California Bookwatch back issues from March 2009:
Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them Rolfe Cobleigh Lyons Press Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437 9781599213255, $14.95 www.lyonspress.com The second updated edition of HANDY FARM DEVICES offers small-scale ...
American Thighs.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... American Thighs Jill Conner Browne Simon & Schuster 1230 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 10020 0743278380, $23.00 www.simonandschuster.com AMERICAN THIGHS: THE SWEET POTATO QUEENS' GUIDE TO PRESERVING YOUR ASSETS comes form a ...
The iPod Book, 3rd Edition.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The iPod Book, 3rd Edition Scott Kelby Peachpit Press 032148617X, $19.99 www.peachpit.com If only a few iPod books were to be chosen for a general lending collection, the third updated edition of THE IPOD BOOK by Scott Kelby simply must be one ...
Wedding Chic.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Wedding Chic Colin Cowie Clarkson Potter Publishers c/o The Crown Publishing Group 1745 Broadway, #B1, New York, NY 10019-4305 9780307341808, $40.00 www.clarksonpotter.com Any who dream of weddings or organize them will ...
Bullets, Bombs and Fast Talk.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Bullets, Bombs and Fast Talk James Botting Potomac Books Inc. 22841 Quicksilver Drive, Dulles, VA 20166-2012 9781597972444, $26.95 www.potomacbooksinc.com BULLETS, BOMBS AND FAST TALK: TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF FBI WAR STORIES comes from ...
Mrs. Astor Regrets.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Mrs. Astor Regrets Meryl Gordon Houghton Mifflin 215 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10003 9780618893737, $28.00 www.hmhbooks.com MRS. ASTOR REGRETS: THE HIDDEN BETRAYALS OF A FAMILY BEYOND REPROACH tells of the fate of Brooke Astor, ...
Making a Difference By Being Yourself.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Making a Difference By Being Yourself Gregory E. Huszczo Davies-Black Publishing 1055 Joaquin Road, 2nd Floor, Mountain View, CA 94043 9780891062233, $26.95 www.daviesblack.com Any who would seek meaning, purpose and happiness in life ...
Knitted Finger Puppets.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Knitted Finger Puppets Meg Leach Martingale Company 20205-144th Ave. NE, Woodinville, WA 98072-8478 9781564778871, $19.95 www.martingale-pub.com Over thirty easy-to-make finger puppet toy ...
Borders: The Basics and Beyond.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Borders: The Basics and Beyond Jill Reber Landauer Publishing 3100 NW-101st Street, Urbandale, IL 50322 9780980068894, $27.95 www.landauercorp.com Borders do more than add size to a quilt: they serve to frame the center and highlight ...
Beyond the Block.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Beyond the Block Linda K. Johnson & Jane K. Wells American Quilter's Society Box 3290, Paducah, KY 42002-3290 9781574329599, $26.95 www.americanquilter.com Begin with a fabric focus and add pieced components and strip piecing ...
SQL in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... SQL in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition Kevin E. Kline with Daniel Kline and Brnd Hunt O'Reilly 1005 Gravenstein Hwy North, Sebastopol, CA 95472 9780596518844, $44.99 www.oreilly.com SQL IN A NUTSHELL references the SQL language used in modern ...
Viral Spiral.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Viral Spiral David Bollier New Press 38 Green Street, New York NY 10013 9781595583963, $26.95 www.thenewpress.com From remix music to wikipedia and video mashups, there's a new world of digital media that has encouraged a new ...
Adobe Illustrator CS4 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Adobe Illustrator CS4 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques David Karlins Adobe Press c/o Pearson Technology Group 801 East 96th Street, #300, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759 0321562909, $24.99 www.adobepress.com Owners of ...
How Wikipedia Works.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... How Wikipedia Works Phoebe Ayers, Charles Matthews and Ben Yates No Starch Press 555 DeHaro #250, San Francisco CA 94107 9781593271763, $29.95 www.nostarch.com From learning how to use Wikipedia to contributing to existing articles ...
