Library Journal articles from September 2011, page 7

Library Journal archives from September 2011

Burgess, Rebecca. Harvesting Color: How To Find Plants and Make Natural Dyes.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Burgess, Rebecca. Harvesting Color: How To Find Plants and Make Natural Dyes. Artisan: Workman. 2011. 180p. illus. index. ISBN 9781579654252. pap, $22.95. FIBER CRAFTS After discussing the importance of connecting with nature through creative...

Bathrooms: The Smart Approach to Design.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Bathrooms: The Smart Approach to Design. Creative Homeowner. 2011. 223p. photogs, index. ISBN 9781580114745. pap. $19.95. INTERIOR DESIGN [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Creative Homeowner continues to publish practical handbooks for home...

Gray, Spalding. The Journals of Spalding Gray.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Gray, Spalding. The Journals of Spalding Gray. Knopf. Oct. 2011. c.336p, ed. by Nell Casey. photogs, index. ISBN 9780307273451. $28.95. LIT Casey (editor, Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression) has created a fascinating look at Gray...

Sherborne, Michael. H.G. Wells: Another Kind of Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Sherborne, Michael. H.G. Wells: Another Kind of Life. Peter Owen, dist. by Dufour. 2011. c.408p, illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780720613513. $47.95. LIT H.G. Wells (1866-1946) now may be most famous as one of the acknowledged fathers of modern...

Shields, Charles J. And So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut; A Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Shields, Charles J. And So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut; A Life. Holt. Nov. 2011. c.528p. photogs, bibliog. index. ISBN 9780805086935. $30. LIT Shields (Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee) presents a semiauthorized biography: Vonnegut agreed to...

Curtis, James. Spencer Tracy: A Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Curtis, James. Spencer Tracy: A Life. Knopf. Oct. 2011. c.1056p, photogs, filmog, bibliog. index. ISBN 9780307262899. $39.95. FILM Among his peers, Spencer Tracy (1900-67) was hailed as an actor's actor. Though he usually projected an outward...

Jones, Papa Jo as told to Albert Murray. Rifftide: The Life and Opinions of Papa Jo Jones.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Jones, Papa Jo as told to Albert Murray. Rifftide: The Life and Opinions of Papa Jo Jones. Univ. of Minnesota. Oct. 2011. c.200p, ed. by Paul Devlin. illus, index. ISBN 9780816673018. pap. $18.95. MUSIC By doctoral student Devlin's own...

Knope, Leslie. Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Knope, Leslie. Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America. Hyperion. Oct. 2011. c.256p. illus. ISBN 9781401310646. pap. $19.99. TV The mockumentary genre used so effectively in, e.g., Spinal Tap and The Office is showcased in this full-blown...

Leider, Emily W. Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in Hollywood.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Leider, Emily W. Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in Hollywood. Univ. of California. Oct. 2011. c.384p, photogs, filmog, bibliog, index. ISBN 9780520253209. $34.95. FILM [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Leider, author of the excellent biographies Dark...

Malone, Bill C.: Music from the True Vine: Mike Seeger's Life & Musical Journey.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Malone, Bill C. Music from the True Vine: Mike Seeger's Life & Musical Journey. Univ. of North Carolina. Oct. 2011. c.240p, photogs, bibliog. index, discog. ISBN 9780807835104. $30. MUSIC This is a brief but illuminating biography of the...

Ro, Ronin. Prince: Inside the Music and the Masks.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Ro, Ronin. Prince: Inside the Music and the Masks. St. Martin's. Nov. 2011. c.384p. index. ISBN 9780312383008. $26.99. MUSIC Prince Rogers Nelson's three decades in the music business make for an original tale in this era of corporate, American...

Rogak, Lisa. And Nothing but the Truthiness: The Rise (and Further Rise) of Stephen Colbert.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Rogak, Lisa. And Nothing but the Truthiness: The Rise (and Further Rise) of Stephen Colbert. Thomas Dunne: St. Martin's. Oct. 2011. c.304p, photogs, index. ISBN 9780312616106. $25.99. TV Rogak (Haunted Heart: The Life and Times of Stephen...

