Sunday, September 23, 2012

New Guides: The Guide to Colorado Mammals


A guidebook for a general audience, The Guide to Colorado Mammals describes 128 species of mammals native to Colorado.

Each mammal is described within a species account, including common and scientific name, physical description, size, habitat, distributions, field notes, legal status, and photographs.

This guidebook covers everything from marsupials, shrews, and moles to bats, rabbits, rodents, bears, and hoofed animals.

by Mary Taylor Young
Fulcrum, 2012



Friday, September 21, 2012

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Facebook Marketing

The author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Facebook Marketing, John Wayne Zimmerman, is a self-taught specialist in the new field of social media marketing. Unlike most Facebook users, who use the social network to connect somewhat awkwardly with friends and family, his aim is to promote a business and make influential contacts through online engagement.

He promises to show his readers "how to attract a bigger audience, what to say to get your brand known, and why Facebook will soon be the most effective social media tool in your marketing arsenal."

by John Wayne Zimmerman
ALPHA, 2012



Now exploring Tales of a River Rat


Kenny Salwey is the last of a breed of men whose lifestyle has all but disappeared in this fast-paced, high-tech digital world. For thirty years, this weathered woodsman eked out a living on the Mississippi River, running a trapline, hiring out as a river guide, digging and selling roots and herbs, and eating the food he hunted and fished.

In Tales of a River Rat,  Salwey informs and entertains readers as he weaves his life story on the Mississippi River.

Adventures Along the Wild Mississippi
by Kenny Salwey
Fulcrum, 2012



Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Time for a Mobile Marketing Strategy

Many analysts predict mobile browsing on the web is going to surpass desktop browsing by 2015, or soon thereafter. This is indicative of a fundamental shift in Internet users' browsing habits and choice of devices. E-marketers of all stripes are going to have to develop or incorporate a mobile marketing strategy into their business plans.


Practical Plans to Get Your Business Mobile in Just a Few Days for Just a Few Bucks
by Deltina Hay

Monday, September 17, 2012

New Guides: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Facebook Marketing


Millions of people use Facebook every day, and many of them could be your future customers. Facebook makes it easy for you to expand your customer base and nurture existing relationships with such tools as Marketplace, Places, and Deals. This book shows you how.

Covers all aspects including Facebook Marketplace, Facebook Places, and Facebook Deals.

by John Wayne Zimmerman
ALPHA, 2012


Thursday, September 13, 2012

History Book Review: Remembering The Battle of the Crater


This examination of a single battle by Civil War historian and teacher Kevin M. Levin illuminates the roles of race and politics in shaping our collective history of the war.

The battle occurred during the Union Army's seige of Petersburg, Virginia at the end of July, 1964.  The "Crater" was created by a huge explosion set off by Union forces beneath the Confederate front line. A subsequent advance by Union troops into the gap ended disastrously.

This book focuses on the United States Colored Troops (USCTs) who were massacred during and after the battle and how the story of their demise has been shrouded from public memory.

"That is the subject of this book," Levin points out. "This process of preserving a certain kind of memory that moves to minimize or ignore the participation of USCTs in one ofthe bloodiest battles of the Civil War."

War as Murder
by Kevin M. Levin
The University Press of Kentucky, 2012


Now Cooking with Little Old Lady Recipes


Little Old Lady Recipes honors the extraordinary women who create pot luck dinners, church socials, wedding banquets, and the best desserts you've ever tasted. Every page features their simple, no-frills recipes for pot roast, meat loaf, dumplings, corn bread, fried chicken, bundt cake, and other mouth-watering favorites-along with gorgeous photography of the chefs at work and generous portions of their kitchen table wisdom ("Butter comes from a cow. Tell me where the heck margarine comes from, and then maybe I'll eat it!").

These Little Old Lady Recipes are simple, delicious, and ridiculously cheap and easy to make.

Comfort Food and Kitchen Table Wisdom
by Meg Favreau