The Coleman Public Library is completing its grant with the Coleman County Foundation for $1000 for the purchase of non-fiction titles. This need was identified in June 2008 when a review of the entire collection was completed by the Big Country Library System (BCLS) in which it was recommended that "70.1% of the library's holdings were over 10 years with 19.9% being older than 25." The BCLS highly recommended, "emphasis be placed upon weeding projects that will reduce the age of the collection." Even though the weeding process continues to be in progress, Sue Dossey, Librarian, knew the patrons wanted updated non-fiction titles. Therefore, purchasing of the titles began.

The library used an additional $1,795 from a Lone Star Grant and $500 from the book budget to increase the number of titles purchased. Total allocated for Year 1 has been $3,295. This will complete Year 1 of a four-year program for the purchase of non-fiction titles.

Titles purchased include four biographies, three business titles, three Complete Idiot's Guides, six cooking, nine current affairs and political titles, two gardening, four guides, seven health and fitness, two history, two inspirational, three legal guides, four parenting, two science and nature, two self help, and two Princeton Reviews for GED and SAT testing for a total of 55 titles. Books processed and ready for check out by patrons include Social Security, Medicare, and Government Pensions by Dorothy Berman, Legal Forms for Stating and Running a Small Business by Fred Steingold, Side by Side by Charles Sophy, and
On the Brink, by Henry Polson. Other titles available and a short review include the following:

And God Said: How Translations Conceal the Bible's Original Meaning by Joel M. Hoffman
An authoritative account of significant mistranslations in the Bible-and how new methods give readers their first glimpse into what the Bible means. The book uncovers the often inaccurate or misleading English translations of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Sometimes the familiar English is misleading, and other times, the mistakes are more substantial. Hoffman sheds light on the original intention of the text, uniting the topics of religion, language, and linguistics to offer the first modern understanding since the Bible was written.

The Autobiography of an Execution by David R. Dow
Dow has had access to a world most readers will never experience. As a lawyer, he has represented over one hundred death-row cases. Many of his clients have died. Most were guilty. Some might have been innocent. This book is his personal story about justice, the death penalty, and a lawyer's life. Regardless of the reader's views on the death penalty, Dow's writing takes the reader inside the issue and through the complicated minds of judges and inside prisons and execution-administration chambers.

Return to Prosperity: How America Can Regain Its Economic Superpower Status by Arthur B. Laffer with Stephen Moore
In a time where most of the proposed solutions are fraught with peril, the argument provides a refreshing counterbalance. This book is a prescription that gives America the fundamental tools it needs in order to set about recovery. This book is a road map to renewed prosperity. It will reassure those readers who are worried that the current economy is faltering and with no clear plan articulated for recovery.

Eat What You Love: More than 300 Incredible Recipes Low in Sugar, Fat, and Calories by Marlene Koch
This book is a comprehensive family-friendly diabetes and weight-loss cookbook with more than 300 delicious and healthy recipes that everyone can enjoy. It will allow family members on a special diet to continue to eat what they love. The recipes cover all meals from breakfasts to dinner entrees, including pasta, desserts, and drinks. It also contains helpful information about the different types of diabetes, pre-diabetes, and a basic overview of the foods to eat and foods to avoid. The reader will learn about calories, sugar and sugar substitutes, fat, proteins, and fiber, and how they work together to give you a balanced diet. The book includes a section on how to read the nutritional information for each recipe and how diabetic exchanges and carbohydrate tracking. It covers cooking tips and provides information on healthy carb-conscious ingredients.

Top 100 Finger Foods: 100 Recipes for a Healthy, Happy Child by Annabel Karmel
Karmel presents this cookbook as a guide to creating tasty tidbits that young children can really sink their teeth (or gums!) into. By the age of nine months, many babies are ready and eager to start feeding themselves. Although they might not be able to handle a spoon, chilfen of this age can master the art of eating on their own as long as the food is right-sized! Finger food are the perfect solution. The collection of recipes is packed with tempting, nourishing recipes for babies and older children. Recipes include French Toast Fingers and Mimi Chicken Sliders to Tuna Muffin Melts and Salad Lollipops. The recipes will satisfy the appetites of growing children and provide dishes so tasty, parents will want to join in the fun!


A Good Talk: The Story and Skill of Conversation by Daniel Menaker
This book is an analysis of and guide to conversation. Drawing on over forty years of experience in American letters, Menaker pinpoints the factors that drive and enliven every good conversation: the vagaries and joys of subtest; the deeper structure and meaning of conversational flow; the subliminal signals that guide our disclosures and confessions; and the countless other hurdles we must clear along the way. He has created a stylish, funny, and surprising book. As the titles are processed, we will notify the paper and our website with title name and, if available, a short review. For questions about these titles, please call the Coleman Public Library at 625-3043.

	"A Good Talk" Daniel Menaker Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"And God Said" Joel Hoffman Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"Return To Prosperity: How America Can Regain Its Economic Superpower Status" Arthur B. Laffer Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"Social Security" Joseph Matthews Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"Yalta: The Price Of Peace" S. M. Plokhy Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"Autobiography Of An Execution" David Dow Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"Side By Side" Dr. Charles Sophy Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"On The Brink" Henry Poulson Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"Small Business Legal Forms For Starting A Small Business" Fred Steingold Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"Bible Bable" Kristin Swenson Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"Marry Him" Lori Gottlieb Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"Pulitzer: A Life In Politics, Print And Power" James McGrath Morris Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"To Hell On A Fast Horse: Billy The Kid, Pat Garrett, And The Epic Chase To Justice In The Old West" Mark Lee Gardner Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"Raising Happiness" Christine Carter, Ph. D. Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"An End To Al-Qaeda" Malcolm Nance Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"The Color Of Style" David Zyla Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"The Watchers" Shane Harris Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"Herb Garden" Joff Cox Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"Eating Well" Jessie Price Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"This Book Is Overdue" Marilyn Johnson Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"If You Have To Cry Go Outside" Kelly Cutrone Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"Super Parenting For Add" Edward Hallowell Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"Readers Digest Guide To Skin Care" Susan Taylor Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"Gluten-Free Good Health Cookbook" Annalise Roberts Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"Back To The Basics: Traditional Kitchen Wisdom" Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"Healthy Shoulder Handbook" Karl Knopf Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"Making Rounds With Oscar" David Dosa Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"When A Child Has Diabetes" Denis Daneman Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"Never Tell Our Business To Strangers" Jennifer Mascia Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"Comfort Food" Rick Rodgers Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"Readers Digest Guide To Eye Care" Jennifer Weizer Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals" Peter Pronovost Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"I'm Pregnant" Lesley Regan Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010
	"What Darwin Got Wrong" Jerry Fodor Added - Tuesday, August 30, 2010