Basic Black: The Essential Guide for Getting Ahead at Work (and in Life)
Cathie Black
Insights and fascinating stories from the president of Hearst Magazines that can help you move ahead.
Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We’re Not Hurting: Real Talk for When There’s Nowhere to Go but Up
Terrie M. Williams
The author deals with the problem and solutions to depression as experienced by African-Americans.
Blooding at Great Meadows: Young George Washington and the Battle that Shaped the Man
Alan Axelrod
As a 22-year-old, Washington led 400 American militiamen against an experienced French army.
The Brain Trust Program: A Scientifically Based Three-Part Plan to Improve Memory, Elevate Mood, Enhance Attention, Alleviate Migraine and Menopausal Symptoms, and Boost Mental Energy
Larry McCleary
Ways to improve the overall health of your brain.
Coal River
Michael Shnayerson
Dramatic environmental battles are being fought in the mountains of West Virginia, especially against mountain top removal.
Chic: The Guide to Life as It Should Be
Colin Cowie
The noted event planner explains how to live a gracious life on any budget.
Come to Think of It: Notes on the Turn of the Millennium
Daniel Schorr
The author’s observations on politics and American life over the years from 1990 to the present by the well known commentator.
Details Men’s Style Manual: The Ultimate Guide for Making Your Clothes Work for You
Daniel Peres
A well-illustrated guide to the apropos in men’s fashion.
Discover Your Inner Wisdom: Using Intuition, Logic, and Common Sense to Make Your Best Choices
Char Margolis
How to make wise choices by tapping in to your own intuition.
Discovering God: The Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of Belief
Rodney Stark
The origins and development of the great religions from the Stone Age to modern times is discussed in this extensive examination.
Get Rich, Stay Rich, Pass It On: The Wealth Accumulation Secrets of America’s Richest Families Catherine S. McBreen and George H. Walper, Jr.
The authors state that there may be many ways to get rich, but only two ways to ensure perpetual wealth.
Grow Your Money! 101 Easy Tips to Plan, Save, and Invest
Jonathan D. Pond
Financial advice from a well-know advisor.
Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out
Marci Shimoff
The author explains how to be a happier person regardless of one’s circumstances.
How Not to Look Old: Fast and Effortless Way to Look 10 Years Younger, 10 Pounds Lighter, 10 Times Better
Charla Krupp
Another look at an age-old problem.
In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto
Michael Pollan
The author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma states that what we should eat comes down to: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
In Pursuit of Excellence: How to Win in Sport and Life Through Mental Training
Terry Orlick
The author, a noted sports psychologist, provides a plan to enhance excellence in life as well as sports.
Isn’t It Their Turn to Pick Up The Check? Dealing with All of the Trickiest Money Problems Between Family and Friends—from Serial Borrowers to Serious Cheapskates
Jeanne Fleming and Leonard Schwarz
A look at the embarrassing, annoying, and often emotionally charged money-related dilemmas that everyone faces.
Jim Cramer’s Stay Mad for Life: Get Rich, Stay Rich (Make Your Kids Even Richer)
James J. Cramer with Cliff Mason
Lifetime investing for readers of any age from the TV guru.
Living Your Unlived Life: Coping with Unrealized Dreams and Fulfilling Your Purpose in the Second Half of Life
Robert A. Johnson and Jerry M. Ruhl
Realizing the unmet dreams and hopes from earlier years can provide peace and wholeness in later years of life.
My Answer Is No...If That’s Okay with You: How Women Can Say NO and (Still) Feel Good About It
Nanette Gartrell
How to set limits without jeopardizing important relationships.
Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream: A Day in the Life of Your Body
Jennifer Ackerman
An exploration of the human body that reveals the importance of synchronizing our actions with our biological rhythms.
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
John J. Ratey and Eric Haterman
The latest research shows that for your brain to function at its peak, your body needs to move.
Strong at the Broken Places: Voices of Illness, A Chorus of Hope
Richard M. Cohen
The author spent three years chronicling the lives of five “citizens of sickness” and examines the situations of the chronically ill.
Surrender Is Not an Option: Defending America at the United Nations and Abroad
John Bolton
The former secretary to the United Nations takes a behind-the scenes look at his work there and outlines his vision for a realistic global security arrangement.
Terra: Our 100-Million-Year-Old Ecosystem—and the Threats That Now Put It at Risk
Michael Novacek
The author’s synthesis of evolutionary biology, paleontology, and modern environmental science provides an explanation of the current state of the planet.
Truth and Consequences: Special Comments on the Bush Administration’s War on American Values
Keith Olbermann
Commentary from the host of Countdown with Keith Olbermann on MSNBC.
