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The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society
Arjen Y. Hoekstra
Routledge
711 - 3rd Avenue, Floor 8
New York, NY 10017-9209
9781849714273 $40.95 www.routledge.com
The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society is a scholarly examination of just how much
water today's society uses in everything from agriculture to the production of commercial goods,
as well as domestic uses. A "water footprint" is a measurement of just how much water is directly
and indirectly used toe create a product - for example, 1 kilogram of beef takes 15,000 liters of
water, and 1 pair of jeans takes 8,000 liters of water to produce. Such measurements can be
applied to quantify and map water use, with the goal of fostering a sustainable water ecology.
Imports of water-intensive products can be beneficial to nations where fresh water is scarce, but
this in turn creates a dependency of the water supplies of foreign nations. Chapters discuss the
water footprint of biofuels, the supply-chain water footprint of paper, how to make water use
more efficient, pitfalls to watch out for in trade, the importance of product transparency, and
much more. An absolute "must-have" reference and resource, especially for problem-solvers
confronting the twenty-first century challenges of overpopulation, desertification, and water
scarcity, The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society is worthy of the highest
recommendation especially for college and university library collections.
The Environmental Studies Shelf
Water: Security, Economics and Governance
R. Quentin Grafton, Jamie Pittock, Maree Tait, & Chris White, editors
Tilde University Press
www.tup.net.au
c/o International Publishers Marketing
22841 Quicksilver Drive
Dulles, VA 20166
9780734611413 $59.95 www.internationalpubmarket.com
Water: Security, Economics and Governance is a scholarly reference and resource of selected
essays, Australian and international case studies, and constructive approaches to worldwide
problems concerning water security (ensuring that human beings have enough water to fill their
needs), water economics (examining how market failures can exacerbate water insecurity), and
water governance (or the lack thereof). As the global population rises and fresh water becomes
more scarce, enabling effective water economics and water governance to provide water security
to all who need it becomes more and more crucial. Water: Security, Economics and Governance
is an absolutely crucial stepping stone toward a sustainable future, worthy of the highest
recommendation, especially for public and college library Environmental Studies shelves.
The Fast-Changing Arctic
Barry Scott Zellen, editor
University of Calgary Press
2500 University Drive, N.W.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
www.uofcpress.com
9781552386460, $41.95, www.amazon.com
Climate change is now an undeniable fact and affects every aspect of our civilization -- including
international security issues. Compiled and edited by Arctic security specialist Barry Scott Zellen
"The Fast-Changing Maritime Arctic: Defense and Security Challenges in a Warmer World", is a
250 page compendium comprised of sixteen original articles on how the thawing of the Arctic is
impacting security issues on a global scale. The contributed articles are deftly organized into four
major sections: Arctic Climate Change: Strategic Challenges and Opportunities; Cooperation and
Conflict: Paths Forward; Regional Perspectives; and Concluding Observations. Of special note
are the Foreword "Witnessing an Arctic Renaissance" by Alaskan Lieutenant Governor Mead
Treadwell and the Afterword, "Think Again - The Arctic", by Lawson W. Brigham
(Distinguished Professor of Geography and Arctic Policy, University of Alaska, Fairbanks). This
outstanding anthology of seminal scholarship will prove to be a critically important contribution
to professional, governmental, NGO, community, and academic library Environmental Studies
reference collections.
The Judicial Studies Shelf
The Power of Habeas Corpus in America
Anthony Gregory
Cambridge University Press
32 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013-2473
9781107036437 $99.00 hc
9781107617773 $TBA pbk www.cambridge.org
The Power of Habeas Corpus in America: From the King's Prerogative to the War on Terror is a
scholarly, academic study of one of the most crucial and fundamental American rights - a
guarantee against unlawful detention, the right that a person under arrest must be brought before
a judge or into court, or released if there is insufficient cause to be detained. Chapters scrutinize
how the interpretation and execution of the principle of habeas corpus has evolved in American
law from colonial days, when the basic principle was inherited from English common law, to
President Abraham Lincoln's temporary suspension of habeas corpus (due to the pressures of the
Civil War), its use during the World Wars (with particular note to President Roosevelt's
internment of Japanese-Americans), to "Obama's Legal Black Hole", in which American citizens
designated "enemy combatants" can be held indefinitely without trial. Appendices dissecting
notable court cases, a historical term chart, a selected bibliography, and an index round out this
"must-have" for judicial and legal studies shelves, worthy of the highest recommendation
especially for college and university libraries.
Gender & Justice
Sally J. Kenney
Routledge
711 - 3rd Avenue, Floor 8
NY, NY 10017-9209
c/o MM Book Publicity
2817 West End Avenue, Suite 126-274
Nashville, TN 37203
9780415881449, $37.95, www.routledge.com
A person's gender influences every aspect of their public as well as personal life. This
socio-biological fact is reflected in the laws of every culture and every society we have record of.
"Gender and Justice: Why Women in the Judiciary Really Matter" by Sally J. Kenney (Professor
of Political Science, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana) is a 328 page compendium
comprise of descriptively analytical assessments focused on significant gender based legal issues
arising from the geographical jurisdictions, court decisions, and judicial figures drawn from the
legal systems of North America and Europe. In this impressive work of seminal scholarship,
Professor Kenney documents and articulates a persuasive case for the value a gender analysis of
legal systems and decisions, as well as there being more politically and judicially astute women
appointed to the bench. Informed, informative, and enhanced with the inclusion of extensive
notes, a substantial bibliography, and a comprehensive index, "Gender & Justice" is very strongly
recommended as a core addition to academic library Gender Studies reference collections.
The Writing/Publishing Shelf
Around The Writer's Block
Rosanne Bane
Jeremy P. Tarcher
c/o Penguin Group, USA
375 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10014-3657
www.tarcherbooks.com
9781585428717, $15.95, www.amazon.com
Writer's block is a condition, primarily associated with writing as a profession, in which an
author loses the ability to produce new work. The condition varies widely in intensity. It can be
trivial, a temporary difficulty in dealing with the task at hand or extreme condition lasting years
on end. Every novice writer and every professional author will, sooner or later, be afflicted with
'writer's block' and end up staring at a sheet of blank paper or a blank computer screen, unable to
set down a coherent idea -- or even a meaningful sentence. That's why "Around the Writer's
Block: Using Brain Science to Solve Writer's Resistance" by Rosanne Bane should be a core part
of every writer's 'how to' resource and reference collection. This deftly written, 320 page
compendium covers ever aspect and symptom of writer's block -- and what can be done to
overcome them and even avoid them in the future. Of special note is her real-world commentary
on the subject of self-sabotage. Informed, informative, practical, and thoroughly 'user friendly',
"Around the Writer's Block: Using Brain Science to Solve Writer's Resistance" will prove to be
the best investment any aspiring or professional writer can make with respect to advancing their
literary career.
The Health/Medicine Shelf
Arthritis and You
Naheed Ali, M.D.
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group
4501 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200
Lanham, MD 20706
www.rlpgbooks.com
9781442219014, $36.00, www.amazon.com
Arthritis is a form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints. There are
more than one hundred different forms of arthritis. The most common form, osteoarthritis
(degenerative joint disease), is a result of trauma to the joint, infection of the joint, or age. Other
arthritis forms are rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and related autoimmune diseases.
Septic arthritis is caused by joint infection. The major complaint by individuals who have
arthritis is joint pain. Pain is often a constant and may be localized to the joint affected. The pain
from arthritis is due to inflammation that occurs around the joint, damage to the joint from
disease, daily wear and tear of joint, muscle strains caused by forceful movements against stiff
painful joints and fatigue. "Arthritis and You: A Comprehensive Digest for Patients and
Caregivers" by Dr. Naheed Ali is a 364 page compendium presenting medical information on
these various types of arthritis and their symptoms. Dr. Ali also providing both traditional and
alternative arthritis treatment options and the role of caregivers with respect to helping someone
with an arthritic condition. Of special note is Dr. Ali's commentary on the mental aspects of this
serious medical condition. Enhanced with the inclusion of appendices (including arthritis related
links, arthritis organizations, and a list of specialized arthritis clinic), a glossary, extensive notes,
a substantial bibliography, and a comprehensive index, "Arthritis and You: A Comprehensive
Digest for Patients and Caregivers" is recommended for clinical and community library Health &
Medicine reference collections, as well as the personal reading list for the non-specialist general
reader with an interest in understanding what arthritis is and what can be done about it. It should
also be noted that "Arthritis and You: A Comprehensive Digest for Patients and Caregivers" is
also available in a Kindle edition ($28.49).
The Music Shelf
The Complete Copland
Aaron Copland & Vivian Perlis
Pendragon Press
PO Box 190, Hillsdale, NY 12529
www.pendragonpress.com
9781576471906, $80.00, www.amazon.com
Aaron Copland (November 14, 1900 - December 2, 1990) was an American composer,
composition teacher, writer, and later in his career a conductor of his own and other American
music. Instrumental in forging a distinctly American style of composition, in his later years he
was often referred to as "the Dean of American Composers" and is best known to the public for
the works he wrote in the 1930s and 1940s in a deliberately accessible style often referred to as
Populist and which the composer labeled his "vernacular" style. Works in this vein include the
ballets Appalachian Spring, Billy the Kid and Rodeo, his Fanfare for the Common Man and
Third Symphony. The open, slowly changing harmonies of many of his works are archetypical of
what many people consider to be the sound of American music, evoking the vast American
landscape and pioneer spirit. In addition to his ballets and orchestral works, he produced music in
many other genres including chamber music, vocal works, opera and film scores. "The Complete
Copland" is a 360 page compendium enhanced with some one hundred illustrations. Co-written
by Copland and music historian Vivian Perlis, "The Complete Copland" is a comprehensive and
wonderfully detailed chronological overview of Copland's life and work. A welcome addition to
academic library 20th Century Music History reference collections, "The Complete Copland" is
also highly recommended for non-specialist general readers with an interest in learning about the
contributions of Aaron Copland to American music.
