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Natural Living
Liz Wright
GAIA
c/o Hachette Book Group
237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017-0010
9781856753203, $29.99, www.octopusbooksusa.com
Natural Living: The 21st-CENTURY GUIDE TO A SELF-SUFFICIENT LIFESTYLE offers
families a fine reference on how to become self-sufficient - without giving up a day job and
running away. One of the few books to include all kinds of home dwellers, from apartments to
rural inhabitants or suburbanists - this offers a survey of putting foods by, keeping animals,
foraging for food, and more skills that contribute to building a self-sufficient lifestyle.
Step-by-step skills pack this outstanding ideas guide.
W.W. Norton
500 - 5th Avenue, New York NY 10110
www.wwnorton.com
Every day tons of garbage is added to landfills - but what if many of these materials can be
recycled? Alejandro Bahamon & Maria Camila SanJines's REMATERIAL (9780393733143,
$49.95) focuses on projects that rescue discarded materials from cargo containers to cups, and
change them into buildings and projects that are sustainable and practical. Chapters trace a
movement of diverse professions who reuse materials with architecture projects in mind, and
promotes the use of waste in architecture and design. College-level arts libraries will find this an
appealing pick! Arts libraries will also welcome Eric M. Wolf's AMERICAN ART MUSEUM
ARCHITECTURE: DOCUMENTS AND DESIGN (9780393732801, $75.00), a fine account
telling of museum interior spaces and displays. All aspects of museum architecture, from
innovations to functions, pack a survey by an architectural historian who examines some of the
nation's leading institutions and their display options and design. Six major museums are
followed in a survey showing how each was originally conceived, then evolved.
The Reluctant Entertainer
Sandy Coughlin
Bethany House
11400 Hampshire Ave South, Bloomington, MN 55438
9780764207501, $17.99, www.bethanyhouse.com
The Reluctant Entertainer: Every Woman's Guide to Simple and Gracious Hospitality comes
from a popular online blogger who addresses hesitations women may have about entertaining in
their homes. It offers inspirations, tools and ideas for making entertaining enjoyable to all,
showing how women can use faith and talent to entertain and involve the entire family. From
using an index card system to prevent repeat dishes served to the same guests over time, to
holding different types of parties and gatherings in a home, THE RELUCTANT
ENTERTAINER organizes and makes entertaining easy, even for the hostess! General libraries
will find this involving and fun!
The Smart Swarm
Peter Miller
Avery Books
c/o The Penguin Group
375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
9781583333907, $26.00, www.penguin.com
THE SMART SWARM: HOW UNDERSTANDING FLOCKS, SCHOOLS, AND COLONIES
CAN MAKE US BETTER AT COMMUNICATING, DECISION MAKING, AND GETTING
THINGS DONE offers an outstanding survey of the basic ideas of 'smart swarms' and how
swarm species can teach us how to tackle complex social and business issues. Insights from ant
colonies and more have led scientists to streamline factory processes, for example, and THE
SMART SWARM offers many keys based on science and nature in a top pick for any general
lending library.
Lemons to Lemonade
Addie Johnson
Conari Press
65 Parker St., Suite 7, Newburyport, MA 01950
9781573244695, $15.95, www.redwheelweiser.com
LEMONS TO LEMONADE: LITTLE WAYS TO SWEETEN UP LIFE'S SOUR MOMENTS
provides quotes and sayings accompanied by whimsical drawings, and offers keys to any who are
facing challenges and who need a dose of humor to get through life. Accompanying these
inspirations are formulas for succeeding in life, from how to face challenges with passion and
ease to developing bravery in life. A winning survey for any self-help or general collection, this
will make an outstanding gift as well!
The Philosophy Shelf
Three Questions We Never Stop Asking
Michael Kellogg
Prometheus Books
59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst, NY 14228-2119
9781616141868, $28.00, www.prometheusbooks.com
Three Questions We Never Stop Asking is a fine introduction to Western philosophy,
recommended for general lending libraries as well as college-level holdings. It covers the basic
issues that have preoccupied philosophers over time, offering surveys of major thinkers' writings
and reflections and providing non-philosophy majors accessible details of the greatest major
thinkers. An engaging survey!
Oceans Apart
Rochel U. Berman
KTAV Publishing
930 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
9781602801585, $18.95, www.ktav.com
OCEANS APART: A GUIDE TO MAINTAINING FAMILY TIES AT A DISTANCE provides
a fine set of tips on how to maintain close, loving ties with family members who live far away.
From successful visits and keeping in touch to handling illness, death and grandchildren
long-distance, this is of particular interest to any who handle family matters overseas. There's
simply no book like it on the market, making it a top pick for any general lending library.
On Thin Ice
Hugh Rowland with Michael Lent
Hyperion Books
114 - 5th Avenue, New York NY 10011
9781401323684, $24.99, www.hyperionbooks.com
ON THIN ICE: BREAKDOWNS, WHITEOUTS, AND SURVIVAL ON THE WORLD'S
DEADLIEST ROADS tells of the author and his crew, who yearly brave the ice roads of the
Arctic Circle with their semi trucks to deliver supplies and equipment to isolated diamond mines
located there. Hugh Rowland is the star of Ice Road Truckers, a popular History show: here his
book shares his story on how he began his business and how he survived many Arctic mishaps.
General lending libraries will relish this!
The Fashion Shelf
Nina Garcia's Look Book
Nina Garcia
Voice
c/o Hyperion Books
114 - 5th Avenue, New York NY 10011
9781401341473, $23.99, www.hyperionbooks.com
Nina Garcia's Look Book: What to Wear for Every Occasion offers women keys to finding the
perfect outfit for any occasion. It doesn't rely on designer clothes, but on tips on style and tells
how to dress fashionably - and appropriately - on a budget, and suited to body type. From
designers just breaking into the mainstream to how the author developed her personal fashion
sense, this offers a fine survey from haute couture to bargains with a focus on women's unique
fashion opportunities and how to develop personal style, and is a pick for any general lending
collection!
1,000 Poses in Fashion
Chidy Wayne
Rockport Publishers
c/o Quayside Publishing Group
400 - 1st Avenue North, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1721
www.quaysidepublishinggroup.com
9781592536313, $40.00, www.rockpub.com
1,000 Poses in Fashion offers up a wealth of possibilities for illustrating male and female bodies,
and is a pick for any library where fashion in art is of interest. It offers a range of fashion poses
and accessories in color and supplements them with variations on each pose in black and white,
modeling clothes and how photographers and fashion designers' choices influence appearance
outcome. Models and artists interested in high-end fashion illustration will find this an intriguing,
involving survey!
The Biography Shelf
In a Heartbeat
Leigh Anne & Sean Tuohy with Sally Jenkins
Henry Holt
175 - 5th Avenue, New York NY 10010
9780805093384, $24.00, www.henryholt.com
IN A HEARTBEAT: SHARING THE POWER OF CHEERFUL GIVING offers a powerful
autobiography of the couple featured in THE BLIND SIDE, telling their side of their adoption of
Michael Oher, an Afro-American youth who became a spots sensation. Their story of their
motivation and intention on opening their hearts to Michael makes for an involving, passionate
'must have' for any general lending library!
Let's Take the Long Way Home
Gail Caldwell
Random House
1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019
9781400067381, $23.00, www.randomhouse.com
Let's Take the Long Way Home offers a fine, poignant account of friendship that blends memoir
and biography and shall be cherished by any who have experienced a best friendship. The
author's friend Caroline died of lung cancer at age 42: this depicts her last days and her torrential
grief - and how she moved on.
I Know I Am, But What Are You?
Samantha Bee
Gallery Books
c/o Simon & Schuster
1230 Avenues of the Americans, New York 10020
9781439142738, $25.00, www.simonandschuster.com
I Know I Am, But What Are You? provides a series of outspoken, fun essays from Samantha Bee, who has built her career getting people to caricature themselves. Any already familiar with Samantha's zany sense of humor will appreciate her autobiography, which offers ribald humor and social observation alike in a series of personal essays recommended for any general lending library!
Pulling Strings
Linda Pembroke Kaiser
Syracuse University Press
621 Skytop Road, Suite 110, Syracuse, NY 13244-5290
www.SyracuseUniversityPress.syr.edu
9780815609506, $29.95, www.amazon.com
College-level collections will relish this biographical exploration of the career of Melville A.
