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February 29:

Charging the Net: A History of Blacks in Tennis from Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe to the Williams Sisters
by Cecil Harris, Larryette Kyle-Debose, Robert Ryland (Afterword) (Dee, Ivan R. Publisher) Charging the Net: A History of Blacks in Tennis from Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe to the Williams Sisters

Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg (Doubleday) Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning

The Solaris Book Of New Fantasy...edited by George Mann (BL Publishing) The Solaris Book of New Fantasy

The Solaris Book Of New Science Fiction...edited by George Mann (BL Publishing) The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction 2007 (Solaris Book of New Science Fiction)

Rolling Thunder by John Varley (Ace Hardcover) Rolling Thunder

Alchemist's Code by Dave Duncan (Ace Trade) The Alchemist's Code

Grimspace by Ann Aguirre (Ace Mass Market) Grimspace

Destroyer Captain by Adm. James Stavridis, USN (Naval Institute Press Books) Destroyer Captain: Lessons of a First Command
 

February 28:

Grant Wood by Kate F. Jennings (JG Press) Grant Wood

Mobile Homes by Famous Architects (Pomergranate) Mobile Homes by Famous Architects

Phone Booths by Famous Architects (Pomergranate) Phone Booths by Famous Architects (By Famous Architects Series)

The Promise by Therese Tappouni (Synergy Books) The Promise: Revealing the Purpose of Your Soul

Hacking by Jon Erickson (No Starch Press) Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, 2nd Edition

Miraculous Health by Dr. Rick Levy (Atria Books) Miraculous Health: How to Heal Your Body by Unleashing the Hidden Power of Your Mind

To The Death by Patrick Robinson (Vanguard Press) To The Death

Cleaver by Tim Parks (Arcade Publishing) Cleaver: A Novel

February 27:

A Fistful of Lentils: Syrian-Jewish Recipes from Grandma Fritzie's Kitchen by Jennifer Felicia Abadi  (www.harvardcommonpress.com) A Fistful of Lentils: Syrian-Jewish Recipes from Grandma Fritzie's Kitchen

The Age of Engage: Reinventing Marketing for Today's Connected, Collaborative, and Hyperinteractive Culture (Hunt Street Press) The Age of Engage: Reinventing Marketing for Today's Connected, Collaborative, and Hyperinteractive Culture

Forgotten Past: The Arhka Chronicles, Volume II
by Heather Hayashi (Synergy Books) The Forgotten Past: The Arhka Chronicles, Volume II (The Arhka Chronicles) (The Arhka Chronicles)

The Baseball Economist: The Real Game Exposed
by J. C. Bradbury (Penguin Group (USA) The Baseball Economist: The Real Game Exposed

Unintended Consequences
by John Ross, Timothy Mullin (Foreword by) (Accurate Press) Unintended Consequences

You Must Be This Happy To Enter by Elizabeth Crane (www.akashicbooks.com) You Must Be This Happy to Enter (Punk Planet Books)

The Making Of A Tropical Disease by Randall M. Packard (Johns Hopkins University Press) The Making of a Tropical Disease: A Short History of Malaria (Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease)

Black Comedians On Black Comedy by Darryl Littleton (Applause Theatre & Cinema Books) Black Comedians on Black Comedy: How African-Americans Taught Us to Laugh Softcover Edition

February 26:

Food and Beverage Cost Control
by Lea R. Dopson, Jack E. Miller, David K. Hayes (Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated) Food and Beverage Cost Control

The Cure Within by Anne Harrington (W.W. Norton)The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine

God Help The Irish by Phillip Thomas Tucker (Texas A&M University Press) God Help the Irish!: The History of the Irish Brigade

Good-Bye, Baby Max
by Heather Castles (Illustrator), Diane Cantrell (Bridgeway Books) Good-bye, Baby Max

