Library Journal articles from October 2011

Library Journal archives from October 2011

Books with braaains: 11 zombie novels for a fall display.(ON THE WEB: www.libraryjournal.com)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "They're everywhere, the zombies. They permeate our popular culture. They're on our TVs, most notably on AMC's The Walking Dead, and our movie screens. Next year alone should see the releases of Infected, Night of the...

Xpress reviews: first look at new books.(ON THE WEB: www.libraryjournal.com)(Gabriella Hewitt's 'Out of the Shadows')(Brief article)(Book review)
October 15, 2011... "Verdict: Does one hot sex scene make a romance? Is this case, it does so quite well. This is a quick, suspenseful read filled with details on Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec sun god, presenting readers with necessary background for the series....

Best books 2011: out top ten plus more pop fiction.(ON THE WEB: www.libraryjournal.com)
October 15, 2011... Since late summer, we Book Review editors have been reading high and low, across fiction and nonfiction. Our goal: to present a top-ten list that represents the best of U.S. trade and academic publishing, supplemented by selections of editors'...

Heed this career advice: a tough job market demands creativity and commitment.(editorial)(Editorial)
October 15, 2011... THE JOB PICTURE PAINTED IN THE LATEST L.J Placements & Salaries Survey of library and information school grads (p. 20-27) reflects the realities of an unyielding economy. "It's tough out there!" grads across the country told Stephanie...

Top ALA officers meet with head of AAP on ebooks.(news desk)(American Library Association)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... The new president of the American Library Association (ALA), Molly Raphael, and ALA executive director Keith Michael Fiels had a luncheon meeting in New York on September 15 with Tom Allen, CEO and president of the Association of American...

TN county bars sex offenders from libraries.(news desk)(Knox County, Tennessee)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Registered sex offenders are now barred from setting foot inside any of the 19 libraries in Knox County, TN, following an executive order issued September 12 by county mayor Tim Burchett. It's believed to be the first such ban enacted in the...

Amazon and OverDrive roll out kindle books for libraries.(news desk)
October 15, 2011... Amazon and OverDrive, the Cleveland-based company that is the major distributor of ebooks to the library market, announced September 21 that more than 11,000 U.S. public and school libraries in the OverDrive network would have compatibility with...

Level funding for LSTA in FY12 passes hurdle.(news desk)(Library Services and Technology Act)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... The Senate Appropriations Committee passed its Labor, Health and Human Services, Education appropriations bill on September 21, with level funding for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) at $189 million for FY12. The bill also...

Santa Cruz to lay off staff and outsource.(news desk)(Santa Cruz Public Libraries, California)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... A substantial service overhaul at Santa Cruz Public Libraries (SCPL), CA, could go into effect in January, with the number of professional MLS staff decreasing by almost 20 percent, juxtaposed with a hefty increase in service hours. It...

Help LJ find the 2012 movers & shakers!(news desk)
October 15, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LJ is gathering nominations now for it's 11th annual list of Movers & Shakers, the people transforming libraries inside and out. Winners will be profiled in the March 15, 2012, issue of LJ. Go to...

Reformistas celebrate past, look to the future.(NEWSDESK)(REFORMA national conference)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... The REFORMA national conference was held September 15-18 in Denver. In addition to being about the organization's 40th anniversary, the conference, which was held at the Westin Denver Downtown, was about demographics: in 2010 the Hispanic...

New agreement ends UWO librarian strike.(NEWSDESK)(University of Western Ontario)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Canada's University of Western Ontario (UWO) Board of Governors and the UWO Faculty Association Librarians and Archivists (UWOFA-LA) bargaining unit announced September 23 that they have ratified a new collective agreement, in which the 51...

EBSCO projects 4-6 percent rise in prices.(NEWSDESK)(EBSCO Information Services)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... EBSCO recently announced its serials price projections for academic and academic/medical libraries to be "in the range of four percent to six percent" for 2012--the same increase that EBSCO had projected for 2011. The estimate in its report was...

Sierra Madre Public Library.(people)(appointment of Toni Buckner)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Toni Buckner, Director, Sierra Madre Public Library (SMPL), CA, has retired after a 34-year career. Director since 1985, she earned a John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award from the American Library Association in 1987 for SMPL's...

William Faust Library.(people)(appointment of Sheila Collins)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Sheila Collins is the new Director, William Faust Library, Westland Public Library, MI. She most recently was Executive Director of Libraries, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK.

