BAM RECOMMENDS

'Thanksgiving'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Evanovich, Janet

When Megan Murphy discovered a floppy-eared rabbit gnawing on the hem of her skirt, she meant to give its careless owner a piece of her mind, but Dr. Patrick Hunter was too attractive to stay mad at for long. Soon the two are making Thanksgiving dinner for their families.

Related Subjects:Books > Fiction > Romance - General

ISBN-13: 9780060598808
ISBN-10: 0060598808
Publisher: HarperTorch
Date: November 2006
Page Count: 00243
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'This Is the Feast'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Shore, Diane Z.

This is Thanksgiving, a time to remember the friendships and freedoms we all share together.

When the Pilgrims embarked on their legendary "Mayflower" voyage in 1620, they couldn't predict what lay ahead of them. In search of religious freedom and a new life, the settlers faced hardships including harsh storms, illness, and unfamiliar terrain. Thanks to their natural perseverance and the help of their neighbor Indians, the Pilgrims survived their first year. And when the harvest the next fall was plentiful, the Pilgrims and the Indians joined together in a three-day celebration, the first Thanksgiving.

Diane Z. Shore's lyrical, rhythmic verse and Megan Lloyd's lively, joyful illustrations bring the Pilgrims' harrowing experience to life and demonstrate the strong bonds for which we give thanks every year.

ISBN-13: 9780066237947
ISBN-10: 0066237947
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date: September 2008
Page Count: 00032
Reading Level: Ages 03 - 08

'Charlie Brown Thanksgiving'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Schulz, Charles M.

In this beloved classic for the whole family, Charlie Brown has to prepare an entire Thanksgiving meal before time runs out Featuring the antics of Snoopy, Woodstock, Sally, Peppermint Patty, and the rest of the Peanuts(R) gang, this special collector's Miniature Edition, based on the beloved holiday television special, is the perfect kickoff to the holiday season.

Related Subjects:Books > Juvenile Fiction > General

ISBN-13: 9780762427536
ISBN-10: 0762427531
Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers
Date: September 2006
Page Count: 00127
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'Thanksgiving on Thursday'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Osborne, Mary Pope

The Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie back to the eve of the first Thanksgiving where they meet Pilgrims and Squanto, the Native American who helped them.

ISBN-13: 9780375806155
ISBN-10: 0375806156
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Date: September 2002
Page Count: 00096
Reading Level: Ages 06 - 09

'Thanksgiving'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Stiegemeyer, Julie

Teach children to give thanks all year long. Connect the tradition of Thanksgiving with the perfect gift of God's love. This book explains the history of the Thanksgiving celebration and how it reminds us that every day is a good day to thank God for His gifts, especially for Jesus Christ, our Savior from sin and death. Thanksgiving encourages children to respond thankfully to God for all He has done and for providing for all their needs.

Related Subjects:Books > Juvenile Nonfiction > Holidays & Celebrations - Thanksgiving

ISBN-13: 9780758605306
ISBN-10: 0758605307
Publisher: Concordia Publishing House
Date: August 2003
Page Count: 00025
Reading Level: Ages 04 - 08

'An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Alcott, Louisa May

In this picture-book edition of Alcott's classic holiday tale, Bernardin's joyous illustrations bring the spirit of a truly old-fashioned Thanksgiving to vibrant life. Full color.

ISBN-13: 9780060004507
ISBN-10: 0060004509
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date: August 2005
Page Count: 00032
Reading Level: Ages 04 - 08

'Autumn from the Heart of the Home'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Branch, Susan

Touchdown Chili, Grandma's Stuffing, hot chocolate, and other fall recipes are packed into Susan Branch's first all-new, large-format work in four years. Brightly illustrated and lovingly designed, this celebration of autumn also includes a bountiful harvest of cozy projects, thoughtful gifts, and seasonal decorating and entertaining ideas. Ribbon marker.

Related Subjects:Books > Cooking > Seasonal

ISBN-13: 9780316088664
ISBN-10: 0316088668
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Date: September 2004
Page Count: 00128
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'Celebrate Year 'Round'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Gooseberry Patch

Be inspired In our Celebrate Year 'Round Cookbook, we've combined the best of our retired series into this one volume. Inside are recipes for easy appetizers and entrees, crisp salads and creamy desserts for almost any occasion. You'll want to make recipes like spicy cheese tidbits, tomato bruschetta, roasted corn with rosemary butter, colcannon (the original Irish comfort food) and broiled chicken with lime over and over again. For dessert, your guests will love orange-filled napoleons, county fair chocolate cake and peanut butter round-up cookies. We've even packed each seasonally themed chapter with clever tips and ideas to make every celebration one to remember.

Related Subjects:Books > Cooking > Seasonal

ISBN-13: 9781931890571
ISBN-10: 1931890579
Publisher: Gooseberry Patch
Date: August 2006
Page Count: 00223
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'Autumn in the Country'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Gooseberry Patch

Inspired by harvest hayrides, pumpkin picking and small-town festivals, Gooseberry Patch's cookbook, "Autumn in the Country," celebrates the very best fall has to offer. It's filled with more than 250 delicious recipes and over 225 tips and ideas.

