Library Journal articles from July 2006, page 4

Library Journal archives from July 2006

Weisse, Allen B., M.D. Lessons in Mortality: Doctors and Patients Struggling Together.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Weisse, Allen B., M.D. Lessons in Mortality: Doctors and Patients Struggling Together. Univ. of Missouri. Aug. 2006. c.184p. ISBN 0-8262-1666-8 [ISBN 978-0-8262-1666-3]. $24.95. MED The relationship between physician and patient isn't...

Alias Learning Tools. Learning Maya 7: Maya Unlimited Features.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Alias Learning Tools. Learning Maya 7: Maya Unlimited Features. Sybex. 2006. 273p. ISBN 1-897177-02-X. pap. $59.99 with DVD. Alias Learning Tools. Maya Techniques: Hyper-Realistic Creature Creation. Sybex. 2006. 239p. ISBN 1-897177-04-6....

Bardzell, Shaowen & Jeffrey Bardzell with Bob Flynn. Macromedia Studio 8: Training from the Source.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Bardzell, Shaowen & Jeffrey Bardzell with Bob Flynn. Macromedia Studio 8: Training from the Source. Macromedia: Peachpit. 2006. 543p. ISBN 0-321-33620-8. pap. $44.99 with CD-ROM. Dean, Damon & Andy Cowitt. Macromedia Studio 8: All-in-One...

McLaughlin, Brett. Head Rush Ajax.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... McLaughlin, Brett. Head Rush Ajax. ISBN 0-596-10225-9. pap. $39.99. Perry, Bruce W. Ajax Hacks. ISBN 0-596-10169-4. pap. $29.99. ea. vol: O'Reilly. 2006. 414p. Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, or Ajax (a term coined last year to...

Blakemore, Caroline J. & Barbara Weston Ramirez. Baby Read-Aloud Basics: Fun and Interactive Ways To Help Your Little One Discover the World of Words.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... * Blakemore, Caroline J. & Barbara Weston Ramirez. Baby Read-Aloud Basics: Fun and Interactive Ways To Help Your Little One Discover the World of Words. AMACOM: American Management Assn. Jul. 2006. c.256p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN...

Henderson, Marguerite Marceau. Small Plates: Appetizers as Meals.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Henderson, Marguerite Marceau. Small Plates: Appetizers as Meals. Gibbs Smith. 2006. 192p. photogs. index. ISBN 1-58685781-9. pap. $18.95. COOKERY Building on the growing popularity of tapas, mezzo, and dim sum, Henderson's second...

Melendez, Crystal & Jason Melendez. E-Plan Your Wedding: How To Save Time and Money with Today's Best Online Resources.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Melendez, Crystal & Jason Melendez. E-Plan Your Wedding: How To Save Time and Money with Today's Best Online Resources. Mediasoft. 2006. c.480p. index. ISBN 1933457-00-7. pap. $18.95. HOME ECON Technology has even changed traditional...

Mills, Kevin & Nancy Mills. Faster! I'm Starving!: 100 Dishes in 25 Minutes or Less.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Mills, Kevin & Nancy Mills. Faster! I'm Starving!: 100 Dishes in 25 Minutes or Less. Gibbs Smith. 2006. 264p. index. ISBN 1-58685-795-9. pap. $18.95. COOKERY The Mills mother-and-son act is back. Having previously covered the basics of...

Nilsen, Angela & Jeni Wright. 21st Century Cook: The Bible of Ingredients, Terms, Tools & Techniques.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... * Nilsen, Angola & Jeni Wright. 21st Century Cook: The Bible of Ingredients, Terms, Tools & Techniques. Cassell, dist. by Sterling. 2006. 480p. illus. index. ISBN 1-84403-4305 [ISBN 978-1-84403-430-7]. $17.95. COOKERY Nilsen and Wright,...

Piette, Linda D. Just Two More Bites!: Helping Picky Eaters Say Yes to Food.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... * Piette, Linda D. Just Two More Bites!: Helping Picky Eaters Say Yes to Food. Three Rivers: Crown. Jul. 2006. c.304p. bibliog. ISBN 1-4000-8109-2 [ISBN 978-1-4000-8109-7]. pap. $13.95. CHILD REARING Here is a formidable, easy-to-read...

