Reviewer's Choice Natural Wonders of Wisconsin Don Davenport Country Roads Press PO Box 286, Castine, ME 04421 1-56626-081-7 $9.95 Explore the outdoors of Wisconsin with its fragile ecosystems, wildlife and bird sanctuaries and other "green" places with Natural Wonders of Wisconsin as your traveling companion. The places you'll visit will be big and small, famous and obscure, and, for the nature lover, sources of intense pleasure. This guide will led deep into Wisconsin's parks, forests, and reserves -- to areas most vacationers miss. But these are the places that hold some of the best visitor experiences available in Wisconsin like Natural Bridge State Park, Kettle Moraine, Horicon Marsh, Whitefish Dunes State Park, St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Nicolet Nation Forest, and more! For those who like outdoor vacations, who find the sights and sounds of nature at once relaxing and invigorating, who want children to know and enjoy the natural environment, Natural Wonders of Wisconsin is the travel guide. My Dear Mollie Agnesa B. Reeve, editor Hendrick-Long Publishing Company PO Box 25123, Dallas, TX 75225 #460-621 $17.95 My Dear Mollie: Love Letters of a Texas Sheep Rancher provides a glimpse into the late 19th century. My Dear Mollie is a collection of letters written over a period of about eighteen months by a Texas sheep rancher to his sweetheart. They face the strong opposition of her father, who holds his family in the bonds of obedience usual for the period (1889-90). The letters reveal the suitor's frustration and the desperate loneliness, as well as homely details of life on the plains. This is a primary source at its best as seen through these actual letters transcribed by the granddaughter. Great reading for teens and adults. The Music Shelf The Best of Jazz, The Best of Blues, and The Best of Ragtime Hansen House 1824 West Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33139 D206/231/148 $12.95 This inexpensive, comprehensive sheet music collection fully lives up to its "best of" claims. Ten tunes make up the Jazz section with such hits as Countdown, Quincy Boogie, Sonatina on Jazz Themes, Soul Bossa Nova. Twelve pieces comprise the Blues section including Blues Bittersweet, Cast Your Fate to the Wind, I Understand, Song for My Father, and Tired Blues. Nine of the greatest Ragtime tunes ever composed have been brought together featuring Black Swan Rag, Maple Leaf Rag, Peacherine Rag, and School of Ragtime. This is a superlative assembly and a highly recommended addition to any sheet music shelf. The Face of Chinese Opera Tsao Kuo-lin Hilit Publishing Company, Ltd. 8F-1, No. 10, Lane 609 Chunghsin Road, Section 5 Sanchung City Taipei Hsien, Taiwan ROC 1995 $19.95 Chinese opera allows ancient Chinese legends to come alive through an energetic combination of music, dance, song, acting, martial arts and acrobatics. Perhaps the most distinctive aspect of Chinese opera is its elaborate costumes and make-up. Each character's costume and make-up are unique and reveal important clues about his or her personality and background. The Face of Chinese Opera is a comprehensive guide to Chinese opera, including its origin and development, training methods and major characters. Sixty of Chinese opera's most famous heroes and villains are presented in full-color photographs accompanied by explanations of the symbolic significance of their costumes and make-up. The Right Notes George Perle Pendragon Press RR-1, Box 159, Stuyvesant, NY 12173 0-945193-37-8 $42.00 George Perle's The Right Notes has divided this collection of twenty-three essays on Twentieth-Century Music into four parts: Composers and Works (Bartok, Berg, Schoenberg, Scriabin, and Webern); Towards a New Musical Language; Some Critical Appraisals of Contemporary Music Theory; and On Listening to "Modern" Music. These 23 articles, reviews, lectures and speeches represent the best of 50 years of musical thought and insight by one of the keenest musical minds of this century. Sharing this particular composer's point of view leads the reader to an understanding of the linear progression (not easily apparent) from the last century to the next. Labor & Management The Pullman Strike William H. Carwardine Charles H. Kerr 1740 West Greenleaf Avenue Chicago, IL 606267 1995 $29.95 During the famous Pullman strike and boycott of 1894, a young Methodist minister defied the conventions of company-town self-censorship by writing this searing expose of the authoritarian regime of multimillionaire George M. Pullman. That Rev. William Carwardine suffered immediate exile from his Pullman church suggests how deeply threatened the giant railroad car manufacturing and operating company was by his Carwardine's plainly written book, The Pullman Strike. Carwardine became the object of intense Pullman counterattacks before the United States Strike Commission and in the press. But his book, drafted in just four weeks, survived as a telling challenge to Pullmantown's image as a "model community" or "utopia." Equally familiar with the finances of the Pullman empire and the household budgets of Pullman's hard-pressed workers, Carwardine showed Pullman to be a machine designed to "grind men" as ham, a "hollow mockery...a civilized relic of European serfdom." Filled with appreciation for meaningful details of the everyday lives of diverse workers with common problems, and with a balanced admiration for the leadership of Eugene V. Debs, The Pullman Strike vividly shows how a great experiment in industrial unionism like the American Railway Union could arise. Here is a classic of labor journalism and labor history. Israeli History No Trophy, No Sword Harold Livingston Edition Q 551 North Kimberly Drive Carol Stream, IL 60188-1881 1-883695-03-1 $21.95 No Trophy, No Sword: An American Volunteer in the Israeli Air Force During the 1948 War of Independence is Harold Livingston's story of his quest for identity as an American Jew, framed within the monumental events leading to the creation and survival of the State of Israel. Livingston was one of a group of former World War II aviators who in early 1948 volunteered to fly arms and fighter planes to the new Jewish State. No Trophy, No Sword is the story of Livingston's service in the Israeli Air Transport Command, and the story of his comrades, their escapades, their shared moments of joy, their brushes with death. Seven aircrew members of Air Transport Command were killed in action, yet courage and humor were never in short supply. For example, an American pilot named Milton Rubenfeld was hit by Arab anti-aircraft fire. He bailed out safely but was nearly skewered by the pitchforks of irate kibbutzniks who believed him to be an Egyptian pilot. Only his rudimentary Yiddish saved him. He started shouting "gefilte fish, shabbes, gefitle fish." Thankfully, the kibbutzniks understood. No Trophy, No Sword demonstrates that an American Jew can be both an American and a Jew. Livingston, and thousands of American Jews like him, helped make the State of Israel a reality. Human Sexuality Sex and the Catholic Experience Andrew Greeley Thomas More/Tabor Publishing PO Box 7000, Allen, TX 75002-1305 0-88347-285-6 $19.95 Andrew Greeley's Sex and the Catholic Experience is about the Catholic experience of sex. It is not based on theological or spiritual doctrines, but rather on the actual sexual experiences of American Catholics as recorded in surveys. Some will think perhaps that the title and theme is an oxymoron: Catholics are not permitted by their Church to experience sex. Those who think that will be in for a surprise. Worth Waiting For Brent A. Barlow Deseret Books PO Box 30178 Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0178 0-87579-920-5 $13.95 In his experience with teaching thousands of young men and women, Dr. Brent Barlow has seen the problems of human sexuality clinically and professionally and has concluded that "it matters how we teach sexual abstinence before marriage". Barlow offers parents and leaders of young people seventeen practical, down-to-earth strategies that will help make teaching sexual abstinence before marriage more effective, more motivating for youth, easier for the parents. He's used these strategies for years as a parent, a teacher, and a bishop in the Mormon church. Dr. Barlow also helps parents recognize common mistakes in teaching sexual abstinence before marriage -- mistakes that often drive a young person toward opposite behaviors. He warns about the power of the media on the choices young people make, the plague of sexually transmitted diseases, and special