Library Journal articles from September 2011, page 5

Library Journal archives from September 2011

Go ahead, flip out.(TABLES)
September 15, 2011... Flip the top, nest the base, and store these Flip-n-Go Tables. Incorporate standard rectangular tables with various pie piece wedge tables to create a multitude of configurations. Dual side levers allow for a flip of the top, while locking...

Scalable conferencing.(TABLES)
September 15, 2011... The Auvy Conference Table was designed to coordinate with JSl's entire casegoods offering, so pick the look and style and add the capabilities. A beam running lengthwise beneath the table top provides support, brings scalability by allowing the...

Remote control computer.(TABLETS)
September 15, 2011... Remotely control computer applications, write, draw, and annotate onscreen while moving around the room with the Wireless Interactive Multimedia Tablet. A large 10"-diagonal active area automatically maps the pad to any screen size. Users can...

See spot stay.(WIRELESS NETWORKING)
September 15, 2011... Allow users who bring their own laptops to print from virtually any platform (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) and pay for their print jobs at the print release station with SPOT, The Intelligent HotSpot. Coin/ bill vending hardware, credit/ debit card...

Ultramodern.(WORKSTATIONS)
September 15, 2011... The Teraine Workstation's benching system allows for numerous collaborative and independent work layouts. This system is available in five different leg styles and includes many component options. Divider material choices include wood, laminate,...

Novel library novel design: Prescott Valley Public Library experiments with a new staffing strategy.(case study)
September 15, 2011... Inspired by a regional lava dome, the 55,000 square foot Prescott Valley Public Library, AZ, houses a new hybrid university, town council chambers, and public meeting space in addition to the new library. A folded corten skin and glass window...

9/11 ten years on: 15 titles.(ON THE WEB: www.libraryjournal.com)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "With the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks quickly approaching, several upcoming books look back at that day and at the years since, taking a range of approaches, from the personal and emotional, to the academic...

Xpress reviews: first look at new books.(ON THE WEB: www.libraryjournal.com)(Class Warfare: Inside the Fight To Fix America's Schools )(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... "Verdict: Many parents, even those who are educators, may not be aware of the battles that occur daily in the education world. This is a fascinating look at those struggles and at the people who determine how America's children will be...

Ebook romance: LJ takes the plunge.(ON THE WEB: www.libraryjournal.com)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With ebooks hero to stay--just ask any devoted romance reader--LJ has jumped into the ebook waters with reviews of e-original and e-only romances, including Katie Reus's Deadly Obsession (Carina) and Renee Wildes's...

Enlist the new librarians! We must not waste this valuable resource.(blatant berry)
September 1, 2011... THE BRIGHT, NEW YOUNG LIBRARIANS graduating from our LIS programs are the best news in this awful period of library decline. Every semester my classes at Pratt Institute in New York and Dominican University in the Chicago suburb of River Forest...

Resounding win at polls saves troy public library.(news desk)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... The Troy Public Library, MI, will not close. The voters on August 2 gave overwhelming approval to a five-year, dedicated 0.7-mill levy that will provide the library with $3.1 million in its first year. The unofficial tally was 12,246 to 8,799...

Texas cuts state funding for libraries by 88 percent.(news desk)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... The new Texas state biennial budget (FY2012/13), signed July 26 by Gov. Rick Perry, will reduce state funding for the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by 64 percent and state funding for the agency's library programs by 88 percent. ...

CPSIA exempts books from lead testing.(news desk)(Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act )(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... With lightning speed, Congress on August 1 amended the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) and resolved in a day the librarian community's three-year-old concern that library books were subject to lead testing. For the librarians,...

New book industry survey shows robust ebook sales.(news desk)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... A new annual survey of the total U.S. book publishing industry released August 9 shows growing revenue and, even without numbers from 2011, exponential ebook sales. The industry sold 2.57 billion books in all formats in 2010, a 4.1 percent...

U.S. libraries move to adopt RDA cataloging code.(news desk)(Resource Description and Access )
September 1, 2011... The roof beam of a new bibliographic framework has been raised high and likely will be nailed into place in the not-too-distant future. The three U.S. national libraries--the Library of Congress (LC), the National Agricultural Library (NAL),...