Bozeman Public Library.(people)(appointment of Susan Gregory)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Susan Gregory, Development Specialist, Pioneer Library System, Norman, OK, has been hired as Director, Bozeman Public Library, MT. She succeeds Alice Meister, who retired at the end of 2010.

Jersey City Free Public Library.(people)(appointment of Dennis Hayes)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Dennis Hayes, Assistant Library Director, Jersey City Free Public Library (JCFPL), retired October 1 after 56 years of service. He began his career at JCFPL as Junior Library Clerk and rose through the ranks to become Director. In 2002, Hayes...

Logan Library.(people)(appointment of Robert Shupe)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Robert Shupe has been appointed Director, Logan Library, UT. He was Director, Mohave County Library District, Kingman, AZ.

Vera P. Shiffman Medical Library.(people)(appointment of Mark Spasser)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Mark Spasser is the new Director, Vera P. Shiffman Medical Library, Wayne State University, Detroit. He most recently was Director of Research Services and Medical Library Services, Josey Health Science Library, Palmetto Health, Columbia, SC.

Belleville Public Library.(people)(appointment of Leander Spearman)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Leander Spearman has been chosen as the next Director, Belleville Public Library, IL, replacing Jo Ann Rushing, who has been interim director since Harriet Zipfel retired in May. Spearman, currently Human Resources Recruiter, St. Louis County...

Tisch Library.(people)(appointment of Laura Wood)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Laura Wood is the new Director, Tisch Library, Tufts University, Medford, MA.

A focus on users at ITHAKA conference.(infotech)(Sustainable Scholarship Conference 2011 in New York)(Conference news)
October 15, 2011... A focus on using technology to engage with library users kept participants tuned into the second day of the nonprofit ITHAKA's Sustainable Scholarship Conference 2011 in New York on September 20. The program ran the gamut from public domain...

UM puts HathiTrust orphan works project on hold.(infotech)(University of Michigan Library)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... The University of Michigan (UM) Library released a statement on September 16 announcing that it would be examining its "flawed" pilot process for identifying orphan works, putting its HathiTrust orphan works project effectively on hold. This...

Tennant: the post-DVD world and libraries.(infotech)(blogger Roy Tennant)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LJ blogger Roy Tennant keeps a close eye on tech trends affecting libraries. In a recent post, he wondered about the future of DVDs, which are high-circulation items in many libraries: "The other night I noticed a...

Goodreads rolls out book recommendation feature.(INFOTECH)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Goodreads, the largest social networking site for readers, launched its new recommendation engine on September 15, which draws on ratings made by its nearly six million members on the 190 million books in its database. In March 2011,...

UNC launches digital innovation lab.(INFOTECH)(University of North Carolina)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill announced in September that it will officially launch its Digital Innovation Lab in October. which will foster digital projects that use data sources such as maps, newspapers. and public...

Polaris Library Systems.(INFOTECH BRIEFS)(appoint of Steven Nielsen)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Library automation company Polaris Library Systems announced that Steven Nielsen is its VP of product management. He was most recently director of Bettendorf Public Library, IA, and a former senior VP for product management at Dynix (now...

Credo Reference.(INFOTECH BRIEFS)(appointment of John Shawler and Deborah Harman)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Online reference library company Credo Reference reported that John Shawler will be the new solutions analyst in the company's Boston office, working directly with libraries. Deborah Harman has been hired as international sales manager in...

Crowley Company.(INFOTECH BRIEFS)(appointment of Bill Cunningham)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Scanning equipment maker Crowley Company named Bill Cunningham as director of operations for its conversion services bureau, which provides scanning services for bound books and other archive materials. Crowley has also hired Ed Stracka as...

The long wait: tight competition in tight times for new graduates.(PLACEMENTS & SALARIES 2011)(Cover story)(Statistical table)(Survey)
October 15, 2011... "It's tough out there!" echoed from Boston to Seattle and Minneapolis to Miami. For 2010 graduates, the past year presented challenges in finding professional jobs with adequate living wages; however, it also offered unexpected opportunities and...

Career tips from the trenches: four featured graduates describe the transition to working careers.(PLACEMENTS & SALARIES 2011)(Master of Library and Information Science graduates Nicole E. Brown, Deborah Lilton, Dalena Hunter and Kristin Centanni)(Report)
October 15, 2011... The four recent MLIS graduates who report below on their transition to careers in libraries and information and offer tips to new librarians tell stories of challenge, collaboration, and change. Each one represents a different graduating class,...

