Booklist articles from February 2007

Booklist archives from February 2007

Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Lamott, Anne. Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith. Mar. 2007. 272p. Riverhead, $24.95 (1-59448-942-4). 813. Lamott's third collection of funny, smart, and prayerful essays-to-live-by contains just what readers expect from this nimble and...

The Maytrees.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... * Dillard, Annie. The Maytrees. June 2007. 224p. HarperCollins, $24.95 (9780061239533). General Fiction. Dillard, a member in good standing of the school of Emerson and Thoreau, reads the living world with the elevated attention accorded...

The Art of Aging: A Doctor's Prescription for Well-Being.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Nuland, Sherwin B. The Art of Aging: A Doctor's Prescription for Well-Being. Mar. 2007. 290p. index. Random, $24.95 (9781400064779). 305.26. In the penultimate chapter, on wisdom, Nuland says he hopes to "avoid the great temptation of...

Puss 'n Cahoots.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Brown, Rita Mae and Brown, Sneaky Pie. Puss 'n Cahoots. Mar. 2007. 272p. illus. Bantam, $25 (9780553803648). Crime Fiction. With nearly every new entry in the popular Mrs. Murphy series (the last five were New York Times best-sellers),...

Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Chopra, Deepak. Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment. May 2007. 320p. HarperSanFrancisco, $24.95 (9780080878801). General Fiction. Chopra is best known for his spiritual how-to books. Here, he turns to fiction (though he adds a how-to...

People of the Nightland.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Gear, W. Michael and Gear, Kathleen O'Neal. People of the Nightland. Mar. 2007. 480p. Forge, $27.95 (0-765-31440-1). General Fiction. The Gears, archaeologists and best-selling authors, continue their stellar North America's Forgotten Past...

Suffer the Little Children.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Leon, Donna. Suffer the Little Children. May 2007. 320p. Atlantic Monthly, $24 (0-87113-960-X). Crime Fiction. On the face of it, there is very little crime in this latest installment in Leon's long-running and justly honored series...

Step on a Crack.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Patterson, James and Ledwidge, Michael. Step on a Crack. Feb. 2007. 400p. Little, Brown, $27.99 (0-316-01394-3). Crime Fiction. Patterson and Ledwidge introduce a new hero in an exciting thriller set in the heart of Manhattan. NYPD...

Magic City.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... * Hall, James W. Magic City. Mar. 2007. 320p. St. Martin's/ Minotaur, $24.95 (0-312-27179-4). Crime Fiction. Give Thorn credit. He's trying--trying to make accommodations with the modern world, anything to demonstrate to crime-scene...

What's So Funny?(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... * Westlake, Donald E. What's So Funny? Apr. 2007. 359p. Warner, $24.99 (0-446-58240-9). Crime Fiction. Perennially star-crossed thief John Dortmunder is blackmailed by Johnny Eppick, a retired New York City cop. After careful study, Eppick...

Booklist online.(Chat Room)
February 1, 2007... NEW AWARDS SEARCH If you're looking for reviews of the Coretta Scott King Award or the Pulitzer Prize, now you can find them quickly in Booklist Online. We've added an Awards search on the Advanced Search page that lets you select among 19...

Quick, Amanda. The River Knows.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Quick, Amanda. The River Knows. Apr. 2007. 368p. Putnam, $24.95 (0-399-15417-5). Romance. She didn't mean to kill the man who broke into her room. Especially since he was a member of Victorian England's nobility, a protected class that...

Rankin, Ian. The Naming of the Dead.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Rankin, Ian. The Naming of the Dead. Apr. 2007. 400p. Little, Brown, $24.99 (0-316-05757-6). Crime Fiction. Rankin's U.S. publishers have been cashing in on the author's celebrity lately by reissuing his early work, originally published in...

