ForeWord back issues from January 2008:
Achieving Independence: History, Memory, Race.(Recommended readings)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Achieving Independence: History, Memory, Race Work Author(s): Heather Shaw History Byline: Heather Shaw A Detroit vice squad busting in on a blind pig at Twelfth and Clairmont got more than they bargained for when they surprised a ...
Nostalgia & Denial.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Nostalgia & Denial Work Author(s): Heather Shaw History Byline: Heather Shaw "Images of plantations from the colonial period through the Civil War were never meant to represent a physical location or an architectural structure. They ...
Documenting Black History, Acknowledging Black Scholars.(Editorial)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Documenting Black History, Acknowledging Black Scholars Work Author(s): Heather Shaw History Byline: Heather Shaw Urban fiction may have carved out a space on literary agency rosters and community bookshelves, but black scholars ...
Comics Verité: The Truth In Graphic Novels.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Comics Verité: The Truth In Graphic Novels Work Author(s): Jackie Estrada Art Byline: Jackie Estrada When you see the word "novel," you automatically think of fiction. So it may be surprising to learn that dozens of graphic ...
Best of All Worlds 2007: Outstanding University Press Books.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Best of All Worlds 2007: Outstanding University Press Books Work Author(s): Peter Skinner University Presses Byline: Peter Skinner Surely it should, over the years, become easier to discern clearly outstanding books among the ...
Not To Be Missed.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Not To Be Missed Work Author(s): Peter Skinner University Presses Byline: Peter Skinner Postal Indiscretions: The Correspondence of Tadeusz Borowski, translated by Alicia Nitecki and edited by Tadeusz Drewnowski (Northwestern, ...
Christianity, Judaism, Islam: The History of Violence.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Christianity, Judaism, Islam: The History of Violence Work Author(s): Henry L. Carrigan Religion Byline: Henry L. Carrigan "Terror is nothing other than justice, prompt, severe, inflexible; it is therefore an emanation of virtue ..." ...
Cool and Crafty: Books for the Fashionable.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Cool and Crafty: Books for the Fashionable Work Author(s): Whitney Hallberg Art Byline: Whitney Hallberg Julia Roberts knits, Madonna crochets, and the cheerleader who lives next door sews her own clothes. Crafting isn't just for ...
What Boys Like: Knitting Transcends Gender.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: What Boys Like: Knitting Transcends Gender Work Author(s): Whitney Hallberg Art Byline: Whitney Hallberg The Craft Yarn Council of America says that fully 33% of women aged 25-34 have at some point picked up a pair of knitting ...
Mindful Living: From Birth to Enlightenment.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Mindful Living: From Birth to Enlightenment Work Author(s): Kristine Morris Mind-Body-Spirit Byline: Kristine Morris The spiritual path calls seekers to be mindful of the grace and beauty, as well as the pain and suffering, present ...
Lightening the Load.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Lightening the Load Work Author(s): Kristine Morris Mind-Body-Spirit Byline: Kristine Morris "Imagine this: Whatever has weighed on you suddenly no longer weighs," Jan Frazier writes. "It may still be there, a fact in your life, but ...
Business from Hamsters to Buddha.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Business from Hamsters to Buddha Work Author(s): Alex Moore Business Byline: Alex Moore Each day this biblio-office receives bundles of books, a significant portion in the business category. As in most cases, books that focus are ...
A General, a Chronicle of Conquests, a City.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: A General, a Chronicle of Conquests, a City Work Author(s): Peter Skinner Religion Byline: Peter Skinner Religion is an unpredictable factor that makes international policy-making a nerve-wracking process, the more so if it moves ...
The Books that Bind: On Reading's Living---and Loving---Legacy.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Books that Bind: On Reading's Living---and Loving---Legacy Work Author(s): Amanda Ford General Byline: Amanda Ford The story goes that he took my mother to a bookstore on their first date. It was an obscure shop located in ...
