California Bookwatch back issues from April 2009:
Teachers Have Class ... Just Ask the Kids!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Teachers Have Class ... Just Ask the Kids! Suzanne Zenkel Peter Pauper Press, Inc. 202 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601 9781593598334, $9.95 www.peterpauper.com Teachers Have Class ... Just Ask the Kids! is a compilation of ...
Naga Identities.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Naga Identities Michael Oppitz, et.al. Snoeck Publications c/o Snoeck--Ducaji & Zoon Zurich 9789053496794, $285.00 www.amazon.com NAGA IDENTITIES is both a work of anthropology and a work of art, and thus is a recommended ...
The Wizard of Oz and Philosophy.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Wizard of Oz and Philosophy Randall E. Auxier and Phillip S. Seng, Editors Open Court Box 300, Peru, IL 61354--3000 0812696573, $18.95 www.opencourtbooks.com Adding to the 'Popular Culture and Philosophy' series is a fine ...
The Leopard Tree.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Leopard Tree Tim Merriman Heartfelt Publications 1105 Harris Dr., Fort Collins, CO 80524 9780979393303, $15.00, www.amazon.com "The Leopard Tree" by Tim Merriman" is the gripping story of three orphans (one of whom is a blind ...
'Teen Topics.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... 'Teen Topics Pegge Parker Concierge Publishing 13518 'L' Street, Omaha, NE 68137 www.conciergemarketing.com 9780981903415, $14.95, www.amazon.com Before Ann Landers there was Pegge Parker. She was the original advice ...
Relations That Suck.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Relations That Suck Marilyn Yu Art & Lenny 640--5th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94118 9780615254715, $35.00, artandlenny@gmail.com A kind of picture book for grownups, "Relations That Suck: The Story of Eva And Dries" by Marilyn Yu ...
Family of Secrets.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Family of Secrets Russ Baker Bloomsbury Press 175--5th Avenue, New York NY 10010 1596915579, $30.00 www.bloomsburypress.com FAMILY OF SECRETS: THE BUSH DYNASTY, THE POWERFUL FORCES THAT PUT IT IN THE WHITE HOUSE, AND WHAT THEIR ...
The Man Who Sold the World.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Man Who Sold the World William Kleinknecht Nation Books c/o Perseus Books Group 387 Park Avenue South, NY, NY 10016 www.perseusbooksgroup.com 9781568584102, $26.95 www.nationbooks.org THE MAN WHO SOLD THE ...
Social Skills for Teenagers and Adults with Asperger's Syndrome.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Social Skills for Teenagers and Adults with Asperger's Syndrome Nancy J. Patrick Jessica Kingsley Publishers 400 Market Street, #400, Philadelphia, PA 19106 9781843108764, $19.95 www.jkp.com Teens and adults with Asperger's Syndrome ...
Why Do I Have To?(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Why Do I Have To? B. Annye Rothenberg, Ph.D., author David T. Wenzel, illustrator Perfect Parenting Press 35 Ash Drive, Kimball, MI 48074 9780979042010, $9.95 www.PerfectParentingPress.com Written by child/parent ...
Turbo--Mom's Guide.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Turbo--Mom's Guide Kristin Delfau Aji Publishing PO Box 2207, Chapel Hill, NC, 27215--2207 9780979478130, $24.95, www.ajibooks.com The job of Mother is an ever increasingly busy one. "Turbo--Mom's Guide to Saving Money Without ...
Labor Pains and Birth Stories.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Labor Pains and Birth Stories Jessica Powers, editor Catalyst Books Press 709 Masson Ave., Apt. A San Bruno, CA 94066 9780980208115, $18.00, www.catalystbookpress.com Maternity is more than putting on a little weight and having a baby ...
Twilight Eyes.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Twilight Eyes Dean Koontz Brilliance Audio PO Box 887, Grand Haven, MI 49417 1423338541, $46.95 www.brillianceaudio.com Malcolm Hillgartner's acting voice and talents lend high drama and intrigue to TWILIGHT ...