The Business Shelf
Internet Marketing
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Racom Communications
150 North Michigan Avenue, #2800
Chicago, IL 60601
978193199252 $19.95 www.racombooks.com
Internet Marketing: Tips, Tricks, and Tactics lives up to its title with a wealth of straightforward
tips to taking full advantage of the Internet to promote one's business. Chapters discuss the pros
and cons of various tools, including mailing lists, pay-per-click advertising, sensible rules for
emails to businesses, and warnings that the Internet is one of the most price-driven markets
around (because any consumer can look up competing offers with just a few clicks). "If ever the
'KISS' principle ('Keep It Simple, Stupid') applies, it applies right here. Extended payments? Let
them argue that out with their credit card source. Shipping and handling charges? Build them in,
because 'Free shipping' has been tested and retested so many times that the concept, at least
through this decade and possibly well into the next, is a no-brainer. Problems in arithmetic are
automatic response-suppressors. So whether you try for an immediate close or ask them to 'Click
here,' simplicity is next to godliness." An index and a few black-and-white email or
advertisement images to demonstrate key points round out this brief but invaluable reference and
resource, highly recommended especially to professional marketers and small business
entrepreneurs who wear a promoter's hat (among many others).
The Political Science Shelf
Statebuilding
Timothy Sisk
Polity
c/o Blackwell Publishing
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148
9780745661582 $59.95 www.blackwellpublishing.com
Part of the "War and Conflict in the Modern World" series, Statebuilding is a scholarly analysis
of creating competent, legitimate, and sustainable institutions of governance, particularly in the
wake of civil war. Author Timothy Sisk (Professor of the Josef Korbel School for International
Studies, University of Denver) scrutinizes means to aid a nascent state's ability to integrate social
differences, manage conflicts and resources, set national priorities. Whether a global
statebuilding enterprise can successfully craft peaceful, just, democratic, and stable nation-states
is as yet unknown; Statebuilding offers information, tools, and positive ideas gleaned from
hard-learned lessons to aid in the process. "Several findings resonate in the experience to
promote rule of law. The first is that countries emerging from conflict inevitably face difficult
decisions on transitional justice, both in terms of the extent and nature of prosecution of war-time
atrocities but also the often selective and incomplete nature of such prosecutions... The second is
that many practitioners, at least, recognize that the now-common model of a Truth and
Reconciliation Commision, the mechanism used in democratizing Chile or
post-war/democratizing South Africa, is not a one-size-fits-all solution that can be dropped into
other social contexts." Statebuilding is an absolute "must-have" for college and university library
political studies shelves, worthy of the highest recommendation.
The Social Issues Shelf
America's Education Deficit and the War on Youth
Henry A. Giroux
Monthly Review Press
146 West 29th Street, Suite 6W
New York, NY 10001
9781583673447 $16.95 www.monthlyreview.org
Social critic and educator Henry A. Giroux presents America's Education Deficit and the War on
Youth, a scathing indictment of the myriad deleterious manners in which American society is
failing the impoverished, the disabled, minorities and especially young people. Giroux
particularly warns against growing influence of religious, market-worshiping, and other forms of
fundamentalism, and the current trends in American society toward glorifying cruelty (not only in
popular media, but also in public policy that slashes food stamps and other benefits from the
desperately poor who need it most). The "school-to-prison pipeline", in which youthful
indiscretions such as dress code violations, doodling on desks, spitwads, or food fights are
criminalized - sometimes even as charged misdemeanors with fines and possible jail time -
reinforces a disturbing trend in America's de facto war on young people, culminating in for-profit
prisons and notorious "kids for cash" scandals, in which warped laws and values make it
lucrative to send young people to jail for any excuse whatsoever. Awareness of the systemic
problems in American society is the first step toward combating them, and to this end America's
Education Deficit and the War on Youth does not disappoint.
Blessings of the Burden
Alan R. Burt
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
2140 Oak Industrial Drive, NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
9780802868602 $26.00 www.eerdmans.com
Blessings of the Burden: Reflections and Lessons in Helping the Homeless is the testimony of
social worker Alan R. Burt, who has strived to aid the homeless for the past nineteen years, and
now serves as the director of an organization that works to help the homeless of Cape Cod. A
faithful Christian, Burt speaks not only of his personal and spiritual experiences working on
behalf of those most in need, but also of cost-effective approaches that have successfully
improved dire situations. Blessings of the Burden pays homage to the religious mission to serve
the poor and the suffering, in the name of Jesus Christ, but its primary focus is on the
humanitarian work, not on the religious beliefs of those who undertake it. One particularly
eye-opening moment comes from Burt's interview of Rick Presbrey, who opened the NOAH (No
Other Alternative Housing) Shelter: "'What the community forgets, or wants to forget, is that the
NOAH Shelter was opened because of the community's failure to provide enough affordable
housing. The NOAH Shelter is not the cause of homelessness on Cape Cod. The cause of
homelessness is the low-paying jobs and lack of housing that is affordable because costs are
driven up by seasonal renters and second-home buyers.'" A profound and highly recommended
account of individual and group efforts to fight a serious and enduring social ill, Blessings of the
Burden is highly recommended.
The Gardening Shelf
Back to Eden
Frank W. Porter
Orange Frazer Press
PO Box 214
Wilmington, OH 45177
9781939710000 $20.00 www.orangefrazer.com
Featuring full-color photographs every few pages, Back to Eden: Landscaping with Native Plants
is a gardening and landscaping guide written especially for Americans living east of the
Mississippi River (in both the northeastern and the southeastern parts of the nation). Chapters
walk the reader through selecting optimal plant species, cultivating a garden of native plants,
warding off pests, even the option of creating a rain garden. A brief history of human efforts to
identify and cultivate native plants rounds out this hands-on, reader-friendly guide,
enthusiastically recommended for gardeners of all skill and experience levels. "How can you
begin to create a native plant landscape? You can start by planting a butterfly garden. You can
build a rain garden or a small pond that will not only prevent runoff but attract wildlife. You can
replace non-native species in your flowerbeds. You can replace much of your lawn with
low-maintenance groundcovers. And you can learn from others and share what you learn."
The Cutting Garden
Sarah Raven
Frances Lincoln Publishers
74-77 White Lion Street
Islington, London, N1 9PF
9780711234659 $29.95 www.franceslincoln.com
Winner of "Best Specialist Gardening Book" from the Garden Media Guild, The Cutting Garden:
Growing & Arranging Garden Flowers lives up to its title with methodical, easy-to-follow
instructions, captivatingly illustrated with full-color photography throughout. Chapters instruct
the reader in the basics of cultivating a garden for all seasons, and the fine art of flower arranging
to please aesthetic sensibilities. "Remember that a flower arrangement doesn't have to be in a
conventional vase. Create romantic globes with billowing flowers and branches of foilage; or
construct enormous swags and medallions to hang inside or out." Detailed, plant-by-plant listings
of need-to-know information about flowers especially suitable for cutting and arrangements, as
well as in-depth descriptions of specific flower arrangements suited to different seasons fill this
truly beautiful, hands-on guide, sure to prove invaluable to amateur and professional gardeners
alike!
The Pets/Wildlife Shelf
Health and Nutrition for Dogs and Cats
David G. Wellock
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group
4501 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200
Lanham, MD 20706
9781442220867 $36.00 www.rlpgbooks.com
Written in plain terms to be accessible to pet owners everywhere, Health and Nutrition for Dogs
and Cats: A Guide for Pet Parents is a practical, no-nonsense demystification of how to properly
care for one's pet. From the basics of how to select quality pet foods (lately commercial pet foods
have seen an explosion of grain and other unsavory ingredients, which do not provide any
nutritional or beneficial value to dogs or cats), tailoring the diet of one's pet to its specific needs,
allergies in pets, precautions to take against pet parasites, and more. Health and Nutrition for
Dogs and Cats is not a comprehensive pet health resource; it focuses primarily on
nutrition-related issues, not first aid for injuries or other medical matters such as vaccination
schedules. Yet the in-depth, user-friendly guideline are an absolute "must-read" for any current or
prospective pet owner! Highly recommended. "Words such as premium, ultra, and holistic are
powerful lures, promises of a quality level too often undelivered in terms of your pet's nutrition...
a pet food manufacturer can package the absolute lowest quality pet food ever produced and
legally label it as ultra or super or premium or holistic pet food, or use any of the descriptors in
whatever combination they prefer."
The Education Shelf
The Common Core
Maureen McLaughlin & Brenda J. Overturf
International Reading Association
PO Box 8139, Newark, DE 19714-8139
www.reading.org
9780872078154, $32.95, www.amazon.com
The ability to read with ease and comprehensive is a core essential to success and should be a
skill set instilled as early as possible in students Kindergarten through 5th grade. It is so
important that Federal 'No Child Left Behind' standards were created to insure reading
proficiency in grade school children. "The Common Core: Teaching K-5 Students to Meet the
Reading Standards" is the collaborative work of Maureen McLaughlin (Professor of Reading
Education, east Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania) and Brenda J. Overturf (Literacy
Consultant) is a 206 page compendium comprised of two major sections: 'The Evolution of the
Common Core Standards' and 'Teaching the Common Core State Standards for Reading'. Of
special note are the occasional 'Essential Resources' lists. Timely, 'user friendly', and practical,
"The Common Core: Teaching K-5 Students to Meet the Reading Standards" is highly
recommended for academic library "Education Studies" instructional reference collections, and
would prove a welcome and valued curriculum supplement for student teachers.
