2004 University Press Books
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600-699 Technology (Applied Sciences)
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610.73 With a Dauntless Spirit: Alaska Nursing in Dog-Team Days 359 pp., 6" x 9", photos, maps, index, $45.00 cloth, $21.95 paper, CIP included May 2003 University of Alaska Press A collection of journals, letters, and memoirs written by women nurses who traveled by dog team, river boat, or sea-going vessel to rural Alaska communities in the first half of the twentieth century. They lived and worked under difficult conditions in isolated communities with extreme weather and poor sanitation. In addition to chronicling an important period in the history of medicine, their stories illustrate the major cultural interactions that would have such a profound impact on the futures of Alaska and the United States--between Native peoples, prospectors, aviation pioneers, and arctic explorers. Historical and biographical background and commentary, as well as historical photos and maps are provided. LC 2003002157, ISBN 1-889963-61-5 (c.), ISBN 1-889963-62-3 (p.) AASL: G/HS PLA: RS 613.12 Dr. Beach's Survival Guide: What You Need to Know about Sharks, Rip Currents, and More before Going in the Water 144 pp., 5" x 7 3/4", 29 illus., $20.00 cloth, CIP included May 2003 Yale University Press "An entertaining and anecdote-filled overview of beach dangers, from the dramatic (shark attack and lightning strikes) to the mundane (sunburn)."--Richard J. Murnane, Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Inc. "All beach dangers-from biological to oceanographic to meteorological and more-are treated in this single volume. An interesting and valuable book."--Robert Hueter, Center for Shark Research, Mote Marine Laboratory LC 2002013849, ISBN 0-300-09818-9 AASL: G/JHS-HS PLA: G 613.6 Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks 198 pp., 7" x 10", 17 figures, 39 tables, summary, acknowledgments, 4 appendices, bibliog., $28.00 paper, CIP included September 2003 RAND What should you do in the event of a terrorist attack that used chemical, radiological, nuclear, or biological weapons? What can you do to prepare? This guide offers specific steps and discusses basic principles and preparations that may improve your ability to respond and survive these types of attacks. Response strategies and preparations are designed to be sensitive to potential variations and have been defined with clear, simple rules that will be easy to remember and follow. Beyond individuals, organizations charged with emergency preparedness, response, and management are encouraged to integrate this material into their training, education, and public awareness campaigns. A removable reference card is included. LC 2003016656, ISBN 0-8330-3473-1 AASL: S/P PLA: G 616.2 Restless Nights: Understanding Snoring and Sleep Apnea 288 pp., 6 1/8" x 9 1/4", 13 illus., $27.50 cloth, CIP included September 2003 Yale University Press This book is the first in-depth coverage of sleep apnea. An authority in sleep research explains this debilitating syndrome's history, symptoms, risk factors, and treatments, discusses the breathing disorders of sleeping children, tells how to get a consultation and diagnosis, and gives recommendations on living with sleep apnea. "Restless Nights is an entertaining and informative walk through the history of sleep science and is written in an anecdotal style, avoiding too much scientific jargon...This book is a fascinating read that won't help anyone fall asleep."--Tania Hershman, New Scientist LC 2003002411, ISBN 0-300-08544-3 AASL: not reviewed PLA: S 616.858 Musically Speaking: A Life through Song 152 pp., 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", index, $19.95 cloth, CIP included August 2003 University of Pennsylvania Press In this memoir through song, Dr. Ruth invites us to share her story from a uniquely musical perspective. "Touching and frequently witty."--Publishers Weekly. "Dr. Ruth sees music as a kind of conscience. Melody is something she has measured her life on. It's an extraordinary story, her story."--Bono. "Dr. Ruth shows us how and why music functions in her life, with lessons for all of us. A real gem of a book."--Wynton Marsalis. "A wonderful book, both moving and delightful. With her customary charm and brio, Westheimer shares with us how a life can be shaped by music. Brava!"