Library Journal articles from April 2007, page 5

Library Journal archives from April 2007

ebrary signs up more publishers.(infotech)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Ebrary has expanded its publishing partner program with the inclusion of three prestigious houses. Blackwell Publishing, Yale University Press, and Columbia University Press have agreed to "distribute several thousand ebooks across a broad...

Xrefer adds Marquis who's who.(infotech)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Xrefer has cut a deal that will see two noted biographical reference resources from Marquis Who's Who integrated into the Xreferplus Ready-Reference collection. Under the terms of the agreement, Xrefer will "provide Who's Who in the World,...

GovSearch gets a big boost.
April 1, 2007... By Cheryl LaGuardia I AM VIRTUALLY CURIOUS Are any of you using--or exploring--Second Life (http://secondlife.com), "a 3-D online digital world imagined, created, and owned by its residents," for your library...

When you just need a part.(ONLINE DATABASES)
April 1, 2007... SOMETIMES A USER REALLY ONLY needs part of an article or part of a chapter--a table, a photograph, a map, or another item. Electronic journals and books make all of these levels of granularity possible. Granularity E-resources are...

Introducing the Michaels.(what a transparent library should be)
April 1, 2007... WHAT PREVENTS A LIBRARY from being transparent? Barriers. Roadblocks. Inability to change. The culture of perfect. The transparent library contains three key elements: open communication, adapting to change, and scanning the horizon. We'll...

Pride of the buckeyes: Ohio State University revamps its library services as it revamps its buildings.(William Oxley Thompson Library)(Editorial)
April 1, 2007... Late last year, Ohio State University (OSU) library director Joseph Branin graciously invited me to visit for an up-close look at the William Oxley Thompson library renovation and construction project underway on his campus. I eagerly...

An industry redefined: private equity moves into the ILS, and open source support emerges.(AUTOMATION MARKETPLACE 2007)
April 1, 2007... The reshuffling of the deck in 2005 presaged even larger changes this year, introducing new players and effecting dramatic shifts. The industry grew at a healthy pace in 2006, with overall revenues expanding from an estimated $535 million in...

Stick to the ALA plan! Candidates find platforms despite the directive to ...(LJ Q & A: ALA CANDIDATES)
April 1, 2007... One candidate for president-elect of the American Library Association (ALA) is a woman, the other is a man. You can tell them apart by looking at them. But Nancy Davenport and James Rettig are not that far apart on the issues that confront...

Nonprofit sharing.(collections of books on obtaining grants)(Bibliography)
April 1, 2007... The United States is home to about 1.3 million organizations that fall under the IRS's 501(c)(3) classification of "[tax]-exempt organizations," known informally as nonprofits. A nonprofit is defined as a formally incorporated nongovernmental...

Weed killer.(weeding in a library)
April 1, 2007... "HEY, HARRY, HOW WAS THE VACATION?" asked librarian Virginia Rosicky, "Great. Always good to get away for a few weeks," fellow desk jockey Harry Dutton answered her. "Very therapeutic, yet it's also nice to be back at good ol' Merset...

Not one size fits all.(ANALYSIS I)(weeding books from public libraries)
April 1, 2007... Merset, we have a problem. Actually, Merset has two problems--the weeding decision itself and the communication of that decision. Rosicky and Dutton are reacting to both. According to Rosicky, the decision to withdraw all books that have not...

An essential practice.(weeding in libraries)
April 1, 2007... Every library races the same dilemma: How do we accommodate all the materials we would like to own in facilities with limited storage capacity? The solution is a word that many librarians dread--weeding. Weeding is essential to collection...

Prepub alert.(prepublication)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... FICTION Bialosky, Jill. The Life Room. Harcourt. Aug. 2007. 288p. ISBN 978-0-15-101047-9. $24. A brief encounter with former flame Stephen reawakens literature professor Eleanor to the passion she has buried, which is all to the...

Mystery.(Book review)
April 1, 2007... MALE SLEUTHS have taken a back seat in mystery for several years, but there now seems to be a resurgence. For a man with insight and the ability to do the right thing, look to Mark de Castrique's Barry Clayton, who gave up his job as a police...

