Library Journal articles from December 2008, page 5

Library Journal archives from December 2008

Black & Decker the Complete Guide to Roofing, Siding & Trim.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Black & Decker the Complete Guide to Roofing, Siding & Trim. Creative Pub: Quayside. 2008. c.272p. illus, index. ISBN 978-1-58923-418-5. pap. $24.95. DIY The exterior of your home takes the full brunt of weather conditions. Learn how to...

Ellsworth, David. Ellsworth on Woodturning: How a Master Creates Bowls, Pots, and Vessels.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Ellsworth, David. Ellsworth on Woodturning: How a Master Creates Bowls, Pots, and Vessels. Fox Chapel. 2008. c.256p, illus. ISBN 978-1-56523-377-5. pap. $29.95. DIY Renowned for creating thin-walled bowls and vases, Ellsworth, a...

Grace, Janey Lee. Imperfectly Natural Home: Everything You Need To Know To Create a Natural Home.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Grace, Janey Lee. Imperfectly Natural Home: Everything You Need To Know To Create a Natural Home. Orion, dist. by Sterling. 2008. c.224p. illus. index. ISBN 978-0-7528-8582-7. pap. $19.95. DIY Your home can be ecofriendly in many small...

Hampshire, Kristen. John Deere: Hobby Farm; How To Create & Maintain Your Hobby Farm or Great Estate.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Hampshire, Kristen. John Deere: Hobby Farm; How To Create & Maintain Your Hobby Farm or Great Estate. Creative Pub: Quayside. 2008. c.176p. illus, index. ISBN 978-1-58923-364-5. pap. $19.99. DIY Hampshire, author of previous books in the...

Haynes, Alison, Clean Sweep: The Ultimate Guide to Decluttering, Detoxing, and Destressing Your Home.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Haynes, Alison, Clean Sweep: The Ultimate Guide to Decluttering, Detoxing, and Destressing Your Home. Skyhorse, dist. by Norton. 2008. c.360p, illus, index. ISBN 978-1-6023-9346-2. pap. $12.95. DIY Covering every room in the house, this...

Lyles, Larry. Project Street Rod: The Step-by-Step Modification of a Vintage Car.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Lyles, Larry. Project Street Rod: The Step-by-Step Modification of a Vintage Car. Bowtie. 2008. c.184p, illus, index. ISBN 9781-933958-39-2. pap. $24.95. DIY If you see hot rod potential in rusty old cars, this book is for you. Auto...

Price, Pat & Nora Richter Green Greenhouses & Garden Sheds: Inspiration, Information & Step-by-Step Projects.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Price, Pat & Nora Richter Green Greenhouses & Garden Sheds: Inspiration, Information & Step-by-Step Projects. Creative Pub: Quayside. 2008. c.160p, illus, index. ISBN 978-1-58923-437-6. pap. $19.99. DIY Need a perfect place to baby new...

Solakian, Susan E. The Homeowner's Guide to Managing a Renovation: Tough-as-Nails Tactics for Getting the Most from Your Money.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... * Solakian, Susan E. The Homeowner's Guide to Managing a Renovation: Tough-as-Nails Tactics for Getting the Most from Your Money. Sterling. 2008. c.288p, illus, index. ISBN 978-1-4027-2754-2. pap. $19.95. DIY Before you take a...

Underhill, Roy (text) & Eleanor Underhill (illus.). The Woodwright's Guide: Working Wood with Wedge & Edge.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Underhill, Roy (text) & Eleanor Underhill (illus.). The Woodwright's Guide: Working Wood with Wedge & Edge. Univ. of North Carolina. 2008. c.192p, illus, index. ISBN 978-0-8078-3245-5. $35; pap. ISBN 978-0-8078-5914-8. $22.50. DIY ...

EarthTalk: Expert Answers to Everyday Questions about the Environment.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Earth Talk: Expert Answers to Everyday Questions About the Environment. Plume: Penguin Group (USA). Feb. 2009. c.304p. illus, index. ISBN 978-0-452-29012-9. pap. $15. SCI This collection of questions and answers centering on environmental...

