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Volume 12, Number 10 October 2017 Home | LBW Index

Table of Contents

Reviewer's Choice Social Issues Shelf Writing/Publishing Shelf
Cookbook Shelf Biography Shelf Pets/Wildlife Shelf
Technology Shelf Literary Studies Shelf Psychology Shelf
Science Shelf Civil War Shelf Jobs/Careers Shelf
Military Shelf Political Science Shelf Music Shelf
Philosophy Shelf Environmental Studies Shelf Art Shelf
Education Shelf Fiction Shelf Library Science Shelf
Judicial Studies Shelf Photography Shelf Graphic Novel Shelf
Audiobook Shelf Library CD Shelf Library DVD Shelf
Health/Medicine Shelf Language Studies Shelf American History Shelf
Veterinary Studies Shelf    


Reviewer's Choice

Aging and the Digital Life Course
David Prendergast & Chiara Garattini, editors
Berghahn Books
20 Jay Street, Suite 512, Brooklyn, NY 11201
www.berghahnbooks.com
9781782386919, $120.00, HC, 300pp, www.amazon.com

Across the life course, new forms of community, ways of keeping in contact, and practices for engaging in work, healthcare, retail, learning and leisure are evolving rapidly. Breaking new ground in the study of technology and aging, "Aging and the Digital Life Course" examines how developments in smart phones, the internet, cloud computing, and online social networking are redefining experiences and expectations around growing older in the twenty-first century. Drawing on contributions from leading commentators and researchers across the world, "Aging and the Digital Life Course" is comprised of eleven erudite and informative articles exploring key themes such as caregiving, the use of social media, robotics, chronic disease and dementia management, gaming, migration, and data inheritance, and more. Of special note is the informative introduction (Critical Reflections on Ageing and Technology in the Twenty-First Century) the editors David Prendergast (a Social Anthropologist based at Intel Labs Europe and a Principal Investigator in the Intel Collaborative Research Institute for Sustainable Connected Cities with Imperial College and University College London. He also holds the position of Visiting Professor of Healthcare Innovation at Trinity College Dublin) and Chiara Garattini (who is an Anthropologist working as part of the Health & Life Sciences Group at Intel. Enhanced with the inclusion of a listing of illustrations, a ten page listing of the contributors and their credentials, and a five page index, "Aging and the Digital Life Course" is unreservedly recommended as a critically important addition to both community and academic library collections. It should be noted for the personal reading lists of academia and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "Aging and the Digital Life Course" is also available in a paperback edition (9781785335013, $34.95).

Communicating Emergency Preparedness, revised edition
Damon P. Coppola & Erin K. Maloney
CRC Press
6000 NW Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487
www.crcpress.com
9781138721067, $14.95, HC, 278pp, www.amazon.com

Once again the critical importance of local, state, and federal emergency preparedness and response has been underscored by Hurricane Harvey (in Texas) and Hurricane Irma (in Florida). Now in a fully revised and updated edition of "Communicating Emergency Preparedness: Practical Strategies for the Public and Private Sectors" includes timely and informative case studies, events, and references to articles and opinions about the direction of emergency preparedness communication. Authors Damon P. Coppola (author of several emergency management academic and professional texts, including Introduction to International Disaster Management, Introduction to Homeland Security, and Introduction to Emergency Management. He is also co-author of several FEMA Emergency Management Institute Higher Education Courses, including Crisis and Risk Communications and Hazards Risk Management) and Erin K. Maloney is a Director of Research in the FDA-funded Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science at the University of Pennsylvania, and an Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Communication Studies at West Chester University in Pennsylvania, and the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University) collaborative draw upon their professional expertise, experience, and research to inject a new sense of practicality to the subject. New images displaying emergency preparedness campaigns are used to further illustrate the materials being presented. For instructors and practitioners alike, this new and expanded edition of "Communicating Emergency Preparedness" continues to provide the 'real world practical' how-to instruction that is often required, and will only improve upon the success of the first edition in doing so. Simply stated, every municipal, county, state, and FEMA agency should have their own copy of "Communicating Emergency Preparedness" for their in-service training programs. It should be noted for the personal reading lists of students, first responders, governmental emergency services policy makers, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "Communicating Emergency Preparedness" is also available in a paperback edition (9781498762366, $69.95) and in a digital book format (Kindle, $52.11).

The Great American Citizenship Quiz
Solomon M. Skolnick
Bloomsbury Press
175 Fifth Avenue, Suite 315, New York, NY 10010
www.bloomsbury.com
9781635570151 $16.00 pbk / $9.31 Kindle amazon.com

The Great American Citizenship Quiz presents complete test used by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which naturalized U.S. citizens must pass. Additional background material, text of the original documents, quizzes, fun facts about American government and society, an index, and more round out this "must-read" for anyone aspiring to American citizenship - or interesting in learning more about this proud nation. The Great American Citizenship Quiz is highly recommended especially for public library collections.


The Social Issues Shelf

Inequality in America, second edition
Stephen M. Caliendo
Westview Press
c/o Perseus Book Group
250 W. 57th St., Suite 1500, New York, NY 10107
www.westviewpress.com
9780813350530, $33.00, HC, 300pp, www.amazon.com

When inequality has such a firm and enduring hold on American society and public policy just what can an ordinary citizen do about it? Now in a fully updated and expanded second edition, "Inequality in America: Race, Poverty, and Fulfilling Democracy's Promise" by Stephen M. Caliendo (Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Political Science at North Central College, Naperville, Illinois) takes an in-depth look at race, class and gender-based inequality, across a wide range of issues from housing and education to crime, employment and health. Professor Caliendo deftly explores how individual attitudes can affect public opinion and lawmakers' policy solutions. He also illustrates how these policies result in systemic barriers to advancement that often then contribute to individual perceptions. This cycle of disadvantage and advantage can be difficult-though not impossible-to break. "Representing" and "What Can I Do?" feature boxes throughout the book highlight key public figures who have worked to combat inequality and encourage students to take action to do the same. Of special note in this newly revised second edition is the inclusion of a chapter on crime and criminal justice and an expanded discussion of immigration. Concise and accessible, "Inequality in America: is ideal for getting students to think critically about the attitudes, behaviors and structures of inequality. While very highly recommended for both community and academic library Contemporary Social Issues collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that "Inequality in America " is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $19.99).


The Writing/Publishing Shelf

How to Write a Book Proposal, fifth edition
Jody Rein & Michael Larsen
Writer's Digest Books
c/o F+W Media
10151 Carver Road, Suite 200, Blue Ash, OH 45242
www.writersdigest.com
9781440348174, $19.99, PB, 328pp, www.amazon.com

Jody Rein, former executive editor with divisions of HarperCollins Publishers and Penguin Random House, is the founder of boutique literary agency Jody Rein Books, Inc., and respected publishing consulting and coaching firm Author Planet Consulting. Jody has represented, published and coached hundreds of authors through successful publication in every form, from e-books to international bestsellers to major motion pictures. Michael Larsen, co-director of the San Francisco Writers Conference and the San Francisco Writing for Change Conference, is the author or co-author of eleven books. He is an author coach and a former agent, having co-founded the Larsen-Pomada Literary Agency, which sold books to more than 100 publishers and imprints. Together they draw upon their years of experience and expertise to publish the updated and expanded fifth edition of "How to Write a Book Proposal: The Insider's Step-by-Step Guide to Proposals that Get You Published". Being a complete and comprehensive course of step-by-step instructions and impressively informative commentary, "How to Write a Book Proposal" is absolutely essential reading for any author wanting to 'turn pro' and make a living with what they write be it fiction, non-fiction, or a combination of both. Of special note are the four appendices (The Publishing Process; The Virtual Media Kit; Four Sample Proposals; Sample Proposals Index), a listing of Additional Resources, and a four page Index. Simply stated, no personal, professional, community, or academic library's Writing/Publishing instructional reference collections should be without a copy of this newly revised fifth edition of "How to Write a Book Proposal: The Insider's Step-by-Step Guide to Proposals that Get You Published".

Divergent Trajectories
Flore Chevaillier
Ohio State University Press
180 Pressey Hall, 1070 Carmack Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1002
https://ohiostatepress.org
9780814213438 $79.95 hc / $19.95 Kindle amazon.com

Divergent Trajectories: Interviews with Innovative Fiction Writers is an anthology of scholarly interviews with contemporary fiction writers, in order to examine modern fiction through political, philosophical, and cultural lenses. The result is a studious exploration of the writer's journey and the complex choices that shape the creative process. An index rounds out this welcome contribution to personal and public library Writing/Publishing collections. Highly recommended.


The Cookbook Shelf

Plentiful: The Big Book of Buddha Food
Chrisi Loon, et al.
Jacana Media
c/o Independent Publishers Group
814 North Franklin Street, Chicago, IL 60610
www.ipgbook.com
9781431424702, $23.95, PB, 176pp, www.amazon.com

Beautifully and profusely illustrated throughout, "Plentiful: The Big Book of Buddha Food" is the collaborative effort of culinary experts Chrisi Loon, Louisvan Loon, Paul Atkinson, and Angela Shaw. Their dedicated mission is to continue the tradition South African cuisine comprised of outstanding vegetarian dishes, centered on Mediterranean flavors, as are served at the Buddhist Retreat Center (BRC) in Ixopo, South African. These are dishes which has always had the personal touch of the head chef in charge of the menus and that of his co-chefs: the lovely, friendly local Zulu women who have worked in the kitchen for many years to great acclaim from visitors. These ladies were taught the skills of traditional Zulu cooking from their mothers, which they then readily adapted to cooking the vegetarian cuisine served at the BRC. These women could hold their own in the kitchen of any up-market restaurant anywhere. With "Plentiful: The Big Book of Buddha Food", the BRC also showcases the exquisite indigenous environment in which it is set, which has become a spiritual haven for South African and international visitors. The recipes comprising "Plentiful: The Big Book of Buddha Food " range from Occasionally Ochre (lightly curried cauliflower soup); A Fez of Carrots (Moroccan carrot salad); and Fra's Flamenco Frittata (roasted vegetable frittata); to Tantric Tarts (roasted vegetable and puff pastry tarts); A Choc-Worked Orange (gluten-free chocolate orange brownies); and The Caprese Strip (stuffed focaccia roulade). Of special note is the recipes for a homemade sourdough starter! Thoroughly 'kitchen cook friendly' in organization and presentation, "Plentiful: The Big Book of Buddha Food" is enthusiastically and unreservedly recommended for personal, family, professional, and community library Vegetarian Cookbook collections.