Essential Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by Marc Walder (www.humankinetics.com) Essential Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Embellished Crochet by Cari Clement (St. Martin's Press) Embellished Crochet: Bead, Embroider, Fringe, and More: 28 Stunning Designs to Make Using Caron International Yarn

The Healing Bouquet by Vinton McCabe (Basic Health Publications) The Healing Bouquet: Exploring Bach Flower Remedies

A Slave No More by David Blight (www.harcourtbooks.com) A Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom, Including Their Own Narratives of Emancipation

February 25:

Set The Seas On Fire by Chris Roberson (Solaris Books) Set the Seas on Fire

Califauna: A Literary Field Guide
by Terry Beers (Editor), Emily Elrod, Emily Elrod (Editor) (Heyday Books) Califauna: A Literary Field Guide (California Legacy) (California Legacy)

The Ultimate Guide to Shotgunning: Guns, Gear, and Hunting Tactics for Deer, Big Game, Upland Birds, Waterfowl, and Small Game by David R. Henderson, Bryce Towsley (Foreword by) (Lyons Press, The) The Ultimate Guide to Shotgunning: Guns, Gear, and Hunting Tactics for Deer and Big Game, Upland Birds, Waterfowl, and Small Game

Acting Games For Individual Performers by Gavin Levy (Meriweather Publishing)Acting Games for Individual Performers: A Comprehensive Workbook of 110 Acting Exercises

When Species Meet by Donna J. Haraway (University of Minnesota)When Species Meet (Posthumanities)

Zippy Annual, Vol. 1 by Bill Griffith (Fantagraphics Books) Zippy

Betsy And Me by Jack Cole (Fantagraphics Books) Betsy and Me

Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson, Wim Coleman (Retold by), Pat Perrin (Retold by)(Coughlan Publishing) Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island (Graphic Revolve)

February 23:

The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States by Kermit L. Hall (Oxford University Press) The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States
 

Take No Prisoners by Marvin Davis (www.amacombooks.org) Take No Prisoners: A No-Holds-Barred Approach to Corporate Excellence

Windows of Brimnes: An American in Iceland
by Bill Holm (Milkweed Editions) Windows of Brimnes: An American in Iceland

The Magic Worlds of Bernard Malamud
by Evelyn Avery (Editor) (State University of New York Press) The Magic Worlds of Bernard Malamud (S U N Y Series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture)

Mystery Date...edited by Denise Little (DAW Mass Market)Mystery Date

Marseguro by Edward Willett (DAW Mass Market) Marseguro (Daw Science Fiction)

A Place to Call Home by Martha Randolph Carr (Prometheus Books) A Place to Call Home: The Amazing Success Story of Modern Orphanages

Washington Irving: An American Original
by Brian Jay Jones (Arcade Publishing) Washington Irving: An American Original

February 22:

Sweetwater by Paul Charles (Dufour Editions) Sweetwater: A Di Christy Kennedy Mystery (Inspector Christy Kennedy Mysteries)

16 Myths Of A Diabetic Diet, 2nd Edition by Karen Hanson Chalmers (www.diabetes.org) 16 Myths of a Diabetic Diet

Saturday's Child by Ray Banks (Harcourt Trade) Saturday's Child

Rescue Me by Denis Leary (Newmarket Press) Rescue Me: Uncensored: The Official Companion

Roman's Journey: A Survivor's Memoir
by Roman Halter, Martin Gilbert (Preface by)(Arcade Publishing) Roman's Journey:a memoir of survival

Academic Leadership: A Practical Guide to Chairing the Department by Deryl R. Leaming (Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated) Academic Leadership: A Practical Guide to Chairing the Department (J-B Anker Resources for Department Chairs)

Out to Pasture: But Not over the Hill
by  Laurie Allen (Peachtree Publishers) Out to Pasture but Not over the Hill

Madhouse by Rob Thurman (Roc Mass Market) Madhouse (Cal Leandros, Book 3)

February 21:

Designs for Living and Learning: Transforming Early Childhood Environments by Deb Curtis, Margie Carter (Redleaf Press) Designs for Living and Learning: Transforming Early Childhood Environments

Season Of The Witch by Natasha Mostert (NAL Trade)Season of the Witch

Sizwe's Test by Jonny Steinberg (Simon & Schuster) Sizwe's Test: A Young Man's Journey Through Africa's AIDS Epidemic

Preserving Your Family Photographs: How to Organize, Present, and Restore Precious Family Images
by Maureen A. Taylor, Memory Makers Books (Editor) (F & W Publications, Incorporated) Preserving Your Family Photographs: How to Organize, Present, and Restore Your Precious Family Images

There's A Spouse In My House by Peter Scott (A Plume Original) There's a Spouse in My House: A Humorous Journey Through the First Years of Marriage

No Limit by Donald G. Krause and Jeff Carter (www.amacombooks) No Limit: The Texas Hold'Em Guide to Winning in Business

Four Seasons in Five Senses: Things Worth Savoring
by David Mas Masumoto (Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.) Four Seasons in Five Senses: Things Worth Savoring

Senior Leadership Teams by Ruth Wageman (www.hbspress.org)Senior Leadership Teams: What It Takes to Make Them Great (Center for Public Leadership)

February 19:

Rangers At Dieppe by Jim DeFelice (Berkley Caliber) Rangers at Dieppe: The First Combat Action of U.S. Army Rangers in World War II

Information Tomorrow...edited by Rachel Singer Gordon (www.infotoday.com) Information Tomorrow; Reflections on Technology ad the Future of Public and Academic Libraries

Titanic
by Martin Jenkins, Brian Sanders (Candlewick Press) Titanic

Beowulf: A Hero's Tale Retold
by James Rumford, James Rumford (Illustrator) (Houghton Mifflin Company) Beowulf

Not Quite What I Was Planning by Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser (Harper Perennial) Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure

The Nazi Hunter by Alan Elsner (Arcade Publishing) The Nazi Hunter: A Novel

Zero To One Million by Ryan P. Allis (McGraw Hill) Zero to One Million: How I Built A Company to $1 Million in Sales . . . and How You Can, Too

Dervishes by Beth Helms (Picador Original) Dervishes: A Novel

February 18:

Critical Companion To Arthur Miller by Susan C.W. Abbotson (Facts On File) Critical Companion to Arthur Miller: A Literary Reference to His Life And Work (Critical Companion to)

The Challenge of Diversity: Involvement or Alienation in the Academy: ASHE Higher Education Report
by Daryl G. Smith, Lisa E. Wolf-Wendel (Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated) The Challenge of Diversity: Involvement or Alienation in the Academy?: ASHE Higher Education Report, Vol. 31, No. 1

Clutter-Busting Handbook: Clean It up, Clear It out, and Keep Your Life Clutter-Free by Rita Emmett (Walker & Company) The Clutter-Busting Handbook: Clean It Up, Clear It Out, And Keep Your Life Clutter-free

Bowie In Berlin by Thomas Jerome Seabrook (www.jawbonepress.com) Bowie in Berlin: A New Career in a New Town

Don't Toss My Memories In The Trash by Vickie Dellaquila (www.organizationrules.com) Don't Toss My Memories in the Trash-A Step-by-Step Guide to Helping Seniors Downsize, Organize, and Move

The Great Experiment: The Story of Ancient Empires, Modern States, and the Quest for a Global Nation by Strobe Talbott (Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group ) The Great Experiment: The Story of Ancient Empires, Modern States, and the Quest for a Global Nation

And Sometimes Why by Rebecca Johnson (G.P. Putnam's Sons) And Sometimes Why

Shedding Light On Genetically Engineered Food by Beth H. Harrison ( iUniverse) Shedding Light on Genetically Engineered Food: What You Dont Know About the Food Youre Eating and What You Can Do to Protect Yourself

