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One Child Reading: My Auto-Bibliography
Margaret Mackey
University of Alberta Press
Ring House 2, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2E1
www.uap.ualberta.ca
9781772120394, $60.00, PB, 596pp, www.amazon.com
"One Child Reading: My Auto-Bibliography" is a significant and unique contribution to our
understanding of reading and literacy development in which Margaret Mackey (Professor, School
of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta) draws together memory, textual
criticism, social analysis, and reading theory in an extraordinary act of self-study. A unique work
of exemplary scholarship, "One Child Reading" reflects a remarkable academic undertaking.
Seeking a deeper sense of what happens when we read, Mackey revisited the texts she read,
viewed, listened to, and played as she became literate in the 1950s and 1960s in St. John's,
Newfoundland. This tremendous sweep of reading included school texts, knitting patterns, and
games, as well as hundreds of books. The result is not so much a memoir but rather a deftly
theorized exploration of how a reader is constructed. "One Child Reading: My
Auto-Bibliography " is especially commended to the attention of librarians, classroom teachers,
and anyone involved in literacy development. A consistently compelling read that is as
thoughtful as it is thought-provoking, "One Child Reading: My Auto-Bibliography" is an
essential and highly recommended addition to community, college, and academic library
collections.
The Labor Relations Process, 11th edition
William H. Holley, William H. Ross, Roger S. Wolters
Cengage Learning, Inc.
20 Channel Center Street, Boston, MA 02210
www.cengageptr.com
9781305576209, $372.95, HC, 774pp, www.amazon.com
Drawing upon their many years of experience and expertise as academicians and globally
recognized arbitration experts, William H. Holley Jr. (Auburn University, William H. Ross
(University of Wisconsin - La Crosse), and Roger S. Wolters (Auburn University) have
effectively collaborated in writing this newly updated and expanded 11th edition of "The Labor
Relations Process" covering all aspects of the labor movement, labor relations, and collective
bargaining. The result is an impressively well written, organized, and presented volume that will
prove to be a comprehensive and thoroughly 'reader friendly' curriculum textbook. Packed from
cover to cover with real-world examples and quotes from practitioners in the field, "The Labor
Relations Process" deftly explores labor's history from inception to current and emerging trends,
touching on government, white-collar, and international contexts for an unmatched perspective of
the topics. Individual chapters include an in-depth analyses of the relationship between
management and labor, including key participants in the processes, and the rights and
responsibilities of each. Labor agreements, collective bargaining, contract administration,
arbitration, and other critical issues and processes highlight the complex, exciting nature of
organized labor, and introduce your students to the many professional opportunities available to
them today. Enhanced with the inclusion of an appendix (Collective Bargaining negotiations
Exercise), a three page Author Index, and a twelve page Subject Index, "The Labor Relations
Process" is unreservedly recommended for community, college, and university library
collections. It should be noted for students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in
the subject that "The Labor Relations Process" is also available in a Kindle edition ($150.84 Rent
/ $247.49 Purchase).
Lost Among the Birds
Neil Hayward
Bloomsbury Press
175 Fifth Avenue, Suite 315, New York, NY 10010
www.bloomsbury.com
9781632865793, $28.00, HC, 416pp, www.amazon.com
Birding was a lifelong passion. It was only among the birds that Neil found a calm that had
eluded him in the confusing world of humans. But this time he also found competition. His
growing list of species reluctantly catapulted him into a Big Year--a race to find the most birds in
one year. His peregrinations across twenty-eight states and six provinces in search of exotic
species took him to a hoarfrost-covered forest in Massachusetts to find a Fieldfare; to Lake
Havasu, Arizona, to see a rare Nutting's Flycatcher; and to Vancouver for the Red-flanked
Bluetail. Neil's Big Year was as unplanned as it was accidental: It was the perfect distraction to
life. Neil shocked the birding world by finding 749 species of bird and breaking the
long-standing Big Year record. He also surprised himself: During his time among the
hummingbirds, tanagers, and boobies, he found a renewed sense of confidence and hope about
the world and his place in it. Inherently interesting and impressively well written, organized and
presented, "Lost Among the Birds: Accidentally Finding Myself in One Very Big Year" is
especially recommended as an enduringly popular addition to community library collections. For
personal reading lists it should be noted that "Lost Among The Birds" is also available in a
Kindle edition ($9.59).
The Health/Medicine Shelf
Dr. Lani's No-Nonsense Bone Health Guide
Lani Simpson, DC, CCD
Hunter House Publishers
PO Box 2914, Alameda, CA 94501-2914
www.hunterhouse.com
9781681625683, $32.95, HC, 336pp, www.amazon.com
Dr. Lani Simpson is a chiropractic doctor and a Certified Clinical (bone) Densitometrist (CCD).
She has been an expert in women's health care for 25 years, treating thousands of patients with a
multidisciplinary and holistic approach to health. Part whistle-blower book, part bone health
bible, "Dr. Lani's No-Nonsense Bone Health Guide" is the first consumer book to expose the
shocking difficulty of getting an accurate bone density reading and the serious risks of long-term
use of osteoporosis medications, which are often prescribed based on inaccurate readings. In
addition to this vital information about bone density testing, Dr. Simpson cuts through the
confusion and inaccuracies surrounding osteoporosis and explains what readers can do now to
build and maintain healthy bones for life. Dr. Simpson shares her well-rounded, whole-body
approach to bone health, including discussions of digestive health, diet, supplements, exercise,
and how aging affects the bones. Readers learn surprising facts about what foods and medicines
might hurt bone health and which ones will help build strong bones. Also included is a thorough
discussion of calcium supplementation and how to do it right. "Dr. Lani's No-Nonsense Bone
Health Guide" is the key to long, healthy, fracture-free golden years. Thoroughly 'reader friendly'
in tone, content, commentary, organization and presentation, "Dr. Lani's No-Nonsense Bone
Health Guide" will prove to be an invaluable and enduringly popular addition to community
library Health/Medicine collections. It should be noted for the non-specialist general reader with
an interest in the subject that "Dr. Lani's No-Nonsense Bone Health Guide " is also available in a
paperback edition (9780897936613, $18.95) and in a Kindle format ($10.99).
The Economic Studies Shelf
International Monetary Cooperation
C. Fred Bergsten & Russell A. Green, editors
Peterson Institute for International Economics
1750 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20036
www.piie.com
9780881327113, $23.95, PB, 312pp, www.amazon.com
The issue of countries artificially manipulating the value of their currencies is at the center of
most debates about trade in the United States today. Critics of liberalizing trade have charged, for
example, that China has suppressed the value of its currency in order to make its exports cheaper
and imports more expensive. Thirty years ago, however, the Reagan administration confronted
Japan with the same accusation. Then in a secret meeting in 1985, finance ministers from the
United States, Japan and three other major economies in the world gathered in New York City at
the Plaza Hotel in an effort to resolve a crisis caused by that criticism. The Plaza Accord
coordinated exchange rates among the countries present, in turn depreciating the dollar and
restoring some equity to the global market. Was that meeting a success? Or did it usher in 30
years of tensions that have hurt, rather than helped, the cause of improved trade? In late 2015,
policymakers and academics held a Plaza Retrospective conference in Houston to evaluate the
accord's successes and drawbacks, and how its collaborative spirit can be applied to today's
increasingly integrated world economy. Collaboratively compiled and co-edited by Fred Bersten
and Russell Green, "International Monetary Cooperation: Lessons from the Plaza Accord After
Thirty Years) features analytical contributions by former Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III
and former Federal Reserve chairman Paul A. Volcker, along with several others. Both
informative and thought-provoking, "International Monetary Cooperation: Lessons from the
Plaza Accord After Thirty Years" is especially commended and a critically important addition to
professional, governmental, and academic library Contemporary Economics reference collections
and supplemental studies reading lists. It should be noted for academia and the non-specialist
general reader with an interest in the subject that 'International Monetary Cooperation: Lessons
from the Plaza Accord After Thirty Years" is also available in a Kindle edition ($19.95).
Five Easy Theses
James M. Stone
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
215 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10003
www.hmhco.com
9780544749009, $26.00, HC, 288pp, www.amazon.com
America today confronts a host of urgent economic problems that are self-generated within our
country and imposed upon us from abroad through the phenomena of globalization. Many of
these economic problems are seemingly intractable, but some we are entirely capable of solving
according to James M. Stone (Founder and Chief Executive of the Plymouth Rock group of
insurance companies, and former chairman of the U.S. commodity Futures Trading Commission.
In "Five Easy Theses: Commonsense Solutions to America's Greatest Economic Challenges",
Stone presents specific, common-sense solutions to a handful of our most pressing challenges,
showing how simple it would be to shore up Social Security, rein in an out-of-control financial
sector, reduce inequality, and make healthcare and education better and more affordable. The
means are right in front of us, Stone explains, in various policy options that if implemented could
preserve or enhance government revenue while also channeling the national economy toward the
greater good. Thoroughly accessible in tone, commentary, organization and presentation, "Five
Easy Theses" is especially recommended for non-specialist general readers with an interest in the
necessity of economic reforms and problem solving. While a critically important and
unreservedly commended addition to community and academic library American Economics
collections and supplemental studies reading lists, it should be noted that "Five Easy Theses" is
also available in a Kindle edition ($12.99).
The Mystery/Suspense Shelf
A Front Page Affair
Radha Vatsal
Sourcebooks Inc.
