[bksvol-discuss] New Books (58) for 08-28
- From: John Immarino <johni2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:08:34 -0700
=====FICTION, 20
BELONG TO ME, BY KAI MARISTED
Her novels, Out After Dark and Fall, have already established Kai
Maristed as an original voice, one of "clarity and terseness, a muscular
language" (Los Angeles Times Book Review on Fall).
Excellent Quality, 225 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111000/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679444106/
FREEDOM'S CHALLENGE, BY ANNE MCCAFFREY
Kris Bjornsen has come a long way since alien slave ships scooped her up
in Denver with thousands of others.
Excellent Quality, 302 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111039/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0399143971/
IN THE BEAUTY OF THE LILIES, BY JOHN UPDIKE
Faith ultimately bursts into flame as Updike's major new novel, charting
the lives of one family through four generations, shows readers an
America whose dream of perfection is translated into an obsession with
God and the Moving Picture.
Excellent Quality, 502 Pages
History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110504/
LITERATURE: TIMELESS VOICES, TIMELESS THEMES (SILVER LEVEL) (CALIFORNIA
EDITION), BY PRENTICE HALL
A literature textbook, geared toward California Grade 8 Language Arts
Standards.
Excellent Quality, 1,035 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111034/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0130548049/
LOOK HOMEWARD, ANGEL: A STORY OF THE BURIED LIFE, BY THOMAS WOLFE
"Look Homeward, Angel" is the coming-of-age story of Eugene Gant, whose
restlessness and yearning to experience life to the fullest take him
from his rural home in North Carolina to Harvard.
Excellent Quality, 520 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110513/
PEOPLE OF THE SILENCE (FIRST NORTH AMERICANS, BOOK 8), BY W. MICHAEL
GEAR AND KATHLEEN O'NEAL GEAR
At its pinnacle in A.D. 1150 the Anasazi empire of the Southwest would
see no equal in North America for almost eight hundred years. Yet even
at this cultural zenith, the Anasazi held the seeds of their own
destruction deep within themselves....
Excellent Quality, 650 Pages
History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110524/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0812515595/
PRIEST-KINGS OF GOR (CHRONICLES OF COUNTER-EARTH #3), BY JOHN NORMAN
Once Tarl Cabot had been the mightiest warrior of Gor, the strange world
of Counter-Earth. But now on all the planet, he had no friends except
the tarn, the mighty bird on which he flew.He was an outcast, with every
hand against him. His home city had been destroyed, his loved ones
scattered or killed. And that was at the orders of the Priest-Kings,
those mysterious beings who ruled absolutely over Gor.No man had ever
seen a Priest-King. They were said to dwell somewhere in the Mountains
of Sardar.
Excellent Quality, 318 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107595/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0345295390/
PRIME DIRECTIVE (STAR TREK), BY DAVID STERN AND GARFIELD REEVES-STEVENS
AND JUDITH REEVES-STEVENS
Starfleet's most sacred commandment has been violated. Its most honored
captain is in disgrace, its most celebrated starship in pieces, and the
crew of that ship scattered among the thousand worlds of the Federation...
Excellent Quality, 406 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109105/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0671707728/
PROBE (STAR TREK), BY MARGARET WANDER BONANNO
Ten years have passed since Captain Kirk and the Enterprise crew brought
back hump-backed whales from the twentieth century to communicate with
the mysterious Probe which threatened Earth. The Probe is returning to
Earth and has plotted its course, and the Enterprise must continue to
delve into the mystery of its language, and its cosmic purpose to save
Earth once again.
Excellent Quality, 247 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109119/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0671724207/
SCENT OF APPLES, BY LEONARD CASPER ILLUSTRATOR AND BIENVENIDO N. SANTOS
This collection of sixteen short stories brings the work of a
distinguished Filipino writer to the attention of an American audience.
Born in the Phillipines, Mr. Santos first came to the United States in 1941.
Excellent Quality, 186 Pages
History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111002/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0295956836/
SHADOWS AT THE FAIR, BY LEA WAIT
Local antiques dealer, dead in a one-car accident on his way home from
an antiques exposition in Columbus, Ohio. Two Scranton, Pennsylvania
antique dealers dead of smoke inhalation. Massachusetts antiques dealer
dead of substance abuse at an auction in Sharon, Conneticut...
Excellent Quality, 262 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111003/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0743225538/
SPIES, BY MICHAEL FRAYN
The National Bestseller The sudden trace of a disturbing, forgotten
aroma compels Stephen Wheatley to return to the site of a dimly
remembered but troubling childhood summer in wartime London.
Excellent Quality, 269 Pages
History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111004/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312421176/
TALES FROM OVID, BY T. HUGHS AND TED HUGHES
A powerful version of the Latin classic by England's late Poet Laureate,
now in paperback.