GIS Tutorial Updated for ArcGIS 9.3.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... GIS Tutorial Updated for ArcGIS 9.3 Wilpen L. Gorr and Kristen S. Kurland ESRI Press 380 New York Street, Redlands, CA 92378-8100 9781589482050, $79.95 www.esri.com Demands for effective GIS training are growing and this tutorial ...
The Power of IP Video.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The Power of IP Video Jennifer Baker, et. al. Cisco Press c/o Pearson Education 800 East 96th Street, 3rd floor, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3770 158705342X, $45.00 www.ciscopress.com Businesses can streamline processes and ...
Javascript & Ajax, 7th Edition.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Javascript & Ajax, 7th Edition Tom Negrino and Dori Smith Peachpit Press 1249-8th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 0321564081, $34.99 www.peachpit.com The 7th updated edition of JAVASCRIPT & AJAX FOR THE WEB is a visual quick start guide ...
Programming in Python 3.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Programming in Python 3 Mark Summerfield Addison-Wesley c/o Pearson Education 801 East 96th Street, 3rd floor, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759 www.awprofessional.com 0137129297, $44.99 www.informit.com/aw Python 3 ...
Computer Facial Animation.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Computer Facial Animation Frederic I. Parke and Keith Waters A.K. Peters Ltd 888 Worcester Street Suite 230, Wellesley, MA 02482 9781568814483, $79.00 www.akpeters.com The second updated edition of a basic college-level fundamental ...
The Adobe Photoshop CS4 Book for Digital Photographers.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The Adobe Photoshop CS4 Book for Digital Photographers Scott Kelby New Riders c/o Pearson Technology Group 801 East 96th Street, #300, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759 0321580095, $54.99 www.newriders.com This major new update ...
Power Marketing, Selling and Pricing.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Power Marketing, Selling and Pricing Mitche Graf Amherst Media Box 586, Buffalo, NY 14226 9781584282464, $34.95 www.amherstmedia.com POWER MARKETING, SELLING AND PRICING: A BUSINESS GUIDE FOR WEDDING AND PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHERS ...
Earthlings: The Paintings of Tom Palmore.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Earthlings: The Paintings of Tom Palmore Susan Hallsten McGarry Quaid Publishing c/o University Oklahoma Press 1600 Sunset Lane, Oklahoma City, OK 73127 9781934397053, $45.00 www.oupress.com Palmore's artistic style was a ...
Sweet on the West: How Candy Built a Colorado Treasure.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Sweet on the West: How Candy Built a Colorado Treasure Institute of Western American Art University of Washington Press PO Box 50096, Seattle, WA 98145-5096 www.washington.edu/uwpress University of Oklahoma Press (distributor) ...
Engineered Transparency--the Technical, Visual and Spatial Effects of Glass.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Engineered Transparency--the Technical, Visual and Spatial Effects of Glass Michael Bell and Jeannie Kim, Editors Princeton Architectural Press 37 East 7th Street, New York NY 10003 9781568987989, $65.00 www.papress.com Glass has ...
Paradise Lost.(Paradise Lost: Persia from above)(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Paradise Lost Georg Gerster Phaidon Press 180 Varick Street, 14th Floor, New York NY 10014 9780714848846, $59.95 www.phaidon.com Photographer Georg Gerster proposed a pioneering aerial photography project documenting the landscape of ...
Mark Rothko: Works on Paper.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Mark Rothko: Works on Paper Bonnie Clearwater Hudson Hills Press Box 205, Manchester, VT 05254 9780933920538, $50.00 www.hudsonhills.com Mark Rothko is a founder of Abstract Expressionism and a leading figure in 20th century American ...
Hiroshige: Shaping the Image of Japan.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Hiroshige: Shaping the Image of Japan C. Uhlenbeck and M. Jansen Hotei Publishing/Brill, Distributors Box 900, 2300 PA, Leiden, Netherlands 9789004171954, $39.00 www.brill.nl www.amazon.com College-level collections strong in Japanese ...
