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Living Yellowstone
Michel Pierre
Naturnam
c/o Farcountry Press
PO Box 5630, Helena, MT 59604
www.farcountrypress.com
9781591521822, $19.95, PB, 80pp, www.amazon.com
The Yellowstone National Park, is the oldest national, and by many standards, the most popular
park in the world. Yellowstone is not only one of the most wonderful and scenic places on earth,
but it is also one of the most geographically and botanically active. By comparing pictures taken
at the same places at different times between 1998 and 2015, "Living Yellowstone: The Park 10
and 25 years After the Fires" beautifully and strikingly illustrates the short-term evolution of the
landscapes and features of the park. An extraordinary volume, "Living Yellowstone" is
unreservedly and enthusiastically recommended for personal, community, and academic library
collections. Also on the theme of Yellowstone, very highly recommended for children, and
distributed by Farcountry Press, is "Yellowstone National Park: A Cautionary Coloring Book"
(Caput Mortuum Books, 9780692747254, $8.95, PB, 32pp).
The Library Science Shelf
Library Volunteers Welcome!
Carol Smallwood & Lura Sanborn, editors
McFarland & Company
PO Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640
www.mcfarlandpub.com
9780786497805, $55.00, PB, 254pp, www.amazon.com
Volunteers, such as 'Friends of the Library' groups, are critically important to the daily operation
of any library and fundamentally necessary for such activities as community fund raising. Finding
and retaining the right people, motivating them and matching their skills with projects is
challenging. Collaborative compiled and co-edited by experienced librarians Carol Smallwood
and Lura Sanborn, "Library Volunteers Welcome!: Strategies for Attracting, Retaining and
Making the Most of Willing Helpers" is collection of 30 new essays bringing together the
experiences of numerous individuals across the U.S., providing ideas, projects and best practices
for volunteer recruiting and management. These erudite and knowledgeable contributions are
organized into five major sections; Recruitment and Retention; Policies and Process; Mentoring
and Empowering; Placement, Programs and Responsibilities; Outreach. Exceptionally well
organized and presented, "Library Volunteers Welcome! is an absolutely essential addition to
college and university Library Science collections, and is an enduringly valuable read for any
community or academic librarians charged with establishing or maintaining volunteer
organizational support for their libraries. It should be noted that "Library Volunteers Welcome!"
is also available in a Kindle format ($16.19).
40+ New Revenue Sources for Libraries and Nonprofits
Edmund A. Rossman III
ALA Editions
c/o American Library Association
50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611
www.alastore.ala.org
9780838914380, $65.00, PB, www.amazon.com
When governmental budgets require cuts one of the first to feel the impact of decreased revenues
are the public and academic libraries. When times are hard, NGOs are compelled to find
supplemental revenue sources where ever they can. This is the underlying and fundamental
reason why every library and every NGO must have a copy of "40+ New Revenue Sources for
Libraries and Nonprofits" in their instructional reference collections. Laying out with exceptional
clarity specific supplemental revenue generating ideas and projects that range from various forms
of advertising, to diverse naming rights, to sponsorships, to vending machines, to crowdfunding,
and so much more, "40+ New Revenue Sources for Libraries and Nonprofits" will prove to be an
enduringly valued, practical, and effective resource. Of special note are the chapters on Legal and
board Policy Considerations; Impact of Technology: Internet and Social media: and Establishing
Value, Statistical Reports, and Targeting Prospects. Simply stated, "40+ New Revenue Sources
for Libraries and Nonprofits" should be considered mandatory reading for every library director
and every library board member.
The Librarian's Guide to Book Programs and Author Events
Brad Hooper
ALA Editions
c/o American Library Association
50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611
www.alastore.ala.org
9780838913840, $55.00, PB, 135pp, www.amazon.com
From hosting authors to planning and coordinating book activities such as book signings and
book clubs, libraries are perfect venues for readers to interact directly with authors and their
books. And mounting literary programming can be relatively easy and straight forward with the
help of Booklist's Brad Hooper' "The Librarian's Guide to Book Programs and Author Events"
which comprehensively covers how to provide a wide range of programming that targets a
librarian's specific community of book lovers. "The Librarian's Guide to Book Programs and
Author Events" includes step-by-step guidance adaptable to any type of audience, from children
and teens to millennials and older adults; shows how to plan author readings, coordinate book
signings, and put together and moderate an author panel; offers marketing and outreach pointers,
including interviewing authors for local radio, library podcasts, or webinars; lays out the
nuts-and-bolts of organizing and hosting book clubs, with suggestions for facilitating book group
discussions; presents ideas for creating displays of staff favorites and other ways to get staff
involved and engaged; and explores programs for community-wide book events, such as 'One
Book, One City' programs Using this practical and thoroughly 'user friendly' guide, community
libraries can connect book lovers eager to learn about recent and noteworthy books to authors
and fellow book lovers. "The Librarian's Guide to Book Programs and Author Events" is also
very highly recommended and informative reading for writers and publishers wanting to create
author lectures and signing events as a means of marketing their books to libraries.
The One-Shot Library Instruction Survival Guide
Heidi E. Buchanan & Beth A. McDonough
ALA Editions
c/o American Library Association
50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611
www.alastore.ala.org
9780838914861, $50.00, PB, 160pp, www.amazon.com
The ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education is good news for one-shot
instructors. With its six frames and conceptual approach you're freed from a long list of outcomes
and can instead focus on big ideas. Now in an significantly updated and expanded second edition,
"The One-Shot Library Instruction Survival Guide" is a concise guide will help librarians to stay
organized and use their limited time wisely. "The One-Shot Library Instruction Survival Guide"
covers: creative solutions for real-life problems, such as a difficult assignment or controversial
topic, illustrated with 13 vignettes from professionals in the field; efficient assessment despite
limited time or resources; specialized settings like an online class or classroom without
computers; practical ideas on instruction for the six frames; choosing the right lesson for the right
student at the right time; how to use concept maps; and creating assignments for active learning
and experiential learning. Filled from cover to cover with strategies to guide students utilizing
library resources towards meeting their instructors' expectations for critical thinking, "The
One-Shot Library Instruction Survival Guide" is a practical resource will also empower librarians
to become better, more confident teachers. Thoroughly 'user friendly' in tone, commentary,
organization and presentation, "The One-Shot Library Instruction Survival Guide" is very highly
recommended for college and university Library Science instruction reference collections in
general, and the supplemental studies reading lists for any member of a community or school
library staff.
The Writing/Publishing Shelf
I'm Published! Now What?
Jeffrey S. Copeland
Paragon House
3600 Labore Road, Suite 1, St. Paul, MN 55110-4144
www.paragonhouse.com
9781557789198, $18.95, PB, 286pp, www.amazon.com
Every year there are dozens of writer workshops and hundreds of academic classes in creative
writing -- none of which touch upon what aspiring authors should do after their books have been
written and published. "I'm Published! Now What?" by Jeffrey S. Copeland (the successful other
of numerous books and a Professor in the Department of Languages and Literatures at the
University of Northern Iowa, where he teaches courses in literature and English Education) is
practical guide to conducting successful book readings, events, and promotions will help authors
(and their publishers) to understand and navigate the shifting sands of the publishing world.
Practical and 'real world based', "I'm Published! Now What?" is thoroughly 'user friendly' guide
that will thoroughly demystify book marketing and prepare authors (and their publishers) to work
effectively with bookstore event coordinators. Copeland quite correctly points out that the best
friends an author can have are inside bookstores. Drawing upon his own years of experience and
expertise, Copeland also shares what to do after events to maximize and build upon success. If an
author and/or their publisher has time for only one "how to" book on developing effective
marketing strategies and plans, the would be well advised to make it "I'm Published! Now
What?"! While unreservedly and enthusiastically recommended for community, college, and
academic library Writing/Publishing instructional reference collections, it should be noted for the
personal reading lists of novice (and even established) authors that "I'm Published! Now What?"
is also available in a Kindle format ($9.95).
Editing Research
Valierie Matarese
Information Today, Inc.
143 Old Marlton Pike, Medford, NJ 08055-8750
www.infotoday.com
9781573875318, $49.50, PB, 244pp, www.amazon.com
Editors who work directly with academic researchers, helping to make their draft manuscripts
suitable for publication in peer-reviewed scholarly journals, refer to themselves as authors
editors. As a profession, author editing has been around for more than a half-century, but its role
in research communication is often underappreciated and sometimes misunderstood. In "Editing
Research: The Author Editing Approach to Providing Effective Support to Writers of Research
Papers", authors editor and former researcher Valerie Matarese documents the history of author
editing and illustrates through interviews with experienced editors the varied ways in which these
language professionals support researchers in their efforts to publish. "Editing Research" fills a
void in the historical record of academic publishing and provides an up-to-date account of how
authors editors facilitate research communication and contribute to good publication practice.
Enhanced with the inclusion of figures, tables, sidebars, a twenty-page listing of references, two
pages of abbreviations, and an eleven page index, "Editing Research" is an exceptional, highly
recommended, and absolutely practical addition to personal, professional, community, and
academic library Writing/Publishing instructional reference collections.
