ForeWord back issues from July 2007:
CSI Editing.(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: CSI Editing Work Author(s): Alex Moore Columns Byline: Alex Moore "'I know what you're thinking, punk,' hissed Wordy Harry to his new editor, 'you're thinking, "Did he use six superfluous adjectives or only five?"---and to tell the ...
The Media: Courted . . . and Thwarted.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: The Media: Courted . . . and Thwarted Work Author(s): Peter Skinner Columns Byline: Peter Skinner Two of the trio of outstanding books addressed here, namely Petra Ten-Doesschate Chu's The Most Arrogant Man in France: Gustave ...
Hand Me the Red Pen or: There is no safety on a Glock.
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Hand Me the Red Pen or: There is no safety on a Glock Work Author(s): Kate Flora Columns Byline: Kate Flora According to my mother, I have always been touchy about storytellers being careless with facts. As a young child steeped in ...
The Marketplace of One.(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: The Marketplace of One Work Author(s): Eugene Schwartz E-Word Byline: Eugene Schwartz ForeWord's premier issue of its eWord supplement was published in spring of 2000. It featured Chris Warnock's forthcoming launch of eBrary and his ...
Welcome to Digital Mountain.
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Welcome to Digital Mountain Work Author(s): James Lichtenberg E-Word Byline: James Lichtenberg The year 2007 represents a turning point for publishers and digital content. Not---as you will see from this inspiring suite of ...
Digital Asset Distribution by Ingram.(Ingram Book Group Inc.)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Digital Asset Distribution by Ingram Work Author(s): James Gray E-Word Byline: James Gray Book distribution is, of course, more than just shipping carton quantities on pallets to bookstores and libraries. A visit to the ...
DAPs, DADs and DARs: For Retailers and E-Tailers, Librarians and Consumers.(Digital Asset Providers, Digital Asset Distributors, Digital Asset Receivers)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: DAPs, DADs and DARs: For Retailers and E-Tailers, Librarians and Consumers Work Author(s): Eugene Schwartz E-Word Byline: Eugene Schwartz Digital Asset Providers, Distributors, and Receivers are terms that describe major links in ...
Live Search Books: Look and Listen!
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Live Search Books: Look and Listen! Work Author(s): Clifford Guren E-Word Byline: Clifford Guren As I write these words the keyboard is brightly lit by the glow of my flat panel monitor. A few feet behind the monitor are my ...
Google's Book Search: Searching the World of Books.(Google Inc.)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Google's Book Search: Searching the World of Books Work Author(s): Jim Gerber E-Word Byline: Jim Gerber Imagine looking for information on the Web and only being able to search for Web sites you know by name, author, or specific ...
Caravan: New Horizons for Bookselling.(Caravan Books Publishing)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Caravan: New Horizons for Bookselling Work Author(s): Peter Osnos E-Word Byline: Peter Osnos Over the years, as an avid consumer of information and entertainment, I have become increasingly aware of my choices. For ...
The Future of Editorial Acquisition in the Digital Age.
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: The Future of Editorial Acquisition in the Digital Age Work Author(s): Peter J. Dougherty E-Word Byline: Peter J. Dougherty The air in the conference rooms of book publishers is devoured now by discussions of the electronic ...
Here, There & Everywhere: The Geography of Murder.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Here, There & Everywhere: The Geography of Murder Work Author(s): Edward Morris Mystery Byline: Edward Morris The most engaging mysteries are those in which location rises to the level of character. Surroundings, after all, tend to ...
Retro Parenting: What Would Hippocrates Do?(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Retro Parenting: What Would Hippocrates Do? Work Author(s): Seth McEvoy Parenting Byline: Seth McEvoy "My wish was that my husband should be distinguished for intellect, and my children too. I have had my wish,---and I now wish that ...
Of Poker and Pirates: Parenting's Lighter Side.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Of Poker and Pirates: Parenting's Lighter Side Work Author(s): Seth McEvoy Parenting Byline: Seth McEvoy From the Over the Transom department we find two salty projects offering a cheekful of levity to the overly earnest and somber ...
