ForeWord back issues from November 2008:
Who Owns What?(copyrights)(Essay)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Who Owns What? Work Author(s): Martyn Daniels General Byline: Martyn Daniels It may be surprising to many that an industry that is all about rights and content has no authoritative reference as to who owns what and what rights ...
Giving Books.(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Giving Books Work Author(s): Heather Shaw General Byline: Heather Shaw Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remem-bered.---W.H. AUDENIs it possible there exists a better gift than a book? Sure, a diamond ...
Race, Aging, Sickness, Music, Food: Religion in Our Daily Lives.(books)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Race, Aging, Sickness, Music, Food: Religion in Our Daily Lives Work Author(s): Kristine Morris Religion Byline: Kristine Morris Sometimes our world seems hopelessly black and white / rich and poor / red and blue. Some-times it ...
The Hero's Crossroads: That Fateful Moment of Decision.(fiction)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Hero's Crossroads: That Fateful Moment of Decision Work Author(s): Todd Mercer Young Adult Byline: Todd Mercer Better young adult fiction eclipses old-hat conflicts of domestic disobedience and school strife. It forces heroes ...
Beyond Sex Ed.(Emily's Rebellion)(Falling Hard: 100 Love Poems By Teenagers)(Indie Girl)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Beyond Sex Ed Work Author(s): Whitney Hallberg Young Adult Byline: Whitney Hallberg The following advice books answer questions beyond "What's happening to my body?" to focus on dating, fash-ion, friends, and good old-fashioned ...
Keeping the Doctor at Bay: Natural Health and Protection from Harm.(health books)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Keeping the Doctor at Bay: Natural Health and Protection from Harm Work Author(s): Whitney Hallberg Health Byline: Whitney Hallberg Healthcare in the US is a troubled system. Costs are high, millions are without insurance, ...
Cookbook Immortality: Is This the Golden Age?(books)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Cookbook Immortality: Is This the Golden Age? Work Author(s): Matt Sutherland Food Byline: Matt Sutherland Imagine living through the Renaissance or the mid- to late-nineteenth century when artistic masterpieces seemed to sprout from ...
Haunting.(Ghost Hunter's Guide to Seattle and Puget Sound)(Ghost Hunter's Guide to California's Wine)(Ghost Hunters of New England)(Ghosts of Futures Past: Spiritualism and the Cultural Politics of Nineteenth-Century America)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Haunting Work Author(s): Alex Moore General Byline: Alex Moore Short and slim, she appears with intense blue eyes in pale white clothing. A daughter of Chief Seattle, she haunts the Pike Place Public Market, drifting through the ...
Simple Snacks, Criminal "Cooking" and the Cat's Dinner.(Crunch! A History of the Great American Potato Chip )(Swindled: The Dark History of Food Fraud, from Poisoned Candy to Counterfeit Coffee )(Pet Food Politics )(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Simple Snacks, Criminal "Cooking" and the Cat's Dinner Work Author(s): Peter Skinner Food Byline: Peter Skinner In Crunch! A History of the Great American Potato Chip (Terrace Books/ University of Wisconsin Press, ...
Secrets and Revelations: They're Literature, They're Gossip, They're Life.(Viewpoint essay)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Secrets and Revelations: They're Literature, They're Gossip, They're Life Work Author(s): Barbara Ardinger Fiction Byline: Barbara Ardinger From that terrible day when King Oedipus learned the tragic secrets of his life until the ...
Daughters of India: Art and Identity.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Daughters of India: Art and Identity Work Author(s): Stephen P. Huyler Abbeville Press 250 color photographs, 9 x 11, 264 pages, Hardcover, $65.00 Culture ISBN: 9780789210029 Reviewer: Sharon Flesher ...
Richard Burton: Prince of Players.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Richard Burton: Prince of Players Work Author(s): Michael Munn Skyhorse Publishing 272 pages, Hardcover $24.95 Biography ISBN: 9781602393554 Reviewer: Alex Moore "Poetry and drink are the greatest ...