Starting With Science
Marcia Talhelm Edson
Stenhouse Publishers
477 Congress Street, Suite 4B
Portland, ME 04101-3451
www.stenhouse.com
9781571108074, $19.00, www.amazon.com
The minds of young children are naturally curious about the world around them. That makes
them perfect candidates for teaching them the skills of inquiry and analysis that will stand them
in good stead throughout their academic careers and life in general. "Starting With Science:
Strategies for Introducing Young Children to Inquiry" by Marcia Talhelm Edson (Clinical
Assistant Professor, School of Education, Boston University) is a 149 page instructional
compendium the explains what inquiry-based science is; how preschool, kindergarten, and
primary grade teachers can incorporate inquiry-based science into their classroom curriculums
(even when confronted with budget cuts); what the roles of children, teachers, and the
environment play in inquiry-based science programs. Of special note is the commentary on
effective instructional strategies when implementing inquiry-based science into a school
curriculum. Deftly written, accessible organized, and effectively presented, "Starting With
Science: Strategies for Introducing Young Children to Inquiry" is highly recommended reading
and a critically important addition to professional and academic library Educational Instruction
reference collections and supplemental reading lists.
Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Focus on Preschoolers
Carol Copple, Sue Bredekamp, Derry Koralek, and Kathy Charner, editors
National Association for the Education of Young Children
1313 L. Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005-4101
9781928896968 $29.00 www.naeyc.org
The National Association for the Education of Young Children presents Developmentally
Appropriate Practice: Focus on Preschoolers, a guide carefully designed especially for instructors
of preschool-aged children, featuring selections chosen by expert educators and articles from the
NAEYC's award-winning, peer-reviewed journal, "Young Children". Chapters include a
summary of physical, social/emotional, cognitive, and literacy development in preschool-aged
children; guidelines for developmentally-appropriate curriculums with examples; advice for
planning a curriculum with goals in mind; and much more. "Besides environmental print, the
literacy-rich classroom includes a well stocked library corner and writing center, displays of
children's writing, and theme-related literacy props (e.g., menus, order pads, signs) in play areas.
Seeing print used for such purposes and increasingly making use of it in various ways are
important components of preschool literacy learning." As user-friendly as it is brimming with
expertise, Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Focus on Preschoolers is a "must-have" for
preschool teachers, homeschoolers who instruct preschool students, and early childhood
educational reference shelves. Highly recommended.
Youth, Education, and Marginality
Kate Tilleczek and H. Bruce Ferguson, editors
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3C5
9781554586349 $38.99 wlupress.wlu.ca
Youth, Education, and Marginality: Local and Global Expressions is an anthology of scholarly
essays by learned authors scrutinizing the problems faced by young people who mare
marginalized in schools - whether due to ethnicity, poverty, sexual orientation, or other factors.
In addition to delineating the challenges confronting marginalized youth, Youth, Education, and
Marginality also opens a dialogue with critiques about initiatives to improve the ongoing
situation. Sample essays include "The Unique Status of Marginalization: The Birth of
Youth-Empowering Parents", "Marginalized Youth in Education: Social and Cultural
Dimensions of Exclusion in Canada and the United Kingdom", "Does Special Education
Marginalize Young People?: The Need for Evidence-Informed Practices", and many more.
Youth, Education, and Marginality explores a social issue directly impacting the development of
the next generation worldwide, and is highly recommended especially for college library
Educational Studies reference collections and reading lists.
The Cookbook Shelf
The Global Vegan Family
Brian P. McCarthy
Lantern Books
128 Second Place, Brooklyn, NY 17231
www.lanternbooks.com
9781590564158, $22.00, www.amazon.com
Veganism is the dietary practice of abstaining from the use of animal products as food, as well as
an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of sentient animals. A follower of
veganism is known as a vegan. "The Global Vegan Family Cookbook" is an outstanding 368
page compendium of 'kitchen cook friendly' vegan recipes compiled by professional chef Brian
P. McCarthy. There are vegan recipes for every dining occasion and range from appetizers,
soups, salads, dressings, and sides, to breakfast, entrees, beverages, breads and pastries. Of
special note is the chapter devoted to vegan recipes for sauces, dips and spreads. Enhanced with
the inclusion of a glossary, conversion charts, abbreviations, a protein list, and a comprehensive
index, "The Global Vegan Family Cookbook" will prove to be an enduringly popular addition to
personal, family, and community library cookbook collections.
You Still Won't Believe It's Gluten-Free
Roben Ryberg
Lifelong Books
c/o Perseus Books Group
11 Cambridge Center
Cambridge, MA 02142
www.perseusbooksgroup.com
9780738216690, $18.99, www.amazon.com
Wheat allergy is a rare allergy which typically presents itself as a food allergy, but can also be a
contact allergy resulting from occupational exposure to the gluten properties of wheat. Like all
allergies, wheat allergy involves immunoglobulin E and mast cell response. Typically the allergy
is limited to the seed storage proteins of wheat, some reactions are restricted to wheat proteins,
while others can react across many varieties of seeds and other plant tissues. Twenty-seven
potential wheat allergens have been successfully identified. The most severe response is
exercise/aspirin induced anaphylaxis attributed to one omega gliadin that is a relative of the
protein that causes celiac disease. Other more common symptoms include nausea, urticaria,
atopy. It is critical for those who have an allergy to wheat that they consume only gluten free
meals. "You Still Won't Believe It's Gluten-Free: 200 More Delicious, Fool-Proof Recipes You
and Your Whole Family Will Love" by Roben Ryber (founder of Miss Roben's Gluten-Free
Foods) is a 312 page compendium comprised of thoroughly 'kitchen cook friendly' recipes for
gluten free dishes that will please any palate and satisfy any appetite. The recipes range from
Coffee Cake Muffins; Pumpkin Bread; Chicken Pot Pie; and Roast Beef with Red Wine and
Mushrooms; to Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes; Stir-Fried Cabbage; Chocolate Cake; Fresh
Cranberry Salad; and a No-Cook Pizza Sauce. Strongly recommended for personal, family, and
community library cookbook collections, it should also be noted that "You Still Won't Believe
It's Gluten-Free: 200 More Delicious, Fool-Proof Recipes You and Your Whole Family Will
Love" is also available in a Kindle edition ($10.44). Also highly recommended is Roben Ryberg's
"The Ultimate Gulten-Free Cookie Book" (9780738213767, pb., $16.95; Kindle edition
($9.99).
Eats
Mary Rolph Lamontagne
Advantage Publishers Group
PO Box 1090, Poway, CA 92074-1090
c/o Dalyn Miller PR
9781599323862 $29.99 www.pgw.com
Eats: Enjoy All the Seconds is a full-color, softcover cookbook that emphasizes several positive
dimensions of a good meal: healthy food created from fresh ingredients that don't bust one's
kitchen budget. Featuring recipes designed to ensure that one's healthy ingredients are fully used
up, Eats categorizes its offerings by ingredient color (Greens, Whites, Yellows), and each
showcased food has a "master recipe" with guidelines for transforming a basic dish into a flexible
array of intriguing alternate recipes. From poached plums to avocado and watermelon gazpacho
to lamb and sweet potato curry, mushroom and chickpea fries and more, Eats is a delightful array
of offerings accessible to cooks of all skill and experience levels. A medley of tips concerning
the health benefits of various ingredients, storage suggestions, and "green fingers" gardening
advice round out this superb cookbook for personal use or gift-giving.
The Grilling Book
Adam Rapoport, editor
Andrews & McMeel
1130 Walnut Street
Kansas City, MO 64106-2109
www.andrewsmcmeel.com
9781449427528, $45.00, www.amazon.com
Grilling season is upon us once again. That's why drawn from the pages of the ever elegant Bon
Appetit gourmet dining magazine and deftly compiled by Adam Rapoport, "The Grilling Book"
is as timely as it is an invaluable resource. Showcasing more than 350 thoroughly 'user friendly'
recipes and handsomely illustrated throughout with more than 100 full-color photographs, "The
Grilling Book" offers a full spectrum of cuisines suitable for the family grill. The recipes are
nicely organized and presented: Chicken, Burgers and Dogs, Beef, Pork, Lamb, Fish, Shellfish,
Vegetables, Flatbreads and Pizza, Sids and Salads, Sauces, and even Drinks. Of special note is
the opening chapter on Grill Prep which will prove extraordinarily useful for the grilling novice.
From exotic delicacies such as Malaysian Wings with Tumeric and Lemongrass; to such staple
fare as Sirloin Steak with Chopped Salad, This 432 page compendium of superbly presented
recipes is a core addition to personal, family, and community library Cookbook collections! It
should also be noted that "The Grilling Book" is also available in a Kindle edition ($9.34).
