Library Journal articles from September 2005, page 9

Library Journal archives from September 2005

Trailers: what's coming on VHS/DVD.(Backstairs at the White House, The Bonanza Collection, Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X, The Empires Collection,The Knowledge of Healing, Patsy Cline: Sweet Dreams Still; The Anthology, Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected, Teorema)(Video Recording Review)
September 1, 2005... Backstairs at the White House. 4 vols. color, 444 min. Acorn Media. Nov. 2005. DVD ISBN 1-56938-803-2. $59.99. DRAMA From Taft to Eisenhower, our political history is illuminated in this 1979 miniseries, featuring Olivia Cole and Leslie...

All the right moves.(Doin' It in Bed! Bed Exercises and Chairobics for Seniors Who Want to Stay Young)(Exercise: A Video from the National Institute on Aging)(J. B. Berns' Freedom Restoration Series)(J. B. Berns' Freedom Exercise System Series)(More Than Stretch for Older Adults and Seniors)(More Yoga for the Rest of Us with Peggy Cappy)(Sit and Be Fit: Balance and Fall Prevention Workout)(Yoga for Scoliosis with Elise Browning Miller: Therapeutic Back Care)(Video Recording Review)
September 1, 2005... Doin' It in Bed! Bed Exercises and Chairobics for Seniors Who Want To Stay Young. color. 57 min. Tony Zanelotti, dist. by Video Learning Library, 15838 N. 62nd St., Scottsdale, AZ 85254; 800-383-8811. 2004. VHS $19.95. Exercise: A Video...

Brockmann, Suzanne. Hot Target.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)
September 1, 2005... * Brockmann, Suzanne. Hot Target. 13 CDs. unabridged. 16 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2005. ISBN 1-59355-600-4. $117.25. F Navy SEAL Cosmo Richter has a reputation for being cold and heartless; Jane Mercedes Chadwick, a Hollywood producer, is...

Brown, Rita Mae & Sneaky Pie Brown. Cat's Eyewitness.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)
September 1, 2005... Brown, Rita Mae & Sneaky Pie Brown. Cat's Eyewitness. 8 cassettes, unabridged. 9 1/2 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2005. ISBN 1-4193-2058-0. $79.75; 8 CDs. ISBN 1-4193-2060-2. $89.75. F Brown and her feline collaborator, Sneaky Pie, offer the 12th...

Clark, Mary Higgins. Loves Music, Loves to Dance.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)
September 1, 2005... * Clark, Mary Higgins. Loves Music, Loves To Dance. 6 cassettes, unabridged. 8 1/2 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2005. ISBN 1-4025-3531-7. $59.75. F Erin Kelly and Darcy Scott, best friends in college, have continued their close association after...

Fairstein, Linda. Entombed.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)
September 1, 2005... Fairstein, Linda. Entombed. 8 cassettes. unabridged. 11 1/4 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2005. ISBN 1-4193-1580-3. $79.75; 10 CDs. ISBN 1-4193-1582-X. $109.75. F Detective MercerWallace and Assistant DA Alexandra Cooper investigate an attempted...

Fielding, Joy. Puppet.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)
September 1, 2005... Fielding, Joy. Puppet. 11 CDs. unabridged. 13 hrs. Sound Library: BBC Audiobooks America. 2005. ISBN 0-7927-3420-3. $99.95; 9 cassettes. ISBN 0-7927-3419-X. $79.95; 2 MP3-CDs. ISBN 0-7927-3470-X. $49.95. F Amanda, a beautiful young...

Heitzmann, Kristen. Secrets.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)
September 1, 2005... Heitzmann, Kristen. Secrets. 13 cassettes. unabridged. 18% hrs. Recorded Bks. 2005. ISBN 1-4193-1875-6. $109.75; 16 CDs. ISBN 1-4193-1877-2. $119.75. F As in many romance novels, two strangers are thrown together, with many problems and...

Koontz, Dean & Kevin J. Anderson. Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Prodigal Son.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)
September 1, 2005... Koontz, Dean & Kevin J. Anderson. Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Prodigal Son. 7 cassettes, unabridged. 10 1/2 hrs. Books on Tape. 2005. ISBN 1-4159-1561-X. $96; 14 CDs. ISBN 1-4159-1648-9. $112. F More than 200 years after the creation of...

Reilly, Matthew. Hover Car Racer.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Audiobook Review)
September 1, 2005... Reilly, Matthew. Hover Car Racer. 11 CDs. unabridged. 10 1/2 hrs. Bolinda Audio. 2005. ISBN 1-74093-645-0. $88. F Hover cars are the hottest things in transportation; they travel at incredible speeds and have replaced traditional...

