FEBRUARY 2010 The lists below itemize the bestselling series from Salem Press during the last month, in different sorts of libraries. The listings are in order by popularity. Encyclopedia of Global Warming Salem Health: Psychology       and Mental Health Critical Survey of Long Fiction Great Lives: Inventors       & Inventions Weapons and Warfare Milestone Documents       in World History Musicians and Composers       of the 20th Century The Solar System Great Athletes CRITICAL INSIGHTS To Kill a Mockingbird The Great Gatsby Ernest Hemingway The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe Barbara Kingsolver Toni Morrison For more information on these school bestsellers, click here. Critical Survey of Long Fiction Salem Health: Psychology       and Mental Health Salem Health: Genetics       & Inherited Conditions Encyclopedia of Global Warming Milestone Documents       in World History CRITICAL INSIGHTS T.S. Eliot Jane Austen Gwendolyn Brooks Robert Frost Nathaniel Hawthorne Ernest Hemingway Toni Morrison To Kill a Mockingbird The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe The Great Gatsby For more information on these college bestsellers, click here. Great Lives: Inventors       & Inventions Salem Health: Psychology       and Mental Health Critical Survey of Long Fiction Salem Health: Genetics       & Inherited Conditions Encyclopedia of Global Warming Forties in America Weapons and Warfare Magill's Medical Guide Milestone Documents       in World History Great Athletes: Olympic Sports Great Athletes Milestone Documents       in African American History Salem Health: Cancer Historical Encyclopedia       of American Business The Solar System For more information on these public library winners, click here. Great Lives: Inventors       & Inventions Great Athletes: Football Great Athletes: Baseball Great Athletes: Olympic Sports Fifties in America Great Lives: Renaissance       & Early Modern Era Great Lives: The Ancient World Great Lives: The Middle Ages Great Lives: The 20th Century Great Athletes: Basketball For more information on these school bestsellers, click here.

Librarians in schools, colleges and public libraries serve very different constituencies. Their readers have a variety of needs and so their collections, including their reference sections, reflect different demands. We thought it would be interesting for our customers to see these differences in action. So, to the left, we've listed the past month's bestselling titles in each type of library. Below, you'll find brief summaries. Salem Health: PSYCHOLOGY & MENTAL HEALTH Editor: Nancy A. Piotrowski, Ph.D. 5 volumes 2,560 pages List Price: $495 This comprehensive five-volume set covers notable theories, people, social issues, life stages, the physiology and anatomy of the nervous system, and various mental illnesses or conditions, all in a simple, easy to use A-Z format. CRITICAL SURVEY OF LONG FICTION Editor: Carl Rollyson 10 volumes 6,500 pages List Price: $995 Offers profiles of major writers of long fiction throughout history and the world, including analyses of their significant novels or novellas. Discusses the novel in overview essays by time period, country, ethnicity, and genre; and provides valuable resource material. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GLOBAL WARMING Editor: Steven I. Dutch 3 volumes 1,248 pages List Price: $395 Provides comprehensive coverage of the questions of global warming and climate change, including scientific descriptions and explanations of all factors, from carbon dioxide to sunspots, that might contribute to climate change. Great Lives from History: INVENTORS & INVENTIONS Editor: Alvin K. Benson 4 volumes 2,048 pages List Price: $395 In-depth critical essays on important men and women inventors of all time, from around the world. Features 409 essays covering 413 individual inventors (including 27 women). MUSICIANS & COMPOSERS OF THE 20th CENTURY Editor: Alfred W. Cramer 5 volumes 1,800 pages List Price: $399 Biographical and critical essays on the men and women who made an impact on music from 1901 to 2000. Plus, complimentary online access to the full content of this remarkable reference set is available. Critical Insights: TONI MORRISON One volume, 352 pages List Price: $85 Essays consider Morrison's body of work and the cultural contexts in which that work was written. In an essay by leading African American literary scholar Trudier Harris readers will get a sweeping overview of the importance of Morrison's first six novels. Other essays examine community and identity in works such as Beloved, Jazz, and Paradise. Critical Insights: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE One volume, 336 pages List Price: $85 Essays contain an examination of the play in light of post-war American culture and censorship as well as a comparison of Williams's treatment of tragedy with Arthur Miller's in his equally iconic play, Death of a Salesman. Other essays consider how repression drives the play's action, and review a selection of Streetcar criticism. Critical Insights: I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS One volume, 296 pages List Price: $85 Essays investigate Maya Angelou's life and her role in black women's literature. Major pieces of criticism are discussed, with special attention to Caged Bird's early reception. The struggle for black identity and the role that both formal and informal education play in the the young Maya's maturation are explored. Critical Insights: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN One volume, 328 pages List Price: $85 Essays consider his times and impact on American culture. They also consider the culture of 18th century America and his very public life. There is discussion of his multi-facetedness. Reprinted essays examine his legacy, provide a careful close reading and analysis of biographical contexts in "The Elysian Fields," and consider the context of his support of the freedom and responsibility of the press. MILESTONE DOCUMENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY From The Schlager Group Four volumes 2,100 pages List Price: $385 A new series combining full-text primary source documents with expert analysis and commentary - With free, unlimited online access to all the "Milestone Document" titles in your collection. MILESTONE DOCUMENTS of AMERICAN LEADERS Edited by The Schlager Group Four volumes 2,100 pages List Price: $395 Milestone Documents of American Leaders offers a unique biographical approach to the study of primary source documents. Plus free online access to the full content of this great reference set is available.

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