The Green City Market Cookbook
Rick Bayless
Midway
c/o Agate Publishing
1328 Greenleaf Street, Evanston, IL 60202
www.agatepublishing.com
9781572841574, $24.99, HC, 224pp, www.amazon.com

Green City Market was founded in Chicago in 1998. It is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide a marketplace for purchasing sustainably grown food, and to educate, promote, and connect farmers and local producers directly to chefs, restaurateurs, and the greater Chicago community. Showcasing recipes drawn from this famous Farmer's Market and contributed by the celebrity chefs, local farmers, loyal customers, and longtime vendors that make up the Green City Market community, "The Green City Market Cookbook" is beautifully illustrated with full-color photography. The recipes themselves range from an Artful Asparagus Salad; to Goat Cheese Bruschetta with Arrabbiata Sauce and Poached Egg; to Sunday Dinner Club Market Burger; to New World Cassoulet with Chilies and Turkey; to Maple-Glazed Breakfast Bread. With thoroughly 'kitchen cook friendly' recipes, "The Green City Market Cookbook" can turn even the most ordinary family meal into a truly memorable culinary adventure. While very highly recommended for personal, family, professional, and community library cookbook collections, it should be noted that "The Green City Market Cookbook" is also available in a paperback edition (9781572842366, $23.00), a digital book format (Kindle, $14.49), and a flexibound publication (9781572841574, $24.99).

The Grammar of Spice
Caz Hildebrand
Thames & Hudson, Inc.
500 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10110-0017
www.thamesandhudsonusa.com
9780500519677, $29.95, HC, 224pp, www.amazon.com

Spices have played an intrinsic part in the human story, running through history, geography, anthropology, politics, religion, culture, art, and design. From alligator pepper seeds, which in the Yoruba culture are given to newborn babies to taste a few minutes after birth, to charoli seeds, which are used in traditional Indian desserts eaten during the festival of Holi, and caraway seeds, which were added to medieval love potions, each spice has its own significance in the lives of the people who use it. "The Grammar of Spice" by Caz Hildebrand (an award-winning designer of cookbooks) is a practical resource for kitchen cooks that also changes the way we understand the role spices play in defining not only our food but also our place in the world. Featuring custom illustrations for each of the more than sixty spices featured here (inspired by the work of Owen Jones, one of the great designers and travelers of his time) this beautifully illustrated, impressively, informative book, exceptionally well organized and presented volume celebrates the world of flavors that spices open up to us. Even the most enthusiastic cooks and food lovers have jars of dusty powders inhabiting kitchen cabinets long past their expiration dates. We often don't know much about them, where they come from, or how to use them. And yet, spices can elevate the everyday act of making and consuming food to a higher plane of experience. It was no accident that the spice trade of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries were responsible for the rise and fall of empires. Now with "The Grammar of Spice" even the most novice of 21st century family cooks can create truly memorable meals with the contents of those little jars and cans that heretofore were just gathering dust in kitchen spice racks all across the country. Unreservedly recommended for personal and professional cookbook collections, no community library cookbook collection can be considered complete without the inclusion of a copy of Caz Hildebrand's "The Grammar of Spice".

Dishes and Beverages of the Old South, third edition
Martha McCulloch-Williams, author
John Egerton, contributor
The University of Tennessee Press
110 Conference Center UT, Knoxville, TN 37996
9781621903000, $38.00, PB, 277pp, www.utpress.org

Originally published in 1923, until its reissue in 1988 with the help of renowned southern culture scholar John Egerton, "Dishes and Beverages of the Old South" was justifiably considered to be an exceptionally rare text on southern foodways and cuisine. Now, in its third edition, and with a new foreword by food writer and American Souther cuisine expert Sheri Castle, this pathfinding cookbook (one of the first to be written in a narrative style) is available to a new generation of southern foodies and amateur chefs. In the pages of "Dishes and Beverages of the Old South" Martha McCulloch-Williams not only provided recipes for the modern cook, but she expounds upon the importance of quality ingredients, muses on memories brought back by a good meal, and deftly recognizes that comfort goes hand in hand with southern eats. Sheri Castle deftly navigates this third edition of "Dishes and Beverages of the Old South" with a clear vision of McCulloch-Williams and her southern culinary opus, that readers and cooks alike will appreciate as they browse the pages of this true American classic. Certain to be an enduringly popular and greatly appreciated contribution to personal, family, professional, community, and academic library cookbook and culinary history collections, "Dishes and Beverages of the Old South" is unreservedly, whole-heartedly, and enthusiastically recommended.


The Biography Shelf

W. E. B. Du Bois
Shawn Leigh Alexander
Rowman & Littlefield
c/o Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group
4501 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200, Lanham, MD 20706
www.rowman.com
9781442207400, $35.00, HC, 168pp, www.amazon.com

William Edward Burghardt "W. E. B." Du Bois (February 23, 1868 - August 27, 1963) was an African-American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a relatively tolerant and integrated community. After completing graduate work at the University of Berlin and Harvard, where he was the first African-American to earn a doctorate, he became a professor of history, sociology and economics at Atlanta University. Du Bois was one of the co-founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909. "W. E. B. Du Bois: An American Intellectual and Activist" by Shawn Leigh Alexander (who is Associate Professor and Graduate Director of African and African American Studies and Director of the Langston Hughes Center at the University of Kansas, where he specializes in African American social and intellectual history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries), is an impressively informative biography presented in a clear and concise manner, exploring Du Bois' racial strategy, civil rights activity, journalistic career, and his role as an international spokesman, as well as his work as an historian, a sociologist, an artist, a propagandist, and a peace activist. Of special note in this exceptionally well written, organized and presented study is the inclusion of Du Bois' chief critics including Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, Walter White, the Young Turks of the NAACP -- not to mention the federal government's characterization of his ever-radicalizing beliefs, particularly after World War II. A simply outstanding body of deftly crafted scholarship, "W. E. B. Du Bois: An American Intellectual and Activist" is unreservedly recommended for both community and academic library Black American History & Biography collections in general, and W. E. B. Du Bois supplemental studies lists in particular. It should be noted for students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "W. E. B. Du Bois: An American Intellectual and Activist" is also available in a paperback edition (9781442207417, $25.00) and in a digital book format (Kindle, $23.00).

The Fearless Benjamin Lay
Marcus Rediker
Beacon Press
24 Farnsworth Street, Boston, MA 02210
www.beacon.org
9780807035924 $26.95 hc / $25.99 Kindle amazon.com

Author Markcus Rediker (Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History, University of Pittsburgh) presents The Fearless Benjamin Lay: The Quaker Dwarf Who Became the First Revolutionary Activist, an extensively researched biography of Benjamin Lay (1681-1759), a Quaker dwarf and British-born American immigrant who opposed slavery with a ferocious passion, and who pushed others, especially his fellow Quakers, to condemn the institution of human bondage. His legacy inspired the anti-slavery movement for generations. Extensive notes and an index round out this detailed, inspirational biography of a forceful personality who refused to compromise his faith or his conscience. Highly recommended, especially for public and college library biography collections.

Hannibal's Oath
John Prevas
Da Capo Press
c/o Perseus Book Group
250 W. 57th St., Suite 1500, New York, NY 10107
www.perseusbooksgroup.com
9780306824241, $28.00, HC, 336pp, www.amazon.com

Few men whose lives and deeds in ancient history have managed to capture and hold the popular imagination down through the succeeding centuries quite like that of Hannibal, the fearless North African, perched on a monstrous elephant, leading his mercenaries over the Alps, and then, against all odds, descending the ice-covered peaks to challenge Rome in her own backyard for mastery of the ancient world. It was a bold move, and it established Hannibal as one of history's greatest commanders. But this same brilliant tactician is also one of history's most tragic figures; fate condemned him to win his battles but not his war against Rome. An internationally recognized expert on Hannibal for nearly thirty years, historian John Prevas has visited every Hannibal-related site and mountain pass, from Tunisia to Italy, Spain to Turkey, seeking evidence to dispel the myths surrounding Hannibal's character and his wars. In "Hannibal's Oath: The Life and Wars of Rome's Greatest Enemy" is an exceptionally well researched, comprehensive, documented, and deftly written biography of an iconic military leader that reads with the inherently engaging appeal of a deftly crafted novel. While very highly recommended for both community and academic library biography collections, it should be noted for the personal reading lists of history students, librarians, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "Hannibal's Oath" is also available in a complete and unabridged audio book format (Blackston Audio, 9781478975540, $35.00, CD).

The Wandering Princess
Edward Hanson
Fonthill Media Ltd.
c/o Casemate
1940 Lawrence Road, Havertown, PA 19083
www.casematepublishers.com
9781781555927, $40.00, HC, 464pp, www.amazon.com

Helene was a strong-willed princess who, while raised in France, was closely connected with the court of Queen Victoria. After the premature end to a romance with Victoria's grandson, she married into the royal family of Italy. However, Helene began extended adventuresome trips into Africa where she became a big-game hunter, explorer and travel writer, escaping from an unhappy marriage and the boredom of court life. Her travels took her around the world, but her sense of royal duty brought her back to nurse aboard a hospital ship in Libyan waters, then to an important role as head of the Italian Red Cross nurses during the First World War while her husband headed Italy's Third Army, and her two sons served in the artillery and the navy. Afterwards, her strong Italian nationalism made her an ally to Gabriele d'Annunzio and Benito Mussolini, but the disastrous Second World War saw her grandchildren interned in Austria and her older son die as a British prisoner-of-war while she continued her charitable work in Naples. When the country voted to become a republic in 1946, Helene was the only member of the royal family allowed to remain in Italy with her second 'secret' husband. An extraordinarily well researched, written, and organized biography, "The Wandering Princess: Princess Helene of France, Duchess of Aosta (1871-1951)" is impressively comprehensive and informative study of a singularly unusual woman who lived out her remarkable 80 years of life. An extraordinary and engaging read from beginning to end, "The Wandering Princess" is unreservedly recommended for both community and academic library biography collections. It should be noted for personal reading lists that "The Wandering Princess" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $9.99).