The Parenting Shelf
Co-Parenting 101
Deesha Philyaw and Michael D. Thomas
New Harbinger Press
5674 Shattuck Avenue
Oakland, CA 94609
coparenting101.org
9781608824632 $16.95 www.newharbinger.com
Formerly married couple Deesha Philyaw and Michael D. Thomas draw upon their real-life
experience as co-parents to present Co-Parenting 101: Helping Your Kids Thrive in Two
Households after Divorce. The plain-terms advice covers the basics of making divorce as
amicable as possible, including the options of using mediators or collaborative divorce; the
"musts" and "must-nots" of co-parenting; never-married and noncustodial parents; fifteen things
that one can do for one's children spite of an uncooperative ex; and much more. "While a highly
detailed plan can certainly benefit even congenial co-parents, it is ideal for co-parents who find
themselves disagreeing more than they agree or for situations where there is hostility and
resistance to sharing custody. A detailed plan also allows you to stipulate arrangements for the
children at different ages, recognizing that as they get older, certain aspects of your co-parenting
situation may need to change." Co-Parenting 101 is an absolute "must-have" for any separating,
divorcing, or divorced couple with children, worthy of the highest recommendation.
The Native American Studies Shelf
Great Basin Indians
Michael Hittman
University of Nevada Press
Mail Stop 0166
Reno, NV, 89557-0166
9780874179095 $65.00 www.unpress.nevada.edu
Michael Hittman (professor emeritus of anthropology, Long Island University) presents Great
Basin Indians: An Encyclopedic History, an omnibus scrutiny of the prehistory, history, culture,
geography, religion, intertribal relations, notable individuals, and more concerning Native
American tribes of the Great Basin. Drawing upon a wide diversity of sources including archives,
interviews, and even recent results from DNA and gender studies, Great Basin Indians distills
scholarly knowledge while highlighting important terms in bold for easy cross-reference. An
absolute "must-have" for public and college library Native American Studies shelves!
The Theatre/Cinema Shelf
Dada, Surrealism, and the Cinematic Effect
R. Bruce Elder
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3C5
9781554586257 $85.00 wlupress.wlu.ca
Filmmaker, critic, and teacher R. Bruce Elder presents Dada, Surrealism, and the Cinematic
Effect, a companion to his earlier volume "Harmony and Dissent", about the early reception of
cinema among the intellectual community, including art theorists, philosophers, cultural
theorists. The common belief is that the first film critics disdained the plebeian nature of early
cinema, yet Dada, Surrealism, and the Cinematic Effect challenges this assumption with evidence
of a different reception. Some writers of the early cinematic era had envisioned it as a new art of
untapped potential, with the ability to superbly reflect day-to-day life. This more positive view
was especially widespread among critics whose passions included the foremost fields of art,
particularly the Dada and Surrealist movements. Extensively researched and heavily annotated
with an index, Dada, Surrealism, and the Cinematic Effect is especially recommended for cinema
history shelves.
The Comix/Graphic Novel Shelf
Science: A Discovery in Comics
Margaret de Heer, author/artist
NBM Publishing
160 Broadway, Suite 700 East Wing
New York, NY 10038
9781561637508, $19.99, www.nbmpublishing.com
"Science: A Discovery in Comics" is a well-organized, witty presentation of the history of
science in graphic novel form. Starting as a guided chronological tour, hosted by figures of
author Margaret and spouse Yiri, "Science a Discovery in Comics" takes the enthralled reader
from Archimedes and the ancient Greeks to quantum theory and modern times, all in comic
format. Easy to read, simple graphic explanations help present complex history, theory, and
practices of science, making the vast, intimidating subject accessible to junior high students and
adults. Subject areas presented include Chemistry, Astronomy, Physics, Biology, Geology, and
Quantum Theory. A fascinating example of this ambitious treatment is an illustrated comparison
between the classical world view of science and the quantum world view, on page 171: This pairs
and compares determinism with non-determinism, the universe viewed as a machine vs. the
universe viewed as an organic system, incompatible opposites vs. complementary opposites,
objective observation vs. subjective participation, and reductionism vs. holism. Each "ism" is
illustrated by a simple example, and the sense of vast comparison is efficiently and correctly
conveyed, with charm, humor, and style. "Science A Discovery in Comics" is part of an
educational graphic novel series by the author, with an earlier title explaining Philosophy through
human history. For easy access to a difficult area of study, try reading "Science a Discovery in
Comics." You will find both knowledge and entertainment in abundance.
Star*Reach Companion
Richard Arndt
TwoMorrows Publishing
10407 Bedfordtown Drive
Raleigh, NC 27614
9781605490519 $27.95 www.twomorrows.com
Star*Reach Companion is a historical chronicle of the 1970's independent comic magazine that
had tremendous lasting influence on the modern comic industry. Great comic creators including
Dave Stevens, Frank Brunner, Barry Windsor-Smith, Ken Steacy, Davie Sim, and many more
gained crucial exposure in this legendary magazine. A wealth of interviews and a handful of
comic stories (some in black and white, some in color) from Star*Reach and its sister magazine
Imagine round out this excellent contribution to comics history and reference shelves. Highly
recommended!
The Audiobook Shelf
On the Genealogy of Morals
Friedrich Nietzsche, author
Ian Johnston, translator
Duncan Steen, narrator
Naxos of America, Inc.
1810 Columbia Avenue, Suite 28
Franklin, TN 37064
9781843796848 $34.98 www.naxosaudiobooks.com
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was a German philosopher and author who challenged how
people viewed morality, religion, and the role of the individual. After his death, his ideas were
notoriously cherry-picked by the Nazis, who ignored his strong criticisms of anti-Semitism, his
cautions against excessive nationalism, and his pride in his alleged Polish heritage; Nietzsche
would very likely have abhorred the Holocaust, and despised the misuse of his name. On the
Genealogy of Morals is one of Nietzche's more accessible works, now available in unabridged
audiobook format. Ian Johnston's brand new translation clarifies Nietzsche's continued
evaluations of the meaning of morality, originally published a year after his morality treatise
"Beyond Good and Evil". In On the Genealogy of Morals, Nietzsche searches for an
understanding of morality that is not dependent on Judeo-Christian tradition, questioning past
philosophers for their unthinking reliance on the Bible. The very notion of morality has the
potential for manipulating the populace, in manners that can breed weakness or feeble minds,
especially when talented, intelligent individuals are not expected to (or forbidden to) think for
themselves. Critical and unrelenting, On the Genealogy of Morals is a classic of philosophy,
highly recommended especially for public and college library audiobook collections. 5 CDs, 6
hours 33 min.
The Plot to Save Socrates
Paul Levinson, author
Mark Shanahan, narrator
Listen & Live Audio
PO Box 817
Roseland, NJ 07068
9781593160746 $24.95 www.listenandlive.com
The Plot to Save Socrates is the unabridged audiobook adaptation of Paul Levinson's
thought-provoking work of science fiction. In the year 2042, a young graduate student named
Sierra stumbles upon evidence that legendary philosopher Socrates might have escaped his
historical execution - by traveling through time! So begins a time-twisting adventure that will
take Sierra and her classical scholar boyfriend Max from era to era. But just who is trying to save
Socrates, and could rescuing Socrates ultimately be detrimental to human history? A lively cast
of historical figures populates this epoch-bending adventure, highly recommended especially for
fans of alternate history novels! 7 CDs, 10 hours.
The Black Moth
Georgette Heyer, author
Julian Rhind-Tutt, narrator
Naxos of America, Inc.
1810 Columbia Avenue, Suite 28
Franklin, TN 37064
9781843797593 $59.98 www.naxosaudiobooks.com
Dashingly performed by award-winning actor Julian Rhind-Tutt, The Black Moth is the
unabridged audiobook rendition of Georgette Heyer's debut novel, written when she was only
seventeen. When the suave Jack Carstares is wrongly accused of cheating at a card game, he
must flee for his life - but he returns later under the pretense of being a highwayman. He is an
adventurer at heart rather than a robber, destined to become entangled with the plight of a
damsel, the machinations of a Duke, the threat of a duel and two high-stakes kidnappings!
Composed with flair and panache, The Black Moth is a classic that withstands the test of time,
highly recommended for audiobook connoisseurs and public library collections. 9 CDs, 11 hours
38 min.
Look Back in Anger
John Osborne, author
Directed by Rosalind Ayres
L.A. Theatre Works
681 Venice Boulevard
Venice, CA 90291
9781580819145 $29.95 www.latw.org
Look Back in Anger is an audiobook on CD of the full-cast performance of a classic play set in
the United Kingdom, during the social turmoil of the 1960's; the iconically abrasive and restless
lead figure of Jimmy Porter was the original source of the colloquialism "angry young man".
Jimmy is virtually impoverished, barely making enough money from his candy stall and jazz
trumpet playing to scrape by; he vociferously vents his frustrations on his wife, a woman from an
upper-class background. Jimmy's furious temper are merciless words threaten to destroy
everyone around him - his wife, her actress friend, and an amiable boarder who tries to help keep
the peace. A thought-provoking glimpse into the darker side of human interactions and morality,
Look Back in Anger is a compelling tale, vividly brought to life through the artistry of five
immensely talented actors. Highly recommended. 2 CDs, 2 hours 23 min.
