Library Journal articles from October 2006, page 6

Library Journal archives from October 2006

White, Mel. Religion Gone Bad: The Hidden Dangers of the Christian Right.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... White, Mel. Religion Gone Bad: The Hidden Dangers of the Christian Right. Tarcher: Penguin. Oct. 2006. c.384p. index. ISBN 1-58542-531-1. $24.95. REL Christian activist White is a refugee of fundamentalist organizations, a conservative...

Wills, Gary. What Paul Meant.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Wills, Gary. What Paul Meant. Viking. Nov. 2006. c.208p. ISBN 0-670-03793-1. $24.95. REL Pulitzer Prize winner Wills (history, emeritus, Northwestern Univ.; Lincoln at Gettysburg) is a popular Catholic observer of religion. In What Jesus...

Bertrand, Tom & Printer Bowler. The Secret of Hogan's Swing.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Bertrand, Tom & Printer Bowler. The Secret of Hogan's Swing. Wiley. Oct. 2006. c.144p. photogs. ISBN 0-471-99831-1. $22.95. SPORTS Over the years Ben Hogan's swing secret has become the con artist's equivalent of the Brooklyn Bridge. In...

Thomas, Elizabeth Marshall. The Old Way: A Story of the First People.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Thomas, Elizabeth Marshall. The Old Way: A Story of the First People. Farrar. Oct. 2006. c.352p. photogs. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-374-22552-4 [ISBN 978-0-374-22552-0]. $25. ANTHRO In 1989, Thomas updated her classic The Harmless...

Baker, James A., III & Steve Fiffer. Work Hard, Study ... and Keep out of Politics!: Adventures and Lessons from an Unexpected Public Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Baker, James A., III & Steve Fiffer. "Work Hard, Study... and Keep Out of Politics!": Adventures and Lessons from an Unexpected Public Life. Putnam. Oct. 2006. c.480p. index. ISBN 0-399-15377-2. $28.95. AUTOBIOG Baker, an alumnus of...

Cannadine, David. Mellon: An American Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... * Cannadine, David. Mellon: An American Life. Knopf. Oct. 2006. c.800p. illus. index. ISBN 0-679-45032-7. $35. BIOG Cannadine (British history, Inst. of Historical Research, Univ. of London; The Decline and Fall of the British...

Crapol, Edward P. John Tyler: The Accidental President.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... * Crapol, Edward P. John Tyler: The Accidental President. Univ. of North Carolina. Oct. 2006. c.344p. illus. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8078-3041-0 [ISBN 978-0-8078-3041-3]. $37.50. BIOG John Tyler--who became president after William...

Hefez, Nir & Gadi Bloom. Ariel Sharon: A Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Hefez, Nir & Gadi Bloom. Ariel Sharon: A Life. Random. Oct. 2006. c.512p. photos. maps. bibliog. ISBN 1-4000-6587-9 [ISBN 978-1-4000-6587-5]. $29.95. BIOG Ariel Sharon played a massive role in the modern history of Israel--as a...

Mellor, C. Michael. Louis Braille: A Touch of Genius.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Mellor, C. Michael. Louis Braille: A Touch of Genius. National Braille Pr. 2006. 133p. illus. index. ISBN 0-939173-70-0 [ISBN 978-0-939173-70-9]. $35. BIOG After setting out to translate and publish the letters of Louis Braille (1809-52)...

Botti, Timothy J. Envy of the World: A History of the U.S. Economy & Big Business.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Botti, Timothy J. Envy of the World: A History of the U.S. Economy & Big Business. Algora. Nov. 2006. 736p. illus. index. ISBN 0-87586-431-7. $48; pap. ISBN 0-87586-432-5. $36. ECON Botti (founder, CLP Research; Ace in the Hole: Why the...

Flaum, Jonathan A. (text) & Raina Bays (illus.). How the Paper Fish Learned To Swim: A Fable about Inspiring Creativity and Bringing New Ideas to Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Flaum, Jonathan A. (text) & Raina Bays (illus.). How the Paper Fish Learned To Swim: A Fable About Inspiring Creativity and Bringing New Ideas to Life. AMACOM: American Management Assn. Oct. 2006. c.160p. illus. ISBN 0-8144-0888-5 [ISBN...

