Ongoing Crisis Communication, 2nd Edition
W. Timothy Coombs
Sage Publications
2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
9781412949927, $45.95 www.sagepublications.com
This new second edition of a classic updates crisis examples and case studies but retains its multi-disciplinary coverage to provide an integrated approach to crisis communication and the entire management process. The author uses three stages – precrisis, crisis, and postcrisis – to example how crisis management can prevent or reduce threats, offering practical guidelines suitable for emergency applications. An important college-level guide for both undergrad and graduate courses in public relations, management, or crisis communications.
Communicating Gender Diversity: A Critical Approach
Victoria Pruin DeFrancisco & Catherine Helen Palczewski
Sage Publications
2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
9781412925594, $56.95 www.sagepublications.com
College-level collections strong in gender studies and psychology will find COMMUNICATING GENDER DIVERSITY an essential key to understanding how communication facilitates how people do gender. Here gender is linked to key ingredients in the communication process from both a social and cultural and a psychological standpoint, with chapters providing discussions, quotes from key sources, and backed by an accompanying cd-rom of exercises for further study.
Footsteps on the Ice
M.L. Paine, editor
Stuart D. Paine, author
University of Missouri Press
2910 LeMone Boulevard, Columbia, MO 65201
9780826217417, $34.95 www.umsystem.edu/upress 1-800-828-1894
Footsteps on the Ice: The Antarctic Diaries of Stuart D. Paine, Second Byrd Expedition is a compilation of the journal entries written by Stuart D. Paine during his participation as a dog driver, radio operator, and navigator on the fifty-six-man expedition in the Antarctic during 1933, well-known for concluding in Byrd's dramatic rescue from Bolling Advance Weather Base 115 miles inland. Paine's diaries are the only published contemporary account written by a member of the Second Expedition; his words are presented with black-and-white photographs and extensive footnotes by his daughter, M.L. Paine. A singularly amazing, up-close and personal chronicle of the quest to explore and map part of Antarctica for the first time, an effort that resulted in covering more than fourteen hundred miles of territory in eighty-eight days. A bibliography and index round out this absorbing day-by-day account.
The Richness of Life: The Essential Stephen Jay Gould
Steven Rose, Editor
W.W. Norton
500 – 5th Avenue, New York NY 10110
9780393064988, $35.00 www.wwnorton.com
Stephen Jay Gould is a leading scientist of modern times deemed a 'Living Legend' by Congress in 2000, and his THE RICHNESS OF LIFE offers up a collection of the range of his writings, from his most famous essays and selections from his many major books to speeches and articles. It's an entertaining mix of science and social observation and while its appearance is weighty, even general-interest library holdings will find it holds strong appeal, especially to patrons who like scientific reflections tailored for lay audiences.
Salt Lake Impressions
Scott T. Smith & Stephen Trimble
Farcountry Press
PO Box 5630, Helena, MT 59604
1560374594, $9.95 www.farcountrypress.com 1-800-821-3874
A superbly compiled and presented collection of captioned and full color photographic images by Scott T. Smith and Stephen Trimble, "Salt Lake Impressions" is a visual celebration of Salt Lake City, the capital city of Utah, and the surrounding countryside that includes the Great Salt Lake basin and the surround Wasatch mountains. This compendium of engaging images includes elements of area's city architecture, natural landscapes, people and places. A remarkable photographic album of sights, many of which rise to the level of visual art, browsing through the pages of "Salt Lake Impressions" is the next best thing to actually being there. Also very highly recommended from Farcountry Press is another in their 'impressions' series: "Santa Fe Impressions" (978156037451, $9.95).
Nolo Press
950 Parker Street, Berkeley CA 94710
www.nolo.com
Anyone paying rent, and any public library catering to renters, needs Attorney Janet Portman and Marcia Stewart's 5th updated edition of EVERY TENANT'S LEGAL GUIDE (141330625X, $29.99): it is the only book to provide legal details for handling not just landlords, but roommates and other tenants. From getting drug dealers out of the building to handling asbestos, getting a landlord to make repairs, and putting a roommate situation on a solid legal foundation, EVERY TENANT'S LEGAL GUIDE is an essential reference which should be part of any general public lending library collection. Ditto Attorney Stephen Fishman's THE COPYRIGHT HANDBOOK: WHAT EVERY WRITER NEEDS TO KNOW (1413305334, $39.99), here appearing in its 9th updated edition to reflect the latest law and copyright regulations. Internet works are covered here, as blogs: a cd-rom provides over thirty updated legal and copyright forms, while chapters handle how to avoid infringement, handle infringers, and get permission to use copyrighted work. Attorney Liz Weiman Hanks' THE BUSY FAMILY'S GUIDE TO ESTATE PLANNING: 10 STEPS TO PEACE OF MIND (1413306349, $24.99) is a pick for libraries strong in family patrons and business: it covers basic estate planning for families, from choosing a guardian for children and determining how much life insurance a family needs to learning about powers of attorney and working with a lawyer. An accompanying cd-rom holds fifteen forms, including a simple will, and worksheets to track decisions and progress. The 12th edition of Attorney Joseph Matthews with Dorothy Matthews Berman's SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE & GOVERNMENT PENSIONS: GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR RETIREMENT AND MEDICAL BENEFITS (1413305768, $29.99) provides the latest instructions on getting the most from Medicare, social security and government and veterans benefits. From uncovering benefits and when and how to claim them to qualifying for programs and combining them, this provides an outstanding, basic reference suitable for any public library. Ilona Bray, Alayna Schroeder and Marcia Stewart's NOLO'S ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO BUYING YOUR FIRST HOME (1413306284, $24.99) is also a standard reference which combines the savvy of buying a first home with legal tips designed to clarify common obstacles to the process. From deciding between a house, condo or coop to getting inspections, insurance, and negotiating with sellers, this is a top pick blending the real-world stories of over twenty first-time home buyer with insights from a team of real estate pros including attorneys, a home inspector, a neighborhood researcher, a mortgage specialist and more. This team approach sets the Nolo guide far above most authored by real estate agents alone. Peri H. Pakroo, J.D.'s STARTING & BUILDING A NONPROFIT: A PRACTICAL GUIDE (1413305784, $29.99) appears in its second updated edition to provide business collections concerned with nonprofit status with a specific survey of how to create an overall effective nonprofit organization. From hiring and training staff and handling fundraising campaigns to obtaining insurance and marketing your organization, it's a winner. All are top public library reference picks.
Think Tank Directory
Government Research Service
PO Box 2067, Topeka, KS 66603-2067
9781879929425, $135.00 www.thinktankdirectory.com 1-800-346-6898
As the policy role of political parties and government agencies has diminished, think tanks have been created to fill the void. In today's political climate is likely to be the think tank that highlight's public policy problems and suggest solutions. Now in a newly expanded and updated second edition, the "Think Tank Directory" continues to be a premiere reference guide to independent nonprofit public policy research organizations or 'think tanks'. Profiling more than 1,100 independent think tanks (of which some 500 were not in the first edition published ten years ago) "Think Tank Directory" is organized alphabetically with each entry including the organization's mission statement; website address; chief executive officer; alternate and former names; board members; the year it was established; research policy areas; titles of recent and representative studies, books or reports; types of funding sources; methods of operation; number of staff members; approximate budget size; mailing address, telephone and fax numbers; and email addresses. "Think Tank Directory" is enhanced with the inclusion of indexes for alternate names, budget categories, geographic locations, public policy areas, and subsidiary organizations. A comprehensive, informative, 'user friendly', 414-page compendium, "Think Tank Directory" is an essential, cornerstone addition to personal, professional, community, academic, and governmental library reference collections.
Intellectual Property
Aaron Schwabach
ABC-CLIO
PO Box 1911, Santa Barbara, CA 93116-1911
9781598840452, $55.00 www.abc-clio.com 1-800-368-6868
Part of the Contemporary World Issues series, Intellectual Property is an in-depth, no-nonsense reference handbook to the politics, law, and government procedures pertaining to intellectual property. Chapters cover the history of intellectual property as a concept, worldwide perspectives, a chronology, reproductions of key documents such as different copyright and patent laws, a directory of organizations concerning intellectual property, recommended resources, and much more. A solidly written, accessible and useful guide strongly recommended for anyone considering a career in intellectual property realms from writing to inventing.
It Happened In Wisconsin
Michael Bie
The Globe Pequot Press
PO Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437
9780762741533, $12.95 www.globepequot.com 1-800-243-0495
Known as the Badger State, Wisconsin is famous for its cheese and beer, for its settlement in the 19th century by waves of Norwegian, Swedish and German immigrants, as well as for the progressive politics of Bob Follette and the infamous politics of Joe McCarthy. But there is so much more to Wisconsin's history and author Michael Bie recounts some truly remarkable incidents in that history, many of which may come as a surprise to even life-long residents. This compendium state history begins with a chapter on the archaeological discovery in Lake Mills of a Native American culture that was flourishing around 3000 B.C., then goes on to cover the founding of Green Bay in 1634, events in Prairie du Chien in 1842, the Taliesin accomplishments and scandals of 1914, alleged events in Niccedah in 1950, the Posse Comitatus in Tigerton Falls in 1974, Milwaukee corruptions and depravity in 1991, and so very much more. Of special note is the chapter featuring 'Wisconsin Facts & Trivia'. Enhanced with an extensive bibliography and an index. An essential, core addition to school and community libraries throughout the Badger State, "It Happened In Wisconsin" is as entertaining as it is informative, and especially recommended to the attention of non-specialist general readers with an interest in Wisconsin history and personalities.
Vietnam Style
Bertrand de Hartingh & Anna Craven-Smith-Milnes
Periplus
c/o Tuttle Publishing
364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759-9436
9780794600181, $44.95 www.tuttlepublishing.com
Superbly enhanced throughout with the simply beautiful color photography of Luca Invernizzi Tettoni, "Vietnam Style" is a co-authored study of Vietnamese history, culture, art, and architecture by Bertrand de Hartingh (a recognized authority on the intricate and complicated cultural history of Vietnam) & Anna Craven-Smith-Milnes (whose fascination with Vietnamese architecture and design led to the founding of her own business, Mekong Merchant). With special attention to elements of interior design, "Vietnam Style" is organized into four major sections: Vernacular Styles; The French Legacy; Modern Times; and Contemporary Design & Crafts. From temples and pagodas, to residences and rooms, to furniture, baskets, lights, embroidery, lacquerware, ceramics, and propaganda art, "Vietnam Style" offers informative insights and illustrative examples that wonderfully showcase the diverse contributions that made Vietnam culture and architecture what it is today. A work of impressive detail and seminal accomplishment, "Vietnam Style" is very highly recommended for academic library International Studies, Architectural Studies, Interior Design Studies, and Vietnam History reference collections, and is especially appropriate for non-specialist general readers with an interest in Vietnamese culture.
The Bitter Man Publications
917 Lotus Vista Drive, #102, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
www.thebitterman.us
Men and women have been a constant puzzlement to each other down through the millennia. As each gender has struggled to understand and deal with the other, it has of necessity been a kind of 'trial and error' process begun in childhood, developed through adolescence, and culminating in adulthood. Perhaps the most confusion and anxiety fraught aspects of gender relations is to be found in the dating years as each gender struggles to attract, understand, evaluate, and avoid exploitation by the other. All this being further complicated by raging hormones, family expectations, the process of procreation, and the prospect of marriage. Now Antone Christopher has written two separate guides to help out. "The Bitter Woman's Guide To Dating" (9780978532307) readily identifies seventy-eight male character types commonly encountered (and endured) by women in search of a good time and/or a marriageable prospect. "The Bitter Man's Guide To Dating" (9780976484301) features apt descriptions of sixty-six female character types often encountered by men in search of a good time and/or a marriageable prospect. Enhanced with the occasional color cartoon, each of these two volumes is written with wit, humor, and brutal candor. Very highly recommended reading which is as entertaining as they are instructive, both books are confidently recommended -- especially to men and women entering, enduring, or having to return to, the dating scene!
The Fiction Shelf
Discipline
Paco Ahlgren
Greenleaf Book Group Press
c/o Booth Media Group, Inc.
2248 Lagoon View Drive, Cardiff, CA 92007
9780979084201, $24.95 www.boothmedia.com
Financial analyst and world traveler Paco Ahlgren presents Discipline, a grim and suspenseful novel about Douglas Cole, a man who is at once being hunted and protected, all without his knowledge. Terrible visions haunt him, and tragedy has driven apart his life. Locked in a battle of psyches with a merciless unknown foe, Douglas' choices will ultimately determine the past, present, and future of humanity itself. Tautly written, Discipline straddles the boundaries of reality and quantum physics. Highly recommended.
