[bookshare-discuss] New Books (53) for 09-29

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  • Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:51:17 -0700



=====FICTION, 8


AGES OF WONDER, BY ROBERT ST. MARTIN AND  JULIE E. CZERNEDA.
Nineteen original stories of myth and magic as seen through different historical eras from the Age of Antiquity to the Age of Sails, the Colonial Age, the Age of Pioneers, the Pre-modern Age and the Age Ahead..
Excellent Quality, 312 Pages.
Copyright 2009.
Literature and Fiction,  Science Fiction and Fantasy.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/119693/

AWAKEN ME DARKLY (ALIEN HUNTRESS #1), BY GENA SHOWALTER.
Mia Snow is part of an elite task force within the New Chicago Police Department, and every night she stalks and kisses otherworldly predators. Explicit sexual content..
Excellent Quality, 375 Pages.
Copyright 2006.
Romance, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Science Fiction and Fantasy.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/119861/

A THING OF BEAUTY: SELECTIONS FROM ENGLISH POETRY, BY V. SARASWATHI AND S. JAGADISAN. The selection of poems has been made taking into account the limitations of students coming to college from different backgrounds..
Excellent Quality, 58 Pages.
Copyright 2001.
Poetry.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120432/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8125016252/

ENSLAVE ME SWEETLY (ALIEN HUNTRESS #2), BY GENA SHOWALTER.
Eden Black walks among humans, protecting them from the murderous evil of other-worlders who abduct and enslave. Sexually explicit, sexual violence and slavery, and more..
Excellent Quality, 310 Pages.
Copyright 2006.
Romance, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Science Fiction and Fantasy.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120061/

NO GREATER LOVE, BY DANIELLE STEEL.
It was the maiden voyage of the Titanic, the greatest ship ever built, and in one fatal, unforgettable night, the sea shattered the lives and future of an extraordinary family, the Winfields..
Excellent Quality, 384 Pages.
Copyright 1991.
Romance.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120401/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0440213282/

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY AND SEA MONSTERS (QUIRK CLASSICS #2), BY BEN H. WINTERS AND JANE AUSTEN. Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters expands the original text of the beloved Jane Austen novel with all-new scenes of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, two-headed sea serpents, and other biological monstrosities. Hilarious satire. Note: British spellings..
Excellent Quality, 345 Pages.
Copyright 2009.
Literature and Fiction,  Science Fiction and Fantasy.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120427/

THE MYSTIC MASSEUR, BY V. S. NAIPAUL.
In this slyly funny and lavishly inventive novel-his first -- V. S. Naipaul traces the unlikely career of Ganesh Ramsumair, a failed schoolteacher and impecunious village masseur who in time becomes a revered mystic, a thriving entrepreneur, and the most beloved politician in Trinidad..
Excellent Quality, 208 Pages.
Copyright 1985.
Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120105/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/037570714X/

WITH THIS RING, BY LEONA BLAIR.
Family and romance saga spanning the years 1904-1940s.
Excellent Quality, 435 Pages.
Copyright 1984.
Romance,  Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/71780/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0896215571/



=====NONFICTION, 14


AMONG THE BELIEVERS: AN ISLAMIC JOURNEY, BY V. S. NAIPAUL.
"Among the Believers" is Naipaul's controversial account of his travels through the Islamic world..
Excellent Quality, 433 Pages.
Copyright 1981.
Nonfiction,  Travel,  Religion and Spirituality.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120152/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0394711955/

A DEATH OF ONE'S OWN, BY GERDA LERNER.
A touching memoir of a marriage, a family in crisis, a man faced with death. Riveting, beautifully written, profoundly moving. A testimonial to love, courage, and honesty..
Excellent Quality, 269 Pages.
Copyright 1978.
Nonfiction,  Biographies and Memoirs.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120248/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/006090741X/

BLACK WOMEN IN WHITE AMERICA: A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY, BY GERDA LERNER.
This volume lets black women themselves relate their struggles from the colonial period to the present day..
Excellent Quality, 646 Pages.
Copyright 1972.
History,  Nonfiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120214/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679743146/

ENGLAND IN THE AGE OF WYCLIFFE, BY GEORGE MACAULAY TREVELYAN.
A critical look at the history of "England in the Age of Wycliffe", in the spheres of government, politics and religion..
Excellent Quality, 397 Pages.
Copyright 1972.
History,  Nonfiction,  Religion and Spirituality.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120263/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0582482879/

