Library Journal articles from March 2007, page 2

Library Journal archives from March 2007

Odom, Mel. The Quest for the Trilogy: A Rover Novel of Three Adventures.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... *Odom, Mel. The Quest for the Trilogy: A Rover Novel of Three Adventures. Tor. May 2007. c.464p. ISBN 0-7653-1517-3 [ISBN 978-0-7653-1517-5]. $25.95. FANTASY Since the departure of Grandmagister Edgewick Lamplighter, his successor, the...

Roberts, Adam. Gradisil.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Roberts, Adam. Gradisil. Prometheus: Pyr. Mar. 2007. c.464p. ISBN 978-1-59102-538-2. pap. $25. SF In the not-so-distant future, the rich and powerful are able to build homes at the top of a space elevator, in the Earth's "uplands." When...

Robson, Justina. Keeping It Real.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Robson, Justina. Keeping It Real. Prometheus: Pyr. (Quantum Gravity, Bk. 1). Mar. 2007. c.352p. ISBN 978-1-59102-539-9. pap. $15. SF The world changed in 2015, when the Quantum Bomb tore a hole in the fabric of reality and opened doors to...

Rovin, Jeff. Conversations with the Devil.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Rovin, Jeff. Conversations with the Devil. Forge: Tor. Mar. 2007. c.432p. ISBN 0-7653-0703-0 [ISBN 978-0-7653-0703-3]. $24.96. HORROR Psychologist Sarah Lynch's comfortable existence is shattered when a teenage patient commits suicide....

Steele, Allen. Spindrift.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Steele, Allen. Spindrift. Ace: Berkley, dist. by Penguin Group (USA). Apr. 2007. c.368p. ISBN 0-441-01471-2 [ISBN 978-0-441-01471-2]. $24.95. SF In 2288, the European starship EASS Galileo sets out on a mission to explore a recently...

Armstrong, Kelley. No Humans Involved.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Armstrong, Kelley. No Humans Involved. Spectra: Bantam. (Women of the Otherword, #7). May 2007. c.342p. ISBN 0-553-80508-8 [ISBN 978-0-553-80508-6]. $20. FANTASY In Armstrong's (Bitten, Dime Store Magic) seventh installment in her...

Durham, David Anthony. Acacia.(Acacia: War with the Mein)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Durham, David Anthony. Acacia. Doubleday. (War with the Mein, Bk. 1). Jun. 2007. c.416p. ISBN 0-385-50606-6. [ISBN 978-0-385-50606-9]. $26.95. FANTASY Leodan Akaran wants only to be a devoted father and political reformer, but his...

Annette Messager: Word for Word.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Annette Messager: Word for Word. D.A.P. 2006. 416p. ed. by Marie-Laure Bernadac. tr. from French by Vivian Rehberg. illus, filmog. bibliog. ISBN 1-933045-35-3 [ISBN 978-1-933045-35-1]. $65. FINE ARTS For French conceptual artist Annette...

Dada.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Dada. Phaidon. (Themes and Movements). Mar. 2007. 304p. ed. by Rudolf Kuenzli. illus. bibliog, index. ISBN 0-7148-4423-3 [ISBN 978-0-7148-4423-7]. $75. FINE ARTS The Dada movement began as a response to the carnage of World War I, and...

Guerrero, Pedro E. Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer's Journey.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Guerrero, Pedro E. Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer's Journey. Princeton Architectural, dist. by Chronicle. Mar. 2007. 224p. photogs. ISBN 1-56898-590-8 [ISBN 978-1-56898-590-9]. $55. PHOTOG Mexican American photographer Guerrero, whose...

Kosinski, Dorothy & others. Matisse: Painter as Sculptor.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Kosinski, Dorothy & others. Matisse: Painter as Sculptor. Yale Univ. 2007. c.312p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-300-11541-5 [ISBN 978-0-300-11541-3]. $60. FINE ARTS This exhibition catalog for a show traveling through February 2008 to...

