Reviewer's Choice Work of Mercy Grace Goldin Stoddart Publishing 34 Lesmill Rd., Don Mills, Ontario Canada M3B 2T6 1-55046-118-4 $50.00 Photos and text combine in a fine art book which examines the history of hospitals from medieval to modern times. Enjoy over 300 photos and an accompanying narrative which reflects twenty years of research into the topic, and numerous sketches of hospital layout. Reviewed here under art books for the fine art nature of the illustrations. Visitors From Time Marc Davenport Greenleaf Publications P.O. Box 8152, Murfreesboro, TN 37133 1-883729-02-5 $16.95 Can extraterrestrials visit Earth, and have they learned the secrets of time and space? Davenportıs lively second edition of Visitors From Time has been heralded by UFO researchers: Visitors From Time documents UFO properties, provides a hypothesis to synthesize various ideas and research studies, and provides an intriguing new approach to UFOs. Soap Recipes Elaine C. White Valley Hills Press 1864 Ridgeland Dr., Starkville, MS 39759 0-9637539-5-9 $23.95 The price tag on Soap Recipes is outrageous for a slim paperback but some might consider the information herein to be important and worth the price: for Soap Recipes is a guide to seventy tested methods of making modern soap with herbs, vegetable oils and beeswax. Soap Recipes is packed with intriguing methods of making different kinds of soap for many different tastes. A most unusual book. Shaking the Money Tree Morrie Warshawski Michael Wiese Productions 4354 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Suite 234 Studio City, CA 91604 0-941188-18-3 $24.95 Shaking the Money Tree: How to Get Grants and Donations demystifies the entire maze of the grant world hustling into easy-to-follow guidelines. The contents include preparing your project for funding, the gestalt of fundraising, doing the right research, an extensive list of resources, writing the perfect grant proposal, getting donations from individuals, meeting and talking to funders, and "Who's Got the Money?". Fire Ready! Eric Dean Western Skies Publishing P.O. Box 3793, Albuquerque, NM 87190 0-9644945-5-8 $19.95 This first-hand account of wild-fire battles is narrated by a man who has battled blazes with the U.S. Forest Service. As a front lines fighter, Dean provides the immediacy and tension lacking in more shallow observational accounts: relating different burns and their special challenges. An excellent ³you are there² account. The Complete Cable Book Steve & Patricia Hanson Homily Press/SCB Distributors 0-9637522-3-5 $39.00 The Complete Cable Book: The Multi-Channel Television Directory is the first comprehensive directory to the new world of multi-channel television services. Published biannual, this directory lists and describes all of the cable channels, including executives and cable production companies. Cross referenced three ways, by channels, companies, and individuals, The Complete Cable Book is an invaluable resource for individuals, students and professionals who want to access the fast-growing world of cable television. Plume/Penguin Lauren Kesslerıs Stubbron Twig (0-452-27301-3, $12.95) charts the experiences of three generations of Japanese immigrants to the U.S., providing a sweeping history which tells of the effects of Pearl Harbor on the fortunes and rise of one family. This brings an era to life, charting the changing perspectives of a generation. Himilce Novası Everything You Need To Know About Latino History (27100-2, $11.95) packs Latino history and culture into an inviting, memorable format, using questions and answers to survey the contributions of Latino communities American lives. The exceptionally lively discourse lends to leisure browsing as well as study. Gerard Chaliand & Jean-Pierre Rageauıs Penguin Atlas Of Diasporas (85439-5, $34.95) provides a strong introduction to the forced dispersion of ethnic and religious groups around the world: itıs the first reference guide to pack all under one cover, probing the roots of the major diasporas and contrasting their influences and results. American History Utah People in the Nevada Desert Marshall E. Bowen Utah State University Press 0-87421-168-9 $24.95 Between 1900 and 1915, two groups of migrants settled and began to farm railroad and public lands in the eastern deserts of Nevada. Between them they established some two hundred households in four tiny communities on arid flats northwest and southeast of Wells, Nevada. By 1925, all but a few stragglers had abandoned these homes to pursue their personal dreams elsewhere. In his microscopic history of the Nevada colonies, Marshal Bowen discusses migration , settlement, community formation, farming practices, and outmigrations. The sophisticated methodology he uses to analyze these sources provide a model for historical community, land-use, and migration studies, but by concentrating on the few settlers of these places, he is able to portray them, "as individuals, with personalities, values, and life-styles that are not hidden within a mass of impersonal data." The Video Shelf Geosophy Mystic Fire Video PO Box 2249, Livonia, MI 48151 MYS-76067 $29.95 Geosophy means earth wisdom - derived from the name Gaia, goddess of earth, and Sophia, Greek for wisdom. The ancients knew the harmony of heaven and earth, as evidenced by the sacred structures they built. Geosophists draw on modern research findings of archeoastronomy and paleontology interpreted