Library Journal articles from April 2007, page 3

Library Journal archives from April 2007

Hitchens, Christopher. God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Hitchens, Christopher. God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything. Twelve: Warner. May 2007. c.320p, index. ISBN 0446-57980-7 [ISBN 978-0-446-57980-3]. $24.99. REL In November 2006, Wired magazine published an article called "The...

Schorsch, Ismar. Canon without Closure: Torah Commentaries.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Schorsch, Ismar. Canon Without Closure: Torah Commentaries. Aviv: Rabbinical Assembly. 2007. c.680p. ISBN 978-0-916219-33-8. $34.95. REL These commentaries on the weekly Torah portion (parashah, in Hebrew) draw on Schorsch's (From Text to...

Smith, Jodi R.R. From Clueless to Class Act: Manners for the Modern Man.(From Clueless to Class Act: Manners for the Modern Woman)(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Smith, Jodi R.R. From Clueless to Class Act: Manners for the Modern Man. ISBN 1-4027-3975-3 [ISBN 978-1-4027-3975-0]. Smith, Jodi R.R. From Clueless to Class Act: Manners for the Modern Woman. ISBN 1-4027-3976-1 [ISBN 978-1-4027-3976-7]. ea....

Berman, Larry. Perfect Spy: The Incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An, Time Magazine Reporter and Vietnamese Communist Agent.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... * Berman, Larry. Perfect Spy: The Incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An, Time Magazine Reporter and Vietnamese Communist Agent. Smithsonian. Apr. 2007. c.336p, photogs, index. ISBN 978-0-06088838-1. $25.95. BIOG Berman (political...

Jordan, Pete. Dishwasher: One Man's Quest To Wash Dishes in All 50 States.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Jordan, Pete. Dishwasher: One Man's Quest To Wash Dishes in All 50 States. Perennial: HarperCollins. May 2007. c.384p. ISBN 978-0-06-089642-3. pap. $13.95. AUTOBIOG An aimless young adult, Jordan happened upon a compelling mission and...

Lowry, Beverly. Harriet Tubman: Imagining a Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Lowry, Beverly. Harriet Tubman: Imagining a Life. Doubleday. Jun. 2007. c.336p, illus. maps. bibliog, index. ISBN 978-0-385-50291-7. $26. BIOG There are numerous biographies of Harriet Tubman, the escaped slave who helped more than 300...

Mathews, Dan. Committed: A Rabble-Rouser's Memoir.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Mathews, Dan. Committed: A Rabble-Reuser's Memoir. Atria: S. & S. Apr. 2007. c.272p. ISBN 0-7432-9187-5 [ISBN 978-0-7432-9187-3]. $24. AUTOBIOG Mathews has been with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for more than 20...

Norgren, Jill. Belva Lockwood: The Woman Who Would Be President.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... * Norgren, Jill. Belva Lockwood: The Woman Who Would Be President. New York Univ. 2007. c.344p. illus. index. ISBN 978-0-8147-5834-2. $35. BIOG Astonishingly, this is the first scholarly biography of 19th-century activist Belva Lockwood....

LaPlante, Alice. The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Creative Writing.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... LaPlante, Alice. The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Creative Writing. Norton. Aug. 2007. c.512p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-393-06164-7 [ISBN 978-0-393-06164-2]. $29.95. COMM This thorough primer on the craft of creative writing is...

Cancela, Jose. The Power of Business En Espanol: 7 Fundamental Keys to Unlocking the Potential of the Spanish-Language Hispanic Market.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Cancela, Jose. The Power of Business En Espanol: 7 Fundamental Keys to Unlocking the Potential of the Spanish-Language Hispanic Market. Rayo: HarperCollins. 2007. c.224p. bibliog. ISBN 0-06-123499-0 [ISBN 978-0-06-123499-6]. $19.95. BUS ...

Eisler, Riane. The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Eisler, Riane. The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics. Berrett-Koehler, dist. by Publishers Group West. Apr. 2007. c.250p. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-1-57675-388-0. $24.95. ECON Eisler (president, Ctr. for Partnership...

