University Press Books for Libraries
2007 "Best of the Best" at the ALA
University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries: The Best of the Best from the University Presses
2007 American Library Association Annual Conference
Washington, DC
June 24, 2007
The "Best of the Best" program is presented annually at the Summer ALA; University presses represent an often-undiscovered gold mine of resources for school and public libraries. Public and secondary school librarians who served on the 2006-07 selection committees will introduce recent titles they've found to be "the best" for a variety of reasons. Copies of the presented books will be raffled to those in attendance. Read the press release. 
Go to the 2007 Online Edition of UP Books for Public Secondary School Libraries
Titles were selected and will be presented by the following members of the 2007 University Press Books Committee:
Hilary Albert, Mahopac Public Library, Mahopac, NY
Christina Maria Beaird, Plainfield Public Library District, Plainfield, IL
Paul J. Gregorio, Portland Community College, Portland, OR
Terri Lent, Patrick Henry High School, Ashland, VA
Karen Perry, Wiley Middle School, Winston-Salem, NC
Featured Titles
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA PRESS
Alaska Native Art: Tradition, Innovation, Continuity
by Susan W. Fair
BEACON PRESS
Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son: A Memoir
by Kevin Jennings
Epic Journeys of Freedom: Runaway Slaves of the American Revolution and Their Global Quest for Liberty
by Cassandra Pybus
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
The Secret History of al Qaeda
by Abdel Bari Atwan
The State of the Middle East: An Atlas of Conflict and Resolution
by Dan Smith
DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Half-Life of a Zealot
by Swanee Hunt
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
"Key Words" Series (Christianity; Religious Studies; Buddhism; Hinduism; Islam; Judaism)
by Ron Greaves
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA PRESS
Short Stories of the Civil Rights Movement
by Margaret Earley Whitt
GETTY PUBLICATIONS
European Art of the 16th Century
by Stefano Zuffi
INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESS
The Soldier's Friend: A Life of Ernie Pyle
by Ray E. Boomhower
THE JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY
Folktales of the Jews: Volume 1, Tales from the Sephardic Dispersion
by Dan Ben-Amos
MERCER UNIVERSITY PRESS
The Place Setting: Timeless Tastes of the Mountain South, from Bright Hope to Frog Level
by Fred W. Sauceman
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS PRESS
A Life on Paper: The Drawings and Lithographs of John Thomas Biggers
by Olive Jensen Thiesen
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY PRESS
An Honest Calling: The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln
by Mark E. Steiner
OHIO UNIVERSITY PRESS
The Complete Stories of Paul Laurence Dunbar
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE PRESS
Generals in the Cabinet Room: How the Military Shapes Israeli Policy
by Yoram Perry
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS
Brides, Inc.: American Weddings and the Business of Tradition
by Vicki Howard
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PRESS
The Smoke of the Gods: A Social History of Tobacco
by Eric Burns
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Gilgamesh: A Verse Play
by Yusef Komunyakaa and Chad Gracia
YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
The Horse in Art
by John Baskett
Chinese Sculpture
by Angela Falco Howard, Song Li, Hung Wu, and Hong Yang
An A-Z of Type Designers
by Neil Macmillan
Why Arendt Matters
by Elisabeth Young-Bruehl
