it greatly affects all those around the one in the grip of an
unshakeable euphoria. The lines of dialogue flow fast and furious in this attention compelling
story,
one which reads well as a straight work of fiction yet begs to be adapted to the stage.
Foolishness, They Called It
Rhonda Rhodes
Heart Wings Publishing
PO Box 36634, Canton, Ohio 44735
0974200514 $13.95 1-800-742-2028 heartwings@cmh.net
Foolishness, They Called It is a romantic, mirthful, and spry novel by gifted writer Rhonda
Rhodes
about three lesbians from Denver who take an extended vacation on an organic farm, shortly after
the Vietnam War era came to a close. The hardships of farm life, a sexual reawakening, and
interpersonal exploration on physical, emotional, and spiritual levels fill pages of this original,
thoughtful, thought-provoking, and quite enjoyable commentary on life, sex, love, and personal
growth.
Serpentina
Kathleen Legeia Davis
Barnhardt & Ashe Publishing, Inc.
Suite 51, PMB 432, 444 Brickell Ave., Miama F. 33131
0971540217 $18.50 1-410-707-6686 www.barnhardtashepublishing.com
Set in America just before and during the Civil War, Serpentina is a novel by Kathleen Legeia
Davis
about Serpentina, a slave woman's daughter who seeks escape and freedom in Canada. Pursued
by
slave catchers, rapists, and murderers, Serpentina travels a hard road beset with good and evil,
and
finds love and a new life even as a war erupts that will forever change the future of America.
Serpentina is enthusiastically commended as a vividly written, movingly original, and powerfully
told
story.
Forever Green
Cathal Liam
St. Padraic Press
PO Box 43351, Cincinnati, Ohio 45243-0351
0970415540 $14.00 www.cathalliam.com
Winner of the 2001 Bronze Medal for historical fiction from ForeWord Magazine, Forever Green:
Ireland Now And Again is an anthology of writings by Cathal Liam ranging from mind-expanding
stories to political commentary and fluid poetry (including thematically appropriate poems by
others
as well as Liam's own verse). Remembering the Ireland of decades gone by, and scrutinizing
political
happenings in the Ireland of today, Forever Green is a compelling, emotional and heartfelt work
embracing the continual flux of Irish culture up to the modern day.
The Shift: An Awakening
John English (Rolf V. Lange, editor)
DreamTime Publications, Inc.
c/o Cate Cummings Publicity & Promotion Group
7601 East 93rd Street, Kansas City, MO 64138-4206
0972703411 $14.95 www.dtpublications.com
Deftly edited by Rolf V. Lange, The Shift: An Awakening is a moving contemporary novel by
John
English, who explores what would happen if spiritually minded people used the power of their
conscious intent to give themselves voice in politics, voting booths, and government itself -- and if
a
new party arose that embraced the concerns of Americans everywhere. Embracing the power
within
individual people, and the strength that lies in destiny, The Shift is a profound and highly
recommended reading experience that blends mysticism with a very real concern of what type of
world shall be left behind for our children.
The Anchor
Blonnie Bunn Wyche
Banks Channel Books
2314 Waverly Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403
1889199052 $12.00 1-910-762-4677 bankschan@ec.rr.com
Set in America in 1764, The Anchor by Blonnie Bunn Wyche is a novel for young adults about
15-year old Polly Moore, a young girl caught in the middle of radically changing times in colonial
America. As the recently passed and highly unpopular British Stamp Act makes life hard for her,
Polly must come to rethink her opinions of slavery, freedom, and the treatment of women -- even
as
the American colonies comes closer to revolution. Written with an exuberant dash of impetus,
willpower, and providing an informative and entertaining perspective on real historical figures and
events, The Anchor is very highly recommended reading for teens and young adults.
The Poetry Shelf
Agapi Ke Thanatos: Love And Death
Maria Psanis
Moonlight Press
2 Tunxis Road, PO Box 554, Tariffville, CT 06081
097070433X $15.00 1-860-408-1664 www.poetmaria.com
Agapi Ke Thanatos: Love And Death is a profound collection of poetry by Maria Psanis about the
pain and loss of saying goodbye to a loved one. Maria's experience in outliving her father, and her
bittersweet memories of his passing, as well as her strength to embrace God's plan, make Agapi
Ke
Thanatos an unforgettable and highly recommended reading experience. Love: Sacrifice/your
need.//Live without/that/you cannot do/without.//Love.
Drenched
Susan Cataldo
Telephone Books
109 Dunk Rock Road, Guilford, CT 06437
0916382389 $9.95 www.spdbooks.org pomowen@ix.netcom.com
Drenched: Selected Poems Of Susan Cataldo 1979-1999 is a collection of expressive,
feeling-driven
free-verse poetry with a particular focus upon daily life; the complex reaching of one's own
emotions; and the struggle to feel, see, and experience the world around one during the brief span
of
years one is gifted to span upon it. A fast read, yet one with an inner poignancy that reveals itself
upon close inspection, Drenched is a welcome addition to any contemporary poetry collection.