Iacocca, Lee with Catherine Whitney. Where Have All the Leaders Gone?(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Iacocca, Lee with Catherine Whitney. Where Have All the Leaders Gone? Scribner. Apr. 2007. c.192p. ISBN 1-4165-3247-1 [978-1-4165-3247-7]. $25. BUS Business icon Lee Iacocca has cultivated a reputation as a straight talker, and he lives...

Levinson, Jay Conrad. Guerrilla Marketing: Easy and Inexpensive Strategies for Making Big Profits from Your Small Business.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... * Levinson, Jay Conrad. Guerrilla Marketing: Easy and Inexpensive Strategies for Making Big Profits from Your Small Business. Houghton. May 2007. c.384p. index. ISBN 0-618-78591-4 [ISBN 978-0-618-78591-9]. pap. $14.95. BUS The "Guerrilla...

Malone, Michael S. Bill and Dave: How Hewlett and Packard Built the World's Greatest Company.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Malone, Michael S. Bill & Dave: How Hewlett and Packard Built the World's Greatest Company. Portfolio. Apr. 2007. 433p. index. ISBN 978-1-59184-152-4. $26.95. BUS Drawing on extensive interviews with hundreds of employees and other new...

Perkins, John. The Secret History of the American Empire: Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and the Truth about Global Corruption.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Perkins, John. The Secret History of the American Empire: Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and the Truth About Global Corruption. Dutton. Jun. 2007. 384p. ISBN 978-0-525-95015-8. $25.95. BUS Perkins (founder & chair, Dream Change) chronicled his...

Bailey, Michael D. Magic and Superstition in Europe: A Concise History from Antiquity to the Present.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Bailey, Michael D. Magic and Superstition in Europe: A Concise History from Antiquity to the Present. Rowman & Littlefield. (Critical Issues in History). 2007. c.288p. index. ISBN 978-0-7425-3387-8. $75; pap. ISBN 978-0-7425-3387-5. $24.95....

Blanning, Tim. The Pursuit of Glory: Europe 1648-1815.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Blanning, Tim. The Pursuit of Glory: Europe 1648-1815. Viking. Jun. 2007. c.688p. illus. maps. index. ISBN 978-0-670-06320-8. $35. HIST Blanning (modern history, Cambridge) gives us a broad approach to European history, covering not only...

Couch, Dick. Chosen Soldier: The Making of a Special Forces Warrior.(Killer Elite: The Inside Story of America's Most Secret Special Operations Team)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Couch, Dick. Chosen Soldier: The Making of a Special Forces Warrior. Crown. 2007. c.416p. photogs. ISBN 978-0-307-33938-6. $25.95. Smith, Michael. Killer Elite: The Inside Story of America's Most Secret Special Operations Team. St....

Finan, Christopher M. From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act: A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Finan, Christopher M. From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act: A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America. Beacon, dist. by Houghton. May 2007. c.352p. index. ISBN 0-8070-4428-8 [ISBN 978-0-8070-4428-5]. $25.95. HIST Finan...

Hall, Richard. The World of The Vikings.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Hall, Richard. The World of The Vikings. Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. 2007. c.240p. illus. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 0- 500-05144-5 [ISBN 978-0-500-05144-3]. $34.95. HIST In a very readable narrative, Hall (director of archaeology,...

Harline, Craig. Sunday: A History of the First Day from Babylonia to the Super Bowl.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Harline, Craig. Sunday: A History of the First Day from Babylonia to the Super Bowl. Doubleday. 2007. c.464p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-385-51039-X [ISBN 978-0-385-51039-4]. $26. HIST In a fascinating mix of historical research, cultural...

Kershaw, Inn. Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions That Changed the World, 1940-1941.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Kershaw, Inn. Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions That Changed the World, 1940-1941. Penguin Pr: Penguin Group (USA). Jun. 2007. c.596p. illus, maps. index. ISBN 978-1-59420-123-3. $35. HIST From May 1940 to December 1941, six world leaders...