Silver: The Spy Who Fooled the Nazis
Mihir Bose
Fonthill Media Limited
www.fonthillmedia.com
c/o Casemate
1940 Lawrence Road, Havertown, PA 19083
www.casematepublishers.com
9781781553718 $40.00 hc / $9.99 Kindle amazon.com

Silver: The Spy Who Fooled the Nazis is the gripping, true-life story of the East Indian spy Bhagat Ram Talwar, codename Silver - the only quintuple spy of the Second World War. Silver spied for the Italians, Germans, -Japanese, Soviets, and British; between 1941 and 1945, he made twelve trips from Peshawar to Kabul to supply false information to the Germans. Each journey was a treacherous 200-mile trek on foot, over harsh mountain passes and hostile tribal territory. A handful of vintage black-and-white photographs, endnotes, and a bibliography round out this fascinating, in-depth portrait of a master manipulator. Highly recommended, especially for public and college library biography and espionage history shelves.


The Pets/Wildlife Shelf

The Supposedly Enlightened Person's Guide to Raising a Dog
Lisa Tenzin-Dolma & Kac Young
Hubble & Hattie
c/o Veloce Publishing
www.hubbleandhattie.com
9781787110595, $14.97, HC, 80pp, www.amazon.com

Kac Young never imagined that after a lifetime as a cat person she would fall in love with a tiny rescue dog named Talulah. Kac took Talulah home to the Californian woodlands to live with her partner and six cats. The stories of life as a first-time adopter describe Kac's progression from slightly shell-shocked beginner to savvy, adoring dog guardian. Entertaining and informative, readers will see how Kac consulted with behaviorist Lisa Tenzin-Dolma on all things dog-related, and will get Lisa's own observations and guidance on a wide range of subjects following Kac and Talulah's many stories. An engaging, entertaining, and informative read from cover to cover, "The Supposedly Enlightened Person's Guide to Raising a Dog" will help anyone with a new canine companion of their own to start off on the right foot (or paw) with a new dog, or get reacquainted with a longtime canine friend and companion! In addition to the personal reading lists of dog enthusiasts, "The Supposedly Enlightened Person's Guide to Raising a Dog" is very highly recommended for community library Pets/Wildlife collections.

The Secret Life of Flies
Erica McAlister
Firefly Books Ltd.
50 Staples Avenue, Unit 1, Richmond Hill, ON, Canada L4B 0A7
www.fireflybooks.com
9781770858091, $29.95, HC, 248pp, www.amazon.com

Erica McAlister is curator of Diptera at the Natural History Museum, London. As a child, she kept dead mammals to watch the maggots emerge from them. In "The Secret Life of Flies" she draws upon her years of experience, research, and expertise to put forth in clear, accessible language for the non-specialist general reader, an explanation of Diptera taxonomy and forensic entomology, and descriptions of the potential of flies to transform their relationship with humans from one of disease vector to partner in environmental preservation. Erica also reveals an appealing knack for storytelling, deftly transforming what could be dry descriptions of biology, reproduction and morphology into entertainment. Erica takes readers to piles of poo in Ethiopia by way of underground caves, latrines and backyard gardens, and opens the drawers at the Natural History Museum to rhapsodize over her favorite flies. While "The Secret Life of Flies" is comprised of both stories and tongue-in-check descriptions, be assured that the science is rigorous, authoritative and will be enjoyed by dipterists, lepidopterists, insect enthusiasts, naturalists, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject. Unique, informative, exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "The Secret Life of Flies" is an especially recommended addition to both community and academic library collections.


The Technology Shelf

The Smart Grid as an Application Development Platform
George Koutitas & Stan McClellan
Artech House
685 Canton Street, Norwood, MA 02062
www.artechhouse.com
9781630811099, $119.00, HC, 220pp, www.amazon.com

The collaborative work of George Koutitas (an academic and entrepreneur in electrical and computer engineering) and Stan McClellan (the Director of the Ingram School of Engineering, Texas State University), "The Smart Grid as an Application Development Platform" is an authoritative and impressively informative resource that explores the power grid from its classical role as a utility or service provider towards its new role as an application development platform. "The Smart Grid as an Application Development Platform" gives insight into the vision, problems and solutions, and risks of the smart grid model. The evolution of the power grid as it develops into an application-centric environment is deftly explained. "The Smart Grid as an Application Development Platform" is an invaluable resource guides readers to better understand the primary motivation of the smart grid, and in exploring how the new technologies are creating a cleaner and more sustainable ecosystem for new business models to blossom. Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "The Smart Grid as an Application Development Platform" is unreservedly recommended, especially for corporate, college, and university library Power Engineering collections and supplemental studies reading lists. It should be noted for the personal reading lists of students, professionals, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "The Smart Grid as an Application Development Platform" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $95.20).


The Literary Studies Shelf

How to Read World Literature, second edition
David Damrosch
Wiley-Blackwell
350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148
http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1119009162.html
9781119009160, $94.95, HC, 216pp

Now in a newly updated and expanded second edition "How to Read World Literature" by David Damrosch (Chair of the Department of Comparative Literature, Columbia University) continues to address the unique challenges and joys faced when approaching the literature of other cultures and eras. Fully revised to address important developments in World Literature, and generously expanded with new material, this second edition covers a wide variety of genres ranging from lyric and epic poetry, to drama and prose fiction, as well as discussing how each form has been used in different eras and cultures. An ideal introduction for those new to the study of World Literature, as well as beginners to ancient and foreign literature, "How to Read World Literature" offers a variety of "modes of entry" to reading these texts. "How to Read World Literature" provide readers with accessible ways of thinking creatively and systematically about key issues, such as reading across time and cultures, reading works in translation, emerging global perspectives, post-colonialism, orality and literacy, and more. More specifically, "How to Read World Literature" is accessible and enlightening in offering readers the tools to navigate works as varied as Homer, Sophocles, Kalidasa, Du Fu, Dante, Murasaki, Moliere, Kafka, Wole Soyinka, and Derek Walcott; is fully revised and expanded to reflect the changing face of the study of World Literature, especially in the English-speaking world; now includes more major authors featured in the undergraduate World Literature syllabus covered within a fuller critical context; and features an entirely new chapter on the relationship between World Literature and postcolonial literature. An ideal curriculum textbook for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in World Literature, "How to Read World Literature" will also have immense and applicable appeal for readers with an interest in foreign and ancient literature. While unreservedly recommended for both community and academic library Literary Studies collections, it should be noted for students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "How to Read World Literature" is also available in a paperback edition (9781405168267, $34.95) and in a digital book format (Kindle, $22.39).

The Morals of Monster Stories
Leslie Ormandy, editor
McFarland & Company
PO Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640
www.mcfarlandpub.com
9781476664842, $39.95, PB, 256pp, www.amazon.com

The simplicity of children's picture books (stories told with illustrations and a few well chosen words or none at all) makes them powerful tools for teaching morals and personal integrity. Children follow the story and see the characters' behaviors on the page and interpret them in the context of their own lives. But unlike many picture books, most children's lives don't feature monsters. Knowledgeably compiled and deftly edited by Leslie Ormandy (who technical writing, and basic composition courses at a rural Oregon community college), "The Morals of Monster Stories: Essays on Children's Picture Book Messages" is collection of fourteen new essays each of which explores the socially sanctioned behaviors imparted to children through the use of monsters and supernatural characters in the picture books that are to be commonly found in family, elementary school, and community library collections. The topics covered include monsters as instructors, the normalization of strangers or the "other," fostering gender norms, and therapeutic monsters, among others. Impressively informative, thought-provoking, and insightful, "The Morals of Monster Stories" is especially recommended to the attention of children's librarians, parents, and anyone with an interest in children's literature. While very highly recommended for both community and academic library Literary Studies collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that "The Morals of Monster Stories" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $19.99).


The Psychology Shelf

Brief Dynamic Therapy, second edition
Hanna Levenson
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242
www.apa.org/books
9781433827761, $24.95, PB, 200pp, www.amazon.com

Hanna Levenson has been specializing in the area of brief psychotherapy as a clinician, teacher/trainer, and researcher for 40 years In "Brief Dynamic Therapy" she draws upon her professional experience and expertise to create a concise study that revisits the history, theory, and practice of brief dynamic therapy. This integrative approach uses techniques from attachment theory, interpersonal neurobiology, affective-experiential learning, and systems orientations to help clients with long-standing, dysfunctional ways of relating to others. Fully revised and expanded, this new second edition of "Brief Dynamic Therapy" features updated case examples, as well as a wealth of new research findings including process-outcome studies that affirm treatment effectiveness, and new research on the "reconsolidation process" that demonstrates how sudden, dramatic change happens in brief dynamic therapy. Impressively informed and informative, "Brief Dynamic Therapy" is unreservedly recommended as a core addition to professional and academic library Psychology/Psychiatry collections. It should be noted for personal reading lists of students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "Brief Dynamic Therapy" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $19.81).

