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Tomahawks
David Grant
Paladin Press
Gunbarrel Tech Center
7077 Winchester Circle, Boulder, CO 80301
9781581606089, $15.00 www.paladin-press.com 1-800-392-2400
The tomahawk is one of the oldest weapons known to man. It appears in one form or another in
virtually every culture around the world because it is exceptionally effective in hand-to-hand
combat and can be thrown as a missile weapon. A durable field tool, the tomahawk was also
good for breaking through barriers like doors and windows, as well as dispatching captives and
wounded enemies. In "Tomahawks: Traditional To Tactical", weapons expert David Grant
informatively traces the history of this readily available and easily repaired hand weapons,
examines historical and traditional tomahawk designs, and analyses the contributions to the
development and use of the tomahawk by such luminaries as Peter LaGana (creator of the
legendary Vietnam Tomahawk) and modern masters of the weapon like Wally Hayes, J. Neilson,
Daniel Winkler, Kevin McClung, and others. Surveying a variety of tomahawk styles from
historical sources as well as contemporary manufacturers, "Tomahawks" features dozens of
photographs enhancing the thoroughly 'reader friendly' text. Of special note is the chapter on how
to choose the best tomahawk for one's personal needs, as well as contact information for
tomahawk designers and manufacturers. "Tomahawks" is a superbly presented and
enthusiastically recommended addition to personal, academic, and community library reference
collections.
Edward Johnston: Master Calligrapher
Peter Holliday
Oak Knoll Press
310 Delaware Street, New Castle, DE 19720-5038
9781584561989, $49.95 www.oakknoll.com 1-800-996-2556
Calligrapher is a graphic art that goes back centuries and is to be found in one form or another in
almost every culture. Edward Johnson (1872-1944) was an acknowledge master of calligraphy, a
typeface designer, and the creator of the distinctive lettering and branding of the London
Underground. Additionally, Johnson was a teacher and philosopher whose practical ideas on
calligraphy and lettering are still influential today. In "Edward Johnston: Master Calligrapher",
the late photographer, bibliophile and history lecturer at Ravensbourne School of Art, Peter
Holliday (1938-2003), presents a profusely illustrated, 398-page compendium on the life and
work of Edward Johnston. The result is an informed and informative treatise on Johnston's
involvement with the arts and crafts movement, his enduring influence as a calligrapher, as well
as his genealogical background. Of special note is the concluding chapter, 'Johnston and John
Ruskin: A Social Theory of Design'. A highly recommended addition to personal, professional,
and academic library collections, "Edward Johnston: Master Calligrapher" is a work of seminal
scholarship and an important contribution to the 20th Century history of calligraphy in
England.
The Half-Life of an American Essayist
Arthur Krystal
David R. Godine, Publisher
PO Box 450, Jaffrey, New Hampshire 03452
9781567923285, $24.95 www.godine.com
Essayist Arthur Krystal's work has previously appeared in such respected publications as "The
American Scholar", "The New Yorker", "The Wall Street Journal", and more. The Half-Life of
an American Essayist is a selection of twelve literary essays, written in a conversational tone yet
addressing both political and semiotic precepts. Topics range from the growth of the Holocaust
industry, to the life of Raymond Chandler, to the history of boxing. "While scholarly books and
serious documentaries about the Holocaust are invaluable in learning about what happened and
why, a certain kind of excess breeds indifference, and even this essay may be in some measure a
form of betrayal. There is a part of me that feels that whatever I say for public consumption
somehow cheapens the suffering of those who died and those who survived. If I have any
justification for writing this, it is that I promised my father I would present his alternative to the
pomp and circumstance of remembrance." An eclectic and thought-provoking assortment,
recommended for intellectual and casual readers alike.
Finding Betty Crocker
Susan Marks
University of Minnesota Press
111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290, Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520
9780816650187, $15.95 www.upress.umn.edu
Finding Betty Crocker: The Secret Life of America's First Lady of Food is the true story behind a
commercial icon of 1950's homemaking - Betty Crocker. Created in 1921 as a "friend to
homemakers" for the Washburn Crosby Company (a forerunner of modern-day General Mills),
"Betty Crocker" was in fact the collective women of the Home Service Department who signed
Betty's name. Betty Crocker's local radio show on WCCO expanded, as audiences across the
nation learned to appreciate her money-saving recipes and wrote her nearly 5,000 fan letters a
day. An amazing look at an enduring culinary and marketing history figure, illustrated with
vintage black-and-white photographs.
The Cookbook Shelf
Extra Vegan
Laura Matthias
New Society Publishers
PO Box 189, Gabriola Island, BC, Canada, V0R 1X0
0865715513, $24.95 www.newsociety.com 1-800-283-3572
A superbly compiled and presented compendium of delicious and easy-to-prepare recipes that
would please any palate and satisfying any appetite, "Extra Vegan: Original Recipes from
Phoenix Organic Farm" is an enthusiastically recommended addition to any personal or
community vegetarian cookbook collection! Featuring more than 250 vegan dishes that range
from Pumpkin Seed Yam Pate; Garbanzo Bean and Sundried Tomato Spread; Lemon Curried
Lentils and Potatoes; and Ginger Anise Peach Muffins; to Creamy Mandarin Orange Icing;
Toasted Pecan Apricot Crust; Mocha Hazlenut Spice Cookies; Vegan Baklava; and Blueberry
Yogi Popsicles, there are vegan recipes for every dining occasion from daily family meals, to
snack time, to that special celebratory occasion. Of special note are the sections on 'Natural Food
Dyes' and 'A Glossary of Edible Flowers'. If you only have shelf space for one more vegetarian
cookbook, then you'd be well advised to make it "Extra Vegan"!
Eating By Color For Maximum Health
Williams-Sonoma
Oxmoor House
c/o Leisure Arts Inc.
5701 Ranch Drive, Little Rock, AR 72223-9633
9780848731908, $34.95 www.leisurearts.com 1-800-643-8030
Enhanced with beautiful, full-color, photographic images of finished dishes, "Eating By Color
For Maximum Health" is a compendium of easy-to-follow, step-by-step recipes for a cornucopia
of great eating that are as healthy as they are delicious. From Roasted Tuna with Olives, Grapes
& Pine Nuts; Grilled Fish Tacos with Green Cabbage Salad; Turkey Sandwiches with Sweet
Onions; and Spanish Tortilla with Golden Potatoes; to Baked Stew of Curried Root Vegetables;
Lamb Kebabs with Blood Orange Salad; Strawberries in Red Wine; and Oatmeal & Dried Peach
Muffins, "Eating By Color For Maximum Health" have dishes that range from the simple to the
complex, any of which are suitable for every dining occasion from daily family meals to special
event celebratory dining. Simply stated, "Eating By Color For Maximum Health" is an especially
recommended addition to personal, professional, and community library cookbook
collections.
The Middle Eastern Cookbook
Maria Khalife
Interlink Publishing Group
46 Crosby Street, Northampton, MA 01060-1804
9781566566759, $20.00 www.interlinkbooks.com
The cuisine of the Middle East reflects centuries of infusions from a multitude of cultures that
make up this ancient part of the world, including those culinary influences of the Greeks, the
Romans, the Asians, and others who at one time or another impacted upon the nations and
cultures of the Middle East. In "The Middle Eastern Cookbook", Maria Khalife (a celebrity chef
in the Arab world and founder of the Soufra Daimeh Food Network -- the first Arab food
television channel) has compiled more than 120 traditional recipes drawn from the entire Middle
East including the countries and cultures of Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon,
Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. All of these showcased recipes have
been adapted to western kitchens and use readily available ingredients for American cooks. From
Aish bel lahm (Bread with Meat) from Saudi Arabia; to Warak inab bil zeit (Stuffed Vine
Leaves) from Lebanon; to Dajaj salona (Chicken with Vegetables) from Bahrain; to Kebab al
rubyan (Shrimp Balls) from Kuwait, "The Middle Eastern Cookbook" is a profusely illustrated
and enthusiastically recommended addition to personal, professional, and community library
international cookbook collections!
Vineyard Cuisine
Merrill Bonarrigo & Paul Bonarrigo
Bright Sky Press
340 South Second Street, Albany, TX 76430
9781933979021, $24.95 www.brightskypress.com 1-866-933-6133
The collaborative effort of Merrill and Paul Bonarrigo who draw upon their more than thirty
years of experience and expertise as vintners in Texas, "Vineyard Cuisine: Meals & memories
From Mossina Hof" is an historical journal about wine, food, love and laughter. Messing Hof is
the first winery in Texas to produce wine based foods. The Bonarrigos also opened a restaurant
featuring 'vineyard cuisine' and served gourmet breakfasts in the Villa. The very best of their
wine-based dishes are showcased in "Vineyard Cuisine", along with step-by-step instructions that
any kitchen cook can follow. Enhanced with color photography throughout, "Vineyard Cuisine"
features recipes that range from Almnd Anise Biscotti; Treberwurst (wine-Soaked Bratwurst);
and Spicy Calamari; to Champagne Vinaigrette Salad; Port Zabaglione; and Vintage House
Focaccia Bread. "Vineyard Cuisine" is an especially recommended addition to the cookbook
collections of discriminating connoisseurs of gourmet quality dining.
The Hunting/Fishing Shelf
Deer Rifles & Cartridges
Wayne van Swoll
Stoeger Publishing
17603 Indian Head Highway, Suite 200, Accokeek, MD 20607-2501
9780883173480, $19.95 www.stoegerpublishing.com
An in-depth guide to which rifles and munitions are best for what kind of deer hunting, "Deer
Rifles & Cartridges" by avid sportsman Wayne van Zwoll features an informed and informative
text that is enhanced throughout with photographs, reference charts, general advice, and specific
information on deer scopes and sights. Of special note are the expert tips on marksmanship for
deer hunters. Simply stated, "Deer Rifles & Cartridges" should be considered essential reading
for dedicated deer and elk hunters of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of experience.
The Education Shelf
Windows On Learning
Judy Harris Helm, et al.