Divine Justice.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Divine Justice David Baldacci Hachette Audio 237 Park Avenue, New York NY 10017 1600244289, $44.98 www.hachetteaudio.com Ron McLarty's an author and actor with extensive experience in high drama: a perfect pairing for DIVINE JUSTICE, ...
The Law of Success.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Law of Success Napoleon Hill, author Joel Fotinos, narrator Penguin Audio 375 Hudson Street, New York NY 10014 9780143144199, $29.95 www.penguin.com Joel Fotinos provides a clear and solid reading of the fifteen ...
Healthful Foods from Back to Eden.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Healthful Foods from Back to Eden Jethro Kloss Thunder Bay Press c/o Advanced Marketing Group 13475 Danielson Street, Suite 140, Poway, CA 92064--8850 1592238696, $22.95 www.thunderbaybooks.com Jethro Kloss devoted half of ...
Deep Brain Stimulation.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Deep Brain Stimulation Jamie Talan Dana Press 900--15th Street NW, Washington DC 20005 193259437X, $25.00 www.dana.org DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION: A NEW TREATMENT SHOWS PROMISE IN THE MOST DIFFICULT CASES is a pick for any medical ...
Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook, 4th Edition.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook, 4th Edition Nancy Clark, MS, RD Human Kinetics Box 5076, Champaign, IL 61825--5076 0736074155, $19.95 www.humankinetics.com If a library were to obtain just one nutrition guidebook for a ...
Age--Defying Fitness.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Age--Defying Fitness Marilyn Moffat, PT, PhD, FAPTA and Carole Lewis, PT, PhD, FAPTA Peachtree Publishers, Ltd. 1700 Chattahoochee Ave, Atlanta, GA 30318 1561453331, $19.95 www.peachtree--online.com The trade edition of this book ...
Total Reflexology.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Total Reflexology Martine Faure--Alderson, D.O. Healing Arts Press c/o Inner Traditions International, Ltd. Box 388, Rochester, VT 05767 9781594772474, $19.95 www.healingartspress.com TOTAL REFLEXOLOGY: THE REFLEX POINTS ...
The Joyful Journey.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Joyful Journey Cathy D. Slaght 695 Central Avenue, Suite 150 B, St. Petersburg, FL 33702 JimSam Inc. PO Box 3363, Riverview, FL 33568 9780982058725, $14.95, www.bethinwithin.com Gaining or losing weight is easy, what ...
Herbal Medicine.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Herbal Medicine Charles W. Kane Lincoln Town Press PO Box 5472, Oracle, AZ 85623 www.lincolntownpress.com 9780977133321, $24.95, www.amazon.com The use of plants for health problems arising from injuries and illnesses is ...
Before the Scalpel.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Before the Scalpel Panchali Dhar, M.D. Tell Me Press 98 Mansfield St., New Haven, CT 06511 9780981645308, $24.95, www.tellmepress.com Surgery is no laughing matter. "Before the Scalpel: What Everyone Should Know About Anesthesia" is ...
Wash Your Hands!(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Wash Your Hands! Frederic Saldmann Weinstein Books 345 Hudson Street, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10014 9781602860490, $12.95, www.weinsteinbooks.com Germs are everywhere, but how much paranoia is enough? "Wash Your Hands! The Dirty ...
A Christian Woman's Journal to Weight Loss.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... A Christian Woman's Journal to Weight Loss Patricia Thomas Elevator Group PO Box 207, Paoli, PA 19301 9780982038406, $15.95, www.theelevatorgroup.com Many people ignore God as they seek better health, but for author Patricia Thomas, ...
Prevent Cancer.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Prevent Cancer Vijaya Nair Safe Goods Publishing 561 Shunpike Rd., Sheffield, MA 01257 9781884820922, $11.95, www.safegoodspub.com The best way to fight cancer is to never get it. "Prevent Cancer: Strokes, Heart Attacks, and Other ...