Can You Hear Me Now? The Rising Standards of Audiobook Publishers.(Audiobook review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Can You Hear Me Now? The Rising Standards of Audiobook Publishers Work Author(s): Lance Eaton Audio Books Byline: Lance Eaton Twenty years ago, audiobook enthusiasts could be spotted by the large clunky cases of cassettes they ...
Snack Cake Scrutiny.(Twinkie Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated Into What America Eats)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Snack Cake Scrutiny Work Author(s): Lance Eaton Audio Books Byline: Lance Eaton Is it true that Twinkies have a shelf life longer than most humans? Apparently not, according to Steve Ettlinger in Twinkie Deconstructed: My Journey to ...
The Well-Adjusted Child: The Social Benefits of Homeschooling.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: The Well-Adjusted Child: The Social Benefits of Homeschooling Work Author(s): Rachel Gathercole Mapletree Publishing 224 pages, Softcover $14.95 Parenting ISBN: 9781600651076 Reviewer: Nelly Heitman ...
The Little Big Book of Ireland.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: The Little Big Book of Ireland Work Author(s): Christopher Measom and H. Clark Wakabayashi, editors Welcome Books 150 color illustrations, 352 pages, Hardcover $24.95 Gift ISBN: 9781599620213 Reviewer: Karen ...
The Life of Meaning: Reflections on Faith, Doubt, and Repairing the World.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: The Life of Meaning: Reflections on Faith, Doubt, and Repairing the World Work Author(s): Bob Abernethy and William Bole Seven Stories Press 427 pages, Hardcover $29.95 Religion ISBN: 9781583227589 Reviewer: ...
The Unknown Gulag: The Lost World of Stalin's Special Settlements.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: The Unknown Gulag: The Lost World of Stalin's Special Settlements Work Author(s): Lynne Viola Oxford University Press 24 b/w photographs, 278 pages, Hardcover $30.00 History ISBN: 9780195187694 Reviewer: Peter ...
Art from the Sacred to the Profane: East and West.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Art from the Sacred to the Profane: East and West Work Author(s): Frithjof Schuon, author; Catherine Schuon, editor World Wisdom 271 b/w and color illustrations, 160 pages, Softcover $24.95 Art ISBN: 9781933316352 ...
Sell Your Book on Amazon: Top-Secret Tips Guaranteed to increase Sales for Print-On-Demand and Self-Publishing Writers.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Sell Your Book on Amazon: Top-Secret Tips Guaranteed to increase Sales for Print-On-Demand and Self-Publishing Writers Work Author(s): Brent Sampson Outskirts Press 164 pages, Softcover, $14.95 Business & Economics ISBN: ...
Speechless: The Erosion of Free Expression in the American Workplace.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Speechless: The Erosion of Free Expression in the American Workplace Work Author(s): Bruce Barry Berrett-Koehler 279 pages, Softcover $27.95 Business & Economics ISBN: 9781576753972 Reviewer: Frances O. Thomas ...
The Art of Scottish-American Cooking.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: The Art of Scottish-American Cooking Work Author(s): Kay Shaw Nelson Pelican Publishing 298 pages, Hardcover $21.00 Food ISBN: 9781589803862 Reviewer: Naomi Millan The most surprising aspect of ...
Rogues, Writers & Whores: Dining with the Rich & Infamous, or A Stock of Scrumptious Stories from the Centuries Centuries (with Scores and Scores of Recipes).(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Rogues, Writers & Whores: Dining with the Rich & Infamous, or A Stock of Scrumptious Stories from the Centuries Centuries (with Scores and Scores of Recipes) Work Author(s): Daniel Rogov, author; Yael Hershberg, illustrator Toby Press 69 b/w ...
Devils in the Sugar Shop.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Devils in the Sugar Shop Work Author(s): Timothy Schaffert Unbridled Books Softcover $14.95, 256 pages Fiction ISBN: 9781932961331 Reviewer: Todd Mercer "'You go through life ...' 'thinking you've ...