Koudelka, Josef. Koudelka.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Koudelka, Josef. Koudelka. Aperture, dist. by Farrar. Apr. 2007. c.276p. photogs. bibliog. ISBN 1-59711-030-2 [ISBN 978-1-59711-030-3]. $65. PHOTOG Koudelka is known for his bleak yet beautiful black-and-white photographs of Prague and...

Painter, Sue Ann (text) & Alice Weston (photogs.). Architecture in Cincinnati: An Illustrated History of Designing and Building an American City.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Painter, Sue Ann (text) & Alice Weston (photogs.). Architecture in Cincinnati: An Illustrated History of Designing and Building an American City. Ohio Univ. Pr. in assn. with the Architectural Fdn. of Cincinnati. 2006. 368p. photogs. bibliog....

Rachlin, Harvey. Scandals, Vandals, and Da Vincis: A Gallery of Remarkable Art Tales.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Rachlin, Harvey. Scandals, Vandals, and Da Vincis: A Gallery of Remarkable Art Tales. Penguin. Apr. 2007. c.345p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-14-303835-4 [ISBN 978-0-14-303835-1]. pap. $14. FINE ARTS In this book of art gossip and...

Vitamin Ph: New Perspectives in Photography.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... *Vitamin Ph: New Perspectives in Photography. Phaidon. 2007. c.352p. ed. by Phaidon Pr. Eds. illus. ISBN 0-7148-4656-2 [ISBN 978-0-7148-4656-9]. $69.95. PHOTOG This remarkable survey of 121 photographers from over 30 countries...

Weiss, Jeffrey. Jasper Johns: An Allegory of Painting, 1955-1965.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Weiss, Jeffrey. Jasper Johns: An Allegory of Painting, 1955-1965. Yale Univ. in assn. with the National Gallery of Art. 2007. 296p. illus, index. ISBN 0-300-12141-5 [ISBN 978-0-300-12141-4]. $60. FINE ARTS Accompanying an exhibition at...

Hemingway, John. Strange Tribe: A Family Memoir.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Hemingway, John. Strange Tribe: A Family Memoir. Lyons: Globe Pequot. May 2007. c.256p. ISBN 1-59921-112-2 [ISBN 978-1-59921-112-1]. $24.95. LIT The myth of Ernest Hemingway is so large, so outrageous, so macho, so wild, that it is no...

Hickman, Lisa C. William Faulkner and Joan Williams: The Romance of Two Writers.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Hickman, Lisa C. William Faulkner and Joan Williams: The Romance of Two Writers. McFarland. 2006. c.228p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-7864-2599-7 [978-0-7864-2599-0]. pap. $35. LIT Memphis-based independent scholar Hickman has...

Pite, Ralph. Thomas Hardy: The Guarded Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Pite, Ralph. Thomas Hardy: The Guarded Life. Yale Univ. Mar. 2007. c.544p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-300-12337-X [ISBN 978-0300-12337-1]. $40. LIT Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), a shy country boy from Dorchester, England, became a world-famous...

Sher, Richard B. The Enlightenment and the Book: Scottish Authors & Their Publishers in Eighteenth-Century Britain, Ireland, & America.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Sher, Richard B. The Enlightenment and the Book: Scottish Authors & Their Publishers in Eighteenth-Century Britain, Ireland, & America. Univ. of Chicago. 2007. c.616p. illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 0-226-75252-6 [ISBN 978-0-226-75252-5]. $40....

Steinke, Darcey. Easter Everywhere.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Steinke, Darcey. Easter Everywhere. Bloomsbury, dist. by Holtzbrinck. Apr. 2007. c.256p. ISBN 1-58234-530-9 [ISBN 978-158234-530-7]. $24.95. LIT Steinke (Suicide Blonde), best known as a fiction author, now turns to memoir. Much of her...

