Library Journal articles from July 2007, page 4

Library Journal archives from July 2007

The American Heritage[R] College Dictionary.(Book review)
July 1, 2007... The American Heritage[R] College Dictionary. 4th ed. Houghton. 2007. 1636p. illus. maps. ISBN 978-0-618-83595-9. $26.95 with free CD-ROM. REF This fourth collegiate edition of The American Heritage[R] Dictionary (AHD) continues and...

Conley, Richard S. Historical Dictionary of the Reagan-Bush Era.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Conley, Richard S. Historical Dictionary of the Reagan-Bush Era. Scarecrow. (Historical Dictionaries of U.S. Historical Eras, No. 7). 2007. 288p. illus. bibliog. ISBN 978-0-8108-5064-4. $80. REF This seventh volume in the series covers...

Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. 3 vols. Sage. 2007. 1712p. ed. by Gary L. Anderson & Kathryn G. Herr. illus. index. ISBN 978-1-4129-1812-1. $495. REF Though this work edited by Anderson (administration, leadership &...

Flinn, Frank K. Encyclopedia of Catholicism.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Flinn, Frank K. Encyclopedia of Catholicism. Facts On File. (Encyclopedia of World Religions). 2007. 705p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-8160-5455-8. $75. REF Flinn's (religious studies, Washington Univ.) entry in the publisher's...

Fontenoy, Paul E. Submarines: An Illustrated History of Their Impact.(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Fontenoy, Paul E. Submarines: An Illustrated History of Their Impact. 464p. ISBN 978-1-85109-563-6. Kinard, Jeff. Artillery: An Illustrated History of Its Impact. 550p. ISBN 978-1-85109-556-8. ea. vol: ABC-CLIO. (Weapons and...

Homer, Trevor. The Book of Origins.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Homer, Trevor. The Book of Origins. Plume: Penguin Group (USA). 2007. c.400p, illus, index. ISBN 978-0-452-28832-4. pap. $14. REF Homer courageously adds his book to the abundance of publications available on the topic of miscellanea. A...

Johnson, Anne Janette. The Scopes "Monkey Trial.".(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Johnson, Anne Janette. The Scopes "Monkey Trial." Omnigraphics. (Defining Moments). 2007. 262p. illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 978-0-7808-0955-0. $44. REF This seventh volume bears all the features and benefits of the earlier volumes in the...

McCartney, Martha W. Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers, 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... McCartney, Martha W. Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers, 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary. Genealogical. 2007. 836p. maps. index. ISBN 978-0-8063-1774-8. $49.95. REF Drawing on primary and secondary sources, historian McCartney...

Teen Health And Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers.(Website overview)
July 1, 2007... TEEN HEALTH AND WELLNESS: REAL LIFE, REAL ANSWERS. Rosen Publishing, www.rosenpublishing.com WHAT IS IT? Teen Health and Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers inaugurates Rosen Publishing Online, the newest division of the family-owned,...

Saunier, Richard E. & Richard A. Meganck. Dictionary and Introduction to Global Environmental Governance.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Saunier, Richard E. & Richard A. Meganck. Dictionary and Introduction to Global Environmental Governance. Earthscan. 2007. 432p. bibliog. ISBN 978-1-84407-425-9. $55. REF Formerly with the Organization of American States, the authors of...

Adult Psychopathology and Diagnosis.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Adult Psychopathology and Diagnosis. 5th ed. Wiley. 2007. c.744p, ed. by Michel Hersen & others. ISBN 978-0-471-74584-6. $105. REF Editor Hersen (psychology, Pacific Univ.; Psychological Assessment) began this revision shortly before the...

Combs, Cindy C. & Martin W. Slann. Encyclopedia of Terrorism.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Combs, Cindy C. & Martin W. Slann. Encyclopedia of Terrorism. 2d ed. Facts On File. 2007. c.512p, photogs, bibliog, index. ISBN 978-0-816-06277-5. $95. REF Combs (political science, Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte; Terrorism in the...

Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group. 2007. c.688p, ed. by Christopher Moseley. ISBN 978-0-700-71197-0. $315. REF In this resource intended to promote awareness and to document present...