Clark, musician, inventor and collector who has received relatively little in-depth attention. It
starts with a survey of his musical family and chronicles the founding of the Clark Music
company in 1919 and his many talents as a musician and entrepreneur. New York regional
collections, in particular, will relish this survey!
The Political Science Shelf
The Post-American Presidency
Pamela Geller with Robert Spencer
Threshold Editions
c/o Simon and Schuster
1230 Avenue of the Americas, 14th fl., New York, NY 10020
www.simonsays.com
9781439189306, $27.00, www.amazon.com
THE POST-AMERICAN PRESIDENCY: THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S WAR ON
AMERICA offers a call for Americans to stop the Obama administration from harming
democracy. Obama's programs, this maintains, destroys the free-market system and nationalizes
economic services: chapters delve into his agenda and why it's bad.
Backstabbing for Beginners
Michael Soussan
Nation Books
387 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10016
9781568584416, $15.95, www.nationbooks.org
BACKSTABBING FOR BEGINNERS: MY CRASH COURSE IN INTERNATIONAL
DIPLOMACY blends a coming-of-age memoir with the story of how the author found himself
involved in the largest financial scandal in UN history. His survey of how international
diplomacy and politics operate makes for an eye-opening expose perfect for political and
biography shelves alike.
President of the Other America
Edward R. Schmitt
University of Massachusetts Press
PO Box 429, Amherst, MA 01004
9781558497306, www.umass.edu/umpress
President of the Other America: Robert Kennedy and the Politics of Poverty provides a fine
survey of Robert Kennedy's run for presidency. Kennedy was concerned with poverty and ran his
campaign based on anti-poverty issues: critics accused him of opportunism, but his stand
reflected a steady evolution in his political focus. College-level history libraries will find this a
fine survey!
The World History Shelf
The Fourth Part of the World
Toby Lester
Free Press
c/o Simon & Schuster
1230 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 10020
9781416535348, $16.99, www.simonandschuster.com
THE FOURTH PART OF THE WORLD blends history and biography in a satisfying manner,
and offers a fine epic story of global exploration and America's origins. Named a 'best book' in
2009, the paperback edition of this classic packs in a lively survey of the mysterious 'fourth part
of the world' that intrigued explorers and discoverers around the globe. Any general-interest
history library will find this a fascinating, lively exploration!
The Criminology Shelf
Forbidden Creatures
Peter Laufer, Ph.D.
The Lyons Press
246 Goose Lane, Guilford, CT 06437
9781599219264, $19.95, www.LyonsPress.com
FORBIDDEN CREATURES: INSIDE THE WORLD OF ANIMAL SMUGGLING AND
EXOTIC PETS comes from an investigative journalist who chronicles his worldwide quest to
penetrate international smuggling circles. His experiences make for eye-opening reading packed
with facts and drama, presents personal encounters with breeders and smugglers, and chronicles
the crisis of wild species. General-interest and wildlife-oriented collections will find this a
'must'.
The Metaphysical Studies Shelf
The Deja Vu Enigma
Marie D. Jones & Larry Flaxman
New Page Books
c/o Career Press Inc.
PO Box 687, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
9781601631046, $15.99, www.newpagebooks.com
Paranormal researcher Larry Flaxman works with Marie D. Jones in this outstanding scientific
research piece, which covers short-term memory issues, neuropsychological disorders, and
parallel realities alike. Its focus is on mysteries of the mind, and its chapters consider how the
brain perceives reality and how dream states and parallel universes work in brain and time
perception. Highly recommended for any new age or brain science collection!
Plant Whatever Brings You Joy
Kathryn Hall
Estrella Catarina
Box 1486, Ukiah, CA 95482
9780981557007, $19.95, www.estrellacatarina.com
Plant Whatever Brings You Joy comes from years of early morning gardening, gathering
impressions of what the natural world has to offer and sharing wisdom in a fine survey of lessons
learned from gardening. From cleaning up after a storm to resisting the idea of planting more
than can be cared for this links gardening to life goals and philosophy and is packed with
wonderful insights perfect for gardening and new age libraries alike!
Unlearning Meditation
Jason Siff
Shambhala Publications
300 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA 02115
9781590307526, $16.95, www.shambhala.com
UNLEARNING MEDITATION: WHAT TO DO WHEN THE INSTRUCTIONS GET IN THE
WAY is for any collection strong in Buddhist thought, offering keys to approaching meditation
in a new way. From becoming more tolerant of intense emotions and sleepiness to becoming
more flexible in experiencing meditation, UNLEARNING MEDITATION is an excellent choice
for any new age collection.
The Lost Art of Enochian Magic
John DeSalvo, Ph.D.
Destiny Books
c/o Inner Traditions
One Park Street, Rochester, VT 05767
9781594773440, $16.95, www.destinybooks.com
The Lost Art of Enochian Magic: Angels, Invocations, and the Secrets Revealed to Dr. John Dee
offers a focus on the ancient system for opening portals to heavenly realms, and offers a history
of magic from early to modern times. John DeSalvo deciphered many of Dr. John Dee's original
phonetic notations from his 16th-century diaries, and here provides keys to 'Enochian calls' which
act like mantras to open higher realms. An accompanying disc offers a 20-minute demo of these
calls.
The No Om Zone
Kimberly Fowler
Rodale Press, Inc.
400 South Tenth Street, Emmaus, PA 18098-0099
9781605296746, $19.99, www.rodale.com
THE NO OM ZONE is for any who have wanted to try yoga but were put off by complicated
poses or chanting. Its intention is to make yoga accessible to non-yoga audiences and is based on
triathelete author Kimberly Fowler's program. Yoga workouts are accompanied by insights on
different yoga styles, meditation, poses that target specific muscle groups, and more.
The Fantasy/SciFi Shelf
Children No More
Mark L. Van Name
Baen Books
1230 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 10020
9781439133651, $22.00, www.baen.com
CHILDREN NO MORE tells of Jon, who helps to rescue a group of children who are working as
rebels on a forgotten planet. His agreement to aid involves him and his intelligent assault vehicle
friend into a world where children face horrors and survive. A powerful survey of the aftermath
of warfare and its effect on humanity and morality.
Gender and Sexuality in Star Trek
David Greven
McFarland & Company
Box 611, Jefferson, NC 28640
9780786444137, $35.00, www.mcfarlandpub.com
Deserving of repeated, ongoing recommendation for any science fiction collection, especially at
the college level, is Gender and Sexuality in Star Trek: Allegories of Desire in the Television
Series and Films. It studies Star Trek from the original 1960s series to the 2009 film and offers
insights on the many types of sexuality Trek covered, including analysis of the 1960s original's
deconstruction of the 'male gaze' and assumptions of female/male behavior patterns. A fine pick
for science fiction, film or sociology collections at the college level!
The Pets/Wildlife Shelf
Octopus: The Ocean's Intelligent Invertebrate
Jennifer A. Mather, et.al.
Timber Press
133 S.W. Second Ave, Suite 450, Portland, OR 97204-3527
9781604690675, $25.95, www.timberpress.com
Octopus: The Ocean's Intelligent Invertebrate provides an excellent nature history of the octopus,
pairing lovely photos with the insights of three leading marine biologists to offer general readers
an easy introduction to octopus natural history. From its evolution and history to its anatomy,
behaviors and more, this offers the first in-depth, dedicated natural history of the octopus and is a
pick for any general science or lending library's collection.
Schalm's Veterinary Hematology, sixth edition
Douglas J. Weiss & K. Jane Wardrop
Wiley-Blackwell
111 River St., MS 8-01, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774
9780813817989, $269.99, www.wiley.com/wiley-blackwell
The sixth updated edition of Schalm's Veterinary Hematology is a 'must' for any vet's library. It's
been extensively revised and reorganized for better accessibility, grouping topics within
disciplines and packing in over 550 images along with new sections on lab techniques and
toxicity. Expanded sections on species-specific hematology and new photos and discussions
make this far more than a casual update, and a 'must-have' bible of facts no vet or college-level
reference collection should be without!
The Railroading Shelf
Building Structures for your Garden Railway
Jack Verducci
Kalmbach Publishing
21027 Crossroads Circle, Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187-1612
9780890247198, $21.95, www.kalmbach.com
Building Structures for your Garden Railway offers keys to choosing structures for a hobby
railway, changing commercial kits to create custom appearances, and working with different
materials to construct roads and structures alike. The result is an excellent 'must' for any hobby
model rail builder!
Streetcars of New Orleans
Earl W. Hampton Jr.