Dramatic growth: LJ's second annual ebook survey proves libraries are adapting fast as patrons adopt and demand more in this new format.(THE DIGITAL SHIFT)(Survey)
October 15, 2011... We knew ebooks were booming in libraries, but now the 2011 Ebook Penetration & Use in U.S. Libraries Survey, just released by Library Journal and School Library Journal, confirms just how big the boom is. The answer: BIG, but with lots more...

Online LIS education--or not.(OFFICE HOURS)(Library and Information Science)
October 15, 2011... HAVING JUST JOINED SAN JOSE State University's (SJSU) all online SLIS, I read with great interest the new report from Pew Internet and American Life, "The Digital Revolution and Higher Education" (ow.ly/6zLnv). Pew interviewed over 1000 college...

Andrews, Mary Kay. Summer Rental.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... Andrews, Mary Kay. Summer Rental. 12 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 15 hrs. Macmillan Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781427212740. $39.99; digital download. F When childhood friends Dorie, Ellis, and Julia rent an old house on North Carolina's Outer Banks,...

Baldacci, David. One Summer.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... Baldacci, David. One Summer. 7 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 8 1/4 hrs. Hachette Audio from AudioGO. 2011. ISBN 9781611135978. $64.99; 1 MP3-CD. library ed.; 7 CDs. retail ed. Hachette Audio; digital download. F This tale of "love, tragedy,...

Cervantes, Miguel de. Don Quixote.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... * Cervantes, Miguel de. Don Quixote. 29 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 36 hrs. Naxos Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781843794097. $152.98; digital download. CLASSIC [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Spending 36 hours in the company of a 400-year-old novel sounds...

Cotterill, Colin. Killed at the Whim of a Hat.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... * Cotterill, Colin. Killed at the Whim of a Hat. 8 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 10 hrs. HighBridge Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781611744989. $73; 8 CDs. retail ed.; digital download. F When crime reporter Jimm Juree's mother uproots the family by...

Cussler, Clive & Grant Blackwood. The Kingdom.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... Cussler, Clive & Grant Blackwood. The Kingdom. 9 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 11 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2011. ISBN 9781456118853. $102.75; 1 MP3-CD. library ed.; 9 CDs. retail ed. Penguin Audio; digital download. F This is the third adventure...

Deaver, Jeffery. Carte Blanche 007: The New James Bond Novel.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... * Deaver, Jeffery. Carte Blanche 007: The New James Bond Novel. 11 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 13 1/2 hrs. S. & S. Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781456119157. $123.75; 2 MP3-CDs. library ed.; 11 CDs. retail ed. S. & S. Audio; Playaway digital;...

Ferris, Monica. Crewel World: A Needlecraft Mystery.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... Ferris, Monica. Crewel World: A Needlecraft Mystery. 6 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 7 1/2 hrs. AudioGO. 2011. ISBN 9780792777540. $59.95; digital download. MYS Family takes you in when there's nowhere left to go. Thus, Betsy finds herself in...

O'Shaughnessy, Perri. Dreams of the Dead.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... * O'Shaughnessy, Perri. Dreams of the Dead. 9 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 10 1/2 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2011. ISBN 9781456119065. $123.75; 1 MP3-CD. library ed.; 9 CDs. retail ed. S. & S. Audio; Playaway digital; digital download. F When a...

Siddons, Anne Rivers. Burnt Mountain.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... Siddons, Anne Rivers. Burnt Mountain. 8 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 9 hrs. Hachette Audio from AudioGO. 2011. ISBN 9781607885535 $89.99; 2 MP3-CDs. library ed.; 8 CDs. retail ed. Hachette Audio; Playaway digital; digital download. F Thayer...

Treggiari, Jo. Ashes, Ashes.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... Treggiari, Jo. Ashes, Ashes. 8 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 9 3/4 hrs. Oasis Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781598599398. $27.99; Playaway digital; digital download. F Global warming finally has melted the polar ice caps, causing society to collapse as...

Beck, Glenn. The Original Argument: The Federalists' Case for the Constitution, Adapted for the Twenty First Century.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... Beck, Glenn. The Original Argument: The Federalists' Case for the Constitution, Adapted for the Twenty First Century. 7 CDs. retail ed. abridged. 8 hrs. S. & S. Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781442345386. $29.99; digital download. HIST/POL SCI While...

