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A Book of Silence
Sara Maitland
Counterpoint Press
2117 - 4th St Suite D, Berkeley, CA 94710
9781582435176, $25.00 www.counterpointpress.com
A BOOK OF SILENCE comes from a feminist, mother, and author who found herself living
alone in the country after a lifetime of noisy family - and who came to love it. Here Maitland
describes how she decided to expand her newfound love of silence, from experiencing silence in
the Sinai desert to Scotland and a remote cottage on the Isle of Skye. Her journey brings her a
deeper understanding of the meaning of silence and self-discovery in a fine survey counteracting
the noise of daily life and promoting an appreciation for silence in the world. Any general
lending library will welcome this.
Gemstones of the World, fourth edition
Walter Schumann
Sterling Publishing
387 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10016-8810
9781402768293, $24.95 www.sterlingpublishing.com
GEMSTONES OF THE WORLD has been newly revised and expanded in this updated fourth
edition, which packs in nearly two thousand photos of gems along with complete physical
properties and tips on finding and cutting them. Even more gemstones are covered here than in
previous editions, making for an outstanding reference and a 'must' for any gemstone collector or
library catering to them.
How to Get Divorced by 30
Sascha Rothchild
Plume
c/o Penguin Publishing Group
375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014
9780452295995, $15.00 www.penguin.com
Humor blends with insights on relationships in a hilarious memoir about the ending of a 'forever'
marriage - an unusual combination of approaches. When the author realized the one person she
didn't want at her thirtieth birthday party was her husband, she entered the world of divorce, bad
decisions - and good ones. HOW TO GET DIVORCED BY 30: MY MISGUIDED ATTEMPT
AT A STARTER MARRIAGE is a fine pick for any general lending library.
The Self-Help Shelf
59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot
Richard Wiseman
Knopf
9780307273406, $24.00 www.aaknopf.com
59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot is a top pick for psychology and general lending
libraries alike, offering a powerful self-help guide to how to improve one's life without using
exercises that destroy motivation and damage relationships. Scientific advice blends with keys to
becoming more decisive, more imaginative, and more engaged. Very highly recommended!
The Generosity Factor
Ken Blanchard and S. Truett Cathy
Zondervan Publishing House
5300 Patterson Avenue, S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49530
9780310246602, $19.99 www.zondervan.com 1-800-727-1309
The Generosity Factor is a pick for both spirituality and self-help collections, offering insights
into generosity and how it's a visionary parable for any seeking more to life than they already
have. Using the parable of several self-made people, they provide five key principles to using
generosity to achieve a more meaningful life.
The Education Shelf
Bilingual By Choice
Virginie Raguenaud
Nicholas Brealey
20 Park Plaza #1115A, Boston, MA 02116
9781857885262, $19.95 www.nicholasbrealey.com
Bilingual By Choice tells how to teach kids to be bilingual for life and covers all the obstacles to
sustaining a second language, from unsupportive relatives and school issues to frequent
relocations and discrimination. The result is a powerful survey perfect for any education or
parental library covering all the basics of encouraging bilingual development in kids.
Using Skilled Dialogue to Transform Challenging Interactions
Isaura Barrera & Lucinda Kramer
Brookes Publishing
Box 10624, Baltimore, MD 21285-0624
1557669554, $34.95, www.brookespublishing.com
Using Skilled Dialogue to Transform Challenging Interactions offers early childhood collection
an outstanding survey of behavior, cultural roots, and the impact of early childhood diversity on
experiences, values and beliefs. From understanding and applying the three critical qualities of
Skilled Dialogue to making the most of differences and learning to interact better with support
systems for young children, this offers insights into integrated communication processes and is
perfect for any college-level education library.
SAT, 24th edition
Barron's
250 Wireless Blvd., Hauppauge, NY 11788
0764193988, $29.99 www.barronseduc.com
The 24th edition of SAT provides the latest review and practice tests available, pairing a detailed
review of the SAT with study advice, five full-length practice tests that reflect the latest SATs in
length and question types, and comprehensive reviews of all test topics. A CD-ROM comes with
two more practice tests, making this a 'must' for any college-prep student.
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
P.O. Box 960, Herndon, VA 20172-0960
www.jkp.com
Linda Miller's PRACTICAL BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR CHILDREN
AND TEENS WITH AUTISM (9781849050388, $39.95) offers a review of the '5P Approach' to
behavior management, discussing challenges to children and young people with autism and
similar disorders. Working solutions to common issues are based on real-life problems and offer
a framework for behavior intervention founded on prevention and good practice, making this a
fine survey for teachers and parents. Fiona Brownlee and Lindsay Munro's FUZZY BUZZY
GROUPS FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND SENSORY PROCESSING
DIFFICULTIES: A STEP-BY-STEP RESOURCE (9781843109662, $34.95) is accompanied by
a sing-along CD and offers professionals a resource for engaging young kinds in a fun,
sensory-based way. From choosing sensory food and drink to involving parents in the group, this
offers step-by-step keys to carrying out a session and includes photocopiable forms and
checklists. Simone Griffin and Dianne Sandler's MOTIVATE TO COMMUNICATE! 300
GAMES AND ACTIVITIES FOR YOUR CHILD WITH AUTISM (9781849050418, $18.95)
offers a fine resource packed with ideas and guidance for motivating children with autism and
other communication issues. From everyday toys used in new ways to extensions of activities,
this is packed with creative ideas developed over 40 years of clinical and educational practices.
Both are ideal for educator's libraries.
Corwin Press
2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
www.corwinpress.com
Prevention, assessment and intervention is the emphasis of Barbara C. Trolley and Constance
Hanel's CYBER KIDS, CYBER BULLYING, CYBER BALANCE (9781412972925, $31.95),
an educator's guide for helping tech-savvy students make choices about using technology in
positive ways. From charts that identifying cyber bullying warning signs to legal guidelines, use
policies, definitions of harassment vs. cyber stalking and more, this is a powerful survey
contemporary educators must have. Louise A. Chickie-Wolfe's LUCKY TO BE A TEACHER:
LIFE-CHANGING AFFIRMATIONS FOR POSITIVE CLASSROOMS (9781412972628,
$22.95) appears in its second updated edition to provide a set of positive classroom keys. Learn
how to use core motivating affirmations to maintain a positive perspective and reinforce teaching
commitment with a guide of over thirty updated affirmations of encouragement. Virginia
Gonzalez's YOUNG LEARNERS DIVERSE CHILDREN: CELEBRATING DIVERSITY IN
EARLY CHILDHOOD (9781412968140, $30.95) offers a research-based instructional model
that blends cognition, language and culture and uses the author's own experience in establishing a
successful laboratory school for diverse preschoolers. From using storytelling to improve literacy
skills to collaborating with parents, this offers a fine practical handbook. Ronald Mah's
GETTING BEYOND BULLYING AND EXCLUSION PRE-K-5: EMPOWERING CHILDREN
IN INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS (9781412957236, $26.95) tells how students with special
needs can develop skills for meeting bullies head-on. An analysis of bullying styles for males and
females accompanies teacher tips on how to prevent bullying, how to intervene early before
patterns develop, and how to involve parents. Highly recommended for any educator's collection.
June Trop Zuckerman's FROM LESSON PLANS TO POWER STRUGGLES GRADES 6-12
(9781412968782, $30.95) offers new teachers classroom management keys, presenting stories
from novice middle and secondary school teachers in urban, suburban and rural environments.
Each chapter offers a case history paired with instructional and disciplinary cases and
results.
The Health/Medicine Shelf
Dentistry 101
David W. Longworth
Beaver's Pond Press
7104 Ohms Lane, Suite 101, Edina, MN 55439-2129
9781592983124, $14.95, www.beaverspondpress.com
All too often, good dental health is prioritized beneath already neglected body health. "Dentistry
101" discusses the importance of good dental health, something ignored by many Americans.
Telling the facts of dentistry, such stopping cavities before they start, good teeth can last forever,
and that dental care is something affordable for everyone, "Dentistry 101" is a must for anyone
who underestimates the importance and value of white teeth.