Brown, David. Tchaikovsky: The Man and His Music.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... *Brown, David. Tchaikovsky: The Man and His Music. Pegasus. Apr. 2007. 460p. photogs. index. ISBN 978-1-933648-30-9. $28.95. MUSIC A leading authority on Tchaikovsky, Brown (musicology, Southampton, UK) previously aimed his work at...

Carter, Tim. Oklahoma!: The Making of an American Musical.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Carter, Tim. Oklahoma!: The Making of an American Musical. Yale Univ. Mar. 2007. c.352p, illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 0-30010619-X [ISBN 978-0-300-10619-0]. $38. THEATER Sixty-four years ago, Oklahoma!, by songwriting duo Richard Rodgers...

Diehl, Matt. My So-Called Punk: Green Day, Fall Out Boy, the Distillers, Bad Religion--How Neo-Punk Stage-Dived into the Mainstream.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Diehl, Matt. My So-Called Punk: Green Day, Fall Out Boy, the Distillers, Bad Religion--How Neo-Punk Stage-Dived into the Mainstream. Griffin: St. Martin's. Apr. 2007. c.256p, photogs, bibliog. ISBN 0-31233781-7 [ISBN 978-0-312-33781-0]. pap....

Lederer, Victor. Debussy: The Quiet Revolutionary.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Lederer, Victor. Debussy: The Quiet Revolutionary. Amadeus: Hal Leonard. (Unlocking the Masters, No. 13). Apr. 2007. c.224p, bibliog. ISBN 978-157467-153-7. pap. $22.95 with audio CD. MUSIC Lederer here offers another entry in the...

Stepakoff, Jeffrey. Billion-Dollar Kiss: The Story of a Television Writer in the Hollywood Gold Rush.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Stepakoff, Jeffrey. Billion-Dollar Kiss: The Story of a Television Writer in the Hollywood Gold Rush. Gotham: Penguin Group (USA). May 2007. c.308p. ISBN 978-1592-40295-3. $26. TV Arriving in Hollywood in 1988 at the dawn of the "Second...

Veal, Michael. Dub: Songscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Veal, Michael. Dub: Songscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae. Wesleyan Univ. Apr. 2007. c.348p. illus. index. ISBN 978-0-8195-6571-6. $75; pap. ISBN 978-0-8195-6572-3. $27.95. MUSIC In early 1970s Jamaica, Osbourne "King Tubby"...

Di Piero, W.S. Chinese Apples.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Di Piero, W.S. Chinese Apples. Knopf. 2007. c.240p. ISBN 0-307-26536-2 [ISBN 978307-26538-8]. $26.95. POETRY From the tailor who's seen the world and makes suits that last forever ("Like magic") to driving sleet that serves as "heaven's...

Gerber, Dan. A Primer on Parallel Lives.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Gerber, Dan. A Primer on Parallel Lives. Copper Canyon. Apr. 2007. ISBN 1-55659253-1 [ISBN 978-1-55659-253-9]. pap. $15. POETRY "Tonight the sky is holding its breath./ A dove moans in the rain./ The moon is a thousand miles wide./ Maybe...

Einhorn, Lena. The Jesus Mystery: Astonishing Clues to the True Identities of Jesus and Paul.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Einhorn, Lena. The Jesus Mystery: Astonishing Clues to the True Identities of Jesus and Paul. Lyons: Globe Pequot. Apr. 2007. c.268p, index. ISBN 1-59921-148-3 [ISBN 978-1-59921-148-0]. $24.95. REL Swedish documentary producer Einhorn...

Flesher, Paul V.M. & Robert Torry. Film & Religion: An Introduction.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Flesher, Paul V.M. & Robert Torry. Film & Religion: An Introduction. Abingdon. Jun. 2007. c.336p. ISBN 978-0-687-33489-6. pap. $24. REL This college textbook is based on the notes of the authors' Film and Religion course at the...

