- Asma, Stephen T.
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The Gods Drink Whiskey: Stumbling Toward Enlightenment in the Land of the Tattered Buddha (June 2005)
294.34 A836g 2005
This funny, action-packed travelogue through Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Sri Lanka introduces readers to the basics of Buddhism in a way that could not be more entertaining, nor more thought-provoking. Asma provides a compelling look into the clash of civilizations in a little-known corner of our shrinking world.
- Bathurst, Bella
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The Wreckers: A Story of Killing Seas and Plundered Shipwrecks, From the Eighteenth Century to the Present Day (July 2005)
910.452 B332w 2005
Bathurst's first book, The Lighthouse Stevensons, told the story of Scottish lighthouse construction by the ancestors of Robert Louis Stevenson. Now she returns to the sea to search out the darker side of those lights, detailing the secret history of shipwrecks and the predatory scavengers who live off the spoils.
- Brady, Patricia
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Martha Washington: An American Life (June 2005)
In her new biography, Brady draws on a vast array of primary sources to reconstruct the daily texture of the Washingtons' marriage as well as the nuances of Martha's character.
- Bradley, John R.
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Saudi Arabia Exposed: Inside a Kingdom in Crisis (June 2005)
953.8 B811s 2005
As the only Western journalist to have extensively worked in the Saudi Kingdom, Bradley is uniquely able to expose the turmoil that is shaking the House of Saud to its foundations. He highlights tensions generated by social change, focuses on the educational system, the increasing restlessness of Saudi youth and the predicament of Saudi women seeking opportunities but facing constraints. This book offers a startling look at the present situation and a troubling view of the future.
- Brittain-Catlin, William
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Offshore: The Dark Side of the Global Economy (July 2005)
A chilling expose on the hidden side of global wealth and power shows how tax havens have become central to global finance. The author asserts that offshore practices put capitalism and freedom in grave danger.
- Coatalem, Jean-Luc
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In Search of Gauguin (June 2005)
It was a picture of an Anglo-Polynesian woman bought at an auction that fired Coatalem's imagination, inspiring him to follow the traces left by Gauguin in his travels around the world. Who was the woman in the picture, and why did Gauguin paint the face of her son, Atiti, on the day of his death at Papeete? What he discovered is recorded in this book, which not only brings to life the artist's life and loves, his mistresses and his work, but offers a vivid portrait of late 19th-century artistic life.
- Dejean, Joan
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The Essence of Style: How the French Invented High Fashion, Fine Food, Chic Cafes, Style, Sophistication, and Glamour! (July 2005)
Writing with great elan, DeJean explains how the glittering world of Louis XIV set the standards of sophistication, style and glamour that still rule today's lifestyles.
- Frey, James
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My Friend Leonard (June 2005)
B-Fr897my 2005
From the author of A Million Little Pieces comes the story of his friendship with a highly unorthodox father figure, a high-living, recovering coke addict and mobster.
- Horn, Stacy
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The Restless Sleep: Inside New York City's Cold Case Squad (July 2005)
363.2595 H813r 2005
Following four cold cases from inception to resolution, Horn depicts the world of the victims and their murderers, along with the scientific advancements that don't always yield hoped-for answers, and the harrowing politics and tangled history of the NYPD and its cold case unit.
- Jans, Nick
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The Grizzly Maze: Timothy Treadwell's Fatal Obsession with Alaskan Bears (June 2005)
599.784 J35g 2005
This is the story of one man's obsession with Alaska, his foolhardy quest to understand Alaskan brown bears and his violent death in their jaws. More than just a book about Timothy Treadwell, this title is a look at bears, bear behavior and man's conflicted relationship with them.
- Kirkpatrick, Stephen
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Lost in the Amazon (July 2005)
In this gripping, sometimes humorous and ultimately inspirational story, photographer Kirkpatrick recalls his 1995 trek into the remote jungles of the Peruvian Amazon as part of a five-man expedition that quickly turned into a desperate struggle for survival as they attempted to find their way back to civilization.
- Lewine, Edward
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Death and the Sun: A Matador's Season in the Heart of Spain (July 2005)
791.82 L672d 2005
Peril and tradition mingle in this account of a season on the bullfighting circuit in the company of Spain's most dashing and tormented matador, Francisco Rivera Ordoñez. Lewine explores one of the world's most venerable subcultures, steeped in ancient ritual, archetypal machismo and the feverish attentions of the tabloid press.
- McWilliams, James E.
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A Revolution in Eating: How the Quest for Food Shaped America (July 2005)
394.10973 M177r 2005
In a colorful and spirited tour of culinary tastes and techniques throughout colonial America, McWilliams portrays the grand variety and inventiveness that characterized colonial cuisine.
- Ostler, Nicholas
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Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World (July 2005)
Linguist Ostler brings together the tales of the world's languages in all their glorious variety in this unusual and authoritative "natural history of languages," offering a unique perspective on civilization through the ages.
- Richman, Jana
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Riding in the Shadows of Saints: A Woman's Story of Motorcycling the Mormon Trail (July 2005)
This is the story of Richman's motorcycle journey across the Mormon trail in search of her roots and an understanding of the faith that brought peace to five generations of women before her. Traveling into the nation's heartland, visiting graveyards, chatting with missionaries and soaking in the rituals of the faith she so casually shrugged off as a teenager, Richman begins to unravel her family's mysteries and confront her own long-held prejudices about the Mormon Church.
- Royte, Elizabeth
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Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash (July 2005)
Royte melds science, anthropology and a strong dose of clear-headed analysis in her appraisal of America's relationship with its garbage, examining the uncomfortable subject of waste. By showing us what really happens to the things we've "disposed of," Royte reminds us that our decisions about consumption and waste have a very real impact — and that, like it or not, the garbage we create will always be with us.
- Smith, Stephen
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Underground London: Travels Beneath the City Streets (June 2005)
Smith explores the life and history of London from an unusual angle: underneath. We find the author descending into St. Andrew's crypts, where the dead are being raised; joining miners digging tunnels; exploring the culverts beneath Hampton Court, a stunning feat of engineering designed as a secret passageway for Henry VIII's mistresses. Smith visits Victorian sewers, wartime bunkers and secret vaults. Fresh, funny and impeccably researched.
- Staggs, Sam
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When Blanche Met Brando: The Scandalous Story of "A Streetcar Named Desire" (June 2005)
812.5 W727sw 2005
From the author of Close-Up on Sunset Boulevard comes a biography of Tennessee Williams' iconic play and the movie adaptation that launched Marlon Brando's career.
- Sutton, Randy
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A Cop's Life: True Stories from the Heart Behind the Badge (July 2005)
This collection of funny, exciting, haunting stories about murder investigations, missing children, bungling burglars, car chases, lonely and desperate shut-ins, routine traffic stops, officers killed in the line of duty and the life-changing events of 9/11 offers a thoughtful look at the many facets of police life.
- Wintle, Edwin
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Breakfast with Tiffany: A Memoir (July 2005)
306.87 W793b 2005
Wintle was a successful, gay, urbane professional whose life, at 40, was very comfortable. After a desperate call from his sister, his street-wise 13-year-old niece Tiffany — a writhing ball of adolescent anger — comes to live with him. If he felt he needed a shot in the arm, what he got proved more like electroshock therapy.
