Nova Books

This was a great workbook for kids to do their family history and to begin recording the present.
Ms. Law sent me a copy to several years ago so I could introduce a multidiscipline unit in a Virginia Middle school. It was a lot of help for them and made them feel very special. As a "white boy" it was a great way to cross racial barriers so that it was about them and their history.
Thanks again Nova, I would love to hear from you again.

Dave Cornelius
Churchland Middle School

"Traces the discovery of the principles of flight and how this knowledge has been applied to, eventually successfully, human attempts to fly." 48 pp.

The treatise provides an interesting case study of the inner workings of professional self-regulation, which is practiced widely in the USA for all of the "learned professions," as well as some that are more mundane. Through litigation and discovery, the author challenged the architectural profession's licensing examination. The controversial design exam was abolished nationwide approximately 1 year after publication. The book includes a brief history of architectural regulation in the USA.

I have asperger syndrome. This book well-balanced in the information. Sometimes, I feel like it is cure and gift at the same time. I would highly recommend this book to parents, educators and other professional who have work with asperger and recommend this book to anybody who have asperger like me

Ably and knowledgeably written by an experienced attorney-at-law Daniel Sitarz, Basic Wills Simplified is a straightforward and thoroughly "user friendly", do-it-yourself instructional guide to preparing a standard will without the help and expense of a lawyer. Simple, easy-to-follow, step-by-step, instructions (enhanced with sample forms and a glossary of legal terms) make Basic Wills Simplified strongly recommended not only for those who choose to write their own wills, but also for those looking to educate themselves on the process before seeking potentially costly legal counsel.

This book contains a wealth of information. It is a little different from the birding guides I have previously used in that it is not a "go here, see this" format. However, the author is very thorough and knowledgeable. Each county is well covered. I just got back from Nova Scotia and it was my "bible".

Timeless story of the triumph of hard work and perseverance over commercialism. The book is a tribute to Canadian character by an American historian. Illustrated in copperplate style by the authour's husband, the noted sculptor and printmaker Zeke Ziner. Inspired by a voyage from Montreal's Expo '67 to Halifax aboard Bluenose II The book has been a sort of record breaker itself as it has remained in print for over 26 years

Nova's wit dark wit is well suited to this tale of Hollywood's underbelly.

Warren Hodges, head of International Pictures, is one of the film industry's mythic figures - too wealthy and powerful to be human. Into his line of sight walks Marta Brooks, who fulfills her promise of mystery with a nosebleed in his sportscar which she cleanses away with an ocean swim.

The scene should be absurd, particularly coming, as it does, after the overweening description of Hodges' party, where, wending his star-struck way towards Marta, Hodges shares a stock tip with a hard-edged actress and averts a drunken suicide with a promise. But his meeting with Marta imparts a hint of redemption, a possibility of tragedy, a touch of the sinister. And it draws the reader on.

Nova leaves Hodges behind as he delves into Marta's world. Like the movie magnate, she is a Hollywood native. But she takes ads for the Romance Advertiser and, needing the job, she has agreed to pick up a package for her shady boss. Instead, she finds an empty house, bloodstained walls and clouds of flies.

Nova delves deeper, introducing Marta's sad-sack mother, the fantasy Dad she created for Marta, Marta's deep sadness and escape. Escape into the present where, against her better judgment, she pursues the package to a new destination.

Where she is followed by another Hollywood native, a recent release from Soledad State Prison, who's hit blackmail paydirt in his cleaning job at a psychiatrist's office. But he needs someone to pick up the money for him, a patsy, and Marta falls into his lap like a ripe plum.

Nova weaves his way through the lives of these people, their convoluted route to the moments they share, what they took from a common background to become the creatures they are. Their intersection is outlandish but somehow inevitable. Comic, dark and suspenseful, his story owes its strength to the gritty feel of the place as much as the nuances of character.

All the big names in two cds: Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Astrud Gilberto, Chico Buarque, Milton Nascimento, Baden Powell, Vinicius De Moraes, Gal Costa, Maria Bethania, Edu Lobo, and many others. 20 songs in all. Very rare edition.

This book is excellent as it is not the typical generic product that you sometimes see. This book is filled with useful information, positive reinforcement training and wonderful tips.
As a part of the American Boxer Rescue Association as well as the IAABC and APDT, I will gladly be recommending this book to clients who own boxers.