Prepub mystery.(column)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Andrews, Donna. The Penguin Who Knew Too Much: A Meg Langslow Mystery. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Aug. 2007. 288p. ISBN 978-0-312-32942-6. $23.95. A bankrupt zoo has Meg's father adopting penguins and more, as well as digging up a dead body...

Christian fiction.(Book review)
April 1, 2007... GIRLS RULE! Women's fiction continues to grow in the CF market. More chick-lit, mom-lit, and girlfriend fiction tales are popping up, and many of these novels are series entries that allow readers to revisit the characters they have grown to...

Q & A: Cyndy Salzmann.(Interview)
April 1, 2007... Cyndy Salzmann (www.cyndysalzmann.com), the busy mother of three teenagers, began writing in 1997 as a way of avoiding doing the laundry. Her first books--Making Your Home a Haven: Strategies for the Domestically Challenged; The Occasional...

Alexie, Sherman. Flight.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Alexie, Sherman. Flight. Black Cat: Grove. Apr. 2007. c.208p. ISBN 0-8021-7037-4 [ISBN 978-0-8021-7037-8]. pap. $13. F "Call me Zits," says the 15-year-old narrator, an Irish/Native American half-breed with a bad attitude who is...

Belle, Jennifer. Little Stalker.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Belle, Jennifer. Little Stalker. Riverhead: Penguin Group (USA). May 2007. c.352p. ISBN 1-59448-946-7 [ISBN 97821-59448946-4]. $24.95. F In Belle's third book (after Going Down and High Maintenance), Rebekah Kettle is having trouble...

Brashares, Ann. The Last Summer (of You and Me).(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Brashares, Ann. The Last Summer (of You and Me). Riverhead: Penguin Group (USA). Jun. 2007. c.304p. ISBN 1-59448-917-3 [ISBN 978-1-59448-917-4]. $24.95. F This debut adult novel from Brashares, author of the "Sisterhood of the Traveling...

Carlotto, Massimo. The Fugitive.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Carlotto, Massimo. The Fugitive. Europa, dist. by Consortium. Apr. 2007. c.176p, tr. from Italian by Antony Shugaar. ISBN 1-933372-25-7 [ISBN 978-1-933372-25-9]. pap. $14.95. F Hardly a household name in the United States, Carlotto...

Coelho, Paulo. The Witch of Portobello.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Coelho, Paulo. The Witch of Portobello. HarperCollins. May 2007. c.288p, tr. from Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa. ISBN 0-06-133880-X [ISBN 978-0-06-133880-9]. $24.95. F In best-selling novelist Coelho's (The Alchemist) latest, Athena...

Eisler, Barry. Requiem for an Assassin.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Eisler, Barry. Requiem for an Assassin. Putnam. Jul. 2007. c.368p. ISBN 0-399-15426-4 [ISBN 978-0-399-15426-3]. $24.95. F John Rain is an assassin determined to get out of the biz. At the start of this sixth series entry (after The Last...

Englander, Nathan. The Ministry of Special Cases.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... * Englander, Nathan. The Ministry of Special Cases. Knopf. May 2007. c.352p. ISBN 0-375-40493-7 [ISBN 978-0-375-40493-1]. $25. F This debut novel by the author of the award-winning story collection For the Relief of Unbearable Urges...

Fletcher, Susan. Oystercatchers.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Fletcher, Susan. Oystercatchers. Norton. Aug. 2007. c.288p. ISBN 978-0-393-06003-4. $23.95. F Most Western philosophers see guilt and envy as negative, paralyzing emotions that can only be overcome by heartfelt repentance. Fletcher's...

Frankel, Valerie. I Take This Man.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Frankel, Valerie. I Take This Man. Avon. 2007. c.320p. ISBN 0-06-078555-1 [ISBN 978-0-06-078555-0]. pap. $13.95. F In this latest novel from Frankel (The Accidental Virgin), Penny Bracket is literally minutes away from walking down the...

Gingrich, Newt & William R. Forstchen. Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Gingrich, Newt & William R. Forstchen. Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin's. (Pacific War, Bk. 1). May 2007. c.384p. ISBN 0-312-36350-8 [ISBN 978-0-312-36350-5]. $25.95. F Following their New York Times...

