Librarian's Choice-Nonfiction

New Books at South Windsor Public Library

 

154.63 V51d

Vedfelt: The Dimensions of Dreams

Vedfelt reviews in depth the large body of research about dreams....from the works of Freud and Jung to more modern sleep and dream investigations.

306.8743 C66i

Cohen-Sandler: "I'm not mad, I just hate you!" : a new understanding of mother-daughter conflict.

Teen girls frequently take out their frustration on their mothers.... The good news is that...mothers can transform the teenage years into positive ones. Cohen-Sandler is a clinical psychologist who specializes in the issues of women and adolescent girls and is a contributing editor for "Girls' Life" magazine.

332.743 L55c

Leonard: Credit Repair

Attorney Leonard has put together this book to help everyone get out of debt. Table of Contents - Assessing Your Debt Situation, Avoiding Overspending, Handling Existing Debts, Cleaning Up Your Credit File and Establishing and Keeping a Good Credit Record. Includes forms for copying.

364.1523 Sch3p

Schiller, Lawrence: Perfect Murder, Perfect Town

Lawrence Schiller reveals - "What happened in the town of Boulder, Colorado?" He re-creates every aspect of the JonBenet Ramsey case, drawing from recorded interviews with investigators, prosecutors, law enforcement members and their confidants and members of the Ramsey family themselves. "Meticulously researched and masterfully written..."

616.831 M15t

Mace: The 36-hour day: a family guide to caring for persons with Alzheimer Disease, related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life

Mace is now retired but was a consultant to and a member of the board of directors of the Alzheimer's Association. She and her co-author, Dr. Peter Rabins, have written a definitive book to help those families caring for difficult patients - those suffering from dementia related illnesses. They cover medical treatment and management, the characteristic problems with the patient and with their care. They discuss behaviors and mood as well as where to find outside help.

647.947 Sq4r

Squier: Recommended Country Inns

The 25th anniversary edition of this book, Squiers has traveled across New England and inn-hopped for more than 26 years. Here she personally selects 234 inns and profiles 40 others. No inn pays to be recommended.

973.92 B84i

Bryson: I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America after 20 years away

After spending twenty years in Britain, Bryson here recounts his sometimes disconcerting reunion with the land of his birth. Bryson is known for writing amusing travel books. This is his latest after the bestselling A Walk in the Woods.

BIOGRAPHY

B Ventura

Ventura: I ain't got time to bleed: reworking the body politic from the bottom up.

Jesse Ventura reveals the secrets of his stunning political success. He also maps his strategies for pioneering a new era in American government. From his six years as a Navy seal, through his glory days in professional wrestling to Hollywood and now the Governor's mansion, Jesse holds nothing back as he tells his own story.