Teachers College Press
1234 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027
9780807747865, $19.95 www.tcpress.com 1-800-575-6566
Now in a newly expanded and updated second edition, "Windows On Learning: Documenting
Young Children's Work" is the collaborative work of educational consultant Judy Harris Helm,
educational resource specialist Sallee Beneke, and classroom teacher Kathy Steinheimer (Valseka
Hinton Early Childhood Education Center). "Windows On Learning" provides teachers with a
proven method for collecting, analyzing and displaying children's work at school. Instructions are
provided that will easily enable principles, curriculum coordinators, and Head Start personnel
how to develop children's portfolios to share with parents or for assessing children's academic
performance. Replete with examples, illustrations, and basic information on incorporating
standards into documentation, "Windows On Learning" also discusses how to analyze and talk
about documentation in professional learning communities and teams. There is even cogent
information on preparing teacher portfolios. Of special note is the "Movie Theater Project, a
literacy-rich project from an inner-city pre-kindergarten classroom. "Windows On Learning" is
strongly recommended as a resource for any educator involved with documenting the academic
and classroom performance of children preschool through second grade.
Playing With Print
Carol Ann Bloom
Good Year Books
PO Box 91858, Tucson, AZ 85752-1858
9781596471337, $18.95 www.goodyearbooks.com 1-888-511-1530
Now in a newly expanded and updated second edition, "Playing With Print: Fun Activities And
Ideas For Fostering Emergent Literacy" by early childhood education specialist Carol Ann Bloom
offers Preschool, Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade classroom teachers tools that can
greatly improve the development of their students' emergent literacy through utilizing a wide
range of play experiences and literacy-related props. "Playing With Print" offers a wealth of
different ways to incorporate print into the instruction curriculum for reading and writing that
will attract, engage and inspire children to attach meaning to the printed word with a naturalness
and expertness that will stand them in very good stead for further academic achievement. The
thoroughly 'user friendly' text is enhanced throughout with illustrations and with 'Tips' making
"Playing With Print" an invaluable and highly recommended resource for both classroom
teachers and home-schooling parents.
Big Ideas For Growing Mathematicians
Ann Kajander
Zephyr Press
c/o Independent Publishers Group
814 North Franklin StreetChicago, IL 60611
9781569762127, $19.95 www.zephyrpress.com 1-800-232-2187
Developed for use by students ages 10 to 14, and in grades 5 through 8, "Big Ideas For Growing
Mathematicians: Exploring Elementary Math With 20 Ready-To-Go Activities" by Ann Kajander
(founder of the Kindermath Enrich Project and an Adjunct Professor in the Mathematics
Department of Lakehead University) is enthusiastically recommended resource for elementary
school mathematics enrichment program curriculums. Thoroughly 'kid friendly', "Big Ideas For
Growing Mathematicians" showcases twenty intrinsically interesting projects that collectively
cover a wide range of math content and skills including triangular tessellations (geometry and
repeating patterns), fractional salaries (multiplying and dividing fractions), and kaleidocycles
(geometric hexaflexigons). Each united includes an overview, objectives, materials, vocabulary,
and step-by-step procedures. Enhanced with reproducible student activity sheets are included for
instruction and assessment, "Big Ideas For Growing Mathematicians" is also recommended for
use by home-schooling parents.
Promoting Self-Determination In Students With Developmental Disabilities
Michael L. Wehmeyer
Guilford Publications, Inc.
72 Spring Street , New York, NY 10012
9781593854607, $25.00 www.guilford.com 1-800-365-7006
"Promoting Self-Determination In Students With Developmental Disabilities" by Professor of
Special Education Michael L. Wehmeyer (who is also the Associate Director of the Beach Center
on Disability at the University of Kansas, and the Director of the Kansas University Center on
Developmental Disabilities) is based on the finding that self-determination is a significant factor
in improving educational performance and transition outcomes in students with intellectual and
developmental disabilities. Professor Wehmeyer surveys and assesses various methods for
teaching components of self-determination (including making choices, problem solving, decision
making, goal setting, self-advocacy, and self-regulated learning) and makes practical
recommendations that classroom teachers can immediately apply within their classrooms and
within their curriculums regardless of the subject matter. A work of seminal scholarship which is
enhanced with reproducible worksheets and forms, extensive references, and a comprehensive
index, "Promoting Self-Determination In Students With Developmental Disabilities" is a the
latest title in the impressive 'What Works for Special-Needs Learners' series from Guilford
Publications. Also available in a hardcover edition (9781593854614, $48.00), "Promoting
Self-Determination In Students With Developmental Disabilities is strongly recommended
reading for the teachers and counselors of special needs students.
Independent Study Program
Susan K. Johnsen & Kathryne Lee Johnson
Prufrock Press
PO Box 8813, Waco, TX 76714-8813
9781593632304, $99.95 www.prufrock.com 1-800-998-2208
Collaboratively compiled and expertly co-authored by academicians Susan K. Johnsen
(Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Baylor University) and Kathryne Lee
Johnson (Adjunct Professor, School of Education, University of Rhode Island), the "Independent
Study Program" includes a teacher's guide, a student workbook, and a set of 112 resource cards.
Classroom teachers are provided with step-by-step instructions for organizing materials and
guiding their students through the research process. Featuring teaching tips for students at all
levels, "Independent Study Program" lays out just what is required for successful classroom
management including suggestions, advice, helpful rubrics, checklists, and student rating scales.
With sample lesson plans and real-world examples, "Independent Study Program" can provide
the basis for adding an independent study program to elementary school curriculums regardless
of the subject to be studied. "Independent Study Program" is also highly recommended for use by
home schooling parents as well.
Sensory Integration
Christy Isbell & Rebecca Isbell
Gryphon House, Inc.
PO Box 207, Beltsville, MD 20704
978876590607, $19.95 www.ghbooks.com 1-800-638-0928
The numbers of young children entering private preschools and the public school system
exhibiting sensory processing disorders is increasing every year and currently are estimated to
affect 12 to 17 percent of all children in the United States according to the Sensory Integration
Education and Research Foundation. The collaborative work of Christy Isbell (Program Directory
and Associate Professor for the Occupational Therapy Program at Milligan College in
Tennessee) and Rebecca Isbell (Director of Tennessee's Center of Excellence in Early Childhood
Learning), "Sensory Integration: A Guide For Preschool Teachers" focuses on providing teachers
with the tools they need to help children whose brains are not correctly processing information
brought in by their senses. This problem can manifest itself as oversensitivity or undersensitivity
to touch, sights, sounds, movement, tastes, or smells; unusually high or low activity levels;
coordination problems; poor attention span or difficulty focusing on tasks; and low self-esteem.
In addition to helping teachers identify these children, "Sensory Integration" also offers practical,
easy-to-use solutions to supporting children's sensory needs. Of special note are the chapters that
show how to determine whether a child is a sensory seeker or avoider; create effective learning
environments to support the sensory development of all children; and the implementation of
practical solutions to meet the needs of individual children in the preschool classroom. "Sensory
Integration" is recommended as require reading for all preschool teachers, and would be highly
informative reading for the parents of children with sensory disorders as well.
Visual Supports for People with Autism
Marlene J. Cohen, Ed.D., BCBA & Donna L. Sloan M.A., BCBA
Woodbine House
6510 Bells Mill Road, Bethesda, MD 20817
9781890627478, $21.95 www.woodbinehouse.com 1-800-843-7323
Experts Marlene J. Cohen and Donna L. Sloan combine their expertise in Visual Supports for
People with Autism: A Guide for Parents & Professionals, an educational guide for parents and
professionals responsible for instructing children with autism spectrum disorder. Packed with
examples and black-and-white photographic illustrations of over 140 visual supports, Visual
Supports for People with Autism is an excellent supplementary resource for working on problem
learning areas such as language, attention, memory, motivation, sequential skills, or social skills.
An excellent, reader-friendly guide featuring reproducible diagrams to facilitate its ideas and
concepts for enhancing learning.
The Environmental Studies Shelf
Finding Community
Diana Leafe Christian
New Society Publishers
PO Box 189, Gabriola Island, BC, Canada, V0R 1X0
9780865715783, $24.95 www.newsociety.com 1-800-283-3572
Environmental issues are becoming more urgent and more prominent with each passing year.
More and more members of the general public are trying to live 'eco-friendly' lifestyles. For
many, this includes living in eco-villages or communities of like-minded people. "Finding
community: How To Join An Ecovillage Or Intentional Community by environmental activist
Diana Leafe Christian is, quite literally, a 'how to' manual of instructions, case studies, anecdotes
and information about life in an eco-village and becoming a member of a eco-friendly
community. Of special note is a North American 'What It Costs' table coving both the United
States and Canada and such issues as questions to be asked of community members and oneself,
signs of a healthy (and not-so-healthy) community, the costs of joining and staying in a
community, as common blunders to be avoided. Enhanced with sample community membership
documents and an essay 'Can Living in Community Make a Difference in the Age of Peak Oil?',
"Finding Community" should be considered a 'must read' by every environmentally conscious
and conscientious man and woman in North America, as well as an essential addition to school
and community library Environmental Studies reference collections and supplemental reading
lists.
Peachtree Creek
David R. Kaufman
University of Georgia Press
330 Research Drive, Athens, GA, 30602-4901
9780820329291, $25.00 www.ugapress.org 1-800-266-5842
Published by the University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Atlanta History Center,
"Peachtree Creek: A Natural And Unnatural History Of Atlanta's Watershed" by David R.
Kaufman is a photographically enhanced exploration and survey of Peachtree Creek from its
headwaters to its confluence with the Chattoochee River. The result of thirteen years of research,
study, and exploration, "Peachtree Creek" artfully combines the informational content of
scholarly research with the readability of talented storytelling to present a compelling mix of
urban travelog, local history, and a clarion call for conservation. Combining historical images
with his own superb examples of color photography, this study of a specific and finite watershed
is a seminal example of an original work that would be as at home on the shelves of an academic
library's Environmental Studies reference collection as it is on the front room coffee table of a
non-specialist general reader with an interest in this history of the Peachtree Creek and its five
tributaries (North Fork, South Fork, Clear Creek, Nancy Creek, and Tanyard Creek). An
enthusiastically recommended read that is as informed as it is informative, "Peachtree Creek"
would also serve as an excellent template for similar histories and studies of other American
waterways.
The American History Shelf
Grand Excursion
Steven J. Keillor
Afton Historical Society Press
PO Box 100, Afton, MN 55001
1890434639, $28.00 www.aftonpress.com 1-800-436-8443
"Grand Excursion: Antebellum America Discovers The Upper Mississippi" by academician and
Midwest historian Steven J. Keillor is a fascinating and superbly written history of the coming of
the railroad to the Mississippi river. In June 1854 the owners of the Chicago & Rock island
railroad invited hundreds of shareholders, bondholders, and others to travel by rail as guests of
the railroad to Rock Island, Illinois, and from there by steamboat to St. Anthony Falls in the
newly settled Minnesota territory. The expedition, termed 'The Grand Excursion', proved to be a
huge success, which was played out against the pre-Civil War background when the western
territories were the subject of intense and growing conflict over slavery. A consummate historian,
Keillor draws upon historical records and eye-witness accounts of the round-trip journey, and
provides the reader with an informed and informative account of its historical context and
relevance. "Grand Excursion" is a work of impressive and thoroughly 'reader friendly'
scholarship, making it an invaluable and highly recommended addition to personal, academic,
and community library 19th Century American History collections.
