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|  | With a Banjo on My Knee by Rex M. Ellis Description not available.Traces the evolution of the banjo within the African-American community from slavery through emancipation, minstrelsy, segregation, and civil rights, and includes portraits of performers. AUTHOR: Rex M. Ellis PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing FORMAT: Hardcover CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | The Touring Musician A clear road map to guide musicians traveling as solo performers band members, this comprehensive book covers every aspect of preparing for and going on tour. Urging musicians to take control of their careers, the author shows how to apply sound business practices to band travel by evaluating assets, creating an action plan, researching, negotiating, and booking venues, arranging transportation and hotels, managing personal and tour finances, and garnering publicity. CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | Case of the Raging Rottweiler by Gerald L. Holmes, John R. Erickson Description not available.A huge Rottweiler the size of King Kong (according to Hank) threatens the security of Hank the Cowdog's ranch. AUTHOR: Gerald L. Holmes, John R. Erickson PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: Pets & Animals 
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 | The Bone Detectives by Charlie Fellenbaum, Donna M. Jackson An account of the work of forensic anthropologists as they participate in the criminal investigation of a skull found at a Missouri Boy Scout camp. These anthropologists work to identify the victim, solve the crime, and help prosecute the perpetrator. Readers will learn how such things as a person's size, age, and sex can be determined by studying their bones. Illustrated with color photographs AUTHOR: Charlie Fellenbaum, Donna M. Jackson PUBLISHER: Little, Brown & Company FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | Virgins & Viragos by Rosalind K. Marshall Description not available.Follows the role of women in Scottish society from medieval times to the present and shows how they fought against injustices and prejudice AUTHOR: Rosalind K. Marshall PUBLISHER: Academy Chicago Publishers, Limited FORMAT: Paperback CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | A Small Place in Italy by Andrew Sachs, Eric Newby Long before the avalanche of trendy 1990s books about fixing up an old palazzo in Tuscany, Eric Newby and his wife Wanda did that very thing--back in the 1960s--and Newby writes about it in this unpretentious, humorous, and sympathetic chronicle. AUTHOR: Andrew Sachs, Eric Newby PUBLISHER: Lonely Planet Publications FORMAT: Hardcover CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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