The Feasting Season.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: The Feasting Season Work Author(s): Nancy Coons Algonquin Books 384 pages, Softcover $13.95 Fiction:General ISBN: 9781565125193 Reviewer: Beth Hemke Shapiro Travel writer Meg Parker appears to have ...
In Her Absence.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: In Her Absence Work Author(s): Antonio Munoz Molina, author; Esther Allen, Translator Other Press 144 pages, Softcover $13.95 Fiction:General ISBN: 9781590512531 Reviewer: Erica Wright At its best ...
Inside a Haunted Mind.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Inside a Haunted Mind Work Author(s): K. Patrick Malone A Better Be Write Publisher 353 pages, Softcover $22.95 Fiction:General ISBN: 9780978898502 Reviewer: Nelly Heitman "My skin crawls even to ...
Meet the Annas.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Meet the Annas Work Author(s): Robert Dunn Coral Press 319 pages, Softcover $14.95 Fiction:General ISBN: 9780970829351 Reviewer: Paula Scardamalia "Look at her pictures ...Anna in that slinky green ...
My Mother's Lovers.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: My Mother's Lovers Work Author(s): Christopher Hope Grove Press 448 pages, Hardcover $24.00 Fiction:General ISBN: 9780802118509 Reviewer: Aimee Sabo Alexander is obsessed with air---how to move it, ...
Gothic Classics: Graphic Classics Volume 14.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Gothic Classics: Graphic Classics Volume 14 Work Author(s): Tom Pomplun, editor Eureka Productions 144 pages, Softcover $11.95 Graphic Novel ISBN: 9780978791902 Reviewer: Johanna Draper Carlson The ...
The Act You've Known For All These Years: A Year in the Life of Sgt. Pepper and Friends.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: The Act You've Known For All These Years: A Year in the Life of Sgt. Pepper and Friends Work Author(s): Clinton Heylin Canongate Books 352 pages, Hardcover $24.00 History ISBN: 9781841959184 Reviewer: Angela ...
In the Shadow of the Civil War: Passmore Williamson and the Rescue of Jane Johnson.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: In the Shadow of the Civil War: Passmore Williamson and the Rescue of Jane Johnson Work Author(s): Nat Brandt with Yanna Kroyt Brandt University of South Carolina Press 11 b/w illustrations, 224 pages, Hardcover $29.95 History ...
Splendid Failure: Postwar Reconstruction in the American South.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Splendid Failure: Postwar Reconstruction in the American South Work Author(s): Michael W. Fitzgerald Ivan R. Dee 256 pages, Hardcover $26.00 History ISBN: 9781566637343 Reviewer: Ronald D. Lankford, Jr. ...
Tango: Creation of a Cultural Icon.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Tango: Creation of a Cultural Icon Work Author(s): Jo Baim Indiana University Press 17 b/w photographs, 232 pages, Softcover $19.95, 978-0-253-21905-3, Hardcover $50.00 History ISBN: 9780253348852 Reviewer: ...
The White Pacific: U.S. Imperialism and Black Slavery in the South Seas After the Civil War.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: The White Pacific: U.S. Imperialism and Black Slavery in the South Seas After the Civil War Work Author(s): Gerald Horne University of Hawai'i Press 13 photographs and illustrations, 238 Pages, Softcover $29.00, 978-0-8248-3147-9, Hardcover ...
The Women's Daily Irony Supplement.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: The Women's Daily Irony Supplement Work Author(s): Judy Gruen Creative Minds Press 251 pages, Softcover $14.95 Humor ISBN: 9780974961040 Reviewer: Robin Farrell Edmunds When humorist Judy Gruen's ...
Hawthorne in His Own Time: A Biographical Chronicle of His Life, Drawn from Recollections, Interviews, and Memoirs of Family, Friends, and Associates.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Hawthorne in His Own Time: A Biographical Chronicle of His Life, Drawn from Recollections, Interviews, and Memoirs of Family, Friends, and Associates Work Author(s): Ronald A. Bosco and Jillmarie Murphy, editor University of Iowa Press 5 b/w ...