MLA Handbook, eighth edition
The Modern Language Association of America
26 Broadway, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10004-1789
www.mla.org
9781603292627, $12.00, PB, 146pp, www.amazon.com
The Modern Language Association is the preeminent authority on research and writing, Now in a
fully updated and significantly revised eighth edition, The "MLA Handbook" takes a fresh look
at documenting sources. Works are published today in a dizzying range of formats. A book, for
example, may be read in print, online, or as an e-book -- or perhaps listened to in an audio
version. On the Web, modes of publication are regularly invented, combined, and modified.
Previous editions of the MLA Handbook provided separate instructions for each format, and
additional instructions were required for new formats. In this groundbreaking eighth edition of its
instruction manual, the MLA recommends instead one universal set of guidelines, which writers
can apply to any type of source. Shorter and redesigned for easy use, this eighth edition of the
MLA Handbook deftly guides writers through the principles behind evaluating sources for their
research. It then shows them how to cite sources in their writing and create useful entries for the
works-cited list. Simply stated, any writer and editor working in any format should have a copy
of this newly published eighth edition of the "MLA Handbook" as a core part of their personal
reference library as well as every community or academic library's "Writing/Publishing"
instructional reference collection!
Navigating Indieworld
Julie A. Gerber & Carole P. Roman
http://caroleproman.com
CreateSpace
4900 LaCross Rd., North Charleston, SC 29406
www.createspace.com
9781537228068, $12.99, PB, 146pp, www.amazon.com
Carole P. Roman is the award-winning author of forty books. Julie A. Gerber is the founder of
Away We Go Media, a social media management and consulting firm for authors. In "Navigating
Indieworld: A Beginner's Guide to Self-Publishing and Marketing Your Books" Roman and
Gerber effectively collaborative to provide a complete course of step-by-step instructions for
self-publishing authors on how to be financially successful and create/reach as large a customer
base for their books as possible. Of special note is the inclusion of a Directory that features a
listing of resources for Blogs & Websites; Book Tours; Book Trailers; Communities & Social
Media; Covers; Formatting Services & Tutorials; Illustrators & Agencies; Marketing Services;
Photo Editing; Publications; Radio; Reference Books; Voice Artists. It should be noted that the
Midwest Book Review is twice cited resource. The information is as sound as it is practical, the
tone is thoroughly 'user friendly', the organization and presentation are excellent. Simply stated,
"Navigating Indieworld" should be considered a 'must read' for anyone considering or already
engaged in self-publishing. It should be noted that "Navigating Indieworld" is also available in a
Kindle format ($2.99).
Why Write?
Mark Edmundson
Bloomsbury Press
175 Fifth Avenue, Suite 315, New York, NY 10010
www.bloomsbury.com
9781632863058, $26.00, HC, 288pp, www.amazon.com
A prizewinning scholar and academician, Mark Edmundson is on the faculty of the University of
Virginia. In "Why Write?: A Master Class on the Art of Writing and Why it Matters", Professor
Edmundson tackles the critically important question that every writer, author, and novelist
struggles with at some point in their literary careers in this day and age. Why write when it
sometimes feels that so few people really read -- read as if their lives might be changed by what
they're reading? Why write, when the world wants to be informed, not enlightened; to be
entertained, not inspired? Writing is backbreaking, mindbreaking, lonely work. So why do it?
Because writing, as Professor Edmundson explains, is one of the greatest human goods. Writing
teaches us to think; it can bring our minds to birth. And once we're at home with words, there are
few more pleasurable human activities than writing. Because this is something Professor
Edmundson believes everyone ought to know he has created an effectively persuasive defense in
behalf of essential reading (both practical and inspiring) for anyone who yearns to be a writer,
anyone who simply needs to know how to get an idea across, and anyone else who finds
themselves having or wanting to put pen to paper. Exceptionally well written, organized and
presented, "Why Write" is a consistently compelling read from beginning to end and very highly
recommended for community, college, and university library Writing/Publishing instructional
reference collections. For the personal reading lists of students, aspiring writers, and
non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject, it should be noted that "Why Write"
is also available in a Kindle format ($9.99).
The Fiction Shelf
Doctor Thorne: The Chronicles of Barsetshire
Anthony Trollope
Oxford University Press
198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016-4314
www.oup.com/us
9780198785637, $15.95, PB, 500pp, www.amazon.com
Anthony Trollope (24 April 1815 - 6 December 1882) was one of the most successful, prolific
and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Now a major television series, Trollope's
"Doctor Thorne: The Chronicles of Barsetshire" has been reissued by Oxford University Press for
a new generation of appreciative readers. "Doctor Thorne" is the compelling story of the squire of
Greshamsbury who has fallen on hard times, and it is incumbent on his son Frank to make a good
marriage. But Frank loves the doctor's niece, Mary Thorne, a girl with no money and mysterious
parentage. He faces a terrible dilemma: should he save the estate, or marry the girl he loves?
Mary, too, has to battle her feelings, knowing that marrying Frank would ruin his family and fly
in the face of his mother's opposition. Her pride is matched by that of her uncle, Dr. Thorne, who
has to decide whether to reveal a secret that would resolve Frank's difficulty, or to uphold the
innate merits of his own family heritage. The character of Dr. Thorne reflects Trollope's own
contradictory feelings about the value of tradition and the need for change. His subtle portrayal,
and the comic skill and gentle satire with which the story is developed, are among the many
pleasures of this delightful novel. No community, college, or university library collection of great
English literature of the Victorian era would be complete without including a copy of Anthony
Trollope's "Doctor Thorne: The Chronicles of Barsetshire".
Reverend Colt
James Clay
Linford Western Library
c/o Ulverscroft Large Print (USA), Inc.
PO Box 1230, West Seneca, NY 14224-1230
www.ulverscroftusa.com
9781444826074, $20.99, PB, 304pp, www.amazon.com
When his wife Christina was murdered by a man she had tried to help, Preacher Paul Colten's
idealism died in the dust -- and he took the first steps on the road to becoming the gunfighter
known as Reverend Colt. Upon arriving in Grayson in pursuit of a man he was hired to kill,
Reverend Colt finds a town under the brutal control of a wealthy rancher. Though he admires the
local newspaper's stand against corruption, he knows that Grayson's rulers will not be stopped by
editorials. Reverend Colt's skills with a weapon will be put to the ultimate test. Author James
Clay is an impressively talented novelist with a complete mastery of the action/adventure novel
as demonstrated by this large print edition of his western saga "Reverend Colt". A riveting read
from first page to last, "Reverend Colt" is especially recommended for the personal reading lists
of all western buff and this large print edition would prove to be an enduringly popular addition
to community library collections.
Witness Seeker
Stone Wallace
Five Star Books
10 Water Street, Suite 310, Waterville, ME 04901
http://gale.cengage.com/fivestar
9781432832209, $25.95, 265pp, www.amazon.com
His name is Chance Gambel. His occupation: Witness Seeker. It's a perilous profession where he
is hired to search for witnesses to crimes so that they might testify for or against the accused in
trials held throughout the frontier territories of the Southwest, circa 1880. Chance embarks on his
most perilous assignment when he teams with a mysterious Mexican named Francisco Velasquez
to search for the vicious outlaw gang leader, Silvano Ramos, who brutally murdered Francisco's
sister. Their journey is fraught with adventure, danger, prejudice and mistrust as Chance remains
unaware of what Francisco's true intentions are toward him: Friend or foe? A unique and
exceptionally well story from first page to last, "Witness Seeker" will have a special appeal to
diehard Western fans as it highlights suspense, excitement, romance and a stirring climax the
reader that is as unexpected as it is memorable. While "Witness Seeker" is certain to be an
enduringly popular and appreciated addition to community library Western Fiction collections, it
should be noted for the personal reading lists that it is also available in a Kindle edition
($3.99).
Seeking Alice
Camilla Trinchieri
Excelsior Editions
c/o State University of New York Press
State University Plaza, Albany, NY 12246-0001
www.sunypress.edu
9781438461281, $19.95, PB, 224pp, www.amazon.com
"Seeking Alice" is gripping story of love and loss centers on Marco, an Italian diplomat; Alice,
his American wife; and their young children. Stationed in Prague during World War II, Marco
and Alice become enemies when the United States enters the war, forcing Alice and the children
to move from Prague to Rome and finally to Cernobbio in a desperate attempt to flee to
Switzerland. Through alternating passages narrated by Alice and daughter Susie, readers shuttle
back and forth between war-torn Europe and 1950s Massachusetts to search for answers and
unravel the mystery about what really happened to Alice during the war. "Seeking Alice" by
Camilla Trinchieri is a deftly crafted and compelling story of the disintegration of an American
and Italian family caught in Europe during World War II. It is one of those all-too-rare novels
that will linger in the mind and memory long after the book itself has been finished and set back
upon the shelf. While very highly recommended for community, college, and university library
Literary Fiction collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that "Seeking Alice" is
also available in a Kindle format ($9.99).