Pelican Publishing
1000 Burmaster St., Gretna, LA 70053-2246
9781589807310, $25.00, www.pelicanpub.com
Streetcars of New Orleans: 1964-Present is an outstanding survey considering the colorful history
of the New Orleans streetcar. It's a pictorial guide packing in a survey of the streetcar and its
importance in New Orleans history, pairing over three hundred vintage black and white photos
with a fine survey of technical information and background, paired with the author's many
experiences riding the cars. No transportation library should be without it.
The Mystery/Suspense Shelf
Roast Mortem
Cleo Coyle
Berkeley Prime Crime
375 Hudson St., New York NY 10014
9780425234594, $24.95, www.penguin.com
Roast Mortem tells of Clare, a manager of a coffeehouse who visits a firehouse kitchen to teach
them how to use their new espresso machine. When somebody begins torching cafes around the
city and firefighters begin to die in mysterious manners, it's up to Clare to launch her own hot
investigation in this satisfying murder mystery, highly recommended for any mystery
library!
The Sports Shelf
Los Angeles's Historic Ballparks
Chris Epting
Arcadia Publishing
420 Wando Park Blvd., Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
0738580325, $21.99, www.arcadiapublishing.com
Los Angeles's Historic Ballparks offers a fine history of the evolution of Los Angeles playing
fields, from turn-of-the-century Chutes Park which began as an amusement park to fields where
many TV shows were filed. Part of the 'Images of America' visual history series, this provides a
fine survey of historic ballparks with many images gathered under one cover for the first time.
No sports or California history collection should be without it!
The Women's Studies Shelf
Mexican Women and the Other Side of Immigration
Luz Maria Gordillo
University of Texas Press
Box 7819, Austin, TX 78713-7819
9780292722033, $55.00, www.utexas.edu/utpress
Mexican Women and the Other Side of Immigration: Engendering Transnational Ties blends
narratives with analysis and history of Mexicans in the Midwest, considering the unique
community created between Mexico and Detroit Michigan and the last three decades of the 20th
century. Gender-specific aspects are key to this coverage, with Gordillo's coverage focusing on
working-class sexuality and transnational sexualities. College-level collections strong in women's
issues and Mexican-American relations must have this!
The Audiobook Shelf
Put On Your Crown
Queen Latifah
Hachette Audio
237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017
9781607881964, $22.98, www.hachetteaudio.com
PUT ON YOUR CROWN: LIFE-CHANGING MOMENTS ON THE PATH TO QUEENDOM
is narrated by Queen Latifah herself and comes from a winning entertainer and entrepreneur who
had to overcome challenges on her road to success. How to learn from negative experiences and
use them to become strong women makes for an engrossing, involving account recommended for
any audio library.
The Master Sniper
Stephen Hunter
Brilliance Audio
PO Box 887, Grand Haven, MI 49417
1441861424, $29.99, www.brillianceaudio.com
THE MASTER SNIPER enjoys a fine spirited reading by Christopher Lane, who has narrated
over 100 audio books, and tells of a man still at war as World War II ends - with a sniper's rifle.
He's about to carry out his final mission, against all odds and with the ultimate tool, in this
winning survey!
The Cow in the Parking Lot
Leonard Scheff and Susan Edmiston
Highbridge Audio Books
201 Sixth Street SE, Suite 220, Minneapolis, MN 55414
9781615731145, $19.95, www.highbridgeaudio.com
The Cow in the Parking Lot: A Zen Approach to Overcoming Anger offers one of the best titles
available on anger management. It's packed with insights and techniques that advocate getting
calm instead of angry, and comes form a trial attorney who used anger to fuel his fiery courtroom
presence. Buddhist wisdom permeates a powerful survey of what provokes anger and how to turn
it aside.
The Cookbook Shelf
The Lost Art of Real Cooking
Ken Albala and Rosanna Nafziger
Perigee Books
c/o Penguin Group (USA)
375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
9780399535888, $18.95, www.penguin.com
Any library strong in culinary history will relish this survey of real home cooking: recipes which
cover such nearly-forgotten basics as cultivating wild yeast, making butter, rendering lard, and
brewing beer. No fancy kitchen utensils are advocated, either, making this a fine, accessible
survey for any who want to return to the basics without fuss or expense.
In Search of Perfection
Heston Blumenthal
Bloomsbury
175 - 5th Avenue Suite 300, New York NY 10010
1595912502, $34.95, www.bloomsburyusa.com
In Search of Perfection: Reinventing Kitchen Classics pairs fine photos by Simon Wheeler with
interview with experts and cooks and the author's own culinary and science research to discover
what makes classic dishes great. Origins of dishes such as Fish and Chips and Steak accompany
color photos of dishes and the author's own explorations into kitchens and concepts of cooking in
this fine pick for any culinary collection!
The Travel Shelf
Female Nomad and Friends
Rita Golden Gelman
Three Rivers Press
c/o The Crown Publishing Group
1745 Broadway, 17th floor, New York, NY 10019
9780307588012, $15.00, www.threeriverspress.com
Female Nomad and Friends: Tales of Breaking Free and Breaking Bread Around the World
comes from the author of Tales of a Female Nomad, which became a best-seller upon its
publication in 2001. The author sold all her possession to become a nomad - and put her personal
email address in the last chapter of her book. This sequel recounts her further adventures and
includes essays by writers and readers in a powerful, outstanding survey.
Adventure Motorcycling Handbook, fifth edition
Chris Scott
Trailblazer
The Old Manse, Tower Rd, Hindhead, Surrey GAU26 6SU, UK
www.trailblazer-guides.com
9781873756805, $19.95, www.amazon.com
Adventure Motorcycling Handbook: Worldwide Motorcycling Route & Planning Guide provides
a powerful winning survey of how to use the motorcycle for world travel, offering a revised fifth
edition with the latest practical tips on motorcycles, documentation, preparing a bike for touring,
and trans-continental routes across Africa, Asia, Latin America and even the Australian Outback.
No motorcycle or adventure travel collection should be without!
Volunteer
Lonely Planet
150 Linden St., Oakland CA 94607
9781742200859, $19.99, www.lonelyplanet.com
VOLUNTEER: A TRAVELLER'S GUIDE TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE AROUND THE
WORLD provides a fine, user-friendly survey arranged by type of volunteer program and helps
travelers develop a more meaningful travel experience. From planning either a short- or a
long-term travel volunteer experience to outlines of websites, jobs, eligibility, and costs, this is,
quite simply, a 'must' for any would-be travel volunteer or libraries catering to travelers.
The Nautical Shelf
Charting the Unknown
Kim Petersen
Behler Publications
22365 El Toro Rd, Box 135, Lake Forest, CA 92630
9781933016634, $16.95, www.behlerpublications.com
Charting the Unknown: Family, Fear, and One Long Boat Ride tells of an author who in her
mid-thirties felt lost and rediscovered a list of dreams that inspired her to confront and overcome
her fears. Her desire to re-connect with herself and her family led she and her husband to sell all
and build a boat to cross the Atlantic Ocean: this charts their learning curve from landlubber to
sailors in an outstanding adventure story perfect for any nautical collection.
The Science Shelf
The Disappearing Spoon
Sam Kean
Little, Brown & Company
c/o Hachette Book Group
237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017
9780316051644, $24.99, www.hachettebookgroup.com
THE DISAPPEARING SPOON AND OTHER TRUE TALES OF MADNESS, LOVE, AND
THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD FROM THE PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS uses
basic elements from the table to follow human history and the lives of the scientists who
discovered them. Stories of passion, obsession and success abound in this lively blend of science
and social history, highly recommended for high school to college and general lending libraries
alike!
Interactive Data Visualization
Matthew Ward, Georges Grinstein, Daniel Keim
AK Peters Ltd.
5 Commonwealth Rd. #2C, Natick, MA 01760
9781568814735, $89.00, www.akpeters.com
Interactive Data Visualization provides theory and tools for building visualizations at the college,
technical level and is a pick for any interested in the growing field. It covers math, statistical
graphs, cartography for displays, science and analysis tools in its survey of general information
visualization techniques and includes source code in its focus on theory, making this a top pick
for any college-level reference collection.
