Library Journal articles from April 2011

Library Journal archives from April 2011

Boxing short takes: seven spring titles.(ON THE WEB: www.libraryjournal.com)(Brief article)
April 15, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Alongside famed sportswriters such as A.J. Liebling, Bob Considine, and Red Smith as well as journalists like H.L. Mencken are literary luminaries ranging from Jack London and Sherwood Anderson to Richard Wright, James...

Xpress reviews: first look at new books.(ON THE WEB: www.libraryjournal.com)(Sarah Vowell's 'Unfamiliar Fishes')(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2011... "Verdict: Vowell seamlessly blends culture, history, and identity with witty bits of her personal story. Her keen eye for irony and her sarcastic sense of humor make for a read that is both informative and at times a laugh-out-loud experience....

"Like" library journal: keep up on facebook.(ON THE WEB: www.libaryjournal.com)
April 15, 2011... "Like" our community page on Facebook for links to our weekly Xpress Reviews, book-related features, commentary from LJ Book Review editors, and conversation with your colleagues. It's picked up steam of late, so stop on by.

Why make a deal with the devil when library solutions are emerging? We Don't Need Google.(Editorial)
April 15, 2011... JUDGE DENNY CHIN MAY HAVE DISAPPOINTED his alma mater (he is Princeton '75, according to The Daily Princetonian) when he ruled against the Google Amended Settlement Agreement (ASA) on March 22, 2011. Princeton was one of the university libraries...

Judge rejects google book settlement.(newsdesk)(Circuit Court judge Denny Chin)(Brief article)
April 15, 2011... In a landmark decision 13 months in the making, Circuit Court judge Denny Chin has sent the Authors Guild and Google back to the drawing board on their proposed Amended Settlement Agreement (ASA), suggesting that an appropriate remedy is to...

Rebellion in the air at salt lake city Pl.(newsdesk)(Salt Lake City Public Library, Utah)(Brief article)
April 15, 2011... A revolt is under way at the Salt Lake City Public Library with past and present employees and a former president of the library board openly contesting the library's administration and calling for the director's ouster. In February and...

Charlotte task force says library needs more money.(newsdesk)(Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library, North Carolina)(Brief article)
April 15, 2011... A task force that has studied the future of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library, NC, for the past six months presented a 369-page report on March 21 that concluded the system would need an additional $2 million next year to avoid the...

Cornell library takes stand for transparency.(news desk)(Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York)(Brief article)
April 15, 2011... The Cornell University Library, Ithaca, NY, announced March 23 that it will no longer sign publisher contracts that include nondisclosure agreements (NDAs). Such agreements typically prohibit a library from sharing information about the price...

Voices of librarians & the digital public library: LJ exclusive.(newsdesk)(Digital Public Library of America)
April 15, 2011... Now that the campaign to create a Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) has gone into high gear, public librarians nationwide have rallied behind it with offers of collaboration and support. They also want to make their voices heard during...

Japan library association requests government help in assessing damage.(newsdesk)(Brief article)
April 15, 2011... Japanese library users have uploaded numerous photographs to the social media site Togetter that show a portion of the havoc the March 11 earthquake wreaked on Japanese libraries. The photographs run the gamut from small-town libraries to the...

Collaboration opens up research collections.(newsdesk)(Columbia University, New York University, and the New York Public Library)(Brief article)
April 15, 2011... A new agreement among Columbia University, New York University (NYU), and the New York Public Library (NYPL) is breaking down a few more barriers between scholars and silos of research. According to the arrangement--dubbed the Manhattan...

Ebook lending model tested by libraries and publishers.(newsdesk)(Colorado Independent Publishers Association, Douglas County Libraries, and Red Rocks Community College Library)(Brief article)
April 15, 2011... A group of independent publishers has teamed up with an academic and a public library in Colorado to offer an ebook circulation model built on the idea that libraries are trustworthy owners and stewards of intellectual content. The...

Ohio libraries facing five percent budget cut.(newsdesk)(Brief article)
April 15, 2011... Ohio's Public Library Fund (PLF), the main source of revenue for many of the state's libraries, would suffer a five percent cut over the next two-year budget cycle (FY12/FY13) under a plan released March 15 by Gov. John Kasich. The Ohio...

Multnomah takes ebrary's public library offering.(newsdesk)(Multnomah County Library in Portland, Oregon)(Brief article)
April 15, 2011... Ebrary, which began its foray into the public library market last May, has recently signed a major library system, and it has begun exploring how its acquisition by ProQuest on January 6 can increase its traction in the public sector. The...