problems of engaged couples. Worth Waiting For: Sexual Abstinence Before Marriage also offers reassurance about repentance and reformation for those who have already become involved in illicit sexual behavior. Inspiration Peter Pauper Press 202 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 The Peter Pauper Press has provided a truly charming series of lovely, inexpensive ($4.95 each) inspirational quotation books ideal for thoughtful reflection. New Beginnings (737-0) is about recovering from life's adversities. Inspiration for Living (756-7) contains thoughts to gain confidence and happiness. Proverbs for Daily Living (758-3) features ancient wisdom which is very relevant for today. And Flowers for My Friend (757-5) with memorable quotes cultivating friendship. Other titles in the series are Joy; Thanks; and Age Before Beauty. Health & Medicine The Crisis of Care Susan Phillips & Patricia Benner, eds. Georgetown University Press 3619 O Street, N.W. Georgetown University Washington, DC 20007 0-87840-558-5 $55.00 There is a crisis in caring for persons that cuts across the boundaries of the helping professions. Patients in hospitals feel depersonalized, students suffer from inadequate attention, clients wonder if therapists really care about them, and parishioners feel unknown in their places of worship. Caregivers are rewarded for efficiency, technical skills, and measurable results, while their concern, attentiveness, and human engagement go unnoticed within their professional organizations and institutions. Arguing the moral judgment and human values must be restored to caregiving in order to revitalize our failing institutions, helping professionals and scholars join together in this volume to explore the ethic of care and the moral sources from which caregivers draw inspiration for their work. Contributors from the fields of medicine, nursing, teaching, ministry, sociology, psychotherapy, theology, and philosophy articulate their values, hopes, commitments, and practices both in theoretical essays and in narratives of caregiving that reveal the complexities of skillful practice. By combining stories of care, the reflections of caregiving practitioners, and interpretations of caregiving within a larger social and theoretical framework, The Crisis of Care: Affirming and Restoring Caring Practices in the Helping Professions identifies the values and skills involve din quality caregiving at the individual level and affirms their importance for reshaping our public caregiving institutions. The Biography Shelf Sojourner Truth Carleton Mabee & Susan Newhouse New York University Press 70 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 0-8147-5525-9 $16.95 (pb) 0-8147-5484-8 $35.00 (hc) Sojourner Truth is one of the most famous and most mythologized figures in American history. Pulitzer-Prize-winning biographer Carleton Mabee unearths heretofore-neglected sources and offers valuable new insights into the life of a woman who, against all odds, became a central figure in the struggle for the emancipation of slaves and women in Civil War America. Sojourner Truth: Slave, Prophet, Legend is a superlative biography and chronicle impressive in its scope, depth and originality. Bad Hand Charles M. Robinson III State House Press PO Box 15247, Austin, TX 78761 1-880510-02-2 $17.95 (pb) 1-880510-00-6 $29.95 (hc) As a Civil War hero, victorious Indian fighter and eventual madman, much has been written about General Ranald S. Mackenzie in scholarly journals, but now his fascinating life, his brilliant accomplishments, and his descent into madness are brought to life in a complete and thoroughly researched biography that reestablishes his importance in the history of Texas and the United States. Bad Hand is an account of a remarkable personality, detailing Mackenzie's early life and the first hints of mental instability that culminated in a tragic and complete descent into insanity. Here are the accounts of his invasion of Mexico in pursuit of marauding Indians, the battle of Palo Duro Canyon, and the Powder River expedition. His expeditions did more than those of any other Indian fighter to fracture the power of Indian resistance to frontier expansion of the United states. Bad Hand is the comprehensive biography which Mackenzie, as one of the premier generals and Indian fighters of his era , has long deserved. On Board with the Duke Bert Minshall & Clark Sharon Seven Locks Press PO Box 68, Arlington, VA 22210 0-929765-13-3 $39.95 Millions of Americans know him on horseback, on foot, and on film. But for John Wayne, much of his real life, for 15 years, was spent on board the Wild Goose, a 136-foot converted World War II minesweeper and sister ship to Jacques Cousteau's Calypso. It was where he relaxed and entertained, where he most enjoyed his roles as husband and father and friend. Bert Minshall, captain on the Wild Goose, became confidant, chronicler, and crutch to Wayne, as well as companion to Wayne's children. In hundreds of still pictures, in home movies taken with his 8mm camera, and in a diary, Minshall recorded day-to-day life aboard the yacht -- interludes with famous guests, as well as routine family activities. Much of that material is included in On Board with the Duke, providing an intimate and revealing glimpse of Wayne and the people around him. The Legat Saga John Gregory Princeton Book Company, Publishers 12 West Delaware Avenue Pennington, NJ 08534 0-9518864-0-1 $60.00 The Legat Saga tells the tragic story of the brilliant Russian artist Nicolai Legat, caught up in the cataclysmic events of war and revolution. In pre-revolutionary years, Legat contributed significantly to the lyrical beauty of the Maryinsky dance style, achieving the highest honors as First Dancer, Ballet Master, Professor of the Class of Perfection, and Soloist to the Tzar. Leaving Russia in 1914, he danced in the music halls of Paris and London with his young partner, Nadine Nicolaeva, whom he subsequently married. Returning to Russia in 1915 he tried to re-establish himself as a choreographer, but during the troubled yeas of the new regime his task was rendered largely ineffectual by discord among fellow artists and economic severities. He eventually left the Soviet union in 1922. He practiced his art in London and Paris and eventually set up his own school in Colet Gardens, Kensington. He never achieved the acclaim his great talent merited, although he was greatly loved and revered by the brilliant dancers of the period who flocked to his studio. John Gregory's research reveals aspects and events previously unchronicled and gives descriptions of the essence of Legat's pure dance and his remarkable method of teaching. The Legat Saga is a compelling biography that probes the mystique and exoticism of the Russian soul that inspired the fabulous art of Russian Ballet. Profusely illustrated with period photographs of all the famous dancers and ballerinas of the period. The Computer Shelf Net Trek Michael Wolff, et al. Random House Electronic Publishing 1-800-733-3000 0-679-76186-1 $19.00 Every day, millions of users go online with the internet to participate with the hundreds of games, interest groups and archives devoted to Star Trek topics. Net Trek is the first comprehensive guide to this most popular of fan pastimes on the electronic superhightway and features a user-friendly, quick-access design, and is packed with attractive graphics. Net Trek is the only book which features online "Trekker" culture. The first comprehensive listing of online Trekker interest groups, conferences, forums, games, and trivia. Covers the internet, the major commercial services and hundreds of bulletin boards. Net Trek is packed with concise high-interest descriptions, handy side-bars, and eye-catching graphics. EnRoute CE Software Box 65580, West Des Moines, IA 50265 No ISBN $99.00 Designed for professionals on the go, EnRoute is a powerful messaging application that makes it easy to connect a Newton Personal Digital Assistant to a Local Area Network based QuickMail mailbox. Using EnRoute to access electronic mail is as simple as making a modem connection. Users simply fill in the subject field and the message content by writing a message with the Newton pen or keyboard. Messages can be addressed manually or users can create a list of frequently used QuickMail addresses in the Newton's Names File applications. To send messages, users simply connect the Newton to a phone line using a Newton-compatible modem. The tap the Telephone icon, tap Send and the message is on its way! Using bridges and gateways connected to the