Counselling Psychology
David Murphy, editor
Wiley
c/o Wiley Professional Trade Group
111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774
www.wiley.com
9781119106852, $105.00, HC, 496pp, www.amazon.com

Compiled and edited by David Murphy (who is a Full Member of the British Psychological Society Division of Counselling Psychology; a Person-Centred Experiential Psychotherapist on the BPS Register of Psychologists Specializing in Psychotherapy; and the Course Director for the Master's program in Person-Centred Experiential Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of Nottingham, UK), "Counselling Psychology: A Textbook for Study and Practice" is an ideal curriculum textbook for psychology students at undergraduate or graduate level. "Counselling Psychology" provides valuable insights into the key issues associated with theory and practice in this field from expert contributors representing a diverse array of approaches, reflecting the rich diversity within the area -- with care is taken to avoid favoring any one approach. "Counselling Psychology" begins with an overview of the historical and philosophical foundations of counseling psychology, the goes on to take a detailed look at major therapeutic approaches and exploring issues associated with specific client populations, ethics, research design, and more. In particular, "Counselling Psychology" seeks to explain how counseling psychology differs from and informs other areas of contemporary applied psychology. The result is an engaging balance of the personal and academically rigorous, presented in a highly accessible format. Simply stated, "Counselling Psychology" takes an authoritative introduction to and key issues involved with the theory and practice of counselling psychology for students and practitioners at all levels; considers all major approaches to psychotherapy including existential, person-centered experiential, psychodynamic, and cognitive-behavioral; and explores issues commonly encountered when working with specific client groups including children, people with intellectual disabilities, and emergency trauma victims. Comprised of 29 deftly presented and informatively erudite articles, "Counselling Psychology" is unreservedly recommended for both community and academic library Contemporary Psychology collections ans supplemental studies reading lists. It should be noted for students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "Counselling Psychology" is also available in a paperback edition (9781119106869, $50.00) and in a digital book format (eTextbook, $99.75).


The Science Shelf

Practical Handbook of Earth Science
Jane H. Hodgkinson & Frank D. Stacey
CRC Press
6000 NW Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487
www.crcpress.com
9781138552234, $150.00, HC, 402pp, www.amazon.com

The collaborative work of research geologists Jane H. Hodgkinson and Frank D. Stacey, "Practical Handbook of Earth Science" is a self-contained handbook that provides readers with a carefully researched, compact source of key earth science information and data, logically sorted by subject matter which is then accessibly cross-referenced. Appealing to both experts and non-experts alike, "Practical Handbook of Earth Science" presents earth science and environmental science as closely intertwined. "Practical Handbook of Earth Science" includes tables of the global distributions of fossil fuels, contrasted by tables of the distribution of non-fossil energy sources. Concise explanations cover the subject matters of geology, geophysics, oceans, atmosphere with attention to environmental implications and resources. Written in a simple and clear language by internationally known experts in geology, Written in a simple and clear language by acknowledged experts in geology, "Practical Handbook of Earth Science" is an ideal textbook for Earth Science curriculums, and a core addition for corporate and academic library collections. It should be noted for the personal reading lists of students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "Practical Handbook of Earth Science" is also available in a paperback edition (9781138054448, $99.95) and in a digital book format (eTextbook, $142.50).

Dual Use Research of Concern in the Life Sciences
National Academies Press
500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
www.nap.edu
9780309458887 $45.00 pbk / $36.99 Kindle amazon.com

Dual Use Research of Concern in the Life Sciences: Current Issues and Controversies directly addresses a thorny ethical issue in modern scientific research - balancing the need for secrecy to protect national security with the need for an open and transparent scientific culture, particularly within the life sciences. Particularly focusing on the U.S. strategy to reduce biosecurity risks in the life sciences, Dual Use Research of Concern in the Life Sciences is a scholarly analysis with extensive notes, concisely presenting committee findings as well as mechanisms to allow the dissemination of research results without impinging on national security. Dual Use Research of Concern in the Life Sciences is a "must-read" for current or aspiring professionals in the field of life science research, highly recommended.


The Civil War Shelf

The Boys of Company K
Lee M. Cullimore
High Plains Press
PO Box 123, Glendo, WY, 82213
www.highplainspress.com
9781937147013, $18.95, PB, 336pp, www.amazon.com

"The Boys of Company K: Ohio Cavalry Soldiers in the West During the Civil War" by researcher, journalist, and historian Lee M. Cullimore shows how daily life on the western prairies was dangerous and unpredictably lethal for the common soldier. The American calvary men were faced the threat of hostile Indians, disease, and unpredictable Wyoming weather. "The Boys of Company K" is the story of one particular troop on their journey from Hillsboro, Dayton, Cincinnati and other Ohio, Kansas and Nebraska towns to Fort Laramie, Fort Halleck, the Powder River, and other frontier locations. Accounts are taken from first-hand sources such as newspaper articles, personal journals, and military records. Impressively detailed with a keen eye towards historical accuracy, "The Boys of Company K" is an inherently fascinating read from beginning to end. Impressively informed and informative, exhaustively researched, exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "The Boys of Company K" is unreservedly recommended for personal, community, and academic library 19th Century American History collections.

Battle Above the Clouds
David A. Powell
Savas Beatie
PO Box 4527, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
www.savasbeatie.com
9781611213775, $14.95, PB, 192pp, www.amazon.com

In October 1863, the Union Army of the Cumberland was besieged in Chattanooga, all but surrounded by The Confederate Army of Tennessee. The Union troops were surviving by the narrowest of margins, thanks only to a trickle of supplies painstakingly hauled over the sketchiest of mountain roads. Soon even those quarter-rations would not suffice. Disaster was in the offing. Yet those Confederates, once jubilant at having routed the Union troops at Chickamauga and driven them back into the apparent trap of Chattanooga's trenches, found their own circumstances increasingly difficult to bear. In the immediate aftermath of their victory, the South rejoiced; the Confederacy's own disasters of the previous summer at Vicksburg and Gettysburg were seemingly reversed. Then came stalemate in front of those same trenches. The Confederates held the high ground, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, but they could not completely seal off Chattanooga from the north. The Union responded. Reinforcements were on the way. A new man arrived to take command: Ulysses S. Grant. Confederate General Braxton Bragg, unwilling to launch a frontal attack on Chattanooga's defenses, sought victory elsewhere, diverting troops to East Tennessee. "Battle Above the Clouds: Lifting the Siege of Chattanooga and the Battle of Lookout Mountain, October 16 - November 24, 1863" by American Civil War historian David Powell fully recounts the campaign to lift the siege of Chattanooga, including the opening of the "cracker line", the unusual night battle of Wauhatchie, and one of the most dramatic battles of the entire war -- Lookout Mountain. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white historical photos, "Battle Above The Clouds" is unreservedly and wholeheartedly recommended for both community and academic library American Civil War collections and supplemental studies lists. It should be noted for the personal reading lists of students and dedicated Civil War buffs that "Battle Above The Clouds" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $8.97).


The Jobs/Careers Shelf

Soft Skills for the Effective Lawyer
Randall Kiser
Cambridge University Press
32 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013-2473
www.cambridge.org
9781108403504 $29.97 pbk / $14.60 Kindle amazon.com

Soft Skills for the Effective Lawyer lives up to its title with a studious examination of invaluable "soft skills" for the legal profession - vital abilities that not traditionally studied in law school, including communication skills, resilience, leadership, and empathy. Chapters discuss the most essential soft skills, and effective ways to cultivate and maintain them, with particular emphasis on Wisdom, Self-Awareness, Self-Development, Social Proficiency, Leadership, and Professionalism. An index rounds out this invaluable supplementary resource for self- improvement, highly recommended especially for college library collections and the personal reading lists of legal professionals.

Starting Your Career as a Freelance Photographer
Tad Crawfor & Chuck DeLaney
Allworth Press
www.allworth.com
c/o Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018
www.skyhorsepublishing.com
9781621535454, $19.99, PB, 352pp, www.amazon.com

Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "Starting Your Career as a Freelance Photographer" is a comprehensive compendium of 'real world' advice, insight, and guidance for anyone who aspires to become a freelance photographer. The step-by-step advice covers the multitude of concerns facing aspiring and beginning freelance photographers ranging from compiling a portfolio and promoting your work, to winning the first client and running a healthy, profitable business. Attorney and writer Tad Crawford has teamed up with expert photography writer Chuck Delaney (and more than a dozen of the photo industry's leading experts) to provide comprehensive guidance, including: Photographic careers and the skills they require; How to shop for equipment and studio locations; Clients, websites, portfolios, and self-promotion; Studio management, insurance, and safety; Negotiating contracts, pricing, and model and property releases; Copyright law and protecting your work; Avoiding libel, trespass, and litigation; Accounting, record keeping, and taxes. For anyone looking to earn money with their photography, "Starting Your Career as a Freelance Photographer" crucial marketing, business, and legal know-how for every step of the process. While very highly recommended for both community and academic library Jobs/Careers instructional reference collections in the field of photography, it should be noted for the personal reading lists of photography students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "Starting Your Career as a Freelance Photographer" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $19.99).


The Military Shelf

Destination Casablanca
Meredith Hindley
Public Affairs Books
c/o Perseus Book Group
250 West 57th Street, #1321, New York, NY 10107
www.publicaffairsbooks.com
9781610394055, $30.00, HC, 512pp, www.amazon.com

In November 1942, as a part of Operation Torch, 33,000 American soldiers sailed undetected across the Atlantic and stormed the beaches of French Morocco. Seventy-four hours later, the Americans controlled the country and one of the most valuable wartime ports: Casablanca. In the years preceding, Casablanca had evolved from an exotic travel destination to a key military target after France's surrender to Germany. Jewish refugees from Europe poured in, hoping to obtain visas and passage to the United States and beyond. Nazi agents and collaborators infiltrated the city in search of power and loyalty. The resistance was not far behind, as shopkeepers, celebrities, former French Foreign Legionnaires, and disgruntled bureaucrats formed a network of Allied spies. But once in American hands, Casablanca became a crucial logistical hub in the fight against Germany -- and the site of Roosevelt and Churchill's demand for "unconditional surrender". Rife with rogue soldiers, power grabs, and diplomatic intrigue, "Destination Casablanca" is the riveting and untold story of this glamorous city. Exceptionally well researched, written, organized and presented, "Destination Casablanca" is a comprehensive and detailed military history that reads as smoothly and as inherently engaging as any novel. While unreservedly recommended for both community and academic library World War II Military History collections and supplemental studies lists, it should be noted for the personal reading lists of students, military buffs, and non-specialist general readers that "Destination Casablanca" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $16.99). Librarians should be aware that there is a complete and unabridged audio book edition of "Destination Casablanca" (Blackstone Audio, 9781478997696, $40.00, CD).