Robbins, Alexandra. The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Robbins, Alexandra. The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids. Hyperion. Jul. 2006. c.448p. ISBN 1-4013-0201-7. $24.95. CHILD REARING In today's competitive world, high school students face extreme pressure to get into the most...

Sky, Margaux. Beautiful Breads and Fabulous Fillings: The Best Sandwiches in America.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Sky, Margaux. Beautiful Breads and Fabulous Fillings: The Best Sandwiches in America. Rutledge Hill. Jul. 2006. c.280p. photogs. index. ISBN 1-4016-0250-9. $24.99. COOKERY Sky's claim to fame began when Oprah Winfrey are a Curried...

Bizony, Piers. The Man Who Ran the Moon: James E. Webb and the Secret History of Project Apollo.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Bizony, Piers. The Man Who Ran the Moon: James E. Webb and the Secret History of Project Apollo. Thunder's Mouth: Avalon, dist. by Publishers Group West. 2006. c.256p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-56025-751-2. $26. SCI Astronauts may...

Blum, Deborah. Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Blum, Deborah. Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death. Penguin Pr: Penguin Group (USA). Aug. 2006. c.344p. index. ISBN 1-59420-090-4. pap. $25.95. SCI In both Britain and the United States...

Hulot, Nicolas. One Planet: A Celebration of Biodiversity.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Hulot, Nicolas. One Planet: A Celebration of Biodiversity. Abrams. Jul. 2006. 382p. photogs. ISBN 0-9109-5534-2. $55. SCI This beautiful book, produced by the Nicolas Hulot Foundation for Nature and Humanity, a group that works to promote...

Science versus religion? Five books debate the issue.(Book review)
July 1, 2006... According to a crop of provocative new books, science and religion are the two major cultural forces in the world today, although they collide at least as often as they complement each other. Four of the following books explicitly address the...

Quammen, David. The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... * Quammen, David. The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution. Atlas Bks., dist. by Norton (Great Discoveries). Jul. 2006. c.192p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-393-05981-2. $22.95. SCI...

Restak, Richard, M.D. The Naked Brain: How the Emerging Neurosociety Is Changing How We Live, Work and Love.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Restak, Richard, M.D. The Naked Brain: How the Emerging Neurosociety Is Changing How We Live, Work and Love. Crown. Sept. 2006. c.280p. ISBN 1-4000-9808-4 [ISBN 978-1-4000-9808-8]. $23. SCI How can recent innovative discoveries in social...

Sachs, Aaron. The Humboldt Current: Nineteenth-Century Exploration and the Roots of American Environmentalism.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Sachs, Aaron. The Humboldt Current: Nineteenth-Century Exploration and the Roots of American Environmentalism. Viking. Aug. 2006. c.496p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-670-03775-3. $25.95. SCI In his first book, Sachs (history & American...

Coburn, Pip. The Change Function: Why Some Technologies Take Off and Others Crash and Burn.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Coburn, Pip. The Change Function: Why Some Technologies Take Off and Others Crash and Burn. Portfolio: Penguin Group (USA). 2006. c.213p. ISBN 1-59184-132-1. $24.95. TECH Whether you are a consumer of technology, an investor in technology...

Angelo, Joseph A. Encyclopedia of Space and Astronomy.(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Angelo, Joseph A., Jr. Encyclopedia of Space and Astronomy. Facts On File. (Science Library). 2006. 740p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8160-5330-8. $75. REF This one-volume encyclopedia, edited by Angelo (physics, Rollins Coll.; The...

Colonial America: An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History. 5 vols.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Colonial America: An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History. 5 vols. Sharpe Reference: M.E. Sharpe. 2006. 1418p. ed. by James Ciment. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-7656-8065-3. $499. REF This five-volume work on...

Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences, 2d ed., 16 vols.(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences. 2d ed. 16 vols. Wiley-Interscience: Wiley. 2006. 9686p. ed. by Samuel Kotz & others. index. ISBN 0-471-15044-4 [ISBN 978-0-471-15044-2]. $4800. REF This second edition includes much of the content of...

Encyclopedia of Diasporas: Immigrant and Refugee Cultures Around the World.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Encyclopedia of Diasporas: Immigrant and Refugee Cultures Around the World. 2 vols. Springer. 2005. 1242p. ed. by Melvin Ember & others. index. ISBN 0-306-48321-1. $475. REF Diasporas and emigration lie at the heart of many vital world...

Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West, 2 vols.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West. 2 vols. Sage. 2006. 848p. ed. by Gordon Morris Bakken & Alexandra Kindell. bibliog. ISBN 1-4129-0550-8. $295. REF An eclectic, people-centered set of signed essays loosely...

Encyclopedia of War and American Society, 3 vols.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Encyclopedia of War & American Society. 3 vols. Sage. 2005. 1400p. ed. by Peter Karsten. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-7619-3097-3. $395. REF In this three-volume set on war and its effect on the American society, edited by historian...

The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... * The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language. Gallaudet Univ. 2006. 558p. ed. by Clayton Valli. illus. index. ISBN 1-56368-282-6. $49.95 with DVD. REF This extraordinary reference work is composed of approximately 3000...

Need info? Just Ask.com!(REFERENCE BACKTALK)
July 1, 2006... I miss Jeeves. When Ask Jeeves dropped the butler and changed its name to become plain Ask.com, the Internet world lost a long-lived icon. For ten years, Jeeves represented the search engine company through major changes to its search...

The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. 19th ed. Merck. 2006. 2991p. ed. by Mark H. Beers & others, index. ISBN 0-911910-18-2 [ISBN 978-0-911910-18-6]. $55. MED This reference for diagnosing and treating medical and psychological...

The Organ: Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments.(Book review)
July 1, 2006... The Organ: Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group. 2006. 696p. ed. by Douglas Bush & Richard Kassel. bibliog. ISBN 0-415-94174-1. $150. REF This companion to The Piano (2003) and The Harpsichord and...

The Seventies in America.(Book review)
July 1, 2006... The Seventies in America. 3 vols. Salem. 2006. 1152p. ed. by John C. Super. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-59765-228-5 [ISBN 978-1-58765-228-8]. $364. REF This set is similar in size and format to its companion sets, The Sixties in...

Tischler, Nancy M. (text) & Ellen Johnston McHenry (illus.). All Things in the Bible: An Encyclopedia of the Biblical World.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Tischler, Nancy M. (text) & Ellen Johnston McHenry (illus.). All Things in the Bible: An Encyclopedia of the Biblical World. 2 vols. Greenwood. Jul. 2006. 704p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-313-33092-4. $149.95. REF Tischler (emeritus,...

Maxwell, Nancy Kalikow. Sacred Stacks: The Higher Purpose of Libraries and Librarianship.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Maxwell, Nancy Kalikow. Sacred Stacks: The Higher Purpose of Libraries and Librarianship. American Library Assn. 2006. c.156p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8389-0917-5. pap. $32. Recently, the American Library Association's publishing arm has...

Katcher, Brian S. Medline: A Guide to Effective Searching in PubMed & Other Interfaces, 2d ed.(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Katcher, Brian S. Medline: A Guide to Effective Searching in PubMed & Other Interfaces. 2d ed. Ashbury Pr. 2006. 148p. index. ISBN 0.9673445-1-4. pap. $31.95. For over 20 years, Katcher (San Francisco Dept. of Public Health; Univ. of...

Vardell, Sylvia M. Poetry Aloud Here!: Sharing Poetry with Children in the Library.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... * Vardell, Sylvia M. Poetry Aloud Here!: Sharing Poetry with Children in the Library. American Library Assn. 2006. c.217p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8389-0916-7. pap. $38. How many times have you heard someone say that he or she doesn't...

The Virtual Reference Desk: Creating a Reference Future.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... The Virtual Reference Desk: Creating a Reference Future. Neal-Schuman. 2006. 200p. ed. by R. David Lankes & others. photogs. index. ISBN 1-55570-555-3. pap. $75. Edited by the director of the Information Institute of Syracuse, among...

Odyssey Couleur.(Periodical review)
July 1, 2006... Odyssey Couleur. 2003. bi-m. $24.99. Ed: Nick Chiles. www.odysseymc.com/html/ odyssey_couleur.html. ISSN 1545-2026. Illus. adv. Aud: GA (Subject: Multicultural Travel. Issue examined: Vol. 3, No. 6, Nov./Dec. 2005) While first-rate...