Related Subjects:Books > Cooking > Seasonal

ISBN-13: 9781933494227
ISBN-10: 1933494220
Publisher: Gooseberry Patch
Date: April 2008
Page Count: 00222
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'The Williams-Sonoma Collection'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: McLaughlin, Michael

Featuring 41 recipes, "Thanksgiving" helps cooks find creative ways to prepare the main course, including a brined turkey breast and a hickory-smoked turkey. The dishes are arranged by courses so that finding the right starters, side dishes, and desserts is a breeze. Each recipe page features a beautiful photograph plus a sidebar with helpful tips. The "Basics" section covers everything from planning a menu to carving the bird.

Related Subjects:Books > Cooking > Holiday - General

ISBN-13: 9780743225021
ISBN-10: 0743225023
Publisher: Free Press
Date: November 2001
Page Count: 00120
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'The Thanksgiving Story'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Dalgliesh, Alice

The Thanksgiving Story "is the only really distinguished book we have on that holiday. Miss Dalgliesh has told the Pilgrim story simply from the point of view of the Hopkins family whose little Oceanus was born on the Mayflower; and Miss Sewell has made wonderful full-color pictures. A beautiful book".--The Horn Book. Caldecott Honor Book.

ISBN-13: 9780689710537
ISBN-10: 0689710534
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Date: November 1978
Page Count: 00032
Reading Level: Ages 05 - 08

'The Scarpetta Factor'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Cornwell, Patricia Daniels

From the world's #1 bestselling crime writer comes the extraordinary new Kay Scarpetta novel.
It is the week before Christmas. A tanking economy has prompted Dr. Kay Scarpetta-despite her busy schedule and her continuing work as the senior forensic analyst for CNN- to offer her services pro bono to New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. In no time at all, her increased visibility seems to precipitate a string of unexpected and unsettling events. She is asked live on the air about the sensational case of Hannah Starr, who has vanished and is presumed dead. Moments later during the same telecast, she receives a startling call-in from a former psychiatric patient of Benton Wesley's. When she returns after the show to the apartment where she and Benton live, she finds an ominous package-possibly a bomb-waiting for her at the front desk. Soon the apparent threat on Scarpetta's life finds her embroiled in a surreal plot that includes a famous actor accused of an unthinkable sex crime and the disappearance of a beautiful millionairess with whom Lucy seems to have shared a secret past.
Scarpetta's CNN producer wants her to launch a TV show called "The Scarpetta Factor." Given the bizarre events already in play, she fears that her growing fame will generate the illusion that she has a "special factor," a mythical ability to solve all her cases. She wonders if she will end up like other TV personalities: her own stereotype.
"The Scarpetta Factor," the seventeenth in the series, finds the familiar cast of characters together again in New York. Marino is working for the NYPD; Benton Wesley uses his forensic psychoA-logical expertise at Kirby and Bellevue; and Lucy continues to dazzle with her expertise in forensic computer investigations as she works yet another case with NY prosecutor Jaime Berger.

Related Subjects:Books > Fiction > Thrillers

ISBN-13: 9780399156397
ISBN-10: 0399156399
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Date: October 2009
Page Count: 00512
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'I, Alex Cross'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Patterson, James

You can't run
Detective Alex Cross is pulled out of a family celebration and given the awful news that a beloved relative has been found brutally murdered. Alex vows to hunt down the killer, and soon learns that she was mixed up in one of Washington's wildest scenes. And she was not this killer's only victim.
You can't hide
The hunt for her murderer leads Alex and his girlfriend, Detective Brianna Stone, to a place where every fantasy is possible, "if" you have the credentials to get in. Alex and Bree are soon facing down some very important, very protected, very dangerous people in levels of society where only one thing is certain--they will do "anything" to keep their secrets safe.
Alex Cross is your only hope to stay alive
As Alex closes in on the killer, he discovers evidence that points to the unimaginable--a revelation that could rock the entire world. With the unstoppable action, unforeseeable twists, and edge-of-your-seat suspense that only a James Patterson thriller delivers, "I, Alex Cross" is the master of suspense at his sharpest and best.

Related Subjects:Books > Fiction > Suspense
Books > Fiction > Thrillers

ISBN-13: 9780316018784
ISBN-10: 0316018783
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Date: November 2009
Page Count: 00374
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'U Is for Undertow'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Grafton, Sue