The Political Science Shelf

Daring Democracy
Frances Moore Lappe & Adam Eichen
Beacon Press
24 Farnsworth Street, Boston, MA 02210
www.beacon.org
9780807023815, $15.00, PB, 176pp, www.amazon.com

Ordinary working class and middle class Americans are becoming increasingly distraught as tightly held economic and political power drowns out their voices and values in the political halls of power on both the state and federal levels. In "Daring Democracy: Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want", Adam Eichen (a Democracy Fellow at the Small Planet Institute) and Frances Moore Lappe (the author of "Diet for a Small Planet") offers a fresh and inspiring response to this crisis. "Daring Democracy" opens with an essential truth: It's not the magnitude of a challenge that crushes the human spirit. It's feeling powerless -- in this case, fearing that to stand up for democracy is futile. But "Daring Democracy" holds that it is not. "Daring Democracy" offers riveting stories and little-known evidence that help to demystify how we got here, exposing the well-orchestrated effort that has robbed Americans of their rightful power. But at the heart of this unique study are 'real world' solutions. Even in this divisive time, Americans are uniting across causes and ideologies to create a "canopy of hope" that is aptly referred to as the Democracy Movement. In this invigorating "movement of movements", millions of Americans are leaving despair behind as they push for and achieve historic change. The movement and democracy itself are vital to us as citizens and fulfill human needs (for power, meaning, and connection) essential to our thriving. The underlying message throughout "Daring Democracy" is that courage is contagious in the daring fight for democracy! While unreservedly and urgently recommended for every community and academic library Contemporary Political Science collection and supplemental studies lists, it should be noted for political science students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "Daring Democracy" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $14.99). Librarians should be aware that there is also a complete and unabridged audio book edition of "Daring Democracy" (Dreamscape Media, 9781520090610, $24.99, CD).


The Music Shelf

Music Advocacy
John L. Benham
GIA Publications, Inc.
7404 South Mason Avenue, Chicago, IL 60638
www.giamusic.com
9781622772087, $23.95, PB, 234pp, www.amazon.com

A summary of the practice of music advocacy, "Music Advocacy: Moving from Survival to Vision" compiles the research of John L. Benham who is one of the nation's most successful advocates for music education. Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "Music Advocacy" gives music educators, administrators, school board members, and community advocates step-by-step procedures for saving and building school music programs. Benham has been in music education for over forty years and has worked as an advocacy consultant saving and building music programs for thirty years. His advocacy work and the methods presented in "Music Advocacy" have saved $70 million in proposed music cuts, equivalent to approximately 2,000 teaching positions and 500,000 music students. A critically important and urgently recommended addition to school district, community, and academic library collections -- as well as to the personal reading lists of the non-specialist general reader with an interest in the subject.

Music/Video: Histories, Aesthetics, Media
Gina Arnold, Daniel Cookney, Kirsty Fairclough, Michael Goddard, eds.
Bloomsbury Press
175 Fifth Avenue, Suite 315, New York, NY 10010
www.bloomsbury.com
9781501313905, $120.00, HC, 328pp, www.amazon.com

Collaboratively compiled and edited by the team of Gina Arnold (Visiting Professor at the Evergreen State College in Washington, USA); Daniel Cookney (Lecturer in Graphic Design at the University of Salford, UK); Kirsty Fairclough (Director of International and Senior Lecturer in Media and Performance in the School of Arts and Media at the University of Salford, UK); and Michael N. Goddard is Senior Lecturer and Course Leader in Film, Television and Moving image at the University of Westminster, UK), "Music/Video: Histories, Aesthetics, Media" is a lively, comprehensive and timely reader on the music video, capitalizing on cross-disciplinary research expertise, which represents a substantial academic engagement with the music video, a mediated form and practice that still remains relatively under-explored in a 21st century context. The music video has remained suspended between two distinct poles. On the one hand, the music video as the visual sheen of late capitalism, at the intersection of celebrity studies and postmodernism. On the other hand, the music video as art, looking to a prehistory of avant-garde film-making while perpetually pushing forward the digital frontier with a taste for anarchy, controversy, and the integration of special effects into a form designed to be disseminated across digital platforms. In this way, the music video virally re-engenders debates about high art and low culture. This exceptionally well organized and informative collection presents a comprehensive account of the music video from a contemporary 21st century perspective. This entails revisiting key moments in the canonical history of the music video, exploring its articulations of sexuality and gender, examining its functioning as a form of artistic expression between music, film and video art, and following the music video's dissemination into the digital domain, considering how digital media and social media have come to re-invent the forms and functions of the music video, well beyond the limits of "music television". While very highly recommended for professional, community, and academic library Music Video instructional reference collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that "Music/Video: Histories, Aesthetics, Media" is also available in a paperback edition (9781501313912, $29.95) and in a digital book format (eTextbook, $15.33).


The Philosophy Shelf

The Law of Nations Treated According to the Scientific Method
Christain Wolff, author
Joseph H. Drake, translator
Thomas Ahnert, editor
Liberty Fund, Inc.
8335 Allison Pointe Trail, Indianapolis, IN 46250
www.libertyfund.org
9780865977655, $24.00, HC, 840pp, www.amazon.com

Christian Wolff's natural law theory was founded on his rationalist philosophy and metaphysics, which were strongly influenced by the philosophy of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Like Leibniz, Wolff was convinced that justice and morality were based on universally valid principles of reason and that these principles were accessible to human understanding without the aid of religious revelation. Wolff did not therefore follow the voluntarist tradition of natural law, which was characteristic of Germany's two other famous natural jurists of the early Enlightenment -- Samuel Pufendorf and Christian Thomasius. The laws of nature, Wolff argued, were not just because God had willed them; rather, God had willed them because they were just. According to Wolff, this natural law was the foundation of the law of nations. Wolff's work considered central issues such as the duties of nations toward themselves and other nations, the laws of war and peace, and the laws governing the treatment of diplomatic representatives. With this new Liberty Fund edition, Wolff's work, heretofore relatively unknown to the English-speaking world, will again become available to scholars and students alike. While unreservedly recommended as a critically important addition to community, and academic library History of Philosophy collections and supplemental studies lists, it should be noted for personal reading lists that "The Law of Nations Treated According to the Scientific Method" is also available in a paperback edition (9780865977662, $14.50).


The Environmental Studies Shelf

Land on Fire
Gary Ferguson
Timber Press
133 S.W. Second Avenue, Suite 450, Portland OR 97204-3527
www.timberpress.com
9781604697001, $27.95, HC, 212pp, www.amazon.com

It seams that every year the wildfire season is burning longer and hotter, affecting more and more people, especially in the western United States. "Land on Fire: The New Reality of Wildfire in the West" by nature writer Gary Ferguson deftly explores the fascinating science behind this phenomenon and the ongoing research to find a solution. This gripping narrative details how years of fire suppression and chronic drought have combined to make the situation so dire. "Land on Fire" reveals the extraordinary efforts of those responsible for fighting wildfires, and deftly explains how nature reacts in the aftermath of flames. The inclusion of dramatic photographs acutely reveals the terror and beauty of fire, as well as the staggering effect it has on the landscape. Exceptionally well written, impressively informative, thoughtful and thought-provoking, "Land on Fire" is unreservedly recommended for both community and academic library collections. It should be noted for personal reading lists that "Land on Fire" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $9.44).


The Art Shelf

Terra Magna: Labrador
Jean Claude Roy
Breakwater Books
P.O.Box 2188, St. John's, NL A1C 6E6
www.breakwaterbooks.com
9781550816839, $59.95, HC, 208pp, www.amazon.com

Jean Claude (JC) Roy was born in Rochefort-sur-Mer, France, in 1948. After many years living and painting in the province, he now divides his time between his two countries: Canada and France. Primarily a landscape painter, he is entirely self-taught. His works can be found in public and private collections in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It took JC Roy years of painstaking dedication and travel to paint a scene from every town on the island of Newfoundland. And after seeing that grand vision of Newfoundland made available to all in "Fluctuat Nec Mergitur" (also available form Breakwater Books), Roy headed north to finish the second half of his magnum opus. With Roy's singular brushwork, palette, and vision displayed in gorgeously rendered full-color reproductions, and text in English, French, Innuaimun, and Inuttitut, "Terra Magna: Labrador" is a superbly reproduced art book in the form of a landscape compendium that is a delight to browse through and which would make an appealing Memorial Fund selection for a community library collection. Featuring bilingual captioning of the individual paintings, "Terra Magna: Labrador" will prove to be a critically important and enduringly popular addition to personal, professional, and academic library Contemporary Canadian Art History collections.

Tattoos in Japanese Prints
Sarah Thompson
MFA Publications
c/o Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
http://www.mfashop.com
9780878468461, $24.95, 152pp, www.amazon.com

The body art of the tattoo is an historical Japanese tradition that is widely recognized as one of the finest in the world for its detail, complexity and compositional skill. Its style and subject matter are drawn from the visual treasure trove of Japanese popular culture, in particular the color woodblock prints of the early 19th century known as ukiyo-e. Beautifully and profusely illustrated throughout, "Tattoos in Japanese Prints" by Sarah Thompson (Curator of Japanese Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) tells the fascinating story of how ukiyo-e first inspired tattoo artists as the pictorial tradition of tattooing in Japan was just beginning. "Tattoos in Japanese Prints" explores the Japanese tattoo's evolving meanings, from symbol of devotion to punishment and even to crime, and reveals the tales behind specific motifs. With lush, colorful images of flowers blooming on the arm of a thief, sea monsters coiling across the back of a hero and legendary warriors battling on the chests of actors, the tattoos in these prints can offer the same vivid inspiration today as they did some 200+ years ago. A unique tribute to a very special form of Japanese art history, "Tattoos in Japanese Prints" is unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, and academic library Art History collections in general, and Japanese Art History supplemental studies reading lists in particular.