Darling, Lynn. Necessary Sins.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Darling, Lynn. Necessary Sins. Mar. 2007. 233p. Dial, $24 (9780385336062). 070. Journalist Darling opens an achingly honest window onto her life, from her wild college years in the 1960s to her coveted job at the Washington Post, her...

Entekhabifard, Camelia, Camelia: Save Yourself by Telling the Truth: A Memoir of Iran.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Entekhabifard, Camelia, Camelia: Save Yourself by Telling the Truth; A Memoir of Iran. Tr. by George Murer. Feb. 2007. 250p. Seven Stories, $23.95 (1-58322-719-9). 070.92. Iranian journalist Entekhabifard's enlightening memoir traces her...

Finnegan, Lisa. No Questions Asked: News Coverage since 9/11.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Finnegan, Lisa. No Questions Asked: News Coverage since 9/11. 2007. 224p. index. Praeger, $49.95 (0-275-99335-3). 071. With the passage of time, it has become more and more apparent how the American press failed to question the Bush...

Mayer, Elizabeth Lloyd. Extraordinary Knowing: Science, Skepticism, and the Inexplicable Powers of the Human Mind.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Mayer, Elizabeth Lloyd. Extraordinary Knowing: Science, Skepticism, and the Inexplicable Powers of the Human Mind. Feb. 2007. 305p. index. Bantam, $26 (9780553803358). 133.8. Prompted by a personal experience she interpreted as evidence for...

Weldon, Fay. What Makes Women Happy.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Weldon, Fay. What Makes Women Happy. Apr. 2007. 240p. Chicago Review, $18.95 (9781556526817). 158.108. In prolific British author Weldon's considered opinion, not only does a woman's happiness stem from only six possible sources--sex,...

Hofstadter, Douglas R. I Am a Strange Loop.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... * Hofstadter, Douglas R. I Am a Strange Loop. Mar. 2007. 384p. Basic, $25 (9780465030781). 153. For more than 25 years, Hofstadter has been explaining the mystery of human consciousness through a bold fusion of mathematical logic and...

Let it snow.(The Manley Arts)
February 1, 2007... Twenty-five years ago when I moved to Arizona, my friends back in Wisconsin warned me that I would miss the seasons. They told me that I would miss the mild breezes of spring, the colorful foliage of autumn, and the invigorating chill of...

Baker, William J. Playing with God: Religion and Modern Sport.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Baker, William J. Playing with God: Religion and Modern Sport. Apr. 2007. 378p. illus. index. Harvard, $29.95 (9780674024212). 201. A time-traveling Puritan would have gaped in disbelief at the Giants who joined in sideline prayer during...

Abagnale, Frank W. Stealing Your Life: The Ultimate Identity Theft Prevention Plan.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Abagnale, Frank W. Stealing Your Life: The Ultimate Identity Theft Prevention Plan. Apr. 2007. 256p. Broadway, $24.95 (9780767925860). 362.88. As a young man, Abagnale made a career out of impersonating others and forging checks to support...

Halper, Stefan and Clarke, Jonathan. The Silence of the Rational Center: Why American Foreign Policy Is Failing.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Halper, Stefan and Clarke, Jonathan. The Silence of the Rational Center: Why American Foreign Policy Is Failing. Feb. 2007. 272p. Basic, $26.95 (9780465011414). 327.73. These conservative foreign-policy experts are frustrated with the...

Hillman, Mayer and Fawcett, Tina. The Suicidal Planet: How to Prevent Global Climate Catastrophe.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Hillman, Mayer and Fawcett, Tina. The Suicidal Planet: How to Prevent Global Climate Catastrophe. Apr. 2007. 320p. St. Martin's/Thomas Dunne, $22.95 (9780312353551). 363.73. Hillman, a British architect and environmental public policies...

Karabell, Zachary. Peace Be upon You: The Story of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Coexistence.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... * Karabell, Zachary. Peace Be upon You: The Story of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Coexistence. Mar. 2007. 352p. illus. index. Knopf, $26.95 (9781400043682). 201. Historians have so often focused on religious conflict--crusades, jihads,...

