[bksvol-discuss] New Books (30) for 07-20
- From: John Immarino <johni2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:05:18 -0700
=====FICTION, 8
AN AMERICAN DREAM, BY NORMAN MAILER
Stephen Richard Rojack, who is both the narrator and the protagonist,
says that he met John F. Kennedy in 1946 and that they double-dated one
night during which Rojack seduced Deborah Caughlin Mangaravidi Kelly,
who later became his wife.
Excellent Quality, 271 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100410/
CHICKAMAUGA AND OTHER CIVIL WAR STORIES, BY SHELBY FOOTE
Foote reveals the deeper human truth behind the battles and speeches
through the fiction he has chosen for this vivid, moving collection.
Excellent Quality, 243 Pages
History, Military, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100424/
DESPAIR, BY VLADIMIR NABOKOV
Extensively revised by Nabokov in 1965--thirty years after its original
publication--Despair is the wickedly inventive and richly derisive story
of Hermann, a man who undertakes the perfect crime--his own murder.
Excellent Quality, 213 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100416/
SYNDELLE'S POSSESSION: THE ANGELINI #2, BY JORY STRONG
Syndelle Coronado. For Brann O'Ciardha, she is a prize beyond measure, a
vampire myth made reality. He knows there will be those who will want to
kill her when they learn of the old magic carried within her.
Excellent Quality, 213 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/98813/
THE ALCHEMY OF STONE, BY EKATERINA SEDIA
In this Steampunk novel, Mattie, an intelligent and skilled automaton,
becomes embroiled in strife between the gargoyles, mechanics, and
alchemists that will change the future of her city.
Excellent Quality, 302 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/98324/
UNHOLY GROUND (MATT MINOGUE MYSTERY #2), BY JOHN BRADY
Not cozy, not gory sensationalism, an intelligent, subtly told Dublin
police procedural. Minogue unravels the repercussions of World War II
espionage investigating the murder of an English veteran, who was
bitterly living out his days marooned on the Irish coast, by the
countrymen for whom he fought.
Excellent Quality, 281 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/95793/
WILD BILL HICKOK AND CALAMITY JANE: DEADWOOD LEGENDS, BY JAMES D. MCLAIRD
(back of book) Although Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane spent only a
few weeks in Deadwood at the same time, their fame and fate have become
intertwined and their relationship legendary. James D. McLaird examines
the contemporary accounts of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane which
created an astonishingly strong legacy for both.
Excellent Quality, 173 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Westerns, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/98105/
ZIA SUMMER, BY RUDOLFO ANAYA
Gloria's body is found drained of blood, and on her stomach has been
carved the Zia sun symbol, which makes Sonny suspect witchcraft. His
search for the truth pits him in a conflict between the ways of his
ancestors and those of the city.
Excellent Quality, 351 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100423/
=====NONFICTION, 9
ANNALS OF AN ABIDING LIBERAL, BY ANDREA D. WILLIAMS AND JOHN KENNETH
GALBRAITH
Addresses, essays, lectures on economic policy, economic affairs,
Galbraith's personal history, several authors, and the arts - a mixed
bag by the famous economist.
Excellent Quality, 385 Pages
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100417/
APOLOGIES TO THE IROQUOIS, BY EDMUND WILSON
Edmund Wilson at his most lucid and thought-provoking, traveling off his
usual literary track to deliver this engrossing account of life among
the Iroquois in all its facets.
Excellent Quality, 311 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100408/
COMING OF AGE IN THE MILKY WAY, BY TIMOTHY FERRIS
From the second-century celestial models of Ptolemy to modern-day
research institutes and quantum theory, this classic book offers a
breathtaking tour of astronomy and the brilliant, eccentric
personalities who have shaped it.
Excellent Quality, 510 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Science
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100427/
COVERING ISLAM: HOW THE MEDIA AND THE EXPERTS DETERMINE HOW WE SEE THE
REST OF THE WORLD, BY EDWARD W. SAID
An unusually sharp look at the way in which the U.S. press and experts
have dealt with the crisis in the Middle East and Iran.
Excellent Quality, 199 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100428/
CULTIVATING DELIGHT: A NATURAL HISTORY OF MY GARDEN, BY DIANE ACKERMAN
"Cultivating Delight" celebrates the sensory pleasures that the author
discovers in her garden.
Excellent Quality, 260 Pages
Nonfiction, Home and Garden, Outdoors and Nature
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100425/
I CAN'T GET OVER IT: A HANDBOOK FOR TRAUMA SURVIVORS (2ND EDITION), BY
APHRODITE MATSAKIS
Guides readers through the healing process of recovering from PTSD.
Helps survivors cope with memories and emotions, identify triggers,
relieve secondary wounding, and gain a sense of empowerment and hope.
Excellent Quality, 396 Pages
Nonfiction, Self-Help, Health, Mind and Body
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/68507/
THE CHRISTIANS AND THE FALL OF ROME, BY EDWARD GIBBON
Gibbon's subversive and iconoclastic description of the rise of
Christianity inspired outrage upon publication, and remains one of the
most eloquent and damning indictments of the delusory nature of faith.