Haught, James A. Honest Doubt: Essays on Atheism in a Believing Society.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Haught, James A. Honest Doubt: Essays on Atheism in a Believing Society. Prometheus. 2007. c.150p. ISBN 1-59102-459-5 [ISBN 978-1-59102-459-0]. pap. $20. REL There have been journalists who, despite a lack of academic training, have...

MacArthur, John. The Truth War: Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... MacArthur, John. The Truth War: Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception. Nelson: Thomas Nelson. Apr. 2007. c.240p. ISBN O7852-6263-6 [ISBN 978-0-7852-6263-3]. $22.99. REL Relying on sound biblical doctrine, MacArthur (editor &...

Ramadan, Tariq. In the Footsteps of the Prophet: Lessons from the Life of Muhammad.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Ramadan, Tariq. In the Footsteps of the Prophet: Lessons from the Life of Muhammad. Oxford Univ. 2007. 208p. index. ISBN 0-19-530880-8 [ISBN 978-0-19530880-8]. $23. REL Swiss Muslim Ramadan (research fellow, St. Anthony's Coll., Oxford...

Regnerus, Mark D. Forbidden Fruit: Sex & Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Regnerus, Mark D. Forbidden Fruit: Sex & Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers. Oxford Univ. Apr. 2007. c.320p. index. ISBN 0-19-532094-8 [ISBN 978-0-19532094-7]. $29.95. REL Regnerus (sociology, Univ. of Texas, Austin) takes an...

Townsend, Kathleen Kennedy. Failing America's Faithful: How Today's Churches Are Mixing God with Politics and Losing Their Way.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Townsend, Kathleen Kennedy. Failing America's Faithful: How Today's Churches Are Mixing God with Politics and Losing Their Way. Warner. Mar. 2007. c.224p. bibliog. ISBN 0-446-57715-4 [ISBN 978-0446-57715-1]. $24.99. REL Drawing on her...

Kriegel, Mark. Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Kriegel, Mark. Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich. Free Pr: S. & S. 2007. c.320p. photogs, index. ISBN 0-7432-8497-6 [ISBN 978-0-7432-8497-4]. $26. SPORTS This reviewer was a young child when "Pistol" Pete Maravich (1947-88) was...

Aaland, Mikkel. Shooting Digital: Pro Tips for Taking Great Pictures with Your Digital Camera.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Aaland, Mikkel. Shooting Digital: Pro Tips for Taking Great Pictures with Your Digital Camera. 2d ed. Wiley. 2007. c.287p. ISBN 0-4700-4287-7. pap. $39.99. ART INSTRUCTION Major companies like Kodak and Nikon are abandoning the...

Comon, Paul. Digital Photo Design: How to Compose Winning Pictures.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... *Comon, Paul. Digital Photo Design: How To Compose Winning Pictures. Lark, dist. by Sterling. 2007. c.160p. ISBN 1-57990-790-3. pap. $24.95. ART INSTRUCTION The advent of digital photography has given some the mistaken notion that taking...

Coulson, Sheila. You Can Draw: From Pencils to Pastels in 15 Easy Lessons.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Coulson, Sheila. You Can Draw: From Pencils to Pastels in 15 Easy Lessons. Reader's Digest, dist. by Penguin Group (USA). 2007. c.192p. ISBN 0-7621-0685-9. pap. $24.95. ART INSTRUCTION Reader's Digest continues to produce well-designed,...

Crawshaw, Alwyn. Alwyn Crawshaw's Ultimate Painting Course: A Complete Beginner's Guide to Painting in Watercolour, Oil, and Acrylic.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Crawshaw, Alwyn. Alwyn Crawshaw's Ultimate Painting Course: A Complete Beginner's Guide to Painting in Watercolour, Oil, and Acrylic. HarperCollins UK, dist. by Trafalgar Square. Mar. 2007. c.192p. ISBN 0-00-719282-7. pap. $29.95. ART...