Anthony, Lawrence and Spence, Graham. Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghad Zoo.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... * Anthony, Lawrence and Spence, Graham. Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghad Zoo. Mar. 2007. 240p. St. Martin's/Thomas Dunne, $23.95 (9780312358327). 303.485. The story of the rescue of the Baghdad Zoo, once the finest...

Kashmeri, Sarwar A. America and Europe after 9/11 and Iraq: The Great Divide.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Kashmeri, Sarwar A. America and Europe after 9/11 and Iraq: The Great Divide. Feb. 2007. 152p. index. Praeger, $44.95 (9780275993016). 327.7304. Kashmeri, an Internet journalist who covers transatlantic business, discusses recent political...

McAuliffe, Terry. What a Party! My Life among Democrats.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... McAuliffe, Terry. What a Party! My Life among Democrats. 2007. 416p. St. Martin's/ Thomas Dunne, $24.95 (9780312357870). 324. McAuliffe, who has been involved with Democratic campaigns for the past 25 years as fund-raiser, advisor, and...

Mitchell, Brian Patrick. Eights Ways to Run the Country: A New and Revealing Look at Left and Right.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Mitchell, Brian Patrick. Eights Ways to Run the Country: A New and Revealing Look at Left and Right. 2007. 176p. index. Praeger, $39.95 (9780275993580). 320. Despite the momentary unity prompted by the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Americans are...

Pistone, Joseph D. Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Pistone, Joseph D. Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business. Feb. 2007. 320p. Running Press, $22.95 (9780762427079). 364.1092. Readers who don't know Donnie Brasco, either the book or the movie, which detailed how young Pistone managed to float...

Smith, Rupert. The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Smith, Rupert. The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World. 2007. 448p. Knopf, $30 (9780307265623). 355.02. In his opening remarks, Smith provocatively states, "war no longer exists." Of course, he does not mean that mass...

Andrew, James P. and others. Payback: Reaping the Rewards of Innovation.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Andrew, James P. and others. Payback: Reaping the Rewards of Innovation. 2007. 256p. index. Harvard Business School, $29.95 (1-4221-0313-7). 658.5. The authors, consultants with extensive experience assisting corporations, report that...

Barber, Benjamin R. Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Barber, Benjamin R. Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole. Mar. 2007. 320p. Norton, $26.95 (9780393049619). 339.4. Barber, the Gershon and Carol Kekst Professor of Civil Society at the...

Benedict, Jeff. The Mormon Way of Doing Business: Leadership and Success through Faith and Family.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Benedict, Jeff. The Mormon Way of Doing Business: Leadership and Success through Faith and Family. 2007. 256p. illus. Warner, $25.99 (9780446578592). 658.4. The picture that comes to mind when you think about devout Mormons may seem...

Chu, Chin-ning. The Art of War for Women: Sun Tzu's Ancient Strategies and Wisdom for Winning at Work.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Chu, Chin-ning. The Art of War for Women: Sun Tzu's Ancient Strategies and Wisdom for Winning at Work. Mar. 2007. 208p. index. Doubleday, $21.95 (9780385518406). 158. In one slim book, consultant and author (Thick Face, Black Heart, 1992,...

Ebenstein, Lanny. Milton Friedman.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Ebenstein, Lanny. Milton Friedman. Mar. 2007. 272p. index. Palgrave, $27.95 (1-4039-7627-9). 330.092. Ebenstein creates a picture of Milton Friedman, one of the leading economists and political philosophers of the twentieth century, as not...

Goodman, Michele. The Anti 9 to 5 Guide: Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think outside the Cube.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Goodman, Michele. The Anti 9 to 5 Guide: Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think outside the Cube. Feb. 2007. 220p. Seal, paper, $14.95 (9781580051866). 650.1. In a practical guide for young women who are ready to abandon their...

