Library Journal articles from June 2004, page 2

Library Journal archives from June 2004

Stefaniak, Mary Helen. The Turk and My Mother.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... STEFANIAK, MARY HELEN. The Turk and My Mother. Norton. Jun. 2004. c.320p. ISBN 0-393-05924-3. $24.95. F In her debut novel Stefaniak (Self Storage and Other Stories) recounts a saga of Croatian immigrants across the 20th century through a...

Wagner, Daniel. A Movie ... and a Book.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... WAGNER, DANIEL. A Movie... and a Book. Knopf. Jul. 2004. c.128p. ISBN 1-4000-4188-0. $17.95. F Life, as stated by the characters in Wagner's first novel, is simultaneously a movie and a book. The difference? When we watch, or create, a...

Bensko, John. Sea Dogs.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... BENSKO, JOHN. Sea Dogs. Graywolf. 2004. 224p. ISBN 1-55597-399-X. pap. $15. F All 13 stories in poet Bensko's debut collection revolve around characters who have the mystery and aura of the sea in their blood. In the title story,...

Eldridge, Courtney. Unkempt.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... ELDRIDGE, COURTNEY. Unkempt. Harcourt. Aug. 2004. c.272p. ISBN 0-15-101084-6. $23. F In her debut fiction collection, hip writer Eldridge offers seven short stories and one novella, all guaranteed to sweep readers into her zany fictional...

Becher, Bernd & Hilla Becher (photogs.) & Armin Zweite (text). Typologies.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... BECHER, BERND & HILLA BECHER (photogs.) & ARMIN ZWEITE (text). Typologies. MIT. 2004. 130p. photogs. ISBN 0-262-02565-5. $75. PHOTOG For 40 years, photographers Bernd and Hilla Becher have been shooting straightforward, no-nonsense...

Judd, Donald (photogs.) & Rudi Fuchs & others (text). Donald Judd.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... JUDD, DONALD (photogs.) & RUDI FUCHS & others (text). Donald Judd. D.A.P. Jun. 2004. 288p. ed. by Nicholas Serota. photogs. index. ISBN 1-891024-89-2. $65. FINE ARTS No exploration of minimalism would be complete without considering the...

Katzew, Ilona. Casta Painting: Images of Race in Eighteenth-Century Mexico.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... KATZEW, ILONA. Casta Painting: Images of Race in Eighteenth-Century Mexico. Yale Univ. 2004. 242p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-300-10241-0. $60. FINE ARTS The Mexican pictorial genre known as casta painting, which spanned the 18th...

Reed, Christopher. Bloomsbury Rooms: Modernism, Subculture, and Domesticity.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... REED, CHRISTOPHER. Bloomsbury Rooms: Modernism, Subculture, and Domesticity. Yale Univ. 2004. 320p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-300-10248-8. $45. FINE ARTS In this beautifully illustrated (50 b&w and 130 color reproductions) and...

Barry, Bethany. Bead Crochet.(The New Beadweaving: Great Projects with Innovative Materials)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... BARRY, BETHANY. Bead Crochet. Interweave. 2004. c.128p. illus. bibliog. index. ISSN 1-931499-42-X. pap. $21.95. BENSON, ANN. The New Beadweaving: Great Projects with Innovative Materials. Chapelle: Sterling. 2004. c.128p. illus. index....

Baskett, Mickey. Jazzy Pots: Glorious Gift Ideas.(Inspired by the Garden: 16 Handcrafted Projects for Inside & Out)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... BASKETT, MICKEY. Jazzy Pots: Glorious Gift Ideas. Sterling. 2004. c.128p. illus. index. ISBN 1-4027-0336-8. $37.95. BROWNING, MARIE. Inspired by the Garden: 16 Handcrafted Projects for Inside & Out. North Light: F&W. 2004. c.127p. illus....

