Library Journal articles from November 2005

Library Journal archives from November 2005

Turning names into faces: with their TV connection, the Quills may become the book "Oscars".(editorial)
November 1, 2005... I'M A SUCKER FOR BOOK AWARDS. THEY STIR READERS' attention, create controversy, enrich the conversation about books, even provide blips in book sales. If you're a librarian, you simply have to buy the winners of the latest National Book and...

Living with books: now that we're digitizing our library, what will replace the books?(blatant berry)
November 1, 2005... IT IS MY BIRTHDAY (2009), AND MY FAVORITE GIFT is one of those new personal digitizers. It is top of the line and came with search software, a web crawler, and a very effective copyright cop alert so I can download at will, confident I won't be...

Require internships.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... I heartily agree with John Berry ("The Practice Prerequisite," Editorial, LJ 9/15/05, p. 8) that an internship or practicum should be part of every LIS program. My SUNY-Albany library school internship at the College of Saint Rose (CSR) gave me...

Take that job!(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... Bill Crowley's "Save Professionalism" (LJ 9/1/05, p. 46-48) should be of great concern to librarians, especially that statement by the trustee: "... graduates with associate degrees in information technology probably know more about electronic...

My hero!(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... Linda Koss ("The Truth About Libraryland," BackTalk, LJ 8/05, p. 52), you are my hero! Thanks for saying what l wish l could say. --Roger Merritt, Motlow Coll., tynchburg, TN

Educate them!(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... Linda Koss ("The Truth About Libraryland," BackTalk, LJ 8/05, p. 52) hits home! Attention library managers! Pass this message along to staff, executive directors, board members, and city councilors. Educate them! Librarians, pay attention!...

Respect job seekers.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... Sometimes I think the spate of articles on "How Awful It Is To Find a Job in Libraryland" is a bit much, but I sympathize with Michael McGrorty ("A Hard Day at the Job Search," NextGen, L/8/05, p. 53).... I recall applying for a director's...

Correction.(feedback)(Correction Notice)
November 1, 2005... In Crafts Best Sellers (LJ 7/05, p. 142), we misspelled the names of the authors of Exquisite Little Knits: Knittiny, with Luxurious Specialty Yarn, Iris Schreier and Laurie J. Kimmelstiel.

In SF, Gadfly inspires gifts.(front desk)(James Chaffee comments on agenda items at meetings of San Francisco Public Library Commission)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... James Chaffee, a gadfly who comments on nearly every agenda item at meetings of the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) Commission, has inspired new donations. Donna Bero, executive director of the Friends of SFPL, said, "Mr. Chaffee has taken...

An iPod workaround for audiobooks?(front desk)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Will library-loaned audiobooks ever be compatible with iPods? An October 1 session at the Library Information & Technology Association (LITA) forum led by Denver Public Library's Michelle Jeske revealeda Rube Goldberg-like workaround. Once the...

Who's in charge here?(front desk)
November 1, 2005... "It is very common to hear people say here's the Millennial or the digital generation, and we have to figure out how they earn. Poppycock. We get to mold how they learn."--Naomi S. Baron, Professor of Linguistics, American University, "The Net...

What to do about Natural Cures: librarians debate.(front desk)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Kevin Trudeau's best seller Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About (Alliance Pub.) has generated debate on the CAPHIS (Consumer and Patient Health Information Service) electronic mailing list. To buy or not buy? Brooklyn Public...

Stat watch.(front desk)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... New titles and editions released in 2004 by publishers in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand 375,000 Source: Bowker Global Books in Print

New Orleans Public Library lays off 90 percent of staff: no other Louisiana library similarly loses workers.(lj news)
November 1, 2005... A directive by New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin to lay off some 40 percent of the city's work force in the wake of Hurricane Katrina has fallen unusually hard on the New Orleans Public Library (NOPL), which has laid off 181 of about 200 staffers--a...

Publisher: no thanks, goggle.(lj news)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Upset over Google's plan to scan books from university library shelves, publisher Rowman & Littlefield has pulled out of the Google Print for Publishers program and refused a meeting with Google. In an email exchange, Jed Lyons, president and...

Rhode Island PLs fix filtering: ACLU still concerned about whether individual libraries overblock.(lj news)
November 1, 2005... The statewide library consortium in Rhode Island has responded to a report critical of Internet overblocking by revising its policies, but the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Rhode Island is still worried that some libraries may be...