The Memoir and the Memoirist: Reading and Writing Personal Narrative.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: The Memoir and the Memoirist: Reading and Writing Personal Narrative Work Author(s): Thomas Larson Ohio University Press Softcover $16.95, 978-0-8040-1101-3, Hardcover $32.95 Literary Criticism ISBN: 9780804011006 ...
The Temptation of the Impossible: Victor Hugo and Les Miserables.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: The Temptation of the Impossible: Victor Hugo and Les Miserables Work Author(s): Mario Vargas Llosa, author; John King, translator Princeton University Press 208 pages, Hardcover $24.95 Literary Criticism ISBN: ...
Comfort Food for Breakups: The Memoir of a Hungry Girl.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Comfort Food for Breakups: The Memoir of a Hungry Girl Work Author(s): Marusya Bociurkiw Arsenal Pulp Press 176 pages, Softcover $16.95 Autobiography/Memoir ISBN: 9781551522197 Reviewer: Julie Falkner ...
Dreaming of a Mail-Order Husband: Russian--American Internet Romance.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Dreaming of a Mail-Order Husband: Russian--American Internet Romance Work Author(s): Ericka Johnson Duke University Press 208 pages, Softcover $21.95, 978-0-8223-4029-4, Hardcover $74.95 Autobiography/Memoir ISBN: ...
I've Heard the Vultures Singing: Field Notes on Poetry, Illness, and Nature.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: I've Heard the Vultures Singing: Field Notes on Poetry, Illness, and Nature Work Author(s): Lucia Perillo Trinity University Press 228 pages, Hardcover $24.95 Autobiography/Memoir ISBN: 9781595340313 Reviewer: ...
One with the Herd: A Spiritual Journey.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: One with the Herd: A Spiritual Journey Work Author(s): Liz Mitten Ryan Communication Creativity 113 color photographs and illustrations, 208 pages, Hardcover $39.95 Mind, Body & Spirit ISBN: 9780918880550 ...
Shift: Change Your Words, Change Your World.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Shift: Change Your Words, Change Your World Work Author(s): Janet Smith Warfield Word Sculptures Publishing 8 color and b/w illustrations, 208 pages, Hardcover $19.95 Mind, Body & Spirit ISBN: 9780977832460 ...
Soul Covers: Rhythm and Blues Remakes and the Struggle for Artistic Identity (Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Phoebe Snow).(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Soul Covers: Rhythm and Blues Remakes and the Struggle for Artistic Identity (Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Phoebe Snow) Work Author(s): Michael Awkward Duke University Press 264 pages, Softcover $21.95, 978-0-8223-3997-7, Hardcover $74.95 ...
Blood and Circuses.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Blood and Circuses Work Author(s): Kerry Greenwood Poisoned Pen Press 212 Pages, Hardcover $24.95 Fiction:Mystery ISBN: 9781590582350 Reviewer: Donna Russo Morin Many agree that prolific Agatha ...
Charlie Ford Meets Secret Agent Man.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Charlie Ford Meets Secret Agent Man Work Author(s): J.D. Tynan A Better Be Write Publisher 246 pages, Softcover $22.95 Fiction:Mystery ISBN: 9780977197156 Reviewer: Edward Morris After one gets past ...
Ladykiller.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Ladykiller Work Author(s): Lawrence Light and Meredith Anthony Oceanview Publishing 264 pages, Hardcover $23.95 Fiction:Mystery ISBN: 9781933515052 Reviewer: Edward Morris Four women have turned up ...
Obit.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Obit Work Author(s): Anne Emery ECW Press 328 pages, Hardcover $24.95 Fiction:Mystery ISBN: 9781550227543 Reviewer: Donna Russo Morin Rarely is the impetuousness of youth undertaken with thoughts of ...
Woman of Ill Fame.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Woman of Ill Fame Work Author(s): Erika Mailman Heyday Books 260 pages, Softcover $13.95 Fiction:Mystery ISBN: 9781597140515 Reviewer: Edward Morris Nora Simms isn't a whore with a heart of gold ....
