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Cyberethics: Morality and Law in Cyberspace, fifth edition
Richard A. Sinello
Jones & Bartlett Learning
5 Wall Street, Burlington, MA 01803
www.jblearning.com
9781449688417, $110.00, www.amazon.com
Cyberethics is the philosophic study of ethics pertaining to computers, encompassing user
behavior and what computers are programmed to do, and how this affects individuals and
society. Examples of cyberethical questions include: Is it OK to display personal information
about others on the Internet (such as their online status or their present location via GPS)?;
Should users be protected from false information?; Who owns digital data (such as music,
movies, books, web pages, etc.) and what should users be allowed to do with it?; How much
access should there be to gambling and pornography online?; Is access to the Internet a basic
right that everyone should have? The relevance of cyberethics to practical commercial, cultural,
governmental; corporate; and public behavior is increasing along with the expansion of the
digital world into the practical realities of daily life. Now in a fully updated and expanded fifth
edition, "Cyberethics: Morality and Law in Cyberspace" by Richard A. Sinello (Dean of the
Faculties, Carroll School of Management; Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts)
presents a 246 page compendium comprised of six deftly written chapters on: The Internet and
Ethical Values; Regulating and Governing the Internet; Free Speech and Content Controls in
Cyberspace; Intellectual Property in Cyberspace; Regulating Internet Privacy; and Securing the
Electronic Frontier. Enhanced with the inclusion of a four page Glossary: The Language of the
Internet; a three page listing of Legal Cases Cited; and a thirteen page Index, "Cyberethics:
Morality and Law in Cyberspace" is an ideal text for university curriculums, an important
addition to university reference collections, and is strongly recommended reading for anyone
with an interest or a responsibility for corporate or governmental digital activity policy
making.
Athenaeum Profiles
Roger W. Moss
Oak Knoll Press
310 Delaware Street
New Castle, DE 19720-5038
www.oakknoll.com
9781584563280, $55.00, 165pp, www.amazon.com
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia is a special collections library and museum founded in 1814 to
collect materials "connected with the history and antiquities of America, and the useful arts, and
generally to disseminate useful knowledge" for public benefit. The Athenaeum's collections
include architecture and interior design history, particularly for the period 1800 to 1945. The
institution focuses on the history of American architecture and building technology, and houses
architectural archives of 180,000 drawings, over 350,000 photographs, and manuscript holdings
of about 1,000 American architects. The library is open to the public on weekdays. Since 1950
the Athenaeum has sponsored the annual Athenaeum Literary Award for works of fiction and
non-fiction. "Athenaeum Profiles: A Not-for-Profit Education" is a 165 page compendium
comprised of twelve chronologically organized and presented essays, each of which is focused on
particular individual whose leadership and influence on the institution evolved it into what it is
today. Roger Moss brings a special insider's perspective, himself having served as the executive
director of the Athenaeum from 1968 to 2008. An extraordinary history of an extraordinary
institution, "Since 1950 the Athenaeum has sponsored the annual Athenaeum Literary Award for
works of fiction and non-fiction. "Athenaeum Profiles: A Not-for-Profit Education" is highly
recommended and informative reading, and would well serve as a template for similar histories
of other literary and cultural institutions.
The Writing/Publishing Shelf
How To Publish High-Quality Research
Jeff Joireman & Paul A. M. Van Lange
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242
www.apa.org/books
9781433818615, $29.95, www.amazon.com
Being able to publish research findings is absolutely critical to academic and corporate success.
Co-authored by Jeff Joireman (Associate Professor of Marketing, Washington State University)
and Paul A. M. Van Lange (Professor of Social Psychology and Chair of the Department of
Social and Organizational Psychology, VU University at Amsterdam), "How to Publish
High-Quality Research: Discovering, Building, and Sharing the Contribution" is a 344 page
compendium comprised of three major sections: Developing Ideas, Designing Studies, and
Writing Manuscripts; paradigms for Publishing High-Quality Research; and Conclusions
(including 'A Process Model for Publishing High-Quality Research). Enhanced with four pages
of References and an eight page Index, "How to Publish High-Quality Research: Discovering,
Building, and Sharing the Contribution" is an exceptionally well written, informative, insightful,
and practical instruction guide that is ideal for the novice researcher seeking to eventually publish
their findings, and has a wealth of information and usefulness for even the more experienced
researcher, especially attempting to secure tenure, successful grant applications based on past
performance, etc. Simply stated, "How to Publish High-Quality Research: Discovering, Building,
and Sharing the Contribution" should be a part of every academic library reference
collection.
The Pets/Wildlife Shelf
A Matter of Breeding
Michael Brandow
Beacon Press
24 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210
9780807033432 $18.00 www.beacon.org
A Matter of Breeding is an incendiary cultural history of pedigreed and purebred dogs, revealing
the horrific toll that artificial selection has had on the medical health of these animals. This is not
a problem limited to sordid "puppy mills" that churn out animals to meet market demand;
physical problems that shorten life and harm quality of life are endemic to multiple widespread
and popular dog breeds. Labrador retrievers, pugs, and bulldogs are subject to hip dysplasia;
miniature breeds frequently must be birthed through cesarean section; dalmatians are notoriously
temperamental and high-strung, to the extent that countless movie-inspired families have learned
the hard way they cannot handle one, tragically resulting in an overflow of unwanted and
frequently euthanized pets. Attempts to change dog breed standards to focus less upon cosmetic
quirks and more upon the animals' health have incurred class-action lawsuits. "The assumption of
this book has been that the preventable suffering of a single animal is too high a price to pay for
flattering the socially insecure, supporting the illusion of the perfect pet, or helping humans. We
need to look at our dogs and ask: Do I really need all this formal fuss-budgeting and excess
baggage on class and race to love you?" Everyone and anyone who cares about dogs should read
A Matter of Breeding from cover to cover... and its most salient points apply to breeds of cat as
well. Highly recommended.
American Kestrel: Pint-Sized Predator
Kate Davis, author
Kate Davis and Rob Palmer, photographer
Mountain Press Publishing Company
PO Box 2399, Missoula, MT 59806
9780878426362 $18.00 www.mountain-press.com
Illustrated with breathtaking, full-color photography from cover to cover, American Kestrel:
Pint-Sized Predator describes the natural history and life cycle of this beautiful and fierce natural
predator. The text is accessible to readers of all backgrounds, but it is the expert-quality
photographs that truly distinguish this volume - there are captivating pictures of kestrels nesting,
hunting, squabbling with siblings, caching food, or simply stretching. An index and instructions
for building a kestrel-friendly nest box round out this excellent gift for raptor fans!
The Cookbook Shelf
Extending the Table, revised edition
Joetta Handrich Schlabach
Herald Press
1251 Virginia Avenue
Harrisonburg, VA 22802
9780836198546 $24.99 www.heraldpress.com
Spiral-bound to lay flat easily, and now in a revised edition, Extending the Table is a cookbook
commissioned by the Mennonite Central Committee to promote celebration of global and
cultural diversity. Packed with recipes from all over the world, and illustrated with color
photography on virtually every page, Extending the Table is as much a globe-spanning tour as it
is a treasury of flavorful culinary delights. From Peanut Vegetable Soup to Sesame Spinach
Salad, Spanish Potato Tortilla, Cashew Chicken, Plantain Chips, Baklava, Fruit Torte, and much
more, Extending the Table presents some of the most beloved international recipes with a wealth
of tips, tricks, techniques, and historical tidbits. Also highly recommended are the World
Community Cookbooks "More-with-Less" (9780836191035) and "Simply in Season"
(9780836194937).
Living With Crohn's & Colitis Cookbook
Dede Cummings
Hatherleigh Press
c/o The Hatherleigh Foundation
62545 State Highway 10, Hobart, NY 13788
www.hatherleighpress.com
9781578265107, $15.00, www.amazon.com
Written and compiled by naturopathic expert Dede Cummings, "Living With Crohn's & Colitis
Cookbook" is a 208 page compendium that is comprised of nutritional guidance, meal plans, and
more than one hundred palate pleasing, appetite satisfying recipes for dishes that are appropriate
for anyone suffering from a condition of Crohn's Disease or having to deal with chronic colitis.