The Library CD Shelf
The Other Side of the Air
Jayme Stone
www.jaymestone.com
Privately Published
c/o Rock Paper Scissors (publicity)
511 West 4th Street, Suite 2
Bloomington, IN 47404
$TBA www.rockpaperscissors.biz
Banjoist, composer, and world traveler Jayme Stone presents The Other Side of the Air, a
symphonic album of the combined efforts of multiple talented individuals playing everything
from the trumpet to stringed instruments to flute, oboe, and more, while Jayme's banjo lends its
unique and distinctive melody. Drawing inspiration from musical traditions around the globe,
The Other Side of the Air carries a fresh sense of exploration, adventure, and wonder. Highly
recommended, especially for public library music collections. The tracks are "Radio Wassoulou"
(3:24), "The Cinnamon Route" (4:27), "Sing It Right" (4:55), "A Poet In Her Own Country"
(4:40), "Soundiata" (4:59), "Alexander Island" (1:14), "Debussy Heights" (5:57), "Movement
One" (7:28), "Movement Two" (5:11), "Interlude" (1:40), "Movement Three" (7:01), and
"Tennessee Waltz" (4:38).
Turn Turn Turn
Dan Zanes & Elizabeth Mitchell
Festival Five Records, LLC
323 Dean St., Brooklyn, NY 11217
www.festivalfive.com
$13.00 CD / $8.99 MP3 www.amazon.com
Grammy-winner Dan Zanes and Grammy-nominee Elizabeth Mitchell present Turn Turn Turn, a
collaborative music album for listeners of all backgrounds. Some tracks are original creations;
others are joyful performances of classic American folk songs. An upbeat, positive-minded
listening experience, Turn, Turn, Turn evokes fond memories and pleasant feelings. Highly
recommended! The tracks are "Sail Away Ladies", "Honeybee", "Coney Island Avenue", "So
Glad I'm Here", "Turn! Turn! Turn!", "Now Let's Dance", "When You're Smiling", "Raccoon and
Possum", "Hot Weather Music", "Wim Wam Waddle", "In The Sun", "My Creole Belle",
"Shine", "Train Is A-Coming", and "When I Get Home".
The Library DVD Shelf
Dare To Cook with Chef Tom Small series
Bennet Watt HD Productions, Inc.
13021 - 244 Avenue SE
Issaquah, WA 98027
$24.95 each www.Bennett-Watt.com
Hosted by professional gourmet chef Tom Small, the "Dare To Cook" series of DVDs offers
easy-to-follow lessons for cooks of all skill and experience levels. Techniques are meticulously
demonstrated, with meticulous instructions. "Gourmet Food Preservation" (9781604900743)
covers pickled vegetables, dairy concerns, preserving in oil, freezing, preserving in alcohol, and
vinegars; "Canning Basics" (9781604900736) covers water bath canning, pressure canning,
freezing, and safety concerns; "Thanksgiving Ready to Serve in 5 1/2 Hours" (9781604900774)
covers a wealth of tips, tricks, and techniques to conserving time while preparing a culinary feast;
"Seafood Basics" (9781604900767) covers cooking with shellfish, fish, sauces, beer batter &
breading mixes, grilling/smoking, and more; and "Barbecue & Grilling" (9781604900750) covers
rubs, sauces, four ways to barbecue pork sirloin, two ways to barbecue pork loin, grilling,
smoked brisket, and chicken in marinade. All the DVDs in the series are region free, and worthy
of the highest recommendation for aspiring and practicing cooks, as well as for public library
"how-to" DVD collections!
Missions that Changed the War: Germany's Last Ace
Narrated by Gary Sinise
Athena
c/o Acorn Media Group
8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 620
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3403
9781598288315 $49.99 www.acornonline.com
Originally broadcast on the Military Channel in 2011, Missions that Changed the War:
Germany's Last Ace is a four-part documentary about three of the most successful and important
fighter pilots involved in the air battles over Germany during World War II. Lt. Col. Hubert
Zemke, Lt. Robert Rankin, and Luftwaffe squadron commander Gunther Rall are each profiled
through original footage, analysis from military experts, and never-before-seen interviews.
Particular focus is given to May 12, 1944, the day that Nazi armaments minister Albert Speer
determined that Germany had lost the war. A 22-minute interview with historian Dr. Kurt Braatz
and a 16-page viewer's guide round out this engrossing, information-packed DVD set,
enthusiastically recommended for military aviation buffs as well as public library
collections.
The Biography Shelf
Nelson: The Sword Of Albion
John Sugden
Henry Holt & Company
175 Fifth Avenue, Suite 400
New York, NY 10010-7725
www.henryholt.com
9780805078077, $45.00, www.amazon.com
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, KB (29 September 1758 - 21 October 1805) was a British
flag officer famous for his service in the Royal Navy, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars.
He was noted for his inspirational leadership and superb grasp of strategy and unconventional
tactics, which resulted in a number of decisive naval victories. He was wounded several times in
combat, losing one arm and the sight in one eye. Of his several victories, the best known and
most notable was the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, during which he was shot and killed. "Nelson:
The Sword of Albion" by John Sugden is the second volume of a two-volume biography of one
of Britain's most revered naval heroes. As with the first volume, "Nelson: A Dream Of Glory"
(published in 2013, and available in Pimlico paperback edition, 9781845951917, $18.03),
"Nelson: The Sword Of Albion" is a masterpiece of detailed and documented biographical
research but written with all the dramatic flair of an historical novel, making it strongly
recommended for both academic and community library collections. It should also be noted that
"Nelson: The Sword Of Albion" is also available in a Kindle edition ($24.99).
Senator Richard B. Russell and My Career as a Trial Lawyer
Charles E. Campbell
Mercer University Press
1400 Coleman Avenue
Macon, GA 31207-0001
9780881464320 $35.00 www.mupress.org
Senator Richard B. Russell and My Career as a Trial Lawyer: An Autobiography is the true story
of author Charles E. Campbell, with particular emphasis on his lifelong career in law, a calling he
pursued ever since high school. As a University of Georgia student, Campbell agreed to become
a member of Senator Russell's staff only on the condition that Campbell be permitted to attend
law school at night. Campbell worked for Russell from 1966 until Russell's death in 1971, and
earned an appointment as Russell's aide in the process. He had a front-row seat to history in the
making, including the Washington riots following Martin Luther King Jr.'s murder, Russell's
dealings with his friend and colleague Lyndon Johnson, and Russell's final vote by proxy to help
Senator Robert Byrd defeat Senator Edward Kennedy for the post of assistant Democratic leader
in the Senate. Yet Russell's passion burned brightest for trial law, and continued to shine
throughout the course of his career. Vivid and accessible to readers of all backgrounds, Senator
Richard B. Russell and My Career as a Trial Lawyer is insightful and engaging from cover to
cover. "In my opinion, no change in the practice of law during the last forty years has been more
damaging to the profession than the shocking disappearance of ethics, professionalism, and
civility. All of this is not the fault of attorneys, as American society in general has become less
civil."
The Making of Markova
Tina Sutton
Pegasus Books
80 Broad Street, 5th Floor, NY, NY 10004
www.pegasusbooks.us
9781605984568, $39.95, www.amazon.com
Dame Alicia Markova (1 December 1910 - 2 December 2004) was an English ballerina and a
choreographer, director and teacher of classical ballet. Most noted for her career with Sergei
Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and touring internationally, she was widely considered to be one of
the greatest classical ballet dancers of the 20th century. She was the first British dancer to
become the principal dancer of a ballet company and, with Dame Margot Fonteyn, is one of only
two English dancers to be recognized as a prima ballerina assoluta. She was a founder dancer of
the Rambert Dance Company, The Royal Ballet and American Ballet Theatre, and was
co-founder and director of the English National Ballet. An true and international star in the 20th
century world of ballet, "The Making of Markova: Diaghilev's Baby Ballerina to Groundbreaking
Icon" is an informed and informative, 682 page biography by Tina Sutton. Born Lilian Alica
Marks, this remarkable and justifiably ambitious woman dealt with an enormous range of
responsibilities and difficulties ranging from the care of her mother and sisters in a wartime
England, to a pervasive anti-Semitism, to managing her own career and finances in an era where
women rarely did. Informed and informative, "The Making of Markova: Diaghilev's Baby
Ballerina to Groundbreaking Icon" is highly recommended for community and academic library
20th Century Biography, as well as the personal reading lists for non-specialist general readers
with an interest in the history of the ballet.
The Civil War Shelf
Lincoln and Reconstruction
John C. Rodrigue
Southern Illinois University Press
1915 University Press Drive
SIUC Mail Code 6806
Carbondale, IL 62901
9780809332533 $19.95 www.siupress.com
President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in office before the end of the American Civil War,
yet his plans for the postwar reconstruction may have had more impact than previously thought.
Lincoln and Reconstruction examines Lincoln's wartime reconstruction initiatives, as well as his
writings and speeches pertaining to the topic. Author John C. Rodrigue (professor of history,
Stonehill College) has composed a thoughtful, critical, and detailed analysis of Lincoln's views
and efforts, noting that Lincoln concerned himself with the challenges of reconstruction from the
inception of the Civil War. Lincoln and Reconstruction is an excellent pick especially for public
and college library American History or Civil War shelves.
General Grant and the Rewriting of History
Frank P. Varney
Savas Beatie
PO Box 4527
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
9781611211184 $32.95 www.savasbeatie.com
General Grant and the Rewriting of History: How the Destruction of General William S.
Rosecrans Influenced Our Understanding of the Civil War challenges popular preconceptions
about the Civil War, and especially of the famous Union General Ulysses S. Grant, who went on
to be a two-term President of the United States. Grant's memoirs are often taken as a definitive
historical accounting - but memoirs are only as accurate as the man who pens them. Historian
Frank P. Varney has spent years critically comparing Grant's memoirs with a wealth of other
primary sources, and has come to an astonishing conclusion: while Grant was undoubtedly a
great general, he was also skilled at manipulating the truth for his own benefit, and nursed
grudges with a vengeance. General Grant and the Rewriting of History examines evidence that
Grant made biased reports, falsified official documents, and lied to an army court of inquiry.
