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Sunwall, James, ESCAPE OF THE UNICORN
July 22, 2008 - A play and assorted poems on the existential nature of art and life.

Evans, William, HILLJACK
July 21, 2008 - A young doctor feels torn between big-city ambition and small-town roots in this melodramatic bildungsroman.

Jordan, Lana, WHOSE EARS ARE WHOSE?
July 21, 2008 - A rhyming picture book whimsically portrays stuffed animals separated from and reunited with a key body part.

McGonagle, Joanne L., THE TINIEST TIGER
July 21, 2008 - Whimsical watercolor pages alternate with stark black-and-white text in this story of a lost kitten working its way through the Big Cat section of the zoo, looking for its family.

Saboe, Jon, THE DAYS OF PELEG
July 21, 2008 - Saboe's ambitious fiction debut mixes ancient mysticism with science fiction and fantasy.

Leyse-Wallace, Ruth, LINKING NUTRITION TO MENTAL HEALTH
July 16, 2008 - In this insightful examination of the link between the nutrients in food and our mental status, Leyse-Wallace presents scientific facts in a thorough and convincing manner.

Swearingen, M. Wesley, TO KILL A PRESIDENT
July 16, 2008 - Ex-FBI agent and whistleblower Swearingen details his research and suspicions behind the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Thompson, Kevin Ph.D., MEDICINES FOR MENTAL HEALTH
July 16, 2008 - A straightforward guide to mental disorders and the drugs that treat them.

Vogt, Stephanie Bennett, YOUR SPACIOUS SELF
July 16, 2008 - In this New Age self-help volume, first-time author, teacher and space-clearing practitioner Vogt shows how cleaning the living room can help clear the mind.

Williams, Norm, GANDHI'S AMERICAN ALLY
July 16, 2008 - A son strives to understand his father, an iconoclastic Methodist missionary to India during the '20s and '30s.

Bray, Scott Wendell Ph.D., SUDDENLY BLIND ADULT, SUDDENLY DISABLED ADULT, AND SUDDENLY ILL ADULT SURVIVOR'S GUIDE
July 10, 2008 - A guide to not just coping, but living in the wake of a sudden catastrophic disability.

Foust, Rebecca, DARK CARD
July 10, 2008 - A tremendously moving, carefully considered poetic account of the author's efforts to open the mind of a differently abled child--her own.

Keith, Phil, ANIMUS
July 10, 2008 - A serpentine piece of suspense about one man settling a demented personal grudge while wiping out a good portion of a tony resort community.

Marwood, Maurice E., PROFESSIONAL NOMAD
July 10, 2008 - Globe-trotting corporate fix-it man Marwood recalls his years boosting profits and crossing cultures in his debut memoir.

McCarthy, J.F., CHOOSING PROJECT SUCCESS
July 10, 2008 - Builder and first-time author McCarthy pours years of on-the-job experience and studies of architecture, engineering and business into this complete field guide for general contractors.

White, P. Gill, SIBLING GRIEF
July 10, 2008 - An expert offers advice, based on personal experience, for those who have lost a sibling.

Al-Maimani, Aiman A., LAW OF ATTRACTION HANDBOOK
July 09, 2008 - A true believer's testimonial on the power of positive thinking.

Arnold, Jeffrey Maria D., SKIN FOR SKIN
July 09, 2008 - Arnold's (Peace: Medjugorje Miracle and Message, 2004, etc.) novel is a well-crafted religious fiction about a big city lawyer who moves to a small town seeking a secure environment in which to raise her young daughter, only to find that she must face her worst nightmares.

Olsen, Todd Karluff, WITHOUT YOU
July 09, 2008 - A romantic novel set in war-time Norway tracks the perils of young Elsa, whose husband leaves for America just before the 1940 German invasion.

Stanford, Vaughn T., DESIRES
July 09, 2008 - Violence and abuse dominate in this part-gripping, part-lackluster collection of seven short stories from first-time author Stanford.

Sweeten, Robert, MORTAL DECEPTION
July 09, 2008 - A serial killer, a missing teen, the Hell's Angels, police corruption, a terrorist plot and another terrorist plot don't begin to sum up this distended thriller.

