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|  | Fair Is Fair by Sharon Creeden
An excellent combination of recreational and educational reading; highly recommended . -- Library Journal (Starred Review) Creeden's multicultural tales remind lawyers and nonlawyers alike that justice is a universal, demanding human ideal . -- Booklist A fine example of stories serving both to entertain and to educate . -- School Library Journal AUTHOR: Sharon Creeden
PUBLISHER: August House Publishers, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | Bobos in Paradise by David Brooks
In this study of trends and class, a writer defines and decodes a new group in American society which he calls BoBos--a portmanteau word made from bohemian and bourgeois --who embody a consumerist combination of those two world-views. Brooks engages in what he calls cosmic sociology, and writes in the tradition of William H.Whyte (THE ORGANIZATION MAN) and the early Tom Wolfe. A 2000 New York Times Notable Book. AUTHOR: David Brooks
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Becoming Human by Jean Vanier
In this deeply compassionate work, Jean Vanier shares his profoundly humanvision for creating a common good that radically changes our communities, our relationships, and ourselves. He proposes that by opening ourselves to others, those we perceive as weak, different, or inferior, we can achieve true personal and societal freedom. AUTHOR: Jean Vanier
PUBLISHER: Paulist Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | How Music Came into the World by Carol Ober, Hal Ober
A picture book retelling of a Mexican legend. Tezcatlipoca, the god of the sky, manages to persuades Quetzalcoatl, the wind god, to steal music from the Sun. Quetzalcoatl travels to the palace of the Sun where, with the help of the Sun`s servants, he manages to transport the Sun`s singers and musicians down to earth. Illustrated with oil pastel drawings. AUTHOR: Carol Ober, Hal Ober
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Promise of America by Odd Sverre Lovoll
In The Promise of America, historian Odd S. Lovoll tells the story of the thousands of Norwegian immigrants who gambled on a fresh start in the United States. Now, Lovoll has carefully revised this successful book to reflect new understandings of the Norwegian-American past, updating the story to today. Changes include additional photos, expanded treatment of the causes of migration, extensive details about the urban Norwegian-American experience, new information about immigrant fiction and reading societies, enriched discussions of Norwegians in the Civil War and the Socialist movement, and more. AUTHOR: Odd Sverre Lovoll
PUBLISHER: University of Minnesota Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Canadian Forces Snowbirds by Lora Polack Oberle
Description not available.Describes the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, their history, aircraft, maneuvers, and team members. AUTHOR: Lora Polack Oberle
PUBLISHER: Capstone Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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