Multiple Sclerosis Manifesto
Julie Stachowiak, Ph.D.
Demos
11 W. 42nd St., 15th Floor, New York NY 10036
9781932603446, $19.95 www.demoshealth.com
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS MANIFESTO: ACTION TO TAKE, PRINCIPLES TO LIVE BY
offers a basic resource for people with MS, using the author's own experiences with MS to
provide a resource addressing common challenges, barriers and opportunities. From participating
in studies to becoming pro-active in treatment and understanding how dysfunctions feel and
affect life, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS MANIFESTO is an action-oriented guide that goes well
beyond simple definitions. Health and general collections need this approach.
Ultra Fat to Ultra Fit
Noah Walton, Ph.D.
Sentient
1113 Spruce St., Boulder, CO 80302
9781591810902, $15.95 www.sentientpublications.com
Noah Walton decided to transform himself from a 340-pound blimp to an elite athlete - and
tested his limits during the process. Five years later he completed the U.S. National Triathlon
Championship. His insights on how he achieved extreme fitness make for an inspirational survey
recommended for any who would transform themselves.
Arthritis Sourcebook, third edition
Amy L. Sutton, Editor
Omnigraphics
Box 625, Holmes, PA 19043
9780780810778, $93.00 www.omnigraphics.com
The third updated edition of ARTHRITIS SOURCEBOOK is a winner, offering the latest details
on diagnosing, treating and managing all kinds of arthritis. The symptoms and treatments of
related diseases accompany tips on reducing pain and inflammation and managing
arthritis-related disability.
Slow Death By Rubber Duck
Rick Smith & Bruce Lourie
Counterpoint
2117 - 4th St, Suite D, Berkeley, CA 94710
9781582435671, $25.00 www.counterpointpress.com
Slow Death By Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things examines the pollution of
everyday living - population coming from common items in our homes and workplaces, from
shampoos and carpets to toys. The authors conducted their own research by ingesting and
inhaling a host of everyday items: their survey exposes daily household dangers and offers
important keys to decontaminating a home.
Living with Someone Who's Living with Bipolar Disorder
Chelsea Lowe and Bruce M. Cohen, MD, PhD
Jossey-Bass, Inc.
989 Market Street, 5th floor, San Francisco, CA 94103-1741
9780470475669, $18.95 www.josseybass.com
Living with Someone Who's Living with Bipolar Disorder: A Practical Guide for Family, Friends
and Coworkers provides a warm book on how to handle changing moods, ups and downs, and
other behaviors. It's designed as a non-technical, everyday coping guide and offers case histories
and stories of how others developed effective coping strategies. General and health libraries will
find this important considering the increasing diagnosis of bipolar with all its management
implications.
Telling Tales About Dementia
Lucy Whitman, Editor
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
400 Market St. #400, Philadelphia, PA 19106
9781843109419, $19.95, www.jkp.com
Telling Tales About Dementia: Experiences of Caring offers experiences from some thirty care
givers from different backgrounds and circumstances who describe their experiences caring for a
partner, parent or friend with dementia. Any affected by dementia in either a professional or
personal realm will find this collection eye-opening, engaging, and educational. A pick for health
and aging collections alike.
The Business Shelf
Career GPS
Ella L.J. Edmondson Bell, Ph.D. with Linda Villarosa
Amistad
c/o HarperCollins
10 E. 53rd St., New York NY 10022-5299
9780061714382, $25.99 www.amistadbooks.com
Career GPS: Strategies for Women Navigating the New Corporate Landscape comes from one of
the nation's most respected experts in women's career advancement and retention and offers
managers and women a survey of how to succeed at every level in a dynamic corporate
marketplace. Her tactics for success tells how to foster meaningful connections that lead to
advancement, offering fine strategies for any aspiring businesswoman and for managers who
would blend their skills into a corporate structure.
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
235 Montgomery St., Suite 650, San Francisco CA 94104-2916
www.bkconnection.com
Stewart Levine's GETTING TO RESOLUTION: TURNING CONFLICT INTO
COLLABORATION (9781576757710, $19.95) offers a fine, powerful book on using ten guiding
principles to stop anger and enable conflicting sides to return to productive, positive
relationships. His conversational process optimizes resources and allows resolution to come to
the foreground, and appears in a second edition thoroughly revised with new examples, tools, and
new materials on communication processes. Business libraries need this! They also need the
revised, updated and expanded new edition of the international best-seller by Ken Blanchard and
Mark Miller, THE SECRET (9781605092683, $19.95). This appears in its second edition to
provide an expanded story-telling survey based on fictional character Debbie and how she
discovers how to lead through service. From why great leaders seem preoccupied with the future
to the components of leadership success, THE SECRET is a fine, winning title for any business
library. Ira Chaleff's THE COURAGEOUS FOLLOWER: STANDING UP TO & FOR OUR
LEADERS (9781605092737, $22.95) provides an updated, expanded survey covering the new
power dynamics between leaders and followers. Chapters cover responsibility, serving,
understanding knowledge or its lack, and participating effectively in change, and make for a fine
guide for any business leader's collection. Arbinger Institute's LEADERSHIP AND SELF-DECEPTION: GETTING OUT OF THE BOX (9781576759776, $16.95) offers an expanded second edition of a
transformative book on leadership, revising throughout all the approaches and offering important
keys to how we sabotage relationships at work and home - and how to stop. A story about an
executive facing challenges at work and home offers keys to these psychological barriers in a
powerful survey all business collections should have. Adam Kahane's POWER AND LOVE: A
THEORY AND PRACTICE OF SOCIAL CHANGE (9781605093048, $16.95) considers the
typical ways people try to solve their toughest group and social problems - and why these
methods are flawed. The desire for power and love motivate very different approaches - but it's
when these approaches are combined, that social change happens. Business practices and social
insights alike accompany details on the different sides of love and how to fall - and succeed -
through both.
Velocity
Dee Jacob, et.al.
Free Press
1230 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 10020
9781439158920, $26.00 www.simonandschuster.com
VELOCITY: A BUSINESS NOVEL comes from the AGI-Goldratt Institute, offering a blend of
business novel and insights in VELOCITY: COMBINING LEAN, SIX SIGMA AND THE
THEORY OF CONSTRAINTS TO ACHIEVE BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE. It's
written in the same engaging style of THE GOAL and tells of a fictional company and how it
solves its major business problems, from product development to production and sales. Any
interested in business concepts will find the novel approach much easier to digest than an
instructional textbook or manual.
Training and Collaboration with Virtual Worlds
Alex Heiphetz, PhD and Gary Woodill, Ed.D
McGraw-Hill
c/o The McGraw Hill Companies
Two Penn Plaza, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10121-2298
www.books.mcgraw-hill.com
0071628029, $29.95 www.mhprofessional.com
Training and Collaboration with Virtual Worlds tells how to use the internet and virtual worlds
within it to keep a company competitive and productive. Virtual worlds can help create training
and recruitment programs that build superior teams - and this discusses all available technologies
and how to use these technologies in a business setting. 3-D virtual worlds are a key to the future
- and this tells how they operate.
Motion Leadership
Michael Fullan
Corwin Press
2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
9781412981316, $19.95 www.corwin.com
MOTION LEADERSHIP: THE SKINNY ON BECOMING CHANGE SAVVY tells how
leaders can set large-scale change in motion using some simple, easy rules. From connecting
peers and being assertive to understanding the politics of emotions, MOTION LEADERSHIP
provides keys to growth at any organizational level.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774
www.wiley.com
David Meerman Scott's THE NEW RULES OF MARKETING & PR (9780470547816, $19.95)
provide a fine new edition of the best-selling title - a revised, updated survey offering the latest
insider tips on the latest tools and techniques to market any product or service. Learn how to
reach buyers directly on the internet, market well, and understand the rules of business in a
Web-based environment with this exceptional guide to changing environments and options,
perfect for any business or general library. Also recommended is Willie Jolley's TURN
SETBACKS INTO GREENBACKS: 7 SECRETS FOR GOING UP IN DOWN TIMES (9780470554722,
$21.95). This comes from a motivational speaker who helped Ford avert bankruptcy and
bail-outs: here he shares a new vision for viewing setbacks as opportunities for future growth,
offering tested suggestions and solutions to achieving professional growth through all kinds of
conditions.
Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting & Running a Thrift Store
Ravel Buckley with Carol Costa
Alpha
375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014
9781592579525, $18.95 www.idiotsguides.com
Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting & Running a Thrift Store is the perfect pick for any who
would set up a thrift store and open a successful profit or nonprofit shop. From acquiring
donations of superior, saleable items and setting prices for managing volunteer staff and
promoting the store, this is packed with specifics perfect for would-be retail thrift shop owners
and business libraries catering to them.
The International Studies Shelf
Shifting Superpowers
Martin Sieff
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC 20001
9781935308218, $26.00 www.cato.org
SHIFTING SUPERPOWERS: THE NEW AND EMERGING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES, CHINA AND INDIA comes from a journalist who challenges the
assumption that America can retain global dominance with the rise of these two nations. From
common myths politicians have about India and China to their historic relationship and dangers,
this is a 'must' for any college-level political science collection.
China's Megatrends
John & Doris Naisbitt
Harper Business
10 E. 53rd St., New York NY 10022
9780061859441, $27.99 www.harpercollins.com
CHINA'S MEGATRENDS: THE 8 PILLARS OF A NEW SOCIETY come from longtime China
observers who here provide an in-depth study of China's revolutionary social, political and
economic life and how this in turn affects the West. The authors traveled the country
interviewing journalists, students, business people, artists and more, monitored local newspapers
in all of China's provinces to identify deep forces affecting the nation's transformation, and here
provides their identification of 8 foundations of the emerging new society. Both business and
social interest libraries and of course any collection strong in Chinese history and culture must
have this!
The Needlecraft Shelf
Watson Guptill Publications
1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019
www.watsonguptill.com
Trond Anfinnsen's HATHEADS (9780823092369, $22.95) tells how to make the world a
warmer place through 50 knit hat designs easy for beginners to make. Men, women and children
alike are included in tips for creating unique hats for all, with chapters pairing color photos of
each hat with patterns and instructions. A fine addition to any needlework library. Tanya Alpert's
HAIKU KNITS (9780823098071, $29.99) provides lovely photos and designs from a knitwear
designer and fiber artist who provides twenty accessories inspired by Japanese designs. These
stylish and different creations will appeal to knitters who want more fashion in their options, and
offers photos and keys to original creations. Any knitting library needs this.
Martingale & Company
20205 - 144th Ave NE, Woodinville, WA 98072-8478
www.martingale-pub.com
Pat Durbin's FABRIC + PAINT + THREAD = FABULOUS (9781564779373, $22.99) is for
quilters who have the basics down but want to take their skills to the next level. It shows how to
expand quilting skills to make quilt art, teaching how to paint landscapes on fabric, then how to
use thread to 'paint' realistic trees, leaves and more. Five projects demonstrate techniques and
pack in ideas for any quilter. Ilene Bartos' SPECTACULAR RECTANGLES; 12 QUILTS
FROM A SIMPLE SHAPE (9781564779359, $24.99) provides a fine selection of quilts made
from a simple shape with a twist. These build upon common quilt patterns but offer differences
that set them apart from old patterns, focusing on rectangular blocks for a different quilting
experience. Quilting collections will welcome this! Needlework libraries will relish Sheryl Thies'
NATURE'S WRAPTURE: CONTEMPORARY KNITTED SHAWLS (9781564779441,
$24.99). Knitters receive gorgeous unique shawls made from delicate yarns and embellished with
bright colors in a series of projects pairing color photos of stylish finishes with excellent
step-by-step directions. The shawls are replete with bright colors and influences from nature,
from flowers to dragonflies.
Crochet: 200 Q&A
Rita Taylor
Barron's
250 Wireless Road, Hauppauge, NY 11788
0764162586, $18.99 www.barronseduc.com
Crochet: 200 Q&A offers a range of crochet insights, using questions designed for beginners and
experienced crocheters alike. 200 questions on a range of crochet topics offer detailed
explanations of specific techniques and effects, covering basic stitches, shaping, cables, joining
and more. Any basic crochet or needlework collection needs this.
Rule-Breaking Quilts
Kathryn Schmidt
American Quilters Society
Box 3290, Paducah, KY 42002-3290
9781574326567, $24.95 www.americanquilter.com
Rule-Breaking Quilts offers tips on how to use pattern-free, template-free and pin-free techniques
and just 6 fat quarters to achieve superior quilt results. From ten sample quilt projects to using
the author's stack-slash-and-move sewing techniques, this provides a revolutionary, different
approach to quilt making and will find a fine home in any quilter's library.
The Economics Shelf
Factor Five
Ernst Von Weizsacker & Collaborators
Earthscan
22883 Quicksilver Drive, Sterling, VA 20166-2012
Stylus Publishing (distributor)
PO Box 605, Herndon, VA 20172-0605
9781844075911, $39.95, www.earthscan.co.uk
It's a crossroads, and something will have to give. "Factor Five" is a followup to Ernst von
Weizsacker's previous volume, Factor Four. Stating that the interactions between humanity and
the planet cannot continue as they are uninterrupted, many thinkers converge and state how
industries are going to rapidly change in coming decades in reaction to the environment or in
preparational measures for the collapse of the environment. With plenty of full color charts,
indexes, and other appendixes to support its research, "Factor Five" is a fine collaboration of
many scholars and thinkers, making for an enthusiastically recommended read for economic and
environmental collections.
Marketing Metrics, second edition
Paul W. Farris, Neil T. Bendle, Philip E. Pfeifer, & David J. Reibstein
Wharton School Publishing
c/o Pearson Technology Group
801 East 96h Street, #300, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759
9780137058297, $39.99, www.whartonsp.com
Objectivity is something hard to find, even in numbers. "Marketing Metrics: The Definitive
Guide to Measuring Marketing Performance" is a guide to understanding the many measures of
success in today's world and how to cut through spins and other word plays to best understand
the real facts and numbers of business. It covers how to use these numbers to revise one's
business strategy to meet these numbers, and the new and updated edition offers more facts and
references to use in formulating one's own marketing plan. "Marketing Metrics" is a reference
any marketer should have on hand.
The Collected Papers of Anthony de Jasay
Anthony De Jasay
Liberty Fund
8335 Allison Pointe Trail, Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46250-1684
9780865977785, $14.50, www.libertyfund.org
A good grasp of market politics is a vital tool to fully understanding and evaluating it. "The
Collected Papers of Anthony de Jasay: Political Economy, Concisely Essays on Policy That Does
Not Work and Markets That Do" is a collection of essays from noted economic theorist Anthony
De Jasay, an active economic thinker in today's world. He thoughts and ideas, drawing from
many economies throughout the world are sound and provide many ideas and make for highly
intellectual reading. "The Collected Papers of Anthony de Jasay" is a top and very highly
recommended pick that should be in every economic studies collection.
WTO
Debra P. Steger
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
PO Box 8500, Ottawa, ON K1G 3H9, Canada
9781554581566, $44.95, www.wlupress.wlu.ca
Times change, and the rules of economics change with them. "WTO: Redesigning the World
Trade Organization for the Twenty-First Century" discusses the World Trade Organization and
its successes and failures in the modern day and how it can be revised and improved to stand the
test of time and serve the world as the law on the necessary international trade. Many brilliant
minds converge on the topic and offer much in the way of solutions and ideas for a more
effective WTO of the future. Debra P. Steger serves as editor and presents a recommended read
for anyone trying to understand the present and future of the WTO, making "WTO" a top pick for
community and college library economics collections.
