New Releases by Ann Martin

Belle Teal

A brief presentation of the life of the zoologist who brought chimpanzee behavior to the attention of the world.

Karen''s class is putting together a celebrity-family cookbook. Karen enters one of her grandmother''s secret recipes--without permission--and learns a lesson in truthfulness.

A real-time spectrogram instrument has been developed to provide an inexpensive and field-portable instrument for the analysis of animal sounds. The instrument integrates a computer graphics display package with a PC-AT computer equipped with an A/D board and a digital signal processing board. It provides a real-time spectrogram display of frequencies up to 50kHz in a variety of modes: a running display, a signal halted on screen, successive expanded views of the signal. The signal amplitude may also be displayed. Portions of the scrolled data may be saved to disk file for future viewing, or as part of a database collection. The screen display may be manipulated to adapt to special needs. Program source listings are included in the text. Keywords: Computer systems, Spectrography, Computer programs. (cp).

The author recounts his experiences as Director of the State Department Policy Planning Staff, Secretary of the Navy, arms control negotiator, and Ambassador at Large

Mollie''s been going out with Jamie for almost a year. He''s a great guy, but he never takes her seriously--and that hurts. Then Matt moves to town, and Mollie can tell how much he likes her. But she and Matt are competing for a big college scholarship, and it seems impossible for them to get along. Matt wants Mollie to be more than just a friend; Jamie won''t let go. And Mollie wants to have it all--the scholarship, good friends, and a boy who really cares for her--but how can she win at everything?

A collection of moral essays emphasizing preparation for death and the after-life.