A Public Space.(Periodical review)
July 1, 2006... A Public Space. 2006. q. $36. Ed: Brigid Hughes. www.apublicspace.org. ISSN 1558-965X. Illus. Aud: GA, Ac (Subject: Contemporary American Literature. Issue examined: Vol. 1, Issue 1, Spring 2006) Emphasizing "writing that starts with a...

Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities.(Periodical review)
July 1, 2006... Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities. 1982. 13/yr. $64.99. Ed: Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan. www.traders.com. ISSN 0738-3355. Illus. adv. Aud: GA (Subject: Stocks and Commodities Trading. Issue examined: VoI. 24, No. 3, March 2006) For...

Chicken Soup for the Soul Magazine.(Periodical review)
July 1, 2006... Chicken Soup for the Soul Magazine. 2005. bi-m. $15. Ed: J. Mignonne Wright. www. chickeusoupmagazine.com. Illus. adv. Aud: GA (Subject: Lifestyle. Issue examined: Vol. 2, Issue 1, Feb./Mar. 2006) A spin-off from the well-known book...

Foresight: The International Journal of Applied Forecasting.(Periodical review)
July 1, 2006... FORESIGHT: The International Journal of Applied Forecasting. 2005. 3/yr. $95. Ed: Len Tashman. www.forecasters.org/foresight/ index.htm. ISSN 1555-9068. Illus. adv. Aud: SA, Ac (Subject: Forecasting. Issue examined: Issue 2, October 2005) ...

Cooking Light.(Periodical review)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Cooking Light. 1986. 11/yr. $23.98. Ed: Mary Kay Culpepper. www.cookinglight.com/ cooking. ISSN 0886-4446. Illus. adv. Aud: GA (Subject: Low-calorie Cookery. Issue examined: Vol. 20, No. 3, April 2006) Although it's no longer the only...

Wondertime.(Periodical review)
July 1, 2006... Wondertime. 2006. q. $10. Ed: Lisa Stiepock. wondertime.go.com. ISSN 1558-7495. Illus. adv. Aud: GA (Subject: Parenting. Issue examined: Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring 2006) New releases in the crowded field of parenting magazines have a hard...

Colorado Review.(Periodical review)
July 1, 2006... Colorado Review. 1985. 3/yr. $24. Ed: Stephanie G'Schwind. coloradoreview. colostate.edu. ISSN 1046-3348. Aud: GA, Ac (Subject: Modern American Literature. Issue examined: Vol. 32, No. 3, Fall 2005) Published by Colorado State...

Old Man River.(Video recording review)
July 1, 2006... Old Man River. color & b/w. 73 min. dir. by Allan Holzman, dist by Natl. Film Network, 4501 Forbes Blvd., Lanham, MD 20706; 877-888-5493; www.nationalfilmnetwork.com. 1998; 2005 release. DVD ISBN 0-8026-0115-4. $29.95; public performance ISBN...

The Unsexing of Emma Edmonds.(Video recording review)
July 1, 2006... The Unsexing of Emma Edmonds. color & b/w. 47 min. Pepita Ferrari, dist. by Filmakers Library, 124 E. 40th St., New York, NY 10016; 212-808-4980; www.filmakers.com. 2006. VHS $295 (Rental: $75). Public performance. BIOG In 1861, to...

The Execution of Wanda Jean.(Video recording review)
July 1, 2006... The Execution of Wanda Jean. color. 88+ min. Liz Garbus, dist. by Docurama c/o New Video, 126 Fifth Ave., 15th fl., New York, NY 10011; 800-314-8822; www.newvideo.com. 2006. DVD ISBN 0-7670-8598-1. $26.95. CRIMINOLOGY In 1989, Wanda Jean...

Essential Lampworking 2: Intermediate Techniques.(Video recording review)
July 1, 2006... Essential Lampworking 2: Intermediate Techniques. 110 min. Essential Marbles: Techniques for Borosilicate Marble Making. 80 min. ea. vol: Blazam Media, dist. by Instructional Video, 2219 C St., Lincoln, NE 68502; 800-228-0164;...

Murderball.(An Uphill Climb)(Movie review)
July 1, 2006... Murderball. color. 86+ min. Henry Alex Rubin & Dana Adam Shapiro, THINKFilm & MTV Films. in assn. with A&E Indie Films, c/o Amazon.com. 2005. DVD $29.95. An Uphill Climb. color. 57 min. Craig Lindvahl, Callan Films, dist. by Natl. Film...

