CHATTY COMPENDIUM of unusual case histories from a distinguished psychiatrist offers insight, entertainment. SOLID B

THE NAKED LADY WHO STOOD ON HER HEAD: A PSYCHIATRIST’S STORIES OF HIS MOST BIZARRE CASES
William Morrow & Company
2010

BITTERLY FUNNY, VAGUELY horrifying memoir of a young American woman’s complicated life in Europe. B PLUS

EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE GREAT: AN UNDERFUNDED AND OVEREXPOSED EUROPEAN GRAND TOUR
HarperCollins Publishers
2010

EYE-OPENING AND FUNNY, this book about human/animal interaction and ethics brings complex research to life. A MINUS

SOME WE LOVE, SOME WE HATE, SOME WE EAT: WHY IT’S SO HARD TO THINK STRAIGHT ABOUT ANIMALS
Harper
2010

PLAUSIBILITY BE DARNED, this 15th Jack Reacher thriller is a tense, gripping Good vs. Evil page-turner. B PLUS

WORTH DYING FOR
Delacorte Press
2010

THE GRIPPING TRUE STORY of Quanah, the last Comanche war chief, and his mother Cynthia Parker, a white settler. A MINUS

EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON: QUANAH PARKER AND THE RISE AND FALL OF THE COMANCHES, THE MOST POWERFUL INDIAN TRIBE IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Scribner Book Company
2010

TV PERSONALITY NANCY GRACE brings us a thriller that’s strongest in its behind-the-scenes celebrity touches. SOLID B

DEATH ON THE D-LIST (HAILEY DEAN SERIES #2)
Hyperion
2010

GUITAR LEGEND JIMI Hendrix is the subject of a well researched biography. Great art; tragic and difficult life. B PLUS

BECOMING JIMI HENDRIX: FROM SOUTHERN CROSSROADS TO PSYCHEDELIC LONDON, THE UNTOLD STORY OF A MUSICAL GENIUS
Da Capo Press
2010

BREEZY OVERVIEW of the economics and culture of online, video, and computer gaming is informative, chatty. SOLID B

FUN INC.: WHY GAMING WILL DOMINATE THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
Pegasus Books
2010

A WRITER’S THOUGHTFUL memoir of her intricate and enduring friendship with a fellow writer who died too young. B PLUS

LET’S TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME: A MEMOIR OF FRIENDSHIP
Random House
2010

JANE AUSTEN WITH MAGIC! Fantasy novel set in an alternate Regency, where ladies learn magic as well as piano. A MINUS

SHADES OF MILK AND HONEY
Saint Martin's Press Inc.
2010