Return of the Native
Jonathan Butler
Breakwater Books Limited
PO Box 2188, 100 Water Street, St. Johns, NL A1C 6E6
9781550812305, $16.00 www.breakwaterbooks.com
Newfoundland native Jonathan Butler presents Return of the Native, a novel about a a would-be historical scholar who retires from the Toronto big city life to Newfoundland, seeking the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a hero for his people and help free "The Republic". But when he seeks to ply his trade, he discovers to his dismay the allotment of liberties, biases, and argumentative quagmires that permeate historical scholarship. Part comedic satire, part commentary on the vagaries of politics, Return of the Native is as intellectually intriguing as it is chuckle-worthy.
The Walk
William deBuys
Trinity University Press
c/o Meryl Zegarek Public Relations, Inc.
255 West 108 Street, Suite 9D1, New York, NY 10025
9781595340276, $22.95 www.trinity.edu/tupress
Pulitzer Prize finalist William deBuys presents The Walk, a novel of the beauty of nature, and how it aids one man in the rediscovery of hope after the end of a long marriage and the death of a close friend. Set in the more secluded regions of New Mexico, The Walk particularly reflects upon the noble spirit of horses; equines literally and figuratively play a crucial role in the protagonist's long journey to healing. Written in a contemplative style reminiscent of Thoreau, The Walk is a moving expression of love of the land and its natural creatures.
The Interim
Chris Earl
Gate 8 Publishing
2212 - 8th Street, Eau Claire, WI 54703
9780978826079, $14.95 www.gate8publishing.com
"The Interim" by Wisconsin author Chris Earl is the story of Robb Markstran, a career television sportscaster in Green Bay, who finds himself being passed over for promotion. Robb leaves sportscasting to become an administrative assistant for the Wisconsin State men's basketball program. When the plane carrying the rest of the coaching staff goes down on the way back to Madison from a game on the road, Robb finds that as the only surviving staff member, he is now the head coach -- and discovers that the college basketball program he is in charge of is corrupt. Recruits and players are offered cash bribes and cars, a wealthy Wisconsin State alumnus want things done his way or the school can forget a thirty-five million dollar donation for a new on-campus arena. All this is going on while Robb is trying to prepare his players for the NCAA tournament. Set in Madison, Wisconsin, and especially commended to the attention of college basketball enthusiasts, "The Interim" is deftly written with an eye to exacting detail, and presents a fascinating, engaging read from first page to last. Also very highly recommended is Chris Earl's previous novel "Gotcha Down" which takes college football as its theme.
The Biography Shelf
I've Heard the Vultures Singing
Lucia Perillo
Trinity University Press
One Thirty Place, San Antonio, TX 78212-7200
9781595340313, $24.95
Former park ranger and award-winning poet Lucia Perillo presents I've Heard the Vultures Singing: Field Notes on Poetry, Illness, and Nature, a memoir of the ups and downs in her life. When Lucia was in her thirties, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis; I've Heard the Vultures Singing recounts the difficulty of coming to terms with losing the ability to walk. She had to give up some of her favorite outdoor activities, such as hiking and skiing, and learn to enjoy the wilderness with lowered expectations, as well as how to apply her poetry to access and experience the wilderness. A thoughtful, reflective, autobiographical narrative about adapting to severe change, highly recommended.
From Trotsky to Godel
Anita Burdman Feferman
A K Peters, Ltd.
888 Worcester Street, Suite 230, Wellesley, MA 02482
9781568811482, $24.95 www.akpeters.com
From Trotsky to Godel: The Life of Jean van Heijenoort is the true-life biography of a man in a prime position to observe twentieth-century turmoil. He served as a secretary and bodyguard to Leon Trotsky, and was intellectually and politically passionate; in his maturity, he contributed greatly to the realm of abstract philosophical logic. From Trotsky to Godel draws heavily upon interviews with van Heijenoort himself, as well as his friends, family, and colleagues. Enthusiastically recommended for anyone interested in following van Heijenoort's challenging life, and also for students of Trotsky seeking to round out their perspectives on the man and his writings.
White House Chef
Walter Scheib and Andrew Friedman
Wiley Publishers
111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
9780471798422, , $24.95 www.wiley.com
Walter Scheib provides stories and recipes of some eleven years as White House chef under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, so anticipate a collection which is far more than your usual cookbook – and which will appeal to collections strong in culinary history and presidential trivia. Scheib was hired by Hillary Clinton in 1994 to become White House chef and faced taking an outdated kitchen focused on traditional French cuisine and making it a showcase for modern American foods. His memoir embraces some eleven years of culinary history at the White House under two different administrations and pairs original recipes with accounts of Presidential family encounters, making for both lively vignettes and fine recipes.
Peter's Story
Peter Pizzino & Tom Montag
MWPH Books
PO Box 8, Fairwater, WI 53931
9780974649931, $16.95 1-920-346-5235
"Peter's Story" is the personal memoir of Peter Pizzino who grew up in the 1920s and 1930s in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Third Ward, a strongly ethnic Italian community. Peter was abandoned by his mother when he was three and a half years old. Raised by a domineering father, Peter became delinquent and with a small group of friends began stealing to feed families in the neighborhood when he was eight years old and getting odd jobs whenever he could. As he grow older, Peter drove mob bosses to their meetings in Chicago and New York, hunted down members of organized crime families who broke mob rules, and basically experienced more in the first 18 years of his life than most of use experience in the course of our entire lifetimes. Co-authored with Tom Montag, "Peter's Story" is the fascinating and candid autobiography of an abused childhood and criminal adolescence. Of special note is a heartbreaking Epilogue in which Peter succinctly informs the reader of the ultimate fates of both his mother and his father. Also very highly recommended from MWPH Books is author and poet Tom Montag's compellingly thoughtful and articulate collection of writings about people and places, "The Idea Of The Local And Other Essays" (9780974649948, $17.95).
My Kitchen Table
Pilar Pobil
University of Utah Press
1795 East South Campus Drive, #101, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9402
9780874808964, $29.95 www.uofupress.com 1-800-773-6672
A very special memoir, "My Kitchen Table: Sketches From My Life" is the autobiographical reminisces of Pilar Pobil presented to the reader as she had original told them around her kitchen table to her children. One very special difference is that in "My Kitchen Table", Pilar Pobil enhances those already engaging biographical stories with fifty full color reproductions of her paintings and sculptures. This compendium of stories about Pilar's growing up in Mallorca, of meeting the man who would marry her and take her back to Utah, of her discovery with respect to a talent for creating art, is as engaging as it is informative. Written with wit, wisdom, and occasionally flashes of insight, "My Kitchen Table" is very highly recommended reading as the personal memoir of a very special and talented artist.
The Wartime Letters of Leslie & Cecil Frost 1915-1919
R.B. Fleming, editor
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3C5
9781554580002, $38.95 www.wlupress.wlu.ca
The Wartime Letters of Leslie & Cecil Frost 1915-1919 is an anthology of wartime correspondence by two officer brothers in World War I, Leslie and Cecil Frost. Both Frost brothers wrote frank and openly honest accounts of their experiences in the trenches, their views of the war itself, training, and some of the war's most horrific battles. The letters also comment on political concerns of the war, from the emerging role of women to that of the growing middle class, nativism, and the use of liquor overseas. Leslie Frost would go on to become the premier of Ontario (1949-1961); editor R.B. Fleming contends that Leslie's military experiences and hospitalization affected Leslie's policies, particularly with regard to Medicare and liquor control laws. A handful of black-and-white photographs, extensive appendices, and an index round out this solid primary testimony.
The Self-Help Shelf
After 50 It's Up To Us
George H. Schofield
The Clarity Group, Inc.
PO Box 470966, San Francisco, CA 94147-0966
Cate Cummings Publicity & Promotion Group
7601 East 93rd Street, Kansas City, MO 64138-4206
9780979038242, $14.95 www.clarity-group.com
By 2015 some 77 million Americans will be fifty to sixty-nine years old and represent the first (and largest) generation in history to be so long lived and have to deal with the promises and problems of such an extended live span. In "After 50 It's Up To Us: Developing The Skills And Agility We'll Need", George H. Schofield presents the results of his own researches on the subject, which include numerous in-depth interviews with Americans in the 50 to 97 age bracket. The result is an articulate presentation offering invaluable insights and an accessible wisdom to the mind-opening possibilities of what an extended life span can offer senior citizens today. "After 50 It's Up To Us" stresses that planning is essential; the pace of change is accelerating; nobody's life happens entirely according to plan; thriving beyond the age of 50 requires development and application special abilities; agility in dealing with changes is a necessity; situations and companions can change as we age -- often without prior warning; aging cannot be ignored; mastering the skills of coping with and benefiting from the aging process is an essential and life-long necessity; living successfully beyond the age of 50 must be a customized plan specific to oneself. Of special note are Schofield's ten tips when negotiating through the unchartered territory of an extended life span. Simply stated, "After 50 It's Up To Us" should be considered mandatory reading for all seniors, and an important acquisition for community library Self Help/Self Improvement reference collections.
Appearance is Everything
Steve Jeffes
Sterling House Publishers
440 Friday Road, Department T-101, Pittsburgh, PA 15209
9781563150883, $19.95 www.sterlinghousepublisher.com 1-888-542-2665
Appearance is Everything: The Hidden Truth Regarding Your Appearance & Appearance Discrimination is a tell-it-like-it-is guide to the truth about appearance discrimination. The 80/20 rule applies in full force to the dating world - at some point in their lives, the most attractive 20% of the population will be pursued as potential mates by the other 80%! Better-looking individuals will automatically be presumed to be more competent, wealthier, more enthusiastic and likeable than unattractive individuals - although time and experience will allow human beings to evaluate first impressions based on other factors such as personality or objective evidence of competence, not everyone will allot that time and experience if their first impression of appearance is too negative! Appearance is Everything not only dissects the appearance stereotypes, generalizing them into common and recurring "laws" of social behavior; it also gives valuable guidelines for improving one's appearance (from physical fitness to dressing well to remembering to smile) and therefore improving the impression one makes on others. However, Appearance is Everything is not about being shallow - far from it, author Steve Jeffes stresses that the most important factor is to respect and have confidence in oneself, and to teach self-respect and self-confidence to one's children. Of especial interest is Jeffes' warnings for the common dating traps that beset individuals who are non-average appearance-wise; highly attractive people can be so sought after they may have a hard time finding a partner who truly cares about them rather than their appearance (and also remaining in a faithful and stable relationship with such a partner), while unattractive people are more likely to "settle" for incompatible mates rather than chance being alone. Appearance is Everything is a "must-read" insight for how human society really works, and how to best adjust while retaining one's dignity and self-respect. Highly recommended.
The Little Black Book For Blue People
Ruth Theobald Probst
Lit Mark Institute for Greatness, LLC
21150 West Capitol Drive, Suite 3, Pewaukee, WI 53072
9780975342220, $16.95 www.intentionfiction.com 1-877-783-113
Depression is something that afflicts everyone from time to time. For some it becomes a chronic and crippling condition. Ruth Theobald Probst wrote and colored to help herself out of her own long-term depression. She has created "The Little Black Book for Blue People" as a reusable coloring book for all ages and is specifically designed for the therapeutic use by children and adults who are 'feeling down'. This is a unique self-help, self-improvement coloring book that features 37 illustrations that enhance an engaging text that is both informational and inspirational. Accompanied by a small box of twelve colored pencils, "The Little Black Book For Blue People" is especially recommended as a do-it-yourself activity book that can go a long way toward helping people deal with their 'blues'.
You Are Enough
David J. Walker
DeVorss & Company
553 Constitution Ave., Camarillo, CA 93012
9780875168265, $12.95 www.devorss.com
You Are Enough: Always Have Been... Always Will Be is a compendium of life-changing wisdom from David J. Walker, who has been teaching and helping people overcome their own harmful inhibitions for over 30 years. Chapters discuss how to use positive self-talk to bolster one's confidence, how to break out of the destructive cycle of self-restricting thought patterns, and much more. You Are Enough further embraces a humanistic spirituality, that does not rely upon specific religious beliefs but rather an understanding that the spark of the divine lies within every individual. "The way we think about money, for instance, determines our experience of money. If we believe that money is the root of all evil, at some level we'll be pushing money away from us. Dr. Raymond Charles Barker tells us that 'money is God in action,' which means that the amount of money we have is the 'inevitable consequence' of using the inner Life Force at the level of having that amount." An upbeat, turn-yourself-around guide especially valuable for anyone vulnerable to negative thinking.
The Christian Studies Shelf
Earth & Word: Classic Sermons on Saving the Planet
David Rhoades, Editor
Continuum
80 Maiden Lane, Suite 704, New York NY 10038
0826428282, $24.95 www.continuumbooks.com
For centuries Christians have preached a domination of the earth, but EARTH AND WORD provides a difference: sermons from the Christian community which do not condone the destruction and conquest of the environment in the name of God. The voices of environmentalists, theologians, and activists such as Wendell Berry, John Cobb, and others explore connections between thinking religiously and thinking ecologically, and make for important considerations recommended for any Christian library.
