Library Journal articles from September 2011, page 2

Library Journal archives from September 2011

Graphic novels.(Book review)
September 15, 2011... YOE-YOE TRICKS You wouldn't think editing and producing books could be as cool as being creative director for the Muppets and Nickelodeon. But Craig Yoe's wildly creative historical comics collections do what he says: put the comic back in...

Christian fiction.(Book review)
September 15, 2011... THE LEAVES ARE TURNING, children are back in school, and CF publishers are pulling out the stops with several new series debuts by popular authors. Ted Dekker partners with Tosca Lee to launch their thrilling "Book of Mortals" trilogy with...

Correction.(Correction notice)
September 15, 2011... The LJ 8/11 review of Grant R. Jeffrey and Alton L. Gansky's The Scroll incorrectly describes the protagonists as searching for the Copper Scroll. Instead, the archaeological dig focuses on the 64 sacred treasures of the Second Temple, the...

Bolano, Roberto. The Third Reich.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Bolano, Roberto. The Third Reich. Farrar. Dec. 2011. c.288p, tr. from Spanish by Natasha Wimmer. ISBN 9780374275824. $25. F When Bolano died at 50, he left behind a large amount of writing. The critical success of his novels in the United...

Cole, Trevor. Practical Jean.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Cole, Trevor. Practical Jean. HarperPerennial: HarperCollins. Oct. 2011. c.304p. ISBN 9780062082503. pap. $13.99. F How far would you go to ensure your dearest friends' happiness? Would you donate a kidney? Or would you kill them with...

DeWitt, Helen. Lightning Rods.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... DeWitt, Helen. Lightning Rods. New Directions, dist. by Norton. Oct. 2011. c.280p. ISBN 9780811219433. $24.95. F Had I not known the author's name, I would have never guessed that DeWitt wrote this work. I would have sworn it was written by a...

Donoso, Jose. The Lizard's Tale.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Donoso, Jose. The Lizard's Tale. Northwestern Univ. Oct. 2011. c.224p. ed. by Julio Ortega. tr. from Spanish by Suzanne Jill Levine. ISBN 9780810127029. $24.95. F [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In Barcelona, elderly painter Antonio Munoz-Roa...

D'Souza, Tony. Mule: A Novel of Moving Weight.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... D'Souza, Tony. Mule: A Novel of Moving Weight. Mariner: Houghton Harcourt. Sept. 2011. c.304p. ISBN 9780547576718. pap. $14.95. F In his third novel, D'Souza (Whiteman) provides an in-depth look at the creation of a drug mule. James, a young...

Greenslit, Sara. As If a Bird Flew by Me.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Greenslit, Sara. As If a Bird Flew by Me. Univ. of Alabama. Sept. 2011. c.144p. ISBN 9781573661645. pap. $14.50. F It will come as no surprise that Greenslit has an MFA in poetry, for her striking meditation on what matters in "the...

Indridason, Arnaldur. Operation Napoleon.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Indridason, Arnaldur. Operation Napoleon. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Oct. 2011. c.336p. tr. from Icelandic by Victoria Cribb. ISBN 9780312659103. $24.99. F In the closing days of World War II, a German bomber crashes on a remote glacier in...

Jacobson, Howard. No More Mr. Nice Guy.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Jacobson, Howard. No More Mr. Nice Guy. Bloomsbury, dist. by Macmillan. Oct. 2011. c.272p. ISBN 9781608196876. pap. $16. F Frank Ritz is an acerbic British television critic facing a midlife crisis. He is also a sex addict who feels compelled...

Xpress Reviews.
September 15, 2011... www.libraryjournal.com LJ's free weekly web evaluations for the weeks ending August 19 and August 26, 2011. Go to bit.ly/cq5W7g E-ORIGINALS Alward, Donna. Off the Clock. Samhain. Banks, Maya. Long Road Home. Samhain. Gall, Stacy....

Johansen, Iris. Bonnie.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Johansen, Iris. Bonnie. St. Martin's. Oct. 2011. c.416p. ISBN 9780312651220. $27.99. F Eve Duncan's relentless search for her kidnapped little girl, Bonnie, has led her to New Orleans and a man from both her and Bonnie's father's past. As she...

