Library Journal articles from March 2007, page 5

Library Journal archives from March 2007

SWiftnet chooses auto-graphics.(Southwest Kansas Library System, Auto-Graphics Inc.)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... The Southwest Kansas Library System's SWiftnet consortium has opted for Auto-Graphics's AGent Verso as the ILS solution for its 32 public library members. All participants will share a common bibliographic database, but each will be able to...

Scopus indexing back issues.(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Scopus is greatly expanding its coverage through a string of strategic content deals with some heavy hitters in the publishing world (e.g., Springer and Nature Publishing Group) and leading societies (American Physical Society and American...

Polaris adds new features.(Polaris Software Inc.)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... The American Library Association's (ALA) Midwinter Meeting wasn't all content deals, however. Along with racking up 51 library sales, Polaris also has added some new twists with more scheduled for ALA annual in June. President and CEO Bill...

VTLS adding WebFeat to Virtua.(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... VTLS is the latest vendor to partner with WebFeat. According to the duo's January 20 announcement, they have entered into a relationship to include WebFeat Express and WebFeat Custom in the Virtua ILS system, allowing users "to search...

Taiga 2 goes open space.(Taiga Forum)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Assistant university librarians and assistant directors met for the second annual Taiga Forum a day before the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in Seattle to discuss the changing dynamics of academic libraries. In a shift from...

The 19th century revisited.(E-VIEWS AND REVIEWS)(Websites)
March 1, 2007... READER MAIL concerning database names and product branding has been copious and fervent. The following nicely conveys the overall flavor of the responses: "It bugs me that database names often aren't displayed! Librarians are used to looking...

A flurry of sales.(ONLINE DATABASES)
March 1, 2007... LAST YEAR ENDED WITH A FLURRY of major sales in the information industry. Just as 2006 holiday shopping started, primary and secondary publishers announced acquisitions, mergers, and sales opportunities. Wiley buys Blackwell John...

Jackie Cornette: Western Branch of the Watauga County Library, Sugar Grove, NC.(PARAPROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR 2007)(North Carolina)(Cover story)
March 1, 2007... If you find you're on a hayride to a pumpkin patch or you're a senior citizen line dancing with your granddaughter and you're near Sugar Grove, NC, it is a safe bet that Jackie Cornette had a hand in creating the event. Cornette is manager of...

Dining with the director: a unique fellowship gives rare perspective and opportunity.(Darien Library's Louise Parker Berry Fellow)
March 1, 2007... When I ran into other recent graduates at the American Library Association (ALA) annual conference in New Orleans in 2006, several told me they weren't happy with their jobs. After months of searching, they settled for positions in isolated...

Setting sail: academic librarians to chart new course at the 13th national ACRL conference in Baltimore.(13th Association of College and Research Libraries national conference)(Calendar)
March 1, 2007... More than 3000 academic librarians and staff, as well as leaders in higher education and guests, are expected to gather at the Baltimore Convention Center, March 29-April 1, 2007, for the 13th Association of College and Research Libraries...

Science's big picture: from our prehistoric past to the promise and perils of our future, the top science titles of 2006 offer plenty to ponder.(BEST SCI-TECH BOOKS 2006)(The View from the Center of the Universe)(Jane Goodall: The Woman Who Redefined Man)(In the Beat of a Heart: Life, Energy, and the Unity of Nature)(The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution)(The Singing Neanderthals: The Origins of Music, Language, Mind and Body)(Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors)(The Jasons: The Secret History of Science's Postwar Elite)(The Ghost Map)(Walking Zero: Discovering Cosmic Space and Time Along the Prime Meridian)(The Artist and the Mathematician)(Letters to a Young Mathematician)(Shattered Nerves: How Science Is Solving Modern Medicine's Most Perplexing Problems)(Another Day in the Frontal Lobe: A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside)(The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth)(Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change)(The Storm)(Rainforest)(Vietnam: A Natural History)(The Tree: A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live, and Why They Matter)(In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind)(Out of Thin Air: Dinosaurs, Birds, and Earth's Ancient Atmosphere)(Moral Minds: How Nature Designed Our Universal Sense of Right and Wrong)(Decoding the Universe)(The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next)(No Two Alike: Human Nature and Individuality)(The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief)(The God Delusion)(Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon)(Does Measurement Add Up?: Flow Numbers Reveal and Conceal the Truth)(The Survival Imperative: Using Space To Protect the Earth)(The Gecko's Foot: Bio-Inspiration--Engineering New Materials from Nature)(Success Through Failure: The Paradox of Design)(Songbird Journeys)(Tigers in Red Weather)
March 1, 2007... The state of science is a moving target, and its ever-shifting horizons can best be gleaned by the contents of scientific journals. However, the bigger picture of the scientific enterprise, which also encompasses its past, its future, and its...

