California Bookwatch back issues from October 2008:
Frank Gehry in Pop-Up.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Frank Gehry in Pop-Up Jinny Johnson and Roland Lewis Thunder Bay Press 10350 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121 1592237908, $26.98 www.thunderbaybooks.com FRANK GEHRY IN POP-UP provides extraordinary 3-D creations through paper ...
The Home Creamery.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Home Creamery Kathy Farrell-Kingsley Storey Publishing 210 MassMoca Way, North Adams, MA 01247 9781603420310, $16.95 www.storey.com "The Home Creamery" could've been featured and recommended for library acquisition in our 'Food ...
Everyone's Crazy Except You and Me? And I'm Not So Sure About You Lionel.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Everyone's Crazy Except You and Me? And I'm Not So Sure About You Lionel Hyperion Books 777 West 66th Street, New York NY 10023-6298 9781402303662, $22.95 www.hyperionbooks.com Lionel's hilarious, fun observations on life, liberty and oddities ...
Gathered from the Garden.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Gathered from the Garden Cindy Lammon Martingale & Company 20205-144th Avenue NE, Woodinville, WA 98072-8478 9781584778130, $26.95 www.martingale-pub.com GATHERED FROM THE GARDEN: QUILTS WITH FLORAL CHARM tells how to create and ...
101 Designer One-Skein Wonders.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... 101 Designer One-Skein Wonders Judith Durant, Editor Storey Publishing 210 Mass MoCa Way, North Adams, MA 01247 9781580176880, $18.95 www.storey.com From a host of knitwear designers comes a title focusing on what can be made with one skein of yarn--and ...
Love to Machine Applique.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Love to Machine Applique Caroline Price American Quilter's Society Box 3290, Paducah, KY 42002-3290 9781574329568, $26.95 www.americanquilter.com Any newcomer to machine applique who wishes to get started quickly will find extensive ...
Femmes Fatales of the 1950s.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Femmes Fatales of the 1950s Bunny Yeager Schiffer Publishing 4880 Lower Valley Road, Atglen, PA 19310 9780764330308, $19.99 www.schifferbooks.com Bunny Yeager is a photographer active in the field to this day, capturing images of ...
Stephen Shore.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Stephen Shore Christy Lange, et.al. Phaidon Press Inc. 180 Varick Street, 14th Floor, New York NY 10014 9780714846620, $39.95 www.phaidon.com Stephen Shore was a child prodigy of photography, taking his first photo by age 6 and ...
Strangely Familiar.(Acrobats, Athletes and Other Traveling Troupes)(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Strangely Familiar Michal Chelbin Aperture 547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10001 9781597110563, $45.00 www.aperture.org STRANGELY FAMILIAR: ACROBATS, ATHLETES AND OTHER TRAVELING TROUPES provides full-page black and ...
The Fashion Designer Survival Guide.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Fashion Designer Survival Guide Mary Gehlhar Kaplan Publishing 1 Liberty Plaza, 24th Floor, New York NY 10006 9781427797100, $22.95 www.kaplanpublishing.com If you're a fashion designer with a personal line or label, The Fashion ...
Young Fashion Designers Americas.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Young Fashion Designers Americas Patrice Farameh, editor Daab 575 Prospect Street, Lakewood, NJ 08701 9783866540156, $37.95 www.daab-online.com The latest creations from young and new fashion designers from the Americas includes ...
Dance in a World of Change.(Reflections on Globalization and Cultural Difference)(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Dance in a World of Change Sherry B. Shapiro, Editor Human Kinetics Box 5076, Champaign, IL 61825-5076 0736069437, $34.00 www.humankinetics.com College-level libraries with strong holdings in dance history need Dance in a World of ...
A Brush With Animals: Japanese Paintings 1700-1950.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... A Brush With Animals: Japanese Paintings 1700-1950 Robert Schaap Hotei Publishing PO Box 95001, 1090 HA Amsterdam 9789070216085, $81.00 hotei-publishing.com Any college-level art library strong in Japanese arts needs A BRUSH WITH ...
