Library Journal articles from October 2009

Library Journal archives from October 2009

Help for the job search.(ON THE WEB: www.libraryjournal.com)
October 15, 2009... If the road to employment is looking bleak, don't despair. Instead, tap Rachel Singer Gordon's just updated, web-exclusive articles "How To Become a Librarian" and "Finding a Library Job" and get advice and hard-earned perspective from Steven...

RA crossroads: Jack the Ripper in books & movies.(ON THE WEB)
October 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Alan Moore takes what few facts there are about Jack the Ripper in From Hell and re-imagines the nightmare anew. His deeply layered exploration is matched by Eddie Campbell's great skill at expressing mood, story, and...

Xpress reviews: first look at new books.(ON THE WEB)
October 15, 2009... "Verdict: A finely crafted, pulse-racing thriller that readers won't want to put down. Scarpetta fans will notice more pages devoted to character development and less to the autopsy room."--from Mary Todd Chesnut's review of Patricia Cornwell's...

Top twenty holds: what's moving where.(ON THE WEB)
October 15, 2009... Each month, Book smack! reveals the top 20 holds from one library. The 10/15/09 edition shares NYPL's list of the most requested titles for the past month in fiction and nonfiction.

Criticas book reviews: now available online!(ON THE WEB)
October 15, 2009... Criticas returns with book reviews of Spanish-language materials. Check mid-month at www.libraryjournal.com/criticas for coverage of the latest adult and children's titles, like Vicki Myron's Dewey and Rend Colato Lainez's Rene Has Two Last...

Lousy job market, great career: library prospects may appear bleak right now, but don't give up.(editorial)(Editorial)
October 15, 2009... JUST HALF A YEAR BEFORE JUNE 2008 GRADUATES flipped the tassels on their caps from one side to the other, the recession officially began. They walked out into a job market where, as one fall 2008 University of South Florida grad put it in a...

DOJ urges major changes to Google settlement.(newsdesk)(Department of Justice, Google Inc.)
October 15, 2009... The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), in a filing with the federal court considering the proposed Google Book Search settlement, acknowledged the potential benefits but said the "significant legal concerns" it raises require major changes. Thus...

Bridgeport, CT, referendum on library support.(newsdesk)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... In a pathbreaking effort for urban libraries in Connecticut, supporters of the beleaguered Bridgeport Public Library (BPL) have drawn on a long-obscure law to get a referendum on the November 3 ballot that would force the city to reallocate tax...

Patriot Act reform bills.(newsdesk)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... Shortly after the Obama administration announced its general support for renewing three sections of the USA PATRIOT Act, two groups of senators introduced reform bills, including the Judicious Use of Surveillance Tools in Counterterrorism...

Net neutrality supported.(newsdesk)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... Library advocates have long supported "net neutrality," a principle under which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) choose not to privilege data from any provider or data of any type, and, at last, that principle has gained traction in Washington,...

Study: PL technology faces increased stresses.(newsdesk)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... A new report released by the American Library Association, "Libraries Connect Communities 3: Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study 2008-2009," shows that public libraries, even as they aim to increase access to computers and the...

Philadelphia PL stays open.(newsdesk)(public library)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... A little more than two weeks before the Free Library of Philadelphia was prepared to close, under a "doomsday" budget established in case the state legislature refused to pass a new sales tax, the State Senate acted.

Gwinnett branch dispute.(newsdesk)(Gwinnett County Public Library's plan for the Dacula branch )(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... The board of the Gwinnett County Public Library (GCPL), Lawrenceville, GA, won't close the three-year-old Dacula branch as previously planned but, instead, will convert it and two branches half its size into computer labs and locations for...

Stat watch.(newsdesk)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... The Lost Symbol in Multiples Toronto Public Library has purchased Dan Brown's new novel in varying formats: Print: 800 (114 nonreservable Best Bets) Audiobook: 76 Large print: 83 Ebook: 15 E-audiobook: 15 Source:...

Oak Brook cuts staffers.(NEWSDESK)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... The town of Oak Brook, IL, which aims to cut the budget by one-third at the well-supported Oak Brook Public Library, drew on a report from the consultant Library Associates Companies (LAC) on staffing and service. The town eliminated the jobs...