Westacott, Emrys. The Virtues of Our Vices: A Modest Defense of Gossip, Rudeness, and Other Bad Habits.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Westacott, Emrys. The Virtues of Our Vices: A Modest Defense of Gossip, Rudeness, and Other Bad Habits. Princeton Univ. Nov. 2011. c.304p. index. ISBN 9780691141992. $26.95. PHIL Westacott (philosophy, Alfred Univ.; coauthor, Thinking Through...

Harvey, Paul. Through the Storm, Through the Night: A History of African American Christianity.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Harvey, Paul. Through the Storm, Through the Night: A History of African American Christianity. Rowman & Littlefield. Sept. 2011. c.224p, illus, maps. index. ISBN 9780742564732. $35. REL Harvey (history, Univ. of Colorado, Colorado...

Kuper, Simon. Soccer Men: Profiles of the Rogues, Geniuses, and Neurotics Who Dominate the World's Most Popular Sport.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Kuper, Simon. Soccer Men: Profiles of the Rogues, Geniuses, and Neurotics Who Dominate the World's Most Popular Sport. Nation: Perseus. Oct. 2011. c.336p, index. ISBN 9781568586878. pap. $16.99. SPORTS [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hot on the...

Marichal, Juan with Lew Freedman. Juan Marichal: My Journey from the Dominican Republic to Cooperstown.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Marichal, Juan with Lew Freedman. Juan Marichal: My Journey from the Dominican Republic to Cooperstown. MVP: Quayside. Oct. 2011. c.288p, photogs, index. ISBN 9780760340592. $25. SPORTS To look at the MLB career (1960-75) of Hall of Fame...

Blanchard, Jean-Vincent. Eminence: Richelieu and the Rise of France.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Blanchard, Jean-Vincent. Eminence: Richelieu and the Rise of France. Walker. Sept. 2011. c.320p, illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 9780802717047. $30. BIOG For his first English-language work, Blanchard (French literature & politics, Swarthmore...

Foot, Sarah. AEthelstan: The First King of England.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Foot, Sarah. AEthelstan: The First King of England. Yale Univ. (English Monarchs). 2011. c.320p, illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 9780300125351. $40. BIOG Foot (Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History, Christ Church Coll., Oxford; Monastic Life...

Matthews, Chris. Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Matthews, Chris. Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero. S. & S. Nov. 2011. c.448p, photogs. ISBN 9781451635089. $27.50. BIOG Matthews (Kennedy and Nixon), host of MSNBC's Hardball and former aide to the late Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill, has...

Noel Hume, Ivor. Belzoni: The Giant Archaeologists Love To Hate.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Noel Hume, Ivor. Belzoni: The Giant Archaeologists Love To Hate. Univ. of Virginia. Oct. 2011. c.312p, illus, maps. bibliog, index. ISBN 9780813931401. $34.95. BIOG Stanley Mayes's 1959 The Great Belzonzi has been long considered the...

Randall, Willard Sterne. Ethan Allen: His Life and Times.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Randall, Willard Sterne. Ethan Allen: His Life and Times. Norton. 2011. c.617p. illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 9780393076653. $35. BIOG In this work, Randall (history, Champlain Coll.) presents Ethan Allen as much more than the hero of Fort...

Vogel, Ezra F.: Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Vogel, Ezra F. Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China. Belknap: Harvard Univ. Sept. 2011. c.874p, index. ISBN 9780674055445. $39.95. BIOG If you want to understand China today, you must understand Deng Xiaoping (1904-97). Mac...

Phillips, Warren H.: Newspaperman: Inside the News Business at the Wall Street Journal.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Phillips, Warren H. Newspaperman: Inside the News Business at the Wall Street Journal. McGraw-Hill. Sept. 2011. c.352p, photogs, bibliog, index. ISBN 9780071776905. $30. COMM For over a century, the Wall Street Journal has remained one of the...

Holland, R. William. Cracking the New Job Market: The 7 Rules for Getting Hired in Any Economy.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Holland, R. William. Cracking the New Job Market: The 7 Rules for Getting Hired in Any Economy. AMACOM: American Management Assn. 2011. c.256p, index. ISBN 9780814417348. pap. $17.95. BUS In the new, competitive job market, many books on job...

Kaplan, Robert Steven. What To Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Kaplan, Robert Steven. What To Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential. Harvard Business Pr. 2011. c.288p, bibliog, index. ISBN 9781422170014. $26.95. BUS In this guide...

