Costco Connection - January 2007

book prevıews

Take care of your body,

work life and taste buds

PETER FREED

NONFICTION

The Miracle Ball Method: Relieve Your Pain, Reshape Your Body, Reduce Your Stress, by Elaine Petrone. A revolutionary program of relief—from head to toe! The Miracle Ball Method is a healing kit containing two miracle balls and a fully illustrated book, all packaged together in a clear plastic cylinder. Petrone shows how proper breathing (which she demonstrates) works in conjunction with a range of what she calls “ unexer-cises” that call for placing the balls under the back, head, knees, hips, elbows—wherever you have pain. Here’s a new way of pinpointing the right exercises for relief from those persistent aches.

was out of town on
the day of the mur-
der, Cooper believes
she can prove that he
hired a hit man to
Fine Cooking Annual: A Year of commit the crime.
Great Recipes, Tips & Techniques, When a terrific explo-
from Taunton Press. This collec- sion rips through the
tion of the best recipes from Fine ^Ann ^Brasharesunderground,Cooper
Cooking magazine includes appetizers, soups, follows the clues that might lead to proving
sandwiches, pastas, main courses, side dishes her case against Quillian—and that his wife’s
and fabulous desserts—organized by course death is connected to other violent acts in the
and ingredients. It also includes how-to tech- family’s past.
niques as well as useful tips, shortcuts and
other kitchen advice, along with full-color
photography throughout the book.

inspirational planning for finding the right one, 48 Days provides a step-by-step process for finding meaningful work.

48 Days to the Work You Love, by Dan Miller. What is your calling? This book can help you find out what you should really be doing, if you are living according to what you are best suited for. According to life coach Miller, failing to make that discovery is why many are still doing jobs they hate. Equal parts practical advice on getting a job and

FICTION

Bad Blood, by Linda Fairstein. In this ninth Alexandra Cooper legal thriller, the Manhattan prosecutor is embroiled in a complex murder case. Defendant Brendan Quillian, a prominent young businessman, is accused of murdering his wife. Although he

Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood, by Ann Brashares. With unraveled embroidery and fraying hems, the Traveling Pants are back for one last, glorious summer. Lena is immersed in her painting and an intoxicating fling. Carmen falls under the spell of a college friend. Bridget joins a dig for an ancient city in Turkey. And Tibby leaves behind someone she loves, hoping he’ll stay there. —Valerie Ryan

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal, Thomas Harris, comes Hannibal Rising, one of the most eagerly anticipated novels of the year.

Hannibal emerges from the nightmare of the Eastern Front, a boy in the snow, mute, with a chain around his neck. He seems utterly alone, but he has brought his demons with him. Hannibal’s uncle, a noted painter, finds him in a Soviet orphanage and his beautiful and exotic wife, Lady Murasaki, helps Hannibal to heal. Although he becomes the youngest person ever admitted to medical school in France, Hannibal’s demons torment him. When he is old enough, he visits them in turn. He discovers he has gifts beyond the academic, and in that epiphany Hannibal Lecter becomes death’s prodigy.