Modern Jewellery Design.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Modern Jewellery Design Reinhold Ludwig Arnoldsche art@arnoldsche.com 9783897902923, $85.00 www.arnoldsche.com MODERN JEWELLERY DESIGN comes packed with full-page color photos of the latest design fashions, with color photos and ...
Stranded in Canton.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Stranded in Canton William Eggleston Twin Palms Publishers Box 10229, Santa Fe, NM 87504-1022 9781931885713, $40.00 www.twinpalms.com William Eggleston's pioneering video work is finally restored and available in an outstanding arts ...
Christian Dior: The Biography.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Christian Dior: The Biography Marie-France Pochna Overlook Press 141 Wooster Street, New York NY 10012 1585677027, $37.95 www.overlookpress.com Christian Doir was a legendary French fashion designer who caused a worldwide sensation, ...
Designing Geodatabases for Transportation.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Designing Geodatabases for Transportation J. Allison Butler ESRI Press 380 New York Street, Redlands, CA 92378-8100 9781589481640, $64.95 www.esri.com/esripress Any GIS professional and any library catering to general GIS pros and ...
The Block Scheduling Handbook.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The Block Scheduling Handbook J. Allen Queen Corwin Press 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 9781412963015, $30.95 www.corwinpress.com This step-by-step handbook of block scheduling covers a popular way of restructuring the ...
Small Steps Forward, 2nd Edition.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Small Steps Forward, 2nd Edition Sarah Newman Jessica Kingsley Publishers 400 Market Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19106 9781843106937, $19.95 www.jkp.com This new edition of SMALL STEPS FORWARD: USING GAMES AND ACTIVITIES TO ...
Everyday Early Learning.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Everyday Early Learning Jeff A. Johnson and Zoe Johnson Redleaf press 10 Yorkton Court, St. Paul, MN 55117-1065 9781933653426, $19.95 www.redleafpress.org Parents and teachers who want to choose and direct activities to promote ...
Samurai Armies 1467-1649.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Samurai Armies 1467-1649 Stephen Turnbull Osprey Publishing 443 Park Avenue South, Suite 806, New York, NY 10016 9781846033513, $25.95 www.ospreypublishing.com The Sengku Jidai was the sage of the samurai in early Japan--and Stephen ...
The Dark Side of Literacy.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The Dark Side of Literacy Benjamin Bennett Fordham University Press University Box L, 2546 Belmont Ave, Bronx, NY 10458 9780823229161, $60.00 www.fordham.edu THE DARK SIDE OF LITERACY: LITERATURE AND LEARNING NOT TO READ offers a ...
The Elements of Narrative Nonfiction.(The Elements of Narrative Nonfiction: How to Write and Sell the Novel of True Events)(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The Elements of Narrative Nonfiction Peter Rubie Quill Driver Books 2006 South Mary, Fresno, CA 93721 97811884956911, $15.95 www.quilldriverbooks.com THE ELEMENTS OF NARRATIVE NONFICTION: HOW TO WRITE & SELL THE NOVEL OF TRUE EVENTS ...
Fire Light.(Fire Light: The Life of Angel DeCora, Winnebago Artist)(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Fire Light Linda M. Waggoner University of Oklahoma Press 2800 Venture Drive, Norman, OK 73069 9780806139548, $34.95 www.oupress.com FIRE LIGHT: THE LIFE OF ANGEL DE CORA, WINNEBAGO ARTIST tells of an artist, teacher and Red ...
America's Civil War.(America's Civil War: The Operational Battlefield, 1861-1863)(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... America's Civil War Brian Holden Reid Prometheus Books 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst, NY 14228-2197 9781591026051, $34.98 www.prometheusbooks.com AMERICA'S CIVIL WAR: THE OPERATIONAL BATTLEFIELD, 1861-1863 could have been featured in ...
They Are All Red Out Here.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... They Are All Red Out Here Jeffrey Johnson University of Oklahoma Press 2800 Venture Drive, Norman, OK 73069 9780806139678, $34.95 www.oupress.com The Pacific Northwest produced some of the most dedicated, successful socialists the ...