Living Agelessly.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Living Agelessly Linda Altoonian DiaMedica 150 East 61st Street, New York, NY 10065 9780979356445, $16.95, www.diamedicapub.com Just because you're getting gray doesn't mean you have to take up a fascination with "Matlock". "Living ...
Size 2 for Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Size 2 for Life Ashley Marriott and Marc L. Paulsen Stance Media & Publications 4510 Seashore Drive, #A, Newport Beach, CA 92663 9780982104743, $21.99 Being healthy physically is essential to being healthy emotionally. "Size 2 for ...
Small Blocks, Stunning Quilts.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Small Blocks, Stunning Quilts Mary Elizabeth Kinch and Biz Storms Martingale & Company 20205--144th Avenue NE, Woodinville, WA 98072--8478 9781564778291, $26.95 www.martingale--pub.com SMALL BLOCKS, STUNNING QUILTS comes from antique ...
The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques Margaret Radcliffe Storey Publishing 210 Mass MOCA Way, North Adams, MA 01247 9781603420402, $29.95 www.storey.com From using multicolor yarns and texture to double ...
Faux Applique.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Faux Applique Helen Stubbings American Quilter's Society Box 3290, Paducah, KY 42002--3290 9781574329711, $26.95 www.americanquilter.com Use colored pencils to recreate the look of applique in FAUX APPLIQUE, a ...
Big-Print Quilts.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Big-Print Quilts Karen Snyder Krause Publications 700 East State Street, Iola, WI 54990--0001 0896894819, $22.99 www.krausebooks.com Big, lovely prints can be used for much more than just borders and backs, and quilter Karen Snyder ...
Head First Web Design.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Head First Web Design Ethan Watrall & Jeff Siarto O'Reilly 1005 Gravenstein Hwy North, Sebastopol, CA 95472 9780596520304, $49.99 www.oreilly.com Is it possible to learn real web design from a book format? HEAD FIRST WEB DESIGN is ...
Build Your Own Web Site the Right Way Using HTML & CSS, second edition.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Build Your Own Web Site the Right Way Using HTML & CSS, second edition Ian Lloyd Sitepoint 48 Cambridge Street, Collingwood, VIC, Australia 3066 www.sitepoint.com 9780980452274, $29.95 www.amazon.com The second updated ...
The Manga Guide to Databases.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Manga Guide to Databases Mana Takahashi, Shoko Aszuma and Trend--Pro Co, Ltd. No Starch Press 555 DeHaro #250, San Francisco CA 94107 9781593271909, $19.95 www.nostarch.com Princess Ruruna and Cain have a problem: their ...
OpenProj.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... OpenProj Lisa A. Bucki Course Technology 25 Thomson Place, Boston, MA 02210 1598638173, $24.99 www.courseptr.com OPENPROJ: THE OPEN SOURCE SOLUTION FOR MANAGING YOUR PROJECTS provides project managers with free, open ...
Introduction to AutoCad 2009 Essentials.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Introduction to AutoCad 2009 Essentials M. Hamad Infinity Science press 11 Leavitt Street, Hingham, MA 02043 9781934015285, $49.95 www.infinitysciencepress.com Most AutoCad guides are weighty all--in--one bibles packed with ...
EMF: Eclipse Modeling Framework.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... EMF: Eclipse Modeling Framework Erich Gamma, et.al., Editors Addison--Wesley c/o Pearson Education 801 East 96th Street, 3rd floor, Indianapolis, IN 46240--3759 www.awprofessional.com 9321331885, $49.99 www.informit.com ...
Turner to Cezanne.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Turner to Cezanne Oliver Fairclough and Bryony Dawkes Hudson Hills Press Box 205, Manchester, VT 05254--9911 1555952992, $60.00 www.hudsonhills.com Between the 19th and early 20th centuries the art world experienced a revolution in ...
