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Reviewer's Choice
Brain Storm
Don Hahn
Disney Editions
c/o Disney Book Group
114 Fifth Avenue, 14th floor, NY, NY 10011
9781423140368, $14.95, www.disney.com
BRAIN STORM: UNLEASHING YOUR CREATIVE SELF comes from a film producer who
offers effective methods for unleashing the creative spirit. Personal experience blends with
anecdotes and humor to explore how a creative environment is constructed. From the idea of a
Guy Store evoking a passion among men to tackling challenges of collaboration, the inspiration
of being alone, and more, this is a lively survey any general library will relish.
Leonardo to the Internet, second edition
Thomas J. Misa
Johns Hopkins University Press
2715 N. Charles St., Baltimore MD 21218
1421401533, $25.00, www.press.jhu.edu
Leonardo to the Internet: Technology & Culture from the Renaissance to the Present provides a
fine history of technology and comes from a historian who explores the history of relationships
between technology and society over the past 500 years. The study began as an effort to
understand the works of Leonardo De Vinci and evolved to explore changing eras of technology
and changes in worldview that embraced them. A powerful pick for any library interested in a
scholarly yet lively survey of connections between science and culture.
Upheaval in Charleston
Susan Miller Williams and Stephen G. Hoffius
University of Georgia Press
330 Research Drive, Athens, GA 30602-4901
0820337153, $29.95, www.ugapress.org
UPHEAVAL IN CHARLESTON: EARTHQUAKE AND MURDER ON THE EVE OF JIM
CROW tells of a massive earthquake near Charleston South Carolina in 1886 that sent shock
waves as far as Maine and Florida. The resulting social change that accompanied that disaster is
detailed in this collection of stories of Confederate veterans and former slaves alike, offering a
fine blend of disaster recovery and evolving social issues in the Jim Crow South. Any collection
strong in regional American evolution will find this a powerful survey.
Atlantic Publishing
1405 SW 6th Avenue, Ocala FL 34471-0640
www.atlantic-pub.com
Martha Maeda's HOW TO RAISE DAIRY GOATS (9781601383785, $24.95) provides a fine
basic survey of how to become a dairy goat breeder ad farmer. From raising goats for different
purposes from fiber to dairy to selecting the right breed, understanding its pros and cons,
handling care of breed goats and more, this comes from numerous expert goat farmers and offers
a fine overview on raising goats. Martha Maeda's THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO GREEN
BUILDING & REMODELING YOUR HOME (9781601383648, $24.95) provides a fine guide
to home renovation basic s and provides an in-depth understanding of the entire process, from
obtaining green materials to plans, paperwork, and the construction process. From natural
building methods to alternative energy systems, this is a fine pick for any general home
collection.
The Business Shelf
Flipping Burgers to Flipping Millions
Bernard Kelly
Hyperion Books
77 West 66th Street, New York, NY 10023-6298
9781401324209, $21.99, www.hyperionbooks.com
Flipping Burgers to Flipping Millions: A Guide to Financial Freedom Whether you Have Your
Dream Job, Own Your own Business, or Just Started Your First Job tells of the author's first job
working at McDonald's, when his goal was to work for three months and save money for a trip to
Europe. Thirteen years later he manages 6 restaurants with annual sales of over, $24 million,
having developed a winning system of managing success from McDonald's framework. Any who
would derive financial freedom from work will find this inspirational - which includes patrons in
many general lending libraries as well as business collections.
Career Press
220 West Parkway Unit 12, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
www.careerpress.com
CEO PRIORITIES: MASTER THE ART OF SURVIVING AT THE TOP by Neil Giarratana
(9781601631268, $15.99) is a fine recommendation for any business library and offers a survey
of key areas that must be handed by the CEO. From tracking and ending office politics to
handling a bad quarter, forecasting earnings, and becoming a more effective leader, CEO
PRIORITIES offers keys to setting better priorities. Roger Dawson's SECRETS OF POWER
PROBLEM SOLVING (9781601631527, $15.99) provides proven techniques for solving all
kinds of problems using a blend of intuition and savvy. From creating options when there seems
to be no solution to considering speed in choices and decisions to act over holding back, this
offers executives plenty of insights into making definitive motions for change. Both are top picks
for business collections.
The Economic Studies Shelf
False Profits
Dean Baker
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
235 Montgomery Street, Suite 650
San Francisco, CA 94104-2916
9780982417126, $15.95, www.bkconnection.com
FALSE PROFITS: RECOVERING FROM THE BUBBLE ECONOMY provides an outstanding
survey of how the unlimited housing bubble was the biggest economic blunder in the history of
the world, leading to the recent collapse of the financial system. Many looked the other way as
the bubble grew: FALSE PROFITS documents how the country's top economic policymakers
kept the American public unaware of the dangers of the bubble, and how they failed to rein it in.
A powerful pick for any economic or American history holding!
The Science Shelf
Electrostimulation: Theory, Applications, and Computational Model
J. Patrick Reilly
Artech House
685 Canton Street, Norwood, MA 02062 USA
9781608071081, $139.00, www.artechhouse.com
Electrostimulation: Theory, Applications, and Computational Model is a recommendation for
any college-level library strong in advanced health and engineering theory. It discusses
electrostimulation techniques and focuses on the accidental and biological effects of electrical
energy for professionals who want to develop standards for human exposure to electric currents.
Also included is guidance in using the SENN computer model that stimulates the interaction of
applied electric energy with myelinated neurons. From applications such as stun gun settings to
MRI exposure and sensory responses, this is a fine technical guide.
The Education Shelf
Cracking the SAT 2012
Adam Robinson and John Katzman
The Princeton Review
c/o Random House Inc.