Grant particularly targeted Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans for character assassination, and to a
dramatic extent succeeded; to this day, Rosecrans is infamous for a battlefield breakdown that
very likely never happened, since the only sources of it are from unreliable informants, who are
flatly contradicted by other accounts. General Grant and the Rewriting of History is not only an
invaluable addition to Civil War studies and reference shelves, but also a sharp caution against
putting too much blind faith in any one person's testimony, memoir, or historical accounting.
Highly recommended.
The American History Shelf
Seat of Empire
Jeffrey Stuart Kerr
Texas Tech University Press
PO Box 41037
Lubbock, TX 79409-1037
9780896727823 $39.95 www.ttupress.org
Seat of Empire: The Embattled Birth of Austin, Texas is the fascinating true story behind the
founding of Austin. In 1838, Texas vice president Mirabeau B. Lamar envisioned the
construction of a prosperous city amid natural wilderness. Lamar's quest to make Austin a reality
would prompt a legendary political battle between Lamar and Sam Houston, hero of San Jacinto
and well-known throughout the Republic of Texas. Threats from the Comanche nation and the
Mexican army as well as the challenges of frontier trailblazing also endangered the nascent city.
Thoroughly accessible to lay readers and historians alike, Seat of Empire is highly recommended
especially for public and college library American History collections.
Florida Under Five Flags, fifth edition
Rembert W. Patrick
University Press of Florida
University of Florida
15 Northwest 15th Street
Gainesville, FL 32611-2079
9780813044903 $14.95 www.upf.com
Originally published in 1945 and now in its fifth edition, Florida Under Five Flags chronicles the
history of Spanish, French, British, American, and Confederate rule over the Sunshine State.
Written by Professor of History Rembert W. Patrick (1909-1967), is a lively distillation of the
highlights of Florida's political, cultural, and demographic revolutions. The result is a page-turner
history, thoroughly accessible to readers of all backgrounds, ideal for public and college library
state history collections. Highly recommended!
The World History Shelf
Place and Replace
Adele Perry, Esyllt W. Jones, and Leah Morton, editors
University of Manitoba Press
301 St. John's College
Winnipeg, MB, Canada, R3T 2M5
9780887557408 $34.95 www.uofmpress.ca
Place and Replace: Essays on Western Canada is an anthology of sixteen erudite,
interdisciplinary essays about how best to define and understand western Canada, whether from a
historical, cultural, or political point of view. Essays include "Examining the Future of First
Nations Agriculture by Exploring the Implications of the Manitoba Indian Agricultural Program",
"Railways, Racism, and Chineseness on the Prairies", "The Importance of Place: Or, Why We're
Not Post-Prairie", "Defining Prairie Politics: Campaigns, Codes, and Cultures", and many more.
An index rounds out this thoughtful, scholarly cross-examination of regional and national
identity.
The Geology Shelf
Geologic History of Florida
Albert C. Hine
University Press of Florida
University of Florida
15 Northwest 15th Street
Gainesville, FL 32611-2079
9780813044217 $39.95 www.upf.com
Full-color photographs, charts, and maps intersperse Geologic History of Florida: Major Events
That Formed the Sunshine State, an excellent instructional text discussing Florida's natural
history. Although Geologic History of Florida will prove particularly useful to students of Earth
history and geology, the text is quite "user-friendly" and accessible to readers of all backgrounds.
The "Essential Points to Know", "Essential Terms to Know", "Keywords", and "Essential
References to Know" following each chapter will aid immensely in gaining quick mastery of the
subject matter. Geologic History of Florida is an excellent classroom text, and a worthy
contribution to public, high school, or undergraduate college library collections.
The Military Shelf
The Military Advantage 2013
Terry Howell
Naval Institute Press
291 Wood Road, Annapolis, MD 21402
www.nip.org
9780870210334, $27.95, www.amazon.com
The benefits available to active military personnel and/o to veterans are complex, originating in
the congress, signed off by the president, interpreted by the Joint Chiefs, and administered by a
bureaucracy . The benefits and the rules under which they are governed can change significantly
in a short time as underscored by the changes that have occurred as a result of the current military
drawdown and budget cuts. That's why "The Military Advantage 2013: The Military.com Guide
to Military and Veteran's Benefits" as compiled and presented by Terry Howell will prove to be
an invaluable reference for members of the military and their families. This current and
up-to-date edition covers transition assistance program changes, new veteran employment
resources, new VRAP GI Bill and other GI Bill updates, new spouse and family resources,
TRICARE fee increases, changes to military pay and survivor benefits, and a great deal more. Of
special note are the helpful tips on preparing for a transition from military to civilian status.
Simply stated, a copy of "The Military Advantage 2013: The Military.com Guide to Military and
Veteran's Benefits" should be a part of every community library collection, every military
assistance organization's reference collection, and essential reading for active military personnel
and veterans. It should also be noted that "The Military Advantage 2013: The Military.com
Guide to Military and Veteran's Benefits" is also available in a Kindle edition ($15.37).
The Birth Of The Royal Marines 1664-1802
Britt Zerbe
Boydell Press
c/o Boydell & Brewer Inc
668 Mount Hope Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620-2731
www.boydellandbrewer.com
9781843838371, $99.00, www.amazon.com
The Royal Marine Corps is the marine corps and amphibious infantry of the United Kingdom and
forms part of the Naval Service (along with the Royal Navy, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and
associated organizations). The Royal Marines were formed in 1755 as marine infantry for the
Royal Navy. However, it can trace its origins back to the formation of "the Duke of York and
Albanys maritime regiment of foot" at the grounds of the Honourable Artillery Company on 28
October 1664. "The Birth of the Royal Marines, 1664-1802" by maritime history expert Britt
Zerbe is a 294 page compendium providing an exceptionally well researched and presented
military history from its founding in 1664, through its participation in the 'Seven Years War', and
concludes in 1802 when it was made a permanent and officially sanction part of the British
military establishment. Informed and informative, "The Birth of the Royal Marines, 1664-1802"
is a seminal work of impressive scholarship and is enhanced with the inclusion of several
appendices, a select biography, and a comprehensive index, making it a strongly recommended
addition to academic library Military History reference collections in general, and British
Military history supplemental reading lists in particular.
The English Civil Wars 1642-1649
Bob Carruthers
Pen & Sword
c/o Casemate Publishers
908 Darby Road, Havertown, PA19083
www.casematepublishing.com
9781781591475, $14.95, www.amazon.com
Seven years of catastrophic civil wars raged across the British Isles and changed the course of
British politics, religion, society, and culture. The latest addition to the outstanding Pen & Sword
'Military History from Primary Sources' series, "The English Civil Wars 1642-1649" is a succinct
and profusely illustrated history of the period by Bob Carruthers. From its beginning in 1642 to
its conclusion in 1649, the detailed descriptions of the diverse fighting forces and alliances, the
battles, the trial and execution of the king, and the ascendancy of Cromwell, "The English Civil
Wars 1642-1649" provides an excellent and particularly well written overview, making it highly
recommended reading for students of 17th Century British History, and a valued addition to
academic library European Military History reference collections. It should also be noted that
"The English Civil Wars 1642-1649" is also available in a Kindle edition ($2.99).
The Nautical Shelf
Saltwater Leadership
RADM Robert O. Wray Jr., USN
Naval Institute Press
291 Wood Road
Annapolis, MD 21402
9781612512129 $22.95 www.nip.org
Naval Academy graduate and former nuclear engineer of surface ships Robert O. Wray Jr.
presents Saltwater Leadership: A Primer on Leadership for the Junior Sea-Service Officer, a
resource written especially for young officers. Offering an overview of leadership studies, advice
drawn from 380 senior seagoing officers, and a five-step process to improving one's leadership
skills that can be customized to suit personal needs, Saltwater Leadership is practical, sage, and
enlightening. "Regardless of what model you choose - regardless of what kind of action plan you
write - take an hour of your busy life and make a plan for the rest of your life... as some of my
seagoing friends have (correctly) noted, 'A failure to plan is a plan to fail.'" Highly recommended,
especially for anyone with aspirations to become an officer in the Navy.
The Sports Shelf
NIAAA's Guide To Interscholastic Athletic Administration
Michael L. Blackburn, et al.
Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc.
PO Box 5076, Champaign, IL 61820-5076
www.HumanKinetics.com
9781450432771, $49.00, www.amazon.com
NIAAA stands for the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association, an
organization that provides leadership programs, resources, and services in order to fulfill their
mission statement of improving and providing high-quality athletic opportunities for
students. The collaborative editorial effort of Michael L. Blackburn, Eric Forsyth, John r. Olson, and Bruce
Whitehead, the "NIAAA's Guide To Interscholastic Athletic Administration" is a 408 page
informational and instructional compendium designed to give those new to athletic
administrative duties and responsibilities a practical, 'real world' introduction and is organized
into four major sections: Leadership Orientation; Operational Process; Financial Matters; and
Physical Assets. Of special note is the introduction by Eric Forsyth and John Olson, 'Challenges
in Today's Interscholastic Sport Administration'. Enhanced with the inclusion of References and
a comprehensive Index, "NIAAA's Guide To Interscholastic Athletic Administration" is an ideal
curriculum textbook on the subject and should be a part of every academic library
Sports/Athletics reference collection.