C alling "T is for Trespass" "taut, terrifying, transfixing and terrific," USA Today went on to ask, "What does it take to write twenty novels about the same character and manage to create a fresh, genre-bending novel every time?" It's a question worth pondering. Through twenty excursions into the dark side of the human soul, Sue Grafton has never written the same book twice. And so it is with this, her twenty-first. Once again, she breaks genre formulas, giving us a twisting, complex, surprise-filled, and totally satisfying thriller.
It's April, 1988, a month before Kinsey Millhone's thirty-eighth birthday, and she's alone in her office doing paperwork when a young man arrives unannounced. He has a preppy air about him and looks as if he'd be carded if he tried to buy booze, but Michael Sutton is twenty-seven, an unemployed college dropout. Twenty-one years earlier, a four-year-old girl disappeared. A recent reference to her kidnapping has triggered a flood of memories. Sutton now believes he stumbled on her lonely burial when he was six years old. He wants Kinsey's help in locating the child's remains and finding the men who killed her. It's a long shot but he's willing to pay cash up front, and Kinsey agrees to give him one day. As her investigation unfolds, she discovers Michael Sutton has an uneasy relationship with the truth. In essence, he's the boy who cried wolf. Is his current story true or simply one more in a long line of fabrications?
Grafton moves the narrative between the eighties and the sixties, changing points of view, building multiple subplots, and creating memorable characters. Gradually, we see how they all connect. But at the beating center of the novel is Kinsey Millhone, sharp-tongued, observant, a loner-"a heroine," said "The New York Times Book Review," "with foibles you can laugh at and faults you can forgive."

Related Subjects:Books > Fiction > Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths

ISBN-13: 9780399155970
ISBN-10: 039915597X
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Date: December 2009
Page Count: 00416
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'True Blue'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Baldacci, David

A mysterious high-profile homicide in the nation's capital collides with the dark side of national security in David Baldacci's new, heart-stopping thriller.TRUE BLUE Mason "Mace" Perry was a firebrand cop on the D.C. police force until she was kidnapped and framed for a crime. She lost everything-her badge, her career, her freedom-and spent two years in prison. Now she's back on the outside and focused on one mission: to be a cop once more. Her only shot to be a true blue again is to solve a major case on her own, and prove she has the right to wear the uniform. But even with her police chief sister on her side, she has to work in the shadows: A vindictive U.S. attorney is looking for any reason to send Mace back behind bars. Then Roy Kingman enters her life. Roy is a young lawyer who aided the poor until he took a high-paying job at a law firm in Washington. Mace and Roy meet after he discovers the dead body of a female partner at the firm. As they investigate the death, they start uncovering surprising secrets from both the private and public world of the nation's capital. Soon, what began as a fairly routine homicide takes a terrifying and unexpected turn-into something complex, diabolical, and possibly lethal.

Related Subjects:Books > Fiction > General

ISBN-13: 9780446195515
ISBN-10: 0446195510
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date: October 2009
Page Count: 00456
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'The Gathering Storm'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Jordan, Robert

Tarmon Gai'don, the Last Battle, looms. And mankind is not ready.

The final volume of the Wheel of Time, "A Memory of Light," was partially written by Robert Jordan before his untimely passing in 2007. Brandon Sanderson, New York Times bestselling author of the Mistborn books, was chosen by Jordan's editor -- his wife, Harriet McDougal -- to complete the final book. The scope and size of the volume was such that it could not be contained in a single book, and so Tor proudly presents "The Gathering Storm" as the first of three novels that will make up "A Memory of Light." This short sequence will complete the struggle against the Shadow, bringing to a close a journey begun almost twenty years ago and marking the conclusion of the Wheel of Time, the preeminent fantasy epic of our era.

In this epic novel, Robert Jordan's international bestselling series begins its dramatic conclusion. Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, struggles to unite a fractured network of kingdoms and alliances in preparation for the Last Battle. As he attempts to halt the Seanchan encroachment northward -- wishing he could form at least a temporary truce with the invaders---his allies watch in terror the shadow that seems to be growing within the heart of the Dragon Reborn himself.

Egwene al'Vere, the Amyrlin Seat of the rebel Aes Sedai, is a captive of the White Tower and subject to the whims of their tyrannical leader. As days tick toward the Seanchan attack she knows is imminent, Egwene works to hold together the disparate factions of Aes Sedai while providing leadership in the face of increasing uncertainty and despair. Her fight will prove the mettle of the Aes Sedai, and her conflict will decide the future of the White Tower -- and possibly the world itself.

The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

Related Subjects:Books > Fiction > Fantasy - Epic

ISBN-13: 9780765302304
ISBN-10: 0765302306
Publisher: Tor Books
Date: October 2009
Page Count: 00784
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'Eating the Dinosaur'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Klosterman, Chuck

A Book of All-New Pop Culture Pieces by Chuck Klosterman

Chuck Klosterman has chronicled rock music, film, and sports for almost fifteen years. He's covered extreme metal, extreme nostalgia, disposable art, disposable heroes, life on the road, life through the television, urban uncertainty and small-town weirdness. Through a variety of mediums and with a multitude of motives, he's written about everything he can think of (and a lot that he's forgotten). The world keeps accelerating, but the pop ideas keep coming.

In "Eating the Dinosaur," Klosterman is more entertaining and incisive than ever. Whether he's dissecting the boredom of voyeurism, the reason why music fan's inevitably hate their favorite band's latest album, or why we love watching can't-miss superstars fail spectacularly, Klosterman remains obsessed with the relationship between expectation, reality, and living history. It's amateur anthropology for the present tense, and sometimes it's incredibly funny.

Q: What is this book about?