University presses merge ebook initiatives.(newsdesk)(Project MUSE Editions and the University Press ebook Consortium)(Brief article)
April 15, 2011... Academic librarians are welcoming the merger of two major university press ebook initiatives that could have a significant impact on the market for scholarly publishing and research. Project MUSE Editions (PME) and the University Press ebook...

Yale library circulates Monty the therapy dog.(newsdesk)(Brief article)
April 15, 2011... Yale Law School Library, New Haven, CT, ran a three-day pilot program in March that allowed stressed-out students to check out Monty, a certified therapy dog. "We can confirm that the Law Library is, in fact, doing this pilot program with Monty...

Harvard library lab funds tech projects.(infotech)
April 15, 2011... The Harvard Library Lab was established in July 2010 to fund new information technology projects from Harvard students, faculty, and staff that aim to benefit libraries. In February, that promise came to fruition, when the lab announced its...

LC sets digital goals, plans push for copyright change.(infotech)(Library of Congress)(Brief article)
April 15, 2011... The Library of Congress (LC), in a report on its National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) released in March, laid out several plans for the future, including increased advocacy, for changes in copyright law...

Tennant: a few words never to say again.(infotech)(blogger Roy Tennant)(Brief article)
April 15, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LJ blogger Roy Tennant and his Twitter followers recently came up with a short list of "words that in our opinion long ago outlived their usefulness, especially in a digital library realm, but that we still can't seem...

Virtual museum-pass system gets $45K grant.(infotech)(Contra Costa County Library)
April 15, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Libraries that offer reservable complimentary museum passes generally require patrons to go to a branch to pick up physical passes, but an online approach is on its way from the Contra Costa County Library (CCCL), based...

Sirsidynix updates legacy horizon ILS.(infotech)(Brief article)
April 15, 2011... Library automation company SirsiDynix released the latest version of its legacy Horizon integrated library system (ILS) in March. This newest version (7.5.1), according to the announcement, is intended primarily to "integrate UK functionality...

OCLC announced the latest version of its digital collection management software.(INFOTECH BRIEFS)(Online Computer Library Center)(Brief article)
April 15, 2011... OCLC announced the latest version of its digital collection management software, CONTENTdm 6, which includes such features as sharability of digital items via email and social-networking tools, additional zooming and panning with images, and...

Bobbi Newman, formerly the digital branch manager at Chattahoochee Valley Libraries.(INFOTECH BRIEFS)(Brief article)
April 15, 2011... Bobbi Newman, formerly the digital branch manager at Chattahoochee Valley Libraries, GA, author of the Librarian by Day blog (librarianbyday.net), and a 2011 U Mover & Shaker, announced that she had joined Richland County Public Library, SC,...

Version 1.1 of the open source VuFind discovery interface was unveiled in March and includes expanded support for non-MARC and authority records.(INFOTECH BRIEFS)(Brief article)
April 15, 2011... Version 1.1 of the open source VuFind discovery interface was unveiled in March and includes expanded support for non-MARC and authority records; book previews and cover images; and improved keyword highlighting, among other features. VuFind was...

Audio paradiso: seeing the ever-changing audiobook industry through the lens of the 15-year-old Audie Awards.(2011 AUDIES PREVIEW)(Awards list)
April 15, 2011... It's said that the Audie Awards, or Audies, a competition recognizing excellence in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment, are to the audiobook industry what the Oscars are to Hollywood. It's a fair analogy. In near equal degrees in the...

Dispatches from the edge: mysteries go highbrow, exploring dysfunctional and dystopian worlds.(GENRE SPOTLIGHT: MYSTERY)
April 15, 2011... Crime fiction is a genre dedicated to exploring the underside of both human psychology and life itself. This year's crop of summer and fall mysteries and thrillers--and in particular those by debut writers and established authors launching new...

Profiling mystery readers.(GENRE SPOTLIGHT: MYSTERY)(Survey)
April 15, 2011... What influences readers as they decide what to read? How do tastes differ by gender and age? Finally, where do mystery addicts get their fix? These are questions posed in "The Mystery Book Consumer in the Digital Age," a survey conducted by...

The math of murder.(Q&A)(Len Rosen)(Interview)
April 15, 2011... LEN ROSEN'S FIRST NOVE, All Cry Chaos, revolves around the slaying of a mathematician who studies patterns in nature. Interpol Inspector Henri Poincare (yes, a descendant of noted French mathematician Jules Henri Poincare) undertakes a...