in the light of the occult sciences. Henges, standing stones, ley lines, geomancy and sacred geometry are discussed by Paul Devereux, John Michell, Harry Oldfield, Nigel Pennick, and John Steel in Geosophy: An Overview of Earth Mysteries (95 minutes). Pentrex Donıt anticipate any shots of real trains in Great Outdoor Railways - but this video is startling anyway: itıs a spectacular and impressive presentation of selected garden layouts for model trains, and should attract even lay audiences with no special interest in modeling or trains. The entire family will marvel at layouts which are complex, hand-crafted, and authentic. The inclusion of an Œon boardı camera provides excellent views. While more insights on construction and maintenance might have satisfied bare-bones beginners, this will delight nonetheless. Amtrackıs Auto Train ($39.95) describes one of the most unusual trains in Amtrackıs system: a route designed to transport people and their personal vehicles from Washington, D.C. to Florida. Frisco 1522 ($29.95) presents some outstanding footage capturing a steam railroad over the Ozarks. Exceptional-quality shots of the steam train in motion over trestles and through countryside invite even non-buffs to view. Pentrex is the premier producer of railroading videos. Send for the free catalog for a complete listing of many fine productions. The Arts Bernini Giovani Careri University of Chicago Press 0-226-09273-9 $13.95 (pb) 0-226-09272-0 $25.00 (hc) Bernini was the first to attempt to unite architecture with sculpture and painting in a "beautiful whole". His design of Baroque chapels (a dark world sealed below by a balustrade, covered by a luminous celestial dome, and populated by bodies of paint, marble, stucco, and flesh) bare this out. Bernini: Flights of Love, the Art of Devotion explores three of these Baroque chapels to show how Bernini achieved his remarkable effects. Giovanni Careri examines the ways in which the artist integrated the disparate forms of architecture, painting and sculpture into a coherent space for devotion, and then shows how this accomplishment was understood by religious practitioners. Venice: Hidden Splendors Cesare Cunaccia & Mark Smith Flammarion/Abbeville 2-08013-573-2 $35.00 In a unique journey through history, Venice: Hidden Splendors is a superb volume takes the reader behind the fabulous facades to explore the greatest achievements of Venetian interior architecture and decoration from the 11th century to the present day including churches, palaces, and cathedrals, cafes, hotels, synagogues and libraries, private homes within prestigious buildings otherwise closed to the public. The impact of international architectural trends have been keenly felt in 20th century Venice (particularly in interior design) and the final chapter examines the exquisite contemporary interiors designed by the architect Carlo Scarpa, whose sophisticated combination of traditional and modern materials and forms shows that Venice's unique artistic heritage continues to flourish. Venice: Hidden Splendors is a lively anecdotal text, stunning color photographs, and an extensive visitor's guide make this lavishly illustrated and concise introduction to Venice's architectural and cultural history essential reading about one of the most enchanting cities in Europe. This is an enchanting volume for browsers, armchair tourists, and serious researchers. Constitutional Law The Establishment Clause Leonard W. Levy North Carolina University Press 0-8078-4466-7 $14.95 (pb) 0-8078-2156-X $34.95 (hc) Leonard Levy's The Establishment Clause: Religion and the First Amendment, 2nd Edition is a class work examines the circumstances that led to the writing of the establishment clause of the First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion..." He argues that, contrary to popular belief, the framers of the Constitution intended to prohibit government aid to religion even on an impartial basis. He thus refutes the view of "non-preferentialists," who interpret the clause as allowing such aid provided that the assistance is not restricted to a preferred church. This is a new edition in which Levy has added to his original arguments and incorporated much new material, including an analysis of Thomas Jefferson's ideas on the relationship between church and state and a discussion of the establishment clause cases brought before th Supreme Court since the book was original published in 1986. The Large Print Shelf The Invitation Jude Deveraux Thorndike Press 0-8161-5663-8 $16.95 (pb) 0-8161-5662-X $22.95 (hc) Jude Deveraux, one of America's most beloved authors of romance brings together three novellas destined to delight her legions of fans with her special brand of whimsy and delicious romance. In The Invitation, beautiful daredevil pilot Jackie O'Neill returns to her hometown to put down roots and maybe even to fall in love again someday. But she never dreams that her wish may be fulfilled by little Billy who is now most definitely a man - handsome, sexy, and rich. In Matchmakers there's a family saying, "You marry the one who can tell the twins apart." Is that good advice or not for identical twins Mike and Kane Taggert? And in A Perfect Arrangement Dorie Lathem proposes to Cole Hunter, ;then calls him an aging gunslinger and a swaggering, hard-jawed, ruthless killer. Can this marriage survive? The large print format is ideal for the visual impaired who nonetheless