A: Well, that's difficult to say. I haven't read it yet - I've just clicked on it and casually glanced at this webpage. There clearly isn't a plot. I've heard there's a lot of stuff about time travel in this book, and quite a bit about violence and Garth Brooks and why Germans don't laugh when they're inside grocery stores. Ralph Nader and Ralph Sampson play significant roles. I think there are several pages about Rear Window and football and "Mad Men" and why Rivers Cuomo prefers having sex with Asian women. Supposedly there's a chapter outlining all the things the Unabomber was right about, but perhaps I'm misinformed.

Q: Is there a larger theme?

A: Oh, something about reality. "What is reality," maybe? No, that's not it. Not exactly. I get the sense that most of the core questions dwell on the way media perception constructs a fake reality that ends up becoming more meaningful than whatever actually happened.

Q: Should I read this book?

A: Probably. Do you see a clear relationship between the Branch Davidian disaster and the recording of Nirvana's "In Utero"? Does Barack Obama make you want to drink Pepsi? Does ABBA remind you of AC/DC? If so, you probably don't need to read this book. You probably wrote this book. But I suspect everybody else will totally love it, except for the ones who absolutely hate it.

Related Subjects:Books > Social Science > Popular Culture - General

ISBN-13: 9781416544203
ISBN-10: 1416544208
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Date: October 2009
Page Count: 00245
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'An Echo in the Bone'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Gabaldon, Diana

Diana Gabaldon's brilliant storytelling has captivated millions of readers in her bestselling and award-winning Outlander saga. Now, in An Echo in the Bone, the enormously anticipated seventh volume, Gabaldon continues the extraordinary story of the eighteenth-century Scotsman Jamie Fraser and his twentieth-century time-traveling wife, Claire Randall.
Jamie Fraser, former Jacobite and reluctant rebel, is already certain of three things about the American rebellion: The Americans will win, fighting on the side of victory is no guarantee of survival, and he'd rather die than have to face his illegitimate son-a young lieutenant in the British army-across the barrel of a gun.
Claire Randall knows that the Americans will win, too, but not what the ultimate price may be. That price won't include Jamie's life or his happiness, though-not if she has anything to say about it.
Meanwhile, in the relative safety of the twentieth century, Jamie and Claire's daughter, Brianna, and her husband, Roger MacKenzie, have resettled in a historic Scottish home where, across a chasm of two centuries, the unfolding drama of Brianna's parents' story comes to life through Claire's letters. The fragile pages reveal Claire's love for battle-scarred Jamie Fraser and their flight from North Carolina to the high seas, where they encounter privateers and ocean battles-as Brianna and Roger search for clues not only to Claire's fate but to their own. Because the future of the MacKenzie family in the Highlands is mysteriously, irrevocably, and intimately entwined with life and death in war-torn colonial America.
With stunning cameos of historical characters from Benedict Arnold to Benjamin Franklin, An Echo in the Bone is a soaring masterpiece of imagination, insight, character, and adventure-a novel that echoes in the mind long after the last page is turned.

Related Subjects:Books > Fiction > Historical - General

ISBN-13: 9780385342452
ISBN-10: 0385342454
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Date: September 2009
Page Count: 00832
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'Her Fearful Symmetry'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Niffenegger, Audrey

Audrey Niffenegger's spectacularly compelling second novel opens with a letter that alters the fate of every character. Julia and Valentina Poole are semi-normal American twenty-year-olds with seemingly little interest in college or finding jobs. Their attachment to one another is intense. One morning the mailman delivers a thick envelope to their house in the suburbs of Chicago. From a London solicitor, the enclosed letter informs Valentina and Julia that their English aunt Elspeth Noblin, whom they never knew, has died of cancer and left them her London apartment. There are two conditions to this inheritance: that they live in it for a year before they sell it and that their parents not enter it. Julia and Valentina are twins. So were the estranged Elspeth and Edie, their mother.

The girls move to Elspeth's flat, which borders the vast and ornate Highgate Cemetery, where Christina Rossetti, George Eliot, Radclyffe Hall, Stella Gibbons and Karl Marx are buried. Julia and Valentina come to know the living residents of their building. There is Martin, a brilliant and charming crossword-puzzle setter suffering from crippling obsessive compulsive disorder; Marijke, Martin's devoted but trapped wife; and Robert, Elspeth's elusive lover, a scholar of the cemetery. As the girls become embroiled in the fraying lives of their aunt's neighbors, they also discover that much is still alive in Highgate, including -- perhaps -- their aunt.

Author of one of the most beloved first novels in recent years, Niffenegger returns with an unnerving, unforgettable and enchanting ghost story, a novel about love and identity, secrets and sisterhood and the tenacity of life -- even after death.

Related Subjects:Books > Fiction > Literary
Books > Fiction > Ghost

ISBN-13: 9781439165393
ISBN-10: 1439165394
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Date: September 2009
Page Count: 00406
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'The Wild Things'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Eggers, Dave

"The Wild Things"--based loosely on the storybook by Maurice Sendak and the screenplay co-written with Spike Jonze--is about the confusions of a boy, Max, making his way in a world he can't control.