The Education Shelf

What Makes a World-Class School and How We Can Get There
James H. Stronge with Xianxuan Xu
ASCD
1703 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311-1714
www.ascd.org
9781416623939, $27.95, PB, 140pp, www.amazon.com

For years, students in the United States have lagged behind students in many other countries on such measures of achievement as the PISA and TIMSS assessments. In an increasingly globalized world, such a gap is worrisome. Armed with statistics, examples, and cautionary tales from Scandinavia to Japan, James H. Stronge (CEO of Stronge and Associates Educational Consulting, LLC, an educational consulting company that focuses on teacher and leader effectiveness with projects internationally and in many U.S. states) and Xianxuan Xu (a senior research associate at Stronge and Associates Educational Consulting, LLC) have collaborated in "What Makes a World-Class School and How We Can Get There" to help educators better prepare students and close that gap. "What Makes a World-Class School and How We Can Get There" presents: Careful analysis of recent international assessment results - what they mean and what can be done to improve them; In-depth profiles of high-achieving education systems around the globe - their histories, their lessons learned, and what they can teach educators and policymakers in the United States; Strategies for aligning successful educational approaches from international systems to U.S. schools with respect to which strategies to use, in which subjects, and with which students; Transformative ideas for cultivating a truly world-class system of schooling - both simple and complex ways to raise the bar for all students, no matter what their background. Educators in every country must ensure that their students are as prepared as possible to lead a future generation of citizens. "What Makes a World-Class School and How We Can Get There" is thought-provoking and copiously researched book provides educators with a blueprint for radical improvement based on the hard-learned experiences of their peers around the world. Impressively informative, exceptionally well organized and presented, "What Makes a World-Class School and How We Can Get There" is an unreservedly recommended addition for school district and academic library Education Administration collections and supplemental studies reading lists. For the personal reading lists of education policy makers and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "What Makes a World-Class School and How We Can Get There" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $26.53).

Teaching Gifted Children
Jeff Danielian, C. Matthew Fugate, Elizabeth Fogarty
Prufrock Press
PO Box 8813, Waco, TX 76714-8813
www.prufrock.com
9781618216724, $39.95, PB, 578pp, www.amazon.com

"Teaching for High Potential", is a quarterly publication of the National Association for Gifted Children. "Teaching Gifted Children: Success Strategies for Teaching High-Ability Learners" is a collection of articles drawn from this outstanding publication. Certain to be of use to any classroom teacher of high-ability students, "Teaching Gifted Children" includes such topics as: instructional methods across all content areas; tips and tools for reading and vocabulary instruction; integrating STEM content; engaging students in math; the identification, differentiation, and addressing of gifted students' social-emotional needs. The 87 articles also delve into current issues pertinent to the field of gifted education and this unique group of students, including underachievement and underrepresented minority populations, as well as new classroom strategies such as Makerspaces and teaching growth mindset. Exceptionally well organized and presented, "Teaching Gifted Children"is practical and wide-ranging resource that can be used to enhance a classroom lesson, guide curriculum development, or supplement professional development. While unreservedly and highly recommended for school district, college, and university library Educational Issues collections in general, and Gifted Education supplemental studies reading lists in particular, it should be noted for the personal reading lists of teachers, school district administrators, school board members, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "Teaching Gifted Children" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $37.95).


The Fiction Shelf

Mojo Rising: Masters of the Art
James L. Dickerson, editor
Sartoris Literary Group
PO Box 4185, Brandon, MS 39047
www.sartorisliterary.com
9781941644874, $35.00, HC, 224pp, www.amazon.com

Knowledgeably compiled and deftly edited by James L. Dickerson is publisher of Sartoris Literary Group (who is a successful short story writer and novelist, as well as the Sartoris Literary Group publisher) "Mojo Rising: Masters of the Art" includes stories by Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Faulkner, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Eudora Welty, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Tennessee Williams, Richard Wright (generally regarded as one of the top three African American writers in American history), noted Civil War historian and novelist Shelby Foote, author Willie Morris (legendary editor of Harper's Magazine in the 1960s, novelist, and journalist), American Book Award winner Ellen Gilchrist (who contributed a previously unpublished story), Elizabeth Spencer (graduate of Belhaven College and Vanderbilt University; University of Mississippi creative writing instructor; five-time winner of the O. Henry Award for short fiction), Stark Young, former drama critic for the New York Times and author of a bestselling novel So Red the Rose, and novelist and short writer Ellen Douglas, whose work has appeared in The New Yorker and in the O. Henry collection of prize stories. An extraordinary and impressive anthology, "Mojo Rising: Masters of the Art" showcases the literary art of the short story by true masters of the genre, "Mojo Rising: Masters of the Art" is unreservedly recommended for both community and academic library Contemporary Literary Fiction collections. it should be noted for personal reading lists that "Mojo Rising: Masters of the Art" is also available in a paperback edition (9781941644959, $21.95) and in a digital book format (Kindle, $9.95).

Two Guns North
Neil Hunter
Linford Western Library
c/o Ulverscroft Large Print (USA), Inc.
PO Box 1230, West Seneca, NY 14224-1230
www.ulverscroftusa.com
9781444830798, $TBA, PB, 256pp, www.amazon.com

Jason Brand's latest assignment takes him into the mountains, searching for two missing men - a Deputy US Marshal and a government geologist. But this apparently routine assignment turns out to be anything but. For Bodie the Stalker, hunting a brutal killer, rides the same trail. It's just another manhunt for him - until he finds himself on the wrong end of the chase. But then Bodie meets Brand. And when they join forces (complicated by the sudden arrival of Bodie's previously unknown son), it's as if Hell itself has come to the high country in the form of a large and murderous Monk clan. Another deftly crafted entertainment by a master of the genre, this large print edition of Neil Hunter's "Two Guns North" is unreservedly and enthusiastically recommended for both community library collections and the personal reading lists of dedicated western novel action-adventure fans!

The Honeyfield Bequest
Anna Jacobs
Charnwood Large Print
c/o Ulverscroft Large Print (USA), Inc.
PO Box 1230, West Seneca, NY 14224-1230
www.ulverscroftusa.com
9781444833553, $33.50, HC, 352pp, www.amazon.com

Set in Wiltshire, England in 1901, "The Honeyfield Bequest" is the story of Kathleen Keller, a young woman who is being forced by her cruel father into marriage with a man she despises. In an act of desperation, Kathleen runs away in a bid for a safer life, although one she might not otherwise have chosen. But when tragedy strikes, Kathleen is left vulnerable, and one man threatens the fragile peace she has made for herself. Meanwhile, Nathan Perry, a young man who works for his father's accountancy firm but yearns for something more satisfying is brought in to help with the purchase of Honeyfield House, established by a charitable benefactor as a safe house for women in trouble -- and there he encounters Kathleen. Their lives are set to intertwine, and neither will be the same again. Now available in a large print hardcover edition, "The Honeyfield Bequest" by Anna Jacobs is another deftly crafted and consistently entertaining historical romance by a master of the genre that is unreservedly and enthusiastically for both community library collections and the personal reading lists of historical romance fans.


The Library Science Shelf

Library World Records, third edition
Godfrey Oswald
McFarland & Company
PO Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640
www.mcfarlandpub.com
9781476667775, $65.00, PB, 396pp, www.amazon.com

Now in an significantly updated and expanded third edition, "Library World Records" is a consistently fascinating, informative, and entertaining browse for any dedicated bibliophile or library enthusiast. It covers a myriad of documented facts answering such questions as: Which are the oldest public libraries in the world?; In what years were the first books printed in French, Thai, Japanese, Arabic, Turkish?; What are the oldest extant texts written in Chinese, English, Russian, Spanish?; When was the first major computer database used in libraries?; What are the titles of the largest, smallest or most expensive books ever published?; Where is the world's busiest public library?; Which three books were the first to contain photographs? "Library World Records" by former librarian and information consultant Godfrey Oswald is an indispensable reference work that provides hundreds of fascinating facts about libraries, books, periodicals, reference databases, specialty archives, bookstores, catalogs, technology, information science organizations and library buildings. Thoroughly 'reader friendly' in organization and presentation, "Library World Records" is unreservedly and enthusiastically recommended for the Library Science reference collections of both community and academic libraries. For the personal reading lists of academics, library science students, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject it should be noted that "Library World Records" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $35.99).


The Judicial Studies Shelf

Trends in the Judiciary
David Lowe & Dilip K. Das, editors
Routledge
711 - 3rd Avenue, Floor 8, New York, NY 10017-9209
www.routledge.com
9781498715133, $180.00, HC, 254pp, www.amazon.com

Collaborative compiled and edited by David Lowe (Principal Lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University's Law School) and Dilip K. Das (Professor of Criminal Justice, a former police chief serving in the Indian Police Service for 14 years, and founding editor-in-chief of Police Practice and Research: An International Journal) "Trends in the Judiciary: Interviews with Judges Across the Globe" is the third and newest volume in the outstanding 'Interviews with Global Leaders in Policing, Courts, and Prisons' series, and provides an insider's view of the judicial system. Offering interviews from judges in Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, and the West Indies, "Trends in the Judiciary" explores the behind-the-scenes motivations of judges on a global scale, delving into the interviewees opinions on diverse legal systems, the interpretation of legal developments, and current issues in criminal law. Readers of "Trends in the Judiciary" will be experience the judicial system from within, including the plans, protests, and thought processes of practicing judges. Comprised of informed and informative contributions, a list of the contributors and their credentials, a list of acronyms and a glossary of terms, plus two appendices (Questionnaire and Writing Guide used by the Contributors; International Police Executive Symposium), and an index, "Trends in the Judiciary" is especially commended to the attention of criminal justice students and courtroom practitioners alike. While unreservedly recommended for college and university law school library collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that "Trends in the Judiciary" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $144.00).


