New Adult 000-399 (Non-Fiction)
January 16, 2008
Annotations from Baker & Taylor
Be Happy Without Being Perfect: How to Break Free from the Perfection Deception
Domar, Alice, Ph.D.
A thought-provoking look at the problem of women who are overwhelming their lives in a quest to be the perfect everything, with a perfect body, life, and home, examines the repercussions of setting unrealistic expectations in terms of health and happiness and explains how to scale back demands, create realistic goals, alleviate guilt and shame, and regain the joy of life.
The China Price
Harney, Alexandra
A sobering exposé of the human and environmental costs being exacted by China’s factory economy reveals the role of corruption being played in the country’s competition against western business, in an account that also describes growing grassroots activist activities for better regulation.
The Good Rat: A True Story
Breslin, Jimmy
In a street-savvy journey behind the scenes of the Mafia during its golden era, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist chronicles the people, places, and events that defined organized crime, capturing the world of such colorful figures as John Gotti, Vito Genovese, Sammy the Bull, and others and tracing the rise and fall of the mob in New York.
Rich Bride Poor Bride: Your Ultimate Wedding Planning Guide
Buckley, Sean
A comprehensive resource, based on the popular TV show, helps readers create the wedding of their dreams, regardless of their budget, with helpful suggestions from celebrity wedding planners on everything from invitations and gift registries to the ceremony, reception, and honeymoon as they explain how to create luxurious effects on a budget.
Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy
Klare, Michael T.
Critically analyzes how control of the world’s diminishing sources of energy and natural resources will transform the international balance of power to forecast a future of new alliances and new global threats in which finite sources of oil, natural gas, uranium, coal, copper, and other resources are up for grabs.
Stop Whining, Start Doing: Turning Hurt into Happiness
Schlessinger, Laura
The controversial radio host author of The Proper Care & Feeding of Marriage challenges readers to take charge of their lives by assuming full responsibility for one’s obligations, drawing on caller anecdotes to provide tough-love counsel on how to interact with others in more productive ways.
Where Did I Leave My Glasses?: The What, When, and Why of Normal Memory Loss
Lear, Martha Weinman
A whimsical and reassuring evaluation of the process of memory loss draws on the expertise of memory experts to explain that most recall lapses that begin in middle age are perfectly normal, in an anecdotal report that cites typical causes.
Your Child’s Strengths
Fox, Jenifer
Challenging a common educational practice to identify and address student weaknesses for improved academic performance, a guide to strength-based teaching outlines a program for engaging and motivating children by building on their innate talents.
