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Annotations from Baker & Taylor

After the War Zone: A Practical Guide for Returning Troops and Their Families

Slone, Laurie B. / Friedman, Matthew J.

A highly practical, user-friendly guide to homecoming-including common after-effects of war zone exposure and how to cope-for returning troops and their families.

The Baby Food Bible: A Complete Guide to Feeding Your Children, from Infancy on

Behan, Eileen

The author of the best-selling Eat Well, Lose Weight shows parents how they can do their part in preventing the onset of childhood obesity by feeding children properly from the beginning, explaining how to create a balanced diet for infants, introduce table foods, and deal with food allergies, in a guide that includes helpful recipes and resources.

Best-Ever Backyard Birding Tips: Hundreds of Easy Ways to Attract the Birds You Love to Watch

Martin, Deborah L. / Rodale Garden Books (EDT)

Shares accessible tips for inviting feathered friends into a yard, counseling bird-watching enthusiasts of any experience on how to attract different varieties of birds, from hummingbirds to blue jays, by implementing specific water, shelter, and seed combinations.

Bringing Up Geeks: How to Protect Your Kid’s Childhood in a Grow-up-too-fast World

Hicks, Marybeth

Redefining “Geek” to mean Genuine, Enthusiastic, Empowered Kids, a groundbreaking parenting manual explains how parents can help children gain the enthusiasm to pursue their own passions rather than the latest fashions, confidence to resist peer pressure and destructive behavior, love of learning, and maturity to value family and make good moral choices.

The Eco Chick Guide to Life: How to Be Fabulously Green

Vartan, Starre

A practical handbook for young women in their twenties and thirties shares the secrets of eco-friendly living with style, furnishing hundreds of ideas on how to be environmentally smart and trend-setting at the same time, from purchasing vintage and recycled jewelry, to wearing “green” organic fabrics, to using recycled paper products at home and in the workplace.

The Encyclopedia of Country Living

Emery, Carla

A revised and expanded guidebook to sustainable, self-sufficient living uses anecdotes, advice, and good humor to introduce a wide array of topics, from growing food to cooking and canning, cultivating a garden, raising farm animals, churning butter, and more.

Home to Roost: A Backyard Farmer Chases Chickens Through the Ages

Sheasley, Bob

A lighthearted scientific history of the chicken is interspersed with the author’s story of tending his backyard poultry farm throughout the course of a year, in an account that features such topics as the role of the chicken in folk medicine and technology, what a chicken’s DNA reveals about its relation to humans, and how classical music can bolster egg laying.

Persuasion IQ: The 10 Skills You Need to Get Exactly What You Want

Mortensen, Kurt W.

Mortensen lets readers in on the essential habits, traits, and behaviors necessary to cultivate their natural persuasive abilities.

Walking Ollie: Or, Winning the Love of a Difficult Dog

Foster, Stephen

A British novelist–and novice pet owner–chronicles his decision to adopt a puppy, a decision that led to his new life with Ollie, a willful, moody, skittish canine with a definite displeasure at being told what to do.

Wit’s End: Advice and Resources for Saving Your Out-of-Control Teen

Scheff, Sue

A true story tells about a mother who, after realizing the damage done to her daughter upon returning home from a disciplinary educational institution, created an advocacy group to work through the problems of at-risk teenagers and found a way to reconnect with her rebellious daughter using proper methods based on love and understanding.

Posted Jun 17, 2008 | Published in issue #999-1000 Jun 27, 2008 |

Hey, wanna listen to Scott McClellan’s tell all about the Bush White House now?

And I mean right now.

Like, right this instant.

Well you can by going to the Sno-Isle Digital Library and checking it out.  Sno-Isle has this book available in Maximum Access which means there will never be any holds on it ever!  There will always be a copy available for you and thousands of your closest friends.

How do we do this? Blackstone Audio, the publisher of McClellan’s book sells their titles to libraries in two ways.  One is the traditional one copy one listener model we’re all used to with books.  Maximum Access is the other way they sell their audio books.  Sno-Isle pays more per title for this option but we can swap out titles in the Blackstone catalog that have past their prime for other ones like What Happened, that everyone wants.  Blackstone is the only audio book publisher that has this program with OverDrive, so most other titles have to be purchased using the one copy one listener business model.

To find What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception, go to the Sno-Isle Digital Media Library and search on Scott McClellan.  Do not search the CARLweb, or CARL solution because the record hasn’t been loaded into the catalog yet.