Lewis, Catherine M. Don't Ask What I Shot: How Eisenhower's Love of Golf Helped Shape 1950's America.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Lewis, Catherine M. Don't Ask What I Shot: How Eisenhower's Love of Golf Helped Shape 1950's America. McGraw-Hill. May 2007. ISBN 978-0-07-148570-8. $24.95. HIST Lewis (Considerable Passions: Golf, the Masters and the Legacy of Bobby...

Miles, Jonathan. The Wreck of the Medusa.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... * Miles, Jonathan. The Wreck of the Medusa. Atlantic Monthly. Oct. 2007. c.336p. illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 0-87113-959-6 [ISBN 978-0-87113-959-7]. $25. HIST This is an exciting and highly readable adventure story with skillfully interwoven...

Sloan, Kim. A New World: England's First View of America.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... * Sloan, Kim. A New World: England's First View of America. Univ. of North Carolina. 2007. 256p. illus. bibliog, index. ISBN 978-0-8078-3125-0. $60; pap. ISBN 978-0-8078-5825-7. $29.95. HIST This masterfully crafted volume accompanies and...

Bradley, Bill. The New American Story.(Positively American: Winning Back the Middle-Class Majority One Family at a Time)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Bradley, Bill. The New American Story. Random. Apr. 2007. c.384p. index. ISBN 1-4000-6507-0 [ISBN 978-1-4000-6507-3]. $25.95. Schumer, Chuck with Daniel Squadron. Positively American: Winning Back the Middle-Class Majority One Family at a...

Delpech, Therese. Savage Century: Back to Barbarism.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Delpech, Therese. Savage Century: Back to Barbarism. Carnegie Endowment, dist. by Brookings Inst. Apr. 2007. tr. from French by George Holoch. index. ISBN 978-0-87003-233-2. $27.95. INT AFFAIRS Delpech is director for strategic studies at...

Dallek, Robert. Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Dallek, Robert. Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power. HarperCollins. May 2007. c.752p. photogs. bibliog, index. ISBN 978-0-06-072230-2. $35. POL SCI Dallek, the author of such first-rate biographies as An Unfinished Life: John F....

Suri, Jeremi. Henry Kissinger and the American Century.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Suri, Jeremi. Henry Kissinger and the American Century. Harvard Univ. Jul. 2007. c.294p. illus, index. ISBN 0-674-02579-2 [ISBN 978-0-674-02579-0]. $27.95. POL SCI Suri (history, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Power and Protest) here turns...

Killed Cartoons: Casualties from the War on Free Expression.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Killed Cartoons: Casualties from the War on Free Expression. Norton. 2007. 224p. ed. by David Wallis. illus. ISBN 0-393-32924-0 [ISBN 978-0-393-32924-7]. pap. $15.95. POL SCI In his latest collection, Wallis, who also edited Killed: Great...

Rangel, Charles B. with Leon Wynter. And I Haven't Had a Bad Day Since: From the Streets of Harlem to the Halls of Congress.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Rangel, Charles B. with Leon Wynter. And I Haven't Had a Bad Day Since: From the Streets of Harlem to the Halls of Congress. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin's. Apr. 2007. c.320p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-312-37252-3 [ISBN 978-0-312-37252-1]....

Starr, Paul. Freedom's Power: The True Force of Liberalism.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Starr, Paul. Freedom's Power: The True Force of Liberalism. Basic Bks: Perseus. Apr. 2007. c.304p. index. ISBN 0-465-08186-X [ISBN 978-0-465-08186-8]. $26. POL SCI Written as "a rebuttal to contemporary conservatism and as a corrective...

Steidle, Brian & Gretchen Steidle Wallace. The Devil Came on Horseback: Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... * Steidle, Brian & Gretchen Steidle Wallace. The Devil Came on Horseback: Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur. PublicAffairs: Perseus. Apr. 2007. 256p. ISBN 1-58648-474-5 [ISBN 978-1-56648-474-3]. $24.95. INT AFFAIRS You have...

Strategic Intelligence, 5 vols.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Strategic Intelligence. 5 vols. Praeger Security: Greenwood. (intelligence and the Quest for Security). 2007. 1752p. ed. by Loch K. Johnson. index. ISBN 0-275-98942-9. $450. POL SCI This collection of 49 original essays edited by Johnson...