Hart, Megan. Broken.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Hart, Megan. Broken. Spice: Harlequin. May 2007. c.384p. ISBN 0-373-60515-3 [ISBN 978-0-373-60515-6]. pap. $13.95. F Hart's second (after Dirty) of three erotic novels to be published in the Harlequin Spice line revolves around Sadie, a...

Holland, Travis. The Archivist's Story.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... * Holland, Travis. The Archivist's Story. Dial: Random. Jun. 2007. c.256p. ISBN 0-385-33995-X [ISBN 978-0-385-33995-7]. $23. F Pavel Dubrov is an archivist in the notorious Lubyanka prison during dictator Stalin's murderous purges. One...

Jacobson, Howard. Kalooki Nights.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... * Jacobson, Howard. Kalooki Nights. S. & S. Apr. 2007. c.480p. ISBN 1-4165-4342-2 [ISBN 978-1-4165-4342-8]. $26. F Jacobson (The Mighty Waltzer) follows the trajectory of British cartoonist Max Glickman's life, from his childhood in a...

Jiles, Paulette. Stormy Weather.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... * Jiles, Paulette. Stormy Weather. Morrow. May 2007. c.352p. ISBN 0-06-053732-9 [ISBN 978-0-06-053732-6]. $24.95. F While their father was alive, the Stoddard family followed him to the booming oil towns of Texas. Then came the dust and...

Kavenna, Joanna. Inglorious.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Kavenna, Joanna. Inglorious. Metropolitan: Holt. Jun. 2007. c.288p. ISBN 0-8050-8189-5 [ISBN 978-0-8050-8189-3]. $24. F Thirty-five-year-old Rosa Lane is having an existential crisis. Despondent after her mother's death, she abandons a...

Leavitt, David. The Indian Clerk.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... * Leavitt, David. The Indian Clerk. Bloomsbury, dist. by Holtzbrinck. Sept. 2007. ISBN 1-59691-040-2 [ISBN 978-1-59691-040-9]. $24.95. F Set at Cambridge University in the early 20th century, this ambitious new historical novel from the...

McCarry, Charles. Christopher's Ghosts.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... * McCarry, Charles. Christopher's Ghosts. Overlook, dist. by Penguin Group (USA). May 2007. c.272p. ISBN 1-58567-914-3 [ISBN 978-1-58567-914-0]. $27.95. F Effectively a prequel to McCarry's series of outstanding novels featuring master...

McElhatton, Heather. Pretty Little Mistakes.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... McElhatton, Heather. Pretty Little Mistakes. Harper: HarperCollins. May 2007. c.464p. ISBN 0-06-113322-1 [ISBN 978-0-06-113322-0]. pap. $14.95. F McElhatton is a radio producer whose commentaries are heard regularly on shows such as This...

McEwan, Ian. On Chesil Beach.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... * McEwan, Ian. On Chesil Beach. Nan A. Talese: Doubleday. Jun. 2007. c.176p. ISBN 0-385-52240-1 [ISBN 978-0-385-52240-3]. $22. F It is 1962, and college graduates Florence and Edward, very much children of late 1950s London, are ready to...

Markson, David. The Last Novel.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Markson, David. The Last Novel. Shoemaker & Hoard: Avalon, dist. by Publishers Group West. May 2007. c.208p. ISBN 1-59376-143-0 [ISBN 978-1-59376-143-1]. pap. $15. F Like Markson's This Is Not a Novel (2001), this work is not really a...

Mizner, David. Hartsburg, USA.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Mizner, David. Hartsburg, USA. Bloomsbury, dist. by Holtzbrinck. Aug. 2007. c.368p. ISBN 1-59691-326-6 [ISBN 978-1-59691-326-4]. $24.95. F In the heartland of America, Bevy Baer and Wallace Cormier are in competition for a seat on the...

Notaro, Laurie. There's a (Slight) Chance I Might Be Going to Hell.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Notaro, Laurie. There's a (Slight) Chance I Might Be Going to Hell. Villard: Random. Jun. 2007. c.320p. ISBN 978-1-4000-6501-1. $19.95. F Fans of humorist Notaro will certainly want to pick up her first try at fiction. Readers unfamiliar...