The Stories of the Old Testament
Jim Campbell
Loyola Press
3441 North Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657
9780829424706, $14.95 www.LoyolaBooks.org 1-800-621-1008
Theologian Jim Campbell presents The Stories of the Old Testament: A Catholic's Guide, a guide for Catholic readers to the central texts, stories, and figures of the Old Testament. One hundred carefully chosen readings from the Old Testament are discussed at length. "When Job's friends tell Job that he is refusing to admit his wickedness, Job replies that his complaint is bitter: he has not made the violence that stalks the earth. Job's friends ask how anyone can stand in a right relationship with God. Job replies that God's ways are a mystery no one can fathom. What is fascinating about the dialogue is that Job's friends seem so sure that they know the answers to Job's dilemma. They do not for an instant consider Job's side of the story or ask questions of either Job or God. Without questioning or listening hearts, they cannot begin their own journey into the heart of God." A candid and insightful discussion, highly recommended for self-study or as a supplementary resource for bible study groups.
Introduction to the Bible
Stephen J. Binz
The Liturgical Press
St. John's Abbey, PO Box 7500, Collegeville, MN 56321-7500
9780814617007, $8.95 www.litpress.org 1-800-858-5450
Catholic biblical scholar, speaker, and counselor Stephen J. Binz presents Introduction to the Bible: A Catholic Guide to Studying Scripture. A brief yet solid primer covering how the Bible came to be, how to choose a Bible translation, how to interpret the Bible in accordance with the Catholic tradition, and how to grasp the most benefit from Bible study. "Whether discerning what the text meant or what it means, the constant factor in all the meaning discovered in Scripture is the community of faith. It is the community of faith from which the text was formed, it is the community of faith that accepted the text into its Sacred Scriptures, and it is the community of faith that continues to receive the text and be formed by it today. Biblical meaning is found in the way the church comes to understand the Bible more and more fully in its life, liturgy, and theology." Highly recommended for Catholics new to the enlightening labor of love that is Biblical and scriptural study.
Positively Dangerous
Frank Mercadante
Saint Mary's Press
702 Terrace Heights, Winona, MN 55987-1318
9780884897903, $9.95 www.smp.org
Positively Dangerous: Live Loud, Be Real, Change the World is a book written especially to promote the Catholic Christian faith in teenagers, by offering sound advice for youth ministers grounded in the years of wisdom and experience of author Frank Mercadante, the executive director of a not-for-profit corporation devoted to supporting Christian adult and teen leaders (Cultivation Ministries). Chapters discuss how to promote and grow love for god and one another, with authenticity and integrity, and make the most of evangelistic opportunities. The concept described as "positively dangerous" is a beneficial state for people of faith to strive for - in this circumstance, "positively dangerous" defines one who has taken being a disciple of Christ to heart, and actively applies the teachings of their faith to all aspects of their life, including the importance of spreading the Good News. "Nothing is positively dangerous about us if we are not sharing with others our relationship with Jesus. We may intrigue others by our love for God and for people. They may be drawn to us because of our authenticity, even respect us because of our integrity. But without effectively communicating the Gospel and inviting others to experience what we have, we are not positively dangerous." Questions for reflection and discussion round out this charged guidebook ideal for youth ministers of all skill and experience levels.
Wizards, Wardrobes And Wookies
Connie Neal
InterVarsity Press
430 East Plaza Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
9780830833665, $15.00 www.ivpress.com 1-800-843-9487
Author, speaker, and expert on the intersection between Christianity and popular culture Connie Neal presents Wizards, Wardrobes and Wookies: Navigating Good and Evil in Harry Potter, Narnia and Star Wars, an examination of two popular fantasy epics and one popular space opera, and what they say to Christian readers today. Harry Potter, Narnia, and Star Wars are all inspirational tales of courage and heroism, drawing the reader to imagine himself or herself in the fantastic world. Neal examines specific adventures from the three sagas, true stories from Scripture, and experiences from her own life in order to show the path toward victory - though we don't have Obi-Wan Kenobi or Dumbledore to help us, we do have a divine Everlasting Helper who is always with us. Wizards, Wardrobes, and Wookies embraces the positive aspect of uplifting popular culture stories, and how their lessons can reinforce the Christian faith, and is recommended reading especially for youth pastors seeking to better connect with their subjects through shared media.
Gifts of Self-Esteem
Dr. Mary Jane Woodger
Brigham Young University
c/o Cedar Fort, Inc.
2373 West 700 South, Springville, UT 84663
9781599550206, $14.99 www.cedarfort.com 1-800-759-2665
Dr. Mary Jane Woodger (associate professor of Church history and doctrine, Brigham Young University) presents Gifts of Self-Esteem: Obtaining Spiritual Gifts and Strengthening Self-Perception, a guide to finding happiness through one's own spiritual gifts, especially the trinity of faith, hope, and love. Drawing upon the examples of prophets Moroni, Paul, and Joseph Smith, all of whom received revelations and taught that self-esteem comes from spiritual growth, Gifts of Self-Esteem is a deeply reverent and spiritual testimony. Though written from the perspective of a devout Church of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) author, Gifts of Self-Esteem offers wisdom that transcends all branches of the Christian faith.
Joerg Rieger (Professor of Systematic Theology, Perkins School of Theology) presents Christ & Empire: From Paul to Postcolonial Times, an examination how our modern-day perception of Jesus Christ has been shaped by empires at critical turning points of history. Crusades, conquest, and commerce have spread the Christian faith for hundreds of years; Christ & Empire seeks to peel away the colonial legacy of Christology to find the true Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ's own refusal to submit to empire offers an intriguing and ironic contrast to the historical legacy of Christian empires, in this thoughtful, scholarly, and extensively researched treatise. Highly recommended for Christology shelves.
Why, Oh Why, My God?
Abbe Pierre with Frederic Lenoir
World Council of Churches Publications
c/o ISBS
920 NE 58th Ave., Suite 300, Portland, OR 97213-3786
9782825415078, $13.00 www.isbs.com
Why, Oh Why, My God?: Meditations on Christian Faith and the Meaning of Life is a collection of brief reflections upon Christianity by Abbe Pierre of the Emmaus (1912-2007), recipient of France's highest civilian honor, a former participant of underground resistance against the Nazi occupation during World War II, founder of the Emmaus movement, and tireless champion of the poor and the homeless. His simple, honest words reveal the life and perspective of a man who dedicated his life to serving his fellow men and women in God's name. The topics he presents his views on range from different attitudes between Buddhism and Christianity ("The Christian does not try to eliminate suffering by avoiding desire but rather tries to react to personal desire through sharing and giving.") to the question of whether Jesus Christ shared a physical relationship with Mary Magdalene, to whether gays should be allowed to marry or parent and whether women should be allowed to serve as priests, to his take on the Iraq War and much more. "Should we have responded to the terrible provocation of Al Qaeda with a new crusade? Can we cure evil with evil? I fear that all this will propel the world into a new war between Christian and Muslim civilizations - which is, of course, what Bin Laden wants." A short yet profoundly honest, faithful, and powerful testimony, highly recommended for Christian readers of all walks of life.
The IVP Introduction to the Bible
Philip S. Johnston
InterVarsity Press
430 East Plaza Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
9780830828289, $26.00 www.ivpress.com 1-800-843-9487
The IVP Introduction to the Bible is an anthology of essays by learned biblical studies teachers written to help Christian readers of all walks of life better understand both the Old and New Testaments. Offering historical and other background information for each Testament and the Bible as a whole, plus a thoughtful introduction of each biblical book in turn, The IVP Introduction to the Bible will prove especially valuable to novice to intermediate biblical students and scholars. Highly recommended as a solid religious studies reference for public and college library shelves.
Created in God's Image
Michelle A. Gonzalez
Orbis Books
PO Box 308, Maryknoll, NY 10545-0308
9781570756979, $20.00 www.orbisbooks.com
Michelle A. Gonzalez (Religious Studies Department, University of Miami) presents Created in God's Image: An Introduction to Feminist Theological Anthropology, a sober reflection upon the biblical creation story as told in Genesis 1. The concept of women as well as men being created in the image of God has been crucial to feminist claims of equality, yet Gonzalez shows that feminist theology has long struggled against a contrary tradition in which women's claims to represent the image of God have been seen as inferior to those of men. Gonzalez puts forth a convincing argument that the time has come for a new understanding of God and the concept of being created in His image is needed for faithful men and women of the twenty-first century. A persuasive, expertly researched and thoughtfully reasoned philosophical and religious treatise.
The Native American Shelf
Ruling Pine Ridge
Akim D. Reinhardt
Texas Tech University Press
PO Box 41037, Lubbock, TX 79409-1037
9780896726017, $34.95 www.ttup.ttu.edu 1-800-832-4042
"Ruling Pine Ridge: Oglala Lakota Politics From The IRA To Wounded Knee" by "Akim D. Reinhardt (Associate Professor of History, Towson University, Maryland) draws upon oral histories, council records, and reservation newspapers to provide an historical survey and analysis of the Oglala Lakota reservation in South Dakota during the mid-twentieth century when it was evolving from being directly run by the federal government , to indirect colonialism under the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA), to the 1973 occupation and siege of Wounded Knee as the culmination of dissatisfaction with how reservation autonomy was being hampered by the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs. Professor Reinhardt amply supports his thesis that the siege was not simply a political stunt of the American Indian Movement, but a genuine grassroots protest that was developing over the previous forty years. A work of impeccable and detailed scholarly research (some of which had never been previously accessed by historians), that should be a part of every university library's Native American Studies reference collection, "Ruling Pine Ridge" is a seminal study that is an academically impressive, substantively informative, and thoughtfully insightful.
Essential Song
Lynn Whidden
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3C5
9780889204591, $85.00 www.wlupress.wlu.ca
Lynn Whidden (associate professor of Native studies and music, Brandon University, Manitoba) presents Essential Song: Three Decades of Northern Cree Music, an in-depth ethnomusicology examination of subarctic Cree hunting songs, as passed down among the northern Cree of Quebec and Manitoba. Chapters scrutinize the ancient tradition of hunting songs, their meanings and origins, their important connection to the hunt, the impact of women's songs, and the effects that social change have had upon Cree music - including the introductions of hymns, gospel tunes, and country music. Profiles of individual hunters and their songs, and an accompanying music CD of more than fifty Cree hunting songs round out this invaluable and scholarly text. A welcome addition to Native American studies and musicology shelves.
A To Z Of American Indian Women
Liz Sonneborn
Facts On File, Inc.
132 West 31st Street, 17th floor, NY, NY 10001-2006
9780816066940, $60.00 www.factsonfile.com 1-800-322-8755
Now in a newly updated and expanded second edition, "A To Z Of American Indian Women" by author and biographer Liz Sonneborn is an encyclopedic compendium of succinct biographies of 152 Native American women who have distinguished themselves in a range of professions and careers. Included are brief but informative profiles of activists, educators, potters, musicians, artists, physicians, politicians, lawyers, entertainers, and others. From Lori Arviso Alvord, who as a surgeon combined western medicine and Native American healing methods, to Molly Spotted Elk, an actress whose many roles were performed on the silver screen and the theatre stage, the "A To Z Of American Indian Women" is an impressive body of work and a welcome contribution to academic and community library Native American Studies and Women's Studies reference collections.
The Jobs/Careers Shelf
Secrets of the Hidden Job Market
Janet White
You' re Hired! Enterprises
6213 Monahans Court, Plano, TX 75023
9781595940520, $16.95 www.jobmarketsecrets.com
Secrets of the Hidden Job Market: Change Your Thinking to Get the Job of Your Dreams is a no-nonsense guide to getting hired. Chapters cover how to avoid the traps inherent in the traditional system of networking ("Executive recruiters are not in business to get you hired. Never forget you are there for the recruiter's benefit; they are not there for yours."), the crucial importance of properly preparing a resume ("The design of your resume is irrelevant; the only things that matter are what your resume says and how Mr. Bigg feels as he reads it."), the importance of maintaining a positive outlook ("Like everything else, your belief about your age becomes your experience. When you stop believing your age is a problem in your getting hired, it will cease to be one.") and much more. Written in plain terms for readers of all backgrounds, Secrets of the Hidden Job Market is a go-to guide for making a good impression successfully competing for opportunities.
Independent Medical Coding
Donna Avila-Weil, RHIT & Rhonda Regan, CCS, CCS-P
Rayve Productions
PO Box 726 Windsor, CA 95492
9781877810152, $44.95 www.amazon.com
Co-authors Donna Avila-Weil, RHIT and Rhonda Regan, CCS, CCS-P combine their expertise in the updated second edition of Independent Medical Coding: The Comprehensive Guidebook for Career Success as a Medical Coder. Independent Medical Coding is an in-depth guide to pursuing medical coding as a career - an excellent opportunity, given that demand for skilled medical coders currently outstrips supply. Chapters cover how to gain the necessary education, as well as cultivating the needed interpersonal and organizational skills; how to become credentialed; specifics on different types of coding systems; how to establish an independent coding business; alternative careers for a coding specialist; and much more. An absolute "must-have" for anyone considering the benefits of a medical coding career.