Roby, Kimberla Lawson. The Best-Kept Secret.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)
September 1, 2005... * Roby, Kimberla Lawson. The Best-Kept Secret. 6 CDs. unabridged. 7 1/2 hrs. Sound Library: BBC Audiobooks America. 2005. ISBN 0-7927-3457-2. $64.95; 5 cassettes. ISBN 0-7927-3456-4. $49.95; 1 MP3-CD. ISBN 0-7927-3458-0. $29.95. F After...

Rosenberg, Nancy Taylor. Sullivan's Justice.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)
September 1, 2005... Rosenberg, Nancy Taylor. Sullivan's Justice. 10 CDs. unabridged. 12 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2005. ISBN 1-59355-3528. [ISBN 978-1-59355-352-4]. $102.25. F Carolyn Sullivan, Ventura County probation officer, has her hands full in this...

Prepub audio.(The Time In Between, Who's Sorry Now?: A Grace and Favor Mystery, Road to Paradise, Predator: A Scarpetta Novel, The Lighthouse, Forever Odd, The Cold War: A New History)(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)
September 1, 2005... FICTION Bergen, David. The Time In Between. 6 cassettes, unabridged. 8 1/2 hrs. Blackstone Audiobks. Dec. 2005. ISBN 1-7861-3659-6. $29.95; 7 CBs. ISBN 0-7861-7732-2. $29.95; 1 MP3-CD. ISBN 0-7861-7963-5. $29.95. F The memory of a...

Bodanis, David. Electric Universe: The Shocking True Story of Electricity.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)
September 1, 2005... Bodanis, David. Electric Universe: The Shocking True Story of Electricity. 4 cassettes, unabridged. 7 hrs. Books on Tape. 2005. ISBN 0-7366-9834-5. $72; 5 CDs. ISBN 1-4159-1626-8. $90. SCI Many people think of electricity as that...

Levitt, Steven D. & Stephen J. Dubner. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)
September 1, 2005... Levitt, Steven D. & Stephen J. Dubner. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. 6 CDs. unabridged. 7 hrs. HarperAudio. 2005. ISBN 0-06-077613-7. $29.95. ECON Economist Levitt and Dubner (Turbulent Souls)...

McKibben, Bill. Wandering Home.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)
September 1, 2005... McKibben, Bill. Wandering Home. 3 cassettes, unabridged. 4 1/2 hrs. Books on Tape. 2005. ISBN 1-4159-1598-9. $36; 5 CDs. ISBN 1-4159-1783-3. $45. TRAY Nature writer McKibben treks from his home in the Champlain Valley of Vermont to his...

Pelzer, Richard B. A Brother's Journey: Surviving a Childhood of Abuse.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)
September 1, 2005... Pelzer, Richard B. A Brother's Journey: Surviving a Childhood of Abuse. 3 CDs. abridged. 6 hrs. Time Warner Audiobks. 2005. ISBN 1-58621-718-6. $23.98; 2 cassettes. ISBN 1-58621-717-8. $18.98. PSYCH The Pelzer family has become famous for...

Classic returns.(A Friend from England, A Misalliance, Merian C. Cooper's King Kong, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, The Miernik Dossier, Darkroom, Innocent Blood, Vipers' Tangle, The Last Catholic in America, Thunder Along the Mississippi, A Dictionary of Wit, Wisdom, and Satire, The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual,Two Years Before the Mast and Other Voyages, Folktales from Iraq, What's Whole in Whole Language, Jonathan Edwards, Women Who Date Too Much ... and Those Who Should Be So Lucky, The Right Stuff Illustrated)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Brookner, Anita. A Friend from England. 205p. ISBN 1-4000-9521-2. Brookner, Anita. A Misalliance. 191p. ISBN 1-4000-9522-0. ea. vol: Vintage. 2005. pap. $13. F Released in 1987 and 1986, respectively, these British novels follow very...

When time is tight: speed reads.(Housewrights, Lying Awake, Skipping Christmas, The Dogs of Babel, The Wedding Dress, April Morning, Felicia's Journey, Bleachers)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... These short books ask eternal questions. Are heavenly visions divinely inspired or medical hallucinations? Can a dog talk? Will a father and son ever be able to communicate? Can a bride plan a wedding without a groom? When your reading group...

Bestsellers: DVD.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... 1 Fahrenheit 9/11. Columbia TriStar. 2004. ISBN 1-4049-6847-4. $14.94. 2 Faith Rewarded: The Historic Season of the 2004 Red Sox. Hart Sharp Video. 2004. $19.99. 3 Superbowl 39. Warner Home Video. 2005. $9.97. 4 Super Size Me: A...

LJ best sellers: the books most borrowed in U.S. libraries.(Illustration)
September 1, 2005... FICTION LAST RANKING/ TIMES ...