Trading From Your Gut
Curtis Faith
FT Press
1330 Avenue of the Americans, 35th floor, New York, NY 10019
9780137047680, $24.99, www.ftpress.com
The stock market isn't a product of the primal instincts, but they can be useful in realizing the
best way to act. "Trading From Your Gut: How to Use the Right Brain Instinct & Left Brain
Smarts to Become a Master Trader" is a guide to combining logic and gut impulse to make wise
trading decisions that can help a trader rise up and become a master trader. With chapters on
reading other traders, learning from their mistake, using logic and intuition, "Trading From Your
Gut" is a top pick for those who don't think ignoring their gut makes for the wisest trades.
The Environmental Studies Shelf
Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere, second edition
Robert Cox
Sage Publications
2455 Teller Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
9781412972116, $49.95, www.sagepublications.com
No one will ever know there's a problem unless they're kept in the light. Now in an updated and
expanded second edition, "Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere" discusses the
public's views of the world's environmental problems and the elements that come into play trying
to deal with these problems. Author Robert Cox, multiple time president of the Sierra Club,
discusses the topic in depth as it extends to congress, public opinion and the forces that can get
things done and save the world's environment. The second edition discusses public opinion and
the rise of the internet in informing the world of its many environmental problems and climate
change. "Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere" is a must for community and
college library environmental studies collections.
A Spring Without Bees
Michael Schacker
The Lyons Press
246 Goose Lane, Guilford, CT 06437
9781599214320, $24.95 www.LyonsPress.com
A Spring Without Bees: How Colony Collapse Disorder Has Endangered Our Food Supply
identifies a new chemical devastating our environment: IMD, a new but widely used insecticide
in the U.S. that is the prime suspect for raising the die-off rate of honey bees to 30% of all
beehives in the U.S. Science and politics blend in a survey of this chemical and how the demise
of bees could lead to food supply devastation and world-wide disaster in a wake-up call akin to
Rachel Carson - and recommended for any general science or environmental library.
The Computer Shelf
Addison Wesley
c/o Pearson Technology Group
801 East 96th Street, #300, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759
www.informit.com
The second edition of Erica Sadun's THE IPHONE DEVELOPER'S COOKBOOK: BUILDING
APPLICATIONS WITH THE IPHONE 3.0 SDK (0321659570, $44.99) has been completely
revised and expanded to cover the iPhone 3.0 SDK and offers an invaluable reference for any
iPhone and iPod developer. From using touches and other sophisticated iPhone interfaces to
using ne Push Notifications to send alerts and working with flexible maps and multiplayer
games, this advanced cookbook offers many keys to iPhone development that programmers must
know. Marcus Zarra and Matt Long's CORE ANIMATION (0321617754, $44.99) offers an
in-depth programmer's discussion for Mac OS X/iPhone developers and covers Core Animation's
layers, views, and effects. Learn how to leverage Core Image's filters, play Quicktime movies
using the program's movie module, and how to use helper layers to draw gradients and composite
shapes. Color screen shots throughout make for an invaluable discussion. Craig Larman and Bas
Vodde's PRACTICES FOR SCALING LEAN & AGILE DEVELOPMENT (0321636406,
$49.99) is for any software engineering collection strong in Agile development. It covers
frameworks for large-scale Scrum, testing and quality control, Agile architecture, offshore
development and more and provides insights on how low-quality code and products develop and
how to stop them. William C. Wake and Kevin Rutherford's REFACTORING IN RUBY
(0321545044, $44.99) is for any programmer's library strong in Ruby. It tells how to refactor
Ruby code quickly, using several applications to discuss the process and offering a workbook
using several applications to help reinforce refactoring ideas by linking concepts to real-world
scenarios. Any collection strong in programming languages in general and Ruby in particular
needs this.
Course Technology
20 Channel Center St., Boston, MA 02210
www.courseptr.com
Charles R. Hardnett's VIRTUAL WORLD DESIGN AND CREATION FOR TEENS
(1598638505, $34.99) shows teens how to develop virtual 3D worlds using the easy visual
programming language Alice. It offers step-by-step insights into setting up such worlds using
content appropriate for tees ages 12-18, hands-on project examples, and including a CD-ROM
that includes Alice version 2.2 and solutions to each chapter's projects. While geared for teen
programmers, any interested in designing and creating virtual worlds for teens will find this an
invaluable introduction. Ruth Maran's MARAN ILLUSTRATED GUIDED TOUR: WINDOWS
7 (1435454316, $24.99) is the perfect pick for any Windows user who wants a visual approach
rather than wading through lengthy text. It packs in hundreds of color screen shots and covers all
the new Windows 7 features, making it a 'must' for any general Windows reference
collection.
How to Cheat in Motion
Patrick Sheffield
Focal Press
30 Corporate Drive #400, Burlington, MA 01803
9780240810973, $39.95 www.focalpress.com
How to Cheat in Motion is a top pick for any multimedia or digital video programming collection
and provides a powerful set of creative solutions to enhancing titles, visual effects and more
using Apple's Motion program. Step-by-step directions accompany keys to film and video
production customization and accompany a companion CD showing these techniques at work.
Paul Sheffield has some 20 years of film and video experience behind him and provides a rare
expertise, here.
A Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors and Shell Programming, second edition
Mark G. Sobell
Prentice Hall Professional
c/o Pearson Technology Group
801 East 96th Street, #300, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759
0131367366, $49.99 www.informit.com/ph
A Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors and Shell Programming appears in its second
updated edition to provide a tutorial to the latest Linux commands and references. It's the only
book to offer a primer on Perl for all system administrators, in-depth coverage of basic and
advanced Linux shell programming, and tips and tricks for customizing the shell. If only one
advanced Linux command reference were to be chosen, this is among the top contenders for the
job.
Security on Rails
Ben Poweski and David Raphael
Pragmatic Programmers
Box 293325, Lewisville, TX 75029-3325
9781934356487, $34.95 www.pragprog.com
SECURITY ON RAILS tells how to design security into an application, providing the tools and
techniques for Rails programmers that are key to survival against hackers. Chapters cover typical
hacker methodology and show how to secure Rails applications against threats. Rails
programmers need these specific insights.
The Psychology Shelf
AP Psychology, fourth edition
Allyson Weseley, Ed.D and Robert McEntarffer
Barron's
250 Wireless Blvd, Hauppauge, NY 11788
0764140531, $16.99 www.barronseduc.com
The fourth updated edition of AP PSYCHOLOGY provides the latest practice tests and reviews
available, offering two full-length practice exams with all questions answered and a full-length
diagnostic test to help target areas needing more study. A comprehensive review of all test topics
and analysis of free-response questions and answers makes for a powerful presentation
recommended for any studying for the AP Psychology test.
The Jobs/Careers Shelf
Wiley CPA Exam Review Regulation
O. Ray Whittington, CPA, PhD and Patrick R. Delaney, CPA, PhD
Wiley-Blackwell
10475 Crosspoint Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46256
9780470453520, $55.00, www.wiley.com/cpa
Wiley CPA Exam Review Regulation includes over 1,000 questions and some 40 full-scale
simulations in a study guide for any planning to take the CPA exam. The latest coverage for the
computerized exam offers all the latest AICPA content requirements in regulation, with
comprehensive questions - over 3,800 multiple-choice - accompanying detailed outlines, study
guides, and more. A 'must' for any would-be CPA.
The Music Shelf
Course Technology
20 Channel Center St., Boston, MA 02210
www.courseptr.com
Gary Gottlieb's HOW DOES IT SOUND NOW?: LEGENDARY ENGINEERS AND VINTAGE
GEAR (1598638521, $24.99) offers interviews with over thirty famous audio engineers on how
they utilized classic analog recording hardware to make high quality recordings. Each reviews
audio and music history and shows how some favorite recordings were made, discussing gear,
differences between common and quality recordings, and engineering goals. Libraries strong in
music production will relish this. Such collections also will relish Robert Safir's MAKE YOUR
MUSIC VIDEO AND PUT IT ONLINE (1598639978, $29.99). It tells how to make a video and
get it seen, and offers keys to marketing your music or band through producing a high-quality,
low-budget music video. A 'must' for any musician or band member wanting to apply PR tactics
to cutting-edge technology.