Freeman, Michael. The Complete Guide to Light & Lighting in Digital Photography.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Freeman, Michael. The Complete Guide to Light & Lighting in Digital Photography. Lark, dist. by Sterling. 2007. c.224p. ISBN 1-57990-885-3. pap. $29.95. ART INSTRUCTION Most experts agree that the most important element in photography...

Hart, Christopher. Drawing Animals Made Amazingly Easy.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Hart, Christopher. Drawing Animals Made Amazingly Easy. Watson-Guptill. 2007. c.160p. ISBN 978-0-8230-1390-6. pap. $19.95. ART INSTRUCTION Hart, one of the world's best-selling authors of drawing and cartooning books, takes an unusual...

Lei Lei, Qu. Tao of Sketching: The Complete Guide to Chinese Sketching Techniques.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Lei Lei, Qu. Tao of Sketching: The Complete Guide to Chinese Sketching Techniques. Sterling. 2007. c.128p. ISBN 1-4027-2627-9. $24.95. ART INSTRUCTION Lei Lei is a highly accomplished artist who applies principles of Chinese sketching to...

Lowe, Jim. Architectural Photography: Inside Out.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Lowe, Jim. Architectural Photography: Inside Out. Photographers' Institute, dist. by Sterling. Apr. 2007. c.176p. ISBN 1-86108-447-1. pap. $24.95. ART INSTRUCTION Lowe here straddles that traditional film equipment will be a feature in...

Miotke, Jim. The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Nature Photography.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Miotke, Jim. The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Nature Photography. Amphoto: Watson-Guptill. (BetterPhoto). 2007. c.224p. ISBN 08174-3553-0. pap. $24.95. ART INSTRUCTION In this comprehensive guide to digital nature photography, Miotke...

Sanmiguel, David. Painting Class: Watercolor.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Sanmiguel, David. Painting Class: Watercolor. Sterling. Mar. 2007. c.160p. ISBN 1-4027-4091-3. pap. $17.95. ART INSTRUCTION This thoughtful book combines the most basic watercolor skills with some of the more advanced concepts of color...

Smith, Barbara. The Art and Craft of Keepsake Photography: Engagements and Weddings.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Smith, Barbara. The Art and Craft of Keepsake Photography: Engagements and Weddings. Amphoto: Watson-Guptill. 2007. c.160p. ISBN 0-8174-4115-8. pap. $21.95. ART INSTRUCTION Wedding and portrait photographer Smith specializes in creating...

Varis, Lee. Skin: The Complete Guide to Digitally Lighting, Photographing, and Retouching Faces and Bodies.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Varis, Lee. Skin: The Complete Guide to Digitally Lighting, Photographing, and Retouching Faces and Bodies. Wiley. 2006. c.404. ISBN 0-47004733-X. pap. $39.99 with CD. ART INSTRUCTION A Hollywood photoillustrator with 30 years of...

Watkins, Derek. Bromoil: A Foundation Course.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Watkins, Derek. Bromoil: A Foundation Course. Sterling. 2007. c.176p. ISBN 1-86108-333-5. pap. $24.95. ART INSTRUCTION Most of US have seen bromoil prints without realizing it. First devised in 1907, the bromoil process involves bleaching...

Abler, Thomas S. Cornplanter: Chief Warrior of the Allegany Senecas.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Abler, Thomas S. Cornplanter: Chief Warrior of the Allegany Senecas. Syracuse Univ. Apr. 2007. c.200p. illus. index. ISBN 0-81563114-6 [ISBN 978-0-8156-3149-9]. $45. BIOG Often overshadowed by half-brother Handsome Lake, Cornplanter was...

Bernstein, Harry. The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Barriers.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Bernstein, Harry. The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Boundaries. Ballantine. Apr. 2007. c.320p. ISBN 0-345-49580-2 [ISBN 978-0-345-49580-8]. $22.95. AUTOBIOG At age 93, first-time author Bernstein has crafted a gripping...