Excellent Quality, 256 Pages
Poetry, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111005/
THE BOYS OF BENSONHURST, BY SALVATORE LA PUMA
The stories of a group of Sicilian-American teenage boys growing up in
Brooklyn during World War II.
Excellent Quality, 137 Pages
History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111006/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0820308919/
THE ESSENTIAL GORE VIDAL, BY GORE VIDAL
The range and size of Gore Vidal's literary achievement is remarkable.
He is a master of the historical novel, in which he has explored
American history, ancient history, and the history of religion.
Excellent Quality, 1,010 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110528/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679457461/
THE LAST PARADISE, BY JAMES D. HOUSTON
In "The Last Paradise", James D. Houston transforms a classic genre, the
detective story, into a masterful narrative of a quest for spiritual and
cultural value. The time is 1986.
Excellent Quality, 364 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111008/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0806130334/
THE LAST FINE TIME, BY VERLYN KLINKENBORG
By turns, an elegy, a celebration, and a social history, The Last Fine
Time is a tour de force of lyrical style.
Excellent Quality, 212 Pages
History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111007/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0394571959/
THE SONG OF NAMES, BY NORMAN LEBRECHT
Martin Simmonds' father tells him, "Never trust a musician when he
speaks about love." The advice comes too late.
Excellent Quality, 310 Pages
History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111014/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1400034892/
TO MOVE THE MOUNTAIN, BY J. W. BERRY
Rob Lockhart's mountain-climbing exploits have made him an international
celebrity. At the age of twenty-eight, he has reached the top of every
mountain above eight thousand meters except Mt. Everest, and that one is
next on his list.
Excellent Quality, 340 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/66465/
WYOMING BRIDES, BY DEBBIE MACOMBER
Beloved, #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Macomber delivers this
two-in-one volume with stories about two men from Wyoming--the Cowboy
State--and the women they love. Includes" Denim and Diamonds" and "The
Wyoming Kid." Reissue.
Excellent Quality, 456 Pages
Romance, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111029/
=====NONFICTION, 14
AHA! ACTIVITIES, BY ARVIND GUPTA
This books teaches about sustainable science.
Excellent Quality, 120 Pages
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108846/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/818717188X/
CRISES OF THE REPUBLIC, BY HANNAH ARENDT
A collection of studies in which Arendt, from the standpoint of a
political philosopher, views the crises of the 1960s and early 1970s as
challenges to the American form of government.
Excellent Quality, 250 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110493/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0156232006/
HARD TIMES: FORCE OF CIRCUMSTANCE, VOLUME II, BY RICHARD HOWARD AND
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR
This volume of Simone de Beauvoir's legendary autobiography presents
Beauvoir at the height of her international fame and portrays her inner
struggle with aging.
Excellent Quality, 382 Pages
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110505/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/006090559X/
HEALTH CARE POLITICS, POLICY AND SERVICES, BY GUNNAR ALMGREN
In this introductory-level textbook written for students going into
health care professions or public policy, the author adds a Rawlsian
social justice perspective to the requisite content on American health
care policy.
Excellent Quality, 357 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111015/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0826102360/
LITTLE SCIENCE, BY ARVIND GUPTA
Children are eternal explorers.
Excellent Quality, 68 Pages
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108843/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8187171030/
PENITENTIARIES, REFORMATORIES, AND CHAIN GANGS, BY MARK COLVIN
This book presents information on both the historical development of
punishments in the US and the theoretical interpretations of these
developments.
Excellent Quality, 292 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111026/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312221282/
SOMETHING FOR JOEY, BY JERRY MCNEELY AND RICHARD PECK
Together, they won college football's highest award. This is a true,
memorable, compassionate story of courage and love between two brothers.
Excellent Quality, 189 Pages
Nonfiction, Sports, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110522/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553116401/
TEACHING SCIENCE AS INQUIRY, BY JOEL E. BASS AND ARTHUR A. CARIN AND
TERRY L. CONTANT AND JOEL BASS
Research tells us that an inquiry approach to science teaching motivates
and engages every type of student, helping them understand science's
relevance to their lives, as well as the nature of science itself.
Excellent Quality, 380 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111016/
THE LONG MARCH: AN ACCOUNT OF MODERN CHINA, BY AUSTRYN WAINHOUSE AND
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR
Author of "The Second Sex", and one of the 20th century's most brilliant
writers, Simone de Beauvoir turns her attention eastward to China and
paints a masterly picture of that nation in modern times.
