Entries from October 2009
October 30, 2009 · 1 Comment
it’s only appropriate that Quirk announce the March 23, 2010 release of the prequel to “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” “Dawn of the Dreadfuls.”
In this prequel to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, zombie carnage once again reigns in Regency England. Readers will be able to see how heroine Elizabeth Bennet — who emerged as a martial arts star in P&P&Z — evolves, as Quirk editor Jason Rekulak says, “from an innocent teenager to a deadly slayer of zombies.”
surprisingly, there are no holds for “Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters,” but still 173 holds on P&P&Z – is this horror mash-up wearing out its welcome?
(via EW’s Shelf Life)
posting by marin
Categories: Adult Fiction · New Titles · Publishers
“The Lacuna” by Barbara Kingsolver is Pennie Clark Ianniciello’s pick of the month for Costco. Clark Ianniciello says of the book:
Life offers certain truths. Among them is the fact that when Barbara Kingslover writes a new book, I will read it–and love it. Her latest novel, The Lacuna, is no exception. Harrison Shepherd, a U.S.-born citizen, grows up in Mexico, where he holds several odd jobs. Years later his work for Leon Trotsky and friendship with Frida Kahlo come back to haunt him.
“Animal, Vegetable, Miracle,” aside, it’s Kingsolver’s first novel in nine years after “The Poisonwood Bible.”
(via Shelf Awareness)
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Categories: Adult Fiction · Bookstores · New Titles · authors
October 28, 2009
Annotations from Baker & Taylor or Ingram
59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot
Wiseman, Richard
Challenges popular self-help practices while sharing scientifically based tips and tricks for improving a life, addressing a variety of topics from bolstering creativity and maximizing emotional well-being to attracting the opposite sex and increasing productivity.
The Fifth Agreement: A Practical Guide to Self-mastery
Ruiz, Miguel / Ruiz, Jose
Since 1997, The Four Agreements has transformed the lives of millions of people around the world with a simple but profound message. Now bestselling author don Miguel Ruiz and his son, don Jose Ruiz, collaborate with this powerful sequel The Fifth Agreement. The Four Agreements provides the foundation for breaking thousands of agreements that create needless suffering and with The Fifth Agreement you recover all the power of your authenticity, which is who you really are when you are born.
Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy
Stiglitz, Joseph E.
Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz explains the current financial crisis-and the coming global economic order.
The Happiness Prescription: The Seven Keys to a Life of Joy and Fulfillment
Chopra, Deepak
Describes how to experience joy in spite of the unique challenges of today’s world, drawing on the Buddha’s teachings of the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path to Enlightenment to reveal how to focus on positive aspects of painful experiences.
How Capitalism Will Save Us: Why Free People and Free Markets Are the Best Answer in Today’s Economy
Forbes, Steve / Ames, Elizabeth
Addresses key issues about the fundamentals of a free-market economy to explain why democratic capitalism is more effective than other systems in improving everyday life, providing coverage of topics ranging from taxes and health care to the causes of the recent financial crisis.
How to Change Someone You Love: Four Steps to Erasing Destructive Behavior for Good
Lamm, Brad
Shows the reader, in four concrete steps, how to stop a loved one from engaging in self-destructive behavior, including alcohol and drug abuse, gambling, overeating, irresponsible spending, staying in an abusive relationship, harboring anger and more.
How to Save Your Own Life
Gill, Michael Gates
The brain tumor survivor and author of How Starbucks Saved My Life shares lessons for surviving unanticipated life challenges, from taking leaps of faith and overcoming pride to treating others with respect and minimizing one’s reliance on technology.
The Sonic Boom
Easterbrook, Gregg
The author of The Progress Paradox predicts that the world is about to enter history’s most powerful economic boom, outlining competitive strategies while citing such causative factors as a global spread in democracy, technological advances and new free-market economies.
The Wisdom of a Broken Heart: Stop the Pain and Learn to Love Again
Piver, Susan
Outlines a compassionate plan for recovering from heartbreak in order to heal and approach life from a stronger and braver perspective, in a guide that provides healing exercises, lighthearted stories, meditations and other inspirational writings.
Posted by Jenifer Brown
Categories: Adult Nonfic · New Titles
October 28, 2009
Annotations from Baker & Taylor or Ingram
The Best Life Guide to Managing Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes
Greene, Bob / Merendino, John J., Jr., M.d. / Jibrin, Janis
Oprah Winfrey’s personal trainer and the author of the best-selling Best Life books provides a comprehensive plan for living well with diabetes that encourages gradual change for lasting results, in a resource that covers diet–including meal plans and recipes, health and medication–as well as information on diabetes in children and teens.