The thoroughly 'kitchen cook friendly' recipes range from Banana Avocado Pudding; Warm
Salmon Salad and Crispy Potatoes; Baked Chicken Wings; and Gluten-Free Tempura
Vegetables; to Cold Cucumber Soup; Easy Pancakes with Ground Pumpkin and Sunflower Sees;
Crispy Yam Fries; and Coconut Macaroons. Enhanced with a guide to keeping a food journal;
tips for shopping for an IBD diet; a Resources list; tips on Gardening; a seven page section to
record Notes from Your Doctor/GI Clinic; and a Recipe Index, "Living With Crohn's & Colitis
Cookbook" is very highly recommended for personal, family, and community library cookbook
collections. It should be noted that "Living With Crohn's & Colitis Cookbook " is also available
in a Kindle edition ($7.99).
Cooking Allergy Free
Jenna Short
The Taunton Press
63 South Main Street, Newtown, CT 06470
www.taunton.com
9781627103961, $29.95, www.amazon.com
Compiled Jenna Short (owner of Shortbreadnyc.com), "Cooking Allergy-Free: Simple Inspired
Meals for Everyone" is a nicely illustrated, 272 page compendium showcasing 150 palate
pleasing, appetite satisfying, kitchen cook friendly recipes for dishes that would be welcome
additions to any meal time menu from daily family fare to elegant dining and celebratory
occasions. The culinary treasures range from Thai Chicken Lettuce Cups; Split Pea and French
Lentil Soup; Moroccan Tagine with Apricots and Almonds; and Strip Steak with Red
Wine-Mushroom Pan Sauce; to Blackened Fish Tacos with Guacamole and Cilantro-Lime Slaw;
Balsamic Roasted Cauliflower with Pine Nut-Tahini Dressing; Nutrella-Peanut Butter Blondies;
and Whole Wheat Olive Bread. Of special note is the section devoted to Dressings, Sauces &
Dips including a Spicy Tomato Sauce; a Spiced Mediterranean Dip; a Caramelized Onion Jam,
and a Mustard Vinaigrette. Enhanced with four pages of themed menu plans, a table of metric
equivalents, and an index of recipes by allergens, as well as a general index, "Cooking
Allergy-Free: Simple Inspired Meals for Everyone" will prove to be an enduringly popular
addition to personal, family, and community library cookbook collections. It should be noted that
"Cooking Allergy-Free: Simple Inspired Meals for Everyone" is also available in a Kindle edition
($14.24).
Living Luxe Gluten Free
Michelle Lee
www.LivingLuxeGlutenFree.com
Salut Studio
5200 Meadows Road, Suite 150
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
9780990881704 $30.00 www.salutstudio.com
Illustrated with full-color photography throughout, Living Luxe Gluten Free is a cookbook
devoted to recipes that are both gluten and lactose free. Excluding wheat or milk products doesn't
require one to sacrifice taste; delicacies include Spanish Tortilla, Roasted Beet Salad, Chocolate
Cashew Oatmeal Bars, Tropical Coconut Cupcakes, and much more. Tips, tricks, and techniques
for the gluten-and-lactose-free gourmet pepper this sumptuous, user-friendly resource, highly
recommended for personal and public library cookbook collections.
The Graphic Novel Shelf
Master Keaton 1
Hokusei Katsushika and Takashi Nagasaki, authors
Naoki Urasawa, artist
Viz Media LLC
1355 Market Street, Suite 200
San Francisco CA 94103
9781421575896 $19.99 www.viz.com
Featuring a hero reminiscent of television's "MacGyver", Master Keaton 1 is the first volume of a
black-and-white manga (Japanese comics) graphic novel, enhanced with a handful of color pages
at the very beginning. The saga follows Master Keaton, the son of a Japanese zoologist and an
English noblewoman. Keaton is a divorced archaeologist and underpaid college lecturer, who
makes money on the side investigating insurance cases. Fraud is rampant in the insurance
industry, sometimes perpetrated by the most bloodthirsty of thieves and assassins! When
Keaton's work becomes dangerous, he falls back on his military training to survive. Keaton's
personal area of expertise is not guns or knife-fighting; he's a survival skills expert of the highest
caliber, able to transform the most mundane of scavenged objects into useful tools, whether for
combat or for shelter from the elements. Volume 1 of Master Keaton is episodic in nature;
chapters chronicle Keaton's adventures around the world, in between his duties as a lecturer.
Equal parts action and intrigue, Master Keaton 1 is highly recommended for adult or older teen
readers. (The stories do sometimes refer to mature subjects such as prostitution or drug use, and
have occasional violence.)
My Neighbor Seki
Takuma Morishige
Vertical, Inc.
451 Park Avenue South, 7th floor
New York, NY 10016
9781939130969 $10.95 www.vertical-inc.com
Suitable for readers of all ages, My Neighbor Seki is a comedic black-and-white manga
(Japanese comics) graphic novel about an unlikely pair of high school students. Rumi Yokoi tries
to study hard and get good grades, but Toshinari Seki - the boy who sits next to her all day in
class - takes goofing off to a perverse level of genius. From masterful knitting, to weaving a
complex drama of betrayal with shogi game pieces, to creating an in-class postal note-passing
service (complete with obstinate bureaucracy), Seki's antics push the boundary between the
creative and the surreal. Will Rumi ever be able to concentrate on her studies? Will Seki survive
his use of an Ouija board when a bumbling classmate breaks the ironclad rules and angers the
spirits? Exactly how does Seki stay awake when classical music puts even the teacher to sleep? A
lighthearted, fantastic, ever-escalating romp, My Neighbor Seki is just plain fun. Highly
recommended!
The Audiobook Shelf
Prince Lestat
Anne Rice
Random House Audio Books
c/o The Random House Publishing Group
1745 Broadway, 5th floor, New York, NY 10019
www.randomhouseaudio.com
9780385361781, $45.00, www.amazon.com
The fourteenth volume in the popular 'The Vampire Chronicles' series by Anne Rice, "Prince
Lestat" continues the story of the vampire Lestat, who must now confront an entity known to
vampires worldwide as 'The Voice'. The Voice is behind a seeming genocide of vampires,
especially young ones, and the awakening and summoning of the elder vampires around the
globe. Ably narrated by Simon Vance, "Prince Lestat" is a 'must' for the legions of Anne Rice
fans and provides even more background historical information about the vampiric world she has
created. Of special note is the inclusion of two appendices; one is a descriptive roster of the
major figures in 'The Vampire Chronicles' since that world began some six thousand years ago.
The other is a succinct and descriptive listing of the fourteen volumes that make up 'The Vampire
Chronicles' series today. With its flawless production values, "Prince Lestat" is a very highly
recommended, complete and unabridged, fifteen CD collection with a running time of nineteen
hours.
The Library CD Shelf
Brandy O!
Anne Enslow and Ridley Enslow
Enslow Music
enslowmusic.com
www.ridleymadison.com
$25.27 list / $18.95 school/library www.amazon.com
Brandy O! Music from the Parlos of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson is a meticulous
re-creation of the music once played in the parlors of America's first presidents. Performed on
musical instruments authentic to the era (including a 1776 violin and a 1760 English guitar,
harpsichord, harp, cello, flute, and hammered dulcimer), Brandy O! is a classic treasury.
Twenty-four pages of extensive liner notes offer historical context to the songs and lyrics, as well
as recount which First Family members played or sang each one. Highly recommended especially
for public library collections, historical re-enactors, and simple listening pleasure. The tracks are
"Nottingham Ale", "Peggy Perkins", "Brandy O!", "Lully's Minuet", "Here's a Health to Ane I
Lo'e Dear", "The Roast Beef of Old England", "Thomas and Sally (Overture)", "Go to the Devil
and Shake Yourself", "College Hornpipe", "Sliced and Peppered", "Come, Fill Me a Bumper",
"Crazy Jane", "Felton's Gavotte", "Welcome, Mighty Chief, Once More! (written for George
Washington)", "America, Commerce, and Freedom", "Begone, Dull Care", and "Nottingham Ale
(reprise)". 47 min.