--Zubin Mehta LC 2003053128, ISBN 0-8122-3746-3 PLA: S 616.89 Prozac on the Couch: Prescribing Gender in the Era of Wonder Drugs 296 pp., 6" x 9", 37 illus., end notes, bibliog., index, $24.95 cloth, CIP included April 2003 Duke University Press Providing a cultural history of treatments for depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses through a look at the professional and popular reception of three "wonder drugs"--Miltown, Valium, and Prozac--Metzl explains the surprising ways Freudian gender categories and popular gender roles have shaped understandings of these drugs. LC 2002151959, ISBN 0-8223-3061-X AASL: not reviewed PLA: S 616.89 The Complete Guide to Mental Health for Women 403 pp., 8 1/2" x 11", index, $45.00 cloth, $24.95 paper, CIP included August 2003 Beacon Press Drawing on the latest thinking in psychiatry and psychology, and written for women of diverse backgrounds, this trade reference guide to women's mental health provides a comprehensive and readable overview to the psychological issues that concern women most. Arguing that women want and need to understand their mental health as more than a question of disorder or normality, it begins with the life cycle, helping women understand the major issues and biological changes associated with young adulthood, middle age, and old age. This book also specifically addresses the psychological importance of women's sexuality, relationships, motherhood and childlessness, trauma, and illness, and discusses how social contexts, such as poverty and racism, affect mental health. LC 2003010436, ISBN 0-8070-2924-6 (c.), ISBN 0-8070-2925-4 (p.) AASL: not reviewed PLA: G 616.92 Bull's-Eye: Unraveling the Medical Mystery of Lyme Disease 320 pp., 6 1/8" x 9 1/4", 21 illus., $29.95 cloth, CIP included April 2003 Yale University Press "This well-documented book is about a newly targeted infectious disease, and it is as important for the light it sheds on the nature of scientific inquiry within the contemporary social and political context as it is for its information about Lyme disease."--Booklist. "A valuable guide for dealing with emerging diseases...The best thing of all about Bull's-Eye is that it lays out the unknowns along with the knowns, the mainstream view along with alternative readings, and thus reveals science for what it is: a perpetual, and admirable, work in progress."--Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times Book Review LC 2002154119, ISBN 0-300-09867-7 AASL: G/HS PLA: S 617.95 The Puzzle People: Memoirs of a Transplant Surgeon 400 pp., 6 1/8" x 9 1/4", 39 b&w photos, $24.95 cloth, $18.00 paper, CIP included October 2003 University of Pittsburgh Press In this autobiography by one of the pioneers in transplant surgery, Thomas E. Starzl offers a vivid glimpse into a world of science that is filled with politics and personalities, technological stops and starts, and the hopes and dreams of patients whose very lives hang in the balance. LC 2004269773, ISBN 0-8229-3714-X (c.), ISBN 0-8229-5836-8 (p.) AASL: G/HS PLA: S 617.95 Transplant: From Myth to Reality 336 pp., 6 1/8" x 9 1/4", 53 illus., $30.00 cloth, CIP included September 2003 Yale University Press In this riveting book, a well-known expert traces the evolution of organ transplantation from its initial stirrings in the imaginations of the ancients to its current status as accepted treatment for nearly 40,000 patients each year. Dr. Nicholas Tilney describes both the triumphs in the field and the commercialism and ethical conflicts that have arisen. "Dr. Tilney has an eye for the fascinating details, the shocking stories, and the unexpected connection. The result is a lively and enjoyable read."--Atul Gawande, author of Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science LC 2003047966, ISBN 0-300-09963-0 AASL: G/HS PLA: S 618.1 The Yale Guide to Women's Reproductive Health: From Menarche to Menopause 416 pp., 7" x 9 1/4", 33 illus., $29.95 cloth, CIP included May 2003 Yale University Press "An outstanding book that should be in every library, including elementary schools, for the benefit of teachers and school nurses. The authors write clearly and as though speaking directly to patients. Information is practical, based on current research, and never demeaning to women."--Choice. "A clear, readable, and comprehensive book that explains things you never learned in high school-but should have-about your body."--Alan H. DeCherney, M.D., University of California, Los Angeles LC 2002035738, ISBN 0-300-09820-0 AASL: G/HS PLA: G
