The Omen Machine by Terry Goodkind
Terry Goodkind returns to the lives of Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell, whom he made famous in the epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth. In the Omen Machine, Richard and Kahlan are faced with a magical threat created from the elements that constituted the language of Creation itself. ~August 16
Hidden Mickeys: A Field Guide to Walt Disney World’s Best Kept Secrets
by Steven Barrett
Still planning a trip to Walt Disney World before the end of the summer vacation? Steven Barrett adds a little more magic to the trip by exposing over 800 locations of hidden Mickey Mouse images in the park. ~Out now
Lunch Wars: How to Start a School Food Revolution and Win the Battle for Our Children’s Health
by Amy Kalafa
With childhood obesity on the rise and the ongoing debate over what’s healthy to eat, it’s no surprise that there are a number of books on the subject. Amy Kalafa is an award-winning filmmaker and nutritionist who is hoping to spark debate over what kids are eating in their school lunches. The book acts as a how-to guide on working to make change occur at the local levels. ~August 18
Reclaiming Fair Use: How to Put Balance Back in Copyright
by Patricia Aufderheide, Peter Jaszih
With the popularity of Napster back in the ’90s, digital piracy reached almost every home office. Since then the owners of various copyrighted materials have taken a number of approaches to quelling the loss of revenue. YouTube routinely removes home movies because of copyrighted music playing in the background and college students and grandparents alike have been sued for sharing music. What the authors of Reclaiming Fair Use would like to see is an embrace of fair use. ~August 15
Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World’s Most Wanted Hacker
by Kevin Mitnick and William L. Simon
Any subculture computer user in the early ages of the Internet knows who Kevin Mitnick is. Hacker magazine 2600′s campaign of “FREE KEVIN” was well known and often talked about in those circles. Mitnick was accused of hacking into security systems of companies like Motorola, Sun Microsystems, and Pacific Bell. This book is a first-hand account of Mitnick’s exploits before and after being on the run from the FBI. Steve “Woz” Wozniak of Apple fame wrote the foreword. ~August 15
Happy Chaos: From Punky to Parenting and My Perfectly Imperfect
Adventures in Between
by Soleil Moon Frye
Who wouldn’t want to get parenting advice from Punky Brewster? Soleil Moon Frye has jumped aboard the mommy-writer bandwagon to write about parenting “in the trenches.” She also writes on her experiences running a kids’ clothing line and her goals of having a household run on “happy chaos.” ~August 23
The Last Narco: Inside the Hunt for El Chapo, the World’s Most Wanted Drug Lord
by Malcolm Beith
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is not only one of the world’s ten most wanted men, but also appeared on Forbes magazine’s 2009 billionaire list. There’s no surprise that there’s money in running drugs, but El Chapo uses those riches for protection, whether in his army of professional killers or his network of informants. Malcolm Beith is a Newsweek correspondent who was given full access to senior officials, soldiers, and drug traffickers in Mexico to get an inside look on the hunt for the notorious drug lord. ~August 23