Firelight
Terra Guitarra
Earthsign Records
c/o The Creative Service Company
4360 Emerald Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
www.thecreativeservicecompany.com
$15.00 CD / $9.99 MP3 www.terraguitarra.com
Firelight is an instrumental album of mostly original compositions featuring the harmony of the
acoustic Spanish guitar. The passionate artists of Terra Guitarra pair a steel-string acoustic guitar
with a nylon-string, Latin-style acoustic guitar, enlivened with accents from drums, ethnic
percussion, bass, and Native American flute. Incorporating elements of nuevo flamenco, jazz,
new age, folk, and world fusion, Firelight is a truly joyous listening experience, highly
recommended as a personal treasure or for gift-giving. The tracks are "Maya" (4:29), "October"
(4:00), "Firelight" (4:02), "Sonando" (4:25), "Sunshower" (4:09), "Malaguena" (4:14), "North
Country" (3:18), "Summerdance" (3:57), "Someday" (3:50), "Cloud Bird" (2:53), "Heartland"
(3:59), "Sierra" (3:06), "Coucher du Soleil" (2:49).
The Library DVD Shelf
Scaling Force
Rory Miller & Lawrence A. Kane
YMAA Publications
PO Box 480, Wolfeboro, NH 03894-0480
9781594392931 $29.95 www.ymaa.com
Expert martial artists Rory Miller and Lawrence A. Kane present Scaling Force, an instructional
DVD about judging how dangerous a given situation is, and how best to react. Sometimes
violence can be prevented through body language, or verbally de-escalating the situation;
sometimes empty-hand restraint or incapacitating techniques are needed, and sometimes nothing
less than lethal force can save one's life. Quickly determining the threat level and executing the
appropriate response is vital. Rory Miller has served for seventeen years in corrections as an
officer and sergeant working maximum security; Lawrence A. Kane is a martial arts instructor
who also has extensive professional experience in stadium security. Both share real-world,
practical techniques for determining and dealing with potentially violent encounters. A
"must-have" companion to any martial artist or self-defense practitioner's DVD library, Scaling
Force just must save the viewer's life - or keep them from going to jail. Scaling Force is highly
recommended for public library collections as well. 120 min.
DamNation
A Stoecker Ecological & Felt Soul Media Production
Bullfrog Films, Inc.
PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547
1941545211 $295.00 www.bullfrogfilms.com
DamNation is a documentary about the ecological toll that large, man-made dams take on the
environment. Surveying the history of dam building in the US, DamNation reveals that these
marvels of engineering are potentially deleterious to natural waterways and rivers, which in turn
can cause more harm than good to the very societies that dams are meant to serve. Is there a
sustainable alternative to harnessing energy from every last American river? DamNation is highly
recommended as an excellent choice for public library collections or educational viewing. Both
an 87-minute version and an abridged 52-minute classroom version are present on one DVD,
with SDH captions.
The Story of Women and Art
Hosted by Amanda Vickery
Athena
athenalearning.com
c/o Acorn Media Group
8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 620
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3403
c/o RLJ Entertainment
9781621722922 $34.99 www.acornonline.com
The Story of Women and Art is an educational DVD documentary about women's contributions
to the art world throughout history, in spite of societal restrictions that blocked them from
training, commissions, or critical acclaim. Professor Amanda Vickery explores four centuries of
Western art, from renaissance Italy to the French Revolution, Dutch genre paintings,
impressionism, and American modern art. Extraordinary female artists profiled include Artemisia
Gentileschi, Judith Leyster, Angelica Kauffmann, Elisabeth Vigee-Leburn, Berthe Morisot,
Georgia O'Keeffe, and many more. The Story of Women and Art is a treasure for high school and
public library DVD shelves! 3 episodes on 1 DVD, 186 min., SDH subtitles.
A Horseman Riding By
Based on the novels by R.F. Delderfield
Acorn Media
c/o RLJ Entertainment
9781621722106 $59.99 www.acornonline.com
Adapted from the novels by R.F. Delderfield ("To Serve Them All My Days"), A Horseman
Riding By is a dramatic British miniseries about a wounded Boer War veteran returning
upper-class life. As squire of Sorrell Valley, he tries to be both a successful and just landowner.
His heart is torn between two attractive women. Yet the true test of his ability to manage
Shallowford comes with the outbreak of the First World War. A Horseman Riding By is a
superbly performed period piece, enthusiastically recommended to connoisseurs of quality
British drama. 13 episodes on 4 DVDs, 673 min., SDH subtitles.
Olympic National Park Washington State
Bennet Watt HD Productions, Inc.
13021 - 244 Avenue SE
Issaquah, WA 98027
9781604901771 $24.95 www.Bennett-Watt.com
Part of the Discoveries... America National Parks DVD series, Olympic National Park
Washington State is a high-definition DVD showcasing six national parks. The places surveyed
are Olympic National Park, a place of temperate rain forests, waterfalls, and hiking trails; San
Juan Island National Historical Park, a preserved slice of what "Oregon Territory" used to be
like; Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, where rural farming and fishing are still
practiced; Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, a place that beckons explorers and modern-day
warriors; Whitman Mission National Historic Site, which commemorates the turning point of
westward expansion in America's history; and North Cascades National Park Service Complex, a
breathtaking hiker's paradise filled with waterfalls, glaciers, and mountain peaks. Informative and
astoundingly beautiful, Olympic National Park Washington State is especially recommended for
armchair travelers and public library DVD collections.
The World History Shelf
Rockets & Revolution
Michael G. Smith
University of Nebraska Press
233 North 8th Street
Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588-0255
9780803255227 $34.95 www.nebraskapress.unl.edu
Accessible to readers of all backgrounds, Rockets & Revolution: A Cultural History of Early
Spaceflight explores competition between Russian, European, and American pioneers in the
emerging science of spaceflight. Rockets & Revolution describes the exciting advances that
made exploring other worlds in the solar system a tantalizing prospect - and the dark side of the
technology, such as the development of the intercontinental ballistic missile and the advent of the
Cold War. Highly recommended, especially for public and college library history and science
collections.
The History Of Saudia Arabia, second edition
Wayne H. Bowen
Greenwood
c/o ABC-CLIO
PO Box 1911, Santa Barbara, CA 93116-1911
www.abc-clio.com
9781610698764, $58.00, www.amazon.com
Saudi Arabia is the largest Arab state in Western Asia by land area (approximately 830,000
square miles and constitutes the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula), and the second-largest in the
Arab world after Algeria. It is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north, Kuwait to the northeast,
Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to the east, Oman to the southeast, and Yemen in
the south. It is the only nation with both a Red Sea coast and a Persian Gulf coast and much of its
terrain consists of inhospitable desert. Now in an updated and expanded second edition, "The
History of Saudi Arabia" by Wayne H. Bowen (Professor and Chair of the Department of
History, Southeast Missouri State University) is a 194 page history of a critically important
country that figures prominently in the complex politics of the Middle East and in the global
economy due to its oil resources. Chronologically organized and presented, "The History of
Saudi Arabia" is organized into nine chapters: Introduction - Saudi Arabia Today; Arabia before
Muhammad to A.D. 570; The Prophet Muhammad and the Arabs: A.D. 570-700; Arabia and the
Muslim Empires: 700-1700; Te House of Saud: 1700-1902; The Creation of Saudi Arabia:
1902-1932; The Kingdom of Ibn Saud: 1932-1973; Saudi Arabia in the Modern World:
1973-2001; The Iron Domino: 2001-2014. Enhanced with the inclusion of a Timeline of
Historical Events; an eight page list of Notable People in the History of Saudi Arabia; a four page
Glossary; an eight page Annotated Bibliography; and a five page Index, "The History of Saudi
Arabia" is an exceptionally informative and thoroughly 'reader friendly' introduction to the
history of Saudi Arabia. Very highly recommended for community and academic library World
History reference collections. Ideal for the non-specialist general reader with an interest in
knowing this history and evolution of Saudi Arabia, it should be noted that "The History of Saudi
Arabia" is also available in a Kindle edition ($27.49).
