Recordpub.com - One for the Books: Photography

If you're looking for a special gift, there is nothing to compare with the beautiful photography published by National Geographic Books.

"Sacred Places of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Most Peaceful and Powerful Destinations" is a companion to last year's "Journeys of Lifetime," but it also stands alone. This is such a beautiful book! It takes us to special places -- ancient and modern, famous and lesser known sites -- that lift the human spirit. The destinations include sacred landscapes, cradles of faith, shrines, temples and churches, ruins and retreats. From the ancient Valley of the Kings in Egypt to New York City's Ground Zero, the book spotlights such diverse places as the Ganges River of India, Israel's Masada and Yad Vashem, Washington's Arlington Cemetery, Findhorn in Scotland, Wounded Knee in South Dakota, Ohio's Serpent Mound and the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor.

We can read about pilgrimages, such as the Islamic Hajj to Mecca or the Christian visit to Lourdes, and learn about ceremonies and festivals, such as South Korea's Lantern Festival. Like last year's book, it also includes Top 10 lists, such as Ten Mountain Monasteries and Ten Sacred Gardens.

Each site has at least one full-color photo, a description and a locator map, and suggested travel information, with Web sites, as well as recommended highlights and side trips. There isn't a lot on each destination -- just enough to whet your interest. It comes with a glossary and listing of sites by religion and country. This is an armchair traveler's dream! 400 pages, HC, $40, 9.25 x 12 inches, National Geographic Books, 800-647-5463.

"Hubble: Imaging Space and Time" by David Devorkin and Robert W. Smith is a tribute to the Hubble Space Telescope and its ongoing mission. Hubble was sent into space in 1990, and since then it's been in orbit about 320 miles above the Earth, sending back "stunning, even mind-boggling images," say the authors. First, they tell the story of the Hubble and give an overview of the work of astronomers from Galileo to Edwin Hubble. They show a schematic of the special space-viewing instrument and discuss how it works, describing Hubble as "an unparalleled engineering accomplishment."

In his foreword to the book, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson refers to it as "the beloved Hubble telescope -- with its stunningly crisp, colorful, and detailed images of the cosmos." He talks about how, when NASA announced in 2004 that Hubble would no longer receive servicing missions, the popular telescope was saved by public outcry. Now, says Tyson, it will function "for perhaps another decade" to "bring the universe down to Earth."

From pictures of Saturn and Jupiter to images of stars near the edge of the visible universe, 13 billion light-years away, the book presents extraordinary two-page spreads that show colorful detail and panoramas of deep space. The Hubble Deep Field images "were the result of over 300 separate exposures of one small area of the sky late in 1995. They disclosed traces of some 1,500 galaxies, some as far away as 10.5 billion light-years," explain the authors.

I fell in love with the Hubble when I first saw the Eagle Nebula "star nursery" image in 1995, and I have been a blubbering fan ever since. One of the two-page photos in this book actually made me cry. In my online column, I'll give you a link to the National Geographic Web site, where you can download three gorgeous Hubble images for your computer wallpaper. 224 pages, HC, $50, 11 x 12 inches.

For its "Visions of Paradise," the National Geographic asked its photographers, "Where -- or what -- is heaven on Earth?" Here are their answers. The photographers present images of places that are remote and untouched as well as images that capture a moment in time. Locations range from Iceland to Antarctica, from the island of Bali to the Kansas prairie. There are 155 images from 82 photographers, divided by land, water and air. The topic is subjective, and I question some of the photos, but others I just love. A contest is now under way for photographers -- including amateurs -- to submit images that best represent their own unique vision of heaven on Earth. Entries will be accepted through Dec. 21. For more information, go to www.nationalgeographic.com/myvision. 304 pages, HC, $35, 11.1 x 10.3 inches.

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LOCAL BOOK CLUBS:

The Book Discussion Group at the Randolph Library meets the first Monday of the month, except August, at 6:30 p.m. in the Randolph Senior Center. The group is open to everyone, and new members are always welcome. The library will stock copies of the books each month. Call the library at 330-325-7003.