Cheek, Martin. Mosaic Art: Design & Inspiration.(Mosaic Techniques and Traditions: Projects 8, Designs from Around the World)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... CHEEK, MARTIN. Mosaic Art: Design & Inspiration. New Holland, dist. by Sterling. 2004. c.144p. illus. index. ISBN 1-84330141-5. pap. $27.95. KING, SONIA. Mosaic Techniques & Traditions: Projects 8, Designs from Around the World....

Davis, Courtney. 101 Celtic Crosses.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... DAVIS, COURTNEY. 101 Celtic Crosses. ISBN 0-7153-1667-2. DAVIS, COURTNEY. 101 Celtic Knotwork Designs. I SBN 0-7153-1666-4. ea. vol: David & Charles, dist. by F&W Pubns. 2004. c.224p. illus. bibliog. pap. $14.99. CRAFTS Here are...

Plaid Enterprises. Decorative Painting for the First Time.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... Plaid Enterprises. Decorative Painting for the First Time. Chapelle: Sterling. 2004. c.112p. ed. by Laura Best. illus. index. ISBN 1-4027-0261-2. $29.95. CRAFTS Designed for beginners, this book by the commercial artists' paints firm...

Rankin, Chris. Terrific T-Shirts: Hundreds of Ways to Create Your Own Great Designs.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... RANKIN, CHRIS. Terrific T-Shirts: Hundreds of Ways To Create Your Own Great Designs. Lark: Sterling. Jun. 2004. c.208p. illus. index. ISBN 1-57990-574-9. pap. $19.95. CRAFTS The plain T-shirt, that universal garment for young and old, is...

Rauen, Sheila Haynes. A Year of Cats ... in Hats!: Crafts to Make You Smile.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... RAUEN, SHEILA HAYNES. A Year of Cats... in Hats!: Crafts To Make You Smile. Martingale. 2004. c.96p. illus. ISBN 1-56477-529-1. pap. $24.95. CRAFTS Bearing no relation to Dr. Seuss, Rauen's (Sassy Cats: Purr-feet Craft Projects)...

Taylor, Terry & Others. Encyclopedia of Projects for the Weekend Crafter.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... TAYLOR, TERRY & OTHERS. Encyclopedia of Projects for the Weekend Crafter. Sterling. 2004. (Weekend Crafter), c.447p. illus. index. ISBN 1-4027-1266-9. pap. $24.95. CRAFTS This is a compendium of step-by-step projects from six recent...

Ure, Susan. Scrapbooking Your Vacations: 200 Page Designs.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... URE, SUSAN. Scrapbooking Your Vacations: 200 Page Designs. Chapelle: Sterling. Jun. 2004. c.128p. illus. index. ISBN 1-4027-0819-X. $37.95. CRAFTS Modern scrapbooking materials make saving those vacation photos and small souvenirs a...

Watkins, James C. & Paul Andrew Wandless. Alternative Kilns & Firing Techniques: Raku, Saggar, Pit, Barrel.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... WATKINS, JAMES C. & PAUL ANDREW WANDLESS. Alternative Kilns & Firing Techniques: Raku, Saggar, Pit, Barrel. Lark: Sterling. 2004. c.128p. illus. index. ISBN 1-57990-455-6. $44.95. CRAFTS Pottery fired in alternative kilns always has an...

Wellford, Lin. Painting Zoo Animals on Rocks.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... WELLFORD, LIN. Painting Zoo Animals on Rocks. North Light: F&W. 2004. c.128p. illus. index. ISBN 1-58180-465-2. $22.99. CRAFTS Wellford's previous books, including Painting Pets on Rocks, established her reputation as a clever specialty...

Wood, Dorothy. Crafting with Nature in a Weekend: Over Twenty-Five Inspirational Projects.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... WOOD, DOROTHY. Crafting with Nature in a Weekend: Over Twenty-Five Inspirational Projects. David & Charles, dist. by F&W Pubns. 2004. c.112p. illus. index. ISBN 0-7153-1711-3. pap. $19.99. CRAFTS These well-designed, step-by-step projects...

