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Everything But the Kitchen Sink:What Every Modern Woman Needs to KnowFrancesca Beauman ’95Simon & Schuster, 2007Twenty-first-century women arecalled upon to perform any mannerof tasks, recall even the mostrandom bits of information andall the while carry on a charmingconversation. Thankfully, fromhistorian and British televisionpersonality Francesca Beaumancomes this indispensable and authoritativesurvival guide that willallow women to tackle any problemand work any party with ease,style and grace.Everything But the KitchenSink is a compendium of delightfullywitty facts, figures, diagrams,lists, charts, quotes and practicaladvice. True, you may notever need to know how to roast ahedgehog, treat a shark bite, or say“No, thank you. Please leave mealone” in Russian. But isn’t it goodto know you can?Fran divides her time betweenLondon and Los Angeles. Herbook, Pineapple, King of Fruits,was published in 2005. For moreinformation, visit her website,aniaandfran.co.uk.In PrintHispaniola: A Photographic Journeythrough Island BiodiversityEladio Fernández ’85 et alForeword by E.O. WilsonHarvard University Press, 2007A Dominican-based conservationistand photographer, Fernández isdocumenting the efforts of a distinguishedteam of internationalscientists as they unravel the workingsof evolution being played outon the island of Hispaniola.At 40 million years, Hispaniola(home to Haiti and the DominicanRepublic) is far older than theGalápagos. Its considerable age,along with a diversity of habitats,makes this island one of the mostspectacular, if poorly understood,troves of biota on the planet. Theextraordinary richness of species,much of it endangered andyet to be described, is showcasedhere in nearly 400 spectacularphotographs. The photos are accompaniedby essays—in Englishand Spanish—that make knownthe Hispaniolan fungi, plants, andanimals by the experts who knowthem best.What Fernández captureshere so vividly is not just the amazingvariety of living creatures thathave erupted in evolutionary isolation,but the urgency of scientistsracing to give that variety a namebefore it vanishes.This is My Home: The Challenges andOpportunities of Manufactured HousingAdam Rust ’87Carolina Academic Press, 2007Housing of choice or housing oflast resort? Manufactured housingis both. Importantly, it is home formillions of Americans. Throughphotos and interviews of residentsin land-lease communities, ThisIs My Home acknowledges thatproblems confront manufacturedhousing and suggests that hope liesin the examples made by the workof innovative nonprofits acrossthe country. It will leave a readerwith a new sense for how manufacturedhousing can be an asset incombating our nation’s affordablehousing crisis. Adam, a photojournalist,is director of researchat the Community ReinvestmentAssociation of North Carolina.(Read excerpts on page 28.)The Adventures of IsabelOgden Nash, Illustrations by Bridget Starr Taylor ’77Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2008Meet Isabel, a remarkable girl(based on Ogden Nash’s owndaughter) who encounters fourfearsome foes and doesn’t worry,scream or scurry. Courage, spunkand a lot of humor help makeIsabel’s adventures something you’llshare over and over again. Listen toOgden Nash read the poem on theaccompanying CD. Bridget’s beautifulwatercolor paintings bring thepoem vividly to life.Taft Bulletin Spring 2008