Library Journal articles from October 2005

Library Journal archives from October 2005

Big bucks for fair use: a new balance of power in the copyright arena.(editorial)
October 15, 2005... "GOOGLE IS ABOUT TO INVEST NEARLY $100 MILLION in making access to information easier for people," Andrew Albanese, the editor of LJ's Academic Library Newswire, observed. We were discussing, of course, the impact of Google Print for...

"Free Speech Zone" at NYPL.(front desk)(Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese )(Brief Article)
October 15, 2005... Artists Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese transformed the entrance of New York Public Library's Donnell Library Center this September (which included Banned Books Week) with two sets of illuminated triptychs, each with backlit portraits of...

Strategically bare.(front desk)
October 15, 2005... It began as a lark, a gift calendar from 12 female colleagues to the soon-to-retire Craig Lahm in the Outagamie Waupaca Library System, WI, with simple photos to be printed at Walgreen's. Then the women realized they could earn some money for...

Making Martha's Poncho.(front desk)
October 15, 2005... The poncho that Martha Stewart made famous on her exit from prison--the original was crocheted by a fellow inmate--inspired a Martha show taped last month in which everyone in the audience wore the poncho they made. Among the guests: staffers...

Yahoo, partners debut scan plan: Authors Guild, citing copyright, sues to stop Google project.(lj news)
October 15, 2005... Days after the Authors Guild announced a suit to block Google's scan plan (below), Yahoo Inc. unveiled its own ambitious project. Yahoo will join with Brewster Kahle and the Internet Archive, among others, to scan, index, and make available...

MacArthur to Rare Book Maven.(lj news)(Rare Book School )(Brief Article)
October 15, 2005... Terry Belanger, founder of the Rare Book School (RBS) now housed at the University of Virginia, has been named a 2005 MacArthur Fellow, one of 25 winners of the so-called "genius" award that provides $500,000 in unrestricted grants over five...

IMLS issues Leadership Grants: projects include ways to measure consortia, repositories; new filter coming?(LJ NEWS)
October 15, 2005... The Institute of Museum and Library Services has announced $17,349,361 in National Leadership Grants for 2005 to 41 museums and libraries, which will match the awards with $15,522,757. The projects are designed to be models in the categories...

LJ seeks movers & shakers.(LJ NEWS)
October 15, 2005... Do you know a Mover & Shaker? Of course you do! Once again, Library Journal needs your help in finding emerging leaders who are innovative, creative, and making a difference in various aspects of the profession. Fifty-plus individuals from...

Calendar.(LJ NEWS)(Calendar)
October 15, 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...

E-rate reform would change formula.(LJ NEWS)(Brief Article)
October 15, 2005... In July the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the most comprehensive review of the E-rate program since it began in 1997. So the American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP), working...

KCPL gets $2.1m for Truman Center.(LJ NEWS)(Kansas City Public Library )(Brief Article)
October 15, 2005... The Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library (KCPL), MO, will convert an unused lower level into an auditorium with at least 350 seats and a "public meeting ground" to honor President Harry S. Truman, a Missouri native. This joint...

Library Mosaics to close after 16 years.(LJ NEWS)(Brief Article)
October 15, 2005... Library Mosaics, the magazine for library support staff, will close after the November/December issue, mainly because of financial reasons. "We reached this decision after much thought and careful deliberation," publisher Raymond Roney wrote...

The price of the patriot act.
October 15, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CAPTION: THE PRICE OF THE PATRIOT ACT: Librarians wore gags emblazoned NSL (for "National Security Letter") at a demonstration on September 28 to urge the Justice Department to lift a gag order on "John Doe," the...

Marquette University.(people)(Nicholas Burckel)(Brief Article)
October 15, 2005... Nicholas Burckel, Dean of Libraries and Associate Professor of History at Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, for the past decade, will retire in December 2005. Prior to his current post, he was Associate Dean of Libraries at Washington...

University of Texas.(people)(Jenifer Flaxbard)(Brief Article)
October 15, 2005... Jenifer Flaxbard, formerly Acting Head Librarian, Reference and Information Services Department, University of Texas (UT) Libraries, Austin, is now Head Librarian, Public Services, at UT's Perry-Castaneda Library.

West Milford Township Library.(people)(Patricia Ann Hannon)(Brief Article)
October 15, 2005... Patricia Ann Hannon, past President of the New Jersey Library Association, is now Director of the West Milford Township Library, NJ.