Abbott, Damien, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF REAL ESTATE TERMS--THIRD EDITION
July 03, 2008 - Whereas previous editions of Abbott's reference work concentrated on real estate as practiced in the United Kingdom and the United States, the latest version expands on its already ample scope to include material from several additional countries.

Berg, Donan, A BODY TO BONES
July 03, 2008 - The first in a promised series of skeleton mysteries by journalist and lawyer Berg.

Boyer, Barbara, COURAGE OF FEAR
July 03, 2008 - An inspirational writer must put her teachings to work when her husband leaves, ruining the wonderful life she has built.

Edmonson, C.E., PRODIGAL OF THE PECOS
July 03, 2008 - The second-born son of a prominent Texas rancher returns home to catch his brother's killers in this tight, action-packed historical western.

Gibbs, Mark, THE VIRGIN AND THE PRIEST
July 03, 2008 - A controversial take on the story of Christ's immaculate birth by Gibbs, who claims that Zacharias, father of John the Baptist, was Jesus' biological father.

Jbara, Rima, A DREAM FOR TWO
July 03, 2008 - A trite and uniformly mediocre collection of verse and occasional prose on the ins and outs of love.

Kay, Alan F., MILITARIST MILLIONAIRE PEACENIK
July 03, 2008 - A memoir of one man's conscientious efforts to make the world a better place.

Kittel, Russel H., DCS, FLOAT YOUR OWN BOAT
July 03, 2008 - A successful businessman pens an evolved guide on how to balance life, work and pleasure.

Vidaurri, Richard, THE GATES OF THE SHADOW
July 03, 2008 - A 17-year-old protagonist captures the Vietnam War experience with eloquence and wit.

Ahmed, S.W., DARK MATTER
June 25, 2008 - A failed experiment catapults a Cornell graduate student into an intergalactic war and a quest of self-discovery.

Becka, Tom, THERE'S NO BUSINESS WITHOUT THE SHOW
June 25, 2008 - Nebraska radio-show host and one-time fertilizer salesman Becka reflects on how celebrities transformed themselves from wannabes to household names--and encourages salespeople to steal their tricks.

Brack, H.G., NORUMBEGA RECONSIDERED: MAWOOSHEN AND THE WAWENOC DIASPORA
June 25, 2008 - A treatise that seeks to rediscover a people erased from modern memory by the clumsy naming tactics of early European explorers.

Fredette, David, LATENT HEAT
June 25, 2008 - A "year's worth" of intensely personal poetic reflection.

Grimes, Allen T., THE FACE OF THE DEEP
June 25, 2008 - A juggernaut of a serial killer stalks Akron, Ohio, in this gripping police thriller.

Harte, John, RIDE FOR JUSTICE
June 25, 2008 - A family shattered by the Civil War and its aftermath makes an arduous journey toward solace and redemption.

Kivanc, Duygu, PAINTINGS OF TRAVELS TO BHUTAN
June 25, 2008 - Artist and first-time author Kivanc offers readers a glimpse into the mysterious and exotic kingdom of Bhutan, where she lived from 1984 to 1987.

Robb, HG, BY THE PEOPLE
June 25, 2008 - This simple-minded libertarian paean to American individualism follows the exploits of Frank Gilbert, the last survivor of the space colony New Horizon, as he returns to Earth to save the world.

Dunn, Julie and Jan Dunn, GOING TO THE DOCTOR
June 17, 2008 - The mother/daughter team of Dunns presents health-insurance fundamentals to help readers keep from digging ever deeper into their pocketbooks.

Durer, Chris, THE MUD AND THE SNOW
June 17, 2008 - With the meandering, observant style of a Robert Altman film, this hefty novel chronicles Army life during peacetime.

Hanna, David Lee, REVENANT
June 17, 2008 - Former TV producer Hanna tackles nearly every aspect of Jewish persecution in this historical saga.

Kazor, C.P., BACK HOME TO VEGAS
June 17, 2008 - An office drone gets a shot at his dream job--managing a mobbed-up casino--in this fizzy thriller.

Kyra, Suzanne and Nathan Derksen, WELCOME HOME TO YOURSELF
June 17, 2008 - Words are wed to photographs by this mother/son team, inviting readers to celebrate life through reflection and inspiration.

