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|  | A Human Being Died That Night by G. P. Madikizela, Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
Eugene de Kock, commanding officer of apartheid death squads, is currently serving 212 years in prison for crimes against humanity. Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, who grew up in a black South African township, is the only psychologist to have served on that countrys great national experiment in healing, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. As the book opens, in an act of inescapable, multilayered symbolism and of extraordinary psychological courage, Gobodo-Madikizela enters Pretorias maximum security prison to meet the man called Dr. Death. Gobodo-Madikizelas experience with and deep empathy for the victims of murderous violence, including those killed by de Kock, become clear in arresting scenes, set during the TRC hearings, in which perpetrators and their victims are both given voice. Her profound understanding of the language and memory of violence, and of the searingly complex issues surrounding apology and forgiveness after mass atrocity, will leave a mark on scholarship and our emotional lives. Gobodo-Madikizelas journey with de Kock, during which she allows us to witness the extraordinary awakening of his remorse, brings us to one of the great questions of our time: What does it mean when we discover that the incarnation of evil is as frighteningly human as we are? AUTHOR: G. P. Madikizela, Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | Transforming Problems into Happiness by Lama Thubten Zopa
Happiness and suffering are dependent upon your mind, upon your interpretation. They do not come from outside, from others. All of your happiness and all of your suffering are created by you, by your own mind, says Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Commenting on a 13th-century Tibetan text of instructions and practical advice for everyday spiritual living, Lama Zopa Rinpoche literally teaches us how to be happy when we are not, by bringing about the changes in attitude that permit us to live a happy and relaxed life in which external circumstances no longer rule us. In TRANSFORMING PROBLEMS INTO HAPPINESS, Lama Zopa Rinpoche brings his own special flavor or contemporary relevance to a timeless teaching on Buddhist psychology. This volume will be valuable to everyone, whatever their religious or spiritual background. AUTHOR: Lama Thubten Zopa
PUBLISHER: Wisdom Publications
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Beasts of Tarzan by Amy Sterling Casil, Edgar Rice Burroughs
The third book in the Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle series finds our hero abandoned on an isolated island, his wife and son kidnapped, and with no one but his trusty panther, Sheeba, to help him. AUTHOR: Amy Sterling Casil, Edgar Rice Burroughs
PUBLISHER: Quiet Vision Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Spaces of Hope by David Harvey
David Harvey brings an exciting perspective to two of the principal themes of contemporary social discourse: globalization and the body. Exploring the uneven geographical development of late twentieth century capitalism, and placing the working body in relation to this new geography, he finds in Marx's writings a make much needed changes, Harvey maintains, we need to become the architects of a different living and working environment and learn to bridge the microscale of the body and the personal and the macroscale of global political economy. AUTHOR: David Harvey
PUBLISHER: University of California Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Prince & the Pauper by E. R. Cruz, Frank T. Merrill, Jerry Griswold, John Harley, John N. Fago
Twain published this novel himself in collaboration with the firm of James R. Osgood. A satiric costume novel full of mock-elegant language and convoluted plot elements, THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER was a critical and financial failure in its day, and a personal disaster for Twain. AUTHOR: E. R. Cruz, Frank T. Merrill, Jerry Griswold, John Harley, John N. Fago
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Valentine's Day by Gail Gibbons, Peter Fernandez
Gail Gibbons gives a history of Valentine's Day--how it is celebrated, and why it is a special day for love and friendship. Full color. AUTHOR: Gail Gibbons, Peter Fernandez
PUBLISHER: Holiday House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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