The Celtic Quest: An Anthology from Merlin to Van Morrison.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Celtic Quest: An Anthology from Merlin to Van Morrison Work Author(s): Jane Lahr, editor Welcome Books 100+ color illustrations, 240 pages, Hardcover $29.95 History ISBN: 9781599620459 Reviewer: Beth Hemke ...
Innocent -- Volume 1.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Innocent -- Volume 1 Work Author(s): Shawn Granger King Tractor Press 196 pages, Softcover $14.99 Graphic Novel ISBN: 9780978748623 Reviewer: Joey A Kane Innocent is an "Angel of Retribution" who ...
After Tamerlane: The Global History of Empire Since 1405.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: After Tamerlane: The Global History of Empire Since 1405 Work Author(s): John Darwin Bloomsbury Press 9 illustrations, 23 maps, 575 pages, Hardcover $34.95 History ISBN: 9781596913936 Reviewer: Joe Taylor ...
The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World Work Author(s): Steven Kazlowski Braided River 200 color photos, 192 pages, Hardcover $39.95 Nature ISBN: 9781594850592 Reviewer: Andi Diehn ...
The Rumpleville Chronicles: The Jolly Elf, The Bomb That Followed Me Home, The Disciples of Trotsky.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Rumpleville Chronicles: The Jolly Elf, The Bomb That Followed Me Home, The Disciples of Trotsky Work Author(s): Cevin Soling and Steve Kille, illustrator Monk Media / Spectacle Films Color illustrations, 44 pages each, Hardcover $14.95 each, ...
A Passion Most Pure: Daughters of Boston.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: A Passion Most Pure: Daughters of Boston Work Author(s): Julie Lessman Revell 480 pages, Softcover $13.99 Fiction:Religious ISBN: 9780800732110 Reviewer: Carol Lynn Stewart Young Faith O'Connor, ...
American Goth.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: American Goth Work Author(s): J.D. Glass Bold Strokes Books 312 pages, Softcover $15.95 Fiction:General ISBN: 9781602820029 Reviewer: Courtney Arnold "I didn't know, couldn't really say, what had ...
Devil Born Without Horns.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Devil Born Without Horns Work Author(s): Michael A. Lucas Rudos and Rubes 285 pages, Softcover $10.95 True Crime ISBN: 9780977895212 Reviewer: Lawrence Kane The old adage "don't judge a book by its ...
Shades of Gray: A Novel of the Civil War in Virginia.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Shades of Gray: A Novel of the Civil War in Virginia Work Author(s): Jessica James Patriot Press 524 pages, Hardcover $27.99 Adventure ISBN: 9780979600005 Reviewer: Carol Lynn Stewart Confederate ...
All or Nothing.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: All or Nothing Work Author(s): Preston L. Allen Akashic Books 280 pages, Softcover $14.95 Literary ISBN: 9781933354415 Reviewer: Heather Shaw P is a bus driver in Miami. He's got a wife, and two ...
Voyage of the Short Serpent.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Voyage of the Short Serpent Work Author(s): Bernard du Boucheron, Hester Velmans, translator Overlook Press 208 pages, Hardcover $24.95 Fiction:Historical ISBN: 9781585679201 Reviewer: Lee Gooden ...
Fiddle Game.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Fiddle Game Work Author(s): Richard A. Thompson Poisoned Pen Press 248 pages, Hardcover $24.95 Mystery ISBN: 9781590584552 Reviewer: Donna Russo Morin Music is written in layers---bass, baritone, ...
Blue War.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Blue War Work Author(s): Jeffrey Thomas Solaris Books 512 pages, Softcover $7.99 Science Fiction ISBN: 9781844165322 Reviewer: Marlene Satter Biotechnology has run amok, and cloned human remains ...
Rock On: An Office Power Ballad.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Rock On: An Office Power Ballad Work Author(s): Dan Kennedy Algonquin Books 240 pages, Softcover $14.95 Autobiography/Memoir ISBN: 9781565125094 Reviewer: Chris Arvidson Growing up a music junkie in ...