Very Strange Bedfellows: The Short and Unhappy Marriage of Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Witcover, Jules. Very Strange Bedfellows: The Short and Unhappy Marriage of Richard Nixon & Spiro Agnew. PublicAffairs: Perseus. May 2007. c.432p. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-58648-470-2 [ISBN 978-1-58648-470-5]. $27.95. POL SCI The hellish...

Salant, James. Leaving Dirty Jersey: A Crystal Meth Memoir.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Salant, James. Leaving Dirty Jersey: A Crystal Meth Memoir. Simon Spotlight Entertainment: S. & S. May 2007. c.352p. ISBN 1-4169-3629-7 [ISBN 978-1-4169-3629-9]. $21. PSYCH At 23, Salant enters the crowded genre of addiction memoirs with...

Sheff, David. Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey through His Son's Meth Addiction.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... * Sheff, David. Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Meth Addiction. Houghton. Aug. 2007. c.336p. ISBN 0-618-68335-6 [ISBN 978-0-618-68335-21. $26. PSYCH Sheff--contributing editor to Playboy and writer for Wired, Fortune,...

Fletcher, Jacquelyn B. A Career Girl's Guide to Becoming a Stepmom: Expert Advice from other Stepmoms on How To Juggle Your Job, Your Marriage, and Your New Stepkids.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Fletcher, Jacquelyn B. A Career Girl's Guide to Becoming a Stepmom: Expert Advice from other Stepmoms on How To Juggle Your Job, Your Marriage, and Your New Stepkids. HarperCollins. May 2007. c.352p. ISBN 978-0-06-084683-1. pap. $13.95. PSYCH...

Madden, Amy. Stolen Beauty: Healing the Scars of Child Abuse, One Woman's Journey.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Madden, Amy. Stolen Beauty: Healing the Scars of Child Abuse; One Woman's Journey. Syren. Apr. 2007. c.214p. ISBN 978-0-929636-74-0. pap. $14.95. PSYCH An accomplished travel writer and mother of three, Madden offers one of the most...

Marshall, Bethany. Deal Breakers: When To Work on a Relationship and When To Walk Away.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Marshall, Bethany. Deal Breakers: When To Work on a Relationship and When To Walk Away. Simon Spotlight Entertainment: S. & S. Apr. 2007. c.224p. ISBN 1-4169-3593-2 [ISBN 978-1-4169-3593-3]. $22.95. PSYCH Marshall, a frequent guest...

Matsakis, Aphrodite. Back from the Front: Combat Trauma, Love, and the Family.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Matsakis, Aphrodite. Back from the Front: Combat Trauma, Love, and the Family. Sidran. Apr. 2007. c.488p. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-886968-18-7 [ISBN 978-1-886968-18-9]. pap. $24.95. PSYCH As the Iraq war continues, this book is a timely...

Blank, Hanne. Virgin: The Untouched History.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Blank, Hanne. Virgin: The Untouched History. Bloomsbury, dist. by Holtzbrinck. 2007. c.304p. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-59691-010-0 [ISBN 978-1-59691-010-2]. $24.95. SOC SCI Virgin is in fact a very good book. But did the author have to...

Jews and American Popular Culture, 3 vols.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Jews and American Popular Culture. 3 Vols. Praeger. (Perspectives). 2007. 992p. ed. by Paul Buhle. illus. index. ISBN 978-0-275-98793-0. $300. SOC SCI Though this set has the heft of a reference series, it works best in a circulating...

Jones, Martin. Feast: Why Humans Share Food. Oxford Univ.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Jones, Martin. Feast: Why Humans Share Food. Oxford Univ. May 2007. c.368p. illus. maps. bibliog, index. ISBN 0-19-920901-4 [ISBN 978-0-19-920901-9]. $35. SOC SCI Why is it that humans make meals into ritual events while other animals just...