Levy, Steven. The Perfect Thing: How the iPod Shuffles Commerce, Culture, and Coolness.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Levy, Steven. The Perfect Thing: How the iPod Shuffles Commerce, Culture, and Coolness. S. & S. Oct. 2006. c.304p. ISBN 0-7432-8522-0 [ISBN 978-0-7432-8522-3]. $25. BUS In this story of a techno phenomenon and the culture surrounding it,...

Stiglitz, Joseph E. Making Globalization Work.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Stiglitz, Joseph E. Making Globalization Work. Norton. 2006. c.320p. ISBN 0-393-06122-1 [ISBN 978-0-393-06122-2]. $26.95. ECON Nobel Prize winner Stiglitz (former chairman, Council of Economic Advisors; Globalization and Its Discontents)...

Bolles, Richard Nelson. What Color Is Your Parachute? 2007: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career Changers.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Bolles, Richard Nelson. What Color Is Your Parachute?: 2007; A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career Changers. Ten Speed: Celestial Arts. 2006. c.408p. illus. index. ISBN 1-58008-795-7 [ISBN 978-1-58008-795-7]. $27.95; pap. ISBN...

Damp, Dennis V. Health Care Job Explosion!: High Growth Health Care Careers and Job Locator, 4th ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Damp, Dennis V. Health Care Job Explosion!: High Growth Health Care Careers and Job Locator. 4th ed. Bookhaven. 2006. c.320p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-943641-25-X [ISBN 978-0-943641-25-6]. pap. $19.95. CAREERS With its simple...

American Protest Literature.(Dissent in America: The Voices That Shaped a Nation)(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... * American Protest Literature. Belknap: Harvard Univ. Nov. 2006. c.488p. ed. by Zoe Trodd. ISBN 0-674-02352-8 [ISBN 978-0-674-02352-9]. $35. * Young, Ralph F. Dissent in America: The Voices That Shaped a Nation. Pearson Education. 2006....

Burton, Harry (photogs.) & Susan J. Allen (text). Tutankhamun's Tomb: The Thrill of Discovery.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Burton, Harry (photogs.) & Susan J. Allen (text). Tutankhamun's Tomb: The Thrill of Discovery. Metropolitan Museum of Art, dist. by Yale Univ. 2006. c.104p. photogs. ISBN 0-300-12026-5 [ISBN 978-0-300-12026-4]. $24.95. ARCHAEOL On...

Butterworth, Alex & Ray Laurence. Pompeii: The Living City.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Butterworth, Alex & Ray Laurence. Pompeii: The Living City. St. Martin's. Oct. 2006. c.368p. photogs. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-312-35585-8 [ISBN 978-0-312-35585-2]. $27.95. HIST Butterworth and Laurence, both British authors of...

Combat Reporter: Don Whitehead's World War II Diary and Memoir.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Combat Reporter: Don Whitehead's World War II Diary and Memoir. Fordham Univ. 2006. c.236p. ed. by John B. Romeiser. illus. ISBN 0-8232-2675-1 [ISBN 978-0-8232-2675-7]. $26.95. HIST A World War II diary interwoven with subsequent memoir,...

Egypt's Sunken Treasures.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... * Egypt's Sunken Treasures. Prestel. 2006. 550p. ed. by Franck Goddio. photogs. ISBN 3-7913-3545-6. $49.95. ARCHAEOL Underwater archaeologist Goddio (founder & president, European Inst. for Underwater Archaeology, Paris) and an...

aynes, John Earl & Harvey Klehr. Early Cold War Spies: The Espionage Trials That Shaped American Politics.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... * Haynes, John Earl & Harvey Klehr. Early Cold War Spies: The Epionage Trials That Shaped American Politics. Cambridge. Oct. 2006. c.264p. index. ISBN 0-521-67407-7. pap. $19.99. HIST The past decade has witnessed a plethora of books...