Riboud, Marc (photogs.) & Annick Cojean (text). Marc Riboud: 50 Years of Photography.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... RIBOUD, MARC (photogs.) & ANNICK COJEAN (text). Marc Riboud: 50 Years of Photography. Flammarion, dist. by Rizzoli. 2004. 175p. tr. from French by Deke Dusinberre. photogs. ISBN 2-0803-0447-X. $55. PHOTOG As one of the most respected...

Steffen, Barbara. Francis Bacon and the Tradition of Art.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... STEFFEN, BARBARA. Francis Bacon and the Tradition of Art. Skira, dist. by Rizzoli. 2004. 396p. ed. by Wilfried Seipel & others. illus. bibliog. ISBN 88-8491-721-2. $60. FINE ARTS After Bacon's death in 1992, a team of archaeologists...

Turner and Venice.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... Turner and Venice. Tate, dist. by Abrams. 2004. 280p. ed. by Ian Warrell. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-85437-480-X. $50. FINE ARTS This attractive, scholarly volume accompanies the first exhibition on Turner's Venetian pictures (shown at...

Baldwin, James & Sol Stein. Native Sons.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... BALDWIN, JAMES & SOL STEIN. Native Sons. One World: Ballantine. Aug. 2004. c.272p. ISBN 0345-46935-8. $24.95. LIT In this microscopic look at a part of Baldwin's life, devoted friend and editor Stein reveals for the first time (through...

Benson, Amy. The Sparkling-Eyed Boy: a Memoir of Love, Grown Up.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... BENSON, AMY. The Sparkling-Eyed Boy: A Memoir of Love, Grown Up. Mariner: Houghton. Jun. 2004. c.192p. index. ISBN 0-618-43321-X. pap. $12. LIT In this collection of essays, Benson revisits her youth, specifically, the events that took...

Farrant, M.A.C. My Turquoise Years: a Memoir.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... * FARRANT, M.A.C. My Turquoise Years: A Memoir. Greystone, dist. by Publishers Group West. Jun. 2004. c.200p. photogs. ISBN 1-55365-037-9. pap. $14.95. LIT At the heart of this poignant and humorous narrative is a headstrong,...

Longenbach, James. The Resistance to Poetry.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... LONGENBACH, JAMES. The Resistance to Poetry. Univ. of Chicago. 2004. c.130p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-226-49249-4. $25. LIT It is axiomatic that poetry resists our attempts to make sense of it. Here, Longenbach argues that the language of...

Mosley, Nicholas. The Uses of Slime Mould: Essays of Four Decades.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... MOSLEY, NICHOLAS. The Uses of Slime Mould: Essays of Four Decades. Dalkey Archive. Jun. 2004. 222p. ISBN 1-56478-361-8. $34.95; pap. ISBN 1-56478-360-X. $13.95. LIT Feeling that he has "exhausted the ground from which his work has...

Palahniuk, Chuck. Stranger Than Fiction.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... PALAHNIUK, CHUCK. Stranger Than Fiction. Doubleday. Jun. 2004. c.256p. ISBN 0-385-50448-9. $23.95. LIT Considered a daring new voice, best-selling novelist Palahniuk (Fight Club) doesn't disappoint in this collection of imaginative...

David Lee.(Q&A)(Interview)
June 15, 2004... Utah's first poet laureate and winner of the Western States Book Award in Poetry, David Lee this month publishers his ninth collection, So Quietly the Earth (see review, p. 74) WHAT RECOMMENDATIONS DO YOU HAVE FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIANS WHO...

Sedaris, David. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... * SEDARIS, DAVID. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim. Little, Brown. Jun. 2004. c.288p. ISBN 0-316-143464. $24.95. HUMOR "My writing is just a desperate attempt to get laughs. If you get anything else out of it, it's an accident,"...

Word: on Being a [Women] Writer.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... Word: On Being a [Women] Writer. Feminist Pr., dist. by Consortium. Jul. 2004. c.256p. ed. by Jocelyn Burrell. ISBN 1-55861-467-2. pap. $16.95. LIT "My way of finding a place in this world is to write one," claims Barbara Kingsolver in...