Sharpley-Whiting, T. Denean. Pimps Up, Ho's Down: Hip Hop's Hold on Young Black Women.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Sharpley-Whiting, T. Denean. Pimps Up, Ho's Down: Hip Hop's Hold on Young Black Women. New York Univ. Apr. 2007. c.200p. index. ISBN 978-0-8147-4014-9. $22.95. SOC SCI This work by Sharpley-Whiting (African American & diaspora studies,...

Chiang, Lynette. The Handsomest Man in Cuba: An Escapade.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Chiang, Lynette. The Handsomest Man in Cuba: An Escapade. Globe Pequot. Apr. 2007. c.288p. photogs. ISBN 0-7627-4390-5 [ISBN 978-0-7627-4390-2]. pap. $14.95. TRAV Australian vagabond Chiang's travel memoir on Cuba works on several...

Cracow.(Czech and Slovak Republics (Eyewitness Travel Guides)(Top 10: Dubrovnik and the Dalmatian Coast (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides))(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Cracow. (Eyewitness Travel). 2007. 256p. ISBN 978-0-7566-2632-7. pap. $23. Czech & Slovak Republics. (Eyewitness Travel). 2006. 448p. ISBN 978-0-7566-1538-3.. pap. $28. McKelvie, Robin & Jenny McKelvie. Top 10: Dubrovnik & the...

Levitov, Betty. Africa on Six Wheels: A Semester on Safari.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Levitov, Betty. Africa on Six Wheels: A Semester on Safari. Univ. of Nebraska. Apr. 2007. c.200p. maps. ISBN 0-8032-8054-8 [ISBN 978-0-8032-8054-0]. pap. $17.95. TRAV Levitov (English, Doane Coll.) writes of a semester spent with her...

Alderton, David. Young at Heart: 120 Things You Can Do Right Now To Give Your Dog a Longer, Healthier Life.(Caring for Your Aging Dog: A Quality-of-Life Guide for Your Dog's Senior Years)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Alderton, David. Young at Heart: 120 Things You Can Do Right Now To Give Your Dog a Longer, Healthier Life. Reader's Digest, dist. by Penguin Group (USA). 2007. 160p. illus. index. ISBN 0-7621-0679-4 [ISBN 978-0-7621-0679-0]. $24.95. ...

Geller, Tamar & Andrea Cagan. The Loved Dog: The Playful, Nonaggressive Way To Teach Your Dog Good Behavior.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Geller, Tamar & Andrea Cagan. The Loved Dog: The Playful, Nonaggressive Way To Teach Your Dog Good Behavior. Simon Spotlight Entertainment: S. & S. May 2007. c.288p. ISDN 1-4169-3814-1 [ISBN 978-1-4169-3814-9]. $24.95. PETS Founder of...

The Plant Finder: The Right Plants for Every Garden.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... The Plant Finder: The Right Plants for Every Garden. Firefly. 2007. 920p. ed. by Tony Rodd. photogs. index. ISBN 1-55407-265-4 [ISBN 978-1-55407-265-1]. $49.95. GARDENING Rodd's (former horticultural botanist, Royal Botanic Gardens,...

Ali, Khaliah & others. Fighting Weight: How I Discovered Healthy Weight Loss by Overcoming Hunger--Forever.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Ali, Khaliah & others. Fighting Weight: How I Discovered Healthy Weight Loss by Overcoming Hunger--Forever. Collins: HarperCollins. Jun. 2007. c.256p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-06-117094-1 [ISBN 978-0-06-117094-2]. $22.95. HEALTH With the...

Bock, Kenneth, M.D., & Cameron Stauth. Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies; The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Bock, Kenneth, M.D, & Cameron Stauth. Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies; The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders. Ballantine. Apr. 2007. c.450p. bibliog. ISBN 978-0-345-49450-4. $25.95. HEALTH...

Choudhury, Bikram. Bikram Yoga: The Guru Behind Hot Yoga Shows the Way to Radiant Health and Personal Fulfillment.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Choudhury, Bikram. Bikram Yoga: The Guru Behind Hot Yoga Shows the Way to Radiant Health and Personal Fulfillment. Collins: HarperCollins. Apr. 2007. c.304p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-06-056808-9 [ISBN 978-0-06-056808-51. $24.95. HEALTH ...