University of Texas Libraries.(people)(Janelle Hedstrom)(Brief Article)
October 15, 2005... Janelle Hedstrom, formerly Information Literacy Librarian, University of Texas Libraries, Austin, has been appointed Education Librarian.

Rush University Library.(people)(Elizabeth R. Lorbeer )(Brief Article)
October 15, 2005... Elizabeth R. Lorbeer was promoted to Assistant Director for Collections Management at Rush University Library, Chicago. She joined the library in 1999, serving as Librarian and then Manager for Collection Development.

University of Texas Libraries.(people)(P.G. Moreno)(Brief Article)
October 15, 2005... P.G. Moreno, formerly Access Services Librarian, Undergraduate Library, University of Texas Libraries, Austin, has been appointed Social Work Librarian.

Preble County District Library.(people)(Brief Article)
October 15, 2005... Abigail Noland is the new Director of the Preble County District Library, Eaton, OH, effective November l, 2005. Currently Manager of the Coventry Village Branch, Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library, Noland holds an MLS from...

University of British Columbia.(people)(Edie Rasmussen)(Brief Article)
October 15, 2005... Edie Rasmussen, Professor and Director of the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, has been voted President-Elect (President, 2007) of the American Society for Information Science &...

Harvard University.(people)(Timothy Strawn)(Brief Article)
October 15, 2005... Timothy Strawn, formerly Geospatial Resources Cataloger for the Geospatial Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, has been appointed Head Librarian of the Cataloging and Metadata Services Department, University of Texas, Austin.

Library of Congress.(people)(Brief Article)
October 15, 2005... Dianne L. van der Reyden is now Director for Preservation at the Library of Congress. She has served as Acting Director and Chief of the Conservation Division since 2004.

University of Michigan.(people)(Brief Article)
October 15, 2005... Amy J. Warner, former Professor at the University of Michigan School of Information, Ann Arbor, is Visiting Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College, Boston.

SirsiDynix creates emergency services for Hurricane Libraries: vendor trying to help Mississippi libraries get 150 PCs.(SPECIAL REPORT)
October 15, 2005... SirsiDynix joined the relief effort to help libraries damaged by Hurricane Katrina and those facilities assisting storm victims. The company September 21 created the Emergency Hosting and Consulting Services Program for affected libraries in...

Ex Libris hoping for $15m in IPO.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
October 15, 2005... Ex Libris on September 11 announced that it is looking to raise $15 million with a listing on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market. In making the announcement, the company said its motives were to raise money "to invest...

Endeavor scores in Denmark.(INSTALLATIONS)(Brief Article)
October 15, 2005... Endeavor Information Systems is expanding its European presence with a contract for its Meridian electronic resource management system from the State and University Library of Denmark. Surprisingly, Statsbiblioteket, which serves both as the...

VTLS's free VALET service.(INFOTECH)(Brief Article)
October 15, 2005... To celebrate its 20th anniversary, VTLS Inc. is giving a gift to the academic library community. The company announced September 28 that it is making its VALET for ETDs available free as open-source software. VALET is a web submission...

An index to Jewish life.(E-VIEWS AND REVIEWS)
October 15, 2005... E-QUALITY OF LIFE My very subjective survey of a few colleagues brought a mixed bag of responses to the question: Do e-resources improve the quality of your life or affect it adversely? Those using e-resources affirmed their supremacy;...

Closing the gap.(PLACEMENTS & SALARIES 2004)(Cover Story)
October 15, 2005... AS the economy across the U.S. strengthened in 2004, so did the outlook for library salaries and job prospects. Graduates from the 2004 class of American Library Association (ALA)--accredited library and information science programs reported...

The quest: inside the job search.
October 15, 2005... "What are you going to do with your Library degree?" I was asked countless times in my last semester of Library School, in fall 2004. And, until I graduated in December, it was pretty easy to answer. I fired back enthusiastic responses about...

Full-time dream.(librarians)
October 15, 2005... 4/15/05 Today I had an interview at the Marlborough Public Library (MA). I was extremely excited to interview for this position for two reasons: 1) it is within driving distance of home; and 2) it is a YA position. For the past two...

Don't discredit my online degree.(NEXTGEN)
October 15, 2005... WHEN I GRADUATED WITH AN MLIS from an online program, it never occurred to me that I would have a hard time finding a job. Unfortunately, I am finding that many employers view my online degree as worth less than a traditional degree. ...