Faris, Stephan. Forecast: The Consequences of Climate Change, from the Amazon to the Arctic, from Darfur to Napa Valley.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Faris, Stephan. Forecast: The Consequences of Climate Change, from the Amazon to the Arctic, from Darfur to Napa Valley. Holt. Jan. 2009. c.256p, index. ISBN 978-0-8050-8779-6. $25. SCI [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Journalist Faris...

Charles Darwin at 200: celebrate evolution's father with these seven titles.(Charles Darwin: The Concise Story of an Extraordinary Man)(The Beagle Letters: Charles Darwin's Letters, 1831-1836)(Origins: Selected Letters of Charles Darwin, 1822-1859)(Evolution: Selected Letters of Charles Darwin 1880-1870)(On the Origin of Species: The Illustrated Edition)(Darwin's Sacred Cause: How a Hatred of Slavery Shaped Darwin's Views on Evolution)(Evolution: The First Four Billion Years)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Next year will be a feast for fans of Charles Darwin and purveyors of all types of Darwinalia, for February 12, 2009, marks the bicentennial of the great scientist's birth. The Darwin Year is also the 150th anniversary of the publication of...

Johnson, Steven. The Invention of Air: A Story of Science, Faith, Revolution, and the Birth of America.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Johnson, Steven. The Invention of Air: A Story of Science, Faith, Revolution, and the Birth of America. Riverhead: Penguin Group (USA). Jan. 2009. c.256p. illus. bibliog. ISBN 978-1-59448-852-8. $25.95. SCI Joseph Priestley (1733-1804)...

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern North America.(National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America)(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern North America. ISBN 978-1-42620330-5. National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America. ISBN 978-1-4262-0331-2. ea. vol: National Geographic, dist. by...

Rice, Tony. Voyages of Discovery: A Visual Celebration of Ten of the Greatest Natural History Expeditions.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Rice, Tony. Voyages of Discovery: A Visual Celebration of Ten of the Greatest Natural History Expeditions. Firefly. 2008. 336p. illus, index. ISBN 978-1-55407-414-3. $39.95. NAT HIST This lavishly illustrated volume revisits ten natural...

Tyson, NeIl deGrasse. The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Tyson, Nell deGrasse. The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet. Norton. Jan. 2009. c.160p, illus, bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-393-06520-6. $23.95. SCI Tyson is the director of the American Museum of Natural...

Welland, Michael. Sand: The Never-Ending Story.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... * Welland, Michael. Sand: The Never-Ending Story. Univ. of California. Jan. 2009. c.373p. illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 978-0-520-254374. $24.95. SCI Sand has a sense of vastness, mystery, and power. It is both a nuisance and a powerful...

American Ethnic Writers.(Book review)
December 1, 2008... American Ethnic Writers. 3 vols. Salem. 2008. 1000p, ed. by Salem Press Eds. photogs, bibliog, index. ISBN 978-1-58765-462-6. $217. REF An update of Salem's two-volume American Ethnic Writers, Revised Edition (2000), this set now boasts...

Bruns, Roger. Icons of Latino America: Latino Contributions to American Culture.(Icons of the American West: From Cowgirls to Silicon Valley)(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Bruns, Roger. Icons of Latino America: Latino Contributions to American Culture. 2 vols. 648p. ISBN 978-0-313-34086-4. Icons of the American West: From Cowgirls to Silicon Valley. 2 vols. ed. by Gordon Morris Bakken. ISBN...

Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research. 2 vols. Sage. 2008. 906p. ed. by Clive N. Svendsen & Allison D. Ebert. index. ISBN 978-1-4129-5908-7. $250. REF The simple vocabulary of this accessible encyclopedia allows researchers, university...

Alrich, Peggy & Wesley Higgins. The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Illustrated Dictionary of Orchid Genera.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Alrich, Peggy & Wesley Higgins. The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Illustrated Dictionary of Orchid Genera. Cornell Univ. 2008. 288p. ISBN 978-0-8014-4737-2. $49.95. REF [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alrich (Orchids on Stamps) and Higgins...