Kahaner, Larry. AK-47: The Weapon That Changed the Face of War.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Kahaner, Larry. AK-47: The Weapon That Changed the Face of War. Wiley. Nov. 2006. c.272p. illus. ISBN 0-471-72641-9. $25.95. HIST Journalist Kahaner (The Quotations of Chairman Greenspan: Words from the Man Who Can Shake the World)...

Landes, David S. Dynasties: Fortunes and Misfortunes of the World's Great Family Businesses.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Landes, David S. Dynasties: Fortunes and Misfortunes of the World's Great Family Businesses. Viking. 2006. c.340p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-670-03338-3. $25.95. HIST Economic historian Landes (history & economics, emeritus, Harvard; The...

Levi, Primo & Leonardo De Benedetti. Auschwitz Report.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Levi, Primo & Leonardo De Benedetti. Auschwitz Report. Verso, dist. by Norton. Oct. 2006. c.97p. tr. from Italian by Judith Woolf. ISBN 1-84467-092-9 [ISBN 978-1-84467-092-5]. $17.95. HIST In 1944, Primo Levi was one of several hundred...

Miller, Donald L. Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War against Nazi Germany.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Miller, Donald L. Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany. S. & S. Oct. 2006. c.608p. photogs. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-7432-3544-4. $30. HIST In this superlative chronicle of America's...

Nelson, Scott Reynolds. Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry, the Untold Story of an American Legend.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Nelson, Scott Reynolds. Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry, the Untold Story of an American Legend. Oxford Univ. Oct. 2006. c.224p. illus. index. ISBN 0-19-530010-6 [ISBN 978-0-19-530010-9]. $25. HIST The legend and folk ballad of John Henry...

Pollard, Justin & Howard Reid. The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Pollard, Justin & Howard Reid. The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind. Viking. Oct. 2006. c.315p. map. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-670-03797-4. $27.95. HIST "Alexandria was the greatest mental crucible the world has...

Sandler, Martin W. Resolute: The Epic Search for the Northwest Passage and John Franklin, and the Discovery of the Queen's Ghost Ship.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Sandler, Martin W. Resolute: The Epic Search for the Northwest Passage and John Franklin, and the Discovery of the Queen's Ghost Ship. Sterling. Oct. 2006. c.320p. illus. maps. ISBN 1-4027-4085-9. $24.95. HIST The prolific Sandler, who...

Schwartz, David G. Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Schwartz, David G. Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling. Gotham: Penguin Group (USA). Oct. 2006. c.576p. illus. photogs. ISBN 1-592-40208-9. $30. HIST Schwartz (director, Ctr. for Gaming Research, Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas; Suburban...

Sebestyen, Victor. Twelve Days: The Story of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Sebestyen, Victor. Twelve Days: The Story of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Pantheon. Oct. 2006. c.368p. illus. maps. ISBN 0-375-42458-X. $26. HIST Fifty years ago, the Hungarians rose in spontaneous revolt against their Soviet overlords...

Sypeck, Jeff. Becoming Charlemagne: Europe, Baghdad, and the Empires of A.D. 800.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... * Sypeck, Jeff. Becoming Charlemagne: Europe, Baghdad, and the Empires of A.D. 800. Harper: HarperCollins. Dec. 2006. c.304p. illus. maps. bibliog. ISBN 0-06-079706-1. $25.95. HIST This is the story of how one medieval king named Karl was...

Weber, Jennifer L. Copperheads: The Rise and Fall of Lincoln's Opponents in the North.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... * Weber, Jennifer L. Copperheads: The Rise and Fall of Lincoln's Opponents in the North. Oxford Univ. Oct. 2006. c.288p. illus. bibliog. ISBN 0-19-530668-6 [ISBN 978-0-19-530668-2]. $28. HIST In her debut book, Weber (history, Univ. of...

Lutin, Michael. Sunshines: The Astrology of Being Happy.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Lutin, Michael. Sunshines: The Astrology of Being Happy. Fireside: S. & S. Jan. 2007. c.496p. ISBN 0-7432-7726-0 [ISBN 978-0-7432-7726-6]. pap. $16.95. PARAPSYCH Lutin, author of several books on astrology (e.g., Saturn Signs: The...