Moran, Richard A. Sins and CEOs: Lessons from Leaders and Losers That Will Change Your Career.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Moran, Richard A. Sins and CEOs: Lessons from Leaders and Losers That Will Change Your Career. Heliotrope. Sept. 2011. c.137p. ISBN 9780983294023. pap. $16.95. BUS Moran (Never Confuse a Memo with Reality) here offers a collection of stories...

Andrade, Tonio. Lost Colony: The Untold Story of China's First great Victory over the West.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Andrade, Tonio. Lost Colony: The Untold Story of China's First great Victory over the West. Princeton Univ. Nov. 2011. c.456p. illus, maps. bibliog, index. ISBN 9780691144559. $35. HIST In this page-turning historical narrative, Andrade...

Boehling, Rebecca & Uta Larkey. Life and Loss in the Shadow of the Holocaust: A Jewish Family's Untold Story.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Boehling, Rebecca & Uta Larkey. Life and Loss in the Shadow of the Holocaust: A Jewish Family's Untold Story. Cambridge Univ. Sept. 2011. c.434p, illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 9780521899918. $29.99. HIST The voluminous correspondence of the...

Aloi, Michael J. & ethers. Digital Collections Worldwide: An Annotated Directory.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Aloi, Michael J. & ethers. Digital Collections Worldwide: An Annotated Directory. Neal-Schoman. 2011. c.418p, index. ISBN 9781555707019. pap. $255. PRO MEDIA [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] YOU think you've kept pace with what's available in...

Gregory, Vicki L.: Collection Development and Management for 21st Century Library Collections: An Introduction.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Gregory, Vicki L. Collection Development and Management for 21st Century Library Collections: An Introduction. Neal-Schuman. 2011. 300p. bibliog, index. ISBN 9781555706517. pap. $75 with CD-ROM. PRO MEDIA Gregory (Sch. of Library &...

Haynes, Elizabeth. Crime Writers: A Research Guide.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Haynes, Elizabeth. Crime Writers: A Research Guide. Libraries Unlimited: ABC-CLIO. (Author Research). 2011. 205p. bibliog, index. ISBN 9781591589143. pap. $40. PRO MEDIA Intended for book clubs, researchers, and librarians, this guide offers...

DeRose, Chris. Founding Rivals: Madison vs. Monroe, the Bill of Rights, and the Election That Saved a Nation.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... DeRose, Chris. Founding Rivals: Madison vs. Monroe, the Bill of Rights, and the Election That Saved a Nation. Regnery History, dist. by Perseus. Nov. 2011. c.336p, index. ISBN 9781590981928. $27.95. HIST DeRose, an attorney and veteran...

Ferguson, Niall. Civilization: The West and the Rest.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Ferguson, Niall. Civilization: The West and the Rest. Penguin Pr: Penguin Group (USA). Oct. 2011. c.402p, illus, maps. bibliog, index. ISBN 9781594203053. $35. HIST In the 15th century, Asia and the Middle East seemed to possess tremendous...

Flood, Charles Bracelen. Grant's Final Victory: Ulysses S. Grant's Heroic Last Year.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Flood, Charles Bracelen. Grant's Final Victory: Ulysses S. Grant's Heroic Last Year. Da Capo. Oct. 2011. c.288p, illus, bibliog. index. ISBN 9780306820281. $27.50. HIST Flood (Grant and Sherman) writes movingly of the last months of Ulysses...

Hansen, Jonathan M. Guantanamo: An American History.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... * Hansen, Jonathan M. Guantanamo: An American History. Hill & Wang: Farrar. Oct. 2011. c.448p, illus, index. ISBN 9780809053414. $30. HIST Hansen (social studies, Harvard; Tire Lost Promis of Patriotism: Debating American Identity,...

McCartin, Joseph A.: Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike That Changed America.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... * McCartin, Joseph A. Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike That Changed America. Oxford Univ. Oct. 2011. c.496p, photogs, index. ISBN 9780199836789. pap. $29.95. HIST [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "No...

Matt, Susan J.: Homesickness: An American History.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Matt, Susan J. Homesickness: An American History. Oxford Univ. Sept. 2011. c.360p. illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 9780195371857. $29.95. HIST [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The conventional narrative of America has been the story of migration,...

