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Sexual Harassment Online: Shaming and Silencing Women in the Digital Age
Tania G. Levey
Lynne Rienner Publishers
1800 30th Street, Suite 314, Boulder, CO 80301
www.rienner.com
9781626376953 $67.00 amazon.com
Sexual Harassment Online: Shaming and Silencing Women in the Digital Age is a scholarly
examination of how women are relentlessly demeaned and attacked on social media. Chapters
particularly focus on how specific words are used to target and silence women: "Slut: Shaming
Sexual Activity", "Whore: Judging 'Bad' Girls", "Dyke: Enforcing Heterofeminine Standards",
and more. Appendices and an index round out this studious examination of misogyny in social
media, as well as how women themselves have used social media speak out against misogyny.
Sexual Harassment Online: Shaming and Silencing Women in the Digital Age is an absolutely
invaluable contribution to public and college library gender studies and social issues collections,
highly recommended.
Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Ernest Abbott & Otto J. Hetzel, editors
American Bar Association
321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60610
https://www.americanbar.org
9781641050180, $109.95, PB, 569pp, www.amazon.com
Knowledgeably compiled and deftly co-edited by Ernest Abbot (who is Of Counsel to Baker,
Donelson, Caldwell & Berkowitz, leading it's Disaster Recovery Group) and Otto J. Hetzel (who
is a practicing attorney in Washington, DC, specializing in administrative issues of federal
agencies), this newly updated and expanded third edition of "Homeland Security and Emergency
Management: A Legal Guide for State and Local Governments" provides practical insight and
guidance to help legal counsel for state, tribal, and local governments, as well as businesses and
citizens to protect lives, property, public safety, and the public welfare. "Homeland Security and
Emergency Management" is accessibly organized and presented in four major sections: The
Legal Structures of Emergency Management; Building Physical and Financial Resilience -
Hazard Mitigation; Special Topics in Emergency Management and Homeland Security; Legal
Issues in Response and Recovery from Major Disaster Events. Comprehensive and up-to-date,
"Homeland Security and Emergency Management" is unreservedly recommended for
professional, law firm, community, and academic library Judicial Studies reference collections
and supplemental studies reading lists.
A North Country Almanac
Thomas C. Bailey
Michigan State University Press
1405 South Harrison Road, Suite 25, East Lansing, MI 48823-5245
http://msupress.org
9781611862867, $24.95, HC, 126pp, www.amazon.com
Thomas C. Bailey has been Executive Director of the Little Traverse Conservancy for more than
thirty years, having previously worked for the U.S. National Park Service and the Michigan
Department of Natural Resources. He was appointed to the Board of Trustees of Lake Superior
State University in 2016 and to the Governor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Michigan State Parks and
Outdoor Recreation in 2011. He is a cofounder of the Heart of the Lakes Center for Land
Conservation Policy and the Top of Michigan Trails Council. In the pages of A North Country
Almanac: Reflections of an Old-School Conservationist in a Modern World" offers enlightened,
informative, and contemplative commentaries on wilderness, the conservation ethic, and the joys
of loving the outdoors. Although a lifelong conservationist, Thomas C. Bailey has never
unquestioningly accepted environmental dogma. His essays comprising "A North Country
Almanac" often challenge familiar assumptions about stewardship of natural resources. Bailey
offers a rich and enriching variety of perspectives on an interesting array of topics, returning
always to his fundamental belief that conservation pioneers such as John Muir, Theodore
Roosevelt, and Aldo Leopold had it right when they affirmed Walt Whitman's observation that
"the secret of making the best person . . . is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the
earth." A rewarding and contemplative read from cover to cover, "A North Country Almanac" is
an especially recommended addition to personal reading lists, and will prove to be an immediate
and enduringly popular addition to both community and academic library Environmental
Conservation collections and supplemental studies lists.
Raising a Forest
Thibaud Herem
Cicada Books
www.cicadabooks.co.uk
9781908714527, $14.95, PB, 48pp, www.amazon.com
Thibaud Herem is a French illustrator uprooted and transplanted to East London where he is
nurturing a homegrown arboretum in his flat in Clapton. With over 30 species of tree ranging
from oak to Japanese maple to giant redwood, this is a beautifully and profusely illustrated
documentation of his obsession as well as a visual exploration of the beautiful shapes and forms
found in nature. Within a personal narrative, "Raising a Forest" includes fascinating information
about the trees, the process of planting and cultivating them, and musings on society's
relationship to the architecture of trees. An informative and visual pleasure to simply browse
through, "Raising a Forest" will have a very special and particular appeal for readers with an
interest in horticulture and gardening.
The Great Horizon
Jo Woolf
Dufour Editions, Inc.
PO Box 7, 124 Byers Road, Chester Springs, PA 19425-0007
www.dufoureditions.com
9781910985885, $42.00, HC, 400pp, www.amazon.com
In 2014 Jo Woolf began digging through the archives of the Royal Scottish Geographical
Society, in a mission to bring to light some half-forgotten figures in the field of exploration. Now
as a result of her research she has compiled fifty stories of adventure and exploration over more
than two hundred years of human history in the pages of "The Great Horizon". Published in
association with the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, and with full access to their extensive
records, "The Great Horizon" includes unique images and insights from the RSGS archives,
along with never-before seen material. An inherently fascinating and impressively informative
read from first page to last, "The Great Horizon" will prove to be an immediate and enduringly
popular addition to both community and academic library collections. For personal reading lists it
should be noted that "The Great Horizon" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle,
$9.99).
The Writing/Publishing Shelf
The Copyright Guide
Lee Wilson
Allworth Press
www.allworth.com
c/o Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018
www.skyhorsepublishing.com
9781621536208, $24.99, HC, 304pp, www.amazon.com
Copyright is a legal right that grants the creator of an original work exclusive rights for its use
and distribution. In a newly updated and expanded fourth edition, "The Copyright Guide: How
You Can Protect and Profit from Copyright" by Lee Wilson (a Nashville writer and lawyer with
extensive experience in the area of copyright) is a definitive resource that explains everything
necessary for make copyright work for authors and/or publishers, including how to license your
copyrights, how to acquire the right to use the works of others, what copyright infringement is,
how to protect your works from infringement, and how to avoid infringing on the works of
others. With informative tips and easy-to-use forms, "The Copyright Guide" will save you legal
fees, make sure you avoid infringing on the works of others, and help you protect and profit from
what you create. Comprehensively informative, exceptionally 'user friendly' in organization and
presentation, this new edition of "The Copyright Guide" should be a part of every writer's and/or
publisher's instructional reference collections, as well as a core addition to both community and
academic library Writing/Publishing collections.
The Science Shelf
Data Stewardship for Open Science
Barend Mons
CRC Press
6000 NW Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487
www.crcpress.com
9780815348184, $129.00, HC, 244pp, www.amazon.com
Barend Mons is a molecular biologist by training (PhD, Leiden University, 1986) and spent over
15 years in malaria research. After that he gained two decades of experience in computer-assisted
knowledge discovery, which is still his research focus at the Leiden University Medical Centre.
In "Data Stewardship for Open Science: Implementing FAIR Principles", Professor Mons draws
upon his years of research, experience and expertise to make scientists, funders, and innovators
in all disciplines and stages of their professional activities broadly aware of the need, complexity,
and challenges associated with open science, modern science communication, and data
stewardship. The FAIR principles are used as a guide throughout the text, and "Data Stewardship
for Open Science" should leave experimentalists consciously incompetent about data stewardship
and motivated to respect data stewards as representatives of a new profession, while possibly
motivating others to consider a career in the field. Exceptionally well written, organized and
presented, "Data Stewardship for Open Science" is especially recommended for corporate,
college, and university library Computer Science and Engineering collections. It should be noted
for the personal reading lists of students, academia, and non-specialist general readers that "Data
Stewardship for Open Science" is also available in a paperback edition (9781498753173,
$59.95).
Introduction to Bioethics, second edition
John A. Bryant & Linda Baggott la Velle
Wiley-Blackwell
350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148
www.wiley.com/wiley-blackwell
9781118719619, $160.00, HC, 360pp, www.amazon.com
Now in a newly updated and expanded second edition, "Introduction to Bioethics" by John A.
Bryant (Professor Emeritus of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences,
University of Exeter, Exeter, UK) and Linda la Velle (Professor of Biology in Education,
Institute of Education, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK, and Visiting Professor of
Education, Bath Spa University, UK) offers complete information about all aspects of bioethics
and its role in our world. It tackles the concerns of bioethicists, dealing with the ethical questions
that arise in the relationships among life sciences, biotechnology, medicine, politics, law, and
philosophy. "Introduction to Bioethics" also introduces the various modes of ethical thinking and
then helps the reader to apply that thinking to issues relating to the environment, to plants and
animals, and to humans. "Introduction to Bioethics, Second Edition" additionally focuses on key
issues directly relevant to those studying courses ranging from medicine through to biology and
agriculture. Ethical analysis is threaded throughout each chapter and supplementary examples are
included to stimulate further thought. Enhanced with numerous mini-case studies to aid
understanding, together with key references and further reading, "Introduction to Bioethics"
covers such topics as: genetic modification; GM crops, human genetics and genomics; cloning
and stem cells; assisted reproduction; end of life issues; human enhancement; transhumanism
and more. Of special note is the inclusion of new chapters on Biofuels and on Synthetic Biology.
An ideal and unreservedly recommended textbook for undergraduate students taking courses in
biomedical sciences, biological sciences, and medicine, "Introduction to Bioethics" will also be
especially useful for non-specialist general readers with an interested in the ethics of biological
and biomedical science, including science journalists and reporters, who want to inform
themselves about current developments. While very highly recommended for both community
and academic library Bioethics collections, "Introduction to Bioethics" is also available in a
paperback edition (9781118719596, $55.00) and in a digital book format (eTextbook,
$35.99).
The Agriculture Shelf
Compendium of Lettuce Diseases and Pests
Krishna V. Subbarao, R. Michael Davis, Robert L. Gilbertson, & Richard N. Raid
APS Press
3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121
www.shopapspress.org
9780890545775, $169.00, PB, 165pp, www.amazon.com
The collaborative project of agriculturalists Krishna V. Subbarao, R. Michael Davis, Robert L.
Gilbertson, and Richard N. Raid, and now in a newly updated and expanded second edition,
"Compendium of Lettuce Diseases and Pests" is a concise yet comprehensive instructional
reference and guide that is ideal for large and small commercial growing operations, as well as
the advisors that serve them, including plant pathologists, entomologists, breeders, seed company
personnel, crop production specialists, growers, diagnosticians, agricultural students, regulatory
personnel, crop consultants, educators, researchers, extension personnel, and others involved in
the diagnosis and management of lettuce diseases, pests, and disorders. Profusely illustrated and
effectively organized and presented, "Compendium of Lettuce Diseases and Pests" is a critically
important and essential addition to college and university library Agricultural & Farming
instructional reference collections.
The Fiction Shelf
Fox
Dubravka Ugresic, author
Ellen Elias-Bursac, translator
David Williams, translator
Open Letter Books
c/o University of Rochester
Lattimore Hall 411, Box 270082, Rochester, NY 14627
www.openletterbooks.org
9781940953762, $16.95, PB, 320pp, www.amazon.com
"Fox" by the Neustadt International Prize for Literature winner Dubravka Ugresic and translated
into English for an American readers ship by the team of Ellen Elias-Bursac and David Williams
is the story of literary footnotes and "minor" characters in the form of unnoticed people propelled
into timelessness through the biographies and novels of others. With Ugresic's characteristic wit,
"Fox" takes his readers from Russia to Japan, through Balkan minefields and on American road
trips, and (from the 1920s to the present), explores the power of storytelling and literary
invention, betrayal, and the randomness of human lives. An inherently fascinating, thoughtful
and thought-provoking read, "Fox" is unreservedly recommended for both community and
academic library's Contemporary Literary Fiction collections. It should be noted for personal
reading lists that "Fox" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $8.98).
We Met in Paris
Joan E. Howard
University of Missouri Press
113 Heinkel Bldg., 201 S. 7th Street, Columbia, MO 65211
www.umsystem.edu/upress
9780826221551, $45.00, HC, 468pp, www.amazon.com
Grace Frick introduced English-language readers all over the world to the distinguished French
author Marguerite Yourcenar with her award-winning translation of Yourcenar's novel "Memoirs
of Hadrian" in 1954. European biographies of Yourcenar have often disparaged Frick and her
relationship with Yourcenar, however. "We Met in Paris: Grace Frick and Her Life with
Marguerite Yourcenar" by Joan E. Howard (who is the director of Petite Plaisance, the former
home of Marguerite Yourcenar and Grace Frick) shows Frick as a person of substance in her own
right, and paints a portrait of both women that is at once intimate and scrupulously documented.
It contains a great deal of new information that will disrupt long-held beliefs about Yourcenar
and may even shock some of her scholars and fans. An inherently impressive work of original
and seminal scholarship, "We Met in Paris" is an especially and unreservedly recommended
addition to both community and academic library Literary Biography collections. It should be
noted for the personal reading lists of students, academia, and non-specialist general readers with
an interest in the subject that "We Met in Paris" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle,
$42.75).
Woodswork
Miles Wilson
University of New Mexico Press
MSC05 3185, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM 87131-0001
www.unmpress.com
9780826359506, $24.95, PB, 248pp, www.amazon.com
Miles Wilson is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Texas State University, where he founded
the MFA program. Drawn from four decades, "Woodswork: New and Selected Stories of the
American West" is a simply outstanding anthology of twenty-two original stories by Professor
Wilson which are grounded in the geographical, cultural, and psychological American West.
Ranging from realism to fables, from childhood to senescence, from a faltering rancher to the
rich and rocky road of fatherhood, "Woodswork" is filled with indelible characters keenly
rendered. While especially and unreservedly recommended for both community and academic
library Contemporary Literary Fiction collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists
that "Woodswork" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $9.99).
The Killing Days
Neil Hunter
Linford Western Library
c/o Ulverscroft Large Print (USA), Inc.