Country Music: The Masters.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Country Music: The Masters Work Author(s): Marty Stuart Sourcebooks Color and b/w photos, 384 pages, Hardcover w/CD $49.99 Music ISBN: 9781402214530 Reviewer: Edward Morris At bottom, country music ...
The Sun Field.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Sun Field Work Author(s): Heywood Broun Rvive Books Softcover $14.00 (168pp) Biography ISBN: 9780980190915 Reviewer: Clark Isaacs Baseball season closes with the boys of summer facing longer ...
Stepping Into Sunlight.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Stepping Into Sunlight Work Author(s): Sharon Hinck Bethany House Softcover $13.99 (195pp) Religion ISBN: 9780764202834 Reviewer: Carol Lynn Stewart Penny Sullivan teeters on the edge of a chasm. On ...
Gone Tomorrow.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Gone Tomorrow Work Author(s): P.F. Kluge Overlook Press Hardcover $24.95 (288pp) Literary ISBN: 9781590200902 Reviewer: Christine Canfield Fear of failure wreaks havoc on writers in many ways, from ...
King of Nod: Some Things Never Die.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: King of Nod: Some Things Never Die Work Author(s): Scott Fad Hooded Friar Press Softcover $17.99 (650pp) Literary ISBN: 9780981760902 Reviewer: Marlene Satter Anger and revenge long outlive their ...
The Master Planets.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Master Planets Work Author(s): Donald Gallinger Kunati Softcover $14.95 (336pp) Literary ISBN: 9781601641595 Reviewer: Edward Morris In 1973, Peter Jameson was nineteen years old and preparing ...
Only Son.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Only Son Work Author(s): Lafie Crum Livingston Press Softcover $15.95 (183pp) Literary ISBN: 9781604890136 Reviewer: Robin Farrell Edmunds "We're never fully in the now, never free of the past and ...
Peripheral Vision: A Novel.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Peripheral Vision: A Novel Work Author(s): Patricia Ferguson Other Press Hardcover $24.95 (376pp) Literary ISBN: 9781590512876 Reviewer: Carol Haggas A mother's love is never a sure thing. Neither, ...
Tales of the Ten Lost Tribes.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Tales of the Ten Lost Tribes Work Author(s): Tamar Yellin The Toby Press Hardcover $22.95 (160pp) Literary ISBN: 9781592642137 Reviewer: Lee Gooden Tamar Yellin is an award-winning author of such ...
The Trespasser.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Trespasser Work Author(s): Edra Ziesk Southern Methodist University Press Hardcover $22.50 (274pp) Literary ISBN: 9780870745515 Reviewer: Keya Kraft When Sebastian Bryant arrives at the end of a ...
The Anteater of Death.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Anteater of Death Work Author(s): Betty Webb Poisoned Pen Hardcover $24.95 (270pp), 978-1-59058-560-3; Softcover, (large print) $22.95 (320pp), 978-1-59058-56 Mystery ISBN: 9781590585603 Reviewer: Alan J ....
Blackbird, Farewell.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Blackbird, Farewell Work Author(s): Robert Greer Frog Books Hardcover $25.95 (362pp) Mystery ISBN: 9781583942505 Reviewer: Trina Carter When it comes to telling tales out of school, Damian Madrid is ...
Blood Island.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Blood Island Work Author(s): H. Terrell Griffin Oceanview Publishing Hardcover $24.95 (248pp) Mystery ISBN: 9781933515212 Reviewer: J. G. Stinson Matt Royal has sold his share in the corporate rat ...
The Other Side of Silence.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Other Side of Silence Work Author(s): Bill Pronzini Walker & Company Hardcover $24.00 (224pp) Mystery ISBN: 9780802717139 Reviewer: Angela Leeper Rick Fallon's wife always preferred the hum and ...