UK research libraries draw line on journal prices.(NEWSDESK)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... Research Libraries UK (RLUK), which represents 30 British research libraries, is pledging to cut through "the barbed wire thrown up by journal publishers around scholarly research." David Prosser, the group's executive director, wrote the...

In pursuit of Carnegie, on a smaller scale.(NEWSDESK)(Todd Bol and Rick Brooks )(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rick Brooks and Todd Bol like to spend their weekends endowing and building libraries. The Wisconsin pair want to top Andrew Carnegie, who built and endowed 2,509 libraries. The only difference is that the facilities...

Heads up, small libraries!(NEWSDESK)
September 1, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Now is the time to get started Oh your nomination for the 2012 Best Small Library in America Award, sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. See the guidelines at www.libraryjournal.com/bestsmall...

Boston, Los Angeles protect and expand service hours.(NEWSDESK)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... The Boston Public Library (BPL) and the Los Angeles Public Library have both recently had good news to report about their hours of service. In the case of Los Angeles, Monday service was reinstated at all 73 city libraries starting July 18....

British Library offers app for 19th-century collection.(NEWSDESK)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... The British Library has launched its 19th Century Historical Collection App for the iPad. The app was announced in June with an initial offering of 1000 19th-century books, but it now provides 45,000 titles to subscribers for $2.99 a month and...

Proquest acquires expert information.(NEWSDESK)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... ProQuest announced August 5 that it has acquired London-based Expert Information, publishers of Index to Theses, an electronic database of bibliographic information of British and Irish theses dating back to 1716. Financial details of the...

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Library Alliance.(people)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... Shanesha Brooks-Tatum has been hired as Project Coordinator and Writer for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Library Alliance. She will conduct research in support of the HBCU Library Alliance's Preserving Our History...

Tiffin-Seneca Public Library.(people)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... Karen Culp, Director, Tiffin-Seneca Public Library, OH, has retired after 31 years of service. Tim Hagen, Head of Adult Services, has been named Interim Director.

Mark Twain Library.(people)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... Beth Dominianni is the new Director, Mark Twain Library, Redding, CT. She replaces the retiring Heather Morgan.

Random House Publisher Services.(people)(Skip Dye )(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... Skip Dye is now Vice President, Library, Academic, and Random House Publisher Services. He leads a newly formed division of library and academic sales. He most recently was Vice President, Sales Operations and Services at Random House.

Colorado State Library.(people)(Patricia Froehlieh)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... Patricia Froehlieh, Youth Services Senior Consultant, Colorado State Library, retired on August 30. She began her tenure with the Colorado State Library ten years ago as Public Library Consultant.

Scranton Library.(people)(Sandra Long)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... Sandra Long, Director, Scranton Library, Madison, CT, for 41 years, has announced her retirement, effective October 14. A search is under way for her successor.

Ohio Library Council.(people)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... Meribah Mansfield will receive the 2011 Hall of Fame Librarian Award from the Ohio Library Council. Mansfield, who retired in 2010, was Director of Worthington Libraries (WL), OH, for almost 19 years. During her tenure, WL saw two levy...

Virtual Library of Virginia.(people)(Vince Mariner )(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... Vince Mariner has been appointed Deputy Director, Virtual Library of Virginia. He formerly was Statewide Coordinator of Pennsylvania's Virtual Reference Service, known as Ask Here PA.

Springfield-Greene County Library District (S-GCLD).(people)(Kelly Miller)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... Kelly Miller, Business Librarian, Springfield-Greene County Library District (S-GCLD), MO, has been given the additional role of Manager of the Park Central Branch Library, S-GCLD.

Osterhout Free Library.(people)(Richard Miller )(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... Richard Miller has been appointed Executive Director, Osterhout Free Library, Wilkes-Barre, PA, and will also serve as Administrator, Luzerne County Library in Wilkes-Barre, effective early this month. He was Director of Library Services,...

St. Luke's College.(people)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... Laura Mischke has been appointed Library Department Chair, St. Luke's College, Sioux City, IA. She previously was a Teacher and Librarian for Lawton-Bronson Community Schools, IA, and served as Interim Director, South Sioux City Public Library.

Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS).(people)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... Michael Piper has been named Interim Executive Director, Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS), formed July 1 with the consolidation of five systems: Alliance Library System, DuPage Library System, Metropolitan Library System, North...

Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County, OH.(people)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... Carlton Sears, Director, Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County, OH, announced his upcoming retirement, effective March 30, 2012, after 15 years of service. His next challenge will be working with the Harwood Institute for Public...

Henderson County Public Library.(people)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... Donald Wathen, Director, Henderson County Public Library, KY, has retired after 33 years in the position. He is succeeded by Assistant Director Pare Vincent.

Portico.(people)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... Kate Wittenberg has been appointed Managing Director of Portico, a division of Ithaka, effective September 1. She takes over from Eileen Fenton, who will remain Executive Vice President of" Technology & Content Services. Wittenberg was...

$1m grant funds archive system project.(infotech)
September 1, 2011... The library at New York University (NYU) was awarded a $1,094,996 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to lead a partnership of three academic libraries to combine features of two archives management systems, Archon and the Archivists'...

Open source ILS launched in military installations.(infotech)(integrated library system)
September 1, 2011... The nonprofit Comfort for America's Uniformed Services' (CAUSE) Digital Entertainment Libraries went live in late July with an open source Koha integrated library system (ILS) following a yearlong migration with support by ByWater Solutions. ...

OCLC app makes connections.(infotech)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... OCLC announced a clever prototype online app called the WorldCat Identities Network, which creates a visual web connecting people, fictional characters, or corporations in the WorldCat Identities database. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The...

Ex Libris releases new version of Voyager ILS.(INFOTECH)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... Library automation company Ex Libris Group in July announced the release of Version 8 of its Voyager integrated library system (ILS), adding several upgrades. The last major version. 7.0. was released in June 2008. The new features include a...

SirsiDynix, Polaris add new library ILS customers.(INFOTECH)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... Library automation company SirsiDynix announced in July that it had gained 13 new library customers worldwide using its Symphony integrated library system (ILS) in the second quarter, along with 12 of its current customers upgrading from...

OverDrive.(INFOTECH BRIEFS)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... In late July, OverDrive announced an update to OverDrive-powered mobile library sites, allowing patrons the option of storing library card numbers on mobile devices for 90 days, instead of manually entering the number for each use. Any...

OCLC board chair Larry Alford reported in August that an Executive Search Committee from the OCLC Board will lead the process to choose a new CEO when Jay Jordan retires in June 2012.(INFOTECH BRIEFS)(Online Computer Library Center Inc.)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... OCLC board chair Larry Alford reported in August that an Executive Search Committee from the OCLC Board will lead the process to choose a new CEO when Jay Jordan retires in June 2012. The eight-member committee will be chaired by Sandy Yee, dean...

VuFind, an open source discovery interface developed by the library at Villanova University, PA, was upgraded to Version 1.2 in August.(INFOTECH BRIEFS)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... VuFind, an open source discovery interface developed by the library at Villanova University, PA, was upgraded to Version 1.2 in August. Additions include new infrastructure for holds and renewals when used with integrated library systems such as...

Gale, part of Cengage Learning, announced new enhancements to its Gale PowerSearch platform.(INFOTECH BRIEFS)(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... Gale, part of Cengage Learning, announced new enhancements to its Gale PowerSearch platform, which allows cross-searching of periodical and reference content, primary sources, and ebooks. The new features, which were influenced by user feedback,...

The evolving book group: new formats only mean more engagement for this evergreen program.
September 1, 2011... It's been a monumental year for the book. The long-anticipated breakthrough of the ebook arrived in full force in January as happy holiday gift recipients filled their new Kindles, Nooks, and iPads with best sellers, a whopping number of...

A boon to the workforce: libraries have stepped into the gap to help workers in need of 21st-century skills, but there is more to do.(Essay)
September 1, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When the economy faltered, people turned to libraries for guidance. For many of the newly laid off, library staff were the first responders to their anxiety and confusion. As the economy climbs a slow and painful path...