Related Subjects:Books > Fiction > Fantasy - Contemporary
Books > Fiction > Coming of Age
Books > Fiction > Media Tie-In - General

ISBN-13: 9781934781616
ISBN-10: 1934781614
Publisher: McSweeney's Books
Date: October 2009
Page Count: 00288
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'The Christmas List'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Evans, Richard Paul

Dear Reader,

When I was in seventh grade, my English teacher, Mrs. Johnson, gave our class the intriguing (if somewhat macabre) assignment of writing our own obituaries. Oddly, I don't remember much of what I wrote about my life, but I do remember how I died: in first place on the final lap of the Daytona 500. At the time, I hadn't considered writing as an occupation, a field with a remarkably low on-the-job casualty rate.

What intrigues me most about Mrs. Johnson's assignment is the opportunity she gave us to confront our own legacy. How do we want to be remembered? That question has motivated our species since the beginning of time: from building pyramids to putting our names on skyscrapers.

As I began to write this book, I had two objectives: First, I wanted to explore what could happen if someone read their obituary before they died and saw, firsthand, what the world really thought of them. Their legacy.

Second, I wanted to write a Christmas story of true redemption. One of my family's holiday traditions is to see a local production of Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol." I don't know how many times I've seen it (perhaps a dozen), but it still thrills me to see the change that comes over Ebenezer Scrooge as he transforms from a dull, tight-fisted miser into a penitent, "giddy-as-aschoolboy" man with love in his heart. I always leave the show with a smile on my face and a resolve to be a better person. That's what I wanted to share with you, my dear readers, this Christmas -- a holiday tale to warm your season, your homes, and your hearts.

Merry Christmas

Related Subjects:Books > Fiction > General

ISBN-13: 9781439150009
ISBN-10: 1439150001
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date: October 2009
Page Count: 00368
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'Have a Little Faith'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Albom, Mitch

What if our beliefs were not what divided us, but what pulled us together?

In Have a Little Faith, Mitch Albom offers a beautifully written story of a remarkable eight-year journey between two worlds--two men, two faiths, two communities--that will inspire readers everywhere.

Albom's first nonfiction book since Tuesdays with Morrie, Have a Little Faith begins with an unusual request: an eighty-two-year-old rabbi from Albom's old hometown asks him to deliver his eulogy.

Feeling unworthy, Albom insists on understanding the man better, which throws him back into a world of faith he'd left years ago. Meanwhile, closer to his current home, Albom becomes involved with a Detroit pastor--a reformed drug dealer and convict--who preaches to the poor and homeless in a decaying church with a hole in its roof.

Moving between their worlds, Christian and Jewish, African-American and white, impoverished and well-to-do, Albom observes how these very different men employ faith similarly in fighting for survival: the older, suburban rabbi embracing it as death approaches; the younger, inner-city pastor relying on it to keep himself and his church afloat.

As America struggles with hard times and people turn more to their beliefs, Albom and the two men of God explore issues that perplex modern man: how to endure when difficult things happen; what heaven is; intermarriage; forgiveness; doubting God; and the importance of faith in trying times. Although the texts, prayers, and histories are different, Albom begins to recognize a striking unity between the two worlds--and indeed, between beliefs everywhere.

In the end, as the rabbi nears death and a harsh winter threatens the pastor's wobbly church, Albom sadly fulfills the rabbi's last request and writes the eulogy. And he finally understands what both men had been teaching all along: the profound comfort of believing in something bigger than yourself.

Have a Little Faith is a book about a life's purpose; about losing belief and finding it again; about the divine spark inside us all. It is one man's journey, but it is everyone's story.

Ten percent of the profits from this book will go to charity, including The Hole In The Roof Foundation, which helps refurbish places of worship that aid the homeless.

Related Subjects:Books > Self-Help > General

ISBN-13: 9780786868728
ISBN-10: 0786868724
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Date: September 2009
Page Count: 00254
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'Return to the Hundred Acre Wood'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Benedictus, David

It was eighty years ago, on the publication of "The House at Pooh Corner," when Christopher Robin said good-bye to Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. Now they are all back in new adventures, for the first time approved by the Trustees of the Pooh Properties. This is a companion volume that truly captures the style of A. A. Milne-a worthy sequel to "The House at Pooh Corner" and "Winnie-the-Pooh."

ISBN-13: 9780525421603
ISBN-10: 0525421602
Publisher: Dutton Books
Date: October 2009
Page Count: 00201
Reading Level: Ages 09 - 12

