Library Journal articles from September 2011, page 8

Library Journal archives from September 2011

The Complete Directory for People with Chronic Illness, 2011/2012.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... The Complete Directory for People with Chronic Illness, 2011/2012. 10th ed. Grey House. 2011. c.868p, ed. by Richard Gottlieb. illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 9781592377411. pap. $165. REF Updated to reflect changes in disease research and...

Craughwell, Thomas J. Saints Preserved: An Encyclopedia of Relics.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Craughwell, Thomas J. Saints Preserved: An Encyclopedia of Relics. Image: Crown. 2011. c.313p, photogs, bibliog. ISBN 9780307590732. pap. $16. REF [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Craughwell (Saints Behaving Badly) has compiled the first...

Garthwaite, Rosie. How To Avoid Being Killed in a War Zone: The Essential Survival Guide for Dangerous Places.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Garthwaite, Rosie. How To Avoid Being Killed in a War Zone: The Essential Survival Guide for Dangerous Places. Bloomsbury, dist. by Macmillan. 2011. c.304p, illus, index. ISBN 9781608195855. pap. $16. REF Although a highly practical survival...

Gillespie, Carmen. Critical Companion to Alice Walker: A Literary Reference to Her Life and Work.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Gillespie, Carmen. Critical Companion to Alice Walker: A Literary Reference to Her Life and Work. Facts On File. (Library of American Literature). 2011. c.452p, illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 9780816075300. $75. REF In this enlightening...

Hines, James R.: Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Hines, James R. Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Scarecrow. (Historical Dictionaries of Sports). 2011. c.375p, bibliog. ISBN 9780810868595. $85. REF Author of the lauded subject monograph, Figure Skating: A History, Hines applies his...

Medical Device Register: The Official Directory of Medical Manufacturers, 2011.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Medical Device Register: The Official Directory of Medical Manufacturers, 2011. 31st ed. 2 vols. Grey House. 2011. c.1645p, index. ISBN 9781592375882. $350. REF Updated annually, these sizeable volumes contain the most current information on...

Mullaney, James & Wil Tirion. The Cambridge Atlas of Herschel Objects.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Mullaney, James & Wil Tirion. The Cambridge Atlas of Herschel Objects. Cambridge Univ. 2011. c.183p, illus. bibliog. ISBN 9780521138178. pap. $35. REF This meticulously composed, spiral-bound reference opens with an introduction to the...

Wagner, Frederic C., III. Participants in the Battle of the Little Big Horn: A Biographical Dictionary of Sioux, Cheyenne and United States Military Personnel.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2011... Wagner, Frederic C., III. Participants in the Battle of the Little Big Horn: A Biographical Dictionary of Sioux, Cheyenne and United States Military Personnel. McFarland. 2011. c.248p. bibliog, index. ISBN 9780786462896. $75. REF With a view...

Story Hour: Authors Read Their Own Works.(the reader's shelf)(audiobooks)(Audiobook review)
September 1, 2011... Audiobook narration, as the performances of such top readers as Simon Prebble and Katherine Kellgren attest, is difficult, creative, and specialized work. But then so is writing. Sometimes, with the right mix of book and author, writers can be...

Audiobooks.(lj best sellers)(List)
September 1, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1 Smokin' Seventeen. [U] Janet Evanovich. Random Audio. 2011, CD ISBN 9780307932235. $32. 2 Mindfulness for Beginners. [U] Jon Kabat-Zinn. Sounds True. 2006. CD...