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|  | Crossing the Line by Laura Robinson
The world of junior and professional hockey will never be the same since Sheldon Kennedy of the Boston Bruins revealed that while a junior player with the Swift Current Broncos he was molested more than 300 times by his coach, Graham James. This revelation, and lames's subsequent conviction, has thrown a spotlight on junior hockey, where abuse of and by young players is appallingly common. In Crossing the Line, Laura Robinson takes an unflinching look at abuse in Canada's junior hockey system, the country's breeding ground for the NHL. She explains how this great sport has gone so bad, and challenges the world of hockey to rethink the game and consider ways to fix it. The abuse takes many forms. It may be overtly sexual. It may be an overwhelming pressure on players -- removed from the support of their families and often living far from home -- to perform and to fit in. It often takes the form of degrading hazing rituals, many of which have violent sexual overtones, designed to take the players beyond their inhibitions and the normal limits of their aggression. Robinson shows how the institutionalized abuse in hockey turns the players themselves into abusers. Yet when accusations are leveled against the players, team managers and owners rally around to protect them, applying pressure to have the charges dropped or the accuser discredited. Junior hockey and the NHL are arenas for the display of what we consider to be ideal manhood. In Crossing the Line, Laura Robinson shows how damaging it can be when the participants in this often violent spectacle are unleashed on the real world. AUTHOR: Laura Robinson
PUBLISHER: McClelland & Stewart/Tundra Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Advice 
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 | The Oculatum by Butler Yates
Description not available.A collection of medieval inspirational phrases includes such maxims as Risk nothing and that shall be your reward and Read well your enemy and you will learn, offering additional information on how to apply each teaching for increased self-awareness, renewed focus, and inner strength. 22,500 first printing. AUTHOR: Butler Yates
PUBLISHER: Dutton/Plume
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Advice
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 | Maximum Memory Fitness by Cynthia Green
In this practical handbook, a clinical psychologist examines both the neurological and environmental foundations of memory problems, and suggests cognitive tools and dietary modifications that can improve memory. AUTHOR: Cynthia Green
PUBLISHER: Bantam Dell Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Advice
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 | If We're So in Love, Why Aren't We Happy?
This guidebook, written by the popular relationship counselor and Protestant Minister Susan Page, aids couples in overcoming the pettiness that infects love relationships, and in seeing a more spiritual side to their commitment.
CATEGORY: Advice
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 | Taming the Dragon in Your Child by Meg Eastman, Sydney C. Rozen
Provides parents with realistic, healthy and positive ways to understand and diffuse situations that trigger their child's tantrums, flare-ups, sulks and arguments. Shows parents how to recognize and break their own anger patterns which their children may be imitating. Each chapter combines specific information and advice with realistic examples of what to do in a variety of typical situations. AUTHOR: Meg Eastman, Sydney C. Rozen
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Advice
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 | Southern Ladies & Gentlemen by Florence King
A humorous, sharp, scathing, and affectionate guide to the ways and means of the Southern culture, including story types such as the Southern Woman, the Self-Rejuvenating Virgin, and the Good Ole' Boy. AUTHOR: Florence King
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Advice
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