True North.(Collection Development / Travel to Canada)(Country overview)
March 1, 2007... For Americans wanting to explore beyond their frontiers, our neighbor to the north is an ideal destination. Much of Canada's population is concentrated near the shared border, mostly in Ontario and Quebec. While nature is an obvious draw,...

Books, books, books!(public libraries)(Column)
March 1, 2007... IN OCTOBER. 2006, A STUDY funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the American Library Association and conducted by Florida State University found that 99 percent of U.S. public libraries provide Internet access free of charge and...

Prepub alert.(new books)
March 1, 2007... FICTION Adair, Cherry. White Heat. Ballantine. Jul. 2007. 352p. ISBN 0-345-47644-1 [ISBN 978-0-345-47644-9]. $21.95. Emily Greene is upset enough when her mentor dies. Then she discovers that he may have been murdered. Another in the...

Mystery.(A Treasury of Regrets)(You Should Have Died on Monday: A Lizzie Stuart Mystery)(Free Fire: A Joe Pickett Novel)(Withering Heights: An Ellie Haskell Mystery)(Neon Dragon)(Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead)(Glass Houses: A Gregor Demarkian Mystery)(Letters from Carthage)(The Pact)(Dead Man's Switch: A Charlotte Lyon Mystery)(The Betrayers)(The Lady from Buenos Aires)(Lipstick and Lies)(Poison Pen)(Shadow of Innocence)(Priest)(A Fatal Grace)(Ice Moon)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... CRIME NEWBIES Mystery readers search constantly for new authors or new series by favorite writers telling compelling stories set in unusual places and featuring original characters. Nick Drake's Rahotep of the Theban police brings modern...

Prepub mystery.(new books)
March 1, 2007... Adam, Paul. Oracle Lake. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Jul. 2007. 416p. ISBN 0-312-370253 [ISBN 978-0-312-37025-1]. $24.95. A Dalai Lama death and rebirth put photojournalist Maggie Walsh in mortal danger in the high Himalayas of Tibet. Adam...

Armstrong, Kristin. Happily Ever After: Walking with Peace and Courage Through a Year of Divorce.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Armstrong, Kristin. Happily Ever After: Walking with Peace and Courage Through a Year of Divorce. Faithwords: Warner. 2007. c.365p. ISBN 0-446-57989-0 [ISBN 978-0446-57989-6]. pap. $16.99. REL Armstrong, divorced in 2003 from beloved and...

Butcher, Carmen Acevedo. Hildegard of Bingen: A Spiritual Reader.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Butcher, Carmen Acevedo. Hildegard of Bingen: A Spiritual Reader. Paraclete. Mar. 2007. c.204p. ISBN 1-55725-490-7 [ISBN 978-1-55725-490-0]. pap. $16.95. REL Butcher, a scholar of medieval Christianity, offers fresh translations of...

Grace under Fire: Letters of Faith in Times of War.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Grace Under Fire: Letters of Faith in Times of War. Doubleday. Mar. 2007. c.150p, ed. by Andrew Carroll. ISBN 0-385-51974-5 [ISBN 978-0-385-51974-8]. pap. $16.95. REL Carroll, founder of the Legacy Project, which solicits and publishes...