The Mossad
Marc E. Vargo
McFarland & Company
PO Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640
www.mcfarlandpub.com
9780786479146, $35.00, www.amazon.com
The Mossad (Hebrew: "Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations") is the national
intelligence agency of Israel. It is one of the main entities in the Israeli Intelligence Community,
along with Aman (military intelligence) and Shin Bet (internal security). The Mossad is
responsible for intelligence collection, covert operations, and counterterrorism, as well as
bringing Jews to Israel from countries where official Aliyah agencies are forbidden, and
protecting Jewish communities. Its director reports directly to the Prime Minister. "The Mossad:
Six Landmark Missions of the Israeli Intelligence Agency, 1960-1990" by Marc E. Vargo is a
308 page compendium giving a detailed account of six major missions carried out by Israel's
premier special ops service: Operation Eichmann; Operation Wrath of God (in response to the
1972 Summer Olympics massacre of Israel athletes); Operation Entebbe; Operation Opera;
Operation Poumbat and the Vanunu Affair (two cases involving nuclear issues). Enhanced with
the inclusion of ten pages of Chapter Notes; a ten page Bibliography; and a thirteen page Index,
"The Mossad: Six Landmark Missions of the Israeli Intelligence Agency, 1960-1990" is very
highly recommended reading and a valued addition to community and academic library 20th
Century Israeli History collections. Especially appropriate for the non-specialist general reader
with an interest in this Israeli intelligence service, it should be noted that "The Mossad" is also
available in a Kindle edition ($14.74).
The Native American Studies Shelf
The Cherokee Struggle to Maintain Identity in the 17th and 18th Centuries
William R. Reynolds, Jr.
McFarland & Company
PO Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640
www.mcfarlandpub.com
9780786473175, $55.00, www.amazon.com
The Cherokee are a Native American tribe indigenous to the Southeastern United States
(principally Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina). They speak an Iroquoian language. In
the 19th century, historians and ethnographers recorded their oral tradition that told of the tribe
having migrated south in ancient times from the Great Lakes region, where other
Iroquoian-speaking peoples were. "The Cherokee Struggle to Maintain Identity in the 17th and
18th Centuries" by William R. Reynolds, Jr. (a direct descendent of Chickamauga Cherokee
Chief Doublehead) is a 436 page history covering 200 years of European contact and interaction
with the Cherokee Nation. Informed and informative, "The Cherokee Struggle to Maintain
Identity in the 17th and 18th Centuries" is a work of considerable scholarship and thoroughly
'reader friendly' from beginning to end. Enhanced with the inclusion of twelve pages of Chapter
Notes; an eight page Bibliography; and a thirty-five page Index, "The Cherokee Struggle to
Maintain Identity in the 17th and 18th Centuries" is an invaluable and significant work of
impressive scholarship making it a critically important and strongly recommended addition to
academic library Native American Studies reference collections in general, and the Cherokee
Nation History supplemental studies reading lists in particular. It should be noted that "The
Cherokee Struggle to Maintain Identity in the 17th and 18th Centuries" is also available in a
Kindle edition ($16.49).
The Health/Medicine Shelf
The Vegiterranean Diet
Julieanna Hever, MS, RD
Da Capo Press / Lifelong Books
c/o Perseus Book Group
250 W. 57th St., Suite 1500
New York, NY 10107
www.perseusbooksgroup.com
9780738217895 $17.99 www.dacapopress.com
Registered dietician Julieanna Hever presents The Vegiterranean Diet, a user-friendly resource to
planning an oil- and meat-free Mediterranean diet, combining the health benefits of
Mediterranean cuisine and the vegetarian lifestyle. Featuring over sixty recipes that can be mixed
or matched into 21-day meal plans, The Vegiterranean Diet is enthusiastically recommended for
health-conscious individuals everywhere. "Nonheme iron is widely available from plants like
leafy greens, beans, and oatmeal. Eating a healthy array of these foods and eating them together
with a source of vitamin C (found in fruits and vegetables) that aids in absorption will prevent
both iron deficiency and the pro-oxidative effects of excess iron."
Human Fungal Pathogens
Edited by Arturo Casadevall, et. al.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
500 Sunnyside Boulevard
Woodbury NY 11797-2924
www.perspectivesinmedicine.org
9781621820758 $135.00 www.cshlpress.com
Written and edited by professionals in the field, Human Fungal Pathogens reviews the biology
and diseases of fungal pathogens. A resource written for biologists, medical professionals, or
possibly advanced students, Human Fungal Pathogens compiles essays by a variety of
distinguished authors. Individual writings include "Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Fungal
Pathogens", "Adaptive Immunity to Fungi", "Fungal Morphogenesis", "Mechanisms of
Antifungal Drug Resistance", "Black Molds and Melanized Yeasts Pathogenic to Humans", and
much more. Each essay cites a wealth of references, and an index allows for easy cross-reference
of this worthy contribution to medical and graduate school library collections.
Epidemiology: Beyond The Basics, third edition
Moyses Szklo & F. Javier Nieto
Jones & Bartlett Learning
5 Wall Street, Burlington, MA 01803
www.jblearning.com
9781449604691, $116.95, www.amazon.com
Epidemiology is the science that studies the patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease
conditions in defined populations. It is the cornerstone of public health, and informs policy
decisions and evidence-based practice by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for
preventive healthcare. Epidemiologists help with study design, collection, and statistical analysis
of data, and interpretation and dissemination of results (including peer review and occasional
systematic review). Epidemiology has helped develop methodology used in clinical research,
public health studies, and, to a lesser extent, basic research in the biological sciences. Major areas
of epidemiological study include disease etiology, transmission, outbreak investigation, disease
surveillance and screening, biomonitoring, and comparisons of treatment effects such as in
clinical trials. Epidemiologists rely on other scientific disciplines like biology to better
understand disease processes, statistics to make efficient use of the data and draw appropriate
conclusions, social sciences to understand proximate and distal causes better, and engineering for
exposure assessment. Now in a fully updated and expanded third edition, "Epidemiology:
Beyond The Basics" is the work of Moyses Szklo (Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine,
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland) and F. Javier Nieto (Professor and Chair of the
Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and
Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin). This 516 page compendium is comprised of ten chapters
organized into five major sections: An introduction to the basic study designs in analytical
epidemiology; Measures of disease occurrence and association; Threats to validity and issues of
interpretation; Dealing with threats to validity; Issues of reporting and application of
epidemiologic results. Enhanced with the inclusion of six appendices and a comprehensive
index, "Epidemiology: Beyond The Basics" is an ideal textbook for medical school curriculums
and a valued addition to academic library Health & Medicine reference collections.
Dementia Beyond Disease
G. Allen Power, M.D.
Health Professions Press
PO Box 10624, Baltimore, MD 21285-0624
www.healthpropress.com
9781938870132, $36.99, www.amazon.com
Dementia is a broad category of brain diseases that cause a long term and often gradual decrease
in the ability to think and remember such that a person's daily functioning is affected. Other
common symptoms include emotional problems, problems with language, and a decrease in
motivation. A person's consciousness is not affected. For the diagnosis to be present it must be a
change from a person's usual mental functioning and a greater decline than one would expect due
to aging. These diseases also have a significant effect on a person's caregivers. "Dementia
Beyond Disease: Enhancing Well-Being" by G. Allen Power (a board certified internist and
geriatrician who is also the Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Rochester,
New York) is a 305 page compendium that focuses on how to apply a well-being approach to the
everyday care of people living with dementia; offers a highly adaptable framework that can be
adopted in any living environment; provides valuable insight on overcoming physical and
operational barriers to well-being; and is a practical source of person-centered, strengths-based
approaches to dementia patient care. Enhanced with a six page list of References; a two page list
of Resources, and a twelve page Index, "Dementia Beyond Disease: Enhancing Well-Being" is
exceptionally well written and highly recommended, especially for the non-specialist general
reader with a responsibility for the care and comfort of a patient or a loved one with dementia.
Highly recommended for both community and academic library Health & Medicine instructional
reference collections, it should be noted that "Dementia Beyond Disease: Enhancing Well-Being"
is also available in a Kindle edition ($21.49).
