March 6, 2008
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| | | Five Good Books
| | | | Change of Heart
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict
Welcome to Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys But Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday Life
Lush Life
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Jodi Picoult
The acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author presents a spellbinding tale of a mother's tragic loss and one man's last chance at gaining salvation. Freelance carpenter Shay Bourne was sentenced to death for killing a little girl. Eleven years after the murders, the victim's sister needs a heart transplant, and Shay volunteers. Picoult asks: Would you give up your vengeance to save someone you love? Would you want your dreams to come true if it meant granting your enemy's dying wish? Hardcover, $26.95
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group, ISBN-13: 9780743496742
| | | | | | To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings John O'Donohue
John O’Donohue has been widely praised for his gift of drawing on Celtic spiritual traditions to create words of inspiration and wisdom for today. In this collection of poetic prayers, he focuses on bringing God's blessings into times of transition, grieving, and change. Some of the blessings are for specific situations that are staples of other prayer books, such as benedictions over births, weddings, new jobs or new homes. Others are unexpected, including a prayer for the loved ones left behind after a suicide and for a parent after the death of a child. (See the article, below, for more about O'Donohue.) Hardcover, $22.95
Publisher: The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, ISBN-13: 9780385522274
| | | | | | The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict Joseph E. Stiglitz and Linda J. Bilmes
Apart from its tragic human toll, the Iraq War is staggeringly expensive financially. This sobering study by Nobel Prize winner Stiglitz and Harvard professor Bilmes reveals expenses that have been hidden from the U.S. taxpayer. Shifting to a global focus, the authors investigate the cost in lives and economic damage within Iraq. Finally, with the precision of an actuary, the authors measure what the U.S. taxpayer's money could have produced if it had been invested in the growth of the U.S. economy. Hardcover, $22.95
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.; ISBN-13: 9780393067019
| | | | | | Welcome to Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys But Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday Life Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang
Much of what we think we know about the brain comes from folklore: that we only use 10 percent of our brain, or that drinking kills brain cells. These and other brain myths have been proven wrong by neuroscientists. In this readable, lively book, Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang dispel common myths about the brain and provide a comprehensive, useful overview of how it really works. You’ll discover how to cope with jet lag, how your brain affects your religion, and how men’s and women’s brains differ. Hardcover, $24.95
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA; ISBN-13: 9781596912830
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Richard Price
Price ( Clockers) turns his unrelenting eye on Manhattan's Lower East Side in his eight novel, exploring the repercussions of a seemingly random shooting. The story focuses on the perpetrators, the victims and their families, the cops who doggedly pursue the frailest threads of evidence, and a chaotic ethnically mixed urban environment forever threatened by violence. "There oughta be a law requiring Richard Price to publish more frequently. Because nobody does it better." - Kirkus Reviews Hardcover, $26.00
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux; ISBN-13: 9780374299255 | | | | | | | | ^ back to Table of Contents | |
| John O’Donohue
| | | | | This week's new books include the final book by Irish poet and philosopher John O'Donohue. O'Donohue passed away unexpectedly and peacefully in his sleep in the night of January 3, 2008. He was 52 years old. We thought you might enjoy this short sample of this inspirational words: May the nourishment of the earth be yours
may the clarity of light be yours,
may the fluency of the ocean be yours,
may the protection of the ancestors be yours.
And so may a slow wind
work these words
of love around you,
an invisible cloak
to mind your life.
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| New in Paperback
| | | | Luncheon of the Boating Party
Burning Bright
Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature
The God of Animals
| | Luncheon of the Boating Party Susan Vreeland
Vreeland ( Girl in Hyacinth Blue) tracks Auguste Renoir as he conceives, plans and paints the 1880 masterpiece that gives her fourth novel its title. Narrated by Renoir and seven of the models, the novel illuminates the gusto, hedonism, and art of the era. With a gorgeous palette of vibrant, captivating characters, Vreeland paints their lives, loves, losses, and triumphs. Ultimately, she achieves a detailed and surprising group portrait, individualized and immediate. Paperback, $15.00
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA); ISBN-13: Penguin Group (USA)
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Tracy Chevalier
The author of Girl with a Pearl Earring returns with an engrossing historical novel set in 18th-century London. After a tragic death in the family, the Kellaways are persuaded by a traveling circus owner to move to the bustling city, where they discover that they live next door to the famous William Blake. Chevalier masterfully evokes a sense of working class life and the excitement and uncertainty of political unrest. Paperback, $14.00
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA); ISBN-13: 9780452289079
| | | | | | Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future Bill McKibben