IMLS grants to support ROI study, digitization, more.(NEWSDESK)(Institute of Museum and Library Services )(return on investment )(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has announced National Leadership Grants totaling $17.9 million for libraries, universities, and other institutions. Among them are projects to assess return on investment (ROI) in academic...

College presidents support Public Access Research Act.(NEWSDESK)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... The National Institutes of Health's public access policy mandate, made permanent this year, would be extended to other federal funding agencies under the Federal Research Public Access Act, now supported by the presidents of 57 liberal arts...

Fundraising helps in Hawaii.(NEWSDESK)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... Raising $130,000--plus from library supporters in less than a month, the Hawaii State Public Library System, faced with cuts and potential branch closures, said that the Mountain View Public and School Library, scheduled to close for three weeks...

Can PL eject FLU sufferers?(NEWSDESK)(public libraries)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... With the onset of flu season and heightened awareness of the new H1N1 virus, librarians wonder about their role in preventing the spread of infection. "If you suspect a customer has H1N1, and you ask them to leave for that reason, you are...

DCPL reduces hours.(NEWSDESK)(District of Columbia Public Library)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... The District of Columbia Public Library's (DCPL) FY10 budget cut of nearly 11 percent means branch libraries will no longer be open on Sundays. While there aren't staff cutbacks, chief librarian Ginnie Cooper said "volunteers can help augment...

PL cancels program by assisted-suicide group.(NEWSDESK)(Vancouver Public Library )(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... The Vancouver Public Library (VPL), BC, has canceled a workshop organized by Exit International, an Australian--based assisted-suicide organization. City Librarian Paul Whitney's decision was based on feedback from legal counsel and the...

Movers & Shakers.(CALL FOR PARTICIPATION)
October 15, 2009... Library Journal's ninth annual Movers & Shakers supplement will profile 50 or more up-and-coming individuals from the United States, Canada, and internationally who are innovative, creative, and making a difference. The deadline is November...

Librarian of the Year Award.(CALL FOR PARTICIPATION)
October 15, 2009... Nominations are sought for the 22nd annual LJ Librarian of the Year Award to honor a professional librarian for outstanding achievement and accomplishments reflecting the loftiest service goals of the library profession. The deadline is November...

Best Small Library award.(CALL FOR PARTICIPATION)
October 15, 2009... LPs annual recognition for the Best Small Library in America, cosponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, honors the public library that most profoundly demonstrates outstanding service to populations of 25,000 or less. The postmark...

Google book settlement.(NEWSDESK)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... GOOGLE BOOK SETTLEMENT HOW MANY FILINGS? Class member (domestic) 82 Objectors (foreign) 295 Amicus (domestic) 10 Objectors (foreign) 3 Class members 3 with Reservations Amicus Filers...

Shane Beers.(people)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... Shane Beers has joined the University of Michigan (UM) Library, Ann Arbor, as its first Digital Preservation Librarian. He will work closely with a team of experts to ensure the long-term preservation of UM's digital collections.

Princeton University.(people)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... Hannah Bennett has joined Princeton University, NJ, as Architecture Librarian. Prior to coming to Princeton, she held several posts at Yale University, including Assistant Director for Collections and Research, Interim Director of the Arts...

St. Tammany Parish Library.(people)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... Jan Butler retired from her 12-year post as Director of the St. Tammany Parish Library system, LA, August 27. She served with the system for 22 years.

Marquette University.(people)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... A trio of changes at Marquette University, Milwaukee. Judith Carter has been appointed Head of Technical Services at Raynor Memorial Libraries. Sue Peacock is now E-Learning and Instruction Librarian in Research & Instructional Services....

Heather Heady.(people)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... Heather Heady has joined the staff of the Cumberland County Public Library and Information Center's Spring Lake Branch Library, Fayetteville, NC, as an Information Services Librarian.

Medical Library Association.(people)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... Ruth Holst, Librarian at the Library of the Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, has been named President-elect of the Medical Library Association (MLA).

