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Fresh from the printer, new books!

McFarland — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:15:14 +0000

Three more new books this week, De la Bourdonnais versus McDonnell, 1834, Walter Penn Shipley, and Perry Como. DLB vs. McD is a history of the players’ matches against each other in the 1834 London Westminster Chess Club, which includes 85 different games played. Walter Penn Shipley is a history of Shipley’s crucial part in the U.S.’s 19th and 20th century chess development. Perry Como is a biography of the American singer and TV personality, including a year by year chronology of his life.

http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/De-la-Bourdonnais

http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Walter-Penn-Shipley

http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Perry-Como

More New Books

McFarland — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:47:09 +0000

Two new books in for this week, African American Dance and The Tap Dance Dictionary. African American Dance by Barbara Glass tells of how African slaves being brought to America did not lack culture, and they influenced mainland America with their dance. The Tap Dance Dictionary by Mark Knowles gives a comprehensive list of dance moves and steps for tap dance, to aid teaching and learning.

http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/African-American-Dance

http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/Tap-Dance-Dictionary

Newly Published Books

McFarland — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:47:37 +0000

Haig Bosmajian’s Burning Books and Donald Dewey’s Ray Arcel are two newly published books this week. Burning Books gives a 2000 year history of the practice of burning subversive and heretical books. Ray Arcel is a boxing biography telling of the life and travels of Ray Arcel, a boy from Indiana that moved to NYC and became a prominent name in boxing.

http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/burning-books

http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/ray-arcel

Fragments From Iraq

McFarland — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:01:47 +0000

This diary of a Navy trauma surgeon, Zsolt Stockinger, is a day by day memoir of February 2005 – March 2006. Fragments from Iraq offers a smooth story, with charming but serious accounts of injured soldiers, field assignments, and even X-rays showing 40mm grenades still in the pockets of soldiers as they are quickly treated.

http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book

Dead on a High Hill

McFarland — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:38:48 +0000

Another recently published book is Dead on a High Hill, Essays on War, Literature and Living by W.D. Ehrhart. This collection of essays ranges from Vietnam War policies, and Korean and Iraq war experiences to mountain gorillas in Rwanda and teaching poetry to teenagers. The book is a very smooth read from cover to cover, continuing easily from essay to essay.

http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-7039-6

Amy Vedder with gorilla

Newly Published for May 15th

McFarland — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:58:11 +0000

Another historical look at an Arizona town by Nancy Burgess, “An Illustrated History of Mayer, Arizona” covers the beginning of this small town near the center of Arizona. This illustrated history covers the mining, railroad and business boom in Mayer and the entrepreneurial undertaking of the town’s founder, Joe Mayer.

http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-6287-2

Modern Day Mayer

BookExpo America

McFarland — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:31:08 +0000

McFarland will be attending the BookExpo America conference from June 5th to 7th in the Javits center in New York, New York. Come say hi to Karl-Heinz in booth #2450.

#2450

Newly Published for May 14

McFarland — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:10:37 +0000

Just in from the printer: Enviro-Toons, Werewolves and Other Shapeshifters in Popular Culture, Women in the Church and American Attack Aircraft Since 1926.

Hit by Pitch: Ray Chapman

McFarland — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:04:51 +0000

Congratulations to Molly Lawless (Hit by Pitch: Ray Chapman, Carl Mays and the Fatal Fastball) on the wonderful review in USA Today.

Joining the Military (Book Series)

McFarland — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:06:40 +0000

The fifth and final volume of Snow Wildsmith’s series of handbooks is now available. Joining the Military helps young people who might be curious about serving in the military decide whether service is right for them, which branch is the best fit, and whether they are qualified for and prepared for service. The handbooks walk a teenager or young adult through the enlistment and recruit training process: making the decision to join, talking to recruiters, getting qualified, preparing for basic training, and learning what to expect at basic recruit training.