How Can I Keep from Singing
Loretta Cobb
Livingston Press
University of West Alabama, Station 22, Livingston, AL 35470
www.livingstonpress.uwa.edu
9781604891652, $30.00, HC, 247pp, www.amazon.com
Bonita Byrnes comes of age during the civil rights movement in Birmingham's working class
neighborhoods. Pearl, her mother, runs a boarding house. Ida, her black cook with enormous
faith, becomes her confidante as Pearl goes from one bad relationship to another, leaving Bonita's
father for a young Marine, just home from Korea. Their lives are complicated by what we now
would call his PTSD from World War II. He drinks to excess, becomes violent at times, and
moves from job to job. Lucinda, her older sister, does not like the stepfather. Bonita's father Phil
marries a new wife and does very little to help with the girls though he is quick to criticize Pearl's
efforts. "How Can I Keep from Singing" is one of those deftly crafted novels with fully
conceived characters and a deftly woven storyline of unexpected twists and turns that will linger
in the mind and memory of the reader long after the book itself is finished and set back upon the
shelf. While strongly recommended for community and academic library Literary Fiction
collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that "How Can I Keep From Singing" is
also available in a paperback edition (9781604891669, $17.95).
Peregrine Island
Diane B. Saxton
She Writes Press
www.shewritespress.com
9781631521515, $16.95, PB, 267pp, www.amazon.com
The lives of the Peregrine family are turned upside down one summer when so-called "art
experts" appear on the doorstep of their Connecticut island home to appraise a favorite heirloom
painting. When incriminating papers, as well as other paintings, are discovered behind the
artwork in question, the appraisal turns into a full-fledged investigation. Antagonism mounts
between grandmother, mother, and child, who begin to suspect one another, as well as the shady
newcomers in their midst, of foul play. With a roster of carefully crafted characters and a deftly
woven plot, "Peregrine Island" is a riveting read from beginning to end and clearly showcases
author Diane Saxton as a consummately skilled novelist. While highly recommended for
community and academic library Literary Fiction collections, it should be noted for personal
reading lists that "Peregrine Island" is also available in a Kindle format ($9.95).
Phen
Lorin Adegbenro
Belle Isle Books
c/o Brandylane Publishers
5 South First Street, Richmond, VA 23219
www.brandylanepublishers.com
9781939930361, $16.00, PB, 214pp, www.amazon.com
Eric's life sucks. Born without the use of his hands and treated like a burden by his adoptive
parents, he finds himself haunted by frightening spirits-until an altogether different sort of spirit
appears to him, in the form of an old man. The old man has a story to tell-the story of a boy
named Phoenix. After losing his mother when he was just three, Phoenix knows he has to fulfill
her last wish: protect Hali, a young girl who came to Willow Oaks Orphanage along with
Phoenix and his twin sisters. But fourteen years after her adoption, Phoenix has no idea where
she is. To find her, and his own purpose, he'll have to follow his instincts and heart-perhaps
straight into the ocean. And along the way, the lives of Phoenix and Eric will intertwine in a way
that Eric never imagined. A unique and compelling novel by an exceptionally gifted writer,
"Phen" is certain to be an enduringly popular addition to community library General Fiction
collections. For personal reading lists it should be noted that "Phen" is also available in a Kindle
format ($5.99).
The Mystery/Suspense Shelf
The Paris Librarian
Mark Pryor
Seventh Street Books
c/o Prometheus Books
59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst, NY 14228
www.prometheusbooks.com
9781633881778, $15.95, PB, 270pp, www.amazon.com
When Hugo Marston's friend Paul Rogers dies unexpectedly in a locked room at the American
Library in Paris, The local police conclude that he died of natural causes. But that's not what
Hugo thinks. As he pokes around the library, Hugo discovers that rumors are swirling around
some recently donated letters from American actress Isabelle Severin. The reason: they may
indicate that the actress had aided the Resistance in frequent trips to France toward the end of
World War II. Even more dramatic is the legend that the Severin collection also contains a
dagger, one she used to kill an SS officer in 1944. As Hugo delves deeper into the stacks at the
American library he finally realizes that the history of this case isn't what anyone suspected. But
to prove he's right, Hugo must return to the scene of a decades-old crime. A simply riveting read
from first page to last, "The Paris Librarian" is a consistently compelling series of unexpected
plot twists and surprising turns by a master of the genre. While "The Paris Librarian" is very
highly recommended for all community library Mystery/Suspense collections, it should be noted
for the personal reading lists of dedicated mystery buffs that "The Paris Librarian" is also
available in a Kindle format ($9.99).
The Hemingway Thief
Shaun Harris
Seventh Street Books
www.seventhstreetbooks.com
c/o Prometheus Books
59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst, NY 14228
www.prometheusbooks.com
9781633881754 $15.95 pbk / $9.99 Kindle amazon.com
The debut novel of Wisconsin author Shaun Harris, The Hemingway Thief is an exciting
mystery-thriller with a literary bent. When novelist Henry "Coop" Cooper and hotel owner Grady
Doyle rescue a drunken man from a pair of thugs, they make a discovery that kicks off a wild
adventure. Supposedly, a stolen first draft of celebrated author Ernest Hemingway's "A Moveable
Feast" hides clues to a suitcase that Hemingway lost in Paris in 1922, back when he was young
and unpublished. The suitcase is a hidden treasure of lost Hemingway stories, of incalculable
value - but Cooper and Doyle aren't the only ones out to claim the prize, and their search quickly
turns extremely dangerous! Fast-paced and laced with biting humor, The Hemingway Thief is
highly recommended.
The Education Shelf
Opening Doors to Quality Writing series
Bob Cox
Crown House Publishing
6 Trowbridge Drive Suite 5, Bethel, CT 06801
www.crownhousepublishing.com
$19.95 pbk / $9.99 Kindle amazon.com
Created by independent educational consultant, teacher coach, and English teacher of 23 years'
experience Bob Cox, the Opening Doors to Quality Writing series is intended especially to aid
professional educators. Both volumes draw upon beloved classic books as a stimulus to show
young people how to improve their own writing skills. "Opening Doors to Quality Writing: Ideas
for Writing Inspired by Great Writers for Ages 6 to 9" (9781785830136) draws upon beloved
texts such as "The Secret Garden" and "The Wizard of Oz"; while "Opening Doors to Quality
Writing: Ideas for Writing Inspired by Great Writers for Ages 10 to 13" (9781785830143) uses
classics such as "Tess of the D'Urbervilles", "The Hound of the Baskervilles", and "Wuthering
Heights" to motivate young people. Both books describe methods for teaching poetry and prose,
and discuss "access strategies" to help foster an initial spark of interest, "reading journeys" to
encourage intelligent debate, "wings to fly" concepts to inspire original writing in one's students,
and more. A glossary, bibliography, and accompanying CD-ROM of useful pedagogical
materials round out these superb resources for grade school English instructors.
Get Better Faster
Paul Bambrick-Santoyo
Jossey-Bass
c/o Wiley Trade Publishing Group
111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774
www.josseybass.com
9781119278719, $36.95, PB, 496pp, www.amazon.com
Paul Bambrick-Santoyo is the Chief Schools Officer for high schools and K-12 content
development at Uncommon Schools. Paul has trained school leaders worldwide in instructional
leadership in his work as cofounder of the Relay National Principals Academy Fellowship and
founder and dean of the Leverage Leadership Institute. In "Get Better Faster: A 90-Day Plan for
Coaching New Teachers" he draws upon his years of experience and expertise to provide a
wealth of instructive tools showing how school leaders can effectively guide new teachers to
success. Over the course of "Get Better Faster", he breaks down the most critical actions leaders
and teachers must enact to achieve exemplary results. Designed for coaches as well as beginning
teachers, "Get Better Faster" focuses on the actionable (and the practice-able) that drives
effective coaching. Packed from cover to cover with practical training tools, including agendas,
presentation slides, a coach's guide, handouts, planning templates, and 35 video clips of real
teachers at work, Get Better Faster will teach educators: The core principles of coaching: Go
Granular, Make Feedback More Frequent; Top action steps to launch a teacher's development in
an easy-to-read scope and sequence guide; The four phases of skill building including Phase 1
(Pre-Teaching): Dress Rehearsal, Phase 2: Instant Immersion, Phase 3: Getting into Gear, Phase
4: The Power of Discourse. Thoroughly 'user friendly' in tone, commentary, organization and
presentation, "Get Better Faster" is unreservedly recommended for college and university
Teacher Education instructional reference collections. For the personal reading lists of students,
educators, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject it should be noted that
"Get Better Faster" is also available in a Kindle format ($19.99).
The Journey Is Everything
Katherine Borner
Heinemann
PO Box 6926, Portsmouth, NH 03802-6926
www.heinemann.com
9780325061580, $31.88, PB, 210pp, www.amazon.com
It is truly unfortunate that all too many students only know the concept of an"essay" as being a
5-paragraph, tightly structured writing assignment that must check all the boxes of a standardized
formula. How did essays in school get so far away from the role essays have in a literate world?
In "The Journey Is Everything: Teaching Essays That Students Want to Write for People Who
Want to Read Them", Katherine Bomer, (one of the country's most gifted teachers of writing),
makes a powerful case for teaching the essay as a way to restore writing to thinking -- that it is in
fact this approach to essay writing is vitally necessary for students to be success in college and in
a career. "The Journey Is Everything" persuasively argues that the close reading of essays fulfills
the recommendations of state and national standards, while practice in essay writing leads to
better academic and test writing. "The Journey Is Everything" gives educators the tools,
strategies, and activities to bring a unit on more authentic writing into their practice. By
following the advice and precepts laid out in "The Journey Is Everything", teachers and their
students will rediscover the power of the essay to bring out a students' true thinking-their true
selves. Simply stated, "The Journey Is Everything" should be a part of every college and
university library's Teaching/Education reference collection in general, and every educator and
aspiring writer's Literary Essay Instruction supplemental studies reading list in particular.
