Broths for Everyone

Nourishment for the spirit is served with two new portions: Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen's Chicken Soup for the Grieving Soul: Stories About Life, Death and Overcoming the Loss of a Loved One provides solace and encouragement to those in need. The collected comments on loss and healing, grouped in such sections as "Final Gifts," "The Power of Support," "Coping and Healing" and "Insights and Lessons," offer comfort and hope. Chicken Soup for the Romantic Soul: Inspirational Stories About Love and Romance, by Canfield, Hansen, Mark and Chrissy Donnelly and Barbara De Angelis celebrates love in its many forms. Contributions of anecdotes, cartoons, poems and stories in sections such as "Finding True Love," "Romantic Moments," "Memories of Love" and "The Flame Still Burns" offer insights to the enduring emotion that lights so many lives. (Health Communications, Grieving, $12.95 paper 274p ISBN 1-55874-902-0, Feb.; Romantic, $12.95 paper 366p ISBN 0-7573-0042-1, Jan.)

January Publications

In Legacy of the Gladiators: Italian Americans in Sports, Nick Manzello, a sportswriter and TV and radio host from Worcester, Mass., praises Italian-American sporting greats. He offers bios in such categories as football (Vince Lombardi, Vinny Testaverde, Joe Montana) baseball (Joe DiMaggio, Phil Rizzuto, Roy Campanella), boxing (Rocky Marciani, Jake LaMotta, Rocky Graziano), as well as gymnastics (Mary Lou Retton) and golf (Donna Caponi). Each entry receives several pages of history, and is accompanied by b&w photos. (Ambassador Books [91 Prescott St., Worcester, Mass. 01605; 800-577-0909], $24.95 304p ISBN 1-929039-12-3)Food Pets Die for: Shocking Facts About Pet Food by Ann N. Martin was the first exposé of the shocking practices within the pet food manufacturing industry. Since the book's publication in 1997, she has been calling attention to the dubious ingredients and methods employed by many firms. And in this updated guide, Martin continues to put pressure on the big companies to find alternatives. She suggests that if acceptable commercially prepared food is not available, food can be made at home using safe and human-quality ingredients, and she provides recipes and suggestions for supplements. (New Sage, $13.95 164p ISBN 0-939165-46-5)