The Outrageous Legend of Gordon Zahler, Hollywood's Flashiest Quadriplegic.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Outrageous Legend of Gordon Zahler, Hollywood's Flashiest Quadriplegic Work Author(s): Chip Jacobs Behler Publications 15 b/w photos, 349 pages, Softcover $16.95 Biography ISBN: 9781933016474 Reviewer: ...
The 2008-2009 Witches' Almanac.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The 2008-2009 Witches' Almanac Work Author(s): Andrew Theitic, editor The Witches' Almanac 100 b/w illustrations, 136 pages, Softcover $10.95 Body, Mind & Spirit ISBN: 9780977370337 Reviewer: Leah Samul ...
The Energy Cure: How to Recharge Your Life 30 Seconds at a Time.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Energy Cure: How to Recharge Your Life 30 Seconds at a Time Work Author(s): Kimberly Kingsley New Page Books 156 pages, Softcover $12.99 Body, Mind & Spirit ISBN: 9781564149633 Reviewer: Amanda Ford ...
The Other Kind of Smart: Boost Your Emotional Intelligence for Greater Power and Joy at Home, Work and Play.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Other Kind of Smart: Boost Your Emotional Intelligence for Greater Power and Joy at Home, Work and Play Work Author(s): Harvey Deutschendorf Harmony House Press 155 pages, Softcover $14.95 Body, Mind & Spirit ISBN: ...
Self Marketing Power: Branding Yourself as a Business of One.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Self Marketing Power: Branding Yourself as a Business of One Work Author(s): Jeff Beals Keynote Publishing 255 pages, Softcover $19.95 Business & Economics ISBN: 9780979743801 Reviewer: Fred Joseph, Jr. ...
Starting & Running Your Own Small Farm Business.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Starting & Running Your Own Small Farm Business Work Author(s): Sarah B. Aubrey Storey Publishing 176 pages, Softcover $19.95 Business & Economics ISBN: 9781580176972 Reviewer: Todd Mercer The fable ...
Stomp the Elephant in the Office.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Stomp the Elephant in the Office Work Author(s): Steven W. Vannoy and Craig W. Ross Wister & Willows 326 pages, Hardcover $25.95 Business & Economics ISBN: 9780979376801 Reviewer: E. James Lieberman ...
Tax Power for Individuals.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Tax Power for Individuals Work Author(s): James O. Parker Sourcebooks 288 pages, Softcover $16.95 Business & Economics ISBN: 9781572486409 Reviewer: Margaret Cullison Tax laws change regularly, ...
Food: The History of Taste.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Food: The History of Taste Work Author(s): Paul Freedman, editor University of California Press/Thames & Hudson 250 color illustrations, 368 pages, Hardcover $39.95 Food ISBN: 9780520254763 Reviewer: Heather ...
Wild Wines: Creating Organic Wines From Nature's Garden.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Wild Wines: Creating Organic Wines From Nature's Garden Work Author(s): Dawn Marie and Vicki Renoux, illustrator Square One 80+ illustrations, 210 pages, Softcover $18.95 Food ISBN: 9780757002922 Reviewer: ...
Choices in Breast Cancer Treatment: Medical Specialists and Cancer Survivors Tell You What You Need to Know.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Choices in Breast Cancer Treatment: Medical Specialists and Cancer Survivors Tell You What You Need to Know Work Author(s): Kenneth D. Miller, editor John Hopkins University Press 20 b/w photos, 27 line drawings, 424 pages, Hardcover $45.00, ...
A History of the Smithsonian American Art Museum: The Intersection of Art, Science, and Bureaucracy.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: A History of the Smithsonian American Art Museum: The Intersection of Art, Science, and Bureaucracy Work Author(s): Lois Marie Fink University of Massachusetts Press 248 pages, 38 illustrations, Hardcover $34.95 History ...