December 1: Manhunt by James Swanson

Pierce-Streetsboro Library's Book Discussion Group meets regularly on the second Monday of each month at 6:45 p.m. in the library's meeting room. New members are always welcome to attend and participate in the discussion. The library is located at 8990 Kirby Lane in Streetsboro, next to the administrative offices of the Streetsboro City Schools. For more information, call the library at 330-626-4458. Here is the schedule of meeting dates and books to be discussed:

Dec. 8: Where Angels Go by Debbie Macomber (fiction)
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The National Catholic Reporter has added a new column to it Web Site: Young Voices: a column about the rest of the century

"The grace of living on the margins: For more than 15 years now, I've felt starved by the Roman Catholic authorities. But lately I wonder if they haven't done me a favor."

Read more at http://ncronline3.org/drupal/?q=view/YoungVoices

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from Shelf Awareness: New Titles Out November 25:

Crossroads by Belva Plain
The Lady & Sons, Too!: A Whole New Batch of Recipes from Savannah by Paula Deen
Knit Two by Kate Jacobs
Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean Koontz
Deciding the Next Decider: The 2008 Presidential Race in Rhyme by Calvin Trillin
Arctic Drift by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
People: Paul Newman by the editors of People Magazine
Night Shadow: A Novel by Cherry Adair

Now in paperback:

Halo: The Cole Protocol by Tobias S. Buckell
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

New Books Out December 2:

Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell
Body with Soul: Slash Sugar, Cut Cholesterol, and Get a Jump on Your Best Health Ever by Randy Jackson
The Daily Coyote: A Story of Love, Survival, and Trust in the Wilds of Wyoming by Shreve Stockton
Hooking Up with Tila Tequila: A Guide to Love, Fame, Happiness, Success, and Being the Life of the Party by Tila Tequila and Sarah Tomlinson
The Charlemagne Pursuit: A Novel by Steve Berry
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from Publishers Weekly: New books on sale

December 1

Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual by Bobbi Brown

December 2

Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwel
The Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry
Mission: Black List #1: The Inside Story of the Search for Saddam Hussein"As Told by the Solider Who Masterminded His Capture by Eric Maddox with Davin Seay
Hooking Up with Tila Tequila: A Guide to Love, Fame, Happiness, Success, and Being the Life of the Party by Tila Tequila
Cruel Intent by J A Jance
The Daily Coyote: A Story of Love, Survival, and Trust in the Wilds of Wyoming by Shreve Stockton
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PW Reliigon Bestsellers November 2008

Hardcover

1. What in the World Is Going On?
David Jeremiah.
2. Love Your Life
Victoria Osteen.
3. Before You Do
T.D. Jakes.
4. Multiple Blessings.
Jon & Kate Gosselin and Beth Carson.
5. Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession.
Anne Rice.
6. Jesus Wants to Save Christians: A Manifesto for the Church in Exile.
Rob Bell and Dan Golden.
7. Mother Angelica's Private and Pithy Lessons from the Scriptures.
Raymond Arroyo. Doubleday,
8. Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires, the Respect He Desperately Needs.
Emerson Eggerichs. Thomas Nelson,
9. Sinner: A Paradise Novel.
Ted Dekker.
10. Become a Better You.
Joel Osteen.

Paperback
1. The Shack.
William P. Young.
2. The Love Dare
Stephen Kendrick and Alex Kendrick.
3. 90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life.
Don Piper with Cecil Murphey.
4. Sunset
Karen Kingsbury.
5. The Five Love Languages.
Gary Chapman.
6. The Longing.
Beverly Lewis.
7. Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul.
John and Stasi Eldredge.
8. The God Delusion.
Richard Dawkins.
9. White Christmas Pie.
Wanda E. Brunstetter.
10. The Purpose-Driven Life.
Rick Warren. Zondervan,
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS
By The Associated Press

HARDCOVER FICTION
1. "Cross Country" by James Patterson (Little, Brown)
2. "The Christmas Sweater" by Glenn Beck (Threshold Editions)
3. "Just After Sunset: Stories" by Stephen King (Scribner)
4. "Divine Justice" by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)
5. "The Hour I First Believed" by Wally Lamb (Harper)
6. "The Gate House" by Nelson DeMille (Grand Central Publishing)
7. "A Mercy" by Toni Morrison (Knopf)
8. "The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing)
9. "The Private Patient" by P. D. James (Knopf)
10. "Extreme Measures" by Vince Flynn (Atria)
11. "Swallowing Darkness" by Laurell K. Hamilton (Ballantine)
12. "Dashing Through the Snow " by Mary Higgins Clark, Carol Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster)
13. "Salvation In Death" by J.D. Robb (Putnam)
14. "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" by David Wroblewski (Ecco)
15. "The Bodies Left Behind" by Jeffery Deaver (Simon & Schuster)

