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Common Reader by Robert Scheer
 Fortunate
Son: George W. Bush and the Making of an American President by J.H.
Hatfield
Baseball is unique. It’s a game of individual achievement for a
cause greater than all. Kind of like politics.
George W. Bush
This political biography is an extremely intriguing account of George W. Bush, his life of privilege and lesser-known details of his rise to power. Particularly interesting are the strange circumstances surrounding the alleged suicide of the book’s author, J.H.Hatfield, in an Arkansas motel July 2001 and the struggle to have his work published.
From the moment I picked this book up I could not put it down. The
details of the Bush family unfold like a perfect American soap opera,
from the allegation that Bush Senior attempted to cover up Dubya’s
early cocaine conviction to the stories of insider trading that continue
to haunt the U.S. President.
The stench of corruption quickly overwhelms any fragrance of the American
Dream. The tone is prefaced by Greg Palast (author of The Best Democracy
Money Can Buy), an introduction by Mark Crispin Miller (NYU Media
Studies Professor and author), and a cartoon by Seth Tobocman (Political
Cartoonist and Social Critic). Combined with Hatfield’s staggering
wealth of information and well-researched footnotes, you have a tale
of the Bush dynasty that is an indispensable read on the most important
and under-publicized issues surrounding ‘the leader of the free world’.
Soft Skull Press (www.softskull.com)
, 3rd edition, 420 pages, $22.91
Taking Care of Parents Who Didn’t Take Care of You: Making Peace with
Aging Parents, by Eleanor Cade
Caring for aging parents is difficult. It’s exhausting, expensive,
time-consuming and underappreciated. And that’s in the best of circumstances.
What happens when adult children, raised in dysfunctional families,
are asked to care for their elderly parents who were neglectful or
even abusive? Here is a compassionate yet realistic guide to facing
the emotional and psychological issues that arise when caring for
aging parents. Learn from others who’ve been there about moving beyond
feelings of anger, regret and grief to build healthy, new family dynamics
based on decency and mercy.
Raincoast, 2992, 165 pages, softcover, $26.50
Bear Smart Kids
by Evelyn Kirkaldy
Written for children age 6 to 12, this activity book is filled with
bear facts, games and puzzles designed to make kids "smarter than
the average bear," so they will respect bears instead of fearing them.
Did you know grizzly bears can eat as many as 100,000 berries a day?
Fully illustrated and designed by the author, the book is published
by the Western Canada Wilderness Committee (www.wildernesscommittee.org)
and the Canadian Bear Alliance (www.bearsmart.com),
2002, 21 pages, softcover, $9.95
Buddha in your Backpack: Everyday Buddhism for Teens
by Franz Metcalf, The author of What Would Buddha Do?
Metcalf presents the basics of Buddhism to teenagers, showing how
Buddhist ideas can help them at home, school and leisure. Some topics
include: dealing with peer pressure, knowing right from wrong, caring
for your body and a step-by-step lesson on how to meditate. Raincoast,
2003, 244 pages, softcover, $20.95
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