From last week's Book Sense bestseller lists, available at BookSense.com, here are the recommended titles, which are also Book Sense Picks:
Hardcover
The Scent of Desire: Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense of Smell by Rachel
Herz (Morrow, $24.95, 9780060825379/0060825375). "Since reading Scent
of Desire I've noticed myself inhaling more deeply, wanting to capture
the smells around me (at a restaurant or florist--even on the bus).
This clever examination of the physiology and psychology of scent will
wake you up to the world around you."--Lori Kauffman, Brookline
Booksmith, Brookline, Mass.
The Melancholy Fate of Capt. Lewis by Michael Pritchett (Unbridled,
$24.95, 9781932961416/1932961410). "High school history teacher Bill
Lewis, in the midst of writing a book about explorer Meriwether Lewis,
reveals that he shares the historic Lewis trait of depression and
madness. Fascinated by the hellish adventures of Captain Lewis,
morbidly drawn to the downward spiral of his biographer, I read to the
end, as Bill Lewis glimpses a ray of hope for his sanity, his son, and
his marriage."--Gina Webb, Tall Tales Book Shop, Atlanta, Ga.
For Young Adults
Boy Toy by Barry Lyga (Houghton Mifflin, $16.95,
9780618723935/0618723935). " 'Teacher Has Scandalous Affair with
Schoolboy!' Sound familiar? If you think you know what's behind those
headlines, you're wrong. This novel is shocking, devastating, and
brilliant. Barry Lyga is a major new talent."--Jennifer Laughran, Books
Inc., San Francisco, Calif.
[Many thanks to Book Sense and the ABA!]