1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019
9780375428296, $21.99, www.princetonreview.com
Cracking the SAT 2012 should be in the reference sections of any high school library, providing
young scholars with proven techniques for gaining a higher SAT score. In addition to five
full-length practice tests there's a host of hints and tips on how to study for the exam, how to
achieve higher scores, and how to recognize common SAT test approaches. It's packed with more
than tests and answers, including detailed explanations of why one answer is the answer of
choice.
Med School Rx
Walter Carl Hartwig, PhD
Kaplan Publishing
1 Liberty Plaza, 24th floor, NY, NY 10006
9781607140627, $24.95, www.kaplanpublishing.com
Med School Rx is for any student's reference library and offers keys to the entire medical school
admissions process. It comes from a medical school admissions advisor who has helped
thousands of students and provides advice on everything from preparing for and applying to
medical school to getting the most from a medical school education. Students receive a
chronological discussion covering the essentials of what to expect before, during and after
medical school.
Making the Grades
Todd Farley
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc.
235 Montgomery Street, Suite 650
San Francisco, CA 94104-2916
9780981709154, $16.95, www.bkpub.com
MAKING THE GRADES: MY MISADVENTURES IN THE STANDARDIZED TESTING
INDUSTRY provides a fine memoir documenting the author's experiences with K-12 testing and
considers the tests, their creators, scorers, and employees who read student responses for low
wages and no benefits. It rebukes psychometrics, critiques how tests are scored, and blends
humor and personal experience with insights into how assessments really work in an eye-opening
critique perfect for any education collection.
Corwin Press
2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
www.corwin.com
Michael W. Corrigan, Doug Grove, Philip F. Vincent's MULTI-DIMENSIONAL EDUCATION:
A COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO DATA-DRIVEN THINKING (9781412992596, $43.95)
is based on over 40 years of research and offers a seven-dimensional model to enhance a school
curriculum and community environment. From assessing student achievement and modifying
instruction based on data analysis to understanding a framework for shared leadership and
planning strategies and asking the right questions of data results, this is a fine pick for any school
leader and libraries catering to them. John D. Ross's ONLINE PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT: DESIGN, DELIVER, SUCCEED! (9781412987127, $35.95) offers a fine
survey that answers the basics of how to embark on an online professional development program.
From costs and getting started to understanding the technologies, arrangements and options of
online professional development, this provides step-by-step planning and real-life case studies
from OPED providers and users alike. An outstanding resource for any professional seeking to
advance their skills online. Educators interested in overall school change will welcome Judy
Stoehr, Maria Banks and Linda Allen's PLCs, DI & RTI: A TAPESTRY FOR SCHOOL
CHANGE (9781412992381, $26.95). This resource blends three top topics on professional
learning communities, differentiated instruction and Response to Intervention under one cover,
blending all topics to provide a foundation for achieving ongoing school improvements.
Principals in particular will welcome this survey on how to build stronger foundations for school
leadership and teacher effectiveness using all three programs. TEACHING NUMERACY: 9
CRITICAL HABITS TO IGNITE MATHEMATICAL THINKING by Margie Pearse and K.M.
Walton (9781412992237, $34.95) provides teachers with the basics of imparting basic math
understanding to students. It tells how to monitor and address student comprehension, shows
teachers how to represent mathematics differently, and shows how to imbed numeracy into
lesson plans. Math teachers will find this a winner! Walter Kaweski's TEACHING
ADOLESCENTS WITH AUTISM: PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR THE INCLUSIVE
CLASSROOM (9781412995290, $34.95) provides a fine guide to reaching teens with autism
and offers secondary teachers practical strategies based on his experience as an autism specialist
and inclusion coordinator. From an introductory guide to the causes and challenges of autism to
supporting students with autism and helping them adjust, each chapter pairs personal stories with
concepts supplemented with bulleted lists, tables, photos and cartoons drawn by a student with
autism. Any secondary teacher working in an inclusive classroom setting needs this. The second
updated edition of MAKING FRIENDS PREK-3: A SOCIAL SKILLS PROGRAM FOR
INCLUSIVE SETTINGS by Ruth Herron Ross and Beth Roberts-Pacchione (9781412981132,
$33.95) provides a fine set of literally hundreds of activities that help kids learn about how to
behave appropriately and make friends. From team playing to emotion regulation and safety, this
provides teacher-friendly activities that can be used in small groups or with the whole class, and
should be a top pick for any education library and many an elementary-grade teacher. Jennifer
Stepanek, Melinda Leong, Linda Griffin and Lisa Lavelle's TEACHING BY DESIGN IN
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS GRADES K-1 (9781412987042, $38.95) tells how to use
collaborative planning to strengthen math lessons, providing a series of professional development
guides that help teachers investigate how students learn. It's one of three volumes focused on
grade-appropriate number and operations topics in relation to the Common Core State Standards,
and guides groups through the co-creation and implementation of lessons. This volume covers
Grades K-1 and provides teachers with worksheets, lessons and more.
The Pets/Wildlife Shelf
Demon Fish
Juliet Eilperin
Pantheon Books
c/o Random House Publishing Group
1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019
9780375425127, $26.95, www.pantheonbooks.com
DEMON FISH: TRAVELS THROUGH THE HIDDEN WORLD OF SHARKS offers a fine
adventure investigation of how humans relate to sharks. Science and reporting blend in a survey
of shark encounters around the world, documenting the experiences of scientists and villagers
trading in or encountering sharks. Cultural perceptions of sharks and scientific observations
blend in a fine survey of how people and sharks co-exist, and how sharks are tolerated and used
by humans.