Farquhar, Michael. Behind the Palace Doors: Five Centuries of Sex, Adventure, Vice, Treachery, and Folly from Royal Britain.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... * Farquhar, Michael. Behind the Palace Doors: Five Centuries of Sex, Adventure, Vice, Treachery, and Folly from Royal Britain. 8 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 9 1/2 hrs. Tantor Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781452632964. $39.99; 1 MP3-CD. library ed.; 8...

Hughes, Langston. The Big Sea: An Autobiography.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... * Hughes, Langston. The Big Sea: An Autobiography. 9 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 10 3/4 hrs. Books on Tape. 2011. ISBN 9780307939487. $28; digital download. Random Audio. LIT Hughes (1902-1967) wrote this beautiful, if selective, memoir of...

Leonard, Sugar Ray with Michael Arkush. The Big Fight: My Life in and out of the Ring.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... Leonard, Sugar Ray with Michael Arkush. The Big Fight: My Life in and out of the Ring. 8 CDs. library ed. unabridged. Books on Tape. 2011. ISBN 9780307933065; digital download. Penguin Audio. SPORTS In this candid and revealing autobiography,...

Lutz, Bob. Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... Lutz, Bob. Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business. 8 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 9 1/2 hrs. Tanter Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781452632933. $71.99; 1 MP3-CD. library ed.; 8 CDs. retail ed.; digital download. BUS ...

Michie, David. Meditations for Manic Motorists: In Car Relaxation Techniques.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... Michie, David. Meditations for Manic Motorists: In Car Relaxation Techniques. 1 CD. retail ed. unabridged. 60 min. Bolinda Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781742850894. $34.95. SELF-HELP Is driving home from work a time for angry gestures and tension...

Pulitzer, Lisa & Cole Thompson. Portrait of a Monster: Joran van der Sloot, a Murder in Peru, and the Natalee Holloway Mystery.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... Pulitzer, Lisa & Cole Thompson. Portrait of a Monster: Joran Van Der Sloot, a Murder in Peru, and the Natalee Holloway Mystery. 10 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 11 3/4 hrs. Dreamscape Audio. ISBN 9781611201567. $39.99; digital download. TRUE...

Roth, Carol. The Entrepreneur Equation: Evaluating the Realities, Risks, and Rewards of Having Your Own Business.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... Roth, Carol. The Entrepreneur Equation: Evaluating the Realities, Risks, and Rewards of Having Your Own Business. 8 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 9 1/2 hrs. Blackstone Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781455116119. $38; 8 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD....

Urrea, Luis Alberto. The Devil's Highway: A True Story.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... * Urrea, Luis Alberto. The Devil's Highway: A True Story. 7 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 9 hrs. Hachette Audio from AudioGO. 2011. ISBN 9781611136807. $64.99; 7 CDs. retail ed.; Playaway digital; digital download. TRUE CRIME In May 2001, 26...

Van Dyke, Dick. My Lucky Life in and out of Show Business: A Memoir.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... Van Dyke, Dick. My Lucky Life in and out of Show Business: A Memoir. 6 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 7 3/4 hrs. Books on Tape. 2011. ISBN 9780307914323. $35; 6 CDs. retail ed. Random Audio; digital download. PERFORMING ARTS Van Dyke's memoir...

White, Betty. If You Ask Me: (And of Course You Won't).(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... White, Betty. If You Ask Me: (And of Course You Won't). 2 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 3 hrs. Books on Tape. 2011. ISBN 9780307933898. $25.95; 2 CDs. retail ed. Penguin Audio; digital download. TV [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] White's most recent...

Bradley, Allen. I Am Half Sick of Shadows.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... Bradley, Allen. I Am Haft Sick of Shadows. 8 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 10 hrs. Books on Tape. Nov. 2011. ISBN 9780307879479. $35. retail ed. Random Audio; digital download. MYS Bradley's Flavia de Luce series has been burning up the best...

Evanovich, Janet. Explosive Eighteen.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... Evanovich, Janet. Explosive Eighteen. 5 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 6 hrs. Books on Tape. Nov. 2011. ISBN 9780307932525. $32; retail ed. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Random Audio; digital download. MYS Evanovich is giving her countless fans a...

Grafton, Sue. V Is for Vengeance.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... Grafton, Sue. V Is for Vengeance. 10 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 11 1/2 hrs. Books on Tape. Nov. 2011. ISBN 9780307704278. $45; retail ed. Random Audio; digital download. MYS Grafton is no slouch either, and her alphabet series has sold...