Epstein, Helen. The Invisible Cure: AIDS in Africa.(28: Stories of AIDS in Africa)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... * Epstein, Helen. The Invisible Cure: AIDS in Africa. Farrar. May 2007. c.304p. index. ISBN 0-374-28152-1 [ISBN 978-0-374-28152-6]. $25. * Nolen, Stephanie. 28: Stories of AIDS in Africa. Walker. Jun. 2007. c.336p. photogs. bibliog. ISBN...

Hecker, Hans-Ulrich, M.D., & Kay Liebchen, M.D. Acupressure Taping: For Chronic Pain and Injuries.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Hecker, Hans-Ulrich, M.D., & Kay Liebchen, M.D. Acupressure Taping: For Chronic Pain and Injuries. Healing Arts: inner Traditions. May 2007. c.128p. photogs. index. ISBN 1-59477-148-0 [ISBN 978-1-59477-148-4]. pap. $16.95. HEALTH Hecker...

Adams, Lisa (text) & Joyce Oudkerk Pool (photogs.). S'mores: Gourmet Treats for Every Occasion.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Adams, Lisa (text) & Joyce Oudkerk Pool (photogs.). S'mores: Gourmet Treats for Every Occasion. Gibbs Smith. 2007. 128p. photogs. index. ISBN 978-1-4236-0091-6. $16.95. COOKERY Want to know more about s'mores? Freelance writer Adams has...

Cohen, Marlene J. & Donna L. Sloan. Visual Supports for People with Autism: A Guide for Parents and Professionals.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Cohen, Marlene J. & Donna L. Sloan. Visual Supports for People with Autism: A Guide for Parents and Professionals. Woodbine House. May 2007. c.225p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-890627-47-X [ISBN 978-1890627-47-8]. pap. $21.95. CHILD REARING...

Coleman, Joshua. When Parents Hurt: Compassionate Strategies When You and Your Grown Child Don't Get Along.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... * Coleman, Joshua. When Parents Hurt: Compassionate Strategies When You and Your Grown Child Don't Get Along. Collins: HarperCollins. Jun. 2007. c.320p. ISBN 0-06-114842-3 [ISBN 978-0-06-114842-2]. $23.95. CHILD REARING A recognized...

Drago, Dorothy A. From Crib to Kindergarten: The Essential Child Safety Guide.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... * Drago, Dorothy A. From Crib to Kindergarten: The Essential Child Safety Guide. Johns Hopkins. May 2007. c.208p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8018-8569-8 [ISBN 976-0-8018.8569-3]. $45; pap. ISBN 0-8018-8570-1 [ISBN 978-0-8018-8570-9]. $15....

Goldbeck, Nikki & David Goldbeck. Enemy of the Steak: Vegetarian Recipes To Win Friends and Influence Meat-Eaters.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Goldbeck, Nikki & David Goldbeck. Enemy of the Steak: Vegetarian Recipes To Win Friends and Influence Meat-Eaters. Square One, dist. by Ingrain. 2007. c.242p. index. ISBN 978-0-7570-0273-1. pap. $16.95. COOKERY The Goldbecks, veteran...

Pantley, Elizabeth. The No-Cry Discipline Solution: Gentle Ways to Encourage Good Behavior without Whining, Tantrums and Tears.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Pantley, Elizabeth. The No-Cry Discipline Solution: Gentle Ways To Encourage Good Behavior Without Whining, Tantrums & Tears. McGraw-Hill. Jun. 2007. c.304p. ISBN 0-07-147159-6 [ISBN 978-0-07-147159-6]. pap. $16.95. CHILD REARING ...

Puckette, Charlotte & Olivia Kiang-Snaije (text) & Dinah Diwan (illus.). The Ethnic Paris Cookbook: Bringing the French Melting Pot into Your Kitchen.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Puckette, Charlotte & Olivia Kiang-Snaije (text) & Dinah Diwan (illus.). The Ethnic Paris Cookbook: Bringing the French Melting Pot into Your Kitchen. DK. Apr. 2007. c.128p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-7566-26457. $30. COOKERY ...