love a good read! The Audio Book Shelf Episodes John James Audubon Audio Scholar 1-879557-19-3 $17.95 Audubonıs vignettes were written throughout his lifetime: this abridged version covers his travels and adventures and provides an unusual documentation of his reflections on human nature as well as natural history. Crimeıs Leading Ladies Sara Paretsky, et.al. Durkin Hayes 0-88646-376-9 $16.99 Paretsky is joined by Susan Dunlap and Sharyn McCrumb in a fine collection of short mysteries by these leading female crime writers. From the real plot involved in an apparent hit-and-run accident to some unusual crime solving puzzles, this will delight avid crime fiction buffs. In the Company of My Sisters Julia A. Boyd Penguin Highbridge 0-453-00930-1 $16.95 This is the first self-help book by a black psychotherapist to examine the realities of black womenıs lives and their shared problems. The experiences of a black womanıs support group are used to illustrate numerous common bonds and problems peculiar to black females. Chivers Audio These excellent unabridged audios are especially recommended picks for libraries seeking a blend of durable packaging and strong intrigue. Marika Cobboldıs Guppies For Tea (0-7451-6473-0) tells of a battle against a retirement home and a changing world, led by a daughter who sees her mother and grandmother succumbing to various forces in their lives. The insights on changing personalities is revealing. Josephine Coxıs Born To Serve (4387-3, $84.95) provides a spirited story of one Jenny, a servant who suffers from her mistressı vicious nature. Drawn into the results of an ill-fated marriage, Jenny finds herself caring for her mistressı abandoned daughter, yearning for her lost love. Jessica Stirlingıs Creature Comforts (4386-5, $94.95) is the second in a trilogy and focusses on two married daughters leading very similar lives. Romance and intrigue follow in the wake of a war and battle affecting all lives involved. Vivian Heilbronıs reading is generously lively. Catherine Gaskinıs The Lynmara Legacy (6476-5, $94.95) tells of one Anna, who escapes a life of poverty in Russia by coming to America, only to find that her dreams are shattered by circumstances which destroy love and try to alienate a mother and daughter. Stowaway and Milk Run Mary Higgins Clark Dove 1-55800-750-4 $10.95 Carol Higgins Clark, actress and daughter of author Mary, provides a spirited reading of two short stories which are strong, tense thrillers. A conscientious flight stewardess becomes involved in politics and intrigue when she hides a frightened young stowaway from the authorities; and another stewardess becomes immersed in a web of deception when she serves as a carrier for an important document; only to find itıs been stolen during the flight. Dark Rivers of the Heart Dean Koontz Random House Audio 0-679-43666-9 $49.95 Enjoy an unabridged novel which packs in suspense: a man and a woman, each a nomad and loner, meet in a bar and join to flee a common, illegal agency. A mad agent tracks them, with his government connections and powers seemingly infinite. The music and added effects enhance a reading which is spirited and dramatic. Bantam Audio Journalist Paxton travels to Vietnam in search of answers for her love-torn life, only to find her life changed by her findings in Danielle Steelıs Message From Nam (0-553-45281-9, $16.99). This abridgement of Steelıs fine story is enhanced by a strong rendition by actor Richard Thomas. Maeve Binchyıs The Glass Lake (47315-8, $23.95) receives an exceptionally strong performance by Fionnula Flanagan, whose beautiful Irish lilt lends authenticity to Binchyıs story of Lough Glass, home to the beautiful Kit and her mate. Change is in store with a death and a secret revealed in a letter. Harry Steinıs The Magic Bullet (47365-4, $22.95) tells of one Dan Logan, who finds himself in a dangerous situation when his research into cancer at a new job introduces him to an unusual testing situation. A fellow colleague joins him in testing a new drug, until patients begin to die and eventually reveal a dangerous conspiracy. Audio Renaissance TV star Kellie Martin, who leads this series, contributes a very expressive, dramatic voice to Catherine Marshallıs strong abridged story of Christy (1-55927-324-0, $19.95): an idealistic young schoolteacherıs encounters with backwoods people in the rural Smoky Mountains. Captured in this fine story is the charm and roughness of the people as well as the strengths of differing personalities. Harry S. Dent, Jr.ıs Job Shock In The New Workplace (331-3, $16.95) is also a highly recommended winner: with companies laying off workers and closing plants, employees canıt afford ignorance. This audio tells how to weather corporate change, how to predict business trends and job stability, and how to understand future changes in job structure. Joseph Campbellıs The Hero With A Thousand Faces (330-5, $19.95) is read by cultural anthropologist Blum, who imparts a solid voice and emphasis upon the modern struggle to link and understand physical and psychic worlds. Recorded Books Inc. Anne Riceıs Tale Of The Body Thief (0-7887-0096-0, $104.00) and Queen Of The Damned (0100-2, $109.00) are both heady accomplishments for an unabridged audio: packages both narrated by Frank Muellerıs strong voice include about twenty hours each and pack in fascinating Vampire stories. Queen Of The Damned is Book III in her ŒVampire Chroniclesı