'Bowie'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Spitz, Marc

Finally an expansive biography of one of the twentieth century's greatest music and cultural icons
From noted author and rock 'n' roll journalist Marc Spitz comes a major David Bowie biography to rival any other. Following Bowie's life from his start as David Jones, an R & B--loving kid from Bromley, England, to his rise to rock 'n' roll aristocracy as David Bowie, Bowie recounts his career but also reveals how much his music has influenced other musicians and forever changed the landscape of the modern era. Along the way, Spitz reflects on how growing up with Bowie as his soundtrack and how writing this definitive book on Bowie influenced him in ways he never expected, adding a personal dimension that Bowie fans and those passionate about art and culture will connect with and that no other bio on the artist offers.
Bowie takes an in-depth look at the culture of postwar England in which Bowie grew up, the mod and hippie scenes of swinging London in the sixties, the sex and drug-fueled glitter scene of the early seventies when Bowie's alter-ego Ziggy Stardust was born, his rise to global stardom in the eighties and his subsequent status as an elder statesman of alternative culture. Spitz puts each incarnation of Bowie into the context of its era, creating a cultural time line that is intriguing both for its historical significance as well as for its delineation of this rock 'n' roll legend, the first musician to evolve a coherent vision after the death of the sixties dream.
Amid the sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll mayhem, a deeper portrait of the artist emerges. Bowie's early struggles to go from follower to leader, his tricky relationship with art and commerce and Buddhism and the occult, his complicated family life, his open romantic relationship and, finally, his perceived disavowal of all that made him a touchstone for outcasts are all thoughtfully explored. A fresh evaluation of his recorded work, as well as his film, stage and video performances, is included as well.
Based on a hundred original interviews with those who knew him best and those familiar with his work, including ex-wife Angie Bowie, former Bowie manager Kenneth Pitt, Siouxsie Sioux, Camille Paglia, Dick Cavett, Todd Haynes, Ricky Gervais and Peter Frampton, Bowie gives us not only a portrait of one of the most important artists in the last century, but also an honest examination of a truly revolutionary artist and the unique impact he's had across generations.

Related Subjects:Books > Biography & Autobiography > Composers & Musicians - Rock

ISBN-13: 9780307393968
ISBN-10: 0307393968
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Date: October 2009
Page Count: 00429
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'Led Zeppelin'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Cross, Charles R.

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Zeppelins first album release, Led Zeppelin offers generations of fans a critical, retrospective re-evaluation of the bands mystery-enshrouded saga, as told by New York Times bestselling biographer Charles R. Cross. Cross, the author of Heavier Than Heaven: The Biography of Kurt Cobain, analyzes each of Zeppelins nine albums, arguing that the Gods of Rock sold millions because of the intricate musical depth that they brought to so many genresnot just the thudding, metal aspect of their sound.

Related Subjects:Books > Music > Genres & Styles - Rock
Books > Music > History & Criticism - General

ISBN-13: 9780061809149
ISBN-10: 0061809144
Publisher: It Books
Date: October 2009
Page Count: 00104
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'The British Invasion'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Miles, Barry

In 1964, North America had a second revolution--but this time we welcomed the British That year, four mop-tops known as The Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, ushering in a new era of British music, film, fashion, and art. This richly illustrated and informative volume celebrates the pivotal cultural moment when the United States took on a British accent. The huge influx of talent from across the pond included not only the The Beatles, but also The Dave Clark Five, The Kinks, The Moody Blues, Them (and Van Morrison), The Yardbirds, The Who, and, of course, The Rolling Stones. But the invasion wasn't only musical: Peter O'Toole, Julie Andrews, Sean Connery, and Michael Caine made a splash in Hollywood, while films like "Goldfinger," "Alfie, " and "What's New, Pussycat?" topped box-office charts. "The Avengers" became cult TV, and Carnaby Street defined hip style, turning Mary Quant, Twiggy, and Jean Shrimpton into fashion icons.Filled with photographs that capture one of the most exciting artistic periods in recent history, this is an evocative, irresistible look back.

Related Subjects:Books > Music > History & Criticism - General

ISBN-13: 9781402769764
ISBN-10: 1402769768
Publisher: Sterling
Date: November 2009
Page Count: 00304
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'Let It Bleed'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Russell, Ethan A.

LET IT BLEED takes you where no Rolling Stones book has before. Author and photographer Ethan Russell was one of only sixteen people--including the Rolling Stones--who made up the 1969 tour. He was with them in their hotel rooms, at rehearsals, and on stage. He tells the story of this monumental and historic tour firsthand, including recollections from band members, crew, security, and other sixties icons--like Abbie Hoffman and Little Richard--they met along the way. And he also includes amazing photos of the performers who toured with the Stones that year: the legendary Tina Turner and B. B. King.
Through vivid quotes taken from his interviews with the band and crew, and through more than 220 revealing photographs, Russell takes you behind the scenes for an uncensored look inside the Rolling Stones' world at the end of the sixties. It was an idealistic time, with an overarching belief that music could bring us all together. But the events that led to the terrible violence and stabbing death at Altamont would change rock and roll forever.

ISBN-13: 9780446539043
ISBN-10: 044653904X
Publisher: Springboard Press
Date: November 2009
Page Count: 00239
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'Always Been There'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Streissguth, Michael

In 1973, Rosanne Cash's father gave her a list of 100 songs, many from the Southern tradition, that he felt a young musician had to know. "Always Been There" tells the inside story of the album that, more than thirty-five years later, resulted from "the list."

Based on original interviews conducted in the studio, at home in New York City, and on tour in Europe, "Always Been There" documents a pivotal episode in Rosanne Cash's long and fascinating career. As she, along with producer and husband John Leventhal, painstakingly reconstructs what songs made "the list" and why, we gain an unmatched understanding of a longer musican continuium that includes the Carter Family and other fabled names of the Southern pantheon and their influence on her music and writing. We also see how Leventhal's talents as an arranger and musician pair with Rosanne's searching vocal performances to make these old songs new again.