Deep Economy makes the compelling case for moving beyond growth as the paramount economic ideal and pursuing local prosperity. He envisions regions producing more of their own food, generating more of their own energy, and even creating more of their own culture and entertainment. An attentive, widely traveled writer and environmentalist, McKibben cites the success of local projects around the world, from a rabbit-raising academy in China to a Guatemalan cooperative that manufacturers farm machinery from old bicycles. “Masterfully crafted, deeply thoughtful and mind-expanding.”— Los Angeles Times Paperback, $14.00
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc.; ISBN-13: 9780805087222
| | | | | | Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature Linda Lear
Peter Rabbit, Mr. McGregor, and many other Beatrix Potter characters are well known around the world. Yet, few know the woman behind the illustrations. In Linda Lear’s enchanting new biography, we get the life story of this incredible, funny, and independent woman. With never before seen illustrations and intimate detail, Lear goes beyond our fascination with Potter as a writer and illustrator, and delves deeply into the life of a most unusual woman. Paperback, $19.95
Publisher: St. Martin's Press; ISBN-13: 9780312377960
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Aryn Kyle
In Kyle's compelling first novel, the childhood fantasy of owning your own horse is turned inside out. Eleven-year-old Alice Winston lives on a run-down ranch. Her father's plans for funding the restoration depend on a wealthy girl with scant riding ability whose mother pays large sums for a horse and riding lessons. When Alice is invited to participate in her father's scheme to get more money, the story moves toward tragedy. The God of Animals reminds us that the lessons we learn in childhood will affect us for the rest of our lives. Paperback, $14.00
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group; ISBN-13: 9781416533252 | | | | | | | | ^ back to Table of Contents | |
| New Music - Folk and Pop
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Kathleen Edwards $17.95
Genre: Pop/Folk
This album, the Canadian Americana artist's third, has been earning strong reviews for its honest Lucinda-esque songwriting and tough, guitar-driven arrangements. Rolling stone describes the songs as "poignant and fierce."
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Compilation $11.95
Genre: Pop/Folk
From the contemporary folk closets of Red House Records comes this collection from many of the label's recent releases. Included in this compilation are Greg Brown, Lucy Kaplansky, Eliza Gilkyson, Robin & Linda Williams, and more.
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Waifs $17.95
Genre: Pop/Folk
The Waifs, a contemporary folk trio, have achieved bestseller status in their native Australia. The band even impressed Bob Dylan, who invited them to tour with him in 2003. Each member is a songwriter, and this leads to an eclectic sound with hints of jazz, country, blues and old-time hues.
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David Wilcox $18.95
Genre: Pop/Folk
Wilcox's smooth baritone and gentle way with a song have earned him comparisons to James Taylor. For his new release, Wilcox strips down his songs to their bare essence — just his voice and his agile fingerpicking.
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Jim White $15.95
Genre: Pop/Folk
White's off-center observations make him one of Americana's most eccentric artists. For his fourth album, his musings are again set to relatively ethereal roots music — scratchy guitars, electric pianos, drum loops, and plunking banjos — behind his soft-spoken vocals.
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| New Music - Irish/Celtic and New Age
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Flogging Molly $16.95
Genre: Irish/Celtic
Flogging Molly is at the forefront of an aggressive breed of music that blends Irish traditional music with spunky punk rock. In this fourth album, the seven-member band balanced their rowdy elements with tracks leaning more towards Irish folk music.
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Lunasa $17.95
Genre: Irish/Folk
Story So Far reaches back to the Irish instrumentalists' earliest albums to collect their favorite recordings. While the music of Lunasa is rooted in tradition, the members' masterful musicianship and fiery playing give them a contemporary flare.
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Aine Minogue $17.95
Genre: Irish/Celtic
The ethereal songs of angelic vocalist and harpist Minogue focus on the spiritual elements of Celtic music. "If prayers were music," she asks, "what would they sound like?"
| Soul Adventures, Vol. 1: A Journey Through Music to Healing and Relaxation Compilation $18.95
Genre: New Age
Soul Adventures is a world-leaning compilation of music designed to bring the body back into balance. The album uses environmental sounds that are naturally relaxing, with flutes, bells, chimes, saxophone, percussion and hauntingly evocative vocals.
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Thierry David $17.95
Genre: New Age
Picking up where his debut album Zen Pause left off, Parisian-born new age master Thierry David brings listeners into a state of relaxation with languid guitars, hypnotic keyboard textures, ethereal vocals, and a lush downtempo vibe.
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| | On Our Nightstands - What We're Reading
| | | | | - Jack - in the Mountain: The Remarkable Legacy of a Buddhist Itinerant Doctor in Vietnam by Quang Van Nguyen and Marjorie Pivar
Paperback $15.95 - Sandy - Back on the Fire: Essays by Gary Snyder
Paperback $14.95 - Tiffany - Down to Earth with Helen Dillon by Helen Dillon
Hardcover $29.95 - Linda - The Book of Air and Shadows by Michael Gruber
Paperback $14.95
- Deborah - Conservatize Me : A Lifelong Lefty's Attempt to Love God, Guns, Reagan, and Toby Keith by John Moe
Paperback $13.95
- Anna - The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring by Richard Preston
Paperback $16.00 - Michael - Blithe Tomato by Mike Madison
Paperback $15.00
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