The Architecture Shelf
Compact Cabins
Gerald Rowan
Storey Publishing
210 MassMoca Way, North Adams, MA 01247
9781603424622, $19.95 www.storey.com
COMPACT CABINS shows readers how to build a getaway dream cabin, offering over sixty
designs outlining the cabin and using affordable, energy-efficient styles. Cabins range from 100
to 1,000 feet but are high in low-maintenance building materials, utility choices, and alternative
energy. Any cabin builder will relish the design specifics and insights.
Understanding Green Building Guidelines for Students and Young Professionals
Traci Rose Rider
W.W. Norton
500 - 5th Avenue, New York NY 10110
9780393732634, $19.95 www.wwnorton.com
Understanding Green Building Guidelines for Students and Young Professionals is a pick for
home, garden and college-level architecture libraries alike, blending topics of sustainability with
green building and offering guidelines, rating systems, and national and local programs alike for
selecting the best system for a project. From homeowners and realtors to contractors and site
designers, this comes packed with important details.
Negotiated Terrains
Edited by Nina Rappaport with Heather Kilmer
W.W. Norton, Distributor
500 - 5th Avenue, New York NY 10110
9780393733235, $35.00 www.wwnorton.com
College-level architecture libraries will relish NEGOTIATED TERRAINS, the second book to
feature the work of the Louis I. Kahn Visiting Assistant Professors, which brings young
architectural inventors to the Yale School of Architecture. This book features the studio research
of Jeanne Gang, Sunil Bald and Marc Tsurumaki and includes interviews, essays about their
works, and color photos of their installations. Highly recommended!
The Gardening Shelf
Complete Idiot's Guide to Year-Round Gardening
Delilah Smittle and Sheri Ann Richardson
Alpha
375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014
9781592579709, $19.95 www.idiotsguides.com
Complete Idiot's Guide to Year-Round Gardening offers clear information and expert advice for
novice and seasoned gardeners alike. From tips to get plants started indoors or outdoors to
common plants that can be grown under cover and techniques for greenhouse and root-cellar
gardening alike, this packs in tips for successful year-round results.
The Theatre/Cinema/TV Shelf
The Girl in Alfred Hitchcock's Shower
Robert Graysmith
Berkeley
375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014
9780425232316, $25.95 www.penguin.com
The Girl in Alfred Hitchcock's Shower: A Murder That Became a Real-Life Mystery offers
insights into what really happened to Janet Leigh's body double in Psycho, exploring the
psychology of a killer and revealing a classic Hollywood murder mystery. From insights into a
then-dangerous Los Angeles to a killer inspired by Hitchcock's film, The Girl in Alfred
Hitchcock's Shower is a riveting true-time Hollywood story suitable for any true crime or film
library.
Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2010
Roger Ebert
Andrews McMeel
1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106
0740785362, $29.99 www.andrewsmcmeel.com
Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2010 deserves ongoing recommendation for any general or film library strong in movie reviews from experts. Roger Ebert has been critiquing films with and since his TV show with Gene Siskel, and his annual collection includes over five hundred reviews along with interviews, essays, tributes, journal entries and more. An outstanding reference is the result.
Keeping Score
Tom Hoover
Course Technology
20 Channel Center St., Boston MA 02210
1435454774, $34.99 www.courseptr.com
KEEPING SCORE: INTERVIEWS WITH TODAY'S TOP FILM, TELEVISION AND GAME
MUSIC COMPOSERS features interviews from the top composers of Hollywood, offering
conversations that go behind the scenes of film scoring and reveal details about best films and
how they are made. From handling film critiques to how music is chosen and paired with movies,
this is a powerful and important survey key to any film collection.
The Religion/Spirituality Shelf
Jesus Freak
Sara Miles
Jossey-Bass
989 Market St., 5th Floor, San Francisco CA 94103-1741
9780470481660, $21.95 www.jossey-bass.com
JESUS FREAK: FEEDING HEALING RAISING THE DEAD offers moving stories of those
who respond to Jesus' call to feed the hungry, heal the sick, and cast out demons. Author Sara
Miles experienced a midlife conversion that changed her from an atheist to a Jesus-loving activist
feeding thousands of hungry people weekly: JESUS FREAK tells how belief changes lives, and
is a pick for any spirituality collection.
Warrior Princess
Princess Kasune Zulu with Belinda Collins
InterVarsity Press
Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515-1426
9780830837250, $22.00 www.ivpress.com
WARRIOR PRINCESS provides a lively autobiography following Princess Zulu on her journey
from a poor Zambian village to becoming a global force in the world. Her infection with HIV led
to a fiery AIDS activism and an unusual perspective on health, disease and life in this moving,
inspirational saga perfect for spirituality collections.
The Voice That Calls You Home
Andrea Raynor
Atria Books
1230 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 10020
9781416596110, $24.00 www.simonandschuster.com
The Voice That Calls You Home: Inspiration for Life's Journeys comes from Reverend Andrea
Raynor, whose years as a hospice chaplain allowed her to observe the human spirit and
spirituality in the face of death. This collection shares personal stories and offers essays on
bringing piece to those crossing over, making for a vivid, inspirational read.
Decoding the Language of God
George C. Cunningham, MD, MPH
Prometheus Books
59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst, NY 14228-2119
9781591027669, $18.00 www.prometheusbooks.com
DECODING THE LANGUAGE OF GOD: CAN A SCIENTIST REALLY BE A BELIEVER? A
GENETICIST RESPONDS TO FRANCIS COLLINS comes a geneticist who presents a
point-by-point rebuttal of THE LANGUAGE OF GOD by Francis Collins, and is a pick for any
library where Francis Collins' work is studied. Here Cunningham argues that there is no
scientifically acceptable evidence to support a belief in a personal god - and much that discredits
it. This inspirational survey offers plenty for debate and dialogue.
The Secret Legacy of Jesus
Jeffrey J. Butz
Inner Traditions International, Ltd.
One Park Street, Rochester, VT 05767
9781594773075, $19.95 www.innertraditions.com
The Secret Legacy of Jesus: The Judaic Teachings That Passed from James the Just to the
Founding Fathers is a pick for any spirituality collection including secret societies and Christian
history. It tells of an underground Jewish strain of Christianity able to resist incorporation into its
powerful rival, and it reveals the theological link that connects various secret societies with
Christ's original teachings.
Starving Souls
Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser
KTAV Publishing
930 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
9781602801424, $18.95 www.ktav.com
STARVING SOULS: A SPIRITUAL GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING EATING DISORDERS
isn't just another health coverage, but a spiritual examination of such disorders pairing real-life
stories with models of interventions that have proven successful. Based on Jewish doctrine, all
religions will benefit from and relate to the spiritual focus that blends overall analysis with
practical techniques.
The Mystery/Suspense Shelf
Assassins of Athens
Jeffrey Siger
Poisoned Pen Press
6962 E. 1st Ave #103, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
9781590586891, $24.95 www.poisonedpenpress.com
ASSASSINS OF ATHENS offers a fine Chief Inspector Kaldis novel telling of the body of a boy
from one of Greece's most prominent families found in a dumpster in a terrible neighborhood,
involving Andreas Kaldis in more than murder. His search for answers takes him to the seedy
side of Athens nightlife and high society alike in search of answers in this gripping Greek
mystery.