Begg, Moazzam & Victoria Brittain. Enemy Combatant: My Imprisonment at Guantanamo, Bagram, and Kandahar.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Begg, Moazzam & Victoria Brittain. Enemy Combatant: My Imprisonment at Guantanamo, Bagram, and Kandahar. New Pr., dist. by Norton. 2006. c.416p. maps. ISBN 1-59558-136-7. $26.95. INT AFFAIRS CIA operatives forcibly took Begg, a British...

Blumenthal, Sidney. How Bush Rules: Chronicles of a Radical Regime.(Pretensions to Empire: Notes on the Criminal Folly of the Bush Administration)(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Blumenthal, Sidney. How Bush Rules: Chronicles of a Radical Regime. Princeton Univ. 2006. c.416p. index. ISBN 0-691-12888-X [ISBN 978-0-691-12888-7]. $24.95. Lapham, Lewis H. Pretensions to Empire: Notes on the Criminal Folly of the Bush...

Brauer, Ralph. The Strange Death of Liberal America.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Brauer, Ralph. The Strange Death of Liberal America. Praeger. 2006. 280p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-275-99063-X. $49.95. POLITICS Seeking to understand contemporary U.S. political culture and the political divisions within the country,...

Burden, Matthew Currier. The Blog of War: Front-Line Dispatches from Military Bloggers in Iraq and Afghanistan.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Burden, Matthew Currier. The Blog of War: Frontline Dispatches from Military Bloggers in Iraq and Afghanistan. S. & S. 2006. 320p. index. ISBN 0-7432-9418-1 [ISBN 978-0-7432-9418-8]. pap. $15. INT AFFAIRS Soldiers have long written...

Friend, David. Watching the World Change: The Stories behind the Images of 9/11.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... * Friend, David. Watching the World Change: The Stories Behind the Images of 9/11. Farrar. 2006. 448p. illus. index. ISBN 0-374-29933-1. $30. POL SCI Friend (creative development editor, Vanity Fair) uses his background in photography...

Holtzman, Elizabeth & Cindy Cooper. The Impeachment of George W. Bush.(George W. Bush Versus the U.S. Constitution: The Downing Street Memos and Deception, Manipulation, Torture, Retribution, and Coverups in the Iraq War and Illegal Domestic Spying)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Holtzman, Elizabeth & Cindy Cooper. The Impeachment of George W. Bush. Nation: Avalon. Oct. 2006. c.256p. ISBN 1-56025-940-X. pap. $14.95. George W. Bush Versus the U.S. Constitution: The Downing Street Memos and Deception, Manipulation,...

Mestrovic, S.G. The Trials of Abu Ghraib: An Eyewitness Account of Shame and Honor.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Mestrovic, S.G. The Trials of Abu Ghraib: An Eyewitness Account of Shame and Honor. Paradigm. Nov. 2006. c.256p. index. ISBN 1-59451-334-1. $22.95. INT AFFAIRS Mestrovic (The Balkanization of the West) was an expert witness at three of...

Apter, Terri. The Sister Knot: Why We Fight, Why We're Jealous, and Why We'll Love Each Other No Matter What.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... * Apter, Terri. The Sister Knot: Why We're Jealous, Why We Fight, and Why We'll Love Each Other No Matter What. Norton. Jan. 2007. c.304p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-393-06058-6 [ISBN 978-0-393-06058-4]. $25.95. PSYCH A Cambridge University...

Castle, Lana R. Finding Your Bipolar Muse: How to Master Depressive Droughts and Manic Floods and Access Your Creative Power.(Bipolar II: Enhance Your Highs, Boost Your Creativity, and Escape the Cycles of Recurrent Depression: The Essential Guide to Recognize and Treat the Mood Swings of This Increasingly Common Disorder)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Castle, Lana R. Finding Your Bipolar Muse: How To Master Depressive Droughts and Manic Floods and Access Your Creative Power. Marlowe: Avalon, dist. by Publishers Group West. Oct. 2006. c.256p. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-56924-340-9. pap. $16.95....