Kernodle, Tammy L. Soul on Soul: the Life and Music of Mary Lou Williams.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... KERNODLE, TAMMY L. Soul on Soul: The Life and Music of Mary Lou Williams. Northeastern Univ. 2004. c.348p. illus. bibiiog. index. discog. ISBN 1-55553-6069. $30. MUSIC Mary Lou Williams was a musician's musician, respected by other jazz...

Kozinn, Allan. The New York Times Essential Library: Classical Music; a Critic's Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... KOZINN, ALLAN. The New York Times Essential Library: Classical Music; A Critic's Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings. Times 8ks. Aug. 2004. c.368p. illus. index. ISBN 0-8050-7070-2. $17. MUSIC Kozinn, a classical music critic for...

Lee, Christopher. Lord of Misrule: the Autobiography of Christopher Lee.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... LEE, CHRISTOPHER. Lord of Misrule: The Autobiography of Christopher Lee. Orion, dial. by Trafalgar Square. Aug. 2004. 392p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-75285-770-3. $27.50. FILM Lee boosted his star power by playing Saruman in Peter Jackson's...

Miller, Bill. Cash: an American Man.(Cash)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... MILLER, BILL. Cash: An American Man. CMT: Pocket. 2004. 176p. illus. ISBN 07434-9629-9. $30. ROLLING STONE Eds. Cash. Crown. 2004. c.224p. ed. by Jason Fine. photogs. discog. ISBN 1-4000-5480-X. $29.95. MUSIC Two more Johnny Cash...

Slichter, Jacob So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... SLICHTER, JACOB. So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star: Free Falling Through the Fame Factory. Broadway. Jun. 2004. c.240p. ISBN 0-7679-1470-8. $21.95. MUSIC Slichter is the drummer of Semisonic; a marginally successful 1990s alt-rock band...

Smith, Mona Z. Becoming Something: the Story of Canada Lee.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... * SMITH, MONA Z. Becoming Something: The Story of Canada Lee. Faber & Faber. Aug. 2004. c.448p. illus. index. ISBN 0-571-21142-9. $26. FILM Canada Lee's distinguished acting career was curtailed and virtually written out of theatrical...

Kierkegaard, Soren. The Humor of Kierkegaard: an Anthology.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... KIERKEGAARD, SOREN. The Humor of Kierkegaard: An Anthology. Princeton Univ. Jul. 2004. c.304p. ed. by Thomas C. Oden. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-691-07406-2. $55; pap. ISBN 0-691-02085-X. $16.95. PHIL Kierkegaard is known for many things: his...

Hazners, Dainis. (some of) The Adventures of Carlyle, My Imaginary Friend.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... HAZNERS, DAINIS. (some of) The Adventures of Carlyle, My Imaginary Friend. Univ. of Iowa. 2004. c.124p. ISBN 0-87745-879-0. pap. $14. POETRY Winner of the 2003 Iowa Poetry Prize, this book-length poem creates a world of fantasy around...

Jarman, Mark. To the Green Man.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... JARMAN, MARK. To the Green Man. Sarabande, dist. by Consortium. Jul. 2004. c.80p. ISBN 1-932511-02-4. $20.95; pap. ISBN 1-932511-03-2. $13.95. POETRY Jarman's new collection is all about faith, which he links to the twirl vocations of...

Lee, David. So Quietly the Earth.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... LEE, DAVID. So Quietly the Earth. Copper Canyon. Jun. 2004. c.127p. ISBN 1-55659-204-3. pap. $15. POETRY Those familiar with Lee (e.g., Driving and Drinking) are used to his conjuring of rural voices, i.e., those of people in the American...

Willard, Nancy. In the Salt Marsh.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... WILLARD, NANCY. In the Salt Marsh. Knopf. Jul. 2004. c.90p. ISBN 1-4000-4229-1. $23. POETRY A prolific author of children's picture books, adult fiction, poetry (Water Walker), and scholarly studies of literature, Willard, at her best,...