Felius, Marleen. Cattle Breeds: An Encyclopedia.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Felius, Marleen. Carrie Breeds: An Encyclopedia. 2d ed. Trafalgar Square. 2007. illus, maps. bibliog, c.800p. ISBN 978-9-054-39017-6. $100. REF This expansion of Dutch author/illustrator Felius's Genus Bos: Cattle Breeds of the World,...

The Oxford Companion to Black British History.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... The Oxford Companion to Black British History. Oxford Univ. 2007. c.592p, ed. by David Dabydeen & others, bibliog. ISBN 978-0-192-80439-6. $60. REF Editors Dabydeen (Black Writers in Britain), John Gilmore (Faces of the Caribbean), and...

Women in Congress, 1917-2006.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Women in Congress, 1917-2006. 2d ed. Joint Committee on Printing. 2007. c.1015p. ed. by Matthew Wasniewski. ISBN 978-0-160-76753-1. $59. REF Wasniewski (House Office of History & Preservation) has compiled the first comprehensive guide...

Slavery in the United States: A Social, Political, and Historical Encyclopedia.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Slavery in the United States: A Social, Political, and Historical Encyclopedia. 2 vols. ABC-CLIO. 2007. 740p. ed. by Junius P. Rodriguez. illus, maps. bibliog, index. ISBN 978-1-85109-544-5. $185. REF Slavery in the United States has long...

Tate, Mary Jo. Critical Companion to F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Tate, Mary Jo. Critical Companion to F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work. Facts On File. 2007. 464p. illus. index. ISBN 978-0-8160-6433-5. $75. REF Tate, a self-described freelance editor who holds a master's...

Taylor, Karen L. The Facts On File Companion to the French Novel.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Taylor, Karen L. The Facts On File Companion to the French Novel. Facts On File. 2007. c.544p, bibliog, index. ISBN 978-0-8160-5405-3. $71.50. REF Taylor's (general editor, Early Modern Europe: Issues and Interpretations) encyclopedic...

Block, Marylaine. The Thriving Library: Successful Strategies for Challenging Times.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... * Block, Marylaine. The Thriving Library: Successful Strategies for Challenging Times. Information Today. 2007. 356p. photogs, bibliog, index. ISBN 978-1-57387-277-5. pap. $39.50. To write this book, former librarian-turned-freelance...

Casey, Michael E. & Laura C. Savastinuk. Library 2.0: A Guide to Participatory Library Service.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Casey, Michael E. & Laura C. Savastinuk. Library 2.0: A Guide to Participatory Library Service. information Today. 2007. 200p. illus. index. ISBN 978-1-57387-297-3. pap. $29.50. The library blogosphere has been abuzz with Library 2.0...

Martin, Hillias J., Jr. & James R. Murdock. Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Teens: A How-to-Do-It Manual for Librarians.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... * Martin, Hillias J., Jr. & James R. Murdock. Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Teens: A How-To-Do-it Manual for Librarians. Neal-Schuman. 2007. 211p. bibliog, index. ISBN 978-1-55570-566-4. $55. This excellent...

Breaking the Mold: Innovative Libraries and Programs.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
July 1, 2007... Breaking the Mold: Innovative Libraries and Programs. color. 25 min. Library Video Network. 320 York Rd., Towson, MD 21204; 800-441-TAPE; www.lvn.org. DVD ISBN 978-1-56641-106-6. $99. If Marylaine Block's The Thriving Library (see above)...

Women&Cancer.(Periodical review)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Women&Cancer. 2005. q. $24.95. Ed: Juliana Hansen, M.D. & Charles H. Weaver, M.D. www.womenandcancermag.com. ISSN 1557-5780. Illus. adv. Aud: GA, SA (Subject: Cancer--Women. Issue examined: Vol. 2, Issue 4, Winter 2006) For women coping...

Se7en.(Periodical review)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Se7en. 2007. bi-m. $17.77. Ed: Kim Malakowsky. www.sevenmagonline. com. Illus. adv. Aud: GA (Subject: Sports. Lifestyle--Men. Issue examined: Vol. 1, No. 2, Apr./May 2007) The difference between Se7en and other sports magazines--including...