Covey, Stephen M.R. The Speed of Trust: Why Trust Is the Ultimate Determinant of Success or Failure in Your Relationships, Career and Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Covey, Stephen M.R. The Speed of Trust: Why Trust Is the Ultimate Determinant of Success or Failure in Your Relationships, Career, and Life. Free Pr: S. & S. Oct. 2006. c.481p. ISBN 0-7432-9730-X. $26. PSYCH In his first book, Covey...

Holden, Kate. In My Skin.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Holden, Kate. In My Skin. Arcade, dist. by Little, Brown. Nov. 2006. c.304p. ISBN 1-55970-830-1 [ISBN 978-1-55970-830-2]. $25. PSYCH The elevated, poetic language of Aussie writer Holden's debut memoir vibrates with passion as she tells...

Hopkins, Linda. False Self: The Life of Masud Khan.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Hopkins, Linda. False Self: The Life of Masud Khan. Other. Dec. 2006. bibliog. ISBN 1-59051-069-0 [ISBN 978-1-59051-069-8]. $35. PSYCH Beginning with Sigmund Freud, psychoanalysts have been fair game for biographers. Both groups study the...

Illian, Jason. Undressed: The Naked Truth about Love, Sex, and Dating.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Illian, Jason. Undressed: The Naked Truth About Love, Sex, and Dating. Warner Faith. Oct. 2006. c.234p. ISBN 0-446-52674-6 [ISBN 978-0-446-52674-6]. $22,99, PSYCH With apparently no qualifications beyond experience, passionate belief,...

Kelly, Matthew. Perfectly Yourself: 9 Lessons for Enduring Happiness.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Kelly, Matthew. Perfectly Yourself: 9 Lessons for Enduring Happiness. Ballantine. Oct. 2006. c.240p. ISBN 0-345-49440-7 [ISBN 978-0-345-49440-5]. $22.95. PSYCH Happiness, for inspirational speaker and best-selling author Kelly (The Seven...

Kielburger, Craig & Marc Kielburger. Me to We: Finding Meaning in a Material World.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Kielburger, Craig & Marc Kielburger. Me to We: Finding Meaning in a Material World. Fireside: S. & S. Oct. 2006. c.320p. ISBN 0-7432-9831-4 [ISBN 978-0-7432-9831-5]. $23. PSYCH The Kielburger brothers have been nominated for the Nobel...

Rapp, Emily. Poster Child.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Rapp, Emily. Poster Child. Bloomsbury, dist. by St. Martin's. Jan. 2007. c.240p. ISBN 1-59691-256-1 [ISBN 978-1-59691-256-4]. $23.95. PSYCH At the age of six, Rapp (creative writing, Antioch Univ., Los Angeles) was a poster child for the...

Kuczynski, Alex. Beauty Junkies: Inside Our $15 Billion Obsession with Cosmetic Surgery.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Kuczynski, Alex. Beauty Junkies: Inside Our $15 Billion Obsession with Cosmetic Surgery. Doubleday. Oct. 2006. c.304p. ISBN 0-385-50853-0. $24.95. SOC SCI To what lengths will people go in pursuit of beauty? What will they pay, and what...

Orbanes, Philip E. Monopoly: The World's Most Famous Game--and How It Got That Way.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Orbanes, Philip E. Monopoly[R]: The World's Most Famous Game--and How It Got That Way. Da Capo. Nov. 2006. c.288p. illus. index. ISBN 0-306-81489-7 [ISBN 978-0-306-81489-1]. $27.50. SOC SCI As a former senior vice president, tournament...

Van Slyck, Abigail A. A Manufactured Wilderness: Summer Camps and the Shaping of American Youth, 1890-1960.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Van Slyck, Abigail A. A Manufactured Wilderness: Summer Camps and the Shaping of American Youth, 1890-1960. Univ. of Minnesota. (Architecture, Landscape, and American Culture). Oct. 2006. c.296p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8166-4876-X...

Evans, Polly. Fried Eggs with Chopsticks: One Woman's Hilarious Adventure into a Country and a Culture Not Her Own.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Evans, Polly. Fried Eggs with Chopsticks: One Woman's Hilarious Adventure into a Country and a Culture Not Her Own. Bantam. 2006. illus. map. ISBN 0-385-33993-3. pap. $13. TRAV British travel writer Evans (It's Not About the Tapas: A...