Harris, Sam. The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... HARRIS, SAM. The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason. Norton, Jul. 2004. c.224p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-393-03515-8. $23.95. REL Harris, who is currently completing a doctorate in neuroscience at UCLA, pulls no...

Heath, Jennifer. The Scimitar and the Veil: Extraordinary Women of Islam.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... HEATH, JENNIFER. The Scimitar and the Veil: Extraordinary Women of Islam. HiddenSpring: Paulist. 2004. c.496p. bibliog. ISBN 1-58768-020-3. $28. REL In this sympathetic presentation, Heath (The Echoing Green: The Garden in Myth and...

Karkkainen, Veli-Matti. The Doctrine of God: a Global Introduction.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... KARKKAINEN, VELI-MATTI. The Doctrine of God: A Global Introduction. Baker Academic: Baker Bk. House. Jul. 2004. c.320p. index. ISBN 0-8010-2752-7. pap. $21.99. REL Theology does not have a reputation for clarity or simplicity, but...

Living in Amida's Universal Vow: Essays in Shin Buddhism.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... Living in Amida's Universal Vow: Essays in Shin Buddhism. World Wisdom. (Perennial Philosophy). Jun. 2004. c.309p. ed. by Alfred Bloom. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-941532-54-2. pap. $19.95. REL The number of immigrant and native born Buddhists...

McGraw, John J. Brain & Belief: an Exploration of the Human Soul.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... MCGRAW, JOHN J. Brain & Belief: An Exploration of the Human Soul. Aegis, dist. by National Bk. Network. Jun. 2004. c.406p. index. ISBN 0-9747645-0-7. pap. $14.95. REL This substantially documented and fully indexed work is a...

Rock goes gold.(Book Briefs)(Elvis Presley: The Man, the Life, the Legend)(The Stratocaster Chronicles: Celebrating 50 Years of the Fender Strat )
June 15, 2004... On July 5, 1954, a sloe-eyed 19-year-old named Elvis Presley recorded his first single--"That's All Right Mama"--in Sun Studios in Memphis. Myriad music fans consider this the birth of rock'n'roll, and to celebrate its big 5-0, radio stations...

Pilgrims on the Sawdust Trail: Evangelical Ecumenism and the Quest for Christian Identity.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... Pilgrims on the Sawdust Trail: Evangelical Ecumenism and the Quest for Christian Identity. Baker Academic: Baker Bk. House. (Beeson Divinity Studies). 2004. c.224p. ed. by Thimothy George. ISBN 0-8010-2764-0. pap. $19.99. REL This...

Wheatcroft, Andrew. Infidels: a History of the Conflict Between Christendom and Islam.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... WHEATCROFT, ANDREW. Infidels: A History of the Conflict Between Christendom and Islam. Random. Jun. 2004. c.368p. illus. index. ISBN 1-4000-6230-6. $27.95. REL Wheatcroft (director, Centre for Publishing Studies, Univ. of Stifling.,...

Witherington, Ben, III, with Darlene Hyatt. The New Testament Story.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... WITHERINGTON, BEN, III, WITH DARLENE HYATT. The New Testament Story. Eerdmans. 2004. c.281p. illus. ISBN 0-8028-2765-9. pap. $18. REL Author of the immensely popular The Jesus Quest, Witherington (New Testament, Asbury Theological...

Iooss, Walter. Classic Golf: the Photographs of Walter Iooss Jr.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... IOOSS, WALTER. Classic Golf: The Photographs of Walter Iooss Jr. Abrams. Jun. 2004. 210p. photogs. ISBN 0-8109-4983-0. $35. SPORTS Like people, some sporting events photo graph better than others. Golf, clearly, is on the more photogenic...

