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"Random reads your library's needs."

In This Issue:

- Health and Dieting!

- Fantasy and Sci-Fi: We promise that this has nothing to do with the above category.

- Starred Reviews! Some kind words for our books...

- Contest: Win a free advance readers' copy of Jealousy!

Help your patrons stay in shape with these new health-conscious titles.

An Apple a Day by Joe Schwarcz - An entertaining revelation of the miracles of science happening in our bodies every time we bite into our food, and an exploration of the myths and misconceptions surrounding our obsession with diets, nutrition, and weight.
Master Your Metabolism by Jillian Michaels - After consulting top experts in the field of metabolism, Michaels discovered that she’d inadvertently been abusing her endocrine system for years. After “fixing” her own metabolism, she's decided to share what she learned by devising this simple, 3-phase plan.
What's Your Diet Type? by Heather K. Jones, R.D. - This book forever ends the cycle of unsuccessful dieting by helping readers identify what type of dieter they are (Planner, Player, Thinker, or Feeler) and harnessing the power of your personality.
Body at Home by Jorge Cruise - In this two-in-one guide, Jorge Cruise reveals his breakthrough customization method: The Priority Solution™. In one half, he offers women a guaranteed plan for slimming trouble zones; in the other half, men will find an effective plan for building strong upper bodies.
Beyond Antibiotics by Michael H. Schmidt, Ph.D. - At a time when the numbers of emerging infections and antibiotic-resistant bacteria are rising sharply, Dr. Michael Schmidt proposes we take action to raise our defenses. Drawing on the latest research from several scientific fields, Schmidt presents a strategy of medicine that can be used to build and balance our bodily defenses.

Sci-Fi and Fantasy titles: Leave this planet for a little while and pick up one of these otherworldly titles.


Kelley Armstrong
Men of the Otherworld

978-0-553-80709-7 | $22.00 |
Bantam | HC

New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong has captivated readers with her spellbinding Women of the Otherworld series. Now, for the first time, in this collection of four tales she gives center stage to the men who love these sexy, supernatural women—the men who live on the other side of humanity.


Seth Shostak
Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

978-1-4262-0392-3 | $27.00 |
National Geographic | HC

For twenty-five years, SETI has been looking for proof of extraterrestrial life, and as the program’s senior astronomer, Seth Shostak, explains in this engrossing book, it’s entirely possible that before long conclusive evidence will be found. His informative, entertaining report offers an insider’s view of what we might realistically expect to discover light-years away among the stars.


Donita K. Paul
The Vanishing Sculptor

978-1-4000-7339-9 | $13.99 |
Waterbrook | TR | June

Donita K. Paul’s 250,000-plus-selling DragonKeeper Chronicles series has attracted a wide spectrum of dedicated fans–and they’re sure to fall in love with the new characters and adventures in her latest superbly crafted novel for all ages. It’s a mind-boggling fantasy that inhabits the same world as the DragonKeeper Chronicles, but in a different country and an earlier time, where the people know little of Wulder and nothing of Paladin.


Steven Barnes
Shadow Valley

978-0-345-45903-9 | $26.00 |
Del Rey | HC | May

In the great tradition of Jean Auel, this novel—the sequel to Great Sky Woman—imagines life in prehistoric Africa. Since the beginning of time, the peaceful Ibandi people had been sheltered by their gods Great Earth and Great Sky. When the savage Mk*tk threatened their way of life, their gods sent them north in search of new lands. But the deeds of a man thought long dead will rouse the Mk*tk to a bloody frenzy and send them on a quest for vengeance that could shatter the Ibandi’s dreams.

 


Kirsten Imani Kasai
Ice Song

978-0-345-50881-2 | $14.00 |
Del Rey | TR

What people don't know about ice-drilling engineer Sorykah Minuit is that she is a Trader: a person who can switch genders without warning. And complicating things on this Artic adventure, she and her male alter-ego don't share memories. For fans of Jacqueline Carey and Ursula K. LeGuin, a lush, literary debut fantasy of love, ruin, and the ties of blood.


978-0-345-49751-2 | $25.00 |
Del Rey | HC

When the body of a murdered woman is found in the weird, decaying city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks like a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad. But as he probes, the evidence begins to point to conspiracies far stranger, and more deadly, than anything he could have imagined.


Sarah Ash
Flight into Darkness

978-0-553-80520-8 | $24.00 |
Spectra | HC

From Sarah Ash, acclaimed author of the Tears of Artamon trilogy, comes the conclusion to the story begun in Tracing the Shadow, a fantasy masterpiece of truly epic proportions. In a clash of kingdoms and rebels, of magicians and inquisitors, two young mages must find the resolution and courage they need to save both the world...and themselves.


Richard Baker
Corsair: Blades of Moonsea II

978-0-7869-5115-4 | $24.95 |
Wizards of the Coast | HC | Mar.

A new era of Forgotten Realms® adventure! When pirates threaten his home, Geran is elected by the city council to track the blood-thirsty pirates to their hidden base, infiltrate them, and find a way to stop them before it's too late. But the pirates are motivated by more than greed. Kin to his enemies, they seek a deeper revenge, one Geran only begins to glimpse when they kidnap the woman he loves.

Starred Reviews!

National Geographic Visual Atlas of the World
"Atlases are yet to be replaced by online sources. Yes, you can... search Google Earth to see your mother-in law’s house. But beautiful color photography and clear topical material combined with detailed maps of areas not covered as well in other world atlases make the Visual Atlas a recommended purchase. This is a first choice for any library needing a new medium-priced atlas" -Booklist

Ocean: An Illustrated Atlas
"The stunning illustrations come with detailed annotations that nicely complement the text. Three different kinds of margin elements are utilized: crossreferences, useful Web links, and fact boxes, which summarize and clarify fundamental concepts....This would be a valuable reference tool for university, college, and high-school students and would also appeal to the casual browser." - Booklist

Spade & Archer
"Here, in what is clearly a labor of love, Dashiell Hammett expert and veteran...novelist Gores breathes new life into the PI firm of Spade & Archer...This homage should both please fans of the original...and alert new readers to what they've been missing. As such, it is highly recommended for all public libraries." -Library Journal (full review)

Plain, Honest Men
"Beeman's lucid prose takes readers beyond the modern mythical perceptions of the founders and into a turbulent world of fierce backroom debates and deal making. Through excellent use of...sources, Beeman skillfully traces the debates over representation in Congress, the powers of the executive, and the lamentable compromises over slavery." -Library Journal (full review)

Win a free advance readers' copy of Marcianne Blévis's eye-opening look at the eponymous subject, Jealousy.

Jealousy, one of our more common forms of madness, induces extraordinary states of mind and testifies to the complex and hidden distresses buried deep within the psyche. In Jealousy, renowned psychoanalyst Marcianne Blévis reveals the multiple faces of jealousy and unmasks the unconscious triggers that prevent its victim from confronting this consuming torment. Divided by case study, each chapter unveils another trait of the jealous lover and deconstructs the origins of suffering, illuminating ways to put an end to the repeated patterns of self-destruction.

Be entered to win a free advance readers' copy of Jealousy when you answer the following: Who was the translator for this book? (hint)

Please email your answer along with your address to library@randomhouse.com with the subject line, "Jealousy."

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