The Architecture Shelf
Key Buildings of the 20th Century, second edition
Richard Weston
W.W. Norton
500 - 5th Avenue, New York NY 10110
9780393733112, $45.00, www.wwnorton.com
The second updated edition of Key Buildings of the 20th Century: Plans, Sections and Elevations
remains an essential buy for any college-level collection strong in architecture. It comes packed
with hundreds of architectural drawings and photos, includes classic works by many renowned
architects, and offers new entries covering a range of building types. Students of architecture also
receive a free CD-ROM offering digital files of all drawings featured in the book. It comes from
an architect who offers accurate scale plans: all of which have been specially commissioned for
this book, making this an exceptional, ongoing recommendation.
The Architect's Guide to Small Firm Management
Rena M. Klein, FAIA
Wiley
c/o Wiley Professional Trade Group
111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774
9780470466483, $75.00 www.wiley.com
The Architect's Guide to Small Firm Management: Making Chaos Work for Your Small Firm
offers organizational strategies perfect for any small firm in any economy. From the lifecycle of a
small firm and scenario planning to building a 'learning' based organization that cultivates
creativity and problem-solving thinking, this is a top pick for any business or arts library, offering
concrete assessments based on knowledge of the architectural industry.
Homes for a Changing Climate
Will Anderson
Chelsea Green Publishing Company
PO Box 428, White River Junction, VT 05001-0428
9781900322478, $35.00, www.chelseagreen.com
Deserving of ongoing recommendation is this fine survey on how to design and build homes to
cope with ongoing climate change. Traditional and contemporary home designs alike are covered
in a fine survey blending case studies with practical advice for coping with storms, floods,
drought and more. General lending libraries as well as collections catering to architects and
homeowners must have this: it's filled with specific pointers and tested approaches!
The Gardening Shelf
Sunset Western Garden Book of Edibles
Sunset Publishing
80 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
0376039183, $24.95, www.sunset.com
Sunset Western Garden Book of Edibles offers complete instructions for growing over 190
vegetables, herbs, fruits and nuts in both ground and containers, offering designs for all kinds of
kitchen gardens and growing seasons. Over 300 pages of color photos and advice from Sunset
Magazine editors contribute to a powerful collection perfect for cook/gardeners who want to
make the most of their home gardens.
The Music Shelf
Composed
Rosanne Cash
Viking Books
c/o Penguin Putnam Inc.
375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
9780670021963, $26.95, www.penguin.com
COMPOSED: A MEMOIR is a pick for any library catering to country-western music listeners.
It provides a vivid portrait of a contemporary singer-songwriter who surprises the reader with the
power of her writing abilities. Her memories of growing up as Johnny Cash's eldest child and
becoming a powerful performer in her own right is simply riveting and nearly impossible to put
down!
Cars on Vinyl
Jacques Petit
Haynes Publishing
Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 7JJ England
sales@haynes.co.uk
9781844257263, $27.95, www.amazon.com
CARS ON VINYL offers an oversized, lavish paperback compiled by a fanatical collector who
provides a survey of record sleeves from around the world featuring all kinds of cars. In this
survey, recommended for music and car fan collections alike, are considerations of LPs and
singles alike that include full-page close-up shots as well as four-to-a-page covers of autos and
music, both of which are identified in the notes. Dates, auto and album identification for all make
this a colorful reference.
The Library Reference Shelf
2011 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market
Alice Pope, Editor
Writer's Digest Books
c/o F+W Media
4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236
9781582979526, $29.99, www.writersdigest.com
No general lending library should be without the 2011 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market!
It packs in over 450 updated listings to help writers sell children's stories and illustrations,
appears in its 23rd annual edition with extensive updates on publisher listings, and offers nearly
200 pages of articles on everything from blogging to online promotion and writing. A highly
recommended 'must'!
The Terrorist List
Edward F. Mickolus
Praeger Publishers
Box 1911, Santa Barbara, CA 93116-1911
9780313357664, $300.00, www.praeger.com
Any college-level collection strong in terrorist studies and politics as well as social issues
holdings will appreciate this in-depth, two-volume survey THE TERRORIST LIST. It's a 'must'
for any serious terrorism researcher, offering a survey spanning 1950 to 2008 and alphabetically
compiling key names, affiliates, and masterminds behind all kinds of terrorist acts. It uses over
three decades of research to gather terrorist data under one cover and is a key acquisition for any
in-depth collection.
Colored Gemstones, third edition
Antoinette Matlins, P.G.
Gemstone Press
Route 4, Box 237, Woodstock, VT 05091
9780943763729, $18.99, www.gemstonepress.com
Newly updated and expanded is a key reference for any library catering to gemstone collectors
and jewelry makers. This includes all the basics needed to assess gemstones and how to avoid
common issues form how to identify a natural versus an enhanced gem to what to get in writing
when purchasing, and how to establish and stay within budget. New gems, new cuts, and new
buying methods via Internet and TV shopping are all covered here.
The Environmental Studies Shelf
The Weather of the Future
Heidi Cullen
Harper
10 East 53rd St., New York NY 10022-5299
9780061726880, $25.99, www.harpercollins.com
The Weather of the Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and Other Scenes from a
Climate-Changed Planet offers a fine, serious look at how the world will look in 2050 if the
current levels of carbon emissions are maintained. Climate change is no longer a future worry:
it's a present-day phenomenon that affects current lives. Chapters use the latest scientific research
to examining real-world scenarios and at-risk locations around the world in a striking, dramatic
survey key to any general or science lending library.
Deep Blue Home
Julia Whitty
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
215 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10003
9780618119813, $24.00, www.hmhbooks.com
DEEP BLUE HOME: AN INTIMATE ECOLOGY OF OUR WILD OCEAN offers a fine survey
of the World Ocean as a single body of water connected by three currents circling the globe. This
body of water is a greater influence on the world's climate than carbon emissions: its fate
determines ours, and Whitty's background in science and as a writer and documentary filmmaker
offers a survey of the ocean's physiology and importance that can't be beat. General libraries need
this!
Green Guide Families
Catherine Zandonella
National Geographic Books
1145 - 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036-4688
9781426205422, $21.95, www.ngs.org
GREEN GUIDE FAMILIES: THE COMPLETE REFERENCE FOR ECO-FRIENDLY
PARENTS provides parents with a fine set of tips from eco-conscious parents and caregivers.
Facts on how actions can help preserve the planet accompany ideas for making healthier choices
in everything from diapers to sustainable travel, with chapters outlining facts behind consumer
choices and family options. Both families and family-oriented lending libraries need this survey,
which blends science and consumer interests in an easily-accessible guide.
The Social Issues Shelf
Were You Born on the Wrong Continent?
Thomas Geoghegan
New Press
38 Greene St., New York NY 10013
9781595584038, $25.95, www.thenewpress.com
Were You Born on the Wrong Continent? How the European Model Can Help You Get a Life
comes from a Chicago labor lawyer who set out to find what life is like in Europe - and who
reports on the realities of living under the European social democracy umbrella. Analyzing and
revealing the European style of socialism, this considers roots of happiness, discontent, and
differences between the European and American social and political models. Germany is
primarily used as a mirror for considering economic and social values of the European model,
and college-level or social science collections in particular will relish this!
The Business Shelf
The Business Playground
Dave Stewart & Mark Simmons
New Riders
c/o Pearson Technology Group
801 East 96th Street, #300, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759
032172058X, $24.99, www.newriders.com
THE BUSINESS PLAYGROUND offers a fine survey from a musician and entrepreneur and an
advertising and branding expert, who offer important links to business pursuits and creativity.
From how successful innovations became business winners to using teams to get ideas out of the
corner and into production, the lively and personal tone of this treatment, peppered with
vignettes, makes this an unusual and top recommendation for business and general libraries
alike!
NLP at Work, third edition
Sue Knight
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
20 Park Plaza, #1115A, Boston MA 02116
9781857885293, $24.95, www.nicholasbrealey.com
NLP at Work: Neuro Linguistic Programming, The Essence of Excellence appears in its third
updated new edition to extensively revise and update a classic. Every chapter's been revamped,
there are three new chapters on key things that make the biggest difference in results, and more.
Any collection that has enjoyed business interest with the NLP predecessors MUST have
this!
The Mentor Leader
Tony Dungy
Tyndale House Publishers
351 Executive Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188
9781414338040, $24.99, www.tyndalehouse.com
THE MENTOR LEADER: SECRETS TO BUILDING PEOPLE AND TEAMS THAT WIN
CONSISTENTLY comes from a Super Bowl-winning coach and author who learned firsthand
how to reach teams through teaching one-on-one as a mentor. His background being mentored as
an athlete leads to stories and principles blending life, career, and sports insights, and is a pick
for a range of general collections catering to business or sports readers.