Bastianich, Lidia Matticchio 8, Tanya B. Manuali (text) & Christopher Hirsheimer (photogs.). Lidia's Italy: 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia Loves Most.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... * Bastianich, Lidia Matticchio 8, Tanya B. Manuali (text) & Christopher Hirsheimer (photogs.). Lidia's Italy: 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia Loves Most. Knopf. Apr. 2007. c.416p. photogs. index. ISBN...

Bittman, Mark. Mark Bittman's Quick and Easy Recipes from the New York Times.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Bittman, Mark. Mark Bittman's Quick and Easy Recipes from the New York Times. Broadway. May 2007. c.448p. index. ISBN 0-7679-2623-4 [ISBN 978-0-7679-2623-2]. pap. $19.95. COOKERY Author of seven other cookbooks, Bittman has been writing...

Cora, Cat with Ann Krueger Spivack (text) & Deborah Jones (photogs.). Cooking from the Hip: Fast, Easy, Phenomenal Meals.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Cora, Cat with Ann Krueger Spivack (text) & Deborah Jones (photogs.). Cooking from the Hip: Fast, Easy, Phenomenal Meals. Houghton. Apr. 2007. c.240p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-618-72990-9 [ISBN 978-0-618-729906]. $26. COOKERY Although she...

Dusoulier, Clotilde. Chocolate & Zucchini: Daily Adventures in a Parisian Kitchen.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Dusoulier, Clotilde. Chocolate & Zucchini: Daily Adventures in a Parisian Kitchen. Broadway. May 2007. c.256p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-7679-2383-9 [ISBN 978-0-76792383-5]. pap. $18.95. COOKERY Chocolateandzucchini.com is Dusoulier's wildly...

Good Housekeeping Best-Loved Desserts: More Than 250 Scrumptious Recipes.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Good Housekeeping Best-Loved Desserts: More Than 250 Scrumptious Recipes. Hearst: Sterling. Apr. 2007. 384p. photogs. index. ISBN 1-58816-550-7 [ISBN 978-158816-550-3]. $29.95. COOKERY This big book of Good Housekeeping favorites offers a...

Lebovitz, David (text) & Lara Hata (photogs.). The Perfect Scoop: Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accompaniments.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Lebovitz, David (text) & Lara Hata (photogs.). The Perfect Scoop: Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accompaniments. Ten Speed: Celestial Arts. May 2007. c.256p. photogs. index. ISBN 1-58008-808-2 [ISBN 978-1-58008-808.4]. $24.95....

Stern, Jane & Michael Stern. Roadfood Sandwiches: Recipes and Lore from Our Favorite Shops Coast to Coast.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Stern, Jane & Michael Stern. Roadfood Sandwiches: Recipes and Lore from Our Favorite Shops Coast to Coast. Houghton. May 2007. c.272p. index. ISBN 0-61872898-8 [ISBN 978-0-618-72898-5]. pap. $14.95. COOKERY Authors of the now-classic...

Walsh, Robb. The Texas Cowboy Cookbook: A History in Recipes and Photos.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... * Walsh, Robb. The Texas Cowboy Cookbook: A History in Recipes and Photos. Broadway. Apr. 2007. c.256p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-7679-2149-6 [ISBN 978-0-7679-2149-7]. pap. $17.95. COOKERY Walsh is the author of The Tex-Mex...

Wareing, Marcus with Jeni Wright. Cook the Perfect ...(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Wareing, Marcus with Jeni Wright. Cook the Perfect... DK. Apr. 2007. c.224p. photogs. index. ISBN 978-0-7566-2624-2. $30. COOKERY Wareing, a Gordon Ramsay protege, is one of London's top young chefs. While working on another cookbook...

Taste of Home magazine. Everyday Light Meals: Healthy Choices for Delicious, Fuss-Free Family Meals.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Taste of Home magazine. Everyday Light Meals: Healthy Choices for Delicious, Fuss-Free Family Meals. Reader's Digest, dist. by Penguin Group (USA). 2007. 352p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-89821-518-8 [ISBN 978-089821-518-2]. $26.95. COOKERY ...