Kalas, J. Ellsworth. Strong Was Her Faith: Women of the New Testament.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Kalas, J. Ellsworth. Strong Was Her Faith: Women of the New Testament. Abingdon. Mar. 2007. c.136p. ISBN 978-0687-0-9721O. pap. $13. REL Kalas, a professor at the Asbury Theological Seminary and an extremely busy writer (30 books and...

McDowell, John C. The Gospel According to Star Wars: Faith, Hope, and the Force.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... McDowell, John C. The Gospel According to Star Wars: Faith, Hope, and the Force. Westminster/John Knox. Mar. 2007. c.224p. ISBN 0-664-23142-X [ISBN 978-0-66423142-2]. pap. $14.95. REL For many of us, it's seemingly irresistible to try to...

McLaughlin, Stephan. Seeking Self: An Inner Journey to Healthy Relationship.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... McLaughlin, Stephan. Seeking Self: An Inner Journey to Healthy Relationship. Heal. 2007. c.245p. ISBN 0-9661575-2-4 [ISBN 978-09661575-2-9]. pap. $15.99. REL McLaughlin, a longtime entrepreneur and businessman, is now associated with...

Marques, Joan & others. Spirituality in the Workplace: What It Is and Why It Matters.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Marques, Joan a others. Spirituality in the Workplace: What It Is and Why It Matters. Personhood. May 2007. c.202p. ISBN 1932181-23-7 [ISBN 978-1-932181-23-4. pap. $14.95]. REL This brief work is the brainchild of three minds and at least...

Mehta, Hemant. I Sold My Soul on eBay: Viewing Faith through an Atheist's Eyes.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Mehta, Hemant. I Sold My Soul on eBay: Viewing Faith Through an Atheist's Eyes. WaterBrook: Random. Apr. 2007. c.224p. ISBN 1-4000-7347-2 [ISBN 978-1-40007347-4]. pap. $13.99. REL Mehta, a young graduate student in mathematics, a former...

Mouw, Richard I. Praying at Burger King.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Mouw, Richard I. Praying at Burger King. Eerdmans. May 2007. c.120p. ISBN 0-8028-4046-2 [ISBN 978-0-8028-4046-9]. pap. $10. REL In a brief collection of 36 essays or sermonettes mostly drawn from his columns for Beliefnet.com, Mouw...

Piver, Susan. How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life: Opening Your Heart to Confidence, Intimacy, and Joy.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Piver, Susan. How Not To Be Afraid of Your Own Life: Opening Your Heart to Confidence, Intimacy, and Joy. St. Martin's. Apr. 2007. c.288p. ISBN 0-312-35596-3 [ISBN 978-0-312-35596-8]. $19.95. REL Piver, a sometime guest on The Oprah...

Polisar, Barry Louis. Telling the Story: A Passover Haggadah Explained.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Polisar, Barry Louis. Telling the Story: A Passover Haggadah Explained. Rainbow Morning Music. Apr. 2007. c.30p. ISBN 0-938663-51-8 [ISBN 978-0-938663-51-5]. pap. $7.95. REL Polisar's name may be more familiar to readers of SLJ; he is...

Renfroe, Anita. If You Can't Lose It, Decorate It: And Other Hip Alternatives to Dealing with Reality.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Renfroe, Anita. If You Can't Lose It, Decorate It: And Other Hip Alternatives to Dealing with Reality. NavPress. Mar. 2007. c.192p. ISBN 1-57683-994-X [ISBN 978-1-57683-994-2]. pap. $12.99. REL Renfroe, a comedienne and author of books...

Robins, Debbie. Where Peace Lives.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Robins, Debbie. Where Peace Lives. Cambridge House. May 2007. c.112p. ISBN 0-9787213-7-3 [ISBN 978-0-9787213-7-4]. $19.95. REL It is not every book that arrives at LJ's offices with testimonials from Jane Seymour, Arianna Huffington,...