Didion, Joan. Blue Nights.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
October 15, 2011... Didion, Joan. Blue Nights. 4 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 4 hrs. Books on Tape. Nov. 2011. ISBN 9780307940834. $25; retail ed. Random Audio; digital download. MEMOIR [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Following in the vein of her earlier The Year of...

Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Movie Collection; Set 6.(Movie review)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Movie Collection; Set 6. 3 discs. color. 267 min. Ashley Pearce & Charles Palmer, ITV Studios & WGBH-Boston, dist. by Acorn Media, 888-870-8047; www.acornonline.com. 2011. DVD ISBN 9781598285789. $49.99;...

The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes: Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle.(Movie review)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes: Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle. color. 117+ min. Paul Seed, BBC & WGBH-Boston, dist. by BFS Entertainment, www.bfsent.com. 2011. DVD UPC 066805310685. $19.98. MYS/BIOPIC This joint production of the BBC and...

Punching the Clown.(Movie review)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Punching the Clown. color. 91 min. Gregori Viens, Viens Films, dist. by Passion River, www.passionriver.com. 2011. DVD UPC 885444705533. $19.99. F/COMEDY This quirky, satirical, low-budget comedy proves that American indie filmmaking is alive...

White Lightnin'.(Movie review)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... White Lightnin'. color. 95+ min. Dominic Murphy, Salt Co. & Mainframe Prods., dist. by IFC c/o MPI Media, www.mpimedia.com. 2011. DVD ISBN 9780788613265. $24.98. SDH subtitles. F/BIOPIC This riveting film is inspired by the life of Jesco...

About Jenny Holzer: Protect Me from What I Want.(Movie review)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... About Jenny Holzer: Protect Me from What I Want. color. 52+ min. Claudia Muller, dist. by Microcinema, 415-447-9750; www.microcinema.com. 2011. DVD UPC 880198125392. $24.95; acad. libs. $149. Public performance. ART-GENERAL This documentary...

A+E Networks Home Entertainment.('Farscape: The Complete Series Blu-ray')(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Far out! Sf heads and Jim Henson fans take note: A+E Networks Home Entertainment in November will release Farscape: The Complete Series Blu-ray. The 20-disc boxed set includes all four complete seasons (88 episodes), plus 15 hours of bonus...

MPI Home Entertainment.(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Bang, zoom! The honeymoon, it seems, is never over. This fall, MPI Home Entertainment will release The Honeymooners Lost Episodes: The Complete Restored Series on DVD, a 15-disc collection featuring more than 50 hours of footage (SRP $129.98)....

Filmakers Library.(Alexander Street Press's Filmakers Library)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Players! Alexander Street Press's Filmakers Library imprint is now marketing the Dramatists Guild Fund's The Legacy Project, a ten-DVD boxed set featuring interviews with top American dramatists conducted by emerging playwrights. The ten...

The Other Side of the Water: The Journey of a Haitian Rara Band in Brooklyn.(Movie review)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... The Other Side of the Water: The Journey of a Haitian Rara Band in Brooklyn. color & b/w. 52 min. Jeremy Robins & Magali Dams, dist. by Third World Newsreel, www.twn.org. 2010. DVD $59.95; acad. libs. $225. Public performance. MUSIC ...

Phil Ochs: There but for Fortune.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
October 15, 2011... Phil Ochs: There but for Fortune. color & b/w. 97+ min. Kenneth Bowser, S2BN Entertainment in assoc, with Barking Dog Prods., dist. by First Run Features, 800-229-8575; www.firstrunfeatures.com. 2011. DVD UPC 720229914741. $37.95. MUSIC ...

Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...; Season Two.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
October 15, 2011... * Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...; Season Two. 2 discs, color. 350+ min. Tri-Fi 2 Prods. & Chatting Glasses 2, dist. by Music Video Distributors, 800-888-0486; www.mvdb2b.com. 2011. DVD BPC 778854176997. $29.95; Blu-ray UPC 778854180093....

Figaro! Living in the Moment of a Character.(Movie review)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Figaro! Living in the Moment of a Character. color. 119+ min. Dan Schaefer, IndieBlitz c/o Entertainment One, www.eone.com. 2011. DVD UPC 634479999482. $19.98. OPERA This fascinating documentary brings its viewers inside a production of...

Behind the Burly Q: The Story of Burlesque in America.(Movie review)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Behind the Burly Q: The Story of Burlesque in America. color & b/w. 98+ min. Leslie Zemeckis, Mistress, Inc., dist. by First Run Features, 800-229-8575; www. firstrunfeatures. com. 2011. DVD UPC 720229914628. $27.95. Closed-captioned....