King, Stephen. 11/22/63.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... King, Stephen. 11/22/63. Scribner. Nov. 2011. c.864p. ISBN 9781451627282. $35. F In King's latest, his first full-length novel since 2009'S Under the Dome, the horror master ventures into sf. Maine restaurant owner Al tells high school...

Maguire, Gregory. Out of Oz: The Final Volume in the Wicked Years.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... * Maguire, Gregory. Out of Oz: The Final Volume in the Wicked Years. Morrow. Nov. 2011. c.576p. ISBN 9780060548940. $26.99. F [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the midst of Oz's civil war, Rain, granddaughter of the infamous Elphaba, Wicked Witch...

Marcus, Ben. The Flame Alphabet.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Marcus, Ben. The Flame Alphabet. Knopf. Jan. 2012. c.304p. ISBN 9780307379375. $25.95. F Fierce, scary, hurtful, unsettling, and brilliant, this new work by award-winning novelist Marcus (Notable American Women) reminds us that language is...

* Murakami, Haruki. 1Q84.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... * Murakami, Haruki. 1Q84. Knopf. Oct. 2011. c.928p, tr. from Japanese by Jay Rubin & Philip Gabriel. ISBN 9780307593313. $30.50. F At the core of this work is a spectacular love story about a girl and boy who briefly held hands when they...

Nemirovsky, Irene. All Our Worldly Goods.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Nemirovsky, Irene. All Our Wordly Goods. Vintage: Random. Sept. 2011. c.272p. ISBN 9780307743299. pap. $14.95. F What makes Nemirovsky's writing so remarkable is its there-as-it's-happening feel; the writing of her masterwork, Suite...

Zombie fiction.(Recommended readings)
September 15, 2011... 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 Living Dead: Origins,...

Orner, Peter. Love and Shame and Love.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Orner, Peter. Love and Shame and Love. Little, Brown. Nov. 2011. c.448p. ISBN 9780316129398. $24.99. F Set amid the slugfest that is Chicago politics, this four-generation saga of the Popper clan begins with Alexander's 1984 not--Bar Mitzvah,...

Spillane, Mickey & Max Allan Collins. The Consummata.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Spillane, Mickey & Max Allan Collins. The Consummata. Hard Case Crime: Titan. Oct. 2011. c.256p. ISBN 9780857682888. pap. $9.95. F Collins again channels Spillane in this revenge-driven outing featuring Morgan the Raider (who appeared...

Stein, Michael. The Rape of the Muse.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Stein, Michael. The Rape of the Muse. Permanent. Oct. 2011. c.206p. ISBN 9781579622237. $28. F Taking a break from his New York City art studio, Rand Taber finds himself in New Haven, CT, helping stage a new show for eccentric artist Harris...

Stephenson, Neal. Reamde.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Stephenson, Neal. Reamde. Morrow. Sept. 2011. c.1056p. ISBN 9780061977961. $35. F After the best-selling Anathern, Stephenson's latest blockbuster introduces Dodge Forthrast, a legendary garner, famous for his illegal past and for T'Rain, the...

Svoboda, Terese. Bohemian Girl.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Svoboda, Terese. Bohemian Girl. Bison: Univ. of Nebraska Pr. (Flyover Fiction). Sept. 2011. c.208p, ed. by Ron Hansen. ISBN 9780803226821. pap. $14.95. F Set at the beginning of the Civil War, Svoboda's fifth novel (after Pirate Talk or...

Thon, Melanie Rae. The Voice of the River.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Thon, Melanie Rae. The Voice of the River. Univ. of Alabama. Sept. 2011. c.216p. ISBN 9781573661621. pap. $15.50. F [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A "tattered rag," cowering and half-wild, Talia is rescued from the pound by 17-year-old Kai. He has...

Wallace, Nicolle. It's Classified.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Wallace, Nicolle. It's Classified. Atria: S. & S. Sept. 2011. c.336p. ISBN 9781451610963. $25. F A year after her acclaimed debut novel, Eighteen Acres, Wallace offers an exciting sequel. As a former White House communications director...