Excellent Quality, 511 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110510/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1842123998/
THE MEDIEVAL VISION: ESSAYS IN HISTORY AND PERCEPTION, BY CAROLLY ERICKSON
This exceptionally readable book describes how medieval men and women
perceived their world, and how their vision of it colored their ideas
about natural and supernatural occurrences and their attitudes about
land and property, government, the role of women, crime, lawlessness,
and outlaws.
Excellent Quality, 248 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110490/
THE TOY BAG, BY ARVIND GUPTA
This book teaches how to make a motor.
Excellent Quality, 68 Pages
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108844/
TORN COUNTRY: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE ISRAELI WAR OF INDEPENDENCE, BY
LYNNE REID BANKS
"Torn Country" is not so much a history of the Arab-Israeli war but
rather a series of recollections and assessments of it by participants,
based on interviews with 60 participants, including Itzhak Rabin, Sir
John Glubb, Chaim Herzog, and many others.
Excellent Quality, 415 Pages
History, Military, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110489/
TOY TREASURES, BY ARVIND GUPTA
This book teaches how to make a flapping bird.
Excellent Quality, 64 Pages
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108845/
UNRULY WOMEN, BY VICTORIA E. BYNUM
In this richly detailed and imaginatively researched study, Victoria
Bynum investigates "unruly" women in central North Carolina before and
during the Civil War.
Excellent Quality, 236 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111019/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0807820164/
=====UNCATEGORIZED, 2
JULIE AND JULIA, BY JULIE POWELL
With the humor of Bridget Jones and the vitality of Augusten Burroughs,
Powell recounts how she conquered every recipe in Julia Child's
"Mastering the Art of French Cooking"--and saved her soul.
Publisher Quality, 30 Pages
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111342/
THE LOVELY BONES, BY ALICE SEBOLD
This deluxe trade paperback edition of Alice Sebold's modern classic
features French flaps and rough-cut pages. Once in a generation a novel
comes along that taps a vein of universal human experience, resonating
with readers of all ages.
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111341/
=====TEENS & CHILDREN, 22
DEAR SISTER (SWEET VALLEY HIGH #7), BY FRANCINE PASCAL AND KATE WILLIAM
Sweet Valley is stunned by the news: Beautiful young Elizabeth Wakefield
lies in a coma, on the brink of death after a horrible motorcycle
accident. Elizabeth's boyfriend Todd is consumed by guilt; he was
driving and escaped unharmed.
Excellent Quality, 154 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109446/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553276727/
IT'S MY LIFE (SWEET VALLEY HIGH SENIOR YEAR #19), BY FRANCINE PASCAL
Conner's not happy. His friends are freaked out about the way he handles
his life. So it's "Let's get in Conner's face" time. "Let's HELP him. He
NEEDS us. He'll THANK us one day." But Conner's not interested in what
his friends have to say. He can handle things, just like he always has.
Excellent Quality, 191 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109439/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553493353/
SINGER OF ALL SONGS, BY KATE CONSTABLE
Set in an utterly original world where enchantment is worked by singing,
"The Singer of All Songs" is the first title in a new fantasy trilogy. 6 x9.
Excellent Quality, 298 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111013/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439554780/
SO COOL (SWEET VALLEY HIGH SENIOR YEAR #3), BY FRANCINE PASCAL
Conner doesn't want to want Elizabeth, but how long can he fight his
feelings? Conner McDermott likes to be uninvolved... and girls will do
anything for him, with no strings attached.
Excellent Quality, 182 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109421/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553570285/
THE PAINTERS OF LEXIEVILLE, BY SHARON DARROW
Sharon Darrow's harrowing coming-of-age tale, told from the points of
view of mother, son, and daughter, is rich with metaphorical
significance and - like its small-town heroine - is obstinately,
everlastingly hopeful.
Excellent Quality, 188 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111011/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0763614378/
THE TENTH POWER, BY KATE CONSTABLE
Having lost her magical powers of chantment, eighteen-year-old Calwyn
searches for the missing half of the broken Wheel of the Tenth Power
with the hope of stopping the plague and endless winter that have fallen
on her world.
Excellent Quality, 307 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111012/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439554829/
ASK MR. BEAR, BY MARJORIE FLACK
This new edition of a favorite picture book is for children from two to
four.
Excellent Quality, 38 Pages
Children's Books
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110999/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0027353907/
AT ALL COSTS (NANCY DREW & HARDY BOYS SUPERMYSTERY #33), BY CAROLYN
KEENE AND FRANKLIN W. DIXON
Nancy Drew teams up with Frank and Joe Hardy to investigate acts of
sabotage by eco-terrorists, and are led into a tangled web of financial
intrigue, political corruption, and explosive action.
Excellent Quality, 214 Pages
Children's Books, Teens, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110711/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0671007343/
BIRDS AT HOME, BY MARGUERITE HENRY
The lives, descriptions and habits of 22 common birds.