Dear hiring committee: Stephen X. Flynn, founder of Open Cover Letters, talks about his site featuring successful communications from librarians and archivists who got the job.(LJ Q & A)(Interview)
September 1, 2011... A lot rides on a cover letter. This opening missive is a new librarian or archivist's first communication with a potential employer, an important opportunity to showcase the skills and experience that set them apart. But the effect of cover...

RFID systems: LJ takes a look at some ways that radio-frequency identification technology is being used in libraries.(PRODUCT WATCH)(Library Journal)
September 1, 2011... Radio-frequency identification (RFID) systems--which use radio communication between specialized readers and tags--provide libraries with a range of benefits, including enhanced security, streamlined collection management, and less repetitive...

Timeless reels.(Collection Development: Classic Films on DVD)(List)
September 1, 2011... A solid selection of classic films should be the anchor of any well-rounded library collection. Of course, it should include popular movies like Transformers (2007) and The Hangover (2009), since they will be in demand, but films of historical...

To be or not to be ... opinionated.(BACKTALK)(Essay)
September 1, 2011... I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE: I hate the Kindle. Hate it. I think it's pro-DRM, restrictive, ugly, clunky, and probably offers the most uncomfortable way to read a book. I hate it so much that I even get a little annoyed when I see one. Phew!...

Carter, Philip. The Altar of Bones.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... Carter, Philip. The Altar of Bones. 14 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 17 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2011. ISBN 9781449847517. $123.75; 2 MP3-CDs. library ed.; digital download. S. & S. Audio. F The first novel attributed to Carter, the pseudonym of...

Clark, Carol Higgins. Mobbed: A Regan Reilly Mystery.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... Clark, Carol Higgins. Mobbed: A Regan Reilly Mystery. 5 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 6 1/4 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2011. ISBN 9781449847456. $56.75; 1 MP3-CD. library ed.; 5 CDs. retail ed. S. & S. Audio; Playaway digital; digital download. M ...

Coyle, Cleo. On What Grounds: A Coffeehouse Mystery.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... Coyle, Cleo. On What Grounds: A Coffeehouse Mystery. 7 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 8 hrs. AudioGO. 2011. ISBN 9780792777984. $59.95; digital download. M If coffee drinks are your idea of rapture on Earth, Coyle's long-running mystery series...

McCulley, Johnston. The Mark of Zorro.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... * McCulley, Johnston. The Mark of Zorro. 3 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 3 hrs. Blackstone Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781441728876. $40; 3 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD. library/retail eds.; Playaway digital; digital download, e Amazingly, the first Zorro...

Picoult, Jodi. Sing You Home.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... Picoult, Jodi. Sing You Home. 14 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 17 1/2 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2011. ISBN 9781449871024. $123.75; 2 MP3-CDs. library ed.; 14 CDs. retail ed. Whole Story; Playaway digital; digital download. F For several years, Zoe...

The Rich and the Dead.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... * The Rich and the Dead. ed. by Nelson DeMille. 11 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 12 1/2 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781455818785. $79.97; 11 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD. library/retail eds.; Playaway digital; digital download. M The...

Rosenfelt, David. On Borrowed Time.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... * Rosenfelt, David. On Borrowed Time. 6 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 8 hrs. Listen & Live Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781593165772. $39.95; 6 CDs. retail ed.; digital download. F Edgar and Shamus award nominee Rosenfelt, author of the Andy...

Wallace, Edgar. The Four Just Men.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... Wallace, Edgar. The Four Just Men. 4 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 4 1/2 hrs. Naxos Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781843794554. $28.98; digital download. F This is the first of the many thriller/adventure novels written by Wallace (1875-1932). It's the...

Ferguson, Sarah. Finding Sarah: A Duchess's Journey To Find Herself.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... Ferguson, Sarah. Finding Sarah: A Duchess's Journey To Find Herself. 11 CDs, library ed. unabridged. 13 hrs. AudioGO. Nov. 2011. ISBN 9780792782919. $84.95; MP3-CD; Playaway digital; digital download. MEMOIR [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The...