Painter in a Savage Land.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Painter in a Savage Land Miles Harvey Random House c/o The Random House Publishing Group 1745 Broadway, 17th floor, New York, NY 10019 9781400061204, $27.00 www.atrandom.com PAINTER IN A SAVAGE LAND; THE STRANGE SAGA OF ...
Georgia O'Keeffe: Circling Around Abstraction.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Georgia O'Keeffe: Circling Around Abstraction Norton Museum of Art/Hudson Hills Hudson Hills Press Box 205, Manchester, VT 05254-9911 0943411491, $55.00 www.hudsonhills.com Georgia O'Keeffe is celebrated as a pioneer and is known for ...
Ary Stillman: From Impressionism to Abstract Expressionism.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Ary Stillman: From Impressionism to Abstract Expressionism James Weschler, Editor Merrell Publishers 740 Broadway, #1202, New York NY 10003 1858944333, $59.95 www.merrellpublishers.com Ary Stillman was a key figure in the development ...
Software Testing: Interview Questions.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Software Testing: Interview Questions S. Koirala & S. Sheikh Infinity Science Press 11 Leavitt Street, Hingham, MA 02043 9781934015247, $49.95 www.infinitysciencepress.com The quality of software testers are often judge by their ...
Cisco Press.(Fax, Modem, and Text for IP Telephony )(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Cisco Press 800 East 96th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46240 www.ciscopress.com David Hanes, CCIE and Gonzalo Salgueiro, CCIE's FAX, MODEM, AND TEXT FOR IP TELEPHONY (1587052695, $55.00 is a top pick for any in-depth computer collection catering to ...
SAMS Teach Yourself Ajax, JavaScript and PhP All in One.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... SAMS Teach Yourself Ajax, JavaScript and PhP All in One Phil Ballard and Michael Moncur Sams Publishing c/o Pearson Education 801 East 96th Street, 3rd floor, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759 www.samspublishing.com 1-800-428-5331 ...
Apple Training Series: Mac OSX Deployment v.10.5.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Apple Training Series: Mac OSX Deployment v.10.5 Kevin M. White Peachpit Press 1249--8th St., Berkeley, CA 94710 032150268X, $59.99 www.peachpit.com Completely updated for the Mac OSX v10.5 Leopard and certified by Apple is this ...
Ubuntu Unleashed 2008 Edition.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Ubuntu Unleashed 2008 Edition Andrew Hudson and Paul Hudson Sams Publishing c/o Pearson Education 801 East 96th Street, 3rd floor, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759 www.samspublishing.com 1-800-428-5331 067232993X, $49.99 ...
Mastering Dojo.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Mastering Dojo Rawld Gill, Craig Riecke and Alex Russell Pragmatic Publishers sales@pragmaticprogrammer.com 1934356115, $38.95 www.pragprog.com MASTERING DOJO: JAVASCRIPT AND AJAX TOOLS FOR GREAT WEB EXPERIENCES is an essential key ...
Dojo: The Definitive Guide.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Dojo: The Definitive Guide Matthew A. Russell O'Reilly 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472 9780596516482, $39.99 www.oreilly.com Any computer library strong in web development will find DOJO: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE an ...
Character Animation with Poser Pro.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Character Animation with Poser Pro Larry Mitchell Course Technology 25 Thomson Place, Boston, MA 02210 1584505176, $49.99 www.courseptr.com Learn how to bring Poser characters to life through a survey of the latest version of the 3D ...
The Official Ubuntu Book, 3rd Edition.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Official Ubuntu Book, 3rd Edition Benjamin Mako Hill, et.al. Prentice Hall/PTR c/o Pearson Education 801 East 96th Street, 3rd floor, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759 www.pearsoned.com 1-800-428-5331 0137136684, $34.99 ...
Green Building Products, 3rd Edition.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Green Building Products, 3rd Edition Alex Wilson and Mark Piepkorn New Society Publishers Box 189, Gabriola Island, BC V0R 1X0, Canada 9780865716001, $37.95 www.newsociety.com Interest in green, sustainable building practices is great ...