Thought to Exist in the Wild: Awakening from the Nightmare of Zoos.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Thought to Exist in the Wild: Awakening from the Nightmare of Zoos Work Author(s): Derrick Jensen, author; Karen Tweedy-Holmes, photographer No Voice Unheard 81 b/w photographs, 143 pages, Softcover $19.95 Nature ISBN: ...
The A to Z Guide to Raising Happy, Confident Kids.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: The A to Z Guide to Raising Happy, Confident Kids Work Author(s): Jenn Berman New World Library 256 pages, Softcover $14.95 Parenting ISBN: 9781577315636 Reviewer: Katerie Prior Over the last twenty ...
Different Dads: Fathers' Stories of Parenting Disabled Children.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Different Dads: Fathers' Stories of Parenting Disabled Children Work Author(s): Jill Harrison, Matthew Henderson, and Rob Leonard, editors Jessica Kingsley Publishers 173 pages, Softcover $19.95 Parenting ISBN: ...
Dr. Susan's Kids-Only Weight Loss Guide: The Parent's Action Plan for Success.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Dr. Susan's Kids-Only Weight Loss Guide: The Parent's Action Plan for Success Work Author(s): Susan Bartell Parent Positive Press 208 pages, Softcover $12.95 Parenting ISBN: 9780972150217 Reviewer: Amy Rea ...
Redemption: The Myth of Pet Overpopulation and the No Kill Revolution in America.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Redemption: The Myth of Pet Overpopulation and the No Kill Revolution in America Work Author(s): Nathan J. Winograd Almaden Books 238 pages, Softcover $16.95 Animals ISBN: 9780979074301 Reviewer: Christine ...
Ride the Right Horse: Understanding the Core Equine Personalities and How to Work with Them.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Ride the Right Horse: Understanding the Core Equine Personalities and How to Work with Them Work Author(s): Yvonne Barteau Storey Publishing 32 color photographs and drawings, 320 pages, Hardcover $24.95 Animals ISBN: ...
Why Animals Matter: The Case for Animal Protection.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Why Animals Matter: The Case for Animal Protection Work Author(s): Erin E. Williams and Margo DeMello Prometheus Books 35 b/w photographs, 290 pages, Softcover $20.00 Animals ISBN: 9781591025238 Reviewer: ...
The Line.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: The Line Work Author(s): Jennifer Moxley Post-Apollo Press 60 pages, Softcover $15.00 Poetry ISBN: 9780942996616 Reviewer: Jeff Gundy The mostly brief prose poems that make up Jennifer Moxley's ...
Terror: How Israel Has Coped and What America Can Learn.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Terror: How Israel Has Coped and What America Can Learn Work Author(s): Leonard A. Cole Indiana University Press 237 pages, Hardcover $24.95 Politics ISBN: 9780253349187 Reviewer: David Priess A ...
Wayward Christian Soldiers: Freeing the Gospel from Political Captivity.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Wayward Christian Soldiers: Freeing the Gospel from Political Captivity Work Author(s): Charles Marsh Oxford University Press 256 pages, Hardcover $25.00 Religion ISBN: 9780195307207 Reviewer: Joe Taylor ...
Beating Goliath: Why Insurgencies Fail.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Beating Goliath: Why Insurgencies Fail Work Author(s): Jeffrey Record Potomac Books 192 pages, Hardcover $24.95 Sociology ISBN: 9781597970907 Reviewer: Karl Helicher Should the American foreign ...
Reset: Changing the Way We Look at Video Games.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: Reset: Changing the Way We Look at Video Games Work Author(s): Rusel DeMaria Berrett-Koehler 216 pages, Hardcover $24.95 Sociology ISBN: 9781576754337 Reviewer: Aimee Houser Video games as an ...
The Designer's Atlas of Sustainability: Charting the Conceptual Landscape through Economy, Ecology, and Culture.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Work Title: The Designer's Atlas of Sustainability: Charting the Conceptual Landscape through Economy, Ecology, and Culture Work Author(s): Ann Thorpe Island Press 250 color and b/w illustrations, 240 pages, Softcover $29.95, 978-1-59726-100-5, Hardcover ...