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|  | Sometimes I Wonder If Poodles Like Noodles by Laura Joffe Numeroff, Tim Bowers
Laura Numeroff has built her distinguished career on posing what if questions and answering them with humor and imagination. The breezy poems in this book capture a childlike sense of wonder and play and delight in the experiences that make childhood so enjoyable, from a birthday party, to a sleepover, to bath time and new pajamas. Full color. AUTHOR: Laura Joffe Numeroff, Tim Bowers
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Humor 
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 | Richard Marquis Objects by Tina Oldknow
Richard Marquis has had an extraordinary influence on the development of contemporary studio glass in America and around the world. Studying at the University of California at Berkeley during the 1960s, he explored ceramics and was introduced to glassblowing. Unsatisfied by the limited techniques practiced in American studio glass at that time, Marquis went to the island of Murano, near Venice, to observe and work with the masters of a glassblowing tradition acknowledged as the best in the world. Freely sharing the techniques he learned in Venice, Marquis has demonstrated and taught throughout the U.S., Europe, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. The effect of Venetian glassblowing techniques on American studio glass enabled glass artists to expand their technical vocabularies and, combined with new and experimental approaches, led to the redefinition of glass as an artistic medium. As an artist, Marquis is admired for his sophisticated understanding of color and form as much as for his humor and willingness to experiment. As a glassblower, he has influenced an entire generation of artists working in glass who aspire to his technical mastery and the originality of his voice. He lives on an island in Puget Sound. AUTHOR: Tina Oldknow
PUBLISHER: University of Washington Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Hobbies & Interests
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 | Singing Lessons by Judy Collins
For the millions who know Judy Collins' unforgettable music, this remarkable memoir will come as no surprise. A moving account of growth and healing, memory and rebirth, dreams and meditations, this is Judy's heart statement, imbued with the introspection we love in her songs. From coping with every mother's greatest sorrow -- the loss of a child -- to the shock of seeing her companion of fifteen years nearly die, hers is a ballad of transformation in which some of life's worst tragedies lead to the discovery of a deeper love. Before I suffered a major catastrophe, I had no way of understanding the depth to which the soul is shaken, the exterior shattered, the interior made vulnerable and raw. Perhaps this is the way the wound works, to open us up so that we can feel and experience the depths, and having gone there, climb to heights we could never imagine.... It was the suicide of her son Clark in 1992 that signaled the slow dismantling of Judy's life, the end of the world. But in its wake came a choice: to become another victim of the tragedy or to emerge victorious. Judy chose victory, freeing her heart to appreciate every precious moment of life, and see the gift of memory for the miracle it is. With quiet grace and uncommon candor, Singing Lessons reveals some of those miracles -- Judy's memories of places, people, triumphs, and tragedies. From meeting Gloria Steinem and John F. Kennedy to dining with Bill and Hillary Clinton and spending an extraordinary night in the Lincoln bedroom; from recalling the lessons of her beloved music teacher of thirty-two years, Max Margulis, to reflecting on her marriage to Louis Nelson, lover and soulmate for twenty years; and from her fierce battles with her own demons to heartfelt remembrances of her son, Judy shares herself, in the sweet, clear voice that is as true as her music, with the insight her fans have come to know from her lyrics. More than an intimate memoir, Singing Lessons is the triumph of a keenly observant, AUTHOR: Judy Collins
PUBLISHER: Pocket Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Hobbies & Interests
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 | Dave Barry Hits below the Beltway by Dave Barry, Dick Hill
Comedian Barry turns his pen towards politics in this collection of essays. AUTHOR: Dave Barry, Dick Hill
PUBLISHER: Brilliance Audio
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Humor
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 | How to Photograph Close-ups in Nature by Michael Lustbader, Nancy Rotenberg
Stunning small-scale images await the photographer with the eye and skill to capture them -- images that exist virtually anywhere. Master photographers and veteran teachers of close-up photography Nancy Rotenberg and Michael Lustbader explain the equipment, techniques, and aesthetic principles needed to create personal masterpieces. Macro lenses, extension tubes, close-up flash techniques, lighting, exposure, composition -- all are explained in lucid text and illustrated with dazzling color photos. AUTHOR: Michael Lustbader, Nancy Rotenberg
PUBLISHER: Stackpole Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Hobbies & Interests
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 | Make the Music Go Bang by Don Snowden, Gary Leonard
A history of the punk rock scene in Los Angeles in the late 1970s and early 1980s, compiled by a Los Angeles photographer and a prominent rock critic. AUTHOR: Don Snowden, Gary Leonard
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Hobbies & Interests
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