Barnett, Cynthia. Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Barnett, Cynthia. Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S. Univ. of Michigan. Apr. 2007. c.240p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0.472-11563.4 [ISBN 978-0-472-11563-1]. $24.95. SCI Most Western and many Eastern states...

Comins, Neil F. The Hazards of Space Travel: A Tourist's Guide.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Comins, Neil F. The Hazards of Space Travel: A Tourist's Guide. Villard: Random. May 2007. c.272p. illus, bibliog. index. ISBN 1-4000-6597-6 [ISBN 978-1-4000-6597-4]. $19.95. SCI Comins (physics & astronomy, Univ. of Maine), who has...

Courage for the Earth: Writers, Scientists, and Activists Celebrate the Life and Writing of Rachel Carson.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Courage for the Earth: Writers, Scientists, and Activists Celebrate the Life and Writing of Rachel Carson. Mariner: Houghton. Apr. 2007. c.224p. ed. by Peter Matthiessen. bibliog. ISBN 0-618-87276-0 [ISBN 978-0-618-87276-3]. pap. $14.95. NAT...

Rothman, Hal K. Blazing Heritage: A History of Wildland Fire in the National Parks.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Rothman, Hal K. Blazing Heritage: A History of Wildfire in the National Parks. Oxford Univ. 2007. c.288p. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-19-531116-7. $30. SCI Rothman (history, Univ. of Las Vegas; Encyclopedia of American National Parks)...

Schaller, George B. A Naturalist and Other Beasts: Tales from a Life in the Field.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Schaller, George B. A Naturalist and Other Beasts: Tales from a Life in the Field. Sierra Club Bks., dist. by Univ. of California. Apr. 2007. c.272p. photogs. bibliog. ISBN 978-1-57805-129-8. $24.95. NAT HIST National Book Award winner...

Scientists Confront Intelligent Design and Creationism.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Scientists Confront Intelligent Design and Creationism. Norton. 2007. c.416p. ed. by Andrew J. Petto & Laurie R. Godfrey. illus. index. ISBN 0-393-05090-4 [ISBN 978-0-393-05090-5]. $27.95. SCI The Scopes Monkey Trial (State of Tennessee...

Stutchbury, Bridget. Silence of the Songbirds: How We Are Losing the World's Songbirds and What We Can Do To Save Them.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... * Stutchbury, Bridget. Silence of the Songbirds: How We Are Losing the World's Songbirds and What We Can Do To Save Them. Walker. Jun. 2007. c.272p. ISBN 0-8027-1609-1 [ISBN 978-0-8027-1609-5]. $24.95. NAT HIST Consider this a work of...

Wallace, David Rains & Ken Kirkland (illus.). Neptune's Ark: From Ichthyosaurs to Orcas.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Wallace, David Rains & Ken Kirkland (illus.). Neptune's Ark: From Ichthyosaurs to Orcas. Univ. of California. May 2007. c.304p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-520-24322-4. $27.50. NAT HIST Naturalist Wallace (Beasts of Eden: Walking...

Ward, Peter D. Under a Green Sky: Global Warming, the Mass Extinctions of the Past, and What They Mean for Our Future.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Ward, Peter D. Under a Green Sky: Global Warming, the Mass Extinctions of the Past, and What They Mean for Our Future. Smithsonian: HarperCollins. Apr. 2007. c.256p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-06-113791-X [ISBN 978-0-06-113791-4]. $26.95. SCI...

Drexler, Kateri. Icons of Business: An Encyclopedia of Mavericks, Movers, and Shakers.(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Drexler, Kateri. Icons of Business: An Encyclopedia of Mavericks, Movers, and Shakers. 2 vols. Greenwood. (Greenwood Icons). 2007. 544p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-313-33862-0 [ISBN 978-0-313-33862-5]. $175. REF This set provides...

Early Childhood Education: An International Encyclopedia.(Book review)
April 15, 2007... Early Childhood Education: An International Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Praeger. 2007. 1448p. ed. by Rebecca S. New & Moncrieff Cochran. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-313-33100-6 [ISBN 978-0-313-33100-8]. $475. REF This title fills a long-standing gap...