Venomous Reptiles of the U.S., Canada and Northern Mexico V. 1
Carl H. Ernst and Evelyn M. Ernst
Johns Hopkins University Press
2715 N. Charles St., Baltimore MD 21218
9780801898754, $75.00, www.press.jhu.edu
Venomous Reptiles of the U.S., Canada and Northern Mexico V. 1 represents a completely
revised landmark reference and is a top pick for any college-level reference on venomous
reptiles. It provides improved species accounts of lizards and snakes (the second volume will
cover rattlesnakes) and represents the authors' in-depth research and facts on each animal's
natural history. Also covered are details on snakebite, venom composition, and photos for
identification as well as maps of species ranges. The latest research makes this a winner.
Wiley-Blackwell
350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148
www.wiley.com/wiley-blackwell
C. Wayne McIlwraith and Bernard E. Rollin's EQUINE WELFARE (9781405187633, $69.99) is
a clear exploration of ethical and welfare concerns about the human use of horses, and is
co-edited by a veterinary surgeon and a philosopher, and written by a diverse team of
contributors. The survey considers the many issues surrounding horses, from its basic nature and
the ethical basis for our concern with equine welfare to a historical survey and examination of
horse abuse, use, and research. Any in-depth collection strong on horses and the horse-human
relationship will find this a winning survey packed with important, key articles! Veterinary
reference holdings will welcome Fred Mann, Gheorghe Constantinescu and Hun-Young Yoon's
FUNDAMENTALS OF SMALL ANIMAL SURGERY (9780781761185, $79.99), a fine
introduction to the surgical basics key to any vet practice. Pencil drawings and clinical photos
compliment detailed descriptions on these surgeries and is designed to provide a basic foundation
to any studying veterinary surgery at the college or clinical levels. NEPHROLOGY AND
UROLOGY OF SMALL ANIMALS, edited by Joe Bartges and David J. Polzin
(9780813817170, $149.99) provides vets with the knowledge needed to diagnose and treat
urologic diseases in canine, feline and exotic animals. It's designed as a comprehensive clinical
coverage charting the clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of conditions and packs
in references for all levels of vets, providing all the basics needed to diagnose and treat urologic
diseases. Color and black and white photos throughout accompany in-depth articles perfect for
any college-level or practicing vet's collection.
The Music Shelf
Def Leppard
Photos by Ross Halfin
Chronicle Books
680 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
9780811879309, $35.00, www.chroniclebooks.com
DEFF LEPPARD: THE DEFINITIVE VISUAL HISTORY offers stunning insider photos by
Ross Halfin to accompany a visual history of the rock group's travels, concerts, and impact.
Notes on how the photos speak to the viewer and how they were created accompany full page
color images capturing Def Leppard's most notable experiences.
The Chitlin' Circuit and the Road to Rock 'n Roll
Preston Lauterbach
W.W. Norton
500 - 5th Avenue, New York NY 10110
9780393076523, $26.95, www.wwnorton.com
The Chitlin' Circuit and the Road to Rock n Roll provides a fine history of the network of black
nightclubs that created rock and roll. For generations the 'chitlin circuit' meant second-tier
performers in raucous nightspots away from big cities. Music journalist Preston Lauterbach here
provides an in-depth survey of the real roots of rock n roll: in black nightclubs across America.
His is a chronicle that fills in details and is a 'must' for any serious rock music history
holding.
Along the Cherry Lane
Milton Okum as told to Richard Sparks
Hal Leonard
P.O. Box 13819, Milwaukee, WI 53213
9781423499497, $24.99, www.halleonard.com
Along the Cherry Lane: Tales from the Life of Music Industry Legend Milton Okun tells of a
producer, conductor and arranger who worked with such greats as Harry Belafonte, Petr Paul and
Mary, and more. He founded Cherry Lane Music, published Elvis, and achieved success in many
different music-related fields - yet spent his life as a music teacher in New York City public
schools. ALONG THE CHERRY LANE is the first account of his life and achievements and is a
'must' for any music history collection.
Backbeat Books
c/o Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing Group
19 West 21st Street, Suite 201, NY, NY 10010
www.backbeatbooks.com
Robert Shelton's classic NO DIRECTION HOME: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF BOB DYLAN
(9781617130120, $35.00) restores major parts of the original, previously unpublished manuscript
by Robert Shelton, pairing it with updated footnotes and a chronology of Dylan's life and career.
The result elevates an already-powerful survey written by a friend of Dylan whose work remains
the only one written with Dylan's active cooperation. This new edition is published to
acknowledge Bob Dylan's seventieth birthday and provides a powerful account that took twenty
years to complete, first appeared in 1986 to great acclaim, and here expands and enhances the
presentation in a 'must' for any Dylan or popular music history collection. Kent Crowley's SURF
BEAT: ROCK N ROLL'S FORGOTTEN REVOLUTION (9781617130076, $19.99) has been
researched over a period of many years and is packed with anecdotes and insights form surfers,
musicians, record label owners and more to provide the first in-depth story of surf music since its
beginnings. A history of surfing and surf culture is accompanied by a surf rock review of groups,
musicians, trends and surf music marketing. Any popular music history holding will find this a
valuable addition!
The Cookbook Shelf
Miette
Meg Ray with Leslie Jonath
Chronicle Books
680 - 2nd St., San Francisco CA 94107
9780811875042, $27.50, www.chroniclebooks.com
MIETTE: RECIPES FROM SAN FRANCISCO'S MOST CHARMING PASTRY SHOP is an
engaging cookbook on many levels. First, it comes packed with vivid color photos by Frankie
Frankeny that features the unusual and appealing dessert creations. Second, its pages are
attractively scallop-edged with an artistic flair not to be found in competing cookbooks. Lastly, it
focuses as much on the packaging and presentation of a cake as on its recipe and creation. Add
recipes for the baker's signature cake creations, not to be found in any other cookbook, and you
truly have a unique dessert attraction any dessert chef will relish.