Lee, Savya, THE SKY THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE BONE
June 17, 2008 - A snapshot of bohemian life in mid-20th-century Greenwich Village, as told through a visionary's extensive journal entries.

Seigh, Kimberly, PROSPECT HILL
June 17, 2008 - A short and sweet coming-of-age historical novel from first-time author Seigh about life in Johnstown, Pa., in the early 20th century--a tumultuous time in America--from a young girl's point of view.

Stevenson, Wade, ONE TIME IN PARIS
June 17, 2008 - A Buffalo-based writer's affecting if protean memoir about Parisian life and love during the decade of liberation.

Stevenson, Wade, THE LITTLE BOOK OF HE AND SHE
June 17, 2008 - Lush, erotic, graphically depicted interpersonal relations between an obsessive, passionate couple.

Vosper, William J. Jr., MARTHA THE PIG
June 17, 2008 - A mischievous pig gets into all sorts of trouble in a mildly amusing animal fantasy.

Wenner, Melissa, FORM FOR MURDER
June 17, 2008 - A cozy mystery with literary aspirations by first-time author Wenner.

Wolfe, Glenn P., DOUBLE FEATURE
June 17, 2008 - After a film director dies in a mysterious fire, there is more than one side to the story of his life.

Hughes, Roland, THE MINIMUM YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE
June 10, 2008 - A detailed how-to on lower-cost computer-system organization.

Mehrmann, John and Mitchell Simon, THE TRUSTED ADVOCATE
June 10, 2008 - Mehrmann and Simon have packaged years of experience into a single volume that provides fundamental advice for sales professionals.

Morrogh, Earl, MEANWHILE, BACK ON PLANET EARTH
June 10, 2008 - An astronaut commits a bold act of insubordination to help advance his message of conservation.

Nello, Arthur, JEWELS OF CHANGE
June 10, 2008 - A strange fictional menagerie of intertwining domestic plots and dreamscapes.

Sanchez, Federico, A THOUSAND MOMENTS OF SOLITUDE
June 10, 2008 - A father recounts his exhaustive search for an explanation to his 22-year-old son's suicide.

Spector, Reynold, SHE SMILED ON CONSTANTINOPLE
June 10, 2008 - A passable imagining of the eighth-century Byzantium, where intransigent Muslims lurked at the outer gates, and sinister doings within the walls kept things interesting.

Tasch, Jacqueline, THE MAN OF MY DREAMS
June 10, 2008 - A lonely woman meets the man of her dreams. The only catch? He's her cat.

Davis, Almer John, SUGAR OF LEAD
June 05, 2008 - An Anglo embedded in the Korean gang culture of Southern California undertakes a journey of revenge, only to find he ultimately seeks redemption.

Dick, Robert Jason, THE AWAKENED HOURS
June 05, 2008 - A brief but wide-ranging collection of meditative poetry, The Awakened Hours features a few clunkers but more than a few gems.

Fadhli, Brigitte R., JANINA'S CRUSADE
June 05, 2008 - A woman's discovery of her spiritual roots makes for a bizarre but compelling read.

Ford, Dennis, RED STAR
June 05, 2008 - One man struggles to save himself and his hometown from the corrupt forces that threaten to doom everything he loves.

Jesep, Paul Peter, CRUCIFYING JESUS AND SECULARIZING AMERICA
June 05, 2008 - From his opening onslaught to his closing blast, Bishop Jesep attacks intolerant American Christians, particularly conservative Evangelicals.

Kurth, Jan Ellen, BROKEN ANGELS
June 05, 2008 - In her debut novel, opinion columnist Kurth avoids the hard-boiled approach, bringing the mystical back into mystery.

Lantz, Joe, MY YACAD
June 05, 2008 - A case for Christianity that covers a quick history of the church and an overview of scripture and biblical themes.

Lowry, Richard S., THE GULF WAR CHRONICLES
June 05, 2008 - A highly readable blow-by-blow account of the first Iraq War.

Moore, Dan, THROUGH THE WALL OF RAIN AND FOG
June 05, 2008 - A young author begins to find his voice with a debut novel focused on the power of friendship.