Vermeer’s Hat: The Seventeenth Century and the Dawn of the Global World
Timothy Brook
A look at how rapidly the world was changing as illuminated through the paintings of Vermeer.
Winning Nice: How to Succeed in Business and Life Without Waging War
Dawna Stone
How to be yourself and also have success in life.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Thursday, January 3, 2008
New Nonfiction
Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin
Nicholas Ostler
An examination of the one constant in the cultural history of the west for over two thousand years.
America 1908: The Dawn of Flight, the Race to the Pole, The Invention of the Model T and the Making of a Modern Nation
Jim Rasenberger
Life in America a century ago.
American Crescent: A Muslim Cleric on the Power of His Faith, and the Struggle against Prejudice, and the Future of Islam and America
Hassan Qazwini
The author reviews the tenets of Islam and defends it as a faith of peace and diversity.
Boom! Voices of the Sixties: Personal Reflections on the ‘60’s and Today
Tom Brokaw
The author of The Greatest Generation gives us another portrait of a defining era in American history.
Breaker Boys: The NFL’s Greatest Team and the Stolen 1925 Championship
David Fleming
The author recounts the story of how the Pottsville Maroons, a semi-pro football team from the heart of Pennsylvania coal country, was stripped of its championship title.
Children at Play: An American History
Howard P. Churdacoff
A fascinating study of the changes throughout American history of children at play and what it tells us about ourselves.
Copernicus’ Secret: How the Scientific Revolution Began
Jack Repcheck
The story behind the publication of Copernicus’ masterwork that changed humanity’s view of the cosmos.
Day of Reckoning: How Hubris, Ideology, and Greed Are Tearing America Apart
Patrick J. Buchanan
The author asks the question as to whether the America we know will be able to survive.
The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography from the Revolution to the First World War
Graham Robb
The story of the remarkable country of France during a tumultuous century.
The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman
Nancy Marie Brown
Five hundred years before Columbus, a Viking woman named Gudrid sailed off the edge of the known world.
The Ghost Mountain Boys: Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea—The Forgotten War of the South Pacific
James Campbell
In 1942, the 32nd Division’s Ghost Mountain Boys were assigned the most grueling mission of the entire Pacific campaign.
Girls Gone Mild: Young Women Reclaim Self-Respect and Find It's Not Bad to Be Good
Wendy Shalit
The author reports on the young women who are rebelling against the current state of teen fashion.
It’s Not About the Hair: And Other Certainties of Life and Cancer
Debra Jarvis
An illuminating look at surviving adversity and living through illness and life.
Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and De Gaulle
Paul Johnson
An intriguing examination of heroes throughout the centuries that include not only Abraham Lincoln and Joan of Arc, but also Marilyn Monroe and Ludwig Wittgenstein.
Independents Day: Awakening the American Spirit
Lou Dobbs
What has happened to America?
Leading Ladies: American Trailblazers
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Sixty-three pioneers in many fields of endeavor are illuminated by the first woman senator elected from the state of Texas.
The Living Cosmos: Our Search for Life in the Universe
Chris Impey
The fast growing field of astrobiology is depicted in this study that looks at where it’s going, and what it’s likely to find.
Merchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes, and the Man Who Makes War Possible
Douglas Farah and Stephen Braun
Who is the immensely wealthy and powerful arms dealer who has flooded Africa and Southeast Asia with weapons of war?
The Power of Body Language: How to Succeed in Every Business and Social Encounter
Tonya Reiman
Learn what others are saying to you without using words.
The Secret History of the War on Cancer
Devra Davis
The official war on cancer has focused on treatment rather than concentrating on the preventable aspects of cancer. Written by a leading researcher from the University of Pittsburgh.
See You in a Hundred Years: Four Seasons in Forgotten America
Logan Ward
The author and wife travel back in time to live the life of a farming family in rural Virginia, 1900.
Shadow Warriors: The Untold Story of Traitors, Saboteurs, and the Party of Surrender
Kenneth R. Timmerman
What happens behind the scenes of governmental agencies such as the CIA and the State Department?
Soldier’s Heart: Reading Literature Through Peace and War at West Point
Elizabeth D. Samet
What does literature mean to cadets who are preparing to fight a war? The author’s former students also relate what books and movies are meaningful to them after returning from Iraq.
The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post- 9/11 America
Susan Faludi
An examination of the country’s psychological response to assault of 9/11.
The Ultimate Battle: Okinawa 1945—The Last Epic Struggle of World War II
Bill Sloan
The story of the last great clash of World War II which resulted in the deaths of at least 115,000 soldiers, sailors, and airmen from both the United States and Japan.