A new library hybrid model.(lj news)
November 1, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: A NEW LIBRARY HYBRID MODEL: ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center, a collaborative venture of the Public Library Of Charlotte& Mecklenburg County (PLCMC) and the Children's Theatre of Charlotte, NC, opened...

Europe advances digitization plan: will work in public domain, also address scientific material.(lj news)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... The European Commission has taken another step toward its nascent efforts to digitize books and other aspects of Europe's cultural heritage. The effort was launched after Google announced its Google Print for Libraries program and Jean-Noel...

GA PL director convicted: hid salary increase from board, double-billed travel.(lj news)(Ocmulgee Regional Library director)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... David Wilson, former director of the Ocmulgee Regional Library, Eastman, GA, has been found guilty of five counts of theft and one count of grand jury witness tampering, after a federal trial unearthed a curious pattern of spending and payment....

Broward library reschedules film: also, protests over psychic cause CA library to reschedule.(LJ NEWS)(showing "The Motorcycle Diaries" deemed insensitive)(psychic Irma Slage will not communicate with the dead during her talk)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... South Florida's political wars have caught up with the Broward County Library, Fort Lauderdale. After protests from right-wingers about scheduling The Motorcycle Diaries, a film about Cuban guerrilla leader Che Guevara, during Hispanic Heritage...

Rowling, King among winners of first Quill Awards.(LJ NEWS)
November 1, 2005... Stars of the entertainment and publishing worlds joined forces October 11 for the presentation of the first Quill Awards during a gala ceremony at New York City's Pier 60. Presented by Reed Business Information, parent of Library Journal and...

Lawson to head Houston PL.(LJ NEWS)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Rhea Brown Lawson has been nominated as the sixth director in the 101-year history of the Houston Public Library, TX. Lawson has served as deputy director of the Detroit Public Library since 2003. She was chief of the Central Library of the...

Wi-Fi coming to SF; Google bids.(LJ NEWS)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Tech-savvy San Francisco is among several cities weighing the prospect of free municipal wireless Internet access, or Wi-Fi, and the search behemoth Google Inc.--which has quickly branched out into new businesses--has placed a bid. The city...

Purdue plans info literacy chair.(LJ NEWS)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, on September 30 announced the promise of a $2.5 million gift from alumnus Wayne Booker, a former Ford Motor Co. vice chair, to fund what the school claims is the first endowed chair in information...

Calendar.(LJ NEWS)(Calendar)
November 1, 2005... NOVEMBER 4-7--California Library Assn., Pasadena www.cla-net.org 10-13--Colorado Assn. of Libraries, Denver www.cal-webs.org 11-12--Hawaii Library Assn., Island of Hawaii www.hlaweb.org FEBRUARY 2006 23-26--Alaska Library...

Omaha Public Library.(people)(Stacey Aldrich is new Assistant Director)
November 1, 2005... Stacey Aldrich began as the new Assistant Director, Omaha Public Library, on October 24. She had been Branch Chief, Division of Library Development and Services, Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore.

PALINET.(people)(Thomas Clareson has been named Program Director at New Initiatives at PALINET)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Thomas Clareson has been named Program Director for New Initiatives at PALINET, the regional library network. He was Global Product Manager in the Digital Collection Services at OCLC.

Nova Scotia Provincial Library.(Jennifer Evans appointed as new Director)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Jennifer Evans is the new Director, Nova Scotia Provincial Library, Halifax. She has held a variety of positions at the Halifax public libraries over the last 15 years, most recently as manager of Alderney Gate Public Library in Dartmouth.

West Hartford Public Library.(Pat Holloway appointed as new Director)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Pat Holloway, the new Director of Library Services for the West Hartford Public Library, CT, previously directed the New Britain Public Library, CT, and for 15 years was director of the Eastern Connecticut Libraries consortium, one of four...

South County Regional Library, Lee County Public Library System.(Elizabeth Nagengast appointed as manager)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Elizabeth Nagengast is now Manager, South County Regional Library, Lee County Public Library System, in Estero, FL. She was Manager of the Naples Branch of the Collier County Public Library, FL.

State Librarian of Missouri.(Sara Parker retires)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Sara Parker, State Librarian of Missouri, is retiring at the end of December. During her tenure, which began in June 1995, the Missouri Research and Educational Network brought the Internet to the state's libraries, and the Missouri...