McClelland, Audrey & Colleen Padilla. The Digital Mom Handbook: How To Bloc, Vlog, Tweet, and Facehook Your Way to a Dream Career at Home.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... McClelland, Audrey & Colleen Padilla. The Digital Morn Handbook: How To Bloc, Vlog, Tweet, and Facehook Your Way to a Dream Career at Home. HarperBusiness: HarperCollins. 2011. c.256p, index. ISBN 9780062048271. pap. $15.99. CAREERS ...

Sherman, Aliza & Danielle Smith. Morn, Incorporated: A Guide to Business + Baby.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Sherman, Aliza & Danielle Smith. Morn, Incorporated: A Guide to Business + Baby. Sellers. Oct. 2011. c.192p, index. ISBN 9781416206514. pap. $18.95. CAREERS Sherman (The Complete Idiot's Guide to Crowdsourcing) and Smith (founder,...

Pastoureau, Michel. The Bear: History of a Fallen King.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Pastoureau, Michel. The Bear: History of a Fallen King. Belknap: Harvard Univ. Oct. 2011. c.368p, tr. from French by George Holoch. illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 9780674047822. $29.95. HIST The scholarship displayed in this groundbreaking study...

Romm, James. Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Romm, James. Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire. Knopf. Oct. 2011. c.368p, illus, maps. bibliog, index. ISBN 9780307271648. $28.95. HIST When Alexander the Great died at a relatively young...

Smith, Daniel Blake. An American Betrayal: Cherokee Patriots and the Trail of Tears.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Smith, Daniel Blake. An American Betrayal: Cherokee Patriots and the Trail of Tears. Holt. Nov. 2011. c.336p, illus, index. ISBN 9780805089554. $28. HIST By examining the history of the Cherokee removal from the Southeast (the Trail of Tears)...

Berryhill, Michael. The Trials of Eroy Brown: The Murder Case That Shook the Texas Prison System.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Berryhill, Michael. The Trials of Eroy Brown: The Murder Case That Shook the Texas Prison System. Univ. of Texas. Oct. 2011. c.244p, photogs, maps. bibliog, index. ISBN 9780292726949. $29.95. CRIME Readers who have worked in prisons in states...

Grillo, Joan. El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Grillo, loan. El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency. Bloomsbury Pr., dist. by Macmillan. Nov. 2011. c.336p, maps. ISBN 9781608192113. $27. CRIME [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] British journalist Grillo has spent a decade covering the...

Palfrey, John. Intellectual Property Strategy.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Palfrey, John. Intellectual Property Strategy. MIT. (Essential Knowledge). Oct. 2011. c.120p, bibliog, index. ISBN 9780262518792. pap. $11.95. LAW Palfrey (law, Harvard; Born Digital) has written a slender, nontechnical primer on recommended...

Tanenhaus, David S.: The Constitutional Rights of Children: In re Gaultand Juvenile Justice.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Tanenhaus, David S. The Constitutional Rights of Children: In re Gaultand Juvenile Justice. Univ. Pr. of Kansas. (Landmark Law Cases and American Society). Sept. 2011. c.176p, index. ISBN 9780700618132. $29.95; pap. ISBN 9780700818149. $16.95....

Bodine, Echo. The Little Book of True Ghost Stories.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Bodine, Echo. The Little Book of True Ghost Stories. Hampton Roads. 2011. c.208p, illus. ISBN 9781571746504. pap. $14.95. PARAPSYCH At the age of 17, Bodine found that she had psychic abilities and a gift for healing. Since then she has...

Gardner, Lloyd C.: The Road to Tahrir Square: Egypt and the United States from the Rise of Nasser to the Fall of Mubarak.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Gardner, Lloyd C. The Road to Tahrir Square: Egypt and the United States from the Rise of Nasser to the Fall of Mubarak. New Pr., dist. by Perseus. Oct. 2011. c.240p, index. ISBN 9781595587213. pap. $17.95. INT AFFAIRS Gardner (history,...

Gerges, Fawaz A.: The Rise and Fall of Al-Qaeda.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Gerges, Fawaz A. The Rise and Fall of Al-Qaeda. Oxford Univ. Sept. 2011. c.272p. index. ISBN 9780199790654. $24.95. INT AFFAIRS Gerges (director, Middle East Ctr., London Sch. of Economics; Journey of the Jihadist) argues that the U.S....