Backyards for Kids.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Backyards for Kids Work Author(s): Ziba Kashef Sunset Books 150 color photos, 144 pages, Hardcover $16.95 House and Home ISBN: 9780376010605 Reviewer: Ron Kaplan Child development experts express ...
Stoneview: How to Build an Eco-friendly Little Guesthouse.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Stoneview: How to Build an Eco-friendly Little Guesthouse Work Author(s): Rob Roy New Society Publishers 130 color and bw illustrations, 240 pages, Softcover $24.95 House and Home ISBN: 9780865715974 Reviewer: ...
Trillion Dollar Women: Use Your Power to Make Buying & Remodeling Decisions.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Trillion Dollar Women: Use Your Power to Make Buying & Remodeling Decisions Work Author(s): Tara-Nicholle Nelson BuilderBooks 184 pages, Softcover $24.95 House and Home ISBN: 9780867186345 Reviewer: Marilyn ...
Tchaikovsky: His Life and Music.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Tchaikovsky: His Life and Music Work Author(s): Jeremy Siepmann Naxos Books 20 b/w photos, 248 pages, Hardcover w/2 CDs $29.95 Music ISBN: 9781843791195 Reviewer: Karl Kunkel The musical works of ...
Cinescopes: What Your Favorite Movies Reveal About You.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Cinescopes: What Your Favorite Movies Reveal About You Work Author(s): Risa Williams and Ezra Werb Quirk Books 176 pages, Softcover $14.95 Film ISBN: 9781594741913 Reviewer: Heather Shaw Risa ...
Chasing Skinny Rabbits: What Leads You Into Emotional and Spiritual Exhaustion...and What Can Lead You Out.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Chasing Skinny Rabbits: What Leads You Into Emotional and Spiritual Exhaustion ...and What Can Lead You Out Work Author(s): John Trent Thomas Nelson B/w illustrations, 192 pages, Hardcover $19.99 Religion ISBN: ...
Church Is a Team Sport:A Championship Strategy for Doing Ministry Together.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Church Is a Team Sport:A Championship Strategy for Doing Ministry Together Work Author(s): Jim Putman Baker Books 256 pages, Softcover $17.99 Religion ISBN: 9780801013027 Reviewer: Margaret Cullison ...
From Stone to Living Word: Letting the Bible Live Again.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: From Stone to Living Word: Letting the Bible Live Again Work Author(s): Debbie Blue Brazos Press 224 pages, Softcover $16.99 Religion ISBN: 9781587431906 Reviewer: Mark Smith Stone may be stable, ...
The Secret History of the World: As Laid Down By the Secret Societies.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Secret History of the World: As Laid Down By the Secret Societies Work Author(s): Mark Booth Overlook Press 32 color illustrations, 448 pages, Hardcover $29.95 Religion ISBN: 9781590200315 Reviewer: Henry ...
The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter Work Author(s): Helen R. Quinn and Yossi Nir Princeton University Press 12 b/w photos, 286 pages, Hardcover $29.95 Science ISBN: 9780691133096 Reviewer: Joe Mielke ...
What Bugged the Dinosaurs: Insects, Disease, and Death in the Cretaceous.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: What Bugged the Dinosaurs: Insects, Disease, and Death in the Cretaceous Work Author(s): George Poinar and Roberta Poinar Princeton University Press 61 color illustrations, 266 pages, Hardcover $29.95 Science ISBN: ...
The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die Work Author(s): John Izzo Berrett-Koehler 192 pages, Softcover $15.95 Self Help ISBN: 9781576754757 Reviewer: Whitney Hallberg "In my experience, ...
Navajo Taboos.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Navajo Taboos Work Author(s): Ernie Bulow and Ernest Franklin, illustrator Sidewinder Publishing 55 b/ w illustrations, 216 pages, Hardcover $24.95, Softcover $14.95 9780914001027 Social Sciences ISBN: 9780914001010 ...