Well, why is that?  One of the beautiful things about digital media is instant gratification.  Literally moments after I place an order for a digital audio book it becomes available to Sno-Isle customers.  Our Catalog Services, Acquisitions, and Materials Processing department are wonderful and can move mountains but they’ll never be able to match the speed of digital media.  Because the book is available instantly through the Sno-Isle page, it takes a while for the MARC record  to be received from OverDrive.  This is because OverDrive has to get it from OCLC, and OCLC sends it to OverDrive and then OverDrive sends it to us.  All this sending back and forth means that there will always be a delay between the time that the book is available for download, and the time that it reaches CARLweb and CARL Solution.

So download an audio book today.

FYI An order for the CD version of this book has been placed and  will be in the catalog soon.  More copies of the print edition are on order as well.  Currently there are 152 people waiting on the hardcover.

Currently this book is not compatible with the iPod, as has been mentioned here before OverDrive will be releasing more information about iPod compatible titles at ALA at the end of the month.

Annotations from Baker & Taylor

A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity: A Memoir

O’Reilly, Bill

The controversial commentator and author of The O’Reilly Factor offers an intimate account of the people, places, and experiences that have shaped his life, helped launch his career as an influential television personality, and molded his views on America, its place in the world, and modern-day issues.

Bold Visions: A Digital Painting Bible

Tonge, Gary

Digital paintings and practical demonstrations of futuristic spacescapes, medieval landscapes, and revolutionary vehicles, accompanied by techniques and an introduction to the technical equipment required, provide an in-depth review of this increasingly popular digital medium.

Emotional Awareness: Overcoming the Obstacles to Emotional Balance and Compassion

Dalai Lama XIV / Ekman, Paul

The Dalai Lama and a groundbreaking psychologist present a collaborative work about human emotions and spirituality that bridges Eastern and Western philosophies to cover such topics as the sources of hate and compassion, the scientific benefits of Buddhist meditation, and the plausibility of forgiveness.

The Nice Girl Syndrome: Stop Being Manipulated and Abused and Start Standing Up for Yourself

Engel, Beverly

A noted authority on abuse addresses the issue of women caught in a position of being too nice, making them easy to take advantage of, and offers helpful suggestions on how women can confront the behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs that make them vulnerable and replace them with healthier, more empowering ones.

The Stress Answer

Lawlis, Frank

How to get your brain in training to beat stress, with techniques drawing on the latest in neuroplasticity. From the best-selling author of The ADD Answer.

Time Matters: How to Reclaim Yesterday, Enjoy Today, and Master Tomorrow

Zimbardo, Philip / Boyd, John

An influential psychologist and authority on time science counsels readers on how to adjust one’s time perspective for greater life fulfillment, explaining how perceptions about time influence major life decisions by causing people to focus inappropriately on the past, instant gratification, and future goals.

Turn It Up!: How to Perform at Your Highest Level For a Lifetime

Spencer, Jeffrey, Dr.

The author’s well-constructed, carefully spelled-out proven program helps readers address each area of their lives as they incorporate his rules for success in the way they think, plan, and live their lives.

The Tyranny of Oil: The World’s Most Powerful Industry–and What We Must Do to Stop It

Juhasz, Antonia

Not just an oil expert, Juhasz is an activist–she compares the power of oil companies today with Standard Oil’s in the early 1900s and proposes a plan to break it.

Wiser in Battle: A Soldier’s Story

Sanchez, Ricardo S. / Phillips, Donald T.

An uncompromising autobiography by the former commander of Coalition Forces in Iraq offers a firsthand account of the war, including the capture of Saddam Hussein, the rise of the insurgents, the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal, the use of the war for political gain in Washington, and the pressure of the media, set against the story of his own life and military career.

well, Japanese as in several years ago.  i’d read a serialized book on my cell, would you?

DailyLit Launches Reading Groups On Twitter

– Publishers Weekly, 6/11/2008 9:26:00 AM

DailyLit, which publishes books in serialized digital format and then e-mails them to customers, is launching a reading group on the social networking site, Twitter. Through the effort DailyLit will release three titles–Cory Doctorow’s Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, Tom Peters’ 100 Ways to Succeed/Make Money and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice–in free downloadable snippets starting on June 16. Twitter users, who communicate about daily activities and other odds and ends with friends (a la Facebook or MySpace), can sign up to receive the installments through alerts, or “tweets,” sent to them on instant messenger or on their cell phones. The installments will be sent out to all members of the groups at the same time, so readers can discuss the works, in real time, on Twitter forums. “We’re interested in exploring new ways to make books more accessible to readers, and sending book installments via Twitter is an innovative way to do just that,” said DailyLit CEO Susan Danziger.

from today’s Shelf Awareness:

Library News: Early Word Gives ‘Em What They Need

Congratulations to Nora Rawlinson, former editor-in-chief of Publishers Weekly, former editor of Library Journal, former librarian extraordinaire and a great onetime boss and dear friend, who has founded EarlyWord.com with another ex-PW person, Fred Ciporen. (More about him in another issue!)