Prepub alert.(Bibliography)
October 15, 2005... FICTION Asensi, Matilde. The Last Cato. Rayo. HarperCollins. Feb. 2006. 560p. ISBN 0-06-082857-9. $24.95. A secret religious brotherhood? Clues buried deep in the Vatican? No, it's not another Da Vinci Code but the first...

Cooney, Ellen. A Private Hotel for Gentle Ladies.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Cooney, Ellen. A Private Hotel for Gentle Ladies. Pantheon. Dec. 2005. c.320p. ISBN 0-375-42340-0. $23.95. F The intriguing title of Cooney's (Gun Ball Hill) sixth novel suggests a brooding period piece; the promising plot, set in 1900s...

Dew, Robb Forman. The Truth of the Matter.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Dew, Robb Forman. The Truth of the Matter. Little, Brown. Nov. 2005. c.336p. ISBN 0-316-89004-9. $24.95. F In Book Two of her trilogy (after The Evidence Against Her), Dew investigates how even the members of a close-knit family cannot...

Elyot, Amanda. The Memoirs of Helen of Troy.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Elyot, Amanda. The Memoirs of Helen of Troy. Crown. Oct. 2005. c.320p. ISBN 0-307-20998-9. $23.95. F Too often Helen, daughter of Zeus and the woman whose face launched a thousand ships, has been portrayed as an ornamental pawn of the...

Ferrante, Elena. The Days of Abandonment.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Ferrante, Elena. The Days of Abandonment. Europa, dist. by Gale. 2005. c.192p. tr. from Italian by Ann Goldstein. ISBN 1-933372-00-1. pap. $14.95. F First published in Italy in 2002, this book tells the timeless story of a married man...

Fitzgerald, Kitty. Pigtopia.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... * Fitzgerald, Kitty. Pigtopia. Miramax: Hyperion. 2005. c.256p. ISBN 1-4013-5251-0. $22.95. F In her impressive U.S. debut, Irish playwright and poet Fitzgerald introduces Jack Hum, a deformed giant whose compassion and wisdom transcend...

Gaitskill, Mary. Veronica.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... * Gaitskill, Mary. Veronica. Pantheon. Oct. 2005. c.240p. ISBN 0-375-42145-9. $23. F In her first novel in ten years, Gaitskill (Bad Behavior; Two Girls, Fat and Thin) offers an ode to the complex feelings that manifest in women's...

Grushin, Olga. The Dream Life of Sukhanov.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... * Grushin, Olga. The Dream Life of Sukhanov. Putnam. Jan. 2006. c.368p. ISBN 0-399-15298-9. $24.95. F There are two extraordinary things about this book: it exudes the wisdom of maturity in a first novel, and the young, Russian-born...

Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia. The Colonel's Daughter.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia. The Colonel's Daughter. Severn House. Dec. 2005. 240p. ISBN 0-7278-6290-1. $28.95. F This enjoyable historical novel is narrated in turn by George West and Josella Grace, the 17-year-old daughter of his regiment's...

Harvey, Kenneth J. The Town That Forgot How to Breathe.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Harvey, Kenneth J. The Town That Forgot How to Breathe. St. Martin's. Oct. 2005. c.480p. ISBN 0-312-34222-5. $24.95. F Set in the author's native Newfoundland, Harvey's American debut is big in every way. The tiny fishing town of Bareneed...

Horn, Dara. The World To Come.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Horn, Dara. The World To Come. Norton. Jan. 2006. c.314p. ISBN 0-393-05107-2. $24.95. F Horn's accomplished second novel (after the award-winning In the Image) reads like a dynamic hybrid of Nicole Krauss's The History of Love and Milan...

Hurd, Jimmy. Turnaround.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Hurd, Jimmy. Turnaround. Strebor. S. & S. Oct. 2005. c.288p. ISBN 1-59309-045-5. pap. $13. F A young girl's flirtation and innuendo leave teenage country boys speechless but have a totally different effect on an Atlanta judge. He quickly...

Kaufman, Alan. Matches.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Kaufman, Alan. Matches. Back Bay: Little, Brown. Oct. 2005. c.256p. ISBN 0-316-10664-X. pap. $13.95. F Nathan Falk, an American fighting in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), faces many difficulties in battle and patrolling the streets of...