GEORGE WASHINGTON WILLIAMS: A BIOGRAPHY, BY JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN.
In "George Washington Williams", Franklin reconstructs the life of the controversial, self-made black intellectual who wrote the first history of African Americans in the United States..
Excellent Quality, 358 Pages.
Copyright 1985.
History,  Nonfiction,  Biographies and Memoirs.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120177/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0226260836/

MIRROR TO AMERICA: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN, BY JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN. "Mirror to America" chronicles Franklin's life and this nation's racial transformation in the 20th century, and is a powerful reminder of the extent to which the problem of America remains the problem of color..
Excellent Quality, 399 Pages.
Copyright 2005.
History,  Nonfiction,  Biographies and Memoirs.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120173/

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE: MOTHER OF THE CIVILIZATION OF LOVE , BY CARL A. ANDERSON. The story of St. Juan Diego is the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The event of his canonization cannot be understood apart from the events of her appearance. As with any apparition claim, every detail of the Guadalupan accounts must be examined:.
Excellent Quality, 256 Pages.
Copyright 2009.
History,  Nonfiction,  Religion and Spirituality.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120693/

POINTING THE WAY, BY ED. MAURICE S. FRIEDMAN AND  MARTIN BUBER.
Essays on philosophical and religious consciousness.
Excellent Quality, 245 Pages.
Copyright 1963.
Self-Help,  Health, Mind and Body,  Religion and Spirituality.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120407/

RACE AND HISTORY: SELECTED ESSAYS 1938-1988, BY JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN.
Franklin, most recently of Duke U. but long associated with the U. of Chicago, collects 27 of his most influential shorter writings..
Excellent Quality, 456 Pages.
Copyright 1989.
History,  Nonfiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120178/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0807115479/

RALPH ELLISON: A BIOGRAPHY, BY ARNOLD RAMPERSAD.
The definitive biography of one of the most important American writers and cultural intellectuals of the twentieth century --- Ralph Ellison, author of the masterpiece "Invisible Man". A magisterial biography of Ralph Waldo Ellison -- a revelation of the man, the writer, and his times..
Excellent Quality, 658 Pages.
Copyright 2007.
Nonfiction,  Biographies and Memoirs.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120190/

REVOLUTIONARY PARENTING WORKBOOK: HOW TO RAISE SPIRITUAL CHAMPIONS, BY KAREN LEE-THORP AND GEORGE BARNA. Revolutionary Parenting (Tyndale) was developed from a landmark study of Christian twenty-somethings and the parents who raised them..
Excellent Quality, 124 Pages.
Copyright 2007.
Self-Help,  Parenting and Family,  Religion and Spirituality.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120392/

THE CREATION OF FEMINIST CONSCIOUSNESS: FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO EIGHTEEN-SEVENTY (WOMEN AND HISTORY, VOLUME 2), BY GERDA LERNER. Lerner studies how women have been affected, marginalized, by the construction of recorded History -- as differentiated from history -- the events of the past and the devastating impact of educational deprivation..
Excellent Quality, 396 Pages.
Copyright 1993.
History,  Nonfiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120156/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0195066049/

WASTED: A MEMOIR OF ANOREXIA AND BULIMIA, BY MARYA HORNBACHER.
Hornbacher relates her nearly fifteen-year struggle with anorexia and bulimia..
Excellent Quality, 314 Pages.
Copyright 1998.
Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Biographies and Memoirs, Health, Mind and Body.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/116400/

WEIGHT WATCHERS DESSERT CLASSICS, BY WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL.
Welcome to this special collection of desserts for every occasion: serve up cookies with a pot of tea; crown a holiday meal with a scrumptious cake or pie; send brownies to your children's bake sale or invite the neighbors for brunch..
Excellent Quality, 93 Pages.
Copyright 1995.
Nonfiction,  Cooking, Food and Wine,  Health, Mind and Body.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/43122/



=====TEENS & CHILDREN, 31


AMONG THE BETRAYED, BY MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX.
Thirteen-year-old Nina is imprisoned by the Population Police, who give her the option of helping them identify illegal "third-born" children, or facing death. Sequel to: Among the Imposters..
Excellent Quality, 156 Pages.
Copyright 2002.
Teens,  Literature and Fiction,  Science Fiction and Fantasy.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120338/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0689839057/

A WEEK IN THE WOODS, BY ANDREW CLEMENTS.
With his uncanny knack to reach right to the heart of kids, Andrew Clements asks -- and answers -- questions about first impressions, fairness, loyalty, and courage -- and exactly what it takes to spend "A Week in the Woods"..
Excellent Quality, 198 Pages.
Copyright 2002.
Teens,  Literature and Fiction,  Outdoors and Nature.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120353/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/068982596X/