QuickMail server, Newton users can also send messages over the Internet, AppleLink, CompuServe, America Online, and other popular on-line services. E-mail messages from QucikMail can be retrieved automatically or manually using EnRoute and the Newton. The Norton Utilities for Windows/DOS Symantec Corporation 1-800-453-1150 $109.95 The Norton Utilities for Windows/DOS: Version 8.0 is the most complete collection of data recovery and performance tools for Windows and includes INI Tuner, INI Tracker, INI Editor, INI Advisor, File Compare, and System Watch. It features a full set of advanced recovery tools including Norton Disk Doctor, UnErase, Smartcan, UnFormat, Disk Editor, and File Fix. Disk optimization and repair are performed continuously in the background without slowly the user down. Interrupt conflict testing helps eliminate unexpected lockups and makes it easy to install new devices. Windows 3.1 or DOS 3.3 or higher are required. Firewalls and Internet Security William Cheswick & Steven Bellovin Addison Computer One Jacob Way, Reading, MA 01867 0-201-63357-4 $26.95 Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker gives invaluable advice and practical tools for protecting our computers. You will learn how to plan and execute a security strategy that will thwart the most determined and sophisticated of hackers, while still allowing your company easy access to Internet services. In particular, the authors show step-by-step how to set up a "firewall" gateway - a dedicated computer equipped with safeguards that acts as a single, more easily defended, Internet connection. They even include a description of their most recent gateway, the tools they used to build it, and the hacker attacks they devised to test it. In addition, there is vital information on cryptography, a description of the tools used by hackers, and the legal implications of computer security. With Firewalls and Internet Security, anyone will be well equipped to provide their organization with effective protection from the wily Internet hacker. Economics The Roots of the Public Sector Fiscal Crisis Max B. Sawicky Public Interest Publications PO Box 229, Arlington, VA 22210 0-944826-43-1 $10.00 The Roots of the Public Sector Fiscal Crisis rebuts the common view that the public sector's current difficultly in reconciling revenue and expenditures is a consequence of the recession or of uncontrolled spending increases. The roots of the crisis can be found in long-term economic trends and other developments extraneous to the limited extend of growth in domestic spending. The report adds a valued contribution to the national discussion currently underway regarding the nature and scope of governmental intervention in the private economy, the fiscal health of the cities and governmental policies of taxation, revenue distribution, and municipal development. Political Science Let the Bunker Burn Charles W. Bowser Camino Books PO Box 59026, Philadelphia, PA 19102 0-940159-08-2 $17.50 Before there was Waco, before there was Oklahoma City, there was Philadelphia. Let the Bunker Burn: The Final Battle with MOVE examines the incredible events which took place in Philadelphia on May 13, 1985 during a confrontation with a cult named MOVE. City officials, including the mayor, approved a police plan to drop a bomb on the MOVE house. The explosion caused a raging fire that was allowed to burn out of control until it had consumed 61 homes and 11 MOVE members, 5 of whom were children. In the aftermath there were coverups, excuses and perjury. Charles Bowser reveals disturbing conclusions about how the children were killed, why the bomb was dropped and why the fire was permitted to burn unchecked. The Cookbook Shelf Extending the Table Joetta Handrich Schlabach Herald Press 616 Walnut Avenue, Scottdale, PA 15683 0-8361-3561-X $15.95 Picture a vast table with room for everyone and laden with taste-tempting dishes from over 80 countries. Peach Chutney from Botswana, Ginger Cooler from Ivory Coast, Pork Vindaloo from India, Buyani's Chicken Soup from Indonesia, Rice Noodles with Vegetables from the Philippines. You do not have to leave home to experience a wide variety of foods from other countries and to learn about other cultures. Interspersed among the recipes are stories about how hospitality is practiced around the world. This is an opportunity for your family to learn about our world through experiencing a little bit of the culinary life from far away. Some recipes are adapted to reduce fat or shorten preparation time. Alternate ingredients are suggested for items that may be hard to find. Every 1 A Winner! Sue-Ann Dondlinger Amherst Press PO Box 296, Amherst, WI 54406 0-9638825-1-1 $12.95 In Every 1 A Winner! Blue Ribbon Recipes, author Sue-Ann Dondlinger shares her experiences and practical advice for the benefit of the novice as well as the experienced baker who is aspiring for quality results. Learn the best way to roll out cookies, mix a quick bread, freeze a cake, and identify the stages of candy making, all tips from Dondlinger's years of baking experiences. She has included over 75 blue-ribbon winners are featured in the collection including Candy Cane Christmas Cookies, Honey Lemon Butter Cookies, Apricot Nut Bread, Chocolate Chiffon Cake or Divinity Candy, has been tested and refined for blue-ribbon results. First attempts at making childhood favorites such as caramel corn and spritz cookies are delightfully retold as Dondlinger shares her early baking experiences and influences. With great, classic recipes and practical, helpful tips, Every 1 A Winner! will help you make your next baking project a winner too! The easy-to-read preparation instructions are written in the author's friendly style and use basic baking ingredients to make every winning recipe. Seafood California Culinary Academy The Cole Group 4415 Sonoma Hwy, Santa Rosa CA 95409 1-56426-064-X $11.95 Seafood is an informative and helpful guide that thoroughly explains seafood preparation and goes beyond with helpful suggestions such as ingredient alternatives. Seafood covers the subject from appetizers to entrees, caviar to seviche. Seafood includes a very special section on entertaining as well. Seafood features over 232 recipes with 108 full-color photos, easy-to-follow instructions, illustrated step-by-step techniques, special recipes from respected chefs, techniques for preserving flavor and nutritional value of seafood, and explanations of the basics in selecting, cutting, cleaning and preparing fish and shellfish. Menu items include hors d'oeuvres, soups, salads, pastas, pastries and more. Steven Raichelen's High-Flavor, Low-Fat Vegetarian Cooking Steven Raichlen Viking Press (Lisa Ekus) 0-670-85782-3 Offering low-fat alternatives to many traditional vegetarian dishes, Steven Raichlen teaches how to retain a satisfying crunch without resorting to fat-ladened crusts or deep-frying. He also provides strategies for avoiding the high-fat dairy products used in many vegetarian recipes, substituting vegetable stock, vegetable purees, and low- and no-fat dairy products. His lavish use of fresh herbs, exotic spices, and international condiments transforms traditional vegetable, bean, grain and soy dishes into sophisticated low-fat masterpieces. Steven Raichelen's High-Flavor, Low-Fat Vegetarian Cooking features 225 recipes including Three Bean Gumbo, Greek Lentil Soup and Cambodian Salad. Desserts range from a comforting Big Chocolate Cake with Sour Cream Icing to a spectacular Lemon Souffle. Each recipe comes with a complete nutritional analysis. Sophisticated international flavors, full-color photographs, mail order sources, and a chapter explaining unfamiliar ingredients combine to make this an indispensable guide for the vegetarian and non vegetarian alike. Civil War Studies Mount Vernon: The Civil War Years Dorothy Troth Muir The Seawall Company PO Box 529, Lincoln, MA 01773 0-931917-26-3 $10.95 From 1861 through 1866, Mount Vernon was the only protected "national spot" during the turbulent Civil War. One woman, Sarah Tracy, bravely remained on George Washington's estate and ensured its survival. Gathered in this unique and fascinating book are Miss Tracy's letters, describing the wartime happenings at the estate: the meticulous rebuilding and renovation of the house and grounds; a visit by Prince Napoleon and his entourage; the dangerous, heroic actions required to save Mount Vernon's funds; the continual sound of nearby gun and cannon fire; the presence of soldiers in both blue and gray; and the ongoing struggle to procure food and supplies. Interspersed