Homemade Soda
Andrew Schloss
Storey Publishing
210 Mass MoCA Way
North Adams, MA 01247
9781603427968, $18.95, www.storey.com
HOMEMADE SODA: 200 RECIPES FOR MAKING AND USING offers a guide to all kinds of sodas, from herbal waters and sparkling teas to fruit sodas, root beers and brews, and floats. From making syrups and mixing them with seltzers to carbonating with CO2 systems, this is packed with practical information!
Wiley
111 River St., Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774
www.wiley.com
The fifth updated edition of Costas Katsigris and Chris Thomas's THE BAR & BEVERAGE
BOOK (9780470248454, $68.75) offers culinary and hospitality students an in-depth text on
creating a five-star bar and beverage service, with the updated fifth edition discussing new
information on industry trends and social drinking changes. From the rise of classic cocktails to
new changes in alcohol service regulations and new directions for creating budget and cost
worksheets, this is intended for the bar manager who wants to understand the legal requirements
to serve alcohol and how to make a profit running a bar or beverage operation. Highly
recommended for any college-level reference collection! General collections will relish Jill
Silverman Hough's 100 PERFECT PAIRINGS (9780470446348, $16.95), a fine pairing of
dishes and wines. It's written for casual wine lovers who want a cookbook organized by twelve
popular wine varieties: six whites and six reds, and offers color photos and dishes that will prove
top attractions. Any general culinary collection will find this an attractive choice.
Vegan for Life
Jack Norris, RD and Virginia Messina, MPH, RD
DaCapo Lifelong
c/o Perseus Books Group
11 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142
9780738214931, $17.00, www.dacapopress.com
Vegan for Life: Everything You Need to Know to be Healthy and Fit on a Plant-Based Diet
provides a definitive guide for maintaining optimum nutrition and provides new and established
vegans with an easy six-step plan for switching to a vegan diet. From a vegan food guide with
five new food groups to sample menus, this offers keys to the latest research and needs for vegan
eaters. Any general lending library catering to vegetarians needs this introductory guide.
The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Scribner
1230 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 10020
9781439107959, $30.00, www.simonandschuster.com
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer deserves repeated, ongoing mention as a
powerful survey and 2011 Pulitzer-Prize winner for nonfiction, providing an epic history of this
disease that ravaged people for thousands of years. Science, health, and social issues combine in
a fine survey of research discoveries, challenges to cancer treatments, and how cancer has
affected the human race. Health and general lending collections alike need this award-winner,
which has recently been issued in paperback.
W.W. Norton
500 - 5th Avenue, New York NY 10110
www.wwnorton.com
Richard C. Francis's EPI-GENETICS: THE ULTIMATE MYSTERY OF INHERITANCE
(9780393070057, $25.95) provides general-interest science readers with the first non-specialist's
book on the science of epigenetics, offering discussions of relationships between DNA and traits
and their relationship to the environment. From a mother's diet and health to epigenetic factors
affecting disease development, this is packed with the latest research but couched in language
any general-interest adult can easily access. BRAIN BUGS: HOW THE BRAIN'S FLAWS
SHAPE OUR LIVES by Dean Buonomano (9780393076028, $25.95) provides fine survey of
brain flaws and how the brain works or fails. In particular discussions of how the brain is
ill-equipped to handle the fast pace of our digital world make for enlightening, eye-opening
surveys packed with examples and studies based on the latest neuroscience research. Causes of
'brain bugs' in human behavior (which range from susceptibility to propaganda to false memories
and forgetfulness) are provided in chapters that cover research and daily applications alike.
The Needlecraft Shelf
Quilt Savvy: Hand Quilting
Virginia "Rusty" Hedrick
American Quilters Society
P.O. Box 3290, Paducah, KY 42002-3290
1574328255, $21.95, www.americanquilter.com
Quilt Savvy: Hand Quilting provides a spiral bound, fingertip 'how to' guide to mastering hand
quilting, covering the basics and providing the first in a projected series. This format especially
lends to quilter use, offering an 11" long shape and spine lettering for easy location on a
bookshelf paired with spiral binding for lay-flat usage. The large-sized step-by-step color photos
leave nothing to guesswork, making this a special recommendation for beginning hand quilters
seeking visual display of the basics.
Couture Sewing Techniques
Claire B. Schaeffer
Taunton Press
Box 5507, Newtown, CT 06470-5507
9781600853357, $24.95, www.taunton.com
Couture Sewing Techniques is revised and updated for new audiences and comes from a fashion
historian who provides a guide to techniques that define couture sewing. Her title has been
revised and updated with new photos, a new chapter on specialty fabrics, and more, with
coverage of techniques for shaping garments and applying perfect fit ideas to sleeves, jackets,
gowns and more. Color photos and illustrations accompany an exceptional guide recommended
for any sewing collection.
Happy Endings, revised edition
Mimi Dietrich
Martingale & Company
20205 - 144th Avenue NE, Woodinville, WA 98072-8478
1564775003, $19.95, www.martingale-pub.com
HAPPY ENDINGS: FINISHING THE EDGES OF YOUR QUILT is a fine revised edition
offering a wide range of different ways to finish a quilt, from easy edging to advanced borders.
New ideas for backings, bindings and more appear in a revised edition providing a new section
on quilt borders, tips on using different fabrics and techniques, and more. Quilters will find this
the perfect conclusion to polish and refine any quilting project!
Fast, Fusible Flower Quilts
Nancy Mahoney
Martingale & Company
20205 - 144th Avenue NE, Woodinville, WA 98072-8478
9781604680393, $24.99, www.martingale-pub.com
Fast, Fusible Flower Quilts comes from a best-selling author who provides some eleven
beautiful, easy projects for creating flower motifs. From wall hangings and lap quilts to two
twin-size quilts and patterns for tracing onto fusible web, this packs in full-page color panels of
completed projects and creates an outstanding set of projects perfect for any quilter seeking
specific themes.
