March 2007 Non-Fiction and Biography Book Reviews

The American Directory Of Writer's Guidelines: More Than 1,600 M
by

Quill Driver Books
Paperback
ISBN# 978-1884956-51-5
Suggested Retail Price: $29.95 or as low as $19.92 from Amazon.com!

For you other aspiring authors out there, this should be your bible. Its a compilation of the author guidelines from the top publishers in the United States. You'll see what they're looking for, and how it should be presented. If you want your work to be seen, this is where you have to start. Where other books give you an address book and often leave you to your own devices, this book will show you how to give your work a fighting chance.

The American Heritage High School Dictionary: Fourth Edition
by

Houghton Mifflin
Hardcover
ISBN# 0618714871
Suggested Retail Price: $26.00 or as low as $12.58 from Amazon.com!

Oh, I'm a confirmed computer user from way back, but there's still no website that can compare in usefullness to the presence of a reference book like this one. No logging in, no user names or passwords. You simply take the book off the shelf and within seconds you have the information you need. Until we get reliable voice actuation like in Star Trek, reference books will still have a place. To be specific, The American Heritage High School Dictionary is a fine entry that's filled with thousands of contemporary entries that are necessary in The Information Age. Buttressed with many charts and illustrations, the publisher has given high school students a great tool and a reason to remember that computers don't always have the answers we need.

Government Phone Book USA 2007: A Comprehensive Guide to Federal
by

Omnigraphics
Hardcover
ISBN# 978-0-7808-0695-5
Suggested Retail Price: $317.00 or as low as $313.50 from Amazon.com!

The cover says it all: "A Comprehensive Guide to Federal, State, County, and Local Goverment Offices." This enormous tome is the sort of thing any busy office would value because sooner or later, we all interact with the government and you can spend hours wading through many government websites before you find any useful information.