Gunner Palace.(Occupation: Dreamland)(Movie review)
July 1, 2006... Gunner Palace. color. 87 min. Michael Tucker & Petra Epperlein, dist. by Palm Pictures, www.palmpictures.com, c/o Amazon.com. 2004; 2006 release. DVD $24.99. Occupation: Dreamland. color. 140 min. Garrett Scott & lan Olds, dist. by...

Dazed and Confused.(Movie review)
July 1, 2006... Dazed and Confused. color. 102 min. Criterion Collection. 1993. DVD ISBN 1-55940-982-7. $39.95. In his well-observed portrayal of the last day of class for a group of mid-1970s high school students, Richard Linklater (Slacker) captures...

Hamsun.(Movie review)
July 1, 2006... Hamsun. color. 154 min. In Swedish, Danish, & Norwegian w/English subtitles. First Run Features. 1997. DVD $29.95. Max Von Sydow brings his usual authority to the role of Knut Hamsun, the Nobel prize-winning Norwegian writer who...

Lovers of the Arctic Circle.(Movie review)
July 1, 2006... Lovers of the Arctic Circle. color. 112 min. In Spanish w/English subtitles. Home Vision: Image Entertainment. 1998. DVD $19.99. Lifelong friends and sometime lovers whose names are palindromes, Ana and Otto (Najwa Nimri and Fele...

A Nos Amours.(Movie review)
July 1, 2006... A Nos Amours, color. 102 min. In French w/English subtitles. Criterion Collection. 1983. DVD ISBN 1-55940-983-5. $39.95. The striking debut of refreshingly talented Sandrine Bonnaire (Vagabond, Intimate Strangers) is sufficient...

Somersault.(Movie review)
July 1, 2006... Somersault. color. 102 min. Magnolia. 2005. DVD $26.98. Sixteen-year-old Heidi (newcomer Abbie Cornish, in a startlingly unaffected performance) hits the road after a falling out with her mother. Ending up in a small ski town, the young...

The Confederate Flag: Views From the Heart of Dixie.(Video recording review)
July 1, 2006... The Confederate Flag: Views From the Heart of Dixie. color. 29 min. David Henning, New Creature Features, dist. by Library Video Co., 7 Wynnewood, PA 19096; 610-645-4000; www.libraryvideo.com. 2005. DVD $39.95. Public performance. POL SCI ...

Dads Make a Difference.(Video recording review)
July 1, 2006... Dads Make a Difference. color. 52 min. Rick Zingher and Pro Video, Inc., 800-234-7680; www.dadsmakeadifference.net. 2006. DVD $24.95 + $5 s/h. SOC SCI Zingher, professor of social work at Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, IA, is also a...

Downtowners.(Movie review)
July 1, 2006... Downtowners. color. 47 min. Jessica Eskelson & Nicole Ketcherside, www. olydowntowners.com, dist. by Customflix.com. 2006. DVD customflix.com/208991. $29.95; public performance, customflix.com/209049. $175 (Rental: $55). SOC SCI Speaking...

A Knock Out.(Movie review)
July 1, 2006... A Knock Out. color. 53 min. Tessa Boerman & Samuel Reiziger, Viewpoint Prods./NPS, dist. by Women Make Movies, 462 Broadway, Suite 500, New York, NY 10013; 212-925-0606; orders@wmm.com. 2005. $89; acad. libs. $295. Public performance. WOMEN'S...

Trailers: what's coming on VHS/DVD.(Bibliography)
July 1, 2006... Andy Warhol. color & b/w. 3 hrs. Ric Burns, PBS Educational Video. Sept. 2006. VHS/DVD $54.99. Public performance. ART Interviews and output combine to bring the enigmatic icon of late 20th-century modern art into view. Hunger. b/w....

Bova, Ben. Titan: A Tale of Cataclysmic Discovery.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2006... Bova, Ben. Titan: A Tale of Cataclysmic Discovery. 12 CDs. unabridged. 14 hrs. Audio Renaissance. 2006. ISBN 1-59397-502-3. $49.95. F In Titan, Bova returns to his group of novels based on solar system exploration that began with Mars...