with Miss Tracy's candid letters are Dorothy Muir's historical narrative and many rare period photographs. The result is an absorbing personal account of a unique national treasure during a crucial time in American history. History of the Thirteenth Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry U.S.A. Samuel Scott & Samuel Angel Overmountain Press PO Box 1261, Johnson City, TN 37605 0-932807-23-2 $21.95 Though officially one of the Confederate States, much of Upper East Tennessee remained loyal to the Union. This loyalty was so fierce that it became necessary for The Confederacy to occupy the area. Driven from their homes, many men slipped through Confederate lines and joined the Union Army. The Thirteenth Regiment is one unit whose roster consisted of these Loyal Lincolnites, primarily made up of men from Johnson and Carter Counties. In this exciting volume, Captain Samuel Scott and his Adjutant, Samuel Angel, chronicle the history of the War Between the States as they saw it, particularly the actions of their Regiment as it fought for the North. Along with photographs of several of the men there is a complete roster. The Regimental roll contains name, rank, age at enlistment, dates of enlistment and muster in, promotion, capture, etc. A complete name index has been added to this splendid reprint edition. The Business Shelf Corporate Turnaround Pedro Nueno Nichols Publishing PO Box 6036, East Brunswick, NJ 08816 0-89397-398-X $32.95 Professor Pedro Nueno's approach is highly practical and based on his careful analysis of successful or attempted turnarounds. By avoiding theory and showing exactly what is practical in an organization, he gives advice on avoiding self deception when attempting a turnaround-choosing whether to turn around a whole company or to split it to keep its constituent parts alive. Also examined is turnaround by company growth-making the right decision-facilitating the change. Illustrated throughout with detailed case-examples from both the USA and Europe of companies that have attempted turnaround, Corporate Turnaround: A Practical Guide to Business Survival will give company executives planning turnaround a useful and practical guide that will increase their chances of success in the market place, especially the global market place in an age of NAFTA and GATT. Renaissance Studies John Dee William H. Sherman University of Massachusetts Press Box 429, Amherst 01004 0-87023-940-6 $35.00 John Dee: The Politics of Reading and Writing in the English Renaissance presents a major reassessment of the career and cultural background of John Dee (1527-1609), one of Elizabethan England's most interesting figures. Challenging the conventional image of the isolated eccentric philosopher, William Sherman situates Dee in a fresh context, revealing that he was a well-connected adviser to the academic, courtly, and commercial circles of his day. The centerpiece of Dee's life is shown to be the massive library and museum at Mortlake, perhaps the first modern "think tank". There he lived, worked, and entertained some of the period's most influential intellectuals and politicians. Sherman discusses Dee's household arrangements, reading practices, and writings on subjects ranging from calendar reform to imperial policy. He also offers the first detailed account of the broad network of scholars and other experts who, along with Dee, operated behind the political scenes providing textual and technological support during this time of unprecedented intellectual and global expansion. The Video Shelf Jesus and the Fisherman Deben Bhattacharya Audio-Forum 96 Broad Street, Guilford, CT 06437 0-88432-599-7 $29.50 During the 16th century the coastal districts of Sri Lanka were occupied by Portuguese sailors and missionaries who brought Catholicism with them. As a result, an interesting cross-cultural folklore has developed in the Catholic fishing villages along the coasts, not far from Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka. Jesus and the Fisherman shows the drama of Easter when each village stages its own Passion Plan (Pasam) complete with songs, drums and costumes. Families are seen in their homes devoutly singing the Pasam songs. Full color, excellent visuals. MCA/Universal Home Video 70 Universal City Plaza Universal City, CA 91608 MCA/Universal Home Video has release five classic, inexpensive ($14.98 each), hilarious Abbott and Costello comedy movies. Abbott & Costello Go to Mars (#81053), Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer (#80661), Abbott & Costello Meet the Keystone Cops (#81239); Abbott & Costello in the Foreign Legion (#81052); and one of their finest films ever, Comin' Round the Mountain (#81455). Abbott and Costello were household names in the 1940s and 50s. Their comedic talents of timing and delivery, their brilliant interplay with each other and their supporting casts still continue to entertain new generations long after they themselves have departed. From a bygone Hollywood era of good, clean fun, here for every video library collection are masterpieces of comedic filmmaking that are certain to be as wildly popular now as they were four and five decades ago. The Science Shelf The Gene Wars Robert Cook-Deegan W.W. Norton & Company 500 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10110 0-939-03572-7 $25.00 The Human Genome Project, the most ambitious biological research program ever undertaken, aims to map all the genes spelled out by the entire three-billion-letter genetic code embodied in the DNA of human cells. The multi-billion-dollar project, estimated to last for ten to twenty years, has already proven to be a subject of considerable controversy. The Gene Wars: Science, Politics, and the Human Genome is the firsthand account of the protracted struggle to launch the genome project, a close observer of that process (and sometime participant in it) Robert Cook-Deegan unravels the tangled scientific and political threads of the story, relying on primary documents gathered even as events unfolded, supplemented by interviews with all the main players. The result is an absorbing case study in the politics of modern science -- focused in this case on a project with far reaching medical and social implications. Buddhism The Buddhism of Tibet H.H. the Dali Lama Snow Lion Publications PO Box 6483, Ithaca, NY 14851 0-937938-48-3 $12.95 The Buddhism of Tibet consists of four texts that the Dalai Lama specially wrote or chose for Western readers: The Buddhism of Tibet is a concise introduction to the principle topics and central practices of Buddhism. The Key to the Middle Way is an acute and precise presentation of the nature of emptiness. The Precious Garland by Nagarjuna is a description of the bodhisattva path of compassion and a clear, concise analysis of the Buddha's teaching on emptiness. The Song of the Four Mindfulnesses by the 7th Dalai Lama is a short poem accompanied by a commentary by the present Dalai Lama. Containing all the essentials of sutra and trantra, The Buddhism of Tibet is to be used as a basis for meditations on the mindfulness of the guru, altruism, deity yoga and emptiness. Latter Days of the Law Marsha Weidner, et al. University of Hawaii Press 2840 Kolowalu St., Honolulu, HI 96822 0-8249-1662-5 $34.00 (pb) 0-8249-1661-7 $48.00 (hc) A broad and timely reconsideration of later Chinese Buddhist art, this work offers a view of pictorial art after the religious persecution of 845. Latter Days of the Law: Images of Chinese Buddhism 850-1850 was written as a catalog for an exhibition of paintings, woodblock printed illustrations, pictorial textiles, and ink rubbings. It includes six essays, full catalog entries with introductions to the primary subjects in Buddhist art, and illustrations, many in color, of all of the objects in the show. In her introduction, Marsha Weidner discusses the themes of sinicization and internationalism in Chinese Buddhist pictorial art and the new perspectives provided by the exhibition in light of Chinese Buddhist history. Patricia Berger examines the political uses of esoteric Buddhist art. Julia Murray looks at Buddhism's impact on narrative painting in China. Chun-Fang Yu and Richard Kent discuss the two most popular Buddhist subjects in China, the bodhisattva Guanyin and the Lohans, respectively. Fundamentals of Mainstream Buddhism Eric Cheetham Charles E. Tuttle Company 28 South Main Street, Rutland, VT 05701 0-8048-3008-8 $16.95 Prepared by the Buddhist Society of London, Fundamentals of Mainstream Buddhism presents the major topics of the first phase of Indian