Library Journal articles from March 2007

Library Journal archives from March 2007

Moving toward Web 2.0: LJ debuts a better web site.(LibraryJournal.com)(Editorial)
March 1, 2007... BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS, THE NEW FACE OF LibraryJournal.com. will be well on its way. It's due date is early March, but birthing a web site is about as exact in its timing as giving birth to a baby. You know it will arrive after gestating for...

Aren't we teachers?(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2007... I was really puzzled why Adam Holland ("Gender Bias in Libraries?" BackTalk, LJ 1/07, p. 64) thought there was a gender bias in hiring men in public libraries. It is a man's choice not to go to a public library because of the salary.... What...

Terrorized by Feedback.(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2007... I have read Library Journal for over 20 years and have always enjoyed the Feedback [formerly Letters] wars. I have yelled at the wall in defiance or in agreement with many, many letter writers and topics. When I read the letter by Tess Pappas...

Not about immigrants.(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2007... That my library requires a photo ID and proof of address from potential cardholders has nothing to do with immigration laws or local ill will toward our immigrant population. We are not setting up "roadblocks" to access of government services....

Fire that proofreader!(feedback)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2007... I just read the Prepub Alert for Randy Wayne White's newest novel (LJ 11/1/06, p. 52). To quote from the review, "... then finds himself drug into the man's plans...." "Dragged," please, not "drug." Is basic grammar too much to ask? ...

Information literacy lags.(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... 32% Information literacy is evident in campus planning documents 71% University administrators are committed to information literacy From a survey of participants (82% library directors, 14% chief academic officers) in workshops on...

Library meets politician in podcast.(Central Massachusetts Regional Library System, Tim Murray, lieutenant governor)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... The Central Massachusetts Regional Library System (CMRLS), Shrewsbury, has found a new way to reach out to politicians: podcasts. CMRLS administrator Carolyn Noah on January 30 interviewed the state's new lieutenant governor, Tim Murray, and...

Heard.
March 1, 2007... "As a new councilor who spoke for her first time at Council III, Midwinter [in Seattle], I have to say that I'm pretty frustrated with some of the comments re: wikis, not wanting to use laptops, etc., or what I see as 'no change welcome here.'...

A graphic novelist jokes.
March 1, 2007... "If libraries had been cool enough to carry graphic novels when I was a kid, I never would have had to turn to petty crime to afford my expensive comics habit." --Brian K. Vaughan, after winning a Young Adult Library Services Association...

EPA officials make nice at ALA: at Midwinter Meeting, council shies away from politicization.(Environmental Protection Agency, American Library Association, )(Conference news)
March 1, 2007... Seattle--chilly and hilly but with a booming downtown around the Seattle Public Library's Central Library and the Washington State Convention and Trade Center--proved a solid draw for the American Library Association's (ALA) Midwinter Meeting....

City-suburban merger in MN?(Minneapolis Public Library, Hennepin County Library)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... A merger of the cash-strapped Minneapolis Public Library (MPL) into the more prosperous Hennepin County Library (HCL) has been on the table for months (and talked about for years) and now seems more likely to happen. Two panels studying the...

OR library may close in April.(Jackson County Library Services, Oregon)
March 1, 2007... Loss of timber subsidies, failed vote threaten 15-branch system The loss of federal timber subsidies has contributed to a $23 million loss to Jackson County, OR, and threatens the 15-branch Jackson County Library Services, Medford, which is...

UT, Princeton join Google scan plan.(University of Texas, Princeton University)
March 1, 2007... Texas offers Latin American titles; LC to digitize "brittle books" The University of Texas (UT) at Austin and Princeton University have reached agreements to become Google's newest partners in its controversial digitization project. Google...

Are you in the Library of the Year?
March 1, 2007... All libraries are good, in their way, but some are great. LJ is looking for role-model libraries to vie for the honor of 2007 Thomson Gale/Library Journal Library of the Year. The $10,000 prize is presented to the library that most...

ACRL awards announced.(Association of College and Research Libraries)(Hostos Community College/Central University of New York Library)(Elizabeth Huth Coates Library at Trinity University)(San Antonio (college library); and Georgia Institute of Technology Library and Information Center, Atlanta)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Three libraries, Univ. of Washington dean Wilson to be honored The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has announced the recipients of the 2007 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award: Hostos Community College/CUNY Library,...

New science portal coming.(Science.world)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... British Library, U.S. energy department aim for global reach The British Library (BL) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have announced a collaborative effort to develop a global science gateway, to be named Science.world. The free...