Excellent Quality, 91 Pages
History, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100429/
WANDERING HOME: A LONG WALK ACROSS AMERICA'S MOST HOPEFUL LANDSCAPE:
VERMONT'S CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AND NEW YORK'S ADIRONDACKS, BY BILL MCKIBBEN
Bill McKibben begins his journey atop Vermont's Mt. Abraham, with a
stunning view to the west that introduces us to the broad Champlain
Valley of Vermont, the expanse of Lake Champlain, and behind it the
towering wall of the Adirondacks.
Excellent Quality, 160 Pages
Nonfiction, Travel, Outdoors and Nature
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100420/
WRITING IN THE DARK, DANCING IN THE NEW YORKER, BY ARLENE CROCE
Arlene Croce was The New Yorker's dance critic, a post created for her.
Her entertaining, forthright, passionate reviews have revealed the logic
and history of ballet, modern dance, and their postmodern variants to a
generation of theatergoers.
Excellent Quality, 772 Pages
Entertainment, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100414/
=====TEENS & CHILDREN, 13
ANNA'S GIFT (THE LATTER-DAY DAUGHTERS), BY CAROL LYNCH WILLIAMS
While living in Nauvoo, Illinois, in the mid-nineteenth century and
enjoying the friendship of the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith, Anna
struggles to make her family see the importance of her gift for drawing.
Excellent Quality, 80 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100409/
ANOTHER KIND OF MONDAY, BY WILLIAM E. COLES
When Mark borrows a copy of Great Expectations from the school library,
he finds, concealed between two pages, an envelope containing three
crisp one-hundred dollar bills.
Excellent Quality, 247 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100380/
BLISS, BY LAUREN MYRACLE
Grown up in a California commune, Bliss sees her aloof grandmother's
Atlanta world as a foreign country, but she is determined to be nice as
a freshman at an elite high school, which makes her the perfect target
for a girl obsessed with the occult.
Excellent Quality, 452 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100405/
BLOOM, BY ELIZABETH SCOTT
Lauren's dating the most popular boy at her high school. But another boy
she once knew shows up, and Lauren is torn between the two.
Excellent Quality, 247 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100407/
DARING TO BE ABIGAIL, BY RACHEL VAIL
During her summer at Camp Nashaquitsa, eleven-year-old Abby tries to
reinvent herself, while worrying about her mother, missing her dead
father, and getting to know her equally self-conscious bunkmates.
Excellent Quality, 130 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100406/
INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (9TH EDITION), BY ROBERT JURMAIN
The textbook explains the subject's basic principles and examines the
place of the human species in the biological world. It begins with a
broad overview of heredity and evolution, then focuses the discussion on
primates, hominids, and finally, contemporary human evolution.
Excellent Quality, 532 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction, Science, Teens
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100396/
SPROUT, BY DALE PECK
Moving from Long Island to Kansas after his mother dies, a teenaged boy
nicknamed Sprout is surprised to find new friends, a fascinating
landscape, and romantic love.
Excellent Quality, 277 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Gay and Lesbian
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100418/
THE FIRST VOYAGE (A DRIFT HOUSE VOYAGE), BY DALE PECK
Sent to stay with their uncle in a ship-like home called Drift House,
twelve-year-old Susan and her two younger stepbrothers embark on an
unexpected adventure involving duplicitous mermaids, pirates, and an
attempt to stop time forever.
Excellent Quality, 437 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100413/
WHEN IT HAPPENS, BY SUSANE COLASANTI
High school seniors Sara and Tobey attempt to figure out what is
important in life as they try to balance their preparations for their
futures with their enjoyment of the present.
Excellent Quality, 327 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100426/
ON YOUR TOES, SUSIE (SUSIE THE YOUNG BALLERINA #4), BY LEE WYNDHAM
Susie is finally allowed to dance in toe shoes, but her excitement is
dampened again and again by a snooty new student at her dance school.
Excellent Quality, 116 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100163/
PET RABBITS (NATURE'S CHILDREN), BY AMY-JANE BEER
Describes the physical features, care, history, and selection of a pet
rabbit.
Excellent Quality, 52 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Animals
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100187/
SAMMY KEYES AND THE COLD HARD CASH (SAMMY KEYES #12), BY WENDELIN VAN
DRAANEN
Thirteen-year-old Sammy meets a man who dies of a heart attack after
telling her to get rid of the large amount of money he is carrying. She
has a ball getting rid of the cash by spending it, until her conscience
prods her to investigate.
Excellent Quality, 299 Pages
Children's Books, Teens, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/97001/
THE ROOSTER CROWS, BY MISKA PETERSHAM AND MAUD PETERSHAM
Includes well-known nursery rhymes, counting-out games, skipping-rope
songs, finger games, and other jingles, such as: "The rooster crows and
away he goes", "Mother, may I go out to swim", "Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear",
and "Roses are red, violets are blue".
Excellent Quality, 64 Pages
Children's Books, Animals
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100393/
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