Rawlinson said that Early Word aims to be to libraries what a great sales rep is to bookstores: offering insight on forthcoming titles that appeal to their customers and tips on titles that are suddenly taking off.

The centerpiece of Early Word is Rawlinson’s blog, “Give ‘Em What They Want,” where she writes every day in conversational and informative style about books libraries might otherwise miss or underbuy. “In libraries, there is so much else going on besides new books,” Rawlinson said. “Librarians don’t the time to look around and seeing what’s taking off. I’m trying to give them quick and easy access to what’s getting attention and rising in demand.”

For the blog, Rawlinson said she watches movement on Amazon as well as checks librarians’ catalogues and see what ordering patterns are. She also tracks reserve-to-copy ratios–in the case of Scott McClellan’s What Happened the ratios showed extraordinary interest, rising to 10 to 1 and 20 to 1, in some places, she said. Librarians also tend to read more pre-publication reviews than consumer reviews and can miss trends in that area, which Rawlinson addresses in the blog and with links to consumer review media.

Besides commentary, Early Word features a variety of resources for librarians, including links to national and specialty bestseller lists and to publishers’ e-catalogues. The site also offers information about book-related movies and TV and about one book/one community picks, a directory of publishers’ library marketing staff and their special services for libraries. (”The librarians’ sections on many publisher sites are hard to find,” Rawlinson said.)

The next main project for Early Word is to create a group of readers advisory and collection development librarians who will be paired with various imprints. “The imprint would pitch to the librarian, who would then write about their picks and takes on the books on Early Word,” Rawlinson said, explaining that “publishers don’t have reps who call on libraries because even though they are 10% of sales, there are too many of them.”

Rawlinson started posting in November, “just to get in rhythm and figure out what I wanted Early Word to be.” By the ALA midwinter meeting in January, she talked with groups of librarians to get more information about what they wanted from such a site. By the PLA meeting in March, Early Word had a soft launch. For the moment, the focus is on adult titles but eventually the site will grow to include children’s and YA books as well.

The arrival of Early Word is fortuitous: the importance of libraries continues to expand in the Internet Age, Rawlinson said. Library websites have long posted their holdings and allowed readers to reserve books. But now they offer downloadable audio and e-books, send out e-mail newsletters and are putting up staff recommendations. “These changes are bringing in a new group of users who don’t have time to go to the library,” she said. “Some of them come into the library once, to get a library card, and then do everything with the library online.”–John Mutter

Annotations from Baker & Taylor

Drunkard

Steinberg, Neil

An alcoholic columnist describes his struggles through the rehabilitation process, an effort that was marked by his realization about the shortfalls of short-term outpatient programs, his efforts to rebuild his family, and his realizations about the impact of alcoholism throughout the world.

Green Baby

Marriott, Susannah

A practical handbook for eco-friendly minded parents furnishes a host of useful tips and advice on how to make the best choices for one’s child while minimizing the impact on the planet’s environment, covering everything from baby food and diapers to toys.

Grow Organic

Kruger, Ann (EDT)

A definitive guide to gardening the natural way emphasizes an eco-friendly approach that addresses such important concerns as sustainable landscaping, attracting wildlife, and eliminating toxins while explaining how to design, cultivate, and maintain an organic garden, in a volume produced with environmentally gentle packaging and socially responsible practices.

I Brake for Meltdowns: How to Handle the Most Exasperating Behavior of Your 2 to 5 Year Old

Nicholasen, Michelle / O’neal, Barbara

A helpful handbook for parents of toddlers offers hard-won wisdom, handy informational sidebars, and practical, step-by-step advice on how to handle a variety of problem behaviors, covering everything from “Public Meltdowns” or “Dinner Disasters” to “In Search of Sleep.”

Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West

Stillman, Deanne

A panoramic study of the role of the wild horse in the history and popular culture of the American West traces the history of the mustang, from its evolutionary origins, to its return to the continent with the conquistadors, to its present-day battle for survival on the vanishing range, and profiles some notable characters–equine and human alike–in that history.

The Rhino with Glue-On Shoes: And Other Surprising True Stories of Zoo Vets and Their Patients

Spelman, Lucy H. (EDT) / Mashima, Ted Y. (EDT)

An entertaining and warm-hearted collection of real-life stories journeys inside the world of zoo veterinarians from around the world, who recount their experiences with exotic zoo animals, from raising an orphaned baby beluga whale, to helping an anorexic eel regain its appetite, to recapturing a herd of escaped bison outside Paris.