Buckley, Kristen. Tramps Like Us: A New Jersey Tale.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Buckley, Kristen. Tramps Like Us: A New Jersey Tale. Cyan, dist. by Independent Publishers Group. Apr. 2007. c.256p. illus. index. ISBN 1-905736-23-1 [ISBN 978-1905736-23-2]. $24.95. AUTOBIOG The foreword to this rollicking memoir about...

Lewis, Bradley. Hollywood's Celebrity Gangster: The Incredible Life and Times of Mickey Cohen.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Lewis, Bradley. Hollywood's Celebrity Gangster: The Incredible Life and Times of Mickey Cohen. Enigma. May 2007. c.430p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-929631-65-0 [ISBN 978-1-929631-65-0]. pap. $24. BIOG A purported biography of...

Mowat, Farley. Bay of Spirits: A Love Story.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Mowat, Farley. Bay of Spirits: A Love Story. Carroll & Graf. May 2007. c.384p. photogs. ISBN 0-7867-1994-X [ISBN 978-0-78671994-5]. $25.95. AUTOBIOG In the late 1950s, best-selling author Mowat (Never Cry Wolf) began exploring the...

Nguyen, Bich Minh. Stealing Buddha's Dinner: A Memoir.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Nguyen, Bich Minh. Stealing Buddha's Dinner: A Memoir. Viking. 2007. ISBN 0670-03832-6 [ISBN 978-0-670-03832-9]. $24.95. AUTOBIOG Winner of the 2005 PEN/Jerard Fund Award, this first book by Nguyen (literature & creative writing, Purdue...

O'Malley, Padraig. Shades of Difference: Mac Maharaj and the Struggle for South Africa.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... *O'Malley, Padraig. Shades of Difference: Mac Maharaj and the Struggle for South Africa. Viking. Mar. 2007. c.672p. index. [ISBN 978-0-670-85233-3 [ISBN 978-0 670-85233-8]. $32.95. BIOG O'Malley (visiting professor, political studies,...

Smith, Jean Edward. FDR.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... *Smith, Jean Edward. FDR. Random. May 2007. c.880p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-4000-6121-0 [ISBN 978-1-4000-6121-1]. $35. BIOG Smith (political science, Marshall Univ.; John Marshall: Definer of a Nation), a constitutional law...

Stross, Randall. The Wizard of Menlo Park: How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Stross, Randall. The Wizard of Menlo Park: How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World. Crown: Random House. Mar. 2007. c.384p. ISBN 1-4000-4762-5 [ISBN 978-1-4000-4762-8]. $24.95. BIOG Seventy-five years after his death, Thomas...

Sutton, Robert I. The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Sutton, Robert I. The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't. Warner Business: Warner. 2007. 256p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0446-52656-8 [ISBN 978-0-446-52656-2]. $22.99. BUS Sutton (Weird Ideas That...

Barone, Michael. Our First Revolution: The British Uprising That Inspired America's Founding Fathers.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Barone, Michael. Our First Revolution: The British Uprising That Inspired America's Founding Fathers. Crown Forum: Crown. May 2007. c.336p. index. ISBN 1-4000-9792-4 [ISBN 978-1-4000-9792-0]. $25.95. HIST Many Protestants in England were...

Baynton, Douglas C. & others. Through Deaf Eyes: A Photographic History of an American Community.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Baynton, Douglas C. & others. Through Deaf Eyes: A Photographic History of an American Community. Gallaudet Univ. Mar. 2007. c.200p. photogs. index. ISBN 1-56368347-4 [ISBN 978-1-56368-347-3]. $40. HIST This volume, a companion to a PBS...