The Ruffian on the Stair.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Ruffian on the Stair Work Author(s): Gary Newman Soho Constable Hardcover $25.00 (256pp) Mystery ISBN: 9781569475430 Reviewer: Donna Russo Morin Sebastian Rolvenden is gifted with the written ...
Dating Da Vinci.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Dating Da Vinci Work Author(s): Malena Lott Sourcebooks Casablanca Softcover, $12.95 (288pp) Romance ISBN: 9781402213939 Reviewer: Barbara Ardinger The heroine of this romance, Ramona, is a ...
LedFeather.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: LedFeather Work Author(s): Stephen Graham Jones University of Alabama Press Softcover $17.50 (216pp) Speculative ISBN: 9781573661461 Reviewer: Lee Gooden Stephen Graham Jones is the author of five ...
Necropath.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Necropath Work Author(s): Eric Brown Solaris Softcover $7.99 (416pp) Speculative ISBN: 9781844166022 Reviewer: Holly Chase Williams As French philosopher Emile Cioran once said, "If only we could ...
Designing Your Perfect House: Lessons From an Architect.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Designing Your Perfect House: Lessons From an Architect Work Author(s): William J. Hirsch Jr. Dalsimer Press Hardcover $39.95 (240pp) Architecture ISBN: 9780979882036 Reviewer: Luise Bolleber "He is ...
Valentino: Themes and Variations.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Valentino: Themes and Variations Work Author(s): Pamela Golbin Rizzoli Hardcover $75.00 (300pp) Art ISBN: 9780847831722 Reviewer: Whitney Hallberg What celebrity has ever gone wrong with a Valentino ...
Death of a Gunfighter: The Quest for Jack Slade, The West's Most Elusive Legend.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Death of a Gunfighter: The Quest for Jack Slade, The West's Most Elusive Legend Work Author(s): Dan Rottenberg Westholme Publishing Hardcover $29.95 (528pp) Biography ISBN: 9781594160707 Reviewer: Lee Gooden ...
Drowning in the Desert: A JAG's Search for Justice in Iraq.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Drowning in the Desert: A JAG's Search for Justice in Iraq Work Author(s): Vivian H. Gembara, with Deborah A. Gembara Zenith Press Hardcover $26.95 (320pp) Autobiography/Memoir ISBN: 9780760334485 Reviewer: ...
Living in the Woods in a Tree: Remembering Blaze Foley.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Living in the Woods in a Tree: Remembering Blaze Foley Work Author(s): Sybil Rosen University of North Texas Softcover $24.95 (288pp) Biography ISBN: 9781574412505 Reviewer: Michelle Kerns "If I ...
Returning To My Mother's House: Taking Back the Wisdom of the Feminine.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Returning To My Mother's House: Taking Back the Wisdom of the Feminine Work Author(s): Gail Straub High Point Softcover $21.95 (237pp) Body, Mind & Spirit ISBN: 9780963032751 Reviewer: Vanessa Taylor ...
Why Walk When You Can Fly? Soar Beyond Your Fears and Love Yourself and Others Unconditionally.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Why Walk When You Can Fly? Soar Beyond Your Fears and Love Yourself and Others Unconditionally Work Author(s): Isha New World Library Softcover $14.95 (152pp) Body, Mind & Spirit ISBN: 9781577316374 Reviewer: ...
Seven Steps to Raising a Bilingual Child.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Seven Steps to Raising a Bilingual Child Work Author(s): Naomi Steiner, with Susan L. Hayes AMACOM Softcover $14.95 (224pp) Family & Relationships ISBN: 9780814400463 Reviewer: Andi Diehn These ...
Between Fathers & Daughters: Enriching and Rebuilding Your Adult Relationship.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Between Fathers & Daughters: Enriching and Rebuilding Your Adult Relationship Work Author(s): Linda Nielsen Cumberland House Softcover $16.95 (247pp) Family & Relationships ISBN: 9781581826616 Reviewer: Amy ...
