Library Journal articles from December 2005

Library Journal archives from December 2005

No cyberhysteria here: ebooks aren't the enemy.(editorial)
December 1, 2005... THE SERIOUS NOVEL "IS IN DANGER. OF BECOMING a footnote to our cybernetic world," if you believe Norman Mailer's assertion at the National Book Awards November 16. You may be worried that the awards themselves will become "the National Text...

Celebrating librarians: they create the future of the public library.(blatant berry)
December 1, 2005... IT WAS INSPIRING! IT CAME AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME. The annual reception for the New York Times Librarian Awards was the cure for the blues that had begun to take over my psyche. The leaves had fallen; a cold, icy blast had replaced the late...

Online MLS preferred.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2005... My reaction to Karen Glover's "Don't Discredit My Online Degree" (Next-Gen, LJ 10/15/05, p. 39) was one of dismay and annoyance... aimed at the potential employers, not at Glover. It is shortsighted to discredit a degree that is earned online...

Save our landfills.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2005... In the interest of keeping our nation's landfills from becoming too full, I am willing to take possession of John Berry's funky old books ("Living with Books," Blatant Berry, LJ 11/1/05, p. 10). In fact, I'll pay half the shipping to Ohio....

Litblogs vs. libblogs.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2005... After visiting the sites featured in the cover article "Talkin' Blogs" (Brian Kenney and Michael Stephens, L I 10/ 1/05, p. 38-41), it occurred to me that library blogs make up not so much the biblioblogosphere as the iBlogosphere.......

Interns wanted.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2005... I just read "The Practice Prerequisite" by John Berry (Editorial, LJ 9/15/05, p. 8). I graduated from the University of Western Ontario (Canada) with an MLIS. Western had a one year degree (three semesters) with an optional work term. In fact,...

Require a thesis.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2005... I agree with John Berry ("The Practice Prerequisite," Editorial, LJ 9/15/05, p. 8) and the need for a rigorous practicum as part of studies for an LIS degree. But as someone who went through an MLS program and teaches at a ranked library...

Beware the "anticredentialist" Wikipedia.(front desk)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
December 1, 2005... Wikipedia, the encyclopedia anyone can edit, made it to the 25th Annual Charleston Conference on acquisitions this November. There Daniel Mayer, volunteer CFO of the Wikimedia Foundation, ostensibly present to engage in a discussion of the...

A flashback that might support Google.(front desk)
December 1, 2005... "I am far more concerned about the war waged against authors by media owners than I am about technology and its effect on intellectual property." --Jonathan Tasini, then-president of the National Writers Union, in LJ Academic Newswire, 5/23/00"...

In recent months, this photo has to be one of the most forwarded images in libraryland.(front desk)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
December 1, 2005... In recent months, this photo has to be one of the most forwarded images in libraryland. LJ was able to trace it to some librarians in Georgia, but then the trail got murky. What we do conclude is that it probably didn't emerge from a...

Stat watch.(front desk)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... In a survey, 117 librarians from various types of libraries were asked if they changed jobs or roles during their first five years of employment. NO 8% 1 27% 2 30% 3 ...

Good news for Salinas & Colorado: election results mixed in other jurisdictions.(lj news)
December 1, 2005... The dark cloud that hung over the mortally threatened Salinas Public Library has showed its silver lining: Measure V, which will put $11 million annually in the city's coffers for ten years (see News, LJ 9/1/05, p. 18ff.), was embraced by local...

Patriot act still disputed.(lj news)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... November was rough for those hoping to weaken the strictures of the USA PATRIOT Act. Early in the month, Congressional negotiators dropped the Sanders amendment--language that would deny funding for searches of library, bookstore, and other...

Random, Amazon test pay-per-view.(lj news)
December 1, 2005... Random House Inc., the world's largest trade book publisher, announced an online "pay-per-page-view" effort on November 3, the same day the online retailer Amazon.com made a similar announcement--shaking up the world of e-content and raising...

Publishers push new link plan: SPARC says nonprofits' NIH idea good but not enough.(LJ NEWS)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Six months after the National Institutes of Health (NIH) implemented its weakened public access policy for the research it funds, the signatories of the DC Principles, a group of 57 medical and scientific nonprofit publishers, offered a...