Santlofer, Jonathan. Anatomy of Fear.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... * Santlofer, Jonathan. Anatomy of Fear. Morrow. Apr. 2007. c.320p. illus. ISBN 0-06-088197-6 [ISBN 978-0-06-088197-9]. $24.95. F Santlofer's fourth novel (following the Kate McKinnon series, which will continue) features new protagonist...

Schaffert, Timothy. Devils in the Sugar Shop.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... * Schaffert, Timothy. Devils in the Sugar Shop. Unbridled. May 2007. c.256p. ISBN 1-932961-33-X [ISBN 978-1-932961-33-1]. pap. $14.95. F Ashley is a failed erotic novelist with a sketchy marriage, a newly outed gay son, and a passel of...

Stott, Rebecca. Ghostwalk.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Stott, Rebecca. Ghostwalk. Spiegel & Grau: Random. May 2007. c.256p. ISBN 0-385-52106-5 [ISBN 978-0-385-52106-2]. $24.95. F Isaac Newton joins Dracula and Leonardo da Vinci as the latest historical figure to show up in an academic...

Terrell, Heather. The Chrysalis.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Terrell, Heather. The Chrysalis. Ballantine. May 2007. c.240p. ISBN 0-345-49466-0 [ISBN 978-0-345-49466-5]. $21.95. F Lawyer Terrell's first novel is a gem of suspense. Mara Coyne, gunning for partnership with a prestigious law firm, is...

Voorhees, Sara. The Lumiere Affair.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Voorhees, Sara. The Lumiere Affair. S. & S. May 2007. c.304p. ISBN 0-7432-9195-6 [ISBN 978-0-7432-9195-8]. $24. F In her debut novel, film critic Voorhees starts off with a bang--okay, with a flash. The defining moment in Natalie Conway's...

Wall, Paula. The Wilde Women.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... * Wall, Paula. The Wilde Women. Atria: S. & S. Apr. 2007. c.320p. ISBN 0-7434-9621-3 [ISBN 978-0-7434-9821-8]. $24. F After the debut success of The Rock Orchard, Wall has another winner. It's Christmas 1932, and smoldering Pearl Wilde...

Wallace, Daniel. Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Wallace, Daniel. Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician. Doubleday. Jul. 2007. c.272p. ISBN 0-385-52109-X [ISBN 978-0-385-52109-3]. $21.95. F A wonderful storyteller, Wallace (Big Fish) here recounts the life of Henry Walker, the Negro...

Holthe, Tess Uriza. The Five-Forty-Five to Cannes.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Holthe, Tess Uriza. The Five-Forty-Five to Cannes. Crown. May 2007. c.288p. ISBN 978-0-307-35185-2. $23.95. F Like Kurosawa's classic film Rashomon, this elegantly realized collection of linked short stories offers a variety of...

Rash, Ron. Chemistry and Other Stories.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Rash, Ron. Chemistry and Other Stories. Picador. May 2007. c.240p. ISBN 0-312-42508-2 [ISBN 978-0-312-42508-1]. pap. $13. F In the tradition of Robert Morgan's Gap Creek and Charles Frazier's Cold Mountain, Rash (The World Made Straight)...

At Home in Renaissance Italy.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... At Home in Renaissance Italy. Abrams. 2006. c.420p. ed. by Marta Ajmar & Flora Dennis. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-85177-488-2 [ISBN 978-1-85177-488-3]. $85. FINE ARTS The aim of this exhibition catalog by curator Ajmar and Dennis...

C International Photo Magazine: Number Three.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... C International Photo Magazine: Number Three. Prestel. 2007. c.316p. ed. by Adam Zagajewski. illus. ISBN 0-9549557-6-5 [ISBN 978-0-9549557-6-2]. $85. PHOTOG International in scope, this large-for-mat collection of photographs examines...

Cartier-Bresson, Henri. ScrapBook: Photographs 1932-1946.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Cartier-Bresson, Henri. ScrapBook: Photographs 1932-1946. Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. 2007. 262p. photogs. ISBN 0-500-54333-X [ISBN 978-0-500-54333-7]. $85. PHOTOG This book was published to coincide with exhibitions at the...

