Author Florida throws out conventional wisdom about telecommuting enabling us to live anywhere and makes the point that the place we live has a profound effect on our lives. The book is full of facts and figures showing how where we live affects finances, lifestyles, families and overall well-being. He focuses more on regions of the world, rather than specific cities. He names where you should live if you're single (different for men and women); where the jobs are; where you should live if you want to raise a family; and where you should live when you become an empty-nester.

More paperbacks recently released:

"Alien Hand Syndrome: And Other Too-Weird-Not-to-Be-True Stories," by Alan Bellows (nf); "What Would Kinky Do? How to Unscrew a Screwed-Up World," by Kinky Friedman (f); "The Dog Problem" and "The Black Monk," two plays by David Rabe (f); "High: Confessions of an International Drug Smuggler," by Brian O'Dea (nf); "When Men Become Gods: Mormon Polygamist Warren Jeffs, His Cult of Fear, and the Women Who Fought Back," by Stephen Singular (nf); "Game Boys: Triumph, Heartbreak and the Quest for Cash in the Battleground of Competitive Videogaming," by Michael Kane (nf reprint); "All Souls," by Christine Schutt (f reprint).

YOUNG READERS

"THE SILVER DOOR," by Holly Lisle, Orchard Books, $17.99, (ages 9-12)

In the battle between nightlings and humans, it's prophesied that the Sunrider is destined to unite the magic of the sun and moon for the good of all. She alone can lead the fight to defeat an immortal evil. Genna is the chosen Sunrider, and under nightling protection, she must learn the ancient magic so she may bring an end to the war between slaves and masters. In this second book in the "Moon & Sun" series, Genna races to save her world and fulfill her fate.

More books for young readers recently released:

"Uncle Andy's Cats" by James Warhola (ages 4-8); "Sprout" by Dale Peck (young adult)

— compiled by Kari Morandi