Working And Paying: If my poetry is as important to you/As our credit card payments then/You
won't be hearing any love poems/From me for awhile. Ill be too busy/Working & paying so you
can
sleep at night./As for what I would have gladly given/You for free, if what's free is not/Worth as
much to you as what I have/To slave for to get, you'll be getting/Very little of me.
Spaces In Between
Gil Saenz
1st Books Library
2595 West Vernal Pike, Bloomington, IN 47404-2782
1403390177 $9.50 1-800-839-8640 www.1stbooks.com
Spaces In Between is a haunting collection of poetry by Gil Saenz, a renaissance man of the
Information Age, who has served his government as a computer specialist, a personnel specialist
of
the United States Air Force, and a US Diplomatic Courier in the Foreign Service, among his other
achievements. Circulating about the themes of love, nature, beauty, and the spiritual, the poetry
comprising Spaces In Between deftly evokes a misty memory of emotional richness beyond
measure.
Love Fantasy: We had been building castles in the air,/Dreaming a bridge of dreams,/Where we
could cross over and enjoy a journey/Of unreality and happy adventures together./Time had stood
still for us/While we lived the dreamy highlife,/Tripping the light fantastic through
yesterdays,/Todays, tomorrows as we felt the bliss/And other good feelings of our love
fantasy.
The Metaphysical Studies Shelf
Neptune's Daughter: Journey Into Oneness
Julie Yau
Mystic Hill Publishing
1335 Bounty Way, Laguna Beach, CA
0974032409 $14.95 1-949-464-9256
Author Julie Yau's innate wisdom and her personal studies in Spiritual Psychology show through
in
Neptune's Daughter: Journey Into Oneness, a spiritual self-help guide that explores her own
personal
journey and offers a wealth of insights for the reader on his or her own journey down the road to
spiritual awareness. Ranging from the enlightenment of the animal kingdom, to what it is like to
have
paranormal or mystical abilities and gifts, to growing past and transforming the pain of the soul,
Neptune's Daughter is commended as a quite memorable, evocative, and lasting outreach into
spiritual evolution, wholeness and wellness.
Brain Storms!
Shawn Regan and Eleanor S. Field, Ph.D.
Trance-Formation Productions
BookMasters, Inc. (publicity)
5567 Reseda Blvd., #115, Tarzana, CA 91356
0971797307 $24.95 1-800-564-9766 www.DoctorElly.com
Co-written by award-winning writer Shawn Regan and licensed clinical psychologist and family
therapist Eleanor S. Fields, Brain Storms! is a true story of a patient's harrowing journey as he
learns
from the turbulent experiences of his past life. A work of non-fiction presented with the reading
fluency of a novel, Brain Storms! offers therapeutic revelations and insights worthy of the best of
the
self-help book. Brain Storms! is a compelling and recommended journey taking the reader
through
phases of life, eras of time, and the depths of the human mind.
The UFO Shelf
Unlocking Alien Closets
Leah A. Haley
Greenleaf Publications
PO Box 8152, Murfreesboro, TN 37133
1883729084 $19.95 www.greenleafpublications.com
Unlocking Alien Closets: Abductions, Mind Control, And Spirituality is the personal testimony of
an
alien abductee. Author Lea A. Haley was a CPA living a normal life as an accounting instructor,
wife, and mother, when the intrusion of alien life altered her perception forever. In Unlocking
Alien
Closets, Lea seeks to understand and connect aliens, UFOs, mind control and government
coverups
to God, the Bible, and human spirituality in this engrossing narrative of metaphysical thought and
extraterrestrial contact. Unlocking Alien Closets is thoughtful and thought-provoking reading
which
is especially commended to the attention of UFO enthusiasts.
X3: Healing, Entities, And Aliens
Adrian Dvir
Privately Published
c/o Distribution Services
30 Amberwood Parkway, Ashland, OH 44805
9657269008 $19.95 1-419-281-1802 adrian@adriandvir.com http://adriandvir.com
Informatively written by Adrian Dvir (an expert computer engineer who first discovered his ability
to
communicate telepathically in 1992, and first contacted aliens in the year 1994), X3: Healing,
Entities, And Aliens is an exciting and attention riveting metaphysical journey into
mind-expanding
experiences and the positive intentions of entities from beyond this world. Offering a grand,
detailed,
investigative account that fleshes out seemingly supernatural occurrences in great detail, and
enhanced with an accompany CD, X3: Healing Entities and Aliens is a unique and very welcome
contribution to Metaphysical Studies reference collections and UFO Studies reading lists.
The Business Shelf
After Fifty
Leslie M. Harris, editor
Paramount Market Publishing, Inc.