Blueprint: Design Your Life.(Periodical review)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Blueprint: Design Your Life. 2006. bi-m. $15. Ed: Sarah Humphreys. www.blueprintmag.com. ISSN 1932-6378. Illus. adv. Aud: GA (Subject: Intarior Decoration. Lifestyle--Women. Issue examined: No. 3, Mar./Apr. 2007) When Martha Stewart...

American Jewish Life.(Periodical review)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... American Jewish Life. 2006. bi-m. $15. Ed: Benyamin Cohen. www.ajlmagazine. com. Illus. adv. Aud: GA (Subject: Jewish Life--United States. Issue examined: Vol. 6, No. 6, Nov./Dec. 2006) Ever wondered how expensive it is for a Jewish...

Deaf Life.(Periodical review)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Deaf Life. 1988. m. $60. Ed: Matthew S. Moore & Linda Levitan. www.deaflife.com. ISSN 0998-719X. Illus. Aud: GA, SA (Subject: Deaf Culture. Issue examined: Vol. 12, No. 1, Jan. 2007) Activist magazine Deaf Life resumed publication this...

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts.(Periodical review)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. 2006. q. $299. Ed: Jeffrey Smith & others, www.apa.org/journals/aca. ISSN 1931-3896. Illus. Aud: Ac (Subject: Psychology--Arts. Issue examined: Vol. 1, No. 1, Feb. 2007) This journal...

Outside's Go.(Periodical review)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Outside's Go. 2007. q. $18. Ed: Kent Black. www.outsidego.com. Illus. adv. Aud: GA (Subject: Travel. Lifestyle--Men. Issue examined: Issue 01, Spring 2007) A spin-off of successful adventure-travel magazine Outside, this one targets male...

Never Been Done: The Jon Comer Story.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
July 1, 2007... Never Been Done: The Jon Comer Story. colon 60+ min. Matthew Powers, Powers Philms; www.neverbeendone.com. DVD $14.95 + $5 s/h. DISABILITIES Never Been Done: The Jon Comer Story is a "jock with a disability" piece with a twist: the hero...

Black Diamonds: Mountaintop Removal & the Fight for Coalfield Justice.(Video recording review)
July 1, 2007... Black Diamonds: Mountaintop Removal & the Fight for Coalfield Justice. 72 min. Catherine Pancake. 2006. DVD-R ISBN 978-1-59458-612-5; VHS ISBN 978-1-59458-611-8. $275 (Rental: $95). Oil on Ice. 57+ rain. Dale Djerassi & Bo Boudart. 2004;...

The Fabulous 60s.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
July 1, 2007... The Fabulous 60s. color. 10 hrs. Document Assocs., dist. by MPI, 800-323-0442; www. mpihomevideo.com. 2007. DVD ISBN 978-0-7886-0823-0. $39.98. HIST Ah, the Sixties. We were thinner then. We were more innocent hut losing that fast. The...

State of Fear: The Truth About Terrorism.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
July 1, 2007... State of Fear: The Truth About Terrorism. color. 94 min. Pamela Yates, Skylight Pictures, www.skylightpictures.com, or New Day Films, 190 Rte. 17M, PO Box 1084, Harriman, NY 10926; 888-367-9154; www. newday.com. DVD ISBN 978-1-57448-142-6....

Trailers: what's coming on VHS/DVD.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
July 1, 2007... Cautiva. color. 115 min. In Spanish w/ English subtitles. Gaston Biraben, dist. by Koch Lorber. Aug. 2007. DVD ISBN 978-1-4172-0146-4. $26.98. DRAMA Life can change on a dime, as young Cristina discovers when her strict Catholic...

The Fire Yogi: A Story of an Extraordinary Journey.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
July 1, 2007... The Fire Yogi: A Story of an Extraordinary Journey. color. 47 min. Mike Vasan, dist. by Golden Treasures, 653 Sunnyhill Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90065; 800-748-8956; www.GoldenTreasures.com. DVD ISBN 9781-932342-01-7. $19.95 + $5 s/h. Public...