Serials Solutions.(people)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... Peter McCracken, one of the most successful librarian entrepreneurs, has bid a fond farewell to Serials Solutions, which he cofounded in 2000 with brothers Steve and Mike and friend Chris Pierard. McCracken will pursue his interest in maritime...

Hancock County Public Library.(people)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... In appreciation of two decades of service with the Hancock County Public Library, Greenfield, IL, Director and CEO Dianne Osborne received her 20-year pin in late August.

Cedar Rapids Public Library.(people)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... After more than five years at Douglas County Libraries, Castle Rock, CO, Associate Director of Virtual Services Bob Pasicznyuk has accepted an offer as Library Director, Cedar Rapids Public Library, IA.

Capital Area District Library.(people)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... Capital Area District Library, MI, has chosen Lance Werner as the facility's new Director, succeeding the retired Susan J. Hill. Werner has been at the library since 2004.

LibLime's Enterprise Koha sets off debate.(info tech)
October 15, 2009... Typically, a revamped vendor product line doesn't result in a flurry of open letters to the community lengthy message threads on mailing lists and blogs. But LibLime's recent announcement of Enterprise Koha has generated just such a response,...

Libraries taking up residence in the cloud.(info tech)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... In her online Stacking the Tech column, LJ Academic Newswire contributor Ellyssa Kroski explores the number of libraries around the country that have already begun to adopt cloud services to take the pressure off their IT departments and...

IMLS grant award to fund P2P open source support.(info tech)(Institute of Museum and Library Services)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... A recent Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant (see News, p. 13, for other grants) is paving the way for a peer-to-peer (P2P) approach to open source library system support for public libraries. King County Library System (KCLS),...

IREX e-reader adds options.(info tech)(IREX DR800SG)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... On September 23, Netherlands-based IREX Technologies released a wireless-enabled ebook reader called the IREX DR800SG, providing yet another option for libraries looking to loan ebook devices, and for patrons looking to check out the increasing...

Index data and OH libraries work to revamp discovery.(info tech)(Ohio Library and Information Network)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... The Ohio Library and Information Network (OhioLINK), a consortium of 88 Ohio college and university libraries and the State Library of Ohio, has contracted with Index Data "to implement the first phase of a substantial re-engineering of their...

SirsiDynix releases Enterprise 3.0.(info tech)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... Announcing at the Chicago American Library Association annual conference in July, SirsiDynix last month put out the general release of its Enterprise 3.0 discovery platform. The product covers a potential mix of catalog items, local collections,...

Tech Logic updates QuickSort system.(info tech)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... Tech Logic makes its Automated Sorting Technologies (AST) affordable for smaller libraries and branches with its second-generation QuickSort systems. The new QuickSort offers "fast, accurate sorting and patron-friendly returns, in a...

Power tweeting: next steps.(PRODUCT: PIPELINE)
October 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHEN PRODUCT PIPELINE FIRST covered Twitter back in July 2007, the tool was so novel that only a very few libraries and librarians were experimenting with it. Now,...

Jobs & pay take a hit: in what may be just a hint of more bad news to come, average salaries dip and full-time jobs dwindle.(PLACEMENTS & SALARIES 2009)(Report)
October 15, 2009... "It's a recession, baby!" was the common refrain among the LIS graduates of 2008. This was a record year for the number of graduates participating in the annual survey, with 2,089 respondents, representing approximately 31.7% of the approximate...

The ideal tool: large-scale tagging projects outside libraries put users at the center and offer a model for readers' advisory.(LJ SERIES: REDEFINING RA)
October 15, 2009... Libraries are not so unlike market giants Netflix, Amazon, and Pandora. That is, they all thrive when librarians succeed at helping users make the next choice. Despite our significantly different business models and missions, we share an...

We must all serve the disconnected.(BACKTALK)
October 15, 2009... SOMETIMES I ENVY MY PUBLIC library colleagues. Yes, those of us in academic libraries regularly get professional development funds, faculty status, considerable respect from the teaching faculty, and blessed quiet at 3:15 in the afternoon. But...