Predictable Magic
Deepa Prahalad and Ravi Sawhney
Wharton School Publishing
c/o Pearson Technology Group
801 East 96h Street, #300, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759
0137023480, $29.99, www.whartonsp.com
PREDICTABLE MAGIC: UNLEASH THE POWER OF DESIGN STRATEGY TO
TRANSFORM YOUR BUSINESS comes from an award-winning industrial designer and
business strategist who offer a new approach for creating deep emotional connections between
consumers and brands. The step-by-step directions show how to make their 'Psycho-Aesthetics'
theory work in the real world, offering a powerful assessment business libraries will
appreciate!
Recessions and Depressions, second edition
Todd A. Knoop
Praeger
c/o ABC-CLIO
P.O. Box 1911, Santa Barbara, CA 93116-1911
9780313381638, www.abc-clio.com
RECESSIONS AND DEPRESSIONS: UNDERSTANDING BUSINESS CYCLES appears in its
second updated edition to offer expert surveys of basic business cycle theories and the latest
research on market failures in the aftermath of the events of 2008. These events sparked an
extensive update here, offering clear explanations of business cycle theories and how they apply
in light of the latest crisis. College-level business libraries need this.
Innovation Passport
Mary Jo Frederich and Peter Andrews
IBM Press
c/o Pearson Technology Group
801 East 96th Street, #300, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759
0132390760, $29.99, www.ibmpressbooks.com
INNOVATION PASSPORT: THE IBM FIRST-OF-A-KIND JOURNEY FROM RESEARCH
TO REALITY is a pick for business collections at the college level, following IBM's FOAK
Program for delivering profitable innovation. From researchers and partners to promoting
innovation that delivers profitable business value, this is a set of lessons learned by FOAK
leaders and uses project examples to explore the process of gaining value from innovation.
The Truth About Leadership
James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
Jossey-Bass
989 Market St., San Francisco CA 94103
9780470633540, $24.95, www.jossey-bass.com
The Truth About Leadership: The No-Fads, Heart-of-the-Matter Facts You Need to Know is
based on some thirty years of research and over a million responses to Kouzes and Posner's
leadership assessment, and provides a fine new work exploring the truths of leadership that have
remained constant over time. Ten truths about leadership constants tell leaders what challenges
and questions they should be prepared to face - and how to develop effective leadership
responses. Business collections will find this a powerful survey indeed.
The Military Shelf
British Aircraft Carriers 1939-45
Angus Konstam
Osprey
44-02 - 23rd St., Long Island City, NY 11101
9781849080798, $17.95, www.ospreypublishing.com
British Aircraft Carriers 1939-45 receives fine illustration by Tony Bryan and analyzes the
impact and achievements of the British aircraft carrier, designed to fight in tighter environments
than had been usual, and who battled the Axis powers across the board. This excellent survey of
the craft's capabilities is a 'must' for any in-depth military, aircraft or World War II
collection!
The Needlecraft Shelf
Successful Lace Knitting
Donna Druchunas
Martingale & Company
20205 - 144th Ave NE, Woodinville, WA 98072-8478
9781564779762, $29.99, www.martingale-pub.com
Successful Lace Knitting celebrates Dorothy Reade's fine creations and provides techniques and
lace patterns from the 'mother of modern lace knitting'. From shawls and cardigans to stoles and
placemats, this offers over 20 new designs by top designers influenced by Dorothy Reade, plus
techniques and color photos throughout! Very highly recommended!
5-10-15+ Fat Quarters
Jeanne Stauffer, Editor
House of White Birches/DRG
306 East Parr Road, Berne, IN 46711
9781592172986, $24.95, www.drgbooks.com
5-10-15+ Fat Quarters is a fine pick for any who would quilt with fat quarters. It tells how to use
fat-quarter quilts and projects to make purses, bags, totes, place mats, aprons, and more, offering
color photos and diagrams throughout. Needlework libraries will relish the step-by-step
directions and clear sewing and piecing guides, as well as an unusual range of projects
throughout!
Simply Dynamic Sampler Quilts
Marianne L. Hatton
American Quilter's Society
Box 3290, Paducah, KY 42002-3290
9781574326703, $26.95, www.americanquilter.com
Learn How to Quilt & Make Simply Dynamic Sampler Quilts offers keys to quilt-making using
the GridMap Technique, and packs in patterns, color photos, and step-by-step instructions easy
for any newcomer to GridMap. The projects focus on sampler quilts and offer clear illustrations
perfect for beginners at all levels: no quilting library should be without this!
The Sewing Answer Book
Barbara Weiland Talbert
Storey Publishing
210 Mass MoCa Way, North Adams, MA 01247
9781603425438, $14.95, www.storey.com
THE SEWING ANSWER BOOK offers fine solutions to common sewing problems, from how to
serge seam knits and preshrink fabric to reading and using patterns. Virtually every kind of
sewing question is contained in a handy question-and-answer format highly recommended for
any needlework library!
The Knitter's Year
Debbie Bliss
Trafalgar Square Books
Box 257, North Pomfret, VT 05053
9781570764615, $24.95, www.trafalgarbooks.com
THE KNITTER'S YEAR: 52 MAKE-IN-A-WEEK PROJECTS-QUICK GIFTS AND
SEASONAL KNITS is packed with knitter designs and projects chosen for seasonal appeal.
Unique garments and accessories are designed to be made up in a week or less and come from a
knitwear designer who provides a wide range of projects suitable for nearly every taste and style.
Any knitter's library needs this!
Embroidery Companion
Alicia Paulson
Potter Craft
c/o Crown Publishing
1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019
9780307462350, $22.99, www.crownpublishing.com
EMBROIDERY COMPANION: CLASSIC DESIGNS FOR MODERN LIVING provides a fine
survey of some 30 of the author's own creations, designed for beginners and more advanced
stitchers alike. Ideas from European, early American and other vintage embroidery motifs have
been updated for modern sewers and features a variety of projects, from a mobile and quilt to an
apple blossom kerchief. Needlework libraries will love this!
The Psychology Shelf
Marrying Well
Elena Lesser Bruun & Anne Ziff
W.W. Norton
500 - 5th Avenue, New York NY 10110
9780393705942, $27.50, www.wwnorton.com
Any college-level collection strong in psychology or psychotherapy will relish MARRYING
WELL: THE CLINICIAN'S GUIDE TO PREMARITAL COUNSELING.
Psychologists-in-training receive exact keys to counseling the engaged, with two therapists who
explain just how to help clients learn psychoeducational approaches for becoming and remaining
successful in marriage. A range of possible couples and their modern issues are discussed in this
positive counselor's approach.
The Education Shelf
Because We Can Change the World
Mara Sapon-Shevin
Corwin Press
2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
9781412978385, $38.95, www.corwin.com
BECAUSE WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO BUILDING
COOPERATIVE, INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM COMMUNITIES offers the author's own
perspective on building elementary classrooms that allow all children to experience academic
success. From barriers to cooperative classroom structures and how they can be overcome to
suggested activities, songs, and more, this shows how to re-examine beliefs and teaching
approaches to build better classrooms, and offers a fine updated second edition of additional
ideas and approaches.
Inside Academic Writing
Race Canseco
University of Michigan Press
839 Greene Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-3209
9780472033898, $25.95, www.press.umich.edu/esl/
INSIDE ACADEMIC WRITING: UNDERSTANDING AUDIENCE AND BECOMING PART
OF AN ACADEMIC COMMUNITY provides a winning survey for students in any academic
discipline who want to prepare for graduate-level writing. It offers insights on assumptions a bout
skills, tailors strategies for targeting audience, and directs students to create a range of important
writing pieces using skills rarely taught in courses. A 'must' for any college offering graduate
programs and skills.
School Success for Kids with ADHD
Stephen M. Silverman, PHD
Jacqueline S. Iseman, PHD
Sue Jeweler
Prufrock Press
Box 8813, Waco, TX 76714-8813
1593633580, $16.95, www.prufrock.com
School Success for Kids with ADHD offers parents and teachers alike a fine survey of how to
assure kids with ADHD get the most from school. From recognizing common causes of
problems and how attention deficits appear in school to reviewing the latest medical research,
this packs in key links to ADHD and school success and is a powerful pick for any
collection!