Tied to The Great Packing Machine
Wilson J. Warren
University of Iowa Press
100 Kuhl House
119 West Park Road, Iowa City, IA 52242-1000
1587295369, $39.95 www.uiowapress.org 1-800-621-2736
Based on more than twenty-five years of painstaking scholarship and exhaustive research, "Tied
To The Great Packing Machine: The Midwest And Meatpacking" by Wilson Warren (Associate
Professor of History, Western Michigan University--Kalamazoo) presents an informed and
informative history of the meatpacking industry's considerable impact on the economics, culture,
and environment of the Midwest over the past 150 years. Meatpacking was a part of both the
rural as well as urban areas, moving from the huge railroad supplied stockyards of Chicago and
Kansas City to the meatpacking companies of smaller and less populated communities. The
result is a complete and comprehensive picture of the meatpacking industry and its influence
within the agro-industrial landscape of the American Midwest. Enhanced with numerous tables,
regional and city maps, extensive notes, a bibliography, and an index, "Tied to The Great
Packing Machine" is a seminal work and a strongly recommended addition to academic and
community library American History reference collections.
Dance and Its Music in America, 1528-1789
Kate Van Winkle Keller
Pendragon Press
PO Box 190, Hillsdale, NY 12529
9781576471272, $84.00 www.pendragonpress.com 1-518-325-6100
Written by music and dance expert Kate Van Winkle Keller, whose many accomplishments
include service as choreographer for the film "The Last of the Mohicans", Dance and Its Music in
America, 1528-1789 is an in-depth history and analysis of dances and dance music in America
during the era of Spanish, French, and English exploration and settlement. Timelines, a scattering
of black-and-white illustrations reproducing vintage artworks and handwritten musical scores,
bibliographical references and an index enhance this thoughtful city-by-city, region-by-region
history. "At some point, the May King took on the name and attributes of a Delaware Indian
Chief named Tammany (?1625-?1701). Subject of many myths, Tammany was credited with
supernatural exploits and was chosen in the 1770s as the figurehead of May Day ceremonies that
combined elements of British May Day and seasonal visiting traditions with Native American
references, the patriotic resistance movement, and dancing." A studious and thorough chronicle
of early American music and dance, accessible to lay readers and historians alike.
The Art Shelf
A Dilemma Of English Modernism
Michael J. K. Walsh, editor
University of Delaware Press
c/o Associated University Press
440 Forsgate Drive, Cranbury, NJ 08512
0874139422, $65.00 1-609-655-4770
Compiled and edited by Michael J. K. Walsh (Associate Professor of Art History, Eastern
Mediterranean University, Northern Cyprus), "A Dilemma Of English Modernism: Visual And
Verbal Politics In The Life And Work Of C. R. W. Nevinson (1889-1946) is a survey of the
three-and-a-half decade career of the English artist C. R. W. Nevinson. This was a man who
made his reputation as the most important, controversial, and influential artist in London during
the years of the Roaring Twenties and the Jazz Age. Nevinson subsequently came into conflict
with the Royal Academy, Fascism, and the elitism manifesting during the years of the Great
Depression. "A Dilemma Of English Modernism" is more than a simple recapping of his
biography, it is an impressive and scholarly collection of nine new and important essays
illuminating one of the icons of post-World War I English Modernism. Enhanced with an
informative introduction by Michael J. K. Walsh, and an appendix by Sir Osbert Sitwell, as well
as a selected bibliography, notes on the contributors, and an index, "A Dilemma Of English
Modernism" should be considered as a core addition to art department and academic library
European Art History reference collections and supplemental reading lists.
Painting Katrina
Phil Sandusky
Pelican Publishing Company
1000 Burmaster Street, Gretna, LA 70053-2246
9781589804777, $19.95 www.pelicanpub.com 1-800-843-1724
Now that we have just seen the second anniversary of one of America's worst natural disasters,
"Painting Katrina", featuring the art of Phil Sandusky, is a fitting memorial and tribute to all
those whose lives were forever impacted by the force of the hurricane. Sandusky's paintings fully
capture in panoramic compositions the devastation of New Orleans and the overwhelming power
of hurricane Katrina. Showcasing seventy-six Sandusky paintings (thirty created a year before
Katrina, depicting New Orleans in better times; thirty in the immediate aftermath of the story;
and the last sixteen painted approximately one year after Katrina), reveal what has been lost, and
a city's slow, painstaking attempts to rebuilt. Highly recommended as much for the quality of the
art and it's subject matter, "Painting Katrina" is an impressively compelling and highly
recommended visual journal chronicling an artist's experience exploring and capturing the
hurricane's devastation on a beloved American city.
Joe Fafard
Terrence Heath
Douglas & McIntyre
2323 Quebeck Street, Suite 201, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5T 4S7
9781553652212, $55.00 www.douglas-mcintyre.com 1-800-367-9692
Canadian sculptor Joe Fafard was born in 1942 in a small farming hamlet in southern
Saskatchewan. It was in the 1960s and 1970s that he became internationally recognized as of
Canada's most innovative sculptors and teachers who was in the vanguard of working with new
media and creating new imagery. His trademark ceramic cows and bulls have achieved an iconic
status, as has his three-dimensional portraits with their wit and whimsey. Compiled with
commentary by curator and art historian Terrence Heath, "Joe Fafard" is a compendium of the
best of Fafard's work and is a companion to a retrospective exhibition currently on tour. A
welcome addition to any personal, professional, or academic library 20th Century Art History
reference collection, "Joe Fafard" will be of special interest to students of contemporary
Canadian art in general, and sculpture in particular.
American West Designs
C.B. Mordan
Stemmer House Publishers, Inc.
4 White Brook Road, Gilsum, NH 03448
0880451270, $5.95 www.stemmer.com 1-800-345-6665
One of the titles in the outstanding 'International Design Library' series from Stemmer House
Publishers, "American West Designs" by C.B. Mordan is a showcase compendium of icons
drawn from the American West. Included are images of cowboy boots, spurs, saddles, hats, and
lariats, as well as cattle brands, the badges of lawmen, western textiles, architectural details, and
mechanical devices. Of special interest to Western Americana enthusiasts, "American West
Designs" is a welcome and highly recommended addition to personal, art department, academic
library, and community library American West and Art History reference collections.
Licensing Art 101
Michael Woodward
ArtNetwork
PO Box 1360, Nevada City, CA 95959-1360
9780940899841, $19.95 www.artmarketing.com
Now in a newly updated and expanded third edition, "Licensing Art 101: Publishing And
Licensing Your Artwork For Profit" takes up where most art classes leave off -- how to make a
living as an artist. Drawing upon his more than 31 years of experience and expertise in the
licensing industry, Michael Woodward clearly covers such fundamental issues for aspiring artists
as how to negotiate fees for their services, how to approach various markets with their artworks,
targeting a presentation, exhibiting in trade shows, and protecting their rights as artists.
"Licensing Art 101" is enhanced with some 300 contacts including calendar publishers, art
licensing agents, greeting card publishers, fin are publishers, and book publishers. Taking a
comprehensive, step-by-step, real-world approach to the subject of licensing art, this basic
introduction is thoroughly 'user friendly' and should be considered essential, mandatory reading
for anyone seeking to pursue a professional career as an artist regardless of the medium in which
they work.
The Health/Medicine Shelf
Consumer's Guide to Dietary Supplements and Alternative Medicines
W. Marvin Davis, Ph.D.
Pharmaceutical Products Press
c/o Hawthorne Press
10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580
9780789030412, $49.95 www.HaworthPress.com 1-800-429-6784
Written by Doctor W. Marvin Davis, Consumer's Guide to Dietary Supplements and Alternative
Medicines: Servings of Hope is a thoroughly accessible reference for consumers of all
backgrounds concerning dietary supplements from vitamins and minerals to herbal and botanical
products. Chapters discuss at length modern conflicts on the current health care scene concerning
supplements, as well as debunking commonly held myths like "If a little is good for you a lot will
be better" or that "herbal" remedies are necessarily purely vegetarian - for example, any product
that lists "orchis" as an ingredient refers not to the flower, but rather to male testes! Specific
types of supplements such as vitamins, minerals, ascorbic acid, bioflavonoids, soy products, good
vs. bad fats and more are scrutinized at length. A glossary, bibliography, and index round out this
solid reference highly recommended for the personal bookshelves of health-conscious consumers
everywhere.
Dervish Yoga For Health And Longevity
Idris Lahore, et al.
Nicholas Hays
c/o Red Wheel/Weiser
65 Parker Street, Suite 7, Newburyport, MA 01950-4600
9780892541317, $16.95 www.redwheelweiser.com 1-800-423-7087
Ably translated into English by Moses Bergmann, "Dervish Yoga For Health And Longevity:
Samadeva Gestural Euphony -- The Seven Major Arkanas" is the impressively collaborative
work of painter, poet and author Idris Lahore, yoga expert Ennea Tess Griffith, and yoga/massage
instructor Emma Thyloch. The focus is upon the art, philosophy and science of the movements of
Samadeva as they have been taught and practices by the Sufi dervishes from antiquity down to
the present day. "Dervish Yoga For Health And Longevity" details the seven fundamental
Samadeva Arkanas (sacred exercises) which are similar to the movements of yoga, T'ai Chi
Chuan, and dance. Simple and revitalizing, these exercises are illustrated in the step-by-step
presentation by detailed photographs and be easily learned in an exercise program of just ten
minutes a day. "Dervish Yoga For Health And Longevity" is confidently recommended for
anyone with an interest re-balancing, re-centering, and revitalizing their life through an ancient
but effective system of movements.