February 16:

Sweet William by Andrew O'Toole (www.press.uillinois.edu) Sweet William: The Life of Billy Conn (Sport and Society)

Shadow Warriors by Kenneth R. Timmerman (Crown Forum) Shadow Warriors: The Untold Story of Traitors, Saboteurs, and the Party of Surrender

Queens Noir...edited by Robert Knightly (www.akashicbooks.com) Queens Noir (Akashic Noir)

Paris Noir...edited by Maxim Jakubowski (Serpent's Tale) Paris Noir: Capital Crime Fiction (City Noir 2)

The Offense Of Poetry by Hazard Adams (University of Washington Press)The Offense of Poetry (Robert B. Heilman Book)

Our Changing Planet...edited by Michael D. King, Claire L. Parkinson (Cambridge University Press) Our Changing Planet: The View from Space

Never Enough by Joe McGinnis (S&S) Never Enough

Oil Paintings From the Landscape: A Guide for Beginners (Paperback)by Rachel Shirley (Author) (Guild of Master Craftsman Publications, Limited) Oil Paintings From the Landscape: A Guide for Beginners

February 15:

McQueen's Machines by Matt Stone (Motorbooks) McQueen's Machines: The Cars and Bikes of a Hollywood Icon

Mausoleum by Justin Scott (www.poisonedpenpress.com) Mausoleum: A Ben Abbott Mystery (Ben Abbott Novels)

Whitechapel Gods by S.M. Peters (Roc Mass Market) Whitechapel Gods

Mechwarrior by Kevin Killiany (Roc Mass Market) To Ride the Chimera: A Battletech Novel (Mechwarrior: Dark Age, No. 30)

Looks by Gordon L. Patzer (www.amacombooks.org) Looks: Why They Matter More Than You Ever Imagined

Last Laughs...edited by Mort Gerberg (Scribner/S&S) Last Laughs: Cartoons About Aging, Retirement...and the Great Beyond

The Joy Of Physics by Arthur W. Wiggins (www.prometheusbooks.com) The Joy of Physics

Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs (Ace PB) Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson, Book 3)

February 14:

The List by Tara Ison (Scribner) The List: A Novel
 

CSI: In Extremis by Ken Goddard (Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group) CSI: In Extremis: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CSI)

How Can I Talk If My Lips Don't Move? by Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay (Arcade Publishing) How Can I Talk If My Lips Don't Move: Inside My Autistic Mind

Gotta Keep On Tryin' by Virginia BeBerry & Donna Grant (Touchstone Books/S&S) Gotta Keep on Tryin': A Novel

The Fail-Proof Enterprise by Bob Thomas (www.miraclepressbooks.com) The Fail-proof Enterprise: A Success Model For Entrepreneurs

Magic in the Mirrorstone: Tales of Fantasy
by Steve Berman (Wizards of the Coast) Magic in the Mirrorstone: Tales of Fantasy

The Eccentric Billionaire: John D. MacArthur -- Empire Builder, Reluctant Philanthropist, Relentless Adversary (AMACOM) The Eccentric Billionaire: John D. MacArthur--Empire Builder, Reluctant Philanthropist, Relentless Adversary

Directory Of Professional Resume Writers by Louise Kursmark (www.jist.com) Directory of Professional Resume Writers: How to Find and Work With a Pro to Accelerate Your Job Search

February 13:

Death In The Pot by Morton Satin (Prometheus Books) Death in the Pot: The Impact of Food Poisoning on History

Designing Clothes: Culture and Organization of the Fashion Industry by Veronica Manlow (Transaction Publishers) Designing Clothes: Culture and Organization of the Fashion Industry

Baldwin's Harlem by Herb Boyd (Atria Book/S&S) Baldwin's Harlem: A Biography of James Baldwin

Birds Of Prey In The American West by Tom Vezo & Richard Glinski (www.rionuevo.com) Birds of Prey in the American West