Intelligent Courage
Michael E. Fraidenburg
Krieger Publishing Company
PO Box 9542, Melbourne, FL 32902-9542
9781575242873, $32.50 www.krieger-publishing.com 1-800-724-0025
Former Executive Director of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Michael E. Fraidenberg presents Intelligent Courage: Natural Resource Careers That Make a Difference, a solid guide to earning success in the world of natural resource service professionals. Written especially for students about to complete their university education and search for jobs in the field, Intelligent Courage offers the insights of a plethora of different experts and stresses the importance of self-determination, commitment to the cause, passion and enthusiasm for one's work. A highly practical guide packed with true tales, learning experiences analyzed and "day-in-the-life" stories.
Next Day Salary Negotiation
Maryanne Wegerbauer
JIST Publishing
8902 Otis Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46216-1033
9781593574406, $8.95 1-800-648-5478
Expert human resources consultant Maryanne Wegerbauer presents Next Day Salary Negotiation: Prepare Tonight to Get Your Best Pay Tomorrow, a fact-filled guide to negotiating one's salary or evaluating an improved job offer. Extensive, up-to-date salary tables help the reader determine how much his or her skills are worth, while text chapters cover how to do the necessary research of the organization making the offer, what to look for when evaluating an offer, how to set an effective negotiation plan and strategy, tips, tricks, techniques, and more. Next Day Salary Negotiation is especially valuable in that it is designed to be used quickly - with as little as twenty-four hours' notice that one will have to consider and respond to a salary offer. An excellent and helpful guide for any ambitious worker.
The Sports Shelf
Gold Glove Baseball
Charlie Greene, editor
Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc.
PO Box 5076, Champaign, IL 61820-5076
9780736062633, $19.95 www.HumanKinetics.com 1-800-747-4457
Expertly edited and organized by Charlie Greene (now retired but formerly the baseball coach for Miami-Dade Community College with a career record of 1,047-548 and a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame), "Gold Glove Baseball" is an illustrated instruction guide for aspiring ball players with an emphasis on position skills, team tactics, practice drills, and signals. In addition to Charlie Greene, the contributors include an all-star line up of college and university baseball coaches: Bob Bennet (1,302-759-4); Ed Flaherty (594-2550-3); Davey Johnson (hired as a consultant to the team general manager of the Washington nations in June 2006); Ken Knutson (461-295-2); Carroll Land (Director of Athletics at Point Loma Nazarene University); Mike Maack (Head Coach of the new Plano Blue Sox); Rich Maloney (Head Baseball Coach at the University of Michigan); Jim Penders (Head Baseball Coach for the University of Connecticut); Sam Piraro (the winningest baseball coach in the history of San Jose State University); Steve Smith (Head Coach of Baylor University's baseball program); Scott Stricklin (Head Baseball Coach at Kent State University); and Jerry Weinstein (831-208-12). A thoroughly 'user friendly' manual, "Gold Glove Baseball" will prove to be an invaluable reference for college and university athletic department reference collections. Also very highly recommended are two other titles from Human Kinetics: Vern & Gambet's "Athletic Development" (9780736051002, $19.95) and Curran's "Coaching Baseball Successfully" (9780736065207, $19.95).
Green Bay Packers
Don Gulbrandsen
Voyageur Press
380 Jackson Street, Suite 200, St. Paul, MN 55101
9780760331392, $29.95 www.mbipublishing.com 1-800-458-0454
Simply stated at the outset, "Green Bay Packers: The Complete Illustrated History" should be considered a compulsory acquisition by every highschool and community library in the Badger State. Profusely illustrated throughout, Don Gulbrandsen's definitive history of Wisconsin's preeminent professional football team is a superbly written, informed and informative sports history that will entertain and educate readers with its many biographical vignettes of the men who played, coached and managed one of the truly great all time American football teams from its inception down to the present day. "Green Bay Packers: The Complete Illustrated History" is a 'must read' and a 'must have' for all dedicated 'Packer' fans.
A Passion for Golf
Ann Liguori
Taylor Trade Publishing
4501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 200, Lanham, MD 20706
9781589793040, $22.95 www.rowman.com 1-800-275-8188
Now in a newly revised edition, A Passion for Golf: Celebrity Musings About the Game collects interviews about the widely beloved pastime of golf from notable popular culture figures ranging from cartoonist Charles Schulz to Wimbledon tennis champion Pete Sampras to former vice president Dan Quayle to "Snakes on a Plane" movie star Samuel L. Jackson, and many more. Packed with wit, wisdom, and humor, A Passion for Golf is sure to inspire fellow golf lovers, though the celebrity comments often encompass far more than golf alone. Highly recommended as a giftbook, or simply as standalone read offering a wide array of celebrity perspectives contemplating upon the many vagaries of life.
The Philosophy Shelf
Aristotelian Philosophy
Kelvin Knight
Polity
c/o Blackwell Publishing
350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148
9780745619774, $26.95 www.blackwellpublishing.com 1-800-216-2522
Written by Kelvin Knight (senior lecturer in politics, London Metropolitan University), Aristotelian Philosophy: Ethics and Politics from Aristotle to MacIntyre is a scholarly intellectual history of Aristotelian philosophy, and its long-running importance up to the present day. Chapters explore the theoretical bases behind what Aristotle said about ethical, political and productive activity; Aristotle's practical philosophy as well as his theoretical philosophy; and applications of his ideas in settings ranging from medieval Christian times to Germany to revolutionary Aristotelianism in modern history including MacIntyre's Marxism. At times highly technical due to its depth and nuance of complex concepts, Aristotelian Philosophy is a welcome addition to college library and philosophical studies shelves.
The Idea of Comedy
Jan Walsh Hokenson
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
The Gatehouse M010C, 285 Madison Avenue, Madison, NJ 07940
9780838640968, $52.50 1-609-655-4770
Professor Jan Walsh Hokenson presents The Idea of Comedy: History, Theory, Critique, a scholarly and studious examination of one of the most nebulous, yet universally visceral human topics: comedy. What is comedy, and how does it truly work? Drawing upon sources from a wide variety of languages and eras, The Idea of Comedy explores a diversity of different theories of comedy. From classical renaissance takes on comedy, to the emergent populist theory of late modernist conception, to postmodern ideas of comedic theory, The Idea of Comedy appraises and compares perceptions of what constitutes true humor. "Comedy... has always been considered the artistic mode of error. Error has ranged from ludicrous blunder in Menander to cognitive dissonance in Glasgow. Generally speaking, the concept of error requires another concept of non-error (as accuracy, truth, decorum, and so on). It is not necessarily the case that the latter must be a 'standard' or a 'norm.'" A welcome addition to philosophical discourses about the subtleties of human socialization and entertainment.
Facing Death
F. David Martin
Bucknell University Press
c/o Associated University Press
2010 Eastpark Blvd., Cranbury, NJ 08512
9780838756416 www.bucknell.edu 1-609-655-4770
Award-winning university teacher F. David Martin presents Facing Death: Theme and Variations, a straightforward philosophical look at the harsh reality of death and the search for meaning each of us would wrest from life before, in spite of, or because of its coming end. Chapters reflect upon human loneliness, suicide and assisted suicide, and offer passing insight into the roles that religion and spirituality have in the paradox of seeking meaning amid mortality. A scholarly and erudite treatise about the most universal of common denominators. "Death for me is the most mysterious of events. When death is sung in a line that is beautiful in its sound, an aura of strangeness expresses something of the majestic mystery. And death is closure. Without that sense of impending ending, form is weakened, and without form there can be no beauty. Form evolves from form, as with Haydn to Mozart to Beethoven to Brahms."
The Religion/Spirituality Shelf
Listening from the Heart of Silence
John J. Pendergast & G. Kenneth Bradford, editors
Paragon House
1925 Oakcrest Avenue, Suite 7, St. Paul 55113
9781557788627, $19.95 www.paragonhouse.com
Volume two in the Natural Wisdom & Psychotherapy series, Listening from the Heart of Silence is an anthology of essays by learned authors that apply the spiritual insights of Zen, Tibetan Dzogchen, Advaita Vedanta, and other sources of wisdom to modern psychotherapy. Individual essays include "Listening and Speaking from No-Mind", "Nondual Wisdom and Body-Based Therapy", "Walking the Talk: The Principles and Practices of Embodied Spirituality", and much more. A thoughtful demonstration of the positive benefits of nondual spiritual realization. "Moments of self being 'gone' often become noticeable to practitioners of certain kinds of meditation. This is the case especially in Buddhist meditative practice. The dissolution of the self then becomes the desires goal of practice. The practitioner, hoping to 'go into' nonduality, 'gets into' trying to dissolve the self instead. But the self cannot dissolve itself. It cannot really even allow itself to dissolve, for that, too, sets up a duality between the one doing the allowing and the state that is supposed to be achieved by doing it. Notice how 'allowing' can be a mental attitude that fixates the self.
The Bhagavad Gita
Eknath Easwaran
Nilgiri Press
PO Box 256, Tomales, CA 94971
9781586380199, $10.95 1-800-475-2369
Expertly and accessibly translated into English by teacher Eknath Easwaran (1910-1999), The Bhagavad Gita, or "The Song of the Lord" is the classic East Indian Hindu scripture, which begins on a battlefield upon which the anguished warrior Arjuna questions his spiritual guide, Sri Krishna, about the most crucial matters of life and death. Easwaran's translation of The Bhagavad Gita retains a lyrical, poetic flow, and is supplemented by a foreword, an introduction, and notes on the meanings of the original Sanskrit terms, and a glossary. An invaluable religious studies and reference text, which belongs side by side on religious studies shelves along with annotated copies of the Bible, the Koran, and other core spiritual scripture.
Ancient Gnosticism
Birger A. Pearson
Fortress Press
c/o Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
PO Box 1209, Minneapolis, MN 55440-1209
9780800632588, $25.00 www.fortresspress.com
Written by Gnosticism expert Birger A. Pearson (Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, University of California Santa Barbara), Ancient Gnosticism: Traditions and Literature is an overview of all primary literary evidence for ancient Gnosticism, offering a crystal clear introduction to each writing, including the recently published "Gospel of Judas". Chapters cover the classic schools of Christian Gnosticism, Hermetic Gnosis, Manicheism, and the Mandaeans. Chapters are keyed to standard translations of Gnostic writings, including "The Nag Hammadi Scriptures: The International Edition" edited by Marvin W. Meyer, for easy cross-reference. Maps and recommendations for further reading round out this comprehensive introduction to who the Gnostics were and what they believed, accessible to religious scholars and lay readers alike.
The Sovereign Soul
Phillip Gowins
New Paradigm Books
22491 Vistawood Way, Boca Raton, FL 33428
9781892138101, $16.95 www.newpara.com
Author Phillip Gowins, a teacher in the Sufi Order in the West, presents The Sovereign Soul, an homage and introduction to the mystical path of the 1,500-year-old spiritual tradition of Sufism. Blending elements of personal memoir, history, and philosophy into its presentation, The Sovereign Soul discusses how to get oneself on the path, exercise spiritual creativity, embrace love and sacrifice, prepare oneself for death, and much more. An inspirational tour de force of the wisdom inherent within Sufi teachings.
Everything You Know About God Is Wrong
Russ Kick, editor
The Disinformation Company, Ltd.
220 East 23rd Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10010
9781932857597, $24.95 www.disinfo.com
Everything You Know About God Is Wrong is a crushing indictment of popular misconceptions about religious belief. Composed of a wide variety of articles, each by a different author and attacking a different "sacred cow", Everything You Know About Religion denounces hypocrisies, outright criminal behavior perpetrated in the name of religion, horrific statements from the Bible and more. While some articles are written by freethinkers or nonbelievers and reveal a decidedly atheistic perspective, others are by believers seeking reform, justice, or a better understanding of various negative aspects of different religions. Indeed, the introduction remarks that "no contributor necessarily agrees with the other contributors... inclusion is not an indication of collusion." The articles range from "Sandman" author Neil Gaiman's graphically illustrated, adults-only comic of the soul-destroying Biblical story of Judges chapter 19 (in which a host turns over his daughter and his guest's concubine to be gang raped and murdered, in order to protect the guest); to the under reported tale of Magdalene Asylums run by the Irish Catholic Church that used women for profitable slave labor, for alleged prostitution or adultery, being victims of rape, or simply looking too pretty; to the merciless feudal virtual slavery inflicted by the temple theocracy upon the serfs of Buddhist Tibet prior to the Chinese occupation (runaway serfs would often be blinded, have their noses or tongues cut off, or be amputated); the story of a man who believes in Judaism and his struggle to engage in a public dialogue about Judaism and Israel, only to be shut out by Institutional Judaism; and much more. Highly recommended
Awakening into Oneness
Arjuna Ardagh
Publicity Department
Sounds True
413 South Arthur Avenue, Louisville, CO 80027
9781591795735, $24.95 www.soundstrue.com 1-800-333-9185
Founder of the Living Essence Foundation Arjuna Ardagh presents Awakening into Oneness: The Power of Blessing in the Evolution of Consciousness, an introduction to the Oneness Blessing, a movement based around the profound experience of a transfer of energy scientifically shown to alter brain states, and believed to facilitate understanding of universal consciousness. First experienced by mystical children nearly two decades ago, and now studied and explored at Oneness University, the Oneness Blessing and its life-changing effects have prompted the "fastest growing spiritual development in living memory." Chapters of Awakening into Oneness cover the most common effects of the Oneness Blessing such as reduced mental chatter, heightened mental awareness, and the cessation of bad habits; to the five greatest criticisms of the Oneness Blessing movement; to the ability of the Oneness Blessing to heal personal and professional relationships; enlightenment experienced as a form of neurological function; and much more. A life-affirming treatise of spiritual development as well as an in-depth chronicle of the Oneness Blessing movement's teachings and aspirations.