301 S. Geneva Street, Suite 109, Ithaca, NY 14850
0972529020 $39.95 1-888-787-8100 www.paramountbooks.com
Compiled and edited by Leslie M. Harris (Managing Partner of Mature Marketing & Research),
After Fifty is a solid, business-minded guide to the lucrative market of the maturing baby boomer
generation, now moving past peak earning years into retirement. An assembly of informed and
informative articles by marketing experts Leslie M. Harris, Theodore L. Reed, Howard Willens,
Amy Myers, John Nielson, Anne Devereux, Ron Paul, Jacqueline Rodriguez, Michelle Edelman,
Sherri Akers, and Joan Seamster, After Fifty provides statistics, demographics, reasoned
hypotheses,
hard facts, and more. Taken together, these articles and essays provide an excellent and
thoroughly
"reader friendly" assessment that covers an aging "baby boomer" market's demands with regard to
travel & leisure, fast food, apparel, technology, health care, financial services and much
more.
Enterprise Portals
Berthold Kastel
Competitive Edge International
6960 Professional Parkway East, Suite 100, Sarasota, FL 34240
0974180807 $24.95 1-941-907-6639 www.cei-corp.com
Written by Berthold Kastel (the Founder and CEO of Intech Professionals LLC and Blacksoft
Corporation, both of which provide for the enterprise software market), Enterprise Portals: For
The
Business & IT Professional is a concise and "reader friendly" informational and instructional guide
designed specifically for time-stressed business and information technology professionals who
seek
to learn the basic facts concerning this billion-dollar industry. From what portals are, to
integrating
business systems, to putting the user in charge of the internet, to features a portal can have,
getting
value out of portals, an extensive review of portal vendors and applications, and more, Enterprise
Portals is a solid resource and highly recommended reference which is nothing short of an
absolute
"must-read" for anyone newly involved in this rapidly changing and exciting business.
Shaping The Next One Hundred Years
Robert J. Lempert, Steven W. Popper and Steven C. Bankes
1700 Main Street, PO Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407
0833032755 $30.00 1-877-584-8642 www.rand.org
The collaboration of Robert J. Lempert, Steven W. Popper and Steven C. Bankes, Shaping The
Next One Hundred Years: New Methods For Quantitative, Long-Term Policy Analysis offers
complex mathematical analysis techniques for making long-term policy predictions. Sample
models,
ways to analyze sustainable development, robust and adaptive strategies, and more fill the pages
of
this technical guide focusing upon quantitative approaches to long-term policy analysis. An
excellent
guide for forward-thinkers and strategists in business who must take into account such diverse
considerations as environmental protection, political terrorism, genetic technologies, international
trade developments, and more, Shaping The Next One Hundred Years is very strongly
recommended reading.
The Travel Shelf
Walking With The Wild Wind
Jim Stoltz
Lone Coyote Publications
PO Box 160477, Big Sky, Montana 59716
0962022810 $14.00 www.walkinjim.com
Walking With The Wild Wind is the personal travelogue of Jim Stoltz and his solo trek through
the
wilderness of Montana's roadless areas. A detailed and captivating journey, deftly written with
appreciation for the wonders of nature and articulating a regret of man's voracious expansion into
pristine land, as well as narrating harrowing close calls with brush fires, falls, wildlife encounters,
and river crossings, Walking With The Wild Wind brings the reader along upon an unforgettable
journey. Highly recommended reading for nature buffs and armchair travelers, Walking With The
Wild Wind would make a welcome and popular addition to community library collections.
Play Hard Rest Easy - New England
Malcolm W. Campbell
Walkabout Press, Inc.
PO Box 11329, Charlotte, NC 28224-1329
1931339007 $19.95 1-800-231-3949 www.playhardresteasy.com
Play Hard Rest Easy - New England: The Ultimate Active Getaway Guide is an informed and
informative travel planning resource emphasizing outdoors adventures opportunities in the New
England region that doesn't necessarily require outdoors accommodations. More than 150 hikes,
assorted mountain bike trails, water adventures, skiing, rock climbing, horseback riding,
snowshoeing, gourmet dining, upscale lodging, museums, art galleries, antique shops, and more
are
all deftly covered in this handy and highly portably resource which is packed from cover-to-cover
with ideas and contact information. A superb guide for planning one's New England vacation time
to
take into account one's favorite passions, Play Hard Rest Easy - New England is recommended
for
tourists, business travelers, and New England natives looking for day trip, weekend, and
vacationing
ideas.
The Jobs/Careers Shelf
Fallback Position
John E. Arnold
Exurba Publishing, LLC
6021 SW 29th St., Suite A #267, Topeka, KS 66614
0972977627 $14.95 1-866-385-1700 www.exurba.com
The days of expecting to keep one's job for 50 years or more are over. Fallback Position:
Preparing
A Contingency Plan For The Worst Case Scenario is a solid and practical guide to preparing the
reader in the event of being fired, downzied, right-sized, outsourced, or otherwise cut loose from
his
or her job. In today's volatile marketplace and work force, Fallback Position is an absolute
"must-read" for negotiating the best career deal when possible and keeping doors open in case the
worst happens. A solid, and practical guide of the highest possible recommendation, Fallback
Position should be readily available in the Jobs/Careers section of every community library
collection
in the country!