Wilkinson, Stephan. The Gold-Plated Porsche: How I Sank a Small Fortune on a Used Car, and Other Misadventures.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... WILKINSON, STEPHAN. The Gold-Plated Porsche: How I Sank a Small Fortune on a Used Car, and Other Misadventures. Lyons: Globe Pequot. Jun. 2004. c.224p. ISBN 1-59228-256-3. $21.95. SPORTS A memoir wrapped in a book about auto repair is the...

Carr, Emily. Klee Wyck.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... CARR, EMILY. Klee Wyck. Douglas & McIntyre, dist. by Publishers Group West. 2004. 152p. ISBN 1-55365-025-5. pap. $8.95. ANTHRO One of Canada's most talented artists, Emily Carr (1872-1945) painted her country's native people and the...

Conlon-McIvor, Maura. FBI Girl: How I Learned to Crack My Father's Code.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... CONLON-MCIVOR, MAURA. FBI Girl: How I Learned To Crack My Father's Code. Warner. Aug. 2004. c.305p. photogs. ISBN 0-446-53310-6. $23. AUTOBIOG Conlon-McIvor writes lovingly of her childhood in Southern California as the second of five...

Goldstein, Melvyn C. & others. A Tibetan Revolutionary: the Political Life and Times of Bapa Phuntso Wangye.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... GOLDSTEIN, MELVYN C. & others. A Tibetan Revolutionary: The Political Life and Times of Bapa Phuntso Wangye. Univ. of California. Jun. 2004. 378p. photogs. maps. index. ISBN 0-520-24089-8. $24.95. BIOG This oral history of the life and...

Pinti, Pietro & Jenny Bawtree. Pietro's Book: the Story of a Tuscan Peasant.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... PINTI, PIETRO & JENNY BAWTREE. Pietro's Book: The Story of a Tuscan Peasant. Arcade, dist. by Little, Brown. Jun. 2004. c.192p. illus. ISBN 1-55970-709-7. $22. AUTOBIOG. Most visitors to Tuscany see little more than its incredible beauty...

Anderson, Bonnie M. News Flash: Journalism, Infotainment, and the Bottom-Line Business of Broadcast News.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... ANDERSON, BONNIE M. News Flash: Journalism, Infotainment, and the Bottom-Line Business of Broadcast News. Jossey-Bass. Jun. 2004. c.250p. index. ISBN 0-7879-7285-1. $26.95. COMM Shortly before Andre-son was fired from her job as vice...

Calder, Iain. The Untold Story: My 20 Years Running the National Enquirer.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... CALDER, IAIN. The Untold Story: My 20 Years Running the National Enquirer. Miramax: Hyperion. Jul. 2004. c.336p. ISBN 0-7868-6941-0. $24.95. COMM Calder, the former editor in chief of the National Enquirer, that newspaper everyone loves...

Johnson, Lisa & Andrea Learned. Don't Think Pink: What Really Makes Women Buy--and How to Increase Your Share of This Crucial Market.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... JOHNSON, LISA & ANDREA LEARNED. Don't Think Pink: What Really Makes Women Buy--And How To Increase Your Share of This Crucial Market. AMACOM: American Management Assn. Jun. 2004. c.224p. index. ISBN 0-8144-0815-X. $23. BUS Given the...

Johnson, Winslow "Bud." Powerhouse Marketing Plans.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... JOHNSON, WINSLOW "BUD." Powerhouse Marketing Plans. AMACOM: American Management Assn. Jun. 2004. c.384p. index. ISBN 0-8144-7219-2. pap. $29.95. Bus Johnson is the president of the Stamford Marketing Group, a firm based in Connecticut...

Redclift, Michael. Chewing Gum: the Fortunes of Taste.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... REDCLIFT, MICHAEL. Chewing Gum: The Fortunes of Taste. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group. Jun. 2004. c.192p. photogs. ISBN 0-415-94418-X. $24. BUS Ecologist and social theorist Redclift (geography, King's Coll., London) draws on research...