and involves listeners in the story of Akasha, mother of all vampires, who decides to become mankindıs savior. In Book IV, Body Thief, her companion vampire Lestat who longs to be human again finds that a switch in roles with a human is not as simple as he suspected. Both excel in audio format, which provides them with a strength overcoming any tedious qualities in the written word, and accenting the story with Muellerıs dramatic reading. Nancy Taylor Rosenbergıs First Offense (0149-5, $85.00) provides the strong tale of a female probation officer who is attacked leaving a hearing, and who finds some strange allies as she uncovers a stalker who seems to know everything about her. C.J. Critt provides the strong narration of this tense thriller. Thomas Mooreıs Care Of The Soul (0151-7, $75.00) benefits from Nelson Rungerıs smooth narrative style as it explores a problem called ³loss of the soul² which contributes to addictions and violence: the perfect coverage for our times is revealed. Food Fictions Symphony Space 2537 Broadway, New York NY 10025 No ISBN $16.95 These short stories are classics, recorded live at Symphony Space in New York, broadcast on public radio, and packing in a fine selection of short fiction revolving around food. Poems and reflections on food are dramatic and revealing. Mathematics Hurricane Calculus John B. Hahn, et.al. Prometheus Enterprises P.O. Box 357, Hinckley, OH 44233 1-8867-83-00-4 $19.95 Donıt anticipate the usual heady, confusing jargon in this book: examples drawn from real-life applications cover the first year of calculus, from basic concepts to multiple integrals. This approach - using real-life situations to apply calculus - makes much more sense than mere rote memorization of formulas, and assures a much deeper understanding of calculus. A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper John Allen Paulos Basic Books 0-465-04362-3 $18.00 This isnıt your normal scholarly discourse on logic or math: it relates math directly to human affairs by following news stories which involve numbers and hidden quantitative angles. This should be required reading for any who wonder about statistical accuracy and how math influences our lives. The Movies Laughing Screaming William Paul Columbia University Press 0-231-08465-X $16.50 Modern Hollywood horror and comedy are surveyed in a film guide and study which juxtaposes classics with todayıs productions. From films which portray sex and power struggles to those which examine inner city scenes and power struggles without politics involved, this creates some fine food for thought. Who Put the Rainbow in The Wizard of Oz? Harold Meyerson & Ernie Harburg University of Michigan Press 0-472-10482-9 $35.00 Yip Haburg is the man who wrote the words to "Over the Rainbow" and that Depression era classic "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" Readers plunging into this scrupulously documented volume will discover how Yip Harburg, lyricist and poet of light verse, played a major role in the transformation of the Broadway revue into the sophisticated musical of the 1940s and 1950s. With extensive and exclusive interviews and lyrical analysis, the authors capture Harburg's wit, distinctive voice, and creative and collaborative methods. Inquiry into Harburg's Jewish, New York City roots, apprenticeship in his craft, and involvement in the radical politics of the 1930s (he was blacklisted in the 1950s) puts into context the seemingly irreconcilable skepticism and optimism that contoured this lyrical genius' life and work of over five hundred songs spanning a fifty-year career. Cartoons Giannalberto Bendazzi University of Indiana Press 0-253-20937-4 $39.95 Over a hundred years of film animation, from its invention in France in 1888 to modern times, enlivens a historical account of animationıs technical developments and achievements. This represents the first detailed history of cinema animation produced around the world, with divisions by major filmmakers and national cinemas and strong coverage of over 2,000 animators. Consumer Guides Everyoneıs Guide to Buying A Used Car Scott Kilmer On the Road Press Box 540326, Houston, TX 77254-0326 0-9643724-0-1 $12.95 Purchase a used car with confidence using a handbook which provides many step-by-steps for checking out both car and seller. Everyoneıs Guide to Buying A Used Car doesnıt assume any prior knowledge about mechanics or psychology: it provides the basics on car maintenance and purchase using simple language and illustrations anyone could understand. ³What Do You Mean Itıs Not Covered?² James Walsh Merritt Publishing 1-56343-072-X $19.95 Plenty of titles cover the basics on obtaining insurance coverage; but most omit the most basic questions: exactly what does a policy typically cover, what does it exclude, and how can consumers read their policies for omissions? Walshıs ³What Do You Mean Itıs Not Covered?