Oregon State University Libraries.(John Pollitz appointed as Associate)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... John Pollitz is now Associate University Librarian for Public Services and Innovative Technologies at the Oregon State University Libraries, Corvallis. He was Director of the O'Keefe Library at St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA.

Flushing Library.(Stuart A. Rosenthal appointed as manager)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Stuart A. Rosenthal, former Coordinator of Cataloging for the Queens Library, Jamaica, NY, is now Manager of the International Resource Center at the flagship Flushing Library. The center provides information and materials on the peoples,...

Naperville Public Library.(Susan Strunk appointed as manager)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Susan Strunk, currently Library Manager for the 95th St. Branch, Naperville Public Library, IL, will become Naperville's Deputy Director, following the December 16 retirement of current and first deputy director Mark West.

Serials Solutions releases ERMS: knowledge base key to date-level analysis and maintenance.(infotech)(E-Resources Management System debuts in 20 libraries)
November 1, 2005... Serials Solutions October 4 announced the debut of its E-Resources Management System (ERMS) in 20 libraries, including Grand Valley State, University of Southern California, Claremont McKenna libraries in California and Austin Peay State...

PLS introduces new hardware.(infotech)(Polaris Library Systems)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Polaris Library Systems is now marketing two new vendor-neutral hardware solutions. The Motion Tablet PC, available in two sizes, is fully portable and can be used with any ILS for inventory management and allows staff "to update holds onscreen...

Syndetics adds catalog goodies.(INFOTECH)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... If your OPAC is as boring as the old catalog drawer it replaced, spice it up with some of the cool extras being offered by Syndetic Solutions, including cover images, summaries, author notes, first chapters, excerpts, tables of contents, and...

EBSCO debuts EJS E-Journals.(INFOTECH)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... EBSCO has heeded its customers wishes and created the EJS E-Journals database, which provides a single interface for EBSCO-host database searches and article-level searches within EBSCO-host Electronic Journals Service (EJS). Along with the...

SirsiDynix scores four in the UK.(INSTALLATIONS)
November 1, 2005... SirsiDynix is on a tear in the UK, nailing down four new installations in a variety of libraries. In the academic arena, the University of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, is migrating from its current Horizon solution to the vendor's new...

Ex Libris reigns in Spain.(INSTALLATIONS)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Following on the heels of the notification that it is trying to raise $15 million in an IPO, Ex Libris announced a slew of new contracts in Spain. The consortium of Academic Libraries of Catalonia, which consists of eight universities and the...

A worthy heir to AMICO.(E-VIEWS AND REVIEWS)(Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)(A-9 Maps)(Semantico's SIPP publishing platform)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... SO YOU LIKE STANFORD Feedback about the quote on the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (E-Views and Reviews, LJ 9/15/05) has been pouring in, and it's been resoundingly supportive. Many of you noted that you've already sent contributions to...

Art Museum Image Gallery: Wilson; www.hwwilson.com.(E-VIEWS AND REVIEWS)
November 1, 2005... Art Museum Image Gallery (AMIG) is a database of 96,000 artworks (with 300 multimedia files) that Wilson has developed in this "postdissolution of the AMICO Library" era. It presently comprises works from 21 museums around the world, including...

Complex syntax lives on.(ONLINE DATABASES)
November 1, 2005... ALL THE TALK OF SIMPLISTIC TEXTBOX interfaces as the goal leaves the impression that there is no need to know how to use special characters or syntax, that all systems are being dumbed down. Even library school students groan when they are...

The digital access architect: this new library role anticipates users' needs and wields the latest technology to respond.(INFOTECH FEATURE)(new role for librarians in Orange County Library System )
November 1, 2005... This July, the Digital Archive Architects at Orange County Library System (OCLS) in Orlando, FL, offered patrons two ways to access a program on how to plan a wedding using the Internet. Patrons flocked to the Wedding Virtual Gallery but...

Rarities online: with digitization, special collections are entering a golden age of usability.
November 1, 2005... Columbia University librarian James G. Neal beams as he walks past item after item on display in the school's Butler Library, treasures drawn from the massive Brander Matthews Dramatic Museum. The collection is a veritable feast for theater...

Amazing, magic searches! Subdivisions combine the precision of the cataloger with the freewheeling style of a Googler.(the Library of Congress subject subdivisions)
November 1, 2005... So far in the 21st century, our library has hired four new reference librarians and we're looking for a fifth. The head of reference must train these new hires. The question that nags at all of us is: Which old library knowledge and conventions...