Ellis, Bret Easton. Lunar Park.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2006... Ellis, Bret Easton. Lunar Park. 8 cassettes. unabridged. 12 hrs. Books on Tape. 2005. ISBN 1-4159-2401-5. $72. F Presented as a novel rather than a faux memoir, Lunar Park, read by James Van Der Beek, attempts to be satirical but is so...

Evanovich, Janet. Manhunt.(Full Bloom)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2006... Evanovich, Janet. Manhunt. 4 CDs. unabridged. 4 1/2 hrs. HarperAudio. 2005. ISBN 0-06-073700-X [ISBN 978-0-06-073700-9]. $14.95. Evanovich, Janet & Charlotte Hughes. Full Bloom. 6 cassettes, unabridged. 8 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2005. ISBN...

Gibbons, Kaye. The Life All around Me by Ellen Foster.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2006... Gibbons, Kaye. The Life All Around Me by Ellen Foster. 3 cassettes, unabridged. 5 hrs. Books on Tape. 2006. ISBN 1-4159-2451-1. $36. F In her eighth novel, Gibbons returns to the eccentric child of her first book (and the first of her two...

Hamilton, Laurell K. Micah.(A Stroke of Midnight)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2006... Hamilton, Laurell K. Micah. 4 CDs. 4 hrs. 2006. ISBN 1-4233-1686-X [ISBN 978-1-4233-1686-2]. $69.25. Hamilton, Laurell K. A Stroke of Midnight. 12 CDs. 14 hrs. 2005. ISBN 1-59355-427-3 [ISBN 978-1-59355-427-9]. $112.25. ea. vol:...

King, Lily. The English Teacher.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2006... King, Lily. The English Teacher. 6 cassettes. unabridged. 8 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2006. ISBN 1-4193-6965-2 [ISBN 978-1-4193-6965-0]. $59.75. F Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles, the text for Vida Avery's sophomore English class,...

Martinez, Michele. The Finishing School.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2006... Martinez, Michele. The Finishing School. 10 CDs. unabridged. 12 hrs. Sound Library: BBC Audiobooks America. 2006. ISBN 0-7927-3901-9. $94.95. F In this legal thriller, federal prosecutor and single mother Melanie Vargas goes undercover...

Patterson, James & Maxine Paetro. The 5th Horseman.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2006... Patterson, James & Maxine Paetro. The 5th Horseman. 5 cassettes, unabridged. 8 hrs. Books on Tape. 2000. ISBN 1-4159-2575-5. $45; 7 CDs. ISBN 1-4159-2576-3. $63. F Prolific writer Patterson recently introduced listeners to the Women's...

Woods, Stuart. Dark Harbor.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2006... Woods, Stuart. Dark Harbor. 7 CDs. unabridged. 8 hrs. Penguin Audio. 2006. ISBN 0-14-305838-X. $29.95. F Woods's 12th Stone Barrington mystery finds the New York cop-turned-lawyer on an isolated island off the coast of Maine. Stone's...

Gilbert, Martin. A History of the Twentieth Century: The Concise Edition of the Acclaimed World History.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2006... * Gilbert, Martin. A History of the Twentieth Century: The Concise Edition of the Acclaimed World History. 22 cassettes. unabridged. 30 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2006. ISBN 1-4025-2268-1 [ISBN 978-1-4025-2268-0]. $109.75. HIST Gilbert (official...

Goodwin, Doris Kearns. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.(Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2006... Goodwin, Doris Kearns. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. 30 cassettes, unabridged. 42 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2006. ISBN 1-4193-6459-6 [ISBN 978-1-4193-6459-4]. $107.95; 34 CDs. ISBN 1-4193-6461-8 [ISBN 978-1-4193-6461-7]....

Joyner, Tom with Mary Flowers Boyce. I'm Just a DJ but ... it Makes Sense to Me.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2006... Joyner, Tom with Mary Flowers Boyce. I'm Just a DJ but... it Makes Sense to Me. 3 CDs. abridged. 4 hrs. Time Warner Audiobks. 2005. ISBN 1-59483-076-2. $24.98. COMM Joyner is known as the hardest-working man in radio primarily for his...

Thompson, Hunter S. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2006... * Thompson, Hunter S. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream. 5 cassettes. unabridged. 6 1/4 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2005. ISBN 1-4193-6336-0 [ISBN 978-1-4193-6336-8]. $39.75; 5 CDs. ISBN 1-4193-6338-7...