Culture and Customs of Mongolia.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Culture and Customs of Mongolia Timothy Michael May Greenwood Press 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 9780313339837, $49.95 www.greenwood.com High school to college-level holdings strong in Asian culture and ...
Target Patton.(Target Patton: The Plot to Assassinate George S. Patton)(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Target Patton Robert K. Wilcox Regnery Publishing One Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20001 9781596985797, $27.95 www.regnery.com TARGET PATTON: THE PLOT TO ASSASSINATE GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON provides a blend of biography, ...
The Pirate Code.(The Pirate Code: From Honorable Thieves to Modern-Day Villians)(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The Pirate Code Brenda Ralph Lewis Lyons Press Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437 9781599214559, $19.95 www.lyonspress.com THE PIRATE CODE: FROM HONORABLE THIEVES TO MODERN-DAY VILLAINS examines the reality of pirates from ancient to modern ...
Tai Chi Dynamics.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Tai Chi Dynamics Robert Chuckrow, Ph.D. YMAA Publications 23 North Main St, Wolfeboro, NH 03894 1594391165, $20.95 www.ymaa.com Intermediate and advanced Tai Chi players and libraries catering to them will find this a fine and ...
Understanding Animal Welfare.(Understanding Animal Welfare: The Science in Its Cultural Context)(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Understanding Animal Welfare David Fraser Wiley-Blackwell 2121 State Ave, Ames IA 50014-8300 www.wiley.com, 1-800-225-5945 9781405136942, $69.99, www.amazon.com UNDERSTANDING ANIMAL WELFARE: THE SCIENCE IN ITS CULTURAL ...
Know Your Horse.(Know Your Horse: How to Really Understand the Way Your Horse Thinks and Behaves)(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Know Your Horse Susan McBane Thunder Bay Press 10350 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121 1592239609, $19.95 www.thunderbaybooks.com Understanding horse behavior patterns is key to trouble-free riding and relaxed handling, and ...
I Can Make You Thin.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... I Can Make You Thin Paul McKenna Sterling Publishers 387 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10016 9781402765711, $22.95 www.sterlingpublishing.com Any who want to lose weight while eating whatever foods they wish will welcome a book/cd ...
Psychotropic Drugs: Fast Facts.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Psychotropic Drugs: Fast Facts Jerrold S. Maxmen, MD, Sydney H. Kennedy, MD, Roger S. McIntyre, MD W.W. Norton 500-5th Avenue, New York NY 10110 039370520X, $42.50 www.wwnorton.com Medical libraries and college-level reference ...
Parker Guns: Shooting Flying and the American Experience.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Parker Guns: Shooting Flying and the American Experience Ed Muderlak Collector Books Box 3009, Paducah, KY 42002-3009 9781574326116, $49.95 www.collectorbooks.com PARKER GUNS comes from a long-time collector of Parker shotguns who ...
Cherrypicker's Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins.(Cherrypicker's Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins, 5th ed., vol. 1)(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Cherrypicker's Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton Whitman publishing 3101 Clairmont Rd, Suite C, Atlanta, GA 30329 97800794822859, $39.95 www.whitmanbooks.com This 5th edition, Volume 1 of ...
Inshore Navigation.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Inshore Navigation Tom Cunliffe Wiley Nautical 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030 9780470753897, $29.95 www.wileynautical.com Navigation is best learned on the water, not out of a book--but it's helpful to have an onboard guide to ...
Silks.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Silks Dick Francis and Felix Francis Penguin Audio 375 Hudson Street, New York NY 10014 9780143143857, $34.95 www.penguin.com Martin Jarvis provides a passionate reading to the horse-racing intrigue thriller ...
The Chopin Manuscript.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The Chopin Manuscript Jeffrey Deaver, et. al. Brilliance Audio PO Box 887, Grand Haven, MI 49417 1423377028, $29.95 www.brillianceaudio.com Alfred Molina who has held many roles in motion pictures narrates a fine masterful thriller ...