Roy, Denise. Momfulness: Mothering with Mindfulness, Compassion, and Grace.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Roy, Denise. Momfulness: Mothering with Mindfulness, Compassion, and Grace. Jossey-Bass. Mar. 2007. c.240p. ISBN 07879-8197-4 [ISBN 978-0-7879-8197-0]. pap. $14.95. REL Roy, a retreat leader and the author of My Monastery Is a Minivan,...

Sandsmark, Joanna. 10 Spiritual Lessons You Can Learn from Your Cat.(10 Spiritual Lessons You Can Learn from Your Dog)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Sandsmark, Joanna. 10 Spiritual Lessons You Can Learn from Your Cat. ISBN 1-84181-240-4 [ISBN 978-1-84181-240-3]. Sandsmark, Joanna. 10 Spiritual Lessons You Can Learn from Your Dog. ISBN 184181-239-0 [ISBN 978-1-84181-239-7]. ea. vol:...

Swedenborg, Emanuel. Secrets of Heaven: Genesis 1-8.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Swedenborg, Emanuel. Secrets of Heaven: Genesis 1-8. Swedenborg. 2007. c.456p. tr. from Swedish by Lisa Hyatt Cooper. ISBN 0-87785-504-8 [ISBN 978-0-87785-504-0]. pap. $15. REL Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), Swedish scientist,...

Swindoll, Charles R. Marriage: From Surviving to Thriving.(Parenting: From Surviving to Thriving)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Swindoll, Charles R. Marriage: From Surviving to Thriving. 240p. ISBN 0-8499-0150-2 [ISBN 978-0-8499-0150-8]. Swindoll, Charles R. Parenting: From Surviving to Thriving. 272p. ISBN 0-8499-0024-7 [ISBN 978-0-8499-0024-2]. ea. vol: W...

Toso, Erec. Zero at the Bone: Rewriting Life After a Snakebite.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Toso, Erec. Zero at the Bone: Rewriting Life After a Snakebite. Univ. of Arizona. Apr. 2007. c.224p. ISBN 0-8165-2591-9 [ISBN 978-0-8165-2591-1]. pap. $15.95. REL Toso (writing, Univ. of Arizona) writes with simplicity and clarity about...

Spring spirituality showcase.(Bibliography)
March 1, 2007... Inevitably, many more books cross the Spiritual Living desk than can be accommodated in our review space. Here are a few more notable titles available this spring. You'll note the durable interest in Buddhist ideas, whether fresh takes on...

Warner, Brad. Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Warner, Brad. Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye. New World Lib, dist. by Publishers Group West. May 2007. c.256p. ISBN 1-57731-559-6 [ISBN...

Whelan, Dolores. Ever Ancient, Ever New: Celtic Spirituality in the 21st Century.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Whelan, Dolores. Ever Ancient, Ever New: Celtic Spirituality in the 21st Century. Columba, dist. by Dufour. Mar. 2007. c.133p. ISBN 1-856-07551-6 [ISBN 978-1-856-07551-0]. pap. $16.95. REL Whelan (Your Breaking Point), a contributor to...

Williams, Thomas D. Spiritual Progress: Becoming the Christian You Want To Be.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Williams, Thomas D. Spiritual Progress: Becoming the Christian You Want To Be. 2007. c.256p. ISBN 0-446-580546 [ISBN 978-0-446-58054-0]. pap. $19.99. REL Williams, the telegenic analyst on church matters for several networks and now...

Abrahams, Peter. Nerve Damage.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Abrahams, Peter. Nerve Damage. Morrow. Mar. 2007. c.288p. ISBN 0-06-113797-9 [ISBN 978-0-06-113797-6] $24.95. F Just as metal sculptor Roy Valois creates the most brilliant piece of his career, he's diagnosed with mesothelioma and told he...