1935 Brookdale Road, #139, Naperville, IL 60563
www.sourcebooks.com
9781492632665, $15.99, PB, 336pp, www.amazon.com
The Lusitania has just been sunk, and headlines about a shooting at J.P. Morgan's mansion and
the Great War are splashed across the front page of every newspaper. Capability "Kitty" Weeks
would love nothing more than to report on the news of the day, but she's stuck writing about
fashion and society gossip over on the Ladies' Page -- until a man is murdered at a high society
picnic on her beat. Determined to prove her worth as a journalist, Kitty finds herself plunged into
the midst of a wartime conspiracy that threatens to derail the United States' attempt to remain
neutral, and to disrupt the privileged life she has always known. An impressively well written
and consistently compelling read from beginning to end, Radha Vatsal's "A Front Page Affair" is
the first book in what is justifiably expected to be an outstanding series featuring rising
journalism star Kitty Weeks. While very highly recommended for community library
Mystery/Suspense collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists of dedicated mystery
buffs that "A Front Page Affair" is also available in a Kindle edition. Librarians should also be
aware that "A Front Page Affair" has a large print edition (Thorndike Press, 9781410490841,
$31.99) as well.
Buffalo Jump Blues
Keith McCafferty
Viking Books
c/o Penguin Group USA
375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
www.penguin.com
9780525429593, $26.00, HC, 320pp, www.amazon.com
In the wake of Fourth of July fireworks in Montana's Madison Valley, Hyalite County sheriff
Martha Ettinger and Deputy Sheriff Harold Little Feather investigate a horrific scene at the
Palisades cliffs, where a herd of bison have fallen to their deaths. Victims of blind panic caused
by the pyrotechnics, or a ritualistic hunting practice dating back thousands of years? The person
who would know is beyond asking, an Indian man found dead among the bison, his leg pierced
by an arrow. Farther up the valley, fly fisherman, painter, and sometime private detective Sean
Stranahan has been hired by the beautiful Ida Evening Star, a Chippewa Cree woman who
moonlights as a mermaid at the Trout Tails Bar & Grill, to find her old flame, John Running Boy.
The cases seem unrelated -- until Sean's search leads him right to the brink of the buffalo jump.
"Buffalo Jump Blues" weaves a gripping tale of murder, wildlife politics, lost love, and is
another terrific read from the pen of Keith McCafferty. The fifth book in McCafferty's
outstanding Sean Stranahan Mystery Series, "Buffalo Jump Blues" will prove to be an enduringly
popular addition to community library Mystery/Suspense collections. For the personal reading
lists of dedicated mystery buffs it should be noted that "Buffalo Jump Blues" is also available in
a Kindle edition ($12.99).
The Fantasy/SciFi Shelf
Conspiracy!
Judith K. Dial & Thomas A. Easton, editors
NESFA Press
PO Box 809, Framingham, MA 01701
www.nesfapress.com
9781610373104, $17.00, PB, 176pp, www.amazon.com
As usual, NESFA (the New England Science Fiction Association) has published still another
outstanding and memorable anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories by a series of authors
who individually and collectively are masters of the genre. "Conspiracy!" is both the title and the
underlying them of the short stories comprising this exceptional collection that ranges from
Masons and Dragons (David Clements), the Bavarian Illuminati (Debra Doyle and James D.
Macdonald) and the New World Order Shariann Lewitt); the Shaver Mystery (science writer Jeff
Hecht); cell phones and weather control (Rev DiCerto); Atlantis and Lemuria (Paul DiFilippo);
Roswell (H. Paul Shuch of SETI fame); Mermaids (Cat Rambo and Mike Resnick); ancient
immortals who guide our breeding (Steven Popkes); quality management (Allen Steele); Santa
Claus (James Cambias); -- and then there are the squirrels (Sarah Smith). A riveting read from
first page to last, "Conspiracy!" is certain to be an enduringly popular addition to the personal
reading lists of all science fiction and fantasy enthusiasts, as well as community, college, and
university library Contemporary Science Fiction & Fantasy collections.
The Geography Shelf
The Handy Geography Answer Book
Paul A. Tucci
Visible Ink Press
43311 Joy Road, #414, Canton, MI 48187-2075
www.visibleinkpress.com
9781578595761, $21.95, 450pp, www.amazon.com
Geography is more than just maps and finding your destination. It is about the land, the people on
that land, the delicate balance of nature, and our very interdependence upon it, despite the
miracles of technology and grocery stores. It's about the effects of nature on places and people, as
well as how politics, borders, cities, and towns affect our lives. This newly updated and expanded
third addition of "The Handy Geography Answer Book" by Paul Tucci traces the history of
geography from Eratosthenes and Alexander von Humboldt, to latitude and longitude, and the
latest advances in the Global Positioning System (GPS). It provides insights into economic,
social, historic, culture, religious, political, and climate geography, plus oceanography,
demographics, and more. "The Handy Geography Answer Book" is an informed and informative
tour the world, including its natural features, and the ever-changing mark humans make on our
planet. With knowledgeable answers to 1,200 questions from the trivial (longest, hottest, tallest),
to how geography has influenced history, religion, architecture, and the location of cities. From
covering such questions as: Who first had the idea that there is a magnetic North Pole? What is
interesting about Google's "Streetview"? How many people are projected to live on the planet in
2050? Which state has the highest annual divorce rate? What are the largest and smallest
counties in the U.S.?, and so much more, this new edition of "The Handy Geography Answer
Book" is a "must" for all school and community library Geographical Studies collections, as well
as the personal reading lists for students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the
subject of geography.
The Jobs/Careers Shelf
Launching Your Career in Nursing and Midwifery
Annabel Smoker
Palgrave Macmillan
175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10001
www.palgrave-usa.com
9781137362407, $21.00, PB, 192pp, www.amazon.com
Gaining your first job as a nurse or midwife is becoming not only highly competitive but an
increasingly more complex process. "Launching Your Career in Nursing and Midwifery" by
Annabel Smoker (Lecturer in Nursing and Faculty Lead for Employability at the Faculty of
Health Science and University of Southampton, UK.) will enable the reader to get ahead of the
other applicants with an informed, informative, practical and thoroughly 'user friendly' guide
offering application advice, interview preparation techniques, a comprehensive overview of the
selection process and insider tips. You'll also find a wealth of information on career planning,
continuing professional development and next steps. Offering scenarios, practice questions and
the thoughts and observation of newly qualified professionals anyone seeking to become a
licensed nurse and/or midwife should consider "Launching Your Career in Nursing and
Midwifery: A Practical Guide" an essential and critically important read. While very highly
recommended for community, college, and university library Health/Medicine collections, it
should be noted for the personal reading lists of aspiring candidates for nursing school or
midwifery programs that "Launching Your Career in Nursing and Midwifery: A Practical Guide"
is also available in a Kindle edition ($15.87).
The Education Shelf
Two Books Are Better Than One!
Shari Frost
Capstone Press
1710 Roe Crest Drive, North Mankato, MN 56003
www.capstonepub.com
9781496606082, $24.95, PB, 128pp, www.amazon.com
It is no longer sufficient to teach letters, letter sounds, sight words, and simple texts in
kindergarten through second grade. Not when children today are expected to read and
comprehend texts in a variety of genres with increasing complexity. Then they must integrate the
ideas and concepts from those texts into their own writing. "Two Books are Better Than One:
Reading and Writing (and Talking and Drawing) Across Texts in K-2" by Shari Frost (who in the
course of her academic career has served as an elementary classroom teacher, a reading
specialist, a professional developer, and an instructor at the university level, and who is currently
a consultant with literacy coaches, intervention specialists, classroom teachers, and children in
classrooms to support the improvement of literacy instruction in the Chicago Public Schools)
helps teachers meet those demands. Each individual chapter contains an anchor lesson focused
on a different way of connecting texts, including: by theme, characters, perspective, structure, or
genre. The lessons feature research-based and common-core-aligned strategies: interactive
read-alouds; shared reading and writing; scaffolded small group reading; accountable talk; close
reading; and opinion, narrative, and explanatory writing. Each anchor lesson features two
high-quality children's books, and each chapter is rounded out with a list of other recommended
book pairs to support classroom teachers in creating their own lessons. While very highly
recommended for elementary school classroom teachers in grades K-2 and a critically important
addition to college and university Teacher Education reference collections, it should be noted that
"Two Books are Better Than One: Reading and Writing (and Talking and Drawing) Across Texts
in K-2" is also available in a Kindle edition ($9.99).
Learning to Choose, Choosing to Learn
Mike Anderson
ASCD
1703 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311-1714
www.ascd.org
9781416621836, $27.95, PB, 160pp, www.amazon.com
Offering students choices about their learning, says author Mike Anderson in "Learning to
Choose, Choosing to Learn: The Key to Student Motivation and Achievement", is one of the
most powerful ways teachers can boost student learning, motivation, and achievement. Anderson
offers numerous examples of choice in action, ideas to try with different students, and a
step-by-step process to help you plan and incorporate choice into your classroom. "Learning to
Choose, Choosing to Learn" covers: What effective student choice looks like in the classroom;
Why it's important to offer students choices; How to create learning environments, set the right
tone for learning, and teach specific skills that enable choice to work well. When students have
more choices about their learning, they can find ways of learning that match their personal needs
and be more engaged in their work, building skills and work habits that will serve them well in
school and beyond. "Learning to Choose, Choosing to Learn" teacher-friendly guide offers
everything you need to help students who are bored, frustrated, or underperforming come alive to
learning through the fundamental power of choice. "Learning to Choose, Choosing to Learn" is
so well written, organized and presented that it is very highly recommended for teachers and
homeschooling parents alike. While very highly recommended for school and academic library
Teacher Education instructional reference collections, it should be noted for personal reading
lists that "Learning to Choose, Choosing to Learn" is also available in a Kindle edition
($14.57).