Deck the halls: these 13 titles deliver the best of the season.(The Secret Life of Mrs. Claus. Strapless: Kensington)(The Christmas Quilt)(A Dixie Christmas: Holiday Stories from the South's Best Writers)(Scenes from a Holiday)(How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas)(Comfort and Joy)(Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. Roadside Amusements)(A Covington Christmas)(Hot Flash Holidays)(The Christmas Jars)('Twas the Bite Before Christmas)(A Kudzu Christmas: Twelve Mysterious Tales)( Christmas Guest)(Brief Article)(Book Review)(Children's Review)
October 15, 2005... Winter is fast approaching, bringing holiday fiction to the shelves. Although the bulk of this year's crop revolve around Christmas, none is particularly religious in tone, instead using the holiday as a secular setting for heartwarming tales...

King, Kevin. All the Stars Came Out That Night.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... King, Kevin. All the Stars Came Out That Night. Dutton. Oct. 2005. c.432p. ISBN 0-525-94905-4. $24.95. F It's October 1934. The Detroit Tigers have won a hard-fought, seven-game World Series, and baseball is over until spring. Then...

Noyes, Deborah. Angel and Apostle.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... * Noyes, Deborah. Angel and Apostle. Unbridled. Oct. 2005. c.304p. ISBN 1-932961-10-0. $24.95. F It is 1649 Boston in Noyes's debut novel, which overlaps with the end of Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. Hester Prynne's daughter Pearl is...

Piercy, Marge. Sex Wars: A Novel of the Turbulent Post-Civil War Period.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Piercy, Marge. Sex Wars: A Novel of the Turbulent Post-Civil War Period. Morrow. Dec. 2005. c.416p. ISBN 0-08-078983-2. $24.95. F In 1868, thousands of immigrants streamed into New York City in search of the American dream and instead...

Restrepo, Laura. Isle of Passion.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... * Restrepo, Laura. Isle of Passion. Ecco: HarperCollins. Nov. 2005. c.272p. tr. from Spanish by Dolores M. Koch. ISBN 0-060-08898-2 [ISBN 978-0-06-008898-9]. $24.95. F Colombian novelist Restrepo (The Angel of Galilea) sets this...

Rich, Lani Diane. Ex and the Single Girl.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Rich, Lani Diane. Ex and the Single Girl. 5 Spot: Warner. Nov. 2005. c.257p. ISBN 0-446-69307-3. pap. $12.95. F Since her boyfriend dumped her, Portia Fallon has been lurking in her apartment with Cheetos, chardonnay, and A&E's Pride and...

Robinson, Kim Stanley. Fifty Degrees Below.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Robinson, Kim Stanley. Fifty Degrees Below. Bantam. Oct. 2005. c.416p. ISBN 0-553-80312-3. $25. F The second installment in sf writer Robinson's environmental trilogy (after Forty Signs of Rain) focuses on idealistic Frank Vanderwal, a...

Schaffert, Timothy. The Singing and Dancing Daughters of God.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... * Schaffert, Timothy. The Singing and Dancing Daughters of God. Unbridled. Nov. 2005. c.256p. ISBN 1-932961-12-7. pap. $14.95. F In a small, off-center, Nebraska town, Hud, charming odd-jobber and father of two, struggles with the pain of...

Strohmeyer, Sarah. The Secret Lives of Fortunate Wives.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Strohmeyer, Sarah. The Secret Lives of Fortunate Wives. Dutton. Oct. 2005. c.322p. ISBN 0-525-94909-7. $23.95. F Agatha Award winner Strohmeyer, author of the mystery series starring the eponymous Bubbles Yablonsky, takes a different tack...

Sullivan, Faith. Gardenias.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Sullivan, Faith. Gardenias. Milkweed. 2005. c.382p. ISBN 1-57131-045-2 [ISBN 978-157131-045-3]. $24. F Seventeen years ago, Sullivan's novel The Cape Ann introduced readers to six-year-old Lark Ernhardt and the town of Harvester, MN. In...

Torti, Sylvia. The Scorpion's Tail.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Torti, Sylvia. The Scorpion's Tail. Curbstone, dist. by Consortium. Oct. 2005. c.268p. ISBN 1-931896-17-8. pap. $15. F Despite winning the Miguel Marmol Prize (for reflecting a respect for intercultural understanding and fostering an...

Davidson, Craig. Rust and Bone.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Davidson, Craig. Rust and Bone. Norton. Nov. 2005. c.288p. ISBN 0-393-06129-9. $23.95. F Davidson's forceful debut collection arrives like a jab to the jaw from one of his colorful characters. Sometimes masochistic, always muscled in the...