Gale, Kira. Lewis and Clark Road Trips: Exploring the Trail across America.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Gale, Kira. Lewis and Clark Road Trips: Exploring the Trail Across America. River Junction Pr. 2006. c.268p. illus. maps. index. ISBN 0-9649315-2-4. pap. $29.95. TRAV Gale is a historian who leads a study group that spent five years...

Gopnik, Adam. Through the Children's Gate: A Home in New York.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Gopnik, Adam. Through the Children's Gate: A Home in New York. Knopf. Oct. 2006. c.272p. ISBN 1-4000-4181-3 [ISBN 978-1-4000-4181-7]. $25. TRAV Gopnik (The New Yorker) picks up where he left off in Paris to the Moon, with his family's...

Ilf, Ilya & Evgeny Petrov. Ilf and Petrov's American Road Trip: The 1935 Travelogue of Two Soviet Writers.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Ilf, Ilya & Evgeny Petrov. Ilf and Petrov's American Road Trip: The 1935 Travelogue of Two Soviet Writers. Princeton Architectural, dist. by Chronicle. Oct. 2006. c.176p. ed. by Erika Wolf. photogs. ISBN 1-56898-600-9 [ISBN...

Keech, Pamela. The Curious Shopper's Guide to New York City: Inside Manhattan's Shopping Districts.(Forgotten New York: Views of a Lost Metropolis)(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Keech, Pamela. The Curious Shopper's Guide to New York City: Inside Manhattan's Shopping Districts. Little Bookroom. Oct. 2006. c.336p. photogs. index. ISBN 1-892145-39-1. pap. $12.95. Walsh, Kevin. Forgotten New York: Views of a Lost...

Talmadge, Eric. Getting Wet: Adventures in the Japanese Bath.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Talmadge, Eric. Getting Wet: Adventures in the Japanese Bath. Kodansha, dist. by Oxford Univ. Oct. 2006. 256p. illus. ISBN 4-7700-3020-7 [ISBN 978-4-7700-3020-7]. $22. TRAV Is the Japanese bath experience, in its many variations, unique?...

Wallpaper * City Guide: Barcelona.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Wallpaper * City Guide: Barcelona. Phaidon. 2006. c.120p. photogs. maps. ISBN 0-71484-638-X. pap. $8.95. TRAV Taking a minimalist approach to the conventional travel guide, Phaidon Press, with the editors of Wallpaper* magazine, has...

Arora, Sandy. Whole Health for Happy Cats: A Guide to Keeping Your Cat Naturally Healthy, Happy, and Well-Fed.(The Whole Pet Diet: Eight Weeks to Great Health for Dogs and Cats)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Arora, Sandy. Whole Health for Happy Cats: A Guide to Keeping Your Cat Naturally Healthy, Happy, and Well-Fed. Quarry, dist. by InBook. 2006. c.184p. ISBN 0-59253-266-7. $15. Brown, Andi. The Whole Pet Diet: Eight Weeks to Great Health...

McGeorge, Pamela (text) & Russell McGeorge (photogs.). Peonies.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... McGeorge, Pamela (text) & Russell McGeorge (photogs.). Peonies. Firefly. Oct. 2006. 144p. photogs. index. ISBN 1-55407-168-2. pap. $24.95. GARDENING Here is an excellent overview of this mainstay of the old-fashioned perennial garden,...

Janov, Arthur. Primal Healing: Access the Incredible Power of Feelings To Improve Your Health.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Janov, Arthur. Primal Healing: Access the Incredible Power of Feelings To Improve Your Health. New Page: Career. Nov. 2006. 354p. ISBN 1-56414-916-1. $24.99. HEALTH Primal therapy enjoyed a vogue in the United States in the 1970s, when...

Simon, Michele. Appetite for Profit: Fighting Corporate Control and Spin in the Nutrition Wars.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... * Simon, Michele. Appetite for Profit: Fighting Corporate Control and Spin in the Nutrition Wars. Nation: Avalon. Nov. 2006. c.394p. index. ISBN 1-56025-932-9. pap. $14.95. HEALTH While food is ubiquitously available in our country,...