Kaaberbol, Lene & Agnete Friis. The Boy in the Suitcase.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... Kaaberbol, Lene & Agnete Friis. The Boy in the Suitcase. 9 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 11 hrs. AudioGO. Nov. 2011. ISBN 9780792780069. $74.95; Playaway digital; digital download. F This is the first time the popular Danish "Nina Borg"...

Pratchett, Terry. Snuff: A Novel of Discworld.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... Pratchett, Terry. Snuff: A Novel of Discworld. 10 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 12 hrs. AudioGO, Oct. 2011. ISBN 9780792780045. $79.95; MP3-CD; Playaway digital; digital download. FANTASY Pratchett is a perennial best seller, with a devoted...

Shatner, William. Shatner Rules: Your Guide to Understanding the Shatnerverse and the World at Large.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... Shatner, William. Shatner Rubs: Your Key to Understanding the Shatnerverse arid the World at Large. 5 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 6 hrs. Penguin Audio. Oct. 2011. ISBN 9781611760231. $29.95. TV/AUTOBIOG [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A living...

Weis, Margaret & Robert Krammes. Shadow Raiders.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... * Weis, Margaret & Robert Krammes. Shadow Raiders. (Dragon Brigade, Bk. 1). 20 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 25 1/2 hrs. Tantor Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781452632223. $131.99; 20 CDs. retail ed.; 3 MP3-CDs. retail ed.; digital download. F ...

Wiseman, Beth & others. An Amish Love: Three Amish Novellas.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... Wiseman, Beth & others. An Amish Love: Three Amish Novellas, 10 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 11 1/2 hrs. Oasis Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781598599572. $32.99; digital download. CHRISTIAN ROMANCE "Bonnet books," or fiction set in Amish...

Abrams, Dan. Man Down: Proof beyond a Reasonable Doubt That Women Are Better Cops, Drivers, Gamblers, Spies, World Leaders, Beer Tasters, Hedge Fund Managers, and HJust about Everything Else.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... Abrams, Dan. Man Down: Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt That Women Are Better Cops, Drivers, Gamblers, Spies, World Leaders, Beer Tasters, Hedge Fund Managers, and lust About Everything Else. 3 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 2 3/4 hrs. Dreamscape...

Blum, Howard. The Floor of Heaven: A True Tale of the Last Frontier and the Yukon Gold Rush.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... * Blum, Howard. The Floor of Heaven: A True Tale of the Last Frontier and the Yukon Gold Rush. 13 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 16 hrs. Books on Tape. 2011. ISBN 9780307914620. $50; digital download. Random Audio. HIST New York Times...

Coward, Noel. The Noel Coward Collection.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... * Coward, Noel. The Noel Coward Collection. 12 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 10 1/4 hrs. L.A. Theatre Works. 2010. ISBN 9781580817950. $69.95; Playaway digital; digital download. DRAMA L.A. Theatre Works revives some of the best works of...

Epstein, Daniel Mark. The Ballad of Bob Dylan: A Portrait.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... Epstein, Daniel Mark. The Ballad of Bob Dylan: A Portrait. 13 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 16 hrs. AudioGO. 2011. ISBN 9780792778301. $99.95; 13 CDs. retail ed.; digital download. MUSIC/BIOG Bob Dylan certainly has left an indelible mark on...

Holland, Heidi. Dinner with Mugabe: The Untold Story of a Freedom Fighter Who Became a Tyrant.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... Holland, Heidi. Dinner with Mugabe: The Untold Story of a Freedom Fighter Who Became a Tyrant. 11 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 13 hrs. Bolinda Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781742143767. $39.95; Playaway digital; digital download. BIOG Originally...

McCormack, Chris & Tim Vandehey. I'm Here To Win: A World Champion's Advice for Peak Performance.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... McCormack, Chris & Tim Vandehey. I'm Here To Win: A World Champion's Advice for Peak Performance. 7 COs. retail ed. unabridged. 9 hrs. Hachette Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781611138368. $29.98; digital download. SPORTS/AUTOBIOG [ILLUSTRATION...

