The Atrium

Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis
by Tom Daschle

Barack Obama says, “The American health-care system is in crisis, and workable solutions have been blocked for years by deeply entrenched ideological divisions. Sen. Daschle brings fresh thinking to this problem, and his Federal Reserve for Health concept holds great promise for bridging this intellectual chasm and, at long last, giving this nation the health care it deserves.”

Available now: NEW 362.10973 D26c

I Am Not My Breast Cancer: Women Talk Openly about Love & Sex, Hair Loss & Weight Gain, Mothers & Daughters, and Being a Woman with Breast Cancer
by Ruth Peltason

Ruth ties together the community of women dealing with this disease, offering companionship, hope, and practical ways of meeting the demands of this challenging illness.

Available now: NEW 362.19699449 P368i

Having a Baby...When the Old-Fashioned Way Isn't Working: Hope and Help for Everyone Facing Infertility
by Cindy Margolis (Celebrity spokesperson for RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association)

Fertility issues are on the increase, with an estimated 9 million couples per year seeking medical help for conception, and Cindy helps readers navigate the world of infertility treatments and procedures with warmth and optimism. A good introductory book with many sources of information.

Available now: NEW 362.198178 M336h

The Purplebook Green: An Eco-friendly Online Shopping Guide
by Hillary Mendelsohn

The latest Purplebook online shopping book is a guide to the best eco-friendly stores on the web. Just browsing through this book opens up a lot of green possibilities in areas I hadn't even thought of. This is a fun and useful book for anyone who wants to change some online buying habits painlessly.

Available now: NEW 381.142 M522p

You Can Hear Me Now: How Microloans and Cell Phones are Connecting the World's Poor to the Global Economy
By Nicholas P. Sullivan

When Muhammad Yunus created Grameen Bank to generate microloans for the poor in Bangladesh, he started a revolutionary new way to empower the economically powerless. Nicholas Sullivan continues the story with GrameenPhone, a partnership between Norway's Telenor, and Grameen Bank.

Available now: NEW 384.535

The African Baobab
By Rupert Watson

I had not thought of Baobabs much since The Little Prince was read to me as a child, which contained a story of another planet that held a lazy man who neglected his Baobab, and the moral lesson to be learned thereof. This amazing book lets us in on the many secrets of the Baobab, its uses and its relatives. They are even more grand than I had imagined as a youngster.

Available now: NEW 583.68 W337a

The Táin : a new translation of the Táin bó Cúailnge
Translated and with an introduction by Ciaran Carson

A new translation of the oldest Irish epic, dating from the 8th century. It tells the tale of the legendary warrior Cú Chulainn in exploits and plot twists filled with heroism, magic, mayhem, and betrayal. The story is similar to The Aeneid and Beowulf.

Available now:NEW 398.2209415