Reference: a surplus of fabulous new resources.(BEST OF 2010)(Recommended readings)
April 15, 2011... BUSINESS & ECONOMICS The American Beauty Industry Encyclopedia. Greenwood. 338p. ed. by Julie Willett. illus. bibliog, index. ISBN 9780313359491. $85. Online: ABC-CUO eBook Collection Willett (history and gender studies, Texas Tech)...

Memoir short takes: the nose knows and pet peeves.(BEST OF book SMACK!)(Recommended readings)
April 15, 2011... I've been reading the buzz in the lit-crit world about whether most memoirs should be written or published at all. Apparently, some people don't like reading about ordinary lives--as if any of them are. Disdain for memoirs where nothing much is...

Stuck in the past.(OFFICE HOURS)(Viewpoint essay)
April 15, 2011... "I LIKE BOOKS." THIS IS ONE answer to the introductory question I ask when meeting a class for the first time: "What brings you to librarianship?" The answers vary just as LIS students do, whether they're recent college graduates or those...

Bradbury, Ray. Dandelion Wine.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2011... Bradbury, Ray. Dandelion Wine. 7 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 8 1/2 hrs. Tantor Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781400148233. $71.99; 7 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD. retail ed.; Playaway digital; digital download. F Bradbury's (www.raybradbury.com) 1957...

Genova, Lisa. Left Neglected.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2011... * Genova, Lisa. Left Neglected. 9 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 9 3/4 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2011. ISBN 9781449818821. $77.75; 9 CDs. retail ed. S. & S. Audio; digital download. F Neuroscientist Genova's (www.lisagenova.com) second...

Hachette audio.(Brief article)
April 15, 2011... Parallel Worlds: In 2005, America (The Audiobook): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction, by Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show, won a Grammy Award and was nominated for an Audie Award. Now, their Earth (The Audiobook): A Visitor's...

In late March, Tantor Audio, which produced more than 600 titles in 2010 and claims to have the capacity to produce over 1000 annually.(Brief article)
April 15, 2011... In late March, Tantor Audio, which produced more than 600 titles in 2010 and claims to have the capacity to produce over 1000 annually, launched Tantor Studios, a full-service production solution to assist publishers, authors, and audiobook...

Drag City.(Slow Fade)(Brief article)
April 15, 2011... On April 19, Chicago-based independent record label Drag City will release its first-ever audiobook, of Rudolph Wurlitzer's 1984 novel, Slow Fade, notably read--in his first-ever audiobook-narrating endeavor--by Kentucky-born folksinger/...

Audio Publishers Association.(Brief article)
April 15, 2011... To drum up excitement around Audiobook Month (June), and for the second consecutive year, the Audio Publishers Association is heading a public awareness campaign calling on high-profile audiobook advocates to help celebrate the medium. Authors...

Higashino, Keigo. The Devotion of Suspect X.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2011... * Higashino, Keigo. The Devotion of Suspect X. tr. from Japanese by Alexander O. Smith. 7 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 9 hrs. Macmillan Audio from AudioGO. 2011. ISBN 9780792777441. $69.95; 1 MP3-CD. library ed.; 7 CDs. retail ed. Macmillan...

Koryta, Michael. The Cypress House.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2011... Koryta, Michael. The Cypress House. 11 CDs. library ed. Hachette Audio from AudioGO. 2011. ISBN 9781609415822. $74.99; Playaway digital; digital download. F Ex-World War I sniper Arlen Wagner can tell when someone is about to die--he...

McCarthy, Tom. Remainder.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2011... * McCarthy, Tom. Remainder. 7 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 8 1/2 hrs. Tantor Audio. 2011. ISBN 9761452630106. $83.99; 7 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD. retail ed.; Playaway digital; digital download. F Available for the first time on audio,...

Morrow, Bradford. The Diviner's Tale.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2011... Morrow, Bradford. The Diviner's Tale. 10 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 12 hrs. Blackstone Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781441771773. $50; 10 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD. library/retail ed.; Playaway digital; digital download. F Morrow's...

Pullinger, Kate. The Mistress of Nothing.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2011... Pullinger, Kate. The Mistress of Nothing. 7 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 8 1//2 hrs. Blackstone Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781441771568. $38; 7 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD. library/retail ed.; Playaway digital; digital download. F Canadian novelist...