The Health/Medicine Shelf
On the Nature of Food Allergy
Paul J. Hannaway M.D.
Lighthouse Press
c/o KSB Promotions
55 Honey Creek, NE , Ada, MI 49301
9780962179938, $19.95 www.amazon.com
On the Nature of Food Allergy: A Complete Handbook on Food Allergy for Patients, Parents, Restaurant Personnel, Child-Care Providers, Educators, School Nurses, Dieticians and Health-Care Providers is an in-depth reference and resource accessible to readers of all backgrounds. Chapters cover the lethal allergy of anaphylaxis and its treatment, and allergies to cow's milk, hen's eggs, peanuts and legumes, tree nuts, seeds and spices, seafood, fruits and vegetables, rare allergies, reactions to food additives, which restaurants are the most risky, and more. Of especial interest is the extended coverage on both sides of sensitive debates as to whether to ban peanuts and tree nuts from schools or public places, whether it's beneficial or harmful for pregnant or breastfeeding mothers to avoid common allergen foods. Highly recommended.
Changing the Course of Autism
Bryan Jepson, M.D. with Jane Johnson
Sentient Publications
1113 Spruce Street, Boulder, CO 80302
Alice B Acheson, Publicity/Marketing Specialist
9781591810612, $18.95 www.sentientpublications.com 1-303-443-2188
Board-certified emergency medical doctor and parent of an autism spectrum child Bryan Jepson, M.D. presents Changing the Course of Autism: A Scientific Approach for Parents and Physicians, a scientific scrutiny that re-examines commonly held beliefs about autism spectrum disorder, along with Jane Johnson, whose expertise lies in the field of researching and treating autism in children. Changing the Course of Autism takes the bold stance that autism is not solely caused by genetic factors, but rather a combination of genetic and environmental factors - an abundance of toxicity in the environment combined with autistic individuals' reduced ability or inability to detoxify. The sudden epidemic of autism in today's society (1 in 150 children has been diagnosed) underscores that environmental factors must be at work, since a disease that is solely genetic is not likely to produce a similar surge. Chapters further explore possible environmental causes of autism, and ways to treat autism and help children recover. Written in plain terms for parents, caretakers, and medical personnel alike, Changing the Course of Autism is an absolute must-read for new or expecting parents with a history of autism, or who wish to prepare themselves to defend their child from an onslaught of environmental toxins in today's unfortunately polluted world. Highly recommended.
Energy Tapping For Trauma
Fred P. Gallo
New Harbinger Press
5674 Shattuck Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
1572245018, $17.95 www.newharbinger.com 1-800-748-6273
'Energy Psychology' is a term that refers to a set of treatment techniques that conceptualize thoughts, feelings, emotions, and other psychological phenomena as manifestations of energy working through the system of the human body. If a psychological phenomenon is causing pain, distress, or a lack of function to an individual, the somatic techniques of energy psychology can work to disrupt the flow of energy causing that phenomenon. One of the principal techniques arising from energy psychology is 'energy tapping' -- a practice similar to acupressure and involves manipulating and tapping certain points along the body's energy meridians to influence psychological events. In "Energy Tapping For Trauma", clinical psychologist Fred P. Gallo presents a concise overview of just how trauma affects people and why certain aspects of traumatic experience can linger as post traumatic stress. Gallo then goes on to apply the technique of energy tapping to alleviating and recovering from acute trauma and post-traumatic stress symptoms. Thoughtful, reasoned, based upon sound research and exceptionally well written, "Energy Tapping For Trauma" is a strongly recommended addition to academic library Medical and Psychology reference collections, as well as being very appropriate and informative for the non-specialist general reader with an interest in treating psychological trauma and post-traumatic stress syndromes.
The Travel Shelf
The Philadelphia Inquirerer's Walking Tours of Historic Philadelphia
Edward Colimore
Camino Books
PO Box 59026, Philadelphia, PA 19102
9781933822037, $16.95 www.caminobooks.com
Journalist Edward Colimore presents The Philadelphia Inquirerer's Walking Tours of Historic Philadelphia is a compilation of twelve walking tours through different Philadelphia city neighborhoods, ideal for history buffs and tourists, and armchair travelers alike. Black-and-white photographs and easy-to-follow maps guide the reader to historic sites, recommended restaurants, one-time homes of famous people, and much more, all listing the daily hours of each attraction. An easy-to-use, top-quality walking tour guide. highly recommended.
A Guide to North Carolina's Wineries
Joseph Mills and Danielle Tarmey
John F. Blair
1406 Plaza Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
9780895873422, $16.95 www.blairpub.com
Now in an updated second edition, A Guide to North Carolina's Wineries profiles 64 different North Carolina wineries along with wine lists, directions, contact information, schedules, and fee information. Black-and-white photographs as well as descriptive histories of the wineries convey the conviction and dedication of the winemakers who run them. An easy-to-use, enthusiastically recommended guide for wine lovers residing in on traveling to the North Carolina area.
50 Hikes In & Around Tuscany
Jeff Taylor
The Countryman Press
PO Box 478, Woodstock, VT 05091
9780881507348, $16.95 www.countrymanpress.com1-800-245-4151
Ecologist, educator, and avid hiker who has traversed thousands of miles Jeff Taylor presents 50 Hikes In & Around Tuscany: Hiking the Mountains, Forests, Coast & Historic Sites of Wild Tuscany and Beyond, a combination hiking and travel guide to Italy's gorgeous Tuscan region. The fifty hikes featured cover Tuscan Hill Country, the mountains of the Alpi Apuane, the Cinque Terre and Ligurian Coast, the Northern and Central Apennines, and much more. Yet 50 Hikes In & Around Tuscany is supplemented with far more than information than simply descriptions, maps, and black-and-white photographs of hiking trails; also covered are the best times to visit, how to drive and travel around Italy, local customs, lodging establishments for overnight hikes, a list of useful English-Italian translations and navigating terms, insights into the region's natural history, flora, and fauna, and much more. Enthusiastically recommended for any hiker planning to visit the Tuscan area.
Cafe Indiana
Joanne Raetz Stuttgen
Terrace Books
c/o University of Wisconsin Press
1930 Monroe Street, Third Floor, Madison, WI 53711-2059
9780299224943, $19.95 www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress 1-800-621-2736
Joanne Raetz Stuttgen is a folklorist and the author of "Cafe Wisconsin" and co-author of "Cafe Wisconsin Cookbook". "Cafe Indiana: A Guide To Indiana's Down-Home Cafes" is her latest compilation and a superbly presented guide to Indian's hometown mom-and-pop restaurants in celebration of small-town Midwest culture. A perfect travel guide for anyone seeking authentic local cuisine, "Cafe Indiana" is organized into sections showcasing home-town cafes in the North; West; East; Central; South Central; and South regions of Indiana. Each entry includes directions, address, phone numbers, hours, and a descriptive and personable anecdote. Combining recommendations with cultural insights, "Cafe Indiana" is a must for anyone traveling through the state and looking for something good to eat and an intrinsically interesting place in which to have their breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Hillside Letters A to Z
Evelyn Corning
Mountain Press Publishing Company
PO Box 2399, Missoula, Montana 59806
9780878425310, $20.00 www.mountain-press.com 1-800-234-5308
Profusely illustrated with color photography, "Hillside Letters A to Z: A Guide To hometown Landmarks" by Evelyn Corning is a visual travel guide and history of sixty iconic images associated with selected villages, towns, and cities across fourteen western states. From those giant letters on a mountain slope above a town, to iconic memorials honoring historical incidents in American history, the reader is treated to a tour that is as entertaining as it is informative about those curious letters that are carved and/or painted above their associated communities. Very highly recommended for curious travelers making their way through America by car or plane, and enhanced with a list of more than four hundred other known U.S. hillside letters and a map showing letter sites nationwide, "Hillside Letters A to Z" is as informative as it is entertaining as it explores the origins, customs and controversies associated with those sometimes mysterious but always fascinating community icons representing their schools and towns.
One of the highly portable and information packed titles in the outstanding 'Pocket Adventure' travel guide series from Hunter Publishing, "Virgin Islands" by Lynn M. Sullivan covers the island destinations of St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke, and the smaller islets. All of the usual guidebook information is compacted into a pocket size, user friendly reference including places to go, what to see, what to do, and where to stay. Enhanced with historical 'infobits', maps, information and advice, "Virgin Islands" is the ideal and recommended trip planner whether traveling on a budget or in luxury, on a day-trip or an extended vacation.
Tea has long been recognized as a restorative, soothing agent for body and mind and other books have been written about tea, but TEA CUISINE offers up something different: a move to take tea from the teapot to the frying pan, soup kettle, and more. Recipes for tea-infused stocks, smoky meat loaf spiced with lapsang souchong tea, and more are unique, fun creations.
Farms & Foods of Ohio From Garden Gate to Dinner Plate
Marilou K. Suszko
Hippocrene Books Inc.
171 Madison Avenue, New York NY 10016
0781811724, $24.95 www.hippocrenebooks.com
Marilou Suszko visits neighbors and offers 123 recipes from their tables in this fourth edition to Hippocrene's 'state' series focusing on farm produce and regional culinary traditions. From a Roasted Heritage Turkey and Grilled Beaches with Berry Coulis to Asparagus with Red Peppercorn Dip and Autumn Salad with Maple Vinaigrette, any collection strong in regional American cuisine needs this different guide.
Fish Forever
Paul Johnson
John Wiley Publishers
111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774
9780764587795, $34.95 www.wiley.com
FISH FOREVER: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING, SELECTING, AND PREPARING HEALTHY, DELICIOUS AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD is for neo-pros and chiefs who would choose sustainable seafood, and is written by the owner of the Monterey Fish Market in San Francisco who has supplied such seafood to some of the nation's best chefs. His guide blends an international recipe book with in-depth profiles of both fish types and discussions of fish health issues and concerns. Access to a range of fish types is required, but any library catering to patrons who love to cook seafood must have this, with its bright centerfold of photos and detailed fish cooking insights.
Cakes and Ale
Judy Spours
National Archives
Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU, UK
1905615027 L14.99 www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/bookshop www.amazon.com
CAKES AND ALE: THE GOLDEN AGE OF BRITISH FEASTING uses antique ads and writings about the Victorian and Edwardian habits of throwing elaborate dinner parties to explore the rise of home cooking and the temptations of drinking outside the home, offering spicy chapters packed with lively social history. Any library strong in culinary history will relish the detail here, which blends an overall history of changing British eating habits with a survey of what impacted these changes.
Vegetarian Cookbook For Cheese Lovers
Tonya Buell
Cumberland House Publishing
431 Harding Industrial Park Drive, Nashville, TN 37211
1581823460, $16.95 www.cumberlandhouse.com 1-888-439-2665
An impressive culinary compendium of more than 200 meat-free, gourmet quality dishes, the "Vegetarian Cookbook For Cheese Lovers" by vegetarian and free lance author Tonya Buell is packed cover to cover with flavorful, nutritious, 'kitchen cook friendly' vegetarian recipes that have ample protein and calcium. From Calico Cheese Fingers; Golden Mandarin Salad; Pasta and Broccoli with Gorgonzola Sauce; and Easy Cheesy Asparagus; to Mediterranean Potatoes and Artichokes; Stacked Enchiladas Verde; Apple Butter Cookies; Chocolate Cheesecake; and Cherry Cheese Triangles, this is a collection of quality recipes that is a simply wonderful addition to personal, professional, and community library cookbook collections in general, and the vegetarian reference shelf in particular.