DON'T YOU DARE READ THIS, MRS. DUNPHREY, BY MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX.
In the journal she is keeping for English class, sixteen-year-old Tish chronicles the changes in her life when her abusive father returns home after a two-year absence..
Excellent Quality, 126 Pages.
Copyright 1996.
Teens,  Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120301/

FLIP, BY DAVID LUBAR.
If you could become anyone in the world, who would you be? Did you ever wish you could be anyone else but who you are? Twins Ryan and Taylor do it all the time. Now their dream is about to come true..
Excellent Quality, 302 Pages.
Copyright 2003.
Teens,  Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120429/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0765340488/

FRENCH KISS, BY AIMEE FRIEDMAN.
Two beautiful girls. One sexy city. Endless opportunities for l'amour. When Alexa St. Laurent falls in love, she falls hard. Can she keep her cool after meeting a French guy who's too good to be true and too hard to resist?.
Excellent Quality, 327 Pages.
Copyright 2006.
Teens,  Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120112/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439792819/

HOLLYWOOD HILLS, BY AIMEE FRIEDMAN.
The week before graduation, Alexa and Holly go to Los Angeles..
Excellent Quality, 334 Pages.
Copyright 2007.
Teens,  Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120111/

IN YOUR DREAMS, BY ROBIN JONES GUNN.
From the bestselling author of The Christy Miller Series, this series centers around Christy Miller's friend Sierra Jensen. Sierra is a spunky and bold sixteen-year-old with big dreams and unconventional clothes..
Excellent Quality, 141 Pages.
Copyright 1996.
Teens,  Literature and Fiction,  Religion and Spirituality.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/115821/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1561794449/

SONS OF DESTINY (CIRQUE DU FREAK: THE SAGA OF DARREN SHAN #12), BY DARREN SHAN. As Darren faces the final showdown with his archenemy, Steve Leopard, he seeks a way to trick destiny and avoid the requirement that one of them die and the other become Lord of the Shadows, fated to destroy the world..
Excellent Quality, 262 Pages.
Copyright 2004.
Horror,  Teens,  Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120441/

SOUTH BEACH, BY AIMEE FRIEDMAN.
Seniors Nicki, Belly, and Genny are best friends who want their last spring break to be unforgettable..
Excellent Quality, 332 Pages.
Copyright 2005.
Teens,  Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120107/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439706785/

THE FATTENING HUT, BY PAT LOWERY COLLINS.
"The Fattening Hut" is a lyrical and timeless tale about a teenage girl who struggles to reclaim her independence, her body, and her soul..
Excellent Quality, 192 Pages.
Copyright 2005.
Teens,  Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120350/

THE YEAR MY SISTER GOT LUCKY, BY AIMEE FRIEDMAN.
When fourteen-year-old Katie and her older sister, Michaela, move from New York City to upstate New York, Katie is horrified by the country life-style but is even more shocked when her sister adapts effortlessly, enjoying their new life, unlike Katie..
Excellent Quality, 371 Pages.
Copyright 2008.
Teens,  Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120121/

AN EXTRAORDINARY EGG, BY LEO LIONNI.
While taking a walk, three frogs discover what they believe to be a chicken egg and eagerly wait for it to hatch..
Excellent Quality, 34 Pages.
Copyright 1994.
Children's Books,  Animals,  Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120413/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679958401/

A PICTURE BOOK OF JACKIE ROBINSON, BY DAVID A. ADLER AND ROBERT CASILLA AND DAVID A. ADLER.
The first African American to play in the major leagues..
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages.
Copyright 1994.
Children's Books,  History,  Biographies and Memoirs.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120410/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0823411222/

BABY BIRD'S FIRST NEST, BY FRANK ASCH.
Baby Bird and Little Frog have adventures outside of Baby Bird's nest..
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages.
Copyright 1999.
Children's Books,  Animals,  Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120409/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439165741/

BLOOD AND SAND (THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY #2), BY DAMIEN GRAVES.
Three stories. Three more reasons to beg for morning to come. Welcome to "The Midnight Library". Ages 9-12..
Excellent Quality, 172 Pages.
Copyright 2005.
Children's Books,  Horror,  Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120340/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0439871875/

BYE, MIS' LELA, BY DOROTHY CARTER.
Sugar Plum, an African American preschooler, must come to terms with the death of her elderly babysitter..
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages.
Copyright 1998.
Children's Books,  Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120408/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0374310130/

EVERYBODY NEEDS A ROCK, BY BYRD BAYLOR.
Baylor provides ten rules for finding a rock. "Not just any rock, Baylor is careful to note, but 'a special rock that you find yourself and keep as long as you can--maybe forever.".
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages.
Copyright 1974.
Children's Books.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120411/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0684138999/