O'Hara, Naomi, A LETTER THAT WILL COME TOMORROW
June 05, 2008 - War and humanity in a battle-weary America circa 2021.

Sadi, Hendrik E., JENFORD
June 05, 2008 - A beautiful, wide-reaching story of the families who live and die in Upland, a bucolic American settlement in decline.

St. Sure, M. L., EVENSONG
June 05, 2008 - A historical novel of a young woman's return to Europe and her service in the French resistance.

Brckovic, Berislav, ODYSSEUS'S ITHACA
June 02, 2008 - A Croatian lawyer offers a meticulously researched and exhaustively detailed identification of the present-day whereabouts of Homer's ancient Ithaca.

Childs, Joan E., WHY DID SHE JUMP?
June 02, 2008 - The tragic story of how the fumbling hand of our healthcare system contributed to the suicide of the author's 34-year-old daughter Pam.

Cross, Lee, A FAR PLACE IN TIME
June 02, 2008 - An inefficient time machine sets the stage for adventure, romance and confusion.

Cross, Lee, THE TWELVE DREAMS OF LAIMA
June 02, 2008 - A man encounters a mysterious woman who enables him to relive his previous incarnations, each in a separate dream.

Kachisi, Adin, KEYS OF DESTINY
June 02, 2008 - A professor discovers a global conspiracy, and through an amazing series of coincidences helps save the world.

Kedar, Ervin Y., THE STRING OF LIFE
June 02, 2008 - A young Jewish man joins an underground military organization in the aftermath of World War II and fights to save his people.

Thomas D. Mangelsen, THE NATURAL WORLD
June 02, 2008 - A world-renowned nature photographer celebrates some of the planet's most beautiful scenery.

Parramore, Helen, SKUNK STEW
June 02, 2008 - A memoir of a daughter's relationship with her mother, a talented, strong, manipulative and vicious artist.

Petrucci, Lou, HEART OF THE HIDE
June 02, 2008 - Elementary-school teacher and former sports reporter Petrucci weaves a poignant tale of a young boy with a cleft palate, who finds respite from the harsh realities of small-town life by playing baseball.

Salsini, Paul, THE CIELO
June 02, 2008 - Forced by Nazis to evacuate their town, Tuscan villagers find refuge in a hillside farmhouse called the Cielo, where close quarters and the exigencies of war bring about a re-examination of their relationships and loyalties.

Shearer, Robert L., THE BEETHOVEN YEARS
June 02, 2008 - An imaginative portrait of a schizophrenic man who believes he is Beethoven and the people charged with his care.

Watson, Graham, THE CHOSEN ONE
June 02, 2008 - Christian lesbians fight for the freedom of a fantasy-filled world in outer space.

Athanasopulos, Christos G., CONTEMPORARY THEATER
May 27, 2008 - A comprehensive and well-written text that travels the path of theater's evolution in form and style.

Downey, R. Allen, PIRATE QUEEN
May 27, 2008 - The cast of Kwatee (2005) reunites to retrieve microfilm stolen by Madame Lai, dreaded pirate queen of the South China Sea.

Fisher, Edward J., THE LANDS OF INCHOATE
May 27, 2008 - Corny jokes litter this otherwise enjoyable foray into a fantastical world at war with itself.

Hoffman, Jerry, THE QUALITY OF LIGHT IN ALABAMA
May 27, 2008 - More than 170 lyric poems, ranging from the anecdotal to the existential.

Hunsinger, J.A., AXE OF IRON
May 27, 2008 - A solid first novel, Axe of Iron offers a comprehensive look into the lives of early Norse explorers who arrived in North America 500 years before Columbus' "discovery."

Jansson, Robert, KÁRI'S SAGA
May 27, 2008 - An ambitious story of interclan feuding in Iceland set against sweeping European events in 1000 CE.

Penn, Joanna, HOW TO ENJOY YOUR JOB
May 27, 2008 - Penn presents strategies and tips for making the most of your job or finding appropriate, satisfying work.

Shirar, Gerard, THE COURT-MARTIAL OF CHARLIE NEWELL
May 27, 2008 - One man's story is the vehicle for delving into the history of prejudice and injustice in this country.

Wasserman, Ira D., TUMOR
May 27, 2008 - It's man versus disease in this fictionalized memoir of a cancer survivor.