The Judaic Studies Shelf
Encyclopedia Of American Jewish History
Stephen H. Norwood & Eunice G. Pollack, editors
ABC-CLIO
PO Box 1911, Santa Barbara, CA 93116-1911
9781851096381, $195.00 www.abc-clio.com 1-800-368-6868
Collaboratively compiled and co-edited by Stephen H. Norwood and Eunice G. Pollack, the
"Encyclopedia Of American Jewish History" is a two volume compendium of information
covering every aspect of more than three and a half centuries of Jewish immigrants and their
descendants with respect to their influence and impact upon American culture -- as well as the
Jewish communities elsewhere in the world. Here detailed are the seminal contributions of
Jewish Americans to academia, the arts, politics, the professions, the sciences, music, and
American popular culture in general. Enhanced throughout, this two volume set features essays,
maps, documents, tables, charts, and a thoroughly 'reader friendly' text that makes it especially
appropriate and strongly recommended for school as well as community library Judaic Studies
and American History reference collections.
New Readings Of Yiddish Montreal
Pierre Anctil, Norman Ravvin, Sherry Simon
University of Ottawa Press
542 King Edward, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N 6N5
9782760306318 $35.00 www.uopress.uottawa.ca
Featuring a bilingual (French & English) text, "New Readings Of Yiddish Montreal" is the
collaborative project of Pierre Anctil, Norman Ravvin, and Sherry Simon. Occasionally
illustrated with black-and-white photography, this compendium of eight informed and
informative essays focus upon the use and translation of Yiddish with respect to Jewish literature
generated by the Judaic community of Montreal, Canada. Of special note is the biographies
section on the contributors. A specialized, scholarly, and fascinating subject, "New Readings Of
Yiddish Montreal" is a welcome and strongly recommended addition to academic library Judaic
Studies and Canadian Culture Studies reference collections.
A Faithful Heart
Benjamin Levy
UAHC Press
633 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017-6778
0807407542, $13.95 www.uahcpress.com 1-888-489-8242
Very highly recommended as informed and informative reading, "A Faithful Heart: Preparing For
The High Holy Days" by Benjamin Levy (the Rabbi of the Monroe Township Jewish Center in
Spotswood, New Jersey) is a study text for students of Judaism which is based on The Midrash
(Maaseh Avraham Avinu). Specific chapters focus on God's uniqueness, unity, and might. Other
chapters deal with idolatry and spiritual survival, what it means to be 'God's Servant', as well as
the efficacy of prayer and good intentions. Of special note is the postscript 'A Rabbinic Response
to the Challenges of Jewish Survival'. Founded on impeccable scholarship, "A Faithful Heart" is
completely accessible to the non-specialist general reader with an interest in Judaism and
spirituality.
Turim, Volume One
Dr. Michael Schmidman, editor
KTAV Publishing House
930 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306-6316
9780881259599, $30.00 www.ktav.com
The first of two volumes of Jewish Studies compiled in honor of Dr. Bernard Lander, founder
and president of Touro College, Turim: Studies in Jewish History and Literature Presented to Dr.
Bernard Lander, Volume One is a collection of scholarly essays by a variety of academic authors
discussing topics ranging from the Dead Sea Scrolls to medieval and modern Jewish history, to
biblical commentary, rabbinic literature, and Jewish philosophy, ethics, and law. Nearly all the
essays are in English, but the final two writings are in Hebrew. From "Circumcision Controversy
in Historical Context" to "Orthodox Rabbis Confront the War Refugee Board" to "Destroying
Property in Order to Save One's Life", the essays are intellectually challenging, heavily
researched and extensively referenced. A welcome addition to Judaic studies shelves and college
libraries.
The Time Of Our Lives
Nina Beth Cardin & Scott Blumenthal
Behrman House Inc.
11 Edison Place, Springfield, NJ 07081
087441718X, $9.95 www.behrmanhouse.com 1-800-221-2755
The skillfully collaborative work of Nina Beth Cardin and Scott Blumenthal, "The Time Of Our
Lives: A Teen Guide To The Jewish Life Cycle" is specifically designed to introduce Jewish
teenagers to the Jewish life cycle as it is demarcated through Jewish traditions and milestone
celebrations. A profusely illustrated consumable, "The Time Of Our Lives" is replete with special
features that include Fast Forward (assisting teens to envision what their own life cycle events);
Step by Step (a sequenced summary of each life cycle event); Be a Give-Your-Best Guest (a
series of 'to-do' lists when being a guest at the celebrations of family and friends); From
Generation to Generation (how families can share memories of past life cycle events -- and
dreams for those events to come); What Do You Think (thoughtful and thought-provoking
questions honing a teens ability to think critically); Back to the Sources (citations that connect
modern celebrations to ancient Judaic texts); and Spark of a New Tradition (modern customs and
practices which help teenagers to visualize how they can contribute to Jewish life in general, and
Jewish life cycle events in particular. Regardless of their denominational affiliation (Orthodox,
Conservative, Reform), "The Time Of Our Lives" should be considered a 'must' for teenaged
boys and girls within the Jewish community.
The Railroading Shelf
First Class
Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
The Vendome Press
1334 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021
Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (distributor)
115 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011
9780865651883, $35.00 www.abramsbooks.com 1-800-759-0190
"First Class: Legendary Train Journeys Around The World" by Patrick Poivre d'Arvor is a truly
elegant book showcasing eleven fabled railroad lines during the golden age of train travel around
the world. Featured among these iconic railroads are the Toy Train of Darjeeling and its route
along the Himalayan mountains; the fabled Orient Express; the mimosa-scented Train Blue, and
the now legendary Trans-Siberian Railway. The informed and informative text is liberally
enhanced with the inclusion of historic and contemporary photographs (245 in full-color and 30
in black-and-white) and artifacts, maps, and quotations about these railroads taken from the
literature of the world. Superbly organized and featuring its own slipcased box in the form of a
steamer trunk, "First Class" is especially recommended to the attention of railroad history
buffs.
The Poetry Shelf
Collected Poems
Jane Kenyon
Graywolf Press
2402 University Avenue, Suite 203, Saint Paul, MN 55114
9781555974787, $16.00 www.graywolfpress.org 1-651-641-0077
Collected Poems is a complete compilation of the all the published poetry created by poet,
essayist, and newspaper columnist Jane Kenyon throughout her rich life. All the poetry from her
previous volumes as well as her posthumously published collections, four poems never before
published in book form, and her translations in "Twenty Poems of Anna Akhmatova" are
included. The flowing free verse grapples with larger than life issues - God, love, death, beauty,
loss, and wonder. A definitive and emotionally absorbing volume of life's work, highly
recommended. "What Came to Me": I took the last / dusty piece of china / out of the barrel. / It
was your gravy boat, / with a hard, brown / drop of gravy still / on the porcelain lip. / I grieved
for you then / as I never had before.
Expectation Days
Sandra McPherson
University of Illinois Press
1325 South Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820-6975
9780252074752, $18.95 www.press.uillinois.edu 1-800-545-4703
The latest volume in the acclaimed Illinois Poetry Series, "Expectation Days" (also available in a
hardcover edition, 9780252032349, $40.00) is a showcased compendium of poetry by Sandra
McPherson (Professor of English, University of California--Davis). The author of numerous
previously published poetry collections, McPherson takes for her autobiographical themes in
"Expectation Days" a variety of subjects ranging form movie-making to medical misadventures,
and from meditation on widowhood to feminist protestations. Highly recommended as being
both intellectually and emotionally satisfying, McPherson's free verse and prose poetry is always
engaging, consistently interesting, and displays her consummate skills as both a word smith and a
lyricist. 'Bereavement: 1919': Believing I am going to live,/I begin the war of nerves./When I
need just a little calmative/I drink top milk at the creamery./But toward evening let me
recommend/This, should you ever need it--/I hang a locket of asafetida around my neck./Works
wonders.
The Martial Arts Shelf
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Basic Techniques
Fabio Gurgel
Blue Snake Books
PO Box 12327, Berkeley, CA 94712
North Atlantic Books (distributor)
1435 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
www.northatlanticbooks.com 1-800-788-3123
9781583941652, $19.95 www.bluesnakebooks.com
Fabio Gurgel is an eight-time martial arts world champion and co-founder of more than forty
academies around the world. He is president of the Professional League of Jiu-Jitsu which is
based in Brazil and continues to teach at his own academy in Sao Paulo. Fabio therefore writes
with a very special expertise in "Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Basic Techniques", a superbly organized and
presented, step-by-step, illustrated introduction to a very special and effective form of the martial
arts. Fabio begins with a brief history of jiu-jitsu, a martial art that originated in India more than
4,000 years ago as a self-defense technique employed by monks. Ideal for the absolute novice,
"Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Basic Techniques" is a confidently recommended instruction manual. Also
very highly recommended is the companion book by Fabio Gurgel and also published by Blue
Snake Books, "Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Advanced Techniques (97815893941669, $19.95) which goes
on to instruct the reader in additional self-defense techniques including passing the guard,
sweeps, side attacks, mounted attacks, rear attacks, guard attacks, mounted escapes, and throws.
Together, both volumes of "Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu" comprise a complete and comprehensive course
of do-it-yourself instruction.
The Library DVD Shelf
Dreaming Lhasa
Ritu Sarin & Tenzing Sonam
First Run Features
630 Ninth Avenue, Suite 1213, New York, NY 10036
FRF 912808D, $24.95 www.firstrunfeatures.com
"Dreaming Lhasa" is a superbly produced dramatic feature film set in the refugee community in India
comprised of exiled Tibetans who fled the Chinese communist take-over of their native country.
In "Dreaming Lhasa", veteran filmmakers, Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam have
created a compelling story of a generation of men and women born into refugees families and
who have never seen the country of their parents' origin. This is the story of Tibetan filmmaker
Karma traveling from New York to Dharamsala (the Dali Lama's exile headquarters in northern
India) to interview political prisoners who have escaped from Tibet. There she meets Dhondup,
an enigmatic ex-monk who has come to India to fulfill his dying mother's last wish -- to deliver a
charm box to a long-missing resistance fighter. Soon karma finds herself caught up in his quest,
which becomes both a journey into Tibet's fractured past and a voyage of self-discovery.
"Dreaming Lhasa" is played out in spectacular settings and features compelling images of people
and places largely unknown to American audiences. The DVD format allows for the inclusion of
such additional features as a 'Making of Documentary'; interviews with the filmmakers, a short
film 'rights...& wrongs'; film notes by Human Rights Watch; and directors' notes and biographies.
With a running time of 90 minutes, and featuring Tibetan & English with English subtitles, this
full color production is very highly recommended viewing and would make a popular addition to
any community library DVD film collection.