The Art Shelf
Montana's Charlie Russell
Jennifer Bottomly-O'Looney & Kirby Lambert
Montana Historical Society Press
PO Box 201201, Helena, MT 59620
National Book Network (distributor)
4501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 200, Lanham, MD 20706
9781940527109, $80.00, www.amazon.com
Charles Marion Russell (March 19, 1864 - October 24, 1926), was an artist of the Old American
West. Russell created more than 2,000 paintings of cowboys, Indians, and landscapes set in the
Western United States and in Alberta, Canada, in addition to bronze sculptures. Known as 'the
cowboy artist', Russell was also a storyteller and author. The C. M. Russell Museum Complex
located in Great Falls, Montana houses more than 2,000 Russell artworks, personal objects, and
artifacts. Russell's mural titled Lewis and Clark Meeting the Flathead Indians hangs in the state
capitol building in Helena, Montana. Russell's 1918 painting Piegans sold for $5.6 million at a
2005 auction. The collaborative work of Jennifer Bottomly-O'Looney (Senior Curator of the
Montana Historical Society) and Kirby Lambert (Director of the Outreach and Interpretations
Program, Montana Historical Society), "Montana's Charlie Russell: Art in the Collection of the
Montana Historical Society" is an impressive 432 page compendium beautifully showcasing the
artwork of Charlie Russell with each superbly reproduced and flawless image enhanced with an a
informed and informative commentary. An absolute "must" for academic library American Art
History collections, "Montana's Charlie Russell: Art in the Collection of the Montana Historical
Society" would make an enduringly popular and appropriate choice as a community library'
Memorial Fund acquisition.
The Judicial Studies Shelf
Clean Air Handbook, fourth edition
Hunton & Williams
Bernan Press
c/o Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group
4501 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200, Lanham, MD 20706
9781598886474 $115.00 www.rowman.com
Now in an updated fourth edition, Clean Air Handbook is a solid handbook to the Clean Air Act,
including the Clear Skies Initiative. Offering an overview of the regulatory requirements of the
Clean Air Act and its amendments, a summary of the history and structure of the Clean Air Act,
summaries of the EPA's rules for state-administered Title V operating permit programs, the key
rules that the EPA puts forth to implement the Title IV acid rain program, and more, Clean Air
Handbook is an excellent consultation resource. Although Clean Air Handbook cannot substitute
for the services of a qualified lawyer with experience in environmental cases, it is an invaluable
reference to familiarize oneself with before engaging the expensive services of one.
Profiling and Criminal Justice in America, second edition
Jeff Bumgarner
ABC-CLIO
PO Box 1911, Santa Barbara, CA 93116-1911
www.abc-clio.com
9781610698511, $58.00, www.amazon.com
Criminal profiling, also known as offender profiling, is a behavioral and investigative tool that is
intended to help investigators to accurately predict and profile the characteristics of unknown
criminal subjects or offenders. Now in a fully updated and expanded second edition, "Profiling
and Criminal Justice in America: A Reference Handbook" by Jeff Bumgarner (Professor and
Department head of Criminal Justice and Political Science, North Dakota State University) is a
377 page compendium comprised of five major sections with respect to the uses of criminal
profiling within the context of American law enforcement: Background and History; Problems,
Controversies, and Solutions; Perspectives; Profiles; Data and Documents. Enhanced with the
inclusion of a section of Resources (Academic Studies; Books); a two page Chronology; a ten
page Glossary; and a twenty-four page Index, "Profiling and Criminal Justice in America: A
Reference Handbook" is a seminal and invaluable contribution that should be a part of every
academic and governmental library's Judicial Studies and Police Procedural Studies reference
collection and supplemental studies reading list. It should be noted that "Profiling and Criminal
Justice in America: A Reference Handbook" is also available in a Kindle edition ($52.19).
The Library Science Shelf
Rightsizing The Academic Library Collection
Suzanne M. Ward
ALA Editions
c/o American Library Association
50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611
www.alastore.ala.org
9780838912980, $60.00, www.amazon.com
An academic library is a library that is attached to a higher education institution which serves two
complementary purposes to support the school's curriculum, and to support the research of the
university faculty and students. It is unknown how many academic libraries there are
internationally. An academic and research portal maintained by UNESCO links to 3,785
libraries. According to the National Center for Education Statistics there are an estimated 3,700
academic libraries in the United States. The support of teaching and learning requires material for
class readings and for student papers. In the past, the material for class readings, intended to
supplement lectures as prescribed by the instructor, has been called reserves. In the period before
electronic resources became available, the reserves were supplied as actual books or as
photocopies of appropriate journal articles. "Rightsizing the Academic Library Collection" by
librarian Suzanne M. Ward (Head Collection Management, Purdue University Libraries, West
Lafayette, Indiana) is a 168 page compendium that is deftly organized into five chapters:
Background; Traditional Deselection Solutions; Rightsizing Solutions; Project Management; The
Future of Physical Collections in Academic Libraries. Enhanced with the inclusion of an eight
page listing of References and a twenty-three page Index, "Rightsizing The Academic Library
Collection" is a critically important for professional librarians charged with maintaining the
standards of an academic library, as well as an addition to university level Library Science
curriculum supplemental reading lists.
Rethinking Reference For Academic Libraries
Carrie Forbes & Jennifer Bowers, editors
Rowman & Littlefield
4501 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200, Lanham, MD 20706
www.rowman.com
9781442244511, $75.00, www.amazon.com
The advent of the internet and web-based technologies has had an extensive impact on the
reference and research services provided by academic, corporate, and governmental libraries and
library systems. This digitally driven evolution has resulted in an increasing demand for
specialized professional competencies and support literature. Knowledgeably compiled and
co-edited by Carrie Forbes (Associate Dean for Student and Scholar Services, Penrose Library,
University of Denver) and Jennifer Bowers (Associate Professor and social sciences librarian,
University of Denver), "Rethinking Reference for Academic Libraries: Innovative Developments
and Future Trends" is a 262 page compendium comprised of fourteen informed and informative
articles by experts in the field. These contributions are deftly organized into five major sections:
Collaboration: Partnerships for Lifelong Learning; Diversity: Meeting the Information Needs of a
Changing Demographic; Technology: Reference Service Beyond the Library Walls; Assessment:
Does Reference Make a Difference?; Professional Competencies: Skills for a New Generation.
Enhanced with the inclusion of a ten page Index, "Rethinking Reference For Academic Libraries"
is a critically important contribution to academic library and professional Library Science
reference collections and supplemental reading lists. It should be noted that "Rethinking
Reference For Academic Libraries" is also available in a paperback edition (9781442244528,
$55.00) and a Kindle edition ($43.99).
Social Media For Creative Libraries, second edition
Phil Bradley
Facet Publishing
7 Ridgmount Street, London, England, WC1E 7AE
www.facetpublishing.co.uk
9781856047135, $95.00, www.amazon.com
Social media are computer-mediated tools that allow people to create, share or exchange
information, ideas, and pictures/videos in virtual communities and networks. Social media is
defined as "a group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological
foundations of Web 2.0, and that allow the creation and exchange of user-generated content".
Furthermore, social media depend on mobile and web-based technologies to create highly
interactive platforms through which individuals and communities share, co-create, discuss, and
modify user-generated content. They introduce substantial and pervasive changes to
communication between organizations, communities, and individuals. These changes are the
focus of the emerging field of technoself studies (TSS), an interdisciplinary domain about human
identity in a technology-driven society. Now in a fully updated and expanded second edition
"Social Media for Creative Libraries: How to Maximize Impact and Reach" is a 288 page
compendium deftly organized into informed and informative chapters: An Introduction to Social
Media; Authority Checking; Guiding Tools; Current Awareness and Selective Dissemination of
Information Resources; Presentation Tools; Teaching and Training; Communication; Marketing
and Promotion - The Groundwork; Marketing and Promotion - The Practicalities; Creating a
Social Media Policy. Enhanced with an appendix (Social Media Disasters) and a 121 page index,
"Social Media for Creative Libraries: How to Maximize Impact and Reach" is impressively
instructive and 'user friendly', making it a highly prized and recommended addition to personal,
professional, community, corporate, and academic library 'Library Science' reference collections
and supplemental studies reading lists.