² deals with everything from liability to health and homeowners policies. Money Secrets the Pros Donıt Want You to Know Stephanie Gallagher Amacom 0-8144-7893-X $17.95 From locating the biggest-paying investments to fund a college education to understanding why agents donıt push disability insurance and how to cut car insurance, Money Secrets the Pros Don't Want You to Know is packed with savvy financial insights and suggestions for beating the system. Social Security & Medicare 1995 Faustin F. Jehle Williamson 0-930045-13-0 $11.95 This 12th edition updates a classic to provide the latest information on not only social security and medicare, but disability and SSI. From submitting basic claims to understanding paperwork jargon and treatment options, this is packed with easy references which encourage a complete understanding of the entire qualification and benefits process. Philosophy Ages of Gold and Silver John G. Jackson American Atheist Press PO Box 140195, Austin, TX 78714-0195 #5201 $14.95 Christian leaders often claim that their religion has been a civilizing force throughout its history: that minorities owe their freedoms to the church, that monasteries preserved ancient literature against the barbarian hordes, that our greatest political ideals have their roots in the Bible. But, as John Jackson demonstrates, those claims fall far short of the truth. In Ages of Gold and Silver, Professor Jackson examines the origins of civilization with special emphasis on the long-ignored contributions on non-Whites. Jackson didn't set out to write a Christian-bashing book. It is just that he found it impossible to write a history of society without drawing atttention to the distoration and concealment of facts by past historians in order to bolster Christian claims. The Allure of Gnosticism Robert A. Segal, et al. Open Court Publishing Company 332 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 2000 Chicago, IL 60604-9968 0-8126-9278-0 $17.95 (pb) 0-8126-9277-2 $38.95 (hc) Gnosticism is far more than an ancient Christian and Jewish heresy. It arises in many religions as the belief in a radical dualism both in human beings and the cosmos: immateriality is perceived as good and matter as evil. Gnosticism often surfaces as a theme in contemporary cultural and psychological thought -- especially in the works of C.G. Jung. The Allure of Gnosticism: The Gnostic Experience in Jungian Psychology and Contemporary Culture is a collection of sixteen essays illuminating gnosticism in its relation to such issues as Jungian thought, the nature of evil, the place of the feminine, communism and fascism, existentialism, Christian scriptures, and Buddhism. The works of Kafka and T.S. Eliot are examined in detail. While modern Gnosticism, like its ancient counterpart, yearns to overcome the dualistic gulf between the material and immaterial, some varieties of gnosticism (notably atheistic existentialism) deny that any overcoming is possible. Other varieties (e.g., Jungian psychology) seek the reconciliation of opposites rather than the liberation of one side from the other. Woodworking 300 Great Shop Tips V. II Wood Magazine Editors Meredith Corporation 0-696-20299-9 $9.95 From organizing a basic wood workshop to applying finishes, using routers, and building jigs from scrap wood, this is packed with ideas and hints and how to streamline the modern woodworking shop. The illustrated step-by-step tips take the guesswork out of many projects. The Fiction Shelf A Russian Mother Alain Bosquet Holmes & Meier 0-8419-1329-3 $24.00 In this unforgettable novel the dissonance between a mother and son gradually intensifies to renewal a relationship so disturbing and complex, so brutally and delicately delineated, as to seem wholly familiar and enigmatic at the same time. A painful symbiosis between a mother and her only child takes shape in fragments, as the staccato narrative moves back and forth in time from before 1919, the year of the boy's birth in Odessa, until the late 1970s, when the mother dies. Unifying the haphazard chronology, the chaotic uprootings, and the conflicting emotions are the psychological threads supplied by the narrator as he tries to come to terms with his mother -- as blood relative and as fictional protagonist. A Russian Mother is an impressively crafted novel admirably translated by Barbara Bray. The Golden Weather Louis D. Rubin, Jr. Louisiana State University Press 0-8071-2009-X $12.95 Warm, funny and observant, Louis Rubin's first novel paints in golden light the spring and summer of a boy's thirteenth year in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1936. Rubin catches not only the passage from childhood to adolescence (and all its attendant woes and triumphs) but also the streets, sounds, sights, and people of his native city in an era now far back in the past but made luminous in the language of time revisited. During the long hot summer, Omar Kohn experiences his first love, builds a boat, learns how not to write poetry, and begins to see the flaws in his boyhood heroes. Louis Rubin's imagined journey home offers incidents and images that linger in the mid like the golden weather of a Charleston summer. With its perfect and beautiful prose, The Golden Weather is perfect reading for summer's day. The Seventh Mesa Mary Sumer Rain Hampton Roads Publishing Company 1-57174-012-0 $19.95 Is there a hidden pyramid buried beneath a Southwest mesa? Is there a guarded chamber there that holds the sacred scrolls and tablets that reveal the answers to humanity's most puzzling mysteries throughout the ages? Even the answers to our enigmatic beginnings? Is it time for us to discover the answers? Have we gained enough wisdom to know what to do with such treasured knowledge? What ageless secrets do the Old Wise Ones really know? The Seventh Mesa is the first work of fiction by an author who has a large following as a writer in the metaphysical field and has now turned her splendid talents to a