In Praise Of Pecans
June Jackson
Bright Sky Press
340 South Second Street, Albany, TX 76430
9781933979007, $24.95 www.brightskypress.com 1-866-933-6133
Culinary expert and cookbook author June Jackson combines personal recollections with superbly presented recipes that showcase the versatility of pecans in all categories of cooking from snacks, appetizers and treats, to salads, entrees, side dishes, baked goods, and condiments. From Smoky Roasted Pecans; Festive Wild Rice-Pecan Salad; Grilled Salmon with Pecan Butter; and Gourmet Roast Duck with Pecan Dressing; to Spinach Manicotti with Smoky Pecans; Comforting Cinnamon Toast with a Pecan Twist; Made-From-Scratch Pecan Waffles; and Lemony Pecan Mayonnaise, "In Praise Of Pecans" is a compendium of more than 100 wonderfully illustrated, mouth-watering, gourmet quality pecan flavored dishes that will please any palate and satisfy any appetite. Thoroughly 'kitchen cook friend', June Jackson's "In Praise Of Pecans" is a very highly praised and recommended addition to personal, professional, and community library cookbook collections!
Enlitened Kosher Cooking
Nechama Cohen
Feldheim Publishers
208 Airport Executive Park, Nanuet, NY 10954
1583308881, $39.95 www.feldheim.com
Expertly compiled by Nechama Cohen (Founder and CEO of The Jewish Diabetes Association), "Enlitened Kosher Cooking" is a beautifully illustrated with full color photography this outstanding culinary compendium of more than 250 superb recipes features sugar free dishes that are characterized by 'good-carb' and 'healthy-fat', making them ideal for diabetics and those who must be concerned with their weight. These thoroughly 'kitchen cook friendly' recipes are grouped into the usual categories of Soups, Salads, Vegetables & Side Dishes, Dairy, Fish, Meat & Poultry, Baking Lite, Pies & Desserts, Snacks & Beverages, and as is especially befitting the Jewish culinary traditions, Passover. From Orange and Fennel Salad; Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers; Tilapia with Vegetable Topping; and Tofu Chopped Liver; to Sweet-and-Sour Beef with Cashews; Cheese and Basil Scones; Strawberry Cream Pie; and Filled Cucumber Cups, "Enlitened Kosher Cooking" offers palate pleasing, appetite satisfying dishes that are appropriate as simple meal time favorites or for celebratory gourmet dining occasions. Enhanced with the addition of invaluable information about good carbs and healthy fats, realistic protio control, serving sizes, appendices to help the novice cook, and ways to avoid the 'hidden barriers' that can undermine weight loss efforts, "Enlitened Kosher Cooking" is an unqualified and enthusiastic recommendation for diabetic, family and community library cookbook collections.
Look Dude, I Can Cook!
Amy Madden
Syren Book Company
5120 Cedar Lake Road, Minneapolis, MN 55416
9780929636788, $16.95 1-800-901-3480
Next to their classroom textbooks, what college kids on their own for the first time need most is a good cookbook. So Amy Madden (a Atlanta travel writer with two college kids of her own) has composed "Look Dude, I Can Cook!: Four years Of College Cooking Made Easy". This compendium of easy to prepare and palate pleasing dishes offers simple but elegant recipes for demanding students, invaluable shortcuts for the time-stressed student, money-saving tips for cash-strapped students. "Look Dude, I Can Cook!" also features lists of essential cooking utensils and pantry items, as well as a glossary of cooking terms. From Strawberry Shortcakes; Dilled Potato Salad; Decadent Chocolate Brownies; and Tofu Stir-Fry; to Easy Quiche Lorraine; Grilled Mahi-Mahi with Lemon Cream and Chives; Grilled Pork Kabobs with Chimichurri Sauce; and Goat Cheese Scalloped Potatoes, the recipes comprising this outstanding, thoroughly 'user friendly', and thoroughly nutritious cookbook, is guaranteed to enhance the culinary quality of college life.
New England Summertime Cooking
Sherri Eldridge
Harvest Hill Press
PO Box 55, Salisbury Cove, ME 04672
9781886862524, $19.95 www.harvesthillpress.com
In "New England Summertime Cooking", Sherri Eldridge (a veteran author of more than forty regional and topical cookbooks) showcases New England recipes and culinary traditions with its emphasis on seafood, new-world produce, and Yankee practicality. The focus is on classic menus featuring hearty-healthy recipes prepared in fresh and flavorful styles. More than 150 recipes are enhanced with nutritional analyses and adhere to American heart Association guidelines. Wonderfully illustrated throughout with color photography and featuring delicious low-fat recipes that range from Whole Grain Hotcakes; Lobster Quiche Tarts; Rainbow Pepper Pasta Salad; and Hearty Vegetable Minestrone; to Oyster Stew; Herbed Cauliflower; Blackberry Calfouti; and Lemon Cheesecake with Blueberry Topping, "New England Summertime Cooking" is a welcome and prized addition to any personal or community cookbook collection.
Gluten-Free Quick & Easy
Carol Fenster
Avery
c/o The Penguin Group
375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
9781583332788, $18.95 www.us.penguingroup.com 1-800-847-5515
The numbers of people who, because of allergies and other health considerations, must adhere to a gluten-free diet is numbered in the hundreds of thousands and growing dramatically every year. "Gluten-Free Quick & Easy: From Prep To Plate Without The Fuss -- 200 Recipes For People With Food Sensitivities" by Carol Fenster (author of five especial diet cookbooks and an acclaimed wheat-free and gluten-free culinary expert) is specifically for just such people and their families. In addition to compiling 'kitchen cook friendly' recipes for gluten intolerant people, "Gluten-Free Quick & Easy" offers shortcuts, tips, and time-saving techniques for the preparation of gluten free dishes for all dining occasions including breakfast, lunch, and dinner. From Chicken Pot Pie; Orange Beef Stir-Fry; Monte Cristo Sandwiches; and Pork Carnitas Slow-Cooker Style; to Smoked Salmon Quesadillas; Banana Bread; Baked Eggs in Ham Baskets; Potato-Leek Soup with Kielbasa; and Cranberry-Apple Crisp, "Gluten-Free Quick & Easy" is proof that being gluten-free doesn't mean giving up gourmet quality dining. Beginning with sage advice on living gluten free, to wonderful do-it-yourself recipes, to informed and informative information about gluten-free grains, substitutes for wheat as a thickener, baking with dairy substitutes, associations and resources, even mail order and online sources for gluten-free ingredients and products, "Gluten-Free Quick & Easy" is an essential, core, culinary reference for the kitchen cookbook shelf of everyone and anyone who must maintain a gluten free diet.
Dominique's Tropical Latitudes
Dominique Macquet & John Demers
Bright Sky Press
340 South Second Street, Albany, TX 76430
9781933979014, $29.95 www.brightskypress.com 1-866-933-6133
Co-authored by Dominique Macquet (chef-partner of Dominique's in the Hotel Maison Dupuy in the New Orleans French Quarter) and culinary authority John Demers, the focused theme of "Dominique's Tropical Latitudes" are 115 superbly crafted recipes drawn from tropical cultures and countries from around the world. Superbly illustrated with more than ninety-five color photographs of completed dishes, the step-by-step and thoroughly 'kitchen cook friendly' recipes range from Salmon-Crabmeat Roses with Horseradish Creme Fraiche; Peri-Peri Grilled Shrimp Caesar Salad; Oxtail and Pigeon Pea Soup; and Balinese Satay; to Beef Medallions with Rum-Butter Mushroom Sauce; Aromatic Basmati Rice; Chocolate Glazed Papaya Cake; and Nonalcoholic Tropical Punch. Of special note is the little 'info blocks' offering the latitude and longitude degrees for the various dishes. An exotic addition to any personal, professional, or community library cookbook reference collection, "Dominique's Tropical Latitudes" is particularly recommended for anyone wanting to add a 'touch of the tropics' to a particularly celebratory dining occasion.
Upper Crusts
Sheilah Kaufman
Capital Books, Inc.
c/o International Publishers Marketing
22841 Quicksilver Drive, Sterling, VA 20166
9781933102399, $20.00 www.capital-books.com 1-800-758-3756
Bread is not only the 'Staff of Life', it is a versatile element that is a part of the daily fare millions of families all over the world. "Upper Crusts: Fabulous Ways To use Bread" is an enthusiastically recommended specialty cookbook by Sheilah Kaufman that showcases a culinary compendium of step-by-step recipes that use bread in the making of appetizers, soups, salads, main courses, desserts, and more. From Cabbage Strudel; Bread and Garlic Soup a la Taberna del Alabardero; Snappy Bread Pudding; and Mock Cheesecakes; to Pesto Bread Pudding Souffle; White Chocolate Sundried Cherry Bread Pudding with Raspberry Coulis; French Toast Sandwich Surprise; and Chickpeas with Toasted Bread and Hummus, "Upper Crust" features gourmet quality recipes suitable for all family dining occasions.
Wild Bounty Cookbook
Jim Casada & Ann Casada
Sterling Publishing Company
387 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016-8810
9781581593167, $14.95 www.sterlingpublishing.com 1-800-805-5489
Compiled and presented by Jim and Ann Casada, "Wild Bounty Cookbook: Simple & Savory Game Cooking" will enable even the most novice kitchen cook to ably prepare delicious dishes using game animals including deer, wild turkey, upland birds, waterfowl, rabbits, and more. Step-by-step illustrated instructions are given for the proper preparation of venison, poultry, and upland game. Of special note are the chapters devoted to 'Soups, Stews & Chili' and 'Feasts & Flavors from Nature's Garden. From Mustard Fried Venison Steaks; Bacon Mushroom Swiss Meat Loaf; Basil Turkey Quesadilla; and Roasted Grouse; to Smothered Rabbit; Baked Duck Breasts; Mushroom Stuffed Goose; and Wild Berry Cobbler, "Wild Bounty Cookbook" clearly lives up to its title and is a confidently recommended addition to family and community library cookbook collections.
The Railroading Shelf
The Hiawatha Story
Jim Scribbins
University of Minnesota Press
111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290, Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520
9780816650033, $29.95 www.upress.umn.edu
Profusely illustrated with historic black-and-white photography, "The Hiawatha Story" by railroading enthusiast Jim Scribbins provides other railroading fans with an impressively informative pictorial history of the Midwestern railroad that ran from Chicago, Illinois to the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Beginning as a single experimental coach and evolving into a full fledge railroad fleet, the Hiawatha became a kind of railroading legend with its radical streamlined look and industrial design. From 1935 to 1970 the Hiawatha was an integral part of American railroading. A work of seminal scholarship and very highly recommended for academic library Railroading History reference collections, as well as engaging and entertaining reading for railroading enthusiasts, Jim Scribbin's "The Hiawatha Story" is an informed and informative account of those golden yesteryears of a truly great American fleet and system.
The Woodworking Shelf
The Woodturners FAQ Book
Fred Holder
Linden Publishing
2006 South Mary, Fresno, CA 93721
9780941936941, $19.95 www.lindenpub.com 1-800-345-4447
Written and designed by woodworking expert Fred Holder for the novice woodworker, "The Woodturners FAQ Book" is an illustrated instruction guide that covers all of the basic information needed for the beginning woodturner including what tools and chucks are needed, what the differences between lathes and tools are, which accessories are most useful, how to sharpen, and which wood to use. "The Woodturners FAQ Book" is presented to the aspiring woodworker in a 'user friendly' question-and-answer format. Of special note is the section devoted to beginning projects for the turner, along with helpful finishing information. No personal, school wood shop. or community library woodworking reference collection can be considered complete or comprehensive without the inclusion of Fred Holder's "The Woodturners FAQ Book".
The Art Shelf
The Art of Pastel Painting
Alan Flattmann
Pelican Publishing
1000 Burmaster Street, Gretna, LA 70053
9781589804074, $35.00 www.pelicanpub.com
The art and technique of modern pastel is taught in a text which revises an original 1987 version to include the latest details on new technical advancements, plus new demonstrations and new paintings from the artist author, who was indicted into the Pastel society of America hall of Fame in 2006. From surface texture and lighting to basic painting and preservation concepts, The Art of Pastel Painting thus expands expertise and options and remains a standard, highly commended pick for any art library catering to amateur painters who would learn professional techniques.
Van Gogh Paintings: The Masterpieces
Belinda Thomson
Thames & Hudson, Inc.
500 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10110-0017
9780500238387, $45.00 www.thamesandhudsonusa.com 1-800-233-4830
Superbly enhanced with the inclusion of more than 170 beautifully reproduced color illustrations, "Van Gogh Paintings: The Masterpieces" by Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art expert Belinda Thomson showcases what are commonly acknowledged as the best works ever created by Van Gogh during his brief but brilliant career as an artist. While many of the works represented and discussed are drawn from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, there are also some lesser known examples drawn from other sources as well. "Van Gogh Paintings: The Masterpieces" also provides the reader with background information about the master painter, his engagements with his artistic peers of the day, his frequent periods of isolation, as well as his dealings with family and friends. "Van Gogh Paintings: The Masterpieces" is a deftly written and presented work of impeccable scholarship that is enthusiastically recommended for personal, academic, and community library Art History reference collections in general, and Van Gogh Studies supplemental reading lists in particular.