Denton, Sally. Passion and Principle: John and Jessie Fremont, the Couple Whose Power, Politics, and Love Shaped Nineteenth-Century America.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... * Denton, Sally. Passion and Principle: John and Jessie Fremont, the Couple Whose Power, Politics, and Love Shaped Nineteenth-Century America. Bloomsbury, dist. by Holtzbrinck. May 2007. c.480p. photogs. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN...

Dirck, Brian. Lincoln the Lawyer.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... * Dirck, Brian. Lincoln the Lawyer. Univ. of Illinois. May 2007. c.208p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-252-03181-4 [ISBN 978-0-25203181-6]. $29.95. HIST Dirck (history & political science, Anderson Univ., Indiana; Lincoln and Davis: Imagining...

Galland, China. Love Cemetery: Unburying the Secret History of Slaves.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Galland, China. Love Cemetery: Unburying the Secret History of Slaves. HarperSanFrancisco: HarperCollins. Jun. 2007. c.256p. ISBN 0-06-077931-4 [ISBN 978-0-06-077931-3]. $24.95. HIST This is the story of Galland's (The Bond Between Women:...

Goldstone, Nancy. Four Queens: The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Goldstone, Nancy. Four Queens: The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe. Viking. Apr. 2007. c.334p. illus. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-670-03843-5. $24.95. HIST Bibliophile and novelist Goldstone (coauthor, The Friar and the Cipher)...

Jaspin, Elliot. Buried in the Bitter Waters: The Hidden History of Racial Cleansing in America.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... * Jaspin, Elliot. Buried in the Bitter Waters: The Hidden History of Racial Cleansing in America. Basic Bks: Perseus. Mar. 2007. c.320p. index. ISBN 0-465-03636-8 [ISBN 978-0-465-03636-3]. $26.95. HIST The term cleansing used in relation...

Manning, Chandra. What This Cruel War Was Over: Soldiers, Slavery, and the Civil War.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Manning, Chandra. What This Cruel War Was Over: Soldiers, Slavery, and the Civil War. Knopf. Apr. 2007. c.352p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-307-26482-3 [ISBN 978-0-30726482-4]. $26.95. HIST Showing a familiarity with and enthusiasm for her...

Moore, Lucy. Liberty: The Lives and Times of Six Women in Revolutionary France.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Moore, Lucy. Liberty: The Lives and Times of Six Women in Revolutionary France. HarperCollins. May 2007. c.496p. illus. maps. index. ISBN 0-06-082526-X [ISBN 978-0-06082526-3]. $27.95. HIST Informed lay readers will welcome this...

Olson, Lynne. Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Olson, Lynne. Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England. Farrar. Apr. 2007. c.464p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-374-17954-9 [ISBN 978-0-374-17954-0]. $27. HIST Here is the engrossing story...

Paxman, Jeremy. On Royalty: A Very Polite Inquiry Into Some Strangely Related Families.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Paxman, Jeremy. On Royalty: A Very Polite Inquiry into Some Strangely Related Families. PublicAffairs: Perseus. Jun. 2007. c.384p. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-58648-491-5 [ISBN 978-1-58648-491-0]. $26.95. HIST Paxman has written a thoroughly...

Sandler, Corey. Henry Hudson: Dreams and Obsession.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Sandler, Corey. Henry Hudson: Dreams and Obsession. Citadel: Kensington. Apr. 2007. c.448p. illus. maps. index. ISBN 978-0-60652739-0. $23.95. HIST Henry Hudson, one of many explorers who looked for a Northeast Passage from Europe to...

Stewart, David O. The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Stewart, David O. The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution. S. & S. Apr. 2007. c.320p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-7432-8692-8 [ISBN 978-0-7432-8692-3]. $27. HIST Stewart, who specializes in constitutional law cases and...

Merida, Kevin & Michael A. Fletcher. Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Merida, Kevin & Michael A. Fletcher. Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas. Doubleday. Mar. 2007. c.320p. index. ISBN 0-385-51080-2 [ISBN 978-0-385-51080-6]. $26.95. LAW Clarence Thomas has generated controversy ever...