Roslund, Anders & Borge Hellstrom. Three Seconds.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2011... Roslund, Anders & Borge Hellstrom. Three Seconds. tr. from Swedish by Karl Dickson. 13 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 16 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781455807222. $79.97; 1 MP3-CD. library/retail eds.; Playaway digital; digital...

Major audio releases.(MEDIA)(List)
April 15, 2011... Audiobooks coming in May that are sure to top the charts Brooks, Geraldine. Caleb's Crossing. 9 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 11 hrs. Blackstone Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781441790163. $100; 1 MP3-CD. library ed.; 9 CDs. retail ed. Penguin Audio;...

Vreeland, Susan. Clara and Mr. Tiffany.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2011... * Vreeland, Susan. Clara and Mr. Tiffany. 13 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 16 hrs. Books on Tape. 2011. ISBN 9780307876720. $45; 13 CDs. retail ed. Random Audio; digital download. F Did Louis Comfort Tiffany have help conceiving his iconic...

Walsh, Jill Patna. The Attenbury Emeralds.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2011... Walsh, Jill Patna. The Attenbury Emeralds. 8 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 9 1/2 hrs. AudioGO. 2011. ISBN 9780792776406. $69.95; Playaway digital; digital download. F This is Walsh's third attempt--following Thrones, Dominations (1998) and A...

Aguirre-Sacasa, Roberto. Doctor Cerberus.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2011... * Aguirre-Sacasa, Roberto. Doctor Cerberus. 2 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 2 hrs. L.A. Theatre Works. 2011. ISBN 9781580817455. $25.95; digital download. DRAMA Thirteen-year-old Franklin Robertson is gay, fat, and obsessed with classic horror...

Braestrup, Kate. Beginner's Grace.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2011... * Braestrup, Kate. Beginner's Grace. 8 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 9 1/2 hrs. Tantor Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781400149834. $71.99; 8 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD. retail ed.; Playaway digital; digital download. REL New York Times best-selling author...

Friedman, George. The Next Decade.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2011... Friedman, George. The Next Decade. 8 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 9 3/4 hrs. Books on Tape. 2011. ISBN 9780307881083. $45; 8 CDs. retail ed. Random Audio; digital download. POL SCI In contrast to the longer-range view he took in his previous...

Hutson, Don & George Lucas. The One Minute Negotiator.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2011... Hutson, Don & George Lucas. The One Minute Negotiator. 3 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 3 hrs. S. & S. Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781442341005. $19.98; digital download. SELF-HELP Hutson (CEO, U.S. Learning), coauthor, with Ken Blanchard, of the...

LJ reviewer Lance Eaton, who last interviewed Stefan Rudnicki (LJ 10/15/10), talks to the veteran British performer.(BEHIND THE MIKE: Simon Jones)(Library Journal)(Interview)
April 15, 2011... With over 30 years of film, radio, television, and theater experience, Simon Jones (www.simonjonesinfo.com) has moved many an audience with his clear, distinct, British-accented voice and often deadpan delivery. An audiobook narrator since 1986,...

Kopp, Wendy with Steven Farr. A Chance To Make History.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2011... Kopp, Wendy with Steven Farr. A Chance To Make History. 6 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 7 hrs. HighBridge Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781611743920. $29.95; digital download. ED On the heels of the 20th anniversary of Teach for America...

Korda, Michael. Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2011... Korda, Michael. Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia. 16 CDs. abridged. 14 hrs. Dreamscape Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781611201024. $69.99; Playaway digital; digital download. HarperAudio. BIOG Korda (With Wings Like Eagles) balances...

Proulx, Annie. Bird Cloud.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2011... * Proulx, Annie. Bird Cloud. 7 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 8 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2011. ISBN 9781449818784. $72.75; 7 CDs. retail ed. S. & S. Audio; digital download. LIT In her first work of nonfiction in over 20 years, Pulitzer Prize and...

Talty, Stephan. Escape from the Land of Snows.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2011... Talty, Stephan. Escape from the Land of Snows. 7 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 8 3/4 hrs. Books on Tape. 2011. ISBN 9780307712547. $45; digital download. Random Audio. HIST Journalist Talty (Empire of Bhe Water), whose work is consistently...

Whitfield, Peter. The Story of the Bible.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2011... * Whitfield, Peter. The Story of the Bible. 2 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 2 3/4 hrs. Naxos AudioBooks. 2011. ISBN 9781843794776. $17.98; digital download. REL The Bible: history or myth? And what is its central message? In this audio...