Six Days in June
WGBH Boston Video
c/o SSA Public Relations
16027 Ventura Blvd., Suite 206, Encino, CA 91436
9781593757847, $19.95 www.ssapr.com
Originally shown on public television, Six Days in June: The War that Redefined the Middle
East is a DVD documentary re-examining the war between Israel and Arab nations that left a
historical legacy lingering to the tragic Middle East conflict raging in the current day. Shot on
location in Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Moscow, and Washington, Six Days in June
incorporates recently declassified archives, home movie footage, personal photographs, and
recreations to unfold a composite picture of the war from beginning to end. Highly
recommended, especially for public library collections. 108 minutes, letterboxed, color.
The Civil War Shelf
Historic Photos Of The Siege Of Petersburg
Emily J Salmon & John S. Salmon
Turner Publishing Company
200 - 4th Avenue North, Suite 950, Nashville, TN 37219
9781596523920, $39.95 www.turnerpublishing.com 1-800-788-3350
With informative captions provided by Emily and John Salmon, "Historic Photos Of The Siege
Of Petersburg" is a photographic documentation of the Union siege of the Confederate city of
Petersburg, as part of General Ulysses S. Grant's campaign in 1865 against the forces of Robert
E. Lee. This outstanding compilation of hundreds of historic black-and-white photographs
showcase the soldiers, their fortifications, their casualties, their effectiveness, and the ultimate
fall of the city to Union forces. A work of immense value, "Historic Photos Of The Siege Of
Petersburg" is a fundamentally important addition to academic library American Civil War
Studies reference collections and will prove to be of intense interest to Civil War scholars, as
well as highly recommended and informative for non-specialist general readers with an interest
in Civil War history.
The Jobs/Careers Shelf
Federal Resume Guidebook
Kathryn Kraemer Troutman
JIST Publishing
8902 Otis Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46216-1033
9781593574260, $21.95 www.jist.com 1-800-648-5478
Now in a completely updated and expanded fourth edition, "Federal Resume Guidebook:
Strategies For Writing A Winning Federal Electronic Resume, KSAs, And Essays" by federal
resume expert, career consultant, and government human resources career trainer Kathryn
Kraemer Troutman is a practical and superbly presented compendium of instructions that will
readily enable anyone seeking federal employment to maximize the effectiveness of their online
resume, analyze federal job announcements, and make the cut for interviews based on an
effective presentation of their experiences and qualifications. Job seekers are provided with an
illustrative wealth of federal resume samples, detailed procedures, and tips. Of special note is
Troutman's advice for those transitioning from military service to a federal career, and for those
transitioning from Wage Grade to General Schedule positions. With instruction on preparing for
the new Behavioral Interview process and strategies for advancing a federal career, the "Federal
Resume Guidebook" continues to be an indispensable and invaluable reference guide for job
seekers regardless of the federal position being sought after. Simply stated, the "Federal Resume
Guidebook" is essential for anyone seeking federal employment and is a fundamentally necessary
addition to personal, professional, academic, governmental job center, and community library
Jobs/Careers reference collections.
The Computer Shelf
Object-Oriented Computation in C++ and Java
Conrad Weisert
Dorset House Publishing Company
353 12th Street, New York, NY 10014
9780932633637, $39.93 www.dorsethouse.com
Information systems and advanced programming teacher Conrad Weisert presents
Object-Oriented Computation in C++ and Java: A Practical Guide to Design Patterns for
Object-Oriented Computing, a guide that especially focuses on aspects of object-oriented
programming that other books tend to gloss over. Emphasizing the nuances of dealing with
numeric data items, chapters cover a review of techniques for defining classes, how to define a
pure numeric data type, the point-extent pattern for pairs of numeric types, inheritance and
polymorphism with numeric types, programming with numeric vectors and matrices, and much
more. A wealth of problems and exercises offer hands-on practice, and the lessons are thorough
and offer numerous lines of sample code. An index rounds out this highly recommended
supplement for aspiring and practicing object-oriented computer programmers.
The World History Shelf
Desolation Sound
Heather Harbord
Harbour Publishing
PO Box 219, Madeira Park, BC, Canada, V0N 2H0
9781550174076, $24.95 www.harbourpublishing.com 1-604-883-2730
Desolation Sound: A History is an anecdote-filled chronicle of the rich past of Desolation Sound,
one hundred miles north of Vancouver, British Columbia. Today, Desolation Sound is almost as
depopulated today as it was in 1792 when the dyspeptic Captain George Vancouver named it.
From reclusive hermits, to a Depression-era logging camp that valued life so poorly that accident
victims were piled in a heap and not moved until the following day, Sliammon chief Joe
Mitchell, and much more. Debunking false legends and confirming true stories, Desolation
Sound is a most enjoyable read accessible to history lovers of all backgrounds, and is highly
recommended for Canadian History shelves.
Books on Fire
Lucien X. Polastron
Inner Traditions International, Ltd.
One Park Street, Rochester, VT 05767
9781594771675, $24.95 www.innertraditions.com 1-800-246-8648
Historian Lucien X. Polastron presents Books on Fire: The Destruction of Libraries throughout
History, a chronicle of the destruction of libraries. The reasons for expunging repositories of
human knowledge were varied: educated people are more difficult to govern; some claimed that
only the illiterate can save the world; sometimes library's owner succumbed to paranoia; and
sometimes destruction came through weather or worms rather than human agencies. From the
burning of the great library of Alexandria on three separate occasions, to the biblio-destruction
inflicted under Nazi occupation and library ransacking during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Books
on Fire explores the literary tragedies of history, and follows up with a new possible threat to the
physical paper book - the digital book. With books increasingly being transferred to electronic
mediums and read online for free, could old-fashioned libraries one day become a thing of the
past? A "must-have" history for public libraries and the shelf of any book lover.
The Self-Help Shelf
Widow Words
Marcia A. Curran
VanderWyk & Burnham
PO Box 2789, Acton, MA 01720-6789
9781889242330, $15.95 www.vandb.com
Written by mother, grandmother, and widow Marcia A. Curran, Widow Words: 100 Simple
Pieces of Advice from Another Widow is a compilation of one hundred suggestions for dealing
with grief and celebrating the life of a dearly departed husband. Offered ideas and insights
include "Take the scissors to that outfit you wore to his funeral. Who needs that reminder
around?", "Go to your local diner where you feel comfortable. Dine with friends. The secret is to
be relaxed.", and "It's normal for a long, long time to awaken thinking of your husband, and to be
thinking of him as you fall asleep. This will lessen, believe it or not." A simple and
straightforward self-help guide, highly recommended for personal perusal or as a giftbook to a
friend or relative who has recently lost that someone special in her life.
The Metaphysical Studies Shelf
Fortune in Your Hand, revised edition
Elizabeth Daniels Squire, author
C. B. Squire and Worth Squire, editors
Five Star Publications
PO Box 6698, Chandler, AZ 85246-6698
9781589850606, $15.95 www.fortuneinyourhand.com
Now in a revised and expanded edition, Fortune in Your Hand: The Art of Palmistry is a
complete how-to guide to palm reading, as well as a comprehensive history of palmistry from
prehistoric Indian and Gypsy traditions to the modern day. Featuring all the black-and-white
illustrations of the original edition, including hand prints from such well-known figures as
Salvador Dali, Carl Sandburg, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Helen Keller, Fortune in Your Hand
covers how to make a map of one's own hand; different hand types; the mounts and lines of
hands; the traits of a hand that suggest success, luck, or the lack thereof; fingerprints; reading the
past and future; and many more fine nuances of the art. The new edition of Fortune in Your Hand
is revised by the husband and son of the original author Elizabeth Daniels Squire, and based on
her own notes. A bibliography and index round out this excellent standard for anyone interested
in palmistry.
The Literary Shelf
American Poets in the 21st Century
Claudia Rankine & Lisa Sewell, editors
Wesleyan University Press
215 Long Lane, Middletown, CT 06459
9780819567284, $27.95 www.wesleyan.edu/wespress 1-800-421-1561
Poets and English professors Claudia Rankine and Lisa Sewell have meticulously assembled an
ideal introduction to contemporary American poets and poetry in American Poets in the 21st
Century: The New Poetics. The heart of American Poets in the 21st Century is comprised of the
voices of thirteen notable contributing poets: Joshua Clover, Stacy Doris, Peter Gizzi, Kenneth
Goldsmith, Myung Mi Kim, Mark Levine, Tracie Morris, Mark Nowak, D.A. Powell, Juliana
Spahr, Karen Volkman, Susan Wheeler, and Kevin Young. Rounding out the poems themselves
are a brief statement from each poet, and thirteen critical essays offering historic context and
close analysis of how individual works of poetry can transform American cultural understanding
of the art form's look, feel, and sound. An accompanying audio CD of readings from each poet
rounds out this superb text, ideal for self-study or college classrooms and poetry libraries.
Windows of the Heart
Ted Mitchell, editor
University of South Carolina Press
718 Devine Street, Columbia, SC 29208
9781570036743, $34.95 www.sc.edu/uscpress 1-800-768-2500
Windows of the Heart: The Correspondence of Thomas Wolfe and Margaret Roberts collects
seventy-five letters exchanged between twentieth-century author Thomas Wolfe and his
influential grade-school teacher, Margaret Roberts, whom he called "the mother of my spirit".
These writings reveal their complicated relationship, and a driving force in Wolfe's life and
personal growth. For her part, Roberts was one of Wolfe's strongest supporters of his literary
potential since his talent shined through in a writing contest he won at age eleven. Now their
letters are published in their entirety for the first time, along with forty-two black-and-white
photographs; the result is a welcome addition to literary studies shelves and a "must-read" for
anyone seeking to understand more about Wolfe's life and works.
The Biography Shelf
The Bending Cross
Ray Ginger
Haymarket Books
PO Box 180165, Chicago, IL 60618
9781931859400, $18.00 www.haymarketbooks.org 1-773-583-7884
Originally published in 1947, The Bending Cross: A Biography of Eugene V. Debs is now in a
new 2007 edition featuring an introduction by historian Mike Davis. The Bending Cross
unapologetically advocates activism in its story of the life of railway organizer and socialist
Eugene Debs. Yet though Debs devoted his life and his passion to his cause, neither did he turn
away from people who were nonpolitical, or even anti-socialist, in their hour of need. Though
Debs suffered imprisonment for "disloyalty", his moral compass and loyalty to the labor
movement were both unwavering. An amazing, in-depth portrait of one of the most eloquent
speakers of the socialist movement.