Optimism, attendance up at ASIS&T.(CONFERENCE REPORT)(American Society for Information Science and Technology )
December 1, 2005... Despite a mixed array of circumstances, optimism ran high at the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) annual conference, held October 28-November 2 in Charlotte, NC. In an address, outgoing president Nick Belkin...

Tad Smith named CEO of RBI: Casella becomes vice chair of Reed Business, aims internationally.(LJ NEWS)(Library Journal)(chief executive officer)(Reed Business Information)(James A. Casella)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Tad Smith, executive vice president of Reed Business Information (RBI), publisher of Library Journal, has been appointed chief executive officer, succeeding James A. Casella, who has been promoted to vice chair of Reed Business. RBI, a member...

Gwinnett decides to retain DVDs.(LJ NEWS)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Though thefts led the Gwinnett County Public Library, GA, to sell most of its remaining DVD collection, the board in November decided to keep 8000 children's DVDs and videos, disregarding a recommendation from library director Jo Ann Pinder....

27 librarians win NY Times Awards.(LJ NEWS)(Library Journal)(New York)
December 1, 2005... The New York Times Librarian Awards, in its fifth year, honored 27 librarians representing 13 states. Nominations from the general public were accepted from June through September and exceeded 1200, from 48 states. The Times held a reception on...

Paraprofessional nominations open.(LJ NEWS)
December 1, 2005... Library Journal will honor one support staffer with its seventh annual Paraprofessional of the Year award in its March 1, 2006, issue. Sponsored by Brodart Library Supplies & Furnishings, which underwrites the $1500 cash prize and a reception...

SLA members change dues.(LJ NEWS)(Library Journal)(Special Libraries Association )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Members of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) voted 2,159-635 to approve an amendment to the SLA Bylaws in the association's first electronic vote, which concluded in early October. By removing a 12 percent cap on membership dues...

Calendar.(LJ NEWS)(Library Journal)(Calendar)
December 1, 2005... FEBRUARY 2006 23-26--Alaska Library Assn., Anchorage www.akla.org MARCH 2006 29-31--Oklahoma Library Assn., Tulsa www.oklibs.org APRIL 2006 5-7--Oregon Library Assn., Salem www.olaweb.org 5-7--Tennessee Library Assn./...

Palo Alto rejects $100k friends gift.(LJ NEWS)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... The Palo Alto, CA, City Council recently voted 5-4 to table a proposed $100,000 donation from the Palo Alto City Library (PACL) Friends, thus allowing the recommendation of the library director, the city manager, and the Library Advisory...

Gates grant funds Spanish outreach.(LJ NEWS)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will extend a Spanish Language Outreach Program with a three-year, $2 million grant to WebJunction, the public library portal for training, resources, and library staff interaction. The program will provide...

OverDrive downloads classical music.(LJ NEWS)(Library Journal)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... On November 3, the Pasadena/ Glendale Digital Library, a combined effort by the Pasadena and Glendale public libraries, CA, became the first public library in the country to offer downloadable classical music. This is a new service from...

OCLC CAPCON.(people)(OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Katherine Blauer, Executive Director of the OCLC CAPCON service center in Washington, DC, since 2003, is retiring from OCLC on December 31, 2005. She began her career as a public librarian in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1965; rose to be Director of...

Cynthia Klinck.(people)(been named as top women)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Cynthia Klinck, director of the Washington-Centerville Public Library, OH, has been named one of Dayton's Top Ten Women for 2005 by the Dayton Daily News. Since Klinck's appointment in 1979, the annual library budget has grown from only...

Tangipahoa Parish Library System.(people)(Christopher Kuechmann been appointed)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Christopher Kuechmann is the new Director of the Tangipahoa Parish Library System, Amite, LA. He was previously Director of the Clewiston Public Library, FL, and Coordinator of the Hendry County Library Cooperative, FL.

California State Library.(people)(Gerald Maginnity resigns)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Gerald Maginnity, Coordinator, Mountain Valley Library System, Sacramento, CA, since 1989, has been named Assistant Chief, Library Development Services Bureau, California State Library, Sacramento.