NONFICTION/GENERAL
1. "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown)
2. "Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World" by Vicki Myron, Brett Witter (Grand Central)
3. "Too Fat To Fish" by Artie Lange and Anthony Bozza (Spiegel & Grau)
4. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion)
5. "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House" by Jon Meacham (Random House)
6. "Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients" by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter)
7. "YOU: Being Beautiful: The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty" by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet Oz (Free Press)
8. "Hot, Flat and Crowded" by Thomas Friedman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
9. "Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid" by Denis Leary (Viking Adult)
10. "A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity" by Bill O'Reilly (Broadway)
11. "The Snowball" by Alice Schroeder (Bantam)
12. "The Purpose Of Christmas" by Rick Warren (Howard Books)
13. "Flat Belly Diet" by Liz Vaccariello and Cynthia Sass (Rodale Books)
14. "Guinness: World Records 2009" by Guinness World Records (Guinness Publishing)
15. "The American Journey of Barack Obama" by Life Magazine (Little Brown)

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Appeal" by John Grisham (Dell)
2. "Double Cross" by James Patterson (Vision)
3. "Dead Until Dark" by Charlaine Harris (Ace)
4. "The Venetian Betrayal" by Steve Berry (Ballantine)
5. "The Darkest Evening of the Year" by Dean Koontz (Bantam)
6. "Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog" by John Grogan (Harper)
7. "Foul Play" Janet Evanovich (Harper)
8. "Duma Key" by Stephen King (Pocket)
9. "Living Dead in Dallas" by Charlaine Harris (Ace)
10. "One Silent Night" by Sherrilyn Kenyon (St. Martin's Paperbacks)
11. "Suite 606" by Nora Roberts as J.D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Ruth Ryan Langan, Mary Kay McComas (Berkley)
12. "The Chase" by Clive Cussler (Berkley)
13. "Small Town Christmas" by Debbie Macomber (Mira)
14. "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon" by David Michaels (Berkley)
15. "Robert Ludlum's The Arctic Event" by James H. Cobb (Vision)

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "The Shack" by William P. Young (Windblown Media)
2. "Dreams from My Father" by Barack Obama (Three Rivers Press)
3. "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream" by Barack Obama (Three Rivers Press)
4. "Three Cups Of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Penguin)
5. "The Love Dare" by Stephen Kendrick and Alex Kendrick (B&H)
6. "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd (Penguin)
7. "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" by Doris Kearns Goodwin (Simon & Schuster)
8. "Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise" by Barack Obama (Three Rivers Press)
9. "World Without End" by Ken Follett (NAL)
10. "Rachael Ray's Big Orange Book" by Rachael Ray (Clarkson Potter)
11. "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin)
12. "What to Expect When You're Expecting" by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel (Workman Publishing Group)
13. "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Daz by (Riverhead)
14. "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho (Harper)
15. "The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2009" by World Almanac Books (World Almanac)
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WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS
By The Associated Press

FICTION
1. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer (Little Brown for Young Readers)
2. "Cross Country" by James Patterson (Little, Brown)
3. "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer (Little Brown for Young Readers)
4. "The Christmas Sweater" by Glenn Beck (Threshold Editions)
5. "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer (Little Brown for Young Readers)
6. "Just After Sunset: Stories" by Stephen King (Scribner)
7. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (Little Brown for Young Readers)
8. "Divine Justice" by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)
9. "The Private Patient" by P. D. James (Knopf)
10. "The Hour I First Believed" by Wally Lamb (Harper) (F-H)
11. "The Gate House" by Nelson DeMille (Grand Central Publishing)
12. "Brisingr" by Christopher Paolini (Knopf Books for Young Readers)
13. "The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing)
14. "A Mercy" by Toni Morrison (Knopf) (F-H)
15. "Dashing Through the Snow " by Mary Higgins Clark, Carol Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster)