Calendar.(Brief article)(Calendar)
March 1, 2007... APRIL 11-14--Texas Library Assn., San Antonio www.txla.org 16-18--Connecticut Library Assn., Hartford www.ctlibraryassociation.org 17-20--Alabama Library Assn., Hartford allanet.org 18-20--Oregon Library Assn., Corvallis...

Dover Public Library.(Audrey Avery joins as Head of Children's Services)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Audrey Avery has been appointed Head of Children's Services at the Dover Public Library, DE. Previously, she was the Children's Librarian at the Kinnelon Public Library, NJ.

Hartford Public Library.(Janet "Jenny" Benedict, Deputy Chief Librarian)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Janet "Jenny" Benedict is the new Deputy Chief Librarian for Public Services at the Hartford Public Library. Benedict comes from the Harford County Public Library, Belcamp, MD, where she was Librarian at the main branch in Bel Air.

University of Pennsylvania Library.(Martha Brogan as Associate University Librarian for Collection Development and Management)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Martha Brogan has been appointed Associate University Librarian for Collection Development and Management at the University of Pennsylvania Library, Philadelphia. Most recently, Brogan worked as a Researcher under the auspices of the Council on...

Alachua County Library District.(Diane Colson join as Youth Services Manager)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Diane Colson is the new Youth Services Manager at the headquarters library of the Alachua County Library District (ACLD), Gainesville, FL. Colson has worked at ACLD for more than eight years, most recently as a Librarian at the Millhopper...

University of North Carolina.(Stephen Dew join as Collections and Scholarly Resources Coordinator)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Stephen Dew has been named Collections and Scholarly Resources Coordinator at the University Libraries, University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He comes from the University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, where he was Coordinator of Library...

Kathy Dugan has been appointed Director of the Willoughby-Eastlake Library, OH.(Ohio)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Kathy Dugan has been appointed Director of the Willoughby-Eastlake Library, OH. Dugan has been Deputy Director of the library for the past three years. She replaces Director Jeff French, who retired January 31.

Amador County Library.(Laura Einstadter is the new director )(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Laura Einstadter is the new Director, Amador County Library, Jackson, CA. She previously managed the Pinole, Crockett, and Rodeo branches, Contra Costa County Library, Pleasant Hill, CA.

Milwaukee Public Library.(Joan Johnson, director of Central Library and Special Projects)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Joan Johnson has been appointed Director of Central Library and Special Projects at the Milwaukee Public Library. She most recently was Branch Manager II for Neighborhood Libraries at Seattle Public Library.

Stanford University.(Helen Josephine joins as Head Librarian for Engineering)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Helen Josephine will join the libraries and academic information resources team at Stanford University, CA, as Head Librarian for Engineering, beginning in March 2007. She has more than 25 years' experience as an information professional,...

Albany Public Library.(S. Rebecca Lubin as Branch Librarian )(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... S. Rebecca Lubin has joined the staff of Albany Public Library, NY, as Branch Librarian at the Delaware Branch. Previously, she served as Director of the Rensselaerville Library, NY.

Urban Libraries Council.(Veronda Pitchford joins as Vice President of Communications and Membership)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Veronda Pitchford has been named Vice President of Communications and Membership of the Urban Libraries Council (ULC). She joined ULC in 2005 as Program Officer and before that was Assistant Director of the Chicago office and Director of...

Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County.(Holbrook Sample joins as Branch Manager)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Holbrook Sample has been appointed Branch Manager at the new Bond Hill Branch of the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County. The branch will relocate to a new facility in August 2007 and incorporate the Roselawn Branch. He most recently...

American Military University.(Frederick Stielow named as Dean of Libraries and Educational Materials)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Frederick Stielow has been named Dean of Libraries and Educational Materials at American Military University, Charles Town, WV. Previously he was Associate Professor of the School of Library and Information Science at Catholic University,...

EBSCO/AEA release EconLit with full text: ALA midwinter offerings also include Index Islamicus and Library Success volume.(American Library Association)(EBSCO Information Services, American Economic Association )
March 1, 2007... The recent American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Seattle generated big news in terms of hot databases, though ILS vendors hinted at new releases to come at the summer annual in Washington, DC. Many of the top content houses...

Congress goes digital.(LexisNexis Group developed Congressional Hearing Digital Collection)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... LexisNexis[R] has developed the Congressional Hearing Digital Collection, which provides access "to both published and unpublished hearings from 1824 to present." To meet the level of need for both hard-core and casual researchers, the...

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 Wiley...

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 crime...

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 (The...

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 war...

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 Winfrey...

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 the...

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 like...

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, Penny...

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, has...

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, philosopher,...

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 NBC's...

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 place...

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 senior...

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 do...

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 by...

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 at...

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...