Riot: A Behind-the-Barricades Tour of Mobs, Riot Cops,a nd the Chaos of Crowd Violence.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Riot: A Behind-the-Barricades Tour of Mobs, Riot Cops,a nd the Chaos of Crowd Violence Work Author(s): Loren W. Christensen Paladin Press 266 pages, Softcover $25.00 Social Sciences ISBN: 9781581606355 ...
The Athlete's Guide to Yoga: An Integrated Approach to Strength, Flexibility, and Focus.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Athlete's Guide to Yoga: An Integrated Approach to Strength, Flexibility, and Focus Work Author(s): Sage Rountree VeloPress Color photos, 304 pages, Softcover w/DVD $21.95 Sports ISBN: 9781934030042 ...
How to Hire, Manage, and Fire Your Contractor: Everything You Need to Know to Do It Right.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: How to Hire, Manage, and Fire Your Contractor: Everything You Need to Know to Do It Right Work Author(s): Carmen Amabile LWP Publishing 144 pages, Softcover $19.95 Technology ISBN: 9780979387623 Reviewer: ...
The Little Black Book of Walt Disney World.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Little Black Book of Walt Disney World Work Author(s): Rona Gindin and Kerren Barbas Steckler, illustrator and David Lindroth, cartographer Peter Pauper Press 248 pages, plus 7 fold-out maps, Hardcover $12.95 Travel ...
Damned to Eternity: The Story of the Man They Said Caused the Flood.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Damned to Eternity: The Story of the Man They Said Caused the Flood Work Author(s): Adam Pitluk Da Capo B/w photos, 288 pages, Hardcover $24.95 True Crime ISBN: 9780306815270 Reviewer: Henry L. Carrigan ...
How to Spot a Liar: Why People Don't Tell the Truth...and How You Can Catch Them.(Audiobook review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: How to Spot a Liar: Why People Don't Tell the Truth ...and How You Can Catch Them Work Author(s): Gregory Hartley and Maryann Karinch, Read by the authors Listen & Live Audio 4 hours, 3 CDs, $23.95 Self Help ISBN: ...
Baby Brains.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Baby Brains Work Author(s): Simon James Candlewick Press Color illustrations, 32 pages, Softcover $6.99 Children's Picture Book ISBN: 9780763636821 Reviewer: Carolyn Bailey Baby Brains utters his ...
Lily and the Paper Man.(Children's review)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Lily and the Paper Man Work Author(s): Rebecca Upjohn and Renne Benoit, illustrator Second Story Press 17 color illustrations, 24 pages, Hardcover $14.95 Children's Picture Book ISBN: 9781897187197 Reviewer: ...
Making Grizzle Grow.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Making Grizzle Grow Work Author(s): Rachna Gilmore and Leslie Elizabeth Watts, illustrator Fitzhenry & Whiteside 15 color illustrations, 32 pages, Hardcover $18.95 Children's Picture Book ISBN: 9781550418859 ...
Chess Rumble.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Chess Rumble Work Author(s): G. Neri and Jesse Joshua Watson, illustrator Lee & Low Books 64 pages, Hardcover, $18.95 Middle Readers:Fiction ISBN: 9781584302797 Reviewer: Heather Shaw Chess Rumble ...
Fireside Stories: Tales for a Winter's Eve.(Children's review)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Fireside Stories: Tales for a Winter's Eve Work Author(s): Caitlin Matthews and Helen Cann, illustrator Barefoot Books Mixed-media illustrations, 96 pages, Hardcover $19.99 Middle Readers:Fiction ISBN: 9781846860652 ...
The Secret Zoo.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Secret Zoo Work Author(s): Bryan Chick Second Wish Press 245 pages, Softcover $5.99 Middle Readers:Fiction ISBN: 9780979188732 Reviewer: Amy Falberg When nine-year-old Megan mysteriously ...