Bells, Simone D., POETIC INSIGHT
May 22, 2008 - Acceptable, if flawed, poetry that nonetheless would shine in a spoken-word setting.

Clark, Dennis Wesley, HARD WAY HOME
May 22, 2008 - Five years after the Vietnam War, the last group of American POWs escapes and tries to make their way home.

Kadar, Dr. Andrew G., THE NO-BULL GUIDE TO ACING COLLEGE LIFE
May 22, 2008 - Indispensable, pocket-sized book to surviving freshman year and beyond.

Morrey, Alex J., WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD--COSMOS
May 22, 2008 - A book that probes great philosophical issues and offers intriguing, if dubious, answers.

Pierrot, Ruby, CAST IRON BUTTERFLY
May 22, 2008 - Stark detail, arresting honesty and a frenetic timeline permeate a woman's painful recovery from a life of childhood abuse and drug dependency.

Rosa, Tony, THE SCHOOLBOY
May 22, 2008 - That most primal of ordeals--a lousy round of golf--imparts life lessons to a callow adolescent in this winsome coming-of-age fable.

Sullivan, Anita, IKARIA
May 22, 2008 - A memoir of Greece--and self-discovery--by a woman spurned by love.

VandeCarr, Stephen W., A REALITY BEYOND SCIENCE
May 22, 2008 - A well-researched look at the evolution of the cosmos and our place within it.

Burke, Dennis, CLERICAL AFFAIRS
May 15, 2008 - A suspicious death exposes the seamy underbelly of the post-Vatican II Catholic Church.

Fisher, Byron, THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND PARADOX
May 15, 2008 - Simple, quirky attempt to deconstruct air pollution and the Mafia in order to prove a new theory on economics.

Hargodd, Warren, THE NURSERY
May 15, 2008 - Several story lines intermingle to reveal the Lovecraftian horrors at the heart of this novel.

Kedar, Ervin Y., LIFESTYLE MEDICINE HANDBOOK
May 15, 2008 - An octogenarian and "human ecology" expert condenses his trilogy of better-living guide books into one powerhouse volume.

Kennedy, Peggy, CHRIST'S WALK WITH ME
May 15, 2008 - Christian poetry that avoids blunders, but never distinguishes itself.

Merry, Michael J., THE RELUCTANT COLONEL
May 15, 2008 - Part treasure hunt, part political thriller, part island comedy.

Peterson, Leif, NORMAL LIKE US
May 15, 2008 - A varied, contemporary, character-driven collection of 14 stories infused with personality and life's interminable bounty.

Trybulski, Stan, THE IDES OF JUNE
May 15, 2008 - An attorney for New York City's Department of Education, suffused with midlife melancholy, finds new energy and resolve when he helps an acquaintance investigate the long-forgotten murder of her twin sister--part of the Ides of June serial killings.

Welling, Eleanor, THE DAHLIA PRIMER
May 15, 2008 - A beginner's how-to book on growing dahlias that's slim enough to slip into a jacket pocket for quick reference while kneeling in the dirt.

Abernathy, J. Ray, DIRTY BILLY
May 13, 2008 - Two misfit scamps run rings around their foes in this coming-of-age novel, set in the post-war South.

Bartlett, Richard A., FIRST CHRISTMAS AT MUDDY CREEK
May 13, 2008 - A motley crew rises to the challenge of a Jesuit priest's desire for a place to hold midnight mass on Christmas Eve, with long-reaching effects on all involved.

Byrd, Betty, UTOPIA TEXAS
May 13, 2008 - Both a rich portrait of mid-century oil speculation and a classic tale of mother-daughter conflict, Utopia Texas is no paradise, but it's a satisfying--and sometimes frightening--trip through purgatory.

Coburn, Annie with Zhu Xiaojian and Lorin Bruckner, WALK BEIJING
May 13, 2008 - A guide for travelers seeking the ancient in modern Beijing.

Dowd, Greg, INVASION OF THE SNOW SNAKES:
May 13, 2008 - This anthology by Dowd attacks a multitude of social issues with meaty anti-establishment sarcasm.