Montessori, Maria. The Montessori Method: the Origins of an Educational Innovation.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... MONTESSORI, MARIA. The Montessori Method: The Origins of an Educational Innovation. Newman & Littlefield. Jun. 2004. c.304p. ed. by Gerald Lee Gutek. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-7425-1911-2. $69; pap. ISBN 0-7425-1912-0. $26.95. ED While...

Astor, Gerald. Wings of Gold: the U.S. Naval Air Campaign in World War II.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... ASTOR, GERALD. Wings of Gold: The U.S. Naval Air Campaign in World War II. Presidio: Ballantine. Jun. 2004. c.464p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-89141-853-9. $26.95. HIST In tracing the airplane's transformative effect on the navy, Astor...

Brooks, Andree Aelion. Russian Dance: a True Story of Passion and Intrigue in Stalinist Moscow.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... BROOKS, ANDREE AELION. Russian Dance: A True Story of Passion and Intrigue in Stalinist Moscow. Wiley. Jun. 2004. c.256p. illus. index. ISBN 0-471-64866-3. $24.95. HIST New York Times journalist Brooks adds flesh to the framework of...

The Columbia Documentary History of Race and Ethnicity in America.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... The Columbia Documentary History of Race and Ethnicity in America. Columbia Univ. Aug. 2004. c.1100p. ed. by Ronald H. Bayor. bibliog. index. ISDN 0-231-11994-1. $95. HIST Bayor (history, Georgia Tech) has compiled a massive collection of...

Goodman, Fred. The Secret City: Woodlawn Cemetery and the Buried History of New York.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... GOODMAN, FRED. The Secret City: Woodlawn Cemetery and the Buried History of New York. Broadway. Jul. 2004. c.400p. ISBN 0-7679-0647-0. $24.95. HIST Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx is the 400-acre final address of the famous (Herman...

Holt, Michael F. The Fate of Their Country: Politicians, Slavery Extension, and the Coming of the Civil War.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... HOLT, MICHAEL F. The Fate of Their Country: Politicians, Slavery Extension, and the Coming of the Civil War. Hill & Wang: Farrar. Aug. 2004. c.160p. illus. index. ISBN 0-8090-9518-1. $20. HIST While modern historians often focus on the...

Looking for work: eight books for job hunters.(The Authentic Career: Finding Professional Fulfillment Through the Path of Self-Discovery)(Making Good: How Young People Cope with Moral Dilemmas at Work)(Career Opportunities in Computers and Cyberspace. 2d ed.)(Working While Black: The Black Person's Guide to Success in the White Workplace)(Landing on the Right Side of Your Ass: A Survival Guide for the Recently Unemployed)(The Play of Your Life: Your Program for Finding the Career of Your Dreams--And a Step-by-Step Guide to Making It a Reality)(Monster Careers: How To Land the Job of Your Life)(Wildly Sophisticated: A Bold New Attitude Toward Career Success)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... Here's a frightening factoid: The average person spends a minimum of 70 percent of his or her waking hours at work. In fact, we spend much more time at our jobs than we do with our spouses, significant others, children, or pets. It therefore...

Isaac, Rhys. Landon Carter's Uneasy Kingdom: Rebellion and Revolution on a Virginia Plantation.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... * ISAAC, RHYS. Landon Carter's Uneasy Kingdom: Rebellion and Revolution on a Virginia Plantation. Oxford Univ. Aug. 2004. c.464p. illus. index. ISBN 0-19-515926-8. $30. HIST With this work, a major contribution to the study of the...

Ketchum, Richard M. Victory at Yorktown: the Campaign That Won the Revolution.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... KETCHUM, RICHARD M. Victory at Yorktown: The Campaign That Won the Revolution. Macrae Bks: Holt. Oct. 2004. c.368p. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8050-7396-5. $27.50. HIST Historian Ketchum's latest book focuses on the latter half of the...

Koff, Clea. The Bone Woman: a Forensic Anthropologist's Search for Truth in the Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... KOFF, CLEA. The Bone Woman: A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for Truth in the Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo. Random. 2004. c.256p. photogs. index. ISBN 1-4000-6064-8. $24.95. HIST In 1996, at age 23, Koff went from...