Ali, Thalassa. Companions of Paradise.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Ali, Thalassa. Companions of Paradise. Bantam. Apr. 2007. c.352p. ISBN 0-553-38178-4 [ISBN 978-0-553-38178-8]. pap. $14. F This final volume of Ali's colonial India trilogy (following A Singular Hostage and A Beggar at the Gate) takes...

Amirrezvani, Anita. The Blood of Flowers.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... * Amirrezvani, Anita. The Blood of Flowers. Little, Brown. Jun. 2007. c.352p. ISBN 0316-06576-5 [ISBN 978-0-316-06576-4]. $23.99. F This first novel by dance critic Amirrezvani is narrated by a nameless teenager whose life in 17th-century...

Antrim, Taylor. The Headmaster Ritual.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Antrim, Taylor. The Headmaster Ritual. Houghton. Jul. 2007. c.320p. ISBN 0-618-75682-5 [ISBN 978-0-618-75682-7]. $24. F In a first novel that mines the boarding-school genre, ForbesLife editor Antrim centers on James Wolfe, a bright...

Blackwell, Elise. The Unnatural History of Cypress Parish.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... * Blackwell, Elise. The Unnatural History of Cypress Parish. Unbridled. Apr. 2007. c.240p. ISBN 1-932961-31-3 [ISBN 978-1932961-31-7]. $23.95. F In Blackwell's lyrical second novel (after Hunger), Louis Proby waits in New Orleans as...

Q&A: Arthur Phillips.(Interview)
March 1, 2007... When Arthur Phillips published his attention-getting debut, Prague, LJ was there to do a spotlight interview for its seasonal roundup of best first novels (LJ 10/1/02). Two years later, when he came up with The Egyptologist, LJ dropped in to...

Browner, Jesse. The Uncertain Hour.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Browner, Jesse. The Uncertain Hour. Bloomsbury, dist. by Holtzbrinck. Jun. 2007. c.224p. ISBN 1-59691-339-8 [ISBN 978-1-59691-339.4]. $23.95. F This latest work from novelist and translator Browner (Turnaway) is based loosely on the life...

Buckman, Daniel. Because the Rain.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Buckman, Daniel. Because the Rain. St. Martin's. Apr. 2007. c.272p. ISBN 0-312-36268-4 [ISBN 978-0-312-36268-3]. $23.95. F Acclaimed author Buckman (The Names of Rivers) revisits familiar territory in this novel about the alienation and...

Chabon, Michael. The Yiddish Policemen's Union.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... * Chabon, Michael. The Yiddish Policemen's Union. HarperCollins. May 2007. c.411p. ISBN 0-00-714982-4 [ISBN 978-0-00-714982-7]. $26.95. F What's washed-up cop Meyer Landsman to do when a heroin-addicted, chess-crazed denizen of the dump...

Clark, Clare. The Nature of Monsters.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... * Clark, Clare. The Nature of Monsters. Harcourt. May 2007. c.400p. ISBN 0-15-101206-7 [ISBN 978-0-15-101206-0]. $25. F London in 1718 is not a pretty place, particularly if you happen to be young, female, pregnant, and alone. Abandoned...

Conde, Maryse. The Story of the Cannibal Woman.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Conde, Maryse. The Story of the Cannibal Woman. Atria: S. & S. 2007. c.320p. tr. from French by Richard Philcox. ISBN 0-7432-7128-9 [ISBN 978-0-7432-7128-8] $24. F After the mysterious death of her longtime lover, Rosalie Thibaudin, a...

Crace, Jim. The Pesthouse.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... * Crace, Jim. The Pesthouse. Nan A. Talese: Doubleday. May 2007. c.304p. ISBN 0385-52075-1 [ISBN 978-0-385-52075-1]. $24.95. F In this thoughtful and exciting post-apocalyptic tale, a man and a woman battle the elements and the forces of...