fictional story which also serves to frame her metaphysical insights. The Collected Stories of Max Brand Robert & Jane Easton, editors University of Nebraska Press 0-8032-1244-5 $35.00 Born Frederick Schiller Faust and writing under the pen name of Max Brand, his novels and stories have defined the West for thousands of readers attracted to his bright, vigorous prose, making him one of America's most popular writers. The Collected Stories of Max Brand collects eighteen of the very best of Brand's short fiction, taken from different genres and different times of his life. Included are Above the Law; Outcast Breed; The Sun Stood Still, and others of his greatest western stories. Brand's versatility is shown with Internes Can't Take Money (the debut of Dr. Kildare); John Ovington Returns (an early story with elements of fantasy and autobiography); and The Strange Villa (an action-packed spy story). Parenting What Stimulation Your Baby Needs to Become Smart Great Beginnings Press P.O. Box 2187, Orcutt, CA 93457 0-9644245-0-9 $19.95 A workbook format enables parents to learn step-by-step ideas in providing experiences babies need to encourage their intelligence development. Information is taken from studies conducted in the past 10 years, blending in resources usable for parents. Plenty of titles seek to measure or analyze intelligence: now hereıs a practical program for encouraging its development. Special Parent, Special Child Tom Sullivan Jeremy Tarcher 0-87477-782-8 $21.95 Parents of children with disabilities share their trials and discoveries with others, revealing their special struggles, their methods for overcoming problems, and their advice to others. Six families were chosen for presentation in order that their experiences could be presented in-depth: childrenıs disabilities include blindness, cerebral palsy and Down syndrome, and the parentsı point of view is probed in depth. Breastfeeding & The Active Woman Lillian A. Pfluke WRS Publishing 1-56796-087-1 $11.95 Itıs possible to work full time, conduct business travel, or meet other busy schedule demands while breastfeeding a baby: Pflukeıs title tells how, exploring the storage and handling of breast milk in many examples which are specific, from the brand and style of breast pump to how to find or make private places to breastfeed or pump breast milk. Raising Strong Daughters Jeanette Gadeberg Fairview Press 0-925190-41-1 $19.95 Adults who want girls to become strong, healthy individuals will find this packed with possibilities for growth and change. This is loaded with creative ideas for teaching girls confidence and strength: it tells how to instill values, how to overcome power plays and fears, and how parents may help daughters plan for success in careers as well as personal lives. The Suicide of My Son Trudy Carlson Benline Press P.O. Box 3032, Mt. Royal Stn. Duluth, MN 55803 0-96424431-4 $16.95 What causes a young person to commit suicide? Carlsonıs story of her sonıs death surveys symptoms, warning signs, and the effects of a family battling childhood depression. This is more than a personal story of suicide and change: it provides parents struggling with difficult children with guidelines for prevention and recovery. Sports & Athletics Baseball Weekly Baseball Weekly & Paul White Hyperion 0-7868-8048-1 $12.95 Enjoy a newly updated 1995 almanac of facts which features a team-by-team preview, forecasts, and plenty of statistics for baseball, from minor leagues and college sports to preliminary rosters. An excellent sports title, this packs in all details for followers. Family Life Developing Healthy Stepfamilies Patricia Kelley Harrington Park Press 1-56023-866-6 $9.95 Twenty families share their stories of how they inserted creative solutions to common stepfamily problems. Included in this review are sociological and historical overviews of stepfamilies as well as insights on money problems and discipline. Victims of Memory Mark Pendergrast Upper Access Inc. Box 457, Hinesburg, VT 05461 0-942679-16-4 $24.95 Thousands of families have been shattered by therapies which encourage adults to remember childhood sexual abuse patterns repressed over time: but has the therapeutic approach gone too far and instead victimized adult women further? This titleıs sure to prove controversial in many circles: it tackles issues of healing, therapy, and memory reconstruction. Native American Studies That All People May Be One People, Send Rain to Wash the Face of the Earth Chief Joseph Mountain Meadow Press P.O. Box 318, Sitka, AK 99835-0318 0-945519-15-X $12.95 The words of Chief Joseph, as related in 1879, come alive in this tribute to the Nez Perce Chiefıs messages. This is an important contribution to Native American literature: a personal memoir of his survival of the Nez Perce War, and a modern account of tribal struggles. The Creek War of 1813 and 1814 H.S. Halbert & T.H. Ball University of Alabama Press 0-8173-0775-3 $24.95 The first edition of Halbert & Ball's Creek War of 1813 and 1814 was published in 1895, and another edition containing an introductory essay, supplementary notes, a bibliography, and an index by Frank L. Owsley, Jr. was published in 1969. this standard account of one of the most controversial wars in which Americans have fought is again available, with introductory material and a bibliography revised to reflect the advancers in scholarship since the 1969 edition. This facsimile reproduction of the 