Library Journal articles from February 2005

Library Journal archives from February 2005

Small libraries, big impact: compelling innovations come from America's smallest libraries.(editorial)
February 1, 2005... THEY SERVE ANYWHERE FROM 800 TO 25,000 users, with most in rural communities of several thousand. Their per capita support is all over the map, from barely 20 bucks up to more than $100. Whatever their size or their budgets, they provide some...

Restart library advocacy: we must do it, even if it empties the ALA endowment.(blatant Berry)
February 1, 2005... AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (ALA) PRESIDENT Carol Brey-Casiano once wrote that library advocacy means "to simply talk to your neighbors about libraries." In today's America, that back fence approach doesn't really reach any neighbors. To...

Support or lose' em.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2005... Michael Gorman is right on the money, of course (John Berry, "Don't Dis the LIS 'Crisis'" Blatant Berry, LJ 10/1/04, p. 10). My fellow students and I are looking over the edge into a deep chasm of unemployment. The graduates ahead of us form a...

Agents of democracy.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2005... As John Berry points out, if librarians do not... act on their role as agents for democracy, the library "has failed again".... ("To Inform Democracy," Editorial, LJ 11/15/04, p. 8). Despite a relatively consistent view within the profession...

Skills not plays.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2005... I must respond to the inaccurate review of my Nitty-Gritty Basketball Series (Video Reviews, LJ 11/1/04, p. 128). The reviewer pooh-poohs our three videos, recommending the video of a famous coach because it gives basic plays with many wrinkles...

Unoriginal insults.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2005... I guess John Berry thinks it is appropriate to defend poor journalism and plain old lazy reporting with unoriginal insults directed at new librarians ("Can I Quote You on That?" Blatant Berry, LJ 11/1/04, p. 10). There is a distinct difference...

Heard.(front desk)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... "Our almost 2000 unabridge audiobooks are circulated so much that if everyone returned theirs to the library at the same time, we wouldn't have room to shelve them all." --CRIS ADAMS, HOBBS PUBLIC LIBRARY, NM, ON PUBLIB, 11/29/04

Speed metal band pushes libraries.(front desk)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... You might not immediately connect speed metal rock with literacy, but the Seattle-area self-described "edu-core" band BloodHag consists of four book geeks who sing songs exclusively about their favorite sf authors--e.g., J.R.R. Tolkien, Ray...

A future grapes of wrath.(front desk)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... "[H]ow can Salinas hope to grow another Steinbeck?" --Christian Science Monitor, 1/3/05, on the closure of the Salinas, CA, libraries

Stat watch.(front desk)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... U.S. Internet users who have created a blog 7% ... and those who don't know what a blog is 62% Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project, November 2004

In a year-end interview with the New York Times, Seattle Public Library director Deborah Jacobs said that the new Rem Koolhass-designed central library was much beloved, but she acknowledged that the "way-finding isn't working.(front desk)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... In a year-end interview with the New York Times, Seattle Public Library director Deborah Jacobs said that the new Rem Koolhass-designed central library was much beloved, but she acknowledged that the "way-finding isn't working. By the second or...

NYPL: synergy on the way? New heads of branch and research libraries say collaboration is in the works.(LJ news)
February 1, 2005... The New York Public Library (NYPL) has long been an unwieldy institution: a major research library, mainly funded privately, yoked with a three-borough branch system, mainly funded publicly. That may be changing. Four months into their jobs,...

ALA begins Patriot Act study.(LJ news)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Researchers from Florida State University's School of Information Studies, Tallahassee, and Syracuse University's School of information Studies, NY, working with the American Library Association (ALA), are about to query a sample of U.S. public...

Cornell: open access costly: task force observes that subscriptions and OA will coexist for a while.(LJ news)(Cornell University Libraries)
February 1, 2005... A task force convened by the Cornell University Libraries (CUL) has delivered a sober assessment of author-pays open access (OA) publishing. Given the number of articles published by Cornell faculty members, the library system could "see its...

Budget boosts MN, PA.(Budget Roundup)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The Saint Paul Public Library's (SPPL) 2005 budget, finalized at $17.7 million after months of deliberation, reflects the power of Friends' advocacy. The budget, a 6.3 percent increase over last year, includes more money for collections, new...

$30m for Philadelphia Central.(Budget Roundup)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Philadelphia's City Council has agreed to spend $30 million in city funds to expand the Central Library of the Free Library of Philadelphia. The money would be borrowed by the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, which would...

Will Buffalo branches close?(Budget Roundup)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Given the recent cuts to the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (B&ECPL), NY (see News, LJ 1/05, p. 19), which also include a 14 percent reduction in personnel, the debate has resumed about whether the 52-branch system is simply too large....

Palo Alto won't close.(Budget Roundup)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Palo Alto, CA, council members quashed a plan to close two of its five libraries, which was proposed by director Paula Simpson in an attempt to consolidate collections and personnel. "We've got deteriorating facilities, overstretched staff,...

Ledeboer to head Tucson-Pima PL: also, city wants county to consider consolidation of system.(LJ news)(Nancy Ledeboer)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Nancy Ledeboer, deputy director of the Las Vegas--Clark County Library District, NV, since 1999, was named the new director of the Tucson-Pima Public Library (TPPL), AZ, as of January 24. She succeeded Betsy Stunz-Hall, interim head since the...

Maps stolen from Wales library: also, Kenyon College thief pleads guilty; ex-Bain librarian indicted.(LJ news)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Peter Bellwood, who previously spent four years in prison for stealing maps from UK libraries, has been jailed for four-and-a-half years for stealing 50 rare and ancient maps from the National Library of Wales. According to local press reports,...

Aid sought after tsunami hits: libraries in Sri Lanka, elsewhere need reconstruction and restoration.(LJ news)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The tsunami that hit Asia on December 26, 2004, has uprooted thousands of lives and destroyed an enormous amount of infrastructure, including school libraries, community libraries, children's libraries, public libraries, libraries belonging to...

South Africa's Lor to head IFLA: Singapore's Ramachandran resigns after only eight months.(LJ news)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Peter Johan Lor of South Africa will be the new Secretary General of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), stepping into the spot vacated by Singapore's R. Ramachandran after only eight months (see Late...

Margaret Monroe, educator, dies.(LJ news)(Obituary)
February 1, 2005... Library educator Margaret Monroe died in her sleep on December 17. She was 90. Monroe was known for her mentoring as well as for her rigorous scholarship. She began her career at the New York Public Library, spending 13 years there before...

LC signs deal with Iran's National Library.(LJ news)(Library of Congress)(National Library and Archives of the Islamic Republic of Iran)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The United States and Iran still have no formal relations, but the Library of Congress (LC) and National Library and Archives of the Islamic Republic of Iran signed a Memorandum of Understanding during Librarian of Congress James Billington's...

Paintings earn library $800k.(LJ news)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Two Norman Rockwell paintings fetched more than $800,000 at a recent Christie's auction in New York City, benefiting the Wagnalls Memorial Library of Lithopolis, OH. The Wagnalls Memorial Foundation, which partially funds the library,...

Texas Tech University digitizing massive Vietnam archive: more than two million pages already online, CDEC microfilm being scanned and cataloged for first time.(infotech)
February 1, 2005... Texas Tech University (TTU), Lubbock, is ramping up The Vietnam Project (www.vietnam.ttu.edu/vietnamcenter) with several massive digitization initiatives that will make major resources far more accessible. Launched in 1989, the project consists...

Chicago PL debuts Find It! Search tool made in collaboration with WebFeat.(infotech)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The Chicago Public Library (CPL) (www.chicagopubliclibrary.org) cut the ribbon on its new Find It! search tool, which was designed in collaboration with WebFeat, the federated search vendor. Find It! allows patrons to search the library's...

ICANN OKs new net domains: preliminary approval granted for mobi, .jobs, .post, and .travel.(The Internet)(Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has given its preliminary blessing to Internet domain names .mobi, .jobs, .post, and .travel. Both .post and .travel (for postal-and travel-related services) were okayed by the...

Innovative adds B&T Content Cafe: OPACS will include jacket art, TOCs, and top reviews.(The Internet)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Innovative Interfaces has made a deal with Baker & Taylor (B&T) to include bibliographic information found in the book jobber's Content Cafe in its customers' OPACs. Content Cafe sports almost 1.5 million jacket-art images, tables of contents,...

Gale adds more serials content: USA Today and Harvard Business Review included in databases.(The Internet)
February 1, 2005... Thomson Gale again has added content to its databases. The publisher announced December 14 that the full text of USA Today will be included in its Custom Newspapers and Student Resources databases. Gale also cut deals with Harvard Business...

Chilean univs. select Ex Libris: seven consortium members sign for MetaLib and SFX.(Installations)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Ex Libris's Latin American distributor Grupo Sistemas Logicos has snagged a contract With Alerta al Conocimiento S.A., a consortium of seven major Chilean universities, for MetaLib and SFX. The Alerta consortium provides web access to the...

GIS nails two NY consortia; Mohawk Valley and Southern Adirondack sign for Polaris.(Installations)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... GIS Information Systems has signed a contract with two New York consortia to provide Polaris to the residents of eight counties. Mohawk Valley Library System, Schenectady, and Southern Adirondack Library System, Saratoga Springs, together serve...

Wilson's bibliographic control.(E-Views And Reviews)
February 1, 2005... QUOTES OF THE WEEK "Reference publishers now sell collections of their e-reference books--sometimes in predetermined blocks but more recently title by title. The contents... are accessible through the publishers' proprietary search. This model...

Google in the academic library: undergraduates may find all they want on Google Scholar.(Online Databases)
February 1, 2005... GOOGLE SCHOLAR, INTRODUCED in beta form in November 2004, already has everyone talking. People wonder how scholarly the material is, whether it will put commercial information retrieval systems out of business, and if it will make the library...

The Google opportunity: Google's new initiatives are rocking our world. Here's how to rock back.(Infotech Feature)
February 1, 2005... Librarians just need to look at the latest announcements from Google to see why the Chinese character for change is the combination of the characters for danger and opportunity. In the past 18 months we've seen the arrivals of Google Scholar...

The library Haines built: best small library in America 2005: Haines Borough Public Library, Haines, AK.(Best Small Library In America 2005)(Cover Story)
February 1, 2005... "Community involvement," the standard cliche, doesn't come close to capturing the spirit and action that have structured the building, programs, collections, and services of the Haines Borough Public Library (HBPL), AK. Those achievements make...

Let's go to the mall: thinking outside the neighborhood branch, libraries in malls make for happy partnerships and patrons.
February 1, 2005... When the Glendale Branch of the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library (IMCPL) outgrew its home in a pastoral setting in a community park, serendipity and some creative thinking helped library managers find an unusual yet beneficial location...

Yard appeal.(Collection Development / Backyard Projects)
February 1, 2005... Whether it's an expansive suburban green space or a tiny urban oasis, a yard-contributes to a home's character and worth. Revitalizing a home's landscape with new plants is a great way to add personality and marketability. Another way is...

Prepub alert.(books)
February 1, 2005... BERRY, BERTRICE. When Love Calls, You Better Answer. Broadway. Jun. 2005. 272p. ISBN 0-385-51083-7. $19.95. Motivational speaker Berry (Redemption Song) crafts the tale of a dedicated social worker good at everything except romance. With a...

History repeats itself.(mystery)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... A frequent element in romance, Christian fiction (see this issue's column, p. 60), and other genres, historical recreations also feed the hungry imaginations of mystery readers. One particularly popular period, that of Tudor England, is...

Alexander, Bruce. Rules of Engagement.(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... ALEXANDER, BRUCE. Rules of Engagement. Putnam. Mar, 2005. c.285p. ISBN 0-399-15242-3. $24.95. M In the final addition to Alexander's popular historical series about a blind 18th-century English magistrate, Sir John Fielding and his clerk...

Argula, Anne. Homicide My Own.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... ARGULA, ANNE. Homicide My Own. Pleasure Boat. Feb. 2005. c.220p. ISBN 1-929355-21-1. $16. M Wry humor, straight-talking characters, and shades of the supernatural flavor this cleverly written debut police procedural. Two Spokane cops named...

Carter, Charlotte. Trip Wire: a Cook County Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... CARTER, CHARLOTTE. Trip Wire: A Cook County Mystery. One World: Ballantine. Mar. 2005. c.192p. ISBN 0-345-44769-7. pap. $12.95. M It's December 1968 , and African-American sleuth Cassandra Perry, hot-tempered, willful, and sassy, is seeking...

Cray, David. Dead Is Forever: a Novel of Crime.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... * CRAY, DAVID. Dead Is Forever: A Novel of Crime. Carroll & Graf. Feb. 2005. c.256p. ISBN 0-7867-1491-3. $23. M Refined, discreet, efficient, and trust-funded, New Yorker Philip Corvascio Beckett disdains the family business and normally...

Harper, Karen. The Fyre Mirror: an Elizabeth I Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... * HARPER, KAREN. The Fyre Mirror: An Elizabeth I Mystery. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin's. Feb. 2005. c.304p. ISBN 0-312-32692-0. $23.95. M Now in her early thirties, Elizabeth I wants to approve an "official" portrait for distribution in...

Gray, Alex. A Small Weeping.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... GRAY, ALEX. A Small Weeping. Allison & Busby, dist. by International Pubs. Marketing. Feb. 2005. c.298p. ISBN 0-7490-8330-1. $25.95; pap. ISBN 0-7490-8325-5. $15.95. M Detective Chief inspector Lorimer, already investigating the murder of...

Tierney, Ronald. Nickel-Plated Soul: a Deets Shanahan Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... TIERNEY, RONALD. Nickel-Plated Soul: A Deets Shanahan Mystery. Severn House. Feb. 2005. c.212p. ISBN 0-7278-6173-5. $27.95. M Seventy-year-old Indianapolis PI Deets Shanahan (Concrete Pillow) faces a problematic mission: locate a woman...

Walsh, Marcie with Michael Malone. The Killing Club.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... WALSH, MARCIE WITH MICHAEL MALONE. The Killing Club. Hyperion. Mar. 2005. c.288p. ISBN 1-4013-0156-8. $19.95. M Detective Sergeant Jamie Ferrara suspects that her former high school chum's death by fire was not accidental. Friend Ben...

Barron, Stephanie. Jane and His Lordship's Legacy: Being a Jane Austen Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... BARRDN, STEPHANIE. Jane and His Lordship's Legacy: Being a Jane Austen Mystery. Bantam. Mar. 2005. c.304p. ISBN 0-553-80225-9. $24. M In the latest addition to this Regency series, Jane Austen (Jane and the Ghosts of Netley) finds herself...

Bebris, Carrie. Suspense and Sensibility or, First Impressions Revisited: a Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... BEBRIS, CARRIE. Suspense and Sensibility or, First Impressions Revisited: A Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mystery. Forge: Tor. Feb. 2005. c.304p. ISBN 0-765-30509-7. $22.95. M Jane Austen's memorable characters from Pride and Prejudice do some...

Bowen, Rhys. In Like Flynn: a Molly Murphy Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... BOWER, RHYS. In Like Flynn: A Molly Murphy Mystery. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Mar. 2005. c.336p. ISBN 0-312-32815-X. $23.95. M In the summer of 1902 while New York City is gripped in the wave of a typhoid epidemic, PI Molly Murphy (Murphy's...

Colley, Barbara. Wiped Out: a Charlotte LaRue Mystery.(Book Review)(Brief Review)
February 1, 2005... COLLEY, BARBARA. Wiped Out: A Charlotte LaRue Mystery. Kensington. Feb. 2005. c.272p. ISBN 0-7582-0762-X. $22. M New Orleans cleaning service operator Charlotte (Polished Off) gains a new client, a leading member of society's premier...

Granger, Ann. That Way Murder Lies: a Mitchell and Markby Mystery.(Book Review)(Brief Review)
February 1, 2005... GRANGER, ANN. That Way Murder Lies: A Mitchell and Markby Mystery. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Feb. 2005. c.288p. ISBN 0-312-33827-9. $23.95. M Meredith Mitchell and fiance Det. Supt. Alan Markby (A Restless Evil) investigate a 25-year-old...

Meyers, Annette. Hedging: a Smith and Wetzon Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... MEYERS, ANNETTE. Hedging: A Smith and Wetzon Mystery. Five Star: Gale. Feb. 2005. c.328p. ISBN 1-4104-0199-5. $25.95. M Wall Street headhunter/sleuth Laurie Wetzon (Blood on the Street) turns up injured and suffering from amnesia at a NYC...

Barr, Nevada. Hard Truth.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... BARR, NEVADA. Hard Truth. Putnam. Mar. 2005. c.336p. ISBN 0-399-15241-5. $24.95. M A massive search ensues when teenage girls disappear from a church group camping trip in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park. Six weeks later, two of...

Robinson, Peter. Strange Affair: a Novel of Suspense.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... ROBINSON, PETER. Strange Affair: A Novel of Suspense. Morrow. Feb. 2005. c.352p. ISBN 0-06-054433-3. $22.95. F Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks is still recovering from a fire that almost took his life (in Playing With Fire) when his...

Prepub mystery.(Mystery)(Bibliography)
February 1, 2005... ALBERT, SUSAN WITTIG. The Tale of Holly How. Berkley Prime Crime. Jun. 2005. 320p. ISBN 0-425-20274-7. $23.95. In the second "Cottage Tales" mystery, Beatrix Potter and her four-legged cohorts sniff out the murderer of a local shepherd in...

Revisiting history.(Christian fiction)(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
February 1, 2005... Historical romances have long been a Christian fiction staple (see Rosanne Bittner's Walk by Faith, Bonnie Leon's The Heart of Thornton Creek, and Linda Lee Chaikn's Today's Embrace below), but judging from this spring's crop of titles even...

Anderson, John Aubrey. Black or White: A Novel.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... ANDERSON, JOHN AUBREY. Black or White: A Novel. Broadman & Holman. 2005. c.336p. ISBN 0-8054-3168-3. pap. $14.99. CF Growing up in segregated Mississippi in 1945 offers contrasting experiences for privileged white children Missy and Bobby...

Dekker, Ted. Obsessed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... DEKKER, TED. Obsessed. WestBow: Thomas Nelson. Feb. 2005. c.400p. ISBN 0-8499-4373-6. $21.99. CF Dekker follows up last year's successful "Circle Trilogy" series (Black, Red, and White) with this taut tale of two men's obsession to possess...

Girzone, Joseph F. Joshua in a Troubled World: a Story for Our Time.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... GIRZONE, JOSEPH F. Joshua in a Troubled World: A Story for Our Time. Doubleday. Mar. 2005. c.208p. ISBN 0-385-51182-5. $19.95. CF Contemporary political crises and tensions between Muslims and Jews set the stage for the long anticipated...

Kingsbury, Karen. Beyond Tuesday Morning.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... KINGSBURY, KAREN. Beyond Tuesday Morning. Zondervan. Feb. 2005. c.352p. ISBN 0-310-25771-9. pap. $13.99. CF The death of her fire fighter husband in the 9/11 attacks has left Jamie Byron longing for the only man she had loved. But she knows...

Lamberth, Minnie. Life with Strings Attached.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... LAMBERTH, MINNIE. Life with Strings Attached. Paraclete. Mar. 2005. c.244p. ISBN 1-55725-416-8. $19.95. CF Winner of the 2004 Paraclete Press Fiction Award, this first novel (formerly titled At Home in the Center of the Universe) takes...

Lliteras, D.S. The Silence of John.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... * LLITERAS, D.S. The Silence of John. Hampton Roads. Mar. 2005. c.218p. ISBN 1-57174-410-X. $19.95. CF The silence of the Apostle John during the crucifixion of Jesus sets the stage for another outstanding effort from Lliteras (after...

Lucas, Michele Claire. A High and Hidden Place.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... LUCAS, MICHELE CLAIRE. A High and Hidden Place. HarperSanFrancisco: HarperCollins. Mar. 2005. c.288p. ISBN 0-06-074056-6. $22.95. CF In June 1944, six-year-old Christine Lenoir, found in the ruins of her home, is brought to a French convent...

Rivers, Francine. The Warrior.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... RIVERS, FRANCINE. The Warrior. Tyndale House. (Sons of Encouragement, 8k. 2). Mar. 2005. c.232p. ISBN 0-8423-8266-6. $14.99. CFN In this fictional retelling of the biblical story of Caleb, Joshua's second in command is sent ahead to scout...

Bittner, Rosanne. Walk By Faith.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... BITTNER, ROSANNE. Walk By Faith. Steeple Hill. 2005. c.304p. SBN 0-3737-8532-1. pap. $12.95. CF Veteran historical romance novelist Bittner ("Mystic Indian," "American West," and "Blue Hawk Saga" series) shines with this new inspirational...

Dewhurst, Rick. Bye Bye Bertie: a Joe LaFlam Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... DEWHURST, RICK. Bye Bye Bertie: A Joe LaFlam Mystery. Broadman & Holman. 2005. c.176p. ISBN 0-8054-3182-9. pap. $10.99. CF Joe LaFlam, a 33-year-old, self-professed, second-rate detective, feels that his spiritual life as well as his social...

Hill, Patti. Like a Watered Garden.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... HILL, PATTI. Like a Watered Garden. Bethany. 2005. c.320p. ISBN 0-7642-2937-0. pap. $12.99. CF Struggling to get through her grief after losing her husband, Scott, in a tragic accident, Mibby Garrett seeks renewal through her garden design...

Leon, Bonnie. The Heart of Thornton Creek.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... LEON, BONNIE. The Heart of Thornton Creek. Revell. (The Queensland Chronicles). 2005. c.352p. ISBN 0-8007-5896-X. pap. $12.99. CF Forced into poverty by the death of her father in 1871, Rebecca Williams decides her best option is to leave...

Martin, Charles. Wrapped in Rain.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... * MARTIN, CHARLES. Wrapped in Rain. WestBow: Thomas Nelson. Mar. 2005. c.320p. ISBN 0-7852-6182-6. pap. $t3.99. CF The internal voices that torment Matthew "Mutt" Mason and the rituals that can keep his thoughts fixated on an idea for up to...

Nehring, Radine Trees. A Treasure to Die For.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... NEHRING, RADINE TREES. A Treasure to Die For. St. Kitts. (Something To Die For). Mar. 2005. c.262p. ISBN 1-931206-00-7. pap. $16. CF A getaway to an Elderhostel in Hot Springs, AR, finds Carrie McCrite and retired policeman Henry King...

Nunes, Rachel Ann. Winter Fire.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... NUNES, RACHEL ANN. Winter Fire. Deseret Bks. Feb. 2005. c.350p. ISBN 1-59038-382-6. pap. $14.95. CF Nursing a broken heart, schoolteacher Amanda Huntington has given up on love. Then she accidentally sets her oven on fire and meets...

Pleiter, Allie. Bad Heiress Day: a Mom, a Million ... a Migraine.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... PLEITER, ALLIE. Bad Heiress Day: A Mom, a Million... a Migraine. Steeple Hill Cafe: Steeple Hill. 2005. c.288p. ISBN 0-373-78533-X. pap. $12.95. CF Losing her father is only the beginning of Darcy Nightengale's troubles. She soon finds...

Austin, Lynn. Gods & Kings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... AUSTIN, LYNN. Gods & Kings. Bethany. (Chronicles of the Kings, Book 1). Feb. 2005. c.320p. ISBN 0-7642-2989-3. pap. $12.99. CF King Hezekiah of Israel has a father plotting to destroy him and a mother desperately trying to save his life....

Chaikin, Linda Lee. Today's Embrace.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... CHAIKIN, LINDA LEE. Today's Embrace. WaterBrook: Random. (East of the Sun). Feb. 2005. c.400p, ISBN 1-57856-515-4. pap. $13.99. CF Withholding news of her pregnancy from her husband, Rogan, so she can accompany him on a voyage to South...

Henderson, Dee. God's Gift.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... HENDERSON, DEE. God's Gift. Steeple Hill. Mar. 2005. c.240p. ISBN 0-373-78535-6. pap. $12.95. CF Originally published in 1998, this re-release brings missionary James Graham home from Africa an injured man. He meets Rachel Ashcroft, a...

Lahaye, Tim & Gregory S. Dinallo. Come Spring: a Parable of Love and Faith.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... LAHAYE, TIM & GREGORY S. DINALLO. Come Spring: A Parable of Love and Faith. Kensington. Feb. 2005. c.112p. ISBN 0-7582-1099-X. $14.95. CF "Left Behind" series co-author LaHaye joins screenwriter Dinallo in a new series set in 1916 Boston....

Morris, Gilbert. The Virtuous Woman.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... MORRIS, GILBERT. The Virtuous Woman. Bethany. (House of Winslow.) 2005. c.320p. ISBN 0-7642-2661-4. pap. $12.99. CFI The 34th entry in the "House of Winslow" series finds Phil and Cara Winslow looking for the daughter they thought had died...

Bordihn, Maria R. The Falcon of Palermo.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... BORDIHN, MARIA R. The Falcon of Palermo. Atlantic Monthly. Feb. 2005. c.432p. ISBN 0-87113-880-8. $25. F Bordihn developed an interest in Frederick II while in college, so it is not surprising that her first novel is based on the man who...

Brandt, William. The Book of the Film of the Story of My Life.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... BRANDT, WILLIAM. The Book of the Film of the Story of My Life. Warner. Feb. 2005. c.320p. ISBN 0-446-69381-2. pap. $12.95. F At 42, Frederick Case doesn't have much to show for his life, and his dreams of cinematic glory are fading fast....

Chidgey, Catherine. The Transformation.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... CHIDGEY, CATHERINE. The Transformation. Holt. May 2005. c.320p. ISBN 0-8050-6971-2. $25. F The title of New Zealander Chidgey's third novel (after The Strength of the Sun) refers both to a hairpiece and to the lives of the primary...

Cleage, Pearl. Babylon Sisters.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... CLEAGE, PEARL. Babylon Sisters. One World: Ballantine. Apr. 2005. c.304p. ISBN 0-345-45609-2. $23.95. F Cleage (Some Things I Never Thought I'd Do) plunges into her familiar Atlanta setting for this new novel controlled by a heavy-handed...

Cohen, Esther. Book Doctor.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... COHEN, ESTHER. Book Doctor. Counterpoint: Perseus. Feb. 2005. c.304p. ISBN 1-58243-323-2. $23. F Arlette Rosen, the book doctor in Cohen's (No Charge for Looking) witty and urbane novel, is not exactly a ghost writer or an editor but more...