Sutton, Robert I. The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Sutton, Robert I. The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't. Feb. 2007. 256p. index. Warner, $22.99 (9780446526562). 650.1. We all know them or know of them--the jerks and bullies at work who demean,...

Want, Jerome. Corporate Culture: Illuminating the Black Hole.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Want, Jerome. Corporate Culture: Illuminating the Black Hole. Feb. 2007. 224p. illus. St. Martin's, $24.95 (9780312354848). 658.4. Consultant Want tells us that since radical change is the only constant in today's business world, a company...

Bekoff, Marc. The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy--and Why They Matter.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Bekoff, Marc. The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy--and Why They Matter. Mar. 2007. 240p. New World, $23.95 (9781577315025). 591.51. For several years ethologist and author Bekoff...

Dalby, Liza. East Wind Melts the Ice: A Memoir through the Seasons.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Dalby, Liza. East Wind Melts the Ice: A Memoir through the Seasons. Mar. 2007. 335p. Univ. of California, $24.95 (9780520250536). 025.5. It may take the earth 365 days to orbit the sun, but the ways in which Eastern and Western cultures...

Davies, Paul. Cosmic Jackpot: Why Our Universe Is Just Right for Life.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Davies, Paul. Cosmic Jackpot: Why Our Universe Is Just Right for Life. Apr. 2007. 366p. Houghton, $26 (9780618592265). 523. Readers of a certain age may recall Carl Sagan, on his television series Cosmos, explaining how life on planet Earth...

Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Home Ground. Language for an American Landscape. Ed. by Barry Lopez and Debra Gwartney. 2006. 419p. Trinity Univ., $29.95 (9781595340245). 577. Edited by National Book Award winner Lopez and Gwartney and offering contributions by 45...

O'Connell, Caitlin. The Elephant's Secret Sense: The Hidden Life of the Wild Herds of Africa.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... O'Connell, Caitlin. The Elephant's Secret Sense: The Hidden Life of the Wild Herds of Africa. Mar. 2007. 240p. Free Press, $24 (9780743284417). 591.51. The largest land animal is the African elephant, a creature so vast that it is...

Donkey: The Mystique of Equus Asinus.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Tobias, Michael and Morrison, Jane. Donkey: The Mystique of Equus Asinus. 2007. 244p. illus. Council Oak, $19.95 (9781571782021). 599725 Donkeys, often seen as the horse's humble, lesser-born relatives, receive their tribute here. The...

Belbruno, Edward. Fly Me to the Moon: An Insider's Guide to the New Science of Space Travel.(young adult book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Belbruno, Edward. Fly Me to the Moon: An Insider's Guide to the New Science of Space Travel. Mar. 2007. 146p. illus. Princeton, $19.95 (9780691128221). 629.4. Space navigation has relied on a method called the Hohmann transfer, but the...

Cook, Richard C. Challenger Revealed: An Insider's Account of How the Reagan Administration Caused the Greatest Tragedy of the Space Age.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Cook, Richard C. Challenger Revealed: An Insider's Account of How the Reagan Administration Caused the Greatest Tragedy of the Space Age. Feb. 2007. 544p. Thunder's Mouth, $28.95 (9781560259800). 629.4. In the days following the space...

Eskenazi, Loren. More Than Skin Deep: Exploring the Real Reasons Why Women Go under the Knife.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Eskenazi, Loren. More Than Skin Deep: Exploring the Real Reasons Why Women Go under the Knife. Feb. 2007. 176p. index. HarperCollins, $24.95 (9780060577889). 617.9. The number of cosmetic procedures balloons (more than 10,000 nationwide in...

Stein, Michael. The Lonely Patient: How We Experience Illness.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Stein, Michael. The Lonely Patient: How We Experience Illness. 2007. 240p. Morrow, $23.95 (9780060847951). 610.69. Despite years of medical training and practice, only when his beloved brother-in-law, Richard, was diagnosed with a rare...