PO Box 1230, West Seneca, NY 14224-1230
www.ulverscroftusa.com
9781444834857, $20.99, PB, Large Print, 224pp, www.amazon.com
Corruption is running rampant between members of government and powerful businessmen:
bribery, conspiracy, and illegal dealings. Henry Quinlan, sent by Senator Howard Beauchamp to
investigate, patiently compiled a dossier of evidence against the culprits. When he dispatched his
documentation to the senator by train, protected by two Pinkerton detectives, it was stolen en
route - and Quinlan disappeared. Now Jason Brand has been called in to track down both the
dossier and its author. But someone's determined to stop him. Another deftly crafted and riveting
action/adventure by an author who is a master of the genre, "The Killing Days" by Neil Hunter is
the newest novel featuring the life and adventures of Jason Brand. A simply compelling read
from first page to last, "The Killing Days" is unreservedly recommended for the personal reading
lists of dedicated western novel fans and will prove to be, in this large print format from the
Linford Western Library, an enduringly popular addition to community library collections.
Line of Glory
Thomas D. Clagett
Five Star Books
10 Water Street, Suite 310, Waterville, ME 04901
http://gale.cengage.com/fivestar
9781432837273, $25.95, HC, 260pp, www.amazon.com
The final 13 hours at the Alamo began around 5 o'clock on the afternoon of March 5, 1836.
Colonel William Barrett Travis drew a line in the dirt and asked all those who would stay and
fight to cross it. Destinies played out that night for four people. Susannah Dickinson, a woman of
surprising gumption. Young James Taylor who came to the Alamo to free Texas from the
tyrannical rule of General Santa Anna. "Moses" Rose who refused to cross Travis's line because
he "wasn't prepared to die". Colonel Juan Morales who was ordered to assault Crockett and his
men at the south palisade, but believed attacking the fort was foolhardy. But his real disgust was
for Santa Anna, a man who allowed whims to dictate his decisions. A thoroughly entertaining
history novel by an author with a genuine knack for narrative storytelling, "Line of Glory" by
Thomas D. Clagett is an especially recommended addition to community library collections. It
should be noted for personal reading lists that "Line of Glory" is also available in a digital book
format (Kindle, $7.99).
No One Ever Asked
Katie Ganshert
WaterBrook Press
c/o Waterbrook Multnomah Publishing Group
10807 New Allegiance Drive Suite 500, Colorado Springs, CO 80921
http://waterbrookmultnomah.com
9781683248156, $36.95, HC, 500pp, www.amazon.com
A compelling novel by Katie Ganshert, "No One Ever Asked" tells that story of what happens
when an impoverished school district loses its accreditation and the affluent community of
Crystal Ridge has no choice but to open their school doors resulting in the lives of three very
different women converging in unexpected, unintentional, unanticipated ways. Camille Gray is
the PTA member and mother of three who organized the annual 5k run. Jen Covington is a new
adoptive mother battling her disilluionment with motherhood and the challenges that come with
being a white mother raising a black daughter. Anaya Jones is the first female college graduate in
her family and new teacher at Crystal Ridge's top elementary school, unprepared for the powder-
keg situation she's stepped into. An absorbing and memorable read from first page to last, "No
One Ever Asked" is strongly recommended for community library Contemporary General Fiction
collections. It should be noted for personal reading lists that "No One Ever Asked" is also
available in a paperback edition (9781601429049, $14.99) and in a digital book format (Kindle,
$9.99).
Traitor
David Hingley
Allison & Busby
c/o Casemate
1940 Lawrence Road, Havertown, PA 19083
www.casematepublishers.com
9780749021146, $25.00, HC, 384pp, www.amazon.com
In February of 1665 and with winter passing, Mercia Blakewood is at last headed back to
England from America, hoping to leave behind the shadow that death and heartache have cast.
She expects a welcome from the King considering her earlier, mostly successful, mission at his
behalf, but the reception is not exactly warm. Mercia faces more manipulation and must accept a
clandestine and uncomfortable role at the heart of the royal court posing as a mistress to find a
spy and traitor. A superbly crafted, unfailingly entertaining, and thoroughly riveting read from
beginning to end, David Hingley's "Traitor" is another skillfully written historical novel by a
master of the genre. While unreservedly recommended, especially for community library
collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that "Traitor" is also available in a
paperback edition (9780749021245, $12.95) and in a digital book format (Kindle, $7.99).
No Place For A Woman
Val Wood
Magna Large Print
c/o Ulverscroft Large Print (USA), Inc.
PO Box 1230, West Seneca, NY 14224-1230
www.ulverscroftusa.com
9780750545143, $35.50, HC, Large Print, 450pp, www.amazon.com
When Lucy's parents are killed in a train crash, her kindly uncle steps in to look after the little
girl - to the initial apprehension of his wife and her son. However, Lucy's sweet, spirited charm
slowly wins over her new family, and as she overcomes the trauma of her childhood, she grows
up inspired to become a doctor, just like her father. But studying medicine in London means she
has to battle to be accepted in a man's world. With the coming of the First World War, an even
greater challenge approaches. Will Lucy be able to follow her dreams (and find love) in a world
shattered by war? Showcasing author Val Wood's genuine flair for reader engaged, expertly
entertaining, narrative storytelling as a skilled novelist, "No Place For A Woman" is unreservedly
recommended for personal reading lists and community library General Fiction and Large Print
Fiction collections.
The Literary Studies Shelf
The Handy Literature Answer Book
Daniel S. Burt & Deborah G. Felder
Visible Ink Press
43311 Joy Rd., #414, Canton, MI 48187-2075
www.visibleinkpress.com
9781578596355, $21.95, PB, 450pp, www.amazon.com
From the epic of Gilgamesh to Aristotle and Cicero, and from Shakespeare and the King James
Bible to Wuthering Heights, War and Peace, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the
Nobel-winning lyrics of Bob Dylan, the world of literature is an integral part of our lives. Great
literature can shape and form thoughts and opinions as well as influence politics and predict the
future. Reading can truly enrich our lives, but it can sometimes be daunting to get the most out of
a great work of literature. "The Handy Literature Answer Book: Understand and Enjoy
Meanings, Symbolism, and Signs in Great Works" is an engaging, easy-to-read look at literature
basics such as themes, symbols, context, and other literary devices. Different literary forms,
including novels, poems, plays, short stories, memoirs, and literary nonfiction are analyzed.
Hundreds of important stories and great works are used as illustrative examples. "The Handy
Literature Answer Book" covers the five basic questions for any work of literature, including
"What is the significance of a title?" "What is conflict?" "What is character development?"
"What is point of view?" "How does a setting affect a story?" "What are the different schools of
literary criticism?" and many more. Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "The
Handy Literature Answer Book" is an extraordinary and unreservedly recommended for personal,
community, highschool, college, and university library collections. It should be noted for the
personal reading lists of students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject
that "The Handy Literature Answer Book" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle,
$18.99).
A Beginner's Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy
Jason M. Baxter
Baker Academic
c/o Baker Publishing Group
6030 East Fulton, Ada, MI 49301
www.bakerpublishinggroup.com
9780801098734, $17.99, PB, 224pp, www.amazon.com
Dante's Divine Comedy is widely considered to be one of the most significant works of literature
ever written. It is renowned not only for its ability to make truths known but also for its power to
make them loved. It captures centuries of thought on sin, love, community, moral living, God's
work in history, and God's ineffable beauty. Like a Gothic cathedral, the beauty of this great
poem can be appreciated at first glance, but only with a guide can its complexity and layers of
meaning be fully comprehended. Now in an especially accessible introduction to Dante, which
also serves as a primer to the Divine Comedy, and helps readers better appreciate and understand
Dante's spiritual masterpiece, "A Beginner's Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy" by Jason Baxter
(Associate Professor of Fine Arts and Humanities at Wyoming Catholic College in Lander,
Wyoming and an expert on Dante), covers all the basic themes of the Divine Comedy, such as
sin, redemption, virtue, and vice. "A Beginner's Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy" also contains a
general introduction to Dante and a specific introduction to each canticle (Inferno, Purgatorio,
and Paradiso), making it especially well suited for classroom and homeschool use. Impressively
informative and thoroughly 'reader friendly' in tone, commentary, organization and presentation,
it should be noted for personal reading lists that "A Beginner's Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy"
is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $9.99).
The Native American Studies Shelf
Towards a New Ethnohistory
Edited by Keith Thor Carlson, et. al.
University of Manitoba Press
301 St. John's College, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, R3T 2M5
www.uofmpress.ca
9780887558177 $31.95 pbk / $25.00 Kindle amazon.com
Edited by Keith Thor Carlson (Professor of History, University of Saskatchewan), John Sutton
Lutz, David M. Schaepe, and Naxaxalhts'i (Albert "Sonny" McHalsie), Towards A New
Ethnohistory: Community-Engaged Scholarship among the People of the River is an anthology
of essays by learned authors about the history, culture, politics, traditions, and more pertaining to
the Sto:lo community of Native Americans, who inhabit the Fraser Valley and lower Fraser
Canyon of British Columbia, Canada. What distinguishes this title is its connection to and
communication with members of this indigenous community; their aid was engaged to identify
research questions, host the researchers themselves, and participate meaningfully in the findings.
Individual writings include "Sto:lo Ancestral Names, Identity, and the Politics of History", "Food
as a Window into Sto:lo Tradition and Sto:lo-Newcomer Relations", "Totem Tigers and Salish
Sluggers: A History of Boxing in Sto:lo Territory, 1912-1985", and much more. Towards a New
Ethnohistory represents not only masterful scholarship, but also the highest respect for the people
being studied, and is highly recommended especially for public, college, and gradual school
Native American Studies shelves.
Plains Indian Buffalo Cultures
Emma I. Hansen
University of Oklahoma Press
2800 Venture Drive, Norman, OK 73069
www.oupress.com
9780806160115, $50.00, HC, 208pp, www.amazon.com
Native American art is as diverse as the tribal based Native American cultures. Over the course
of his career, artist Paul Dyck (1917 - 2006) assembled more than 2,000 nineteenth-century
artworks created by the buffalo-hunting peoples of the Great Plains. Only with its acquisition by
the Plains Indian Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming has this
legendary collection become available to the general public. Now "Plains Indian Buffalo
Cultures: Art from the Paul Dyck Collection" compiled and edited with commentary by Emma I.
Hansen (Curator Emerita and Senior Scholar of the Plains Indian Museum at the Buffalo Bill
Center of the West) allows readers, for the first time, to experience the artistry and diversity of
the Paul Dyck Collection -- and the Native American cultures it represents in showcasing a wide
array of masterworks created by members of the Crow, Pawnee, Lakota, Arapaho, Cheyenne,
Shoshone, Hidatsa, Mandan, Arikara, Dakota, Kiowa, Comanche, Blackfoot, Otoe, Nez Perce,
and other Native groups. From hide clothing, bear claw necklaces, and shields to buffalo robes,
tipis, and decorative equipment made for prized horses, the artworks in the Paul Dyck Collection
provide a firsthand glimpse into the traditions, adaptations, and innovations of Great Plains
Indian cultures. A simple pleasure to browse through, "Plains Indian Buffalo Cultures" is a work
of extensive and seminal scholarship, resulting in a unique and valued contribution to personal,
community, college, and university library Native American Culture & Art collections and
supplemental studies reading lists. Beautifully and profusely illustrated throughout, it should be
noted for students, academia, and the non-specialist general readers with an interest in Native
American Studies in general and Native American Art History in particular that "Plains Indian
Buffalo Cultures" is also available in a paperback edition (9780806160122, $34.95).
The Art Shelf
Jeffrey Gibson: Like A Hammer
John P. Lukavic, et al.
Prestel Publishing
900 Broadway, Suite 603, New York, NY 10003
www.prestel.com
9783791357331, $39.95, HC, 144pp, www.amazon.com
A citizen of the Mississippi Choctaw Nation and part Cherokee, Jeffrey Gibson (born March 31,
1972) spent time in Germany, England, and Korea in his youth. This mix of cultures informs
much of his art work, which combines elements from historical and contemporary Native arts
and traditions, such as powwow regalia and the use of animal skins, with those from the artistic
traditions of Modernism, Geometric Abstraction, and Minimalism. As a gay Native artist, Gibson
explores in his work issues of oppression and civil rights in America, as well as universal ideas
of love, community, strength, vulnerability, and survival. "Jeffrey Gibson: Like A Hammer" is a
magnificent volume focuses on and showcasing nearly 60 of his works completed in the last
decade, including culturally adorned punching bags, three-dimensional figurative works,
text-based wall hangings, painted works on rawhide and canvas, and light and video works.
Informative and featuring flawlessly reproduced artwork, "Jeffrey Gibson: Like A Hammer" is an
extraordinary and very highly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, and
academic library Contemporary American Art & Art History collections.
Otobong Nkanga
Omar Kholeif, author
Teju Cole, contributor
Prestel Publishing
900 Broadway, Suite 603, New York, NY 10003
www.prestel.com
9783791358000, $24.95, HC, 112pp, www.amazon.com
Otobong Nkanga (born 1974) is a Nigerian-born visual artist and performance artist, based in
Antwerp. In 2015 she won the Yanghyun Prize. Published in association with the Museum of
Contemporary Art Chicago, this Prestel Publishing edition of "Otobong Nkanga: To Dig a Hole
that Collapses Again" by Omar Kholeif (Manilow Senior Curator and Director of Global
Initiatives at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago) imaginatively captures the fraught
relationships between people and their environments. "Otobong Nkanga" superbly illuminates
the social, political, and economic histories (and legacies) of colonialism. A profusely and
beautifully illustrated volume, "Otobong Nkanga" focuses on the artist's drawings and is
published in conjunction with Nkanga's first US survey, showcasing the artist's compelling and
thought-provoking oeuvre. An accompanying essay by curator Kholeif reveals the rich
background of Nkanga's varied subjects, including the historic realities of Nigeria, memories of
her childhood, and the creation of covert global economies that emerge from the trade of natural
resources. In a narrative piece contributed by author, photographer, and critic Teju Cole offers a
poignant counterpart to Nkanga's work as he reflects on his experiences growing up in Nigeria.