Train At Home To Work At Home
Michelle McGarry
iUniverse.com, Inc.
2021 Pine Lake Road, #100, Lincoln, NE 68512
0595284507 $17.95 www.iuniverse.com
Train At Home To Work At Home: How To Get Certified, Earn A Degree, Or Take A Class
From
Home To begin A Work-At-Home Career by Michelle McGarry is an invaluable and "user
friendly"
guide to readying oneself for home-based employment. Individual chapters directly address how
to
become job certified, earn a college degree, take specific job-oriented classes from home, and
offers
a wealth of practical advice for pursuing a number of home-based careers such as childbirth
educator, financial planner, graphic designer, information broker, paralegal service, web site
designer/webmaster, wedding planner, and more. A superb overview and resource for anyone
with
responsibilities that keep them at home yet seek a productive earning career, Train At Home To
Work At Home is a unique and highly recommended addition to personal, professional, and
community library Jobs/Careers reference and resource collection collections.
The Biography Shelf
Nearly Perfect
Farmer Meadows and Betty Meadows
TurnKey Press
Phenix & Phenix (publicity)
2525 W Anderson Lane, Suite 540, Austin, TX 78757
0974185841 $16.95 www.turnkeypress.com
Nearly Perfect: An American Success Story is the story (as told to Cindy Day) of "Farmer" Bill
and
Betty Meadow's life, their fifty-year marriage, the trials they faced together, and the happiness
they've shared. From their poverty in the West Virginia coal mine camps of the 1930s and 40s, to
the
hard work and success that made them millionaires, Nearly Perfect is an inspirational life
chronicle.
Black-and-white photographs enhance this involving story of successful lives.
The Short And Tall Of It
Donna Lancaster
Word Wright International
Phenix & Phenix (publicity)
PO Box 1785, Georgetown, TX 78627
0971786801 $14.95 www.wordwright.biz
The Short And Tall Of It is the testimony of Donna Lancaster, a woman who, due to a congenital
defect, was born without knees, lower legs, or hip joints. Yet miraculously, Donna learned to
walk.
During her junior year in college, Donna had the opportunity to wear artificial legs that made her
5'
8"... for 32 years, a troubled marriage, a divorce, and the loss of both parents. Then Donna came
to
reevaluate her life and her choices. Now retired and speaking at 12-step meetings and conventions
in
the United States and Canada, she tells her story in a frank, open, and matter-of-fact tone. An
inspirational, intimately personal autobiographical account, The Short And Tall Of It is truly
memorable and confidently recommended reading.
Voodoo Tower
Casey Sangl
Latitude 21 Press
PO Box 68, Honolulu, Hawaii 96810
097233985X $12.95 www.voodootower.com
Voodoo Tower: A Hawaii Businessman's Worst Nightmare is the memoir of Casey Stangl, an
on-air
DJ, ad salesman, programmer, and eventually station owner who opted to slow down the daily
grind
of talk radio, move to the Garden Island of Kauai, and build a radio tower to add new stations to
the
Island's dial, as well as provide emergency broadcast for police and fire departments. Yet when a
politically connected retired physician observed the radio tower obstructing his viewline, there
began
a nightmare campaign against the tower that drained author Stangl's energy, cash, and credit for
more than four years. A testimony to struggles of wills as well as the nuances of local
government,
Voodoo Tower is a fascinating autobiographical story of conflicting interests and sharply
contrasting
aims that will leave the reader actually cheering for the lawyers!
Asian. Woman. Alone.
Ayoung M. Kim
Feng Liu Productions
PO Box 248, Mill Valley, CA 94942
097270891X $14.95 1-415-722-6615 www.amazon.com
Presented in the format of a series of essays and prose-poems, Asian. Woman. Alone. is the
personal
memoir of Ayoung M. Kim, a Korean woman who, after having to call off her wedding, found no
acceptance among her family in her native Korea and then traveled to Southeast Asia. There she
saw
great suffering in the people and animals around her, and gradually constructed a path to healing
and
forgiveness through compassion and love. Asian. Woman. Alone. is highly recommended as a
powerful and moving autobiographical story of personal hardship and growth.
Spirit At Work
Lois M. Grant
Emerald Wave
Elizabeth Caulder & Associates (publicity)
PO Box 969, Fayetteville, AR 70202
0942531353 $15.00 www.daffodilproductions.com
Spirit At Work: A Journey Of Healing is a deeply spiritual memoir of Lois M. Grant and her
battle
against depression and agonizing chronic pain. Her faith, and her spiritual evolution as she sought
to
understand herself and the unconditional love of the divine, form a heartwarming and uplifting
reckoning of her life, growth, karma, and change. A powerful and positive reading experience,
Spirit
At Work is commended reading -- especially for anyone currently engaged in overcoming their
own
life tribulations and are seeking to engage themselves with a search for higher spiritual awareness
and greater emotional growth.