HOW THE OX STAR FELL FROM HEAVEN, BY ANN FAY AND  LILY T. HONG.
A Chinese folk tale which explains why the ox was banished from heaven to become the farmer's beast of burden..
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages.
Copyright 1991.
Children's Books.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120412/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0807534285/

I CAN SEE YOU (THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY #7), BY DAMIEN GRAVES.
3 horror stories for kids 9-12 years old..
Excellent Quality, 175 Pages.
Copyright 2006.
Children's Books,  Horror,  Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120337/

LIAR (THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY #5), BY DAMIEN GRAVES.
3 horror stories for kids 9-12 years old..
Excellent Quality, 154 Pages.
Copyright 2006.
Children's Books,  Horror,  Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120334/

MR. TANEN'S TIES, BY MARYANN COCCA-LEFFLER.
The students of Lynnhurst Elementary love their principal, Mr. Tanen--and his colorful ties. But Mr. Apple from the school office doesn't like the ties and insists that Mr. Tanen stop wearing them. Everyone is miserable..
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages.
Copyright 1999.
Children's Books,  Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120414/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0807553026/

ROOM ONE: A MYSTERY OR TWO, BY ANDREW CLEMENTS.
Ted Hammond, the only sixth grader in his small Nebraska town's one-room schoolhouse, searches for clues to the disappearance of a homeless family..
Excellent Quality, 190 Pages.
Copyright 2006.
Children's Books,  Literature and Fiction,  Mystery and Thrillers.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120346/

SHUT YOUR MOUTH (THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY #6), BY DAMIEN GRAVES.
3 horror stories for kids 9-12 year old..
Excellent Quality, 175 Pages.
Copyright 2006.
Children's Books,  Horror,  Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120339/

THE CAT LADY (THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY #4), BY DAMIEN GRAVES.
3 horror stories for kids 9-12 years old..
Excellent Quality, 168 Pages.
Copyright 2006.
Children's Books,  Horror,  Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120326/

THE DEADLY CATCH (THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY #8), BY DAMIEN GRAVES.
Don't panic. On second thought, do panic. Welcome to The "Midnight Library". 3 horror stories for ages 9-12..
Excellent Quality, 170 Pages.
Copyright 2006.
Children's Books,  Horror,  Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120342/

THE IMPORTANT BOOK, BY MARGARET WISE BROWN.
The important thing about The Important Book -- is that you let your child tell you what is important about the sun and the moon and the wind and the rain and a bug and a bee and a chair and a table and a pencil and a bear and a rainbow and a cat.
Excellent Quality, 23 Pages.
Copyright 1949.
Children's Books.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120403/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060207205/

THE PRINCESS OF LIGHT AND OTHER STORIES (FOLK TALES FROM JAPAN VOL. 2), BY HEMA PANDE. Poor Gombe outwits the mighty Lord with the help of his resourceful wife. A famous Japanese wrestler finds his match in three strong women. A trapped snow crane returns to serve the poor woodcutter and his wife..
Excellent Quality, 58 Pages.
Copyright 1998.
Children's Books,  Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120431/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/812501358X/

TIGRESS, BY HELEN COWCHER.
Author Helen Cowcher addresses environmental concerns in this children's book. A tiger and her cubs leave their forest sanctuary to hunt. What will happen when they unknowingly attack a farmer's bull?.
Excellent Quality, 34 Pages.
Copyright 1991.
Children's Books,  Animals.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120404/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0590461141/

TOUGH BORIS, BY MEM FOX.
Boris von der Borch is a mean, greedy old pirate--tough as nails, through and through, like all pirates. Or is he? When a young boy sneaks onto Boriss ship, he discovers that even pirates cry. And so does he..
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages.
Copyright 1994.
Children's Books,  Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120405/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0152896120/

TREASURE FEVER! (SCHOOLING AROUND), BY ANDY GRIFFITHS.
Meet Henry McThrottle, a fifth-grader with an extremely active imagination. His flights of fancy lead to adventures of the sort only Andy Griffiths could dream up, in the first entry of a hilarious new series..
Excellent Quality, 196 Pages.
Copyright 2008.
Children's Books,  Literature and Fiction.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120343/

WINGS: A TALE OF TWO CHICKENS, BY JAMES MARSHALL.
Harriet the chicken rescues her foolish friend from the clutches of a wiley fox..
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages.
Copyright 1986.
Children's Books,  Animals.
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/120406/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0670809616/

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