New Books

MINYAN: Ten Jewish Men in a World That is Heartbroken by Eliezer Sobel Winner for the Peter Taylor Prize for the Novel, Minyan is the story of Norbert Wilner, a man who mastered the art of arrested development. At thirty-seven, he... More about this book »	See Spot Sit by Carol Lea Benjamin What you need to know to have the best dog in the world. 101 easy-to-remember training tips, each illustrated with one or more full color cartoons. Fun to read,... More about this book »
The Idea that Is America by Anne-Marie Slaughter What values does America truly stand for? In The Idea That Is America, a preeminent foreign policy scholar elegantly reminds us of the essential principles on which... More about this book »	Augmenting Israel's Qualitative Military Edge by William D Wunderle Every president since Lyndon Johnson has reiterated the U.S. commitment to maintain Israel's qualitative military edge (QME). The principle behind this commitment... More about this book »
U.S. Foreign Policy and Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge: The... by William D Wunderle The U.S. commitment to maintain Israel's qualitative military edge (QME) -- that is, the technological, tactical, and other advantages that allow it to deter... More about this book »	Chinese Laundries: Tickets to Survival on Gold Mountain by John Jung A social history of the role of the Chinese laundry on the survival of early Chinese immigrants in the U.S.during the Chinese Exclusion law period, 1882-1943, and... More about this book »
Southern Fried Rice: Life in A Chinese Laundry in the Deep South by John Jung Southern Fried Rice: Life in a Chinese Laundry in the Deep South is my memoir about my immigrant parents and their children and their social and cultural isolation... More about this book »	Psychology of Alcohol and Other Drugs: A Research Perspective by John Jung Psychology of Alcohol and Other Drugs explores the physical effects of alcohol use, individual use origins, personality, age, race/ethnic, and gender differences in... More about this book »
Personality Not Included by Rohit Bhargava Personality Not Included is a fun new book about the secret to making your organization more authentic, whether you are the boss, an employee, a small business or... More about this book »	What Are You Laughing At?: How to Write Funny Screenplays,... by Brad Schreiber The definitive book on how to "write funny" is the first to compare writing comedic screenplays with fiction and non-fiction in all forms. Using... More about this book »

The Story About the Story by J.C. Hallman Editor J. C. Hallman has pored over countless collected essays, searching for pieces in which the author approaches literature from a personal angle. The result is... More about this book »	Dating Dead Men by Harley Jane Kozak The critically acclaimed and multiple award winning debut novel from Harley Jane Kozak, is a fast-paced, flawless blend of romance, comedy, and suspense. Dating... More about this book »
Dating is Murder by Harley Jane Kozak Wollie Shelley, the plucky amateur sleuth Kirkus Reviews called "funny, brave, smart, and altogether the fetchingest crime heroine since the early Stephanie... More about this book »	Dead Ex by Harley Jane Kozak When David Zetrakis, a prominent television producer, is found dead in his home with a gun shot wound to the head, there's bound to be a feeding frenzy in the media... More about this book »
A Hell of a Woman by Harley Jane Kozak Original female noir stories...including Harley's essay where she talks about her love affair with James Bond and her unfulfilled (so far) ambition to be a Bond... More about this book »	This is Chick Lit by Harley Jane Kozak Harley's short story "The Infidelity Diet" can be found in the anthology This Is Chick Lit. Welcome to chick-lit's coming-out party. Here, eighteen of... More about this book »
Letters to the World: Poems from the Wom-po LISTSERV edited by... by moira richards LETTERS TO THE WORLD is the first anthology of its kind—a feminist collaboration born from The Discussion of Women’s Poetry Listserv (Wom-po), a vibrant, inclusive... More about this book »	mixed states by Ren Powell from the jacket: "There is an intoxicating blend of lyricism and narrative in Ren Powell's poems. With honesty and exhilarating invention, she writes of diverse... More about this book »
Fairy Tales and Soil by Ren Powell From the jacket: "This poet is fully woman, weaving the threads of her verse with the singing heart of lover, wife and mother. Specific in reality, sensuous... More about this book »	Mainline to the Heart And Other Poems by Clive Matson This new edition of Clive Matson's early poems includes all of Diane di Prima's Poets Press version 1,000 copies were sold out in 1966-67 and adds significant... More about this book »