Page One: Inside the New York Times.(Movie review)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... * Page One: Inside the New York Times. color. 92+ min. Andrew Rossi, History Films, dist. by Magnolia Home Entertainment, www.magpictures.com. 2011. DVD UPC 876964004251. $26.98; Blu-ray UPC 876964004268. $29.98. Rated: R. COMM/JOURNALISM Is...

American Experience: Freedom Riders.(Movie review)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... American Experience: Freedom Riders, color & b/w. 2+ hrs. Stanley Nelson, PBS, shoppbs.org/education. 2011. DVD ISBN 9781608834013. $24.99; Blu-ray $29.99. HIST Freedom Riders is a moving documentary that depicts a singular event in...

My Vietnam, Your Iraq.(Movie review)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... * My Vietnam, Your Iraq. color. 60+ min. Ron Osgood, dist. by PBS, www.shoppbs.org/education. 2011. DVD ISBN 9781608834532. $24.99; limited public performance $49.99. MILITARY STUDIES [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This excellent film introduces...

Mother: Caring for 7 Billion.(Movie review)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Mother: Caring for 7 Billion. colon 54+ min. Christophe Fauchere, Tiroir A Films, www. motherthefilm.com. 2011. DVD UPC 798304183511. $39.95; public performance UPC 798304183528. $95; acad. libs. UPC 798304182637. $145 + $5 s/h. SOC SCI Our...

Sex in an Epidemic.(Movie review)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... * Sex in an Epidemic. color. 61+ min. Jean Carlomusto, dist. by Outcast Films, 800-343-5540; www.outcast-films.com. 2011. DVD UPC 0797734486995. $29.99; public performance $295. SOC SCI Three decades after the emergence of AIDS, the disease...

Element: Power Yoga.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
October 15, 2011... Element: Power Yoga. color. 63 min. Dragonfly Prod., dist. by Anchor Bay Entertainment, www. anchorbayentertainment.com/fitness. 2011. DVD UPC 013132225098. $14.98. Closed-captioned. Get, tie Yoga Through Somatic Exploration. 2 discs, color. 2...

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff.(Movie review)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff. color & b/w. 90+ min. Strand Releasing. 2010. DVD UPC 712267301423. $24.99; Blu-ray UPC 712267301430. $34.99. Lauded British cinematographer Cardiff (1914-2009) built his reputation with an...

Life During Wartime.(Movie review)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Life During Wartime. color. 97+ min. Criterion Collection. 2010. DVD ISBN 9781604654547. $29.95; Blu-ray 9781604654530. $39.95. In this sort-of-sequel to Happiness (1998), slyly subversive writer-director Todd Solondz (Welcome to the...

Lou.(Movie review)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Lou. color. 86 min. Monarch Home Entertainment. 2010. DVD UPC 723952078544. $24.95. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Still hurting from abandonment by her dad, 11-year-old Lou initially rebels when her estranged grandfather (John Hurt) is forced to...

Me Too (Yo, tambien).(Movie review)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Me Too (Yo, tambien), color. 103 min. In Spanish w/English subtitles. Olive Films. 2009. DVD UPC 887090027601. $29.95. Just out of college despite being born with Down syndrome, Daniel (Pablo Pineda) quickly finds himself infatuated with...

Poetry.(Movie review)(Brief article)
October 15, 2011... Poetry. color. 139+ min. In Korean w/English subtitles. Kino Intl. 2010. DVD UPC 738329071028. $29.95; Blu-ray UPC 738329076122. $34.95. Secret Sunshine. color. 142 min. In Korean w/English subtitles. Criterion Collection. 2007. DVD ISBN...

Envisioning the future.(GAMES, GAMERS, & GAMING)
October 15, 2011... The sf genre has always posed the question, "What if?" Its sister genre, high fantasy, has held the throne of popular attention for some time, but now authors are employing hard and soft sciences again, creating novels of the near future. Many...

Prepub alert.
October 15, 2011... BIG COMMERCIAL FICTION Bell, Ted. Phantom: A Thriller. Morrow. Mar. 2012. 496p. ISBN 9780061859304. $27.99. Irg. prnt. THRILLER BOX, CJ. Force of Nature. Putnam. Mar. 2012. 352p. ISBN 9780399158261. $25.95. THRILLER Cohen, Harlan. Stay...