DeLillo, Don. The Angel Esmeralda: Nine Stories.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... DeLillo, Don. The Angel Esmeralda: Nine Stories. Scribner. Nov. 2011. c.224p. ISBN 9781451655841. $24. F This first collection from DeLillo (White Noise) gathers stories published in various literary magazines over the last three decades....

Dockrill, Laura. Echoes: Wickedly Terrifying Tales from the Undergrowth.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... * Dockrill, Laura. Echoes: Wickedly Terrifying Tales from the Undergrowth. HarperCollins UK, dist. by Trafalgar Square. Nov. 2011.334p. illus. ISBN 9780007301294. pap. $13.95. F Most people think they know their fables--but they've never seen...

Faber, Michel. The Apple: Crimson Petal Stories.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Faber, Michel. The Apple: Crimson Petal Stories. Canongate UK, dist. by Trafalgar Square. Sept. 2011. c.200p. ISBN 9780857860859. pap. $14.95. F Welcome back Sugar, the wily prostitute who turned her fortunes on their ear in The Crimson Petal...

Block, Lawrence writing as Jill Emerson. Getting Off.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Block, Lawrence writing as Jill Emerson. Getting Off. Hard Case Crime: Titan. Sept. 2011. c.336p. ISBN 9780857682871. $29.99. M In Hard Case Crime's first hardcover release, Block slips into his Jill Emerson persona to present a "novel of sex...

Rendell, Ruth. The Vault: An Inspector Wexford Novel.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Rendell, Ruth. The Vault: An Inspector Wexford Novel. Scribner. Sept. 2011. c.288p. ISBN 9781451624083. $26. M This sequel to Rendell's 1999 A Sight for Sore Eyes--and the 23rd installment of her Inspector Wexford series--begins with the...

Avant-Garde Art in Everyday Life: Early Twentieth-Century European Modernism.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Avant-Garde Art in Everyday Life: Early Twentieth-Century European Modernism. Art Inst. of Chicago, dist. by Yale Univ. 2011. 160p. ed. by Matthew S. Witkovsky. illus, bibliog. index. ISBN 9780300166095. $50. FINE ARTS [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

Corcoran Gallery of Art: American Paintings to 1945.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Corcoran Gallery of Art: American Paintings to 1945. Hudson Hills, dist. by National Bk. Network. 2011. 320p. ed. by Sarah Cash. illus. index. ISBN 9781555953614. $60. FINE ARTS William Wilson Corcoran gave his private collection of paintings...

Giansanti, Gianni. The Last African Warriors.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Giansanti, Gianni. The Last African Warriors. White Star, dist. by Sterling. 2011. 216p. photogs. ISBN 9788854404724. $60. PHOTOG Aptly titled, this oversized book features photographs of the last generations of traditional Surma warriors...

Goodail, John. The English Castle, 1066-1650.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Goodail, John. The English Castle, 1066-1650. Yale Univ. (Paul Mellon Ctr. for Studies in British Art). 2011.480p. illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 9780300110586, $75. ARCHITECTURE Goodall (architectural editor, Country Life) has produced an...

Morris, Daniel. After Weegee: Essays on Contemporary Jewish American Photographers.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Morris, Daniel. After Weegee: Essays on Contemporary Jewish American Photographers. Syracuse Univ. 2011. c.320p. photogs, bibliog. ISBN 9780815609872. $29.95. PHOTOG Morris's (English, Purdue Univ.; The Poetry of Louise Gluck: A Thematic...

Olley, Michelle. Erotique: Masterpieces of Erotic Art.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Olley, Michelle. Erotique: Masterpieces of Erotic Art. Carlton, dist. by Sterling. 2011. 224p. illus, index. ISBN 9781847328243. $29.95. FINE ARTS Since the 1960s, scores of books purporting to offer a survey of erotic art have been...

Plans and Details for Contemporary Architects: Building with Color.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Plans and Details for Contemporary Architects: Building with Color. Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. 2011. 240p. ed. by The Plan. illus. ISBN 9780500342671. $65. ARCHITECTURE Edited and produced by Italian architecture journal The Plan...