Cork, Richard. Michael Craig-Martin.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Cork, Richard. Michael Craig-Martin. Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. Apr. 2007. c.256p. illus. index. ISBN 0-500-09332-6 [ISBN 978-0-500-09332-0]. $60. FINE ARTS This work by art critic, historian, broadcaster, and curator Cork (A...

Douglas, Emory (illus.) & Danny Glover & others (text). Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Douglas, Emory (illus.) & Danny Glover & others (text). Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas. Rizzoli, dist. by Random. Apr. 2007. 223p. ed. by Sam Durant. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8478-2944-8 [ISBN 978-0-8478-2944-6]....

Geronimus, Dennis. Piero di Cosimo: Visions Beautiful and Strange.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Geronimus, Dennis. Piero di Cosimo: Visions Beautiful and Strange. Yale Univ. 2007. c.366p. illus. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-300-10911-3 [ISBN 978-0-300-10911-5]. $75. FINE ARTS Was Florentine artist Piero di Cosimo (1462-1522)...

Hallett, Mark & Christine Riding. Hogarth.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Hallett, Mark & Christine Riding. Hogarth. Tate, dist. by Abrams. 2007. 240p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-85437-696-9 [ISBN 978-1-85437-696-1]. $60. FINE ARTS William Hogarth (1697-1764) created a biting satirical record of...

Killory, Christine & Rene Davids. Details in Contemporary Architecture.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Killory, Christine & Rene Davids. Details in Contemporary Architecture. Princeton Architectural, dist. by Chronicle. (As Built). 2007. c.208p. illus. photogs. ISBN 1-56898-576-2 [ISBN 978-1-56898-576-3]. $55. ARCHITECTURE Award-winning...

Nuridsany, Michel. 100 Masterpieces of Painting: From Lascaux to Basquiat, from Florence to Shanghai.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Nuridsany, Michel. 100 Masterpieces of Painting: From Lascaux to Basquiat, from Florence to Shanghai. Flammarion, dist. by Rizzoli. 2007. c.208p. illus. ISBN 2-08-030529-8 [ISBN 978-2-08-030529-9]. $40. FINE ARTS A clearly ordered survey...

Peppiatt, Michael. Francis Bacon in the 1950s.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Peppiatt, Michael. Francis Bacon in the 1950s. Yale Univ in assoc, with Sainsbury Ctr. for Visual Arts. 2007. c.200p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-300-12192-X [ISBN 978-0-300-12192-6]. $50. FINE ARTS Francis Bacon's brooding, contorted,...

Michel, Prince of Greece. Jewels of the Tsars: The Romanovs & Imperial Russia.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... * Prince Michael of Greece. Jewels of the Tsars: The Romanovs & Imperial Russia. Vendome, dist. by Abrams. 2006. 192p. illus. index. ISBN 0-86565-171-X [ISBN 978-0-86565-171-5]. $55. FINE ARTS "Stunning and spectacular" best describes...

Robert Moses and the Modern City: The Transformation of New York.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Robert Moses and the Modern City: The Transformation of New York. Norton. 2007. c.304p. ed. by Hilary Ballon & Kenneth T. Jackson. ISBN 0-393-73206-1 [ISBN 978-0-393-73206-1]. $50. ARCHITECTURE The editors of this companion book to three...

WACK!: Art and the Feminist Revolution.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... WACK!: Art and the Feminist Revolution. MIT. Apr. 2007. c.512p. ed. by Lisa Gabrielle Mark. photogs. ISBN 0-914357-99-9 [ISBN 978-0-914357-99-5]. $59.95. FINE ARTS "WACK" is not an acronym; it is an attempt to associate feminist art with...

The Big Empty: Contemporary Nebraska Nonfiction Writers.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... The Big Empty: Contemporary Nebraska Nonfiction Writers. Univ. of Nebraska. May 2007. c.303p. ed. by Ladette Randolph & Nina Shevchuk-Murray. ISBN 0-8032-9011-X [ISBN 978-0-8032-9011-2]. pap. $21.95. LIT A wise friend once recommended...