Whiteside, Katherine. The Way We Garden Now: 41 Pick-and-Choose Projects for Planting Your Paradise Large or Small.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Whiteside, Katherine. The Way We Garden Now: 41 Pick-and-Choose Projects for Planting Your Paradise Large or Small. Mar. 2007. 288p. illus. index. Clarkson Potter, $29.95 (9780307351357). 635. Whiteside brings together savvy advice and...

Allen, Darina. Easy Entertaining: Over 250 Stress-Free Recipes and Sensational Styling Ideas.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Allen, Darina. Easy Entertaining: Over 250 Stress-Free Recipes and Sensational Styling Ideas. 2006. 304p. illus. index. Kyle, $35 (9781904920366). 641.56. Allen defies comparisons by quickly establishing her forte: proffering direct,...

Luard, Elisabeth. The Latin American Kitchen: A Book of Essential Ingredients with over 200 Authentic Recipes.(book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Luard, Elisabeth. The Latin American Kitchen: A Book of Essential Ingredients with over 200 Authentic Recipes. 2006. 240p. illus. index. Kyle, paper, $19.95 (9781904920465). 641.5. All cooking depends on ingredients, their quality, and the...

Woodward, Sarah. The Food of France: A Regional Celebration.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Woodward, Sarah. The Food of France: A Regional Celebration. 2006. 224p. illus. index. Kyle, $29.95 (9781904920434). 641.59. Although the land area of France approximates the state of Texas, its diverse regions offer a broad and deep range...

The All-Star Companion: v.2.(young adult book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... The All-Star Companion: v.2. Ed. by Roy Thomas. 2006. 240p. illus. TwoMorrows, paper, $24.95 (9781893905375). 741.5. Editor Thomas' AllStar Companion (2004), a comprehensive guide to the 1940s comic book featuring the first superhero team,...

Jeremy, Ron and Spitznagel, Eric. Ron Jeremy: The Hardest (Working) Man in Showbiz.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Jeremy, Ron and Spitznagel, Eric. Ron Jeremy: The Hardest (Working) Man in America. Feb. 2007. 352p. illus. HarperEntertainment, $25.95 (9780060840822). 791.4302. That a male porn star is now the subject of a feature-length documentary and...

Kominsky Crumb, Aline. Need More Love.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Kominsky Crumb, Aline. Need More Love. Feb. 2007. 384p. illus. MQ, $30 (9781846011337). 741.5. Best known as underground comics doyen R. Crumb's wife, Kominsky Crumb is a prolific and trailblazing comics autobiographer. In this...

Wood, Christopher. William Powell Frith: A Painter and His World.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Wood, Christopher. William Powell Frith: A Painter and His World. Mar. 2007. 288p. illus. index. Sutton, $34.95 (0-7509-3845-5). 759.2. In this amiably chatty portrait, Wood introduces William Powell Frith, one of the most popular and yet...

Mably, Brandon. Knitting Color: Design Inspiration from around the World.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Mably, Brandon. Knitting Color: Design Inspiration from around the World. 2006. 176p. illus. Sterling/Sixth&Spring, $24.95 (9781933027074). 746.43. Forget the flat two-dimensional color wheel. Avoid the primary, secondary, ad nauseam...

Poolrooms and pool hustlers.(READ-alikes: Heather Byer's Sweet)(Book review)(Brief review)
February 1, 2007... People who play pool--and the dim-lit places they play it--are almost as fascinating as the game itself. In Sweet: An Eight-Ball Odyssey, Heather Byer (see adjacent review) is merely the latest white-collar writer to find herself making new...

Hample, Zack. Watching Baseball Smarter: A Professional Fan's Guide for Beginners, Semi-Experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Hample, Zack. Watching Baseball Smarter: A Professional Fan's Guide for Beginners, Semi-Experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks. Apr. 2007. 272p. Vintage, paper, $13.95 (9780307280329). 796.357. Hample is known in the blogosphere as the foremost...

