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Mama Knows Breast: ABeginner’s Guide toBreastfeedingAndi Silverman ’87Quirk Books, 2007This colorfully illustrated how-tois geared toward first-time parentsweighing the benefits of breastfeeding.With humor and practicaladvice, Silverman shares techniquesthat new mothers can putinto practice from day one.Answered are critical questionssuch as: Where do you begin?How can you include your spouse?How do you handle employers,store managers, and others whomay be uncomfortable with publicfeedings? The handy resourcesection includes other guides andWeb sites where new moms canfind additional information. Andthe compact size enables users toread while feeding—a supportgroup at your fingertips.Islamic Gardens and LandscapesD. Fairchild Ruggles ’75University of PennsylvaniaPress, 2008Ruggles explores thirteen centuriesof agriculture and cultivated landscapesin this study of formal gardensof the Islamic world. Includedare floor plans, manuscripts, paintings,photographs, and textiles illustratingthe designs of the Islamictradition. Improvements in irrigationtechniques transformed formerlyparched landscapes into lush oases,and geological settings influencedbotanical selection. Featured sitesrange from Spain and northernAfrica to the Middle East and India.Professor Ruggles is a member ofthe Department of LandscapeArchitecture at the University ofIllinois Urbana-Champaign. Otherrecent books include Sites Unseen:Landscape and Vision (coeditedwith Dianne Harris) and CulturalHeritage and Human Rights(coedited with Helaine Silverman).From Islamic Gardens and Landscapes (from top): Palace of Pashain ‘Abd al-Kari Fez, Morocco and a Mughal garden on Lake Dal inKashmirMusical NotesBig City Sessionsby George Miserlis ’81Parody Records, 2006Distortionby the Magnetic FieldsFeaturing Sam Davol ’88 andClaudia Gonson ’86Nonesuch Records, 2008The Music Box: Songs, Rhymes,and Games for Young ChildrenBetsy Lund Zahniser ’71ELZ Publishing, 200615WWW.CONCORDACADEMY.ORG SPRING 2008