William Christenberry's Black Belt
William Christenberry
The University of Alabama Press
PO Box 870380, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0380
9780817315672, $25.00 www.uapress.ua.edu 1-800-621-2736
William Christenberry is a popular American artist and a master of such diverse media of expression as photography, pen-and-ink drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, and miniaturization. "William Christenberry's Black Belt" is a collection of his work exploring such universal themes as family, culture, nature, spirituality, memory, and aging. Here are to be found artistically rendered images of building structures (some of which no longer exist) and other physical and culturally elements of the Black Belt counties of Alabama. "William Christenberry's Black Belt" is a superbly produced and presented compendium of works by a master artist and as such is a strongly recommended addition to academic library 20th Century American Art History reference collections.
Manhood, Marriage, and Mischief
Harry Berger, Jr.
Fordham University Press
2546 Belmont Avenue, University Box L, Bronx, NY 10458-5172
9780823225576, $30.00 www.fordhampress.com 1-800-247-6553
Written by Harry Berger, Jr. (Professor Emeritus of Literature and Art History, Univ. of California Santa Cruz), Manhood, Marriage, and Mischief: Rembrandt's 'Night Watch' and Other Dutch Group Portraits is an in-depth study of the theory and practice of seventeenth-century Dutch group portraits. Illustrated with black-and-white representations of classic Dutch paintings, as well as a handful of inset color plates, Manhood, Marriage, and Mischief examines what the portraits have to say given the context of their times. In particular, since a number of the group portraits are of militia members, Manhood, Marriage, and Mischief delves into what the portraits reveal of Dutch militias - and what they conceal or fancify. Chapters discuss "Male Bondage and the Military Imperative", "Picturing Family Values", "Disaggregation as Class Conflict" and much more. Especial focus is placed upon the subtexts and subtleties of Rembrandt's enduring painting 'Night Watch', in this thoughtful and expressive critique.
Astonishing Women Artists
Heather Ball
Second Story Press
20 Maud Street, Suite 401, Toronto, ON, M5V 2M5
9781897187234, $10.95 www.secondstorypress.ca
Centennial College's first-ever Writer of the Year, Heather Ball presents Astonishing Women Artists, a collected profile of ten renowned women artists from the 16th century to the present day. Written for young adults and teen readers, Astonishing Women Artists covers Emily Carr, who lived among the Haida Indians of the West Coast; Georgia O'Keeffe, known for her creations that wrought beauty amid the desert; Frida Kahlo, the painter who became known as the "Soul of Mexico"; and many more. Black-and-white photographs and illustrations of classic artworks round out this engaging addition to the Women's Hall of Fame Series, especially recommended for high school and public library collections.
The Education Shelf
Corwin Press
2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
www.corwinpress.com
Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy's SCHOOL COUNSELING TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP: A SOCIAL JUSTICE FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS (9781412941846, $27.95) is an item of choice for both college-level education collections and practicing school counselors. Here are strategies to support school counselors in various issues of underachievement and academic issues, from underlying social and family problems affecting performance to issues of racism and sexuality that could affect learning. From small-group activities for students to individual issues, SCHOOL COUNSELING TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP provides a winning set of examples and strategies. Sharon F. Rallis and Gretchen B. Rossman, et.al.'s LEADING DYNAMIC SCHOOLS: HOW TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT ETHICAL POLICIES (9781412915571, $30.95) offers a companion to PRINCIPALS OF DYNAMIC SCHOOLS AND DYNAMIC TEACHERS, reviewing the educational policy and helping decision-makers evaluate and analyze the policies that govern not just structure but functions of schools. Educators and collections catering to them receive a survey arranged by key issues which blends vignettes and research with policy reviews and more. From implementation of political principles and legal changes to confronting and debating over policies, LEADING DYNAMIC SCHOOLS is a key to designing successful school and community interactions. Susan R. Easterbrooks and Ellen L. Estes' HELPING DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS TO USE SPOKEN LANGUAGE (9781412927321, $71.66) focuses on young children who are learning spoken language and NOT sign language: this focus lends particular value to educators working with both hard of hearing and everyday students in classroom settings, with chapters providing models based on how infants and children learn spoken language. Real-world examples reinforcing teachings accompany analytical and framework viewpoints and conclude with chapter summaries, making this a valuable library reference and text recommended for student teaching classrooms and college-level educator's libraries alike. Robin Fogarty's TEN THINGS NEW TEACHERS NEED TO SUCCEED, 2ND EDITION (9781412936936, $18.95) comes from an international educator who explores ten high-impact strategies to help novice instructors succeed. From lesson design and assessment to classroom discipline and parent/teacher meetings, ten common challenges are surveyed in depth, making for a specific set of strategies teachers will appreciate. Donna Ogle's COMING TOGETHER AS READERS: BUILDING LITERACY TEAMS, 2ND EDITION (9781412954204, $32.95) is based on the idea that student growth in literacy is strengthened when all supportive factors are integrated into the effort. The author holds background as not only a teacher and professor but former president of the International Reading Association, and provides creative ideas for using university partnerships and family involvement alike to shape reading habits at all levels of education. Robert J. Sternberg and Elena L. Grigorenko's TEACHING FOR SUCCESSFUL INTELLIGENCE, 2ND EDITION (9781412955829, $32.95) is written by two internationally renowned educators and helps teachers with their classroom practice, offering lessons that promote successful intelligence. From sample unit plans and forty ready-to-use lessons backed with classroom examples to activities for teachers and students alike, this guide will find a place on the shelves of any serious educator.
Be a Teacher: You Can Make a Difference
Philip Bigler and Stephanie Bishop, Editors
Vandamere Press
PO Box 149, St. Petersburg, FL 33731
0918339707, $19.95 www.vandamere.com
Thirteen national award-winning teachers have contributed to BE A TEACHER, a guide for novices and prior educators alike. From special education needs and maximizing classroom impact to understanding what separates good teachers from mediocre, and understanding the joys of teaching, BE A TEACHER is the item of choice for educator libraries and especially for novices seeking expert advice from practitioners in the field.
Brain-Friendly Strategies for the Inclusion Classroom
Judy Willis M.D.
ASCD
1703 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311-1714
9781416605393, $25.95 www.ascd.org 1-800-933-2723
Board-certified neurologist and middle school teacher Judy Willis presents Brain-Friendly Strategies for the Inclusion Classroom: Insights From a Neurologist and Classroom Teacher, a guide to teaching strategies designed to engage and stimulate all students, and be of especial help to students with learning disabilities. Chapters cover tips, tricks, and techniques for teaching students attention disorders; review and test preparation strategies ideal for a diversity of learners; the theory of multiple intelligence brains; and much more. An invaluable reference and resource for teachers of all grades.
Super Smart Science
Colleen Kessler
Prufrock Press
PO Box 8813, Waco, TX 76714-8813
9781593632137, $17.95 www.prufrock.com 1-800-998-2208
Colleen Kessler, an intervention specialist for students in grades 2-3, shares her wisdom and experience in Super Smart Science: 180 Days to Warm-Ups and Challenging Activities, a compendium of activities and science experiments meant to stir students' interest and expand their scientific knowledge. Each day's suggestions opens with an inspirational "thought for the day" quote, followed by a cool fact. The rest of the recommendation can take the form of a sample activity kids can do with everyday materials, or a teaser story problem with a solution. "Teaser: Why don't you feel or see a mosquito bite until after it starts itching? Solution: The mosquito bites by inserting her lancets into the capillary beds beneath the skin, and drinks by lubricating her mouth with saliva. The saliva acts as an anesthetic and contains an anticoagulant that causes an allergic reaction in humans - hence the bump and redness." Recommended activities include making a simple compass, having students try to be "human stopwatches" to see how good they are at estimating time, to making raisins "dance" on carbonated water since the carbon dioxide in the water tends to collect on their uneven surfaces. Highly recommended as an adaptable, easy-to-use supplement to elementary school science instruction.
Building Language Throughout The Year
John Lybolt, et al.
Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company
PO Box 10624, Baltimore, MD 21285-0624
9781557667809, $49.95 www.brookespublishing.com 1-800-638-3775
The Leap Learning Systems team-effort of John Lybolt (Director of Research), Catherine Gottfred (Found and President), language specialists Jennifer Armstrong and Kristin Evans Techmanski, "Building Language Throughout The Year: The Preschool Early Literacy Curriculum" is specifically designed to assist Head Start teachers in developing classroom programs for children ages 3 to 5 promoting early literacy through encouraging the development and exercise of reading skills which are an essential foundation for lifelong academic success. Teachers will learn how to deliver curriculum content effectively; engage children through structure and unstructured activities (including dramatic play, art, and music) reinforcing new words and concepts; address the needs of children from low-resource backgrounds; conform their curriculums to the Head Start Outcomes framework; utilize existing programs and inexpensive supplies already on hand; and encourage parents to continue the learning at home with reader-friendly sheets that explain what their children are learning (including easy activities for encouraging literacy development in the home as well as the classroom). With respect developing Head Start appropriate programs for teaching basic literacy skills to preschoolers, "Building Language Throughout The Year" will prove to be useful, practical, effective, effective, and time-saving.
Learning From Young Children in the Classroom
Daniel R. Meier & Barbara Henderson
Teachers College Press
1234 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027
9780807747674, $27.95 www.tcpress.com 1-800-575-6566
Associate Professors of Elementary Education Daniel Meier and Barbara Henderson present Learning From Young Children in the Classroom: The Art and Science of Teacher Research, a thorough introduction to carrying out high-quality teacher research in early childhood settings. Chapters describe original research projects by teachers who worked with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and primary-aged children. Learning From Young Children in the Classroom covers a host of specific strategies and "how-to" instructions for getting one's own teacher research project or collaborative group off the ground; recommendations for identifying a research question and addressing issues of data collection, analysis, and dissemination; an assortment of references and an index; and much more. "Once early educators see inquiry as key to teaching, they can find ways to sharpen that process of questioning and generating new knowledge." A first-rate get-started guide for teachers ready to learn from their young subjects even while they teach.
Write Away!
Arnold Cheyney
Good Year Books
PO Box 91858, Tucson, AZ 85752-1858
9781596470873, $19.95 www.goodyearbooks.com 1-888-511-1530
Specifically written and designed for teach creative writing skills to children ages 9 to 12, "Write Away!: 140 Writing Prompts For Grades 4-6" by retired academician Arnold Cheyney (who was twice honored with the Outstanding Teacher Award) fully complies with NCTE standards for classroom curriculum. Each writing prompt can be easily incorporated into any writing program. The prompts present activities that children can readily engage with and reinforce such fundamental writing skills as punctuation, parts of speech, grammar, and usage. Of special note is the section that provides opportunities for children to explore the poetics of creative writing including such forms as the cinquain, haiku, tanka, limerick, and many other forms of poetry. The activities range from writing an advice column, to book & film reviews, to a television program script, to cartoon dialogue, and more. Thoroughly 'user friendly', "Write Away!" is a very strongly recommended and consumable supplement to public school, private school, and home schooling writing instruction curriculums.
Eyewitness to the Past
Joan Brodsky Schur
Stenhouse Publishers
477 Congress Street, Suite 4B, Portland, ME 04101-3451
9781571104977, $20.00 www.stenhouse.com 1-800-988-9812
Written by Joan Brodsky Schur, an American History and English teacher of over twenty-five years' experience, Eyewitness to the Past: Strategies for Teaching American History in Grades 5-12 is an aid for middle, junior high, and high school history teachers. Chapters examine six types of primary sources: diaries, travelogues, letters, news articles, election speeches, and scrapbooks. Interactive strategies for teachers to help students compare and contrast the innate properties of each, as well as create their own works and written arguments, distinguish Eyewitness to the Past. Recommended rubrics and supplementary resources round out this useful supplement. "Another way to help students sort out fact from its embellishment is to carefully watch a PBS or History Channel documentary. We might be looking at a photograph of Frederick Douglass and then a slave cabin like the one he grew up in, but not his actual cabin. Documentaries rarely clarify this issue. When do these substitutions further our understanding of history, and when do they distort history? This is a question worthy of discussion as students bring creativity to their scrapbooks."