The Big Book of Small Equines: A Celebration of Miniature Horses and Shetland Ponies
Robb, Johnny / Westmark, Jan
A lavishly illustrated celebration of the Mini and Shetland pony breeds shares owner anecdotes about their superiority in riding, driving and overall competitions as well as their particular compatibility as pets and therapy animals.
Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Norris, Guy / Wagner, Mark
A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at Boeing’s new superjumbo–its design, materials, technology, and the drama of making a play for superjumbo supremacy.
Cute Yummy Time: 70 Recipes for the Cutest Food You’ll Ever Eat
La Carmina
A cookbook that brings the popular Japanese trend of “kawaii” (all things cute) to the American kitchen, “Cute Yummy Time” interprets this Japanese phenomenon for the American palate. Each recipe includes step-by-step instructions and full-color photos.
Posted by Jenifer Brown
Greening Your Small Business: How to Improve Your Bottom Line, Grow Your Brand, Satisfy Your Customers – and Save the Planet
Kaplan, Jennifer
A resource for small business owners who want their company to be eco-conscious, including information and instructions on recycling, reducing waste and energy-efficiency, as well as green marketing, travel and employee benefits.
Lucid Food: Cooking for an Eco-conscious Life
Shafia, Louisa
Promoting simple, delicious meals and green lifestyle ideas, “Lucid Food” celebrates the pleasures of in-season cooking that is healthy, pure, free of additives, and transparently made from farm to table.
More Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: A Drop-top Culinary Cruise Through America’s Finest and Funkiest Joints
Fieri, Guy / Volkwein, Ann
The Food Network host and best-selling author of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives offers a second helping of America’s most unassuming culinary locales, in a guide filled with delicious recipes, photos and charming memorabilia, and featuring the author’s rampant enthusiasm for these hidden gems.
Outdoor Survival Guide
Gerke, Randy
There are an estimated 50,000 wilderness search-and-rescue missions in the U.S. annually. Preparation is the key to making it out of these life-threatening situations alive and Outdoor Survival Guide author Randy Gerke provides everything readers need to create an effective survival plan and be prepared for any hazardous situation. Includes a full-color guide to edible plants, tactics for wilderness navigation and signaling for help, strategies for surviving in extreme heat or cold, and much more.
Rescue Tails: Portraits of Dogs and Their Celebrities
Nice, Brian / Stern, Beth O (INT)
Filled with 150 photos of celebrities with their dogs, a moving celebration of the countless ways dogs can make a difference in a person’s life offers candid reflections on canines from such stars as actress Brooke Shields, filmmaker Kevin Smith, American Pie actor Jason Biggs and more.
The Sewing Bible: A Modern Manual of Practical and Decorative Sewing Techniques
Singer, Ruth
A comprehensive resource is not only filled with easy-to-use instructions, it also contains over 750 full-color photos that complement explanations of both basic and advanced techniques and instructions for 20 functional, fashionable sewing projects.
Super Staying Power: What You Need to Become Valuable and Resilient at Work
Seiden, Jason
Presents innovative strategies for employees looking to make themselves indispensible and layoff-proof in the current, difficult business climate, including what key words and phrases to use when talking about their own skills, and how to play up strengths.
Sweet and Savory Swedish Baking
Lindholm, Leila
A book with 160 color photos offers 200 new and traditional Swedish recipes for cookies, cupcakes, crumbles, birthday cakes, hearty loaves, Swedish crisp bread (and the jams to spread on them), and more, and features such treats as Strawberry Flan with Toffee Cream and Almond Cake with Elderflower and Fresh Berries.
Women’s Home Workout Bible
Schoenfeld, Brad
In Women’s Home Workout Bible, fitness expert Brad Schoenfeld makes sense of home-based workouts. The full-color book features 12 four-week programs for conditioning, sculpting and core stability, plus three levels of fat-burning cardio workouts. It also has consumer buying tips for products and space guidelines for making the most of any home gym. This is the ultimate guide to working out in the comfort of home by building a gym suited to each specific budget!
Posted by Jenifer Brown
Categories: Adult Nonfic · New Titles
October 27, 2009 · 1 Comment
This morning’s (Tuesday) keynote was streamed live via Ustream.tv as are a few other IL2009 events. Paul Holdengraber was interviewed by Erik Boekesteijn. This is a large file so give it time to load, it’s worth the wait, believe me.
posting by jim
Categories: Conferences
Tagged: il2009, internet librarian 2009
October 23, 2009
Annotations from Baker & Taylor or Ingram
Jim Cramer’s Getting Back to Even
Cramer, James J. / Mason, Cliff (CON)
Provides advice on earning back money that was lost due to the economic downturn, offering tips on fixing one’s investment portfolio while looking for new opportunities in the post-crash market.
Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book About the Way and the Power of the Way
Le Guin, Ursula K. / Seaton, J. P. (COL)
A National Book Award-winning author, and student of the Tao Te Ching for over 50 years, offers her own thoughtful rendering of the Taoist scripture, a version that lets the ancient text speak to modern people, and provides personal commentary, notes on the text, and 2 CDs of the text read by the author.
Living Life As a Thank You: The Transformative Power of Daily Gratitude
Lesowitz, Nina / Sammons, Mary Beth / Woodruff, Lee (FRW)
The authors present a simple but comprehensive program for incorporating gratitude into one’s life and reaping its many benefits, in a book with motivational quotes, suggested gratitude practice and anecdotes that is divided into such chapters as “Thank You Power” and “Putting Gratitude into Action.”
Mysteries and Legends of Oregon: True Stories of the Unsolved and Unexplained
Yuskavitch, James
From the mysterious disappearance of hijacker D. B. Cooper to persistent rumors of Bigfoot, this selection of fourteen stories from Oregon’s past explores some of the Beaver State’s most compelling mysteries and debunks some of its most famous myths.
Pop Goes the Weasel: The Secret Meanings of Nursery Rhymes
Jack, Albert / Carlini, Lara (ILT)
Examines the truth behind the meanings of popular nursery rhymes, identifying characters like Mary Quite Contrary, Georgie Porgie and Jack and Jill, and explores the strange tales that inspired them, from Viking raids to slave smuggling.
A Simple Christmas: Twelve Stories That Celebrate the True Holiday Spirit
Huckabee, Mike
The former presidential candidate and current talk-show host shares twelve true and heartwarming stories from his past that help recall the real meaning of Christmas.
Survive the Slump: Keep What You Have, Save More and Protect Your Future
Arends, Brett
A Wall Street Journal columnist provides a timely financial action plan, outlining effective strategies for spending smarter, saving more, and investing wisely, in a book that aims to offer guidance during turbulent economic times.
Tears of Mermaids: The Secret Story of Pearls
Bloom, Stephen G.
A cultural history of pearls traces their journey from oyster beds to wealthy patrons, chronicling the global pearl trade as operated in clandestine outposts throughout the world including weapons-guarded processing facilities and million-dollar auctions.
The Truth About Psychics: What’s Real, What’s Not, and How to Tell the Difference
Browne, Sylvia / Harrison, Lindsay (CON)
The best-selling author of All Pets Go to Heaven traces the history of spirituality and explains how to know if a psychic is real and is telling the truth, in a book that explores such topics as telling the future, astral projections, contacting residents of the spiritual world and more.
Warren Buffett’s Management Secrets: Proven Tools for Personal and Business Success
Buffett, Mary / Clark, David
Buffett insiders and the best-selling team behind Buffettology and The Tao of Warren Buffett provide an accessible guide to understanding and emulating Warren Buffett’s secrets for managing career, money, business–and life.
Posted by Becky
Categories: Adult Nonfic · New Titles
October 22, 2009
Annotations from Baker & Taylor or Ingram
Twenty Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed
Eldridge, Sherrie
The author of Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew counsels caregivers on the unique parenting challenges of adoptive families, drawing on case studies to provide coverage of such topics as managing stress and establishing a support system.
5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great
Orbuch, Terri L., Ph.D.
The “Love Doctor” host outlines five strategies for revitalizing an unfulfilling marriage, drawing on the author’s National Institutes of Health-funded study with hundreds of couples to counsel readers on setting realistic expectations, improving communication, and enabling positive changes.
Dogtown: Tales of Rescue, Rehabilitation, and Redemption
Bechtel, Stefan
A companion to the hit show by the same name celebrates the bond between dogs and their caregivers at the Best Friends Animal Society and shares the inspiring rehabilitation stories of dogs from an array of disadvantaged backgrounds who responded to intervention after being dismissed as unadoptable by other shelters.
Fierce Style: How to Be Your Most Fabulous Self
Siriano, Christian / Dyball, Rennie / Gunn, Tim (FRW) / Walsh, Brad (PHT)
The young winner of Project Runway shares strategies for being fierce in fashion and life, describing his journey of developing confidence and a personal fashion sense while overcoming obstacles to success.
Food Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 Extraordinary Places to Eat Around the Globe
National Geographic Society (U. S.) / Bellows, Keith (INT)
A foodie’s journey around the globe features all the finest fare in the finest locales–from sushi in Tokyo to Creole favorites in New Orleans to select beef in Argentina–in a guide that includes 350 color photos, recipes, sidebars, top-ten lists, and key travel information.
Jamie’s Food Revolution: Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meals
Oliver, Jamie / Loftus, David (PHT) / Terry, Chris (PHT)
The star of Jamie at Home and author of The Naked Chef offers easy, healthy recipes–including Hangover Omelet, Griddled Tuna and Asparagus, Mega Chocolate Fudge Cake, and more–and encourages readers to pass the recipes on to friends and relatives.