Emerging Strategies for Supporting Student Learning
Barbara Allan
Facet Publishing
7 Ridgmount Street, London, England, WC1E 7AE
www.facetpublishing.co.uk
9781783300709, $75.00, PB, 192pp, www.amazon.com
Barbara Allan is an author and trainer. Her background includes managing workplace and
academic libraries. She has spent many years working in business schools where her focus was
on enhancing learning, teaching and the student experience, and the internationalization and
employability agendas. The higher education landscape is rapidly evolving due to changes in the
student population (millennial's, increasing diversity, changing work habits), technology (the rise
in the use of social media) and learning spaces (the increase in physical and virtual social
learning spaces). In "Emerging Strategies for Supporting Student Learning" Allan presents the
first book to bring together recent developments in both theory and practice, covering a wide
range of tools and techniques which will suit students in different contexts, from large groups of
500+ to very small classes of research students. Making extensive use of case studies, examples,
checklists, and tables, "Emerging Strategies for Supporting Student Learning" features: an
analysis of the current higher education landscape, the changes that are occurring and the diverse
nature of student populations; an exploration of new theories of digital literacy including case
studies demonstrating how library and information workers have applied these models in
practice; a demonstration of the many different ways in which academic library and information
services are working in support of student employability; a theoretical overview of different
approaches to teaching and learning including Kolb's learning cycle, Laurillard's conversational
framework for university teaching, Entwistle's teaching for understanding at university, Land and
Meyer's threshold concepts and the Higher Education Academy's work on flexible pedagogies;
practical guidance on designing, developing and evaluating courses and other learning and
teaching events in different situations including face-to-face, flipped classroom, blended
learning, and online learning; and an exploration of approaches to personal and professional
development including 90+ approaches to workplace learning; accredited courses; short courses,
conferences and workshops; networking through professional organizations; and developing
online networks. "Emerging Strategies for Supporting Student Learning" will be essential reading
for different groups working in colleges and universities including library and information
workers, staff developers, educational technologists, educational development project workers,
educational change agents and students of library and information science who are planning their
careers in higher education institutions. Simply stated, "Emerging Strategies for Supporting
Student Learning" is a critically important and invaluable addition to professional, college, and
university library Educational Studies and Library Science collections and supplemental reading
lists.
The Fiction Shelf
The Lost Garden
Li Ang
Columbia University Press
61 West 62nd Street, New York, NY 10023-7015
http://cup.columbia.edu
9780231175548, $75.00, HC, 248pp, www.amazon.com
"The Lost Garden" by Li Ange begins with the family of Zhu Yinghong, whose father, Zhu
Zuyan, was imprisoned in the early days of Chiang Kai-shek's rule. Zhu Zuyan spends his days
luxuriating in his Lotus Garden, which he builds according to his own desires. Forever under
suspicion, he indulges as much as he can in circumscribed pleasures, though they drain the family
fortune. Eventually the entire household is sold, including the Lotus Garden. "The Lost Garden"
then tranfers to modern-day Taipei, where Zhu Yinghong falls for Lin Xigeng, a real estate
tycoon and playboy. Their cat-and-mouse courtship builds against the extravagant banquets and
decadent entertainments of Taipei's wealthy businessmen. Though the two ultimately marry, their
high-styled romance dulls over time, leading to a dangerous, desperate quest to reclaim the
enchantment of the Lotus Garden. Ably translated into English for an American readership by
Howard Goldblatt, "The Lost Garden" is a consistently compelling read from beginning to end.
While very highly recommended for both community and academic library Literary Fiction
collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that "The Lost Garden" is also available
in a paperback edition (9780231175555, $25.00) and in a Kindle format ($14.74).
The Last House Officer
Gwyn Williams
Y Lolfa
c/o Dufour Editions, Inc.
PO Box 7, 124 Byers Road, Chester Springs, PA 19425-0007
www.dufoureditions.com
9781784611224, $17.00, PB, 299pp, www.amazon.com
Owen Morgan is a junior doctor trying to find his feet in the modern Welsh healthcare system.
Unfortunately he is peculiarly ill-equipped to survive the demands of the ever-changing world of
hospital medicine - or indeed of his feisty Indian wife, his two sons, and their tumultuous home
life. Born to Welsh working-class parents, Owen and his family must overcome cultural issues,
health issues, family quarrels, and personality incompatibilities during the biggest upheaval in
medical training for decades as a Labour government pushes through its controversial reforms.
And then there is Colleen. The very lovely, ever loyal Colleen - the love of Owen's life. If only he
knew it. An exceptional and deftly crafted story, "The Last House Officer" clearly showcases
author Gwyn Williams as an impressively gifted novelist. "The Last House Officer" is very
highly recommended for personal reading lists and community library General Fiction
collections.
The Lamentations of Zeno
Ilija Trojanow, author
Philip Boehm, translator
Verso
20 Jay Street, 10th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201-8346
www.versobooks.com
9781784782191, $19.95, HC, 176pp, www.amazon.com
Zeno Hintermeier is a scientist working as a travel guide on an Antarctic cruise ship, encouraging
the wealthy to marvel at the least explored continent and to open their eyes to its rapid
degradation. It is a troubling turn in the life of an idealistic glaciologist. Now in his early sixties,
Zeno bewails the loss of his beloved glaciers, the disintegration of his marriage, and the
foundering of his increasingly irrelevant career. Troubled in conscience and goaded by the smug
complacency of the passengers in his charge, he starts to plan a desperate gesture that will send a
wake-up call to an overheating world. "The Lamentations of Zeno" by German novelist Ilija
Trojanow is deftly translated into English for an appreciative American readership by Philip
Boehm. A compelling and complex work, "The Lamentations of Zeno" is an consistently
compelling read from beginning to end. While very highly recommended for both community
and academic library Literary Fiction collections, it should be noted for academia and the
non-specialist general reader that "The Lamentations of Zeno" is also available in a Kindle
edition ($9.99).
The Lawless West
Jon Tuska, editor
Sagebrush Large Print Westerns
Ulverscroft Large Print (USA), Inc.
PO Box 1230, West Seneca, NY 14224-1230
www.ulverscroftusa.com
9781785412097, $29.99, PB, 312pp, www.amazon.com
Compiled and edited by Jon Tuska (is the co-founder of the Golden West Literary Agency, as
well as co-author or co-editor of numerous works on the American West, including the
"Encyclopedia of Frontier and Western Fiction", "Westward the Women" and "Billy the Kid")
"The Lawless West"), "The Lawless West" is comprised of three classic western stories by three
classic western authors. These simply outstanding tales include: "From Missouri" by Zane Grey;
"Over the Northern Border" by Max Brand; and "Riders of the Dawn" by Louis L'Amour. "The
Lawless West" is a 'must read' for all devoted western action/adventure fans. This particular large
print edition is especially recommended and certain to be an enduringly popular addition to
community library Western Fiction collections.
The Devil's Anvil
Steve Hayes
Linford Western Library
c/o Ulverscroft Large Print (USA), Inc.
PO Box 1230, West Seneca, NY 14224-1230
www.ulverscroftusa.com
9781444827880, $20.99, Large Print Paperback, 232pp, www.amazon.com
The two murderous McClory cousins have busted out of Yuma Pen, heading for Indian Territory
leaving a trail of death in their wake. Somebody has to bring them in - and that job falls to
Deputy US Marshal Liberty Mercer, a young and dedicated woman who sets off to run the
outlaws to ground. But to reach the McClory stronghold in Silver Rock Canyon, Mercer and her
makeshift posse consisting of Raven Bjorkman, Latham Rawlins (who turns out is the brother of
Liberty's one-time love Latigo) and the bounty hunting Dunn brothers must cross the deadly,
searing desert known as the Devil's Anvil. Steve Hayes is a consummate master of the western
action/adventure genre and in "The Devil's Anvil" has written yet another truly riveting yarn that
showcases one of the most unusual law enforcers the west has ever know. Extraordinarily
entertaining from first page to last, "The Devil's Anvil" is very highly recommended for
community library Western Fiction collections, as well as the personal reading lists for all
dedicated western buffs.
The Pets/Wildlife Shelf
Home Alone And Happy!
Kate Mallatratt
Hubble & Hattie
www.hubbleandhattie.com
9781845848613, $19.99, PB, 96pp, www.amazon.com
People with a canine companion shouldn't wait until their dog becomes anxious when left alone
at home before investing time in teaching him how to become comfortable alone? Owners often
assume that their dog will sleep, yet many dogs suffer from anxiety and stress when left alone,
and some owners only discover this when their dog becomes destructive, or a neighbor
complains about his barking. "Home alone and happy!: Essential life skills for preventing
separation anxiety in dogs and puppies" is written by Kate Mallatratt to address the need to
educate pet owners before the problems of separation anxiety arise. Beautifully illustrated, with
worksheets to evaluate your dog's level of contentment and chart his progress, "Home Alone And
Happy" is specifically commended to the attention of all dog owners wanting to learn how their
canine companion can spend quality time alone and avoid the stress of separation anxiety.
The Writing/Publishing Shelf
Ten Characteristics of Quality Indexes
Margie Towery
Information Today, Inc.
143 Old Marlton Pike, Medford, NJ 08055-8750
www.infotoday.com
9781573875264, $45.00, PB, 140pp, www.amazon.com
In publishing there are three major categories of indexes: Bibliographic index (a regularly
updated print periodical publication that lists articles, books, and/or other information items);
General Index (a detailed list, usually arranged alphabetically, of the specific information in a
publication); Subject Indexing (describing the content of a document by keywords). Among the
community of professional indexers, Margie Towery is well know for the quality of expertise as
consummate indexer. In "Ten Characteristics of Quality Indexes: Confessions of an
Award-Winning Indexer", Margie has distilled her more than two decades of experience for the
benefit of novice indexers. "Ten Characteristics of Quality Indexes " defines and explores the
characteristics of quality indexes: audiences and accessibility, metatopics and index structure,
accuracy, comprehensiveness, conciseness, consistency, clarity, reflexivity, readability, and
common sense. Writing in an engaging and accessible style, Margie shares her own struggles in
indexing and offers strategies for overcoming challenges such as bias and language, indexing
blocks, and working with authors. Her digressions into research on reading and decision-making
provide a wider context for thinking about quality, while her suggestions and checklist for
evaluating indexes round out this essential volume for professional indexers at every skill level.