Crossing Hitler: The Man Who Put the Nazis on the Witness Stand.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Crossing Hitler: The Man Who Put the Nazis on the Witness Stand Work Author(s): Benjamin Carter Hett Oxford University Press Softcover, $27.95 (354pp) History ISBN: 9780195369885 Reviewer: Dick Cady ...
Do-It-For-Less! Weddings: How to Create Your Dream Wedding Without Breaking the Bank.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Do-It-For-Less! Weddings: How to Create Your Dream Wedding Without Breaking the Bank Work Author(s): Denise Vivaldo Sellers Publishing Softcover $19.95 (272pp) House and Home ISBN: 9781416205197 Reviewer: ...
The Oxford American Book of Great Music Writing.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Oxford American Book of Great Music Writing Work Author(s): Marc Smirnoff, editor University of Arkansas Press Hardcover $34.95 (466pp) Music ISBN: 9781557288875 Reviewer: Karl Kunkel Music ...
Rebels Wit Attitude: Subversive Rock Humorists.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Rebels Wit Attitude: Subversive Rock Humorists Work Author(s): Iain Ellis Soft Skull Press Softcover $15.95 (256pp) Music ISBN: 9781593762063 Reviewer: Michelle Kerns At first glance (or hearing), ...
Made From Scratch: Discovering the Pleasures of a Handmade Life.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Made From Scratch: Discovering the Pleasures of a Handmade Life Work Author(s): Jenna Woginrich Storey Publishing Hardcover $20.95 (192pp) Nature ISBN: 9781603420860 Reviewer: Andi Diehn Planting ...
Xerophilia: Ecocritical Explorations in Southwestern Literature.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Xerophilia: Ecocritical Explorations in Southwestern Literature Work Author(s): Tom Lynch Texas Tech University Press Softcover $35.00 (264pp) Nature ISBN: 9780896726383 Reviewer: Todd Mercer ...
Making Movies With Orson Welles: A Memoir.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Making Movies With Orson Welles: A Memoir Work Author(s): Gary Graver with Andrew J. Rausch Scarecrow Press Hardcover $35.00 (192pp) Performing Arts ISBN: 9780810861404 Reviewer: Angela Leeper For ...
Above All: Mount Whitney and California's Highest Peaks.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Above All: Mount Whitney and California's Highest Peaks Work Author(s): Steve Roper and David Stark Wilson, photographer Heyday Books Hardcover $35.00 (144pp) Photography ISBN: 9781597141079 Reviewer: Robin ...
Twigs and Knucklebones.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Twigs and Knucklebones Work Author(s): Sarah Lindsay Copper Canyon Press Softcover $15.00 (116pp) Poetry ISBN: 9781556591648 Reviewer: Erica Wright In her latest collection of poems, Twigs and ...
Barak Obama and the Future of American Politics.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Barak Obama and the Future of American Politics Work Author(s): Paul Street Paradigm Publishers Softcover $23.95 (268pp) Political Science ISBN: 9781594516313 Reviewer: Joe Taylor For two years now, ...
To Serve the President: Continuity and Innovation in the White House Staff.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: To Serve the President: Continuity and Innovation in the White House Staff Work Author(s): Bradley H. Patterson Brookings Institution Press Hardcover $34.95 (424pp) Political Science ISBN: 9780815769545 ...
Adoption Records Handbook: Locate Your Birth Family Legally and Creatively!(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Adoption Records Handbook: Locate Your Birth Family Legally and Creatively! Work Author(s): Teresa Brown Crary Publications Softcover $14.95 (136pp) Reference ISBN: 9780974343860 Reviewer: Christine Canfield ...
Defenders of the Heart: Managing the Habits and Attitudes That Block You From a Richer, More Satisfying Life.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Defenders of the Heart: Managing the Habits and Attitudes That Block You From a Richer, More Satisfying Life Work Author(s): Marilyn Kagan and Neil Einbund Hay House Softcover $14.95 (240pp) Self Help ISBN: 9781401920371 ...