"Always Been There" tracks Rosanne Cash's singular and storied career from her early commercial hits with albums like "King's Record Shop" through her controversial split with Nashville tradition on albums like the mercurial "Interiors" to the sublime "Black Cadillac." It paints an unforgettable portrait of Rosanne confronting music-making in the aftermath of serious brain surgery, her lifelong search for her legacy, and her unique creative partnerships.

ISBN-13: 9780306818523
ISBN-10: 0306818523
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date: October 2009
Page Count: 00223
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'Moon River and Me'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Williams, Andy

A remarkable memoir by one of the most popular and beloved entertainers of the twentieth century.

In the mid-1950s Andy Williams reached a low point in his career, singing in dives to ever-smaller audiences. The young man from Wall Lake, Iowa, had no inkling of the success he would one day achieve. Before being declared a national treasure by President Ronald Reagan, Williams would chart eighteen gold and three platinum albums, headline at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for more than twenty years, and host an enormously popular weekly television variety show whose Christmas specials still occupy a tender spot in every Baby Boomer's heart.

Williams knew everybody who was anybody during his seven remarkable decades in show business (including Judy Garland, John Huston, Jack Lemmon, John Lennon, Elton John, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, and Barbra Streisand, among others) and was a close friend of Bobby Kennedy for many years. He shares memories of them all in "Moon River and Me." His millions of fans guarantee a huge audience for the autobiography of the plush baritone who -- at the age of eighty-one -- still draws thousands of fans to his Moon River Theater in Branson, Missouri.

ISBN-13: 9780670021178
ISBN-10: 0670021172
Publisher: Viking Books
Date: October 2009
Page Count: 00320
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'Thelonious Monk'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Kelley, Robin D. G.

"The piano ain't got no wrong notes " So ranted Thelonious Sphere Monk, who proved his point every time he sat down at the keyboard. His angular melodies and dissonant harmonies shook the jazz world to its foundations, ushering in the birth of "bebop" and establishing Monk as one of America's greatest composers. Yet throughout much of his life, his musical contribution took a backseat to tales of his reputed behavior. Writers tended to obsess over Monk's hats or his proclivity to dance on stage. To his fans, he was the ultimate hipster; to his detractors, he was temperamental, eccentric, taciturn, or childlike. But these labels tell us little about the man or his music.

In the first book on Thelonious Monk based on exclusive access to the Monk family papers and private recordings, as well as on a decade of prodigious research, prize-winning historian Robin D. G. Kelley brings to light a startlingly different Thelonious Monk -- witty, intelligent, generous, politically engaged, brutally honest, and a devoted father and husband. Indeed, "Thelonious Monk" is essentially a love story. It is a story of familial love, beginning with Monk's enslaved ancestors from whom Thelonious inherited an appreciation for community, freedom, and black traditions of sacred and secular song. It is about a doting mother who scrubbed floors to pay for piano lessons and encouraged her son to follow his dream. It is the story of romance, from Monk's initial heartbreaks to his lifelong commitment to his muse, the extraordinary Nellie Monk. And it is about his unique friendship with the Baroness Nica de Koenigswarter, a scion of the famous Rothschild family whose relationship with Monk and other jazz musicians has long been the subject of speculation and rumor. Nellie, Nica, and various friends and family sustained Monk during the long periods of joblessness, bipolar episodes, incarceration, health crises, and other tragic and difficult moments.

Above all, "Thelonious Monk" is the gripping saga of an artist's struggle to "make it" without compromising his musical vision. It is a story that, like its subject, reflects the tidal ebbs and flows of American history in the twentieth century. Elegantly written and rich with humor and pathos, "Thelonious Monk" is the definitive work on modern jazz's most original composer.

ISBN-13: 9780684831909
ISBN-10: 0684831902
Publisher: Free Press
Date: October 2009
Page Count: 00588
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'Michael Jackson Vault'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Lifton, David

Michael Jackson is the greatest musical superstart the world has ever known. He is, and always will be, the King of Pop. His untimely death on June 25, 2009, cannot dim our memory of the man whose breathtaking musical talent changed the airways and whose unique moved changed the way the world danced.

Related Subjects:Books > Music > Genres & Styles - Pop Vocal
Books > Music > History & Criticism - General

ISBN-13: 9780794829292
ISBN-10: 0794829295
Publisher: Whitman Publishing
Date: August 2009
Page Count: 00144
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'Why AC/DC Matters'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Bozza, Anthony

Australian rock giants AC/DC have sold more records in the U.S. than Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, and than the Rolling Stones, yet have always been undervalued and unappreciated by mainstream rock music critics. In "Why AC/DC Matters," former Rolling Stone staff writer and "New York Times" bestselling author Anthony Bozza addresses this inequity, penning a just tribute to these monsters of rock. Brimming with fascinating stories and insights from musicians, fans, music scholars, and the author himself, "Why AC/DC Matters" is an overdue homage to arguably the greatest rock and roll band of all time.