Simply stated, "Ten Characteristics of Quality Indexes" is emphatically and unreservedly
recommended as mandatory reading for anyone aspiring to become a professional indexer.
Indexing Tactics & Tidbits
Janet Perlman
Information Today, Inc.
143 Old Marlton Pike, Medford, NJ 08055-8750
www.infotoday.com
9781573875257, $45.00, PB, 170pp, www.amazon.com
"Indexing Tactics & Tidbits: An A to Z Guide" by Janet Perlman (who draws upon her more than
30 years of experience and expertise as a professional indexer of books and journals) is very
highly-recommended reference for indexing professionals. A master indexer, Janet Perlman
presents a treasure trove of practical, in-depth explanations and advice present in an alphabetical
format. While bringing her own in-depth, conversational style and a multitude of fresh topics to
the table, "Indexing Tactics & Tidbits" provides answers and insights on such vital subjects as
audience analysis, clients and contracts, computers and software, ethics and standards, index
depth and length, index structure, periodical indexing, professional resources, quality and
usability, work methods and strategies, and much more. Thoroughly 'user friendly' in tone,
content, organization and presentation, new and experienced indexers alike will appreciate how
"Indexing Tactics & Tidbits comprehensively and accessibly addresses the tasks of indexing by
one of the truly preeminent indexers working in publishing today. Indeed, "Indexing Tactics &
Tidbits" will prove to be a core and valued addition to personal, professional, community,
college, and university Writing/Publishing instructional reference collections in general, and
Indexing supplemental studies reading lists in particular.
The Cookbook Shelf
Short Order Dad
Robert Rosenthal
Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018
www.skyhorsepublishing.com
9781634509800, $17.99, PB, 272pp, www.amazon.com
Although it's written with a sense of humor, "Short Order Dad: One Guy's Guide to Making Food
Fun and Hassle-Free" by Robert Rosenthal is a serious culinary resource for dads (and anyone
else) wanting to make great tasting food at home - even if they have never used a chef's knife or a
roasting pan before. "Short Order Dad" offers step-by-step instructions in basic techniques and
presents a playbook of simple recipes that achieve the most taste with the fewest ingredients and
the least effort. "Short Order Dad" also covers all the essentials, from shopping ingredients and
cooking tools to appetizers, soups and salads, snacks, entrees, sauces and dressings, sides,
desserts, cocktails and more, to make anyone a successful chef. Beautifully illustrated
throughout, the recipes range from Pineapple Upside-Down Pancakes; Braised Chicken with 41
Garlic Cloves; Toasty Bruschetta; and Seared Tuna Wrap with Mango Chutney; to Grapefruit
Avocado Salad; Baked Potato Fries; Chocolate Covered Strawberries; and The Vesper Martini.
While very highly recommended for personal, family, and community library cookbook
collections, it should be noted that "Short Order Dad" is also available in a Kindle edition
($9.98).
Pure Food
Kurt Beecher Dammeier
BenBella Books
10300 N. Central Expressway, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75204
www.benbellabooks.com
9781942952176, $34.95, HC, 300pp, www.amazon.com
With the proliferation of artificial additives, hormones, antibiotics, and the thousand other
man-made substances and chemical cocktails lurking in our grocery bags, eating healthy, natural
foods is trickier than ever. It's no coincidence that America's health is flagging, with obesity and
type 2 diabetes now at epidemic levels. But planning menus with chef, restaurateur, food
entrepreneur, retailer, and nutrition educator Kurt Dammeier's "Pure Food: A Chef's Handbook
for Eating Clean, with Healthy, Delicious Recipes" will enable even the most novice of kitchen
cooks to prepare meals that are demonstrably easier to make and much healthier to eat because
each of the more than 70 features recipes are based on pure, additive-free ingredients and
preparation instructions. Unlike most cookbooks, the recipes comprising "Pure Food" are
organized in threads which start with a primary meal component like chicken, and progress
through a series of dishes that use the primary ingredient in different ways to help kitchen cooks
to get the most from their cooking. The recipes range from Oven Dried Tomatoes; Beef and
Mushroom Lasagna; Lamb Gyros; and Old Bay Roasted turkey Breast Plus Stock; to White Fish
Salad; Farror Cakes with Bacon and Parsley; Purple Potato Salad with Pea Vines; and Beecher's
No-Bake Super-Light Cheesecake. Beautifully illustrated throughout, "Pure Food" will prove to
be a welcome and enduringly popular addition to personal, family, and community library
cookbook collections. It should be noted that "Pure Food" is also available in a Kindle edition
($20.49).
The Journalism Shelf
Words Matter
Edited by Amanda Dahling and Mary Kay Blakely
University of Missouri Press
113 Heinkel Bldg., 201 S. 7th St., Columbia, MO 65211
www.umsystem.edu/upress
9780826220899 $29.95 amazon.com
Words Matter: Writing to Make a Difference presents examples of exceptional "long form"
journalistic writing by various graduates of the Missouri School of Journalism. These writings
are grouped into three categories: profiles, first person journalism, and personal memoirs. Each
essay is followed up with a "postscript" in which the author describes what they learned about
writing, journalism, and the business of getting published. An excellent resource for self-study or
for instructors or students in writing programs, Words Matter is highly recommended,
particularly for college library collections.
Health and the Media
Valentina Marinescu & Bianca Mitu, editors
McFarland & Company
PO Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640
www.mcfarlandpub.com
9781476663029, $39.95, PB, 260pp, www.amazon.com
Collaboratively compiled and co-edited by Valentina Marinescu (Professor at the Faculty of
Sociology and Social Work at Bucharest University in Bucharest, Romania) and Bianca Mitu (a
Lecturer at the University of Huddersfield in the United Kingdom) "Health and the Media:
Essays on the Effects of Mass Communication" is comprised of ten major essays analyzing the
relationship between medicine and the media from different perspectives. Each of these new
essays fill a gap in this emerging field by providing new information on approaches to health
communication and important reevaluations of health literacy theories. The contributors discuss
ideas and methodologies across a range of topics, including multifaceted health communication,
media coverage of maternal health, the rhetoric of diagnosis in autoimmune illness, media
representation of the sick in data-driven healthcare, and health news coverage in print media.
Informed and informative, thoughtful and thought-provoking, "Health and the Media: Essays on
the Effects of Mass Communication" is unreservedly recommended for professional, college, and
academic library collections. It should be noted for personal reading lists of students, academia,
and non-specialist readers with an interest in the subject that "Health and the Media: Essays on
the Effects of Mass Communication" is also available in a Kindle edition ($24.99).
The Literary Studies Shelf
Proust for Beginners
Steve Bachmann, author
Van Howell, illustrator
For Beginners LLC
155 Main Street, Suite 211, Danbury, CT 06810
9781939994448 $15.95 www.forbeginnersbooks.com
Lavishly illustrated with black-and-white sketches and caricatures on almost every page, Proust
for Beginners is a guide to the life and works of French novelist Marcel Proust (1871-1922), who
is particularly well-known for the modernist classic "In Search of Lost Time". Accessible to
readers of all backgrounds, Proust for Beginners explains the complex subjects and themes that
Proust tackled, in a clear, reader-friendly style. The cartoons and caricatures add a unique dash of
zest and flair to this excellent resource for high school, college, and public library literary studies
collections!
The Tempest
Cass Foster
Five Star Publications Inc.
PO Box 6698, Chandler, AZ 85246-6698
www.FiveStarPublications.com
9781589852365, $8.99, PB, 98pp, www.amazon.com
Educator, director, playwright, and nationally known stage fight choreographer, Cass Foster is a
lifelong master of Shakespearean theater. He devotes himself to making Shakespeare more
approachable to students and theater companies alike through his highly lauded Sixty-Minute
Shakespeare series. "The Tempest" is the eighth and newest addition to this outstanding series
but is an abridged, condensed version of the play so that it can be performed in approximately
one hour. Especially recommended for students and local community theatre groups, Cass
Foster's edition provides the same lyrical language enjoyment that the unabridged original
provides.
Approaches to Teaching the Works of Anton Chekhov
Michael C. Finke & Michael Holquist
Modern Language Association
26 Broadway, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10004-1789
www.mla.org
9781603292672, $40.00, HC, 248pp, www.amazon.com
The literary works of Anton Chekhov are unflinching in the face of human frailty. With their
emphasis on the dignity and value of individuals during unique moments, they help us better
understand how to exist with others when we are fundamentally alone. Written in Russia at the
end of the nineteenth century, when the country began to move fitfully toward industrialization
and grappled with the influence of Western liberalism even as it remained an autocracy,
Chekhov's plays and stories continue to influence contemporary writers. The essays comprising
"Approaches to Teaching the Works of Anton Chekhov" provide classroom strategies for
teaching Chekhov's stories and plays, discuss how his medical training and practice related to his
literary work, and compare Chekhov with writers both Russian and American. This compilation
of essays also aims to help classroom instructors with the daunting array of new editions in
English, as well as with the ever-growing list of titles in visual media: filmed theater productions
of his plays, adaptations of the plays and stories scripted for film, and amateur performances
freely available online. Thoroughly 'user friendly' in organization and presentation, "Approaches
to Teaching the Works of Anton Chekhov" is very highly recommended for college and
university library collections. For the personal reading lists of students, teachers, and
non-specialist general readers with an interest in the work of Anton Chekov, it should be noted
that "Approaches to Teaching the Works of Anton Chekhov" is also available in a paperback
edition (9781603292689, $24.00) and in a Kindle format ($14.40).