The Power of the Adolescent Brain
Thomas Armstrong
ASCD
1703 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311-1714
www.ascd.org
9781416621874, $27.95, PB, 207pp, www.amazon.com
In the pages of The Power of the Adolescent Brain: Strategies for Teaching Middle and High
School Students", Thomas Armstrong (an educator, a psychologist, and a writer who has worked
in the education field for more than 40 years) looks at the power and promise of the teenage brain
from an empathetic, strength-based perspective and then goes on to describe what middle and
high school educators can do to make the most of their students' potential. "The Power of the
Adolescent Brain" deftly explains what we know about how the adolescent brain works and
proposes eight essential instructional elements that will help students develop the ability to think,
make healthy choices, regulate their emotions, handle social conflict, consolidate their identities,
and learn enough about the world to move into adulthood with dignity and grace. "The Power of
the Adolescent Brain" provides practical strategies and real-life examples from schools that
illustrate these eight key practices in action. In addition, there is a glossary of brain terms, a
selection of brain-friendly lesson plans across the content areas, and a list of resources to support
and extend the book's ideas and practices. Exceptionally well written, organized and presented,
"The Power of the Adolescent Brain" is unreservedly recommended for professional, college, and
university library Education reference collections in general, and adolescent psychology
supplemental studies reading lists in particular. For the personal reading lists of students and
non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject it should be noted that "The Power
of the Adolescent Brain" is also available in a Kindle format ($14.57).
Creative Block Play
Rosanne Regan Hansel
Redleaf Press
10 Yorkton Court, St. Paul, MN 55117-1065
www.redleafpress.org
9781605544458, $39.95, PB, 159pp, www.amazon.com
Rosanne Regan Hansel has been both a teacher and administrator for a variety of early childhood
programs. She was also the Early Childhood Specialist for the Math Science Partnership at
Rutgers University and currently serves as Education Program Development Specialist for the
Department of Education. In "Creative Block Play: A Comprehensive Guide to Learning through
Building" she draws upon her years of experience and expertise to showcase how to encourage a
child's development in a variety of domains through block play. "Creative Block Play" is
profusely enhanced with photos that illustrate block play in real classrooms and stories
contributed by teachers who have successfully used block play to encourage children's
development in a variety of domains. Thoroughly 'user friendly' in tone, commentary,
organization and presentation, "Creative Block Play" is enthusiastically recommended for college
and university library Teacher Education collections and supplemental studies reading lists. For
the personal reading lists of students and classroom teachers it should be noted that "Creative
Block Play" is also available in a Kindle format ($39.95).
The Fantasy/SciFi Shelf
Ancient Egyptian Supernatural Tales
Jonathan E. Lewis, editor
Stark House Press
1315 H Street, Eureka, CA 95501
www.starkhousepress.com
9781944520052, $19.95, PB, 290pp, www.amazon.com
Gleaned from the pulp magazines and short story anthologies of yesteryear, "Ancient Egyptian
Supernatural Tales" is superb collection of stories compiled and edited by Jonathan Lewis. These
are classic short stories in which ancient Egyptian mysticism, mummies, and other supernatural
occurrences play a significant role. Included are chilling tales by such luminary authors as Edgar
Allan Poe, Louisa May Alcott, Arthur Conan Doyle, Tennessee Williams, H. Rider Haggard,
Algernon Blackwood, Sax Rohmer and more. Enhanced with an informative introduction by
Lewis, "Ancient Egyptian Supernatural Tales" also includes 'Notes for Further Readings' and a
listing of the Original Dates of Publication for the stories showcased in this outstanding
anthology. A riveting read from beginning to end, "Ancient Egyptian Supernatural Tales" is a
'must' for all dedicated fantasy fans and will prove to be a valued and appreciated addition to
community Science Fiction & Fantasy collections, as well as academic library Literary Fiction
collections.
The Cookbook Shelf
Cook's Science
Guy Crosby
America's Test Kitchen
17 Station Street, Brookline, MA 02445
www.americastestkitchen.com
9781940352459, $40.00, HC, 504pp, www.amazon.com
Compiled by Guy Crosby and edited by the staff of Cook's Illustrated, "Cook's Science: How to
Unlock Flavor in 50 of our Favorite Ingredients" is compendium specifically designed to
showcase and highlight 50 specific ingredients and the (sometimes surprising) science behind
them:. Each individual chapter explains the science behind one of the 50 ingredients in a short,
informative essay. The topics covered range from pork shoulder, to apples, to quinoa, to dark
chocolate -- and then move onto an original (and sometimes quirky) experiment, performed in
America's Test Kitchen facilities and designed to show how the science works. "Cook's Science"
includes 50 dynamic, full-page color illustrations, giving in-depth looks at individual ingredients,
"family trees" of ingredients, and cooking techniques like sous vide, dehydrating, and
fermentation. The 400+ foolproof recipes included take the science into the kitchen, and range
from French-Style Pork Stew; Sesame-Crusted Salmon with Lemon and Ginger;
Triple-Chocolate Mousse Cake; Italian-Chicken Soup with Parmesan Dumplings; to Rigatoni
with Beef and Onion Ragu; Crispy Orange Beef; Savory Corn Muffins; Vietnamese Beef Pho;
Rich Chocolate Tart; and Almond Biscotti. A unique combination of Food Science and Food
Dishes, "Cook's Science" is unreservedly recommended for personal, family, professional,
community, and academic library cookbook collections. It should be noted that "Cook's Science"
is also available in a Kindle format ($39.99).
101 One-Dish Dinners
Andrea Chesman
Storey Publishing
210 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, MA 01247
www.storey.com
9781612128412, $16.95, PB, 192pp, www.amazon.com
Ideal for time-stressed kitchen cooks, the one-dish meal is a winning formula for today's busy
families. In "101 One-Dish Dinners: Hearty Recipes for the Dutch Oven, Skillet & Casserole
Pan", Andrea Chesman shows off the versatility of Dutch ovens, skillets, and casserole pans.
Classic baked dishes like ham and potato gratin, chicken potpie, and vegetable lasagna go
head-to-head with diverse stovetop suppers like jambalaya, seafood paella, and pad Thai. For
those looking for something a little lighter but still filling, there are plenty of meal-in-a-bowl
salads and timeless soups. Serve up a nourishing meal tonight with little fuss and fewer dishes!
The beautifully illustrated, step-by-step, kitchen cook friendly recipes range from Mediterranean
Seafood Stew; Italian Wedding Soup; Risotto Primavera; to Louisiana Red Beans & Rice;
Stovetop Mac 'N' Cheese with Ham & Peas; Roast Pork with Sauerkraut; and Taco Salad. Palate
pleasing, appetite satisfying, a pleasure to browse through and a joy to plan menus with, "101
One-Dish Dinners: Hearty Recipes for the Dutch Oven, Skillet & Casserole Pan" is
enthusiastically recommended for personal, family, and community library cookbook collections.
It should be noted that "101 One-Dish Dinners" is also available in a Kindle format
($11.83).
Fast and Easy Five-Ingredient Recipes
Philia Kelnhofer
www.sweetphi.com
The Countryman Press
500 - 5th Avenue, LBBY 1, New York, NY 10110-0105
www.countrymanpress.com
9781581573992, $21.95, PB, 240pp, www.amazon.com
With Fast and Easy Five Ingredient Recipes you'll find over 100 recipes that only require five
ingredients (or less) and use simple ingredients in unique ways. That makes every dish
showcased and illustrated in this culinary compendium to be ideal for kitchen cooks who are
short on available time in their kitchens. The thoroughly palate pleasing and appetite satisfying
recipes range from Chicken Couscous Avocado Salad; Cheesy Bacon Potatoes; Red Wine Steak
and Mushrooms; and Tilapia Tacos; to Graham Cracker cookie Truffles; Chocolate Caramel
Bread Pudding; Icebox Cake; and Quick Marinara Sauce. Whether for weeknight meals or last
minute dinner parties, these five-ingredient recipes will save both time and money. Philia
Kelnhofer (aka 'Phi') started her food blog sweetphi.com as a place to share her favorite recipes
with friends and family. After getting numerous requests for more of her five-ingredient meals,
she introduced Five Ingredient Fridays with the simple belief that "five ingredients is all it takes
to create fantastic dishes". Now everyone can benefit from her years of culinary expertise and
experience with "Fast and Easy Five-Ingredient Recipes". While highly recommended for family
and community library cookbook collections, it should be noted that "Fast and Easy
Five-Ingredient Recipes" is also available in a Kindle format ($9.99).
I Love Soup
Beverly LeBlanc
Nourish
c/o Watkins Media
www.nourishbooks.com
9781848997646, $19.95, PB, 176pp, www.amazon.com
Compiled by culinary expert Beverly LeBlanc, "I Love Soup: More Than 100 of the World's
Most Delicious and Nutritious Recipes" is an extraordinary compendium of thoroughly 'kitchen
cook friendly' soups for any and all dining occasions. "I Love Soup" begins with an informative
Introduction that includes techniques, basic recipes, accompaniments, and finishing touches. The
individual soups themselves are truly impressive and range from Beef Consomme with Porcini
Mushrooms; Italian Wedding Soup; Thai Meatball & Coconut Soup; Chicken Mulligatawny
Soup; and Teriyaki Salmon Ramen; to Broccoli & Parsley Soup; Egyptian Aubergine & Tomato
Soup; Arame & Tofu Soup; and Bloody Mary Party Soup. Beautifully illustrated throughout, "I
Love Soup" is enthusiastically recommended for personal, professional, family, and community
library cookbook collections.