Adiga, Aravind. Between the Assassinations.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... Adiga, Aravind. Between the Assassinations. 9 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 10 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4407-3803-6. $92.75; 9 CDs. retail ed. S. & S. Audio; Playaway digital; digital download. F Adiga's (www.aravindadiga.com)...

Cleave, Chris. Little Bee.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... * Cleave, Chris. Little Bee. 9 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 11 hrs. Tantor Media. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4001-4171-5. $69.99; 9 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD. retail ed.; Playaway digital; digital download. F Cleave (www.chriscleave.com), whose debut...

OverDrive's new Media Console for Windows Mobile.(OverDrive Inc.)(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... OverDrive's new Media Console for Windows Mobile allows patrons with cards from a subscriber library and whose phones have the Windows Mobile operating system to download OverDrive's entire catalog of 300,000 audiobook, music, and video titles...

Newly available on CD and as a digital download from penguin audio: CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker's Level 26: Dark Origins, read by John Glover and released simultaneously with the Dutton print and ebook editions.(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Newly available on CD and as a digital download from Penguin Audio: CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker's Level 26: Dark Origins, read by John Glover and released simultaneously with the Dutton print and ebook editions. The...

Now available on CD and as a digital download from Simon & Schuster Audio: The Time of My Life, a memoir by the late actor Patrick Swayze and his wife of over 30 years, Lisa Niemi.(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... Now available on CD and as a digital download from Simon & Schuster Audio: The Time of My Life, a memoir by the late actor Patrick Swayze and his wife of over 30 years, Lisa Niemi. Swayze and Niemi themselves read the abridged audio,...

Educational/professional publisher Haights Cross Communications (HCC) announced it will be filing for Chapter 11 to enable financial restructuring that would lower its degree of indebtedness and give it more time to repay its lenders.(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... Educational/professional publisher Haights Cross Communications (HCC) announced it will be filing for Chapter 11 to enable financial restructuring that would lower its degree of indebtedness and give it more time to repay its lenders. The...

Available October 27 on CD and as a digital download from Books on Tape: Makers, New York times best-selling YA novelist Cory Doctorow's first adult title (described by the publisher as "a tale of techno-geek rebellion"), read by Bernadette Dunne (see Behind the Mike, LJ 5/15/09).(Brief article)
October 15, 2009... Available October 27 on CD and as a digital download from Books on Tape: Makers, New York times best-selling YA novelist Cory Doctorow's first adult title (described by the publisher as "a tale of techno-geek rebellion"), read by Bernadette...

Crisis on Infinite Earths.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... * Crisis on Infinite Earths. 6 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 7 hrs. Graphic Audio. 2009. ISBN 978-1-59950-597-8. $19.99; 1 MP3-CD. retail ed.; digital download. COMICS [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] An interdimensional force is destroying all life...

Cussler, Clive with Paul Kemprecos. Medusa.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... Cussler, Clive with Paul Kemprecos. Medusa. 11 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 13 1/2 hrs. Books on Tape. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4159-6628-0. $100; 11 CDs. retail ed. Penguin Audio; 5 CDs. abridged. 6 hrs.; digital download. F Kurt Austin and Joe...

Green, Jane. Dune Road.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... Green, Jane. Dune Road. 9 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 11 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2009. ISBN 978-0-14-314464-9. $51.75; 9 CDs. retail ed. Penguin Audio; digital download. F New York Times best-selling author Green's (www.janegreen.com) 11th novel,...

Hamilton, Laurell K. Skin Trade.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... Hamilton, Laurell K. Skin Trade. 15 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 18 1/4 hrs. Books on Tape. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4159-6743-0. $100; 15 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. Penguin Audio; 7 CDs. retail ed. abridged. 9 hrs.; digital download. F In...

Hoag, Tami. The Trouble with J.J.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... Hoag, Tami. The Trouble with J.J. 7 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 7 3/4 hrs. BBC Audiobooks America. 2009. ISBN 978-0-7927-6357-4. $74.95; Playaway digital; digital download. ROMANCE Available for the first time on audio, this 1988 Loveswept...