Byer, Heather. Sweet: An Eight-Ball Odyssey.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Byer, Heather. Sweet: An Eight-Ball Odyssey. Mar. 2007. 304p. Riverhead, $24.95 (9781594489365). 794.7. Though a lot of women play pool, at both the amateur and professional levels, most of the books about it have been written by men....

Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... * Murphy, Calt. Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History. Mar. 2007. 400p. index. Smithsonian, $24.95 (9780060889371). 796.357. Fans knew they were seeing the end of a...

Jackpot Nation: Rambling and Gambling across Our Landscape of Luck.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Hoffer, Richard. Jackpot Nation: Rambling and Gambling across Our Landscape of Luck. Mar. 2007. 304p. HarperCollins, $24.95 (0-06-076144-X). 795.0973. Like Eric Schlosser's similarly titled Fast Food Nation (2001), this book tackles an...

Lowry, Philip J. Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebration of Major League and Negro League Ballparks.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Lowry, Philip J. Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebration of Major League and Negro League Ballparks. 2006. 264p. illus. index. Walker, $26.95 (0-8027-1562-1). 796.357. Though technically a reference book (alphabetical arrangement,...

Venables, Stephen. Voices from the Mountains: 40 True-Life Stories of Unforgettable Adventure, Drama, and Human Endurance.(young adult book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Venables, Stephen. Voices from the Mountains: 40 True-Life Stories of Unforgettable Adventure, Drama, and Human Endurance. 2006. 192p. illus. index. Reader's Digest, $26.95 (0-7621-0810-X). 796.552. Next to climbing itself, writing about...

Snyder, Gary. Back on the Fire.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Snyder, Gary. Back on the Fire. Feb. 2007. 176p. Shoemaker & Hoard, $24 (9781593761370). 814. Poet, Buddhist, man of the land, and scholar, Snyder uses breath as his lines' measure in poetry and prose as he celebrates nature's beauty and...

Stadler, Mike. The Psychology of Baseball: Inside the Mental Game of the Major League Player.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... * Stadler, Mike. The Psychology of Baseball: Inside the Mental Game of the Major League Player. Apr. 2007. 304p. Gotham, $26 (1-59240-275-5). 796.357. Baseball fans have all heard hitters on a hot streak say--self-effacingly, of...

Armstrong, John. Love, Life, Goethe: Lessons of the Imagination from the Great German Poet.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... * Armstrong, John. Love, Life, Goethe: Lessons of the Imagination from the Great German Poet. 2007. 483p. Farrar, $27 (9780374299682). 830. Usually, a biography is called "intimate" because of its attention to its subject's emotional or...

Donahaye, Jasmine. Misappropriations.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Donahaye, Jasmine. Misappropriations. Feb. 2007. 59p. Parthian, paper, $16.95 (9781902638959). 821. The geographical range in Donahaye's first collection attests to a very full, if not all that long, life. The first four poems in the...

Garrison, Deborah. The Second Child.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Garrison, Deborah. The Second Child. Feb. 2007. 96p. Random, $19.95 (9781400063598). 811. A New Yorker editor for years and now Knopf's poetry editor, Garrison has encountered a wide range of poetry. How refreshing, then, that her own work...

Love Poetry Out Loud.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Love Poetry Out Loud. Ed. by Robert Alden Rubin. Feb. 2007. 224p. index. Algonquin, paper, $14.95 (1-56512-459-6). 821.008. What better category of poems to read out loud than love poems? People have explored the raptures and torments of...

Sisman, Adam. The Friendship: Wordsworth and Coleridge.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... * Sisman, Adam. The Friendship: Wordsworth and Coleridge. Feb. 2007. 478p. illus. index. Viking, $25.95 (9780670038220). 821. For students of English literature, the subtitle is supererogatory. The great friendship in English literature is...