Eat in My Kitchen
Meike Peters
Prestel Publishing
900 Broadway, Suite 603, New York, NY 10003
www.prestel.com
9783791382005, $35.00, HC, 256pp, www.amazon.com
Meike Peters is the Berlin-based writer and photographer behind the food blog 'Eat in My
Kitchen', which she began in 2013. In the pages of "Eat in My Kitchen: To Cook, to Bake, to Eat,
and to Treat", she has drawn upon her years of experience and expertise to compile palate
pleasing, appetite satisfying, kitchen cook friendly recipes that she has organized into sections for
Salads, Vegetables, Soup, Pasta, Sandwiches, Seafood, Meat, Savory Baking, Sweets, and
Preserves. Beautifully and profusely illustrated throughout, the dishes themselves range from
Potato-Sauerkraut Latkes with Juiper Sour Cream Dip; Wild Mushroom Spaghetti with Orange
butter and Crispy Sage; Crayfish with Beet Mousse on Sourdough; and a Maltese Tuna and
Spinach Pie; to Rustic Meatloaf with Leeks and Mountain Cheese; German Pretzel Buns;
Donauwelle Marbled Cherry Cake with Vanilla Buttercream and Chocolate; and Lemon
Cardamom Crescent Milk Rolls with Poppy Seeds. Of special note is the chapter of kitchen cook
interviews called 'Meet In Your Kitchen'. A mouth-watering experience to browse through, and a
culinary delight to plan menus with, "Eat in My Kitchen" is gladly recommended and certain to
be an enduringly popular addition to personal, family, professional, and community library
cookbook collections.
The Photography Shelf
National Geographic Greatest Landscapes
National Geographic Press
101 West 104th Street, Suite 8, New York, NY 10025
www.nationalgeographic.com
9781426217128, $40.00, HC, 400pp, www.amazon.com
A simply gorgeous photographic compendium, "National Geographic Greatest Landscapes:
Stunning Photographs That Inspire and Astonish" truly lives up to its subtitle. Flawlessly
reproduced in full color are to be found some of the world's most beautiful locations
immortalizing the beauty of the great outdoors that showcase evocative and often unseen visual
images of extraordinary landscapes from around the world. Ranging from vast deserts in twilight,
snowcapped mountain ranges at the brink of dawn, a forest in the height of autumn colors, and so
much more, these indelible images will magnify the beauty, emotion, and depth that were
professionally captured in the split second of a camera flash. "National Geographic Greatest
Landscapes" takes readers on a spectacular visual journey and offering an elegant conduit to the
world around them. Paired with illuminating insights from celebrated photographers, "National
Geographic Greatest Landscapes" beautiful book weaves a vibrant tapestry of images that will
linger in the mind and memory long after the book itself has been finished and set back upon the
shelf. Simply stated, "National Geographic Greatest Landscapes" unreservedly recommended for
personal, professional, community, and academic library Contemporary Photography
collections.
The Health/Medicine Shelf
The Survival Doctor's Complete Handbook
James Hubbar, MD
Reader's Digest Trade Publishing
44 South Broadway, White Plains, NY 10601
www.rdtradepublishing.com
9781621453055, $19.99, PB, 288pp, www.amazon.com
"The Survival Doctor's Complete Handbook: What to Do When Help is NOT on the Way"" is
specifically designed to be an essential guide to taking care of your family's health when you
can't get medical help or the answers of what to do right away due to natural disasters disrupting
normal communications and transportation or any other circumstance. "The Survival Doctor's
Complete Handbook" is comprehensive, going well beyond immediate first aid, and covering
such medical emergencies as: how to put a dislocated joint back into place; how to prevent
hypothermia when your heat has gone out; what to do for asthma when you don't have your
inhaler; whether you can really drink your own urine if you run out of water; what to feed your
toddler if he has a fever and you have no medicine; and so much more. "The Survival Doctor's
Complete Handbook" features more than 100 illustrations, along with quick quizzes and real-life
examples, and goes step-by-step through the essentials of medical care during a crisis. It is
interesting to note that after more than 30 years of practicing family medicine in Mississippi and
Colorado, Dr. James Hubbard has combined his medical training with his outdoors experience to
become one of the nation's top survival-medicine experts. More of his practical, evidence-based
tips are based on his website, www.TheSurvivalDoctor.com. "The Survival Doctor's Complete
Handbook" is a critically important addition to personal, family, and community library
Health/Medicine collections in general, and the Emergency Medicine supplemental studies
reading lists in particular. It should be noted that ""The Survival Doctor's Complete Handbook""
is also available in a Kindle format ($12.99).
Mind Body Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2
Emma Mardlin
Findhorn Press
www.findhornpress.com
9781844096879, $17.99, PB, 255pp, www.amazon.com
In "Mind Body Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2", by clinical practitioner in Mind/Body medicine,
Emma Marlin (who has more than 21 year's experience of T1 diabetes and personally achieving
5.8% HbA1C on minimal insulin,) draws upon her extensive experience and expertise to provide
the reader with a positively refreshing and unique information, support and practical resource
book to emotionally and physically 'stop diabetes now', and create profound and positive change
on many levels. "Mind Body Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2" provides a very new and exciting way
of thinking about diabetes as well as containing ground breaking practical resources to stop
diabetes; something that can be taken as far as the reader personally chooses, applicable to all
types of diabetes, and circumstances. Informative, practical, and exceptionally well written,
organized and presented, "Mind Body Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2" is an ideal introduction
specifically designed for the non-specialist general reader having to deal with diabetes within
themselves or a loved one. While unreservedly recommended for personal, community, and
academic library Health/Medicine collections in general, and Diabetes supplemental studies
reading lists in particular, it should be noted that "Mind Body Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2" is
also available in a Kindle format ($9.99).
The Pets/Wildlife Shelf
Crow and Walshaw's Manual of Clinical Procedures in Dogs, Cats, Rabbits and Rodents, 4th
ed.
Jennifer E. Boyle
Wiley-Blackwell
350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148
www.wiley.com/wiley-blackwell
9781118985700, $69.99, PB, 408pp, www.amazon.com
Now in a fully updated and revised fourth edition, "Crow & Walshaw's Manual of Clinical
Procedures in Dogs, Cats, Rabbits, & Rodents" by veterinarian and academician Jennifer E.
Boyle provides practical, up-to-date information on common veterinary procedures for gerbils,
hamsters, guinea pigs, dogs, cats and rabbits with detailed line drawings and photographs that
demonstrate not only pertinent anatomical relationships, but also operational motions. A classic
veterinary clinical manual, "Crow and Walshaw's Manual of Clinical Procedures in Dogs, Cats,
Rabbits and Rodents" provides practical, up-to-date information on common veterinary
procedures; features detailed line drawings and photographs demonstrate pertinent anatomical
relationships and operational motions; and is reinforced with a companion website offering
interactive multiple choice questions and answers, and images from the text in PowerPoint. An
ideal college or university Veterinary School curriculum textbook, "Crow and Walshaw's Manual
of Clinical Procedures in Dogs, Cats, Rabbits and Rodents" will prove to have enduring value as
a reference work for veterinary clinics. It should be noted that "Crow and Walshaw's Manual of
Clinical Procedures in Dogs, Cats, Rabbits and Rodents" is also available in a Kindle format
($52.99).
The Science Shelf
In the Company of Microbes
Elio Schaechter
ASM Press
1752 N St. NW, Washington, DC 20036
https://www.asm.org/index.php/press
9781555819590, $20.00, PB, 292pp, www.amazon.com
With more than 1,000 posts and 2 million views, the online Small Things Considered blog has
been attracting the attention of microbiologists for the past decade. Throughout the years, Elio
Schaechter and his team of dedicated bloggers have shared exciting, unexpected, and unusual
stories from the microbial world. Now they have compiled the best of their work into a single
volume. "In the Company of Microbes: Ten Years of Small Things Considered" is an
extraordinary compilation of carefully selected, wise, amusing, and even profound statements
about the ubiquity and relevance of the microbial world. In the pages of "In the Company of
Microbes" Schaechter, past ASM Presidents, and distinguished microbiologists from around the
globe reflect on personal, sometimes historic interactions with microbes and unexpected
discoveries, with each individual essay conveying the excitement and sense of surprise that
microbiology holds for them. An inherently fascinating read from beginning to end, "In the
Company of Microbes" is informative, thought-provoking, and occasionally inspiring, making it
unreservedly recommended for the personal reading lists of academic and non-specialist general
readers with an interest in microbiology. Simply stated, every community, college, or university
library should have a copy of "In the Company of Microbes" as a integral part of their
Microbiological Studies collection.
