ForeWord back issues from January 2009:
Green Islands: Perspectives, Guides, and Visual Records of the Natural World.(travel guides and picture books)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Green Islands: Perspectives, Guides, and Visual Records of the Natural World Work Author(s): Todd Mercer General Byline: Todd Mercer Ah, the still-verdant places of the world: the parking lots waiting to happen, the raw materials ...
Race, Family, History: Magnitude and Consequence.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Race, Family, History: Magnitude and Consequence Work Author(s): Joe Taylor History Byline: Joe Taylor Recent Black History releases from independent publishers vary from scholarly studies of people and events to personal memoirs and ...
Outstanding University Press Books: A Great Comfort in Times of Trouble.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Outstanding University Press Books: A Great Comfort in Times of Trouble Work Author(s): Peter Skinner University Presses Byline: Peter Skinner So a grim economic season is upon us---and it may last. Layoffs, a credit crunch, and ...
Mother Russia.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Mother Russia Work Author(s): Alex Moore Multi-Cultural Byline: Alex Moore Peter the Great initiated a cultural revolution: out with the Muscovite boyar clans---an old aristocratic order---in with Western European culture. He built ...
Graphic novels hear the sound of canon fire.
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Graphic novels hear the sound of canon fire Work Author(s): Peter Gutierrez Graphic Novels Byline: Peter Gutierrez Is Will Eisner's A Contract with God (W.W. Norton) of historical import but aesthetically dated? Is Howard Cruse's ...
The Meteor.(www.forewordmagazine.com)(Editorial)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Meteor Work Author(s): Heather Shaw General Byline: Heather Shaw Two hundred fifty million years ago, a cosmic terrorist, a.k.a. a meteorite, struck the Earth. Eighty percent of all life was wiped out, but the brutal ...
Love, Blood, Story, Home: The Same Wonderful Old Story.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Love, Blood, Story, Home: The Same Wonderful Old Story Work Author(s): Andi Diehn General Byline: Andi Diehn The world isn't actually shrinking, but information travels faster than ever; images of the other side of the world are a ...
Translating Culture: the world through independent presses.
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Translating Culture: the world through independent presses Work Author(s): Monica Carter General Byline: Monica Carter A great age of literature is perhaps always a great age of translations. This is a truth as powerful and relevant ...
Where the Line Bleeds.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Where the Line Bleeds Work Author(s): Jesmyn Ward Agate Books Softcover $15.00 (235pp) Young Adult ISBN: 9781932841381 Reviewer: KaaVonia Hinton "Christophe slid closer to his brother, and when his ...
Wordless Books: The Original Graphic Novels.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Wordless Books: The Original Graphic Novels Work Author(s): David A. Berona, editor Harry N. Abrams Hardcover $35.00 (249pp) Graphic Novel ISBN: 9780810994690 Reviewer: Paul Buhle Comic art has ...
Fasting: The Ancient Practices Series.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Fasting: The Ancient Practices Series Work Author(s): Scot McKnight Thomas Nelson Hardcover $17.99 (176pp) Body, Mind & Spirit ISBN: 9780849901089 Reviewer: Kristine Morris It is love for God that ...
Sabbath: The Ancient Practices Series.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Sabbath: The Ancient Practices Series Work Author(s): Dan Allender Thomas Nelson Hardcover $22.99 (176pp) Body, Mind & Spirit ISBN: 9780849901072 Reviewer: Kristine Morris It is love for God that ...
Servants of War: Private Military Corporations and the Profit of Conflict.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Servants of War: Private Military Corporations and the Profit of Conflict Work Author(s): Rolf Uesseler; Jefferson Chase, translator Soft Skull Press Softcover $15.95 (288 pp) Current Affairs ISBN: 9781593762025 ...
Perilous Power: The Middle East and U.S. Foreign Policy: Dialogues on Terror, Democracy, War, and Justice.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Perilous Power: The Middle East and U.S. Foreign Policy: Dialogues on Terror, Democracy, War, and Justice Work Author(s): Noam Chomsky and Gilbert Achcar Paradigm Publishers Softcover $18.95 (320pp) Political Science ...
Higher Realism: A New Foreign Policy for the United States.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Higher Realism: A New Foreign Policy for the United States Work Author(s): Seyom Brown Paradigm Publishers Hardcover $24.95 (256pp) Political Science ISBN: 9781594513985 Reviewer: Aaron Brooks ...
The Drum Calls Softly.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Drum Calls Softly Work Author(s): David Bouchard and Shelley Willier Red Deer Press Hardcover w/CD $24.95 (120pp) Social Sciences ISBN: 9780889954212 Reviewer: Elizabeth Shramko The blurb on the ...
A Native American Thought of It: Amazing Inventions and Innovations.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: A Native American Thought of It: Amazing Inventions and Innovations Work Author(s): Rocky Landon with David MacDonald Annick Press Softcover $9.95 (48pp) Social Sciences ISBN: 9781554511549 Reviewer: Elizabeth ...