Morgan, Edmund S. The Genuine Article: a Historian Looks at Early America.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... * MORGAN, EDMUND S. The Genuine Article: A Historian Looks at Early America. Norton. Jun. 2004. c.320p. illus. ISBN 0-393-05920-0. $26.95. HIST Author of the best-selling Benjamin Franklin, Morgan (Sterling Professor, emeritus, history,...

Moseley, Ray. Mussolini: the Last 600 Days of Il Duce.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... * MOSELEY, RAY. Mussolini: The Last 600 Days of Il Duce. Taylor. Aug. 2004. c.412p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-58979-095-2. $26.95. HIST Moseley (European correspondent, Chicago Tribune) provides a detailed account of an often...

Santosuosso, Antonio. Barbarians, Marauders, and Infidels: the Ways of Medieval Warfare.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... SANTOSUOSSO, ANTONIO. Barbarians, Marauders, and Infidels: The Ways of Medieval Warfare. Westview: Perseus. Jun. 2004. c.352p. ISBN 0-8133-9153-9. $27.50. HIST Santosuosso (history, emeritus, Univ. of Western Ontario) has written two...

Shogan, Robert. The Battle of Blair Mountain: the Story of America's Largest Labor Uprising.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... * SHOGAN, ROBERT. The Battle of Blair Mountain: The Story of America's Largest Labor Uprising. Westview: Perseus. Jun. 2004. c.304p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8133-4096-9. $26. HIST The violent nationwide Great Railroad Strike of...

Shorris, Earl. The Life and Times of Mexico.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... SHORRIS, EARL. The Life and Times of Mexico. Norton. Aug. 2004. c.640p. illus. maps. ISBN 0-393-05926-X. $29.95. HIST The history and culture of Mexico from prehistory to the present are brilliantly presented in this comprehensive work by...

VanDevelder, Paul. Coyote Warrior: One Man, Three Tribes, and the Trial That Forged a Nation.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... VanDEVELDER, PAUL. Coyote Warrior: One Man, Three Tribes, and the Trial That Forged a Nation. Little, Brown. Aug. 2004. c.352p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-316-89689-6. $25.95. HIST Coyote warriors are Native American leaders who use...

Wilson, A.N. London: a Short History.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... WILSON, A.N. London: A Short History. Modern Library. Jul. 2004. c. 192p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-679-64266-8. $21.95. HIST This slim, enjoyable volume by novelist/biographer Wilson (The Victorians) will make good airline reading for the...

Best American Crime Writing, 2004.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... Best American Crime Writing, 2004. Vintage: Random. Aug. 2004. c.432p. ed. by Joseph Wambaugh. ISBN 0-375-71302-6. pap. $14. CRIME Guest editor of a series edited by Otto Penzler and Thomas H. Cook, Wambaugh (The Onion Field) presents...

Blumenthal, Ralph. Miracle at Sing Sing: How One Man Transformed the Lives of America's Most Dangerous Prisoners.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... BLUMENTHAL, RALPH. Miracle at Sing Sing: How One Man Transformed the Lives of America's Most Dangerous Prisoners. St. Martin's. Jun. 2004. c.320p. illus. ISBN 0-312-30891-4, $25.95. LAW Lewis E. Lawes became the warden at New York State's...

Junkin, Tim. Bloodsworth: the True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... * JUNKIN, TIM. Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA. Algonquin. Sept. 2004. c.304p. ISBN 1-56512-419-7. $24.95. LAW DNA testing has become such an important part of the criminal justice system that...

Leuci, Robert. All the Centurions: a New York City Cop Remembers His Years on the Street, 1961-1981.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... LEUCI, ROBERT. All the Centurions: A New York City Cop Remembers His Years on the Street, 1961-1981. Morrow. Jul. 2004. c.384p. ISBN 0-380-97626-9. $24.95. CRIME It has often been said that the police are a type of fraternity bound...