Of special note is that interspersed throughout the monograph are newly written poems by the
artist. An inherently fascinating study, "Otobong Nkanga" is unreservedly recommended for
personal, professional, community, and academic library Contemporary Art collections in
general, and Otobong Nkanga supplemental studies reading lists in particular.
The Chiaroscuro Woodcut in Renaissance Italy
Naoko Takahatake, editor
Prestel Publishing
900 Broadway, Suite 603, New York, NY 10003
www.prestel.com
9783791357393, $60.00, HC, 288pp, www.amazon.com
Chiaroscuro (Italian for light-dark) is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually
bold contrasts affecting a whole composition. It is also a technical term used by artists and art
historians for the use of contrasts of light to achieve a sense of volume in modeling
three-dimensional objects and figures. Chiaroscuro woodcuts are among the most immediately
appealing of all historic prints, displaying exquisite invention, refined draftsmanship, technical
virtuosity, and sumptuous color. Printing two or more woodblocks inked in different tones to
create an image, the chiaroscuro woodcut was the earliest, most successful foray into color
printing in Europe. Following its invention in Germany, the technique was first adopted around
1516 in Italy where it flourished through the sixteenth century. This novel art form engaged the
interests of the most celebrated artists of the Renaissance, including Titian, Raphael,
Parmigianino, and Beccafumi, and underwent sophisticated developments in the hands of such
master printmakers as Ugo da Carpi, Antonio da Trento, Niccolo Vicentino, and Andrea
Andreani. Featuring more than 100 prints and related drawings, "The Chiaroscuro Woodcut in
Renaissance Italy" compiled and edited by Naoko Takahatake (Associate Curator at the Los
Angeles County Museum of Art.) incorporates pioneering art historical research and scientific
analysis to present a comprehensive study of the subject. Essays from learned contributors trace
its creative origins and evolution, describing both materials and means of production. Brimming
with full-color illustrations of rare and beautiful works, "The Chiaroscuro Woodcut in
Renaissance Italy" offers a fresh and informative interpretations of these remarkable prints,
which exemplify the rich imagery of the Italian Renaissance -- making it a critically important
and highly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, college, and university
library Art History collections in general, and Chiaroscurio Woodcut supplemental studies lists in
particular.
The Pets/Wildlife Shelf
Wolf Sanctuary
Chuck Rineer
Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
4880 Lower Valley Road, Atglen, PA 19310
www.schifferbooks.com
9780764354908, $24.99, HC, 128pp, www.amazon.com
With "Wolf Sanctuary" by Chuck Rineer (who found himself drawn to Wolf Sanctuary of
Speedwell Forge, Pennsylvania where he signed up as a volunteer photographer) readers will
discover the world of the wolves of Speedwell Forge Wolf Sanctuary, a refuge for displaced
wolves located in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania. Through captivating and, at times, startling
images, experience wolves at work and play, and encounter their howls and growls close up.
Since 2007, Chuck Rineer has photographed the packs in their natural habitat, displaying a
connection and respect for their way of life that few of us will experience. See the hidden details
of wolf life, and go behind-the-scenes of this special sanctuary. Readers will learn how the
newest wolves are integrated into the packs, something rarely seen by human eyes, and follow all
the wolves through the different seasons of the year. Full of stunning photographs, stories, and
insights into pack behavior, "Wolf Sanctuary" will have a very special appeal for those who have
been captivated by wolves from afar and long for the chance to see these majestic animals up
close and personal. Certain to be an immediate and enduringly popular addition to personal and
community library Contemporary Photography and Wildlife collections in general, as well as
Wolf supplemental studies lists in particular, "Wolf Sanctuary" is very highly recommended.
Equitation Science
Paul McGreevy, et al.
Wiley-Blackwell
350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148
www.wiley.com/wiley-blackwell
9781119241416, $54.99, PB, 416pp, www.amazon.com
Equitation science is the application of scientific methods to assess objectively the welfare of
horses undergoing training. It promotes an evidence-based understanding of horse-rider
interactions. The goal is to apply valid, quantitative scientific methods to identify what training
techniques are ineffective or painful, and to improve the horse-rider relationship by explaining
horse training from a learning theory perspective that removes anthropomorphism and
emotiveness. Now in a fully updated and expanded second edition, "Equitation Science" is the
collaborative project of Paul McGreevy (Professor of Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare
Science at the Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Australia); Janne
Winther Christensen (Associate Professor at the Department of Animal Science, Aarhus
University, Denmark); Uta Konig von Borstel is a Professor of Animal Husbandry and Biology at
the Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Giessen, Germany); and Andrew
McLean (who is one of the world's foremost equine behavioral practitioners and founder of the
Australian Equine Behaviour Centre, Australia). This new and nicely illustrated edition continues
to be a complete and comprehensive textbook and reference in the rapidly emerging field of
equitation science. "Equitation Science" incorporates learning theory into ethical equine training
frameworks suitable for riders of any level and for all types of equestrian activity. This newly
revised second edition of "Equitation Science" features a new chapter on research methods, and a
companion website provides the images from the book in PowerPoint. The welfare of the horse
and rider safety are primary considerations throughout, making it an especially recommended
addition to both community and academic library Equine Studies collections. It should be noted
for the personal reading lists of veterinary students, horse owners, horse racing trainers, and non-
specialists general readers with an interest in the subject that "Equitation Science" is also
available in a digital book format (Kindle, $35.19).
The Teaching Dog
Nicole Larocco-Skeehan, CPDT-KA
Dogwise Publishing
403 South Mission Street, Wenatchee WA 98801
www.dogwise.com
9781617812149, $19.95, PB, 112pp, www.amazon.com
Nicole Larocco-Skeehan, CPDT-KA, owns and operates Philly Unleashed which provides group
and private dog training in Philadelphia. In "The Teaching Dog" she draws upon her years of
experience and expertise to showcase the concept of using dogs as teaching aides for other dogs.
A 'Teaching Dog' can be used to demonstrate behaviors, work to socialize puppies and even help
out in reactive dog classes. Nicole fully explores all aspects of what trainers need to know about
using teaching dogs to make the job of learning new behaviors and problem solving easier for
both human and canine clients including the roles they can play as well as the types and breeds
that work best for the tasks you want them to do. A unique, extraordinary, fascinating, practical,
informative, and instructive guide and manual, "The Teaching Dog" will prove to be an
enduringly welcome addition to personal, professional, and community library Pets/Wildlife
collections. It should be noted for personal reading lists that "The Teaching Dog" is also
available in a digital book format (Kindle, $18.95).
The Business Shelf
Digital Marketing for Business Growth
Julian Clay
Thorogood
c/o Stylus Publishing, Inc.
22883 Quicksilver Drive, Sterling, VA 20166-2012
www.styluspub.com
9781854188854, $24.95, PB, 220pp, www.amazon.com
Digital marketing is the marketing of products or services using digital technologies, mainly on
the Internet, but also including mobile phones, display advertising, and any other digital medium.
Digital marketing and social media has had a significant impact on the way companies engage
with potential customers when selling their products and services. Companies are now able to
connect with their target audience in a way that makes people feel engaged in order to help them
make purchasing decisions. "Digital Marketing for Business Growth" by Julian Clay (who was a
top sales performer in Kodak's Office Imaging division and progressed to become part of its
senior management team) covers topics that need to be addressed so that plans to achieve sales
growth can be implemented successfully. These include: Creating a digital marketing strategy;
Using a website effectively to add value; Social media platforms for digital marketing
communication; Getting the best out of data analytics; Selling internationally; The future of
digital marketing and how it might affect a business. "Digital Marketing for Business Growth" is
an invaluable compendium of best practice ideas that can be implemented to improve
commercial engagement with a target audience in order to achieve a higher return from any
marketing campaign. Exceptionally well written, organized, and presented, "Digital Marketing
for Business Growth" is an ideal introduction to digital marketing and very highly recommended
for corporate, community, and academic library Business Management collections in general, and
Digital Marketing supplemental studies reading lists in particular. It should be noted for business
students, corporate executives, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject
that "Digital Marketing for Business Growth" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle,
$8.43).
The Magic of Tiny Business
Sharon Rowe
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc.
1333 Broadway, Suite 1000, Oakland CA, 94612
www.bkconnection.com
9781523094783, $16.95, PB, 160pp, www.amazon.com
Sharon Rowe is the founder and CEO of Eco-Bags Products, which grew to become a $2.2
million business. Featured in Time magazine and in the indie film Bag It, Rowe has been the
recipient of several awards, including the Business Council of Westchester's Entrepreneur of the
Year, Enterprising Woman of the Year, and the Women's Enterprise Development Center's Lilian
Vernon Award. In the pages of "The Magic of Tiny Business: You Don't Have to Go Big to
Make a Great Living", she draws upon her years of experience and expertise to provide an
instructional guide specifically for those aspiring entrepreneurs who feel trapped by working for
others, who fantasize about starting their own business, yet intimidated by the fear of falling into
debt, working eighty hours a week, and coping with the pressure to grow. But there is an
alternative -- creating not just a small business, but a tiny one! Like a tiny house, a tiny business
is built on maintaining a laser focus on what is essential by living an intentional life. Using the
success story of Eco-Bags Products, Rowe distills the step-by-step process of building a
profitable, right-scaled, sustainable venture that doesn't compromise your values. She shows how
to test a business concept, manage money and priorities, and more -- all while staying true to the
"tiny" ethos. Inspired and inspiring, "The Magic of Tiny Business" is a unique and invaluable
contribution to personal, community, and academic library Business Management collections. It
should be noted for personal reading lists that "The Magic of Tiny Business" is also available in a
digital book format (Kindle, $9.99) and as a complete and unabridged audio book (DreamScape
Audio, 9781520099316, $19.99, CD).
The Education Shelf
The Math Myth: And Other STEM Delusions
Andrew Hacker
The New Press
120 Wall Street, floor 31, New York, NY 10005
www.thenewpress.com
9781620970683, $25.95, HC, 240pp, www.amazon.com
Andrew Hacker's 2012 New York Times op-ed questioning the requirement of advanced
mathematics in our schools instantly became one of the paper's most widely circulated articles.
Why, he wondered, do we inflict a full menu of mathematics (algebra, geometry, trigonometry,
even calculus) on all young Americans, regardless of their interests or aptitudes? "The Math
Myth: And Other STEM Delusions" expands Hacker's scrutiny of many widely held
assumptions, like the notions that mathematics broadens our minds, that mastery of azimuths and
asymptotes will be needed for most jobs, that the entire Common Core syllabus should be
required of every student. He worries that a frenzied emphasis on STEM is diverting attention
from other pursuits and subverting the spirit of the country. In fact, Hacker honors mathematics
as a calling (he has been a professor of mathematics) and extols its glories and its goals. Yet he
shows how mandating it for everyone prevents other talents from being developed and acts as an
irrational barrier to graduation and careers. He proposes alternatives, including teaching facility
with figures, quantitative reasoning, and understanding statistics. Certain to spark a heated and
needed national conversation not just about mathematics but about the kind of people and society
we want to be, "The Math Myth" is especially recommended for both community and academic
library Education & Mathematics collections. It should be noted for the personal reading lists of
classroom teachers, school board members, education students, academia, and non-specialist
general readers with an interest in the subject that "The Math Myth" also available in a paperback
edition (9781620973912, $17.99), in a digital book format (Kindle, $11.39), and as a complete
and unabridged audio book (Tantor Audio, 9781515907152, $34.99, CD).
Reading, Writing, and Rigor
Nancy Boyles
ASCD
1703 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311-1714
www.ascd.org
9781416625551, $32.95, PB, 210pp, www.amazon.com
What does rigor, a word that frequently pops up in conversations about education, really mean?
More specifically, what does it mean for literacy instruction, and how does it relate to
challenging standards-based assessments? "Reading, Writing, and Rigor: Helping Students
Achieve Greater Depth of Knowledge in Literacy" by Nancy Boyles (who is a former classroom
teacher and professor emerita at Southern Connecticut State University, where she was professor
of Reading and Graduate Reading Program Coordinator) is informative and practical guide that
uses the framework from Webb's Depth of Knowledge (DOK) to answer these questions,
offering experience-based advice along with specific examples of K - 8 assessment items.
Professor Boyles defines rigor and shows how it relates to literacy at each DOK level and
explains the kind of thinking students will be expected to demonstrate. She then tackles the
essence of what teachers need to know about how DOK and its associated rigors are measured on
standards-based assessments. Specifically, readers learn how each DOK rigor aligns with:
standards, text complexity, close reading, student interaction, the reading-writing connection, and
formative assessment. Unreservedly recommended for school district, college, and university
library Educational Instruction reference collections and supplemental studies lists, student
teachers, classroom instructors, literacy coaches, and school administrators will find clear
guidance, easy-to-implement strategies, dozens of useful teaching tools and resources, and
encouragement to help students achieve and demonstrate true rigor in the literary skills of reading
and writing.
Assistive Technology in Special Education
Joan L. Green
Prufrock Press
PO Box 8813, Waco, TX 76714-8813
www.prufrock.com
9781618217585, $45.00, PB, 275pp, www.amazon.com
Joan Green is a speech-language pathologist in the Washington, DC, area with many years of
experience helping children and adults who have a wide range of communication, cognitive,
literacy and learning challenges. She is passionate in her efforts to spread the word about how
affordable cutting-edge technology can be used to empower children and adults who have
difficulty with speaking, reading, writing, thinking, and learning at home, school, work, or in the
community. She draws upon her years of experience and expertise in this newly updated and
expanded third edition of "Assistive Technology in Special Education: Resources to Support
Literacy, Communication, and Learning Differences" to present a wealth of practical,
well-organized information to help families, teachers, and therapists find effective solutions for
students with learning, literacy, and cognitive challenges. Featuring new affordable tools to
improve and compensate for challenges related to speaking, understanding, reading, writing, and
thinking and remembering, as well as strategies to help students become more organized and
efficient, "Assistive Technology in Special Education" also highlights iDevices, G Suite (Google
Apps and Extensions), online collaborative sites, and features built into the computers and
mobile devices readers already use. As technology changes and new operating systems make
older programs obsolete, "Assistive Technology in Special Education" will empower classroom
teachers to explore the most current resources as they become available, and will prove to be a
critically important addition to professional, school district, college, and university library
Teacher Education collections and supplemental studies reading lists.