131st Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show: Special Collector's Edition.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
July 1, 2007... 131st Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show: Special Collector's Edition. color. 4+ hrs. New Video, 800-314-8822; www.newvideo. com. 2007. DVD 978-0-7670-9455-9. $29.95. PETS This high-quality collection presents the entire television...

Al Franken: God Spoke.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
July 1, 2007... Al Franken: God Spoke. color. 84+ min. Nick Doob & Chris Hegedus, Docurama Films, dist. by New Video, www.newvideo.com. 2007. DVD ISBN 978-0-7670-9625-6. $29.95. POLITICS Here, filmmakers Doob and Hegedus (The War Room) present a...

The Bridge.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
July 1, 2007... The Bridge. color. 94 min. Eric Steel, dist. by Koch Lorber Films, 22 Harbor Park Dr., Port Washington, NY 11050; 518-484-1000; www.kochlorberfilms.com. 2007. DVD ISBN 978-1-4172-0138-9. $26.98. Closed-captioned. PSYCH Stimulated by a...

Playing for Keeps.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
July 1, 2007... Playing for Keeps. color. 57 min. Bob Gliner, dist. by National Film Network, 4501 Forbes Blvd., Lanham, MD 20706; 877-888-4395; www.nationalfilmnetwork.com. 2006. DVD ISBN 978-0-8026-0606-8. $24.95; public performance ISBN 978-0-8026-0607-5....

Awakening: Empowering Women Through Microloans.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
July 1, 2007... Awakening: Empowering Women Through Microloans. color. 48 min. Joel Weber & Domic Howes, Rikshaw Films, dist. by Choices Inc., 421 S. Beverly Dr., 5th fl., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; www.choicesvideo.net. 2006. DVD ISBN 978-1-933724-05-8....

The Dead Girl.(fast scans: Foreign & indie films)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
July 1, 2007... The Dead Girl. color. 94 min. First Look Pictures. 2006. DVD $24.98. In this riveting, character-driven drama, writer-director Karen Moncrieff reveals the impact of a prostitute's murder on the woman (Toni Collette) who found the body,...

The Host.(fast scans: Foreign & indie films)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
July 1, 2007... The Host. color. 119 min. In Korean w/English subtitles. Magnolia Home Entertainment. 2007. DVD $26.98. After large quantities of poisonous material are dumped into the Han River, a humongous tadpole emerges to wreak havoc in Bong...

If ...(fast scans: Foreign & indie films)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
July 1, 2007... If... color & b/w. 112 min. Criterion Collection, dist. by Image Entertainment. 1969. DVD ISBN 978-1-934121-60-3. $39.95. Life at an English boarding school for boys involves a strict code of conduct that is sadistically enforced by...

The Third Man.(fast scans: Foreign & indie films)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
July 1, 2007... The Third Man. b/w. 104 min. Criterion Collection, dist. by Image Entertainment. 1949. DVD ISBN 978-1-934121-45-0. $39.95. Light and shadow have seldom been used to greater effect than in director Carol Reed's film noir of Graham Greene's...

The Two of Us.(fast scans: Foreign & indie films)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
July 1, 2007... The Two of Us. b/w. 87 min. In French w/ English subtitles. Criterion Collection, dist. by Image Entertainment. 1967. DVD ISBN 978-1-934121-57-3. $39.95. The auspicious feature-film debut of Claude Berri (Jean de Florette, Manon of the...

Cornwell, Bernard. Sharpe's Fury: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Barrosa, March 1811.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2007... Cornwell, Bernard. Sharpe's Fury: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Barrosa, March 1811. 10 CDs. unabridged. 12 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2006. ISBN 979-1-4281-1563-7. $119.75. F Set in southern Spain in 1811, this latest title in the ongoing...

Hockensmith, Steve. Holmes on the Range.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2007... Hockensmith, Stove. Holmes on the Range. 8 CDs. unabridged. 9 1/2 hrs. Tantor Audio. 2006. ISBN 978-1-4001-0225-1. $34.99. F While Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's followers have found numerous ways to imitate and pay homage to his Sherlock...