Marine Omics: Principles and Applications
Se-Kown Kim, editor
CRC Press
6000 NW Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487
www.crcpress.com
9781482258202, $229.95, HC, 724pp, www.amazon.com
Compiled and presented by Se-Kown Kim (Distnguished Professor in the Department of Marine
Bio Covergence Science and Technology and Director of Marine Bioprocess Research Center at
Pukyong National university, Busan, South Korea), "Marine Omics: Principles and Applications"
provides comprehensive coverage on current trends in marine omics of various relevant topics
such as genomics, lipidomics, proteomics, foodomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics,
nutrigenomics, pharmacogenomics and toxicogenomics as related to and applied to marine
biotechnology, molecular biology, marine biology, marine microbiology, environmental
biotechnology, environmental science, aquaculture, pharmaceutical science and bioprocess
engineering. Comprised of thirty-two erudite and cutting-edge science articles by marine
environmental scientists, "Marine Omics: Principles and Applications" is a major and substantive
contribution to the field and a critically important addition to college and university library
Marine Science collections and supplemental studies reading lists.
The Computer Shelf
Introduction to Scientific and Technical Computing
Frank T. Willmore, Erick Jankowski, Coray Colina, editors
CRC Press
6000 NW Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487
www.crcpress.com
9781498745048, $79.95, HC, 289pp, www.amazon.com
Created to help scientists and engineers write computer code, "Introduction to Scientific and
Technical Computing" is practical instructional compendium that addresses the important tools
and techniques that are necessary for scientific computing, but which are not yet commonplace in
science and engineering curricula. "Introduction to Scientific and Technical Computing" is
comprised of nineteen specific articles by experts in the field summarizing the most important
topics that computational researchers need to know about. It leverages the viewpoints of
passionate experts involved with scientific computing courses around the globe and aims to be a
starting point for new computational scientists and a reference for the experienced. Each
contributed chapter focuses on a specific tool or skill, providing the content needed to provide a
working knowledge of the topic in about one day. While many individual books on specific
computing topics exist, none by this CRC Press edition of "Introduction to Scientific and
Technical Computing" is explicitly focused on getting technical professionals and students up
and running immediately across a variety of computational areas. Impressively well organized
and presented, "Introduction to Scientific and Technical Computing" is especially recommended
for academic library Computer Science and Technology reference collections and supplemental
studies reading lists. It should be noted for students and non-specialist general readers with an
interest in the subject that "Introduction to Scientific and Technical Computing" is also available
in a Kindle format ($72.20).
The Military Shelf
Flame On: U.S. Incendiary Weapons, 1918-1945
John W. Mountcastle
Stackpole Books
5067 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-6921
www.stackpolebooks.com
9780811716895, $21.95, 224pp, www.amazon.com
"Flame On: U.S. Incendiary Weapons, 1918-1945" by Brig. Gen. John Mountcastle, USA Ret.,
(who was the U.S. Army's chief of military history from 1994 to 1998, a graduate of the Virginia
Military Institute and Duke University, and a veteran of Vietnam, who also taught at West Point)
is a concise and comprehensive history of the development and use of incendiary weapons-
(including flamethrowers, incendiary bombs, napalm, and more) by the American military in the
twentieth century, with a special focus on World War II. "Flame On" Describes how the U.S.
created its incendiary weapons program virtually from scratch during World War II. Included are
such pivotal episodes as: Omaha Beach on D-Day; the skilled performance of an armored
flamethrower battalion in the Pacific; as well as the history of incendiaries from ancient times to
World War II and through Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm. The latest addition to the simply
outstanding 'Stackpole Military History' series, "Flame On" is enhanced with the inclusion of
twenty-eight pages of Notes, a thirty-four page Bibliography, and a comprehensive Index.
Impressively well researched, written, organized and presented, "Flame On" is a critically
important and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, and
academic library American Military History reference collections and supplemental studies
reading lists.
The Graphic Novel Shelf
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Ted Rechlin
Rextooth Studios
9781591521747 $16.95 http://rextooth.com
Tyrannosaurus Rex is a full-color, hardcover graphic novel chronicling the life of Cobalt, a
ferocious predatory dinosaur from the Cretaceous Period. Tyrannosaurs Rex does not
anthropomorphize Cobalt in any way; instead, the story draws directly upon the latest scientific
research and theories to reconstruct how these gigantic beasts lived, hunted, and raised their
families millions of years ago. "All Cobalt knows is that he needs to eat. But there's much more
to it than that. An apex predator, like T. Rex, plays a critical role in the health of the ecosystem.
The predator kills the old, sick and the weak, keeping plant eater herds strong and free of disease.
Too many herbivores would decimate the vegetation. There would be no plants left to clean the
air. Eating the herbivores keeps that from happening." Dinosaur fans of all ages will thoroughly
enjoy Tyrannosaurus Rex cover to cover! Highly recommended, both for personal and public
library graphic novel collections.
The Audiobook Shelf
Spain in Our Hearts
Adam Hochschild, author
Narrated by Henry Strozier
Recorded Books, LLC
270 Skip Jack Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
9781501906329 $TBA www.recordedbooks.com
Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 is the unabridged
audiobook rendition of a keen historical study of Americans who became deeply involved in the
Spanish Civil War. As Spain's democratic government struggled against a fascist uprising led by
Francisco Franco, and aided by Hitler and Mussolini, American volunteers rushed to Spain - and
many lost their lives. Here are the stories of a nineteen-year-old Kentucky woman who went to
Spain on her honeymoon; a Swarthmore College senior who became the first American casualty
in the battle for Madrid; rival New York Times reporters who covered the war; and much more.
Spain in Our Hearts is fascinating, enlightening, and a superb addition to public and college
library audiobook collections.
Real Food, Fake Food
Larry Olmsted, author
Read by Jonathan Yen
Highbridge Audio Books
270 Skip Jack Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
9781681681948 $34.99 www.highbridgeaudio.com
Culinary gourmand and award-winning food journalist Larry Olmsted (who writes the "Great
American Bites" column for USA Today) presents Real Food, Fake Food: Why You Don't Know
What You're Eating & What You Can Do About It, a scathing expose of how severely
unregulated the food industry can be, now available as an unabridged audiobook. Chapters
describe bait-and-switch schemes designed to gouge diners while presenting fraudulent
substitutes for the finest dining. From fake "Kobe beef", to imitation Parmesan cheese, to why
restaurants can legally lie when they claim their food is "organic", "dry aged", "heritage breed" or
"wild caught", and more, Real Food, Fake Food teaches viewers how to recognize authentic
meats, cheeses, wine/spirits, and seafood, and ensure that the delicacies they enjoy are the
genuine article. Highly recommended. 12 hours on 10 CDs.
Imprudence
Gail Carriger
www.gailcarriger.com
Hachette Audio
237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017
www.HachetteAudio.com
9781478960966, $30.00, www.amazon.com
"Imprudence" is the sequel to Gail Carriger's wonderfully original and entertaining
action/adventure fantasy "Prudence". In "Imprudence" we find that the shapeshifting capable Rue
and the crew of her dirigible the Spotted Custard returning from India with revelations that shake
the foundations of England's scientific community. Queen Victoria is not amused, the vampires
are tetchy, and something is wrong with the local werewolf pack. To top it all off, Rue's best
friend, Primrose, keeps getting engaged to the most unacceptable military types. Rue has family
problems as well. Her vampire father is angry, her werewolf father is crazy, and her obstreperous
mother is both. Worst of all, Rue's beginning to suspect what they really are is frightened. Once
again Prue sets out, this time to Egypt, to aid her parents, evade mysterious attackers, and find
her immortal friend (a shape shifting lioness queen) hidden tribe to warn them of their eminent
danger. Wonderfully brought to life in a true 'theatre of the mind" experience by the narrative
skills of voice-over artist Moira Quirk, "Imprudence" offers twelve hours of listening pleasure
flawless recorded on 11 CDs. "Imprudence" will prove to be an enduringly popular addition to
community library audio book collections and is a "must" for all science fiction and fantasy
enthusiasts.
Can I Say
Travis Barker with Gavin Edwards
Blackstone Audiobooks
31 Mistletoe Road, Ashland, OR 97520
www.BlackstoneAudio.com
9781504716550 $39.95 www.downpour.com
Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums is unabridged audiobook
biography of punk band Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. Barker's life story reads almost like a
Byronic tragedy - despite his phenomenal success as a rock star, his marriage (chronicled for an
MTV reality show) fractured, and drug addiction gradually devoured him. Two severe shocks
forced him to rethink his flawed choices and turn his life around. One was when he nearly
perished in a terrifying plane crash, and when his friend and fellow crash survivor DJ AM died of
an overdose. Barker shares his hard-learned lessons, his passion for drumming, and the
inspiration to find meaning in one's own life no matter how difficult the path. Highly
recommended. 9 CDs, 10 1/2 hours.
The Library CD Shelf
Illuminations
Steven Kirby
Whaling City Sound
1310 Tucker Road, No. Dartmouth, MA 02747
www.whalingcitysound.com
c/o Naxos of America, Inc. (distribution)
1810 Columbia Avenue, Suite 28, Franklin, TN 37064
www.naxosaudiobooks.com
$13.99 CD / $8.99 MP3 amazon.com
Jazz guitarist Steven Kirby presents Illuminations, a striking album of both instrumental pieces
and lyrical vocalizations from the dulcet-toned Aubrey Johnson. Guest jazz musicians including
John Funkhouser (piano/keys), Greg Loughman (bass), Mike Connors (drums/percussion), Bill
Vint (sax/flute), Mark Shilansky (piano), Steve Hunt (keys), and Ed Lucie (bass) interleave their
talent with Kirby's exceptional guitar playing. The smooth, evocative music is a joy to
experience, in this treasure recommended for both personal and public library collections. The
tracks are "Parabola" (5:58), "I Hear a Rhapsody" (5:01), "Illuminations" (7:46), "Beautiful Rain"
(5:09), "Lake Of Stars" (7:49), "Slow Circle" (6:35), "May The 4ths Be With You" (5:35), "A
Luz Das Estrelas" (3:11), "Over The Rainbow" (6:04), "Returning" (6:05), and "Last Song"
(6:24).