Bass Cathedral by Nathaniel Mackey (New Directions) Bass Cathedral (New Directions Paperbook)

Lonely Planet: The Africa Book
by Matt Phillips, Roz Hopkins (Lonely Planet Publications ) AFRICA

American Time Use (www.newstrategist.com) American Time Use: Who Spends How Long at What

Who's Sitting On Your Nest Egg? by Robin S. Davis (Bridgeway Books) Who's Sitting on Your Nest Egg?: Why You Need a Financial Advisor and Ten Easy Tests for Finding the Best One

February 12:

The Big Book Of Preserving The Harvest by Carol W. Costenbader (www.storey.com) The Big Book of Preserving the Harvest: 150 Recipes for Freezing, Canning, Drying and Pickling Fruits and Vegetables

Drama Games & Improvs by Justin Jones and Mary Ann Kelley (Meriwether Publishing) Drama Games & Improvs: Games For the Classroom and Beyond

Laura Warholic (Fantagraphics Books) Laura Warholic: or The Sexual Intellectual

Tangled Webs by Anne Bishop (Roc Hardcover) Tangled Webs: A Black Jewels Novel (Black Jewels Trilogy)

The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal
by Jim Loehr, Tony Schwartz, Tony Schwartz (Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group ) The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal

Why Smart Companies Do Dumb Things by Calvin L Hodock (www.prometheusbooks.com) Why Smart Companies Do Dumb Things: Avoiding Eight Common Mistakes in New Product Development

The Venetian Betrayal by Steve Berry (Ballantine Books) The Venetian Betrayal: A Novel

Revolution In Mind by George Makari, M.D. (Harper Collins Publishers) Revolution in Mind: The Creation of Psychoanalysis

February 11:

Plants and Their Application to Ornament: A Nineteenth-Century Design Primer
by Chronicle, David P. Becker (Introduction) (Chronicle Books LLC ) Plants and Their Application to Ornament: A Nineteenth-Century Design Primer

Shadowplay: Shadowmarch Volume II
by Tad Williams (Penguin Group (USA) Shadowplay: Shadowmarch Volume II (Shadowmarch)

Into the Dark Lands
by Michelle Sagara West, (Benbella Books ) Into the Dark Lands (The Sundered, Book 1)

Something Magic This Way Comes...edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Sarah A. Hoyt (DAW Books) Something Magic This Way Comes

Alliance Space by C.J. Cherryh (DAW Books) Alliance Space

Goblin War by Jim Hines (DAW Books) Goblin War

Elizabeth Bishop...edited by Robert Giroux and Lloyd Schwartz (www.loa.org) Elizabeth Bishop: Poems, Prose and Letters (Library of America)

The Living Well Guide For Senior Dogs by Diane Morgan (TFH Publications) The Living Well Guide for Senior Dogs: Everything You Need to Know for a Happy & Healthy Companion

February 9:

Texian Macabre: A Melancholy Tale of a Hanging in Early Houston by Stephen L. Hardin (State House Press ) Texian Macabre: The Melancholy Tale of a Hanging in Early Houston

Gone To Ground by John Harvey (www.harcourtbooks.com) Gone to Ground

  A Short History Of The American Stomach by Frederick Kaufman (www.harcourtbooks.com) A Short History of the American Stomach

Day Of Reckoning by Patrick J. Buchanan (Thomas Dunne Books/SMP) Day of Reckoning: How Hubris, Ideology, and Greed Are Tearing America Apart

Mix 'n Match Meals in Minutes for People with Diabetes by Linda Gassenheimer (American Diabetes Association ) Mix 'n Match Meals in Minutes for People with Diabetes

Dating from the Inside Out: How to Use the Law of Attraction in Matters of the Heart by Paulette Sherman (Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group ) Dating from the Inside Out: How to Use the Law of Attraction in Matters of the Heart