Girardet, Edward. Killing the Cranes: A Reporter's Journey Through Three Decades of War in Afghanistan.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Girardet, Edward. Killing the Cranes: A Reporter's Journey Through Three Decades of War in Afghanistan. Chelsea Green. Sept. 2011. c.416p, illus. index. ISBN 9781603583428. $27.95. INT AFFAIRS Girardet (Afghanistan: The Soviet War) has spent...

Starr, Paul. Remedy and Reaction: The Peculiar American Struggle over Health Care Reform.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Starr, Paul. Remedy and Reaction: The Peculiar American Struggle Over Health Care Reform. Yale Univ. Oct. 2011. c.336p. index. ISBN 9780300171099. $28.50. POLSCI Starr (sociology & public affairs, Princeton Univ.), who won the Pulitzer...

Boss, Pauline. Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How To Find Hope While Coping with Stress and Grief.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Boss, Pauline. Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How To Find Hope While Coping with Stress and Grief. Jossey-Bass. 2011. c.256p, index, ISBN 9781118002292. pap. $18.95. PSYCH With numerous new books on all aspects of growing older, publishers...

Eide, Brock L., M.D., & Fernette F. Eide, M.D. The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Eide, Brock L., M.D., & Fernette F. Eide, M.D. The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain. Hudson Street. 2011. c.304p, bibliog. ISBN 9781594630798. $25.95. PSYCH The two Seattle physicians who coauthored...

Leman, Kevin. Have a New Teenager by Friday: From Mouthy and Moody to Respectful and Responsible in 5 Days.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Leman, Kevin. Have a New Teenager by Friday: From Mouthy and Moody to Respectful and Responsible in 5 Days. Revell. Sept. 2011. c.304p, index. ISBN 9780800720216. $17.99. PSYCH Parents either adore psychologist and humorist Leman or find his...

Jacobs, Ann Blumenthal & others. Love for Grown-ups: The Garter Brides' Guide to Marrying for Life When You've Already Got a Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Jacobs, Ann Blumenthal & others. Love for Grown-ups: The Garter Brides' Guide to Marrying for Life When You've Already Got a Life. Harlequin. 2011. c.240p, index. ISBN 9780373892365. pap. $16.95. SELF-HELP Jacobs, Patricia Ryan Lampl, and...

Harris-Perry, Melissa V. Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Harris-Perry, Melissa V. Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America. Yale Univ. Sept. 2011. c.392p, illus. index. ISBN 9780300165418. $28. SOC SCI Harris-Perry (political science, Tulane Univ.; Barbershops, Bibles, and...

Oltuski, Alicia. Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds, Family, and a Way of Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Oltuski, Alicia. Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds, Family, and a Way of Life. Scribnen 2011. 368p. bibliog. ISBN 9781416545125. $24. SOC SCI In this combination history, investigative report, and memoir, journalist Oltuski illuminates...

Wilson, Jennifer. Running Away to Home: Our Family's Journey to Croatia in Search of Who We Are, Where We Came From, and What Really Matters.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Wilson, Jennifer. Running Away to Home: Our Family's Journey to Croatia in Search of Who We Are, Where We Came From, and What Really Matters. St. Martin's. Oct. 2011. c.336p. ISBN 9780312598952. $24.99. TRAV Many Americans long for a family...

Clausen, Ruth Rogers (text) & Alan L. Detrick (photogs). 50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants: The Prettiest Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs, and Shrubs That Deer Don't Eat.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... * Clausen, Ruth Rogers (text) & Alan L. Detrick (photogs). 50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants: The Prettiest Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs, and Shrubs That Deer Don't Eat. Timber. 2011. 223p. photogs, bibliog, index. ISBN 9781604691955. pap....

Carroll, Linda & David Rosner. The Concussion Crisis: Anatomy of a Silent Epidemic.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Carroll, Linda & David Rosner. The Concussion Crisis: Anatomy of a Silent Epidemic. S. & S. Sept. 2011. c.33Bp, index. ISBN 9781451627220. $26. HEALTH Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is often in the news. Returning war veterans have...