1895 original provides a full and sympathetic account of the Indians' point of view, from the earliest visit of the great Shawnee chief Tecumseh to the southern tribes in 1811, through the buildup of apprehension and hostilities leading to the fateful battles at Burnt Corn, Fort Mims, and Holy Ground. Cookbooks Signature Dishes Tricia Volk & Mary Tartaglione Winston Books (KSB Promotions) 0-9644453-0-1 $18.95 Signature Dishes: Wine and Food of California's Central Coast Wineries features more than 65 recipes featuring farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, the wide array of fish and shellfish from the Pacific Ocean, the meat, game and cheeses from the inland ranches, and an unpretentious attitude where warm hospitality prevails. Not to be missed are Chardonnay Poached Salmon with Basil Sauce, Asparagus Lasagna, Chicken Gewurztraminer, and Concannon White Chocolate Ganache with Raspberry Sauce. The Environment The Marshes of Southwestern Lake Erie Louis Campbell & Claire Gavin Ohio University Press 0-8214-1094-6 $24.95 (pb) 0-8214-1107-1 $45.00 (hc) The marshes along the Ohio shore of Lake Erie represent less than ten percent of the vast wetlands that were there two hundred years ago. This book explores both the human and natural history of the marshes between Toledo and Port Clinton, Ohio. The Marshes of Southwestern Lake Erie begins with an almanac, a celebration of marsh life throughout the year, enriched by personal experiences. Louis Campbell's encounters include a pair of bloodthirsty shrews, a roguish gallery of courting waterfowl, and a rhythm-challenged bittern. He invites the reader to share the risky pleasures of punting and the eerie night sounds of the marsh in May. Also presented is the history of the marshes from the Ice Age to the present, as they were transformed into drained, flood-plagued farmland, then to drought- and flood-plagued private hunting clubs, and finally to government-protected marshes sealed off by huge dikes from the gift and the threat of Lake Erie. Readers will never again take these wetlands for granted! Needlecrafts Fabric and Needle Illustration Editorial Staff Books Nippan 4-7661-0796-9 $49.95 Fabric and Needle Illustration is a collection which highlights the creative use of fabric and thread in design and illustration. Works by thirty-eight artists are featured including designs for book covers, calendars and other printed materials. Techniques used including machining, quilting, weaving, dyeing, collage, embroidery and applique. Themes range from traditional to modern art design. Fabric and Needle Illustration will be of considerable interest to needlecraft enthusiasts and all designers seeking new inspirations. Very nicely featured are 250 plates in full color/ Andean Folk Knitting Cynthia Gravelle LeCount Dos Tejedoras Independent Publishers Marketing 0-932394-07-8 $10.95 Cynthia LeCount's Andean Folk Knitting is a tribute to the colorful and often whimsical folk knitting of Peru and Bolivia. Being an artist and photographer, as well as a researcher and writer, LeCount's charming photos and drawings bring lively illustration to this highly detailed, 168 page study of superlative knitting. Andean Folk Knitting is any needlecrafter's "must have"! The Computer Shelf McGraw-Hill PC and Mac users who have CD-ROM drives will welcome Les Krantzıs CD-ROM's Rated (0-07-912052-0, $19.95), which reviews hundreds of products by subject. A panel of experts reviews and ranks titles according to their ease of installation, screen design, graphics and multimedia features, providing expert advice on everything from sports and business to clip art and games. Lance Roseıs Netlaw (882077-4, $19.95) is important for any who are dealing in computers; from those producing product to those marketing in cyberspace. From issues of legal risks faced by corporations online to applying protection to online operations, this is a timely, excellent survey. Antiquity: Languages The Wars of Greece and Persia Herodotus (W.D. Lowe, editor) Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc. 0-86516-054-6 $10.00 The Wars of Greece and Persia offers a fascinating introduction to Herodotus, who is considered by academia to be the "father" of the modern understanding of history as well as one of antiquity's master storytellers (second only to Homer's Illiad and The Odyssey). An ideal introduction to Attic Greek, the stories are laid out in a presentation that brings the reader comfortably along through the simplified language. With student notes, vocabulary and illustrations, these passages from Greek history complement the ancient history studies and add a certain element of prestige to a student who is reading the original. W.D. Lowe has accomplished a major editorial triumph making this an essential work for the study of Attic Greek. Church & Temple When Ministers Sin Neil & Thea Ormerod Millennium Books Seven Hills Book Dist. 1-86429-011-0 $12.95 When Ministers Sin: Sexual Abuse in the Churches is an explosive books of powerful and authentic stories of betrayal. These personal accounts of sexual abuse by ministers of religion might not have been listened to in the past. Today, the churches cannot ignore them. Among the subjects covered in Part One: pastoral sexual abuse, celibacy (problem or solution?), from victim to survivor, the abusive minister, perspectives on church response, and the phenomena of a "theology" of abuse - justifying