Carrillo-Gailey, Ayn. Pornology.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... * Carrillo-Gailey, Ayn. Pornology. Running Pr. Apr. 2007. ISBN 0-7624-2774-4 [ISBN 978-0-7624-2774-1]. pap. $13.95. PSYCH Sex education has finally advanced beyond the basic plumbing lessons you had in eighth grade, thanks to this book by...

Keeley, Maureen P. & Julie M. Yingling. Final Conversations: Helping the Living and the Dying Talk to Each Other.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Keeley, Maureen P. & Julie M. Yingling. Final Conversations: Helping the Living and the Dying Talk to Each Other. VanderWyk & Burnham. Mar. 2007. c.256p, index. ISBN 1-889242-30-6 [ISBN 978-1-889242-30-9]. $24.95. PSYCH Here, the...

Post, Stephen & Jill Neimark. Why Good Things Happen to Good People: How Daily Giving Is the Key to Health, Happiness, and a Long Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Post, Stephen & Jill Neimark. Why Good Things Happen to Good People: How Daily Giving Is the Key to Health, Happiness, and a Long Life. Broadway. May 2007. c.272p. index. ISBN 0-7679-2017-1 [ISBN 978-07679-2017-9]. $23.95. PSYCH ...

Sacker, Ira M., M.D., with Sheila Buff. Regaining Your Self: Breaking Free from the Eating Disorder Identity--a Bold New Approach.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Sacker, Ira M., M.D., with Sheila Buff. Regaining Your Self: Breaking Free from the Eating Disorder Identity--a Bold New Approach. Hyperion. Mar. 2007. c.240p. ISBN 1-4013-0305-6 [ISBN 978-1-4013-0305-1]. $24.95. PSYCH Once talked about...

Wilson, Paul. Perfect Balance: Create Time & Space for All Parts of Your Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Wilson, Paul. Perfect Balance: Create Time & Space for All Parts of Your Life. Tarcher: Penguin. May 2007. c.368p, illus. ISBN 1-59542-562-1 [ISBN 979-1-59542-562-4]. pap. $15.95. PSYCH Perfect balance, as Wilson (Instant Calm) describes...

Zimbardo, Philip. The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... * Zimbardo, Philip. The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil. Random. Mar. 2007. c.592p. photogs, index. ISBN 1-4000-6411-2 [ISBN 978-1-4000-6411-3]. $27.95. PSYCH Zimbardo (psychology, emeritus, Stanford Univ.) is best...

Martin, Courtney E. Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating Your Body.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Martin, Courtney E. Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating Your Body. Free Pr: S. & S. Apr. 2007. c.256p, bibliog, index. ISBN 0-7432-8796-7 [ISBN 978-0-7432-8796-8]. $25. SOC SCI Martin's first book is...

Quinones, Sam. Antonio's Gun and Delfino's Dream: True Tales of Mexican Migration.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Quinones, Sam. Antonio's Gun and Delfino's Dream: True Tales of Mexican Migration. Univ. of New Mexico. Apr. 2007. c.328p. photogs. maps. ISBN 0-8263-4254-X [ISBN 978-0-8263.4254-6]. $24.95. SOC SCI In this collection of "tales,"...

Roach, Joseph. It.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... Roach, Joseph. It. Univ. of Michigan. Apr. 2007. c.264p. illus, index. ISBN 978-0-472-09936-8. $60; pap. ISBN 978-0-472-09936-1. $19.95. SOC SCI What do Elinor Glyn, Clara Bow, Charles II, Nell Gwyn, the 2nd Duke of Buckingham, Princess...

Rodriguez, Deborah. Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 15, 2007... * Rodriguez, Deborah. Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil. Random. Apr. 2007. c.288p. ISBN 1-4000-6559-3 [ISBN 978-1-4000-6559-2]. $24.95. SOC SCI The stories of Western women coming to the relief of Afghans have...