Lowell, Elizabeth. Forget Me Not.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2007... Lowell, Elizabeth. Forget Me Not. 7 CDs. unabridged. 8 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2007. ISBN 978-1-4233-2392-1. $87.25. F Alana Reeves remembers nothing of the six days she spent on Wyoming's Broken Mountain; all she knows is that now her...

McCaffrey, Anne & Elizabeth Ann Scarborough. Maelstrom.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2007... McCaffrey, Anne & Elizabeth Ann Scarborough. Maelstrom. 8 cassettes, unabridged. 9 hrs. Recorded Bks. (Twins of Petaybee, 8k. 2). 2007. ISBN 978-1-4281-3242-9. $72.75. F This sequel to the authors' Changelings in the "Twins of Petaybee"...

McCarthy, Cormac. Blood Meridian; or, The Evening Redness in the West.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2007... McCarthy, Cormac. Blood Meridian; or, The Evening Redness in the West. 12 cassettes. 13 1/4 hrs. 2007. ISBN 978-1-4281-1592-7. $92.75; 12 CDs. ISBN 978-1-4281-1594-1. $123.75. McCarthy, Cormac. The Road. 6 CDs. 6 3/4 hrs. 2006. ISBN...

Meister, Ellen. Secret Confessions of the Applewood PTA.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2007... Meister, Ellen. Secret Confessions of the Applewood PTA. 9 CDs. unabridged. 10 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2006. ISBN 976-1-4233-1211-6. $97.25. F This is a book about three housewives in Applewood, NY, who yearn for something more fulfilling...

Michaels, Fern. The Jury.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2007... Michaels, Fern. The Jury. 6 CDs. 7 hrs. ISBN 978-1-59737-563-4. $82.25. Michaels, Fern. Lethal Justice. 7 CDs. 8 hrs. ISBN 978-1-59737-583-2. $87.25. ea. vol: unabridged. Brilliance Audio. 2006. F Once again, Michaels and Laural...

Pynchon, Thomas. Against the Day.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2007... Pynchon, Thomas. Against the Day. 42 CDs. unabridged. 54 1/2 hrs. Tantor Audio. 2007. ISBN 978-1-4001-0370-6. $99.99. F Pynchon (Mason & Dixon) has once again produced a work of note. His portrait of a sizable number of characters living...

Rubenfeld, Jed. The Interpretation of Murder.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2007... Rubenfeld, Jed. The Interpretation of Murder. 12 CDs. unabridged. 14 1/2 hrs. Books on Tape. 2006. ISBN 978-1-4159-3141-7. $96; 9 cassettes. ISBN 978-1-4159-3140-0. $81. F Rubenfeld uses the occasion of Sigmund Freud's only visit to the...

Smith, Wilbur. The Quest.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2007... Smith, Wilbur. The Quest. 19 CDs. unabridged. 24 hrs. Audio Renaissance. 2007. ISBN 978-1-4272-0133-1. $59.95. Smith, Wilbur. The Quest. 19 CDs. unabridged. 24 hrs. Sound Library: BBC Audiobooks America. 2007. ISBN 978-0-7927-4863-2....

Trigiani, Adriana. Home to Big Stone Gap.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2007... Trigiani, Adriana. Home to Big Stone Gap. 8 CDs. unabridged. 9 1/4 hrs. Books on Tape. 2006. ISBN 978-1-4159-3312-1. $96; 6 cassettes. ISBN 978-1-4159-3311-4. $72. F Trigiani continues the saga of the folks of Big Stone Gap, with Ave...

Bryson, Bill. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2007... * Bryson, Bill. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir. 6 CDs. unabridged. 7 1/2 hrs. Books on Tape. 2006. ISBN 978-1-4159-3295-7. $70. AUTOBIOG A noted travel humorist and the author of several books on the English...

Burstyn, Ellen. Lessons in Becoming Myself.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2007... Burstyn, Ellen. Lessons in Becoming Myself. 8 CDs. abridged. 10 hrs. Penguin Audio. 2006. ISBN 978-0-14-305908-0. $44.95. FILM Burstyn's autobiography resembles a Hollywood film, complete with an abusive, self-centered mother, sexual...