FitzGerald, Jack, LIKE THE SUN RUSHING
May 13, 2008 - A dense and erotic gay debut novel that intimately captures one man's grievances in the wake of an ex-lover's death.

Frederick, aka Ralph Frederick Hake, THE RELIGION OF MONEY:
May 13, 2008 - The free market marches through history in this didactic novel of ideas.

Lee, Sally, NIGHTIE NIGHT, LUCY!
May 13, 2008 - Lucy heads off to dreamland with her trusted friend Seymour.

Liner, J.K., DREAMS IN A BOTTLE
May 13, 2008 - The story of a family's start in America.

Rothman, Norman C., THREE FACES OF ISLAM
May 13, 2008 - Supported by solid research, Rothman explores the complicated tension between tradition and modernization in three very different Muslim countries.

Selin, D.L., A STUDENT'S GUIDE TO MOVING OUT
May 13, 2008 - Simple and essential advice for youth leaving the nest for the first time.

Campbell, James S., COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, THE SANDWICH ISLANDS
May 07, 2008 - Retired Hawaiian attorney James S. Campbell combines family history with personal memoir in his first book.

Daems, Hugo, CONGO
May 07, 2008 - A candid and provocative view into the heart of sub-Saharan Africa, home to the oldest human relic and rich with both history and inventive peoples.

Egan, Rachel, LIFE AFTER 'I DO!':
May 07, 2008 - Sisterly advice on marriage, children and household management.

Fenton, Robert L., THREE WISE MEN
May 07, 2008 - Three nice Jewish boys make good in this Prohibition-era gangster saga.

Hirt, Ralf, 8W8--GLOBAL SPACE TRIBES:
May 07, 2008 - Fifteen of globalization's children collaborate to design a piece of software that renders visible the invisible networks of the Internet Age.

Ho, Don with Jerry Hopkins, DON HO:
May 07, 2008 - Loa maika'i eluhelu e pili ana no Don Ho. (Possible grammar issues notwithstanding, that's Hawaiian for "A very good book about Don Ho.")

Isley, Rev. Mr. Brouycie, THE DEACON'S STORY:
May 07, 2008 - Heartbreaking inspirational memoir of one young man's battle to overcome poverty and crime.

Kumar, Susmit, THE MODERNIZATION OF ISLAM AND THE CREATION OF A MULTIPOLAR WORLD ORDER
May 07, 2008 - This academic text is strong on historical context but weak on analysis.

Light, Joshua, ONCE UPON A TIME TRAVELER:
May 07, 2008 - Quantum Leap meets Stargate in this exciting--but thoroughly Bible-based--sci-fi romp through time.

Morrisey, Tom, WIND RIVER
May 07, 2008 - A disillusioned young Iraqi war vet makes good on a promise to hike far into the Wyoming wilderness with an old friend and, in the process, discovers a peace that has eluded him for a long time.

Rogiers, Jos, THE LOST CIVILIZATION OF HOMO SUPERSAPIENS
May 07, 2008 - A sinuous exploration of ancient texts in an effort to uncover the reality of gods, their lands and the fall of man.

Sanders, Ron, FREAK
May 07, 2008 - Graphic sex, violence and language permeate Sanders's first novel, an in-your-face thriller set in sunny Southern California.

Shapira, Moti, ANGEL IN A FOREIGN CITY
May 07, 2008 - An Israeli detective from Los Angeles rides into Mexico City like a knight in slightly tarnished armor determined to rescue a young girl from ruthless kidnappers.

Watson, Will W., THE OPERNBALL
May 07, 2008 - Fanfare, intrigue and a star-crossed romance collide in blustery Vienna in the late 1950s.

Weisberg, Ellen, GATHERING ROSES
May 07, 2008 - Relationships play out via e-mail in this novel about a student and her escapades with a former addict.

Whipple, D.F., SNOOKER GLEN
May 07, 2008 - Corporate powers take on the gritty and inimitable coal miners of Snooker Glen, Ky., during the strike of 1972.

Wittbecker, Alan, GLOBAL EMERGENCY ACTIONS:
May 07, 2008 - Career ecologist Wittbecker's (REviewing, REthinking, REturning, 2005, etc.) ninth book condenses a trove of knowledge and observations into an abridged course of action for global sustainability.