College Admission 101
Robert Franek
The Princeton Review
c/o Random House Inc.
1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019
www.PrincetonReview.com
9781524758530, $12.99, PB, 208pp, www.amazon.com
As The Princeton Review's chief expert on education, Robert Franek shares his insider expertise
on the college admissions process in the pages of "College Admission 101: Simple Answers to
Tough Questions about College Admissions & Financial Aid". From standardized tests to
financial aid, "College Admission 101" provides straightforward answers to more than sixty
specific and frequently asked questions including: Should I take the ACT or SAT?; When should
I start my college research? How many schools should I apply to?; Will applying Early Decision
or Early Action give me a leg up?; Which extracurricular activities do colleges want to see?;
How does the financial aid process work?; What's more important: GPA or test scores?
Authoritative, comprehensive, thoroughly 'user friendly' in organization and presentation,
"College Admission 101" is very highly recommended for community library collections. It
should be noted for the personal reading lists of highschool students considering going on to a
college or university that "College Admission 101" is also available in a digital book format
(Kindle, $9.99).
Teach Writing Well
Ruth Culham
Stenhouse Publishers
480 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101-3451
www.stenhouse.com
9781625311177, $37.33, PB, 224pp, www.amazon.com
The key to writing well is revision. The real challenge of writing instruction is teaching kids in
grades 2 to 6 how to revise what they write. "Teach Writing Well: How to Assess Writing,
Invigorate Instruction, and Rethink Revision" by successful writer and writing teacher Ruth
Culham shows how to teach writing and revision in a way that's accessible to both teachers and
students: First read the writing, assess it using the traits of writing, then teach the writers and
guide revision decisions using traits as a common language and map. Part 1 walks the classroom
teacher through the traits of writing and their key qualities, showing step by step how to read
students' writing and offer feedback that nudges them forward through the revision process. Part
2 dives into instruction, offering specific guidance for how to use what has been learned from
reading student writing to designing lessons that scaffold students toward making their own craft
decisions and revisions. Of special note is an entire chapter devoted to mentor texts that
classroom teachers can use to model traits and key qualities for their students. Exceptionally
informative and thoroughly 'user friendly' in organization and presentation, "Teach Writing Well"
is a complete course of instruction under one cover that is unreservedly recommended for school
district, college, and university library Teacher Education collections and supplemental studies
reading lists.
The American History Shelf
This Used to Be St. Louis
NiNi Harris
Reedy Press
PO Box 5131, St. Louis, MO 63139
https://www.reedypress.com
9781681061139, $20.95, PB, 192pp, www.amazon.com
St. Louis's history is sequentially layered. Each individual layer, from the French pioneers
establishing St. Louis as a river trading post, to Swiss immigrants starting dairy farms and
dairies, to immigrants from Europe putting on the uniforms of the American doughboy, has left a
distinctive imprint on the city. Profusely illustrated throughout with period photographs, "This
Used to Be St. Louis" is a fun and informative trip through those layers of history in the form of
true stories like: the glamorous, urban lofts that had been the factory for ball turrets for World
War Two Air Force bombers; the dock of the pasta plant where the Civil War ironclads were
built; the elegant townhouse that once served as a Albanian Orthodox Church. A memorable
tribute by way of an inherently fascinating history, "This Used to Be St. Louis" is an especially
and unreservedly recommended addition to both community and academic library American
History collections. It should be noted for personal reading lists that "This Used to Be St. Louis"
is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $9.99).
The World History Shelf
Gun Control in Nazi Occupied-France
Stephen P. Halbrook
The Independent Institute
100 Swan Way, Oakland, CA 94621-1428
www.independent.org
9781598133073, $28.95, HC, 256pp, www.amazon.com
The nation of France was invaded by Nazi Germany in 1940. In every occupied town, Nazi
soldiers put up posters that demanded that civilians surrender their firearms within twenty-four
hours or else be shot. Despite the consequences, many French citizens refused to comply with the
order. In "Gun Control in Nazi-Occupied France: Tyranny and Resistance", academician and
historian Stephen P. Halbrook (who is Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute) tells this story
of Nazi repression and the brave French men and women who refused to surrender to it. Drawing
on records of the German occupation and testimonies from members of the French resistance,
"Gun Control in Nazi-Occupied France" is the first book to focus on the Nazis' efforts to disarm
the French. Impressively informative, exceptionally well written, organized, and presented, as
well as featuring eight pages of rare historical photographs, "Gun Control in Nazi
Occupied-France" is unreservedly recommended for community and academic library World War
II Military History collections and supplemental studies lists. It should be noted for the personal
reading lists of students, academia, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the
subject that "Gun Control in Nazi Occupied-France" is also available in a digital book format
(Kindle, $16.99).
The Civil War Shelf
That Field of Blood
Daniel J. Vermilya
Savas Beatie
PO Box 4527, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
www.savasbeatie.com
9781611213751, $14.95, PB, 192pp, www.amazon.com
Daniel J. Vermilya is a Civil War historian who works as a park ranger at Gettysburg National
Military Park. He has previously worked as a park ranger at Antietam National Battlefield and
Monocacy National Battlefield and is also a licensed battlefield guide at Antietam. In "That Field
of Blood: The Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862" September 17, 1862" (one of the most
consequential days in the history of the American Civil War) Daniel reveals that it was a moment
in time when the future of the country could have veered in two starkly different directions.
Confederates under General Robert E. Lee had embarked upon an invasion of Maryland,
threatening to achieve a victory on Union soil that could potentially end the Civil War in
Southern Independence. Lee's opponent, Major General George McClellan, led the Army of the
Potomac to stop Lee's campaign. In Washington D.C., President Lincoln eagerly awaited news
from the field, knowing that the future of freedom for millions was at stake. Lincoln had resolved
that, should Union forces win in Maryland, he would issue his Preliminary Emancipation
Proclamation. All this hung in the balance on September 17: the day of the battle of Antietam.
The fighting near Sharpsburg, Maryland, that day would change the course of American history,
but in the process, it became the costliest day this nation has ever known, with more than 23,000
men falling as casualties. A meticulous and impressively informative read, "That Field of Blood"
is a very highly recommended addition to personal, community, and academic library American
Civil War History collections and supplemental studies lists.
The Social Issues Shelf
Homeless Youth and the Search for Stability
Jeff Karabanow, Sean Kidd, Tyler Frederick, and Jean Hughes
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
wlupress.wlu.ca
9781771123334 $29.99 pbk / $20.99 Kindle amazon.com
Experts and professionals in fields of social work, clinical psychology, and nursing present
Homeless Youth and the Search for Stability, an in-depth study of why youth are the fastest-
growing segment of the homeless population, and the challenges they face in the difficult
pathway off the streets. Interviews with struggling youth in Toronto and Halifax over a year-long
period form an invaluable bedrock of this studious yet compassionate study, ultimately created to
aid the search for long-term solutions by better understanding the problems. Homeless Youth and
the Search for Stability is highly recommended especially for public and college libary social
issues collections.
Immigration and the Law
Edited by Sofia Espinoza Alvarez & Martin Guevara Urbina
University of Arizona Press
Main Library Building, 5th Floor, P.O. Box 210055, Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
9780816537624 $45.00 pbk / $45.00 ebook www.uapress.arizona.edu
Available in both paperback and ebook editions, Immigration and the Law: Race, Citizenship,
and Social Control is an anthology of scholarly essays by learned authors discussing migration
into the United States, particularly Latino and Latina migration, in social, political, and economic
contexts. Individual writings include "Divided Lines: The Politics of Immigration Control in the
United States", "Always Running: La Migra, Detentions, Deportations, and Human Rights",
"Covering the Immigrant Story: Immigration Through the Lens of the American Media", and
more. Of particular note is the essay "Five Myths About Immigration", which debunks widely
held false beliefs such as "Most Latino immigrants are in the United States Illegally" (in 2013 the
Pew Research Center determined that more than 30 million of 40 million total Latino immigrants
were authorized). The need for research and statistics-backed evidence to counter widely held
myths, misconceptions, and outright racism is greater than ever, making Immigration and the
Law a "must-have" for public and college library social issues collections. Highly
recommended.
At the Boundaries of Homeownership
Chloe N. Thurston
Cambridge University Press
One Liberty Plaza, Fl. 20, New York, NY 10006
www.cambridge.org
9781108422055, $99.99, HC, 275pp, www.amazon.com
A traditional element of the 'Great American Dream', home ownership is synonymous with
economic security and middle-class status. Owning your own home has played this role in
American life for almost a century, and as a result, home ownership's centrality to Americans'
economic lives has come to seem natural and inevitable. But this state of affairs did not develop
spontaneously or inexorably. On the contrary, home ownership as a desired personal goal was the
product of federal government policies, established during the 1930s and developed over the
course of the twentieth century. In the pages of "At the Boundaries of Homeownership: Credit,
Discrimination, and the American State", Chloe N. Thurston (Assistant Professor of Political
Science, Northwestern University) deftly traces how the government's role in this became
submerged from public view and how several groups who were locked out of home ownership
came to recognize and reveal the role of the government. Through organizing and activism, these
boundary groups transformed laws and private practices governing determinations of
credit-worthiness. "At the Boundaries of Homeownership" also describes the important policy
consequences of their achievements and the implications for how we understand American state
building. Enhanced with listings of figures, tables, and abbreviations, as well as an appendix
(Archival Sources and Congressional Hearings), a twelve page bibliography, and a six page
index, "At the Boundaries of Homeownership" is an extraordinary study of impeccable
scholarship and unreservedly recommended for both community and academic library Social
Issues collections in general, and American Home Ownership supplemental studies reading lists
in particular. It should be noted for students, academia, and non-specialist general readers with an
interest in the subject that "At the Boundaries of Homeownership" is also available in a
paperback edition (9781108434522, $29.99) and in a digital book format (Kindle, $24.00).
The Health/Medicine Shelf
Ultrasound Imaging and Therapy
Aaron Fenster & James C. Lacefield, editors
CRC Press
6000 NW Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487
www.crcpress.com
9781439866283, $210.00, HC, 336pp, www.amazon.com
Due to improvements in image quality and the reduced cost of advanced features, ultrasound
imaging is playing a greater role in the diagnosis and image-guided intervention of a wide range
of diseases. Collaboratively compiled and co-edited by Aaron Fenster (who is a founding director
of the Imaging Research Laboratories at the Robarts Research Institute, as well as a professor in
the Department of Medical Biophysics and Department of Medical Imaging) and James C.
Lacefield, (an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
and Department of Medical Biophysics, a faculty member of the Graduate Program in
Biomedical Engineering, and an Associate Scientist of the Imaging Research Laboratories at
Robarts Research Institute), "Ultrasound Imaging and Therapy" highlights the latest advances in
using ultrasound imaging in image-guided interventions and ultrasound-based therapy, presenting
current and emerging techniques, identifying trends in the use of ultrasound imaging, and
addressing technical and computational problems that need to be solved. "James C. Lacefield,
PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and
Department of Medical Biophysics, a faculty member of the Graduate Program in Biomedical
Engineering, and a mentor in the CIHR Strategic Training Program in Cancer Research and
Technology Transfer at the University of Western Ontario. He is also an associate scientist of the
Imaging Research Laboratories at Robarts Research Institute." is deftly organized into three
sections: The first section covers advances in technology, including transducers (2-D, 3-D, and
4-D), beamformers, 3-D imaging systems, and blood velocity estimation systems: The second
section focuses on diagnostic applications, such as elastography, quantitative techniques for
therapy monitoring and diagnostic imaging, and ultrasound tomography; The final section
explains the use of ultrasound in image-guided interventions for image-guided biopsy and brain
imaging. Comprised of ten impressively informative articles by notable and erudite contributors,
"Ultrasound Imaging and Therapy" is unreservedly recommended for professional, college, and
university library Biomedical Imaging collections and supplemental studies reading lists as the
newest addition to the outstanding CRC Press 'Imaging in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy' series.
It should be noted for the personal reading lists of medical students and academia that
"Ultrasound Imaging and Therapy" is also available in a paperback edition (9781138894358,
$79.94) and in a digital book format (Kindle, $75.94).
Health Care Under the Knife
Howard Waitzkin
Monthly Review Press
134 W. 29th Street, Suite 706, New York, NY 10001
www.monthlyreview.org
9781583676752, $95.00, HC, 344pp, www.amazon.com
America has some of the finest health care available -- but only if you have the financial
resources to afford it. "Health Care Under the Knife: Moving Beyond Capitalism for Our Health"
by Howard Waitzkin (Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of New Mexico
and Adjunct Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois) is comprised of individual
essays addressing the "medical industrial complex"; the impact of privatization and cutbacks
under neoliberalism; the nature of health-care work; and the intersections between health care
and imperialism both historically and at present. Readers will discover just how the health of our
bodies in "developed" countries is tied to the health of the bodies of the labor force in the Global
South, and how the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are linked strangely and
inextricably to our physical well-being. But this analysis would not be complete without final
section of "Health Care Under the Knife" which delivers invaluable guidance for how to change
this system. Recounting case studies and successful efforts for creating a more humane
community, "Health Care Under the Knife" ultimately gives us hope that our health-care system
can be rescued and made an integral part of a new and radically different society. A welcome and
invaluable contribution to our national dialogue about fixing a broken health care system both
locally and nationally, "Health Care Under the Knife" is an extraordinarily informed and
informative study that is unreservedly recommended for both community and academic library
Health & Medicine collections and Health Care Policy supplemental studies lists. It should be
noted for the personal reading lists of students, social activists, governmental health care policy
makers, academia, and the non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that
"Health Care Under the Knife" is also available in a paperback edition (9781583676745,
$27.00).
A Journey Into Yin Yoga
Travis Eliot
Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc.
PO Box 5076, Champaign, IL 61820-5076
www.HumanKinetics.com
9781492557227, $24.95, PB, 296pp, www.amazon.com
Join world-renowned yoga instructor Travis Eliot in the pages of "A Journey Into Yin Yoga" as
he guides you through this contemporary and effective approach for strengthening your mind,
body, and spirit. You will learn about the origins and practice of yin yoga, a passive approach in
which poses are held for a few minutes to target the connective tissues of the hips, pelvis, and
lower spine. You will slowly and mindfully transition between poses as you gently allow those
tissues to stretch, facilitating better circulation and joint health and improving flexibility.