Buddhism, sometimes referred to as the Hinayana or "the Small Vehicle." The material is drawn from major texts and commentaries, translated from the Pali and Sanskrit languages, that were recorded and accepted by the Indian Buddhists of the first centuries after the death of Shakyamuni Buddha. The teachings of this early period can be broadly classified as "mainstream" Buddhism and consist of the sutras that are believed to have been spoken by the Buddha himself. This work offers a clear presentation of the Buddha's teachings that the reader can use as a foundation for further study or actual Buddhist practice, regardless of the tradition he or she wishes to follow. The World of Tibetan Buddhism The Dala Lama Wisdom Publications 361 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02115 B097 $14.00 In this landmark work, His Holiness the Dalai Lama explains in brief but lucid detail every aspect of the Tibetan Buddhist path to enlightenment. The World of Tibetan Buddhism: An Overview of Its Philosophy and Practice consists of three parts: a general introduction and overview of the basic theories and practices of Tibetan Buddhism; a commentary on selected readings from Santideva's Bodhicaryavatara, focusing on love, kindness, and compassion; and a discussion of Vajrayana Buddhism and the path of tantra. The Humor Shelf Li'l Abner: A Study in American Satire Arthur Asa Berger University Press of Mississippi 3825 Ridgewood Rd., Jackson MS 39211 0-87805-713-7 $14.95 (pb) 0-87805-712-9 $30.00 (hc) Southwest literary humor and Yiddish humor collided in the ever-popular comic strip "Lil Abner". From 1936 to 1977 (when it ceased publication) this comic strip entertained, annoyed, riled, and amused legions of readers. Li'l Abner, Daisy Mae, Mammy and Pappy Yokum, Moonbeam McSwine, Marryin' Sam, and Sadie Hawkins became pillars in American popular culture, and Dogpatch became a symbol, an emblem and a community in mainstream U.S.A. Li'l Abner: A Study in American Satire, originally published in 1969, is made available again with a new afterword by the author. It is a model of how the comics (sometimes snubbed as "culture for the common man") can be given earnest and well deserved analytical attention. Here in great detail are discussions of the place of "Lil Abner" in American satire, of Al Capp's narrative technique, his use of dialogue and grotesquery, his use of self-caricature, and of the significance of social criticism and the pictorial image. As a mirror of national values and conflicts, "Lil Abner" had a special place not only in the funny papers but also in the consciousness of America. Death & Dying Compassionate Touch Dawn Nelson Station Hill Press Barrytown, NY 12507 0-88268-149-4 $17.95 Compassionate Touch is a unique "how-to" book whose aim is to address the often unmet need of the aged, the ill, and the dying for intimate, nurturing contact. Compassionate touch, as defined by Dawn Nelson, is a gentle, sensitive, and non-intrusive program of massage, touch therapy, and comfort care, supported by such helping skills as active listening, reflective communication, intuitive feedback, guided relaxation, and breathing awareness. Compassionate Touch aims to ease both physical and emotional pain, in a way that medication and medical procedures simply cannot. Written with great clarity and sensitivity, this is an ideal book for massage therapists and bodyworkers looking to expand their skills, an essential reference for all caregivers and family members, and a seminal text for all reference collections for those concerned with the subject of hostel care for the terminally ill. The Archaeology Shelf The City in Ancient Israel Volkmat Fritz Sheffield Academic Press Mansion House, 19 Kingfield Road Sheffield, England, S11 9AS 1-85075-477-2 $29.00 Volkmat Fritz traces not only the location, layout, size, architecture, building materials and water provision of Israelite cities, but also their economics and the social organization of their inhabitants, their everyday life, administration and culture. Fritz traces the history of urban life in the southern Levant from about 3000 BCE to the end of the biblical period. The City in Ancient Israel is a comprehensive, informative and entertaining account is illustrated throughout with concrete examples taken from the latest archaeological research, illustrated with numerous maps and plans. The City in Ancient Israel is a superlative example, an outstanding model of archaeological writing. Education Private Schools and Public Power E. Vance Randall Teacher College Press Teachers College, Columbia University New York, NY 10027 #3344-X $34.00 School choice has become one of the most hotly debated educational policy considerations of the day. In this timely book, Vance Randall examines the role of government intervention in the operation of non-public schools focusing on the diversity and pluralism in education. For example, he explores issues of social pluralism, private versus public schools, parents and children versus the state, fundamental rights and liberties, and the (often partisan) politics of education. Through historical policy and legal analyses, Randall explores the central question: How can government protect its legitimate interests and yet leave the private education option with sufficient internal integrity to be a real choice for diverse cultural, religious, and educational dissenters? Private Schools and Public Power is important and eye-opening reading for anyone involved in the complex debate over school choice. The Fiction Shelf Amazon Story Bones Ellen Frye Spinsters Ink PO Box 300170, Minneapolis, MN 55403 1-883523-00-1 $10.95 (pb) 1-883523-01-X $21.95 (hc) Amazon Story Bones is a sumptuous and gratifying feast of story and song, of image and lyric, of history and invention. Ellen Frye rejects traditional male definitions of the Amazons to give us familiar Greek myths retold from an Amazon perspective. The myths are followed by a collection of stories told against the backdrop of the Trojan War. Weaving the threads of their own lives through the tapestry of a history previously head only from the point of view of the ruling class, two old women (a born Amazon and an Amazon by choice) reveal the knots that hold the weave together. A child marks her heritage and pledges to keep it alive in story and song. School for Murder Robert Barnard Foul Play Press PO Box 175, Woodstock, VT 05091-0175 0-88150-320-7 $6.00 Veteran mystery writer's Robert Barnard's School for Murder is a no-holds-barred satire of Britain's school tradition and perhaps his most hilarious mystery to date. However, as he never loses sight of those who genuinely care for the products of this educational system, he imparts the extra dimension that has become characteristic of his best works. A lively and very entertaining read! The Time of the Cricket William D. Blankenship Donald I. Fine 19 West 21st Street, NY, NY 10010 1-55611-430-3 $21.50 Known for his intricate layering of historical fact and chilling suspense (Brotherly Love, Yukon Gold) William D. Blankenship's The Time of the Cricket is his most mature and compelling novel to day. Focusing on the legend (and the legacy) surrounding the ancient sword of the Emperor Meiji and set in Tokyo, The Time of the Cricket takes up themes that are at once topical and classic, mixing the modern with the medieval, in the context of an increasingly complex and deadly landscape. A terrific read! The Manhole: Two Novellas Vladimir Makanin Ardis 2901 Heatherway, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 0-87501-110-1 $24.00 The Manhole is a masterpiece of contemporary prose. Set in unspecified times, both two novellas by Vladimir Makanin have the eerie quality of prophecy. In the first novella, The Manhole, we find a world which seems post-Apocalyptic, a Russian city now controlled by criminal elements where the inhabitants are engaged in a desperate struggle for survival. Meanwhile, there is another world, where people still can enjoy the beauty of art and the joy of life, the world beneath the manhole. The hero is pulled by both worlds and his dilemma assumes a kind of fantastic resonance by the end, as Makanin brings all of his literary powers to bear on a situation which can be interpreted many ways, but which certainly evokes current events. The second novella, The Way is Long, is set far in the future, in a civilization that has been at peace for 200 years. At first glance it could almost pass as a genteel parody of socialist realist fiction, but this story of a young technician's coming of age quickly turns into