Live Forever.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Live Forever Elizabeth Peyton Phaidon Press 180 Varick Street, New York NY 10014 9780714848860, $59.95 www.phaidon.com American artist Elizabeth Peyton specializes in ...
Behind the Paint.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Behind the Paint Ken O'Neil Stone Corral Press University of New Mexico Press 1312 Basehart Rd. SE, Albuquerque NM 87106--4363 9780981620206, $50.00 www.unmpress.com Ken O'Neil left his secure engineering job and life to ...
Splendor and Elegance.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Splendor and Elegance Horace Wood Brock, et. al. MFA Publications c/o Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 D.A.P. Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. (distributor) 155 Sixth Avenue, 2nd Floor, ...
500 Poses for Photographing Women.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... 500 Poses for Photographing Women Michelle Perkins Amherst Media Box 586, Buffalo, NY 14226 9781584282495, $34.95 www.amherstmedia.com Filled with images of women in striking poses, this book for photographers seeking inspiration ...
Faces of Africa.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Faces of Africa Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher National Geographic Society 1145--17th Street NW, Washington DC 20036--4688 9781426204241, $16.95 www.ngs.org FACES OF AFRICA provides a fine collection of portraits of people ...
Counterpoint.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Counterpoint Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison Twin Palms Publishers Box 10229, Santa Fe, NM 87504 9781931885775, $65.00 www.twinpalms.com Oversized color photos juxtapose human figures and faces in ...
Earth Architecture.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Earth Architecture Ronald Rael Princeton Architectural Press 37 East 7th Street, New York NY 10003 9781568987675, $45.00 www.papress.com The world's first skyscrapers were built of mud brick and many famous Americans lived in earth ...
Popeye: Let's You and Him Fight!(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Popeye: Let's You and Him Fight! E.C. Seger Fantagraphics Books 7563 Lake City Way, NE, Seattle, WA 98115 9781560079623, $29.95 www.fantagraphics.com Including the never--before--reprinted 1933 'Popeye, Wimpy, and Olive at the ...
Beaded Chain Mail Jewelry.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Beaded Chain Mail Jewelry Dylon Whyte Lark Books/Sterling 387 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10016 9781600592201, $24.95 www.larkbooks.com Chain mail jewelry is lovely but when beads are added it becomes spectacular. Learn ...
Wrapped in Gems.(Wrapped in Gems: 40 Elegant Designs for Wire - Wrapped Gemstone Jewelry)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Wrapped in Gems Mai Sato--Flores with Jesse Flores Potter Craft c/o The Random House Publishing Group 1745 Broadway, 17th floor, NY, NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com 9780307408464, $22.95 www.pottercraft.com ...
Voices of the Buffalo Soldier.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Voices of the Buffalo Soldier Frank N. Schubert University of New Mexico Press 1312 Basehart Road SE, Albuquerque NM 87106--4363 9780826323101, $21.95 www.unmpress.com Any military or black studies library strong in early American ...
Ideas as Weapons.(Ideas as Weapons: Influence and Perception in Modern Warfare)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Ideas as Weapons Col H.R. McMaster, US Army Potomac Books 22841 Quicksilver Dr, Dulles, VA 20166 9781597972611, $29.95 www.potomacbooksinc.com IDEAS AS WEAPONS: INFLUENCE AND PERCEPTION IN MODERN WARFARE is a 'must' for both military ...
Osprey Publishing.("North Vietnamese Army Soldier 1958 - 75", "T - 80 Standard Tank: The Soviet Army's Last Armored Champion")(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Osprey Publishing 443 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10016 www.ospreypublishing.com Gordon Rottman's NORTH VIETNAMESE ARMY SOLDIER 1958--75 (9781846033711, $18.95) provides specialty military collections with an in--depth focus on the NVA, a politicized, ...
Bear-Ology.(Bear - Ology: Fascinating Bear Facts, Tales and Trivia)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Bear--Ology Sylvia Dolson PixyJack Press Box 149, Masonville, CO 80541 9780977372454, $18.00 www.pixyjackpress.com BEAR--OLOGY: FASCINATING BEAR FACTS, TALES & TRIVIA ...