The Self-Help Shelf
Happiness On 7 Dollars A Week
Harley B. Bernstein
Barstin Books
Booth Media Group, Inc. (publicity)
PO Box 407, Vienna, VA 22183
0974026409 $19.95 1-760-929-1111 www.happyoneseven.com
Happiness On 7 Dollars A Week: A Formula For Living is an inspirational collection of writings
by
Harley B. Bernstein, couched in the format of a series of walks, father and son. Following the
adjustment of Harley's father to the illness and death of his beloved wife, and revealing an
inspirational formula to understanding happiness and the incalculable wealth of a life well-lived,
Happiness On 7 Dollars A Week is warmly motivating and highly recommended reading --
especially
for anyone seeking to live a life of appreciation and quiet personal accomplishment during hard
times.
What We Say Is What We Get
Gerald Baldner
Nelson Books
Jenkins Group (publicity)
PO Box 5394, Elgin, IL 60123
097426010X $19.95 1-800-845-6779 gerald@kitchensolvers.com
Accessibly written by Gerald Baldner (a former school social worker turned college professor and
successful businessman), What We Say Is What We Get: The Keys To Building Good
Communication Skills For Successful Living is a straightforward guide to improving personal and
professional communication skills. From key aspects of effective communication, to the unique
difficulties of communicating with children, to the importance of being able to say "I'm sorry", to
non-verbal communication, to what to keep in mind when communicating ideas in the workplace,
and more, What We Say Is What We Get is an accessibly organized and deftly presented self-help
book which is especially recommended to the attention of anyone seeking to enhance their
communication skills in their daily life.
Too Young To Retire
Marika Stone and Howard Stone
2 Young 2 Retire
581 Gregory Avenue, A422, Weehawken, NJ 07086
1932133143 $13.95 www.2young2retire.com
Motivational speaker Howard Stone and yoga teacher Marika Stone team up in Too Young To
Retire: An Off-The-Road Map To The Rest Of Your Life to present readers with a down-to-earth
instructional guide which is drawn from the authors own lives as a couple, their research, and
several
assorted case histories in order to present practical and effective alternatives to retirement --
including stimulating work and community service. From opportunities to earn money or
participate
in business, to volunteering one's time, to traveling for fun and profit, Too Young To Retire is an
exciting and dynamic self-help instructional guide for charting new possibilities for the future and
highly recommended reading -- especially for anyone over the age of 62 and not ready for the
rocking chair/nursing home slide into oblivion.
Recharge In Minutes
Suzanne Zoglio, Ph.D.
Tower Hill Press
KSB Promotions (publicity)
PO Box 1605, Doylestown, PA 18901
0941668142 $19.95 1-888-370-8807 www.zoglio.com
Informatively written by psychologist Suzanne Zoglio (who is a life-balance expert and has been
featured in numerous magazines), Recharge In Minutes: The Quick-Lift Way To Less Stress,
More
Success, And Renewed Energy! is an invigorating self-help book presenting ways anyone can take
a
few moments in course of their daily life to refocus themselves, concentrate their personal
energies,
and sustain their strength, inspiration, creativity, and endurance through long and difficult times or
tasks. From building connections, to boosting confidence, learning to let off steam, and
discovering
the virtue of courage, Recharge In Minutes is an energetic and "reader friendly" source of advice
for
go-getters everywhere.
The Phoenix Factor
Phoenix Palmer
Langmarc Publishing
PO 90488, Austin, TX 78709
1880292858 $17.95 1-800-864-1648 www.langmarc.com
Written by a lay person who followed the difficult road from pain to healing, Phoenix Palmer's
The
Phoenix Factor: Rising From The Ashes Of Abuse presents her personal life in brief, riveting
bursts
of short essays and cogent observations, showing the tell-tale signs of an abusive relation that
ultimately manifested in the relentless stalking, terrorizing, and abusive behavior of her
ex-husband
-- as well as her on-going struggle to cope with the trauma and transcend the bitterness of. A
strong
and powerfully moving account, The Phoenix Factor is highly recommended reading for anyone
caught up in (or seeking to recover from) abusive personal relationships. It is a sad commentary
on
the world today, but The Phoenix Factor should be strongly considered for inclusion into
community
library collections in order to make it as widely available to the general public as possible.
The Pleasure Trap
Douglas J. Lisle, Ph.D. and Alan Goldhamer, D.C.