Bob Seger's House and Other Stories
Michael Delp & M. L. Liebler, editors
Wayne State University Press
4809 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201-1309
http://wsupress.wayne.edu
9780814341940, $24.99, PB, 328pp, www.amazon.com
Collaboratively compiled and co-edited by Michael Delp (former Director of Creative Writing at
the Interlochen Arts Academy) & M. L. Liebler (an award-winning poet, literary arts activist, and
professor), "Bob Seger's House and Other Stories" is a unique collection of twenty-two short
stories written by some of Michigan's most well-known fiction writers. The scope of this literary
anthology reflects the dynamic and diverse writing that is currently taking place by people who
consider their home to be the Great Lakes state. Stories are far-ranging, from the streets of
Detroit and the iconic presence of the auto industry to the wild tracts of the Upper Peninsula, to a
couple on the west coast trying to figure out parenting. "Bob Seger's House and Other Stories"
vibrates with that tension, of metal versus rock and human frailty taking on the pitfalls and
hardships of living in this world. An inherently and consistently compelling read comprised of
deftly written literary masterpieces, "Bob Seger's House and Other Stories" is very highly
recommended for both community and academic library Contemporary Literary Fiction
collections and supplemental studies lists. It should be noted for personal reading lists that "Bob
Seger's House and Other Stories" is also available in a Kindle edition ($14.19).
The Architecture Shelf
Graphic Guide to Frame Construction, fourth edition
Rob Thallon
The Taunton Press
63 South Main Street, Newtown, CT 06470
www.taunton.com
9781631863721, $29.95, PB, 256pp, www.amazon.com
Now in an newly updated and expanded fourth edition, the "Graphic Guide to Frame
Construction" by Rob Thallon, (a professional architect and the Associate Professor of
Architecture at the University of Oregon) is a comprehensive visual handbook filled with
hundreds of meticulous drawings showing the framing details you need to understand when
building with wood. This new edition of a classic instructional guide reflects the most recent
changes in residential frame construction. "Graphic Guide to Frame Construction" contains more
details for engineered wood products, fasteners, and seismic hold-down requirements, as well as
the latest IRC code updates. It is well annotated and covers foundations, floors, walls, stairs, and
roofs. Because examples are taken from actual job sites, "Graphic Guide to Frame Construction"
is enhanced with invaluable visual aids that can help builders and homeowners alike to tackle a
wide range of framing projects. Comprehensive and thoroughly 'user friendly' in tone, content,
organization and presentation, "Graphic Guide to Frame Construction" is very highly
recommended for personal, professional, community, and academic library Architectural Studies
instructional reference collections.
The Political Science Shelf
American Maelstrom
Michael A. Cohen
Oxford University Press
198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016-4314
www.oup.com/us
9780199777563, $29.95, HC, 448pp, www.amazon.com
Michael A. Cohen is a national political columnist for The Boston Globe. He writes regularly on
American politics and U.S. foreign policy and has previously been a columnist for the Guardian
and Foreign Policy. In "American Maelstrom: The 1968 Election and the Politics of Division" he
provides a detailed analytical history of the election of 1968 which was immediately caught up in
a swirl of powerful forces, and the nine men who sought the nation's highest office that year
attempted to who attempted to ride those political forces to victory -- or merely just survive them.
On the Democratic side, Eugene McCarthy energized the anti-war movement; George Wallace
spoke to the working-class white backlash; Robert Kennedy took on the mantle of his slain
brother. Entangled in Vietnam, Johnson, stunningly, opted not to run again, scrambling the odds.
On the Republican side, 1968 saw the vindication of Richard Nixon, who out-hustled Nelson
Rockefeller, Ronald Reagan and George Romney, by navigating between the conservative and
moderate wings of the Republican Party. The assassinations of first Martin Luther King, Jr., and
then Robert Kennedy seemed to push the country to the brink of chaos, a chaos reflected in the
Democratic Convention in Chicago, in which for the first time in American political history such
an event became a kind of televised horror show. Vice President Hubert Humphrey emerged as
the nominee, and, finally liberating himself from Johnson's grip, nearly overcame the lead long
enjoyed by Nixon who, by exploiting division and channeling the national yearning for order,
would be the last man standing. Enhanced with the inclusion of forty-six pages of Notes; an eight
page Bibliographic Essay, and a thirty-five page Index, "American Maelstrom" is an impressively
well written, researched, organized and presented study that will prove to be an invaluable and
appreciated addition to both community and academic library 20th Century American History
and Political Science reference collections. For personal reading lists of academics and
non-specialist readers with an interest in the subject, it should be noted that "American
Maelstrom" is also available in a Kindle edition ($9.99).
The Art Shelf
Gerhard Richter: Panorama
Nicholas Serota & Mark Godfrey, editors
Distributed Art Publishers
155 Sixth Avenue, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10013-1507
www.artbook.com
9781938922923, $65.00, HC, 312pp, www.amazon.com
Gerhard Richter is a German visual artist who has produced abstract as well as photorealistic
paintings, as well as photographs and glass pieces. His art follows the examples of Picasso and
Jean Arp in undermining the concept of the artist's obligation to maintain a single cohesive style.
First published on the occasion of the major retrospective exhibition that opened at Tate Modern
in 2011, this newly expanded edition of "Gerhard Richter: Panorama" continues to offer the most
complete overview of the artist's entire career to date. This stunningly illustrated survey
encompasses works from the late 1950s to the present and includes his photo-paintings,
abstractions, landscapes, seascapes, portraits, color charts, grey paintings, glass and mirror
works, sculptures, drawings and photographs. All this combines to provide a definitive account
of Richter's achievements. It also includes studio photographs, archival images and texts by an
array of international critics and curators. This expanded edition of "Gerhard Richter: Panorama"
includes a new text by Mark Godfrey that covers works made since the 2011 exhibition,
including the Strip, Flow and Birkenau paintings, as well as an updated chronology. With more
than 300 illustrations, and an interview between Richter and Nicholas Serota, Director of Tate,
"Gerhard Richter: Panorama" remains the most comprehensive survey of one of the world's
pre-eminent contemporary artists and is very highly recommended for personal, community, and
academic library Contemporary Art History collections in general, and Gerhard Richter
supplemental studies reading lists in particular.
The Photography Shelf
Iconocracia
Ivan de la Nuez
Turner
c/o Distributed Art Publishers
155 Sixth Avenue, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10013-1507
www.artbook.com
9788416354733, $30.00, HC, 240pp, www.amazon.com
Ivan de la Nuez, an essayist, art critic and exhibition curator born in Havana in 1964, has been
the head of the Cultural Activities Department at the Contemporary Culture Center of Barcelona
(2009-2011) and the Exhibitions Director at La Virreina Centre de la Imatge (2000-2009). He
collaborates with Babelia, El Pais newspaper's cultural insert, as well as different magazines and
newspapers in the United States, Europe and Latin America. Compiled, edited and presented by
Nuez, this bilingual edition of "Iconocracia: An Image of Power and the Power of Images in
Contemporary Cuban Photography" brings together the works of approximately 30 Cuban
photographers from different generations and political perspectives. This impressively presented
collection reflects the diversity of contemporary Cuban society and culture, making it a critically
important, unique, and highly recommended contribution to personal, professional, community,
and academic library Contemporary Photography collections.
The Autism Shelf
Relationship Building & Sexual Awareness for Kids with Autism
Susan Helghway & Susan kidd Webster
Future Horizons
721 West Abram Street, Arlington, TX 76013
www.fhautism.com
9780986067327, $24.95, PB, 188pp, www.amazon.com
Federal law requires that every school district educate school age children. An essential part of a
well rounded education is the building of a child's self-esteem so they can make informed
choices. "Relationship Building & Sexual Awareness for Kids with Autism" is a STARS 2
adapted version of the original STARS guidebook that is focused on school-aged children. The
STARS 2 model concentrates on four areas: Understanding Relationships, Social Skills Training,
Sexual Awareness, and Assertiveness with the goals of promoting positive sexuality and
preventing sexual abuse. Assessment tools help identify the strengths and needs of each
individual, and then the activities can be catered to address specific needs. The collaborative
effort of Susan M. Heighway (who is a certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in Madison,
Wisconsin), and Susan Kidd Webster (a Senior Lecturer and Field Faculty Associate at the
University of Wisconsin in Madison) "Relationship Building & Sexual Awareness for Kids with
Autism: STARS 2) is very highly recommended for professional, school district, college, and
university educational reference collections for teaching and working with autistic children.