Black Jack, Volume 1.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Black Jack, Volume 1 Work Author(s): Osamu Tezuka Vertical Softcover $16.95 (288pp) Graphic Novel ISBN: 9781934287279 Reviewer: Peter Gutierrez Black Jack, one of the best known pop culture ...
Father Meme.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Father Meme Work Author(s): Gerald Vizenor University of New Mexico Press Hardcover $21.95 (120pp) Literary ISBN: 9780826345158 Reviewer: Shewanda Pugh Garner Told from the difficult and rarely ...
Sima's Undergarments for Women.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Sima's Undergarments for Women Work Author(s): Ilana Stanger-Ross Overlook Press Hardcover $24.95 (320pp) Literary ISBN: 9781590200896 Reviewer: Barbara Ardinger A good story---like those written by ...
U.P.: A Novel.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: U.P.: A Novel Work Author(s): R.A. Riekki Ghost Road Press Softcover $19.95 (236pp) Literary ISBN: 9780979625565 Reviewer: Todd Mercer "The U.P.'s greatest export is drunk drivers; its greatest ...
The Moon in Deep Winter.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Moon in Deep Winter Work Author(s): Lee Polevoi Casagrande Press Hardcover $23.95 (222pp) Mystery ISBN: 9780976951650 Reviewer: Edward Morris Anyone suffering from even mild depression would be ...
The Apothecary's Daughter.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Apothecary's Daughter Work Author(s): Julie Klassen Bethany House Softcover $13.99 (352pp) Romance ISBN: 9780764204807 Reviewer: Carol Lynn Stewart Young Lilly Haswell stands on Honeystreet ...
Men Without Bliss.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Men Without Bliss Work Author(s): Rigoberto Gonzalez University of Oklahoma Press Hardcover $24.95 (216pp) Short Stories ISBN: 9780806139456 Reviewer: Todd Mercer The subjects of the stories of Men ...
The Judging Eye: The Aspect-Emperor, Book One.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Judging Eye: The Aspect-Emperor, Book One Work Author(s): R. Scott Bakker Overlook Press Hardcover $26.95 (448 pp) Speculative ISBN: 9781590201695 Reviewer: Marlene Satter Sweeping in scope, ...
Ultimate Weapon.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Ultimate Weapon Work Author(s): Chris Ryan Weinstein Books Hardcover $23.95 (368pp) Fiction ISBN: 9781602860506 Reviewer: Dick Cady When a fiction writer concocts a plot in which the fate of the ...
Hollywood Dreams Made Real: Irving Thalberg and the Rise of M-G-M.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Hollywood Dreams Made Real: Irving Thalberg and the Rise of M-G-M Work Author(s): Mark A. Vieira Harry N. Abrams Hardcover $50.00 (240pp) Biography ISBN: 9780810972346 Reviewer: Peter Gutierrez ...
Madame Prosecutor: Confrontations with Humanity's Worst Criminals and the Culture of Impunity.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Madame Prosecutor: Confrontations with Humanity's Worst Criminals and the Culture of Impunity Work Author(s): Carla Del Ponte and Chuck Sudetic Other Press Hardcover $25.95 (448pp) Biography ISBN: 9781590513026 ...
My African Horse Problem.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: My African Horse Problem Work Author(s): William F. S. Miles University of Massachusetts Press Hardcover $80.00 (208pp), 978-1-55849-681-1; Softcover $22.95 (208pp) 978-1-55849-682-8 Autobiography/Memoir ISBN: ...
The Spy Who Loved US: The Vietnam War and Pham Xuan An's Dangerous Game.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Spy Who Loved US: The Vietnam War and Pham Xuan An's Dangerous Game Work Author(s): Thomas Bass PublicAffairs Hardcover $26.95 (320pp) Biography ISBN: 9781586484095 Reviewer: Karl Helicher Pham ...
Waiting for the Apocalypse: A Memoir of Faith and Family.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Waiting for the Apocalypse: A Memoir of Faith and Family Work Author(s): Veronica Chater W.W. Norton Hardcover $23.95 (329pp) Autobiography/Memoir ISBN: 9780393066036 Reviewer: Rachelle Linner ...
Remember Who You Are: Seven Stages on a Woman's Journey of Spirit.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Remember Who You Are: Seven Stages on a Woman's Journey of Spirit Work Author(s): Linda Carroll Conari Press Softcover $12.95 (126pp) Body, Mind & Spirit ISBN: 9781573243674 Reviewer: Elizabeth Shramko ...
The Secret History of Dreaming.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Secret History of Dreaming Work Author(s): Robert Moss New World Library Hardcover $23.95 (352pp) Body, Mind & Spirit ISBN: 9781577316381 Reviewer: Christine Canfield When June Carter gave ...