Sloane, Richard P. Blind Faith: The Unholy Alliance of Religion and Medicine.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... * Sloane, Richard P. Blind Faith: The Unholy Alliance of Religion and Medicine. St. Martin's. Nov. 2006. c.304p. index. ISBN 0-312-34881-9 [ISBN 978-0-312-34881-B]. $25.95. MED Sloan (behavioral medicine, Columbia Univ.) believes the...

Ageless: The Naked Truth about Bioidentical Hormones and Beyond.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Somers, Suzanne. Ageless: Bioidentical Hormones and Beyond. Crown. Oct. 2006. c.384p. bibliog. ISBN 0-307-23724-9 [ISBN 978-0-307-23724-8]. $25. HEALTH Following up her previous books on health (e.g., The Sexy Years), Somers discusses...

American Academy of Pediatrics. The Wonder Years: Helping Your Baby and Young Child Successfully Negotiate the Major Developmental Milestones.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... American Academy of Pediatrics. The Wonder Years: Helping Your Baby and Young Child Successfully Negotiate the Major Developmental Milestones. Bantam. 2006. c.219p. ed. by Tanya Remer Altmann. illus. ISBN 0-553-80476-6. $24. CHILD REARING ...

Ely, Leanne. Saving Dinner Basics: How to Cook Even if You Don't Know How.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Ely, Leanne. Saving Dinner Basics: How To Cook Even If You Don't Know How. Ballantine. 2006. c.192p. index. ISBN 0-345-48543-2 [ISBN 978-0-345-48543-4]. pap. $14.95. COOKERY Nutritionist, syndicated columnist (the "Dinner Diva"), and...

Ferguson, Renee S. Talk Turkey to Me: A Good Time in the Kitchen Talking Turkey and All the Trimmings.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Ferguson, Renee S. Talk Turkey to Me: A Good Time in the Kitchen Talking Turkey and All the Trimmings. Wishbone. Oct. 2006. c.192p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-9777321-3-4. $19.95. COOKERY Cooking turkey for Thanksgiving must be one of the...

Golding, Jacqueline. Healing Stories: Picture Books for the Big and Small Changes in a Child's Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Golding, Jacqueline. Healing Stories: Picture Books for the Big & Small Changes in a Child's Life. M. Evans. 2006. c.336p. index. ISBN 1-59077-097-8. pap. $17.95. CHILD REARING Golding (psychology, Univ. of California, San Francisco) is a...

Jones, Marilee & Kenneth R. Ginsburg, M.D. Less Stress, More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen through College Admissions and Beyond.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Jones, Marilee & Kenneth R. Ginsburg, M.D. Less Stress, More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen Through College Admissions and Beyond. American Acad. of Pediatrics, Oct. 2006. c.254p. ISBN 1-58110-230-5 [ISBN 978-1-58110-230-7]....

Rush, Colleen. The Mere Mortal's Guide to Fine Dining: From Salad Forks to Sommeliers, How To Eat and Drink in Style Without Fear of Faux Pas.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Rush, Colleen. The Mere Mortars Guide to Fine Dining: From Salad Forks to Sommeliers, How To Eat and Drink in Style Without Fear of Faux Pas. Broadway. 2006. c.224p. ISBN 0-7679-2203-4 [ISBN 978-0-7679-2203-6]. pap. $12.95. COOKERY This...

Scott-Goodman, Barbara & Kalia Doner (text) & Judd Pilossof (photogs.). The Diabetes Menu Cookbook: Year-Round Recipes and Menus for the Whole Family To Enjoy.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Scott-Goodman, Barbara & Kalia Doner (text) & Judd Pilossof (photogs.). The Diabetes Menu Cookbook: Year-Round Recipes and Menus for the Whole Family To Enjoy. Wiley. Oct. 2006. c.272p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-471-78246-7. $29.95. COOKERY ...

