[bksvol-discuss] New Books (53) for 07-25
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=====FICTION, 28
ADITYANUM RADHAYUM MATTU CHILARUM (ADITYAN, RADHA, AND OTHERS), BY C.
GOPINATHAN PILLAI AND EM MUKUNDAN
Adityan doesn't bother to ascertain the beginnings of his trouble-filled
life. The financial problems faced by Radha are covered in detail.
Excellent Quality, 177 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101468/
ALEEK MANUSH (MYTHICAL MAN), BY SUDESHNA CHAKRAVARTY AND SAYAD MUSTAFA
SIRAJ
The novel presents an arresting picture of the turmoil going on in
Bengali Muslim Society at the end of the nineteenth century. This
includes a stricter, more puritanical way of life, abolition of 'pirs'
or holy men and so on.
Excellent Quality, 296 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101469/
ANGELS AND DEMONS, BY DAN BROWN
An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of destruction.
An unthinkable target. World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon
is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol
seared into the chest of a murdered physicist.
Excellent Quality, 590 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101584/
APOCALYPSE, BY PAUL LALONDE AND PETER LALONDE
Nuclear missiles fill the skies and the world waits for the end to come.
However, suddenly, mysteriously, the missiles vanish, along with 187
million people.
Excellent Quality, 208 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100176/
BREAKING THE CYCLE, BY ZANE
A collection of stories dealing with domestic abuse, edited by the New
York Times bestselling author Zane. Breaking the Cycle is a stunning and
moving anthology of stories, each of which focuses on an aspect of
domestic abuse.
Excellent Quality, 233 Pages
Self-Help, Health, Mind and Body, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/94567/
CHADUVU (SUNDARAM LEARNS), BY KODAVATIGANTI KUTUMBA RAO AND V. V. B.
RAMA RAO
Indian fiction about the political and social history of the Telugu
culture (1915-35).
Excellent Quality, 230 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101467/
COMPELLING EVIDENCE, BY STEVE MARTINI
The defense lawyer is Paul Madriani.The accused is his ex-lover, Talia
Potter.The victim died of a gunshot wound to the head. He was Paul
Madriani's boss, his mentor, his friend. And he was Talia Potter's
husband...
Excellent Quality, 432 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101372/
DEAD TIME (MARTI MACALISTER MYSTERY #1), BY ELEANOR TAYLOR BLAND
Black, widowed, and mother of two, police detective Marti MacAlister has
relocated from Chicago to Lincoln Prairie, Illinois, only to be
confronted with small-town attitudes and a partner who's not sure women
belong in homicide. But Matthew "Vik" Jessenovik's old-fashioned
thinking is far less compelling a problem than a brutal murder at the
Cramer Hotel, home to the elderly, poor, and mentally ill.
Excellent Quality, 212 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/85126/
FAMILY TREE, BY BARBARA DELINSKY
For as long as she can remember, Dana Clarke has longed for the
stability of home and family. Now she has married a man she adores,
whose heritage can be traced back to the Mayflower, and she is about to
give birth to their first child.
Excellent Quality, 359 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101421/
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, BY JOHANNA LINDSEY
For the first time in her sheltered life, Larissa Ascot's wishes for a
merry Christmas seem to be in peril. Facing eviction and worse, Larissa
is forced to accept shelter from Vincent Everett, the Baron of Windsmoor.
Excellent Quality, 340 Pages
Romance, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101364/
HOPE'S FOLLY (DOCK FIVE #3), BY LINNEA SINCLAIR
Rya Bennton has been in love with Philip Guthrie since she was a girl.
But can her childhood fantasies survive an encounter with the hardened
man, and newly minted rebel leader, once she learns the truth about her
father's death? Or will her passion for revenge put not only their
hearts but their lives at risk? It's an impossible mission: A man who
feels he can't love. A woman who believes she's unlovable. And an enemy
who will stop at nothing to crush them both.
Excellent Quality, 425 Pages
Romance, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/96044/
HUNTER'S MOON (TALES OF THE SAZI, BOOK 1), BY C. T. ADAMS AND CATHY CLAMP
Sue Quentin has reached the end of her rope--she's desperate, and
there's only one way out: death. Her plan doesn't include falling for
Tony, the mysterious hit man she hires. So he's a werewolf--everyone has
flaws!But when Tony's enemies--not all of whom are fully human-- decide
Sue makes a perfect target, will Tony risk letting his darker side out
during the day to save her?
Excellent Quality, 331 Pages
Romance, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/69785/
JACOB AND DULCE: SKETCHES FROM INDO-PORTUGUESE LIFE, BY FRANCISCO JOAO
DA COSTA AND ALVARO NORONHA DA COSTA
It is a truth that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be
in want of a wife. Some of the excesses of the Goan Christian society
were still prevalent.
