ForeWord back issues from July 2009:
Anatomy of a Beast: Obsession and Myth on the Trail of Bigfoot.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Anatomy of a Beast: Obsession and Myth on the Trail of Bigfoot Work Author(s): Michael McLeod University of California Hardcover $24.95 (240pp) In the Spotlight ISBN: 9780520255715 Reviewer: Andi Diehn ...
Where Underpants Come From.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Where Underpants Come From Work Author(s): Joe Bennett Overlook Press Hardcover $25.95 (368pp) In the Spotlight ISBN: 9781590202289 Reviewer: Teresa Scollon What do we know about China, the enormous ...
A Girls Guide to Modern European Philosophy.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: A Girls Guide to Modern European Philosophy Work Author(s): Charlotte Greig Other Press Softcover $14.95 (288pp) Fiction:General ISBN: 9781590513170 Reviewer: Barbara Ardinger Ahhhhh, the olden ...
A Democracy of Ghosts.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: A Democracy of Ghosts Work Author(s): John Griswold Wordcraft of Oregon Softcover $13.95 (190pp) Fiction:Historical ISBN: 9781877655630 Reviewer: Lee Gooden "In the souls of the people the grapes of ...
The Last Paradise.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Last Paradise Work Author(s): Michael Kasenow iUniverse Softcover, $19.95 (320pp) Fiction:Historical ISBN: 9781440120015 Reviewer: Kristine Morris Post-Civil War Galveston is the setting for ...
The Nations Highest Honor.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Nations Highest Honor Work Author(s): James Gaitis Kunati Books Hardcover $22.95 (288pp) Humor ISBN: 9781601641724 Reviewer: Barbara Ardinger With Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death galloping ...
The Bottom of the Sky.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Bottom of the Sky Work Author(s): William C. Pack Riverbend Publishing Hardcover $24.95 (476pp) Literary ISBN: 9781606390030 Reviewer: Marlene Satter The corrupting influence of big money is ...
Gods Mercy.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Gods Mercy Work Author(s): Kerstin Ekman; Linda Schenck, translator University of Nebraska / Bison Books Hardcover $45.00 (400pp) 978-0-8032-1074-5; Softcover $22.95 (400pp) 978-0-8032-2458-2 Literary ISBN: 9780803210745 ...
The Merry Misogynist.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Merry Misogynist Work Author(s): Colin Cotterill Soho Press Hardcover $24.00 (272pp) Mystery ISBN: 9781569475560 Reviewer: Whitney Hallberg Colin Cotterills Dr. Siri Paiboun is back for his ...
Valley of the Shadow.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Valley of the Shadow Work Author(s): Tom Pawlik Tyndale House Softcover $12.99 (432pp) Mystery ISBN: 9781414326795 Reviewer: Carol Lynn Stewart Attorney Conner Hayden suffers a heart attack. His ...
The Beijing of Possibilities: Stories.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Beijing of Possibilities: Stories Work Author(s): Jonathan Tel Other Press Softcover $14.95 (208pp) Short Stories ISBN: 9781590513262 Reviewer: Barbara Ardinger Reality, wrote the American poet ...
Eye of the Storm.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Eye of the Storm Work Author(s): John Ringo Baen Books Hardcover $26.00 (416pp) Speculative ISBN: 9781439132739 Reviewer: Marlene Satter The latest entry in John Ringos Posleen War series reunites ...
Dillingers Wild Ride: The Year That Made Americas Public Enemy Number One.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Dillingers Wild Ride: The Year That Made Americas Public Enemy Number One Work Author(s): Elliott J. Gorn Oxford University Hardcover $24.95 (288pp) Biography ISBN: 9780195304831 Reviewer: Shewanda Pugh Garner ...
Waking Up in Eden: In Pursuit of an Impassioned Life on an Imperiled Island.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Waking Up in Eden: In Pursuit of an Impassioned Life on an Imperiled Island Work Author(s): Lucinda Fleeson Algonquin Books Softcover $13.95 (320pp) Biography ISBN: 9781565124868 Reviewer: Nancy E. Walker ...