CISSP Practice Exams
Shon Harris, CISSP
McGraw-Hill
Two Penn Plaza, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10121-2298
0071701397, $39.99, www.mhprofessional.com
CISSP Practice Exams is written by an expert in IT security certification and training and packs
in hundreds of realistic practice exam questions based on the latest release of the exam. In-depth
explanations of correct and incorrect answers make this more than a practice workbook: it
actually reinforces CISSP basics and understanding. A 'must' for any studying information
security and risk management, who aim to become certified.
Brain-Based Early Learning Activities
Nikki Darling-Kuria
Redleaf Press
10 Yorkton Court, St. Paul, MN 55117-1065
9781933653860, $29.95, www.redleafpress.org
Brain-Based Early Learning Activities: Connecting Theory and Practice covers learning activities
from birth to age 8, providing a set of activities that offer diversity adaptations, extension
activities, and arts sections ranging from fingerplays in language to science sections on food.
Each exercise includes objectives, materials, and step-by-step teaching instruction, making this
an outstanding pick for any early education collection!
The Quest for Quality
Patricia W. Wesley & Virginia Buysse
Brookes Publishing
Box 10624, Baltimore, MD 21285-0624
1598570862, $39.95, www.brookespublishing.com
THE QUEST FOR QUALITY: PROMISING INNOVATIONS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD
PROGRAMS offers ideas from over a dozen top researchers in ECE quality, discussing what is
known about quality and what kind of program changes will improve early education
experiences. Teachers receive quality measurement tools and assessments and technical
assistance activities, making this a top pick for any educator's library.
The Best 373 Colleges, 2011 Edition
Robert Franek, et.al., Editors
Princeton Review Books
1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019
9780375429873, $22.99, www.princetonreview.com
The 2011 edition of The Best 373 Colleges should be in every high school and many a general
lending library. It's the most popular college guide in print, juxtaposing direct quotes from
students and unique rankings of the top 20 colleges in 62 categories with detailed admissions
information from applications to majors and tuition. Highly recommended!
The Art Shelf
The Art of Dahlov Ipcar
Carl Little
Down East Book
Box 679, Camden, ME 04843
9780892728091, $50.00, www.downeast.com
The Art of Dahlov Ipcar deserves ongoing and repeated recommendation for any serious art
collection. It remains the first, only retrospective publication of Ipcar's art, profiling the paintings
of an artist whose works are included in many prominent museums around the country. Ipcar has
also written four novels and illustrated over thirty children's books, and still paints daily in her
nineties. This volume is a 'keeper' for any collection serious about profiling notable contemporary
modern artists.
The Prints of Josef Albers, revised edition
Brenda Danilowitz
Hudson Hills Press
3536 Main St., Manchester, VT 05254
9781555951993, $95.00, www.hudsonhills.com
The Prints of Josef Albers: A Catalogue Raisonne 1915-1976 provides a fine survey of the
printmaker's life and dreams, examining the periods of his career, his involvements in abstraction
and various printmaking processes, and the numerous portfolios he created. This revised edition
provides nine newly cataloged entries, an introductory rewritten essay, and more to coincide with
the 90th anniversary of the extent of his career, and makes for a powerful celebration of his
graphic creations. No arts library should be without this!
Textura: Valencia Street Art
Luz A. Martin
Mark Batty Publisher
36 West 37th Street, Penthouse, New York, NJ 10018
9780982075463, $34.95, www.markbattypublisher.com
Any college-level art library strong in street graphics, urban art and graphic design needs
TEXTURA, a survey of Valencia, Spain's street art. It comes from a photographer and Valencia
native who here documents street art displays, offering a blend of finished mural pieces and
graffiti art alike. Full-page color presentations and notes make this a fine survey.
Volume: Writings on Graphic Design, Music, Art & Culture
Kenneth FitzGerald
Princeton Architectural Press
37 East 7th St., New York NY 10003
9781568989648, $24.95, www.papress.com
Volume: Writings on Graphic Design, Music, Art & Culture is an outstanding selection focusing
on volume - sound, collections, and space - in the arts. It provides both new and classic writings
by educator Kenneth FitzGerald that survey graphic design's connections with other art mediums,
offering a range of topics on everything from independent record labels to creating and marketing
artistic identities, modern music's influence and relationship to fine arts and graphics, and more.
A pick for any arts or graphic arts collection!
The Graphic Designer's Guide to Pricing, Estimating & Budgeting, third edition
Theo Stephan Williams
Allworth Press
10 East 23rd St., New York NY 10010
9781581157130, $24.95, www.allworth.com
The Graphic Designer's Guide to Pricing, Estimating & Budgeting offers a fine survey on how to create a profitable graphic design business. It comes from a designer who covers everything from handling competition to managing budgets and this third edition has been updated to include more information on time management, Web considerations and multimedia pricing, and more. Designers simply must have this business guide!
The Social Issues
Wild West 2.0
Michael Fertik & David Thompson
Amacom
1601 Broadway, New York NY 10019-7420
0814415091, $24.95, www.amacombooks.org
WILD WEST 2.0: HOW TO PROTECT AND RESTORE YOUR ONLINE REPUTATION ON
THE UNTAMED SOCIAL FRONTIER provides business owners and parents alike with a fine
survey of how the Internet has made private information instantly public and global - and has
thus changed the rules of etiquette, reputation, and personal interactions. Average internet users
receive keys to awareness of the unique dangers on the digital frontier in this powerful survey, a
pick for high school collections to general public libraries.
Welcome to Utopia
Karen Valby
Spiegel & Grau
1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019
9780385522861, $25.00, www.spiegelandgrau.com
WELCOME TO UTOPIA: NOTES FROM A SMALL TOWN offers a narrowed focus on
Utopia, Texas; a community nearly untouched by popular culture. It has no movie theatres,
bookstores or music stores for some sixty miles - but cable TV and the internet is changing its
culture rapidly. WELCOME TO UTOPIA follows the lives of four Utopians to trace these
changes and is a pick for any college-level social issues collection.
The Last of the Tribe
Monte Reel
Scribner
c/o Simon & Schuster
1230 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 10020
9781416594741, $26.00, www.simonandschuster.com
THE LAST OF THE TRIBE: THE EPIC QUEST TO SAVE A LONE MAN IN THE AMAZON
tells of two team members charged by the Brazilian government with protecting indigenous
interests, who discovered a solitary man living in the rainforest without a tribe. Their
investigation of a rumor led to their discovery of a legend: a decades-long obsession leading to
danger and insights on Amazonian jungle politics and basic survival. Any general lending library
will relish the vivid, true story!
The Computer Shelf
Plain & Simple Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
Nancy Muir
Microsoft
c/o O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
1005 Gravenstein Hwy North, Sebastopol, CA 95472
9780735627284, $24.99, www.oreilly.com
Plain & Simple Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 provides a fine, colorful 'how to' guide to using
PowerPoint, showing how to create charts, add video and audio, animate slides, and create
speaker notes. Use it as an at-a-glance key to jumping in to answer questions and absorb
screenshots of information: it's a visual set of exercises to learning PowerPoint's basics, in
color.
Hello, Android, third edition
Ed Burnette
Pragmatic Programmers
P.O. Box 293325, Lewisville, TX 75029-3325
9781934356562, $34.95, www.pragprog.com
HELLO, ANDROID appears in its third updated edition to cover Android 2 and shows how to
use Google's Android to write programs that can run on any cell phone in the world. From
creating a working application to adding video support, graphics, and networking with web
services, this offers a range of code tips based on actual projects that can be immediately
implemented. Any programmer's library needs this!
Microsoft Excel 2010 Plain & Simple
Curtis D. Frye
Microsoft Press
c/o O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
1005 Gravenstein, Hwy N., Sebastopol, CA 95472-2811
9780735627277, $24.99, www.oreilly.com
Microsoft Excel 2010 Plain & Simple offers a clear outline to the simplest ways to get things
done with Microsoft Excel 2010. From managing financial data and using charts and graphics to
using data from other Microsoft office documents, this tells how share spreadsheets online and
between programs and how to create formulas to do major calculations. No Excel collection
should be without this fine guide!
The Essential Guide to 3D in Flash
Rob Bateman and Richard Olsson
Friendsoft
c/o Apress, Inc.
233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013
www.apress.com
9781430225416, $44.99, www.friendsoft.com
The Essential Guide to 3D in Flash offers a fine introduction to 3D content for Adobe Flash,
using the open source Away3D engine for ActionScript 3.0 in examples throughout and sharing
the authors' years of professional experience in Flash 3D development in the process. Learn to
code with different types of 3D content and animate the results in a fine survey for any Web
programmer and designer who wants alternatives. Beginners, too, will find this most accessible:
no prior knowledge of 3D modeling or math is required!
Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 with PHP: Training from the Source
David Powers
Adobe Press
c/o Pearson Technology Group
801 East 96th Street, #300, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759
0321719840, $49.99, www.adobepress.com
Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 with PHP: Training from the Source offers 28 to 30 hours of
self-guided tutorials, blending a CD-ROM for easy lessons with step-by-step instructions on how
to build web pages using tools for PHP in Adobe Dreamweaver CS5. From creating a WordPress
template and editing it to understanding how to produce more efficient databases, chapters are
packed with keys to programmer success in a title highly recommended for any Dreamweaver
CS5 student or collection.
Audience, Relevance, and Search
James Mathewson, Frank Donatone and Cynthia Fishel
IBM Press
c/o Pearson Technology Group
801 East 96th Street, #300, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759
0137004206, $39.99, www.ibmpressbooks.com
Any collection strong in Internet marketing must have Audience, Relevance, and Search:
Targeting Web Audiences with Relevant Content. It uses over forth years of experience in Web
publishing from authors who survey new techniques for using social media to deliver messages
to targeted audiences. From choosing keywords and phrases to aligning content to user roles, this
packs in keys to online success and is a pick for business as well as computer libraries.
Using Google Adwords and Adsense
Michael Miller
Que
c/o Pearson Technology Group
801 East 96th Street, #300, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759
0789743957, $24.99, www.quepublishing.com
USING GOOGLE ADWORDS AND ADSENSE provides a powerful survey backed by
step-by-step video tutorials and audio sidebars available through the Free Web Edition that
comes with each book. The 'show me/tell me' format offers far more depth than the usual
print-alone format, making this a powerful survey 'must' for any using Google for business and
marketing purposes.
Agile Game Development with Scrum
Clinton Keith
Addison Wesley
c/o Pearson Technology Group
801 East 96th Street, #300, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759
0321618521, $39.99, www.informit/com
Agile Game Development with Scrum teaches Scrum's goals, roles and how to add stability to
the development process. It shows how to be flexible with Scrum, how to adapt it to produce
complex games on a budget, and how to integrate Scrum into current studio practices. Any game
developer should have this!
Microsoft Excel PivotTables and PivotCharts, second edition
Paul McFedries
Visual
c/o Wiley Professional Trade Group
111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774
9780470591611, $29.99, www.wiley.com
Microsoft Excel PivotTables and PivotCharts offers the only guide to take a visual approach to
advanced Excel functions. This updated second edition offers keys to reports, filter operations,
formatting PivotTable cells, and more, using step-by-step screen shots to document worksheet
manipulation and keys to PivotTable operations. A 'must' for any advanced Excel user!
Ubuntu for Non-Geeks, fifth edition
Rickford Grant with Phil Bull
No Starch Press
58 Ringold Street, San Francisco CA 94103
9781593272579, $34.95, www.nostarch.com
Ubuntu for Non-Geeks appears in an updated fifth edition to cover Ubuntu 10.4 and offers a fine
survey packed with tips and pointers for Ubuntu users. New material covers all Ubuntu's latest
features, includes five new chapters covering common and advanced tasks, and uses step-by-step
project tutorials to get its message across. Ubuntu libraries need this fine, in-depth
reference!
Teach Yourself JavaScript and Ajax Video Learner Kit
SAMS
c/o Pearson Technology Group
801 East 96th Street, #300, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759
0672330377, $39.99, www.informit.com/sams
Teach Yourself JavaScript and Ajax Video Learner Kit offers a self-paced guide to video lessons
explained by key concepts, and tells what to do through hands-on learning labs. Four hours of
video lessons on a DVD accompanies instructions on how to build dynamic web pages and how
to control CSS with easy JavaScript.
The Christian Studies Shelf
The Prism and the Rainbow
Joel W. Martin
Johns Hopkins University Press
2715 N. Charles St., Baltimore MD 21218
9780801894787, $20.00, www.press.jhu.edu
THE PRISM AND THE RAINBOW: A CHRISTIAN EXPLAINS WHY EVOLUTION IS NOT
A THREAT covers the Christian debate over Darwin - and finds that much of the controversy in
the U.S. over evolution is manufactured on a complete, often willful miss-appreciation of basic
science. Chapters serve to erase these errors, offering insights into the roots of debates about
evolution and supporting Christianity and a less literal interpretation of Biblical ideas. Christian
collections need this!
In Defense of Faith
David Brog
Encounter Books
900 Broadway, Suite 601, New York NY 10003-1239
9781594033803, $25.95, www.encounterbooks.com
IN DEFENSE OF FAITH: THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN IDEA AND THE STRUGGLE FOR
HUMANITY refutes the ideas of atheists and shows that the Judeo-Christian tradition has
inspired the faithful to work for better human rights and higher ideas. Stories of Christian
activists from early days through civil rights times document personal struggles for equality and
rights and offers keys linking Biblical admonitions to better ways of living. Atrocities, Brog
maintains, start when science and politics become detached form Judeo-Christian values.
Spirituality collections will benefit from this approach.
A Field Guide to God
Patty Kirk
Guideposts
1110 - Second Ave, New York Ny 10022
9780824947927, $21.99, www.guideposts.com
A Field Guide to God: A Seeker's manual offers an outstanding story of the author's own doubt,
loss of faith and re-encounter with God. As an experienced God-seeker, she offers readers her
journey's experience and tells what to do when faith falters or is lost. Losing her catholic faith in
early adulthood, she spent a decade without it until she returned to Christian faith as an adult:
hers is an inspiring read perfect for any Christian collection.
How We Got the Bible, third edition
Neil R. Lightfoot
Baker Books
Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516
9780801072611, $16.99, www.bakerbooks.com
How We Got the Bible appears in a revised, expanded third edition. It's been a classic for over
forty years, and provides fine answers to many questions about the age of biblical manuscripts,
how it was injected into the general population, and why there are so many translations.
Illustrations and review questions at the end of each chapter make this a fine choice for personal
or group study - and a 'must' for any Christian collection.
Hearing the New Testament, revised edition
Joel B. Green, Editor
William B. Eerdmans Publishing
2140 Oak Industrial Drive NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505
9780802864208, $28.00, www.eerdmans.com
Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation belongs in any spiritual library as a
basic collection by a group of scholars who illustrate different methods used in New Testament
study. NT classes receive a diverse set of recommendations blending approaches ranging from
historic overviews to literary criticism and newer approaches from theology. First published in
1995, this revised, updated edition has been expansively rewritten and is a pick for any Christian
collection.
Christians as Political Animals
Marc D. Guerra
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
3901 Centerville Road, Box 4431, Wilmington DE 19807-0431
9781933859927, $26.95, www.isibooks.org
Christians as Political Animals: Taking the Measure of Modernity and Modern Democracy offers
a fine new book showing that a problematic shift occurred when Christian thinkers began to
argue their religion worked best in democracy. 20th century thinkers and theologians are
surveyed in an assessment which covers not just Christian connections to politics, but Islam and
other religious impacts. A top pick for any college-level discussion!
Bittersweet
Shauna Niequist
Zondervan Publishing House
5300 Patterson Avenue, S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49530
9780310328162, $16.99, www.zondervan.com
BITTERSWEET: THOUGHTS ON CHANGE, GRACE, AND LEARNING THE HARD WAY
provides an outstanding survey which maintains that to live a balanced life, we need both the
bitter and the sweet. Bittersweet contains depth and complexity: it's offered in change and in
recognition of spiritual gifts, and is presented here as a positive, moving force in any life.
Spiritual and new age libraries alike will relish the concept!
Collected Writings on Scripture
D.A. Carson
Crossway
1300 Crescent Street, Wheaton, IL 60187
1433514419, $27.99, www.crossway.org
Collected Writings on Scripture offers a fine inspirational survey of Christian scripture and
provides scholarly spiritual collections with essays written on a range of themes involving
interpretation of the Bible and modern Scripture analysis. Reviews of nine books covering the
Scripture offer scholarly assessments in a collection especially recommended for pastors and
scholarly collections focusing on Bible studies.