something more serious and more poetic, as the true nature of his "perfect" society is gradually revealed. Silver Lining Christiane Heggan Onyx Books 375 Hudson Street, NY, NY 10014 0-451-40594-3 $4.99 When Diana Wells, the beautiful owner of one of Sausalito's hottest restaurants, becomes embroiled in a bitter custody case, she vows to fight -- to the death, if necessary. But when her adversary, millionaire playboy Travis Lindford is found dead, the cops come knocking on Diana's door. With the help of Kane Sanders, famed criminal attorney (and Travis' best friend) they search for the real killer, but find each other on the way. Great reading! The Court of Blue Shadows Maynard Allington Brassey's Inc. 1313 Dolley Madison Blvd., Suite 401 McLean, VA 22101 0-02-881104-6 $22.95 In the days immediately following the conclusion of World War II, a survivor of the Dachau concentration camp is haunted by his experiences and the loss of his own identity (his tattooed serial number has been surgically removed; his memory is gone) as he searches for retribution and for the answer to his connection to the mysterious painting "The Court of Blue Shadows." Accompanying him is a beautiful woman tortured by the memory of her own experiences in the camps. Set in the historical reality of SS medical atrocities and the Odessa apparatus organized for war criminals' escape, The Court of Blue Shadows leads the reader from the ruins of postwar Germany to the Amazon jungle. Maynard Allington's well-researched account of the conditions of those dark days is sure to captivate. The Court of Blue Shadows is must-reading the spy/thriller audience, as well as anyone interested in World War II adventure and intrigue. Friends I Never Knew Tanya Lester Gynergy Books PO Box 2023, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada, C1A 7N7 0-921881-18-5 $10.95 Tara has exiled herself on a Greek island, away from all that is familiar. She is firmly resolved to finally write about the friends she has made through her work in the women's movement. Out of the fragments and sketches she has jotted down in her notebook emerge the stories of four extraordinary women. Yet Tara unexpectedly finds herself weaving another story between the lines of theirs: her own. Friends I Never Knew is Tanya Lester's first novel and an eloquent testimonial to the power and necessity of storytelling. Krik? Krak!: Stories Edwidge Danticat Soho Press 853 Broadway, NY, NY 10003 1-56947-025-1 $20.00 The Creole culture of Haiti and the African-American experience are at the heart of Edwidge Danticat's fiction. Here stories are intimate histories about the raw longing of people for some chance at peace and happiness for themselves and their imprisoned society, about existence contorted by forced separation, and of personal lives shot through with terror. They are stories of an ancient people, at once proselytized and bullied, who actually live their lives in the embrace of overriding mythic powers and rites of passage. Christian Life From Proclamation to Practice Clifford A. Jones, Sr., editor Judson Press Box 851, Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851 0-8170-1192-7 $14.00 Building on the strength and importance of preaching in African American congregations, From Proclamation to Practice: A Unique African American Approach to Stewardship is a resource combing sermons by many of the best-known black preachers in the pulpit today with a "how-to" section providing the essential elements for putting their insights into practice. With a history of committed and creative stewardship, the black Christian community has provided an impressive model for all faith groups to follow. From Prison to Pulpit Reverend Vaughan Booker Cadell & Davies/McCracken Press 575 Madison Avenue, Suite 1006 NY, NY 10022 1-56977-860-4 $17.95 Twenty-five years ago, Vaughan Booker committed murder, shooting five arrows into his wife after finding her with another man. Today he is an African-American Episcopal priest in Alexandria, Virginia, preaching the forgiveness of sin to a multiracial church. From Prison to Pulpit: My Road to Redemption is the story of Vaughan Booker, fifty years old, two years and ordained minister of God and rector at Meade Memorial Episcopal Church, ten years out of the Pennsylvania penal system as a convicted murderer. It is a personal story of going from an altar boy and Boy Scout leader to prison lifer, the stuff of tabloid headlines. But more than that it is a story of sin brought on by rage, repentance, forgiveness, and redemption. It is an example of how any sinner can find salvation in God. Safe People Henry Cloud & John Townsend Zondervan Books 1-800-727-1309 0-310-49501-6 $8.99 Some people are good for us, some are not. Safe people are people who help drive emotional healing and character growth. Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend show how we can find the people who will help us down the path to healing and void those who may damage our emotional health. Safe People: How to Find Relationships that are Good for You provides practical ground-breaking help which lays a firm foundation for personal growth. Safe People is important, practical reading for today's modern world. One Day With God Bishop Karl Pruter The Borgo Press PO Box 2845, San Bernardino, CA 92406 0-912134-11-9 $8.00 (pb) 0-912134-10-0 $18.00 (hc) In One Day With God: A Guide to Retreats and the Contemplative Life, Revised Edition, Bishop Karl Pruter has written a basic manual on conducting and managing a spiritual retreat for Christians, with others or by themselves, at home or in a more formal setting. Included are a dozen meditation subjects, with suggested lengths for contemplation, plus bibliography and index. Good Christian people everywhere, of whatever denomination, will find spiritual renewal in these pages. Handbook of Catholic Theology Wolfgang Beinert & Francis Fiorenza The Crossroad Publishing Company 370 Lexington Avenue, NY, NY 10017 0-8245-1423-9 $49.95 Everything that one needs to know about Catholic theology is found in this essential handbook. It is biblically and historically based, ecumenically oriented, up-to-date and easy to use. Eleven major categories of theology contain more than 300 alphabetical entries with each cross-referenced entry runs from one to four pages. The categories (each a mini-course) are: Theological Method; God; Creation; Anthropology; Christ; Mary; Ecclesiology; Pneumat-ology; Grace; Sacraments; Eschatology. The entries range from Agnosticism to Wonder. A special feature are the many graphics and charts that make memorable such entries as Attributes of God; Ecumenical Councils; Proofs for the Existence of God; Grace and Freedom. Pedagogically useful in every way, each entry also features bibliographies specially prepared by the American contributors. With its user-friendly organization, Handbook of Catholic Theology is ideal as a reference or as a text or as personal study. American Studies Bitter Melon Jeff Gillenkirk & James Motlow Heyday Books Box 9145, Berkeley, CA 94709 0-930588-58-4 $19.95 At the turn of the century, the Sacramento Delta was home to thousands of Chinese immigrants. By day, laborers engaged in the back-breaking work of building the levees and harvesting crops. After work, many of them returned to the bustling, safe town of Locke. Locke, with its single-family homes, stores, saloons, restaurants, boarding houses, school, five gambling dens, and two brothels was the only village in the United States built and inhabited exclusively by Chinese. Bitter Melon: Inside America's Last Rural Chinese Town is a collection of moving oral histories and stunning historical photographs (all printed in duotone), offers an unforgettable glimpse into this unique and vibrant community, and in doing so contributes significantly to our understanding of immigrant experience in California. The Guadalupe Mountains W.C. Jameson Texas Western Press The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX 79968-0633 0-87404-232-1 $15.00 The Guadalupe Mountains: Island in the Desert is the first comprehensive overview of the rugged Guadalupe Mounts of west Texas. This slender book presents the fascinating story of this area beginning with the geologic origins and massive tectonic forces that sculpted the mountains. Profiles of the early settlers and Apache encounters with cavalry forces led by Lt. Cushing are provided. The precarious ecological balance between mankind and wildlife, predators and livestock are examined. There are even tales of lost and buried treasure. Ideal for any traveler to the area and