Emerson & Eros
Len Gougeon
State University of New York Press (SUNY)
194 Washington Avenue, Suite 305, Albany, NY 12210-2384
9780791470770, $35.00 www.sunypress.edu 1-800-666-2211
Written by a former president of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society, Emerson & Eros: The
Making of a Cultural Hero is the story of the life and the spiritual, psychological, and intellectual
growth of American literary icon Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882). From Emerson's
undergraduate studies at Harvard to his Transcendental philosophy to his later career as a social
reformer, Emerson & Eros plumbs the depths far beyond the simple events in Emerson's life.
Students and scholar's of Emerson's classic works will find the meticulous dissection and
reconstruction of Emerson's intellectually formative influences an eye-opening, thoughtful, and
compelling assessment. Extensive notes and an index round out this biography especially
recommended for college libraries and literary studies shelves.
The Gaming Shelf
Hades, Pits of Hell
Carl Gleba
Palladium Books
12455 Universal Drive, Taylor, MI 48180
9781574571646, $22.95 www.palladiumbooks.com
The tenth volume in the 'Rifts Dimension' gaming series from Palladium Books, "Hades, Pits of
Hell" is also the first title in a new multi-part series called the 'Minion War' which will span the
Palladium Megaverse and can be played across many of Palladium's existing game lines. Written
by Carl Gleba, "Hades, Pits of Hell" maps out Hades, its society and its demon hierarch, features
new demons, sub-demons, netherbeasts, a demon high priest, other monsters, and a great deal
more. Enhanced with addition text by rift creator Kevin Siembieda, "Hades, Pits of Hell"offers
hours of high-quality, 'user friendly', and highly recommended role-play gaming. Those new to
the Palladium Megaverse are encouraged to visit the Palladium Books website for a complete
listing of their available gaming titles.
Fantasy Gaming
Martin Hackett
Sutton
c/o MBI Publishing Company
Galtier Plaza, Suite 200, 380 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 55101-3885
9780750943604, $29.95 www.mbipublishing.com 1-800-458-0454
Author Martin Hackett applies his thirty years of experience in gaming and rule system writing in
Fantasy Gaming: A Guide to Fantasy Role Play and Table-Top Battles, a handy introduction to
both fantasy wargaming (which pits armies of mythical creatures against one another) and fantasy
role-playing (in which players each take on the role of a single fighter in a small party destined
for adventure). Fantasy Gaming introduces the complete, original gaming system "Magic and
Monsters", which is easy to learn and adapt to any campaign. A handful of color photographs
illustrate this methodical guide, highly recommended for anyone interested in starting a fantasy
gaming campaign without investing dozens of dollars into a host of different rule books and
supplements.
The Social Work Shelf
Foundations of Social Work Practice, fourth edition
Mark A. Mattaini & Christine T. Lowery
NASW Press
750 First Street, NE, #700 , Washington, DC 20002-4241
9780871013743, $54.99 www.naswpress.org 1-800-227-3590
Now in an updated fourth edition, Foundations of Social Work Practice: A Graduate Text is an
instructional reference created especially to teach, challenge, and foster the development of
graduate students in the field. The framework of Foundations of Social Work Practice uses an
approach that balances and integrates four crucial views on practice: ecosystems, social justice
and human rights, evidence-based practice, and shared power. Written especially to help students
understand the importance of thinking carefully, and properly evaluating the nuances of each
client's or subject's problem, Foundations of Social Work Practice covers a wide range of topics
in the realms of theory and application, including "Professional Values and Ethics", "Monitoring
Social Work Practice", "Social Work with Families", "Social Work with and in Organizations",
"Generalist Practice: People and Programs" and much more. A highly recommended educational
text, especially for aspiring professionals in the field.
The Religion/Spirituality Shelf
Bitten by the Black Snake
Manuel Schoch
Sentient Publications
1113 Spruce Street, Boulder, CO 80302
9781591810605, $12.95 www.sentientpublications.com1-303-443-2188
Swiss mystic and therapist Manuel Schoch presents Bitten by the Black Snake: The Ancient
Wisdom of Ashtavakra, an interpretation of and commentary upon the timeless wisdom of the
ancient Indian text of Ashtavakra, from the classic Vedanta period. Rendering the concepts into
modern-day terms accessible to readers of all backgrounds, Bitten by the Black Snake reveals
how to observe, rather than engage in the continual struggle created by the black snake of one's
ego. Rather than identifying oneself through body, thoughts, feeling, habits, and experience, one
can become connected to the everlasting consciousness that manifests these. "As Ashtavakra
says, if you desire liberation, stop dealing with the mind. The Buddha said it differently - that
enlightenment is the ending of identification. Only thoughts and fast and slow feelings can be
identified with. You can never identify with the atmosphere; you cannot say this is my
atmosphere. Climate cannot be identified with, but you can feel it even though you cannot grasp
it as your own." A powerful description of how to rest in the stillness that generates the highest
qualities of life, love, peace, compassion, and enlightenment.
The Christian Studies Shelf
The Truth About Jesus and the Lost Gospels
David Marshall
Harvest House Publishers
990 Owen Loop North, Eugene, Oregon 97402-9173
9780736920551, $9.99 www.harvesthousepublishers.com 1-800-547-8979
Written by David Marshall, founder and director of the Kuai Mu Institute for Christianity and
World Cultures, The Truth About Jesus and the Lost Gospels: A Reasoned Look at Thomas,
Judas, and the Gnostic Gospels is a thoughtful examination of the ancient "Lost Gospels" that
portray Jesus Christ in a different manner than the canonical New Testament. Chapters discuss
what the "Lost Gospels" are and where they came from, whether these writings can be trusted on
par with the Bible, and whether certain popular perceptions of Jesus have been mistaken all
along. The Truth About Jesus and the Lost Gospels is sharply critical of Gnosticism, going so far
as to declare "'Gnostic Christianity' is a contradiction of terms", and emphasizes that true
freedom can only be found through Jesus Christ. Delving into examples of how Christianity has
transformed lives throughout history up to the modern day, The Truth About Jesus and the Lost
Gospels is a persuasively written, passionate treatise, accessible to readers of all
backgrounds.
Starting a House Church
Larry Kreider & Floyd McClung
Regal Books
1957 Eastman Avenue, Ventura, CA 93003
9780830743650, $12.99 www.regalbooks.com 1-800-235-3415
Pastors Larry Kreider and Floyd McClung present Starting a House Church: A New Model for
Living Out Your Faith, a handy guide to participating in the growing house-church movement,
which has sprouted to meet the needs of Christians and their communities in a manner beyond
the ability of traditional churches. Chapters cover how to start one's own house church, ideal
models for leading house churches, current and future trends in the house-church movement, how
to work together with local, traditional, and mega-churches, and much more. "Who ministers to
the children when they meet separately for the second half of the meeting? Whatever works!
Here are some ideas: a rotation of all adult house-church members; responsible, trustworthy older
kids; a rotation of couples with children; or teams composed of one parent and another adult (so
that the other parent can participate in the discussion). Some house churches share children's
services and resources with other house churches." A handy and useful "get-started" primer,
enthusiastically recommended for any Christian reader interested in supplementing their spiritual
gathering needs of their community.
The Moral Measure of the Economy
Chuck Collins & Mary Wright
Orbis Books
PO Box 308, Maryknoll, NY 10545-0308
9781570756931, $18.00 www.orbisbooks.com
Institute for Policy Studies senior scholar Chuck Collins and JustFaith Ministries staff member
Mary Wright combine their wisdom in The Moral Measure of the Economy, a guide written
especially for Catholics in answer to the growing need for economic justice and a strong moral
foundation in today's society. Chapters address "Catholic Teachings on Economic Life", "Global
Trade and the Power of Corporations", "Solidarity in Action: Alternatives for a Just Economy",
and much more. "As a society, we should not permit private actors, such as corporations, to shift
their 'costs' onto the commons... A company, for example, has the choice of either illegally
dumping polluted water into the stream (where we all pay the 'costs'), or cleaning the water,
returning it to the stream, and building the extra cost into its product or service. Economists
make the distinction here between 'externalizing' the cost - i.e., getting everyone else to pay - and
'internalizing the cost, by incorporating it into the cost of doing business... Wal-Mart externalizes
the costs of its 1.3 million employees by paying them less than a living wage and providing fewer
than half of them with health insurance - while encouraging them to enroll in taxpayer-funded
health programs." Though The Moral Measure of the Economy is written especially to Catholics,
its powerful message about the need for morality and social accountability to provide guidance to
economic systems deserves to be heard by readers of all religious backgrounds. A can-do guide
to incorporating fundamental human values into one's economic beliefs and actions.
The Theatre/Cinema Shelf
Special Effects
Michael Slone
Michael Wiese Productions
3940 Laurel Canyon Boulevard, #1111, Studio City, CA 91604
9781932907261, $31.95 www.mwp.com 1-800-833-5738
Independent filmmaker of 12 years' experience Michael Slone presents Special Effects: How to
Create A Hollywood Film Look on a Home Studio Budget, a guide especially for small-time
filmmakers on a tight budget. Chapters walk the reader through how to apply advances in
technology, especially computer technology, to give life to one's dreams and dress up one's films
with eye candy. Full-color photographs on high-quality paper illustrate what is possible, while
assorted computer screenshots help underscore the nuts and bolts of the step-by-step instructions.
Additional insider information from professional and Emmy Award-winning special effects
artists round out this absolute "must-have" supplementary resource for aspiring, novice, and
independent filmmakers.
Sentimental Fabulations, Contemporary Chinese Films
Rey Chow
Columbia University Press
61 West 62nd Street, New York, NY 10023-7015
9780231133333, $22.50 www.columbiaedu/cu/cup 1-800-944-8648
Humanities professor Rey Chow presents Sentimental Fabulations, Contemporary Chinese Films,
a thoughtful discussion of what nine contemporary Chinese directors and their cinematic
accomplishments have to say about the sentimental side of the human experience. The Chinese
directors studied are Chen Kaige, Wong Kar-wai, Zhang Yimou, Ann Hui, Peter Chan, Wayne
Wang, Ang Lee, Li Yang, and Tsai Ming-liang; their works touch upon subjects ranging from
nostalgia and everyday life, to the feminine, biopolitics, and migration, to homosexuality,
kinship, and incest. A handful of black-and-white photographs illustrate this thoughtful critique
of films that can be termed "sentimental fabulations", or screen representations of culture
possessing irreducible aesthetic, conceptual and speculative logics unique to themselves. Plot
synopses, in-depth analysis, and thoroughly extensive notes characterize this thoughtful critical
analysis.