The Kitchens Of Biro by Marcel Biro and Shannon Kring Biro (www.gibbs-smith.com) Kitchens of Biro, The

Book Crush by Nancy Pearl (www.sasquatchbooks.com) Book Crush: For Kids and Teens - Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment and Interest

January 8:

New England Court Records by Diane Rapaport (Quill Pen Press) New England Court Records: A Research Guide for Genealogists And Historians

Comrades...edited by Judson L. Jeffries (Indiana University Press) Comrades: A Local History of the Black Panther Party (Blacks in the Diaspora)

The Kazdin Method For Parenting The Defiant Child by Alan E. Kazdin (Houghton Mifflin) The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child: With No Pills, No Therapy, No Contest of Wills

Dancing With Werewolves by Carole Nelson Douglas (www.juno-books.com) Dancing With Werewolves: Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator

Amberlight by Sylvia Kelso (www.juno-books.com) Amberlight

The Best American Sports Writing...edited by David Maraniss (Houghton Mifflin) The Best American Sports Writing 2007 (The Best American Series)

The Little Lady Agency by Hester Browne (Pocket Star) The Little Lady Agency

Human Goods, Economic Evils by Edward Hadar (www.isi.org) Human Goods, Economic Evils: A Moral Approach to the Dismal Science (Culture of Enterprise)

February: 7

The HDRI Handbook by Christian Block (www.rockynook.com) The HDRI Handbook: High Dynamic Range Imaging for Photographers and CG Artists +DVD

Digital Astrophotography by Stefan Seip (www.rockynook.com) Digital Astrophotography: A Guide to Capturing the Cosmos

The Invention Of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt (www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com) The Invention of Everything Else

Kitchen Readings: Untold Stories of Hunter S. Thompson by Michael Cleverly, Bob Braudis (HarperCollins Publishers) The Kitchen Readings: Untold Stories of Hunter S. Thompson

KIA: A Dr. Kel McKelvey Novel by Thomas Holland (Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group) KIA: A Dr. Kel McKelvey Novel (Dr. Kel Mckelvey)

Myself And Other Important Matters by Charles Handy (www.amacombooks.org) Myself and Other More Important Matters

My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing the Revolutionary Slow Medicine Approach to Caring for Your Aging Parents
by Dennis McCullough (HarperCollins Publishers) My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing "Slow Medicine," the Compassionate Approach to Caring for Your Aging Loved Ones

Masters Of Magic by Chris Wright (Black Library) Masters of Magic (Warhammer)

February 6:

Dragon's Nine Sons by Chris Roberson (Solaris) The Dragon's Nine Sons (The Celestial Empire)

Bill Mauldin by Todd DePastino (www.norton.com) Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front

A War Of Gifts by Orson Scott Card (A Tor Hardcover) A War of Gifts: An Ender Story (Ender)

Slan by A.E. van Voght and Kevin J. Anderson (Tor/Orb) Slan: A Novel

Magic Foods: Simple Changes You Can Make to Supercharge Your Energy, Lose Weight and Live Longer
by Robert A. Barnett, Denise Webb, Christine L. Pelkman (Penguin Group (USA) Magic Foods: Simple Changes You Can Make to Supercharge Your Energy, Lose Weight and Live Longer

The Psychic Life Of Abraham Lincoln by Susan B. Martinez (Career Press/New Page) The Psychic Life of Abraham Lincoln

Desserts By The Yard by Sherry Yard (www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com) Desserts by the Yard: From Brooklyn to Beverly Hills: Recipes from the Sweetest Life Ever

Silent Pictures by Pat Graham (www.akashicbooks.com) Silent Pictures

February 5:

 My Daughter's Eyes And Other Stories by Annecy Baez (Curbstone Press) My Daughter's Eyes and Other Stories

SnapShot by Ryan O'Reilly (Black Oak Press) Snapshot

Ravenor Rogue by Dan Abnett (Black Library) Ravenor Rogue (Ravenor)

The Blood King by Gail Z. Martin (Solaris) The Blood King (Chronicles of the Necromancer, Book 2)

You're My Woman Because...by Patrick J. Murphy (Red Rock Press) You're My Woman Because...