perfect armchair reading anywhere. Holocaust Studies The Muselmann David Matzner KATV Publishing House 900 Jefferson Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030 0-88125-457-6 $19.95 A Jew of German origin, Rabbi David Matzner writes with astonishing and vivid recall of his five years in 20 prisons, slave labor and concentration camps in France, Poland and Germany. Matzner's description of his experiences at Auschwitz and elsewhere, in a world surfeited with horror and eager for hope, still has the power to move a reader. At one of the camps at which he spent time as a schreiber, a clerk, was the Satmar Rebbe, whose barrack, in which were housed 240 of his fellows, refused all non-kosher food, and subsisted on a diet of bread, potatoes and onions with boiled water. The barrack became a place of worship, learning and study, in part thanks to Matzner. On May 2, 1945, just as his strength and luck had run out, and he was about to die in a basement filled with rats and excrement, unconscious, he was liberated. The Muselmann: Diary of a Jewish Slave Laborer is an excellent addition to any holocaust studies collection -- putting a human face to an inhuman history. The Writer Reference Shelf Blazing Pencils Meredith Sue Willis Teachers & Writers Collaborative 5 Union Square West NY NY 10003-3306 0-915924-19-6 $10.95 Blazing Pencils: A Guide to Writing Fiction and Essays is a wonderfully clear "how-to" guide to writing fiction and essays. The more than 150 writing ideas in Blazing Pencils help the aspiring writer every step of the way in writing a complete story or essay. One of the great pieces of advice to young writers by their more experienced (and published) elders has been to "write, write and keep on writing". But like any other craft, writing has its own tips, tricks and techniques. Blazing Pencils will help shape and channel all that practice so ardently advocated to its most productive and rewarding end results. Theatre, Cinema & TV The Kung Fu Book Robert Anderson Pioneer Books, Inc. 5715 North Balsam Road Las Vegas, NV 89130 1-55698-328-X $14.95 In the early 1970s, Bruce Lee conceived Kung Fu, a television project as a vehicle for himself. Hollywood wasn't ready for an Asian series star and cast David Carradine instead. Three years of Kung Fu fostered rumors of creative differences. Carradine wanted Kung Fu to remain true to Lee's vision, particularly after Lee died less than a year after Kung Fu first aired. Nothing like Kung Fu had ever been seen before. Fleeing China after killing a member of the royal family, Kane searched for his long-lost brother, travelling the American West (never wearing a gun) with assassins on his trail, an outsider wherever he journeyed. The flashbacks to the Shaolin Temple were always a very special part of every story. The unique aspects of the popular series are examined in The Kung Fu Book along with profiles of the actors and series characters and a complete episode guide. In addition, the book chronicles the new series, in which David Carradine plays his own descendant in modern day California, far more than just a sequel. Truth in Comedy Charna Halpern, et al. Meriwether Publishing Ltd. 885 Elkton Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80907 1-56608-003-7 $12.95 The "Harold" is a form of competitive improv involving six or seven players. They take a theme suggestion from the audience and "free associate" on the theme into a series of rapid-fire one-liners that build into totally unpredictable skits with hilarious results. The Now it is described fully in Truth In Comedy for the benefit of other aspiring actors and comics. The Harold is a fun way to "loosen up" and learn to think quickly, build continuity, develop characterizations and sharpen humor -- all part of successful improvising. Its format is flexible and allows for easy performance in acting classes and a variety of other settings. An excellent book for any comedy enthusiast. Metaphysics The Tarot of the Magi Carlyle A. Pushong Newcastle Publishing Company PO Box 7589, Van Nuys, CA 91409 0-87877-192-1 $10.95 Originally published in 1967, The Tarot of the Magi clearly indicates the esoteric and exoteric shades of meaning which lie hidden in each of the twenty-two of life's paths in the Major Arcana of the Tarot. Aside from the divinatory aspects of the Tarot embodying both the Major and Minor Arcana, much Arcane knowledge is skillfully interwoven, knowledge which is in essence the key to the operative know-how of White Magic. Natural clairvoyant, Carlyle Pushong's approach is unhurried, deliberate, and never dogmatic. He leaves the doors of inquiry open to the earnest seeker of truth, for he believed spiritual illumination hastens slowly. The Tarot of the Magi is an uncommon book by an unusual author. Pushong's concise explication of the Tarot will do much to encourage and popularize this most ancient and widespread of divinatory systems. The Prophetic Revelations of Paul Solomon W. Alexander Wheeler Samuel Weiser Box 612, York Beach ME 03910-0612 0-87728-831-3 $12.95 Paul Solomon was a modern prophet who received readings from an entity he and others came to refer to as the Source. Solomon received information while in a trance, and helped heal many people. Solomon's main purpose in life, once he was reconciled with his amazing ability to tap into the Source, was to make people aware of the need to move toward a new planetary age of universal brotherhood. He provided an exemplary figure as a person whose every act was in the service of reducing suffering in the world. In addition to revealing the profound spiritual meaning and significance of these "last times" in which we live, he presents the greatest perils and potentials of our impending future. Alexander Wheeler gives an intriguing account of Solomon's life and how he came to be a modern prophet and healer. he presents the wisdom of the Source , explains the nature of prophetic vision and clarifies the import of the readings from the Source. The Poetry Shelf The Random House Treasury of Best-Loved Poems: 2nd Edition Louis Phillips, editor Random House Reference 1-800-733-3000 0-679-76315-5 $10.00 Featuring classic poems of the English language that have proved perennially popular, this expanded second edition includes two hundred poems. Special features included three handy indexes (author, first line, and title), and poems arranged under nine subjects: The World of Love and Romance; Nature and the Seasons; Story Poems and Ballads; Families and Children; Faith, Religion and Meditation; Wit and Humor; Americana; Country Life/City Life; and Portraits. Poets include Robert Burns, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Gerard Manley Hopkins, John Milton, Edgar Allan Poe, Carl Sandburg, William Shakespeare, and Walt Whitman, Gwendolyn Brooks and more! The Random House Treasury of Best-Loved Poems is a "must have" acquisition. The Audio Book Shelf Willie the Shoe William Shoemaker High-Top (Carol Publishing, dist.) 6290 Sunset Blvd., Suite 800 Hollywood, CA 90028 1-56703-017-3 $16.95 William "Willie the Shoe" Shoemaker is the winningest jockey in the history of horse racing. At the time of his retirement he was the oldest person ever to ride in the sport. Very shortly after his retirement he was involved in an accident that left him a quadrapalegic. He has never allowed any interviews of a personal nature -- until now. Willie the Shoe, his life and times, is terrific listening for any Shoemaker fan, and there are millions of them. Trust Me Jayne Ann Krentz Simon & Shuster Audio Books 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 0-671-88652-5 $17.00 (2 cassettes) Jayne Ann Krentz is one of the most talented authors writing romance fiction today. She has won about every romance-writing award and honor around. Her fans are both numerous and enthusiastic. Trust Me is her latest spicy romance novel. A handsome computer genius who is short-circuited by an emotional and emoting career woman who intends to teach him that there is no logic to love. Marcia Strassman's dramatic reading brings the written word to life! Listening Library 1-800-243-4504 Listening Library has produced a series of classic, 2 cassette, unabridged,short stories ($15.95 each) that represent some of the finest writers in the world of American literature. The series includes Ray Bradbury: Tales of Fantasy (The Illustrated Man, The Veldt, The Foghorn, The Smile, There will Come Soft Rains, and The Pedestrian); O. Henry Short Stories (The Gift of the Magi, The Furnished Room, Roads of Destiny, and The Ransom of Red Chief); Edgar