Why We Love Them So: Surviving the Loss of an Animal Friend

Posted in Spirituality & Inspiration by - Feb 22, 2012
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Why We Love Them So: Surviving the Loss of an Animal Friend
  • Release Date: 8/10/2011

By Father Paul A. Keenan
iUniverse.com, $14.95, 126 pages

The death of a pet always causes some remorse, and it can be hard to let go. Why We Love Them So is an exploration of how we deal with their death, and what steps we go through when we lose a valued pet. As the death of a pet is usually the same as the death of a family member, and few pet owners would dispute that pets are not part of the family, the passing of a pet can be devastating. This book is a look at the stages of mourning, as …

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Pearl Harbor Christmas: A World at War, December 1941

Posted in History by - Feb 22, 2012
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Pearl Harbor Christmas: A World at War, December 1941
  • Release Date: 11/1/2011

By Stanley Weintraub
Da Capo Press, $24.00, 224 pages

It was one of the most devastating attacks ever done on American soil. On December 7th, 1941 the island nation of Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and pushed America into World War II. But what about the holiday season that came after that? In his new book, Stanley Weintraus looks closely at Christmas time right after the shocking events. The story spans from military bases across the globe, as young men fight in foreign lands while celebrating Christmas in brotherhood. The other half is about the Christmas meeting between Churchill and Roosevelt, which sparks into …

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The Culture Cycle: How to Shape the Unseen Force that Transforms Performance

Posted in Business & Investing by - Feb 22, 2012
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The Culture Cycle: How to Shape the Unseen Force that Transforms Performance
  • Release Date: 8/8/2011

By James Heskett
FT Press, $44.95, 372 pages

This book should inspire leaders of companies to start with people and shape their organizations cultures to drive engagement, inclusion, trust, innovation, and results. It is the essential handbook for today’s organizations that care about their people and are determined that theirs is an organization of the future. In fifteen chapters featuring the author’s vast knowledge of management, this book provides a thoughtful prospect on how to challenge the performance hurdle managers face in today’s competitive marketplace. This outstanding book will enable one to view the voluminous literature on organization and culture so as to …

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Falling for Me: How I Hung Curtains, Learned to Cook, Traveled to Seville, and Fell in Love

Posted in Biographies & Memoirs by - Feb 22, 2012
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Falling for Me: How I Hung Curtains, Learned to Cook, Traveled to Seville, and Fell in Love
  • Release Date: 10/11/2011

By Anna David
Harper, $14.99, 320 pages

Julie and Julia, meet Anna and Helen. Frustrated by her disappointing love life, writer Anna David stumbles across a copy of Helen Gurley Brown’s classic ’60s book Sex and the Single Girl and decides to follow Helen’s advice (David always refers to the Cosmo editor by her first name) to improve her chances of finding and keeping a suitable man.

So begins a year of tackling “SS&G” guidance. David works on ways to make herself a more fascinating single girl, with skills and style. She takes to heart Helen’s counsel to learn to cook, to decorate her apartment …

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The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life

Posted in Uncategorized by - Feb 21, 2012
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Home Cooking with Jean-Georges: My Favorite Simple Recipes

Posted in Cooking, Food & Wine by - Feb 21, 2012
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Home Cooking with Jean-Georges: My Favorite Simple Recipes
  • Release Date: 11/1/2011

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Genevieve Ko
Clarkson Potter, $40.00, 256 pages

When former Alsatian “country boy” Jean-Georges Vongerichten celebrated his fiftieth birthday, he decided to return to his home-cooking roots by taking two days off a week “pour le weekend” for the first time ever. Combining his rustic country approach with his Asian-influenced years in Shanghai, he offers innovative yet simple recipes to prepare with his family. It’s definitely a family affair. His older daughter Louise is the resident bartender with a winning recipe for brandied cherry Manhattan, son Cedric (the chef at Perry Street) fires up the grill, and his wife Marja and …

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Saga of the Sioux: An Adaptation from Dee Brown’s Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Posted in History by - Feb 21, 2012
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Saga of the Sioux: An Adaptation from Dee Brown’s Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
  • Release Date: 10/1/2011

By Dwight Jon Zimmerman
Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 224 pages

Every so often it helps to remember the low points in history. Saga of the Sioux is an edited version of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, the history of the Indian Wars, detailing how the United States government broke treaty after treaty and disregarded the rights of Native Americans. Although edited so as to be more kid-friendly, the abuses detailed in the book are nonetheless a stark reminder of how not to treat other civilizations.

The book focuses on Red Cloud and the Sioux, but it does justice to the other …

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The Hunger Games Companion: The Unathorized Guide to the Series

Posted in Young Adult by - Feb 21, 2012
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The Hunger Games Companion: The Unathorized Guide to the Series
  • Release Date: 11/8/2011

By Lois H. Gresh
St. Martin’s Griffin, $12.99, 256 pages

The Hunger Games Companion starts out with a bang. The first part of the book is spent explaining the author’s feelings towards Suzanne Collins’ massively popular trilogy with hints on how she will attempt to explain why the characters do what they do, look at aspects of the setting and culture shown in the books, how it relates to readers, and also spends time looking at aspects of this dystopian fiction. It’s a well-written and almost inspiring piece of writing that pulls readers immediately into the meat of the book.

Unfortunately, the book does not …

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Geek Girls Unite: How Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks, and Other Misfits Are Taking Over the World

Posted in Pop Culture by - Feb 21, 2012
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Geek Girls Unite: How Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks, and Other Misfits Are Taking Over the World
  • Release Date: 10/4/2011

By Leslie Simon
It, $14.99, 198 pages

Bird-hunting books are always fun to read. In a way, Geek Girls Unite is the bird-hunting book of today, as women are less afraid of embracing their hobbies than before. It’s an interesting comment on feminism when women are willing to discuss anything but feminism, and it’s a good sign. The book goes through six major types of geek girls, as well as a few miscellaneous ones, covering the majority of women that aren’t defined by just their ability to procreate and clean house.

The book is written in a light breezy manner, with each type broken down into …

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Not For Parents New York City

Posted in Young Adult by - Feb 21, 2012
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Not For Parents New York City
  • Release Date: 10/1/2011

By Klay Lamprell
Lonely Planets, $14.99, 96 pages

Right off the bat, Lonely Planet claims to kids that they have “everything you ever wanted to know” on New York. While that might not be true, (best takeout anyone?) it still satisfies the vicarious fact-finder. For jet setters and couch-potatoes alike, Not for Parents New York City will have readers finding themselves wistfully thinking of the MOMA, Lady Liberty, and Little Italy. Jam-packed with edifying tidbits on the inner workings of the Big Apple, Lonely Planet just may spark a new generation of travelers. Or, at least, a strong desire for really fresh bagels. It …

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