Selected new titles appearing next Tuesday, December 23:
The Complete Beck Diet for Life: The Five-Stage Program for Permanent Weight Loss by Judith S. Beck (Oxmoor House, $24.95, 9780848732745/084873274X) emphasizes the importance of cognitive therapy combined with diet and exercise for successful weight loss.
The Invention of Air by Steven Johnson (Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594488528/1594488525) chronicles the life of Joseph Priestley, a protégé of Benjamin Franklin who helped discover oxygen and create ecosystem science.
Now in paperback:
The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan (Voice, $14.95, 9781401340933/1401340938).