The Military Shelf
The Battle Of Jutland
John Brooks
Oxford University Press
198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016-4314
www.oup.com/us
9781107150140, $49.99, HC, 584pp, www.amazon.com
The naval engagement known as the Battle of Jutland was a battle on the high seas fought by the
British Royal Navy's Grand Fleet under Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, against the Imperial German
Navy's High Seas Fleet under Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer during the First World War. The
battle was fought from 31 May to 1 June 1916 in the North Sea, near the coast of Denmark's
Jutland Peninsula. It was the largest naval battle and the only full-scale clash of battleships in the
war. "The Battle of Jutland" by military scholar John Brooks is a major new account of the Battle
of Jutland and begins with the building of the two fleets wherein Brooks reveals the key
technologies employed, from ammunition, gunnery and fire control, to signaling and torpedoes,
as well as the opposing commanders' tactical expectations and battle orders. In describing
Jutland's five major phases, Brooks offers important new interpretations of the battle itself and
how the outcome was influenced by technology, as well as the tactics and leadership of the
principal commanders, with the reliability of their own accounts of the fighting reassessed. "The
Battle Of Jutland" draws on contemporary sources which have rarely been cited in previous
accounts, including the dispatches of both the British and German formations, along with official
records, letters and memoirs. An impressively well researched, written, organized and presented
study, and one that adheres to the highest standards of scholarship, "The Battle Of Jutland" is
enhanced with the inclusion of a twenty-seven page Bibliography; a seven page Index of
Warships and Formations; and a twenty page General Index. While very highly recommended for
both community and academic library 20th Century Military History and 20th Century Naval
History collections in general, and World War I supplemental studies lists it particular, it should
be noted for the personal reading lists of academia and the non-specialist general reader with an
interest in the subject the "The Battle Of Jutland" is also available in a Kindle edition
($31.20).
The Audiobook Shelf
The Seventh Sense
Written and read by Joshua Cooper Ramo
jramo.com
Hachette Audio
237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017
9781478909101 $30.00 www.HachetteAudio.com
The Seventh Sense: Power, Fortune and Survival in the Age of Networks is the unabridged
audiobook rendition of Joshua Cooper Ramo's insights into how technology-driven connections
have changed the world - and are still changing it. The modern internet and smartphones have
enabled people to create global networks as never seen before, and those who have mastered
these networks achieve phenomenal success - whether they are business leaders, generals,
investors, politicians, or terrorists (one particularly grim example is ISIS, a terrorist organization
unparalleled in its mastery of social media). The Seventh Sense ultimately isn't just about
witnessing the power of human connections, but also harnessing that power to change the world.
Highly recommended. 9 CDs, 10 hours.
The Colonists
Raymond F. Jones, author
Justine Lerman, narrator
Speculative!
c/o Brilliance Corporation
PO Box 887, Grand Haven, MI 49417
www.brillianceaudio.com
9781511357081, $14.99, CD, www.amazon.com
What qualities are needed to leave Earth behind and never return? To start life anew on a far off
planet? A desire to leave and never return? A pioneer spirit? How would you select someone to
take that trip? Dr. Ashby believes in testing, but are his parameters correct? His experiment with
human volunteers is unique and fully immersive as he seeks to answer those questions -- and the
reply may not be what you would expect. Raymond Jone's "The Colonist" is a terrific science
fiction yarn that is brought to live in a genuine 'theatre of the mind' experience with the superbly
executed narration by Justine Lerman. "The Colonist" is very highly recommended for
community library audio book collections and the listening pleasure of dedicated science fiction
fans.
The Creature from Cleveland Depths
Fritz Leiber, author
Jim Roberts, narrator
Speculative!
c/o Brilliance Corporation
PO Box 887, Grand Haven, MI 49417
www.brillianceaudio.com
9781511357098, $14.99, CD, www.amazon.com
Fritz Leiber (1910-1992) was equally adept at writing science fiction, fantasy and horror. In the
course of his career his literary works were honored with the Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy
awards. Now in a complete and unabridged audio book edition of a classic Fritz Leiber science
fiction short story, narrator Jim Roberts performs "The Creature from Cleveland Depths". The
story of a writer and his wife who refuse to move below-ground after the cold-war gets hot.
However, the writer still serves as a consultant for a below-ground company seeking to come up
with new "gadgets". His latest product idea is called "The Tickler", a device that is with you at all
times to remind you of appointments and "suggests" little motivations to improve efficiency.
Then the device begins to have unintended and frightening consequences which only the inventor
seems to recognize. With flawless production values, this audio book edition of "The Creature
from Cleveland Depths" is unreservedly recommended for community library audio book
collections and a "must" for the legions of Fritz Leiber fans.
The Library CD Shelf
Beyond Karma
Gyuto Monks of Tibet
Featuring Kim Cunio & Heather Lee
$16.98 amazon.com
Beyond Karma is a music CD of sacred sounds from a variety of different cultures. Australian
sacred music duo Kim Cunio and Heather Lee join The Gyuto Monks of Tibet in this celebration
of religious diversity and sacred traditions. The tremendous resonance of the Gyuto Monks'
harmonic chant is an experience to cherish and remember; it not only music, but also tantric
practice. Highly recommended, especially for international and spiritual music collections. Also a
choice pick for listeners eager to broaden their musical horizons is the Spanish-language album
"Selva" ("Jungle", $TBA) by Peruvian guitarist Ciro Hurtado.
In the Midst of Stars
Majestica
majesticamusic.com
Heart Dance Records
www.heartdancerecords.com
$12.97 CD / $9.99 download cdbaby.com
In the Midst of Stars is a beautiful music album by talented duo Majestica - bassist and
multi-instrumentalist Cass Anawaty, and award-winning multi-flutist Sherry Finzer. The two
have created an extraordinary medley of ambient tracks, reflecting inspiration from the natural
world as well as a celebration of human ingenuity. A "must" for connoisseurs of fine
instrumental music, In the Midst of Stars is especially for recommended meditation or relaxation.
The tracks are "In the Midst of Stars" (4:31), "Carousel" (4:01), "In Bloom" (5:31), "Close of
Day" (5:01), "Lone Mountain" (5:10), "View from the Summit" (4:13), "How Does it Feel"
(5:07), and "Aurora Australis" (10:31). 44 min 8 sec.
Extra-Deluxe-Supreme
Hazmat Modine
Barbes Records
barbesrecords.com
$10.99 CD / $7.99 MP3 amazon.com
Extra-Deluxe-Supreme is the third studio album by the band Hazmat Modine, a group known for
their signature tuba and harmonica as well as horn section, guitars, accordion, and much more.
Extra-Deluxe Supreme draws upon a medley of American musical traditions including Gospel,
rhythm and blues, country, and early jazz. At once both a celebration of and an imaginative spin
upon quintessentially American music, Extra-Deluxe Supreme is a joy to experience. The tracks
are "Another Day" (4:22), "Plans" (5:10), "Your Sister" (5:35), "Up & Rise" (5:25), "Arcadia
(Coffee, Salt & Laces) (5:33), "Moving Stones" (3:58), "Whiskey Bird" (6:03), "All of My Days"
(4:50), "End of Sweet Dreams" (5:00), and "Most of All" (4:40).
You Ain't Never Been to Texas
Johnny Lee
www.johnnyleemusic.com
c/o Webster Public Relations (publicity)
PO Box 23015, Nashville, TN 37202
www.websterpr.com
$11.99 CD / $8.99 MP3 amazon.com
You Ain't Never Been to Texas is a bona fide country music album, featuring the guitar play and
stirring vocals of Johnny Lee. Love, loss, courage, pride, and celebration of the Lone Star State
are recurring themes in this "must-have" for country music fans! Highly recommended. The
tracks are 'Lonesome Love List", "What's Forever For", "Who's Left, Who's Right", "Deep
Water", "Never Been to Texas", "Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me", "Good Lovin' Woman
Bad", "Wish I Could Love That Way Again", "2 Steps from the Blues", "Who Did You Love",
"Bullets First", and "Worth Watching".
The Library DVD Shelf
California Redwoods to Death Valley
Bennet Watt HD Productions, Inc.
13021 - 244th Avenue SE, Issaquah, WA 98027
9781604902082 $24.95 DVD
9781604902310 $24.95 Blu-ray www.Bennett-Watt.com
Part of the "Discoveries... America National Parks" series (each program is available in both
DVD and Blu-ray formats), California Redwoods to Death Valley showcases a diversity of
national parks and historic sites in California, including Redwoods National and State Parks,
Death Valley National Park, Mojave National Preserve, Sand to Snow National Monument,
Cesar Chavez National Monument, Pinnacles National Park, Channel Island national Park and
much more. Beautiful, panoramic photography makes this educational and edifying DVD the
next best thing to witnessing California's natural splendor in person! Highly recommended,
especially for public library DVD collections. 50 min.
Yalom's Cure
A film by Sabine Gisiger
First Run Features
630 Ninth Avenue, Suite 1213, New York, NY 10036
www.firstrunfeatures.com
$24.95 www.yalomscure.com
Yalom's Cure is a DVD documentary about the life's work of author, scholar, and psychotherapist
Irvin D. Yalom. Yalom is especially well known for his efforts in developing "existential
psychotherapy", a practice that integrates philosophy into psychotherapy, and Yalom's books
have been incorporated into college courses in psychology. Part biography, part exploration of
the human psyche, Yalom's Cure reveals how Yalom's work in the field of psychotherapy
changed the ways in which psychotherapists can help patients in need. Yalom's Cure is highly
recommended, especially for public and college library DVD collections. 74 min., optional
English subtitles.
Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art
A film by James Crump
First Run Features
630 Ninth Avenue, Suite 1213, New York, NY 10036
$24.95 www.firstrunfeatures.com
Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art is a DVD documentary about the inception of "land art" in
the late 1960's and early 1970's. A handful of artists, including Michael Heizer, Walter de Maria,
and Robert Smithson created gigantic expressions in the American southwest desert. Astounding
in their scope and audacity, these works include "Spiral Jetty", "Double Negative", and
"Lightning Field". Troublemakers includes rare footage as well as interviews with Smithson,
Heizer, Nancy Holt, Dennis Oppenheim, Carl Andre, Virginia Dwan, Charles Ross, and more.
Troublemakers is highly recommended for community library and as well as personal art history
DVD shelves. DVD extras include artist and filmmaker biographies, as well as a discussion
between director James Crump and the director of the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary
Art, Philippe Vergne. 72 min. optional English subtitles.