Windows
Tim Ray Trio (Tim Ray, John Lockwood, and Mark Walker)
Whaling City Sound
1310 Tucker Road, No. Dartmouth, MA 02747
www.whalingcitysound.com
c/o Naxos of America, Inc. (distribution)
1810 Columbia Avenue, Suite 28, Franklin, TN 37064
www.naxosaudiobooks.com
$13.99 CD / $8.99 MP3 amazon.com
Windows is a classic piano trio album by Tim Ray, John Lockwood, and Mark Walker,
performing some of the most beloved piano trio standards plus a pair of original compositions
(Ray's "Joy" and Lockwood's "12 x 7"). Windows is a succinctly mellifluous piano trio
performance, highly recommended for connoisseurs of coordinated artistry. The tracks are "I'm
Beginning to See the Light" (5:37), "Monk's Dream" (5:12), "Toys" (6:27), "DE-Train" (3:50),
"Joy" (6:38), "I've Been to Memphis" (5:47), "Dolphin Dance" (3:23), "Windows" (5:37), "So
Tender" (5:52), "Star Eyes" (6:51), "Peace" (5:22), and "12 x 7" (3:08).
Beyond Words
Dan Chadburn
www.DanChadburn.com
Privately Published
$12.97 / $9.99 download cdbaby.com
Beyond Words is the sixth album by pianist and composer Dan Chadburn. Beautiful and elegant,
the songs cascade with joy, celebrating life, love, and the ineffable mysteries of creation. A solo
piano masterpiece, Beyond Words is a "must" for connoisseurs, a treasure for public library
collections, and makes an unforgettable gift! The tracks are "Awakening" (4:02), "Joyful
Morning" (3:04), "Healing Waters" (3:02), "Crossroads" (4:33), "Shelton Rain" (3:44), "Tears of
Angels" (3:37), "Love is Love" (3:15), "Falling Forward" (3:52), "Lazy Sky Afternoon" (4:07),
"Kal-Boy" (4:21), "Heroes" (3:45), "Country Harvest" (3:31), "An Evening in Florence" (3:01),
and "Lullaby for Peace" (2:21).
Landscapes of the Heart
Gary Schmidt
www.apianist.com
Privately Published
$11.99 CD / $11.99 download cdbaby.com
Landscapes of the Heart: Piano-based Meditations is a New Age piano/instrumentation album
featuring the soulful compositions of pianist Gary Schmidt. Created especially to foster
meditation and quiet contemplation, Landscapes of the Heart has a still, sparkling beauty that
lingers in the mind long after the last note has faded. Highly recommended for personal and
public library music collections, as well as for gift-giving. The tracks are "The Beauty We Love"
(3:37), "When the Silence Speaks" (2:54), "Reaching into Romance" (3:11), "Waltz in 2/4"
(5:17), "A Blanket of White" (3:45), "You Already Have Wings" (4:41), "Gnossienne no. 1"
(3:51), "Gnossienne no. 5" (3:48), "Restless" (3:46), "A Dawn I Remember" (3:10), "This New
Day" (3:32), "Between Two Worlds" (4:01), and "Solus" (2:41).
The Library DVD Shelf
Talent Has Hunger
Directed by Josh Aronson
First Run Features
630 Ninth Avenue, Suite 1213, New York, NY 10036
$24.95 www.firstrunfeatures.com
Filmed over the course of seven years, Talent Has Hunger is a documentary on DVD about
learning the art of music. The film follows expert cello teacher Paul Katz, and his work to guide
gifted young people to master the cello and hone their talent. Talent Has Hunger is not only about
cello playing, but also about the power of music to build self-esteem, promote inspiration, and
develop character. Talent Has Hunger is highly recommended, especially for public and school
library DVD collections. Bonus materials include an interview with director Josh Aronson,
"Cello Lessons" by Paul Katz, student updates, and biographies. 83 min.
Jericho
Starring Jessica Raine, Hans Matheson, and Clarke Peters
Acorn Media
c/o RLJ Entertainment
www.us.RLJEntertainment.com
$59.99 www.acornonline.com
Jericho is a 3-disc DVD set of an 8-part British Western television series, set during the 1870's in
the rugged, untamed land of Yorkshire. Jessica Raine (known for her appearance in "Agatha
Christie's Partners in Crime) stars as Annie Quaintain as an impoverished widow with two
children. Forced to sell her house and furnishings just to settle her deceased husband's debts,
Annie searches for work in Culverdale Valley, where a vast railway viaduct is under
construction. Surviving and protecting her children in the rough-and-tumble shantytown of
Jericho, where everyone seems to be on the run or hiding a dark secret, is difficult enough. Then
a terrible crime puts Annie's tenuous new life in jeopardy! Featuring beautiful, on-location
scenery, memorable characters, and a vivid recreation of frontier life over a century ago, Jericho
is enthusiastically recommended for Western connoisseurs. Bonus material includes a behind-
the-scenes featurette. It should be noted that Jericho contains violence, strong language, and
sexual situations. 8 episodes on 3 DVDs, 390 min. plus bonus, widescreen, SDH subtitles.
The Environmental Studies Shelf
Climate Change and American Policy
John R. Burch, Jr., editor
McFarland & Company
PO Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640
www.mcfarlandpub.com
9781476665276, $39.95, PB, 340pp, www.amazon.com
Climate change has long been a contentious issue, even before its official acknowledgment as a
global threat in 1979. Government policies have varied widely, from Barack Obama's dedication
to environmentalism to George W. Bush's tacit minimizing of the problem to Republican
officials' refusal to acknowledge the scientific evidence supporting anthropogenic climate
change. Compiled, edited, and presented by John R. Burch, Jr. (Dean of Library Services and a
Professor at Campbellsville University in Campbellsville, Kentucky) chronologically presents an
informative collection of important policy-shaping documents that shows how the views of both
advocates and deniers of climate change have developed their arguments over the past four
decades. Enhanced with the inclusion of a ten page Bibliography and an eleven page Index,
"Climate Change and American Policy: Key Documents, 1979-2015" is unreservedly
recommended as a core addition to professional, community, college, and university library
Environmental Studies and Contemporary Social Issues collections in general, and Climate
Change supplemental studies reading lists in particular.
The Biography Shelf
Finding Dorothy Scott: Letters of a WASP Pilot
Sarah Byrn Rickman
Texas Tech University Press
PO Box 41037, Lubbock, TX 79409-1037
9780896729728 $24.95 www.ttupress.org
During World War II, more than 1,100 female pilots flew military aircraft for the United States
Army Air Forces; they were known as WAFS (Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron) or WASP
(Women Airforce Service Pilots). Finding Dorothy Scott: Letters of a WASP Pilot is the true-life
story of one such woman. Dorothy Scott was patriotic, engaging, ambitious, and ultimately, a
heroine who gave her life for country; she perished in a mid-air crash, one of thirty-eight WASP
pilots who died while carrying out their duty. Her twin brother donated her wartime
correspondence, which is interleaved with her biography. Finding Dorothy Scott is fascinating,
inspirational, and highly recommended.
Mario Cuomo: Remembrances of a Remarkable Man
William O'Shaughnessy
Whitney Media Publishing Group
c/o Fordham University Press (distribution)
2546 Belmont Avenue, University Box L, Bronx, NY 10458-5172
9780823274260 $35.00 www.fordhampress.com
Mario Cuomo: Remembrances of a Remarkable Man is a tribute to American Democratic
politician Mario Cuomo (1932-2015), who served three terms as governor of New York, among
other accomplishments. Cuomo was a devout Catholic who did not believe that religion should
dictate politics; a staunch opponent of the death penalty; a leader; and a family man. Author
William O'Shaughnessy shared a thirty-eight year friendship with Cuomo, and has assembled a
wealth of previously unpublished material, including excerpts from Cuomo's inspirational
speeches, personal letters to his children and grandchildren, vignettes from his time in office, and
the story behind why he refused entreaties to run for President of the United States. A handful of
color photographs and an index round out this touching remembrance of Cuomo's life, work,
legacy, and camaraderie.
All for the Greed of Gold
Edited by Catherine Holder Spude
Washington State University Press
PO Box 645910, Pullman, WA 99164-5910
9780874223354 $27.95 www.wsupress.wsu.edu
All for the Greed of Gold: Will Woodin's Klondike Adventure collects the writings of William
Jay Woodin, who took part in the Alaska Gold Rush with his father and others. The Woodin
family planned to earn a fortune not by mining, but by providing supplies. William's diaries,
short story, and 1910 memoir provide a vivid, first-person account of the hardships of travel, and
the dream of chasing fortune through the rugged wilderness. It's particularly notable that
William's party elected to travel the lesser-used White Pass Trail and Tutshi Trail; William's
writings reflect valuable insight into surviving this route during the turn of the century. Extensive
notes, a bibliography, and an index round out this candid and enlightening primary source, highly
recommended for both public and college library biography collections.