Vet Confidential: An Insider’s Guide to Keeping Your Pet Healthy and Safe

Murray, Louise

A comprehensive guide to quality health care for pets covers everything pet owners need to know to ensure their animals’ health, with practical advice on how to select the right veterinary care, how to evaluate a veterinary practice, how to cope with health care costs, pet insurance, and standards of pet care in terms of vaccinations, exams, diagnostic procedures, medications, and more.

Why a Curveball Curves: The Incredible Science of Sports

Vizard, Frank (EDT) / Lipsyte, Robert (FRW)

A volume organized by sport delves into the science behind sports, addressing such issues as what makes Tiger Woods’ swing great, the difficulty of making a three-point shot in basketball, and how to hit a home run.

Yoga for Computer Users: Healthy Necks, Shoulders, Wrists, and Hands in the Postmodern Age

Blaine, Sandy

A targeted guide for yoga practitioners who have experienced physical discomforts related to computer use outlines twenty-three illustrated poses and exercises designed to improve flexibility and range of motion while preventing upper-body injuries, in a guide complemented by breathing and relaxation techniques.

Shelf Awareness caught my attention with this Newsweek interview of David Sedaris by mentioning that on his last book tour, he put out a tip jar (not every night, mind you) and made $4,000. did he claim it on his taxes?

Annotations from Baker & Taylor

Invisible Chains: Shawn Hornbeck and the Kidnapping Case that Shook the Nation

Sauerwein, Kristina

Examines the case of the young boy who was kidnapped and lived with his assailant for four years in an apartment only one hour away from his own home, never using the phone to call home or even trying to escape as a result of Stockholm Syndrome, until his captor brought another abducted boy home.

Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child: From Your First Hours Together Through the Teen Years

Cogen, Patty

With the proliferation of international adoptions, a specialized guide looks at the special challenges of parenting youngsters adopted from a foreign country, addressing such issues as how to help children deal with the adoption, bond with new parents, become an integral part of the family, and develop a positive self image that combines an American identity and ethnic origins.

The Second Journey: The Road Back to Yourself

Anderson, Joan

Describes the melee of family and professional responsibilities that threw the lifestyle consultant author’s own life into chaos, documenting the intervention staged by her friends and family members that convinced her to take the same advice she gives to her clients. By the author of A Year by the Sea.

True Blue: To Protect and Serve

Sutton, Randy

This powerful collection of true stories written by police officers–from murder investigations to bungled burglaries to September 11th–depicts not just the details of police work, but the heart and soul behind the uniform and badge.

When Good People Have Affairs: Inside the Hearts & Minds of People in Two Relationships

Kirshenbaum, Mira

A compassionate resource for regretful married people who have found themselves having an affair outlines six steps for understanding oneself and taking responsibility for infidelity, in a guide that identifies the reasons why most affairs occur and explains how to make a healthy decision about which, if either, relationship should be pursued.

Annotations from Baker & Taylor

The Attachment Connection: Parenting a Secure & Confident Child Using the Science of Attachment Theory

Newton, Ruth P., Ph.D.

This book teaches parents to understand how their child’s brain is developing at each stage of growth, how to foster social skills, and how attunement to their baby’s needs offers parents the basic building blocks to raise a healthy, securely attached child. By understanding the role of secure attachment and affect regulation in development, parents of children age birth to five will learn how to create a secure environment so that their child can grow into their fullest potential.

The Boss of You: Everything a Woman Needs to Know to Start, Run, and Maintain Her Own Business

Bacon, Lauren / Mears, Emira

In “The Boss of You,” Emira Mears and Lauren Bacon, founders of Raised Eyebrow Web Studios Inc. and co-editors of the well-known webzine Soapbox girls, set out to answer this question. As intelligent entrepreneurs and straightforward writers, Emira and Lauren offer insight into beginning–and sustaining–small businesses from the female perspective. Peppered with stories from women who have been there, from cautionary tales to success stories, “The Boss of You” provides readers with real advice and career options that will allow them to live their values and achieve their own version of work-life balance.

Sell Your Home in Any Market: 50 Surprisingly Simple Strategies for Getting Top Dollar Fast

Remley, Jim

“Sell Your Home In Any Market” gives readers the tools, techniques, and strategies used by the best real estate marketing experts in the nation to ensure their home is positioned to sell. Packed with priceless tips and techniques, this is a book no one selling a home should be without.