The Backyard Horseman, 2nd Edition.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Backyard Horseman, 2nd Edition Ron Rude Mountain Press Box 2399, Missoula, MT 59806 0878425489, $18.00 www.mountain--press.com Any library catering to horse riders and owners will welcome this updated edition for newcomers to ...
Early American Pattern Glass Cake Stands & Serving Pieces.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Early American Pattern Glass Cake Stands & Serving Pieces Bettye S. James & Jane M. O'Brien Collector Books Box 3009, Paducah, KY 42002--3009 9781574325966, $29.95 www.collectorbooks.com Any library strong in glassware collecting and interested in early American pattern glass ...
Bottega Favorita.(Bottega Favorita: A Southern Chef's Love Affair with Italian Food)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Bottega Favorita Frank Stitt Artisan Books 225 Varick Street, New York NY 10014--4381 9781579653026, $40.00 www.artisanbooks.com BOTTEGA FAVORITA: A SOUTHERN CHEF'S LOVE AFFAIR WITH ITALIAN FOOD offers connections ...
Cooking in the South.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Cooking in the South Johnnie Gabriel Thomas Nelson Publishers PO Box 141000, Nashville, TN 37214 9781401604059, $24.99 www.thomasnelson.com Deserving of ongoing mention is Cooking in the South, an excellent survey ...
Wild, Wild East.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Wild, Wild East Bobby Chinn Barrons 250 Wireless, Hauppauge, NY 11788 0764161490, $29.99 www.barronseduc.com Bobby Chinn is a big fan of Vietnamese food--and considers it light, healthy and diverse. His own fusion--style recipes make ...
Beef and Other Bovine Matters.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Beef and Other Bovine Matters John Torode Taunton Press Box 5506, Newtown CT 06470--5506 9781600851261, $34.95 www.taunton.com Jason Lowe's lovely color photos of completed dishes embellish BEEF AND OTHER BOVINE MATTERS, a meaty ...
Chocolate--a Healthy Passion.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Chocolate--a Healthy Passion Shara Aaron and Monica Bearden Prometheus Books 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst, NY 14228--2107 9781591026532, $19.95 www.prometheusbooks.com There are numerous chocolate cookbooks on the market--but this one ...
The ESP Enigma.(The ESP Enigma: The Scientific Case for Psychic Phenomena)(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The ESP Enigma Diane Hennacy Powell, MD Walker & Company 175--5th Avenue, New York NY 10010 0802716067, $25.00 www.walkerbooks.com THE ESP ENIGMA: THE SCIENTIFIC CASE FOR PSYCHIC PHENOMENA could also have been featured in our ...
The Therapeutic Yoga Kit.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Therapeutic Yoga Kit Cheri Clampett and Biff Mithoeffer Healing Arts Press c/o Inner Traditions International, Ltd. One Park Street, Rochester, VT 05767 www.innertraditions.com 9781594772511, $29.95 ...
Consciousness from Zombies to Angels.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Consciousness from Zombies to Angels Christian De Quincey Park Street Press Box 388, Rochester, VT 05767 9781594772535, $18.95 www.parkstpress.com Dr. Christian De Quincey is a professor of philosophy and here presents a ...
Tarot for Writers.(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Tarot for Writers Corrine Kenner Llewellyn Publications 2143 Wooddale Drive,Woodbury, MN 55125--2989 9780738714578, $19.95 www.llewellyn.com TAROT FOR WRITERS tells how to interpret signals and myths, use classic tarot layouts to ...
Global California.("Global California: Rising To The Cosmopolitan Challenge", "Smile Southern California, You're The Center Of The Universe: The Economy and People Of A Global Region")(Brief article)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Global California Abraham F. Lowenthal Stanford University Press 1450 Page Mill Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94304 9780804762274, $21.95, www.sup.org Performing a kind of 'canary in the coal mine' function, the state of California has often ...