Excellent Quality, 196 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101475/
KOTHE KHARAK SINGH (A STORY OF THREE GENERATIONS), BY AVTAR SINGH JUDGE
AND RAM SARUP ANKHI
This book covers a period starting after 1940-42 and goes on to the
ushering in of Janata Party's rule after the emergency and then Indira
Gandhi's return to power.
Excellent Quality, 507 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101493/
KUBERER BISHOY ASHOY (POSSESSIONS), BY KURCHI DASGUPTA AND SHYAMAL
GANGOPADHYAY
Possessions is a translation of the award winning Bengali novel by
Shyamal Gangopadhyay.
Excellent Quality, 329 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101473/
PEGASUS IN FLIGHT, BY ANNE MCCAFFREY
As director of the Jerhattan Parapsychic Center, telepath Rhyssa Owen
coordinated the job assignments for psychically gifted Talents.
Excellent Quality, 293 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101612/
PENDRAGON (THE PENDRAGON CYCLE, BOOK 4) , BY STEPHEN R. LAWHEAD
At the dawn of his reign, a young king must prove his greatness . . . or
lose a realm. Arthur is king-but darkest evil has descended upon
Britain's shores in many guises. Fragile alliances fray and tear,
threatening all the noble liege has won with his wisdom and his blood.
Excellent Quality, 430 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101618/
PRIME WITNESS, BY STEVE MARTINI
When a series of bizarre double murders rocks the small college town of
Davenport, California, Paul Madriani is called in as a special
prosecutor. But soon Madriani fears there may be more than one killer on
the loose.
Excellent Quality, 406 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101620/
RAJNAGAR, BY KALPANA BARDHAN AND AMIYA BHUSHAN MAJUMDAR
The novel, which has at its heart an interwoven set of three different
and exquisite love stories, is a sophisticated account of the
subterranean power politics of transition in colonial Indian rule.
Excellent Quality, 520 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101479/
SNOBBERY STREET, BY R. NATARAJAN AND NAA PARTHASARATHY
The novel portrays the love of a young playwright of rural moorings with
a sophisticated stage heroine amidst intrigues by his film actor host
and a foreign contact. Interspersed with candid comments on urban
society the plot moves on locales.
Excellent Quality, 128 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101477/
THE BLACK ROOD (THE CELTIC CRUSADES, BOOK 2) , BY STEPHEN R. LAWHEAD
The Great Crusade is over and long forgotten, or so Duncan, son of
Murdo, thinks -- until a long-lost relative appears in the Northlands.
Returning home to die, his uncle, scarred and bitter from his years in
the Holy Land, bears tales of treasure beyond all imagining.
Excellent Quality, 437 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101375/
THE DEFIANT MUSE: HISPANIC FEMINIST POEMS FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE
PRESENT: A BILINGUAL ANTHOLOGY, BY ANGEL FLORES AND KATE FLORES
The poets write of love and friendship, revolution and peace, religion,
nature, isolation, work, and family. The Dutch, French, German, and
Italian volumes represent their respective countries.
Excellent Quality, 163 Pages
Poetry
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100404/
THE HUGO WINNERS, VOLUME 4 , BY ISAAC ASIMOV
This is the fourth volume of the Hugo Winners edited by Isaac Asimov.
The Hugo winners is a collection of science fiction short stories that
won the 'Hugo Award' in the World Science Fiction Convention between
1955 and 1961.
Excellent Quality, 562 Pages
Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101649/
THE IRON LANCE (THE CELTIC CRUSADES, BOOK 1) , BY STEPHEN R. LAWHEAD
In visions of an ancient past, a Scottish lawyer beholds the journey of
an ancestor whose fight for his family's home sets him in the thick of
the Crusades. Steeped in heroism, treachery, and the clamor of battle,
"The Iron Lance" begins a generational epic.
Excellent Quality, 500 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101374/
THE PRINCE'S LOVE-CHILD, BY SHARON KENDRICK
They shared passionate nights together in posh hotels whenever they were
in the same city--London, Paris, New York. But, despite her feelings for
Guido, Lucy knew the score: she was just his mistress.
Excellent Quality, 285 Pages
Romance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/76971/
UDA JA RE SUA (DARE TO BE FREE), BY NEETA BANERJEE AND SHANTI BHARDWAJ
RAKESH
Chemeli is sired by a Thakur but borne by a concubine. This girl takes
on the rulers and the society singlehandedly. How she breaks all the
shackles and comes out into the open sky to fly higher, is the theme of
this bold but sensitive story.
Excellent Quality, 118 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101472/
URAVUGAL (RELATIONS), BY K. SANKARAN NAMBOOTHIRI AND NEELA PADMANABHAN
The novel depicts the ups and downs in the condition of a
sixty-two-year-old timber depot employee who is admitted to the hospital
following a heart attack. The patient dies within two weeks of his
hospitalization leaving his family in deep grief.