SOLINET.(people)(Tina Mason been promoted at Southeastern Library Network Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Tina Mason has been promoted to Manager of Preservation Services at SOLINET, Atlanta, a multitype consortium serving more than 2600 libraries in ten Southeastern states and the Caribbean. She had been Education Officer at SOLINET.

Suffolk Cooperative Library System.(people)(Bruce Massis resigns)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Bruce Massis, former Director of the Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Bellport, NY, resigned November 16, citing personal and health reasons. Massis was named a 2002 L/Mover & Shaker for projects he initiated as Associate Director of SEFLIN,...

NPS.(people)(Maxine Reneker retires from Naval Postgraduate School )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Maxine Reneker, formerly Professor, Associate Provost for Library and Information Services, and Director of the Dudley Knox Library, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Monterey, CA, has retired. She joined NPS in 1993 from Stanford University...

American College of Medical Informatics.(people)(Nancy Roderer been appointed)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Nancy Roderer, Interim Director of the Division of Health Sciences Informatics and Director of the Welch Medical Library, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, has been elected to the American College of Medical Informatics, comprised of Fellows...

Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois.(people)(Susan Singleton been elected as assistant vice president and executive director )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Susan Singleton, Director of the Center for Library Initiatives, Committee on Institutional Cooperation, Champaign, IL, will become Assistant Vice President and Executive Director of the new 180-member Consortium of Academic and Research...

Acquisitions redefine marketplace: ProQuest sells periodicals and coursepacks; OCLC PICA buys Fretwell-Downing's Informatics; Golden Gate gobbles Geac.(infotech)(Industry Overview)
December 1, 2005... Library companies closed 2005 with a bang, and a pretty loud one, as several of the core players announced sales or acquisitions that will redefine the market in 2006. The latest string of buyouts went further toward metamorphosing a year...

Blackwell's adds 25k EBL titles.(infotech)(Ebook Library )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Blackwell's Book Services has added 25,000 titles from Ebook Library (EBL) to Collection Manager, its free, web-based acquisition and collection development system. Users can order the EBL materials as they would I print volumes, and the titles...

Westminster/BPL using WebFeat.(INFOTECH)(Brooklyn Public Library )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Westminster College's Giovale Library, UT, has selected WebFeat to power its Griffin Search federated search solution. WebFeat said that Westminster's students, faculty, and staff can simultaneously search any or all of the library's more than...

ENCompass 3.6 in release.(INFOTECH)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Endeavor Information Systems now is marketing version 3.6 of its ENCompass electronic management system, sporting two "major systemwide enhancements." Following leads gleaned from usability studies, the latest release has a more intuitive...

EBSCO adds more content.(INFOTECH)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
December 1, 2005... EBSCO again has increased the amount of content available in its signature EBSCOhost product. As part of its longstanding relationship with Salem Press, EBSCO's publishing division is now marketing the MagillOnHistory database. MagillOnHistory...

Urban documents go online.(E-VIEWS AND REVIEWS)(Product/Service Evaluation)
December 1, 2005... BUY IT ONCE, BUY IT TWICE I scratch my head about subscription models for full-text monographic sources. To wit: you bought it in print, then you bought it on CD-ROM, and now you get to buy it again online--and for a big initial fee, then more...

The open content alliance.(DIGITAL LIBRARIES)(Product/Service Evaluation)
December 1, 2005... ABOUT A YEAR AGO, GOOGLE ANNOUNCED a project to digitize large numbers of books from five research libraries. Dubbed "the Google Five," the University of Michigan, Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, and the New York Public Library signed an agreement...

Books are back!(ONLINE DATABASES)
December 1, 2005... MORE THAN 1000 LIBRARIANS, publishers, and vendors jammed into the 25th annual Charleston Conference in South Carolina, November 2-5. Created by College of Charleston librarian Katina Strauch, the meeting brings together everyone in serials and...

In love with tech? We must span a new digital divide--between those librarians who lust after the new and those who have no time to.(INFOTECH FEATURE)
December 1, 2005... Falling in love with technology is very different from being in love with our purpose as librarians--in the work that we do with each other and for our patrons. I've heard some people say that if you're not into technology, maybe it's...