The Multimedia Shelf
Virginia Beauty: A Love Song for the Commonwealth
Joyce Johnson Rouse
Rouse House Music
PO Box 450, Independence, VA 24348
www.earthmama.org
$12.00 CD / $9.99 download cdbaby.com
Composer Joyce Johnson Rouse (a.k.a. "Earth Mama")
created Virginia Beauty: A Love Song for the Commonwealth as a tribute to Virginia's natural
beauty, hardworking people, and rich history. A medley of expert musicians perform Virginia
Beauty in standard, bluegrass, abbreviated, and instrumental versions. Virginia Beauty is also
enriched with bonus materials; when the CD inserted into a computer, the user gains access to
printable documents and suggestions for using the song in performance and education. Highly
recommended! The audio tracks are "Long Version", "Bluegrass Version - Featuring Dale Ann
Bradley", "Short Version", and "Instrumental Track".
The Parenting Shelf
Mindsets for Parents
Mary Cay Ricci & Margaret Lee
Prufrock Press
PO Box 8813, Waco, TX 76714-8813
www.prufrock.com
9781618215246, $16.95, PB, 184pp, www.amazon.com
All parents want their children to be successful in school, sports, and extracurricular activities.
But it's not just about giving your kids praise or setting them on the right direction. Research
shows that success is often dependent on mindset. Hard work, perseverance, and effort are all
hallmarks of a growth mindset. That's where "Mindsets for Parents: Strategies to Encourage
Growth Mindsets in Kids" by Mary Cay Ricci (an education consultant, speaker) and Margaret
Lee (an education administrator and consultant in Maryland) comes in. Designed to provide
parents with a roadmap for developing a growth mindset home environment, "Mindsets for
Parents " has a conversational style and uses real-world examples make the popular mindsets
topic approachable and engaging. It includes tools for informally assessing the mindsets of both
parent and child, easy-to-understand brain research, and suggested strategies and resources for
use with children of any age. "Mindsets for Parents " gives parents and guardians powerful
knowledge and methods to help themselves and their children learn to embrace life's challenges
with a growth mindset and an eye toward increasing their effort and success! Thoroughly 'reader
friendly' in tone, content, commentary, organization and presentation, "Mindsets for Parents" is
very highly recommended for community library Parenting Skills instructional reference
collections. It should be noted for personal reading lists that "Mindsets for Parents" is also
available in a Kindle edition ($11.63).
The American History Shelf
Chicago Transformed
Joseph Gustaitis
Southern Illinois University Press
1915 University Press Drive, SIUC Mail Code 6806
Carbondale, IL 62901
9780809334988 $29.95 www.siupress.com
Chicago Transformed: World War I and the Windy City is an extensively researched analysis of
how the demands of the First World War from 1913 to 1919 fundamentally changed the city of
Chicago. Chapters address Chicago's economic, cultural, and political history, as well as the
impact of the war on Chicago's soldiers, wartime daily life in Chicago (sometimes described as
"wheatless, meatless, and coalless"), Chicago women and their participation in the first sexual
revolution, Chicago's evolving ethnic demographics, and much more. A handful of
black-and-white photographs, notes, and an index round out this welcome contribution to
American History shelves, highly recommended especially for college library collections.
Jefferson, Lincoln, and the Unfinished Work of the Nation
Ronald L. Hatzenbuehler
Southern Illinois University Press
1915 University Press Drive, SIUC Mail Code 6806
Carbondale, IL 62901
9780809334902 $19.50 www.siupress.com
Jefferson, Lincoln, and the Unfinished Work of the Nation examines how two of America's
greatest leaders, President Jefferson and President Lincoln, grappled with the political problems
facing the nature. Each chapter focuses on a different vital issue confronted by both men: race
and slavery, the pros and cons of political parties, state rights vs. federal authority, religion and
the presidency, the president's powers under the American Constitution, and the appropriate
political economy for a republic. Author Robert L. Hatzenbuehler (professor emeritus of history,
Idaho State University) draws upon Jefferson's and Lincoln's own words in their written
correspondence, essays, and speeches in this fascinating study, enhanced with extensive source
notes and an index. Highly recommended, especially for public and college library American
History collections.
The Infamous Dakota War Trials of 1862
John A. Haymond
McFarland & Company
PO Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640
www.mcfarlandpub.com
9781476665108, $39.95, PB, 276pp, www.amazon.com
The U.S.-Dakota War was the bloodiest Indian conflict of the 19th century and erupted in
southwestern Minnesota during the summer of 1862. In the war's aftermath, a hastily convened
commission of five army officers conducted trials of 391 Indians charged with murder and
massacre. In 36 days, 303 Dakota men were sentenced to death. In the largest simultaneous
execution in American history, 38 were hanged on a single gallows on December 26, 1862 -- an
incident now widely considered an act of revenge rather than judicial punishment. Providing
fresh insight into this controversial event, "The Infamous Dakota War Trials of 1862: Revenge,
Military Law and the Judgment of History" by conflict historian John A. Haymond (who is also
the executive director of the Mower County Historical Society in Austin, Minnesota) deftly
examines the Dakota War trials from the perspective of 19th century military law. Haymond
discusses the causes and far-reaching consequences of the war, the claims of widespread
atrocities, the modern debate over the role of culture in lawful warfare and how the war has been
depicted by historians. Impressively researched and notably well written, organized and
presented, "The Infamous Dakota War Trials of 1862" is an exceptional work of historical
scholarship and very strongly recommended for community and academic library Native
American Studies and 19th American History collections. For students and non-specialist general
readers it should be noted that "The Infamous Dakota War Trials of 1862" is also available in a
Kindle edition ($24.99).
The World History Shelf
Among the Headhunters
Robert Lyman
Da Capo Press
c/o Perseus Book Group
250 W. 57th St., Suite 1500, New York, NY 10107
9780306824678 $25.99 www.perseusbooksgroup.com
Among the Headhunters: An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival in the Burmese
Jungle lives up to its title as an amazing true story of endurance, survival, and rescue. When a
Curtiss C-46 Commando crashed on the mountainous border between India and Burma in August
of 1943, all but one of the twenty-one passengers and crew survived, in the largest ever parachute
evacuation of an airplane. These survivors were stranded in the extremely remote and unmapped
land of the Nagas of the Patkoi Hills, a tribe of headhunters known to practice human sacrifice,
whose village had been burned twice by the British. Japanese soldiers were also relatively close.
United States Army Air Forces were able to send sustenance, but the survivors' rescue would
ultimately take nothing less than a military expedition. Among the Headhunters is an
unforgettable true-life story of danger, suspense, courage, and reconciliation. Highly
recommended!
The Civil War Shelf
The Second Day at Gettysburg
David L. Shultz and Scott L. Mingus Sr.
Savas Beatie
PO Box 4527, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
9781611210743 $32.95 www.savasbeatie.com
The Second Day at Gettysburg: The Attack and Defense of Cemetery Ridge, July 2, 1863 is an
in-depth historical and military analysis of American Civil War's largest and bloodiest battle. The
battle of Gettysburg lasted three days; the second day marked the most significant turning point
of Gettysburg, and ultimately, the entire Civil War. Historian David L. Shultz and award-winning
history author Scott L. Mingus research, trace, and reconstruct each detail of the battle's
progression, in language accessible to readers of all backgrounds. Enhanced with occasional
black-and-white photography, a bibliography, and an index, The Second Day at Gettysburg is
highly recommended for public and college library Civil War shelves, as well as for personal
edification.
The Music Shelf
Devil's Music, Holy Rollers and Hillbillies
James A. Cosby
Marketing Department
McFarland & Company
PO Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640
www.mcfarlandpub.com
9781476662299, $35.00, PB, 264pp, www.amazon.com
Rock music today is universal and its popular history is well known. Yet few know how and why
it really came about. Taking a fresh look at events long overlooked or misunderstood, "Devil's
Music, Holy Rollers and Hillbillies: How America Gave Birth to Rock and Roll" by pop culture
expert James A. Cosby (who is a regular contributor on pop culture matters for PopMatters.com)
tells how some of the most disenfranchised people in a free and prosperous nation strove to make
themselves heard, and in the process changed the world. Describing the genesis of rock and roll,
"Devil's Music, Holy Rollers and Hillbillies" covers everything from its deep roots in the
Mississippi Delta, key early figures, like deejay "Daddy-O" Dewey Phillips and gospel star Sister
Rosetta Tharpe, and the influence of so-called "holy rollers" of the Pentecostal church who
became crucial performers--Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard. Enhanced with the
inclusion of twenty-four pages of Notes, a ten page Bibliography, and a nineteen page Index,
"Devil's Music, Holy Rollers and Hillbillies" is an extraordinary and highly recommended
addition to community, college, and university library American Music History collections. It
should be noted for the personal reading of students and non-specialist general readers with an
interest in the subject that "Devil's Music, Holy Rollers and Hillbillies" is also available in a
Kindle edition ($24.99).