The Economic Studies Shelf
Confronting the Shadow Economy
Colin C. Williams
Edward Elgar Publishing
9 Dewey Court, Northampton, MA 01060-3815
www.e-elgar.com
9781782546030, $130.00, www.amazon.com
A 'shadow economy' is a black market or underground economy which functions as a market in
which goods or services are traded illegally. The key distinction of a black market trade is that
the transaction itself is illegal. The goods or services may or may not themselves be illegal to
own, or to trade through other, legal channels. Because the transactions are illegal, the market
itself is forced to operate outside the formal economy that is supported by the established state
power. Common motives for operating in black markets are to trade contraband, avoid taxes, or
skirt price controls. Typically the totality of such activity is referred to with the definite article as
a complement to the official economies, by market for such goods and services, e.g. "the black
market in bush meat". The black market is considered a subset of the informal economy, of
which 1.8 billion people worldwide are employed. "Confronting the Shadow Economy:
Evaluating Tax Compliance and Behaviour Policies" by Colin C. Williams (Professor of Public
Policy, School of Management, University of Sheffield, UK) is a 296 page compendium
organized into four major sections: Extend and Nature of the Shadow Economy; Policy
Approaches; Direct Controls; Indirect Controls. Informative, explanatory, and instructive,
"Confronting the Shadow Economy: Evaluating Tax Compliance and Behaviour Policies" is
enhanced with the inclusion of a forty-eight page list of References and a twenty-three page
Index. An impressive work of substantial scholarship, "Confronting the Shadow Economy:
Evaluating Tax Compliance and Behaviour Policies" is a critically important contribution to
academic and governmental library Economics reference collections and supplemental studies
lists.
The Biography Shelf
Delius And His Music
Martin Lee-Brown & Paul Guinery
Boydell Press
c/o Boydell & Brewer Inc
668 Mount Hope Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620-2731
www.boydellandbrewer.com
9781843839590, $50.00, www.amazon.com
Frederick Theodore Albert Delius, CH (29 January 1862 - 10 June 1934) was an English
composer. Born in the north of England to a prosperous mercantile family, he resisted attempts to
recruit him to commerce. He was sent to Florida in the United States in 1884 to manage an
orange plantation. There he soon neglected his managerial duties, and in 1886 returned to
Europe. Having been influenced by African-American music during his short stay in Florida, he
began composing. After a brief period of formal musical study in Germany beginning in 1886, he
embarked on a full-time career as a composer in Paris and then in nearby Grez-sur-Loing, where
he and his wife Jelka lived for the rest of their lives, except during the First World War. The
collaborative work of Martin Lee-Brown and Paul Guinery, "Delius and His Music" is a 560 page
biography that is meticulously detailed and impressively informative. Enhanced with
twenty-eight illustrations, three appendices, a two page listing of suggested further readings, and
a fifty-three page Index, "Delius And His Music" is a very strongly recommended contribution to
academic library collections.
Rancher Archaeologist
George C. Frison
The University of Utah Press
295 South 1500 East, Suite 5400, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0860
www.uofupress.com
9781607813293, $45.00, www.amazon.com
George Carr Frison (Born November 11, 1924) is an American archaeologist. He has been given
the Society for American Archaeology's Lifetime Achievement Award, the Paleoarchaeologist of
the Century Award, and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. He was Wyoming's
first State Archaeologist, and was a founder of the University of Wyoming Anthropology
Department. "Rancher Archaeologist: A Career in Two Different Worlds" is Professor Frison's
304 page biography in which he details his life and work, and most especially, how a Wyoming
rancher developed into one of the country's influential archaeologists. Deftly written from
beginning to end, "Rancher Archaeologist: A Career in Two Different Worlds" is enhanced with
the inclusion of illustrations, an appendix (Milestones), an eighteen page list of cited references,
and an eleven page index. Informed and informative, "Rancher Archaeologist: A Career in Two
Different Worlds" is very highly recommended for both academic and community American
Biography and American Archaeology reference collections.
The Architecture Shelf
Home Building Mistakes & Fixes
Buck Nemetz
Craftsman Book Company
6058 Corte del Cedro, Carlsbad, CA 92009
9781572183025, $52.50, www.craftsman-book.com
In "Home Building Mistakes & Fixes", Buck Nemetz draws upon his personal experience and
hard won expertise from building his own two-story house to write a 382 page instruction manual
and guide with a special focus on the kinds of construction errors and remedies that are often
encountered -- even by professionals. "Home Building Mistakes & Fixes" covers Sitework
(boundary lines, setbacks, utilities); Foundations (formwork, reinforcement, squaring & leveling,
hidden septic systems); Basements (concrete pours, block walls, slabs); Carpentry (plywood on
subfloors & walls, drywall, insulation, support walls, bracing); Roofing (uneven rows, bowed
ridges, leaking valleys, out-of-square and sagging roofs); Electrical (tricky writing issues);
Plumbing (unusual leaks, fixtures that won't unbolt, water heaters, wells, pumps); Drywall (easy,
cost-effective repairs that work); Windows & Doors (changing window sizes, warped door
frames); Eaves & Vents (warped eaves, ice buildup); Siding (headroom problems, newels,
stringers); Kitchens (countertop issues, sink cutouts, cabinets); Outdoors (decks, fences,
porches). Profusely illustrated, informed and informative, thoroughly 'user friendly', "Home
Building Mistakes & Fixes" is strongly recommended for personal, professional, and community
library instructional reference collections.
The Education Shelf
Advanced Common Core Math Explorations: Fractions
Jerry Burkhart
Prufrock Press
PO Box 8813, Waco, TX 76714-8813
www.prufrock.com
9781618212658, $29.95, www.amazon.com
"Advanced Common Core Math Explorations: Fractions" is a 168 page compendium comprised
of challenging and engaging activities designed to deepen and extend a student's understanding
of concepts in compliance with Common Core State Standards in Mathematics. The
investigations in "Advanced Common Core Math Explorations: Fractions" stretch students'
mathematical imaginations to their limits as they solve puzzles, create stories, and explore
fraction-related concepts that take them from the mathematics of ancient Greece to the outer
reaches of infinity. Each activity comes with detailed support for classroom implementation
including learning goals, discussion guides, detailed solutions, and suggestions for extending the
investigation. There is also a free supplemental e-book offering strategies for motivation,
assessment, parent communication, and suggestions for using the materials in different learning
environments. Exceptionally 'student friendly' in organization and presentation, "Advanced
Common Core Math Explorations: Fractions" is very highly recommended for school math class
curriculums and would be appropriate as home schooling based fractions workbook as well.
Service-Learning In Higher Education
Phylis Lan Lin, et al.
University of Indianapolis Press
1400 East Hanna Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46227
www.uindy.edu/universitypress
9781880938850, $44.95, www.uindy.edu/universitypress
Service learning is a method of teaching that combines classroom instruction with meaningful
community service. This form of learning emphasizes critical thinking and personal reflection
while encouraging a heightened sense of community, civic engagement, and personal
responsibility. The Community Service Act of 1990, which authorized the Learn and Serve
America grant program, defines service learning as a method under which students or
participants learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service that
is conducted in and meets the needs of a community; is coordinated with an elementary school,
secondary school, institution of higher education, or community service program, and with the
community; and helps foster civic responsibility; and that is integrated into and enhances the
academic curriculum of the students, or the educational components of the community service
program in which the participants are enrolled; and provides structured time for the students or
participants to reflect on the service experience. Service learning offers students immediate
opportunities to apply classroom learning to support or enhance the work of local agencies that
often exist to effect positive change in the community. Collectively compiled and co-edited by
the team of Phylis Lan Line, Mark R. Wiegand, and Antoinette R. Smith-Talken,
"Service-Learning In Higher Education: Building Community Across The Globe" is a 297 page
compendium comprised of twenty-two articles by leading researchers and experts in the field.
Informed and informative, "Service-Learning In Higher Education" is highly recommended for
academic library Education Studies reference collections and would prove to be of special
interest to service-learning researchers, administrators, and academicians.
In Defense of Read-Aloud
Steven L. Layne
Stenhouse Publishers
480 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101-3451
9781625310408 $21.00 www.stenhouse.com
Dr. Steven L. Layne (Professor of Literacy Education at Judson University of Elgin Illinois)
presents In Defense of Read-Aloud: Sustaining Best Practice, a treatise in the field of literacy
education that strongly supports reading aloud to children in grades K-12. In addition to
cognitive development theory and justification, In Defense of Read-Aloud is filled with practical
tips for effectively incorporating read-aloud sessions into professional educational practice.