Ehrman, Bart D. Peter, Paul, & Mary Magdalene: The Followers of Jesus in History and Legend.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2007... Ehrman, Bart D. Peter, Paul, & Mary Magdalene: The Followers of Jesus in History and Legend. 10 CDs. unabridged. 12 1/2 hrs. Tantor Audio. 2006. ISBN 978-1-4001-0236-7. $39.99. REL Prolific biblical scholar Ehrman sheds some light on the...

Henderson, Jeff. Cooked: From the Streets to the Stove, from Cocaine to Foie Gras.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2007... Henderson, Jeff. Cooked: From the Streets to the Stove, from Cocaine to Foie Gras. 7 cassettes, unabridged. 8 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2007. ISBN 978-1-4281-4426-2. $61.75; 7 CDs. ISBN 978-1-4281-4428-6. $77.75. COOKERY Henderson, a master of...

Novelli, Bill with Boe Workman. 50+: Igniting a Revolution To Reinvent America.(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2007... Novelli, Bill with Boe Workman. 50+: Igniting a Revolution To Reinvent America. 4 CDs. abridged. 5 hrs. Audio Renaissance. 2006. ISBN 978-1-59397-970-6. $24.95. BUS Novelli, CEO of AARP and founder of public relations agency Porter...

Trillin, Calvin. About Alice.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
July 1, 2007... * Trillin, Calvin. About Alice. 1 CD. unabridged. 60 min. Books On Tape. 2006. ISBN 978-1-4159-3547-7. $28. LIT September 11, 2001, was a day of devastation for Trillin, but while he was sharing the grief of the nation over the World...

Allbeury, Ted. Dangerous Arrivals.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Allbeury, Ted. Dangerous Arrivals. Severn House. Oct. 2007. 184p. ISBN 978-0-7278-6518-2. $27.95. F Released in 1975 as Where All The Girls Are Sweeter, this thriller follows Max Fame, a guy trying to relax while taking his boat around...

Borges, Jorge Luis. Labyrinths.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Borges, Jorge Luis. Labyrinths. New Directions, dist. by Norton. 2007. 256p. ISBN 978-0-8112-1699-9. pap. $13.95. LIT This volume combines 23 short stories, ten essays, and nine parables--a wonderful variety of Borges's writings. It also...

Burroughs, Edgar Rice. Back to the Stone Age.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Burroughs, Edgar Rice. Back to the Stone Age. 318p. ISBN 978-0-8032-6263-8. Burroughs, Edgar Rice. Land of Terror. 319p. ISBN 978-0-8032-6265-2. Burroughs, Edgar Rice. Savage Pellucidar. 274p. ISBN 978-0-8032-6264-5. ea. vol. Univ....

Cather, Willa. Alexander's Bridge.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Cather, Willa. Alexander's Bridge. Univ. of Nebraska. Jul. 2007. 303p. illus. maps. ISBN 978-0-8032-1132-2. $75. F This edition of Cather's brief novel has a ton of scholarly extras (which are actually longer than the novel itself),...

Karp, Lila. The Queen Is in the Garbage.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Karp, Lila. The Queen Is in the Garbage. Feminist. 2007. 170p. ISBN 978-1-55861-538-0. pap. $15.95. F Karp here unfurls the story of Harriet Battenberg, who looks back at her sordid life while in the midst of a 14-hour labor, which is...

Baldwin, James. No Name in the Street.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Baldwin, James. No Name in the Street. Vintage. 2007. 197p. ISBN 978-0-307-27592-9. pap. $12.95. MEMOIR Baldwin's 1972 volume is a right-between-the-eyes commentary on American racism in the 1950s and 1960s, capped by the assassination...

Hotchner, A.E. King of the Hill and Looking for Miracles.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Hotchner, A.E. King of the Hill and Looking for Miracles. Univ. of Missouri. Aug. 2007. c.426p. ISBN 978-1-883982-60-7. $34.95. MEMOIR Both 1972's King and its 1975 sequel, Looking, tell the story of Hotchner's childhood during the...