Healthy Living Publications
c/o Book Publishing Company
PO Box 99, Summertown, TN 38483
1570671508 $24.95 1-888-260-8458 www.bookpubco.com
Co-written by Douglas J. Lisle (formerly a Lecturer of Psychology at Stanford University and
currently the Director of Research for TrueNorth Health Center, Rohnert Park, California) and
Alan
Goldhamer (the Director of TrueNorth Health Center since 1984), The Pleasure Trap: Mastering
The Hidden Force That Undermines Health And Happiness is an invigorating and thoroughly
"reader friendly" self-help guide to improving one's physical and mental health through positive
lifestyle changes; a better understanding how one's physical brain works; and guarding against
impulses to overindulge in culinary pleasures or other addictions. An excellent general advocacy
guide to moderation, and offering practical instruction in learning to avoid excess of pleasure in
order to raise the overall quality of and happiness in one's life, The Pleasure Trap is an
enthusiastically recommended addition the personal Self-Improvement, Self-Help reading lists and
reference collections.
Living Serendipitously: Keeping The Wonder Alive
Madeleine Kay
Chrysalis Publishing
c/o DeVorss & Company (Distributor)
553 Constitution Avenue, Camarillo, CA 93012-8510
www.livingserendipitously.com
0971557233 $16.95 1-800-843-5743
Madeleine Kay's Living Serendipitously: Keeping The Wonder Alive is an expertly written
self-help
guide specifically intended to aid readers in living their life fully embracing the miraculous in all
they
see and do. An upbeat work showing the choices that help one make one's own happiness, putting
one's passion to work unlocking new possibilities, and the undying power of love, Living
Serendipitously is a recommended and "reader friendly" work of wisdom, reassurance, growth,
and
outreach.
The Health/Medicine Shelf
Dictionary Plus For Women
Suzette Buhr, R.T.R.
Cindy Baker
1st Books Library
2595 West Vernal Pike, Bloomington, IN 47404-2782
1403394431 $12.50 1-800-839-8640 www.1stbooks.com
www.dictionaryplusforwomen.com
Dictionary Plus For Women is a resource filled with easy-to-reference facts about hysterectomies,
menopause, and related female health and wellness issues. The diverse topics are accessibly
arranged
in lexicographic order, and each word entry contains a capsule definition, as well as a longer
explanation concerning how that word relates to menopausal issues. Of special note is the
discussions of Estrogen Replacement Therapy and Vaginal Dryness. A very highly recommended
addition to personal and community library Women's Health reference collections, The Dictionary
Plus For Women also covers up-to-date information on necessary vitamins and minerals, the
benefits
of various herbs, facts and statistics about menopause and hysterectomies, and more.
Growing Up With Scoliosis
Michelle Spray
Book Shelf
Growing Up with Scoliosis Book Division
PO Box 946, Stratford, CT 06615
0971416036 $12.95 www.havingscoliosis.com
Growing Up With Scoliosis is the personal and heartfelt memoir of Michelle Spray, a young girl,
who wrote down her thoughts as she adjusted to living with braces, posture exercises, and
surgery
to treat her scoliosis in the form of a spine curvature so severe it threatened to mercilessly twist
her
body. An upbeat and engaging true experience, highly recommended for young people
everywhere
who have to deal daily with this all-too-common condition, Growing Up With Scoliosis is
especially
recommended reading for young readers having to deal with scoliosis -- as well as their friends,
families, neighbors, teachers, and providers.
Prostate Cancer Prevention And Cure
Lee Nelson, M.D.
Huntington Press Publishing
3687 South Procyon Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
0929712145 $19.95 1-800-900-5166 www.huntingtonpress.com
Written by medical expert and prostate cancer survivor Lee Nelson, Prostate Cancer Prevention
And
Cure is a straightforward informational and instructional guide to preventing, controlling, and
curing
this specific form of cancer. An exceptionally detailed resource, Prostate Cancer Prevention And
Cure is written so as to be complete accessible for the non-specialist general reader and covers
everything from risk factors and screening, to the many types of applicable therapies, to new and
future medical developments, and more, Prostate Cancer Prevention And Cure is an invaluable
addition to community library Health & Medicine reference collections, and especially
recommended
reading for all men over 50 with family histories of prostate cancer -- as well as their wives,
friends,
children, and companions.
The Pets/Wildlife Shelf
A Hawk In The Sun
Leon R. Powers
Dimi Press
3820 Oak Hollow Lane, SE, Salem, Oregon 97302-4774
0931625408 $14.95 1-800-644-3464 http://home.earthlink.net/~dickbook
A Hawk In The Sun by Leon R. Powers (Professor of Biology, Northwest Nazarene University,
Nampa - Idaho) is a narrated story of observations by Professor Powers as he watched the nesting
and daily habits of the ferruginous hawk - a shy bird that is the largest hawk in North America.
From
a battle between a pair of hawks, to the travails of a hawk mother who strives to raise her young,
to
the loss of a hawk chick, and more, A Hawk In The Sun is fascinating, informative reading, and
very
highly recommended for ornithologists, bird watchers, and anyone else who is keen to learn more
about the life and habits of these fascinating feathered raptors.