A Builder's Guide: Green from the Ground Up.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... A Builder's Guide: Green from the Ground Up David Johnston & Scott Gibson Taunton Press Box 5506, Newtown, CT 06470-5506 1561589739, $24.95 www.taunton.com GREEN FROM THE GROUND UP: SUSTAINABLE, HEALTHY, AND ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOME ...
The Carbon Buster's Home Energy Handbook.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Carbon Buster's Home Energy Handbook Godo Stoyke New Society Publishers Box 189, Gabriola Island, BDC V0R 1X0 Canada 0865715696, $12.95 www.newsociety.com General-interest lending collections strong in home energy handbooks will ...
The Carbon-Free Home.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Carbon-Free Home Stephen & Rebekah Hren Chelsea Green Publishing Box 428, White River Junction, VT 05001 9781933392622, $35.00 www.chelseagreen.com The authors weaned their lives of fossil fuels in their standard 1930s urban ...
The Outdoor Shower.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Outdoor Shower Ethan Fierro Storey Publishing 210 Mass MoCa Way, North Adams, MA 02147 158017552X, $19.95 www.storey.com Any who would build and enjoy an outdoor shower needs THE OUTDOOR SHOWER: CREATIVE DESIGN IDEA FOR BACKYARD ...
The Multicultural Mystique: The Liberal Case Against Diversity.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Multicultural Mystique: The Liberal Case Against Diversity H.E. Baber Prometheus Books 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst, NY 14228-2197 9781591025535, $25.95 www.prometheusbooks.com Most writings on multiculturalism assumes that ethnic ...
The Soul of Creative Writing.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Soul of Creative Writing Richard Goodman Transaction Press 35 Berrue Circle, Piscataway, NJ 08854 1412807468, $34.95 www.transactionpub.com Richard Goodman's creative collection was written after a lifetime of working with ...
Mark Twain's Travel Literature.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Mark Twain's Travel Literature Harold H. Hellwig McFarland & Company Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640 9780786436514, $35.00 www.mcfarlandpub.com Advanced high school to college-level collections strong in Mark Twain history and literature ...
The Black Hole War.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Black Hole War Leonard Susskind Little, Brown & Company c/o Grand Central Publishing 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 www.hbgusa.com 1-800-759-0190 0316016403, $27.99 www.HachetteBookGroupUSA.com This ...
Einstein's Mistakes: The Human Failings of Genius.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Einstein's Mistakes: The Human Failings of Genius Hans C. Ohanian W.W. Norton 500--5th Avenue, New York NY 10110 9780393062939, $24.95 www.wwnorton.com When asked by his student how he'd respond to evidence against his famous theory ...
A Supremely Bad Idea.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... A Supremely Bad Idea Luke Dempsey Bloomsbury Press 175--5th Avenue, New York NY 10010 159691355X, $24.99 www.bloomsburyusa.com A SUPREMELY BAD IDEA: THREE MAD BIRDERS AND THEIR QUEST TO SEE IT ALL tells of the author's mad ...
Backyard Birdsong Guide: A Guide to Listening.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Backyard Birdsong Guide: A Guide to Listening Donald Kroodsma Chronicle Books 680--2nd Street, San Francisco CA 94107 $24.95 Each www.chroniclebooks.com Any home library strong in field guides probably has more than one bird book; ...
We Give Our Hearts to Dogs to Tear.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... We Give Our Hearts to Dogs to Tear Alston Chase Transaction Publishers 35 Berrue Circle, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8042 9781412807791 $34.95 www.transactionpub.com We Give Our Hearts to Dogs to Tear: Intimations of Their Immortality is ...
Atlas of Small Animal Ultrasonography.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Atlas of Small Animal Ultrasonography Dominique Penninck & Marc-Andre d'Anjou Blackwell Publishing 2121 State Avenue, Ames, IA 50014-8300 9780813828008, $199.99 www.blackwellpublishing.com/vet College-level vet libraries as well as ...