Kerouac, Jack. Jack Kerouac: Road Novels 1957-1960.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... * Kerouac, Jack. Jack Kerouac: Road Novels 1957-1960. Library of America. Sept. 2007. c.880p. ISBN 978-1-59853-012-4. $35. LIT Hard to believe, but this year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of the celebrated Mr. K's Beat...

Preston, Paul. The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution and Revenge.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Preston, Paul. The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution, and Revenge. Norton. 2007. 381p. photogs. index. ISBN 978-0-393-32987-2. pap. $16.95. HIST Preston's treatise was praised by critics when it debuted in 1986. This edition has...

Rutland, Eva. When We Were Colored: A Mother's Story.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Rutland, Eva. When We Were Colored: A Mother's Story. IWP, dist. by National Bk. Network. 2007. 168p. photogs. ISBN 978-1-934178-00-3. pap. $12.95. MEMOIR Released in 1964 as The Trouble with Being a Mama, Rutland's book relates her...

Shakespeare, William. King Lear.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Shakespeare, William. King Lear. 215p. ISBN 978-0-300-12200-8. Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night. 161p. ISBN 978-0-300-11563-5. ea. vol: Yale Univ. 2007. pap. $6.95. DRAMA This must be a case of opposites attracting, as Yale...

Beyond the funny pages: comics in fiction.(the reader's shelf)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... Kissing cousins to the vibrant and sharp-lined world of anime (Japanese animation), comic books often evoke the same sense of fun and obsession. Readers looking for an evocation in print of the imaginative world of illustrated stories have...

Street lit.(Library Journal bestsellers)(Bibliography)
July 1, 2007... 1 Dutch: The First of a Trilogy. [P] Teri Woods & Dutch. Teri Woods Pub. 2003. ISBN 978-0-9672249-4-7. $14.95. 2 Dutch II: Angel's Revenge. [P] Teri Woods. Teri Woods Pub. 2005. ISBN 978-0-9672249-6-1. $14.95. 3...

The books most borrowed in U.S. libraries.(lj bestsellers)(fiction and non-fiction books)(Bibliography)
July 1, 2007... FICTION LAST RANKING / TIMES ON LIST 1 The Memory Keeper's Daughter. Kim Edwards. Viking. 1/19 ISBN...

Always pushing information: John Blyberg advocates for open APIs between libraries and vendors to speed innovation.(Social Catalog)(Technical report)
July 1, 2007... If your library were to adopt a content management system to handle its online content, how might you integrate it with your existing catalog? Most librarians would do what they've al-I ways done since the first catalog went to...

Library web services: the future of library catalogs requires remixing, repurposing, and showcasing enhancements.(Social Catalog)(Technical report)(Website list)
July 1, 2007... The conversion of the print card catalog to the online catalog has been the basic design model for current library products. However, patrons, with expectations shaped by Google and Amazon book recommendations, have been demanding more from...

Visualize your catalog: Binghamton University Libraries users found a unified Grokker search of the catalog, databases, and Google to be "insanely convenient".(Social Catalog)(Technical report)
July 1, 2007... "Help, I have a paper due on global warming!" is an all-too-familiar reference question. But a search on "global warming" in an online catalog or database usually produces a long list of uncategorized results. Major B.J. Jansen and Amanda...

Product pipeline: Melissa L. Rethlefsen looks at messaging and how librarians can use it for reference and other recommendation services.(Technical report)
July 1, 2007... Instant messaging and chat have come a long way since the early days of Internet Relay Chat (IRC). Having evolved from a handful of distinct messaging systems (e.g., AIM, Yahoo!, MSN), instant messaging (IM) has matured into one of today's...

Do-it-yourself alerts: Gail Golderman & Bruce Connolly rate vendors' email update services.(EREVIEWS: evaluating electronic resources)
July 1, 2007... Librarians have an almost uncontrollable need to pass on useful information, particularly when they know their research can make someone's day. They make a point of getting a handle on users' general interests and try to be cognizant of...

Digital promise and peril: Karen Coombs says saving born digital content requires a unified look at staffing.(LAST BYTE)
July 1, 2007... "Born digital" content is promising because, ultimately, libraries' most important future content is its unique content. But it's also a source of peril because many librarians lack the awareness and technological skills to actively select,...