The Political Science Shelf
Forms Of Local Government
Roger L. Kemp, editor
McFarland & Company
PO Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640
9780786431007, $35.00 www.mcfarlandpub.com 1-800-253-2187
Knowledgeably compiled and deftly edited by Roger L. Kemp, "Forms Of Local Government: A
Handbook On city, County And Regional Options" provides the reader with an overview of all of
the various and diverse forms of government below the state level that are currently in use within
the United States of America. Included are traditional commissions, mayor-council, strong
mayor, and council-manager models for counties, cities, townships, and school districts. Also
addressed are governing entities that transcend traditional boundaries of cities and counties,
including residential community associations and regional government structures.
Sub-metropolitan districts like municipalities and boroughs are also covered. "Forms Of Local
Government" features 45 essays addressing issues ranging from revenue and privatization, to
strategic planning and suburbanization, as well as city-county consolidation and other urban/rural
topics. Of special note is the descriptive analysis of the roles of elected and appointed officials in
all of these different models. "Forms Of Local Government" is a core addition to school and
community library Political Science reference collections and a highly recommended addition to
Social Studies supplemental curriculum reading lists.
The Revolutionary Writings of John Adams
Selected by C. Bradley Thompson
Liberty Fund, Inc.
8335 Allison Pointe Trail, #300, Indianapolis, IN 46250-1684
9780865972858, $21.00 www.libertyfund.org 1-800-955-8335
Professor of Political Science C. Bradley Thompson has selected an array of principle shorter
writings by an American Founding Father in The Revolutionary Writings of John Adams, an
anthology of Adams' discussions of the prospect of revolution and the ideal form of government
for the newly born United States. Additional documents from before the Revolution reflect upon
the nature of the British Constitution and the meaning of rights, sovereignty, representation, and
obligation. A principled primary source of political philosophy and enduring wisdom, especially
recommended for public library and American History reference shelves.
The Native American Shelf
The Architecture Of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
Stephen H. Lekson, editor
University of Utah Press
1795 East South Campus Drive, #101, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9402
9780874808469, $55.00 www.uofupress.com 1-800-773-6672
Knowledgeably compiled and expertly edited by Stephen H. Lekson (Professor of Anthropology
and Curator of Anthropology, Museum of natural History, University of Colorado--Boulder),
"The Architecture Of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico" focuses upon the Native American structures
of Chaco Canyon built between AD 850 and 1130. These magnificent ruins are numbered upon
the most compelling buildings constructing in the pre-Columbian world of North America. The
various contributors concentrate on the Chaco Great Houses in terms of three overlapping
themes: studies of technology and building types employed by the ancients; analyses of
architectural change; and readings of the built environment. Informed and informative, the text is
enhanced throughout with the inclusion of more than 150 maps, floor plans, elevations, and
photographs (both black-and-white as well as color). "The Architecture Of Chaco Canyon, New
Mexico" is a work of superb scholarship and a highly recommended contribution to any
academic library's Native American Studies and Pre-Columbian Archaeology Studies reference
collections.
The Interior Design Shelf
India Contemporary
Henry Wilson
Thames & Hudson, Inc.
500 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10110-0017
9780500513651, $40.00 www.thamesandhudsonusa.com 1-800-233-4830
Featuring a thoroughly 'reader friendly' text that is enhanced with 261 colored illustrations, "India
Contemporary" by Henry Wilson is a compendium of commentary and examples of interior
designs and design elements that are breathtakingly beauty in their exotic compositions. These
are samples and examples of interior design that are radically modern while hauntingly
traditional, evoking the traditional crafts of the Indian subcontinent and wonderfully demonstrate
the international appeal of uniquely Indian design sensibilities. As informed and informative as it
is inspired and inspiring, "India Contemporary" should be considered 'must' reading for student
designers, and a highly recommended reference for professional, academic, and community
library Interior Design collections.
The Orvis Book Of Cabins
Amy Laughinghouse
The Lyons Press
246 Goose Lane, Guilford, CT 06437
9781599210292, $34.95 www.lyonspress.com 1-800-836-0510
In "The Orvis Book Of Cabins", freelance writer and interior design expert Amy Laughinghouse
celebrates a very special form of rural architecture through profiling more than eighteen cabin
getaways that cater to anglers, hunters, hikers, canoe paddlers, and simple lovers of nature.
Beautifully photographed in full color, the cabins range from small and simple to large and
rustic. Some have been the home to generations of families, while others are either newly built or
completely remodeled. But all of them are superb examples of an active Orvis lifestyle catering
to the enjoyment of the outdoor worlds of mountains, lakes, rivers, and woodlands through every
season of the year. "The Orvis Book Of Cabins" is especially recommended for browsing by
non-specialist general readers with an interest in cabin architecture and interior design, and of
immense value as a reference for professional architects and anyone planning to build a cabin of
their own!
Style Source Ireland - Interiors
Eoin Lyons
Currach Press
c/o Dufour Editions, Inc.
PO Box 7, Chester Springs, PA 19425-0007
9781856079440, $39.95 www.dufoureditions.com 1-800-869-5677
"Style Source Ireland - Interiors" by Eoin Lyons is not just another routine interior design book,
but stands out for what it presents by way of advice and resources for acquiring exactly the right
furnishings for an Irish-style interior design whether it be for an entrance hall, a living room, a
dining room, a kitchen, a bedroom, a bathroom, a room for children, or a home office. Of special
note is the section on wardrobes for bed linens. A major chapter is devoted to 'Special Things' in
terms of 'style sources ranging from the french look, to art deco, to modern. "Style Source Ireland
- Interiors" finishes with 'Around the House' covering the subjects of antiques and auctions,
flooring, curtains, fabrics, paints, wallpaper, lighting, hanging pictures, fireplaces, shelves and
drawers, shopping in Belfast, gifts, and Christmas. There is even a section devoted to 'Supplier's
Contact Details'. Very nicely illustrated in full color, "Style Source Ireland - Interiors" is an
informed and highly desirable addition to personal and professional Interior Design reference
collections.
The Architecture Shelf
Roofing Construction & Estimating
Daniel Atcheson
Craftsman Book Company
6058 Corte del Cedro , Carlsbad, CA 92009
9781572180074, $38.00 www.craftsman-book.com 1-800-829-8123
In "Roofing Construction & Estimating", Dan Atcheson draws upon his many years of
experience and expertise as a draftsman, as an apprentice in plumbing, electrical and carpenter,
as a professional in all areas of construction from earthwork, to framing, to roofing. The result is
an impressively 'user friendly' instructional compendium on roof sheathing, underlayment,
asphalt shinglers, wood shingles and shakes, mineral-surfaced roll roofing, tile and slate roofing,
metal roofing and siding, as well as built-up and elastomeric roofing. Profusely illustrated,
enhanced with tables, charts, calculations, examples, step-by-step instruction and repair
procedures, "Roofing Construction & Estimating" is ideal for novice or do-it-yourself roofer, and
would make an invaluable reference for even the more experienced roofing contractor with
respect to making a roofing estimate, installing or repairing roofing in residential or commercial
buildings. A highly recommended specialized reference, "Roofing Construction & Estimating"
should be a part of every professional, trade school, and community library Building Contractor
or Architecture reference collection.
The Language Studies Shelf
A Catullus Workbook
Helena Dettmer & LeaAnn A. Osburn
Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
1000 Brown Street, Unit 101, Wauconda, IL 60084
9780865166233, $22.00 www.bolchazy.com
Co-authored by academicians Helena Dettmer (Professor of classics and Associate Dean at the
University of Iowa) and LeaAnn A. Osburn (who until her recent retirement taught Latin at the
Barrington High School, a regular presenter on Latin pedagogy at conferences around the
country, and who serves as an editor for Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers for the Latin language
instruction titles), "A Cattullus Workbook" is enhanced for the Latin language student with a
Latin-to-English glossary developed by Ronnie Ancona. This superbly organized and presented
workbook features the complete Latin text for all the selections on the AP Catullus syllabus;
short answer questions addressing underlying grammatical and syntactical structures of each
Catullus poem; multiple choice questions on grammar, syntax, figures of speech, and content;
passages for scansion and translation; short and long essay questions; four review chapters
(including essays requiring comparative analysis of the poems). Thoroughly 'student friendly', "A
Catullus Workbook" will prove to be an essential and invaluable supplement to any highschool
or college level Latin language instructional curriculum.
The Criminology Shelf
Got Murder?
Martin Hintz
Tails Books
c/o Big Earth Publishing
145 North Commercial Street, Suite 100, Neenah, WI 54956
9781931599962, $18.95 www.bigearthpublishing.com 1-800-258-5830
Wisconsin has a very strange and notorious history of serial killers and macabre murders ranging
from such infamous characters as Ed Gein and Jeffrey Dahmer. "Got Murder?: The Shocking
Story Of Wisconsin's Notorious Killers" by Wisconsin author Martin Hintz is a compilation of
Badger State crimes and criminals whose lethal behavior has never been so well detailed and
annotated. as they have in this compendium of true crime stories. From the murder of Frank
Lloyd Wrights lover and her children with a hatchet; to Ed Gein's grave robbing and bizarre
butchery; to a deer-hunting trip that left six people dead, to the cannibalism of Jeffrey Dahmer,
these stories range from Wisconsin's pioneer era down to today's newspaper headlines. Strongly
recommended for personal and community library 'true crime' collections and reading lists, "Got
Murder?" is fascinating, riveting anthology of stories that brings a whole new and dark
dimension to Wisconsin history.
The Military Shelf
First to the Rhine
Harry Yeide and Mark Stout
Zenith Books
c/o MBI Publishing Company
Galtier Plaza, Suite 200, 380 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 55101-3885
9780760331460, $27.95 www.mbipublishing.com 1-800-458-0454
International affairs analyst Harry Yeide and defense think-tank researcher Mark Stout present
First to the Rhine: The 6th Army Group in World War II, an in-depth study of the 6th Army
Group and the "champagne campaign" of World War II - a nine-month struggle to push the Nazis
back past the Rhone River, the Vosges Mountains, the Rhine River and the Danube. The 6th
Army Group consisted of American veterans, and its French units swelled with tens of thousands
of Free French Forces of the Interior and the Maquis. First to the Rhine spotlights little-known
battles, such as the one at Montelimar when an ad hoc American armored command plus the 36th
Infantry Division almost cut off the entire German Nineteenth Army, in addition to well-known
events. First to the Rhine draws upon official American and French after-action reports,
contemporary combat records such as detailed S-3 and G-3 operations journals, U.S. Army
interviews of its soldiers shortly after actions occurred, and the personal journals of American,
French, and German commanders. Of especial interest is the study devoted to the French role in
combat and the relationship between the U.S. Army and French forces that faced down enemy
fire under American command. A handful of official U.S. Army photographs illustrate this
thorough chronicle, accessible to lay readers as well as military historians.
