Library Journal articles from February 2006, page 2

Library Journal archives from February 2006

Chapman, Hugo. Michelangelo Drawings: Closer to the Master.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Chapman, Hugo. Michelangelo Drawings: Closer to the Master. Yale Univ. 2005. 320p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-300-11147-9. $50. FINE ARTS Accompanying a unique British Museum exhibition (showing until Jun. 2006), this generously...

The de Young in the 21st Century: A Museum by Herzog and de Meuron.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... The de Young in the 21st Century: A Museum by Herzog & de Meuron. Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. 2005. 208p. ed. by Diana Ketcham & others. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-500-34215-6. $65. ARCHITECTURE Ketcham (The Desert de Retz),...

Egon Schiele: The Ronald S. Lauder and Serge Sabarsky Collections.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Egon Schiele: The Ronald S. Lauder and Serge Sabarsky Collections. Prestel. 2005. 320p. ed. by Renee Price. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 3-7913-3390-9. $49.95. FINE ARTS As a young man, painter Egon Schiele (1890-1918) was at the...

Fra Angelico.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Fra Angelico. Metropolitan Museum of Art, dist. by Yale Univ. 2005. 336p. ed. by Laurence Kanter & Pia Palladino. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-300-11140-1. $65. FINE ARTS Edited by curators Kanter and Palladino, this catalog accompanies...

Harryhausen, Ray & Tony Dalton. The Art of Ray Harryhausen.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... * Harryhausen, Ray & Tony Dalton. The Art of Ray Harryhausen. Billboard: Watson-Guptill. Mar. 2006. c.230p. illus. index. ISBN 0-8230-8400-0. $50. FINE ARTS Harryhausen arguably is film's most important animator, edging out even his...

Meyers, Jeffrey. Modigliani: A Life.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Meyers, Jeffrey. Modigliani: A Life. Harcourt. Mar. 2006. c.288p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-15-101178-8. $27. FINE ARTS In 1920, on the apparent eve of success, Italian expressionist painter and sculptor Amadeo Modigliani, a.k.a....

Pop.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Pop. Phaidon. (Themes & Movements). 2005. 304p. ed. by Mark Francis & Hal Foster. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-7148-4363-6. $75. FINE ARTS In this latest addition to Phaidon's "Themes and Movements" series, curator Francis (founding...

Saville, Jenny (illus.) & John Gray & others (text). Jenny Saville.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Saville, Jenny (illus.) & John Gray & others (text). Jenny Saville. Rizzoli, dist. by Random. 2005. 176p. illus. ISBN 0-8478-2757-7. $50. FINE ARTS This visually striking volume presents the work of Jenny Saville, a young British...

Tong, Dian. China! New Art and Artists.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Tong, Dian. China! New Art & Artists. Schiffer. 2005. 231p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-7643-2324-5. $69.95. FiNE ARTS Contemporary Chinese art is a hot topic. There have been more than 25 exhibitions devoted to it in the United States...

Baskett, Mickey. Dazzling Bead and Wire Crafts.(Beading for the Soul: Inspired Designs from 23 Contemporary Artists)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Baskett, Mickey. Dazzling Bead & Wire Crafts. Sterling. 2006. c.128p. illus. index. ISBN 1-4027-1445-9. $24.95. Cannarella, Deborah. Beading for the Soul: Inspired Designs from 23 Contemporary Artists. Interweave. 2005. c.160p. illus....

Belcher, Judy. Polymer Clay Creative Traditions: Techniques and Projects Inspired by the Fine and Decorative Arts.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Belcher, Judy. Polymer Clay Creative Traditions: Techniques and Projects Inspired by the Fine and Decorative Arts. Watson-Guptill. 2006. c.144p. illus. index. ISBN 0-8230-4065-8. pap. $21.95. CRAFTS The artistic possibilities of polymer...

Eakin, Jamie Cloud. Beading with Cabochons: Simple Techniques for Beautiful Jewelry.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Eakin, Jamie Cloud. Beading with Cabochons: Simple Techniques for Beautiful Jewelry. Lark, dist. by Sterling. 2006. c.127p. illus. index. ISBN 1-57990-718-0. $24.95. CRAFTS The flat-backed, domed cabochon is a mainstay product of lapidary...

Geary, Theresa Flores. Creative Native American Beading.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Geary, Theresa Flores. Creative Native American Beading. Sterling. 2005. c.128p. illus. index. ISBN 1-4027-1077-1. $24.95. CRAFTS This follow-up book to Geary's Native American Beadwork: Projects & Techniques from the Southwest includes...

Golden, Alisa. Expressive Handmade Books.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Golden, Alisa. Expressive Handmade Books. Sterling. 2006. c.160p. illus. index. ISBN 1-4027-2051-3. $24.95. CRAFTS Creative paper folding is the basis for many of the step-by-step projects in this guide. Book artist Golden (Creating,...

Gonzales, Ben A. Paper, Scissors, Sculpt!: Creating Cut-and-Fold Animals.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Gonzales, Ben A. Paper, Scissors, Sculpt!: Creating Cut-and-Fold Animals. Sterling. 2005. c.96p. illus. index. ISBN 1-4027-1821-7. $19.95. CRAFTS At first glance, the paper animals in this book appear to be a type of origami, but they...

Vitamin D: New Perspectives in Drawing.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Vitamin D: New Perspectives in Drawing. Phaidon. 2006. 352p. illus. index. ISBN 0-7148-4545-0. $69.95. FINE ARTS This book is a global, up-to-the-minute survey of drawing that focuses on 110 artists selected by a group of prominent...

Herter, Caroline & others. Photocraft: Cool Things to Do with the Pictures You Love.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Herter, Caroline & others. Photocraft: Cool Things To Do with the Pictures You Love. Bulfinch: AOL Time Warner Book Group. 2005. c.160p. illus. index. ISBN 0-8212-6195-9. $19.95. CRAFTS The easy availability of digital photo images has...

Lord, Melody. Creative Scrapbooking: Turn Treasured Keepsakes into Works of Art.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Lord, Melody. Creative Scrapbooking: Turn Treasured Keepsakes into Works of Art. Thunder Bay. 2005. c.112p. illus. index. ISBN 1-59223-481-X. $19.95. CRAFTS This book for advanced scrapbookers by artist Lord emphasizes the incorporation...

Macfarlane, David. Beyond the Basics: Gourd Art.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Macfarlane, David. Beyond the Basics: Gourd Art. Chapelle: Sterling. 2005. c.144p. illus. index. ISBN 1-4027-1060-7. $19.95. CRAFTS Advanced projects from 25 artists using gourds as a medium are featured here. Intricate carving and...

Piers, Marrian. Classic Cards: 60 Projects for the Discriminating Crafter.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Piers, Marrian. Classic Cards: 60 Projects for the Discriminating Crafter. Sterling. 2006. c.160p. illus. index. ISBN 1-4027-1072-0. $24.95. CRAFTS Makers of handmade cards can now choose among the abundance of materials available to...

Smith, Cindy. Splendid Flowers for Every Day.(Classic Floral Designs)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Smith, Cindy. Splendid Flowers for Every Day. Chapelle: Sterling. 2006. c.143p. illus. index. ISBN 1-4027-2514-0. $24.95. Smith, Ed. Classic Floral Designs. Sterling. 2005. c.128p. illus. index. ISBN 1-4027-2441-1. pap. $14.95. CRAFTS ...

Sudo, Kumiko. Kokoro no Te: Handmade Treasures from the Heart.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Sudo, Kumiko. Kokoro no Te: Handmade Treasures from the Heart. Breckling Pr., dist. by Independent Publishers Group. 2005. c.156p. illus. ISBN 1-933308-04-4. pap. $27.95. CRAFTS Sudo (East Quilts West), a fiber artist best known for her...

Walter, Helen. Popular Quilling.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Walter, Helen. Popular Quilling. Sally Milner, dist. by Sterling. 2005. c.112p. illus. ISBN 1-86351-338-8. pap. $14.95. CRAFTS In this book of delicate coiled paper projects, Walter (A Guide to Quilling Flowers) shares designs for animals...

Bartlett, Rosamund. Chekhov: Scenes from a Life.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Bartlett, Rosamund. Chekhov: Scenes from a Life. Free Pr. UK, dist. by Trafalgar Square. Mar. 2006. 395p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-7432-3075-2. pap. $15.95. LIT This biography of Russia's most famous playwright and short story...

The Best Stage Scenes of 2005.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... The Best Stage Scenes of 2005. Smith & Kraus. (Scene Study). Mar. 2006. 226p. ed. by D.L. Lepidus. ISBN 1-57525-430-1. pap. $14.95. DRAMA The 11th volume in Smith and Kraus's "Best Stage Scenes" series delivers just as much power and...

Brown, Frederick. Flaubert: A Biography.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... * Brown, Frederick. Flaubert: A Biography. Little, Brown. Apr. 2006. c.640p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-316-11878-8. $35. LIT Brown, who made his mark with excellent biographies on Cocteau (An Impersonation of Angels: A Biography of...

Honan, Park. Christopher Marlowe: Poet and Spy.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Honan, Park. Christopher Marlowe: Poet & Spy. Oxford Univ. 2005. c.480p. illus. index. ISBN 0-19-818695-9 [ISBN 978-0-19818695-3]. $32.50. LIT Elizabethan poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe lived a brief and eventful life as...

Zagorin, Perez. Thucydides: An Introduction for the Common Reader.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Zagorin, Perez. Thucydides: An Introduction for the Common Reader. Princeton Univ. 2005. c.186p. ISBN 0-691-12351-9. $34.95. LIT The ancient Greek historian Thucydides thought that his history of the Peloponnesian War between Athens,...

Reynolds, Simon. Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk, 1978-1984.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Reynolds, Simon. Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984. Penguin. Mar. 2006. c.402p. index. ISBN 0-14-303672-6. pap. $16. MUSIC The words "Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?," uttered onstage by Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten as...

Richmond, Peter. Fever: The Life and Music of Miss Peggy Lee.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Richmond, Peter. Fever: The Life and Music of Miss Peggy Lee. Holt. Apr. 2006. c.464p. photogs. ISBN 0-8050-7383-3. $27.50. MUSIC Who would think that the very cool Miss Peggy Lee started out in North Dakota as Norma Deloris Egstrom? Or...

Seinfeld: Master of Its Domain, Revisiting Television's Greatest Sitcom.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Seinfeld: Master of Its Domain; Revisiting Television's Greatest Sitcom. Continuum. Feb. 2006. c.288p. ed. by David Lavery with Sarah Lewis Dunne. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8264-1802-3. $59.95; pap. ISBN 0-82641803-1. $19.95. TV Noted...

Siegel, Marcia B. Howling Near Heaven: Twyla Tharp and the Reinvention of Modern Dance.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... * Siegel, Marcia B. Howling Near Heaven: Twyla Tharp and the Reinvention of Modern Dance. St. Martin's. Mar. 2006. c.336p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-312-23294-2 [ISBN 978-0-312-23294-8]. $25.95. DANCE Noted dance critic Siegel (The...

Chappell, Timothy. The Inescapable Self: An Introduction to Western Philosophy Since Descartes.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Chappell, Timothy. The Inescapable Self: An Introduction to Western Philosophy Since Descartes. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, dist. by Sterling. 2005. 335p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-297-84735-X. $19.95. PHIL Can we be certain of the existence of...

Cixous, Helene. Dream I Tell You.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Cixous, Helene. Dream I Tell You. Columbia Univ. (European Perspectives). Mar. 2006. c.160p. tr. from French by Beverley Bie Brahic. ISBN 0-231-13882-2. $29.50. PHIL Cixous, a leading French writer and literary theorist (literature,...

Balaban, John. Path, Crooked Path.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Balaban, John. Path, Crooked Path. Copper Canyon. May 2006. c.77p. ISBN 1-55659238-8. pap. $15. POETRY In his latest volume, two-time National Book Award finalist Balaban (Locusts at the Edge of Summer) takes us on a road trip. Peopled...

Bursk, Christopher. The First Inhabitants of Arcadia.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Borsk, Christopher. The First Inhabitants of Arcadia. Univ. of Arkansas. Mar. 2006. c.136p. ISBN 1-55728-913-5 [ISBN 978-155728-913-4]. pap. $16. POETRY Bursk (The Way Water Rubs Stone), winner of the 2004 Donald Hall Prize in Poetry,...

Davis, Christina. Forth a Raven.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Davis, Christina. Forth a Raven. Alice James. Jun. 2006. c.80p. ISBN 1-882295-57-9. pap. $14.95. POETRY The poems in this first collection from Davis (associate director, NYU Creative Writing Prog.; ed., Illuminations: Great Writers on...

Harrison, Jim. Saving Daylight.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Harrison, Jim. Saving Daylight. Copper Canyon. Apr. 2006. c.125p. ISBN 1-55659235-3. $22. POETRY The poems in Harrison's (Legends of the Fall) tenth collection shift between rant and meditation as they blend philosophy with down-home...

Phillips, Carl. Riding Westward.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Phillips, Carl. Riding Westward. Farrar. May 2006. c.64p. ISBN 0-374-25003-0 [ISBN 978-0-374-25003-4]. $20. POETRY National Book Award finalist Phillips (English, African & Afro-American studies, Washington Univ., St. Louis; The Rest of...

Shapiro, Harvey. The Sights along the Harbor: New and Collected Poems.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Shapiro, Harvey. The Sights Along the Harbor: New and Collected Poems. Wesleyan Univ. Feb. 2006. c.290p. ISBN 0-8195-6795-7. $29.95. POETRY Shapiro's first poems were collected in The Eye (1953). Since then he's produced a steady stream...

Witte, George. The Apparitioners.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Witte, George. The Apparitioners. Three Rail. 2005. 104p. ISBN 0-9760470-1-2. $19.50. POETRY Mature in both voice and vision, this poetry debut from Witte (editor in chief, St. Martin's) haunts an upscale, semirural locale that could be...

Brennan, J.H. Tibetan Magic and Mysticism.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Brennan, J.H. Tibetan Magic and Mysticism. Llewellyn. Apr. 2006. c.240p. bibliog. ISBN 0-7387-0713-9. pap. $12.95. REL The psyche directs the gray matter and not vice versa. So states best-selling YA novelist Brennan, here switching to...

King, Karen L. The Secret Revelation of John.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... King, Karen L. The Secret Revelation of John. Harvard Univ. Feb. 2006. c.399p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-674-01903-2. $25. REL In the tradition of Elaine Pagels's The Gnostic Gospels and Beyond Belief." The Secret Gospel of Thomas, King...

McLaren, Brian D. The Secret Message of Jesus: Uncovering the Truth That Could Change Everything.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... McLaren, Brian D. The Secret Message of Jesus: Uncovering the Truth That Could Change Everything. W Publishing. Apr. 2006. c.256p. ISBN 0-8499-0000-X. $19.99. REL The Secret Message of Jesus is a book that could change everything, if...

Matt, Daniel C. The Zohar: Pritzker Edition, vol. 3.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Matt, Daniel C. The Zohar: Pritzker Edition, Volume Three. Stanford Univ. 2005. c.568p. bibliog. index. glossary. ISBN 0-8047-5210-9. $49.95. REL The Zohar is Judaism's best-known mystical text. It is also one of Judaism's most...

Tweed, Thomas A. Crossing and Dwelling: A Theory of Religion.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Tweed, Thomas A. Crossing and Dwelling: A Theory of Religion. Harvard Univ. 2006. 288p. illus. index. ISBN 0-674-01944-X. $27.95. REL Beginning with his reflections on the Cuban Catholic community in Miami, Tweed (religious studies, Univ....

A Fine Place to Daydream: Racehorses, Romance, and the Irish.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Barich, Bill. A Fine Place To Daydream: Racehorses, Romance and the Irish. Knopf. Mar. 2006. c.320p. bibliog. ISBN 1-40004279-8. $24. SPORTS Barich, author of the horse-racing classic Laughing in the Hills, has written another book on the...

Brant, John. Duel in the Sun: Alberto Salazar, Dick Beardsley, and America's Greatest Marathon.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Brant, John. Duel in the Sun: Alberto Salazar, Dick Beardsley, and America's Greatest Marathon. Rodale. Mar. 2006. c.224p. photogs. ISBN 1-59486-262-1 [ISBN 978-159486-262-5]. $22.95. SPORTS The best sports books capture a moment in time....

Maxymuk, John. Eagles by the Numbers: Jersey Numbers and the Players Who Wore Them.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Maxymuk, John. Eagles by the Numbers: Jersey Numbers and the Players Who Wore Them. Camino Bks. Apr. 2006. c.448p. photogs. bibliog. ISBN 0-940159-95-3. pap. $19.95. SPORTS Since 1933 when they began under coach Bert Bell, later NFL...

Cooper, Bernard. The Bill from My Father: A Memoir.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Cooper, Bernard. The Bill from My Father: A Memoir. S. & S. 2006. c.256p. ISBN 0-74324962-3 [ISBN 978-0-7432-4962-1]. $23. AUTOBIOG What would you do if you received a bill for parenting services from one of your parents? In his touching...

Erlbaum, Janice. Girlbomb: A Halfway Homeless Memoir.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Erlbaum, Janice. Girlbomb: A Halfway Homeless Memoir. Villard: Random. Mar. 2006. c.272p. ISBN 1-4000-6422-8. $21.95. AUTOBIOG At 14, Erlbaum, a columnist for Bust magazine, became fed up with her mother's latest abusive husband and left...

Kilmer-Purcell, Josh. I Am Not Myself These Days: A Memoir.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Kilmer-Purcell, Josh. I Am Not Myself These Days: A Memoir. Perennial: HarperCollins. Feb. 2006. c.320p. ISBN 0-06-081732-1 [ISBN 978-0-06-081732-9]. pap. $13.95. AUTOBIOG Advertising executive and former award-winning drag queen...

Trussoni, Danielle. Falling through the Earth: A Memoir.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... * Trussoni, Danielle. Falling Through the Earth: A Memoir. Holt. Mar. 2006. c.256p. ISBN 0-8050-7732-4. $23. AUTOBIOG During the Vietnam War, Trussoni's father was a tunnel rat who worked his way through the underground network of tunnels...

Johnson, Marilyn. The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Johnson, Marilyn. The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries. HarperCollins. Mar. 2006. c.256p. photogs. bibliog. ISBN 0-06-075875-9. $24.95. COMM Johnson, a former magazine writer and editor who has...

Bailey, Keith & Karen Leland. Watercooler Wisdom: How Smart People Prosper in the Face of Conflict, Pressure and Change.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Bailey, Keith & Karen Leland. Watercooler Wisdom: How Smart People Prosper in the Face of Conflict, Pressure & Change. New Harbinger. Mar. 2006. c.209p. ISBN 1-57224-436-4. pap. $14.95. BUS Bailey and Leland (cofounders, Sterling...

Ballard, Chris. The Butterfly Hunter: Adventures of People Who Found Their True Calling Way Off the Beaten Path.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Ballard, Chris. The Butterfly Hunter: Adventures of People Who Found Their True Calling Way Off the Beaten Path. Broadway. Apr. 2006. c.271p. ISBN 0-7679-1868-1. $23.95. BUS Ballard (staff writer, Sports Illustrated; Hoops Nation)...

Buying a Home.(Caring for an Aging Parent)(Getting Married: Your Roadmap to Life's Financial Crossroads)(Planning an Estate: Your Roadmap to Life's Financial Crossroads)(Saving/Paying for College: Your Roadmap to Life's Financial Crossroads)(Starting Out: Your Roadmap to Life's Financial Crossroads)(Surviving Divorce: Your Roadmap to Life's Financial Crossroads)(Surviving the Loss of a Spouse: Your Roadmap to Life's Financial Crossroads)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Buying a Home. 242p. ISBN 1-4195-0046-5. Caring for an Aging Parent. 159p. ISBN 1-4195-0043-0. Getting Married: Your Roadmap to Life's Financial Crossroads. 222p. ISBN 1-41950047-3. Planning an Estate: Your Roadmap to Life's...

Fishman, Charles. The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works-- and How It's Transforming the American Economy.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Fishman, Charles. The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and How It's Transforming the American Economy. Penguin. 2006. c.304p. index. ISBN 1-59420-076-9. $25.95. BUS Whether you love or hate Wal-Mart,...

Lesson plans: four titles for learning disabilities month.(A Special Education: One Family's Journey Through the Maze of Learning Disabilities)(Finding You Finding Me: Using Intensive Interaction To Get in Touch with People Whose Severe Learning Disabilities Are Combined with Autistic Spectrum Disorder)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... For most of us, there's a gray line between learning disabilities and developmental disabilities, yet they are distinct. Learning disabilities (such as dyslexia and hyperlexia) are disorders that affect the ability to understand or use spoken...

Ross, Emily & Angus Holland. 100 Great Businesses and the Minds Behind Them.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Ross, Emily & Angus Holland. 100 Great Businesses and the Minds Behind Them. Sourcebooks. Mar. 2006. c.416p, index. ISBN 1-4022-0631-3. pap. $16.95. BUS What are the secrets behind the phenomenal success of companies like eBay, Google,...

Tertzakian, Peter. A Thousand Barrels a Second: The Coming Oil Break Point and the Challenges Facing an Energy Dependent World.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Tertzakian, Peter. A Thousand Barrels a Second: The Coming Oil Break Point and the Challenges Facing an Energy Dependent World. McGraw-Hill. Feb. 2006. c.288p. bibliog. ISBN 0-07-146874-9. $27.95. BUS Economist Tertzakian (director, ARC...

Wasik, John F. The Merchant of Power: Samuel Insull, Thomas Edison, and the Creation of the Modern Metropolis.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Wasik, John F. The Merchant of Power: Samuel Insull, Thomas Edison, and the Creation of the Modern Metropolis. Palgrave Macmillan. Mar. 2006. c.288p. photos. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-4039-6884-5. $24.95. BUS Samuel Insull (1859-1938) is...

Beatty, Kelly & Dale Salvaggio Bradshaw. Firestarters: 100 Job Profiles to Inspire Young Women.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... * Beatty, Kelly & Dale Salvaggio Bradshaw. Firestarters: 100 Job Profiles To Inspire Young Women. JIST. Mar. 2008. c.256p. illus. index. ISBN 1-59357-310-3. pap. $14.95. CAREERS Aiming to assist young women in choosing a career, the...

Burleigh, Michael. Earthly Powers: The Clash of Religion and Politics in Europe from the French Revolution to the Great War.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Burleigh, Michael. Earthly Powers: The Clash of Religion and Politics in Europe from the French Revolution to the Great War. HarperCollins. Mar. 2006. c.544p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-06-058093--3. $29.95. HIST Religion and...

Carr, Cynthia. Our Town: A Heartland Lynching, a Haunted Town, and the Hidden History of White America.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... * Carr, Cynthia. Our Town: A Heartland Lynching, a Haunted Town, and the Hidden History of White America. Crown. Mar. 2006. c.512p, photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-517-70506-0. $25.95. HIST Journalist Carr has written a stunning book that...

Colaiaco, James A. Frederick Douglass and the Fourth of July.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Colaiaco, James A. Frederick Douglass and the Fourth of July: Speaking Truth to America. Palgrave Macmillan. Feb. 2008. c.258p. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-4039-7033-5. $24.95. HIST Colaiaco (Sch. of Continuing & Professional Studies, NYU;...

Cox, Anna-Lisa. A Stronger Kinship: One Town's Extraordinary Story of Hope and Faith.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Cox, Anna-Lisa. A Stronger Kinship: One Town's Extraordinary Story of Hope and Faith. Little, Brown. Feb. 2006. c.288p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-316-11018-3. $24.95. HIST After the Civil War, when the wider nation was turning its...

Eicher, David J. Dixie Betrayed: How the South Really Lost the Civil War.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Eicher, David J. Dixie Betrayed: How the South Really Lost the Civil War. Little, Brown. Mar. 2006. c.368p. photogs. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-316-73905-7. $27.95. HIST Eicher (The Longest Night: A Military History of the Civil War)...

Finkel, Caroline. Osman's Dream: The Story of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1923.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Finkel, Caroline. Osman's Dream: The Story of the Ottoman Empire 1300-1923. Basic: Perseus. Mar. 2006. c.688p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-465-02396-7. $35. HIST In the year 1300, Osman, a Muslim tribal leader in Asia Minor (the future...

Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia. Univ. of California. 2005. 272p. ed. by John Curtis & Nigel Tallis. illus. bibliog. ISBN 0.520-24731-0. $49.95. HIST Eventually conquered by Alexander the Great after centuries of stability,...

Jenkins, Philip. Decade of Nightmares: The End of the Sixties and the Making of Eighties America.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... * Jenkins, Philip. Decade of Nightmares: The End of the Sixties and the Making of Eighties America. Oxford Univ. Mar. 2006. c.352p. index. ISBN 0-19-517866-1. $28. HIST The 1970s has become a hot decade for academic attention, generating...

King, Greg. The Court of the Last Tsar: Pomp, Power, and Pageantry in the Reign of Nicholas II.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... King, Greg. The Court of the Last Tsar: Pomp, Power, and Pageantry in the Reign of Nicholas II. Wiley. Apr. 2006. c.528p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-471-72763-6. $35. HIST Since the fall of the USSR, many writers have covered the...

Klempner, Mark. The Heart Has Reasons: Holocaust Rescuers and Their Stories of Courage.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Klempner, Mark. The Heart Has Reasons: Holocaust Rescuers and Their Stories of Courage. Pilgrim. Mar. 2006. c.256p. photogs. bibliog. ISBN 0-8298-1699-2. $24. HIST World War II was a dark time of widespread evil, brightened by the quiet...

Leebaert, Derek. To Dare and To Conquer: Special Operations and the Destiny of Nations, from Achilles to Al Qaeda.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Leebaert, Derek. To Dare and To Conquer: Special Operations and the Destiny of Nations, from Achilles to Al Qaeda. Little, Brown. Mar. 2006. c.688p. photogs. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-316-14384-7. $29.95. HIST Leebaert (government,...

Picard, Liza. Victorian London: The Life of a City, 1840-1870.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Picard, Liza. Victorian London: The Tale of a City, 1840-1870. St. Martin's. Mar. 2006. c.400p. illus. index. ISBN 0-312-32567-3. $29.95. HIST Picard (Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life in Elizabethan London) has made a career of writing...

Uncle Tom or New Negro?: African Americans Reflect on Booker T. Washington and "Up from Slavery" One Hundred Years Later.(The Education of Booker T. Washington: American Democracy and the Idea of Race Relations)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Uncle Tom or New Negro?: African Americans Reflect on Booker T. Washington and Up from Slavery One Hundred Years Later. Harlem Moon: Broadway. 2006. c.512p. ed. by Rebecca Carroll. index. ISBN 0-7679-1955-6. pap. $15.95. West, Michael...

Weber, Ronald. News of Paris: American Journalists in the City of Light Between the Wars.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Weber, Ronald. News of Paris: American Journalists in the City of Light Between the Wars. Ivan R. Dee. Apr. 2006. c.352p. photogs,index.ISBN 1-56663-676-0. $27.50. HIST This is a breezy, quickly paced narrative that captures the vitality...

Integrity: The Courage to Meet the Demands of Reality.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Cloud, Henry. Integrity: The Courage To Meet the Demands of Reality. Collins: HarperCollins. Feb.2006. c.304p. ISBN 0-06084968-1. $24.95. SELF-HELP According to Cloud, a clinical psychologist and coauthor of Nine Things You Simply Must...

Kissing: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About One of Life's Sweetest Pleasures.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Demirjian, Andrea. Kissing: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About One of Life's Sweetest Pleasures. Perigee: Putnam. 2006. c.224p. ISBN 0-399-53234-X. pap. $9.95. SELF-HELP Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? Marketing...

Reptiles in Love: Ending Destructive Fights and Evolving Toward More Loving Relationships.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Ferguson, Don. Reptiles in Love: Ending Destructive Fights and Evolving Toward More Loving Relationships. Jossey-Bass. Mar. 2006. c.256p. ISBN 0-7879-8320-9. $22.95. SELF-HELP No matter how sophisticated people think they are, even the...

It's Not Me, It's You: The Ultimate Breakup Book.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... * Grossman, Anna Jane & Flint Wainess. It's Not Me, It's You: The Ultimate Breakup Book. Da Capo. Feb. 2006. c.232p. ISBN 07382-1051-X. pap. $18. SELF-HELP If going through therapy and reading relationship books doesn't work, it's time...

Smart Man Hunting: The Fast Track Dating Guide for Finding Mr. Right.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Kelly, Liz H. Smart Man Hunting: The Fast Track Dating Guide for Finding Mr. Right. Citadel: Kensington. 2006. c.320p. ISBN 08065-2734-X. pap. $12.95. Straker, Wendy. Men at Work: A Job-by-Job Search for Mr. Right. Polka Dot Pr: Adams...

The Daring Female's Guide to Ecstatic Living: 30 Dares for a More Gutsy and Fulfilling Life.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... * Kogan, Natasha. The Daring Female's Guide to Ecstatic Living: 30 Dares for a More Gutsy and Fulfilling Life. Hyperion. Mar. 2006. c.240p. ISBN 1-4013-0790-6. pap. $12.95. SELF-HELP What better way to begin the new year than to learn how...

The Commitment Chronicles: The Power of Staying Together.(Love ... What's Personality Got to Do with It?: Working at Love to Make Love Work)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... McClary, Cheryl. The Commitment Chronicles: The Power of Staying Together. Sourcebooks Casablanca. Mar. 2006. c.272p. ISBN 1-4022-0648-8. pap. $12.95. Ritberger, Carol. Love...What's Personality Got To Do with It?: Working at Love To...