Major audio releases: audiobooks coming next month that are sure to top the charts.(List)
October 15, 2009... Carlin, Peter Ames. Paul McCartney: A Life. 12 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 14 hrs. Tantor Media. ISBN 978-1-4001-4385-6. $79.99; 12 CDs. retail ed.; 2 MP3-CDs. retail ed.; Playaway digital (2010). BIOG Simultaneous release with the...

Howe, Katherine. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... Howe, Katherine. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane. 11 CDs. library ed. unabridged: 12 3/4 hrs. Books on Tape. 2009. ISBN 978-0-307-70197-8. $100; 11 CDs. retail ed. Hyperion Audio; digital download. F First-time author Howe contrasts the...

Kalogridis, Jeanne. The Devil's Queen.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... Kalogridis, Jeanne. The Devil's Queen. 14 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 16 1/2 hrs. Macmillan Audio from BBC Audiobooks America. 2009. ISBN 978-0-7927-6384-0. $115.95; 5 CDs. retail ed. abridged. 5 1/2 hrs. Macmillan Audio; digital download. F ...

Lasser, Scott. The Year That Follows.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... Lasser, Scott. The Year That Follows. 6 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 6 1/2 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4233-9310-8. $74.97; 6 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD. library/ retail eds.; digital download. F After her brother dies in the 9/11...

Behind the mike: LJ audio reviewer Lance Eaton talks to the prolific narrator about his production company, his forthcoming debut novel, and more.(MEDIA)(Scott Brick)(Interview)
October 15, 2009... Since recording his first audiobook in 1999, Audie Award winner Scott Brick (Dune: The Butlerian Jihad) has become one of the most recognized voices and highly regarded figures in the industry. He's recorded some 500 audiobooks to date and in...

Schwegel, Theresa. Last Known Address.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... Schwegel, Theresa. Last Known Address. 7 CDs. library ed. unabridged. BBC Audiobooks America. 2009. ISBN 978-0-7927-6382-6. $74.95; digital download. F Edgar Award winner Schwegel (theresaschwegel.com) follows up her third novel, Person of...

Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down. ed. by Clive Cussler. 12 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 14 1/2 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4233-9456-3. $99.97; 12 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD. library/retail eds.; Playaway digital; digital...

Toibin, Colm. Brooklyn.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... Toibin, Colm. Brooklyn. 9 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 7 1/2 hrs. Blackstone Audio. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4332-9188-3. $100; 6 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD. library ed.; Playaway digital. F This latest work from T6ibin (www. colmtoibin.com), which...

Vanderbilt, Gloria. Obsession.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... Vanderbilt, Gloria. Obsession. 2 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 2 hrs. HarperAudio. 2009. ISBN 978-0-06-178011-0. $19.99; Playaway digital; digital download. F The plot is barely evident in this brief but dragged-out exploration of eroticism,...

Whodunit?(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... Whodunit? (Selected Shorts). 3 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 3 hrs. Symphony Space. 2009. ISBN 978-1-934033-10-4. $28. F This recording contains six hard-boiled detective stories--from Dashiell Hammett's "The Creeping Siamese" to Louise...

Wolfe, Tom. The Bonfire of the Vanities.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... * Wolfe, Tom. The Bonfire of the Vanities. 22 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 27 1/2 hrs. Blackstone Audio. 2009. ISBN 978-1-43328841-8. $140; 2 MP3-CDs. library ed.; Playaway digital; digital download. F Wolfe's (www.tomwolfe.com) 1987 debut....

Balzer, Joseph. Flying Drunk.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... Balzer, Joseph. Flying Drunk. 7 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 8 1/4 hrs. Springwater: Oasis Audio. 2009. ISBN 978-1-59859-511-6. $27.99; Playaway digital. AUTOBIOG Balzer was part of the infamous three-man crew that in 1990 piloted a Northwest...

Gillies, Isabel. Happens Every Day.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... Gillies, Isabel. Happens Every Day. 6 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 6 1/2 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4407-2824-2. $72.75; 6 CDs. retail ed. S. & S. Audio; Playaway digital; digital download. AUTOBIOG Gillies, perhaps best known...