The First 60 Seconds: Win the Interview Before It Even Begins.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The First 60 Seconds: Win the Interview Before It Even Begins Work Author(s): Dan Burns Sourcebooks Softcover $12.99 (288pp) Business & Economics ISBN: 9781402216763 Reviewer: Barry Silverstein ...
Handmade Home: Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Handmade Home: Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures Work Author(s): Amanda Blake Soule Trumpeter Softcover $21.95 (192pp) Crafts ISBN: 9781590305959 Reviewer: Christine Canfield ...
Civilizations of Ancient Iraq.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Civilizations of Ancient Iraq Work Author(s): Benjamin R. Foster and Karen Polinger Foster Princeton University Hardcover $26.95 (288pp) History ISBN: 9780691137223 Reviewer: Peter Skinner The Epic ...
Court-Martial of Apache Kid, Renegade of Renegades.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Court-Martial of Apache Kid, Renegade of Renegades Work Author(s): Clare V. McKanna, Jr. Texas Tech University Hardcover $29.95 (256pp) History ISBN: 9780896726529 Reviewer: Robin Farrell Edmunds ...
Digging: The Afro-American Soul of American Classical Music.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Digging: The Afro-American Soul of American Classical Music Work Author(s): Amiri Baraka University of California Hardcover $26.95 (352pp) Music ISBN: 9780520257153 Reviewer: Ryan Michael Williams ...
The Way We Vote: The Local Dimension of American Suffrage.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Way We Vote: The Local Dimension of American Suffrage Work Author(s): Alec C. Ewald Vanderbilt University Hardcover $69.95 (256pp) 978-0-8265-1653-4; Softcover $29.95 (256) 978-0-8265-1654-1 Political Science ISBN: ...
Fearless Confessions: A Writers Guide to Memoir.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Fearless Confessions: A Writers Guide to Memoir Work Author(s): Sue William Silverman University of Georgia Softcover $19.95 (272pp) Reference ISBN: 9780820331669 Reviewer: Allison Block "I ...
Cul-de-Sac Syndrome: Turning Around the Unsustainable American Dream.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Cul-de-Sac Syndrome: Turning Around the Unsustainable American Dream Work Author(s): John F. Wasik Bloomberg Press Hardcover $24.95 (240pp) Social Sciences ISBN: 9781576603208 Reviewer: Harold Cordry ...
Gay American Autobiography: Writings from Whitman to Sedaris.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Gay American Autobiography: Writings from Whitman to Sedaris Work Author(s): David Bergman, editor University of Wisconsin Softcover $29.95 (428pp) Social Sciences ISBN: 9780299230449 Reviewer: Elizabeth ...
Grandpas Farm.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Grandpas Farm Work Author(s): Ken Danczyk and Natasha Flatoff, illustrator Lulu.com Softcover $14.00 (34pp) Children's Picture Book ISBN: 9781435740211 Reviewer: Heather Shaw Why do people write ...
A Walk in New York.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: A Walk in New York Work Author(s): Salvatore Rubbino Candlewick Hardcover $16.99 (38pp) Children's Picture Book ISBN: 9780763638559 Reviewer: Heather Shaw A Walk in New York is the book, whether ...
Punkzilla.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Punkzilla Work Author(s): Adam Rapp Candlewick Softcover $16.99 (256pp) Young Adult ISBN: 9780763630317 Reviewer: KaaVonia Hinton Jamie, called Punkzilla because of his affection for punk rock, is ...
So Punk Rock: And Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: So Punk Rock: And Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother Work Author(s): Micol Ostow; David Ostow, illustrator Flux Press Softcover $9.95 (264pp) Young Adult ISBN: 9780738714714 Reviewer: Elizabeth Breau ...
The Secret of the Dread Forest: The Faire Folk Trilogy.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Secret of the Dread Forest: The Faire Folk Trilogy Work Author(s): Gillian Summers Flux Press Softcover $9.95 (312pp) Young Adult ISBN: 9780738714110 Reviewer: Elizabeth Breau As if being new in ...