the unjustifiable. Part Two features a history of individual vulnerability, there is no "safe place", the concept of a sacred betrayal, not only men abuse, and the combining of secret sex with public power. An epilogue brings closure and a select bibliography is provided for further study. The Mysteries of Godliness David John Buerger Signature Books 564 West 400 North Salt Lake City, UT 84116-3411 1-56085-042-6 $24.95 Drawn from authentic sources, David Buerger's The Mysteries of Godliness: A History of Mormon Temple Worship is an insightful, comprehensive and scholarly history of LDS temple worship. Readers will learn of its humble beginnings in Ohio where members practiced Old Testament-like ceremonies to the adoption and transformation of Masonic ritual in Nauvoo, Illinois, to recent modifications which suggest an adaption to contemporary concerns for appearing relevant to today's political and social issues. The Mormon concept of "continuous revelation is reflected in the dynamics and continuing evolution of Mormon temple worship. Chapters cover the prelude to endowment, the Kirtland Ceremony, Joseph Smith's ritual, Brigham Young's revisions, developments in nineteenth century Utah, the twentieth century temple, and the authors conclusions from his research data. Appendix One features "The December 1845 Meetings of the Holy Order". Appendix Two features "Published Descriptions of the Temple Ceremony". A unique, accurate and insightful publication. The Brotherhood of the Common Life and Its Influence Ross Fuller State University of New York Press 0-7914-2244-5 $19.95 (pb) 0-7914-2243-7 $59.50 (hc) The Brotherhood of the Common Life and Its Influence presents a lost tradition of inner work, the way of the householder, which was believed by the Brotherhood of Common Life to have been the teaching of the Apostles. It focuses on the emergence, amidst the decay of medieval culture, of "the mixed life," this reconciliation of action and contemplation, as the essential link between Catholic spirituality and Protestantism. The transmission of this work to lay persons seeking the interior dimensions of their lives without withdrawing from the world is presented. The hitherto monastic spiritual exercises for strengthening attention are discussed in depth. The traditional and vital Christian knowledge of the human condition, which the Brothers and Sisters verified for themselves, is emphasized, especially the crucial significance of the force of attention in the recollection of oneself and God. The importance of strengthening attentive awareness is everywhere alluded to in the sources, but virtually ignored in current accounts of the Christian heritage. Military Studies Silent Battle Desmond Morton Lester Publishing Limited 56 The Esplanade Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5E 1A7 1-895555-17-5 $26.95 One of the least known (and least appreciated) realities of the first world war is what men had endured as prisoners of war in Germany hands. Captives in an enemy nation, whose only hope was to survive to wars' end and their eventual liberation from stark conditions of captivity by the defeat of the German Axis is a fundamental part of military history and as important as any treatise of battles and campaign theaters. The quiet dignity and (in some cases) years of quiet struggle are told factually and insightfully in Desmond Morton's Silent Battle: Canadian Prisoners of War in Germany, 1914-1919. The Laws of War Michael Howard, et al. Yale University Press 0-300-05899-3 $30.00 The Laws of War: Constraints on Warfare in the Western World explores not only the formal constraints on the conduct of war throughout Western history but also the unwritten conventions about what is permissible in the course of military operations. Ranging from classical antiquity to the present, eminent historians discuss the legal and cultural regulation of violence in such areas as belligerent rights, the treatment of prisoners and civilians, the observing of truces and immunities, the use of particular weapons, siege warfare, codes of honor, and war crimes. The Laws of War concludes with reflections by Paul Kennedy and George Andrepoulos on the main challenges facing the quest for humanitarian norms in warfare in the future. Medical Histories of Confederate Generals Jack D. Welsh Kent State University Press 0-87338-505-5 $35.00 From official records, personal letters, and postwar memoirs, Jack Welsh has compiled the medical histories of 425 Confederate generals. Throughout the Civil War, most officers fought in spite of illness or wounds and spent little time in hospitals. This illustrates the prevailing attitudes toward disease and injuries. 96 Confederate generals died during the war: half of those who survived lived to age 70 or older. Welsh does not attempt to analyze the effects of an individual's medical problems on a battle or the war, but whenever possible provides information about factors that may have contributed to the wound, injury, or illness, and the outcome. He also details the immediate care, logistics of transportation, timing of operations, and the remedies used or recommended by the physicians, when such data is available. This insight into the lives of men who often paid a high price for the Confederacy will prove fascinating for physicians, historians of medicine, and students of the American Civil War. A fascinating and unique contribution to Civil War studies.