"Once the read-aloud is successfully launched, you need to keep it moving along. Whatever the
schedule becomes, be sure it is something your students can count on. In other words, don't make
them 'earn it.'" An excellent supplementary resource for schoolteachers, In Defense of
Read-Aloud is highly recommended for professional and college library education shelves.
The Jobs/Career Shelf
They Teach That in College!?, third edition
Andrew Morkes
College & Career Press
PO Box 300484, Chicago, IL 60630
9780982921081 $19.95 www.collegeandcareerpress.com
They Teach That in College!? showcases more than 100 intriguing, unorthodox, and
lesser-known college majors, such as "Culinology", "Expeditionary Studies", "Music Therapy",
"Renewable Energy", or "Zoo Science". Each major is spotlighted with an overview, contact
information of colleges and universities that offer these majors, lists of typical classes and
employers, and more. Over 60 interviews with college professors round out this exceptional and
inspirational guide for surveying the possibilities of one's future. They Teach That in College!?
deserves to be in every high school and public library collection.
The Autism Shelf
Functional Behavior Assessment For People With Autism, second edition
Beth A. Glasberg & Robert H. LaRue
Woodbine House
6510 Bells Mill Road, Bethesda, MD 20817
www.woodbinehouse.com
9781606132043, $21.95, www.amazon.com
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction, verbal and
non-verbal communication, and restricted and repetitive behavior. Parents usually notice signs in
the first two years of their child's life. The signs typically develop gradually, but some children
with autism will reach their developmental milestones at a normal pace and then regress.
Co-authored by academicians Beth A. Glasberg (Director of Glasberg Behavioral Consulting
Services) and Robert H. LaRue (Director of Behavioral Research Services, Douglass
Development Disabilities Center), "Functional Behavior Assessment for People with Autism:
Making Sense of Seemingly Senseless Behavior" is now in a newly revised, updated and
expanded second edition. This 175 page compendium is comprised of new research, case studies,
and illustrative anecdotes with respect to revealing how clinicians conduct functional behavior
evaluations including behavior observation, measurements, data collection, and testing.
"Functional Behavior Assessment For People With Autism" is highly recommended and
instructive reading -- particularly for the parents and classroom teachers of autistic children.
The Holocaust Studies Shelf
Anne Frank: Silent Witness
Ronald Wilfred Jansen
RWJ Publishing
www.rwj-publishing.com
9789490482084, $18.00, www.amazon.com
Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank (12 June 1929 - early March 1945) was one of the most discussed
Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Her wartime diary "The Diary of a Young Girl" has been the
basis for several plays and films. Born in the city of Frankfurt in Weimar Germany, she lived
most of her life in or near Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. Born a German national, Frank lost
her citizenship in 1941. She gained international fame posthumously after her diary was
published. It documents her experiences hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands in
World War II. "Anne Frank.: Silent Witnesses. Reminders of a Jewish Girl's Life" by R. W.
Jansen is a 298 page compendium relating the life and circumstances of Anne Frank by Ronald
Wilfred Jansen who visited her home addresses in Frankfurt am Main, Aachen and Amsterdam;
her hiding place the Secret Annex; and the Westerbork, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen-Belsen
concentration camps where Anne Frank was imprisoned. "Anne Frank: Silent Witness" describes
her history and the objects that today still remind us of the environment in which she lived. His
motivation for writing this book is that it was one of the last opportunities he would have to
contact the people who knew Anne; these people revealed some new facts about her and her
world. Other contemporaries of Anne Frank also contributed fascinating information about her
surroundings. By tracing her footsteps, he gained a more complete picture of Anne Frank and her
environment. Simply stated, "Anne Frank: Silent Witness" is a fitting memorial to perpetuate a
story that should never be forgotten, especially in our contemporary world filled with the kind of
ethnic driven persecuting violence that is slaughtering tens of thousands and displacing millions
throughout the Middle East and beyond.
The Military Shelf
Clausewitz in his Time
Peter Paret
Berghahn Books
20 Jay Street, Suite 512
Brooklyn, NY 11201
9781782385813 $39.95 www.berghahnbooks.com
Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) was a Prussian general and military theorist, perhaps best
known for his timeless aphorism "War is the continuation of politics by other means".
Clausewitz in his Time: Essays in the Cultural and Intellectual History of Thinking about War
studies Clausewitz's philosophy about warfare at length, with particular emphasis on Clausewitz's
contributions to the evolution of military strategy. Surveying Clausewitz's life, the people he
knew (including the philosophers and military theorists who were his contemporaries), his
military undertakings, and his legacy to future generations, Clausewitz in his Time is an
extensively researched, studious, and enlightening portrait of a keen and multifaceted human
mind. Highly recommended, especially for public and college library military history and military
theory shelves.
The Computer Shelf
Real-World Data Mining
Dursun Delen
Pearson Technology Group
801 East 96th Street, #300
Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759
9780133551075 $79.99 www.pearsoned.com
Data mining is a subfield of computer science; it is the practice and art of discerning patterns or
useful information from large data sets. Real-World Data Mining: Applied Business Analytics
and Decision Making addresses this field from a results-focused point of view, with particular
emphasis on how findings from data mining can be applied to improve business performance.
Chapters including an introduction to analytics and data mining, as well as commonly used
processes, algorithms, and methodologies. Although Real-World Data Mining is written to be as
accessible as reasonably possible, with carefully delineated, plain-terms explanations, the reader's
familiarity with the fundamentals of computer science and mathematics is presumed. An
excellent resource for computer science students or professionals seeking to better understand the
practical uses of data mining, Real-World Data Mining is especially recommended for college
library Computer Science shelves.
The Language Studies Shelf
A Roman Women Reader
Sheila K. Dickison and Judith P. Hallett
Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
1570 Baskin Road
Mundelein, IL 60060
9780865166622 $19.00 www.bolchazy.com
A Roman Women Reader: Selections from the Second Century BCE Through the Second
Century CE is a selection of Latin readings gathered from texts and genres across four centuries.
The common theme is that, taken together, the passages portray the historical role of women in
Roman antiquity. Shown as wives, mothers, friends, and lovers; sometimes even in expressly
erotic roles. Intended especially for college-level students of Latin, A Roman Women Reader is
filled with 780 lines of unadapted Latin text in 21 readings from a wide array of sources, a
complete vocabulary, exhaustive commentary reading, and a suggested reading time line. Highly
recommended for college library shelves, as a scholarly supplement to the study of the Latin
language.
The Parenting Shelf
Parenting Your Delinquent, Defiant, or Out-of-Control Teen
Patrick M. Duffy, Jr., PsyD
New Harbinger Press
5674 Shattuck Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
9781626250833 $16.95 www.newharbinger.com
Clinical psychologist Patrick M. Duffy, Jr. presents Parenting Your Delinquent, Defiant, or
Out-of-Control Teen, a serious-minded, practical guide to parents struggling with teenagers
engaged in troublesome behaviors such as drinking, taking drugs, skipping school, or fighting.
Chapters address multiple valuable strategies, including functional family therapy and
multisystemic therapy. An absolute must-read for parents whose teens may be on the verge of
getting into trouble with the law, Parenting Your Delinquent, Defiant, or Out-of-Control Teen is
worthy of the highest recommendation. "If you notice that you, your spouse, your child, or
anyone else is beginning to show signs of resorting to physical violence, you, and others at risk,
should get out immediately and call for help if necessary. When safety is at stake, there is no
need to give a signal; that opportunity has been missed. At this point, your primary goal is safety.
Get to a safe place... Wait for help to arrive or for the situation to subside."
Dr. Toy's Smart Play Smart Toys, fourth edition
Stevanne Auerbach, PhD
www.drtoy.com
Regent Press
2747 Regent Street, Berkeley, CA 94705
9781587902758 $19.95 www.regentpress.net
Now in an updated and expanded fourth edition, Dr. Toy's Smart Play Smart Toys is a guide for
parents, caretakers, and teachers, about using toys and play to stimulate physical, intellectual, and
creative growth in children. With tips specific to babies, toddlers, preschoolers, primary school
children, older children, and special needs children, Dr. Toy's Smart Play Smart Toys is a
welcome font of ideas and recommendations to counter the passive lure of television. With
regard to video games, Dr. Toy writes, "Not all electronic games are actually bad. But most are
too often mind limiting, eye straining, and frequently teach skewed values like excessive
violence. It is doubtful the 'skills' learned add to intelligence, creativity, or emotional growth.