The Suspension of Time: Reflections on Simon Dinnerstein and the Full]right Triptych.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... The Suspension of Time: Reflections on Simon Dinnerstein and the Full]right Triptych. Milkweed. 2011. 360p. ed. by Daniel Slager. illus. ISBN 9781571313263. pap. $35. FINE ARTS In this collection of 44 essays on a single work by contemporary...

Boyd, Brian. Stalking Nabokov: Selected Essays.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Boyd, Brian. Stalking Nabokov: Selected Essays. Columbia Univ. Nov. 2011. c.416p. bibliog, index. ISBN 9780231158565. $35. LIT This appealing (albeit unfortunately titled) collection of essays, addresses, and introductions written for an...

Didion, Joan. Blue Nights.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Didion, Joan. Blue Nights. Knopf. Nov. 2011. c.208p. ISBN 9780307267672. $25. LIT In The Year of Magical Thinking, Didion wrote about her reaction to the death of her husband, John Gregory Dunne. Here she addresses the death shortly...

Dirda, Michael. On Conan Doyle: Or, The Whole Art of Storytelling.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Dirda, Michael. On Conan Doyle: Or, The Whole Art of Storytelling. Princeton Univ. (Writers on Writers). Nov. 2011. c.232p. ISBN 9780691151359. $19.95. LIT Written by a lifelong fan of Conan Doyle's work (and an accomplished writer himself,...

Leibowitz, Herbert. "Something Urgent I Have To Say to You": The Life and Works of William Carlos Williams.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Leibowitz, Herbert. "Something Urgent I Have To Say to You": The Life and Works of William Carlos Williams. Farrar. Nov. 2011. c.473p, illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 9780374113292. $35. LIT In this extremely well-researched work, Leibowitz...

Philbrick, Nathaniel. Why Read Moby-Dick?(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Philbrick, Nathaniel. Why Read Moby-Dick? Viking. Oct. 2011. c.131p, bibliog. ISBN 9780670022991. $25. LIT Philbrick (In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex), a National Book Award winner and resident of Nantucket, has...

Avery, Kevin. Everything Is an Afterthought: The Life and Writings of Paul Nelson.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... * Avery, Kevin. Everything Is an Afterthought: The Life and Writings of Paul Nelson. Fantagraphics. Nov. 2011. c.584p. photogs. ISBN 9781606994757. $29.99. MUSIC That there are pundits who have made careers out of pronouncing criticism dead...

Cristiano, Giuseppe. The Storyboard Artist: A Guide to Freelancing in Film, TV, and Advertising.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Cristiano, Giuseppe. The Storyboard Artist: A Guide to Freelancing in Film, TV, and Advertising. Michael Wiese. Jan. 2012. c.210p. illus. ISBN 9781615930838. $24.95. FILM Any student studying film production has heard, "You must storyboard!"...

Flying Saucers Rock 'n' Roll: Conversations with Unjustly Obscure Rock 'n' Soul Eccentrics.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Flying Saucers Rock 'n' Roll: Conversations with Unjustly Obscure Rock 'n' Soul Eccentrics. Duke Univ. Oct. 2011. c.320p. ed. by Jake Austen. illus, index. ISBN 9780822348498. pap. $24.95. MUSIC The history of music is layered with as many...

Hermes, Will. Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Hermes, Will. Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever. Faber & Faber. Nov. 2011. c.368p, filmog, bibliog, index, discog. ISBN 9780865479807. $30. MUSIC Hermes (senior critic, Rolling Stone)...

Isacoff, Stuart. A Natural History of the Piano: The Instrument, the Music, the Musicians--from Mozart to Modern Jazz and Everything in Between.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Isacoff, Stuart. A Natural History of the Piano: The Instrument, the Music, the Musicians--from Mozart to Modern Jazz and Everything in Between. Knopf. Nov. 2011. c.416p, photogs, index. ISBN 9780307266378. $32.50. MUSIC In this engrossing...