Battle Between Somebodies and Nobodies: Combat Abuse of Rank at Work and at Home.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Battle Between Somebodies and Nobodies: Combat Abuse of Rank at Work and at Home Work Author(s): Julie Ann Wambach and Rita van Alkemade, illustrator Brookside Press Softcover, $16.95 (224pp) Social Sciences ISBN: ...
Big Box Reuse.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Big Box Reuse Work Author(s): Julie Christensen MIT Press Hardcover $29.95 (220pp) Social Sciences ISBN: 9780262033794 Reviewer: Aimee Houser Across America, "big box" stores rise like bland jewels ...
Maggots in My Sweet Potatoes: Women Doing Time.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Maggots in My Sweet Potatoes: Women Doing Time Work Author(s): Susan Madden Lankford Humane Exposures Publishing 326 b/w photos, Hardcover $49.95, Softcover $34.95, (283pp) Social Sciences ISBN: 9780979236617 ...
The Narcotic Farm: The Rise and Fall of America's First Prison for Drug Addicts.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Narcotic Farm: The Rise and Fall of America's First Prison for Drug Addicts Work Author(s): Nancy D. Campbell, J.P. Olsen, and Luke Walden Abrams Hardcover $29.95 (208pp) Social Sciences ISBN: 9780810972865 ...
The Saint of Kathmandu: And Other Tales of the Sacred in Distant Lands.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Saint of Kathmandu: And Other Tales of the Sacred in Distant Lands Work Author(s): Sarah LeVine Beacon Press Hardcover $25.95 (242pp) Social Sciences ISBN: 9780807013120 Reviewer: Kristine Morris ...
Wounded Warriors: Those for Whom the War Never Ends.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Wounded Warriors: Those for Whom the War Never Ends Work Author(s): Mike Sager Da Capo Press Softcover $16.95 (288pp) Social Sciences ISBN: 9780306817359 Reviewer: Deirdre Sinnott It doesn't ...
The Year That Changed the Game: The Memorable Months That Shaped Pro Football.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Year That Changed the Game: The Memorable Months That Shaped Pro Football Work Author(s): Jonathan Rand Potomac Books Hardcover $27.95 (246pp) Sports ISBN: 9781597972154 Reviewer: Ron Kaplan ...
The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby Work Author(s): Crystal Hubbard and Robert McGuire, illustrator Lee & Low Books Hardcover $17.95 (40pp) Children's Picture Book ISBN: 9781584302742 Reviewer: KaaVonia ...
Lucky 13: Survival in Space.(Children's review)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Lucky 13: Survival in Space Work Author(s): Richard Hilliard Boyds Mills Press Hardcover $16.95 (32pp) Children's Picture Book ISBN: 9781590785577 Reviewer: Michelle Kerns As a boy in 1930's ...
Missuk's Snow Geese.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Missuk's Snow Geese Work Author(s): Anne Renaud and Genevieve Cote, illustrator Simply Read Books Hardcover $16.95 (36pp) Children's Picture Book ISBN: 9781894965828 Reviewer: Julie Falkner Two ...
Mo and Jo: Fighting Together Forever.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Mo and Jo: Fighting Together Forever Work Author(s): Dean Haspiel and Jay Lynch Raw Junior Hardcover $12.95 (40pp) Children's Picture Book ISBN: 9780979923852 Reviewer: Troy-Michelle Reinhardt ...
Wild Animals in Captivity.(Children's review)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Wild Animals in Captivity Work Author(s): Rob Laidlaw Fitzhenry & Whiteside Hardcover $19.95 (48pp) Middle Readers:Nonfiction ISBN: 9781554550258 Reviewer: Jodee Taylor Animals in the wild frolic ...
Sailor Girl.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Work Title: Sailor Girl Work Author(s): Sheree-Lee Olson Porcupine's Quill Softcover $27.95 (288pp) Young Adult ISBN: 9780889843011 Reviewer: Todd Mercer "There is always a moment when the night threatens to go ...