Soldiers Once: My Brother and the Lost Dreams of Americas Veterans.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Soldiers Once: My Brother and the Lost Dreams of Americas Veterans Work Author(s): Catherine Whitney Da Capo Press Special Note ISBN: 9780306817885 Reviewer: Karl Helicher "The great myth of war is that it can ...
The Barcelona Cookbook: A Celebration of Food, Wine, and Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Barcelona Cookbook: A Celebration of Food, Wine, and Life Work Author(s): Sasa Mahr-Batuz and Andy Pforzheimer Andrews McMeel Hardcover $29.99 (224pp) Food ISBN: 9780740773945 Reviewer: Matt Sutherland ...
Wood-Fired Cooking: Techniques and Recipes for the Grill, Backyard Oven, Fireplace, and Campfire.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Wood-Fired Cooking: Techniques and Recipes for the Grill, Backyard Oven, Fireplace, and Campfire Work Author(s): Mary Karlin Ten Speed Press Hardcover $27.95 (208pp) Food ISBN: 9781580089456 Reviewer: Matt ...
Cooking Know-How: Be a Better Cook with Hundreds of Easy Techniques, Step-by-Step Photos, and Ideas for Over 500 Great Meals.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Cooking Know-How: Be a Better Cook with Hundreds of Easy Techniques, Step-by-Step Photos, and Ideas for Over 500 Great Meals Work Author(s): Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough Wiley Hardcover $34.95 (416pp) Food ISBN: ...
Relaxed Cooking with Curtis Stone: Recipes to Put You in My Favorite Mood.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Relaxed Cooking with Curtis Stone: Recipes to Put You in My Favorite Mood Work Author(s): Curtis Stone Clarkson Potter Hardcover $32.50 (272pp) Food ISBN: 9780307408747 Reviewer: Matt Sutherland ...
The New Portuguese Table: Exciting Flavors from Europe's Western Coast.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The New Portuguese Table: Exciting Flavors from Europe's Western Coast Work Author(s): David Leite Clarkson Potter Hardcover $32.50 (256 pp) Food ISBN: 9780307394415 Reviewer: Matt Sutherland In ...
Canyon Ranch: Nourish: Indulgently Healthy Cuisine.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Canyon Ranch: Nourish: Indulgently Healthy Cuisine Work Author(s): Scott Uehlein Viking Studio Hardcover $40.00 (356pp) Food ISBN: 9780670020737 Reviewer: Matt Sutherland Straightaway upon opening ...
Giuliano Hazan's Thirty Minute Pasta.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Giuliano Hazan's Thirty Minute Pasta Work Author(s): Giuliano Hazan Stewart, Tabori & Chang Hardcover $27.50 (176pp) Food ISBN: 9781584798071 Reviewer: Matt Sutherland Unassuming title, ...
GRAPHIC NOVEL: The Silent Artist, Musing.('Wordless Worlds: World War 3 Illustrated, vol. 39' and 'Diario De Oaxaca: A Sketchbook Journal of Two Years in Mexico')(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: GRAPHIC NOVEL: The Silent Artist, Musing Work Author(s): Paul Buhle Graphic Novels Byline: Paul Buhle Nothing in the world of comic art is quite so strange as what critics have begun to call "wordless novels." The genre is far from ...
Recommended New Graphic Novels.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Recommended New Graphic Novels Work Author(s): Paul Buhle Graphic Novels Byline: Paul Buhle Stitches: A MemoirDavid SmallW.W. NortonHardcover $23.95 (344pp) 978-0-393-06857-3This is the story of David Small from Detroit, Michigan ....
POETRY: Thats Why We Sing.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: POETRY: Thats Why We Sing Work Author(s): Teresa Scollon Poetry Byline: Teresa Scollon What would we do without poetry-the place where we can explore the entire range of human expression and endeavor? This month, our poetry picks ...
