New Nonfiction for Spring 2008

000's - Computers, Information & General Reference

Boese, Alex. Hippo Eats Dwarf: A Field Guide to Hoaxes and Other B.S. Harcourt, 2006. 278p. paper (001.9/BOE)

Dear Author: Letters of Hope: Top Young Adult Authors Respond to Kids' Toughest Issues. Philomel, 2007. 222p. (028.5/DEA)

Iggulden, Conn, and Hal Iggulden. Dangerous Book for Boys. HarperCollins, 2007. 270p. (031.02/IGG)

100's - Philosophy & Psychology

Covey, Sean. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens. Simon & Schuster, 1998. 266p. paper (158/COV)

Kaye, Sharon M., and Paul Thomson. Philosophy for Teens: Questioning Big Ideas. Prufrock Pres, 2007. 152p. paper (100/KAY)

McGraw, Jay. Life Strategies for Teens. Simon & Schuster, 2000. 236p. paper (158/MCG)

200's - Religion.

Bowker, John. World Religions: The Great Faiths Explored and Explained. DK, 1997. 216p. paper (200/BOW)

Davis, Wade. The Serpent and the Rainbow. Simon & Schuster, 1985. 297p. paper (299/DAV)

Peters, E.E. The Children of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Princeton UP, 2004. 237p. paper (201/PET)

Prothero, Stephen. Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know--And Doesn't. HarperOne, 2007. 296p. (200.71/PRO)

Siddiqui, Haroon. Being Muslim. Groundwood, 2006. 160p. paper (297/SID)

Some, Malidoma Patrice. The Healing Wisdom of Africa: Finding Life Purpose Through Nature, Ritual, and Community. Penguin Putnam, 1998. 319p. (299/SOM)

300's - Social Sciences

Aronson, Marc. Race: A History Beyond Black and White. Athenaeum, 2007. 322p. (305.8/ARO)

Bush, Jenna. Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope. HarperCollins, 2007. 290p. (362.1/BUS)

Freedman, Russell. Children of the Great Depression. Clarion, 2005. 118p. (305.23/FRE)

Homeless, Joe. My Life on the Streets: Memoirs of a Faceless Man. New Horizon, 1994. 273p. (362.5/HOM)

Jeffords, James M. My Declaration of Independence. Simon & Schuster, 2001. 136p. (328.73/JEF)

Lazar, Allan. The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived: How Characters of Fiction, Myth, Legends, Television, and Movies Have Shaped Our Society, Changed Our Behavior, and Set the Course of History. Harper, 2006. 317p. paper (306.4/LAZ)

Marcus, Eric. What if Someone I Know is Gay? Answers to Questions About What It Means to Be Gay and Lesbian. Simon Pulse, 2007. 183p. paper (306.7/MAR)

Mortenson, Greg, and David Oliver Relin. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time. Penguin Books, 2006. 349p. paper (371.8/MOR)

Posner, Richard A. The Little Book of Plagiarism. Pantheon, 2007. 116p. (346.04/POS)

Stern-LaRosa, Caryl. Hate Hurts: How Children Learn and Unlearn Prejudice. Scholastic, 2000. 329p. (303.3/STE)

Thompson, Michael, and Catherine O'Neill Grace. Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children. Ballentime, 2000. 299p. paper (305.231/THO)

Water Supply. H.W. Wilson, 2008. 195p. (363.6/WAT)

400's - Language

500's - Science

Ballesta, Laurent. Planet Ocean: Journey to the Heart of the Marine Realm. National Geographic, 2005. 366p. (577.7/BAL)

Best American Science and Nature Writing 2004. Houghton Mifflin, 2004. 209p. paper (508/BES)

Best American Science and Nature Writing 2005. Houghton Mifflin, 2005. 304p. paper (508/BES)

Fothergill, Alastair. Planet Earth as You've Never Seen It Before. University of California Press, 2006. 309p. (508/FOT)

Fradin, Dennis Brindell. With a Little Luck: Surprising Stories of American Discoveries. Dutton, 2006. 183p. (509/FRA)

Henrion, Claudia. Women in Mathematics: The Addition of Difference. Indiana UP, 1997. 293p. paper (510.92/HEN)

Oceans: A Scientific American Reader. University of Chicago Press, 2007. 313p. paper (551.46/OCE)

600's - Technology

Albi, Johnna, and Catherine Withers. Greens Glorious Greens: More than 140 Ways to Prepare All Those Great-Tasting, Super-Healthy, Beautiful Leafy Greens. St. Martin's Griffin, 1996. 276p. paper (641.6/ALB)

Cheney, Terri. Manic: A Memoir. William Morrow, 2008. 245p. (616.89/CHE)

Ganeri, Anita. Alive: The Living, Breathing Human Body Book. DK Publishing, 2007. 14p. (612/GAN)

Kidder, Tracy. Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World. Random House, 2003. 317p. paper (610/FAR)

Pollan, Michael. In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. Penguin Press, 2008. 244p. (613/POL)

Weapons: A Visual History of Arms and Armor. DK, 2006. 360p. (623.4/WEA)

Welsch, Roger. From Tinkering to Torquing: A Beginner's Guide to Tractors and Tools. MBI, 2005. 244p. (631.3/WEL)

700's - Arts & Recreation

Adair, Robert K. The Physics of Baseball. HarperPerennial, 1994. 142p. paper (796.357/ADA)

Believe It! Amazing Red Sox: World Champions. Triumph, 2004. 125p. (796.357/BEL)

Bissinger, H.G. Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream. Da Cappo, 1990. 371p. paper (796.332/BIS)

800's - Literature

Bober, Natalie S. A Restless Spirit: The Story of Robert Frost. Henry Holt, 1991. 197p. paper (811/FRO)

Bradbury, Ray. The Vintage Bradbury. Vintage, 1990. 329p. paper (813/BRA)

Burroughs, Augusten. Running with Scissors. Picador, 2002. 331p. paper (813/BUR)

Create a World Class. A Buzz for your Soul. 2008. paper (811/BUZ)

Create a World Class. Second Chances. 2008. paper (810.8/SEC)

Dahl, Roald. The Best of Roald Dahl. Vintage, 1990. 520p. paper (813/DAH)

Plath, Sylvia. Ariel: Poems. Harper Perennial, 1999. 105p. paper (811/PLA)

Representative American Speeches 2006-2007. H.W. Wilson, 2007. 191p. paper (815/REP)

Rogak, Lisa. A Boy Named Shel: The Life and Times of Shel Silverstein. Thomas Dunne, 2007. 239p. (811/SIL)

Shakespeare, William. King Lear. Washington Square Press, 1993. 313p. paper (822.3/SHA)

900's - History & Geography

Aronson, Marc. The Real Revolution: The Global Story of American Independence. Clarion, 2005. 238p. paper (973.3/ARO)

Citro, Joseph A. Weird New England. Sterling, 2005. 285p. (974/CIT)

Celebrity Culture in the United States. H.W. Wilson, 2008. 183p. paper (973.92/CEL)

Godwin, Peter. Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa. Grove, 1996. 418p. paper (968.91/GOD)

Hourani, Albert. The History of the Arab Peoples. Belknap, 1991. 551p. paper (909/HOU)

Millard, Candice. The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey. Broadway, 2006. 416p. paper (918.1/MIL)

Morris, Edmund. The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. Modern Library, 1979. 920p. paper (973.91/ROO)

Wright, John D. Timeline of the Civil War: The Ultimate Guide to the War that Defined America. Amber Books, 2007. 224p. (973.7/WRI)