Uncensored Sales Strategies: A Radical New Approach to Selling Your Customers What They Really Want---No Matter What Business You're In.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Uncensored Sales Strategies: A Radical New Approach to Selling Your Customers What They Really Want---No Matter What Business You're In Work Author(s): Sydney Biddle Barrows and Dan Kennedy Entrepreneur Press Softcover $19.95 (312pp) ...
Dreamguider: Open the Door to Your Child's Dreams.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Dreamguider: Open the Door to Your Child's Dreams Work Author(s): Denyse Beaudet Hampton Roads Softcover $16.95 (208pp) Family & Relationships ISBN: 9781571745934 Reviewer: Amy Rea The Senoi people ...
Helping Children with Down Syndrome Communicate Better: Speech and Language Skills for Ages 6-14.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Helping Children with Down Syndrome Communicate Better: Speech and Language Skills for Ages 6-14 Work Author(s): Libby Kumin Woodbine House Softcover $24.95 (393pp) Family & Relationships ISBN: 9781890627546 ...
Permanent Adolescence: Why Boys Don't Grow Up.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Permanent Adolescence: Why Boys Don't Grow Up Work Author(s): Joe Carmichiel New Horizon Press Softcover $14.95 (244 pp) Family & Relationships ISBN: 9780882823355 Reviewer: Jeff Friend Joe ...
Eating the Moment: 141 Mindful Practices to Overcome Overeating One Meal at a Time.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Eating the Moment: 141 Mindful Practices to Overcome Overeating One Meal at a Time Work Author(s): Pavel G. Somov New Harbinger Softcover $14.95 (216pp) Health ISBN: 9781572245433 Reviewer: Beth Hemke Shapiro ...
The Little Black Book for Guys: Guys Talk About Sex.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Little Black Book for Guys: Guys Talk About Sex Work Author(s): St. Stephen's Community House Annick Press Softcover $9.95 (176pp) Health ISBN: 9781550379624 Reviewer: Julie Falkner "Talking ...
Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin: The Illustrated History fo the Heaviest Band of All Times.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin: The Illustrated History fo the Heaviest Band of All Times Work Author(s): Jon Bream Voyageur Press Hardcover $40.00 (288pp) Music ISBN: 9780760335079 Reviewer: Todd Mercer ...
Juvenile Court: A Judge's Guide for Young Adults and Their Parents.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Juvenile Court: A Judge's Guide for Young Adults and Their Parents Work Author(s): Leora Krygier Scarecrow Press Hardcover $29.95 (176pp Self Help ISBN: 9780810861275 Reviewer: Alan J. Couture "I ...
Small Pleasures: Finding Grace in a Chaotic World.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Small Pleasures: Finding Grace in a Chaotic World Work Author(s): Justine Toms Hampton Roads Publishing Hardcover $18.95 (192pp) Self Help ISBN: 9781571745866 Reviewer: Beth Hemke Shapiro The fact ...
Beyond The Horizon: The First Human-Powered Expedition To Circle The Globe.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Beyond The Horizon: The First Human-Powered Expedition To Circle The Globe Work Author(s): Colin Angus Menasha Ridge Press Hardcover $24.95 (360pp) Travel ISBN: 9780897326858 Reviewer: Joe Taylor ...
In the Footsteps of Marco Polo.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: In the Footsteps of Marco Polo Work Author(s): Denis Belliveau and Francis O'Donnell Rowman and Littlefield Hardcover (256pp) Travel ISBN: 9780742556836 Reviewer: Arturo Mantecon Consider the ...
Walking to Guantanamo.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Walking to Guantanamo Work Author(s): Richard Fleming Commons Books Hardcover $27.00 (351pp) Travel ISBN: 9780981457918 Reviewer: Peter Gutierrez While reading a travel memoir, you of course want an ...
A Carousel Tale.(Children's review)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: A Carousel Tale Work Author(s): Elisa Kleven Tricycle Press Hardcover $15.99 (40pp) Children's Picture Book ISBN: 9781582462394 Reviewer: Angela Leeper Ernst, a little blue crocodile, loves to ride ...
A Perfect Season for Dreaming / Un tiempo perfecto para sonar.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: A Perfect Season for Dreaming / Un tiempo perfecto para sonar Work Author(s): Benjamin Alire Saenz; Esau Andrade Valencia, illustrator Cinco Puntos Press Hardcover $17.95 (40pp) Children's Picture Book ISBN: ...
The Rope.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Rope Work Author(s): Joe Kulka Pelican Publishing Hardcover $15.95 (32pp) Children's Picture Book ISBN: 9781589804876 Reviewer: KaaVonia Hinton Today, everyone wants more---more comfort and, ...