Crais, Robert. The Watchman.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Crais, Robert. The Watchman. S. & S. Mar. 2007. c.288p. ISBN 0-7432-8163-2 [ISBN 978-0-7432-8163-8] $25.95. F Crais (The Two-Minute Rule) writes a number of fine detective stories featuring wise-cracking P.I. Elvis Cole, who is assisted...

Daley-Clarke, Donna. Lazy Eye.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Daley-Clarke, Donna. Lazy Eye. MacAdam/ Cage. Mar. 2007. c.270p. ISBN 1-59692-208-7 [ISBN 978-1-59692-209-2]. $23; pap. ISBN 1-59692-231-1 [ISBN 978-1-59692-231-0]. $13. F Winner of the Commonwealth Writer's Prize for Best First Book in...

Deford, Frank. The Entitled.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Deford, Frank. The Entitled. Sourcebooks. May 2007. c.352p. ISBN 1-4022-0896-0 [ISBN 978-1-4022-0896-6]. $24.95. F John Henry Wigmore, the late dean of Northwestern University School of Law, once wrote: "The lawyer must know human nature....

DeVoe, Forrest. Jr. Eye of the Archangel: A Mallory & Morse Novel of Espionage.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... DeVoe, Forrest. Jr. Eye of the Archangel: A Mallory & Morse Novel of Espionage. HarperCollins. Mar. 2007. c.304p. ISBN 0-06-072380-7 [ISBN 978-0-06-072380-4]. $24.95. F In this Cold War page-turner, pseudonymous author DeVoe (crime...

Donoghue, Emma. Landing.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Donoghue, Emma. Landing. Harcourt. May 2007. c.336p. ISBN 0-15-101297-0 [ISBN 978-0-15-101297-8]. $25. F The life of Jude Turner, a museum curator working in a tiny Ontario town, is well ordered but not very eventful. On an emergency trip...

Evans, Justin. A Good and Happy Child.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... * Evans, Justin. A Good and Happy Child. Shaye Areheart: Harmony. May 2007. c.336p. ISBN 0-307-35122-X [ISBN 978-0-307-35122-7]. $24. F This debut novel grips readers from the first chapter, which introduces 30-year-old George Davies, a man...

Farris, John. You Don't Scare Me.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Farris, John. You Don't Scare Me. Forge: Tor. Apr. 2007. c.304p. ISBN 0-312-85064-6 [ISBN 978-0-312-85064-7]. $24.95. F Chase Emrick is a young woman haunted by the spirit of her dead stepfather, the terrifying Crow Tilman. Adam Cameron...

Fforde, Katie. Bidding for Love.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Fforde, Katie. Bidding for Love. St. Martin's. Apr. 2007. c.400p. ISBN 0-312-35963-2 [ISBN 978-0-312-35963-8]. $24.95. F After a death in the family, fashionable Londoner Flora Stanza suddenly finds herself senior partner in Stanza and...

Gaige, Amity. The Folded World.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Gaige, Amity. The Folded World. Other. May 2007. c.300p. ISBN 1-59051-248-0 [ISBN 978-1-59051-248-7]. $23.95. F We've all heard the truism that the devil is in the details. For novelist Gaige, whose O My Darling was a winner of the...

Ghelfi, Brent. Volk's Game.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... * Ghelfi, Brent. Volk's Game. Holt. Jun. 2007. c.320p. ISBN 0-8050-8254-9 [ISBN 978-0-8050-8254-8]. $23. F Plunging to the nadir of noir, this debut novel features Alexei Volkovoy, a.k.a. Volk, a Russian double agent who handles mayhem...

Goodman, Carol. The Sonnet Lover.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Goodman, Carol. The Sonnet Lover. Ballantine. Jun. 2007. c.350p. ISBN 0-345-47957-2 [ISBN 978-0-345-47957-0]. $24.95. F Hudson College professor Rose Asher is distraught when her favorite student apparently jumps to his death following a...