Graves, Robert. Goodbye to All That.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... * Graves, Robert. Goodbye to All That. 4 CDs. retail ed. abridged 5 hrs. CSA Word. 2009. ISBN 978-1-934997-31-4. $26.95; digital download. AUTOBIOG This abridged audio production of the late English poet and novelist Graves's classic 1929...

Horner, Jack & James Gorman. How To Build a Dinosaur.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... Horner, Jack & James Gorman. How To Build a Dinosaur. 6 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 6 1/2 hrs. Tantor Media. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4001-41418. $49.99; 6 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD. retail ed.; Playaway digital; digital download. SCI ...

Jenkins, Sally & John Stauffer. The State of Jones.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... * Jenkins, Sally & John Stauffer. The State of Jones. 11 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 13 hrs. Books on Tape. 2009. ISBN 9781-4159-6294-7. $100; NA CDs. retail ed. abridged. NA hrs. Random House Audio; digital download. HIST New York Times...

Kahn, Roger. A Flame of Pure Fire.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... Kahn, Roger. A Flame of Pure Fire. 14 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 17 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4233-7781-8. $99.97; 14 CDs. retail ed.; 2 MP3-CDs. library/retail eds.; Playaway digital; digital download. SPORTS Kahn's (The Boys...

Luce, William. Barrymore.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... Luce, William. Barrymore. (Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air). 2 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 2 hrs. Blackstone Audio. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4332-7732-0. $27; 2 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD. library ed.; Playaway digital; digital download. DRAMA Luce...

McCleery, David. Discover Music of the Romantic Era.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... * McCleery, David. Discover Music of the Romantic Era. 4 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 5 hrs. Naxos AudioBooks. 2009. ISBN 978-962634-952-6. $28.98; digital download. MUSIC Author McCleery here discusses characteristics of the music of the...

Maxwell, John C. How Successful People Think.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... Maxwell, John C. How Successful People Think. 3 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 3 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2009. ISBN 978-1-60024609-8. $38.75; 3 CDs. retail ed. Hachette Audio; digital download. BUS/SELF-HELP Leadership guru/best-selling author...

Restak, Richard, M.D. Think Smart.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2009... Restak, Richard, M.D. Think Smart. 6 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 7 hrs. Tantor Media. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4001-4208-8. $59.99; 6 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD. retail ed.; Playaway digital; digital download. SELF-HELP Neuroscientist and New York...

Doc Martin. Series 2.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
October 15, 2009... Doc Martin. Series 2. 3 discs, color. 464 min. Ben Bolt & Minkie Spiro, Buffalo Pictures in assoc, with Homerun Film Prods., dist. by Acorn Media, 888-870-8047; www. acornonline.com. 2009. DVD UPC 0-5496183019-0. $49.99. SDH subtitles. F/TV...

A Rather English Marriage.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
October 15, 2009... A Rather English Marriage. color. 104 min. Paul Seed, Wall to Wall Television Prod. for BBC Television, dist. by E1 Entertainment, www.kochvision.com. 2009. DVD ISBN 9781-4172-3200-0. $24.98. F This outstanding British drama is beautifully...

The Early Works of Cheryl Dunye.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
October 15, 2009... The Early Works of Cheryl Dunye. color & b/w. 80 min. First Run Features, 800-2298575; www.firstrunfeatures.com. 2008. DVD UPC 7-20229-91355-3. $24.95. FILM As filmmaker Cheryl Dunye states in this disc's bonus interview, the complete lack...

The Life and Faith of C.S. Lewis: The Magic Never Ends.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
October 15, 2009... The Life and Faith of C.S. Lewis: The Magic Never Ends. color. 85+ min. Chip Duncan, Duncan Group & Grouse Entertainment, dist. by Questar, Inc., www.questarentertainment. com. 2008. DVD ISBN 978-1-59464-430-6. $24.99. LIT [ILLUSTRATION...

Virginia Lee Burton: A Sense of Place.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
October 15, 2009... Virginia Lee Burton: A Sense of Place. color & b/w. 87+ min. Christine Lundberg & Rawn Fulton, Red Dory Films & Searchlight Films, dist. by Docurama c/o New Video, 800-3148822; www.newvideo.com. 2008. DVD ISBN 978-1-4229-1499-1....