The Tenth Justice.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The Tenth Justice Brad Meltzer Hachette Audio 237 Park Avenue, New York NY 10017 1600244785, $24.98 www.hachetteaudio.com Ben Addison is a new Supreme Court clerk--but his accidental slip places his position in jeopardy. It's up to ...
Plugged In.(Plugged In: The Generation Y Guide to Thriving at Work)(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Plugged In Tamara Erickson Harvard Business Press 60 Harvard Way, Boston MA 02163 9781422120606, $16.95 www.harvardbusiness.org/press PLUGGED IN: THE GENERATION Y GUIDE TO THRIVING AT WORK is for any newly entering the workforce; ...
Breakdown, Breakthrough.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Breakdown, Breakthrough Kathy Caprino Berrett-Koehler Publishers 235 Montgomery Street Suite 650, San Francisco CA 94104 9781576755594, $16.95 www.bk-life.com Thousands of professional women find themselves in crisis, believing ...
The Mobile Marketing Handbook.(The Mobile Marketing Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Mobile Marketing Campaigns)(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The Mobile Marketing Handbook Kim Dushinski Information Today Inc. 143 Old Marlton Pike, Medford, NJ 08055 9780910965828, $29.95 www.infotoday.com THE MOBILE MARKETING HANDBOOK: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO CREATING DYNAMIC MOBILE ...
The Motley Fool Million Dollar Portfolio.(The Motley Fool Million Dollar Portfolio: How to Build and Grow a Panic-Proof Investment Portfolio)(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The Motley Fool Million Dollar Portfolio David and Tom Gardner Collins Business c/o HarperCollins 10 East 53rd Street, New York NY 10022 9780061567544, $26.99 www.harpercollins.com Just in time for stock market jitters is ...
Rearrange It!(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Rearrange It! Barbara Jennings, CRS Ahava Enterprises Inc. 7501 Slater Avenue, Suite C, Huntington Beach, CA, 92647 9780961802646, $34.95 www.decorate-redecorate.com Any library strong in either interior decoration or business titles ...
Wings.(Wings: More than 50 High-Flying Recipes for America's Favorite Snack)(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Wings Debbie Moose Wiley 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 9780470283479, $16.95 www.wiley.com Spicy Buffalo wings have become an appetizer of choice, and WINGS: MORE THAN 50 HIGH-FLYING RECIPES FOR AMERICA'S FAVORITE ...
Dinner Survival.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Dinner Survival Sandi Richard Scribner 1230 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 10020 1416543643, $22.95 www.simonsays.com A complete dinner from scratch in 60 minutes flat with only 20 minutes prep time?? That's the contention of DINNER ...
The New Mediterranean Diet.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The New Mediterranean Diet Nancy Harmon Jenkins Bantam Books 9780553385090, $35.00 www.bantamdell.com Revised and updated to reflect new insights on the Mediterranean Diet, this updated edition of a classic guide provides close to a hundred new ...
Dessert Fourplay.(Dessert Fourplay: Sweet Quartet form a Four-Star Pastry Chef)(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Dessert Fourplay Johnny Iuzzini and Roy Finamore Clarkson Potter c/o Crown Publishing Group 1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019 9780307351371, $35.00 www.randomhouse.com DESSERT FOURPLAY: SWEET QUARTETS FROM A FOUR-STAR ...
Secret Suppers.(Secret Suppers: Rogue Chefs and Underground Restaurant in Warehouses, Townhouses, Open Fields and Everywhere in between)(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Secret Suppers Jenn Garbee Sasquatch Books 110 South Main Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98104 1570615462, $18.95 www.sasquatchbooks.com SECRET SUPPERS: ROGUE CHEFS & UNDERGROUND RESTAURANT IN WAREHOUSES, TOWNHOUSES, OPEN FIELDS & EVERYWHERE ...
Bark House Style.(Bark House Style: Sustainable Designs from Nature)(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Bark House Style Chris McCurry and Nan Chase Gibbs Smith Box 667, Layton, UT 84041 1423602145, $30.00 www.gibbs-smith.com BARK HOUSE STYLE: SUSTAINABLE DESIGNS FROM NATURE covers the return of bark architecture as a popular ...