Allan Poe Short Stories (The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, Masque of the Red Death, The Raven, and more); Mark Twain Short Stories (The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, Story of the Bad Little Boy, Punch Brothers, Punch, and more); F. Scott Fitzgerald Short Stories (The Bridal Party, Three Hours Between Planes, Babylon Revisited, The Lost Decade); Ernest Hemingway Short Stories (The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, The Snows of Kilimanjaro); Great American Short Stories (Edgar Allan Poe, Frank Stockton, Mark Twain, O. Henry, Bret Harte, and Ambrose Bierce); and American Humor and Satire (Mark Twain, O. Henry, Will Rogers, Robert Benchley, James Thurber, Ogden Nash, William Saroyan). Travel Guides Guide to the John Muir Trail: 2nd Ed. Thomas Winnett Wilderness Press 2440 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704 0-89997-040-0 $9.95 The John Muir Trail is perhaps the most famous trail in America. The trail passes through a land of 13,000-foot and 14,000-foot peaks, of soaring granite cliffs, of lakes literally by the thousands, of canyons 5000 feet deep. It is a land where man's trails touch only a tiny percentage of the total area, so that by leaving the Muir Trail you can find utter solitude. Perhaps best of all, it is a land blessed with the mildest, sunniest climate of any major mountain range in the world. This guidebook describes the trail both north-south and south-north. It gives point-to-point mileages both ways to the nearest tenth of a mile. Its twenty-eight two-color maps are based on corrected U.S.G.S. topo maps, and contain hundreds of updating changes in this second edition. Italy Revealed Charles FitzRoy Little, Brown 34 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108 0-316-28442-4 $40.00 Italy Revealed: A Travel Guide to Art and Architecture in the Italian Landscape takes discerning travelers off the beaten path and reveals the beautiful vistas and cultural treasures of the Italian heartland. Twenty-one tours, each designed to take no more than a day or two, lead visitors along the back roads of four breathtaking regions: Tuscany and northern Lazio; the Veneto and Fruili; Umbria and Le Marche; and Sicily. Here, amid the undulating landscapes and ancient hilltop villages are Greek temples, Roman ruins, medieval towers, and Renaissance churches adorned with astounding frescoes. Illustrated with seventy gorgeous color photographs and including practical tips on food and lodging, Italy Revealed is an invaluable resource for anyone planning (or dreaming about) an Italian vacation. International Studies The Bolivian Diary of Ernesto Che Guevara Ernesto Che Guevara Mary-Alice Waters, editor Pathfinder Press 410 West Street, NY, NY 10014 0-87348-766-4 $19.95 Here is Ernesto Che Guevara's account, long unavailable in English, of the 1966-67 guerrilla struggle in Bolivia. A day-by-day chronicle of the campaign led by one of the central leaders of the Cuban revolution to forge a revolutionary movement of workers and peasants capable of contending for power in Bolivia and providing an example for all Latin America. This new edition includes extensive accounts by guerrilla leaders who survived, excerpts from diaries of other combatants, and documents written by Guevara in Bolivia. Much of this additional material appears in English for the first time. Religion Psychology and Religion Andrew R. Fuller Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Inc. 4720 Boston Way, Lanham, MD 20706 0-8226-3036-2 $16.95 Can psychology explain religious behavior? Andrew Fuller's Psychology and Religion: Eight Points of View, 3rd Edition explores the thinking of eight pioneers of religious psychology including Sigmund Freud, William James, Gordon Allport, Abraham H. Maslow, Allan W. Watts, Erich Fromm, Viktor E. Frankl, and Carl Jung. Fuller presents the theories of these seminal figures in a clear, straightforward way, and also examines the limits of psychological explanations of religion. He conclude Psychology and Religion by exploring the contributions to religion by some prominent recent figures in psychology such as Ana-Maria Rizzuot, Paul W. Pruyser, and Bernard Spilka. Religion as Poetry Andrew M. Greeley Transaction Publishers Rutgers - State University of New Jersey New Brunswick, NJ 08903 1-56000-183-6 $32.95 Religion as Poetry is a superlative addition to the sociology of religion. Andrew Greeley argues that various religions have endured for thousands of years as poetic rituals and stories. Religion as Poetry proposes a theoretical framework for understanding religion that emphasizes insights derived from religious stories. By virtue of his own rare abilities as a novelists as well as sociologist, Greeley is uniquely qualified for this task. Greeley first considers classical theories of the sociology of religion and then, drawing upon them, he explicates his own interpretation. He critically examines the viewpoint that society is becoming more secular, and that religion is declining. He observes that this theory stands in the way of persuading sociologists that religion is still worth studying. In contrast, Greeley is interested in why religions persist despite secular trends and alongside them. He argues that it is poetic elements that touch the human soul. Greeley then sets out to test this viewpoint. Greeley maintains that his theory is not the only, or necessarily even the best approach to study religion. Rather, it is his contention that it uniquely provides sociologists with perspectives on religion that other theories too often overlook or disregard. Religion as Poetry, an original and intriguing study will be enjoyed and evaluated by sociologists and philosophers alike. "Sometimes in the Wrong, but Never in Doubt" L. Edward Hicks The University of Tennessee Press Knoxville, TN 37996-0325 0-87049-865-7 $32.00 Although the New Religious Right has attracted considerable media attention in recent years, little has been written about its historical roots. In this groundbreaking book, Edward Hicks examines the career of George S. Benson, whose work as a fundamentalist Christian educator foreshaowed the political activism now associated with such figures as Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell. Born in rural Oklahoma, Benson became an evangelist and missionary to China during the 1920s. In 1936 he was appointed president of Harding College in Searcy, Arkansas, a small school operated by the Churches of Christ. From his base there, Benson soon embarked on a far-reaching crusade that joined conservative Christian values with free-enterprise economics and its political underpinnings. In 1941, he founded the National Education Program, which would proclaim as its goal "the preservation and advancement of the spiritual, moral, economic and political values on which this nation was founded." After World War II, as anti-communism became a dominant motif of the various forums and publications sponsored by the NEP, Benson was a much-south-after speaker at conservative gatherings. Even in the face of apparent setbacks (such as Barry Goldwater's defeat in the 1964 presidential election) Benson never wavered in actively promoting his brand of Americanism. Edward Hicks argues that Benson's NEP programs and pampleteering did much to shape the conservative populism that helped to elect Ronald Reagan in 1980. Benson's lifelong aim, Hicks notes, was not to convert liberals but to convince already conservative Christians of the need to become involved in political issues. He was "a member of the Moral Majority before there was one." The Railroads Steam in the Redwoods Lynwood Carranco & Henry Sorensen The Caxton Printers, Ltd. Caldwell, ID 83605-3299 0-87004-322-6 $19.95 (pb) 0-87004-321-8 $27.95 (cb) Mention railroads and railroading and most people think of those classic old photos of the iron horse or the modern gleaming zephyrs of steel and chrome, or the long connected chains of box cars passing clickty clack through the American landscape. But the most boisterous and exciting railroading times in Humboldt County (CA) redwood logging was the age of steam when donkeys and locomotives were used in the railroad camp. These were the days of big husky loggers in big tough logging operations. Steam in the Redwoods is a documented historical-pictorial book of the redwood logging railroads of the past preserves another chapter of the vanishing West. 221 photographs and 5 maps, and Locomotive Rosters illustrate this exciting historical and pictorial presentation of redwood logging railroads.