Hello, Goodbye, I Love You
Pamela Bauer Mueller
Pinata Publishing
112 Dunbarton Drive, St. Simons Island, GA 31522
0968509738 $7.99 1-912-638-2676 www.kiskalore.com
Based on a true story, Hello, Goodbye, I Love You: The Story Of Aloha - A Guide Dog For The
Blind by Pamela Bauer Mueller is the story of a twelve-year-old young man named Diego Escobar
and Aloha -- the dog he raised from puppyhood. At eighteen months, it was time for Diego to
send
his beloved canine companion off to guide dog school for formal training and a productive future
as
a guide dog for the blind. The heartbreak of letting go, and the joys of little miracles fill the pages
of
this compassionate true story which is especially recommended reading for dog lovers.
Space Dogs
Chris Dubbs
iUniverse.com, Inc.
2021 Pine Lake Road, #100, Lincoln, NE 68512
0595267351 $11.95 www.iuniverse.com
Space Dogs: Pioneers Of Space Travel by Chris Dubbs is a fascinating and informative
presentation
of the canine contributions (and sacrifices) that helped advance space travel technology and
accomplishments from 1951 to 1966. From world-famous space dogs, to the animals that worked
and died unknown, Space Dogs offers an historical overview of the training, early flights, and
terrible accidents that befell these proud and companionate animals. Never-before published
photographs from the archives of Novosti, the Russian News Agency, are included. Space Dogs is
very highly recommended reading for dog lovers and students of the Space Exploration
History.
The History Shelf
The Gray Matter
Burton H. Baker
TelePress
BookMasters (publicity)
PO Box 592, St. Joseph, MO 49085-0592
061511329X $14.95 www.atlasbooks.com
The Gray Matter: The Forgotten Story Of The Telephone by Burton H. Baker is the fascinating
history of two American inventors, Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray, two men who,
independently of one another strove to come up with the means to improve upon the telegraph.
Yet
only one man could utilize their researches and discoveries to earn the coveted and incredibly
profitable telephone patent involved with the creation of a newly emerging communications
industry.
Comprising the absorbing and little-known 1876 American saga of a remarkable invention which
became a technological staple of modern life, The Gray Matter is a true and very highly
recommended history of judicial inquiries, conflicts, congressional investigation, and perhaps
some
ethically questionable dealing.
Native American In The Land Of The Shogun
Frederik L. Schodt
Stone Bridge Press
PO Box 8208, Berkeley, CA 94707
1880656779 $19.95 www.stonebridge.com
Frederik L. Schodt is an interpreter and translator whose specialty is writing and understanding
Japanese culture and Japanese-U.S. relations. In Native American In The Land Of The Shogun:
Ranald MacDonald And The Opening Of Japan, Schodt ably presents the fascinating and true
account of a half-Chinook, half-Scot adventurer who braved feudal Japan in 1848, when it was
still
closed to the outside world, and helped establish a legacy of knowledge that would pave the way
to
Japan's involvement in modern times. It was Ranald MacDonald's study of the Japanese language,
and his teaching of English to interpreters of a nation, which helped Japan when the Japanese
government had to negotiate with foreign visitors such as Commodore Perry and his fleet of
"Black
Ships" which arrived in 1853. An amazing, trailblazing account of one man's achievements and the
intercultural communications he fostered, Native American In The Land Of The Shogun is an
enthusiastically recommended addition to 19th Century Japanese History reference collections and
reading lists.
The Mystery/Suspense Shelf
What You See
Ann Mullen
Afton Ridge Publishing
PO 162, Stanardsville, Virginia 22973
0972532722 $24.95 www.AftonRidge.com
What You See by Ann Mullen is a suspenseful tale and the first in a series of Jesse Watson
mysteries. When a young girl goes missing in the mountains of Virginia, private detective and
Cherokee Indian Billy Blackhawk and his resourceful secretary Jesse Watson are beset with
mayhem, as a dysfunctional family turns upon each other. Ruthless motives hidden in the shadows
come to light, and the girl may not be the only one to go missing as threats turn tangible in this
captivating mystery. What You See clearly establishes author Ann Mullen as an original and gifted
writer, as well as leaving the reader looking eagerly toward the next Jesse Watson mystery!
Black Velvet
P. S. Elsner
Micleric Publishing
PO Box 626, Taylors, SC 29687
0974025402 $12.95 1-864-877-8829
Set in 1956 on the mean streets of Detroit, Black Velvet by P. S. Elsner is a dark mystery novel of
private investigator Nick Dallas, who finds himself caught up in the middle of a haven for
organized
crime, illegal drugs, and multiple murders. Crooked cops impress their hold, and only Dallas has
the
opportunity to clear a good cop's name before he is unjustly put behind bars forever. A thrilling,
hard-boiled, page-turner of a novel, Black Velvet is the Micleric Publishing's debut effort and one
that will leave appreciative fans of the mystery genre looking eagerly forward to their next
effort.