Fresh Fields. Set 1.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... Fresh Fields. Set 1. 2 discs., 294 min. Peter Frazer-Jones, Thames Television, dist. by Acorn Media, 888-870-8047; www.acornonline.com. 2011. DVD ISBN 9781598285253. $49.99. SDH subtitles. F This sweet British comedy series follows the...

Man in a Suitcase. Set 1.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... * Man in a Suitcase. Set 1. 4 discs, color. 779+ min. Charles Crichton & others, ITC Prod., dist. by Acorn Media, 888-870-8047; www.acornonline.com. 2011. DVD ISBN 9781598284188. $59.99. F "Mac" McGill is an intelligence agent wrongfully...

Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde; Director's Edition.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde; Director's Edition. 2 discs. 60+ min. with guide. Mel Stuart, dist. by Choices, Inc., 310-839-1500; www.choicesvideo.net. 2010. DVD ISBN 9781933724331. $19.95. ART-GENERAL Written by Neil Baldwin (Man Ray:...

Crumb.(Louie Bluie)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... * Crumb. 2+ hrs. DVD ISBN 9781604653106; Blu-ray ISBN 9781604653090. $39.95. * "Louie Bluie." 60+ min. DVD ISBN 9781604653113. $24.95. ea. vol: color. Terry Zwigoff, dist. by Criterion Collection, www.criterion.com. 2010. ART/MUSIC ...

They Came To Play.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... * They Came To Play. color. 91+ min. Alex Rotaru, Miller/Rotaru Prod., dist. by Docurama c/o New Video, 800-314-8822; www.newvideo.com; theycametoplay.com. 2010. DVD ISBN 9781422997079. $29.95. MUSIC Offering a refreshing look at people who...

Todd P. Goes to Austin: A Documentary About Doing It Yourself.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... Todd P. Goes to Austin: A Documentary About Doing It Yourself. colon 79+ min. Jason Buim, FVMMO Films in assoc. with Free Danger & Blacklake Prods., dist. by Microcinema, www.microcinema.com; www.toddpgoestoaustin. 2010. DVD UPC...

Not Just a Game: Power, Politics & American Sports.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... Not Just a Game: Power, Politics & American Sports. color. 62 min. Media Education Fdn., www.mediaed.org. 2010. DVD ISBN 9781932869507. $34.95; acad. libs. $250. Public performance. SPORTS This hour-long program features author/...

Pond Hockey: The Game as Nature Intended.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... Pond Hockey: The Game as Nature Intended. colon 79+ min. Tommy Haines, Northland Films, www.pondhockeymovie.com; Neoflix Distribution, 626-388-7974. 2009. DVD UPC 898681001375. $34.95. Public performance available. SPORTS This celebration of...

The Yes Men Fix the World.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... * The Yes Men Fix the World. colon 87 min. Andy Bichlbaum & Mike Bonanno w/Kurt Engfehr, Common Decency, LLC, Renegade Pictures UK/Channel 4, Article Z Prod., dist. by Bullfrog Films, 800-543-3764; www.bullfrogfilms.com. 2010. DVD ISBN...

Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo. color. 89+ min. Bradley Beesley, dist. by Carnivalesque Films, 203 417-3136; www.carnivalesquefilms.com; Midwest Tape, www.midwesttapes.com. 2010. DVD UPC 616892098669. $24.99; public performance $99. CRIMINOLOGY...

The Basil Dearden Collection.(Eclipse Series)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... The Basil Dearden Collection. (Eclipse Series). 4 discs, b/w. 399+ min. Criterion Collection, dist. by Image Entertainment. 1959-62. DVD ISBN 9781604653762. $59.95. British director Basil Dearden (1911-71) tackled meaty social issues in...

The Double Life of Veronique.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... The Double Life of Veronique. color. 97+ min. In Polish & French w/English subtitles. Criterion Collection, dist. by Image Entertainment. 1991. Blu-ray ISBN 9781604653847. $39.95. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Two identical women (a radiant...

Glorious 39.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... Glorious 39 color. 133+ min. Entertainment One. 2009. DVD ISBN 9781417233755. $24.98; Blu-ray ISBN 9781417233762. $29.98. Rated: R. The adopted daughter (Romola Garai) of aristocratic parliament member Alexander Keyes (Bill Nighy) discovers a...

Room in Rome.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... Room in Rome. color. 108+ min. In English, Spanish, Russian, & Italian w/English subtitles. IFC Films, dist. by MPI. 2010. DVD ISBN 9780788611315. $24.98. Strangers when they meet on their last night in the Eternal City, two young...