The visual soul of black art.(Collection Development / African American Art)(Bibliography)
November 1, 2005... Few artistic expression so vibrantly embody at once pain, fear, hope, joy, and dignity as do the paintings, sculptures, photographs, and other works of African American artists. And perhaps that is the way it was destined to be, for as Cedric...

Prepub alert.(for Fictional Books)(Bibliography)
November 1, 2005... FICTION Dewberry, Elizabeth. His Lovely Wife. Harcourt. Mar. 2006. 288p. ISBN 0-15-101221-0 [ISBN 978-0-15-101221-3]. $24. Ellen Baxter is tall and blonde, like Princess Diana. And--what a coincidence--she happens to be in Paris when...

Cozy crime.(mystery)(many mysteries set in small towns)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Small towns and villages remain a popular setting for many mysteries. The smallness allows intimacy ("cozyness"), sympathy, and a manageable circle of suspects. Laramee Douglas's A Death in Dulcinea offers humor as well, while Anne Strieber's...

Douglas, Laramee. A Death in Dulcinea: A Meddling Amigas Mystery.(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Douglas, Laramee. A Death in Dulcinea: A Meddling Amigas Mystery. Alligator Tree. Nov. 2005. c.233p. ISBN 0-9713430-2-0. pap. $14.95. M Three women of a certain age--retired school librarian/narrator Darby Matheson, former fashion modal...

Engel, Howard. Memory Book: A Benny Cooperman Novel.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... * Engel, Howard. Memory Book: A Benny Cooperman Novel. Carroll & Graf. Jan. 2006. c.256p. ISBN 0-7867-1644-4 [ISBN 978-0-7867-1644-9]. $24; pap. ISBN 0-7867-1717-3 [ISBN 978-0-7867-1717-0]. $13.95. M In his 11th outing, Canadian private...

Hayes, Teddy. Dead by Popular Demand: A Harlem Noir Featuring Devil Barnett.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Hayes, Teddy. Dead by Popular Demand: A Harlem Noir Featuring Devil Barnett. Kate's Mystery: Justin, Charles, dist. by National Bk. Network. Nov. 2005. c.240p. ISBN 1-932112-23-5. $21.95. M After two members of a black, London based hip-hop...

Rees, George. An Eye of Death.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Rees, George. An Eye of Death. Accent, dist. by Dufour. Nov. 2005. 329p. ISBN 0-9547092-7-6. pap. $16.95. M Wannabe Elizabethan playright Dekker lives a fast, furious, and exciting existence in London, skirting poverty, danger, and the love...

Sprague, Gretchen. Death by Thunder: A Murder in the Mountains.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Sprague, Gretchen. Death by Thunder: A Murder in the Mountains. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Nov. 2005. c.304p. ISBN 0-312-34767-7. $24.95. M A local councilman with a crucial vote falls to his death from a cliff, echoing a similar "accident"...

Strieber, Anne. Little Town Lies.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Strieber, Anne. Little Town Lies. Forge: Tor. Nov. 2005. c.256p. ISBN 0-7653-1094-5. $23.95. M Burned-out Houston social worker Sally Hopkins returns to her hometown of Maryvale, where her uncle, Sheriff Ed, has offered her a job. An...

Thomas, Scarlett. Seaside: A Lily Pascale Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Thomas, Scarlett. Seaside: A Lily Pascale Mystery. Kate's Mystery: Justin, Charles, dist. by National Bk. Network. Nov. 2005. c.320p. ISBN 1-932112-09-X. $24.95. M In the midst of a seaside rainstorm, Lily Pascale (who teaches crime...

Champion, David. To Die for: A Bomber Hanson Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Champion, David. To Die for: A Bomber Hanson Mystery. Knoll. Nov. 2005. c.249p. ISBN 1-888310-71-5. $23. M This popular series continues as Tod, the investigator son (Easy Come, Easy Go) of well-known attorney Bomber Hanson, tries to clear...

Curzon, Clare. Last To Leave: A Detective Superintendent Mike Yeadings Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Curzon, Clare. Last To Leave: A Detective Superintendent Mike Yeadings Mystery. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin's. Dec. 2005. c.256p. ISBN 0-312-31876-6 [ISBN 978-0312-31876-5]. $23.95. M Yeadings (A Meeting of the Minds) and Sgt. Rosemary...