Berkeley Prime Crime
375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014
www.penguin.com
Kate Carlisle's IF BOOKS COULD KILL (9780451228918, $6.99) tells of a haunted city and a
book restorer who faces scandal with a text that could change history and humiliate the British
Monarchy - until murder hides it, Julie Hyzy's EGGSECUTIVE ORDERS (9780425232033,
$7.99) provides a fun White House Chef mystery revolving around a murder at an Easter
celebration, J.M.C. Blair's THE PENDRAGON MURDERS (9780425233122, $7.99) tells of
death stalking the English countryside and a struggle by Merlin and Arthur for the throne, Penny
Warner's HOW TO HOT A KILLER PARTY (9780451229304, $6.99) tells of a professional
kids' party thrower who gains a big political gig, only to find a dead bride and more thwart her
business, Melinda Wells' THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING (9780425233115, $7.99) includes
recipes as it tells of a cooking school owner and cooking show host who finds celebrities being
murdered, Krista Davis' THE DIVA PAINTS THE TOWN (9780425233443, $6.99) tells of a
reclusive neighbor's death and a decoration job that uncovers a murder, Kate Collins' SLEEPING
WITH ANEMONE (9780451228901, $6.99) provides a funny and fun mystery read in a heroine
who faces a would-be kidnapper and danger, and Kaye Morgan's GHOST SUDOKU
(9780425232620, $6.99) adds to her Sudoku mysteries in telling of a dirty political scandal and
murder. Mystery libraries will relish the variety and differing, contemporary approaches.
The Military Shelf
The Diary of Prisoner 17326
John K. Stutterheim
Fordham University Press
University Box L, Bronx, NY 10458-5172
9780823231508, $35.00 www.fordhampress.com
Author John Stutterheim spent hours exploring his exotic surroundings growing up on Java -
until the Japanese invaded. John's father was taken prisoner during the war and soon after he and
his siblings were imprisoned themselves. John kept a secret diary hidden during his experiences,
offering memories on his experiences: this diary comes to light here and is a 'must' for any
collection strong in World War II experiences.
Osprey
443 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10016
www.ospreypublishing.com
Kari Stenman and Andrew Thomas' BREWSTER F2A BUFFALO ACES OF WORLD WAR 2
(9781846034817, $22.95) joins others in Osprey's 'Aircraft of the Aces' series I offering a
comprehensive survey of the pilots and missions of the F2A aircraft. The Finns flew 'The
Brewster' against invading Russians and achieved ace status flying it - and it became the Finnish
fighter of choice until it was replaced in 1943. Military libraries strong in equipment history will
find this a welcome addition. P. Crociani and P.O. Battistelli's ITALIAN BLACKSHIRT
1935-45 (9781846035050, $18.95) joins other 'Warrior' histories and provides a new history of
the Blackshirts: famous paramilitaries who operated from the peak of Mussolini's power to the
close of World War II. Italian history and general military collections alike will relish this
in-depth survey.
The American Revolution: A Grand Mistake
Leland G. Stauber
Prometheus Books
59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst, NY 14228-2119
9781591027638, $27.00 www.prometheusbooks.com
The American Revolution: A Grand Mistake comes from a political scientist who here offers a
strong college-level reinterpretation of the birth and development of the U.S., challenging the
prevailing American national saga and arguing that our independence from Britain was
premature. Positive and negative results from the American Revolution are provided in a strong,
highly recommended survey key for any serious American history or military library.
Little-Known Wars of Great and Lasting Impact
Alan Axelrod
Fair Winds
c/o Quayside Publishing Group
400 First Avenue North, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1721
9781592333752, $19.99 www.fairwindspress.com
Little-Known Wars of Great and Lasting Impact: The Turning Points in Our History We Should
Know More About surveys the influence of eighteen wars that are seldom discussed in usual
histories. From the Afghan Civil War that led to the rise of the Taliban to King Philip's War
1675, this covers the wars and their lasting consequences and is a pick for any military
library.
The Antiques/Collectibles Shelf
Standard Catalog of World Coins 1801-1900, sixth edition
George S. Cuhaj, Editor
Krause Publications
700 East State St., Iola, WI 54990-0001
0896899403, $70.00 www.shopnumismaster.com
Any library catering to avid coin collectors will relish the sixth updated edition of Standard
Catalog of World Coins 1801-1900. It lists coins by date and grade and provides updates to their
latest values, includes detailed descriptions of all designs, and covers coins struck in gold,
platinum, silver and more. A user's guide to the catalog, International Numeral Systems chart,
and current foreign exchange rates are exceptional features in this edition.
Red Wing Stoneware Encyclopedia
Dan DePasquale & Larry Peterson
Collector Books
Box 3009, Paducah, KY 42002-30009
9781574326314, $29.95 www.collectorbooks.com
Red Wing Stoneware Encyclopedia is a 'must' for any serious collector of this stoneware. It is
arranged by type of ware and includes good-sized color photos and descriptions along with the
latest values for kitchen ware, jugs, churns, and more. Red Wing stoneware has a distinctive
look: this encyclopedia packs in the latest values and descriptions and is invaluable for stoneware
collectors!
The Cookbook Shelf
The Cocktail Primer
Eben Klemm and B.R. Guest Restaurants
Andrews & McMeel Publishing
1130 Walnut St, Kansas City, MO 64106-2109
0740778161, $19.99 www.andrewsmcmeel.com
The Cocktail Primer: All You Need to Know to Make the Perfect Drink comes from a master
drink mixer who creates original cocktails in the course of his restaurant work. So unlike
competing cocktail books, this is packed with innovative classics and twists upon them, teaching
people who to make these drinks at home without memorizing cocktail recipes. A few basics
form the foundation of many drinks in a title perfect for any general food and drink
collection.
The Bubbly Bar
Maria C. Hunt
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774
9780307406477, $16.99 www.wiley.com
THE BUBBLY BAR: CHAMPAGNE AND SPARKLING WINE COCKTAILS FOR EVERY
OCCASION offers a fine blend of cocktail recipes and specific creations gained by mixing
sparkling wines with rum, gin, fruit, and more. Intense flavors with minimal effort are the
emphasis of this fine collection of creative and affordable champagne recipes.
Double Take
A.J. Rathbun
Harvard Common Press
535 Albany St., Boston MA 02118
9781558324244, $16.95 www.harvardcommonpress.com
DOUBLE TAKE: FEEDING VEGETARIANS AND OMNIVORES TOGETHER offers an
outstanding survey of how to feed both at the same table. These recipes create two versions - one
vegetarian, one not - out of one dish. It ranges from Gumbo and Meat-and-Not-Meat Loaf to A
Bridging BLT made from vegetarian bacon. Fine ideas for any household where vegetarians
co-live with omnivores, and for libraries looking for something different.
The Philosophy Shelf
Words of Life
Brucel Ellis Benson & Norman Wirzba
Fordham University Press
University Box L, 2546 Belmont Ave, Bronx, NY 10458
9780823230730, $24.00, www.fordhampress.com
The thoughts and mindsets of France have always had their impact around the world. "Words of
Life: New Theological Turns in French Phenomenology" discusses the evolution of modern
French philosophy, or its current form, phenomenology. Blending religious thought with the
modern psyche, many scholars and contributors converge to provide an intellectual read that
philosophy thinkers will be further enlightened and informed by to form their own ideas. "Words
of Life" is a vital addition to any philosophy collection.
Eurocentrism
Samir Amin
Monthly Review Press
146 W 29th Street, Suite 6W, New York, NY 10001
9781583672075, $17.95, www.monthlyreview.com
Europe has long had a tradition of treating itself as the most important continent on the planet.
"Eurocentrism" discusses the dominant Eurocentric view of the world and how it has formed
over the centuries and the problems it has reaped. Samir Amin argues that the flow of history
from classical Greece and Rome to medieval Europe is an inaccurate scope of world history,
diminishing the history of the rest of the world. Aiming for a much wider view of the world,
"Eurocentrism" is an excellent and highly intriguing read that shouldn't be missed.
The Metaphysical Studies Shelf
Lost Cities & Ancient Mysteries of the Southwest
David Hatcher Childress
Adventures Unlimited Press
1 Adventure Place, Kempton, IL 60946
9781931882941, $19.95, www.adventuresunlimitedpress.com
The Native American Indians had their own culture and customs, and our ancestors weren't
enlightened enough to preserve this culture. "Lost Cities & Ancient Mysteries of the Southwest"
is a metaphysical journey into the American Southwest looking for lost mysteries and
superstitions throughout this region. From lost Native American civilizations, to Western ghost
towns, and ancient American mummies, "Lost Cities & Ancient Mysteries of the Southwest" is a
must for those who relish the legends and ancient history of America.