Throughout, you will learn the benefits, contraindications, alignment points, and modifications
so you can adjust the poses to your needs and body type. "A Journey Into Yin Yoga" also
explains eight breathing techniques and eight meditation practices for improved focus, reduced
stress, and enhanced clarity. Ten ready-to-use sequences allow you to target specific goals,
including better sleep, spine flexibility, and healthy hips, knees, and shoulders. "A Journey Into
Yin Yoga" presents over 50 yin yoga poses with stunning photos and detailed instruction, along
with inspiring quotes, stories, and interviews from celebrities, doctors, and athletes. You will be
inspired to discover your unique path to improved mental and physical strength and balance.
Profusely illustrated throughout, impressively 'user friendly' in organization and presentation, "A
Journey Into Yin Yoga" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $22.73).
Living Pain Free
Amanda Oswald
North Atlantic Books
2526 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA 94704-2607
www.northatlanticbooks.com
9781623172077, $19.95, PB, 240pp, www.amazon.com
A member of the International Fascia Research Society, Amanda Oswald is a leading UK
myofascial release specialist with a background that includes advanced bodywork and cognitive
hypnotherapy, and an advocate of a mind-body approach to healing chronic pain. In "Living Pain
Free: Healing Chronic Pain with Myofascial Release-Supplement Standard Medical Approaches
with Simple, Effective Exercises You Can Do Yourself" Oswald draws upon her years of
experience and expertise to create an indispensable self-help guide that will prove invaluable for
anyone suffering from chronic pain and struggling to understand why standard medical
approaches have failed them. Taking a mind-body approach, "Living Pain Free" clearly and
simply explains how chronic pain develops, and why an understanding of fascia (the main
connective tissue in the body) is the key to restoring pain-free movement and health. "Living
Pain Free" informs readers about the role of fascia in chronic pain and empowers them to help
themselves through simple and effective self-care techniques, stretches, and exercises. A
'must-read' for anyone experiencing chronic pain from conditions including migraines and
headaches, repetitive strain injury (RSI), jaw (TMJ) pain, frozen shoulder, neck and back pain,
chronic pelvic pain, scar tissue, and systemic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia, chronic
fatigue, and myofascial pain syndrome, "Living Pain Free" will also benefit anyone interested in
understanding chronic pain from a myofascial perspective. While unreservedly recommended for
both community and academic library Health/Medicine collections and supplemental studies
lists, it should be noted for the personal reading lists of medical students, doctors, and non-
specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "Living Pain Free" is also available
in a digital book format (Kindle, $13.99).
The Pain Companion
Sarah Anne Shockley
New World Library
14 Pamaron Way, Novato, CA 94949
www.newworldlibrary.com
9781608685707, $15.95, PB, 192pp, www.amazon.com
Where do you turn when medication and medical treatments do not relieve persistent, debilitating
pain? What can you do when pain interferes with work, family, and social life and you no longer
feel like the person you used to be? Relying on firsthand experience with severe nerve pain,
author Sarah Anne Shockley accompanies you on your journey through pain and offers
compassionate, practical advice to ease difficult emotions and address lifestyle challenges in the
pages of "The Pain Companion: Everyday Wisdom for Living With and Moving Beyond Chronic
Pain". Her approach helps reduce the toll that living in pain takes on relationships, self-image,
and well-being while cultivating greater ease and resilience on a daily basis. Dozens of
accessible, uplifting practices guide you every step of the way from a life overcome by pain to a
life of greater comfort and peace. "The Pain Companion" also offers profound insights for
medical practitioners and invaluable guidance for anyone who loves or cares for others in pain.
While very highly recommended for both community and academic library Health/Medicine
collections in general, and Pain Management supplemental studies lists in particular, it should be
noted for the personal reading lists of medical students, medical professionals, academia, and
non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject, "The Pain Companion" is also
available in a digital book format (Kindle, $12.76).
The Psychology Shelf
Cognitive Neuroscience
Marie T. Banich & Rebecca J. Compton
Cambridge University Press
One Liberty Plaza, Fl. 20, New York, NY 10006
www.cambridge.org
9781107158443, $130.00, HC, 786pp, www.amazon.com
Now in a fully updated and expanded fourth edition, "Cognitive Neuroscience" by the team of
Marie T. Banich (University of Colorado - Boulder) and Rebecca J. Compton (Haverford
College, Pennsylvania) is an ideal cognitive neuroscience curriculum textbook that is organized
and presented in three major sections: Fundamentals; Neural Bases of Mental Functions; Brader
Applications. Beginning with an Introduction to the Nervous Systems, "Cognitive Neuroscience"
covers Motor Control; Sensation and Perception; Object Recognition; Spatial Cognition;
Language; Memory and Learning; Attention; Executive Function and Higher Order Thinking;
Emotion; social Cognition; Psychopathology; Brain Development and Plasticity; Generalized
Cognitive Disorders; and Cognitive Neuroscience and Society. Enhanced for academia with the
inclusion of a fourteen page Glossary; ninety pages of References; and a six page Index. While
unreservedly recommended for college and university library Psychology/Psychiatry instructional
reference collections in general, and Cognitive Neuroscience supplemental studies reading lists
in particular, it should be brought to the attention of students, academia, and non-specialist
general readers with an interest in the subject that this new edition of "Cognitive Neuroscience"
is also available in a digital book format (eTextbook, $28.99).
The Handbook of Child Life
Richard H. Thompson, editor
Charles C. Thomas, Publisher
2600 South First Street, Springfield, IL 62704
http://www.ccthomas.com
9780398078324, $59.95, PB, 378pp, www.amazon.com
It has been said that the moral test of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable citizens. Those
who enter the field of child life daily encounter those in our society who are among the most
vulnerable simply because of their age and their ways of interpreting the world, vulnerable
because of their physical circumstances, vulnerable because of the unfamiliar they encounter,
vulnerable at times because of additional barriers such as language, poverty or prejudice. Yet, the
child life specialist understands that each individual, despite the vulnerabilities he or she may
bring to an encounter, also brings strength and resiliency. The task of the child life specialist is to
build upon those strengths and to minimize individual vulnerability and maximize the growth of
the individual. Compiled and edited by Richard H. Thompson (Professor Emeritus, The College
of New Rochelle), "The Handbook of Child Life: A Guide for Pediatric Psychosocial Care" is
comprised of contributions by experts in the field that address the most important aspects of the
practice of child life. "The Handbook of Child Life" is geared toward an audience beyond the
introductory level and includes information on the state of the art in each chapter covered.
Wherever possible, "The Handbook of Child Life" demonstrates application of the contents in
practice through case studies. The goal of this text is to assist in this process, drawing upon the
expertise of leading figures in the field to help provide child life specialists, and other allied
health professionals, with the knowledge and skills they will need to accomplish this important
task. An ideal curriculum textbook and an invaluable instructional reference, "The Handbook of
Child Life" is an especially recommended addition to professional, community, and academic
library Pediatric Psychology collections and supplemental studies lists. It should be noted for
students, academia, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "The
Handbook of Child Life" is also available in a digital book format (9780398092139,
$59.95).
The Technology Shelf
Vertical GaN and SiC Power Devices
Kazuhiro Mochizuki
Artech House
685 Canton Street, Norwood, MA 02062
www.artechhouse.com
9781630814274, $169.00, HC, 308pp, www.amazon.com
Kazuhiro Mochizuki is affiliated with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and
Technology, Japan. Previously he was involved in the research of GaN and SiC power devices at
the Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. He is a senior member of IEEE and
a member of the Japan Society of Applied Physics. He is also a lecturer at the University of
Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan and Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan. With "Vertical GaN
and SiC Power Devices" he offers a unique new resource that provides a comparative
introduction to vertical Gallium Nitride (GaN) and Silicon Carbide (SiC) power devices using
real commercial device data, computer, and physical models. "Vertical GaN and SiC Power
Devices" uses commercial examples from recent years and presents the design features of various
GaN and SiC power components and devices. Vertical verses lateral power semiconductor
devices are explored, including those based on wide bandgap materials. The abstract concepts of
solid state physics as they relate to solid state devices are explained with particular emphasis on
power solid state devices. Impressively well organized and presented, "Vertical GaN and SiC
Power Devices" is an ideal instructional textbook and professional reference that is unreservedly
recommended for corporate, technical college, and university library technology collections and
supplemental studies reading lists.
Technologies for RF Systems
Terry Edwards
Artech House
685 Canton Street, Norwood, MA 02062
www.artechhouse.com
9781630814502, $159.00, HC, 330pp, www.amazon.com
"Technologies for RF Systems" by Terry Edwards (who is an executive director at Engalco
Research) is comprehensive resource that provides an complete introduction to the main
concepts, technologies, and components in microwave and RF engineering. "Technologies for
RF Systems" presents details about how to design various amplifiers, circuits, and chips for
communication systems. It offers insight into selecting appropriate ADC and DAC technology.
Several worked examples are found throughout the book. "Technologies for RF Systems" also
provides a summary of 21st century RF systems and electronics and discusses the challenges of
frequency bands and wavelengths, software-defined radio (SDR) and cognitive radio. RF
semiconductors are covered, including bandgap, drift velocity, resistors, diodes, and various
transistors. "Technologies for RF Systems" offers details about passive RF components,
capacitors, inductors, resistors, coaxial, and microstrip lines as well as coplanar waveguide.
Passive RF circuit elements are presented, along with the fundamentals of directional couplers,
including Lange couplers and Wilkinson dividers. Switches, attenuators, and digital circuits are
discussed. It should be noted that "Technologies for RF Systems" is packed with additional
coverage of RF filters, antennas, and small-signal RF amplifiers, and includes chapters on noise
and LNAs, RF power amplifiers and RF-oriented ADCs and DACs. Modulation techniques and
technologies are also presented. An essential, core addition to corporate, technical college, and
university library Technology collections in general, and RF Systems supplemental studies lists
in particular.
Software-Defined Radio for Engineers
Travis F. Collins, et al.
Artech House
685 Canton Street, Norwood, MA 02062
www.artechhouse.com
9781630814571, $159.00, HC, 352pp, www.amazon.com
"Software-Defined Radio for Engineers" by Travis F. Collins (who is a development engineer at
Analog Devices), with significant contributions by analog devices expert Robin Gertz,
applications engineer Di Pu, and wireless communications expert Alexander M. Wyglinski
provides a practical approach to quickly learning the software-defined radio (SDR) concepts
needed for work in the field. Completely up-to-date, :Software-Defined Radio for Engineers"
deftly guides readers on how to quickly prototype wireless designs using SDR for real-world
testing and experimentation. "Software-Defined Radio for Engineers" also explores advanced
wireless communication techniques such as OFDM, LTE, WLA, and hardware targeting. Readers
will gain an understanding of the core concepts behind wireless hardware, such as the radio
frequency front-end, analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters, as well as various
processing technologies. A complete course of instruction under one cover, "Software-Defined
Radio for Engineers" is an ideal textbook and an unreservedly recommended addition to
corporate, technical college, and university library technology collections and supplemental
studies reading lists.
The Cookbook Shelf
The Bourbon Country Cookbook
David Danielson & Tim Laird
Surrey Books
c/o Agate Publishing
1328 Greenleaf Street, Evanston, IL 60202
www.agatepublishing.com
9781572842489, $29.95, HC, 224pp, www.amazon.com
Bourbon whiskey is a type of American whiskey in the form of a barrel-aged distilled spirit made
primarily from corn. Bourbon has come a long way since it was first distilled in the late 1700s,.
It's use in southern cuisine has similarly. "The Bourbon Country Cookbook: New Southern
Entertaining: 95 Recipes and More from a Modern Kentucky Kitchen" by the team of Tim Laird
(who is an authority on wines and spirits with more than thirty years of experience in the
hospitality industry) and David Danielson (who is the executive chef at Churchill Downs, the
home of the Kentucky Derby) showcases great southern food and drink with the illustrated
presentation of 90 accessible recipes designed to help kitchen cooks achieve the ease and
elegance of Bourbon Country when entertaining in their own home. Arranged by the kind of
traditional fare found on a Kentucky table (pickles, vegetables, ancient grains, bounties from the
barnyard, bourbon cocktails, and more) these extraordinary recipes pay homage to the rituals and
victuals of southern yesteryear while embracing the new southern palate and the flavors of
modern Kentucky bourbon. Featuring recipes ranging from Beet and Strawberry Salad with
Arugula and Poppy Seed Dressing; Deviled Eggs with Country Ham; and Rosemary Sour Cream
Biscuits; to Poached Salmon with Cucumber Scales; Bourbon Mustard Glazed Beef Short Ribs;
and Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie, "The Bourbon Country Cookbook" is an extraordinary and
highly recommended addition to personal, family, and community library cookbook collections.
It should be noted that "The Bourbon Country Cookbook" is also available in a digital book
format (Kindle, $26.02).
The Latin Table
Isabel Cruz
Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018
www.skyhorsepublishing.com
9781510728660, $22.99, HC, 176pp, www.amazon.com
For more than two decades, customers have lined up outside the doors of west coast chef Isabel
Cruz's three popular restaurants. Cruz, who is known for her innovative and healthy twist on
traditional Latin fare, balances her ingredients to cook the delicious food that she, her family, and
her restaurant patrons love. Now drawing upon her impressive culinary skills, "The Latin Table:
Easy, Flavorful Recipes from Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Beyond" is full of her simple,
easy-to-make, signature recipes with the Latin flavors that anyone can produce in their own
kitchen. With recipes ranging from Corn and Avocado Chopped Salad; Crispy Tofu Tacos with
Ginger Sambal, Avocado, and Pickled Onions; Chicken Lettuce Wraps; and Hibiscus Syrup; to
Mango Iced Tea; Three Piggies Tacos; and Char-Grilled Rack of Lamb with Cinnamon and
Cumin, "The Latin Table showcases recipes that creatively blend Latin and Asian cuisine for
flavorful and health-conscious meals. Ideal for planning menus for truly memorable dining
occasions, "The Latin Table" is profusely illustrated with the full color photography of Jaime
Fritsch and will prove to be an especially welcome and enduringly popular addition to personal,
family, professional, and community library cook book collections. It should be noted that "The
Latin Table" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $16.76).
The China Study Cookbook, revised edition
LeAnne Campbell
BenBella Books
10300 N. Central Expressway, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75204
www.benbellabooks.com
9781944648954, $24.95, PB, 320pp, www.amazon.com
Now in a newly revised and expanded edition, all of LeAnne's recipes comprising "The China
Study Cookbook" follow three important principles: optimal nutrition is based on eating foods,
not taking supplements; the closer foods are to their native states, the greater their long-term
health benefits; and choosing locally grown organic produce whenever possible maximizes
nutritional value. Filled from cover to cover with helpful tips on substitutions and keeping foods
nutrient-rich, "The China Study Cookbook" shows how to transform the health of the entire
family, while contributing to the health of the community and the world -- all while enjoying
incredible, delicious meals with dishes that range from Breakfast Home-Fry Hash; to No-Bake
Peanut Butter Bars; and Green Banana Cassava Soup; to Fabulous Sweet Potato Enchiladas;
Chipotle Quinoa Salad; and Spinach Mushroom Eggplant Rolls. Especially recommended for
personal, family, and community library cookbook collections, it should be noted that "The
China Study Cookbook" is a beautifully and profusely illustrated culinary volume which is also
available in a digital book format (Kindle, $14.49).
The Biography Shelf
An American Anarchist
Paul Avrich
AK Press
370 Ryan Ave #100, Chico, CA 95973
www.akpress.org
9781849352680 $19.00 pbk / $9.99 Kindle amazon.com
An American Anarchist: The Life of Voltairine de Cleyre is an in-depth biography of American
writer, speaker, feminist, and anarchist Voltairine de Cleyre (1866-1912). Part of the free thought
movement, de Cleyre repeatedly spoke of the values of freedom and the ills of unchecked
political power and subjugation of the individual. For example, in a lecture entitled "Sex
Slavery" she fiercely opposed laws of the era that allowed husbands to rape their wives, stating
that the legal refusal to criminalize marital rape made "every married woman what she is, a
bonded slave, who takes her master's name, her master's bread, her master's commands, and
serves her master's passions." An American Anarchist is a welcome contribution to public and
college library biography collections, highly recommended.
Rhapsody in Black
John Kruth
Backbeat Books
c/o Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing Group
33 Plymouth Street, Suite 302, Montclair, NJ 07042-2677
www.halleonard.com
9781476886794, $27.99, HC, 246pp, www.amazon.com
Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 - December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter
and musician known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark
emotional ballads. Orbison's singing has inspired everyone who has heard it, from Springsteen to
k. d. lang, and laid the very foundation for goth. While fascinating from a pop culture standpoint,
it is Orbisons life's journey that makes a great story that has yet to be told to its fullest. In
"Rhapsody in Black: The Life and Music of Roy Orbison" biographer and musician John Kruth
does not shy away from or trivialize the personal pain, alienation, and tragic events that shaped
Orbison's singular personality and music. Roy Orbison wasn't merely a singer but a sonic
alchemist who, in the end, transformed unfathomable human misery into transcendent melody
and platinum records. It is interesting to note that "Rhapsody In Black" contains new interviews
with over 20 people who worked closely with Orbison throughout his life. While very highly
recommended, especially for community and academic library 20th Century American Biography
collections in general, and Roy Orbison supplemental studies lists in particular, "Rhapsody in
Black" is a 'must' for the legions of Roy Orbison fans and is also available for personal reading
lists in a paperback edition (9781540000460, $24.99) and in a digital book format (Kindle,
$15.39).
Frances Langford: Armed Forces Sweetheart
Ben Ohmart
BearManor Media
P. O. Box 1129, Duncan, OK 73534-1129
www.bearmanormedia.com
9781629332147, $35.00, HC, 342pp, www.amazon.com
Julia Frances Langford (April 4, 1913 - July 11, 2005) was an American singer and entertainer
who was popular during the Golden Age of Radio and also made film appearances over two
decades. Her signature song, "In the Mood for Love" carried her from turntables to troops in
World War Two, and then into the stuff of legends. From the radio airwaves on Louella Parson's
Hollywood Hotel, Rudy Vallee's The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour, and Dick Powell's Campana
Serenade (1942-1943), Frances achieved nationwide fame as Don Ameche's insufferable wife,
Blanche, on The Bickersons (1946-1951). Her beauty eclipsed her broadcasts, when the movies
plucked her from speakers to screens. Her film debut in Every Night at Eight(1935) led to
Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935), in which she popularized "Broadway Rhythm" and "You Are
My Lucky Star," Born to Dance (1936), and Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) with James Cagney,
in which she sang the rousing "Over There". For the first time, her personal interviews with
author/publisher Ben Ohmart that comprise a part of "Frances Langford: Armed Forces
Sweetheart" bring the treasured memories from her past to light. Readers can now return with her
to the front lines from 1941 into the 1980s with Bob Hope and Jerry Colonna on U.S.O. tours
through Europe, North Africa, and the South Pacific, entertaining thousands of G.I.s throughout
the world. Illustrated with hundreds of never-before-seen photos from the Frances Langford
Collection in Lakeland, Florida, "Frances Langford: Armed Forces Sweetheart" will prove to be
an immediate and enduringly popular addition to both community and academic library 20th
Century American Biography collections. It should be noted for personal reading lists that
"Frances Langford: Armed Forces Sweetheart" is also available in a paperback edition
(9781629332130, $25.00) and in a digital book format (Kindle, $9.95).
The Music Shelf
Folksongs of Another America
James P. Leary
University of Wisconsin Press
1930 Monroe Street, Third Floor, Madison, WI 53711-2059
www.uwpress.wisc.edu
9780299301545, $24.95, PB, 464pp, www.amazon.com
Challenging and considerably broadening popular and scholarly definitions of American folk
music, "Folksongs of Another America: Field Recordings from the Upper Midwest, 1937 - 1946"
by James P. Leary (who is Professor Emeritus of Folklore and Scandinavian studies, as well as
cofounder of the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures, at the University of
Wisconsin - Madison) recovers the diverse, multilingual traditions of immigrant, Native
American, rural, and working-class performers in America's Upper Midwest during the 1930s
and 1940s. "Folksongs of Another America" extensively documents 187 tunes and songs in more
than twenty-five languages, with full original lyrics and English translations, and biographical
notes on the performers. It should be noted that the companion musical tracks and documentary
film will be freely available for listening, viewing, or download through a partnership with the
University of Wisconsin Libraries' Digital Collections Center. Enhanced for the reader with the
inclusion of a twelve page listing of Sources, a four page Index of Recitations, Songs, and Tunes,
a sixteen page Index, and a one page author biography of Professor Leary and his credentials,
"Folksongs of Another America" is a unique and seminal body of simply outstanding scholarship
that is unreservedly recommended for community and academic library American Music History
& American Folklore collections, as well as the personal reading lists of students, academia, and
the non-specialist general reader with an interest in subject.
The Dance Shelf
Ballet & Modern Dance: A Concise History, third edition
Jack Anderson
Princeton Book Company
614 Route 130, Highstown, NJ 08520
www.dancehorizons.com
9780871273963, $34.95, PB, 336pp, www.amazon.com
Now in a fully updated and expanded third edition, "Ballet & Modern Dance: A Concise History"
by Jack Anderson (who is the dance critic for The New York Times) meets the needs of both
students and inquisitive dance goers through an historical narrative focused on the development
of Western theatrical dance from the Renaissance to the first decades of the 21st century,
incorporating the most recent scholarship and projecting trends. The text is impressively
illuminated by excerpts from primary sources and embellished by 65 photos. A section of
biographical profiles at the end of the book serves as a supplementary reference source. Intended
to be entertaining as well as enlightening "Ballet & Modern Dance: A Concise History"
successfully expresses the value of dance history as a field of study. "Ballet & Modern Dance: A
Concise History"" is an especially and unreservedly recommended study for both community and
academic library Dance History collections as well as the personal reading lists of dance students,
academia, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject.
The Travel Shelf
200 Waterfalls in Central and Western New York
Rich Freeman & Sue Freeman
Burford Books, Inc.
101 East State Street, #301, Ithaca, NY 14850
www.burfordbooks.com
9781580801874, $19.95, PB, 384pp, www.amazon.com
Rich and Sue Freeman are long-time outdoor enthusiasts and authors of many other guides to
outdoor activities in upstate New York. There are more waterfalls in central and western New
York State than anywhere in the East. Some are well known, like Niagara and Taughannock
Falls, others await discovery around the bend of a trail. With "200 Waterfalls in Central and
Western New York: A Finder's Guide", Rich and Sue Freeman draws upon their years of
experience and expertise so that anyone can enjoy the magic of these waterfalls utilizing this
thoroughly 'user friendly', map-filled guidebook that includes: Over 100 locations where you can
see over 250 waterfalls; When and where to go for best viewing; The time and effort required to
reach each waterfall. Now in a newly revised and updated edition, "200 Waterfalls in Central and
Western New York" has added some waterfalls to take the place of others that are now
inaccessibly located on private property, making it unreservedly recommended for personal and
community library New York Travel Guide instructional reference collections.
The Political Science Shelf
Political Vocabularies
Mary E. Stuckey
Michigan State University Press
1405 South Harrison Road, Suite 25, East Lansing, MI 48823-5245
http://msupress.org
9781611862652, $44.95, PB, 298pp, www.amazon.com
In "Political Vocabularies: FDR, the Clergy Letters, and the Elements of Political Argument"
Mary E. Stuckey (Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences at Pennsylvania State
University) uses a set of letters sent to Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 by American clergymen to
make a larger argument about the rhetorical processes of our national politics. At any given
moment, national politics are constituted by competing political imaginaries, through which
citizens understand and participate in politics. Different imaginaries locate political authority in
different places, and so political authority is very much a site of dispute between differing
political vocabularies. Opposing political vocabularies are grounded in opposing
characterizations of the specific political moment, its central issues, and its citizens, for we
cannot imagine a political community without populating it and giving it purpose. These issues
and people are hierarchically ordered, which provides the imaginary with a sense of internal
cohesion and which also is a central point of disputation between competing vocabularies in a
specific epoch. Each vocabulary is grounded in a political tradition, read through our national
myths, which authorize the visions of national identity and purpose and which contain significant
deliberative aspects, for each vision of the nation impels distinct political imperatives. Such
imaginaries are our political priorities in action. Taking one specific moment of political change,
Professor Stuckey illuminates the larger processes of change, competition, and stability in
national politics. A seminal work of original scholarship, "Political Vocabularies" is enhanced
for academia with the inclusion of forty-two pages of Notes, an eighteen page Bibliography, and
an eight page Index, making it an exceptional and very highly recommended addition to college
and university library Political Science collections. It should be noted for students and non-
specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "Political Vocabularies" is also
available in a digital book format (eTextbook, $35.95).
First Amendment For Beginners
Michael J. Lamonica, author
Jeff Fallow, illustrator
For Beginners LLC
155 Main Street, Suite 211, Danbury, CT 06810
www.forbeginnersbooks.com
9781939994745, $15.95, PB, 176pp, www.amazon.com
"First Amendment For Beginners" by Michael J. Lamonica" takes the reader on an information-
ladened journey through the ins and outs of an amendment that means so much more than just
freedom of speech. "First Amendment For Beginners" explores some of the biggest cases ever to
come before the Supreme Court and answer questions such as whether it really is okay to shout
"fire" in a crowded theater, wear a T-shirt that reads "F**K THE DRAFT!" (without the
asterisks) into a courthouse, burn the flag, burn your draft card, join the Communist party, sell
nudie magazines, ban Ku Klux Klan marches, and publish confidential government secrets in a
newspaper, to name just a few. The religion clauses are included too, with pertinent questions
such as whether the First Amendment protects your right to use psychoactive drugs in religious
rituals, marry multiple partners, or engage in animal sacrifice. "First Amendment For Beginners"
also wades into the political maelstrom to examine recent controversies such as whether money
really equals speech and if corporations have constitutionally protected rights to speech and
religion. Impressively informative and exceptionally well written, "First Amendment For
Beginners" will prove to be of enduring interest and value for political science students, history
buff, civil libertarian, news enthusiast, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the
subject. While very highly recommended for school and community library Political Science
collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that "First Amendment For Beginners" is
also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $15.15).
The Architecture Shelf
The Tower of the Winds in Athens
Pamela A. Webb
American Philosophical Society
104 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3387
www.amphilsoc.org
9780871692702, $65.00, HC, 172pp, www.amazon.com
The Tower of the Winds is a unique structure that has stood in the shadow of the Acropolis in
Athens for more than 2,100 years. This tall octagonal building, one of the best preserved
monuments from the classical period, was built by the architect-astronomer Andronikos of
Kyrrhos as a horologion for keeping time. Almost all its features have been attributed to the
period of construction by the Greeks or renovations made by the Romans. The building,
however, was in use almost continuously for two millennia, which includes Byzantine and
Ottoman phases. In the illustrated pages of "The Tower of the Winds in Athens: Greeks, Romans,
Christians, and Muslims: Two Millennia of Continual Use", classical archaeologist Pamela
Webb deftly examines the Tower throughout its entire functional existence. A series of
appendices helps to put the Tower in broader context for the post-classical periods. Impressively
informed and informative, exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "The Tower of
the Winds in Athens" is an especially and unreservedly recommended addition to personal,
professional, community, and academic library Architectural History collections in general, and
Athenian History supplemental studies reading lists in particular.