1-2-3 Sew
Ellen Luckett Baker
Chronicle Books
680 - 2nd St., San Francisco CA 94107
9780811876490, $24.95, www.chroniclebooks.com
1-2-3 SEW: BUILD YOUR SKILLS WITH 33 SIMPLE PROJECTS offers bags, accessories,
and home projects from an expert seamstress and craft blogger who provides a building-block
approach to sewing, presenting projects in groups of three to build on skills and techniques used
in the prior project. Over thirty fine projects range from clothing to decor and are perfect for all
levels of sewers, including how-to basics and patterns tucked into an enclosed front envelope.
This may not make the book perfect for library lending - but it's perfect for the home
seamstress!
The Computer Shelf
Software Build Systems: Principles and Experience
Peter Smith
Addison-Wesley
c/o Pearson Technology Group
801 East 96th Street, #300
Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759
0321717287, $59.99, www.informit.com/aw
Software Build Systems: Principles and Experience is a recommendation for any in-depth
software engineering collection, and provides keys to the basic principles involved in producing
efficient build systems. Features, usage scenarios, and mastering basic concepts offers insights
into five leading build tools, packaging software for installation, and debugging, profiling and
checking methods. Developers will find the specifics offer a big key to success.
Programming iOS 4
Matt Neuburg
O'Reilly
1005 Gravenstein Hwy, Sebastopol, CA 95472
9781449388430, $49.99, www.oreilly.com
Programming iOS 4 is a highly recommended pick for any involved in mobile web developments
or iPad applications. It teaches all the basics of iPad app development, teaches object-oriented
programming concepts, and tells how to understand Cocoa concepts and Xcode projects in their
entirety. There's a huge amount of reference material paired with real-world examples here:
enough to make this a top pick for any technical computer collection.
iPad for Dummies, second edition
Edward C. Baig and Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus
Wiley
c/o Wiley Professional Trade Group
111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774
9781118024447, $24.99, www.wiley.com
IPAD FOR DUMMIES appears in its second updated edition to cover iPad and iPad 2, and
teaches the basics of how to set up an iPad, learn its interface, and surf the web or make video
calls. The iPad can become an e-book reader, a portable game console, or a HD video camera:
chapters provide full-color screen shots and step-by-step examples to accompany bulleted tips on
usage in a reference highly recommended for any new iPad user or collection catering to
them.
Windows Azure Step by Step
Roberto Brunetti
Microsoft Press
c/o O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
1005 Gravenstein, Hwy N.
Sebastopol, CA 95472-2811
9780735649729, $34.99, www.microsoft.com/mspress
Windows Azure Step by Step pairs a workbook with online book and practice files to cover the
basics of programming for Windows Azure. From extending skills to cloud development and
building web applications for the cloud to storing data using Windows Azure Storage, this packs
in real-world solutions and steps to common Azure uses and is a pick for any Azure
programmer's collection.
Sybex
c/o Wiley-Blackwell
10475 Crosspoint Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46256
www.sybex.com
George Omura with Rick Graham's MASTERING AUTOCAD 2012 AND AUTOCAD LT 2012
(9780470952887, $49.99) offers an in-depth, comprehensive reference to AutoCAD in a tutorial
designed to help readers quickly learn the software program. It uses a series of foundation
tutorials to build and apply skills, offering in-depth explanations of its latest features and
applications and offering an official guide to help readers prepare for Autodesk's Certified
Associate and Certified Professional exams. From using tables and fields to controlling objects,
linking drawings to databases, and exploring modeling, this teaches how to present 3D models
and render realistic designs. AutoCad learners will find this a fine, specific survey. The seventh
updated edition of Todd Lammle's CCNA: CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK ASSOCIATE
STUDY GUIDE (9780470901076, $49.99) teaches the basics of preparing for the latest version
of the CCNA Exam. An accompanying CD features advance testing software including chapter
reviews and bonus exams as well as electronic flashcards, while chapters cover all exam
objectives and provide hands-on and written labels for critical skills. A 'must' for any CCNA
exam-taker, this is packed with information and strategies for success. Roderick W. Smith's
LPIC-2: LINUX PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE
(9781118000151, $69.99) covers both the 201 and 202 exams and packs in exercises, applied
scenarios, and the latest exam prep software. Add electronic flashcards and a glossary of terms in
pdf format and you have an in-depth study guide key to any studying for the Linux certification
test.
Cisco Press
c/o Pearson Technology Group
801 East 96th Street, #300
Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759
www.ciscopress.com
Sean Wilkins & Franklin H. Smith III's OFFICIAL CERT GUIDE: CCNP SECURITY SECURE
642-637 (1587142805, $69.99) provides Cisco exam takers with a fine study guide that focuses
on the objectives for the CCNP Security Secure exam. This comes in the form of organized
chapters and test prep routines using proven techniques, and is accompanied by a CD-ROM
testing engine that allows users to focus on individual topic areas or the entire test. Any planning
on taking the exam will consider this an in-depth, essential guide and any computer collection
catering to these exam students needs this reference. Anthony Burno and Steve Jordan's
OFFICIAL CERT GUIDE: CCDA 640-864 (9781587142574, $59.99) is also a winner, offering
an official study guide that helps master all the topics in the CCDA Design exam, from network
structure models and WAN technologies to security solutions, routing and voice design.