Grimsley, Jim. Forgiveness.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Grimsley, Jim. Forgiveness. Univ. of Texas. Mar. 2007. c.136p. ISBN 0-292-71669-9 [ISBN 978-0-292-71669-8]. $21. F With this black comedy about America's obsession with wealth, TV, and celebrities, Grimsley (Winter Birds) offers a...

Hamilton, Masha. The Camel Bookmobile.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... * Hamilton, Masha. The Camel Bookmobile. HarperCollins. Apr. 2007. c.320p. ISBN 0-06-117348-7 [ISBN 978-0-06-117348-6]. $24.95. F New York City librarian Fiona Sweeney has taken an unusual assignment in Kenya--running a bookmobile service...

Hawke, Richard. Cold Day in Hell.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Hawke, Richard. Cold Day in Hell. Random. Mar. 2007. c.320p. ISBN 1-4000-6426-0 [ISBN 978-1-4000-6426-7]. $24.95. F This second outing, following. Speak of the Devil, from the pseudonymous Hawke (Tim Cockey) brings back RI. Fritz Malone...

Hope, Christopher. My Mother's Lovers.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... * Hope, Christopher. My Mother's Lovers. Atlantic Monthly. Aug. 2007. c.448p. ISBN 0-8021-1850-X [ISBN 978-0-8021-1850-9]. $24. F Set primarily in South Africa from the late 1800s to the present, this engrossing novel features an eclectic...

Jungersen, Christian. The Exception.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... * Jungersen, Christian. The Exception. Nan A. Talese: Doubleday. Jul. 2007. c.512p. ISBN 0-385-51629-0 [ISBN 978-0-385-51629-7]. $26. F Threatening emails begin arriving at a small Danish organization that educates the public about...

Kirino, Natsuo. Grotesque.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Kirino, Natsuo. Grotesque. Knopf. Mar. 2007. c.480p, tr. from Japanese by Rebecca Copeland. ISBN 1-4000-4494-4 [ISBN 978-1-4000-4494-8]. $24.95. F Kirino (Out) plumbs the murky depths of troubled women's minds with mixed results. The...

McMahon, Neil. Lone Creek.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... McMahon, Neil. Lone Creek. HarperCollins. Apr. 2007. c.336p. ISBN 0-06-079221-3 [ISBN 978-0-06-079221-3]. $24.95. F From the moment construction hand Hugh Davoren found the dead horses buried on the Pettyjohn Ranch, he was a man in...

McMurtry, Larry. When the Light Goes.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... McMurtry, Larry. When the Light Goes. S. & S. Mar. 2007. c.208p. ISBN 1-4165-3426-1 [ISBN 978-1-4165-3426-6]. $24. F Duane Moore (Duane's Depressed) is back, and he is still depressed. Duane is now a widower with major heart blockage...

Marai, Sandor. The Rebels.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Marai, Sandor. The Rebels. Knopf. Mar. 2007. c.272p, tr. by George Szirtes. ISBN 0-375-40757-X [ISBN 978-0-375-40757-4] $24.95. F The rebels here are Hungarian youths in the waning days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire living in a backwater...

Mills, Mark. The Savage Garden.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... * Mills, Mark. The Savage Garden. Putnam. May 2007. c.336p. ISBN 0-399-15353-5 [ISBN 978-0-399-15353-2]. $24.95. F In the summer of 1958, young Cambridge scholar Adam Strickland is sent to Tuscany by his professor to study the memorial...

Montefiore, Santa. The Gypsy Madonna.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Montefiore, Santa. The Gypsy Madonna. Touchstone: S. & S. Mar. 2007. c.384p. ISBN 0-7432-7889-5 [ISBN 978-0-7432-7889-8]. pap. $15. F This melodramatic effort sticks to the successful plot formula of British novelist Montefiore's recent...

Morris, R.N. The Gentle Axe.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Morris, R.N. The Gentle Axe. Penguin Pr: Penguin Group (USA). Mar. 2007. c.320p. ISBN 1-59420-112-9 [ISBN 978-1-59420-112-7]. $24.95. F This historical crime novel adopts the setting and explores many of the themes of Dostoevsky's classic...