Excellent Quality, 330 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101471/
VEVISHAAL (THE PROMISED HAND), BY JHAVERCHAND KALIDAS MEGHANI AND ASHOK
MEGHANI
Two merchant families pledge to marry their children Sukhlal and Sushila
to each other when the two come of age. Without taking sides, Vevishaal
tells the story of the ensuing struggle between a wealthy, ruthless man
and his presumed meek adversaries.
Excellent Quality, 250 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101474/
=====NONFICTION, 12
ALZHEIMER'S: THE ANSWERS YOU NEED, BY MIKE JENSEN AND HELEN DAVIES
Common questions and their answers for the person with Alzheimer's and
their family, friends and care-givers.
Excellent Quality, 136 Pages
Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Parenting and Family
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100932/
BILLIONS AND BILLIONS: THOUGHTS ON LIFE AND DEATH AT THE BRINK OF THE
MILLENNIUM, BY CARL SAGAN
In this book, his last, Carl Sagan shows once again his extraordinary
ability to interpret the mysteries of life and the majesty of the
universe for the general reader.
Excellent Quality, 244 Pages
Nonfiction, Science
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101729/
COLONIAL AMERICA IN AN ATLANTIC WORLD: A STUDY OF CREATIVE INTERACTION,
BY T. H. BREEN AND TIMOTHY D. HALL
Breen (Northwestern U.) and Hall's (Central Michigan U.) textbook covers
the history of colonial North America from the pre-Columbian days to the
end of the Seven Years War in 1763.
Excellent Quality, 388 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/73714/
COPLAND: 1900 THROUGH 1942, BY VIVIAN PERLIS AND AARON COPLAND
This memoir begins with Copland's Brooklyn childhood and takes us
through his years in Paris, the creation of his early works, and his
arrival at Tanglewood. Rich with remembrances from Leonard Bernstein,
Virgil Thomson, and Nadia Boulanger, as well as a trove of letters,
photographs, and scores from Copland's collection.
Excellent Quality, 412 Pages
Entertainment, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101719/
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (8TH EDITION), BY JAMES W. KALAT
Focusing on one type of behavior at a time, this textbook examines the
roles biology, learning experiences, and social influences play in human
intelligence, memory, perception, states of consciousness, cognition,
motivation, and personality.
Excellent Quality, 645 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101492/
LATINO ATHLETES, BY IAN C. FRIEDMAN
A book about 175 Latinos who have made significant accomplishments in
athletics in the U.S. and the world.
Excellent Quality, 278 Pages
Nonfiction, Reference, Sports, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101489/
RACING THROUGH PARADISE: A PACIFIC PASSAGE, BY WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY
The third of Bill Buckley's brilliant sailing books, chronicling his
4,000-mile voyage across the Pacific with four close friends, including
his son and a photographer.
Excellent Quality, 347 Pages
Nonfiction, Travel
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101504/
SURVIVING AN IRS TAX AUDIT (1ST EDITION), BY FREDERICK W. DAILY
Essential tools and insider tips for facing the auditor like a tax pro.
Excellent Quality, 207 Pages
Nonfiction, Professional and Technical, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101727/
THE ENCHIRIDION, BY EPICTETUS
Written in 135 AD, this book is a guide to the daily life of a slave in
Greece.
Excellent Quality, 31 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101731/
THE ESSENTIAL OUTDOOR GEAR MANUAL: EQUIPMENT CARE AND REPAIR FOR
OUTDOORSPEOPLE, BY ANNIE GETCHELL
This book covers repairs on the trail or at home. Techniques range from
patching a rain jacket to patching a canoe, fixing broken zipper slides
to reweaving snowshoe webbing, cleaning campstove jets to filing ice axe
teeth.
Excellent Quality, 260 Pages
Nonfiction, Home and Garden, Outdoors and Nature
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101501/
THE TRIAL AND DEATH OF SOCRATES: FOUR DIALOGUES, BY BENJAMIN JOWETT AND
PLATO
Among the most important and influential philosophical works in Western
thought: Euthyphro, exploring the concepts and aims of piety and
religion; Apology, a defense of the integrity of Socrates' teachings;
Crito, exploring Socrates' refusal to flee his death sentence; and
Phaedo, in which Socrates embraces death and discusses the immortality
of the soul.
Excellent Quality, 115 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101730/
UNDERSTANDING GIRLS WITH ADHD, BY PATRICIA QUINN AND ELLEN LITTMAN AND
KATHLEEN NADEAU
A ground-breaking book on the needs and issues of girls with attentional
problems: why they are often undiagnosed, how they are different from
boys, and what their special needs are in school, in their social world
and at home.