The Health/Medicine Shelf
The Whole-Body Workbook for Cancer
Dan Kenner, Ph.D., LAC
New Harbinger Publications
5674 Shattuck Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
9781572246744, $21.95, www.newharbinger.com
The Whole-Body Workbook for Cancer is a pick for any general health lending library: it offers
proven strategies for health and healing, is written by a health care research with a background in
Western naturopathic and traditional Asian techniques, and offers keys to creating a healing
lifestyle. From detoxifying the body to using positive thinking, this is packed with keys for better
living and recovery.
Alphabet Kids
Robbie Woliver
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
400 Market St., #400, Philadelphia, PA 19106
9781849058223, $24.95, www.jkp.com
ALPHABET KIDS; FROM ADD TO ZELLWEGER SYNDROME offers a fine guide to
developmental and psychological disorders of kids, covering disorders in an A-Z 'alphabet'
encyclopedia which includes extensive details for each disorder. Alphabet Kids often have
disorders that are interconnected or mistaken for each other: if a doctor only diagnoses one
condition, he's missing others. This guide will help professionals and parents alike understand
these connections and their differences.
The Carb Lover's Diet
Elen Kunes, Editor in Chief
Frances Largeman-Roth, RD
Oxmoor House
PO Box 11095, Des Moines, Iowa 50336-1095
0848733703, $24.95, www.oxmoorhouse.com
What if you could eat all the carbs you want and stay slim? Millions have given up carbs - only
to find they gained more weight without them. This comes from weight-loss experts who have
revealed that certain carb-rich foods will actually suppress appetite, boost metabolism, and
promote weight control - and this science offers a dietitian-approved plan to losing weight eating
the right quantity and quality of carbs. From keeping a food diary to using the 7-day kick start
plan, this provides a top, winning survey.
The Survivorship Net
Jim Owens
American Cancer Society
250 Williams St NW, Atlanta GA 30303
1604430184, $14.95, www.cancer.org
THE SURVIVORSHIP NET offers a fine parable for the family and caregivers of people with
cancer. It's presented in picturebook format with illustrations by Bill Cass - but don't assume it's
for a younger audience alone! Its parable about the life of a circus explains to all ages how cancer
can be used as a rallying force for families, and is a pick for any general lending library.
Brain Disorders Sourcebook, third edition
Joyce Brennfleck Shannon, Editor
Omnigraphics
Box 31-1640, Detroit, MI 48231-1640
9780780810839, $95.00, www.omnigraphics.com
The third updated edition of Brain Disorders Sourcebook offers basic consumer health details
about all kinds of brain injuries and diseases, from infections and disorders to injury. Details on
treatment, rehabilitation options, and more make for a consumer health reference 'must' for any
lending library strong in health coverage.
Public Health Laboratories
Wiley D. Jenkins
Jones and Bartlett
40 Tall Pine Drive, Sudbury, MA 01776
9780763771027, $89.95, www.jbpub.com
Public Health Laboratories: Analysis, Operations, and Management offers a fine survey of the
PHL environment and is the only book of its kind to examine the management of PHLs in the
U.S., from a scientific and medical to business perspectives alike. It covers disease backgrounds,
agents, tests, and the extent of analysis and algorithms available, and it offers background in the
role of PHLs in terrorism and emergency response. No college-level medical library should be
without this exceptional text!
Principles of Biomedical Engineering
Sundararajan V. Madihally
Artech House
685 Canton St., Norwood, MA 02062
9781608070558, www.artechhouse.com
Principles of Biomedical Engineering provides college-level health and medicine libraries with a
key reference describing the role of engineering in modern medicine. A range of topics plus well
over a hundred illustrations surveys bioelectrical systems, tissues, organs, and instrumentation.
Any four-year medical library will find this has been arranged as a complete text for students
with some prior engineering background, and provides not just explanations but supporting
exercises and problems.
Green Medicine
Larry Malerba, D.O.
North Atlantic Books
Box 12327, Berkeley, CA 94712
9781556439025, $18.95, www.northatlanticbooks.com
GREEN MEDICINE: CHALLENGING THE ASSUMPTIONS OF CONVENTIONAL
HEALTH CARE offers a fine blend of ancient and modern healing traditions and challenges
traditional medicine which has lost perspective on long-time psychological and spiritual
well-being. This provides a blueprint for total wellness on many levels and is a pick for any
seeking a more lasting healing. Physics, health, philosophy, psychology and spirituality blend in
its survey blending case histories from Dr. Malerba's own practice with a blend of concepts form
alternative and Western medicine. Any library strong in alternative health concepts needs
this!
The Photography Shelf
The Photographer's Guide to Marketing & Self-Promotion, fourth edition
Maria Piscopo
Allworth Press
10 E. 23rd St., New York NY 10010
9781581157147, $24.95, www.allworth.com
The Photographer's Guide to Marketing & Self-Promotion is a winner and appears in its fourth
updated edition offering an excellent guide to self-promotion. The focus is upon a marketing plan
that blends self-promotion, advertising and direct marketing: it's been updated to include tips on
using social media and email and tells how to create an effective website as well. Over twenty
in-depth interviews with top photographers back the how-to details.
Canon Camera Hacker's Manual
Berthold Daum
Rocky Nook
26 West Mission Street, Suite 3, Santa Barbara, CA 93102
9781933952581, $29.95, www.rockynook.com
Canon Camera Hacker's Manual: Teach Your Camera New Tricks is for owners of Canon
consumer cameras who want to tweak their camera to go beyond original specs. It's for the geek
who likes to hack, and is based on the Canon hack Development Kit - a free software maintained
by enthusiasts. Learn how to produce RAW files, manually control aperture and shutter speed,
and more - and use the accompanying CD with its script development tools and many examples
and utilities.
Adobe Photoshop CS5 One-on-One
Deke McClelland
Deke Press
c/o O'Reilly Associates
1005 Gravenstein Hwy North, Sebastopol, CA 95472
9780596807979, $49.99, www.oreilly.com
Adobe Photoshop CS5 One-on-One offers a book keyed to an available online video, and
includes extensive web access to five hours of instruction. It comes packed with color screen
shots and teaches everything from working with layers to using advanced smart filters and
Photoshop CS5's many tools, and is a powerful pick for any Photoshop user!
Multiple Flash Photography
Rod and Robin Deutschmann
Amherst Media
Box 586, Buffalo, NY 14226
9781608952304, $34.95, www.AmherstMedia.com
Multiple Flash Photography: Off-Camera Flash Techniques for Digital Photographers provides a
fine survey from two photography instructors who show how to use multiple off-camera flashes
to improve lighting. From selecting the gear and syncing it with camera and environment to
blending existing light with flash, this is a pick no photographer should be without, and perfect
for photo reference collections.
The Interior Design Shelf
Interior Design Clients
Thomas L. Williams
Allworth Press
10 East 23rd St. #510, New York NY 10010
9781581156768, $24.95, www.allworth.com
Interior Design Clients is a pick for any interior design, arts, or business library: it offers
strategies to gain client trust and tells how to prepare presentations, tailor client presentations,
and more. Practical examples come from the authors' firsthand experiences and offer important
keys to gaining and retaining interior design clients!
The California Shelf
San Francisco Curiosities
Saul Rubin
Globe Pequot Press
Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437
9780762758678, $15.95, www.globepequot.com
San Francisco Curiosities offers a compendium of roadside oddities and offbeat places in San
Francisco and is a pick not just for visitors, but for natives alike. From Swoops, a blackbird that
dive-bombed passerby in 2009 to protect its nest, to a 'national forest' in an alley and a Tiki bar
that rains inside, this gathers natural and man-made oddites in a fine guide for any
destination-bound visitor or native!
The Sierra Nevada Before History
Louise A. Jackson
Mountain Press
Box 2399, Missoula, MT 59806
9780878425679, $15.00, www.mountain-press.com
The Sierra Nevada Before History: Ancient Landscapes, Early Peoples offers a geology and
history-based survey of the mountains of California, discussing how people and animals have
evolved and including black and white photos throughout and discussions of Native American
tribes. The blend of natural and human history makes for an involving, outstanding coverage
highly recommended for any California history collection!
Geology Underfoot in Yosemite National Park
Allen F. Glazner and Greg M. Stock
Mountain Press Publishing
Box 2399, Missoula, MT 59806
9780878425686, $24.00, www.mtnpress.com
Geology Underfoot in Yosemite National Park offers California collections a fine geology-based
survey of natural wonders and sites in Yosemite Park. Over twenty-five sites are covered in a fine
blend of colorful photos and illustrations and keys to understanding how geologists view the
environment. History and geology blend in a fine addition to any California collection!
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
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