Dadd, Debra Lynn. Toxic Free: How To Protect Your Health and Home from the Chemicals That Are Making You Sick.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Dadd, Debra Lynn. Toxic Free: How To Protect Your Health and Home from the Chemicals That Are Making You Sick. Tarcher: Penguin Group (USA). Sept. 2011. c.272p, illus, index. ISBN 9781585428700. pap. $15.95. HEALTH Longtime consumer advocate...

Groopman, Jerome, M.D., & Pamela Hartzband, M.D. Your Medical Mind: How To Decide What Is Right for You.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Groopman, Jerome, M.D., & Pamela Hartzband, M.D. Your Medical Mind: How To Decide What Is Right for You. Penguin Pr: Penguin Group (USA). Sept. 2011. c.295p, bibliog. index. ISBN 9781594203114. $27.95. HEALTH New Yorker staff writer, New...

Heart, Mikaya. The Ultimate Guide to Orgasm for Women: How To Become Orgasmic for a Lifetime.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Heart, Mikaya. The Ultimate Guide to Orgasm for Women: How To Become Orgasmic for a Lifetime. Cleis Pr. Sept. 2011. c.345p, index. ISBN 9781573447119. pap. $17.95. HEALTH Not a focused how-to, this overview provides extensive information...

Holford, Patrick with Liz Efiong. Say No to Cancer: The Drug-Free Guide to Preventing and Helping Fight Cancer.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Holford, Patrick with Liz Efiong. Say No to Cancer: The Drug-Free Guide to Preventing and Helping Fight Cancer. Piatkus: Little, Brown UK, dist. by Trafalgar Square. 2011. 414p. bibliog, index. ISBN 9780749954116. pap. $17.95. HEALTH ...

Quest, Penelope with Kathy Roberts. The Reiki Manual: A Training Guide for Reiki Students, Practitioners, and Masters.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... * Quest, Penelope with Kathy Roberts. The Reiki Manual: A Training Guide for Reiki Students, Practitioners, and Masters. Tarcher: Penguin Group (USA). Sept. 2011. c.352p, illus, index. ISBN 9781585429042. pap. $18.95. HEALTH Reiki is the...

Gopnik, Adam. The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Gopnik, Adam. The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food. Knopf. Nov. 2011. c.320p, photogs, index. ISBN 9780307593450. $25.95. COOKING As a writer for The New Yorker for 25 years, Gopnik has been commenting on popular and...

Murray, Erin Byers. Shucked: Life on a New England Oyster Farm.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Murray, Erin Byers. Shucked: Life on a New England Oyster Farm. St. Martin's. Oct. 2011. c.368p, photogs. ISBN 9780312681913. $24.99. COOKING [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A journalist by trade, Murray makes the surprising decision to enter the...

One Ring Zero. The Recipe Project: A Delectable Extravaganza of Food and Music.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... One Ring Zero. The Recipe Project: A Delectable Extravaganza of Food and Music. Black Balloon, dist. by Constortium. Oct. 2011. c.116p, illus. ISBN 9781936787005. $24.95 with CD. COOKING First things first: the centerpiece of The Recipe...

Taber, George M. A Toast to Bargain Wines: How Innovators, Iconoclasts, and Winemaking Revolutionaries Are Changing the Way the World Drinks.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Taber, George M. A Toast to Bargain Wines: How Innovators, Iconoclasts, and Winemaking Revolutionaries Are Changing the Way the World Drinks. Scribner. Nov. 2011. c.336p, bibliog, index. ISBN 9781439195185. pap. $15. BEVERAGES Taber, a James...

Goodfellow, Peter. Avian Architecture: How Birds Design, Engineer & Build.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... * Goodfellow, Peter. Avian Architecture: How Birds Design, Engineer & Build. Princeton Univ. 2011. 160p. ed. by Mike Hansell. illus, photogs, bibliog, index. ISBN 9780691148496. $27.95. NAT MIST As is clear from this book's format--an 8"...

Malley, Marjorie C. Radioactivity: A History of a Mysterious Science.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Malley, Marjorie C. Radioactivity: A History of a Mysterious Science. Oxford Univ. 2011. c.288p, illus, maps. bibliog, index. ISBN 9780199766413. $21.95. SCI [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Japan's recent Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster brought...