The American History Shelf
Lincoln's Greatest Journey
Noah Andre Trudeau
Savas Beatie
PO Box 4527, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
9781611213263 $32.95 www.savasbeatie.com
Historian and award-winning author Noah Andre Trudeau presents Lincoln's Greatest Journey:
Sixteen Days that Changed a Presidency, March 24 - April 8, 1865, is a close examination of the
longest trip (and break from the White House) that President Abraham Lincoln undertook since
taking office. It was a sixteen-day sojourn, taken as the Civil War was winding down to a close.
Lincoln's Greatest Journey meticulously reconstructs the trip day-by-day, and further explores its
ramifications upon the President, and by extension, the nation. Chapter notes, a bibliography, and
an index round out this fascinating historical and character study, highly recommended for public
and college library collections.
The Ides of War
Stephen Howard Browne
University of South Carolina Press
718 Devine Street, Columbia, SC 29208
9781611176599 $44.99 www.sc.edu/uscpress
The Ides of War: George Washington and the Newburgh Crisis challenges the assumption that
the United States of America has never confronted the possibility of a coup d'etat. In 1783,
shortly after America's birth as an independent nation, an existential crisis nearly overwhelmed
America's destiny. The man who averted disaster was none other than Founding Father George
Washington, commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army, who delivered a crucial address to a roomful
of restive and severely disaffected officers. The Ides of War closely examines the Newburgh
Crisis, also known as the Newburgh Conspiracy, that almost escalated into a military coup at the
end of the Revolutionary War. Stephen Howard Browne (professor of rhetorical studies,
Pennsylvania State University) has assembled an expertly researched, meticulously detailed
analysis, enhanced with notes and a bibliography. Highly recommended, especially for public and
college library American History collections.
Soap Suds Row
Jennifer J. Lawrence
High Plains Press
P.O. Box 123, Glendo, WY 82213
www.highplainspress.com
9781937147105 $18.95 amazon.com
Soap Suds Row: The Bold Lives of Army Laundresses, 1802-1876 tells the story of military
laundresses who aided the U.S. Army in the 1800's, including during the Civil War era. Some
were the wives of soldiers; others were heroines, spies, cross-dressers, teachers, prostitutes, or
women who had been held captive by Indians. Some managed to care for small children even as
they worked for and lived with the Army. Soap Suds Row is filled with fascinating true stories of
the bravest and most unorthodox among these women. A registry of known laundresses, a
bibliography, and an index round out this welcome addition to public and college library
American History shelves.
The Civil War Shelf
Decision at Tom's Brook
William Miller
Savas Beatie
PO Box 4527, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
www.savasbeatie.com
9781611213089 $29.95 hc / $9.99 Kindle amazon.com
Award-winning nonfiction writer William Miller presents Decision at Tom's Brook: George Custer, Thomas Rosser, and the Joy of the Fight, a close study of The Battle of Tom's Brook, during the American Civil War. The focus is on two opposing military leaders, who had once been friends during their teenage years at West Point. George A. Custer's allegiance lay with the Union, while Thomas L. Rosser was loyal to the Confederacy. In the fall of 1864, General Phil Sheridan vowed to turn the breadbasket Shenandoah Valley into "a desert", and set Custer to the task. Rosser was ordered to stop Custer, and harassed the Federals for three days until October 9, when each ambitious leader sought to seize an advantage over the other in the open fields above Tom's Brook. Their clash would reveal the capabilities of Custer's cavalry, and directly affect the overall campaign in Shenandoah Valley. Enhanced with black-and-white photographs on almost every page, Decision at Tom's Brook draws upon research into primary source documents, yet distills its scholarship into accessible, reader-friendly prose. Highly recommended, especially for public and college library Civil War shelves.
The Social Issues Shelf
Prison Industrial Complex For Beginners
James Braxton Peterson, author
John Jennings and Stacey Robinson, illustrators
For Beginners LLC
155 Main Street, Suite 211, Danbury, CT 06810
www.forbeginnersbooks.com
9781939994318 $15.95 pbk / $15.95 Kindle amazon.com
Written to be accessible to readers of all backgrounds, and featuring striking black-and-white
illustrations on almost every two-page spread, Prison Industrial Complex For Beginners candidly
explains inherent problems and injustices in America's law enforcement and prison systems.
Young, male people of color, especially young black men, are particularly likely to be targeted
with harsher sentences for the same crime. Chapters address how mandatory minimum
sentencing and the failed War(s) on Drugs caused prison rates to skyrocket due to increased
incarceration of nonviolent, low-level offenders; how private prisons directly profit, both by
being paid to hold inmates and by having the inmates work for less than minimum wage; how
this profit motive fosters judicial corruption, such as in the notorious "Kids for Cash" scandal;
how the current prison emphasis on punishment rather than rehabilitation increases recidivism
rates; and much more. Notes, suggestions for further reading, and a possible syllabus for a "Black
Prison Narratives" college course round out this sober and thought-provoking account. Prison
Industrial Complex For Beginners is highly recommended, and a worthy addition to the "For
Beginners" series of illustrated nonfiction books addressing complex topics for everyday
readers.
The Money/Finance Shelf
Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits, fifth edition
Ilona Bray, J.D.
Nolo Press
950 Parker Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
9781413322989 $29.99 www.nolo.com
Now in an updated fifth edition that covers the latest legal and tax restrictions in the United
States, Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits: Real-World Strategies That Work is an accessible,
plain-terms guide compiled from the experience of over 50 fundraisers, foundation staffers,
journalists, and other professionals. Chapters address how to appropriately thank donors (and
help them satisfy the IRS), how to attract legacy or inheritance gifts, tax rules for business
activities designed to raise funds, research grant prospects, designing a website to draw in
donors, outreach via both traditional and social media, and much more. "Test your nonprofit's
donor-response experience. It's hard to know, from where you sit, what it's actually like to make
an online donation to your organization. You might ask a friend or relative to do so (a few bucks
is enough), then to tell you (honestly) how well your organization followed up. Did the
'thank-yous' come as promptly as expected?" An index and a wealth of sample documents and
worksheets round out this "must-have" for every American nonprofit organization. It should be
noted that no book, including Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits, can substitute for the counsel
of a trained attorney. However, Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits can help the reader identify
problematic situations where the hiring services of a trained attorney is a wise idea! Highly
recommended.
The Religion/Spirituality Shelf
Foxe's Book of Martyrs
John Foxe
Edited by Paul L. Maier and R. C. Linnenkugel
Kregel Publications
2450 Oak Industrial Drive, NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505
www.kregel.com
9780825443299 $29.99 amazon.com
Foxe's Book of Martyrs was a scholarly text written in 1570 by British historian John Foxe
(1516/17 - 1587), chronicling the stories of all known Christian martyrs from the persecutions of
the early church up to oppression targeted against Protestants in the sixteenth century. Foxe's
original text was massive in scope, literally thousands of pages long; this abridged, one-volume
version, carefully edited by Paul L. Maier (professor emeritus of ancient history, western
Michigan University) and R. C. Linnenkugel (a former student of Dr. Maier) takes care to
include every martyr mentioned in the original version. An index and an assortment of classical
portraits and paintings in full color enrich this accessible condensation of a classic work of
scholarship. Maier's abridgement is especially recommended for its accessibility; archaic terms
and phrases have been rewritten in plain terms for modern-day readers, and commentary has been
added to help place historical figures in context. Foxe's Book of Martyrs is highly recommended
for public, college, and church library collections.
The Political Science Shelf
Struggling for the Soul of Our Country
Preston M. Browning Jr.
Wipf and Stock Publishers
199 West 8th Avenue, Suite 3, Eugene, OR 97401-2960
http://wipfandstock.com
9781498209960, $64.00, HC, 338pp, www.amazon.com
In "Struggling for the Soul of Our Country", author Preston Browning (a member of the English
Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago for thirty years, as well as a Fulbright lecturer
in Yugoslavia) focuses on a series of fundamental issues with respect to the issue of: what does it
mean to struggle for the soul of a country and how does the life of citizenship influence our
common future? While discussing major cultural and political issues, Professor Browning
addresses the deeper questions haunting many of our citizens and reflects upon the spiritual
dimension of the crises America faces today. With essays such as "American Global Hegemony
vs. the Quest for a New Humanity," "Why I Am a Christian Socialist," and "American Dystopia"
Professor Browning examine aspects of American political and cultural life in an effort to shed
light on the pathologies that are undermining the health of the country's soul. "Struggling for the
Soul of Our Country" invites the reader to examine the development of America as a militaristic
empire, initiating multiple wars abroad, including a disastrous war in Iraq, and fostering at home
a culture of violence that led to the assassination of an American president, John F. Kennedy, by
agents of the US government. Impressively well reasoned, written, organized and presented,
"Struggling for the Soul of Our Country" is very highly recommended as a core addition to
community and academic library Contemporary American Political Science collections and
supplemental studies lists. For students and non-specialist general readers it should be noted that
"Struggling for the Soul of Our Country" is also available in a paperback edition
(9781498209946, $39.00) and in a Kindle format ($9.99).
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