Birkerts, Sven. Reading Life: Books for the Ages.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Birkerts, Sven. Reading Life: Books for the Ages. Graywolf. Apr. 2007. c.202p. ISBN 1-55597-464-3 [ISBN 978-1-55597-464-0]. pap. $16. LIT In these 12 essays, noted essayist, reviewer, and editor Birkerts (The Gutenberg Elegies) presents...

Brooks, Peter. Henry James Goes to Paris.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Brooks, Peter. Henry James Goes to Paris. Princeton Univ. Apr. 2007. c.288p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-691-12954-1 [ISBN 978-0-691-12954-9]. $24.95. LIT In 1875, novelist Henry James spent a year in Paris, where many literary...

Carroll, David. Albert Camus, the Algerian: Colonialism, Terrorism, Justice.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Carroll, David. Albert Camus, the Algerian: Colonialism, Terrorism, Justice. Columbia Univ. Apr. 2007. c.272p. index. ISBN 0-231-14086-X [ISBN 978-0-231-14086-7]. $29.50. LIT When Nobel prize laureate Albert Camus was born in Algeria in...

Dittman, Michael J. Masterpieces of Beat Literature.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Dittman, Michael J. Masterpieces of Beat Literature. Greenwood. (Greenwood Introduces Literary Masterpieces). 2007. 136p. index. ISBN 0-313-33283-5 [ISBN 978-0-313-33283-8]. $49.95 LIT Dittman (humanities & social sciences, Butler Cty....

Laugh Lines: Short Comic Plays.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Laugh Lines: Short Comic Plays. Vintage: Random. Apr. 2007. c.544p. ed. by Eric Lane & Nina Shengold. index. ISBN 0-307-27713-5 [ISBN 978-0-307-27713-8]. pap. $17. DRAMA It's been said that dying is easy; comedy is hard. Page after page...

Najder, Zdzislaw. Joseph Conrad: A Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Najder, Zdzislaw. Joseph Conrad: A Life. Camden House [Maryland]. Apr. 2007. c.832p. illus. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-57113-347-X [ISBN 978-1-57113-347-2]. $34.95. LIT Najder's authoritative biography of Joseph Conrad (1857-1924),...

Paretsky, Sara. Writing in an Age of Silence.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Paretsky, Sara. Writing in an Age of Silence. Verso, dist. by Norton. May 2007. c.192p. ISBN 1-84467-122-4 [ISBN 978-1-84467-122-9]. $22.95. LIT Cataloged as an autobiographical essay collection, this work develops as a conscientious...

Rampersad, Arnold. Ralph Ellison: A Biography.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Rampersad, Arnold. Ralph Ellison: A Biography. Knopf. Apr. 2007. c.688p. photogs. index. ISBN 978-0-375-40827-4. $35. LIT In this comprehensive biography, Rampersad (humanities, Stanford Univ.; Jackie Robinson: A Biography) provides a...

The Rienner Anthology of African Literature.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... The Rienner Anthology of African Literature. Lynne Rienner. Apr. 2007. c.900p. ed. by Anthonia C. Kalu. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-58826-491-2 [ISBN 978-1-58826-491-6]. $125. LIT Kalu (Africana studies, Univ. of Northern Colorado; Women,...

Brockes, Emma. What Would Barbra Do?: How Musicals Changed My Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... * Brockes, Emma. What Would Barbra Do?: How Musicals Changed My Life. HarperCollins. May 2007. c.208p. ISBN 0-06-125461-4 [ISBN 978-0-06-125461-1]. $22.95. THEATER In her first book, Brockes, an award-winning features writer at the...

Buck, Jon. Play Guitar in 10 Easy Lessons: A Simple, Structured Approach to Learning Guitar.(Learn To Play: The Guitar)(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Buck, Jon. Play Guitar in 10 Easy Lessons: A Simple, Structured Approach to Learning Guitar. Hamlyn, dist. by Sterling. 2007. 160p. photogs. index. ISBN 978-0-600-81517-0. pap. $14.95. Cappelli, Frank. Learn To Play: The Guitar. Eldorado...