Meditations for a Kind Heart: The Healing Power of Cherishing Others.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... Meditations for a Kind Heart: The Healing Power of Cherishing Others. 1 CD. retail ed. unabridged. 30 min. Tharpa Pubns. 2011. ISRN 9781616060039. $12.95. SELF-HELP This disc focuses on an unusual category of meditation--that of meditating in...

Montville, Leigh. Evel: The High Flying Life of Evel Knievel; American Showman, Daredevil, and Legend.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... Montville, Leigh. Evel: The High Flying Life of Evel Knievel; American Showman, Daredevil, and Legend. 15 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 17 1/2 hrs. Books on Tape. 2011. ISBN 9780307738943. $50; digital download. Random Audio. BIOG ...

National Public Radio. Driveway Moments: Dog Tales; Radio Stories That Won't Let You Go.(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... * National Public Radio. Driveway Moments: Dog Tales; Radio Stories That Won't Let You Go, ed. by Andrea Seabrook. 2 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 2 hrs. HighBridge Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781611744002. $50; 2 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD. retail ed....

Peshawaria, Rajeev. Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders: The Three Essential Principles You Need to Become an Extraordinary Leader.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... * Peshawaria, Rajeev. Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders: The Three Essential Principles You Need To Become an Extraordinary Leader. 7 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 8 hrs. Tantor Audio. 2011. ISBN 9781452632360. $71.99; 7 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD....

The Agatha Christie Hour: Set 2.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
September 1, 2011... The Agatha Christie Hour: Set 2.2 discs. color. 260 rain. John Frankau & others, Thames Television, dist. by Acorn Media, 888-870-8047; www.acornonline.com. 2011. DVD ISBN 9781598285246. $39.99. SDH subtitles. F Forget Miss Marple and...

Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
September 1, 2011... Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench. b/w. 84+ min. Damien Chazelle, Varilight Films, dist. by Cinema Guild, 800-7235522; www.cinemaguild.com. 2011. DVD ISBN 9780781513678. $29.95. F Writer-director Chazele's feature film is a gritty, quirky,...

Something Wild.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
September 1, 2011... Something Wild. color. 114+ min. Jonathan Demme, dist. by Criterion Collection, www.criterion.com. 2011. DVD ISBN 9781604654202. $29.95; Blu-ray ISBN 9781604654196. $39.95. F [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Grievously ignored by moviegoers upon its...

A Movie Lover's Guide to Film Language: Classic Scenes from Timeless Films.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
September 1, 2011... A Movie Lover's Guide to Film Language: Classic Scenes from Timeless Films. color & b/w. 45 min. Daniel Peters, Daniel Peters Prods., dist. by Victory Multimedia, 310-5901388; sales@victorymultimedia.com. 2010. DVD UPC 736211533258. $24.95....

Warner Home Video.(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... Middle-earth mania: Warner Home Video has released on Blu-ray The Lord of the Rings the Motion Picture Trilogy,: Extended Edition, a 15-disc set. Along with longer versions of the individual films comprising the trilogy, the new version includes...

Paramount Home Entertainment.(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... Well, shake it up, baby: Paramount Home Entertainment is celebrating the 25th anniversary of John Hughes's Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) with a Blu-ray/ DVD featuring commemorative packaging that sports a new graphic outline of Ferris's...

Findaway World.(Brief article)
September 1, 2011... Video to go: Findaway World is now marketing Playaway View, a portable all-in-one video player that comes preloaded with programs from such outlets as PBS Kids, National Geographic, Sesame Street, and TumbleBooks. The product launched with 100...

Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird; The Untold Story Behind a Great American Novel.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
September 1, 2011... * Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird; The Untold Story Behind a Great American Novel. color & b/w. 82+ rain. Mary McDonagh Murphy, dist. by First Run Features, 800-2298575; www.firstrunfeatures.com. 2011. DVD UPC 720229914758....

Uncommon Vision: The Life and Times of John Howard Griffin.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
September 1, 2011... Uncommon Vision: The Life and Times of John Howard Griffin. color & b/w. 60 min. Morgan Atkinson, Duckworks, Inc., www.morganatkinson.com. 2010. DVD UPC 675944010547. $25; public performance $100 4" $5 S/h. LIT This film traces the life...