Bayonets for Hire
William Urban
Greenhill Books
c/o MBI Publishing Company
Galtier Plaza, Suite 200, 380 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 55101-3885
9781853677427, $39.95 www.mbipublishing.com 1-800-458-0454
William Urban (Professor of History, Monmouth College) presents Bayonets for Hire:
Mercenaries at War 1550-1789, an in-depth scrutiny of how mercenaries - and increasingly,
mercenary armies - affected military history through the late 1600s and into the 1700's. The
evolution of mercenary service as an increasingly sophisticated profession is traced, though the
volunteer armies of the French Revolution would temporarily dethrone the power of money with
the power of patriotism. Bridging the tumultuous transformation of the medieval era to modern
nation-states, Bayonets for Hire a through study of a unique dynamic of war and conquest in
early modern Europe and a highly recommended addition to public and college library military
history collections.
The Nautical Shelf
Rigging
Lennarth Petersson
Naval Institute Press
291 Wood Road, Annapolis, MD 21402
9781591147313, $42.95 www.navalinstitute.org 1-800-233-8764
In "Rigging: Period Fore-and-Aft Craft", author and professional illustrator Lennarth Pettersson
draws upon his many years of experience and expertise as a model maker an draughtsman in the
study of eighteenth-century rigs and rigging, to provide readers with a visual compendium
concerning ever aspect and facet of a ship's rigging. Three kinds of vessels are used to illustrate
and exemplify the rigging: The British Naval Cutter; The French Lugger; and The American
Schooner. "Rigging" is a seminal work that should be included into every personal, professional,
and academic library Nautical Studies reference collection, and will prove to be of special
interest and practical value for model ship builders dedicated to accuracy in their
constructions.
Arctic Hell-Ship
William Barr
University of Alberta Press
Ring House 2, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2E1
9780888644336, $34.95 www.uap.ualberta.ca
Lifetime Achievement Award-winning Canadian historian William Barr presents Arctic
Hell-Ship: The Voyage of HMS Enterprise 1850-1855, the true story of Richard Collinson's sea
voyage to the Arctic in search of the missing Franklin expedition. Collinson and his crew
approached the Northwest Passage from the west, hoping to find and rescue the Franklin
expedition; yet as time passed, relations between Collinson and his officers deteriorated so badly
that three of them spent much of the voyage under arrest, though they were later exonerated of
wrongful charges in the UK. A handful of color paintings by the ship's assistant surgeon, Edward
Adams, illustrate this absorbing true story of bitter and unpredictable survival on the harsh arctic
seas.
The Islamic Studies Shelf
Muhammad: Islam's First Great General
Richard A. Gabriel
University of Oklahoma Press
2800 Venture Drive, Norman, OK 73069
9780806138602, $24.95 www.oupress.com 1-800-627-7377
Muhammad: Islam's First Great General is not a typical biography Muhammad, prophet and
founder of the religion of Islam. Military historian and retired U.S. Army officer Richard A.
Gabriel presents a close examination of Muhammad as a military genius, who introduced
innovations that would transform armies and warfare throughout the Arab world. With a keen
eye upon the connections between social, economic, and cultural environment in which
Muhammad lived and the religion he founded to Muhammad's military achievements,
Muhammad: Islam's First Great General is an exceptional chronicle of how a brand-new religious
movement survived its tumultuous birth through eight major battles, eighteen raids, and
thirty-eight other military operations in its first ten years alone. Also covered is Muhammad's
masterful application of nonmilitary methods including bribery, alliance building, and political
assassination, to fortify his long-term position and goals, even at the expense of short-term
military objectives. Muhammad: Islam's First Great General reveals how Muhammad's talents
and inspirations enabled his successors to defeat the armies of Persia and Byzantium, and
establish the foundations of the Islamic empire, and is a singularly fascinating study of historical
warfare and leadership. Highly recommended.
The Music Shelf
The Cambridge Companion to Schumann
Beate Perrey, editor
Cambridge University Press
32 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013-2473
0521789508, $29.99 www.cambridge.org 1-800-872-7423
Expertly compiled and edited by Beate Perry, "The Cambridge Companion to Schumann" is an
up-to-date introduction showcasing the work of nineteenth and twentieth-century classical
composer Robert Schumann. An anthology of essays by learned authors discuss topics ranging
from "Life and literature, poetry and philosophy: Robert Schumann's aesthetics of music" to
"Novel symphonies and dramatic overtures", while other in-depth discussions of Schumann's
musical works include "Schumann in his time and since." A very highly recommended, essential
addition to academic and university music department reference collections, "The Cambridge
Companion to Schumann" is enhanced with extensive notes, an index, and a few measures of
musical notation round out this scholarly guide to the works and philosophies of a musical
genius.
The Gardening Shelf
Orchids to Know and Grow
Thomas J. Sheehan and Robert J. Black
University Press of Florida
University of Florida, 15 Northwest 15th Street, Gainesville, FL 32611-2079
9780813030654, $19.95 www.upf.com 1-800-226-3822
Professors emeritus of environmental horticulture Thomas J. Sheehan and Robert J. Black
combine their talents and expertise in Orchids to Know and Grow, a user-friendly guide to
identifying, classifying, and cultivating orchids. Packed with tips, tricks, and techniques for
selecting optimum specimens and properly tending to them at home or in a greenhouse, Orchids
to Know and Grow also offers an extensive selection of orchid genera, with each listing featuring
a black-and-white sketch of the orchid as well as its genus, tribe, subtribe, etymology, native
habitat, number of species, commonly grown species, list of what the plant hybridizes with, and
its generic description, flowering season, and methods of being cultured. An inset selection of
color plates rounds out this easy-to-use guide accessible to gardeners of all skill and experience
levels.
The Philosophy Shelf
Kant and the Scandal of Philosophy
Luigi Caranti
University of Toronto Press
10 St. Mary Street, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4Y 2W8
9780802091321, $60.00 www.utppublishing.com 1-800-565-9523
Philosopher and Marie Curie Fellow at Philipps-Universitat Luigi Caranti presents Kant and the
Scandal of Philosophy, an examination of Kant's arguments against Cartesian skepticism. Kant
considered it a scandal that philosophy failed to discover a rational proof of the existence of the
external world. Caranti addresses this issue with extreme attention to detail, offering a complete
historical analysis of Kant's anti-skeptical postulations from the pre-critical period to
"Reflexionen zum Idealismus" (1788-93). "Ironically, the more we emphasize Kant's dismissive
attitude towards metaphysics and its various problems (including idealism), the harder it becomes
for us to explain why only a few years later, in the 1770 Dissertation, he returned in grand style
to metaphysics - in particular, to a metaphysical argument against idealism." Revealing how
Kant's critique is crucial to understanding the origin of his philosophy, as well as how the
skeptical challenge led Kant to a crucial stage in his thought, Kant and the Scandal of Philosophy
is an invaluable contribution to philosophy shelves and enthusiastically recommended for
intermediate to advanced students and experts in the field.
The Photography Shelf
Now We Are One
Michael Wilson & David Wecker
Orange Frazer Press
PO Box 214, Wilmington, OH 45177
9781933197388, $18.00 www.orangefrazer.com 1-800-852-9332
More than 1.50 million children in the United States are adopted. These include more than
20,000 international adoptions every year. While 64% of these adoptions are girls and 36% are
boys, nearly half of all international adopted children are infants, and 90% of international
adoptees being less than five years old. Featuring an essay by Melissa Fay Greene, "Now We Are
One: Faces of International Adoption" is a compendium of photographs by Michael Wilson with
a bit of informational text by Cincinnati Post columnist David Wecker. The focus is on the
stories and images of ordinary families in Cincinnati, Ohio. Fifteen families demonstrate the
reality of American families adopting children from other countries and is a far cry from the
circus atmosphere of some recent Hollywood celebrity foreign adoptions. Here are pictorially
documented adoptions that focus on the simple, ordinary ways children from diverse (and
sometimes horrific) backgrounds have become integrated as vital and beloved members of their
new American families. Highly recommended, especially for anyone considering an international
adoption for a family of their own.
The International Studies Shelf
Global Perspectives On The United States, Volume 3
David Levinson & Karen Christensen, editors
Berkshire Publishing Group
314 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230-1615
9781933782072, $150.00 www.berkshirepublishing.com
The newly published third volume of "Global Perspectives On The United States" series from the
Berkshire Publishing Group, this compendium of informed and informative essays provides the
reader with a series of in-depth analysis of U.S. policies and programs, key historical events,
cultural phenomena (including religion and pop culture), and more. Of special note is the section
devoted to listing and describing U.S. agencies and organizations. Enhanced with more than 120
sidebars and illustrations that illuminate the original text which includes historic speeches and
treaties, firsthand journalistic accounts of personal experiences, "Global Perspectives On The
United States" reveals the complexities and diversities of how America is viewed by the men and
women of other countries and other cultures. Now complete with this 435 page addition, the
three volume set that is "Global Perspectives On The United States" is a necessary and core
addition to academic and community library International Studies reference collections.
The Comix/Graphic Novel Shelf
Terry and the Pirates, Volume 1
Milton Caniff
IDW Publishing
4411 Morena Boulevard, Suite 106, San Diego, CA 92117
9781600101007, $49.99 www.idwpublishing.com
Milton Caniff was one of the most popular and influential newspaper comic strip artists and
storytellers of his day. Perhaps his most important and successful strip was "Terry and the
Pirates" which began in 1934 and finally concluded some twelve years later. IDW Publishing has
published the first volume of this outstanding series which includes more than 800 consecutive
comic strips (black-and-white during the weekdays and in color for the Sunday papers) beginning
with its 1934 debut and continuing through to the end of 1936 and comprising all of the strips for
the series first two years. A whole new generation of readers will be introduced to young Terry
lee, his adult pal Pat Ryn, their sidekick Connie, and an unforgettable array of brigands and bad
guys including Captain Judas, Blaze, Burma, and the one-and-only Dragon Lady. Very strongly
recommended for personal and community library collections, this debut "Terry and the Pirates"
collection of high adventure on the China Seas is a genuine treat from beginning to end and will
leave the reader looking eagerly toward the arrival of Volume 2!
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