Martha Stewart’s Dinner at Home: 52 Quick Meals to Cook for Family & Friends
Stewart, Martha
In a book with 225 full-color illustrations, where each dinner takes about an hour to prepare, the famed best-selling author and TV icon offers fifty-two full meals divided by season and made with accessible ingredients, in a book with such recipes as Shaved Fennel-Celery Slaw, Chicken Paillards with Walnut Sauce, and Blackberry Shortbread Squares.
The New Secrets of Style: Your Complete Guide to Dressing Your Best Every Day by the Editors of Instyle
inStyle Magazine / Alfano, Jennifer
Covers everything readers need to know to dress well, with piece-by-piece wardrobe analysis; easy-to-read “flattery” charts; shopping secrets; no-fail shoe rules; and tailoring, storage, and care tips.
Prehistoric Life
Dorling Kindersley, Inc. (COR)
A comprehensive visual encyclopedia explores dinosaurs, early man, and plant life, in a resource augmented by cutting-edge artwork and images of prehistoric remains that charts the first-known life on Earth and the devastating events that led to the extinction of many early creatures.
Put More Cash in Your Pocket: Turn What Your Know into Dough
Langemeier, Loral
A best-selling author empowers readers to stop sacrificing and start making money by creating a business that requires no plan, no capital, no investment–just creativity and the willingness to ask for the cash, in a book that encourages readers to turn skills and hobbies they already have into money-making ventures.
Posted by Jenifer Brown
Categories: Adult Nonfic · New Titles
October 22, 2009 · 1 Comment
in a letter to the Department of Justice, the American Booksellers Association has requested an investigation of Wal-Mart, Amazon, and Target and their “predatory pricing practices” which are an ” attempt to win control of the market for hardcover bestsellers. “
The suggested list price set by the publisher reflects manufacturing costs – acquisition, editing, marketing, printing, binding, shipping, etc. – which vary significantly from book to book. By selling each of these titles below the cost these retailers pay to the publishers, and at the same price as each other, and at the same price as all other titles in these pricing schemes, Amazon.com, Wal-Mart, and Target are devaluing the very concept of the book. Authors and publishers, and ultimately consumers, stand to lose a great deal if this practice continues and/or grows.
the letter continues to argue against using a “loss-leader” model to attract the purchase of other items especially given that these 3 retailers sell more than just books. ebooks are also called out, specifically in reference to loss-leaders.
(via PW Alert)
posting by marin
Categories: Bookstores · News · Publishers · authors
Wall Street Journal and Mashable both had stories about the new technology called Keychest that the Walt Disney Company are eyeing as a way to get Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and the Disney character du jour into your smartphone, pc and television.
Via Mashable:
“Think of the service kind of like Microsoft’s Zune Marketplace — content you buy via your set-top box would also show-up on your mobile phone or on your computer. The advantage is that the content can be easy to access from multiple devices from the user, but the content provider ultimately has control over who gets to watch the content (making piracy much more difficult).
Even content purchased on physical media, like Blu (
)-ray or DVD could still work with the Keyset system, because a customer could either type in (or in the case of Blu-ray, have the key transmitted over the Internet) a code that would then “unlock” viewing options for that product on different devices. For consumers, this would be like the iPod friendly digital downloads that now come packaged with many DVDs or Blu-ray discs. Only instead of a download, you could access the content over the cloud.
Of course, all of this content seems to be based on the idea of ubiquitous connectivity. How consumers would (or if they could) access content when not online (say you’re on a trip or in the car) hasn’t been discussed.”
What this means for the future of physical formats like blu-ray and DVD is anybody’s guess, but certainly one of the goals of a plan such as this is to push the movie download into the consciousness of mainstream America. Having that happen would have trickle down effects into the library market which potentially would be a good thing. As always though, the library market will be a much, much lower priority for distributors such as Disney whose primary audience is the consumer market.
And speaking of watching television on your PC. As a huge Husky fan, I was absolutely incredulous a couple weeks ago when the Huskies who were coming off their amazing upset over USC weren’t available on local television. Yeah, yeah, I know I’m the only one that cares, but stick with me… So I’m googling like mad to find out what’ s going on, and I came across (imagine the sound of trumpets and a ray of divine sunshine) Justin TV, which had the game on one of it’s streaming channels. I don’t pretend to know much about Justin TV, but it’s definitely cool and if you’re ever bored and have your laptop or a Windows mobile smartphone take a gander, there’s loads of entertainment, sports, live streams of technology conferences, and other good stuff. And not to be a hater, but you can’t access Justin TV on your iPhone or iPod touch because Apple won’t allow you to use Flash on your device. Can you say Fail?
posting by jim
Categories: Downloads · Media · Technology
Tagged: DECE, Disney's keychest, Keychest, streaming video