A storm rains on our parade: highlighting 185 public projects and 31 academic buildings.(LIBRARY BUILDINGS 2005)(Industry Overview)
December 1, 2005... A year that features 185 completed public library projects should be cause for celebration, and likely those constituencies that now have access to these 91 new buildings and 94 added-to/renovated facilities no doubt have been pleased with the...

New buildings.(ACADEMIC)(Illustration)
December 1, 2005... NEW BUILDINGS PROJECT CROSS INSTITUTIONS COST AREA Middlebury College Library, VT $40,000,000 138,000 ...

Additions and renovations.(ACADEMIC)(Illustration)
December 1, 2005... ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS PROJECT GROSS INSTITUTIONS STATUS COST AREA Hannon Library, Southern Total $23,200,000 125,700...

Renovations only.(ACADEMIC)(Illustration)
December 1, 2005... RENOVATIONS ONLY PROJECT GROSS INSTITUTION COST AREA The Gottesman Libraries, $18,800,000 55,000 Teachers College, Columbia University, New York ...

New buildings.(PUBLIC)(Illustration)
December 1, 2005... NEW BUILDINGS POP PROJECT COMMUNITY IN M CODE COST ARIZONA Anthem 100 M $3,600,010 Phoenix 46 ...

Additions and renovations.(PUBLIC)(Illustration)
December 1, 2005... ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS POP PROJECT COMMUNITY IN M CODE COST ALABAMA Robertsdale 83 S $803,706 ARIZONA Chino Valley ...

Six-year cost summary.(PUBLIC)(Illustration)
December 1, 2005... SIX-YEAR COST SUMMARY FISCAL 2000 FISCAL 2001 Number of new buildings 114 80 Number of ARRs * 127 132 Sq. ft. new buildings ...

Architects.(Directory)
December 1, 2005... A ACAI Associates, Inc. [Adolpho Cotilla], Fort Lauderdale, FL; 954-484-4000; www.acaiworld.com Alliance Architecture [Richard A. Davis], Prescott, AZ; 928-445-2380; www.alliancearchitecture.com Amerindian Architects, St. Paul;...

Power users: designing buildings and services from the end user's viewpoint transforms access for everyone.(LIBRARY BUILDINGS 2005)(Industry Overview)
December 1, 2005... What does it take for an average patron to find his way around your library? How easy is it to find a cookbook, or a PC, or a video on goldfish care for kids? In a society that jealously guards its time, our job--if libraries are to remain...

The politics of librarianship: the Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association, January 20-25, San Antonio.(MIDWINTER PREVIEW 2006)
December 1, 2005... Midwinter, the conference that exists, by official policy, for "expediting the business" of the American Library Association (ALA). Plenty of that goes on in some 2000 or more meetings. While there will be plenty of entertaining and educating...

Library best sellers 2005: a year of the books most borrowed in U.S. libraries.
December 1, 2005... It wasn't all The Da Vinci Code in libraries this year. LJ's fiction list shows how responsive librarians are to patron demand. Pop titles pop right away, ride the list up, and most often ride back down to get replaced by the next big thing....

Planting the Pacific Northwest.(Collection Development / Gardening)
December 1, 2005... Gardening requirements vary greatly from region to region, and even an experienced gardener must relearn many of the basics when relocating. Until recently, most general North American gardening guides tried to address the needs of the entire...

The Jedi job guide.(NEXTGEN)
December 1, 2005... THE JEDI MASTER LISTENED TO the tale of woe from his young apprentice. He nodded his head, smiled at the GenXer. "Your tale of trying to get a professional job in a library is fraught with danger, young one," he said. "Do you think it will be...

End free ride for costly journals.(BACKTALK)
December 1, 2005... FOR NEARLY A CENTURY, A SYMBIOTIC relationship existed between scholars and scholarly publishers. Academics freely provided their discoveries, work, and time editing and reviewing, and scholarly publishers provided packaging and sold the output...

Puttin' your foot in it.(CASE STUDY)
December 1, 2005... "DOES THIS WOMAN EVER SHUT up?" wondered Leon Mladnich, assistant director for the Bunder Library. Scanning his email showed a number of messages from librarian Olga Spadora. Her post at the PC-laden reference desk gave her ample opportunity to...