The Photography Shelf

Wild Weather on the Prairies
Calgary Herald & Monica Zurowski
Greystone Books
343 Railway Street, Suite 201, Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6A 1A4
www.greystonebooks.com
9781771643160, $29.95, HC, 160pp, www.amazon.com

Life on the open prairie has always been strenuous and often calling for collective cooperation by those that lived there. But nothing brings Prairie people together like the weather. It's a common tie and a topic discussed almost daily at water coolers in the region. When weather events rage across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, there are times when nothing and no one is safe. But something positive rises from the resulting debris, mud, and ashes. Resolve and grit take over and Prairie folk rebuild their communities and lend a helping hand to both neighbors and strangers. With text written by longtime Calgary Herald editor Monica Zurowski and two hundred striking color photographs pulled from the archives of the Calgary Herald, Calgary Sun, Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Sun, Regina Leader-Post, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, and Winnipeg Sun, "Wild Weather on the Prairies" is a visual celebration the indomitable spirit of Prairie people as they face tornadoes, floods, fires, blizzards, hailstorms, dust storms, and heat waves. A simply fascinating browse from beginning to end, "Wild Weather on the Prairies" is unreservedly recommended for personal, community, and academic library Contemporary Canadian Photography collections.


The Graphic Novel Shelf

Jurassic
Ted Rechlin
RexTooth Studios
www.rextooth.com
9781591522034 $19.95

Jurassic is a striking, full-color graphic novel that will appeal to dinosaur fans of all ages. The story follows a young Brontosaurus calf who becomes separated from his mother - a terrifying prospect, given how many ferocious predators roam the Jurassic era! The dinosaurs are not anthropomorphized at all, but rather portrayed as wild and dangerous. The realistic art style of author Ted Rechlin perfectly complements an action-packed story in keeping with the latest scientific findings about dinosaurs (such as the 2015 discovery that the Brontosaurus does in fact belong to a separate genus from Apatosaurus). Jurassic is a choice pick for school and public library graphic novel collections, and a "must-read" for anyone who loves dinosaurs! Also highly recommended is Ted Rechlin's "Tyrannosaurus Rex" (9781591521747. $16.95), a graphic novel about these mighty apex predators of a bygone time.

Girl Genius Volume 16: The Incorruptible Library
Kaja & Phil Foglio
Airship Entertainment
www.airshipbooks.com
9781890856656 $25.00 www.girlgeniusonline.com

Girl Genius Volume 16: The Incorruptible Library is a full color graphic novel continuing the wildly unpredictable escapades of Agatha Heterodyne, a brilliant genius in a world where mad science warps the laws of reality like magic. To free her people from a bubble of stopped time, Agatha has traveled to Paris, in search of the world's foremost expert on time manipulation. High-spirited comedy, political intrigue, and mortal peril are the course of the day in this three- time Hugo Award winning "gaslamp fantasy" series for all ages! Highly recommended.


The Audiobook Shelf

MiniFarming
Brett L. Markham, author
Read by Christopher Solimene
Tantor Media, Inc.
6 Business Park Road, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
9781541407206 $34.99 www.tantor.com

MiniFarming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre is the unabridged audiobook rendition of a thoroughly accessible and user-friendly guide to small-area farming, on as little as 1/4 an acre of land. No farming or gardening experience is required; MiniFarming covers all the basics for getting started, including buying and saving seeds, starting seedlings, establishing raised beds, soil fertility practices, dealing with pests and diseases, crop rotation, and much more. Recipes and additional supplemental materials in PDF format round out this "must" for anyone interested in growing food as more than just a hobby - there is potential to create eighty-five percent of a family's food or earn up to $10,000 in cash annually in less than half the time demanded by a standard job. Highly recommended, especially for public library audiobook collections.


The Library CD Shelf

Ardor
Matthew Mayer
www.matthewmayer.com
Privately Published
$9.99 CD / $9.99 download cdbaby.com

Ardor is a new age solo piano album by multi-award winning music artist Matthew Mayer. A sweeping, beautiful collection of original songs that lift the mind and spirit, Ardor is a choice pick for new age connoisseurs. The tracks are "Stars on 123", "Ardor", "Source of Blue", "Shoe Strings", "Disappear It May", "Doc", "A Kindled Soul", "Moonlight Walk", "When Flowers Grew Wild", "Escape", "Dreams VI", and "We Met Once".

Prelude to a Dream
Shoshana Michel
www.ShoshanaMusic.com
Privately Published
$14.97 CD / $9.99 download cdbaby.com

Prelude to a Dream is a new age solo piano album featuring eleven original songs by talented music artist Shoshana Michel. The gentle, emotionally moving melodies have a drifting beauty, as delicate as new-fallen snow. Prelude to the dream is a treasure for connoisseurs of the genre, highly recommended for personal and public library music collections. The tracks are "Wonders", "Prelude to a Dream", "A Walk in the Rain", "Butterfly Kisses", "Tender Words", "Kaleidoscope", "Applewood", "Meditation", "A Most Precious Gift", "Silent Farewell", and "Ethereal". 50 min, 1 sec.

The Art of the Possible
Fer Isella
Limbo Music
$TBA www.ferisella.com

The Art of the Possible is a solo piano album by Fer Isella, inspired by weekly improvisational sessions with sound artist Ulises Conti. The sweeping, emotional musical tide envelops the listener in a finely nuanced experience. Reflective and poignant, The Art of the Possible is a choice selection for piano connoisseurs and public library music collections. The tracks are "Conversation", "Simple", "Desire", "Dan", "Sof", "Pendulum", "Cin", "Story", and "Farewell".

Into the Flow
Joseph Akins
www.josephakins.com
HeartSong Music
$TBA CD / $9.49 download amazon.com

The sixth solo piano album of music artists Joseph Akins, Into the Flow consists of 12 original compositions of sublime beauty. A soothing experience that relaxes the mind and soul, Into the Flow includes songs of tribute to people who touched and changed Akins' life. The tracks are "Into the Flow" (4:43), "A Pretty One for Unita" (4:04), "The Waterfall Waltz" (4:06), "Mystery Cafe" (4:23), "Winter Is Here" (4:46), "Memories of Far Away" (4:09), "Foster Falls" (4:46), "A Love Story" (4:23), "Ghost of Mill We Hollow" (5:00), "Lullaby for Baby G" (3:43), "On Saint Simmons" (3:48), and "Cosmic Microwaves" (2:46). Also highly recommended for solo piano connoisseurs is the joyful album "Equuis Rising" by Lisa Swerdlow ($12.99 CD / $7.92 MP3).


The Library DVD Shelf

Germans & Jews
A film by Janina Quint & Tal Recanati
First Run Features
630 Ninth Avenue, Suite 1213, New York, NY 10036
www.firstrunfeatures.com
$24.95 www.germansandjews.com

Filmmakers and friends Janina Quint and Tal Recanati present Germans & Jews: History is the Memory of a People, a documentary about Germany's transformation as a society since the end of World War II. Today, decades after the horror of the Holocaust, Europe's fastest-growing population is in Berlin. Germany is considered one of the most democratic societies in the world, and is taking in hundreds of thousands of refugees. Germans & Jews examines through personal, individual stories how Germany has evolved to facing its past and its future head-on. Highly recommended, especially for high school and public library DVD collections. 76 min.


The Health/Medicine Shelf

Basic Orthopaedic Sciences, second edition
Manoj Ramachandran, editor
Tom Nunn, illustrator
CRC Press
6000 NW Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487
www.crcpress.com
9781138091726, $159.90, 544pp, www.amazon.com

Now in a fully updated and expanded second edition, "Basic Orthopaedic Sciences" as edited by Manoj Ramachandran (Consultant Pediatric & Young Adult Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon, Barts NHS Trust, London, UK) has been fully updated and revised, with every chapter rewritten to reflect and include the latest research and practice. Featuring illustrations by Tom Nunn, "Basic Orthopaedic Sciences" encompasses all aspects of musculoskeletal basic sciences that are relevant to the practice of orthopaedics and that are featured and assessed in higher specialty exams. While its emphasis is on revision, "Basic Orthopaedic Sciences" contains enough information to serve as a concise textbook, making it an invaluable guide for all trainees in orthopaedics and trauma preparing for the FRCS (Tr & Orth) as well as for surgeons at MRCS level, and other clinicians seeking an authoritative guide. Of special note is that "Basic Orthopaedic Sciences" will material help the reader to understand the science that underpins the clinical practice of orthopaedics, an often neglected area in orthopaedic training, achieving a balance between readability and comprehensive detail. "Basic Orthopaedic Sciences" includes biomechanics, biomaterials, cell & microbiology, histology, structure & function, immunology, pharmacology, statistics, physics of imaging techniques, and kinesiology. Impressively comprehensive and thoroughly 'reader friendly' in organization and presentation, "Basic Orthopaedic Sciences" is an especially recommended addition to academic library and medical school collections. It should be noted for the personal reading lists of medical studies and orthopedic physicians that "Basic Orthopaedic Sciences" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $53.72).