The Travel Shelf
Last-Minute Travel Secrets
Joey Green
Chicago Review Press
814 North Franklin Street, Chicago, IL 60610
www.chicagoreviewpress.com
9781613735046, $16.99, PB, 240pp, www.amazon.com
For a great many people traveling today (especially by air), getting from one place to another is
all too often an exercise in frustration, inconvenience, disappointment, irritation, resentment, and
exhaustion. Fortunately, "Last-Minute Travel Secrets" by Joey Green truly lives up to its subtitle:
"121 Ingenious Tips to Endure Cramped Planes, Car Trouble, Awful Hotels, and Other Trips
from Hell". Readers will discover how to correct uncomfortable accommodations using everyday
household products such as: Uncorking a wine bottle with a sneaker; Protecting your car from
bug splatters with cooking spray; Finding your car in a parking lot using a water bottle; Use a
motel bathtub as a washing machine; Muffle the sound of crying babies using tampon earplugs;
Purify and desalinate ocean water with a T-shirt; and so much more! "Last-Minute Travel
Secrets" also includes interesting and strange travel sidebars and fascinating trivia to keep you
entertained until your lost luggage arrives. Offering a wealth of practical tips, tricks and
techniques for the traveler, "Last-Minute Travel Secrets" is very highly recommended for
personal reading lists and community library Travel Guide collections. It should be noted that
"Last-Minute Travel Secrets" is also available in a Kindle edition ($9.99).
The Women's Studies Shelf
Tongue of Fire
Donna M. Kowal
State University of New York Press
State University Plaza, Albany, NY 12246-0001
www.sunypress.edu
9781438459738, $75.00, HC, 222pp, www.amazon.com
In "Tongue of Fire: Emma Goldman, Public Womanhood, and the Sex Question", Donna M.
Kowal (Associate Professor of Communication Studies at The College at Brockport, State
University of New York) informatively examines the speeches and writings of the Most
Dangerous Woman in the World within the context of shifting gender roles in early
twentieth-century America. As the notorious leader of the American anarchist movement, Emma
Goldman captured newspaper headlines across the country as she urged audiences to reject
authority and aspire for individual autonomy. A public woman in a time when to be public and a
woman was a paradox, Goldman spoke and wrote openly about distinctly private matters,
including sexuality, free love, and birth control. Recognizing women's bodies as a site of struggle
for autonomy, she created a discursive space for women to engage in the public sphere and act as
sexual agents. In turn, her ideas contributed to the rise of a feminist consciousness that
recognized the personal as political and rejected dualistic notions of gender and sex. This
impressively researched and exceptionally well written, organized and presented study is a very
highly recommended addition to community and academic library Women's Studies and 20th
Century American History collections. Students and non-specialist general readers with an
interest in the life and accomplishments of Emma Goldman should note that "Tongue of Fire" is
also available in a Kindle edition ($71.25).
The Library Science Shelf
Forging the Future of Special Collections
Melissa A. Hubbard, Robert H. Jackson, Arnold Hirshon, eds.
Neal-Shuman Publishers
c/o American Library Association
50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611
www.alastore.ala.org
9780838913864, $85.00, PB, 224pp, www.amazon.com
Once treated as exclusive spaces for valuable but hidden and under-utilized material, over the
past few decades library special collections departments have been transformed by increased
digitization and educational outreach efforts into unique and highly visible major institutional
assets. What libraries must now contemplate is how to continue this momentum by articulating
and implementing a dynamic strategic vision for their special collections. Drawing on the
expertise of a world-class array of librarians, university faculty, book dealers, collectors, and
donors, "Forging the Future of Special Collections" is a collected volume of expert articles that
survey the emerging requirements of today's knowledge ecosystem and charts a course for the
future of special collections. Expanding upon the proceedings of the National Colloquium on
Special Collections organized by the Kelvin Smith Library of Case Western Reserve University
in October 2014, "Forging the Future of Special Collections" is a timely resource for special
collections librarians, administrators, academics, and rare book dealers and collectors that:
recounts the factors that governed the growth and use of special collections in the past; explores
ways to build 21st-century special collections that are accessible globally, and how to provide the
expertise and services necessary to support collection use; gives advice on developing and
maintaining strong relationships between libraries and collectors, with special attention paid to
the importance of donor relations; provides critical information on how libraries and their
institutions' faculty can best collaborate to ensure students and other researchers are aware of the
resources available to them; showcases proactive, forward-thinking approaches to applying
digital scholarship techniques to special collections materials; looks at how the changes in the
way authors work from analog to digital increases the importance of archives in preserving the
aspects of humanity that elevate us; and examines sustainable and scalable approaches to
promoting the use of special collections in the digital age, including the roles of social media and
crowdsourcing to bring collections directly to the user. More than simply a guide to collection
management, "Forging the Future of Special Collections" details myriad ways to forge the future
of special collections, ensuring that these scholarly treasures advance knowledge for years to
come. Simply stated, no private, community, governmental, corporate, college, or university
library should be without it's own copy of "Forging the Future of Special Collections". No
academic Library Science collection would be either adequate or complete without the inclusion
of "Forging the Future of Special Collections".
The Philosophy Shelf
Batman, Superman, and Philosophy
Edited by Nicolas Michaud
Open Court Publishing Company
70 East Lake Street, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60601
www.opencourtbooks.com
9780812699180 $19.95 amazon.com
Part of the excellent "Pop Culture and Philosophy" series, Batman, Superman, and Philosophy:
Badass or Boyscout? is an anthology of edifying essays by learned authors about the philosophy
inherent in the popular superhero comic book characters Batman and Superman. Both are bound
by a personal code never to kill, yet each follows a very different style to pursue their vigilante
goal. Essays question which superhero makes a better role model or inspiring myth; which is
more moral or rational; and even question which could better fight terrorism. Enhanced with
references and an index, Batman, Superman, and Philosophy scrutinizes these pop culture
favorites with the rigorous logic, and the conclusions may surprise comic book fans, movie fans,
and amateur philosophers alike!
The Business Shelf
The Trusted Executive
John Blakey
Kogan Page
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 1100, Philadelphia, PA 19102
www.koganpageusa.com
9780749474225, $27.95, PB, 240pp, www.amazon.com
John Blakey is one of the UK's leading executive coaches and a member of the CEO coaching
faculty at Manchester Business School, as well as Vistage International and the National Health
Service. In "The Trusted Executive: Nine Leadership Habits that Inspire Results, Relationships
and Reputation" Blakey draws upon his years of experience and expertise to help business and
governmental leaders create a trust-building strategy for a globalized, technology-enabled,
diverse, and increasingly skeptical world. Through innovative coaching exercises, personal
anecdotes, inspirational CEOs and well-researched business models, "The Trusted Executive"
provides the tools leaders need to create a strategy for building trust in themselves and their
companies. Author John Blakey presents a three-pillared approach to trustworthy leadership
based on ability, integrity, and benevolence, as well as explaining how to develop and measure
organizational trust, handle trust violations, and manage a constantly changing work environment
and diverse workforce. While very highly recommended for community, corporate,
governmental, and academic library Business Management instructional reference collections, it
should be noted for the personal reading lists of students, professionals, and the non-specialist
general reader with an interest in the subject, that "The Trusted Executive" is also available in a
Kindle edition ($17.86).
The Gardening Shelf
The Little Veggie Patch Co. DIY Garden Projects
Mat Pember & Dillon Seitchik-Reardon
Hardie Grant Books
c/o Chronicle Books
680 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
www.chroniclebooks.com
9781743790991, $34.95, PB, 272pp, www.amazon.com
The collaborative effort of Australian gardening experts Mat Pember and Dillon
Seitchik-Reardon, "The Little Veggie Patch Co. DIY Garden Projects: Easy Activities For Edible
Gardening and Backyard Fun" is a fun and practical collection of outdoor DIY projects that will
transform your backyard living space into the ultimate functioning vegetable garden. "The Little
Veggie Patch Co. DIY Garden Projects" includes thirty-eight hands-on, step-by-step activities
that will help cultivate handiness and get the aspiring gardener out into the garden. It's easy and a
whole lot of fun to get hands dirty building cubbyhouses, making dream planter boxes, and
harvesting edible green walls made out of inexpensive or up-cycled materials. Individual chapters
include projects for kids, vertical gardening, garden basics, using recycled materials, and more.
There are projects for every skill level, ranging from the first-time novice gardener, to those who
seriously know their way around a circular saw. A collection of recipes for what to do with the
produce you've grown in the kitchen truly makes this the ultimate gardener's kitchen companion
as well. The Little Veggie Patch Co. crew will inspire the green thumb in every reader. Profusely
illustrated throughout and thoroughly 'reader friendly' in tone, content, organization and
presentation, "The Little Veggie Patch Co. DIY Garden Projects" will prove to be an outstanding
and enduringly popular addition to personal, family, and community library gardening
instructional reference collections.
The Technology Shelf
An Introduction to 3D Printing
Victoria Zukas & Jonas A. Zukas
First Edition Design Publishing
c/o Computational Mechanics Associates
5903 Wakehurst Way, Baltimore, MD, 21239-0314
www.compmechanics.com
9781622878963, $29.95, PB, 132pp, www.amazon.com
3D printing refers to the various processes used to synthesize a three-dimensional object. In 3D
printing successive layers of material are formed under computer control to create an object.
These objects can be of almost any shape or geometry and are produced from a 3D model or
other electronic data source. Basically, a 3D printer is a type of industrial robot. The
collaborative project of Victoria and Jonas Zukas, "An Introduction to 3D Printing " provides an
overview of 3D print technology. It also serves to take the confusion out of the jargon and make
sense out of common shortcuts. "An Introduction to 3D Printing" deftly describes the basic
processes, the materials used, and the application of the technology in industry, space, medicine,
housing, clothing and consumer-oriented products such as jewelry, video game figures, footwear,
tools and what must now seem like an infinity of bunnies, eagles and busts of Star Wars and Star
Trek figurines in a dazzling array of colors. Informed and informative, "An Introduction to 3D
Printing" is enhanced throughout with black-and-white photography for a text that is thoroughly
'reader friendly' in tone, commentary, content, organization, and presentation. While very highly
recommended for corporate, community, college, and university library Science/Technology
collections, it should be noted for the personal reading lists that "An Introduction to 3D Printing"
is also available in a Kindle edition ($24.95).
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