It's groveling time.(ANALYSIS I)
December 1, 2005... Graham really does not have much choice about what to do. Mladnich sent an insulting, abusive, and completely unprofessional email to a subordinate, and he is going to have to take the fall. Sending the email to the wrong person does not...

You're outta there!(ANALYSIS II)(Industry Overview)
December 1, 2005... In this case, Mladnich CREATED a difficult situation to resolve, forcing management to weigh the value of one employee over another. This is not just a case of choosing the best course of action for damage control, or clarification of policy...

Prepub alert.
December 1, 2005... FICTION Abrahams, Peter. End of Story. Morrow. Apr. 2006. 352p. ISBN 0-06-072665-2. $24.95. Aspiring author Ivy, who teaches creative writing at a maximum-security prison, is convinced that her most talented student has been wrongly...

Mystery.(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... NEW YEAR, NEW SERIES Worthy of note are three promising new series debuting in 2006. American author Suzanne Arruda transports readers to 1919 colonial Africa; Swedish writer Kjell Eriksson sets his award-winning contemporary police procedural...

Bland, Eleanor Taylor. A Dark and Deadly Deception: A Marti MacAlister Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Bland, Eleanor Taylor. A Dark and Deadly Deception: A Marti MacAlister Mystery. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Dec. 2005. c.288p. ISBN 0-312-32667-X [ISBN 978-0-312-32667-8]. $23.95. M Black homicide detective Marti MacAlister (Windy City Dying)...

Dunham, Tracy. Yes, the River Knows.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Dunham, Tracy. Yes, the River Knows. Berkley Prime Crime. Dec. 2005. c.304p. ISBN 0-425-20577-0. $23.95. M Introduced in Wishful Sinful, Talbot Jefferson, a former big city lawyer back home practicing in Wynnton, SC, here defends and helps...

Elkins, Aaron & Charlotte Elkins. On the Fringe.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Elkins, Aaron & Charlotte Elkins. On the Fringe. Severn House. Dec. 2005. 202p. ISBN 0-7278-6286-3. $28.95. M Golf pro Lee Ofsted (Where Have All the Birdies Gone?), now 43d on the money list, journeys to Hawaii to help her old mentor run...

Graves, Sarah. Nail Biter: A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Graves, Sarah. Nail Biter: A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery. Bantam. Dec. 2005. c.260p. ISBN 0-553-80310-7. $22. M Handy (with a sledge hammer) protagonist Jacobia "Jake" Sorenson (Tool & Die), who takes too many risks while sleuthing with...

Ripley, J.R. Death of a Cheat.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Ripley, J.R. Death of a Cheat. Beachfront. Jan. 2006. c.267p. ISBN 1-892339-13-7. $25. M When St. Barts's aged Lothario Remy Deval is murdered on the eve of the annual World Marbles on Sand competition, likable Gendarme Charles...

Allen, Conrad. Murder on the Oceanic.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Allen, Conrad. Murder on the Oceanic. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Feb. 2006. c.288p. ISBN 0-312-34285-3 [ISBN 978-0-312-34285-2]. $23.95. F Mysteries can be set anywhere and at any time, but Allen's are distinctive for taking place not on land...

Cabot, Meg. Size 12 Is Not Fat.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... * Cabot, Meg. Size 12 Is Not Fat. Avon. Jan. 2006. c.368p. ISBN 0-06-052511-8. pap. $12.95. M Heather Wells was a rock star, a teen sensation by her freshman year of high school. A few years later, she loses her recording contract by...

James, P.D. The Lighthouse.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... James, P.D. The Lighthouse. Knopf. Dec. 2005. c.337p. ISBN 0-307-26291-X. $25.95. M Nathan Oliver, a famous novelist, is murdered on a remote island off the Cornish coast. Set up as a low-profile retreat for men and women of responsibility...

Lawton, John. A Little White Death.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Lawton, John. A Little White Death. Atlantic Monthly. Feb. 2006. c.448p. ISBN 0-87113-932-4. $23. M It's the early 1960s, a time in Britain of sexual scandals at the highest levels of government (e.g., the Profumo affair), Cold War...