NONFICTION
1. "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown)
2. "Too Fat To Fish" by Artie Lange and Anthony Bozza (Spiegel & Grau)
3. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion)
4. "Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World" by Vicki Myron and Brett Witter (Grand Central Publishing)
5. "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House" by Jon Meacham (Random House)
6. "Hot, Flat and Crowded" by Thomas Friedman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
7. "Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients" by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter)
8. "A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity" by Bill O'Reilly (Broadway)
9. "Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid" by Denis Leary (Viking Adult)
10. "YOU: Being Beautiful: The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty" by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet Oz (Free Press)
11. "The Snowball" by Alice Schroeder (Bantam)
12. "Do the Right Thing: Inside the Movement That's Bringing Common Sense Back to America" by Mike Huckabee (Sentinel HC)
13. "Guinness: World Records 2009" by Guinness World Records (Guinness)
14. "Purpose of Christmas" by Rick Warren (Howard Books)
15. "The American Journey of Barack Obama" by Life Magazine (Little Brown)

The Wall Street Journal's list reflects nationwide sales of hardcover books during the week ended last Saturday at more than 2,500 Barnes & Noble, B. Dalton, Bookland, Books-a-Million, Books & Co., Bookstar, Bookstop, Borders, Brentano's, Coles, Coopersmith, Doubleday, Scribners and Waldenbooks stores, as well as sales from online retailers Amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.

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The following authors are making the media rounds, talking about their books:

--Guy Fieri, author of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: An All-American Road Trip ... with Recipes!
--Thomas M. Kostigen, author of You Are Here: Exposing the Vital Link Between What We Do and What That Does to Our Planet
--Tanya Remer Altmann, M.D., author of Mommy Calls: Dr. Tanya Answers Parents' Top 101 Questions About Babies and Toddlers
--Vicki Myron, author of Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
--Mike Huckabee, author of Do the Right Thing: Inside the Movement That's Bringing Common Sense Back to America
--Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers: The Story of Success
--Tom Brokaw, author of Boom!: Talking About the Sixties: What Happened, How It Shaped Today, Lessons for Tomorrow
--John Quinones, author of Heroes Among Us: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Choices
--Valerie Bertinelli, author of Losing It--And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time
--David Foster, author of Hitman: Forty Years Making Music, Topping the Charts, and Winning Grammys
--Randy Jackson, author of Body with Soul: Slash Sugar, Cut Cholesterol, and Get a Jump on Your Best Health Ever
--Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark, authors of Dashing Through the Snow
--Cathleen Lewis, author of Rex: A Mother, Her Autistic Child, and the Music that Transformed Their Lives
--Christopher Plummer, author of In Spite of Myself
--Jessica Lange, 50 Photographs
--Jill Price, author of The Woman Who Can't Forget: The Extraordinary Story of Living with the Most Remarkable Memory Known to Science
--Denis Leary, author of Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid
--Paul Simon, author of Lyrics 1964-2008
--Thomas Beatie, author of Labor of Love: The Story of One Man's Extraordinary Pregnancy
--Dr. Michael Roizen and Dr. Mehmet Oz, YOU: Being Beautiful: The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty
--Quincy Jones, The Complete Quincy Jones: My Journey & Passions: Photos, Letters, Memories & More from Q's Personal Collection by
--Terrell Owens, author of T.O.'s Finding Fitness
--Cathleen Falsani, Sin Boldly: A Field Guide for Grace
--Robert J. Samuelson, author of The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath: The Past and Future of American Affluence
--Jonah Lehrer, author of Proust Was a Neuroscientist
--Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers: The Story of Success
--William Least Heat-Moon, Roads to Quoz: An American Mosey
--Jenny McCarthy, author of Mother Warriors: A Nation of Parents Healing Autism Against All Odds
--Dr. Tanya Remer Altmann, Mommy Calls: Dr Tanya Answers Parents' Top 101 Questions About Babies and Toddlers
--Ellie Kay, Heroes at Home: Help and Hope for America's Military Families
--Earvin "Magic" Johnson, 32 Ways to Be a Champion in Business
--Thomas M. Kostigen, author of You Are Here: Exposing the Vital Link Between What We Do and What That Does to Our Planet
--Maureen McCormick, author of Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice
--Lisa Sharkey, author of Dreaming Green: Eco-Fabulous Homes Designed to Inspire
--H. W. Brands, author of Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
--Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers: The Story of Success
--Jon Meacham, author of American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
--Michael Lewis, author of Panic: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity
--Valerie Bertinelli, Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time
--Helene Cooper, The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood
--Ted Turner, Call Me Ted
--H.W. Brands, author of Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
--Sarah Vowell, author of The Wordy Shipmates
--Richard Belzer, author of I Am Not a Cop!: A Novel
--Thomas Friedman, Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America
--Michael Lewis, Panic: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity
--Toni Morrison, A Mercy
--Robyn Moreno, author of Practically Posh: The Smart Girls' Guide to a Glam Life
--Betsy Braun, author of Just Tell Me What to Say: Sensible Tips and Scripts for Perplexed Parents
--Bruce McCall, Marveltown
--Greg Melville, author of Greasy Rider: Two Dudes, One Fry-oil-powered Car, and a Cross Country Search for a Greener Future
--Cherie Blair, Speaking for Myself: My Life from Liverpool to Downing Street
--Niall Ferguson, author of The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
--Gustavo Arellano, author of Orange County: A Personal History
--Kenneth Cole, Awearness: Inspiring Stories About Making A Difference
--Max Kennedy, Danger's Hour: The Story of the USS Bunker Hill and the Kamikaze Pilot Who Crippled Her
--Glenn Beck, The Christmas Sweater
--Eric Nuzum, author of The Dead Travel Fast: Stalking Vampires from Nosferatu to Count Chocula
--Betsy Braun, author of Just Tell Me What to Say: Sensible Tips and Scripts for Perplexed Parents
--Niall Ferguson, The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
--Eric Maddox, Mission: Black List #1: The Inside Story of the Search for Saddam Hussein---As Told by the Soldier Who Masterminded His Capture
--Pat Duggins, author of Final Countdown: NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program
--Ariel Sabar, My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq
--Martin Duberman, Radical Acts: Collected Political Plays
--Chef David Waltuck, Chanterelle: The Story and Recipes of a Restaurant
--James Patterson, author of Cross Country
--Ariel Sabar, author of My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq
--John Stauffer, author of Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln
--Dan Buettner, author of The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest
--Tilar J. Mazzeo, author of The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It
--Chelsea Handler, author of Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
--Tony Curtis, American Prince: A Memoir
--Marty Stuart, Country Music: The Masters
--Vernon E. Jordan, author of Make It Plain: Standing Up and Speaking Out
--Alec Baldwin, author of A Promise to Ourselves: A Journey Through Fatherhood and Divorce
--Bailey White, author of Nothing with Strings: NPR's Beloved Holiday Stories
--Curtis Roosevelt, author of Too Close to the Sun: Growing Up in the Shadow of my Grandparents, Franklin and Eleanor
--Michael Bernard, author of Spiritual Liberation: Fulfilling Your Soul's Potential
--Bob Woodward, author of The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008
--Jake Page, author of In the Hands of the Great Spirit: The 20,000-Year History of American Indians
--William Least Heat-Moon, author of Columbus in the Americas
--Daniel Frick, author of Reinventing Richard Nixon: A Cultural History of an American Obsession
--Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey, editors of State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America
--Fred Pearce, author of Confessions of an Eco-Sinner: Tracking Down the Sources of My Stuff
--Sheila Lukins, Ten: All the Foods We Love and 10 Perfect Recipes for Each
--Tilar Mazzeo, author of The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It
--Gordon Goldstein, Lessons in Disaster: McGeorge Bundy and the Path to War in Vietnam
--David Pietrusza, author of 1960: LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon: The Epic Campaign That Forged Three Presidencies
--Arthur Nersesian, The Sacrificial Circumcision of the Bronx
--Max Kennedy, Danger's Hour: The Story of the USS Bunker Hill and the Kamikaze Pilot Who Crippled Her
--Margaret Atwood, Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth
--Dirk Wittenborn, Pharmakon
--Stephen Pimpare, A People's History of Poverty in America

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Here are links to other recent One for the Books columns:

More links are available on my blog at http://blogs.dixcdn.com/shine_a_light/

Going Green -- http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/4466424

Books for ages 8 to 12 -- http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/4449028

Politics Left and Right -- http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/4451553

Recent Jewish Nonfiction -- http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/4442453

Animal Companions -- http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/4433390

Queens, First and Last -- http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/4381292

About Jane (Austen) -- http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3688662

Irish Fiction -- http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3614762

The Amish -- http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3142161

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