Related Subjects:Books > Music > Genres & Styles - Rock
Books > Music > History & Criticism - General

ISBN-13: 9780061804601
ISBN-10: 0061804606
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Date: October 2009
Page Count: 00137
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'Queen'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Sutcliffe, Phil

They were renowned for stunning live performances, envied for rumors of their rock 'n' roll excess, and beloved for their music, occasionally anthemic and always virtuosic. Nearly twenty years after the death of their engaging and supremely talented front man, Queen remains the archetypal larger-than-life rock band, comfortably enthroned among rock royalty. Now, to celebrate the majesty of Queen's contributions to rock, here's the first-ever complete illustrated history of the band.

With glorious concert and candid off-stage photography from throughout the band's career, as well as concert posters, backstage passes, LPs and singles, and other memorabilia from throughout the world, this is the ultimate visual tribute to Queen. More than 500 photos and artifacts are accompanied by contributions from some of today's top rock journalists from Europe and North America. In addition to a chronological history of the band, there are reviews of all studio albums, notable excerpts from period publications, complete year-by-year tour dates, and a discography, as well as reflections on the band and their music from many of rock's top performers past and present, including Slash, Tommy Lee, and Billy Squier.

Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon combined a dizzying array of influences and genres in creating what would become one of the most compelling catalogs and lasting legacies in rock. Here is the book that dares to match that bombast.

Related Subjects:Books > Music > Genres & Styles - Rock
Books > Biography & Autobiography > General

ISBN-13: 9780760337196
ISBN-10: 0760337195
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Date: October 2009
Page Count: 00288
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'Paul McCartney'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Carlin, Peter Ames

More than a rock star, more than a celebrity, Paul McCartney is a cultural touchstone. As one half of the legendary Lennon-McCartney songwriting duo, he helped transform popular music, moving from the simplistic pop of "Love Me Do" to the avant-garde symphonics of "A Day in the Life" to generation-binding anthems such as "Hey, Jude" and "Let It Be." Along the way the Beatles ascended from the dank basements of working-class Liverpool to heights of fame and wealth no previous entertainer could ever have imagined.

McCartney's own ambitions fueled much of the group's progress. But even as he steered himself from childhood tragedy to his meeting with John Lennon to the gestation of the Beatles and their rise to international acclaim, the same appetites that drove the group to its greatest creative and commercial heights also served to tear the band members apart.

Still, McCartney's career didn't end with the Beatles' breakup. Nor, for that matter, did the bonds between the Beatles. And in this definitive biography, Peter Ames Carlin examines McCartney's entire life, casting new light not just on the Beatles era, but also on his years with Wings and his thirty-year relationship with his first wife, Linda McCartney. He takes us on a journey through a tumultuous couple of decades in which Paul struck out on his own as a solo artist, reached the top of the charts with a new band, and once again drew hundreds of thousands of screaming fans to his concerts. Carlin presents McCartney as a musical visionary, capable of crafting pop gems such as "Band on the Run" and "Maybe I'm Amazed." But he also reveals a layered and often conflicted figure, as haunted by his legacy -- and particularly his relationshipwith John Lennon -- as he was inspired by it.

Built on years of research and fresh, revealing interviews with friends, bandmates, and collaborators spanning McCartney's entire life, Carlin's lively biography captures the many facets of Paul McCartney and paints a vivid portrait of one of our era's living legends.

Related Subjects:Books > Biography & Autobiography > Composers & Musicians - Rock

ISBN-13: 9781416562092
ISBN-10: 1416562095
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Date: November 2009
Page Count: 00374
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

'John Lennon'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:08:01 CST

By: Norman, Philip

For more than a quarter century, Philip Norman's internationally bestselling "Shout " has been unchallenged as the definitive biography of the Beatles. Now, at last, Norman turns his formidable talent to the Beatle for whom belonging to the world's most beloved pop group was never enough. Drawing on pre-viously untapped sources, and with unprecedented access to all the major characters, here is the comprehensive and most revealing portrait of John Lennon that is ever likely to be published.

This masterly biography takes a fresh and penetrating look at every aspect of Lennon's much-chronicled life, including the songs that have turned him, posthumously, into a near-secular saint. In three years of research, Norman has turned up an extra-ordinary amount of new information about even the best-known episodes of Lennon folklore--his upbringing by his strict Aunt Mimi; his allegedly wasted school and student days; the evolution of his peerless creative partnership with Paul McCartney; his Beatle-busting love affair with a Japanese performance artist; his forays into painting and literature; his experiments with Transcendental Meditation, primal scream therapy, and drugs. The book's numerous key informants and interviewees include Sir Paul McCartney, Sir George Martin, Sean Lennon--whose moving reminiscence reveals his father as never before--and Yoko Ono, who speaks with sometimes shocking candor about the inner workings of her marriage to John.

Honest and unflinching, as John himself would wish, Norman gives us the whole man in all his endless contradictions--tough and cynical, hilariously funny but also naive, vulnerable and insecure--and reveals how the mother who gave him away as a toddler haunted his mind and his music for the rest of his days.

ISBN-13: 9780060754020
ISBN-10: 0060754028
Publisher: Ecco
Date: September 2009
Page Count: 00851
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA