Library Journal articles from February 2006, page 3

Library Journal archives from February 2006

The Ten Second Pause: Transform Stress, Tension and Anxiety with One Breath, Anywhere, Anytime.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Maisel, Eric. The Ten Second Pause: Transform Stress, Tension and Anxiety with One Breath, Anywhere, Anytime. Sourcebooks. Mar. 2006. c.288p. ISBN 14022-0565-1. pap. $12.95. SELF-HELP Licensed family therapist/creativity coach Maisel...

Transform Yourself: A Self-Hypnosis Manual.(Power, Passion and Purpose: 7 Steps to Energizing Your Life)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Marsolek, Patrick. Transform Yourself: A Self-Hypnosis Manual. Inner Workings Resources. 2006. c.224p. ISBN 0-9769041-01. $27 with audio CD. Roulac, Ann Nichols. Power, Passion & Purpose: 7 Steps to Energizing Your Life. Green Island....

Beat of a Different Drum: The Untold Stories of African Americans Forging Their Own Paths in Work and Life.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Ross, Dax-Devlon. Beat of a Different Drum: The Untold Stories of African Americans Forging Their Own Paths in Work and Life. Hyperion. 2006. c.384p. ISBN 1-4013-07841. pap. $14.95. SELF-HELP In this inspiring saga of African American...

Conscious Dating: Finding the Love of Your Life in Today's World.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Steele, David. Conscious Dating: Finding the Love of Your Life in Today's World. RCN Pr. Feb. 2006. c.342p. ISBN 0-9755005-5-4. $24.95. SELF-HELP Marriage and family therapist Steele surprises readers with his statements that dating...

Zeitz, Joshua. Flapper: The Notorious Life and Scandalous Times of the First Thoroughly Modern Woman.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Zeitz, Joshua. Flapper: The Notorious Life and Scandalous Times of the First Thoroughly Modern Woman. Crown. Mar. 2006. c.352p. photogs. index. ISBN 1-40008053-3. $24.95. HIST Zeitz (American history, Univ. of Cambridge) combines previous...

Sabin, Thea. Wicca for Beginners: Fundamentals of Philosophy & Practice.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... * Sabin, Thea. Wicca for Beginners: Fundamentals of Philosophy & Practice. Llewellyn. Apr. 2006. c.288p, index. ISBN 0-7387-0751-1 [ISBN 978-0-7387-0751-8]. pap. $12.95. PARAPSYCH First-time author Sabin offers a practical and cohesive...

Teal, Celeste. Eclipses: Predicting World, Events & Personal Transformation.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Teal, Celeste. Eclipses: Predicting World Events & Personal Transformation. Llewellyn. (Special Topics in Astrology). Mar. 2006. c.312p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-73870771-6. pap. $17.95. PARAPSYCH Lunar and solar eclipses have always been...

Yolana with Mark Bego. Just One More Question: Answers and Insights from a Psychic Medium.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Yolana with Mark Bego. Just One More Question:Answers and Insights from a Psychic Medium. Putnam. Mar. 2006. c.208p. ISBN 0-399-15309-8. $23.95. PARAPSYCH In the foreword to this self-help memoir, parapsychologist Hans Holzer calls...

Democracy Rising: Assessing the Global Challenges.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Democracy Rising: Assessing the Global Challenges. Lynne Rienner. Feb. 2006. c.173p, ed. by Heraldo Munoz. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-58826-428-9. $37.50; pap. ISBN 158826-405-X. $17.95. INT AFFAIRS Munoz, the permanent representative of...

Dreher, Rod. Crunchy Cons: How Birkenstocked Burkeans, Gun-Loving Organic Gardeners, Evangelical Free-Range Farmers, Hip Homeschooling Mamas, Right-Wing Nature Lovers, ... America (or at Least the Republican Party).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Dreher, Rod. Crunchy Cons: How Birkenstocked Burkeans, Gun-Loving Organic Gardeners, Evangelical Free-Range Farmers, Hip Homeschooling Mamas, Right-Wing Nature Lovers, and Their Diverse Tribe of Countercultural Conservatives Plan To Save...

Dunlop, Nic. The Lost Executioner: A Story of the Khmer Rouge.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Dunlop, Nic. The Lost Executioner: A Story of the Khmer Rouge. Bloomsbury, dist. by St. Martin's. Feb. 2006. c.352p. photogs, bibliog. ISBN 0-8027-1472-2 [ISBN 978-0-80271472-5]. $24. INT AFFAIRS Haunted by photographs of prisoners at the...

Jones, Ann. Kabul in Winter: Life Without Peace in Afghanistan.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Jones, Ann. Kabul in Winter: Life Without Peace in Afghanistan. Metropolitan: Holt. Mar. 2006. c.288p, index. ISBN 0-80507884-3. $24. INT AFFAIRS Afghanistan is fading as a current-events topic, but this report on the postwar situation...

Levy, Bernard-Henri. American Vertigo: Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Levy, Bernard-Henri. American Vertigo: A Journey in the Footsteps of Tocqueville. Random. 2006. c.320p. ISBN 1-4000-64341. $24.95. POL SCI In this wide-ranging exploration, Levy (Who Killed Daniel Pearl), the French filmmaker,...

McCoy, Alfred W. A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation from the Cold War to the War on Terror.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... McCoy, Alfred W. A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation from the Cold War to the War on Terror. Metropolitan: Holt. 2006. c.304p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8050-8041-4. $25. POLSCI The well-documented prisoner abuses at Abu Ghraib and...

Osgood, Kenneth A. Total Cold War: Eisenhower's Secret Propaganda Battle at Home and Abroad.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... * Osgood, Kenneth A. Total Cold War: Eisenhower's Secret Propaganda Battle at Home and Abroad. Univ. Pr. of Kansas. Feb. 2006. c.512p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 07006-1445-1. $45. POL SCI The Cold War often produces images of missile...

Burns, David D., M.D. When Panic Attacks: The New, Drug-Free Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Burns, David D., M.D. When Panic Attacks: The New, Drug-Free Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life. Morgan Road. May 2006. c.431p. index. ISBN 0-7679-2071-6. $24.95. PSYCH While everyone has the occasional attack of nerves, the...

Krasnow, Iris. I Am My Mother's Daughter: Making Peace with Mom Before It's Too Late.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Krasnow, Iris. I Am My Mother's Daughter: Making Peace with Mom Before It's Too Late. Basic Bks: Perseus. Mar. 2006. c.244p. index. ISBN 0-465-03754-2. $24. PSYCH Based on interviews and her own experiences, author and journalist Krasnow...

Righton, Caroline. The Life Audit: A Step-by-Step Guide to Taking Stock, Gaining Control, and Creating the Life You Want.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Righton, Caroline. The Life Audit: A Step-by-Step Guide to Taking Stock, Gaining Control, and Creating the Life You Want. Broadway. Apr. 2006. c.272p. ISBN 0-76792329-4. pap. $14.95. PSYCH Previously published in the United Kingdom, where...

Williams, Redford, M.D., & Virginia Williams. In Control: Handle Any Situation Without Being Stepped On or Losing Your Cool.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Williams, Redford, M.D., & Virginia Williams. In Control: Handle Any Situation Without Being Stepped On or Losing Your Cool. Rodale. Mar. 2006. c.288p. index. ISBN 1-59486-256-7 [ISBN 978-1-59486-256-4]. $24.95. PSYCH Husband and wife...

Deakin, Michelle Bates. Gay Marriage, Real Life: Ten Stories of Love and Family.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Deakin, Michelle Bates. Gay Marriage, Real Life: Ten Stories of Love and Family. Skinner House, dist. by International Publishers Marketing. 2006. c.144p. ISBN 1-55896-491-6. pap. $14. SOC SCI This aptly named book has a simple message:...

Hauser, Stuart T. & others. Out of the Woods: Tales of Resilient Teens.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Hauser, Stuart T. & others. Out of the Woods: Tales of Resilient Teens. Harvard Univ. May 2006. c.310p. ISBN 0-674-02173-8. $27.95. SOC SCI Hauser (psychiatry, Harvard Medical Sch.), Joseph P. Allen (psychology, Univ. of Virginia), and...

Uchitelle, Louis. The Disposable American: Layoffs and Their Consequences.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Uchitelle, Louis. The Disposable American: Layoffs and Their Consequences. Knopf. Mar. 2006. c.320p. index. ISBN 1-4000-4117-1. $26. SOC SCI These are not your father's layoffs--seasonal plant shutdowns, and recession-induced furloughs....

Barish, Eileen. Lodging in France's Monasteries.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Barish, Eileen. Lodging in France's Monasteries. Anacapa. Apr. 2006. c.544p. photogs. index. ISBN 1-884465-23-4. $22.95. TRAV Travel writer Barish adds a third volume (along with Spain and Italy) to her series on unique and inexpensive...

My New Orleans: Ballads to the Big Easy by Her Sons, Daughters, and Lovers.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... My New Orleans: Ballads to the Big Easy By Her Sons, Daughters & Lovers. Touchstone: S. & S. 2006. 142p. ed. by Rosemary James. ISBN 0-7432-9312-6. pap. $13. TRAV This collection of 30 essays (most published for the first time) is...

Pohlen, Jerome. Oddball Texas: A Guide to Some Really Strange Places.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Pohlen, Jerome. Oddball Texas: A Guide to Some Really Strange Places. Chicago Review. Feb. 2006. c.320p. photogs. maps. index. ISBN 1-55652-583-4. pap. $14.95. TRAV From a water tower that looks like an oatmeal carton to the Kinko's...

Schur, Maxine Rose. Places in Time: Reflections on a Journey.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Schur, Maxine Rose. Places in Time: Reflections on a Journey. Floreant. Mar. 2006. 248p. photogs. ISBN 0-9649497-5-X. pap. $14. TRAV Schur offers here a chronological compilation of essays about the 18-month honeymoon she took in 1971...

Shillinglaw, Susan (text) & Nancy Burnett (phototgs.). A Journey into Steinbeck's California.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Shillinglaw, Susan (text) & Nancy Burnett (phototgs.). A Journey into Steinbeck's California. Roaring Forties. (ArtPlace). 2006. c.210p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-9766706-2-3. $19.95. TRAV Though he won both a Pulitzer and a Nobel prize,...

Grier, Katherine C. Pets in America: A History.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Grier, Katherine C. Pets in America: A History. Univ. of North Carolina. Feb. 2006. c.363p. illus. index. ISBN 0-8078-2990-0 [ISBN 978-0-8078-2990-5]. $34.95. PETS Grier (material culture studies, Winterthur Museum, Garden, & Lib., Univ....

Richards, Susan. Chosen by a Horse: A Memoir.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Richards, Susan. Chosen by a Horse: A Memoir. Soho, dist. by Consortium. Jun. 2006. c.256p. ISBN 1-56947-419-2. $22. PETS Psychotherapist and animal lover Richards (writing, Marist Coll., Poughkeepsie, NY) eloquently and movingly recounts...

All about Your Eyes: A Practical Guide in Plain English from the Physicians at the Duke University Eye Center.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... All About Your Eyes: A Practical Guide in Plain English from the Physicians at the Duke University Eye Center. Duke Univ. Feb. 2006. 212p. ed. by Sharon Fekrat, M.D. & Jennifer Weizer. illus. index. ISBN 0-8223-3660-X. $64.95; pap. ISBN...

Braverman, Jordan. Your Money and Your Health: How to Find Affordable, High-Quality Healthcare.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Braverman, Jordan. Your Money & Your Health: How To Find Affordable, High-Quality Healthcare. Prometheus. Mar. 2006. c.520p, index. ISBN 1-59102-393-9. pap. $24. HEALTH Braverman, who has a master's degree in public health, aimed to...

Holzmeister, Lea Ann. The Diabetes Carbohydrate and Fat Gram Guide: Quick, Easy Meal Planning Using Carbohydrate and Fat Gram Counts.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Holzmeister, Lea Ann. The Diabetes Carbohydrate and Fat Gram Guide: Quick, Easy Meal Planning Using Carbohydrate and Fat Gram Counts. 3d ed. American Diabetes Assn. 2006. c.627p. ISBN 1-58040-247-X. pap. $14.95. HEALTH In this third...

National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. Women under the Influence.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. Women Under the Influence. Johns Hopkins. Feb. 2006. c.352p. illus. index. ISBN 0-8018-8227-3. $50; pap. ISBN 0-8018-8228-1. $20. HEALTH This first book by the...

The Society for Women's Health Research staff. The Savvy Woman Patient: How and Why Sex Differences Affect Your Health.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... The Society fer Women's Health Research staff. The Savvy Woman Patient: How and Why Sex Differences Affect Your Health. Capital Bks. 2006. c.357p. ed. by Phyllis Greenberger & Jennifer Wider, M.D. illus. index. ISBN 1-933102-08-X. pap. $20....

Borba, Michele. 12 Simple Secrets Real Moms Know: Getting Back to Basics and Raising Happy Kids.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Borba, Michele. 12 Simple Secrets Real Moms Know: Getting Back to Basics and Raising Happy Kids. Jossey-Bass. Apr. 2008. c.288p. ISBN 0-7879-8096-X. pap. $15.95. CHILD REARING It is disconcerting for a parenting book to end with the hope...

Jacobsen, Mary-Elaine. The Brat Stops Here!: 5 Weeks (or Less) to No More Tantrums, Arguing, or Bad Behavior.(Drawing the Line: Ten Steps to Constructive Discipline and Achieving a Great Relationship with Your Kids)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Jacobsen, Mary-Elaine. The Brat Stops Here!: 5 Weeks (or Less) to No More Tantrums, Arguing, or Bad Behavior. Griffin: St. Martin's. Feb. 2006. c.224p. index. ISBN 0-312-34279-9 [ISBN 978-0-312-34279-1]. pap. $13.95. Weiss, Michael J. &...

Pavlina, Erin. Vegan Family Favorites: Tasty and Satisfying Recipes Even Your Kids Will Love.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Pavlina, Erin. Vegan Family Favorites: Tasty and Satisfying Recipes Even Your Kids Will Love. VegFamily. 2006. 270p. index. ISBN 0-9725102-1-4 [ISBN 978-0-9725102-1-9]. pap. $19.95. COOKERY Think of this as one of those community...

Blanc, Raymond. Simple French Cookery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Blanc, Raymond. Simple French Cookery. BBC, dist. by Trafalgar Square. Feb. 2006. c.128p. photogs. ISBN 0-563-52285-2. pap. $18.95. COOKERY Originally published in England as Foolproof French Cookery, this attractive book provides...

Douglas, Tom. I Love Crab Cakes!: 50 Recipes for an American Classic.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Douglas, Tom. I Love Crab Cakes!: 50 Recipes for an American Classic. MorrowCookbooks: HarperCollins. 2005. c.128p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-06-088196-8 [ISBN 978-0-06-088196-2]. $19.95. COOKERY Douglas, the chef/owner of half a dozen...

Flynn, Paul. Second Helpings: Further Irish Adventures with Food.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Flynn, Paul. Second Helpings: Further Irish Adventures with Food. Collins, dist. by Dufour. Feb. 2006. c.198p. ISBN 1-903464-84-6. $42.95. COOKERY In his first book, An Irish Adventure with Food, chef Flynn featured recipes from the...

Gordon, Carol. Sleep on It: Prepare Delicious Meals the Night Before That You Can Pop in the Oven the Next Day!(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Gordon, Carol. Sleep on It: Prepare Delicious Meals the Night Before That You Can Pop in the Oven the Next Day! Hyperion. Mar. 2006. c.304p. index. ISBN 1-4013-0816-3. pap. $13.95. COOKERY Gordon and her husband run an inn on Cape Cod...

Jones, Jenny. The Look Good, Feel Great Cookbook: How Eating Superfoods Can Help You Turn Back the Clock with Over 80 Comfort Food Recipes.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Jones, Jenny. The Look Good, Feel Great Cookbook: How Eating Superfoods Can Help You Turn Back the Clock with Over 80 Comfort Food Recipes. Wiley. May 2006. c.224p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-7645-99585. $24.95. COOKERY Former talk-show host...

Chu, Miyoko. Songbird Journeys: Four Seasons in the Lives of Migratory Birds.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... * Chu, Miyoko. Songbird Journeys: Four Seasons in the Lives of Migratory Birds. Walker. Mar. 2006. c.320p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8027-1468-4 [ISBN 978-0-8027-1468-8]. $23. NAT HIST Chu, an ornithologist, editor, and writer at...

De Villiers, Marq. Windswept: The Story of Wind and Weather.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... de Villiers, Marq. Windswept: The Story of Wind and Weather. Walker. Apr. 2006. c.352p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8027-1469-2 [ISBN 978-0-8027-1469-5]. $25. SCI Natural history author de Villiers (Sable Island: The Strange Origins...

The Kellogg's[R] Cookbook: 200 Classic Recipes for Today's Kitchen.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... The Kellogg's[R] Cookbook: 200 Classic Recipes for Today's Kitchen. Bulfinch: AOL Time Warner Book Group. Feb. 2006. c.256p. ed. by Judith Choate. illus. ISBN 0-8212-5737-4. $24.95. COOKERY Commemorating the company's 100th anniversary,...

Ponzek, Debra. The Family Kitchen: Easy and Delicious Recipes for Parents and Kids To Make and Enjoy Together.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... * Ponzek, Debra. The Family Kitchen: Easy and Delicious Recipes for Parents and Kids To Make and Enjoy Together. Potter, dist. by Crown. Apr. 2006. c.192p, photogs. ISBN 14000-8280-3. $25. COOKERY Ponzek (The Summer House Cookbook) was...

Quinn, Lucinda Scala. Lucinda's Authentic Jamaican Kitchen.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Quinn, Lucinda Scala. Lucinda's Authentic Jamaican Kitchen. Wiley. Apr. 2006. c.128p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-471-74935-4. $17.95. COOKERY Quinn (Jamaican Cooking) is food editor of Martha Stewart's Living, Weddings, and Kids magazines...

Spring, Justin. The Itty Bitty Kitchen Handbook.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Spring, Justin. The Itty Bitty Kitchen Handbook. Broadway. Mar. 2006. c.224p. index. ISBN 0-7679-2016-3. pap. $12.95. COOKERY Spring writes frequently about home design for the New York Times and Martha Stewart Living, among other...

Zakarian, Geoffrey. Geoffrey Zakarian's Town/Country: Life Around the Table.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Zakarian, Geoffrey. Geoffrey Zakarian's Town/Country: Life Around the Table. Potter, dist. by Crown. Apr. 2006. c.272p. photogs. ISBN 1-4000-5468-0. $37.50. COOKERY Zakarian opened his first New York City restaurant, the upscale Town, in...

Lloyd, Seth. Programming the Universe: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes on the Cosmos.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Lloyd, Seth. Programming the Universe: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes on the Cosmos. Knopf. Mar. 2006. c.256p. ISBN 1-4000-4092-2. $25.95. SCI Lloyd (mechanical engineering, MIT; Alpha & Omega), whose work has appeared in Science and...

The AARP Guide to Pills.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... * The AARP Guide to Pills. AARP: Sterling. Feb. 2006. 1024p. ed. by MaryAnne Hochadel. photogs. index. ISBN 1-4027-1740-7 [ISBN 978-1-4027-1740-6]. $24.95. REF Edited by Hochadel (PharmD, BCPS; clinical editor, Gold Standard) and written...

Carpenter, Bil. Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Carpenter, Bil. Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia. Backbeat: Music Player Network. 2005. 544p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-87930-841-9. pap. $24.95; audio CD. $15. REF Hard on the heels of William K. McNeil's excellent...

Gooden, Philip. Faux Pas?: A No-Nonsense Guide to Words and Phrases from Other Languages.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Gooden, Philip. Faux Pas?: A No-Nonsense Guide to Words and Phrases from Other Languages. Walker. Apr. 2006. 256p. ISBN 0-8027-1473-0 [ISBN 978-0-8027-1473-2]. $15. REF Novelist and editor Gooden (Who's Whose?: A No-Nonsense Guide to...

Davidson, Mark. Right, Wrong, and Risky: A Dictionary of Today's American English Usage.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Davidson, Mark. Right, Wrong, and Risky: A Dictionary of Today's American English Usage. Norton. 2005. 570p. ISBN 0-393-06119-1. $29.95. REF Glamor or glamour? Glance or glimpse? Graceful or gracious? Ah, the wonderful (im)possibility of...

Martz, Catharyn. Dictionary of Investment Terms.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Martz, Catharyn. Dictionary of Investment Terms. Thomson. 2006. 188p. ISBN 0-324-20352-7. $24.95. REF Quick: what is the difference between the bear market and the bull market? What about stocks vs. bonds? And what in God's name does...

The Penguin Factfinder.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... The Penguin Factfinder. 2d. ed. Penguin. 2005. 939p. ed. by David Crystal. index. ISBN 0-141-01705-8. pap. $25. REF First published in 2003, this second edition of The Penguin Factfinder is a self-proclaimed "goldmine of facts." With...

Oliver, Charles M. Critical Companion to Walt Whitman: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Oliver, Charles M. Critical Companion to Walt Whitman: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work. Facts On File. 2006. 408p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8160-5768-0. $65. REF There are poets who speak only to themselves, and then there...

Harris, Bill. The First Ladies Fact Book: The Stories of the Women of the White House from Martha Washington to Laura Bush.(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Harris, Bill. The First Ladies Fact Book: The Stories of the Women of the White House from Martha Washington to Laura Bush. Black Dog & Leventhal. 2005. 725p. illus. index. ISBN 1-57912-468-2. $24.95. Schneider, Dorothy & Carl J. Schneider....

Leeming, David. The Oxford Companion to World Mythology.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Leeming, David. The Oxford Companion to World Mythology. Oxford Univ. Feb. 2006. 516p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-19-515669-2 [ISBN 978-0-19-515669-0]. $65. REF Leeming (English & comparative literature, emeritus, Univ. of...

Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia. 2 vols. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group. 2005. 90Op. ed. by Josef W. Meri. illus. maps. index. ISBN 0-415-96690-6. $350. REF In this two-volume work, part of Routledge's series on the...

Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2d ed. Oxford Univ. 2005. 816p. ed. by Elizabeth Knowles. ISBN 0-19-860981-7 [ISBN 978-0-19-860981-0]. $40. REF This revised and updated resource maintains the 2000 original edition's chief...

World Atlas of Great Apes and Their Conservation.(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... World Atlas of Great Apes and Their Conservation. Univ. of California. 2005. 424p. ed. by Julian Caldecott & Lera Miles. photogs. maps. index. ISBN 0-520-24633-0. $45. REF This book, created in association with The Great Ape Survival...

Adams, Helen R. & others. Privacy in the 21st Century: Issues for Public, School, and Academic Libraries.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Adams, Helen R. & others. Privacy in the 21st Century: Issues for Public, School, and Academic Libraries. Libraries Unlimited: Greenwood. 2005. 247p. index. ISBN 1-59158-209-1. pap. $40. With a foreword by Judith Krug, director of the...

Burgess, Michael & Jill H. Vassilakos. Murder in Retrospect: A Selective Guide to Historical Mystery Fiction.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Burgess, Michael & Jill H. Vassilakos. Murder in Retrospect: A Selective Guide to Historical Mystery Fiction. Libraries Unlimited: Greenwood. 2005.410p. index. ISBN 1-59158-087-0. $60. Geared toward readers and librarians, this annotated...

Cataloging Correctly for Kids: An Introduction to the Tools.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... * Cataloging Correctly for Kids: An Introduction to the Tools. 4th ed. American Library Assn. 2005. 128p. ed. by Sheila S. Intner & others. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8389-3559-1. pap. $32. Since 1989, this volume has been educating...

Cuddy, Colleen. Using PDAs in Libraries: A How-to-Do-It Manual.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 15, 2006... Cuddy, Colleen. Using PDAs in Libraries: A How-To-Do-It Manual. Neal-Schuman. (How-To-Do-It Manuals for Librarians, No. 142). 2005. 146p. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-55570-543-X. pap. $65. Medical faculty, students, and physicians have been...

Romanticism: Imagining Freedom.(Video Recording Review)
February 15, 2006... Romanticism: Imagining Freedom. color. 53 min. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, PO Box 2053, Princeton, NJ 08543-2053; 800-257-5126; www.films.com. 2005. VHS $129.95; DVD ISBN 1-4213-0175-X. $129.95. Public performance. ARTS This...

Freedom Machines.(Video Recording Review)
February 15, 2006... Freedom Machines. color. 79+ min. Richard Cox Prods., dist. by New Day Films, 190 Rte. 17M, PO Box 1084, Harriman, NY 10926; 888-367-9154; www.newday.com. 2005. DVD ISBN 1-57448-127-4. $145; acad. libs. $290; VHS 57 min. $95 (Rental: $75)....

Wal*Mart: The High Cost of Low Price.(Video Recording Review)
February 15, 2006... Wal*Mart: The High Cost of Low Price. color. 162 min. Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films, dist. by Disinformation Co., 163 Third Ave., Suite 108, New York, NY 10003; 877-809-1659; www.disinfo.com. 2005. DVD $12.95. ECON Economists may...

Unknown Chaplin: The Master at Work.(Video Recording Review)
February 15, 2006... Unknown Chaplin: The Master at Work. color & b/w. 163+ min. Kevin Brownlow & David Gill, Thames Television, dist. by A&E Home Video, 800-423-1212; shopAETV.com. 1983; 2005 release. DVD ISBN 0-76708616-3. $24.95. FILM Fans of the Little...

The Songwriters: An Intimate Evening of Songs and Stories; E.Y. "Yip" Harburg and Sheldon Harnick.(Video Recording Review)
February 15, 2006... The Songwriters: An Intimate Evening of Songs and Stories; E.Y. "Yip" Harburg and Sheldon Harnick. (Broadway & Hollywood Legends). color. 98 min. Sonny Fox Prods., dist. by KOCH Vision LLC, 22 Harbor Park Dr., Port Washington, NY 11050;...

The Zen Mind: A Zen Journey Across Japan.(Video Recording Review)
February 15, 2006... The Zen Mind: A Zen Journey Across Japan. color. 57 min. In English & Japanese w/English subtitles. Jon Braeley, dist. by Empty Mind Films; 305-604-7989; emptymindfilms.com. 2006. DVD $29.95. REL This beautifully filmed, comprehensive...

Barberland.(Video Recording Review)
February 15, 2006... Barberland. colon 60 min. A.D. Llano & Robert Llano, BlueRain Films, 916 Kearny St., 4th fl., San Francisco, CA 94133; www.bluerain.com. 2006. DVD $24.95. SOC SCI Traditional barbering has a long and interesting history, but it is almost...

Sex, Drugs and Middle Age.(Still Doing It: The Intimate Lives of Women Over 65)(Video Recording Review)
February 15, 2006... Sex, Drugs and Middle Age. colon 92 min. Ann-Marie Redmond, Canadian Broadcasting Corp., dist. by Filmakers Library, 124 E. 40th St., New York, NY 10016; 212-808-4980; www.filmakers.com. 2004. VHS $350 (Rental: $75). Public performance. ...

Intuitive Touch with Horses: Through Awareness, Bodywork and Communication.(Video Recording Review)
February 15, 2006... Intuitive Touch with Horses: Through Awareness, Bodywork & Communication. color. 68 min. Animals Healing Inc., dist. by Instructional Video, 2219 C St., Lincoln, NE 68502; 800-228-0164; www.insvideo.com. 2005. VHS $19.99; DVD ISBN...

Cafe Lumiere.(Video Recording Review)
February 15, 2006... Cafe Lumiere. color. 104 min. In Japanese w/English subtitles. Wellspring. 2005. DVD ISBN 0-7942-0597-6. $24.98. A pregnant but unattached freelance writer befriends a shy and unassuming used-bookstore owner who secretly falls in love...

Forbidden Games.(Video Recording Review)
February 15, 2006... Forbidden Games. b/w. 85 min. In French w/English subtitles. Criterion. 1952. DVD ISBN 0-7800-3033-8. $29.95. Rene Clement's timeless antiwar allegory showcases an impressive performance by five-year-old Brigitte Fossey, playing a plucky...

Or (My Treasure).(Video Recording Review)
February 15, 2006... Or (My Treasure). color. 100 min. In Hebrew w/English subtitles. Kino on Video. 2004. DVD $29.95. At the urging of her teenaged daughter, Or, a fortysomething Tel Aviv hooker tries going straight by taking a job as a cleaning lady. In...

Vodka Lemon.(Video Recording Review)
February 15, 2006... Vodka Lemon. color. 88 min. In Armenian, Russian, & Kurdish w/English subtitles. New Yorker. 2003. VHS ISBN 1-56730397-8. $24.95; DVD ISBN 1-56730-398-6. $29.95. In post-Soviet Armenia, an impoverished former Red Army officer making...

The Wages of Fear.(Video Recording Review)
February 15, 2006... The Wages of Fear. b/w. 147 min. In French w/English subtitles. Criterion. 1953. DVD ISBN 0-7800-2965-8. $39.95. Four ragtag expatriates holed up in colonial Latin America accept a dangerous assignment: drive a pair of...

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of the Tony Awards.(Video Recording Review)
February 15, 2006... Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of the Tony Awards. color. 95 min. Christopher A. Cohen Prods., dist. by Acorn Media, 801 Roeder Rd., Suite 701, Silver Spring, MD 20910; 301-608-2115; www.acornonline.com. 2005. DVD ISBN 1-56938-800-8....

Discoveries ... America: Tennessee.(Video Recording Review)
February 15, 2006... Discoveries... America: Tennessee. color. 60 min. Bennett-Watt HD Prods., 13021 244th Ave. SE, Issaquah, WA 98027; 800-327-2893; www.Bennett-Watt.com. 2005. DVD ISBN 1-932978-29-1. $24.95. Public performance. TRAY While highlighting...

Bagshawe, Tilly. Adored.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)
February 15, 2006... * Bagshawe, Tilly. Adored. 14 cassettes. unabridged. 20 1/4 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2005. ISBN 1-4193-4472-2 [ISBN 978-1-4193-4472-5]. $109.75. F Bagshawe's debut novel is a beach book of such power it could conjure sand and waves in the dead...

Cannell, Stephen J. Cold Hit.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)
February 15, 2006... Cannell, Stephen J. Cold Hit. 9 CDs. unabridged. 10 3/4 hrs. Sound Library: BBC Audiobooks America. 2005. ISBN 0-7927-3741-5. $89.95; 6 cassettes. ISBN 0-7927-3740-7. $54.95; 1 MP3-CD. ISBN 0-79273831-4. $29.95. F Shane Scully is part of...