Ingalls, Rachel. Times Like These.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Ingalls, Rachel. Times Like These. Graywolf. Oct. 2005. c.320p. ISBN 1-55597-431-7. pap. $16. F Ingalls, who is best known for her widely acclaimed novel Mrs. Caliban, has had an ongoing interest in exploring violent extremes in human...

Baker, Kage. The Children of the Company.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Baker, Kage. The Children of the Company. Tor. Nov. 2005. c.304p. ISBN 0-765-31455X. [ISBN 0-765-31455-0]. $24.95. SF From his self-made role as the god Enlil in ancient Sumeria to his being assigned to San Francisco in 1906 to assist in...

Benson, Amber & Christopher Golden. Ghosts of Albion: Accursed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Benson, Amber & Christopher Golden. Ghosts of Albion: Accursed. Del Rey: Ballantine. Nov. 2005. c.400p. ISBN 0-345-47130-X. pap. $13.95. HORROR AS Protectors of Albion, brother and sister William and Tamara Swift have the duty to guard...

Clegg, Douglas. The Priest of Blood.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Clegg, Douglas. The Priest of Blood. Ace: Berkley, dist. by Penguin Group (USA). (The Vampyricon, Bk 1). Oct. 2005. c.320p. ISBN 0-441-01327-9. $19.95. FANTASY Born a bastard child of an unknown father, Aleric finds a place as the...

Corpse Blossoms.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Corpse Blossoms. Creeping Hemlock. Nov. 2005. c.413p. ISBN 0-9769217-0-7. $40. HORROR In Ward Cary Parker's "White Shrouds of Memory," bodies falling from the sky expose the hidden secrets of a small neighborhood, while in Ramsey...

Isaak, Elaine. The Singer's Crown.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Isaak, Elaine. The Singer's Crown. Eos: HarperCollins. Oct. 2005. c.480p. ISBN 006-078253-6. pap. $14.95. FANTASY When his uncle seizes control of the kingdom and murders Prince Kattanan's family, the boy is spared for a different fate,...

McDevitt, Jack. Seeker.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... McDevitt, Jack. Seeker. Ace.. Berkley, dist. by Penguin Group (USA). Nov. 2005. c.368p. ISBN 0-441-01329-5. $24.95. SF Fleeing Earth's repressive societies in the 27th century, a pair of ships--the Bremerhaven and the Seeker--sought...

Outsiders: 22 All-New Stories from the Edge.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Outsiders: 22 All-New Stories from the Edge. ROC: NAL. Oct. 2005. 352p. ed. by Nancy Holder & Nancy Kilpatrick. ISBN 0451-46044-8. pap. $14.95. HORROR In Tanith Lee's "Scarabesque: The Girl Who Broke Dracula," a schizophrenic young woman...

Palwick, Susan. The Necessary Beggar.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... * Palwick, Susan. The Necessary Beggar. Ter. Oct. 2005. c.320p. ISBN 0-765-31097-X. [ISBN 978-0-765-31097-2]. $24.95. FANTASY In the Glorious City of Lemabantunk, a young man is round guilty of murder, and his punishment is exile--along...

Parker, K.J. Devices and Desires.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... * Parker, K.J. Devices and Desires. Orbit, dist. by Trafalgar Square. (Engineer Trilogy, Bk. 1). Oct. 2005. 548p. ISBN 1-84149-275-2. pap. $20. SF When engineer Ziani Vaatzes is sentenced to death for building a device that differs from...

Pratchett, Terry. Thud!(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Pratchett, Terry. Thud! HarperCollins. Oct. 2005. 384p. ISBN 0-06-6081522-1. $24.95. FANTASY Commander Sam Vines of Ankh-Morpork's City Watch finds a "perfect day" going downhill quickly. Net only is there a murderer loose in the city...

Snyder, Maria. Poison Study.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Snyder, Maria. Poison Study. Luna: Harlequin. Oct. 2005. c.368p. IS8N 0-373-80230-7. $19.95. FANTASY Convicted of murdering a general's son, Yelena faces death by hanging until she is offered a reprieve by Valek, the commander of Ixia's...

Tarr, Judith. King's Blood.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Tarr, Judith. King's Blood. ROC: NAL. Oct. 2005. 384p. ISBN 0-451-46045-6. pap. $16. FANTASY Upon the death of William the Conqueror, who brought the old magic back to Britain, his eldest son William the Red becomes king, foregoes magic,...