620-639 Engineering and Agricultural Sciences 621 A Concise History of Ornithology 256 pp., 6 3/4" x 9 1/2", 75 illus., $30.00 cloth, CIP included September 2003 Yale University Press "This educational and entertaining book explores the history of ornithology from the earliest times to the present day, vividly describing the ornithologists who have been most influential in their field and the discoveries they have made."--Book Sense. "[This] book...is one that birdwatchers and naturalists will find absorbing."--Booklist LC 2003104752, ISBN 0-300-09073-0 AASL: not reviewed PLA: S 621.9 Stone Tool Traditions in the Contact Era 272 pp., 6 1/8" x 9 1/4", 45 illus., index, $60.00 cloth, $34.95 paper, CIP included September 2003 The University of Alabama Press Explores the impact of European colonization on Native American and Pacific Islander technology and culture. Marvin T. Smith of Valdosta State University has stated that, "after reading this volume, no archaeologist will ever see the replacement of lithic technology by metal tools as a simple matter of replacement of technologically inferior stone tools with their superior metal counterparts. This is cutting-edge scholarship in the area of contact period studies." LC 2003002156, ISBN 0-8173-1372-9 (c.), ISBN 0-8173-1373-7 (p.) AASL: not reviewed PLA: RS 629.13 Chicago Aviation: An Illustrated History 263 pp., 8 1/4" x 10 3/4", illus., photos, index, $39.95 cloth, CIP included April 2003 Northern Illinois University Press "A fine chronicle...Young is enlightening on the growth of Chicago as a commercial aviation hub."--Chicago Sun-Times. From the dawn of flight, Chicago has played a vital role in the development of aviation. Young's richly illustrated history portrays the inventors, entrepreneurs, and aviators who conquered the skies and made Chicago America's crossroads for air travel and transport. LC 2002033803, ISBN 0-87580-311-3 AASL: G, RG/HS PLA: RG 629.45 Fallen Astronauts: Heroes Who Died reaching for the Moon 295 pp., 6" x 9", 37 photos, index, $40.00 cloth, $25.00 paper, CIP included October 2003 University of Nebraska Press This book enriches the saga of mankind's greatest scientific undertaking, Project Apollo, and conveys the human cost of the space race-by telling the stories of those sixteen astronauts and cosmonauts who died reaching for the moon. The extraordinary lives and accomplishments of these astronauts unfold here in intimate and compelling detail, supported by extensive interviews and archival material. Their stories return us to a stirring time in the history of our nation and remind us of the cost of fulfilling our dreams. LC 2003042662, ISBN 0-8032-1332-8 (c.), ISBN 0-8032-6212-4 (p.) AASL: G/JHS-HS PLA: G 634.8 Zinfandel: A History of a Grape and Its Wine 246 pp., 6" x 8", 21 b&w photos, 11 line illus., 1 map, 6 tables, $24.95 cloth, CIP included September 2003 University of California Press "The state's foremost wine historian, Charles L. Sullivan, has trained his astute eye and graceful manner on zinfandel, turning out a tight, amiable and intelligent read that will bring new appreciation to a varietal that has struggled too long for respectability."--Sacramento Bee. "Finally, an authoritative and readable book that details history of the Zinfandel grape. Charles Sullivan lovingly blends California wine lore, primary source research and personal history into a thoughtful, compelling and thoroughly enjoyable chronicle...mandatory reading for those who love veracity, wine and a story well told."--Joel Peterson, Winemaker and Founder, Ravenswood Winery LC 2002156534, ISBN 0-520-23969-5 AASL: G, S, RG/HS PLA: RS 634.9 Smokechasing 260 pp., 6" x 9", $37.50 cloth, $19.95 paper, CIP included March 2003 The University of Arizona Press One of America's leading fire scholars tracks down more of the history of wildfire in a collection featuring thirty-two original articles and substantial revisions of previous pieces, addressing many issues of public concern. "Pyne has added another rung to his ladder of successful books on wildland fire...His analysis of current fire suppression and prescribed burning approaches, where the ability to impose changes on natural ecosystems can be related to what is not done as much as to what is done, is especially poignant...Highly recommended."