Lowcountry Voodoo
Terrance Zepke
Pineapple Press
PO Box 3889, Sarasota, FL 34230-3889
9781561644551, $9.95, www.pineapplepress.com
Voodoo is something that has to be studied to be truly understood. "Lowcountry Voodoo:
Beginner's Guide to Tales, Spells, and Boo Hags" looks into this folk magic, still sporadically
practiced in the Southern United States, in particular South Carolina's lowcountry. Terrance
Zepke brings readers into the myths and legends of voodoo, exploring its superstitions and how
some of it can be applied to even those who don't place their faith in the voodoo. "Lowcountry
Voodoo" shouldn't be missed by those with an interest in the American occult.
The Martial Arts Shelf
Mixed Martial Arts
Daniel J. Brush, David Horne, Marc CB Maxwell, & Zac Robinson
Savas Beatie
PO Box 4527, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
9781932714678, $15.95, www.savasbeatie.com
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has become the sport of choice for many young adults, but
where did it come from? "Mixed Martial Arts: An Interactive Guide to the World of Sports" is a
Sports by the Numbers guide discussing one thousand facts and elaborating on them to give
readers a health dose of MMA trivia to chew on, offering interesting notes about strike happy
fights, successful comebacks, and more. For any lover of MMA, "Mixed Martial Arts" is a
worthy gift or reading choice.
The Pets/Wildlife Shelf
Storey's Guide to Racing Horses
Heather Smith Thomas
Storey Publishing
210 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA 01247
9781603424714, $19.95, www.storey.com
A horse is a beautiful creature, but it needs it own special sort of care. "Storey's Guide to Raising
Horses: Breeding, Care, Facilities" is a care guide from Heather Smith Thomas, who has over
five decades of experience in her field. In this manual, she discusses the nuances of horse care,
such as hoof care, day to day life, foals, fencing, and even discusses greener horse raising in
regards to the environment. "Storey's Guide to Raising Horses" is a solid reference any who want
to raise horses should embrace.
Wiley-Blackwell
10475 Crosspoint Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46256
www.wiley.com
Given that so many domestic pets have hair loss issues, it's surprising to note that Lars
Mecklenburg, Monika Linek, and Desmond J. Tobin's HAIR LOSS DISORDERS IN
DOMESTIC ANIMALS (9780813810829, $169.99) is the first vet text devoted solely to this
problem. An international team of editors and contributors offer key essays and surveys of hair
follicle biology and clinical approaches to skin diseases, providing the latest physiology and
pathology of diseases and treatments. Over 300 color images accompany a 'must' text for
practicing vets and vet students alike in a key title every college-level vet sciences library needs.
Jan Bellows' FELINE DENTISTRY: ORAL ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT, AND
PREVENTATIVE CARE (9780813816135, $99.99) is a fine overview covering feline dental
issues unique to the species. It's the only current reference entirely focused on feline dental issues
and offers details on anatomy, pathology, dental equipment, treatment options and more.
The Biography Shelf
Yenko: The Man, The Machines, The Legend
Bob McClurg
CarTech
39966 Grand Avenue, North Branch, MN 55056
9781932494853, $39.95 www.cartechbooks.com
Yenko: The Man, The Machines, The Legend tells of a man who brought high-horsepower cars
to Chevy showroom floors cross the country, building special-edition Chevrolets. This authorized
collection includes rare family photos and personal recollections along with hundreds of photos
showcasing the details of all legendary Yenko cars. Auto buffs and auto history libraries must
have this rare coverage.
The Gesualdo Hex
Glenn Watkins
W.W. Norton
500 - 5th Avenue, New York NY 10110
9780393071023, $39.95 www.wwnorton.com
THE GESUALDO HEX: MUSIC, MYTH AND MEMORY explores the life and times of
Renaissance composer Carlo Gesualdo, an isolated prince who led an eccentric, isolating life and
composed Renaissance music. How composers shape and create a legacy of their music and how
music and history change over generations of exposure are only a few of the insights in this
consideration of Gesualdo's life and times, a pick recommended for any college-level music or
Renaissance history collection.
The Sports Shelf
Human Kinetics
Box 5076, Champaign, IL 61825-5076
www.humankinetics.com
Ron Woods, Chris Jordan and Human Performance Institute's ENERGY EVERY DAY
(0736082085, $19.95) is the result of decades of research into the lifestyles of busy people, and
provides a personal energy plan that can be tailored to meet individual goals. From how to
increase personal energy and blend physical activity into a busy schedule to adjusting eating
habits for high daily energy, this is a strong pick for any general collection. Laura Stamm's
POWER SKATING (0736076204, $19.95) tells how to develop speed and agility through a
skating system used by thousands of top players expert in ice skating. From starts and stops to
turns, this covers the basics of ice skating, from balance and acceleration to increasing speed and
using agility to create better hockey scoring chances. Stephen J. McGregor, PhD & Matt
Fitzgerald's THE RUNNER'S EDGE (0736081151, $18.95) is written by a coach and scientist
trainer who provides new keys to understanding technology-based training. From determine pace
targets for workouts to identifying strengths and weaknesses and plateaus to hone progressive
training programs, this is packed with tips runners will appreciate.
Phil Hill: A Driving Life
Phil Hill
David Bull, Publishers
4250 E Camelback Rd Suite 150K, Phoenix, AZ 85018-9692
9781935007074 $75.00 www.bullpublishing.com
Phil Hill: A Driving Life packs in photos by John Lamm and tells of Phil Hill, who won multiple
sports-car victories and was qualified to evaluate nearly any kind of vehicle. 26 articles originally
appeared in Road & Track Magazine and offer his descriptions of what it was like to drive some
of the most amazing cars ever built. Auto history blends with experience in a powerful coverage
any auto buff must have.
The Photography Shelf
Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 Maximum Performance
Mark Galer
Focal Press
30 Corporate Drive #400, Burlington, MA 01803
9780240521831, $44.95 www.focalpress.com
A blend of step-by-step projects, movie tutorials and sample images lends to a photo editing
coverage of Elements for any library strong in digital photography. The 7 hours of movie
tutorials and over a hundred sample images offer keys to the full color screen-shot loaded tutorial
book and make this a 'must' for any library strong in Photoshop Elements coverage.
Course Technology
20 Channel Center Street, Boston, MA 02210
www.courseptr.com
Matthew Bamberg's 101 QUICK AND EASY IDEAS TAKEN FROM THE MASTER
PHOTOGRAPHERS (1435454367, $29.99) of the 20th Century offers a survey for any who
would recognize and use the techniques of some of the great photographers of the last century.
Each chapter focuses on one photographer and includes a biography highlighting a life
experience and its influence, analyzing descriptions of their classic images and approaches and
showing how different elements can be re-created with strong effects. Ansel Adams, Dorothea
Lange, Mapplethorpe and others are featured in this powerful guide. Photographers seeking to
emulate the 'greats' need this. David D. Busch's SONY DSLR A380/A330/A230 DIGITAL SLR
PHOTOGRAPHY (1435455096, $29.99) is a pick to Sony's new advanced entry-level DSLR
cameras. Owners of the new Sony alpha series will find this packs in details on how to use its
many features, from selecting the best autofocus mode to using Live View to preview images on
the camera's LCD monitor. A top pick for any owner of the Sony series.