ForeWord Also Recommends: Poetry.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: ForeWord Also Recommends: Poetry Work Author(s): Teresa Scollon Poetry Byline: Teresa Scollon Poet Richard Carr weaves together lovely and unlikely connections in his Gival Press Poetry Award winner, Honey (978-1-928589-45-7). ...
Gold Medal Literature.(ForeWord's Book of the Year Award winners)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Gold Medal Literature Work Author(s): Heather Shaw General Byline: Heather Shaw Id like to recognize our Book of the Year Award winners in this months issue. First of all, the University of Nebraska Press, winner of ForeWords ...
Graphic Novels and the Movies: Maintaining a Healthy Skepticism.(effect of the movie adaptation on the graphic novels they are based on)(Essay)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Graphic Novels and the Movies: Maintaining a Healthy Skepticism Work Author(s): Peter Gutierrez Graphic Novels Byline: Peter Gutierrez These days its as cyclical as awards hype: throughout comics fandom theres a swell of cautious ...
INTERVIEW: Anna Thomas, author of Love Soup.(Interview)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: INTERVIEW: Anna Thomas, author of Love Soup Work Author(s): Heather Shaw Food Byline: Heather Shaw ForeWord: In the introduction to Love Soup, you mention the cooking philosophy you hoped to pass on to your sons: "Eat real food, cook ...
Zucchini and basil soup by Anna Thomas.(Recipe)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Zucchini and basil soup by Anna Thomas Work Author(s): Heather Shaw Food Byline: Heather Shaw Through years of making zucchini soup every summer, I found I was adding more and more basil. One day, when all the basil plants in the ...
Curry Shrimp Rice Noodles.(Recipe)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Curry Shrimp Rice Noodles Work Author(s): Matt Sutherland Food Byline: Matt Sutherland Curry Shrimp Rice Noodles(from Takashis Noodles by Takashi Yagihashi, 978-1-58008-965-4)I tasted an unforgettable version of this dish on a trip ...
costolette d'agnello con caprino (lamb chops with fresh goat cheese).(Recipe)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: costolette d'agnello con caprino (lamb chops with fresh goat cheese) Work Author(s): Matt Sutherland Food Byline: Matt Sutherland costolette d'agnello con caprino(lamb chops with fresh goat cheese)from Deirdre Heeking and Caleb ...
Cooking as a Window to Tasting History.(interview with writers Deirdre Heekin and Caleb Barber)(Interview)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Cooking as a Window to Tasting History Work Author(s): Matt Sutherland Food Byline: Matt Sutherland Interview with Deirdre Heekin and Caleb Barber, authors of In Late Winter We Ate Pears and Libation: A Bitter AlchemyCooking as a ...
Sphinx seductiveness.(books about the Great Sphinx at Giza)(Bibliography)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Sphinx seductiveness Work Author(s): Alex Moore History Byline: Alex Moore Her beauty was molded out of many mysteries.Lord Murchison fell in love with Lady Alroy, his ardor increasing when she confided her dread of being overheard, ...
NOT FAMOUS: Watching a Novelist Grow.(Michael Gray)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: NOT FAMOUS: Watching a Novelist Grow Work Author(s): Joe Taylor General Byline: Joe Taylor Michael Gray and I were out of place together as middle-aged enrollees in the MFA Fiction program at Western Michigan University in 1994. We ...
THE ELUSIVE GEM: Elmore, It's all your fault.(Elmore Leonard )
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: THE ELUSIVE GEM: Elmore, It's all your fault Work Author(s): Aaron Stander Mystery Byline: Aaron Stander In the next week or ten days an eighteen-wheeler will back down our two-track. The driver, irritated by having to bring his big ...
Diario De Oaxaca: a Sketchbook Journal of Two Years in Mexico.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Diario De Oaxaca: a Sketchbook Journal of Two Years in Mexico Work Author(s): Peter Kuper PM Press / Editorial Sexto Piso Graphic Novel ISBN: 9781604860719 Reviewer: Paul Buhle Kuper's hardcover opus Diario de ...