Mini-Aquariums.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Mini-Aquariums David E. Boruchowitz TFH Publications One TFH Plaza, 3rd & Union Avenues, Neptune City, NJ 07753 9780793805730, $26.95 www.tfh.com Nano aquaria is tempting and difficult: here the nano concept in miniature is explored ...
Cake Love: How to Bake Cakes from Scratch.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Cake Love: How to Bake Cakes from Scratch Warren Brown Stewart, Tabori & Chang 115 W. 18th Street, New York NY 10011 9781584796626, $27.50 www.hnabooks.com Renee Comet's fine color photos add spice and attraction to CAKE LOVE, a ...
The Cape Malay Illustrated Cookbook.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Cape Malay Illustrated Cookbook Fadela Williams Struik Publishers c/o International Publishers Marketing 22841 Quicksilver Drive, Dulles, VA 20166 www.internationalpubmarket.com 1-800-758-3756 9781770074057, $15.95 ...
Bistros and Brasseries.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Bistros and Brasseries John W. Fischer and Lou Jones Lebhar-Griedman Books 425 Park Avenue, New York NY 10022 9780867309249, $29.95 www.lfbooks.com BISTROS AND BRASSERIES offers a delicious set of bistro-style dishes paired with ...
Favorite Minnesota Recipes & Radio Memories.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Favorite Minnesota Recipes & Radio Memories Joyce Lamont & Linda Larsen Voyageur Press 400 First Avenue North Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55401 9780760332917, $19.95 www.voyageurpress.com Author Joyce Lamont was a broadcaster at WCCO ...
Trattoria Grappolo.(Simple Recipes for Traditional Italian Cuisine)(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Trattoria Grappolo Leonardo Curti & James O. Fraioli Gibbs Smith Publisher Box 667, Layton, UT 84041 1423602153, $29.95 www.gibbs-smith.com Deserving of ongoing recommendation is TRATTORIA GRAPPOLO: SIMPLE RECIPES FOR TRADITIONAL ...
Practical Solutions for Serious Problems in Standards-Based Grading.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Practical Solutions for Serious Problems in Standards-Based Grading Thomas R. Guskey, Editor Corwin Press 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 9781412967259, $28.95 www.corwinpress.com Standards-based education holds many ...
Osprey Publishing.('Junkers Ju 87 Stukageschwader of the Russian Front,' 'The Samurai Invasion of Korea 1592-98,' and 'Imperial Japanese Navy Battleships 1941-45')(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Osprey Publishing 443 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10016 www.ospreypublishing.com Specialty military collections will find these new Osprey titles important, detailed references. John Weal's JUNKERS JU 87 STUKAGESCHWADER OF THE RUSSIAN FRONT ...
Redcoats & Rebels.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Redcoats & Rebels Christopher Hibbert Casemate 1016 Warrior Road, Drexel Hill, PA 19026 1844156990, $32.95 www.casematepublishing.com Military libraries strong in early American military history will love this survey, based on a ...
Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer's.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer's Lauren Kessler Penguin Books 375 Hudson Street, New York NY 10014 9780143113683, $14.00 www.penguin.com Nearly five million in the U.S. live with Alzheimer's, and the author is a child of an ...
Soul Wisdom.(Practical Soul Treasures to Transform Your Life)(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Soul Wisdom Dr. Zhi Gang Sha Atria Books 1230 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 10020 1416588930, $16.00 www.simonsays.com SOUL WISDOM: PRACTICAL SOUL TREASURES TO TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE is packaged with a bonus 'soul song' cd and ...
Jewelry & Gems for Self-Discovery.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Jewelry & Gems for Self-Discovery Shakti Carola Navran Llewellyn 2143 Wooddale Drive, Woodbury, MN 55125-2989 9780738714431, $16.95 www.llewellyn.com JEWELRY & GEMS FOR SELF-DISCOVERY: CHOOSING GEMSTONES THAT DELIGHT THE EYE & ...