McNab, Claire. The Quokka Question: A Kylie Kendall Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... McNab, Claire. The Quokka Question: A Kylie Kendall Mystery. Alyson, dist. by Consortium. Dec. 2005. c.186p. ISBN 1-55583-915-0 [ISBN 978-1-55583-915-4]. pap. $13.95. M In her third case (after The Wombat Strategy and The Kookaburra...

Miyabe, Miyuki. Crossfire.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Miyabe, Miyuki. Crossfire. Kodansha, dist. by Oxford Univ. Mar. 2006. c.408p. tr. from Japanese by Deborah Stuhr Iwabuchi & Anna Husson Isozaki. LC 978-4-7700-2993-5. ISBN 4-7700-2993-4. $24.95. M In some of the current mystery and suspense...

Todd, Charles. A Long Shadow: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Todd, Charles. A Long Shadow: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery. Morrow. Jan. 2006. c.424p. ISBN 0-06-078671-X. $23.95. M When Constable Hensley is shot in the back with an arrow and left for dead in gloomy Frith's Wood, Inspector Ian...

Briefly noted.(mystery)
December 1, 2005... The Mystery Writers of America (MWA) announced that author Laurie King will chair the 2007 Edgar Awards, which will honor books published in 2006. A Best First Novel Edgar winner for A Grave Talent, King succeeds current chair Steve Hamilton....

Prepub mystery.(MYSTERY)(Bibliography)
December 1, 2005... Cleland, Jane K. Consigned to Death. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Apr. 2006. 288p. ISBN 0-312-34725-1. $23.95. Antiques dealer Josie Prescott heads to New Hampshire to escape scandal and lands in a murder mix-up and romance in this debut....

Ahern, Cecelia. If You Could See Me Now.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Ahern, Cecelia. If You Could See Me Now. Hyperion. Jan. 2006. c.320p. ISBN 1-40130187-8. $22.95. F Must you be able to see something for it to exist? This is the question that faces Ahern's (Rode Dunne) heroine, uptight interior decorator...

Barfoot, Joan. Luck.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Barfoot, Joan. Luck. Carroll & Graf. Mar. 2006. c.320p. ISBN 0-7667-1646-0. pap. $14.95. F The title of this novel, the tenth by Canadian author Barfoot (Critical Injuries), refers to the chance twists that lead us toward our fates. When...

Beauman, Sally. The Sisters Mortland.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Beauman, Sally. The Sisters Mortland. Warner. Jan. 2006. c.433p. ISBN 0-446-57819-3. $24.95. F In this latest from journalist and critic Beauman (Destiny), the summer of 1967 has unimaginable and horrific consequences for the Mortland...

Benson, Kate. Two Harbors.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Benson, Kate. Two Harbors. Harvest: Harcourt. 2005. 312p. ISBN 0-15-603124-8. pap. $14. F Benson's first novel is a remarkable coming-of-age story enhanced by strong dialog and poetic verse. Her cinematic descriptions move the action along...

Berg, Elizabeth. We Are All Welcome Here.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Berg, Elizabeth. We Are All Welcome Here. Random. Apr. 2006. c.208p. ISBN 1-4000-6161-X. $22.95. F Thirteen-year-old Diana Dunn, wonderfully spirited and bursting to grow up, was born in an iron lung. Her fiercely determined mother, Paige,...

Bradford, Barbara Taylor. Just Rewards.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Bradford, Barbara Taylor. Just Rewards. St. Martin's. Jan. 2006. c.480p. ISBN 0-312-30706-3. $24.95. F The final episode of the Harte family saga (which began with A Woman of Substance) focuses on the travails of four of Emma Harte's...

Browne, Hester. The Little Lady Agency.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Browne, Hester. The Little Lady Agency. Pocket Bks: S. & S. Mar. 2006. c.384p. ISBN 1-4165-1492-9. ISBN 978-1-4165-1492-3. $23. F In her debut, London-based freelance writer and journalist Browne tells the clever tale of Melissa...

Cartwright, Justin. The Promise of Happiness.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 1, 2005... Cartwright, Justin. The Promise of Happiness. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin's. Jan. 2006. c.304p. ISBN 0-312-34880-0. $23.95. F Award-winning British author Cartwright (Leading the Cheers) again offers a wry exploration of human foibles and...