LA Forum Reader
The Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design
Actar D
c/o Actar Publishers
355 Lexington Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10017
http://actar.com
9781945150999, $34.95, PB, 296pp, www.amazon.com
The "LA Forum Reader" brings together three decades of discursive writings and publications on
architecture, urbanism, and Los Angeles culled from the archives of the Los Angeles Forum for
Architecture and Urban Design. Published under thematic sections: Experiments, Detours,
Hunches, and Santa Anas, with interludes dedicated to Art and Architecture, Downtown, and the
long-running LA Forum Newsletter, the collected essays and interviews track an uneven and
lesser-known history of experimental architecture, postmodern geographies, and alternative
urbanism in L.A. as told by the city's key designers and thinkers. Today, Los Angeles is a major
architectural and urban player, but for decades the city was dismissed suburban and centerless. In
republishing three decades of material on architecture and design in Los Angeles, the "LA Forum
Reader" reclaims and reconsiders the city's architectural and discursive histories. It establishes, or
reestablishes, a textual context for critical experimentation and urban investigation. This
anthology includes essays, interviews, and reproductions of publications that have long been out
of print, including pamphlets by Craig Hodgetts and Margaret Crawford, as well as early writings
by Aaron Betsky and John Chase. A critically important and unique contribution to the subject,
"LA Forum Reader" is an impressively informative and unreservedly recommended contribution
to professional, college, and university library Architectural History collections and supplemental
studies reading lists.
The Mystery/Suspense Shelf
The Bengal Identity
Eileen Watkins
Kensington Publishing Corp.
119 West 40th Street, Floor 21, New York, NY 10018-2522
www.kensingtonbooks.com
9781496710581, $15.95, PB, 256pp, www.amazon.com
With no ID for his pet, an agitated young man shows up at Cassie's Comfy Cats claiming his
house has burned down and he needs to board his big, brown cat, Ayesha. But after a bath
washes dye out of the cat's coat and reveals beautiful spots, Cassie suspects the exotic-looking
feline may in fact be a valuable Bengal show cat, possibly stolen. At the same time, there are
rumored sightings of a "wild cat" in the hills of Chadwick, New Jersey. Could there be a
connection? When Ayesha's alleged owner turns up dead, it looks like whoever wants the
beautiful Bengal is not pussyfooting around. Working with the police, Cassie and her staff need
to be careful not to reveal the purloined purebred's whereabouts while they discreetly make
inquiries to cat breeders to find her real owners. But after a break-in attempt rattles Cassie's cage,
it's clear someone let the cat out of the bag. And when a second body is found, it's up to Cassie to
spot the killer, who may be grooming her to be the next victim. Another carefully crafted mystery
from the author of "The Persian Always Meows Twice" (9781496710567, $15.00 PB, $3.49,
304pp), novelist Eileen Watkins once again demonstrates her complete mastery of the mystery
genre along with her flair for unique and narrative driven storytelling. Certain to be an immediate
and enduringly popular addition to community library Mystery/Suspense collections, it should be
noted for the personal reading lists of dedicated mystery buffs that "The Bengal Identity" is also
available in a digital book format (Kindle, $9.99).
The Fantasy/SciFi Shelf
All the Ever Afters
Danielle Teller
William Morrow & Company
c/o HarperCollins Publishers
195 Broadway New York, New York 10007
www.harpercollins.com
9780062798206, $26.99, HC, 384pp, www.amazon.com
Anielle Teller's "All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella's Stepmother" a luminous
and imaginative reimagining of a classic tale, told from the perspective of Agnes, Cinderella's
"evil" stepmother. As rumors about the cruel upbringing of beautiful newlywed Princess
Cinderella roil the kingdom, her stepmother, Agnes, who knows all too well about hardship,
privately records the true story. A peasant born into serfdom, Agnes is separated from her family
and forced into servitude as a laundress's apprentice when she is only ten years old. Using her
wits and ingenuity, she escapes her tyrannical matron and makes her way toward a hopeful
future. When teenaged Agnes is seduced by an older man and becomes pregnant, she is
transformed by love for her child. Once again left penniless, Agnes has no choice but to return to
servitude at the manor she thought she had left behind. Her new position is nursemaid to Ella, an
otherworldly infant. She struggles to love the child who in time becomes her stepdaughter and,
eventually, the celebrated princess who embodies everyone's unattainable fantasies. The story of
their relationship reveals that nothing is what it seems, that beauty is not always desirable, and
that love can take on many guises. Lyrically told, emotionally evocative, and brilliantly
perceptive, "All the Ever Afters" deftly explores the hidden complexities that lie beneath classic
tales of good and evil, all the while showing us that how we confront adversity reveals a more
profound, and ultimately more important, truth than the ideal of "happily ever after". Original,
entertaining, deftly crafted from first page to last, "All the Ever Afters" is certain to be an
immediate and enduringly popular addition to community library collections. It should be noted
for personal reading lists that "All the Ever Afters" is also available in a digital book format
(Kindle, $12.99) and as a complete and unabridged audio book (Blackstone Audio,
9781538549230, $39.99, CD).
The Graphic Novel Shelf
All Summer Long
Hope Larson
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
175 Varick Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10014
www.fsgbooks.com
c/o First Second
175 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10010
www.firstsecondbooks.com
9780374310714 $12.99 pbk / $9.22 Kindle amazon.com
All Summer Long is a black-and-white graphic novel for readers of all ages and backgrounds,
about a thirteen-year-old girl's coming of age. When Bina's best friend Austin leaves for summer,
Bina has to find fun on her own. Bad TV and guitar practice don't do much to stave off boredom;
then Bina begins to form a bond with Austin's older sister Charlie. When Austin returns from
camp, he's acting even weirder than usual. Can Bina and Austin maintain their friendship, or does
growing up mean they will grow distant? A soulful slice-of-life story, All Summer Long is highly
recommended for high school, public library, and personal graphic novel collections.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Edition, volume 1
Hiromu Arakawa
Viz Media LLC
1355 Market Street, Suite 200, San Francisco CA 94103
www.viz.com
9781421599779 $19.99 hc amazon.com
The black-and-white manga (Japanese graphic novel) fantasy series Fullmetal Alchemist is being
re-released in a hardcover, deluxe collector's edition with high-quality paper, new cover art, new
color inserts, color versions of select pages previously printed in black-and-white, and behind-
the-scenes character sketches by series creator Hiromu Arakawa. Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal
Edition, volume 1 contains one-and-one-half of the original graphic novels, and will be released
exclusively in print; future volumes with be published quarterly. Volume 1 introduces the reader
to the principal characters, Edward Elric and his brother Alphonse, who suffered extreme losses
from an alchemy experiment gone wrong - Edward lost an arm and leg and replaced them with
artificial limbs, while Alphonse lost his entire body and exists as a soul bound to a suit of armor.
Together they seek to restore their bodies through the power of the legendary Philosopher's
Stone... but neither of them truly knows what the Philosopher's Stone is! Balancing scenes of
action with character-driven storytelling, Fullmetal Alchemist has rightfully earned its immense
popularity and is highly recommended for both personal and public library graphic novel
collections.
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle 1
Kagiji Kumanomata
Viz Media LLC
1355 Market Street, Suite 200, San Francisco CA 94103
www.viz.com
9781974700189 $9.99 pbk / $6.99 Kindle amazon.com
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle 1 is a black-and-white, fantasy-comedy manga (Japanese
graphic novel) that subverts the traditional "kidnapped princess" fairy tale/role-playing game
plot. When the Demon King kidnaps Princess Syalis and imprisons her in his castle, she becomes
terribly bored. She decides to pass the time by sleeping, but orchestrating a good night's rest is no
simple task! From fashioning a pillow from the fur of her Teddy Demon guards, to finding
suitable protection to undergo an electric massage from a ferocious thunder dragon, Syalis
tackles one challenge after another with her own special brand of royal determination! The local
Demon Cleric is kept quite busy resurrecting the occasional demon casualty, and even the
princess herself. Will Syalis throw the Demon Lord's carefully planned game balance into
upheaval? (Maybe.) Will she remember anything about the hero who has pledged to rescue her?
(Probably not.) Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle 1 is laugh-out-loud funny, and highly
recommended for teen and adult readers.
Bald Knobber
Robert Sergel
Secret Acres
http://secretacres.com
9780999193518, $15.95, HC, 80pp, www.amazon.com
Middle-schooler Cole's book report on Bald Knobbers, Reconstruction Era vigilantes, bears an
uncanny resonance with his life. Donning a homemade Bald Knobber mask, Cole seeks to right
wrongs perpetrated by his divorcing parents, mom's new boyfriend, the school bully and his cat,
Daisy. Like the real Bald Knobbers, Cole discovers the consequences of taking the law into your
own hands. An original graphic novel story presented by author Robert Sergel with simple black-
and-white illustrations, "Bald Knobber" is very highly recommended to the attention of dedicated
graphic novel enthusiasts.
The Audiobook Shelf
Timeless
Louis Cozolino, author
Read by Paul Brion
Tantor Media, Inc.
6 Business Park Road, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
9781977309365 $34.99 www.tantor.com
Timeless: Nature's Formula for Health and Longevity is a unique self-help and health guide, now
available in an unabridged audiobook edition, and written especially for anyone concerned about
the consequences of aging. There are many ways to dampen the mental effects of aging and
nurture brain health into one's golden years. Social relationships and improved personal
flexibility and adaptation are keys to aging gracefully. Timeless contains invaluable wisdom and
practical advice, and is highly recommended for both personal and public library audiobook
collections. 6 CDs, 7 hours.
The Goodbye Girl
Neil Simon
L.A. Theatre Works
681 Venice Boulevard, Venice, CA 90291
www.latw.org
9781682660706, $29.99, CD, www.amazon.com
Directed by Rosalind Ayres and recorded as a live in performance at UCLA's James Bridges
Theater in January 2018, this unique audio adaptation of Neil Simon's screenplay "The Goodbye
Girl" is the story of Paula McFadden, a down-on-her-luck actress who is forced to take in a new
roommate -- the eccentric, noisy, and generally unpleasant Eliot Garfield who also happens to be
an actor. As their careers and finances hit new lows, their reluctant partnership threatens to turn
into something neither one wants. This flawless recorded and superbly performed play is an L.A.
Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring (in alphabetical order): Ellis Greer and Donna and
others; Anna Mathias as multiple characters; Matthew Floyd Miller as Eliot Garfield; Amy Pietz
as Paula McFadden; Raini Rodriguez as Lucy; Andre Sogliuzzo as multiple characters; Inger
Tudor as Mrs. Crosby and others; Matthew Wolf as Mark Bodine and others; and Adam Wylie as
multiple characters. Simply stated, this outstanding production is unreservedly recommended for
personal, community, and academic library Theatrical Studies and audio book collections. (2
CDs, 1 Hour, 38 Minutes).
The Library CD Shelf
Just Like in the Movies
Southern Halo
Southern Halo Music
$TBA www.southernhalo.net
Just Like in the Movies is the latest music album by the talented trio of sisters Southern Halo; all
three are youthful masters of blended harmony, vibrant country, and soul-stirring blues. A joy to
experience, Just Like in the Movies provides an immersive, rapturous experience, and is also
highly recommended as a memorable gift to connoisseurs. Highly recommended. The tracks are
"Southern Halo", "My Girls & Me", "Notice Me", "I Think Too Much", "Tom Girl", "Anything is
Possible", "Not Today", "Missing Mississippi", "Famous", "Gettin' Back Up", "Hey Boy",
"Coming Home", "It's Always Been You", and "Just Like in the Movies (Revised)".
Time Not Forgotten
Rhonda Mackert
Privately Published
$TBA www.rhondamackert.com
Time Not Forgotten is an original solo piano album by the talented Rhonda Mackert, inspired by
some of her most cherished memories. Serene and rapturous, Time Not Forgotten soothes the
spirit and awakens the imagination with its masterful stylings. Highly recommended, especially
for connoisseurs of the genre. The tracks are "Dancing Through My Memories", "Walking
Among Giants", "Time Not Forgotten", "Molokini", "Monsoon", "White Cliffs", "Spring on
Grayrock Mountain", "Chasing Fireflies", "Healing Places', "Dreaming of Sedona", "Skipping
Stones", and "Free Floating".
Alive Inside The Tank
Mysteries of the Night
Silver Wave Records
$TBA www.tanksounds.org
Alive Inside the Tank is an album created in The Tank Center for Sonic Arts, an extraordinary
sound chamber fashioned from an abandoned empty steel water tank on a hill overlooking the
town of Rangely, Colorado. Alive Inside The Tank is the first full-length album recorded in the
Tank to be released on an established record label (Silver Wave Records). The extraordinary
reverberation enriches the improvisational flute, percussion, vocalizations, and hand drums of
Mysteries of the Night. Wondrous, alluring, and sensational, Alive Inside The Tank is highly
recommended especially for personal and public library music collections. The tracks are "To
The Earth", "The Promise", "Mysteries of the Night", "The Space Between", "Thunder Cloud",
"Under The Sea", "To The Sky", "My Love is Here", "Coconino", "To The Stars (for Tito)",
"Clockwork", "Pulsing Within", "Twin Flames", "To the Creator (for Trane)", and "In the
Morning".
Listen
Nitish Kulkarni
Privately Published
www.nitishkulkarni.com
$9.99 CD / $9.99 download cdbaby.com
The second album by Nitish Kulkarni (pronounced nuh-teesh kul-car-nee), Listen embodies
world fusion, incorporating traditional ethnic instruments around the globe as well as modern
synthesizers and electric guitar. Musicians and singers from multiple different nations lend their
talents to the original compositions; the result is a vibrant, eclectic creation, enthusiastically
recommended for connoisseurs of the genre and public library music collections. The tracks are
"Call to Action", "Mapmaker", "Listen: Mbira", "When I Go", "All Around You", "Listen: Oud",
"Speak To Me", "Wordless", "Sense of Touch", "Listen: ERHU", "In Another Life", "Listen:
Theorbo", "Remember When", and "The Day Before Tomorrow".
The Library DVD Shelf
Backyard Sports
Coach Marty Schupak
Youth Sports Club
9 Florence Court, Valley Cottage, NY 10989
$24.95 www.YouthSportsClub.com
Backyard Sports is an instructional DVD that brings some of the most valuable and popular drills
in baseball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, and golf into a single collection. From baseball hitting
drills that can be performed in a confined space, to creating a $300 batting net for $25.00, to
creative basketball shooting drills, lacrosse stick control and cradling, to an analysis of the golf
swing, to soccer footwork and more, Backyard Sports is an excellent resource for physical
education instructors and youth sports groups. The brainchild of Marty Schupak, a youth sports
coach of 25 years and a creator of sports instructional videos that are free on Amazon Prime
Video (keyword "Schupak Sports"), Backyard Sports is highly recommended especially for
public and school library DVD collections.