--Choice LC 2002011504, ISBN 0-8165-2284-7 (c.), ISBN 0-8165-2285-5 (p.) AASL: G, RG/HS PLA: S 635.932 Garden Perennials for the Coastal South 288 pp., 7 1/2" x 11", 223 color photos, 13 charts, 3 maps, appendices, index, $35.00 cloth, $19.95 paper, CIP included October 2003 The University of North Carolina Press The first book of its kind to deal solely with the unique challenges and opportunities for growing perennials and other plants in the coastal South, from Tidewater, Virginia to Jacksonville, Florida, and across the Gulf Coast to Houston, Texas. Barbara Sullivan, a Certified Master Gardener, combines expert advice with a comprehensive A-to-Z plant guide for more than 950 plant varieties. Her book is organized to allow experienced or novice gardeners to plan a year-round garden or to focus on a particular season. LC 2002155089, ISBN 0-8078-2795-9 (c.), ISBN 0-8078-5473-5 (p.) AASL: RG/HS PLA: O 637.353 Camembert: A National Myth 267 pp., 6" x 9", $29.95 cloth, CIP included July 2003 University of California Press "There are French writers who seduce us with descriptions of the culinary and romantic landscape, and there are those who reveal the mysteries behind ordinary objects and characters. Pierre Boisard accomplishes both feats in Camembert...Boisard transports us across time to a more innocent era in a pastoral France, while creating a sense of wonder at the ways in which human beings connect and occasionally create something extraordinary...Boisard serves up an appetizing book, and in so doing reveals, more than anything else, what it truly means to be French."--San Francisco Chronicle. "A persuasive study in patriotic fable and food lore."--Booklist LC 2002154217, ISBN 0-520-22550-3 AASL: O, G/JHS, HS PLA: S
641.5 A Taste of the Past: The Daily Life and Cooking of a Nineteenth-Century Hungarian-Jewish Homemaker 325 pp., 6" x 9", 130 illus., $35.00 cloth, CIP included December 2003 University Press of New England A Taste of the Past is an entertaining reconstruction of the daily life and household of Therese (Riza) Baruch (1851-1938), the great-grandmother of the author. Based on an unusually complete cache of letters, recipes, and personal artifacts, Koerner's book describes in loving detail his great-grandmother's domestic life, with special emphasis on the meals she served her family. The evocative pen-and-ink illustrations bring Riza's story and food to life, and the eighty-five easy-to-follow updated versions of her recipes allow readers to savor Riza's dishes and desserts in their own kitchens. LC 2003016335, ISBN 1-58465-209-8 AASL: S/JHS, HS, P PLA: G 650-699 Business and Manufacturing 650.13 Women Don't Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide 240 pp., 6" x 9", $24.95 cloth, CIP included October 2003 Princeton University Press "Contrary to their book's title, [the authors] do ask a series of questions: Why do most women see a negotiation as an automatic fight instead of a chance to get what they deserve? Why are women afraid to ask for what they deserve? Why are women afraid to ask for what they want in the workplace? And perhaps most importantly, why don't women feel entitled to ask for it...? [A] great resource for anyone who doubts there is still a great disparity between the salary earnings of men and women in comparable professions."--Publishers Weekly LC 2003049842, ISBN 0-691-08940-X AASL: G/HS PLA: S 680 Corporate Entrepreneurship: Top Managers and New Business Creation 387 pp., 6 1/4" x 9 1/4", 16 tables, 11 figures, bibliog., index, $35.00 cloth July 2003 Cambridge University Press Sathe examines how top managers--corporate executives, division general managers and the division's top management team members--influence corporate entrepreneurship, specifically new business creation in a corporate division. This book takes the reader into the real world of top managers to explore a relatively uncharted territory in a systematic and comprehensive way. The business realities, the management culture, the corporate philosophy, the personalities, and the personal agendas of the people at the top are vividly portrayed in these pages. This book offers both a theory of corporate entrepreneurship based on the real-world experience of top managers and practical advice on how to manage it for better results. LC 2003279355, ISBN 0-521-82499-0 AASL: G/HS PLA: S |