Mason, David. Ludlow.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... * Mason, David. Ludlow. 2007. 232p. Red Hen, $28.95 (9781597090841); paper, $18.95 (9781597090834). 811. One of the most shameful horrors of the long battle for union organizing rights occurred near tiny Ludlow, Colorado. Coal miners...

Druett, Joan. Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World.(young adult book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Druett, Joan. Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World. June 2007. 304p. Algonquin, $24.95 (1-56512-408-1). 919.3. In January 1864, five seamen from the wrecked schooner Grafton were stranded on Auckland Island, 300 miles...

Pryce, Lois. Lois on the Loose: One Woman, One Motorcycle, 20,000 Miles across the Americas.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Pryce, Lois. Lois on the Loose: One Woman, One Motorbike, 20,000 Miles across the Americas. Mar. 2007. 288p. St. Martin's/Thomas Dunne, $23.95 (9780312352219). 917.01. For readers who crave, or enjoy reading about, nonstop action and...

Berg, Mary. The Diary of Mary Berg: Growing Up in the Warsaw Ghetto.(young adult book)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Berg, Mary. The Diary of Mary Berg: Growing Up in the Warsaw Ghetto. Ed. by S. L. Shneiderman. Apr. 2007. 284p. illus. index. Oneworld, $25 (1-85168-472-7). 940.53. The book was first published in the U.S. in 1945 as Warsaw Ghetto: A...

Clary, David A. Adopted Son: Washington, Lafayette, and the Friendship That Saved the Revolution.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Clary, David A. Adopted Son: Washington, Lafayette, and the Friendship That Saved the Revolution. Feb. 2007. 512p. index. Bantam, $27 (9780553804355). 973.3. In 1777 a wealthy 19-year-old nobleman from France presented his untested...

Williams, John. Back to the Badlands: Crime Writing in the USA.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... * Williams, John. Back to the Badlands: Crime Writing in the USA. Mar. 2007. 270p. Serpent's Tail, paper, $14.95 (9781852429218). 917.304931. In 1989, Welsh mystery writer Williams (The Cardiff Trilogy) combined travel memoir and...

Higham, Charles. Dark Lady: Winston Churchill's Mother and Her World.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Higham, Charles. Dark Lady: Winston Churchill's Mother and Her World. Feb. 2007. 256p. index. Carroll & Graf, $25.95 (9780786718894). 942.081092. Helpful prerequisites to interest in Jeanette Jerome (1854-1921) would be interest in her...

Johnson, Chalmers. Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Johnson, Charlmers. Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic. Feb. 2007. 320p. Holt/Metropolitan, $26 (0-80507911-4). 973.931. The third book in a series begun with Blowback (2000), which predicted harsh comeuppance for the...

Lee, William Poy. The Eighth Promise: An American Son's Tribute to His Toisanese Mother.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Lee, William Poy. The Eighth Promise: An American Son's Tribute to His Toisanese Mother. Apr. 2007. 304p. Rodale, $23.95 (9781594864568). 973.04. Born in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1951 to Chinese American parents, Lee attends...

Macmillan, Margaret. Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... Macmillan, Margaret. Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World. Feb. 2007. 400p. Random, $27.95 (9781400061273). 327.7305709. In February 1972, President Nixon met Chairman Mao in Beijing. The meeting was the result of intensive...

Nicolson, Juliet. The Perfect Summer.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... * Nicolson, Juliet. The Perfect Summer: England 1911, Just HISTORY before the Storm. June 2007. 304p. Grove, $25 (9780807.118462). 941.083. The storm of the subtitle is the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, and Nicolson focuses on a...

McManus, John C. Alamo in the Ardennes: The Untold Story of the American Soldiers Who Made the Defense of Bastogne Possible.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
February 1, 2007... McManus, John C. Alamo in the Ardennes: The Untold Story of the American Soldiers Who Made the Defense of Bastogne Possible. Mar. 2007. 288p. illus. Wiley, $24.95 (0-471-73905-7). 940.54. In World War II'S Battle of the Bulge, the storied...