Tillery, Gary. Working Class Mystic: A Spiritual Biography of George Harrison.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Tillery, Gary. Working Class Mystic: A Spiritual Biography of George Harrison. Quest: Theosophical. Nov. 2011. c.200p. bibliog, index. ISBN 9780835609005. pap. $15.95. MUSIC Tillery has analyzed the spirituality of John Lennon (The Cynical...

Tunstall, Tricia. Changing Lives: Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Transformative Power of Music.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... * Tunstall, Tricia. Changing Lives: Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Transformative Power of Music. Norton. Jan. 2012. c.320p, photogs, index. ISBN 9780393078961. $26.95. MUSIC [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gustavo Dudamel, the young and...

Baier, Annette C.: The Pursuits of Philosophy: An introduction to the Life and Thought of David Hume.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Baier, Annette C. The Pursuits of Philosophy: An introduction to the Life and Thought of David Hume. Harvard Univ. Oct. 2011. c.166p. illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 9780674061682. $24.95. PHIL Shortly before he died, David Hume (1711-76) wrote...

Cambridge, Melanie. Oils.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Cambridge, Melanie. Oils. Collins: HarperCollins UK, dist. by Trafalgar Square. Oct. 2011.96p. illus, index. ISBN 9780007301171. $13.95. ART INSTRUCTION AS its one-word title implies, this short guide to painting in oils uses a minimalist...

Tait, Wendy. Flowers in Watercolour.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Tait, Wendy. Flowers in Watercoiour. Search, dist. by IPG. (What To Paint). Oct. 2011. c.112p, illus, index. ISBN 9781844486588. pap. $21.95. ART INSTRUCTION The publisher's new "What To Paint" series offers workbooks aimed at those who have...

Nguyen, Duy. Cocktail Napkin Origami.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Nguyen, Duy. Cocktail Napkin Origami. Sterling. 2011. 128p. illus. ISBN 9781402780387. pap. $9.95. CRAFTS [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Origami is a craft with a low entry threshold--all you need is something flat, square, and foldable. Nguyen's...

Sutton, Derrick. How To Sell Your Crafts Online: A Step-by-Step Guide to Successful Sales on Etsy and Beyond.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Sutton, Derrick. How To Sell Your Crafts Online: A Step-by-Step Guide to Successful Sales on Etsy and Beyond. Griffin: St. Martin's. Oct. 2011. c.224p, illus, index. ISBN 9780312541262. pap. $21.99. CRAFTS Online craft marketplaces such as Etsy...

Gleason, Chris. Art of the Chicken Coop: A Fun and Essential Guide to Housing Your Peeps.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... * Gleason, Chris. Art of the Chicken Coop: A Fun and Essential Guide to Housing Your Peeps. Fox Chapel. 2011. 160p. illus, index. ISBN 9781565235427. pap. $19.95. DIY [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Many are seeing the benefits of urban farming and...

Bara, Brett. Sewing in a Straight Line: Quick & Crafty Projects You Can Make by Simply Sewing Straight.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Bara, Brett. Sewing in a Straight Line: Quick & Crafty Projects You Can Make by Simply Sewing Straight. Potter Craft: Crown Pub. Group. 2011. 160p. illus, index. ISBN 9780307586650. pap. $22.99. FIBER CRAFTS Beginning sewing projects can...

The Best of Kooler Design Studio.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... The Best of Kooler Design Studio. Leisure Arts. Sept. 2011.208p. illus. ISBN 9781609003555. pap. $24.95. FIBER CRAFTS Donna Kooler's brand epitomizes traditional needle arts, and this collection of cross-stitch patterns from four of the...

Budd, Ann. Sock Knitting Master Class: Innovative Techniques + Patterns from Top Designers.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Budd, Ann. Sock Knitting Master Class: Innovative Techniques + Patterns from Top Designers. Interweave. 2011.184p. illus. index. ISBN 9781596683129. pap. $26.95 with DVD. FIBER CRAFTS [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There's a bounty of marvelous...

Gilstrap, Patti & Seryn Potter. Flirt Skirts: Learn How To Sew, Customize, and Style Your Very Own Skirts.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Gilstrap, Patti & Seryn Potter. Flirt Skirts: Learn How To Sew, Customize, and Style Your Very Own Skirts. Potter Craft: Crown Pub. Group. 2011.128p. illus, index. ISBN 9780307586698. pap. $21.99. FIBER CRAFTS Brooklyn designers and...