Chapin, Robert J. & others. The Sales Encyclopedia.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Chapin, Robert J. & others. The Sales Encyclopedia. Eagle View. Jan. 2009. 678p. ISBN 978-0-9719684-1-7. $59.95. REF More how-to than reference, this volume presents selling advice and procedural etiquette, as tested by six previously...

Kipfer, Barbara Ann. Phraseology: Thousands of Bizarre Origins, Unexpected Connections, and Fascinating Facts About English's Best Expressions.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Kipfer, Barbara Ann. Phraseology: Thousands of Bizarre Origins, Unexpected Connections, and Fascinating Facts About English's Best Expressions. Sourcebooks. 2008. 320p. ISBN 978-1-4022-1287-1. pap. $14.95. REF Kipfer (Instant Karma)...

Leahy, Todd & Raymond Wilson. Historical Dictionary of Native American Movements.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Leahy, Todd & Raymond Wilson. Historical Dictionary of Native American Movements. Scarecrow. 2008. 240p. ISBN 978-0-81085773-5. $85. REF This indispensable reference to significant Native American figures, events, locations, and ritual...

Marshall, Stephen A. 500 Insects: A Visual Reference.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Marshall, Stephen A. 500 Insects: A Visual Reference. Firefly. 2008. 528p. ISBN 978-1-55407-345-0. $29.95. REF [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Incorporating several newly identified species, this insect field guide provides single-page...

Paravisini-Gebert, Lizabeth. Literature of the Caribbean.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Paravisini-Gebert, Lizabeth. Literature of the Caribbean. Greenwood. (Literature as Windows to World Cultures). 2008. 256p. ISBN 978-0-313-32845-9. $49.95. REF [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Paravisini-Gebert (Jamaica Kincaid) opens with an...

Spanglish.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Spanglish. Greenwood. (Ilan Stavans Library of Latino Civilization). 2008. 144p. ed. by Ilan Stavans. bibliog, index. ISBN 978-0-31334804-4. $55. REF Part of a multivolume series, this slender monograph, edited by Stavans (Encyclopedia...

Encyclopedia of World History.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Encyclopedia of World History. 7 vols. Facts On File. 2008. ed. by Marsha E. Ackermann & others, illus, maps. bibliog, index. ISBN 9780-8160-6386-4. $650. REF Six volumes in this set cover a specific time period, from the ancient world...

Hickey, Robert. Honor & Respect: The Official Guide to Names, Titles, and Forms of Address.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... * Hickey, Robert. Honor & Respect: The Official Guide to Names, Titles, and Forms of Address. Protocol School. 2008. 576p. bibliog, index. ISBN 978-0-615-19806-4. $75. REF A reference source on forms of address is a standard in all types...

Liu, Chales. The Handy Astronomy Answer Book: Your Smart Reference.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Liu, Chales. The Handy Astronomy Answer Book: Your Smart Reference. Visible Ink. (Handy Answer Books). 2008. 344p. illus. index. ISBN 978-1-57859-193-0. pap. $21.95. REF Like Visible Ink's The Handy Science Answer Book (1994), which LJ...

The Modern World.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... The Modern World. 5 vols. Sharpe Reference: M.E. Sharpe. 2008. ed. by Sarolta Takacs. illus, maps. bibliog, index. ISBN 9780-7656-8096-9. $399. REF Each book in this five-volume set covers a distinct part of the globe, including the...

The Sage Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... The Sage Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods. 2 vols. Sage. 2008. 1014p. ed. by Lisa M. Given. index. ISBN 978-1-4129-4163-1. $350. REF Covering every major facet of qualitative research in an interdisciplinary manner, this...

For future reference.
December 1, 2008... Librarians love new e-resources, so you'll be happy to hear that EBSCO is introducing two new ones. Global Health Archive (GHA) offers more than 800,000 public health records spanning 1910-72. With information on nutrition, communicable...

GEOnetBASE.
December 1, 2008... GEOnetBASE CRC Pr., www.geonetbase.com ******* GEOnetBASE is a collection of 134 (at present) online books covering emerging developments in the geosciences. The subjects covered include Agriculture and Agronomy; Anthropology; Botany and...

Scientific Thought: In Context.(Young adult review)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Scientific Thought: In Context. 3 vols. Gale Cengage. 2008. 1394p. ed. by K. Lee Lerner & Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-1-4144-0298-7. $385. REF In this undeniably scientific age in which we live, there are any...

Storytelling: An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore.(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Storytelling: An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore. 3 vols. Sharpe Reference: M.E. Sharpe. 2008. 676p. ed. by Josepha Sherman. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-7658-8047-1. $299. REF A host of distinguished contributors like...

My 48 hours in Oxford.(REFERENCE BACKTALK)
December 1, 2008... This is the story of how a jet-lagged LJ editor crashed a publisher's party overseas in October 2008 and came away both inspired and humbled. The publisher was Oxford University Press (OUP), and the celebration was in honor of the 80th...

Timeless Earth: 400 of the World's Most Important Places.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Timeless Earth: 400 of the World's Most Important Places. Hammond. 2008. 400p. ed. by Patrick Bonneville. photogs. maps. index. ISBN 978-0-84-370993-3. $59.95. REF Hammond, best known for its world atlas, presents an impressive volume of some...

World War II Guide to Records Relating to U.S. Military Participation.(Book review)
December 1, 2008... World War II Guide to Records Relating to U.S. Military Participation. 2 vols. National Archives. 2008. 1088p. ed. by Timothy P. Mulligan. photogs. maps. index. ISBN 978-1-880875-09-8. $75. REF Published by the U.S. National Archives and...

Digital Consumers: Reshaping the Information Professions.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Digital Consumers: Reshaping the Information Professions. Facet, dist. by Neal-Schuman. 2008. 226p. ed. by David Nicholas & Ian Rowlands. index. ISBN 978-1-85604-651-0. $115. Library users, whether students, researchers, scholars, or...

Dougherty, Richard M. Streamlining Library Services.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Dougherty, Richard M. Streamlining Library Services. Scarecrow. 2008. 272p. illus. index. ISBN 978-0-8108-5198-8. pap. $45. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Here, Dougherty (Sch. of Information, Univ. of Michigan) updates his Scientific...

George, Mary W. The Elements of Library Research: What Every Student Needs To Know.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... George, Mary W. The Elements of Library Research: What Every Student Needs To Know. Princeton Univ. 2008. 201p. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-691-13857-2. pap. $14.95. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] George (reference, Princeton Univ. Lib.) has...

Information Literacy Instruction Handbook.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Information Literacy Instruction Handbook. Assn. of College & Research Libs. 2008. 236p. ed. by Christopher N. Cox & Elizabeth Lindsay. ISBN 978-0-8389-0963-8. pap. $40. This handbook is written by and for professionals, with material...

Information Literacy Meets Library 2.0.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Information Literacy Meets Library 2.0. Facet, dist. by Neal-Schuman. 2008. 188p. ed. by Peter Godwin & Jo Parker. index. ISBN 978-1-85604-637-4. $110. While there are many books on the burgeoning phenomenon of Web 2.0, this one, with an...

From Seattle PL's "living room": fiction faves of 2008.(the reader's shelf)(public library)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... The next time you're in Seattle, you'll probably visit the Seattle Public Library's famous central branch, with its striking architecture and innovative systems. As you explore the breathtaking third floor, aka "the living room," home to the...

LJ best sellers: memoirs.(List)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1 Audition: A Memoir. [HC] Barbara Waiters. Knopf. 2008. ISBN 978-0-307-26646-0. $29.95. 2 Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia. [P] Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin....

LJ best sellers: the books most borrowed in U.S. libraries.(Library Journal)(List)
December 1, 2008... The books most borrowed in U.S. libraries FICTION LAST RANKING/ ...