Case, George. Jimmy Page: Magus, Musician, Man.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Case, George. Jimmy Page: Magus, Musician, Man. Hal Leonard. May 2007. c.300p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-4234-0407-6 [ISBN 978-1-4234-0407-1]. $25. MUSIC Although there have been several major books on Led Zeppelin (e.g., Stephen...

Q & A: Paul Trynka.(ARTS & HUMANITIES)(Interview)
April 1, 2007... Years before he began his new biography, Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed (see review, p. 95), Paul Trynka had been preparing for the task, as his illustrious subject was regularly profiled in UK music magazine MOJO, where Trynka hung his hat as...

The Commercial Theater Institute Guide to Producing Plays and Musicals.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... * The Commercial Theater Institute Guide to Producing Plays and Musicals. Applause. 2007. c.288p. ed. by Frederic B. Vogel & Ben Hodges. photogs. index. ISBN 1-55783-6523 [ISBN 978-1-55783-652-6]. pap. $17.95. THEATER Not since Stephen...

Dabashi, Hamid. Masters & Masterpieces of Iranian Cinema.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Dabashi, Hamid. Masters & Masterpieces of Iranian Cinema. Mage Pubs. May 2007. c.456p. photogs. ISBN 0-934211-85-X [ISBN 978-0-934211-85-7]. $60. FILM Iran's cinematic evolution, before and after the revolution of 1979, is as rich as any...

Douglas, Kirk. Let's Face It: 90 Years of Living, Loving, and Learning.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Douglas, Kirk. Let's Face It: 90 Years of Living, Loving, and Learning. Wiley. Apr. 2007. c.256p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-470-08469-3 [ISBN 978-0-470-08469-4]. $22.95. FILM For the record, this is Douglas's fourth memoir. His first, The...

Fleming, E.J. Wallace Reid: The Life and Death of a Hollywood Idol.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Fleming, E.J. Wallace Reid: The Life and Death of a Hollywood Idol. McFarland. May 2007. c.312p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-7864-2815-1. $55. FILM Wallace Reid (1891-1923) was one of Hollywood's early casualties. Originally...

Iverem, Esther. We Gotta Have It: Twenty Years of Seeing Black at the Movies, 1986-2006.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Iverem, Esther. We Gotta Have It: Twenty Years of Seeing Black at the Movies, 1986-2006. Thunder's Mouth: Avalon, dist. by Publishers Group West. May 2007. c.604p. ISBN 1-56025-916-7 [ISBN 978-1-56025-916-9]. pap. $15.95. FILM Iverem, an...

Kenyon, Nicholas. The Pegasus Pocket Guide to Mozart.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Kenyon, Nicholas. The Pegasus Pocket Guide to Mozart. Pegasus. May 2007. 390p. index. discog. ISBN 1-933648-23-6 [ISBN 978-1-933648-23-1]. pap. $13.95. MUSIC Among the crowd of Mozart biographies published for the 250th anniversary of...

Lambert, Philip. Inside the Music of Brian Wilson: The Songs, Sounds, and Influences of the Beach Boys' Founding Genius.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Lambert, Philip. Inside the Music of Brian Wilson: The Songs, Sounds, and Influences of the Beach Boys' Founding Genius. Continuum. Apr. 2007. c.416p. index. ISBN 0-8264-1876-7 [ISBN 978-0-8264-1876-0]. $90; pap. ISBN 0-8264-1877-5 [ISBN...

Mai, Francois Martin. Diagnosing Genius: The Life and Death of Beethoven.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Mai, Francois Martin. Diagnosing Genius: The Life and Death of Beethoven. McGill-Queen's Univ. Apr. 2007. c.280p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-7735-3190-1. $29.95. MUSIC Amateur pianist Mai (psychiatry, Univ. of Ottawa) explores the...

Manning, Frankie & Cynthia Millman. Frankie Manning: The Ambassador of Lindy Hop.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007... Manning, Frankie & Cynthia Millman. Frankie Manning: The Ambassador of Lindy Hop. Temple Univ. May 2007. c.340p. illus. index. ISBN 1-59213-583-3 [ISBN 978-1-59213-563-9]. $27.50. DANCE "I never thought I was anything special. I just had...