Balbes, Xorin. SoulSpace: Creating a Home That Is Free of Clutter, Full of Beauty, and Inspired by You.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Balbes, Xorin. SoulSpace: Creating a Home That Is Free of Clutter, Full of Beauty, and Inspired by You. New World Library, dist. by PGW. Oct. 2011. c.256p, index. ISBN 9781608680375. pap. $14.95. INTERIOR DESIGN Balbes, co-owner of the...

Jubouri, Areal al-. Hagar Before the Occupation/Hagar After the Occupation.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... * Jubouri, Areal al-. Hagar Before the Occupation/Hagar After the Occupation. Alice James. Nov. 2011. c.160p, tr. from Arabic by Rebecca Gayle Howell & Husam Qaisi. ISBN 9781882295890. pap. $17.50. POETRY In the Judeo-Christian tradition,...

Tanning, Dorothea. Coming to That.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Tanning, Dorothea. Coming to That. Graywolf. Sept. 2011.64p. ISBN 9781555976019. pap. $15. POETRY [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Self-described at age 101 as the "oldest living emerging poet," painter and sculptor Tanning has published a second...

Givens, Terryl L. & Matthew J. Grow. Parley P. Pratt: The Apostle Paul of Mormonism.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Givens, Terryl L. & Matthew J. Grow. Parley P. Pratt: The Apostle Paul of Mormonism. Oxford Univ. Oct. 2011. c.592p, illus, index. ISBN 9780195375732. $34.95. REL Parley P. Pratt (1807-57) was one of the most influential early apostles of...

Harline, Craig. Conversions: Two Family Stories from the Reformation and Modern America.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Harline, Craig. Conversions: Two Family Stories from the Reformation and Modern America. Yale Univ. (New Directions in Narrative History). Sept. 2011. c.320p, index. ISBN 9780300167016. $27.50. REL Cultural and Reformation historian Harline...

Miller, Calvin. Letters to a Young Pastor.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Miller, Calvin. Letters to a Young Pastor. David C. Cook. Sept. 2011. c.256p. ISBN 9780781405775. pap. $14.99. REL Miller (Beeson Divinity Sch., Samford Univ.; A Hunger for the Holy: Nurturing Intimacy with Christ), a creative, insightful...

Bloom, Harold. The Shadow of a Great Rock: A Literary Appreciation of the King James Bible.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... * Bloom, Harold. The Shadow of a Great Rock: A Literary Appreciation of the King James Bible. Yale Univ. Sept. 2011. c.320p, index. ISBN 9780300166835. $28. REL [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] To Bloom (Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale;...

Bragg, Melvyn. The Book of Books: The Radical Impact of the King James Bible 1611-2011.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Bragg, Melvyn. The Book of Books: The Radical Impact of the King James Bible 1611-2011. Counterpoint. Sept. 2011. c.368p, bibliog. index. ISBN 9781582437811. $28. REL While much has been written in recognition of the 400th anniversary of the...

Smithsonian Institution. Mountaineers: Great Tales of Bravery and Conquest.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Smithsonian Institution. Mountaineers: Great Tales of Bravery and Conquest. DK. Sept. 2011. 360p. illus, maps. index. ISBN 9780756686826. $40. REC This book (which credits no authors) surveys the history and personalities of the daring...

West, Jerry & Jonathan Coleman. West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... West, Jerry & Jonathan Coleman. West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life. Little, Brown. Oct. 2011. c.352p, photogs. ISBN 9780316053495. $27.99. SPORTS Most basketball fans know West, All-American, NBA Hall-of-Famer, the basis for the...

Holiday cooking & crafting.(Recommended readings)
September 15, 2011... Although you may not yet be thinking about Thanksgiving, a slew of Christmas and other holiday books is coming. This year's select titles run the gamut from down-home to sophisticated, narrow to broad, and sentimental to downright snarky....