Jardine, Quintin. Lethal Intent: A Bob Skinner Crime Novel.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Jardine, Quintin. Lethal Intent: A Bob Skinner Crime Novel. Headline, dist. by Trafalgar Square. Dec. 2005. 376p. ISDN 0-7553-0406-3. $25. M Alarms on all sides threaten Deputy Chief Constable Bob Skinner's (Stay of Execution) peace of...

Knight, Bernard. Figure of Hate.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Knight, Bernard. Figure of Hate. S. & S. UK, dist. by Trafalgar Square. (Crowner John Mysteries). Nov. 2005. c.378p. ISBN 0-7432-5950-5. $29.99. M During a lively one-day jousting tournament in 1195 Exeter, a corpse is found in the river,...

Shannon, Harry. Eye of the Burning Man: A Mick Callahan Novel.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Shannon, Harry. Eye of the Burning Man: A Mick Callahan Novel. Five Star: Gale. Nov. 2005. c.270p. ISBN 1-59414-381-1. $25.95. M After earlier problems, psychologist Mick Callahan (Memorial Day) has a good radio show, a girlfriend, and...

Shelton, Connie. Balloons Can Be Murder: A Charlie Parker Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Shelton, Connie. Balloons Can Be Murder: A Charlie Parker Mystery. intrigue. Nov. 2005. c.234p. ISBN 1-890768-60-X. $24. M CPA/investigator Charlie Parker (Reunions Can Be Murder) and brother Ron agree to help balloon pilot Rachael, an...

Hockensmith, Steve. Holmes on the Range.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... * Hockensmith, Steve. Holmes on the Range. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Feb. 2006. c.304p. ISBN 0-312-34780-4. $22.95. M Cross-genre fiction can be a lot of fun when it works. This first novel will keep both mystery fans and afficionados of...

Smiley, Patricia. Cover Your Assets.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Smiley, Patricia. Cover Your Assets. Mysterious. Nov. 2005. c.290p. ISBN 0-89296-019-1. $23.95. M Cissy Brice enlists her erstwhile best friend, Tucker Sinclair, to find her husband's killer. Poet and Hollywood agent Evan Brice (once...

Women of Mystery: An Anthology.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Women of Mystery: An Anthology. Alice Street: Harringten Park. Nov. 2005. c.224p. ed. by Katherine V. Forrest. ISBN 1-56023-543-8 [ISBN 978-1-56023-543-9]. pap. $19.95. M This collection of 14 original stories has a mystery theme, but not...

Prepub mystery.(list of mystery books)(Bibliography)
November 1, 2005... Black, Cara. Murder in Montmartre. Soho, dist. by Consortium. Mar. 2006. 368p. ISBN 1-56947-410-9. $23. In her fifth outing, Aimee Leduc leaves no stone unturned as she tries to clear her best friend of murder. Black lives in San Francisco....

Still a woman's world.(Christian fiction)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Although male authors and protagonists have made a strong showing in the genre over the past few years, novels by women writers about strong female relationships still dominate the Christian fiction market. Especially popular are chick lit and...

Austin, Lynn. All She Ever Wanted.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... * Austin, Lynn. All She Ever Wanted. Bethany. 2005. c.400p. ISBN 0-7642-2889-7. pap. $13.99. CF Thirty years ago, Kathleen Seymour left Riverside to build a good life with husband Mike and daughter Joelle in an upper-middle-class...

Billerbeck, Kristin. She's All That.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Billerbeck, Kristin. She's All That. Integrity. (Spa Girls Collection[TM]). 2005. C.256p. ISBN 1-59145-328-3. $13.99. CF The award-winning author of the "Ashley Stockingdale" series is back with a new chick-lit franchise. Three...

DiGiovanni, Debbie. Reality Queen.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... DiGiovanni, Debbie. Reality Queen. Howard Pub. (Motherhood Club). Jan. 2006. c.256p. ISBN 1-58229-487-9. pap. $12.99. CF Empty-nest syndrome has left fortysomething mom Stephy Daniels with too much time on her hands. Then her neighbor,...

Efken, Meredith. SAHM I Am.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Efken, Meredith. SAHM I Am. Steeple Hill Cafe. Nov. 2005. c.336p. ISBN 0-373-78551-8. pap. $12.95. CF Mom lit meets the Internet in this story of stay-at-home women who communicate through an email discussion group. Members include Dulcie...