Test-takers will find this packed with real-world examples and applications. Kevin Wallace's
CCIE's IMPLEMENTING CISCO UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS VOICE OVER IP AND
QOS (CVOICE) (1587204193, $64.99) is a Cisco-authorized text for learning CCPN Voice
basics, and is a pick for any advanced user learning VoIP configuration and applications. From
dial plans and gatekeepers to mechanisms, operations, and basic applications of IP phones in a
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express environment, this is an in-depth technical pick
for any Cisco collection.
The Social Issues Shelf
Hate Crimes and Ethnoviolence
Howard J. Ehrlich
Westview Press
2465 Central Avenue, Boulder, CO 80301
9780813344454, $27.00, www.westviewpress.com
Hate Crimes and Ethnoviolence: The History, Current Affairs and Future of Discrimination in
America provides essays by Howard J. Ehrlich, who conducted the first national surveys on
ethnoviolence and helped design the protocol for identifying hate crimes. His personal research
and expertise lends to discussions that offer historical and social insights into ethnoviolence and
prejudices and how prejudice translates to violence, offering discussions essential to any
college-level social issues course covering violence and prejudice trends.
Always On
Brian X. Chen
Da Capo Press
c/o Perseus Book Group
11 Cambridge Center, Cambridge MA 02142
9780306819605, $25.00, www.dacapopress.com
ALWAYS ON: HOW THE IPHONE UNLOCKED THE
ANYTHING-ANYTIME-ANYWHERE FUTURE - AND LOCKED US IN explores the impact
of iPhones on our daily lives - and asks if the smartphone will prove a detriment, long-term, to
human society. Chapters examine how technology will influence our lives by keeping us more
closely connected to the world, and chapters explore the Apple, specifically, as a powerful
company controlling its products and users through a virtual business model. Business and social
issues collections alike will find this an important survey.
National Security, Civil Liberties, and the War on Terror
M. Katherine B. Darmer and Richard D. Fybel, Editors
Prometheus Books
59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst, NY 14228-2197
9781616143961, $21.00, www.prometheusbooks.com
National Security, Civil Liberties, and the War on Terror provides a fine survey of the various
issues surrounding legitimate national security concerns and personal civil liberties, considering
what limits should be placed on interrogating suspected terrorists and what rights apply to
prisoners in such situations. Political and social issues are considered in a collection of recent
articles and legal commentary that provides a balanced perspective and overview in a collection
recommended for any college-level collection strong in terrorism studies.
The Fiction Shelf
Twenty Thirty
Albert Brooks
St. Martin's Press
175 - 5th Avenue, New York NY 10010
9780312583729, $25.99, www.stmartins.com
TWENTY THIRTY: THE REAL STORY OF WHAT HAPPENS TO AMERICA offers a fine
novel projecting social changes into the future and how June 12, 2030 changes the U.S. when an
earthquake levels Los Angeles and the government can't afford to rebuild. It's a world where
cancer has been cured and Americans age dramatically, living in perpetual retirement while
young people resent "the olds" for their wealth. A vivid story of national changes and changing
social issues based on realistic modern-day concerns makes this a riveting story highly
recommended for any general lending library.
The Mystery/Suspense Shelf
The Rock Hole
Reavis Z. Wortham
Poisoned Pen Press
6962 E. First Avenue #103, Scottsdale AZ 85251
9781590588840, $24.95, www.poisonedpenpress.com
THE ROCK HOLE: A RED RIVER MYSTERY offers the satisfying story of a farmer and
part-time Constable Ned parker, who combines forces with a legendary black deputy sheriff to
track down a threat to a small Texas community. Many twists and turns of plot are presented in a
powerful survey of animal torture and murder that eventually threatens Ned's own family. Murder
mystery collections will find this a riveting thriller!
Dreams of the Dead
Perri O'Shaughnessy
Gallery Books
c/o Simon and Schuster
1230 Avenue of the Americas, 14th fl.
New York, NY 10020
9781416549734, $25.00, www.simonandschuster.com
DREAMS OF THE DEAD provides a new Nina Reilly thriller and is set in South Lake Tahoe,
California where Nina faces strange clients, criminals, and personal issues involving her teen son
and his estranged father. A fugitive sociopath returns to threaten her world, and Nina's
connection to two local women who are brutally murdered brings danger to her own doorstep in
this riveting account, perfect for any general lending library strong in novels, mysteries and
thrillers.
The Audiobook Shelf
Demonic: How the Liberal Mob is Endangering America
Ann Coulter
Random House Audio Books
c/o The Random House Publishing Group
1745 Broadway, 8th floor, New York, NY 10019
9780307878816, $37.00, www.randomhouseaudio.com
Demonic: How the Liberal Mob is Endangering America enjoys a vivid narration by author Ann
Coulter who here argues that liberals exhibit the psychological characteristics of a mob. She cites
mob psychology as a pattern in liberal behavior and reactions, cataloging the Left's mob
behaviors and offering a history of the liberal mob psyche from the French Revolution to modern
times. Any political or social issues collection needs this!
Becoming a Man of Unwavering Faith
Joel Osteen
Hachette Audio
237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017
9781611138092, $24.98, www.hachetteaudio.com
Becoming a Man of Unwavering Faith is narrated by Dr. Paul Osteen, a physician and surgeon
who for twelve years has provided leadership to all the pastoral ministries of Lakewood Church.
His narration of late pastor John Osteen's title brings life and vivid feeling to this account of s
sixty-year ministry in which John Osteen emphasized the power of faith in his life. Moments of
intense struggle are precisely the moments faith should be at its strongest, he maintains. Any
religious collection will want to include this inspirational account.
The Political Science Shelf
The Terrorist Next Door
Erick Stakelbeck
Regnery Publishing Inc.
One Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
9781596981522, $27.95, www.regnery.com
THE TERRORIST NEXT DOOR: HOW THE GOVERNMENT IS DECEIVING YOU ABOUT
THE ISLAMIST THREAT provides fine survey on the threat of terrorism in America, which the
government maintains has been largely eliminated. THE TERRORIST NEXT DOOR comes
from an investigative reporter who exposes the truth about the enormous terrorist threat growing
right under our noses in this country - and it provides chapters that offer close inspection of
mosques in America, plots for Islamic domination in this country, and how jihadist training
camps are springing up throughout rural America. Any concerned about terrorism will find this
an eye-opening guide!
The Travel Shelf
Lonely Planet
150 Linden Street, Oakland CA 94607
www.lonelyplanet.com
Carolina A. Miranda, et.al.'s DISCOVER PERU (9781742200026, $24.99) covers all of the
country's highlights, provides itineraries for making the most of Peru, and comes from local
experts who add maps, commentary, cultural insights and more. It's packaged in a perfect
take-long tote size and is intended for destination-oriented visitors who want to make the most of
independent travel to Peru, and is a fine recommendation for this audience or for libraries with
strong travel holdings. Marc Di Duca and Leonid Ragozin's UKRAINE (9781741793284,
$24.99) provides an excellent survey of the country packing in nearly fifty maps, itineraries,
discussions of history, culture and transport and more. Designed as a handy take-along tote, this
is packed with important keys to navigating the country and is a pick for any Ukraine-bound
tourist.
Paris to the Past
Ina Caro
W.W. Norton
500 - 5th Avenue, New York NY 10110
9780393078947, $27.95, www.wwnorton.com
PARIS TO THE PAST: TRAVELING THROUGH FRENCH HISTORY BY TRAIN offers a
fine blend of French history and travelogue, and offers the author's survey of that history when
she began to rearrange her travels using the chronological order in which landmark historical
events took place. Her trips can be taken from Paris by the city Metro and other public transit,
and provides day trips to locales which were pivotal in French history. Whether it's a general
library seeking an armchair read or a French history holding, this provides an appealing blend of
travel facts and historical insights.
The Christian Studies Shelf
God Wins
Mark Galli and Randy Alcorn
Tyndale House Publishers
351 Executive Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188
9781414366661, $12.99, www.tyndale.com
GOD WINS: HEAVEN, HELL, AND WHY THE GOOD NEWS IS BETTER THAN LOVE
WINS provides a fine survey questioning whether a loving God really sends people to hell, and
examines questions raised in LOVE WINS, from the role of the cross for Christians to biblical
authority and concepts of a holy or living God. As an in-depth examination of the issues raised in
LOVE WINS, this will please any Christian reader.
The Military Shelf
Sun Tzu at Gettysberg
Bevin Alexander
W.W. Norton
500 - 5th Avenue, New York NY 10110
9780393078138, $26.95, www.wwnorton.com
Military historian Bevin Alexander considers how the Chinese sage Sun Tzu's THE ART OF
WAR has influenced Eastern warfare for over two thousand years - but didn't become widely
known in the West until the 1970s when guerrilla forces in Vietnam used sun Tzu's axioms to
defeat entire armies. This considers how Sun Tzu's maxims created effective military scenarios,
considering different decisive operations in modern times from 1777 to the Korean War. The
pairing of military history with Sun Tzu's approach makes this a powerful pick for any military
collection.
Osprey Publishing
4402 - 23rd Street, Suite 219
Long Island City, NY 11101-5058
www.ospreypublishing.com
Angus Konstam's YANGTZE RIVER GUNBOATS 1900-49 (9781849084086, $17.95) provides
a fine survey of early gunboats that protected traders and missionaries from the end of the 19th
century to the first half of the 20th. It was a wild time in China as warlords fought small wars to
increase their powers: this covers gunboats of all the major nations that stationed naval forces in
China during the times and provides color drawings and vintage black and white photos to
capture the boats in action. Any China or military history library will find this specific and
informative. Military history holdings will also appreciate Gordon Williamson's E-BOAT VS.
MTB: THE ENGLISH CHANNEL 1941-45 (9781849084062, $17.95), a fine survey of the
German E-Boat and their conflicts with the U-Boat Allies. German and British skirmishes using
either boat are covered in chapters packed with vintage black and white photos and illustrations
to capture a fine history of the two military vessels.
The Metaphysical Studies Shelf
Awake in the World
Michael Stone
Shambhala Publications
300 Horticultural Hall, Boston MA 02115
9781590308141, $17.95, www.shambhala.com
AWAKE IN THE WORLD: TEACHINGS FROM YOGA AND BUDDHISM FOR LIVING AN
ENGAGED LIFE teaches how to live a balanced life in unbalanced times, and how meditation
and yoga can support our daily lives. It comes from a teacher and psychotherapist who presents
the basics of yoga, emphasizing the teachings of simplicity and connecting life. The spiritual
heart of yoga and Buddhist practice encourages world awareness - and this book also encourages
getting involved in communities and using trainings to support life-affirming goals.
Confessions of a Tarot Reader
Jane Stern
Skirt!
c/o The Globe Pequot Press
246 Goose Lane, Suite 200
Guilford, CT 06437
9781599219936, $22.95, www.globepequot.com
Confessions of a Tarot Reader: Practical Advice from This Realm and Beyond comes from a
fourth generation tarot reader who has read cards professionally for over forty years, and who
uses the twenty-two major arcane cards to impart the basics. Advice for all kinds of life scenarios
are presented in a guide that draws connections between tarot and the unseen world, providing
chapters that discuss literal and figurative translations of the cards. Any interested in tarot will
find this a clear presentation of the cards and their basic interpretations.