Bahar, Parvaneh with Joan Aghevli. The Poet's Daughter: Malek o'Shoara Bahar of Iran and the Immortal Song of Freedom.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Bahar, Parvaneh with Joan Aghevli. The Poet's Daughter: Malek o'Shoara Bahar of Iran and the Immortal Song of Freedom. Larson. Nov. 2011. c.224p, photogs. ISBN 9781936012572. $22.95. AUTOBIOG The author is the daughter of perhaps the most...

Bogus, Carl T. Buckley: William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... * Bogus, Carl T. Buckley: William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism. Bloomsbury Pr., dist. by Macmillan. Nov. 2011. c.416p, photogs. index. ISBN 9781596915800. $30. BIOG The erudite and entertaining provocateur William F....

Bond, Justin Vivian. Tango: My Childhood, Backwards and in High Heels.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Bond, Justin Vivian. Tango: My Childhood, Backwards and in High Heels. Feminist Pr, dist. by Consortium. Sept. 2011. c.136p. ISBN 9781558617476. pap. $16.95. AUTOBIOG Here's proof that the avant-garde is alive and well...

Edwards, John. Mary h England's Catholic Queen.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Edwards, John. Mary h England's Catholic Queen. Yale Univ. (English Monarchs). Sept. 2011. c.336p, illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 9780300118100. $35. BIOG Having previously examined the life of Spain's illustrious Queen Isabella, Edwards...

Gaddis, John Lewis. George F. Kennan: An American Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Gaddis, John Lewis. George F. Kennan: An American Life. Penguin Pr: Penguin Group (USA). Nov. 2011. c.775p, bibliog, index. ISBN 9781594203121. $39.95. BlOC George F. Kennan (1904-2005) exerted a profound influence on the conduct of American...

Longerich, Peter. Heinrich Himmler: A Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Longerich, Peter. Heinrich Himmler: A Life. Oxford Univ. Jan. 2012. c.832p, tr. from German by Jeremy Noakes & Lesley Sharpe. illus, bibliog. index. ISBN 9780199592326. $34.95. BIOG Noted Holocaust scholar Longerich (history, Royal...

Fahs, Alice. Out on Assignment: Newspaper Women and the Making of Modern Public Space.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Fahs, Alice. Out on Assignment: Newspaper Women and the Making of Modern Public Space. Univ. of North Carolina. Nov. 2011. c.400p, illus, bibliog. index. ISBN 9780807834961. $37.50. COMM Although written by an academic for academics, this...

Bates, Suzanne. Discover Your CEO Brand: Secrets to Embracing and Maximizing Your Unique Value as a Leader.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Bates, Suzanne. Discover Your CEO Brand: Secrets to Embracing and Maximizing Your Unique Value as a Leader. McGraw-Hill. Oct. 2011. c.221p. ISBN 9780071762861. $25. BUS Are you doing everything possible to brand yourself as a successful CEO...

The Future of Money.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... The Future of Money. Transworld, dist. by Trafalgar Square. 2011. c.400p, ed. by Oliver Chittenden. index. ISBN 9780753522042. pap. $15.95. ECON Chittenden, who has worked for the London Speaker Bureau, here gathers ruminations on the recent...

Heinberg, Richard. The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Heinberg, Richard. The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality. New Society. Sept. 2011.336p. bibliog, index. ISBN 9780865716957. pap. $17.95. ECON [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Heinberg (senior fellow-in-residence, Post Carbon Inst.;...

Huddleston, Pat. The Vigilant Investor: A Former SEC Enforcer Reveals How To Fraud-Proof Your Investments.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Huddleston, Pat. The Vigilant Investor: A Former SEC Enforcer Reveals How To Fraud-Proof Your Investments. AMACOM: American Management Assn. Oct. 2011. c.256p, index. ISBN 9780814417508. $24.95. BUS Every year "Americans lose $40 billion......

Pomfret, Richard. The Age of Equality: The Twentieth Century in Economic Perspective.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2011... Pomfret, Richard. The Age of Equality: The Twentieth Century in Economic Perspective. Belknap: Harvard Univ. Oct. 2011. c.296p. maps. bibliog, index. ISBN 9780674062177. $28.95. ECON This in-depth history examines economic growth over two...