Ralph Ellison by Arnold Rampersad (www.vintagebooks.com) Ralph Ellison: A Biography (Vintage)

He's Not Autistic, But...by Tenna Merchent (www.joyousmessenger.com) He's Not Autistic But...: How We Pulled Our Son From the Mouth of the Abyss

Global Financial Warriors by John B. Taylor (www.norton.com) Global Financial Warriors: The Untold Story of International Finance in the Post-9/11 World

February 4:

Dismissing An Employee (Harvard Business School Press) Dismissing an Employee (Pocket Mentor) (Pocket Mentor)

Dr. Nieca Goldberg's Complete Guide To Women's Health (www.ballantinebooks.com) Dr. Nieca Goldberg's Complete Guide to Women's Health

Nets Puzzles & Postmen by Peter Higgins (Oxford University Press) Nets, Puzzles and Postmen: An Exploration of Mathematical Connections

Amongst Immortals Raging by Marshall Conyers (www.pelicanpub.com) Amongst Immortals Raging, Gettysburg's Third Day Begins

My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead by Jeffrey Eugenides (www.harpercollins.com) My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead: Great Love Stories, from Chekhov to Munro

The Konkans by Tony D'Souza (www.harcourtbooks.com) The Konkans

The Ancient by R.A. Salvatore (www.tor-forge.com) The Ancient

Brass Diva by Caryl Flinn (University of California Press) Brass Diva: The Life and Legends of Ethel Merman

January 2:

Making Music In Los Angeles by Catherine Parsons Smith (University of California Press) Making Music in Los Angeles: Transforming the Popular (Roth Family Foundation Music in America Books)

The Genius Of China by Robert Temple (Inner Traditions/Bear & Company) The Genius of China: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery, and Invention

Sylvia Plachy: Goings On About Town: Photographs for The New Yorker by Sylvia Plachy, Mark Singer (Aperture Foundation ) Sylvia Plachy: Goings On About Town: Photographs for The New Yorker

Winterwood by Patrick McCabe (Bloomsbury) Winterwood: A Novel

Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay: Dark Heresy Character Record by Black Industies (Games Workshop) Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay: Dark Heresy character record (Dark Heresy)

Smuggler's Blues by Jay Carter Brown (ECW Press) Smuggler's Blues: The Saga of a Marijuana Importer

Inside Straight...edited by Goerge R.R. Martin (A Tor Hardcover) Inside Straight

Christmas with Paula Deen: Recipes and Stories from My Favorite Holiday by Paula Deen (Simon & Schuster Trade) Christmas with Paula Deen: Recipes and Stories from My Favorite Holiday

February 1:

Ravens In The Storm by Carl Oglesby (Scribner/S&S) Ravens in the Storm: A Personal History of the 1960s Anti-War Movement

Doomsday Men by Peter D. Smith (St. Martin's Press) Doomsday Men: The Real Dr. Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon

In My Blood by John Sedgwick (Harper Perennial) In My Blood: Six Generations of Madness and Desire in an American Family

Dreaming Baseball by James T. Farrell (www.kentstateuniversitypress.com) Dreaming Baseball (Writing Sports)

America's Child by Susan Sherman (www.curbstone.org) America's Child: A Woman's Journey Through the Radical Sixties

Law On The Last Frontier by S.E. Spinks (Texas Tech University Press) Law on the Last Frontier: Texas Ranger Arthur Hill

SELLOUT Randall Kennedy (Pantheon Books/Randon House) Sellout: The Politics of Racial Betrayal

Origin Of The American Revolution: 1759-66 by Bernard Knollenberg (Liberty Fund) Origin of the American Revolution, 1759-1766