Murakami, Ryu. Piercing.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Murakami, Ryu. Piercing. Penguin. Apr. 2007. c.185p, tr. from Japanese by Ralph McCarthy. ISBN 978-0-14-303863-4. pap. $13. F Murakami (Almost Transparent Blue) offers a twisted psycho-thriller that examines child abuse, obsession, and...

Perez-Reverte, Arturo. The Sun over Breda.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Perez-Reverte, Arturo. The Sun over Breda. Putnam. Apr. 2007. c.204p. ISBN 978-0-399-15383-9. $24.95. F After the dark and moody swordplay of Captain Alatriste and Purity of Blood, featuring impeccably ethical mercenary-hero Capt. Diego...

Persons, Terri. Blind Spot.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Persons, Terri. Blind Spot. Doubleday. Mar. 2007. c.352p. ISBN 0-385-51869-2 [ISBN 978-0-385-51869-7]. $23.95. F Bernadette Saint Clare believes that her reassignment to the basement of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's St. Paul...

Phillips, Arthur. Angelica.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... * Phillips, Arthur. Angelica. Random. Apr. 2007. ISBN 1-4000-6251-9 [ISBN 978-1-4000-6251-5]. $24.95. F American expatriates in post-Communist Budapest (Prague), tomb robbers in the Nile Valley (The Egyptologist), and now ghosts--the...

Phillips, Christi. The Rossetti Letter.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Phillips, Christi. The Rossetti Letter. Pocket Bks: S. & S. Mar. 2007. c.352p. ISBN 1-4165-2737-0 [ISBN 978-1-4165-2737-4]. $24. F Claire Donavan thought she had problems when she passed out at her first speaking engagement, but it was...

Pierce, Nora. The Insufficiency of Maps.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Pierce, Nora. The Insufficiency of Maps. Atria: S. & S. Apr. 2007. c.192p. ISBN 0-7432-9207-3 [ISBN 978-0-7432-9207-8]. $20. F In her first novel, Pierce, a Stegner fellow at Stanford University, presents the story of a young Quechen girl...

Reich, Tova. My Holocaust.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Reich, Tova. My Holocaust. HarperCollins. Apr. 2007. c.336p. ISBN 0-06-117345-2 [ISBN 978-0-06-117345-5]. $24.95. F Maurice Messer has made much of his Holocaust connection, exaggerating his participation with partisans in the Polish...

Robertson, James. The Testament of Gideon Mack.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Robertson, James. The Testament of Gideon Mack. Viking. Mar. 2007. c.400p. ISBN 0-870-03844-X [ISBN 978-0-670-03844-2]. $24.95. F Like most of his fictional predecessors in the pastorate, Gideon Mack struggles mightily to reconcile faith...

Robinson, Ray. Electricity.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Robinson, Ray. Electricity. Black Cat: Grove. Aug. 2007. c.368p. ISBN 0-8021-7035-8 [ISBN 978-0-8021-7035-4]. pap. $14. F Thirty-year-old Lily O'Connor suffers from epilepsy. Abused as a child by her alcoholic mother, she grew up in...

Rollins, James. The Judas Strain: A Sigma Force Novel.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... Rollins, James. The Judas Strain: A Sigma Force Novel. Morrow. Jun. 2007. c.448p. ISBN 0-06-076389-2 [ISBN 978-0-06-076389-3]. $25.95. F This exciting but complex and overlong sequel to Rollins's Black Order revolves around the...

Schulman, Helen. A Day at the Beach.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2007... * Schulman, Helen. A Day at the Beach. Houghton. Jun. 2007. c.224p. ISBN 0-618-74654-4 [ISBN 978-0-618-74654-5]. $24. F The events of 9/11 are at the center of this engrossing novel, which takes place in the course of 24 hours....