The Fantasy/SciFi Shelf
Gatekeeper
Trilby Plants
PublishAmerica
PO Box 151, Frederick, MD 21705-0151
1592865097 $19.95 www.publishamerican.com
Gatekeeper by Trilby Plants is an enthralling fantasy novel. Kerrick Malone is a successful writer
who becomes involved in a deadly, netherworldly struggle. Horrific entities from beyond the
common realm slaughter his wife, and threaten to pour through portals from other worlds to
wreak
havoc - unless Kerrick learns to harness the magic within himself, and defeat a terrible villain from
beyond. A suspenseful tale of conflict and destiny, Gatekeeper establishes author Trilby Plants as
a
gifted storyteller and will leave the readers looking eagerly toward her next effort in the
genre.
The Ring Of The Dark Elves
Victoria Randall
iUniverse.com, Inc.
2021 Pine Lake Road, #100, Lincoln, NE 68512
0595272355 $20.95 www.iuniverse.com
The Ring Of The Dark Elves is a work of fantasy by Victoria Randall who draws from Norse
legend
for her story. Utilizing the same mythic conflicts that drive Richard Wagner's immortal operatic
cycle, "The Ring of Nibelung", The Ring Of The Dark Elves tells of Oden's efforts to hold off the
onset of Ragnarok by ensnaring Sigurd's service and using him to regain the ring of power from
the
ruthless dragon Fafnir. An epic, enthralling tale, The Ring Of Dark Elves is entertaining and
imaginative storytelling and a highly recommended addition to personal and community library
Science Fiction & Fantasy collections.
The Writing/Publishing Shelf
Common Errors In English Usage
Paul Brians
William, James & Co.
8536 SW St. Helens Drive, Suite D, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070
1887902899 $13.00 1-800-322-2665 www.wmjasco.com
Common Errors In English Usage puts the wisdom of author and English professor Paul Brians'
web
site, "Common Errors in English," into print. Offering essential information concerning commonly
misused words and phrases, from a scholar whose web site has been endorsed by BBC Online,
Life
magazine, USA Today, Yahoo! Internet (among others), Common Errors In English Usage is a
practical, sensible, and very highly recommended "reader friendly" educational resource and
reference for anyone seeking to improve their personal command of the fine nuances of the
English
language.
Word Carving
Moira Farr and Ian Pearson, editors
The Banff Centre
PO Box 1020, 107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Banff, Alberta, Canada, T1L 1H5
1894773020 $15.95 1-403-762-7532 www.banffcentre.ca/press
Collaboratively compiled and edited by Moira Farr and Ian Pearson, Word Carving: The Craft Of
Literary Journalism offers twelve quality essays drawn from contributors to The Banff Centre's
Creative Non-Fiction and Cultural Journalism Program. A unique melding of real-world truth and
art, works such as "Post Traumatic Stress: How I learned to stop worrying about Conrad Black's
evil plan to destroy Canada's universal health-care system and love my job at the National Post"
make for a thoroughly "reader friendly", thoughtful and thought-provoking reading experience
that
draws the reader into the depths of literary aspects of the craft of journalism and the real world
pictured in timeless words.
The Parenting Shelf
Parenting Letters
Susan Schulman, M.D. and Lisa Fraser
LDF Publishing Inc.
PO Box 45, Port Perry, ON, Canada L9L 1A2
0969642784 $12.95 1-877-492-6845 www.parentingletters.com
The collaborative effort of Dr. Susan Schulman and Lisa Fraser, Parenting Letters is a unique and
highly recommended resource for parents. Consisting of 40 original letters, each of which is ready
to
be torn out of the book and mailed directly to a child, Parenting Letters offers concerned parents
tools to begin a conversation with their children about a range of serious subjects, including
dealing
with bullies, accepting personal responsibilities, mastering the many difficulties of life, and more.
Parenting Letters is an excellent and "parent friendly" source of inspiration in coming to terms
with
how to write about complex matters to a child -- even those parents preferring not to take the
direct
approach and not wishing to simply send the letters taken directly out of the book.
The Unprocessed Child
Valerie Fitzenreiter
Unbounded Publications
PO Box 1050, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70602
0972941606 $14.95 www.ubpub.com
The Unprocessed Child: Living Without School by Valerie Fitzenreiter is the true story of Laurie
Chancy, a child who was raised with no hard and fast curriculum. Laurie learned topics of her
own
choosing, and when she was eighteen, she scored in the top 10% of the state of Louisiana on her
college entrance exam and Laurie went on to pursue her dream to learn more. Laurie's
intelligence,
discipline, and exploration of the world around her, and her success in a nontraditional,
"self-schooling" lifestyle and her personal story make for a most intriguing case study. Author
Valerie Fitzenreiter writes with a particular authority -- she is the mother of Laurie Chancey. The
Unprocessed Child is especially commended reading for any parent considering homeschooling
their
own children.
James A. Cox
Editor-in-Chief
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