The Poetry Shelf
Skinned
Antjie Krog
Seven Stories Press
140 Watts Street
New York, NY 10013
9781609804633 $23.95 www.sevenstories.com
Skinned is a hardcover collection of the works of one of South Africa's best-known and widely
beloved poets Antjie Krog. The poems range from brief, free-verse affairs to an epic poem based
on the life of Lady Anne Barnard of Scotland, who lived in a castle at Cape Town with her
husband from 1797 to 1802. Many of the poems were penned with apartheid was strict state
policy, yet voices from those who lived in South Africa well before colonial forces arrived.
Changeable, thought-provoking, and mind-opening, Skinned is highly recommended. "Free from
the Tyranny of One": dare light slip so soft / dare sand reel so free // dare skin say so much / in
this search for an identity?"
The Literary Studies Shelf
Slavery in American Children's Literature, 1790-2010
Paula T. Connolly
University of Iowa Press
119 West Park Road
Iowa City, IA 52242-1000
www.uiowapress.org
9781609381776, $42.50, www.amazon.com
Pro-slavery and anti-slavery sentiments were embedded in children's literature as a way of
conditioning young readers to either accept or reject that institution in American culture and
society. But this phenomena has never been rigorously studied until now with the publication of
"Slavery in American Children's Literature, 1790-2010" by Paula T. Connolly (Associate
Professor of English, University of North Carolina at Charlotte). This 270 page compendium of
seminal scholarship examines both well known and obscure antebellum children's literature, then
goes on to provide an instructive overview of the changes in children's literature with respect to
slavery as reflected by an evolving context of American racial politics from the post-civil war
Reconstruction era through the Civil Rights era, and into contemporary times of the 21st century.
Enhanced with the inclusion of extensive notes, a substantial bibliography, and a comprehensive
index, "Slavery in American Children's Literature, 1790-2010" is unique, informed, informative,
and very highly recommended addition to academic library American History, Black Studies, and
American Literary History reference collections. It should also be noted that "Slavery in
American Children's Literature, 1790-2010" is available in a Kindle edition ($34.00).
Daphne du Maurier at Home
Hilary Macaskill
Frances Lincoln Publishers
74-77 White Lion Street
Islington, London, N1 9PF
9780711233720 $40.00 www.franceslincoln.com
Illustrated throughout with both black-and-white vintage and modern-day color photographs,
Daphne du Maurier at Home is a coffee table book offering an in-depth glimpse into the life and
influences of Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989), the British author of globally beloved books such
as "Rebecca", "Jamaica Inn", "Frenchman's Creek", and more. Journalist and travel writer Hilary
Macaskill takes the reader on a tour of the homes that du Maurier lived in, the people and
countryside of Cornwall that inspired her first novel, and the interplay of events that inspired one
of her readers, a young major in the Grenadier Guards, to meet and eventually marry her. An
index rounds out this wonderful complement to du Maurier's literary works, thoroughly
accessible to literary scholars and casual browsers alike!
The Architecture Shelf
The Architecture of McKim, Mead, and White 1879-1915
Allan Greenberg and Michael George
Taylor Trade Publishing
4501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 200
Lanham, MD 20706
9781589798182 $19.95 www.rowman.com
The Architecture of McKim, Mead, and White 1879-1915 gathers black-and-white reproductions
of plans, elevations, and details of works by the well-known architectural firm led by Charles
Follen McKim, William Rutherford Mead, and Stanford White, known for creating some of the
most beloved and memorable buildings in America. Their national landmarks include the Boston
Public Library, Pennsylvania Station in New York, and the campus of Columbia University. A
brief introduction discusses these legendary architects and the principles guiding their works, but
most of The Architecture of McKim, Mead, and White 1879-1915 is devoted entirely to full-page
diagrams and renditions. These historic, fine-detail architecture illustrations are an invaluable
reference and resource especially recommended for college and university library
collections.
The Philosophy Shelf
Philosophy and Melancholy
Ilit Ferber
Stanford University Press
1450 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1124
www.sup.org
9780804785204, $24.95, www.amazon.com
Melancholia is a mood disorder of non-specific depression, characterized by low levels of both
enthusiasm and eagerness for activity. Walter Bendix Schonflies Benjamin (15 July 1892 - 26
September 1940) was a German literary critic, philosopher, social critic, translator, radio
broadcaster and essayist. Combining elements of German idealism or Romanticism, historical
materialism and Jewish mysticism, Benjamin made enduring and influential contributions to
aesthetic theory and Western Marxism, and is associated with the Frankfurt School. Among his
major works as a literary critic are essays on Goethe's novel Elective Affinities; the work of
Franz Kafka and Karl Kraus; translation theory; the stories of Nikolai Leskov; the work of
Marcel Proust and perhaps most significantly, the poetry of Charles Baudelaire. He also made
major translations into German of the Tableaux Parisiens section of Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du
mal and parts of Proust's la recherche du temps perdu. Benjamin committed suicide in Portbou
at the French - Spanish border while attempting to escape from the Nazis. "Philosophy and
Melancholy: Benjamin's Early Reflections on Theater and Language" by Ilit Ferber is a 264 page
compendium offering informed and informative commentary on Benjamin's early writings in
general, and the concept of melancholy within his writings in particular. An impressive work of
articulate scholarship, "Philosophy and Melancholy: Benjamin's Early Reflections on Theater and
Language" is a highly recommended and welcome addition to academic library Philosophical
Studies reference collections and an important critique for students of Walter Benjamin's life and
work.
Splendor Of The True
James S. Cutsinger
State University of New York Press
State University Plaza
Albany, NY 12246-0001
www.sunypress.edu
9781438446103, $27.95, www.amazon.com
Frithjof Schuon (June 18, 1907 - May 5, 1998) was born to German parents in Basel,
Switzerland. He is known as a philosopher, metaphysicist and author of numerous books on
religion and spirituality. Schuon is recognized as an authority on philosophy, spirituality and
religion, an exponent of the Religio Perennis, and one of the chief representatives of the
Perennialist School. Though he was not officially affiliated with the academic world, his writings
have been noticed in scholarly and philosophical journals, and by scholars of comparative
religion and spirituality. Criticism of the relativism of the modern academic world is one of the
main aspects of Schuon's teachings. In his teachings, Schuon expresses his faith in an absolute
principle, God, who governs the universe and to whom our souls would return after death. For
Schuon the great revelations are the link between this absolute principle - God - and mankind.
The newest addition to the outstanding SUNY series in Western Esoteric Traditions, "Splendor
of the True: A Frithjof Schuon Reader" by James S. Cutsinger (Professor of Theology and
Religious thought, University of South Carolina) is a 370 page compendium comprised of
selected and translated (from the original French) writings of Frithjof Schuon. Deftly organized
into five major sections: Religion & Tradition; The Perennial Philosophy; Human Nature and
Destiny; Sacred Art and Symbolism; and Spirituality, "Splendor of the True" provides the
contemporary reader with a full and articulate introduction to Schuon's thought and perspectives.
Enhanced with an informed and informative introduction by Professor Cutsinger, "Splendor of
the True" is a highly recommended addition to academic library Religious Studies and 20th
Century Philosophy Studies reference collections.
The Human Eros
Thomas M. Alexander
Fordham University Press
2546 Belmont Avenue
University Box L
Bronx, NY 10458-5172
9780823251216 $35.00 www.fordhampress.com
The Human Eros: Eco-Ontology and the Aesthetics of Existence is an extensive philosophical
treatise, drawing upon the contemplations of John Dewey, Ralph Waldo Emerson, George
Santayana, and Native American traditions. Author Thomas M. Alexander (Professor of
Philosophy, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale) postulates that humans have the need to
experience meaning and value, or "Human Eros." Cultures are describes as environments or
"spiritual ecologies" which have the potential to cultivate Human Eros. Nature plays a key role in
sustaining human cultural exisenct, yet Western philosophy is lacking in models that take
ecological thinking into account. With the concept of "eco-ontology", Alexander searches for
ways to better incorporate the role of Nature into the human search for meaning, beginning with
acknowledging the power that Nature has over Being. A call to incorporate Dewey's philosophy
into a pragmatic and ecological philosophy, The Human Eros is an in-depth read for intermediate
to advanced students in philosophy, and an excellent addition to university and graduate school
philosophy libraries.
The Art Shelf
Space: Currencies in Contemporary African Art
Thembinkosi Goniwe, editor
Unisa Press
c/o International Specialized Book Services
920 Northeast 58th Avenue, Suite 300
Portland, OR 97213
www.isbs.com
9781868886807, $46.00, www.amazon.com
Curated by Thembinkosi Goniwe and Melissa Mboweni, the exhibition Space: Currencies in
Contemporary African Art was held at Museum Africa in Newtown (Johannesburg, South
Africa), from May to July 2010. The exhibit featured 25 artists, 4 art collectives, and 6 writers
whose work provided creative and intellectual dialogue, which in personal and intimate ways
animates imaginative and reflective engagement with social matters and human experiences in
contemporary Africa and the diaspora. Compiled and edited by Thembinkosi Goniwe, "Space:
Currencies in Contemporary African Art" is a 172 page compendium comprised of essays that
include the following: Debating and Framing Space: Currencies in Contemporary African Art;
Imagined Communities; African Art as a Source of Knowledge; Comfortable Contradictions:
South Africa, Africa, and the Marketplace; Curating Contemporary African Art: Questions of
Mega-Exhibitions and Western Influences; The Scars of Dissipation: Memory, Catharsis, and the
Search for the Aesthetic. Superbly and profusely illustrated in full color, "Space: Currencies in
Contemporary African Art" is very highly recommended for personal and academic library
African Art reference collections and supplemental reading lists.