The Gardening Shelf
Homegrown Herbs
Tammi Hartung
Storey Publishing
210 Mass MoCa Way, North Adams, MA 01247
9781603427036, $19.95, www.storey.com
Homegrown Herbs: A Complete Guide to Growing, Using, and Enjoying More Than 100 Herbs
is for any gardener who wants to grow herbs successfully, whether in pots or in a herb garden or
even added to an existing flower bed. Keys to planting, caring for and using the products of over
100 herbs pack a guide that covers all the basics, from preparing soil to planting and propagation.
General gardening collections looking at a wide-ranging herb growing and usage guide will find
this a winner!
Growing Fruit Trees
Jean-Marie Lespinasse and Evelyne Leterme
W.W. Norton
500 - 5th Avenue, New York NY 10010
9780393732566, $49.95, www.wwnorton.com
Growing Fruit Trees: Novel Concepts and Practices for Successful Care and Management packs
in color photos, illustrations, and keys to successful fruit tree management, includes all kinds of
trees from apple and common fruits to kiwis and various nut trees, and is a fine key for any
interested in quick, high-quality fruit production. Over three hundred color photos compliment
in-depth discussions perfect for gardeners and horticultural libraries alike.
The Memoir Shelf
Innocent Spouse
Carol Ross Joynt
Crown
c/o The Random House Publishing Group
1745 Broadway, 17th floor, New York, NY 10019
9780307592095, $25.00, www.crownpublishing.com
Innocent Spouse: A Memoir tells of a family struggle when a husband dies suddenly, leaving
behind a five-year old son and a widow forced to take over her husband's finances and legendary
restaurant business. Carol discovered her husband had secrets - including nearly, $3 million in
debt to the IRS, which she was responsible for as his surviving spouse. Her struggles and
recovery makes for a vivid memoir with an unusual twist to the widow's tale, and should be in
any general lending library.
Familyhood
Paul Reiser
Hyperion Books
77 West 66th Street, New York, NY 10023-6298
9781401324322, $25.99, www.hyperionbooks.com
FAMILYHOOD comes from the best-selling author of COUPLEHOOD and BABYHOOD and
is a pick for either fans of the prior books or collections catering to parents and families. Here
Paul Reiser, an actor and comedian, shares his views about marriage, parenthood and midlife and
adds humor to his explorations of universal truths about life and love. A fine, involving survey,
this will appeal to a wide audience.
The Journalism Shelf
Page One
David Folkenflik, Editor
Public Affairs
250 West 57th St. Suite 1321, New York NY 10107
9781610390774, $15.99, www.publicaffairsbooks.com
PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM: A
PARTICIPANT MEDIA GUIDE is inspired by the documentary and deserves ongoing
recommendation as a fine pick for any library strong in media history and culture. Some of the
media's leading experts investigate the past, present and future of news and its reporting style,
considering issues of accuracy, fairness, analysis, and more. The New York Times here serves as
a foundation for this in-depth consideration, recommended for any college-level journalism or
media issues library.
The Comix/Graphic Novel Shelf
Joe Simon: My Life in Comics
Joe Simon
Titan Books
144 Southwark Street, London SE1 OUP, UK
9781845769307, $24.95, www.titanbooks.com
Joe Simon: My Life in Comics provides the official autobiography of a comic artist who has
become one of the most influential people in comics history. He was half of the comics team of
Simon and Kerby, helping create captain America and was the first editor at Marvel Comics,
where he hired Stan Lee for his first job. His autobiography recounts not only his personal
experiences in the industry, but the rise of the genre as a whole, detailing encounters with key
figures along the way. Any collection strong in comic book history must have this.
Fighting American
Joe Simon & Jack Kirby
Titan Books
144 Southwark Street, London SE1 OUP, UK
9780857681157, $19.95, www.titanbooks.com
Fighting American is published with perfect timing as the new Captain America: The First
Avenger film comes on the market, and comes from the team behind the original Captain
America. This color graphics novel offers the complete adventures of the character plus a new
introduction by co-creator Joe Simon, plus previously unpublished stories and covers. Any fan of
Captain America will find this a winning, keepsake collection!
The World History Shelf
No One Had a Tongue to Speak
Utpal Sandesara and Tom Wooten
Prometheus Books
59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst, NY 14228-2119
9781616144319, $25.00, www.prometheusbooks.com
No One Had a Tongue to Speak: The Untold Story of One of History's Deadliest Floods tells of a
1979 disaster that happened in the Indian state of Gujart, where a two-mile-long damn
disintegrated after a week of monsoon rains. The waters rushed through a heavily populated area,
destroyed an industrial city and its surrounding villages, and the death toll was estimated as high
as 25,000. This tells, for the first time, the story of the disaster and is based on over 130
interviews and archival research. Any collection strong in either India history or disaster accounts
will find this engrossing.
The Sports Shelf
Human Kinetics
Box 5076, Champaign, IL 61825-5076
www.humankinetics.com
The fifth updated edition of American Sport Education Program with Sam Snow's COACHING
YOUTH SOCCER (9780736092173, $16.95) is a pick for any sports collection appealing to
coaches, and offers coaches a tool for directing a youth soccer team. It's written by ASEP in
conjunction with Sam snow, a coaching director, and is intended for coaches of athletes 14 and
under. Over 45 activities and 40 coaching tips blend with over 70 photos and 50 illustrations in a
top coaching guide recommended for any sports library. Also recommended for college-level
sports collections is David Gilbourne and Mark B. Andersen, Editors' CRITICAL ESSAYS IN
APPLIED SPORT PSYCHOLOGY (0736078851, $49.00), a collection of 16 essays discussing
sport psychology's traditions, research models and more. A team of recognized sport
psychologists with backgrounds in various disciplines presents ideas in the field in a collection
that considers research methods, applications, and more. Each essay offers a different perspective
on applied sport psychology practices.
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Diane C. Donovan, Editor
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