Whitaker, Julian, M.D. Reversing Hypertension: A Vital New Program To Prevent, Treat, and Reduce High Blood Pressure.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2006... Whitaker, Julian, M.D. Reversing Hypertension: A Vital New Program To Prevent, Treat, and Reduce High Blood Pressure. 3 CDs. abridged. 3 hrs. HealthText Audio, 42982 Osgood Rd., Fremont, CA 94539. 2005. ISBN 1-933310-07-3 [ISBN...

Boon, Louis Paul. Summer in Termuren.(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Boon, Louis Paul. Summer in Termuren. Dalkey Archive. Sept. 2008. c.491p, tr. by Paul Vincent. ISBN 1-56478-414-2. pap. $14.95. F Boon is a contender for the title of Belgium's greatest novelist--he's been short-listed for the Nobel prize...

Branch, Pamela. Murder Every Monday.(Book review)(Brief review)
July 1, 2006... Branch, Pamela. Murder Every Monday. Rue Morgue. 2006. 191p. ISBN 0-915230-91-7. pap. $14.95. M Branch's 1954 comedic mystery is another adventure of Clifford Flush and his fellow guilty-as-sin-but-acquitted killers at the Asterisk Club....

L'Amour, Louis. Kiowa Trail.(Book review)(Brief review)
July 1, 2006... L'Amour, Louis. Kiowa Trail. Bantam. (Louis L'Amour Legacy Editions). 2008. 197p. ISBN 0-553-80487-1. $12. WESTERN This is the latest volume in the "L'Amour Legacy" series of affordable hardcovers. This 1964 novel finds a sister hiring a...

McCarry, Charles. The Secret Lovers.(Book review)(Brief review)
July 1, 2006... McCarry, Charles. The Secret Lovers. Overlook, dist. by Penguin Group (USA). Nov. 2006. c.320p. ISBN 1-58567-854-6. $24.95. F More Cold War spy games from McCarry. In this 1977 outing, Paul Christopher secretly arranges the publication of...

Roth, Philip. Novels: 1973-1977.(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Roth, Philip. Novels: 1973-1977. Library of America. Sept. 2006. c.900p. ISBN 1-931082-96-0. $35. F This third installment in LOA's Roth collection includes The Great American Novel (1973), My Life as a Man (1974), and The Professor of...

Arendt, Hannah. Eichmann and the Holocaust.(Bibliography)
July 1, 2006... Arendt, Hannah. Eichmann and the Holocaust. 129p. ISBN 0-14-303760-9. HIST Bacon, Francis. Of Empire. 91p. ISBN 0-14-303756-0. PHIL Castiglione, Baldesar. How To Achieve True Greatness. 93p. tr. by George Bull. ISBN 0-14-303755-2....

Fermor, Patrick Leigh. Mani: Travels in the Southern Pacific Peloponnese.(Bibliography)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Fermor, Patrick Leigh. Mani: Travels in the Southern Pacific Peloponnese. 358p. illus. ISBN 1-59017-188-8. pap. $15.95. Fermor, Patrick Leigh. Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece. 260p. ISBN 1-59017-187-X. pap. $14.95. ea. vol: New...

Keating, H.R.F. Sherlock Holmes: The Man and His World.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Keating, H.R.F. Sherlock Holmes: The Man and His World. Castle. 2006. 160p. illus. index. ISBN 0-7858-2112-0 [ISBN 978-0-7858-2112-0]. $9.99. LIT Keating's 1979 study of Holmes, the so-called man who never lived and who will never die,...

Osgood, Cornelius. Winter.(Book review)(Brief review)
July 1, 2006... Osgood, Cornelius. Winter. Univ. of Nebraska. 2006. 255p. illus. ISBN 0-8032-8623-6. pap. $17.95. ANTHRO In 1928, anthropologist Osgood journeyed to the far north to study some tribes of the Athapaskan people for the Canadian government....

The wine list: a literary tasting.(the reader's shelf)(Bibliography)
July 1, 2006... Visiting local wineries has become a very enjoyable pastime for vacationers. Many areas of the country now have their own Wine Trails, excellent for introducing people to new wines and wineries as well as providing economic support to small...