The Audiobook Shelf
Brilliance Corporation
Grand Rapids, MI 49417
www.brillianceaudio.com
Stephen Coonts's DEEP BLACK: SEA OF TERROR (1423344146, $36.99) enjoys a seasoned,
dramatic performance by Phil Gigante as it tells of two massive ships bent on destruction. Two
factions of terrorists have joined to infiltrate the ships and target them towards the U.S. in this
espionage thriller, brought to vivid life in a dramatic audio listen. Mira Kirshenbaum's TOO
GOOD TO LEAVE, TOO BAD TO STAY (1441824286, $29.99) receives a fine performance by
therapist Adriane McNeeley, offering a practical, wise book on relationships that run the middle
ground between good and bad. From forgivable sins and unpardonable ones to self-doubts and
relationship struggles, this will attract many a patron. Steve Hamilton's THE LOCK ARTIST
(1441815449, $29.99) receives a fine performance by MacLeod Andrews, who has performed in
numerous stage productions in New York City, and tells of Michael, traumatized at eight, now
eighteen, and a wizard at opening locks. The story is dramatic and revealing. George A. Akerlof
and Robert J. Shiller's ANIMAL SPIRITS: HOW HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY DRIVES THE
ECONOMY, AND WHY IT MATTERS FOR GLOBAL CAPITALISM (1441816623, $29.99)
receives a fine performance by Marc Vietor and provides an excellent 'road map' for reserving
financial issues. The push is for a more active government role in economic policy making - and
this discusses the idea of 'animal spirits' and the psychic gloom that leads to depressions. Any
business collection will relish this.
Penguin Audio
375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014
www.penguin.com
Laurell K. Hamilton's BLOODY BONES (9780143144052, $39.95) is spiced with Kimberly
Alexis' moving voice and offers a fast-paced vampire thriller novel returning Anita Blake to the
center of attention. Here two jobs involve raising an entire graveyard of corpses and finding out
what happened to three teens brutally murdered. Her dual jobs tax her best skills in this fine
thriller. Hamilton's THE KILLING DANCE (9780143144069, $39.95) provides a fine Anita
Blake vampire novel with Alexis again spicing the presentation and lending uniformity to the
results. Here Anita's become a wanted woman with a price on her head - and is forced to choose
between a vampire and a werewolf in a complicated dual love life. An outstanding story evolves.
Marian Keyes' THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE SKY (9780143145530, $39.95) receives
Caitrona Keyes' lilting voice and strong presentation as it tells of mismatched tenants at a Dublin
house and a PR rep who has just turned forty and wants something new in her life. Family ties,
an elderly psychic, and more make for a novel that blends humor with insights. Elizabeth
Gilbert's STERN MEN (9780143143345, $39.95) enjoys Allison Ryan's stage experience and
smooth voice as it provides a fine first novel about life, love and lobster fishing set in Maine.
Listeners will enjoy the story of a woman determined to join the 'stern men' and work aboard
lobster boats in this delightful tale. Alex Berenson's THE MIDNIGHT HOUSE (9780143145394,
$39.95) receives a fine reading by George Guidall, a top audio narrator, as it tells of a CIA
agent's return to investigate the murder of retired operatives and Army personnel. The victims
were part of a ten-member interrogation team - and Wells is charged with finding the killer in
this tense audio thriller. Sarah Blake's THE POSTMISTRESS (9780143145448, $39.95) pairs
Orlagh Cassidy's extensive film background and smooth dramatic voice with the story of 1940
France during World War II after the fall, and an American radio gal whose dispatches about the
war's progression are unwelcome. Romance, war and fear collide in this vivid, engrossing
story.
Hachette Audio
www.hachetteaudio.com
Ozzy Osbourne's I AM OZZY (9781607885207, $24.98) receives a fine reading by Frank
Skinner and includes an exclusive audio interview with Ozzy as it follows the rock singer's life
and times. Published to coincide with his book of the same name, I AM OZZY is a winning
audio selection for any library where rock music star biographies in audio are of interest.
Elizabeth Kostova's THE SWAN THIEVES (9781600247453, $39.98) enjoys a full-cast
narration by Treat Williams, Anne Heche and a full cast as it tells of a love story surrounding a
painter who attacks a canvas at the National Gallery of Art. What would compel an artist to
destroy his most precious love? A psychiatrist investigates and his pursuit of answers leads to
some amazing insights in this fine rich love story. Joshua Ferris' THE UNNAMED
(9781600248771, $34.98) is narrated by the author who does a fine job of telling of one Tim, a
healthy man who loves his wife, work and home - but who one day walks out on everything. A
powerful story evolves about mid-life crisis and values.
The Art Shelf
Watercolour Flowers
Wendy Tait
Search Press USA
1338 Ross Street, Petaluma, CA 94954-1117
9781844482849, $17.95 www.searchpress.com
Watercolour Flowers offers paintings in the form of tracings in center pages which can be pulled
out and used to learn how to paint lovely flowers. Step-by-step photos, directions, and five easy
demonstrations accompany nine reusable tracings which may not lend to library circulation but
which are perfect for aspiring artists.
The Complete Book of Polymer Clay
Lisa Pavelka
Taunton Press
Box 5506, Newtown, CT 06470-5506
9781600851285, $24.95 www.taunton.com
Become a clay artist with The Complete Book of Polymer Clay, a survey of more than 70
techniques and 400 color photos illustrating the steps needed to become a fine clay crafter. Art by
top designers from around the world accompanies tips on using clay to make jewelry, foils,
embellishments and more. A fine survey for any crafts collection.
Collage Lab: Experiments, Investigations and Exploration Projects
Bee Shay
Quarry Books
100 Cummings Center, Suite 406-L, Beverly, MA 01915-6101
1592535658, $22.99 www.quarrybooks.com
Collage Lab: Experiments, Investigations and Exploration Projects offers artists and crafters a
fun approach to making art. Some 52 different labs that can be explored on a weekly basis and
worked in any order provide new techniques and inspirations for themes, showing how artists can
learn through play and experiments. Full color images offer a visual key to learning art
techniques making this a pick for any crafter's collection.
The Writing/Publishing Shelf
The Power of Memoir
Linda Joy Myers, Ph.D.
Jossey-Bass
989 Market St., 5th Floor, San Francisco CA 94103-1741
9780470508367, $16.95 www.josseybass.com
THE POWER OF MEMOIR: HOW TO WRITE YOUR HEALING STORY offers a fine
step-by-step program on how to use memoir writing to aid in emotional and physical healing.
From how to tell truths and shape a narrative to tools for healing pain. From preserving memories
to exploring motivations, this is a pick for any would-be memoir writer.
The Judaic Studies Shelf
Facing Illness Finding God
Joseph B. Meszler
Jewish Lights Publishing
Sunset Farm Offices, Route 4, PO Box 237, Woodstock, VT, 05091
9781580234238, $16.99, www.jewishlights.com
Hope through faith is not an entirely Christian concept. "Facing Illness Finding God: How
Judaism Can Help You and Caregivers Cope When Body or Spirit Fails" is a guide for Jews who
want to embrace their faith in facing life's many challenges when disease begins to take one's
body. Drawing on real stories of Jews using their faith to empower their soul, any Jew faced with
the despair of their condition will be able to find "Facing Illness Finding God" a truly uplifting
read.
The Social Issues Shelf
Personal Responsibility
Alexander Brown
Continuum
80 Maiden Lane, Suite 704, New York, NY 10038
9781847063991, $19.95, www.continuumbooks.com
Too often it seems easier to shove off fault on others. "Personal Responsibility: Why It Matters"
discusses personal responsibility in the current political debate and in philosophy. How much
weight should the individual answer to in his or her actions, or the actions of their children, their
family, and their friends? Alexander Brown comes to readers with an intriguing and fascinating
discussion of human nature and the community, making "Personal Responsibility" an intriguing
and very highly recommended read.
Understanding Interracial Relationships
Toyin Okitikpi
Russel House Publishing
International Specialized Book Services
920 NE 58th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97213-3786
9781905541539, $34.50, www.russellhouse.co.uk
London wasn't a city with a great interracial population, and for the longest time, there were only
British people. "Understanding Interracial Relationships" discusses race relations and mixing in
the United Kingdom in the modern day. A sign of changing times, Toyin Okitikpi discusses these
changes with researches and interviews into these relationships giving another dimension to the
topic. "Understanding Interracial Relationships" is a must for any social issues collection
focusing on the United Kingdom.
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