The Science Shelf
Nutritionism
Gyorgy Scrinis
Columbia University Press
61 West 62nd Street, NY, NY 10023-7015
http://cup.columbia.edu
9780231156561, $32.95, 368 pp., www.amazon.com
Nutritionism is an alleged paradigm that assumes that it is the scientifically identified nutrients in
foods that determine the value of individual food stuffs in the diet. It is the idea that the
nutritional value of a food is the sum of all its individual nutrients, vitamins, and other
components. In "Nutritionism: The Science and Politics of Dietary Advice", Gyorgy Scrinis
(Lecturer in Food Politics, School of Land and Environment, University of Melborne, Australia)
provides a science-based framework and terminology for analyzing the characteristics and
consequences of nutritionism. "Nutritionism: The Science and Politics of Dietary Advice"
documents how nutritionism has aligned the demands and perceived needs of consumers with the
commercial interests of food manufacturers and corporations. Professor Scrinis offers an
alternative paradigm for assessing the healthfulness of foods that privileges food production and
processing quality, cultural-traditional knowledge, and sensual-practical experience, and
promotes less reductive forms of nutrition research and dietary advice. "Nutritionism: The
Science and Politics of Dietary Advice" is an impressive work of detailed scholarship and highly
recommended for academic library Health & Medicine reference collections. It should also be
noted that "Nutritionism: The Science and Politics of Dietary Advice" is also available in a
Kindle edition ($17.59).
The Mathematics Shelf
An Introduction To Partial Differential Equations With MATLAB, second edition
Matthew P. Coleman
CRC Press
6000 NW Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300
Boca Raton, FL 33487
www.crcpress.com
9781439898468, $89.95, www.amazon.com
A differential equation is a mathematical equation for an unknown function of one or several
variables that relates the values of the function itself and its derivatives of various orders.
Differential equations play a prominent role in engineering, physics, economics, and other
disciplines. Now in an expanded second edition, "An Introduction to Partial Differential
Equations with MATLAB" by academician Matthew P. Coleman (Fairfield University, Fairfield,
Connecticut) is a 683 page compendium providing students with a detailed and accesible
tradement of Partial Differential Equations (PDE) and their applications. Readers will require a
basic knowledge of multivariable calculus. "An Introduction To Partial Differential Equations
With MATLAB" features problem-solving exercises, proofs, extended challenges, and MATLAB
exercises. Of special note is the MATLAB code for tables and figures accessible on Professor
Coleman's website. "An Introduction To Partial Differential Equations With MATLAB" will
prove an excellent academic textbook and is highly recommended for college and university
library Applied Mathematics reference collections.
Isosurfaces
Rephael Wenger
CRC Press
Suite 300
6000 NW Broken Sound Parkway NW
Boca Raton, FL 33487
9781466570979 $89.95 www.crcpress.com
Isosurfaces: Geometry, Topology & Algorithms is an advanced mathematical text focused upon
isosurfaces - three-dimensional representations of continuous functions (or scalar fields) that
have a domain of 3D space. Such functions and their representations are an invaluable tool for
solving real-world engineering problems, among other quandaries. "Two well-established
procedures in medical imaging produce extensive scalar field data. Computer tomography (CT)
scanners send beams of radiation through a person and measure the amount of radiation that
arrives at various detectors... Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners measure changes in a
magnetic field caused by excited hydrogen nuclei in water. Mathematical transformations map
these measurements to water density values at sample points within the person." Diagrams,
figures, and some full-color illustrations help illuminate the meticulous theories and definitions.
A bibliography and index round out this scholarly text, highly recommended for professionals
working with isosurface models or graduate school mathematics shelves.
The Reference Shelf
The Manual To Online Public Records, third edition
Michael Sankey and Cynthia Hetherington
BRB Publications
PO Box 27869
Tempe, AZ 85285
9781889150604 $22.50 www.brbpublications.com
Now in an updated third edition, The Manual To Online Public Records is a hands-on, how-to
guide to extracting the information one needs from public records in America,
including/especially online records. Chapters teach the reader how to quickly evaluate online
sites (especially ones that charge for their services) and identify which sites have little or no
value; tips and tricks for more efficient searches; an outline of which reference sources are
entirely free (keeping in mind that some unscrupulous "research" businesses can and will charge
customers for free information), and more. A state-by-state directory of some of the most
common, useful public record sources and vendors, complete with websites, rounds out this
excellent, easy-to-use resource especially recommended for genealogy researchers.
The Psychology Shelf
Internet Sex Offenders
Michael C. Seto
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
www.apa.org/books
9781433813641, $69.95, www.amazon.com
A sex offender is a person who has committed a sex crime. What constitutes a sex crime differs
by culture and legal jurisdiction. Most jurisdictions compile their laws into sections, such as
traffic, assault and sexual. The majority of convicted sex offenders have convictions for crimes
of a sexual nature; however, some sex offenders have simply violated a law contained in a sexual
category. Some of the crimes which usually result in a mandatory sex-offender classification are:
a second prostitution conviction, sending or receiving obscene content in the form of SMS text
messages (sexting), relationship between young adults and teenagers resulting in corruption of a
minor (if the age between them is greater than 1,060 days; if any sexual contact was made by the
adult to the minor, child molestation has occurred). If sexual conduct occurred, unlawful sexual
conduct involving a minor has occurred. Other serious offences are sexual assault, statutory rape,
bestiality, child sexual abuse, incest, rape, and sexual imposition. With the coming of the
internet, sexual predators are able to expand their operations, especially against minors. "Internet
Sex Offenders" by academician and registered clinical psychologist Michael C. Seto is a 320
page compendium that provides an extensive and detailed examination of the internet's impact on
sexual offenders and predators. Beginning with an overview of online sexual offending, "Internet
Sex Offenders" continues with chapters on child pornography, solicitation, etiology, online
offender characteristics, the connection between online and contact offending, risk assessment,
and intervention. Of special note is the final chapter: Conclusions and Future Directions.
Enhanced with the inclusion of four resource sections (Juvenile Prostitution, trafficking and Sex
Tourism; Assessment of Online Offenders; Treatment; Glossary of Technical Terms), an
extensive reference listing, and a comprehensive index, "Internet Sex Offenders" is an important
work of seminal scholarship and a highly recommended addition to professional and academic
library Psychological Studies reference collections in general, and Sexual Predator/Offender
supplemental reading lists in particular.
The Holocaust Studies Shelf
The Unwritten Diary of Israel Unger
Carolyn Gammon and Israel Unger
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3C5
9781554588312 $24.99 wlupress.wlu.ca
Part of the "Life Writing Series" of Wilfrid Laurier University Press, The Unwritten Diary of
Israel Unger is the true-life memories of Holocaust survivor Israel Unger, one of only a handful
of Polish Jews to survive to the end of World War II in the city of Tarnow, down from a
population of 25,000 at the start of the Nazi occupation. Chapters recount the hardships Unger
endured as one of nine people who hid for two years in an attic crawl space, emerging only to
forage for food at night, a situation similar (but not identical) to that of Holocaust victim Anne
Frank. Yet the end of the war did not bring safety to Polish Jews; anti-Semitism, false
accusations of the "blood libel" myth, and possible collaboration by the authorities prompted
multiple postwar murders of repatriated Jews. The deadly Kielce pogrom was one of Poland's
most vicious postwar massacres. To protect their children, Israel's parents sent him and his
brother as "orphans" to France. The Unger family was eventually reunited, but struggled with an
uncertain future, until they obtained papers granting them the opportunity to emigrate to Canada
in 1951. Although The Unwritten Diary of Israel Unger spans nations and continents, the threat
of persecution and the shadow of the Holocaust remain ongoing themes, culminating full circle
when Unger speaks of searching through records of the Holocaust (and the brave people who
resisted it), including a visit to his birth house. An erudite, honest, and thought-provoking
personal testimony, The Unwritten Diary of Israel Unger is a welcome contribution to public and
college library Holocaust Studies shelves, highly recommended.
The Origins and Onset of the Romanian Holocaust
Henry Eaton
Wayne State University Press
4809 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201-1309
http://wsupress.wayne.edu
9780814338728, $29.95, www.amazon.com
The Holocaust was the mass murder or genocide of approximately six million Jews during World
War II, a program of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi Germany, led by Adolf Hitler
and the Nazi Party, throughout German-occupied territory. Of the nine million Jews who had
resided in Europe before the Holocaust, approximately two-thirds were killed. Over one million
Jewish children were killed in the Holocaust, as were approximately two million Jewish women
and three million Jewish men. A network of over 40,000 facilities in Germany and
German-occupied territory were used to concentrate, hold, and kill Jews and other victims. These
are grim statistics and most attention in books and films about the Holocaust focus on Germany.
Lesser known is the massive killings inflicted upon the Romanian Jews that took place in
Romania shortly after Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union and was significantly abetted by
antisemitic Romanians. "The Origins and Onset of the Romanian Holocaust" by Henry Eaton (a
retired associate professor of history with the University of North Texas) is a 224 page
compendium detailing a national tragedy arising from Romania's history of antisemitism.
Informed and informative, "The Origins and Onset of the Romanian Holocaust" is a significant
and highly recommended addition to Holocaust Studies supplemental reading lists and academic
library 20th Century Romanian History reference collections.
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