Look for positive values, educational content and sports and other themes that are skill building."
Dr. Toy's Smart Play Smart Toys is a welcome addition to public library parenting shelves, and a
choice pick for family reference and day-to-day use. Highly recommended.
The Environmental Studies Shelf
Future Arctic
Edward Struzik
Island Press
2000 M St NW Suite 650
Washington, DC 20036
9781610914406 $27.00 www.islandpress.org
Journalist, explorer, and award-winning writer Edward Struzik presents Future Arctic: Field
Notes from a World on the Edge, a glimpse at how the Arctic is rapidly changing today. As the
polar ice retreats, and more species of plants and animals migrate northward, the Arctic becomes
increasingly unrecognizable. Hybridization accelerates between grizzly bears and polar bears;
arctic foxes and red foxes; narwhals and belugas. Diseases that were held back by extreme cold
temperatures are beginning to spread to species that have no immunity against them. And that is
only the beginning - ocean currents could potentially shift, and mass extinctions could be on the
horizon. Many people of different cultures depend on the bounty of the Arctic to survive; as the
land changes, how can they best adapt? Accessible to readers of all backgrounds, Future Arctic is
not strident or preachy, but neither does it downplay the harsh consequences of changes in the
Arctic, even as it sifts through the mistakes and success stories of environmental conservation
efforts in search of a sustainable path going forward. Highly recommended, especially for public
library Environmental Studies and Natural History shelves.
Reef Libre
Robert Wintner
Taylor Trade Publishing
c/o Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group
4501 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200, Lanham, MD 20706
9781630760731 $45.00 www.rowman.com
Featuring striking, full-color nature photography throughout, Reef Libre: The Last, Best Reefs in
the World is a coffee-table book showcasing the breathtaking beauty of Cuba's reefs and aquatic
wildlife. The only known reef system in the world with 100% biodiversity, 100% coral cover and
a complete host of apex predators, will Cuba's continue to thrive? The lack of U.S. tourism and
marginal development have left them pristine, but for how long? A DVD accompanies this
stunning showcase postulating serious ecological and moral conundrums. Reef Libre is a treasury
for environmental studies shelves and especially recommended for public library
collections.
The Literary Studies Shelf
"Who, What Am I?"
Irina Paperno
Cornell University Press
512 East State Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
9780801453342 $35.00 www.cornellpress.cornell.edu
"Who, What Am I?": Tolstoy Struggles to Narrate the Self is a scholarly examination and guide
to the personal nonfiction writings of author Leo Tolstoy, who is best known for his classic long
novels "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina". Studying Tolstoy's diaries, religious tracts,
autobiographical fragments, letters, personal confessions, and more over the course of his life
from 1850 to 1910, "Who, What Am I?" reveals the self-imposed philosophical and religious
quest of a literary genius. Part philosophical reflection on the problems of the self, and part
insight into Tolstoy's psychology, "Who, What Am I?" is a welcome contribution to college
library Literary Studies shelves.
Understanding Dave Eggers
Timothy W. Galow
University of South Carolina Press
718 Devine Street
Columbia, SC 29208
9781611174274 $39.95 hc
9781611174281 $21.95 ebook www.sc.edu/uscpress
Understanding Dave Eggers is a literary analysis of the American author's novels, anthologies,
and film scripts. Accessible to scholars and lay readers alike, Understanding Dave Eggers
devotes a chapter to each of Eggers' major works, exploring their autobiographical and
humanitarian themes, as well as their narrative styles and cultural context. Notes, a bibliography,
and an index round out this superb resource, especially recommended for college library Literary
Studies shelves.
The Maine Woods
Henry David Thoreau
Foreword by Richard Francis Fleck
WestWinds Press
c/o Graphic Arts Books
PO Box 56118
Portland, OR 97238-6118
9780882409597 $18.99 www.graphicartsbooks.com
The Maine Woods is a classic treatise about author Henry David Thoreau's experiences in the
forests of Maine. Now in a redesigned edition celebrating 150 years in print with a forward by
Thoreau scholar Richard Francis Fleck, and a map showing the routes and dates of Thoreau's
three journeys (produced by nonprofit forest preservation organization Maine Woods Forever),
The Maine Woods remains an immersive experience in the beauty, majesty, and wonder of
nature. Highly recommended, especially for public and college library literary shelves.
The Political Science Shelf
Inside the Brotherhood
Hazem Kandil
Polity
www.politybooks.com
c/o Blackwell Publishing
350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148
9780745682914 $25.00 www.blackwellpublishing.com
The Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt is a Sunni Islamist religious, political, and social movement,
estimated to have 2 million or more supporters. Founded in 1928, the movement has been the
target of multiple government crackdowns, and accused of terrorism. The Muslim Brotherhood
made headlines when it won almost half the seats of the 2011-12 parliamentary elections, and its
candidate, Mohamed Morsi, won the June 2012 presidential election. Yet the Egyptian
population turned hostile toward the Brotherhood. Within a year, mass protests led to the
overthrow of Morsi. Egyptian court banned the Brotherhood and its associations, and after a
bombing attack, the military-backed Egyptian government declared the Brotherhood a terrorist
group (the Brotherhood later issued a statement condemning the violence). Inside the
Brotherhood is an extensive, in-depth study of the organization and its members, grounded in
years of participation, observation, interviews, previously inaccessible documents, and dozens of
memoirs and writings. From the evolution of the Brotherhood's social networks, to the formation
of its unique ideology, Inside the Brotherhood scrutinizes the organization intensely and reveals
why attempts to compare it to secular social movements are fundamentally flawed. A
"must-have" for Political Science, Islamic Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies, Inside the
Brotherhood is highly recommended especially for public and college library collections.
Capitalism v. Democracy
Timothy K. Kuhner
Stanford Law Books
c/o Stanford University Press
425 Broadway Street
Redwood City, CA 94063-3126
9780804791564 $27.95 www.sup.org
Timothy K. Kuhner (Associate Professor at Georgia State University College of Law) presents
Capitalism v. Democracy, a harshly candid accounting of America's gradual shift toward
plutocracy (rule of the wealthy). The Citizens United court decision that allowed unlimited
money to influence politics has accelerated a floodgate trend. As of the last national elections, it
costs roughly $1 billion to become President, $10 million to become a Senator, and $1 million to
become a Member of the House - without ludicrous amounts of money to spend, a candidate has
no prayer of responding to their opponents' accusations, regardless of whether they're true or
false. As gaining political office becomes increasingly dependent on one's ability to curry favor
with wealthy individuals and corporations, American government and economics become
increasingly distorted in favor of the super-rich, and at the expensive of everyone else.
Insufficiently regulated free-market capitalism prompted the financial crisis of 2009 and the
Great Recession, yet a political system dominated by wealthy special interests appears unable to
take the necessary action to prevent the nightmare from happening again. Kuhner postulates that
nothing less than an amendment to the Constitution is required to halt the privatization of
democracy. Capitalism v. Democracy is a "must-have" for public and college library Political
Science shelves, highly recommended.
The Social Issues Shelf
The Shame Borne in Silence, revised edition
Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, M.D.
Urim Publications
c/o Lambda Publishers
527 Empire Boulevard
Brooklyn, New York 11225
9789655241662 $18.95 www.UrimPublications.com
Now in a revised edition, The Shame Borne in Silence: Spouse Abuse in the Jewish Community
attacks the myth that Jews do not abuse their spouses. Rabbi and psychiatrist Dr. Abraham
Twerski sheds light on this terrible social ill, contrary to the essence of Judaism itself. Chapters
discuss the cyclic pattern of abuse, what the Torah says about domestic violence, the stories of
individual survivors, the all-too-common problem of denial that abuse is taking place, child
abuse and molestation, and more. A strident call to take a stand against an insidious wrong, The
Shame Borne in Silence is highly recommended for public library social issues shelves.
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