Sedaris, Amy. I Like You: Hospitality under the Influence.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Sedaris; Amy. I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence. Warner. Oct. 2006. c.304p. ISBN 0-446-57884-3. $27.99. HOME ECON In this first solo publishing effort, playwright and comedic actress Sedaris (coauthor, The Book of Liz) shares...

The Taste of Home Cookbook: Timeless Recipes from Trusted Home Cooks.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... The Taste of Home Cookbook: Timeless Recipes from Trusted Home Cooks. Taste of Home Bks: Reader's Digest, dist. by Penguin Group (USA). 2006. 676p. ed. by Janet Briggs & Beth Wittlinger. photogs. index. ISBN 0-89821-497-1. $29.95. COOKERY ...

Warrick, Sheridan. The Way to Make Wine: How to Craft Superb Table Wines at Home.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Warrick, Sheridan. The Way To Make Wine: How To Craft Superb Table Wines at Home. Univ. of California. 2006. 252p. illus, index. ISBN 0-520-23869-9 [ISBN 978-0-520-23869-5]. pap. $19.95. BEVERAGES The Way To Make Wine is a concise and...

Aczel, Amir D. The Artist and the Mathematician: The Story of Nicolas Bourbaki, the Genius Mathematician Who Never Existed.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Aczel, Amir D. The Artist and the Mathematician: The Story of Nicolas Bourbaki, the Genius Mathematician Who Never Existed. Thunder's Mouth: Avalon, dist. by Publishers Group West. Oct. 2006. c.272p. bibliog, index. ISBN 1-56025-931-0 [ISBN...

Carroll, Sean B. The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... * Carroll, Sean B. The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution. Norton. Oct. 2006. c.288p. illus. ISBN 0-393-06163-9 [ISBN 978-0-393-06163-5]. $25.95. SCI Leading geneticist Carroll (genetics, Univ. of...

Gribbin, John. The Origins of the Future: Ten Questions for the Next Ten Years.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Gribbin, John. The Origins of the Future: Ten Questions for the Next Ten Years. Yale Univ. Nov. 2006. c.304p. index. ISBN 0300-11998-4 [ISBN 978-0-300-11998-5]. $27.50. SCI For anyone who's ever wondered about the physics behind the...

Marent, Thomas with Ben Morgan. Rainforest.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... * Marent, Thomas with Ben Morgan. Rainforest. DK. 2006. 360p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-7566-1940-8 [ISBN 978-0-7566-1940-4]. $40. NAT HIST This gorgeous book is the product of Swiss photographer Marent's passion for exploring rainforests...

Moir, John. Return of the Condor: The Race to Save Our Largest Bird from Extinction.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Moir, John. Return of the Condor: The Race To Save Our Largest Bird from Extinction. Lyons: Globe Pequot. Oct. 2006. illus, c.256p. ISBN 1-59228-949-5. $24.95. NAT HIST Now that there are more than 125 wild California Condors again...

Peterson, Dale. Jane Goodall: The Woman Who Redefined Man.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... * Peterson, Dale. Jane Goodall: The Woman Who Redefined Man. Houghton. Nov. 2006. c.752p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-395-85405-9 [ISBN 978-0-395-85405-1]. $35. SCI Jane Goodall's discovery in 1960 that chimpanzees in the wild use crude tools...

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 4th ed. Houghton. 2006. 2112p. ed. by the American Heritage Dictionaries. illus. maps. ISBN 0-618-70172-9 [ISBN 978-0-618-70172-8]. $60. REF This dictionary, now in its fourth...

Cogan, Brian. Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture.(The Rough Guide to Punk)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Cogan, Brian. The Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture. Greenwood. 2006. 312p. photogs. discog. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-313-33340-8 [ISBN 978-0-313-33340-81. $85. Spicer, AI. The Rough Guide to Punk. Rough Guides, dist. by Penguin. 2006....

Concise Major 21st-Century Writers: A Selection of Sketches from Contemporary Authors, vols. 1-5.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Concise Major 21st-Century Writers: A Selection of Sketches from Contemporary Authors. 5 vols. Thomson Gale. 2006. 3890p. ed. by Tracey L. Matthews. index. ISBN 0-7876-7539-3. $469. REF This work is an abridgement of Thomson Gale's Major...