The Hero With a Thousand Faces.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Hero With a Thousand Faces Joseph Campbell New World Library 14 Pamaron Way, Novato, CA 94949 9781577315933, $21.95 www.newworldlibrary.com The Collector's Edition of this keepsake represents a ...
Wacky Packages.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Wacky Packages The Topps Company Inc. Harry N. Abrams Inc. 115 West 18th Street, New York NY 100011 9780810995314, $19.95 www.hnabooks.com 'Wacky Packages' are a series of collectible stickers featuring parodies of consumer products ...
Pocket Guide to Depression Glass & More 1920s-1960s.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Pocket Guide to Depression Glass & More 1920s-1960s Cathy & Gene Florence Collector Books Box 3009, Paducah, KY 42002-3009 9781574326000, $12.95 www.collectorbooks.com The authors have written extensively about Depression glass ...
100 Greatest Ancient Coins.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... 100 Greatest Ancient Coins Harlan J. Berk Whitman Publishing 3101 Clairmont Rd Suite C, Atlanta, GA 30329 9780794822620, $29.95 www.whitmanbooks.com Any library strong in ancient coin history will relish 100 GREATEST ANCIENT COINS, ...
Classic Wristwatches 2008-2009.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Classic Wristwatches 2008-2009 Stefan Muser and Michael Horlbeck Abbeville press 137 Varick Street, Suite 504, New York NY 10013 9780789209351, $35.00 www.abbeville.com Vintage watch collectors and libraries catering to this audience ...
And Less Than Kind.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... And Less Than Kind Mercedes Lackey and Roberta Gellis Baen Books P.O. Box 1403, Riverdale, NY 10471 1416555331, $25.00 www.baen.com When it became certain one Edward VI was dying, he wanted his Protestant cause to remain on the ...
Son of Man.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Son of Man Robert Silverberg Pyr 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst, NY 14228-2197 9781591026464, $15.00 www.pyrsf.com Clay is a man from the 20th century who is transported into a distant future, where earth and its life have been ...
A Darkness Forged in Fire.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... A Darkness Forged in Fire Chris Evans Pocket Books 1230 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 10020 1416570519, $26.00 www.simonsays.com Book one of the 'Iron Elves' fantasy is a powerful opening act highly recommended for any solid ...
Tesseracts Eleven.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Tesseracts Eleven Cory Doctorow and Holly Phillips, Editors Edge Science Fiction Box 1714, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 2L7 9781894063036, $19.95 www.edgewebsite.com Fans of speculative fiction will relish this new collection of ...
The Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Never Made.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Never Made David Hughes Titan Books 144 Southwark Street, London SE1 OUP, UK 9781845767566, $14.95 www.titanbooks.com From Alien 5 and Night Skies to early vampire movies, any fan of science fiction film ...
Harvest of Changelings.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Harvest of Changelings Warren Rochelle Golden Gryphon Press 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana, IL 61802 1930856525, $14.95 www.goldengryphon.com Witchcraft, fairy tales, and would-be author Russell form an involving read in HARVEST OF ...
Steampunk.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Steampunk Ann & Jeff Vandermeer, Editors Tachyon Publications 1459--18th Street #139, San Francisco CA 94107 9781892391759, $14.95 www.tachyonpublications.com Neal Stephenson, Joe R. Lansdale, Mary Gentle, Paul di Filippo and other ...
California Water II.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... California Water II Arthur Littleworth and Eric L. Garner Solano Press Books Box 733, Point Arena, CA 95468 9780923956752, $75.00 www.solano.com Any California library strong in water issues needs the 2nd updated, 2007 edition of ...
Arcadia Publishing.(books)(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Arcadia Publishing 420 Wando Park Blvd, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 www.arcadiapublishing.com Dr. William C. Shipley's TALES OF SONOMA COUNTY: REFLECTIONS ON A GOLDEN AGE (0738507679, $29.99) comes from an 1872 Healdsburg, California resident whose grandfather ...