Santa Sangre.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... Santa Sangre. color. 122+ min. Severin Films. 1989. DVD UPC 891635001933. $29.98; Blu-ray UPC 891635001940. $34.98. Closed-captioned. A young boy is traumatized after witnessing the amputation of his mother's arms by his philandering father...

World War I in Color.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... World War I in Color. 3 vols. color. 284+ min. w/English subtitles. Nugus/Martin Prods., dist. by Athena, 888-870-8047; www.acornonline.com. 2010. DVD ISBN 97815982825. $59.99. HIST Told through archival footage, interviews with veterans,...

Dear Pyongyang.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... Dear Pyongyang. color. 107 min. In Japanese & Korean w/English subtitles. Yonghi Yang, Tidepoint Pictures & Typecast Releasing, 206:322-4586; www.typecastfilms.com. 2010. DVD UPC 643519122766. $24.49; public performance $300. INT AFFAIRS...

Phyllis and Harold.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... Phyllis and Harold. colon 85+ min. Cindy Kleine, Silver Penny Pictures, dist. by Breaking Glass Pictures, 267-324-3934; www.breakingglasspictures.com. 2010. DVD ISBN 9781878965226. $24.99. SOC SCI Since childhood, director Kleine had wondered...

PanAsia: Journeys in Asian Cuisine--Thailand: Bangkok; The Venice of the East.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... PanAsia: Journeys in Asian Cuisine--Thailand: Bangkok; The Venice of the East. colon 30 min. Chip Taylor Communications in assoc, with CCI Releasing, 800-876-2447; www.chiptaylor.com. 2010. DVD $39.99; public performance $69.99. TRAV This...

Red Moon: Menstruation, Culture & the Politics of Gender.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... Red Moon: Menstruation, Culture & the Politics of Gender. color. 53 min. Media Education Fdn., 413-584-8500; www.mediaed.org. 2010. DVD ISBN 9781932869439. $34.95; acad. libs. $250. Public performance. WOMEN'S STUDIES Red Moon is about...

InGREEDients: The Choice Is Yours!!!(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... InGREEDients: The Choice Is Yours!!! color. 60 min. David Burton, Sir Rebel Films, LLC, dist. by AV Cafe, 877-228-2233; www.theavcafe.com. 2010. DVD UPC 705105280134. $19.99. COOKING/HEALTH Studies reveal that heart disease is the number one...

Off and Running: An American Coming of Age Story.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... * Off and Running: An American Coming of Age Story. color. 76+ min. Nicole Opper, dist. by First Run Features, 800-229-8575; www.firstrunfeatures.com. 2010. DVD UPC 720229914253. $24.95. SOC SCI [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Avery, a young...

Wo Ai Hi Mommy (I Love You Mommy).(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2011... * Wo Ai Hi Mommy (I Love You Mommy). color. 75+ min. Stephanie Wang-Breal, dist. by New Day Films c/o Eyewang Pictures, email: stephanie@woainimommy. corn; www.woainimommy.com. 2010. DVD ISBN 9781574482836. $150; acad. libs. $295 (Rental: $90)....

Why game learning works.(GAMES, GAMERS, & GAMING)
April 15, 2011... I recently exchanged emails with a woman whose sons play games online. She observed them investing significant time theorycrafting, researching tactics, and optimizing their characters offline; yet, speaking of their homework habits, she told me...

Prepub alert.(Book review)
April 15, 2011... Abu-Jaber, Diana. Birds of Paradise. Norton. Sept. 2011. 384p. ISBN 9780393064612. $25.95. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Felice abandoned home when she was 13 to skateboard and live in a squat on the beach. Now almost 18, she dwells on the sad...

Romance.(Book review)
April 15, 2011... IT'S ALL ROMANTIC SUSPENSE In my previous column (LJ 2/15/11, p. 91) I addressed the creep of suspense elements into almost all areas of romance, blurring the various genres and subgenres and creating a delicious array of romances that often...

Christian fiction.(Book review)
April 15, 2011... THOUGH THOSE OF US in the northern states find it hard to believe, spring is just around the corner, and Christian publishing houses are preparing for a new season filled with exciting historical fiction, including new additions to popular...

Antunes, Antonio Lobos. The Land at the End of the World.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2011... * Antunes, Antonio Lobos. The Land at the End of the World. Norton. May 2011. c.256p. ISBN 9780393077766. $24.95. F The brutal war that the Portuguese waged against their rebellious African colony Angola in the early 1970s turned Portugal's...