Archipelago.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Archipelago Work Author(s): David Ward Red Deer Press Softcover $12.95 (155pp) Middle Readers:Fiction ISBN: 9780889954007 Reviewer: Elizabeth Breau "I need a quest," twelve-year-old Jonah tells God ....
The Bite Of The Mango.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Bite Of The Mango Work Author(s): Mariatu Kamara Annick Press Softcover $12.95 (216pp) Young Adult ISBN: 9781554511587 Reviewer: Robin Farrell Edmunds Twelve-year-old Mariatu Kamara often prayed ...
The Dust of One Hundred Dogs.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Dust of One Hundred Dogs Work Author(s): A.S. King Flux Softcover $9.95 (312pp) Adventure ISBN: 9780738714264 Reviewer: KaaVonia Hinton By the 1980s, Emer Morrissey has lived a long and ...
Secrets of the Red Lantern: Stories and Vietnamese Recipes from the Heart.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Secrets of the Red Lantern: Stories and Vietnamese Recipes from the Heart Work Author(s): Pauline Nguyen Andrews McMeel Food ISBN: 9780740777431 Reviewer: Matt Sutherland Easy, Fresh, and Quick: "'What is ...
What Men Call Treasure: The Search for Gold at Victorio Peak.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: What Men Call Treasure: The Search for Gold at Victorio Peak Work Author(s): David Schweidel and Robert Boswell Cinco Puntos Press Fiction:Historical ISBN: 9781933693217 Reviewer: Karl Helicher Foot Doctor's ...
Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum: What Parents and Professionals Should Know About the Pre-Teen and Teenage Years.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum: What Parents and Professionals Should Know About the Pre-Teen and Teenage Years Work Author(s): Shana Nichols, Gina Marie Moravcik, and Samara Pulver Tetenbaum Jessica Kingsley Health ISBN: ...
The Brenner Assignment: The Untold Story of the Most Daring Spy Mission of World War II.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Brenner Assignment: The Untold Story of the Most Daring Spy Mission of World War II Work Author(s): Patrick K. O'Donnell Da Capo Hardcover History ISBN: 9780306815775 Reviewer: Karl Helicher ...
Urban Walls: A Generation of Collage in Europe & America.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Urban Walls: A Generation of Collage in Europe & America Work Author(s): Burhan Dogancay Hudson Hills Press Art ISBN: 9781555952884 Reviewer: Heather Shaw Public Art: Burhan Dogancay's father, a painter, sent ...
A Rough Guide to Adventure Travel.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: A Rough Guide to Adventure Travel Work Author(s): Greg Witt Rough Guides Nature ISBN: 9781858281995 Reviewer: Todd Mercer Nearly two hundred outdoor adventures are rated on physical strength required, ...
Wonders of the Indian Wilderness.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Wonders of the Indian Wilderness Work Author(s): Erach Bharucha Abbeville Press Nature ISBN: 9780789209993 Reviewer: Todd Mercer Wonders of the Indian Wilderness (Abbeville Press, 978-0-7892-0999-3), ...
Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway Work Author(s): Kirk R. Johnnson Fulcrum Nature ISBN: 9781555914516 Reviewer: Todd Mercer Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway (Fulcrum, 978-1-55591-451-6) takes Paleobotanist Kirk R ....
The Southern Swamp Explorer.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Southern Swamp Explorer Work Author(s): Irene Brady Nature Works Press Nature ISBN: 9780915965052 Reviewer: Todd Mercer From the bayous of Louisiana to subtropical Florida, the Deep South is vitally alive ...
Bees: Nature's Little Wonders.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Bees: Nature's Little Wonders Work Author(s): Candace Savage Greystone Books Nature ISBN: 9781553653219 Reviewer: Todd Mercer Candace Savage uses lay terms to explain the complex communications, resource ...
Walk With a Wolf/Old Coyote.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Walk With a Wolf/Old Coyote Work Author(s): Janni Howker, illustrated by Sarah Fox-Davies Candlewick Press Nature ISBN: 9780763638757 Reviewer: Todd Mercer For children, Candlewick Press offers a pair of ...
Human Love.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Human Love Work Author(s): Andrei Makine Arcade Publishing Fiction:General ISBN: 9781559708579 Reviewer: Andi Diehn The title Human Love (Arcade Publishing, 978-1-55970-857-9) by Andrei Makine seems tragically ...
The End of Spring.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The End of Spring Work Author(s): Sahar Khalifeh Interlink Books Fiction:General ISBN: 9781566566810 Reviewer: Andi Diehn In The End of Spring by Sahar Khalifeh, (Interlink Books, 978-1-56656-681-0) love is ...
Isaac's Torah.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Isaac's Torah Work Author(s): Angel Wagenstein Other Press Fiction:General ISBN: 9781590512456 Reviewer: Andi Diehn Isaac's Torah (Other Press, 978-1-59051-245-6) is a very funny book about very sad events ....