What’s the Matter with California: Cultural Rumbles from the Golden State and Why the Rest of Us Should Be Shaking
Jack Cashill
An intriguing look at the cultural landscape of California.
Why Marines Fight 359.96 BRA 2007
Nicholas Ostler
An examination of the one constant in the cultural history of the west for over two thousand years.
America 1908: The Dawn of Flight, the Race to the Pole, The Invention of the Model T and the Making of a Modern Nation
Jim Rasenberger
Life in America a century ago.
American Crescent: A Muslim Cleric on the Power of His Faith, and the Struggle against Prejudice, and the Future of Islam and America
Hassan Qazwini
The author reviews the tenets of Islam and defends it as a faith of peace and diversity.
Boom! Voices of the Sixties: Personal Reflections on the ‘60’s and Today
Tom Brokaw
The author of The Greatest Generation gives us another portrait of a defining era in American history.
Breaker Boys: The NFL’s Greatest Team and the Stolen 1925 Championship
David Fleming
The author recounts the story of how the Pottsville Maroons, a semi-pro football team from the heart of Pennsylvania coal country, was stripped of its championship title.
Children at Play: An American History
Howard P. Churdacoff
A fascinating study of the changes throughout American history of children at play and what it tells us about ourselves.
Copernicus’ Secret: How the Scientific Revolution Began
Jack Repcheck
The story behind the publication of Copernicus’ masterwork that changed humanity’s view of the cosmos.
Day of Reckoning: How Hubris, Ideology, and Greed Are Tearing America Apart
Patrick J. Buchanan
The author asks the question as to whether the America we know will be able to survive.
The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography from the Revolution to the First World War
Graham Robb
The story of the remarkable country of France during a tumultuous century.
The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman
Nancy Marie Brown
Five hundred years before Columbus, a Viking woman named Gudrid sailed off the edge of the known world.
The Ghost Mountain Boys: Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea—The Forgotten War of the South Pacific
James Campbell
In 1942, the 32nd Division’s Ghost Mountain Boys were assigned the most grueling mission of the entire Pacific campaign.
Girls Gone Mild: Young Women Reclaim Self-Respect and Find It's Not Bad to Be Good
Wendy Shalit
The author reports on the young women who are rebelling against the current state of teen fashion.
It’s Not About the Hair: And Other Certainties of Life and Cancer
Debra Jarvis
An illuminating look at surviving adversity and living through illness and life.
Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and De Gaulle
Paul Johnson
An intriguing examination of heroes throughout the centuries that include not only Abraham Lincoln and Joan of Arc, but also Marilyn Monroe and Ludwig Wittgenstein.
Independents Day: Awakening the American Spirit
Lou Dobbs
What has happened to America?
Leading Ladies: American Trailblazers
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Sixty-three pioneers in many fields of endeavor are illuminated by the first woman senator elected from the state of Texas.
The Living Cosmos: Our Search for Life in the Universe
Chris Impey
The fast growing field of astrobiology is depicted in this study that looks at where it’s going, and what it’s likely to find.
Merchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes, and the Man Who Makes War Possible
Douglas Farah and Stephen Braun
Who is the immensely wealthy and powerful arms dealer who has flooded Africa and Southeast Asia with weapons of war?
The Power of Body Language: How to Succeed in Every Business and Social Encounter
Tonya Reiman
Learn what others are saying to you without using words.
The Secret History of the War on Cancer
Devra Davis
The official war on cancer has focused on treatment rather than concentrating on the preventable aspects of cancer. Written by a leading researcher from the University of Pittsburgh.
See You in a Hundred Years: Four Seasons in Forgotten America
Logan Ward
The author and wife travel back in time to live the life of a farming family in rural Virginia, 1900.
Shadow Warriors: The Untold Story of Traitors, Saboteurs, and the Party of Surrender
Kenneth R. Timmerman
What happens behind the scenes of governmental agencies such as the CIA and the State Department?
Soldier’s Heart: Reading Literature Through Peace and War at West Point
Elizabeth D. Samet
What does literature mean to cadets who are preparing to fight a war? The author’s former students also relate what books and movies are meaningful to them after returning from Iraq.
The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post- 9/11 America
Susan Faludi
An examination of the country’s psychological response to assault of 9/11.
The Ultimate Battle: Okinawa 1945—The Last Epic Struggle of World War II
Bill Sloan
The story of the last great clash of World War II which resulted in the deaths of at least 115,000 soldiers, sailors, and airmen from both the United States and Japan.
What’s the Matter with California: Cultural Rumbles from the Golden State and Why the Rest of Us Should Be Shaking
Jack Cashill
An intriguing look at the cultural landscape of California.
Why Marines Fight 359.96 BRA 2007
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