Rudy, Kathy. Loving Animals: Toward a New Animal Advocacy.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Rudy, Kathy. Loving Animals: Toward a New Animal Advocacy. Univ. of Minnesota. Sept. 2011. c.288p. bibliog, index. ISBN 9780816674688. $24.95. NAT HIST [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The concept of animal rights spans a wide and sometimes...

Kickin' breast cancer's ass: 11 titles for October, breast cancer awareness month.(Recommended readings)
September 1, 2011... Breast cancer is still making noise. A study in Switzerland is targeting a new method of diagnosis "to reveal structures that cannot be seen using conventional mammography," while a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated center has...

Weiss Ratings. Weiss Ratings Consumer Box Set Spring 2011.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Weiss Ratings. Weiss Ratings Consumer Box Set Spring 2011.9 vols. 601p. ISBN 9781592378104. single issue: $359; biannual subscription: $499. Weiss Ratings. Weiss Ratings Guide to Health Insurers Spring 2011. 460p. ISBN 9781592377879. single...

Kroner, Zina. Vitamins and Minerals.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Kroner, Zina. Vitamins and Minerals. Greenwood. 2011. 383p. illus, index. ISBN 9780313382246. $85. Online: ABC-CLIO eBook Collection REF As described by Kroner (an internal medicine physician) in her introduction, "Proactive Versus Reactive...

Petit, William A., Jr., M.D., & Christine Adamec. The Encyclopedia of Diabetes.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Petit, William A., Jr., M.D., & Christine Adamec. The Encyclopedia of Diabetes. 2d ed. Facts On File. (Library of Health and Living). 2011. 436p. bibliog, index. ISBN 9780816079483. $75. Online: Infobase eBooks REF This update of the 2002...

The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History.(Book review)
September 1, 2011... The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History. 2d ed. 4 vols. ABC-CLIO. 2011. 1804p. ed. by Spencer C. Tucker. photogs, maps. index. ISBN 9781851099603. $395. Online: ABCCLIO eBook Collection Frankum, Ronald...

Corrections.(books about American criminal justice system)(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Corrections. ISBN 9781412978569. 327p. Courts, Law, and Justice. ISBN 9781412978576. 317p. Crime and Criminal Behavior. ISBN 9781412978552. 323p. Juvenile Crime and Justice. ISBN 9781412978583. 336p. Police and Law Enforcement. ISBN...

Conde, H. Victor. Human Rights in the United States: A Dictionary and Documents.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Conde, H. Victor. Human Rights in the United States: A Dictionary and Documents. 2d ed. 2 vols. Grey House. 2010. 750p. bibliog, index. ISBN 9781592372904. $225. Online: Ebrary, Gate, MyiLibrary, NetLibrary, OverDrive REF Condo's accessible...

The world almanac online.
September 1, 2011... THE WORLD ALMANAC[R] ONLINE Facts On File/Infobase Publishing; www.infobasepublishing. corn/OnlineProductDetail. aspx?lSBN=160057131X CONTENT The World Almanac[R] Online expands on the contents of the publisher's print World AImanac[R]. in...

The 9/11 Encyclopedia.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... The 9/11 Encyclopedia. 2d ed. 2 vols. ABC-CLIO. 2011. c.872p, ed. by Stephen E. Atkins. photogs, bibliog, index. ISBN 9781598849219. $180. Online: ABC-CLIO eBook Collection REF Atkins, editor of the first edition of The 9/11 Encyclopedia,...

Maczulak, Anne. Encyclopedia of Microbiology.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Maczulak, Anne. Encyclopedia of Microbiology. Facts On File. (Science Library). 2011.858p. illus, index. ISBN 9780816073641. $95. Online: Infobase eBooks REF [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Maczulak has over two decades of experience as a...

Marvin, Stephen. Dictionary of Scientific Principles.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Marvin, Stephen. Dictionary of Scientific Principles. Wiley. 2011. 631p. ISBN 9780470146804. $195. REF Marvin, reference coordinator at West Chester University and an adjunct professor at the graduate library school of Clarion University,...

A Cultural History of Sexuality.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... A Cultural History of Sexuality. 6 vols. Berg. 2011. c.1600p, ed. by Julie Peakman. photogs. bibliog, index. ISBN 9781845207021. $550. Online: Credo Reference REF Series editor Peakman (history, Birkbeck Coll., Univ. of London) and volume...