Assistive Technology Assessment Handbook
Stefano Federici & Marcia J. Scherer, editors
CRC Press
6000 NW Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487
www.crcpress.com
9781439838655, $159.95, HC, 484pp, www.amazon.com

The process of matching a person who has a disability with the most appropriate assistive technology requires a series of assessments, typically administered by multidisciplinary teams at specialized centers for technical aid. "Assistive Technology Assessment Handbook" fills an urgent need for a comprehensive reference that will help assistive technology experts perform assessments that more effectively connect the person and the technology. Emphasizing the well-being of the individual with a disability, "Assistive Technology Assessment Handbook" proposes an ideal model of the assistive technology assessment process and outlines how this model can be applied in practice internationally. "Assistive Technology Assessment Handbook" is deftly organized into three major parts that: 1. Provides readers a toolkit for performing assessments; 2. Describes the roles of the assessment team members, among them the new profession of the psychotechnologist, who is skilled in understanding individuals and their psychosocial and technological needs and preferences; 3. Reviews cutting-edge technologies for rehabilitation and independent living, including brain - computer interfaces and microswitches. "Assistive Technology Assessment Handbook" synthesizes information scattered throughout the international literature, focusing on aspects that are particularly representative or innovative. It also addresses the challenges posed by the variety of health and social care systems and the different ways that individuals who need aid are defined -- are they users, patients, clients, or consumers, and how does that affect the assessment? Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "Assistive Technology Assessment Handbook" is comprised of eighteen impressively informative articles by contributors who are expert in their fields making it a critically important addition to professional and academic library Medical Technology collections and supplemental studies lists. It should be noted for personal reading lists that "Assistive Technology Assessment Handbook" is also available in a paperback edition (9781138076716, $80.00) and in a digital book format (Kindle, $72.00 Rent; $80.00 Buy).

The Ear Book
Thomas J. Balkany MD & Kevin D. Brown MD
The Johns Hopkins University Press
2715 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218-4363
www.press.jhu.edu
9781421422848, $49.95, HC, 256pp, www.amazon.com

Intricately shaped and amazingly sensitive, ears are the organs of hearing and balance. When something goes wrong with the ears, whether from infection or cancer, eardrum perforation, or hearing loss, our overall well-being is generally disturbed. In "The Ear Book: A Complete Guide to Ear Disorders and Health", Drs. Thomas J. Balkany and Kevin D. Brown, who are both recognized experts on ears and hearing, deftly explain how the anatomy of the ear facilitates hearing and balance and then examine the causes, symptoms, and treatment of common problems of the outer, middle, and inner ear. Their explanations take the mystery out of hearing aids, the proper care of ears, and how the pressurized conditions of scuba diving and air travel affect the ears. And they debunk ear-related myths ranging from the notion that exposure to loud noise strengthens the ear, to the idea that tinnitus can be cured with nutrients, and urge readers to stop using ear candling or Q-tips to get rid of wax. "The Ear Book" also address such common questions as: Can dizziness be cured? How loud is too loud? Why do my ears ring? Do cochlear implants work for nerve deafness? What promise do innovations in gene therapy and stem cell therapy hold for the future? Fully illustrated and including helpful tables, hearing preservation tips, a glossary of terms, lists of ear medications and resources, as well as suggestions for further reading, "The Ear Book" is sure to be a welcome family guide. While very highly recommended for both community and academic library Health/Medicine reference collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that "The Ear Book: A Complete Guide to Ear Disorders and Health" is also available in a paperback edition (9781421422855, $24.95) and in a digital book format (Kindle, $14.49).


The Language Studies Shelf

Plotinus on Beauty and Reality
Sarah Klitenic Wear
Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
1570 Baskin Road, Mundelein, IL 60060
9780865168428, $29.00, PB, www.bolchazy.com

"Plotinus on Beauty and Reality: A Reader for Enneads I.6 and V.1" by Sarah Klitenic Wear (Professor of Classics, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, Ohio) makes accessible to intermediate Greek students two treatises that describe the Neoplatonic cosmos of Plotinus. Enneads I.6 and V.1 treat the creation of the universe, the structure of the levels of reality, the place of the human soul in the universe, and how the soul can return to the One, its creator. The thorough introduction serves as a guide to Plotinus's metaphysics and his reception. Same- and facing-page notes and vocabulary accompany the Greek text of Enneads I.6 and V.1. Appendices including Diotima's Speech from Plato's Symposium, Augustine's reception of Plotinus, and a discussion of Porphyry situate Plotinus's work within a broader philosophical context. Special Features include: an informative Introduction; a Bibliography; Enneads I.6 and V.1 with same- and facing-page notes and vocabulary; Appendix 1: Diotima's Speech: Plato's Symposium, 210a - 211d; Appendix 2: Augustine's Reception of Plotinus: Confessions, Book 9, Chapter 10; Appendix 3: Porphyry: On the Life of Plotinus and the Arrangement of His Work; Appendix 4: Plotinian Technical Philosophical Vocabulary from Enneads I.6 and V.1; Appendix 5: Plotinus Word List. Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "Plotinus on Beauty and Reality: A Reader for Enneads I.6 and V" is an ideal and unreservedly recommended addition to highschool, college and university library collections and as a valued and student friendly Latin Language Studies supplemental curriculum textbook.


The American History Shelf

The Dawn of Detroit
Tiya Miles
The New Press
120 Wall Street, floor 31, New York, NY 10005
www.thenewpress.com
9781620972311 $27.95 hc / $26.55 Kindle amazon.com

The Dawn of Detroit: A Chronicle of Slavery and Freedom in the City of the Straits examines the history of the American city of Detroit, Michigan (with emphasis on the years 1760-1817) through the impact that the heinous practice of slavery had upon it. Even though the Underground Railroad (a network created to help slaves from the American South escape) eventually ran through Michigan, loopholes in the Northwest Ordinance in Michigan allowed forced labor among indigenous people and African Americans. Slaveholders and forced labor are an unremovable stain on Detroit's history during its early colonial years, although an influx of renegade bondspeople from British Canada eventually started to push popular sentiment against slavery - to the extent that "led Detroit dockworkers, hatmakers, and sailors of European descent to threaten their own lawmakers if they returned runaway slaves." Although Detroit slave narratives are all but impossible to find, historical evidence reveals much about the sway that slaveholding had over the city's early years. Extensive notes and an index round out this scholarly, heavily-researched, and eruditely written recontexualization of Detroit's history, highly recommended especially for public and college library American History collections.

New Orleans: The First 300 Years
Errol Laborde & Peggy Scott Laborde, editors
Pelican Publishing Company
1000 Burmaster Street, Gretna, LA 70053-2246
www.pelicanpub.com
9781455621606, $35.00,HC, 192pp, www.amazon.com

The city of New Orleans is unlike anywhere else on Earth with its fusion of cultures, people, and food all establishing a whole that is greater than its constituent parts. From migration to politics to music to ethnic culture and identity, "New Orleans: The First 300 Years" is comprehensive and profusely illustrated volume touches on all aspects of New Orleans history for the past three centuries. Under the collaborative editorship of Errol and Petty Laborde, and featuring contributions from some of the leading influencers and scholars of New Orleans cultural history, no stone is left unturned in this vivid depiction of one of the most unique cities in the world. "New Orleans: The First 300 Years" is the quintessential book on New Orleans for every history buff, citizen of New Orleans, or visitor wanting to know more about the colorful history of New Orleans. Impressively informative and superbly organized and presented, "New Orleans: The First 300 Years" is very highly recommended for both personal reading lists and community library American History collections.

Shooting Lincoln
Nicholas J.C. Pistor
Da Capo Press
c/o Perseus Book Group
250 W. 57th St., Suite 1500, New York, NY 10107
www.perseusbooksgroup.com
9780306824692 $28.00 hc / $18.99 Kindle amazon.com

Shooting Lincoln: Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner, and the Race to Photograph the Story of the Century is a remarkable history of Civil War era journalism, and the ferocious competition between two skilled photographers. During the Civil War, photojournalists Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner sold out newspapers with their images from Civil War battlefields. After the Civil War, when the murder of President Lincoln shocked the nation, these two photographers rushed to produce pictures of the theater where Lincoln was slain, the gallows where the conspirators in Lincoln's death were hanged, the autopsy table where Lincoln's killer was identified, and more. Both photographers would be accused of staging some of their photos to make them appear more dramatic. Shooting Lincoln is as much a history of nascent tabloid sensationalism at it is a chronicle of how journalists reacted to a horrific tragedy in American history and culture. An inset selection of black-and-white vintage photographic plates, notes, a bibliography, and an index round out this highly recommended addition to public and college library American History shelves.


The Veterinary Studies Shelf

Treatment and Care of the Geriatric Veterinary Patient
Mary Gardner & Dani McVety, editors
Wiley-Blackwell
350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148
www.wiley.com/wiley-blackwell
9781119187219, $79.99, PB, 368pp, www.amazon.com

A very large part of urban veterinary practice is providing medical services (including euthanasia) of elderly family pets. Knowledgeably compiled and deftly edited by Mary Gardner (Hospice Veterinarian, Co-Founder, and Chief Technology Officer at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice in Orange County, California, USA and Courtesy Lecturer at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in Gainesville, Florida, USA) and Dani McVety (Hospice Veterinarian, Co-Founder, and Chief Executive Officer at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice in Tampa, Florida, USA and Courtesy Lecturer at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in Gainesville, Florida, USA), "Treatment and Care of the Geriatric Veterinary Patient" is a comprehensive textbook that offers both student veterinarians and practicing professionals with a complete guide to treating and managing geriatric canine and feline patients. "Treatment and Care of the Geriatric Veterinary Patient" offers practical guidance on managing all aspects of veterinary care in geriatric pets; takes a holistic approach to managing the geriatric patient, from common diseases and quality of life to hospice, euthanasia, client communications, and business management; focuses on dogs and cats, with a chapter covering common exotic animals; provides clinically oriented advice for ensuring quality of life for older pets; and includes access to a companion website with videos, client education handouts, and images. Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "Treatment and Care of the Geriatric Veterinary Patient" is comprised of an informative introduction and 'The Final Chapter' by experienced veterinarian Mary Gardner, and twenty-eight specific articles by experts in the field which are deftly organized into three major sections: They Just Don't Live Long Enough; The Aging Body Systems; What Matters Most In The End. While unreservedly and emphatically recommended for veterinary clinic and academic library Veterinary Medicine collections and supplemental studies lists, it should be noted that "Treatment and Care of the Geriatric Veterinary Patient" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $51.19).


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