Excellent Quality, 88 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Animals
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110445/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0528885790/
CAN'T STAY AWAY (SWEET VALLEY HIGH SENIOR YEAR #1), BY FRANCINE PASCAL
The twins are seniors! New faces, old friends, and Jessica and Elizabeth
Wakefield, right in the middle of things. Elizabeth Wakefield jumps into
senior year, ready to devote herself to the newspaper, homework and her
writing.
Excellent Quality, 171 Pages
Children's Books, Romance, Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109154/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553492349/
FALLING APART (SWEET VALLEY HIGH SENIOR YEAR #23), BY FRANCINE PASCAL
Once again Elizabeth's life is a mess. It's like everyone around her has
gone crazy. Deranged. Totally insane. There's only one stable thing in
her life right now. And his name is Evan Plummer.
Excellent Quality, 188 Pages
Children's Books, Romance, Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109157/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553493396/
FAMILY SECRETS (SWEET VALLEY HIGH #45), BY FRANCINE PASCAL AND KATE WILLIAM
Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are over the moon that they're cousin
Kelly Bates is coming to Sweet Valley. Then she starts going out with
Kirk... the Jerk... that makes her realize that there really are some
things that even she doesn't know about her dad...
Excellent Quality, 150 Pages
Children's Books, Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108588/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553271768/
LEAVING HOME (SWEET VALLEY HIGH #38), BY FRANCINE PASCAL AND KATE WILLIAM
Jessica is trying to stop Elizabeth from going to Switzerland for
boarding school, because she's worried she'll lose her best friend.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth is worried that Jeffrey and Enid are getting a
little too close as they work together to make a scrapbook for her.
Excellent Quality, 154 Pages
Children's Books, Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108600/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553265687/
MAGIC FOR MARIGOLD, BY L. M. MONTGOMERY
The eccentric Lesley family could not agree on what to name Lorraine's
new baby girl even after four months. Lorraine secretly liked the name
Marigold, but who would ever agree to such a fanciful name as that?
Excellent Quality, 283 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110492/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553280465/
MISTRESS PAT, BY L. M. MONTGOMERY
When she was twenty, nearly everyone thought Patricia Gardiner ought to
be having beaus -- except of course, Pat herself. For Pat, Silver Bush
was both home and heaven.
Excellent Quality, 280 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110500/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0770422462/
NOTHING IS FOREVER (SWEET VALLEY HIGH SENIOR YEAR #20), BY FRANCINE PASCAL
Melissa can't believe this is happening. She and Will had plans. They
had a future. They had everything. And now it's gone. Forever.
Excellent Quality, 163 Pages
Children's Books, Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/109162/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553493361/
OUT OF REACH (SWEET VALLEY HIGH #50), BY FRANCINE PASCAL AND KATE WILLIAM
Jade Wu, a talented dancer, accepts a role in a show despite the
objections of her traditional father.
Excellent Quality, 154 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108589/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553275968/
PAT OF SILVER BUSH, BY L. M. MONTGOMERY
Patricia Gardiner loved Silver Bush more than anything else in the
world. She was born and raised in the beautiful old-fashioned house on
Prince Edward Island, "where things always seemed the same and good
things never changed". But things do change at Silver Bush...
Excellent Quality, 280 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110503/
RUMORS (SWEET VALLEY HIGH #37), BY FRANCINE PASCAL AND KATE WILLIAM
There are so many rumors floating around Sweet Valley High. Is Elizabeth
and Jessica's mom pregnant? Who are Susan's parents? And is her mother
really in a hospital for the criminally insane?
Excellent Quality, 168 Pages
Children's Books, Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108599/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/055326530X/
SECRETS (SWEET VALLEY HIGH #2), BY FRANCINE PASCAL AND KATE WILLIAM
Beautiful and ruthless, Jessica Wakefield is determined to be chosen
queen of the fall dance at Sweet Valley High. If she can win the
contest, she's sure to win Bruce Patman, the most sought after boy in
school.
Excellent Quality, 122 Pages
Children's Books, Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108587/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/055327578X/
SHOWDOWN (SWEET VALLEY HIGH #19), BY FRANCINE PASCAL AND KATE WILLIAM
Lila Fowler's been sneaking around behind her father's back with a new
guy called Jack... but now that Jessica Wakefield's met him, well there
may just be a bit of competition.
Excellent Quality, 166 Pages
Children's Books, Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/108678/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553248936/
YOU HAVE TO BE NICE TO SOMEONE ON THEIR BIRTHDAY, BY BARBARA BOTTNER
When Rosemary mistakenly thinks everyone has forgotten her birthday, she
sulks both at home and at school.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/111046/
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