Tesseracts Nine: New Canadian Speculative Fiction.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Tesseracts Nine: New Canadian Speculative Fiction. EDGE, dist. by Fitzhenry & Whiteside. Oct. 2005. c.390p. ed. by Nalo Hopkinson & Geoff Ryman. ISBN 1-894063-26-0. pap. $16.95. SF A stranded research team spends their time in the Arctic...

Thomas, Scott. Westermead.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Thomas, Scott. Westermead. Raw Dog. Oct. 2005. 292p. ISBN 1-933293-06-3. $30.95. FANTASY A little girl who sees things others can't saves the life of a stranger and unleashes a monster in "Four Bronze Sisters," while an unnatural beast...

Perlman, Elliot. The Reasons I Won't Be Coming.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Perlman, Elliot. The Reasons I Won't Be Coming. Riverhead: Putnam. Dec. 2005. c.288p. ISBN 1-57322-321-2. $24.95. F From fairly brief impressionistic vignettes to longer family histories, this story collection showcases the talents of...

Gatiss, Mark. The Vesuvius Club: A Bit of Fluff.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Gatiss, Mark. The Vesuvius Club: A Bit of Fluff. Scribner. Oct. 2005. c.240p. illus. ISBN 0-7432-8394-5 [ISBN 978-0-7432-8394-6]. pap. $13. M Lucifer Box, His Majesty's most daring secret agent, dresses as nattily as James Bond, has the...

Grafton, Sue. S Is for Silence.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... * Grafton, Sue. S Is for Silence. Marian Woori: Putnam. Dec. 2005. c.366p. ISBN 0399-15297-0. $26.95. M On July 4, 1953, small-town wife and mother Violet Sullivan disappears without a trace. Did she leave her abusive husband and young...

Harvey, John. Ash & Bone.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... * Harvey, John. Ash & Bone. Harcourt. Dec. 2005. c.384p. ISBN 0-15-101139-7. $25. M Harvey's (Lonely Hearts) mystery series featuring Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick made him world famous. Now he has the difficult task of...

La Plante, Lynda. Above Suspicion.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... La Plante, Lynda. Above Suspicion. Touchstone: S. & S. Jan. 2006. c.400p. ISBN 0-7432-7685-X [ISBN 978-0-7432-7685-6]. pap. $14. M Most people hear best-selling British author La Plante's name and think of embattled Detective Chief...

Vargas, Fred. Have Mercy on Us All.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Vargas, Fred. Have Mercy on Us All. S. & S. Nov. 2005. c.368p. tr. from French by David Bellos. ISBN 0-7432-8401-1. pap. $14. M International best-selling mystery writer Vargas (her first name is short for Frederique) makes her U.S. debut...

Agle, Josh. Shag: The Art of Josh Agle.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Agle, Josh. Shag: The Art of Josh Agle. Chronicle. Oct. 2005. c.224p. illus. ISBN 0-8118-5096-X. $40. FINE ARTS This book marks the first comprehensive monograph on graphic turned popular artist Agle, commonly known as "Shag," whose...

Avedon, Richard. Woman in the Mirror: 1945-2004.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Avedon, Richard. Woman in the Mirror: 1945-2004. Abrams. Nov. 2005. c.248p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-8109-5962-3. $65. PHOTOG Avedon (1923-2004) has been called the "poet of portraiture," and for good reason. His distinctive fashion images...

Bishop, Claire. Installation Art: A Critical History.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Bishop, Claire. Installation Art: A Critical History. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group. 2005. 144p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-415-97412-7. pap. $39.95. FINE ARTS Installation art is more of an impulse than a unitary movement, and artists...

de Smet, Catherine. Le Corbusier: Architect of Books, 1912-1965.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... de Smet, Catherine. Le Corbusier: Architect of Books, 1912-1965. Lars Muller Pubs., dist. by D.A.P. Oct. 2005. c.250p, illus. bibliog. ISBN 3-03-778034-7. $50. GRAPHIC ARTS Le Corbusier, most famous as an architect, was also a gifted book...

Haas, Robert B. Through the Eyes of the Gods: An Aerial Vision of Africa.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 15, 2005... Haas, Robert B. Through the Eyes of the Gods: An Aerial Vision of Africa. National Geographic: National Geographic Society. 2005. c.208p. photogs. ISBN 0-7922-38826. $50. PHOTOG Haas (A Vision of Africa) has a classic National Geographic...