Corwin Press
2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
www.corwinpress.com
TEACHING LEADERSHIP: IMPROVING TEACHING AND LEARNING FROM INSIDE THE CLASSROOM by Elaine L. Wilmore (9781412949057, $27.95) comes from an education expert who examines classroom teachers' influences as leaders of students – and the changing classroom leadership capacity. It's based on ISLLC standards and blends insights on leadership and school reform programs to provide teachers with insights on how to improve teaching, student learning, and professional stature in the community. Perfect for either practicing teachers or college-level education collections. The same audience will find a series of teaching and learning guides offers short but precise insights into different aspects of the learning process. R. Bruce Williams' COOPERATIVE LEARNING: A STANDARD FOR HIGH ACHIEVEMENT (0970166559, $18.95) comes from a leader who builds leadership groups in planning and team building, and who has mediated interactive sessions for teacher teams. COOPERATIVE LEARNING is his strategy to improve student achievement and provides a four-part scheme to refine cooperative learning in K-College classroom settings. His HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS: CHALLENGING ALL STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE (0971733252, $22.95) provides another 'Nutshell' book covering relevance, richness, relatedness, rigor and recursiveness – a framework created to illustrate instruction in criticism thinking and analytical skills. Grades K-12 teachers receive a content-oriented survey essential to improving techniques. His MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES FOR DIFFERENTIATED LEARNING (097173321x, $19.95) offers insights on key points for differentiating learning, discussing MI concepts and moving from concept to applications in classroom settings, through curriculum, instruction and assessment adjustments. Robin Fogarty and Brian M. Pete's A LOOK AT TRANSFER: SEVEN STRATEGIES THAT WORK (0971733260, $18.95) examines six different levels of the teacher question 'Can I use this in my classroom?', considering classroom content both within and outside the classroom setting and how transferring ideas and experiences into teaching affects student and teacher alike. Their THE ADULT LEARNER: SOME THINGS WE KNOW (0974741639, $19.95) covers the differing needs and methods of adult learning settings, from instructional preferences to what motivates on-going training. Any teacher who would design effective training for adults – in any kind of teaching setting, not just standard adult education – needs THE ADULT LEARNER. Professional educators and non-specialist general readers with an interest in education issues, curriculums, and guides are encouraged to visit the Corwin Press website at www.corwinpress.com for a complete listing of all of their titles.
Read! Move! Learn!
Caroly Totsky Hammet & Nick Collins Geigert
Gryphon House Books
PO Box 207, Beltsville, MD 20704
087659058X, $19.95 www.ghbooks.com 1-800-638-0928
Ably co-authored by Caroly Totsky Hammet (Elementary School Principle, Bend, Oregon) and physical education specialist Nick Collins Geigert, "Read! Move! Learn!: Active Stories For Active Learning" features more than 150 active literacy learning experiences based on more than 65 popular children's books. Each selection includes two or three activities specifically support a particular book's storyline and characters, with the accompanying physical activities are designed to enhance the development of basic motor skills as jumping and skipping, as well as dramatic play skills. Each activity also includes the lesson's objective, a vocabulary list, and a concept list. Thoroughly 'kid friendly' and classroom compatible, "Read! Move! Learn!" is a unique guide and enthusiastically recommended as a supplemental addition to elementary school physical education and classroom instruction curriculum materials.
Making the Most of Small Groups Differentiation for All
Debbie Diller
Stenhouse Publishers
480 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101-3400
9781571104311, $22.00 www.stenhouse.com 1-800-988-9812
Educator Debbie Diller reveals her thirty years of experience as an educator, including classroom teaching of children in grades PreK-10 as well as teaching in small groups and independent work, in Making the Most of Small Groups: Differentiation for All, a practical guide to the teacher's role in small-group instruction. An in-depth resource packed with tips, tricks, and techniques, Making the Most of Small Groups particularly focuses upon instructing small groups in the five essential reading elements: comprehension, fluency, phonemic awareness, phonics, and vocabulary. Packed with tips, tricks, and techniques for organizing one's time and space as well as the nuts and bolts of teaching, and rounded out with black-and-white photographs, sample lesson plans, reflection questions for professional conversations, references, and much more, Making the Most of Small Groups is an invaluable guide for reading teachers of young students everywhere.
Math In Minutes
Sharon MacDonald
Gryphon House
PO Box 207, Beltsville, MD 20704
9780876590577, $19.95 www.ghbooks.com 1-800-638-0928
A compendium of 150 math activities specifically designed for children ages 4 to 8, "Math In Minutes" by Sharon Macdonald is a highly recommended addition to any preschool, elementary school, and home-schooling curriculum to introduce children to basic mathematical concepts and skills. MacDonald draws upon her more than fifteen years of experience and expertise training classroom teachers to create this compilation of math exercises and activities, each of which is in full compliance with the standards of The National council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). Thoroughly 'kid friendly', "Math In Minutes" is an excellent tool for teaching mathematical literacy including number sense and numeration, computation and estimation; measurement, time, and money; geometry and spatial sense; sorting, classifying, graphing, data analysis, and probability; patters and number relationships; as well as problem solving and reasoning. Of special note is the final chapter 'Putting It All Together: A Pizza Unit of Study', as well as the extended glossary, appendices, and indexes.
Super Smart Science
Colleen Kessler
Prufrock Press
PO Box 8813, Waco, TX 76714-8813
9781593632137, $17.95 www.prufrock.com 1-800-998-2208
Written by Colleen Kessler, a gifted intervention specialist for students in grades 2 and 3, Super Smart Science: 180 Days of Warm-Ups and Challenging Activities is a compendium of educational activities to inspire students in science, home schooling, or simply while spending quality time. Activities are designed to encourage critical thinking, and range from simple story problems for discussion ("Cindy's rear-wheel drive pick-up truck is stuck in the snow. She has a few concrete blocks loaded in the back but is not sure where should she place them for maximum weight and traction the rear tires. Where should she place the blocks?") to using a glass jar, straw, and clay to demonstrate air pressure, to making a simple compass and much more. Each day's activity includes an inspirational thought for the day ("A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." -Walter Bagehot) and a cool fact ("The loud bang you hear when a balloon is popped is not due to pressure. Rather, it is because the tightly stretched ends of the torn latex snap back to their original size faster than the speed of sound.") The author's publisher's permission to reproduce student activity pages for classroom use only is included with the purchase of Super Smart Science. A valuable and enthusiastically recommended supplement for grade school science and home schooling curriculums.
Helping Students Overcome Substance Abuse
Jason J. Burrow-Sanchez & Leanne S. Hawken
Guilford Publications, Inc.
72 Spring Street , New York, NY 10012
9781593854546, $30.00 www.guilford.com 1-800-365-7006
Co-authored by academicians Jason J. Burrow-Sanchez (Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City) and Leanne S. Hawken (Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education, University of Utah, Salt Lake City), and the newest addition to 'The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools' series, "Helping Students Overcome Substance Abuse: Effective Practices For Prevention And Intervention" was specifically designed to assist teachers, counselors, and school administrators to recognize and help their students deal with addiction and abuse of a variety of commonly encountered drugs ranging from alcohol and prescription medications, to marijuana, cocaine, speed, and heroin. Of special note are the extensive sections devoted to individual and group counseling, as well as consultation and referrals. "Helping Students Overcome Substance Abuse" is an important and strongly recommended reading for anyone in a public or private school setting having to deal with substance abuse issues among their students and their student's families.
The Business Shelf
The Real Estate Developer's Handbook
Tanya Davis
Atlantic Publishing Group
1405 SW 6th Avenue, Ocala, FL 34474
9781601380340, $29.95 www.atlantic-pub.com
Successful real estate developers are usually rich; but for every success story there's the story of those who run out of cash and fail. So any collection catering to real estate developers or investors will relish The Real Estate Developer's Handbook, a practical guide to cash flow specific to the real estate industry. From establishing a small real estate development firm and understanding principles of cash flow as they relate specifically to real estate industry needs and changes to increasing success, an accompanying cd-rom enhances understanding and implementation of advanced real estate topics: perfect for any collection catering to real estate professionals who would strike out on their own.
Real Estate Presentations That Make Millions
Jim Remley
Amacom
1601 Broadway, New York NY 10019
0814474012, $18.95 www.amacombooks.org
Real estate professionals and libraries catering to them will find plenty of specific tips applicable to industry objectives in Real Estate Presentations That Make Millions, a guide produced by a real estate expert and author who became an agent at 19 years and made himself a master of the presentation, quickly becoming one of the top one percent of Realtors in the country. His book reflects years of speaking engagements on the topic and provides the tools and approaches readers need to deliver an effective, powerful presentation which will win listings and generate sales.
Power Points!
Harry Mills
Amacom
1601 Broadway, New York NY 10019-7420
0814474691, $24.95 www.amacombooks.org
POWER POINTS! HOW TO DESIGN & DELIVER PRESENTATIONS THAT SIZZLE AND SELL focuses on presentations and speeches which add drama and sizzle to business pursuits, and pairs insights on PowerPoint with overall tips on public speaking to make for much more than your typical PowerPoint presentation handbook. From using calming techniques to overcome stage fright to adding stories and humor to spice a presentation, every business manager and any involved in making presentations or lending books to business professionals needs POWER POINTS!
Megatrends 2010: The Rise of Conscious Capitalism
Patricia Aburdene
Hampton Roads Publishing
1125 Stoney Ridge Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901
9781571745392, $16.95 www.hrpub.com
Both MEGATRENDS and MEGATRENDS 2000 were top bestsellers predicting shifts key to economic and business worlds alike: now MEGATRENDS 2010 documents the rise of 'conscious capitalism' and what corporate responsibility means to business trends and activities. Any business library or businessman interested in corporate change will appreciate the data and insights documenting corporate scandals and ethics transition points being fostered by grassroots efforts and managers. A top pick any business and public lending library must have.
Riches in Niches
Susan Friedmann, CSP
Career Press
P.O. Box 687, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
1564149307, $21.99 www.careerpress.com
Plenty of business advice guides advocate finding a niche and marketing that specialty; but not many tell how to locate the factors which differentiate specialties from general trends, services and products. RICHES IN NICHES: HOW TO MAKE IT BIG IN A SMALL MARKET surveys the idea of the Expert, examines the techniques which lend to building a professional niche, and survey marketing strategies successfully used by entrepreneurs to present and solidify their expertise. A 'must' for any library strong in business or career guides.
Successful Time Management, 2nd Edition
Patrick Forsyth
Kogan Page
525 South 4th Street #241, Philadelphia, PA 19147
0749448342, $17.50 www.kogan-page.co.uk
From getting organized and learning how to prioritize to categorizing time categories and learning how to handle and allot both idle and busy times, SUCCESSFUL TIME MANAGEMENT comes from The Sunday Times' Creating Success' series and packs in solid specifics on the entire process. While SUCCESSFUL TIME MANAGEMENT is a top pick for business libraries at all levels, it also crosses well into the general-interest public lending library, where it will attract any who would learn better time management skills.
Ads to Icons
Paul Springer
Kogal Page US
525 South 4th Street, #241, Philadelphia, PA 19147
0749449365, $47.50 www.kogan-page.co.uk
There's a growing belief among ad industry pros that the possibilities of conventional advertising media approaches has been exhausted and new media challenges point the way to a different advertising approach, yet Ads to Icons: How Advertising Succeeds in a Multimedia Age is the first specific guide to modern media advertising which analyzes in depth how the industry has developed these new approaches. 50 advertising projects from around the world are considered in case studies showing different uses of advertising in the post-digital world, making for a solid reference for any college-level business library where advertising and marketing are top subjects.
The Non-Commercial Food Service Manager's Handbook
Douglas Robert Brown & Shri Henkel
Atlantic Publishing Group
1210 SW 23rd Street, Ocala, FL 34474
9780910627818, $79.95 www.atlantic-pub.com
College-level collections strong in food service, business, and economics alike – especially those with a strong focus in the hospitality industry – will appreciate The Non-Commercial Food Service Manager's Handbook, packing over 600 pages of detail on how to set up, operate and manage a successful food service operation. The entire process is covered here, from detailed menu plans and even floor plans and kitchen layout to food safety issues, dietary concerns for special clients, and managing staff and employees. An accompanying cd-rom packs in all the forms in the book, in pdf format.
Two new eBay guides are top picks for a wide range of libraries: from computer and business specialty collections to general-interest lending collections. Michael P. Lujanac and Dan W. Blacharski's HOW AND WHERE TO LOCATE THE MERCHANDISE TO SELL ON EBAY (9780910627870, $24.95) provides an unusual key on not just selling items – which is what most eBay guides do – but where to locate desirable items. 'Insider' information from experts provides keys to wholesalers, discounters, auctions, closeouts, overstocks, salvage items and much more. Dan W. Blacharski's EBAY'S SECRETS REVEALED (9780910627863, $24.95) is for any who would expand their eBay business by tapping into expert advice. From watching out for spyware and understanding search engine optimization to cross-selling techniques, this is designed to help eBay sellers expand upon basics. Both are top picks any eBay seller or library needs to move ahead.
Kristen Kemp is host of the TV show PROPERTY LADDER and here provides first-time investors with insider's tips on how to buy cheap, fix fast, and sell high – popularly known as 'flipping' properties. From beginning with little savings or free time to locating great leads, financing, good agents and contractors, and more, FLIPPING CONFIDENTIAL: THE SECRETS OF RENOVATING PROPERTY FOR PROFIT IN ANY MARKET provides a toolbox of facts couched in an easy question/answer format and segregated into chapt