Hunt, Angela. The Novelist.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Hunt, Angela. The Novelist. WestBow: Thomas Nelson. Jan. 2006. c.320p. ISBN 0-8499-4483-X. $19.99. CF Writer Jordan Casey Kerrigan has made a comfortable living with her "Rex Tower" spy novels. When she decides to teach a creative writing...

Lewis, Beverly. The Preacher's Daughter.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... * Lewis, Beverly. The Preacher's Daughter. Bethany. (Annie's People, Bk. 1). 2005. c.352p. ISBN 0-7642-0105-0. pap. $13.99. CF In this winning first volume of a new series set in Paradise, PA, Lewis once again focuses on Amish life (see...

Morren, Ruth Axtell. Lilac Spring.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Morren, Ruth Axtell. Lilac Spring. Steeple Hill. Dec. 2005. c.290p. ISBN 0-373-78550-X. pap. $12.95. CF Cherish Winslow has admired her father's shipbuilding apprentice, Silas van der Zee, since she was five years old and he was 12. When...

Watson, Jan. Troublesome Creek.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... * Watson, Jan. Troublesome Creek. Tyndale House. Nov. 2005. c.370p. ISBN 1-4143-0447-1. pap. $12.99. CF Laura Grace Brown, nicknamed "Copper" owing to her hair color, loves her Kentucky mountain home more than life (her father, Will, grew...

Bedford, Deborah. Remember Me.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Bedford, Deborah. Remember Me. Warner Faith. Nov. 2005. c.304p. ISBN 0-446-69043-0. pap. $12.99. CF Summer vacations at Maine's Piddock Beach, where he met a girl named Aubrey, are Pastor Sam Tibbits's favorite childhood memories. Only his...

Thou Shalt Not Kill: Biblical Mystery Stories.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Thou Shalt Not Kill: Biblical Mystery Stories. Carroll & Graf. Jan. 2006. c.320p. ed. by Anne Perry. ISBN 0-7867-1575-8. pap. $15.95. CF The Bible provides the themes for this collection of offbeat mysteries by acclaimed writers in the...

Wangerin, Walter, Jr. Jesus.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Wangerin, Walter, Jr. Jesus. Zondervan. Nov. 2005. c.400p. ISBN 0-310-26673-4. $19.99. CF This celebrated author (The Book of God; Paul: A Novel; The Book of the Dun Cow) tells the story of Jesus Christ through the voices of his mother,...

Arana, Nikki. The Winds of Sonoma.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Arana, Nikki. The Winds of Sonoma. Revell. (Regalo Grande, Bk. 1). 2005. c.336p. ISBN 0-8007-3048-8. pap. $12.99. CF Angelica Amante has been offered a position at a major law firm in New York, but her heart is leading her toward a more...

Blackstock, Terri. Last Light.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Blackstock, Terri. Last Light. Zondervan. (Restoration, Bk. 1). 2005. c.352p. ISBN 0-310-25767-0. pap. $14.99. CF In the opener of Blackstock's new series, a catastrophe from an unknown source causes all the electricity in the world to...

Blamires, Harry. New Town: A Fable ... Unless You Believe.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Blamires, Harry. New Town: A Fable... Unless You Believe. Revell. 2005. c.176p. ISBN 0-8007-5997-4. pap. $12.99. CF Bernard Dayman thinks he has died when he finds himself in the decaying city of Old Town in this allegory about Heaven and...

Brown, Don. Hostage.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Brown, Don. Hostage. Zondervan. Nov. 2005. c.352p. ISBN 0-310-25934-7. pap. $12.99. CF JAG Officer Zack Brewer (Treason) wants to live a quiet life after prosecuting three terrorists who had posed as navy chaplains, but he's targeted for...

Hopkins, Bonnie. Seasons.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Hopkins, Bonnie. Seasons. Walk Worthy: Warner. 2005. c.386p. ISBN 0-446-57846-0. $21.95. CF In this first novel, Jacetta Winters has fought to make a better life for herself, but events conspire to ruin it all when she finds herself facing...

Jackson, Neta. The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Tough.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Jackson, Neta. The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Tough. Integrity. 2005. c.400p. ISBN 1-59145-358-5. pap. $13.99. CF The fourth book of Jackson's popular series (after The Yada Yada Prayer Group; The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down; and The...