Stitches: A Memoir.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Stitches: A Memoir Work Author(s): David Small W.W. Norton Hardcover $23.95 (344pp) Graphic Novel ISBN: 9780393068573 Reviewer: Paul Buhle This is the story of David Small from Detroit, Michigan ....
Logocomix: An Epic Search for Truth.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Logocomix: An Epic Search for Truth Work Author(s): Apostolos Doxiadis, Christos Papadimitriou, Alecos Papdatos, and Annie Di Donna Bloomsbury Softcover $22.95 (352pp) Graphic Novel ISBN: 9781596914520 ...
Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood Work Author(s): Tony Lee; Sam Hart, illustrator; Artur Fujita, colorist Candlewick Hardcover $21.99 (160pp), 978-0-7636-4399-7; Softcover $11.99, 978-0-7636-4400-0 Graphic Novel ISBN: ...
The Big Kahn.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Big Kahn Work Author(s): Neil Kleid; Nicolas Cinquegrani, illustrator NMB Publishing Softcover $13.95 (176pp) Graphic Novel ISBN: 9781561635610 Reviewer: Paul Buhle Now heres a tale that couldnt ...
Takashi's Noodles.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Takashi's Noodles Work Author(s): Takashi Yagihashi Ten Speed Press Softcover $24.95 (176pp) Food ISBN: 9781580089654 Reviewer: Matt Sutherland A short list of the most revered Midwestern restaurant ...
The Roots of Morality.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Roots of Morality Work Author(s): Maxine Sheets-Johnstone Penn State University Press Special Note ISBN: 9780271033921 Reviewer: E. James Lieberman Moral Massage. Creativity requires wonder and space: "A ...
You Dont Have to Be Diabetic to Love this Cookbook: From Pasta to Pizza to Pumpkin Pie: 250 Amazing Dishes for People with Diabetes and Their Familie.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: You Dont Have to Be Diabetic to Love this Cookbook: From Pasta to Pizza to Pumpkin Pie: 250 Amazing Dishes for People with Diabetes and Their Familie Work Author(s): Tom Valenti and Andrew Friedman Workman Publishing Softcover $19.95 (384 pp) ...
Children of the Sea.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Children of the Sea Work Author(s): Daisuke Igarashi VIZ Media Softcover $14.99 (320pp) Graphic Novel ISBN: 9781421529141 Reviewer: Paul Buhle A star in Japan, Daisuke makes his English language ...
Like Those Who Dream.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Like Those Who Dream Work Author(s): Brad Davis Antrim House Books Poetry ISBN: 9780979845185 Reviewer: Teresa Scollon In this, the fourth and final volume of Daviss Opening King David series, each poem ...
How Beautiful the Beloved.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: How Beautiful the Beloved Work Author(s): Gregory Orr Copper Canyon Press Poetry ISBN: 9781556592836 Reviewer: Teresa Scollon Gregory Orr, prolific author and a man who has endured much personal loss, ...
When the Rain Sings: Poems by Young Native Americans.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: When the Rain Sings: Poems by Young Native Americans Work Author(s): National Museum of the American Indian / Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian/Smithsonian Poetry ISBN: 9781933565118 Reviewer: Teresa ...
The Red Canoe: Love in its Making.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Red Canoe: Love in its Making Work Author(s): Joan Cusack Handler CavanKerry Press Poetry ISBN: 9781933880082 Reviewer: Teresa Scollon This book is said to read like a novel, and so it does. The Red Canoe ...
The Bride Minaret.(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: The Bride Minaret Work Author(s): Heather Derr-Smith University of Akron Press Poetry ISBN: 9781931968577 Reviewer: Teresa Scollon Derr-Smith takes us everywhere: Damascus, Iowa, Berlin, the Boundary Waters, ...
Roses Heavenly Cakes.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Work Title: Roses Heavenly Cakes Work Author(s): Rose Levy Beranbaum Wiley Hardcover $39.95 (512 pp) Food ISBN: 9780471781738 Reviewer: Matt Sutherland Beranbaums latest writing assignment was to inspire a love ...