Excellent Quality, 294 Pages
Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101728/
=====TEENS & CHILDREN, 13
DEFINING TWILIGHT: VOCABULARY WORKBOOK FOR UNLOCKING THE *SAT, ACT®,
GED®, AND SSAT®, BY BRIAN LEAF
Use this workbook side-by-side with your own copy of Stephenie Meyer's
Twilight! Can you resist the allure of Edward's myriad charms--his ocher
eyes and tousled hair, the cadence of his speech, his chiseled alabaster
skin, and his gratuitous charm? Join Edward and Bella as you learn more
than 600 vocabulary words to improve your score on the SAT, ACT, GED,
and SSAT exams!
Excellent Quality, 184 Pages
Nonfiction, Reference, Teens
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101510/
ZOE'S TALE, BY JOHN SCALZI
Sixteen-year-old Zoe and her two unusual nonhuman bodyguards try to
prevent the Colonial Union from using Roanoke, their newly settled
world, as a pawn to spark a war with a league of aliens.
Excellent Quality, 335 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/98325/
BASEBALLS SLUGGERS AND PITCHERS, BY STEVE BUCKLEY
Children's biographies of 14 baseball pitchers and hitters: Sammy Sosa,
Greg Maddux, Derek Jeter, Curt Schilling, Barry Bonds, Pedro Martinez,
Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Mussina, Mark McGwire, Roger Clemens, Mo Vaughn,
Kevin Brown, Mike Piazza, and Randy Johnson.
Excellent Quality, 34 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Sports, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101478/
BASKETBALL BIG SHOTS, BY ALAN SCHWARZ
Children's biographies of 8 superstar basketball players: Kobe Bryant,
Michael Jordan, Karl Malone, Grant Hill, Keith Van Horn, Shsquille
O'Neal, Tim Duncan, and Reggie Miller.
Excellent Quality, 34 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Sports, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101582/
BIG SHOTS: TODAY'S BEST ATHLETES, BY ALEX BHATTACHARJI
Children's biographies of today's best athletes.
Excellent Quality, 34 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Sports, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101726/
CIRCLE OF THANKS, BY SUSI GREGG FOWLER
An Alaskan boy and his mother walk through the slushy tundra. When a
baby otter pup slides into the icy river, the boy's mother rushes in to
rescue her.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101720/
DOG-NAPPED! (DOG WATCH #2), BY MARY CASANOVA
Dogs have gone missing! Fall is not Kito's favorite time of year -- too
many strange smells and spooky sightings. All of it makes Kito nervous:
Something bad is going to happen. At the fire hydrant his fears are
confirmed. Missy and Muffin are missing!
Excellent Quality, 136 Pages
Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101461/
FOOTBALL SUPER 8, BY ASHLEY COLLIE
Children's biographies of 8 superstar football players: Kurt Warner,
Randy Moss, Drew Bledsoe, Steve McNair, Junior Seau, Troy Aikman, Eddie
George, and Marshall Faulk.
Excellent Quality, 63 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Sports, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101498/
HOMECOMING, BY CYNTHIA VOIGT
The Tillerman kids' mother just left them one day in a car in a mall
parking lot. Their father, too, had left them a long time ago. So, as
usual, it was up to thirteen-year-old Dicey, the eldest of four, to take
care of everything, make all the decisions, feed them, find places to sleep.
Excellent Quality, 378 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101653/
IN THE SNOW, BY HUY VOUN LEE
A simple introduction to Chinese character writing. It's a wonderful day
for a walk in the snow. Using snow as her canvas, Xiao Ming's mother
teaches her son ten new Chinese characters.
Excellent Quality, 28 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101722/
NIM AND THE WAR EFFORT, BY YANGSOOK CHOI AND MILLY LEE
In San Francisco during World War II, Nim, a Chinese-American, is
determined to win the newspaper drive -- although it is the last day.
She realizes her closest rival has cheated. Undaunted, she leaves
Chinatown and heads to Nob Hill after school, determined to find more paper.
Excellent Quality, 40 Pages
Children's Books, Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101723/
SIMPLE IDEAS TO SAVE THE EARTH, BY DAVID MONTEZ
Second grade reading series. Talks about people's efforts to clean up
the Earth.
Excellent Quality, 18 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/99969/
THE THIEVES OF OSTIA (ROMAN MYSTERIES #1), BY CAROLINE LAWRENCE
It is A.D. 79, and Flavia Gemina, daughter of a successful Roman sea
captain, is about to celebrate her birthday. Then the dogs in her
neighborhood start dying mysteriously, and there are rumors of burglary
in the houses on Flavia's street.
Excellent Quality, 145 Pages
Children's Books, History, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/99030/
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