The Parenting Shelf
The Perfect Daycare Provider Tells All
Michelle McLellan
Balboa Press
c/o Hay House, Inc.
PO Box 5100, Carlsbad, CA 92018-5100
www.balboapress.com
9781504382793, $11.99, PB, 136pp, www.amazon.com
"The Perfect Daycare Provider Tells All" by twenty-year daycare provider veteran Michelle
McLellan was written specifically for parents who: Have ever wondered if they do enough with
their child; Have long workdays and are so exhausted when they get home that they might not
read their child a story book before bedtime, making them feel bad. "The Perfect Daycare
Provider Tells All" is also meant for parents who might think that: No one can help care for their
child better than themselves; Who are willing to learn about what daycare providers can do for a
child; Have decided to begin a journey that will only lead to greatness for their child and
themselves as parents. Exceptionally well written, impressively informative, "The Perfect
Daycare Provider Tells All" is very highly recommended for daycare center, community, and
academic library parenting instructional reference collections. It should be noted for personal
reading lists that "The Perfect Daycare Provider Tells All" is also available in a digital book
format (Kindle, $3.99).
The Self-Help Shelf
Willpower Doesn't Work
Benjamin Hardy
Hachette Books
c/o Hachette Book Group
1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104
www.hachettebookgroup.com
9780316441322, $26.00, HC, 256pp, www.amazon.com
The world around us is fast-paced, confusing, and full of distractions. It's easy to lose focus on
what you want to achieve, and your willpower won't last long if your environment is in conflict
with your goals -- eventually, the environment will win out. "Willpower Doesn't Work: Discover
the Hidden Keys to Success" by Benjamin Hardy is the needed guided for today's
over-stimulating and addicting environment. "Willpower Doesn't Work" shows: How to make
the biggest decisions of your life--and why those decisions must be made in specific settings;
How to create a daily "sacred" environment to live your life with intention, and not get sucked
into the cultural addictions; How to invest big in yourself to upgrade your environment and
mindset; How to put "forcing functions" in your life--so your default behaviors are precisely what
you want them to be; How to quickly put yourself in proximity to the most successful people in
the world--and how to adapt their knowledge and skills to yourself even quicker; How to create
an environment where endless creativity and boundless productivity is the norm. Thoroughly
'reader friendly' in tone, commentary, organization and presentation, "Willpower Doesn't Work"
is an ideal and 'real world practical' self help guide for the non-specialist general readers seeking
to cope with the extraordinary stresses of contemporary personal and professional life today.
While very highly recommended, especially for community and academic library Self-Help/Self-
Improvement collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that "Willpower Doesn't
Work" is also available in a paperback edition (Little Brown, 9780349417936, $15.99), and in a
digital book format (Kindle, $13.99).
The Photography Shelf
Montana Moments
Chuck Haney
Farcountry Press
PO Box 5630, Helena, MT 59604
www.farcountrypress.com
9781560377030, $32.95, HC, 120pp, www.amazon.com
In the pages of "Montana Moments", photographer Chuck Haney presents his view of Montana
in a beautiful, large-format collection from Farcountry Press. "Montana Moments" is Haney's
fourth photography book featuring his home state of Montana and offers beautifully crafted, full
color photography of flowing rivers, tranquil lakes, rugged mountain peaks, and rolling prairie.
From key natural landmarks to idyllic western towns, "Montana Moments" is a visual memorial
in service of presenting Big Sky Country. Each of the 148 full-color Montana photographs is
accompanied by educational and informative captions, making it an unreservedly recommended
addition to personal and community library American Photography collections in general, and
Montana landscape photography in particular.
The Sports Shelf
Golf Anatomy
Craig Davies & Vince DiSaia
Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc.
PO Box 5076, Champaign, IL 61820-5076
www.HumanKinetics.com
9781492548423, $24.95, PB, 224pp, www.amazon.com
Now golfing enthusiasts can see what it takes to improve consistency and performance in their
golf game as they never have before in this newly updated and expanded second edition of "Golf
Anatomy" by the team of Dr. Craig Davies (who is a movement, body mechanics, and strength
and conditioning coach on the PGA Tour) and Dr. Vince DiSaia (who is the founder and clinic
director at Momentum Functional Health). This new edition "Golf Anatomy" provides updated
and improved exercises, more artwork, and a more complete way to build a golf fitness program.
This one-of-a-kind guide, developed over 15 years of working with professional golfers, will
show even the most novice of golfers how to lower their score by increasing strength, power, and
range of motion for longer drives and more accurate shots. Enhanced throughout with the
inclusion of full color illustrations, "Golf Anatomy" is impressively 'reader friendly' in tone,
commentary, organization and presentation, making it an ideal and highly recommended addition
to personal, professional, community, and academic library Golfing instructional reference
collections. It should be noted that "Golf Anatomy" is also available in a digital book format
(Kindle, $9.99).
The LGBT Studies Shelf
Tinderbox
Robert W. Fieseler
Liveright Publishing Corporation
c/o W. W. Norton & Company
500 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10110
www.wwnorton.com
9781631491641 $26.95 /$12.99 Kindle amazon.com
Before the 2016 shooting of the Pule gay nightclub, there was the Up Stairs Lounge fire of 1973.
Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation lives
up to its title as an in-depth analysis of this deadly event, which was almost certainly an arson
attack. No perpetrator was ever convicted, and the most likely suspect (a gay man who had been
ejected from the bar, and who allegedly confessed the crime to an associate) committed suicide in
1974. Although the fire claimed dozens of lives, the nationwide reaction was even more
horrifying. Neither the mayor nor the governor offered any statement of sympathy; news
coverage generally avoided describing the Lounge as a gay hangout, and local coverage
published a full list of those affected by the fire, effectively "outing" them - some survivors lost
their jobs and had to move to other cities, while some victims' families were reluctant to claim
the bodies of loved ones. Yet where government and media stumbled, ad-hoc support networks
sought to help through aid from gay activist groups, religious networks, and relief organizations.
In the 1990's, memories of the fire became a catalyzing force for LGBTQ Americans. Tinderbox
is ultimately a history not only of a tragic disaster, but also of a civil rights history, highly
recommended especially for public and college library collections.
The Military Shelf
Combat at Close Quarters
Edward J. Marolda, editor
Naval Institute Press
291 Wood Road, Annapolis, MD 21402
www.nip.org
9781682471951, $39.95, HC, 360pp, www.amazon.com
Visually enhanced with more 200 images drawn from Navy archives and private collections, and
featuring the work of five renowned historians, "Combat at Close Quarters: An Illustrated
History of the U.S. Navy in the Vietnam War" (compiled and edited by Edward J. Marolda (who
has served as the Acting Director of Naval History and Senior Historian of the Navy) focuses
upon the U.S. Navy's major combat operations in Southeast Asia, including the Rolling Thunder
and Linebacker strikes against North Vietnam, the river war in South Vietnam's Mekong Delta,
and the intelligence campaign. Also offered is a select list of the most authoritative works on the
subject that nicely complements the concise, readable text. The individual chapters describe not
only the actions of the warships, aircraft, and river vessels involved in one of America's longest
wars but the professional skill, dedication, and courage of the Navy men and women who
journeyed into harm's way in Vietnam. Covering both the air war and river-based combat in
Vietnam, "Combat at Close Quarters" showcases the history of the U.S. Navy's role in the entire
Vietnam conflict with a special focus on the leadership of Vice Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr., the
Navy's role in Linebacker, the bombing and mining campaign that helped compel Hanoi to end
the war and release American POWs, as well as the Navy's intelligence efforts in Southeast Asia,
from the controversial Tonkin Gulf Incident to the end of the conflict. "Combat at Close
Quarters" fully explains both the operations of communications and electronics analysts at the
theater level and the aerial reconnaissance, SEAL, and NILO intelligence-gathers at the tactical
level, whether over North Vietnam and Laos or on the ground in South Vietnam. A critically
important addition to the growing library of Vietnam War literature, "Combat at Close Quarters"
is unreservedly recommended as a core addition to personal, community, and academic library
20th Century Military History collections in general, and Vietnam War supplemental studies
reading lists in particular.
"I'm Not Gonna Die in This Damn Place"
Juan David Coronado
Michigan State University Press
1405 South Harrison Road, Suite 25, East Lansing, MI 48823-5245
http://msupress.org
9781611862720, $29.95, PB, 214pp, www.amazon.com
By the time of the Vietnam War era, the "Mexican American Generation" had made tremendous
progress both socially and politically. However, the number of Mexican Americans in
comparison to the number of white prisoners of war (POWs) illustrated the significant
discrimination and inequality the Chicano population faced in both military and civilian
landscapes. Chicanos were disproportionately "grunts" (infantry), who were more likely to be
killed when captured, while pilots and officers were more likely to be both white and held as
POWs for negotiating purposes. A fascinating look at the Vietnam War era from a Chicano
perspective, "I'm Not Gonna Die in this Damn Place": Manliness, Identity, and Survival of the
Mexican American Vietnam Prisoners of War by Juan David Coronado (who is a postdoctoral
scholar at the Julian Samora Research Institute at Michigan State University) gives voice to the
Mexican American POWs. The stories of these men and their families provide insights to the
Chicano Vietnam War experience, while also adding tremendously to the American POW story.
Unreservedly recommended for both community and academic library 20th Century American
Military History collections, "I'm Not Gonna Die in This Damn Place" is an important read for
academics and military enthusiasts alike. It should be noted for personal reading lists that "I'm
Not Gonna Die in This Damn Place" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle,
$22.00).
The Environmental Studies Shelf
The Green Burial Guidebook
Elizabeth Fournier
ElizabethFournier.com
New World Library
14 Pamaron Way, Novato, CA 94949
www.newworldlibrary.com
9781608685233 $15.95 pbk / $9.99 Kindle amazon.com
The Green Burial Guidebook is a guide to understanding how to reduce funeral expenses, and
make burials more environmentally-friendly than the current standard, which often utilizes an
excess of wood, concrete, metals, and carcinogenic embalming fluid. Chapters discuss what
"green burial" is and isn't; the environmental impacts of traditional burial practices; religious and
social attitudes toward death and burial around the world; and a step-by-step guide to planning a
green burial. A wealth of information for those who wish to use the services of a funeral home or
cemetery is present; also discussed are "backyard burials", which are legal in many U.S. states
and provinces of North America. The Green Burial Guidebook is an invaluable resource on a
delicate yet important topic, and highly recommended.
The Autism Shelf
Understanding the Challenge of "No" for Children with Autism
Colette McNeil
MSI Press, LLC
http://msipress.com
9781942891765 $12.95 pbk / $3.99 Kindle amazon.com
Understanding the Challenge of "No" for Children with Autism: Improving Communication,
Increasing Positivity, Enhancing Relationships is a candid parenting and educator's guide by
author Colette McNeil, who has spent 20 years instructing students with autism and related
disorders. Each teaching strategy is framed with a sample life-scenario connected to the use of
the word "no". For example, how should a mother teach her autistic 4-year-old to stop running in
a busy parking lot upon uttering the demand "NO!", especially when her child consistently does
not respond to verbal instructions without accompanying physical contact? How should a grade
school teacher respond when an autistic girl throws tantrums because she is told "No", she can't
have the foods she wants for lunch? Understanding the Challenge of "No" for Children with
Autism is a "must-have" for parents with and educators responsible for autistic children, highly
recommended.
The Journalism Shelf
The AEF in Print
Chris Dubbs and John-Daniel Kelley, editors
University of North Texas Press
1155 Union Circle #311336, Denton, TX 76203-5017
www.untpress.unt.edu
9781574417135 $29.95 hc / $23.96 Kindle amazon.com
During World War I, AEF referred to the "American Expeditionary Forces" - brave Americans
who fought alongside the French Army, British Army, Canadian Army, and Australian Army on
the Western Front against the German Empire. At the time, the U.S. Army sought to provide the
public with news of the war while balancing the need to secrecy in military activities by
including a small selection of credentialed reporters in the army. These credentialed
correspondents wore military uniforms without insignia or rank, were subject to military
regulations, and were the only journalists to permitted to receive AEF briefings, war zone tours,
and the opportunity to witness battles. The AEF in Print: An Anthology of American Journalism
in World War I gathers a wealth of news articles written by these credentialed correspondents
from April 1917 to November 1918. Perusing The AEF in Print allows the reader to experience
this year and a half of war the same way that most of the American public did - by reading
riveting articles published in the leading newspapers of the day. A handful of black-and-white
photographs and an index round out this captivating anthology, highly recommended especially
for public and college library collections.
The Holocaust Studies Shelf
Dirty Hands and Vicious Deeds
Samuel Totten
University of Toronto Press
10 St. Mary Street, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4Y 2W8
www.utppublishing.com
9781442635265, $99.00, HC, 494pp, www.amazon.com
Compiled and edited by Samuel Totten (Professor Emeritus, University of
Arkansas-Fayetteville), "Dirty Hands and Vicious Deeds: The US Government's Complicity in
Crimes against Humanity and Genocide" is a seminal collection of seven original, impressively
informative, thoughtful and thought-provoking essays by erudite contributors showing how the
US government repeatedly aided certain regimes as they planned and then carried out crimes
against humanity and genocide. What makes the collection unique (and chilling) is the inclusion
of declassified documents generated by the US government at the time including memoranda,
telegrams, letters, talking points, cables, discussion papers, and situation reports. A unique and
extraordinary work of seminal scholarship, "Dirty Hands and Vicious Deeds" should be
considered a critically important and even mandatory addition to both community and academic
library Political Science and American History collections. It should be noted for the personal
reading lists of students, academia, social activists, and non-specialist general readers with an
interest in the subject that "Dirty Hands and Vicious Deeds" is also available in a paperback
edition (9781442635258, $44.95) and in a digital book format (Kindle, $35.95).
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