MBR Bookwatch back issues from January 2008:
Trappings.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Trappings Tiffany Ludwig & Renee Piechocki Rutgers University Press 100 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8099 9780813541846, $29.95 http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu 1-800-446-9323 While the phrase 'dress for success' usually ...
Four Fragments from the Life of a Slow Learner.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Four Fragments from the Life of a Slow Learner Robie Darche Wiesner PublishAmerica PO Box 151, Frederick, MD 21705-0151 2621 Palisade Avenue, 9G, Bronx, NY 10463 (author) 9781424182886, $14.95 www.publishamerica.com Four ...
Element of Blank.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Element of Blank Ann Harper Reed Lulu Press 860 Aviation Parkway, Suite 300, Morrisville, NC 27560 9780615141947, $19.95 www.lulu.com Based on a true event, Element of Blank is a haunting novel of human cruelty to others--and even ...
The Earthshaking Earthquake Mystery.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Earthshaking Earthquake Mystery Carol Marsh Gallopade International PO Box 2779, Peachtree City, GA 30269 9780635063397, $5.99 www.gallopade.com 1-800-536-2438 The Earthshaking Earthquake Mystery is an exciting chapter book for ...
The Bright Side.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Bright Side Max Sindell Health Communications, Inc. 3201 S.W. 15th Street, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442-8190 9780757306259, $12.95 www.hcibooks 1-800-441-5569 The Bright Side: Surviving Your Parents' Divorce is a guide written ...
The Fish House Book.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Fish House Book Kathryn Nordstrom Dovetailed Press LLC 5263 North Shore Drive, Duluth, MN 55804 9780976589020, $19.95 www.dovetailedpress.com Compiled with occasional captions by portrait and commercial photographer Kathryn ...
The Meaning Of Folklore.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Meaning Of Folklore Alan Dundes Utah State University Press 78 Old Marin Hill, Logan, UT 84322-7800 9780874216837, $49.95 www.usu.edu/usupress 1-800-239-9974 "The Meaning Of Folklore: The Analytical Essays Of Alan Dundes" is ...
Look What I Found Underneath the Bed ...(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Look What I Found Underneath the Bed ... K. David Booksurge LLC 7290-B Investment Drive, Charleston, SC 29418 9781419671692, $18.99 Look What I Found Underneath the Bed ... is the one-of-a-kind memoir of African-American author ...
The Last Imaginary Place.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Last Imaginary Place Robert McGhee Publicity Department University of Chicago Press 1427 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 9780226500898, $18.00 www.press.uchicago.edu/presswide/ 1-800-621-2736 "The Last Imaginary ...
The Knowledge Book.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Knowledge Book Steve Fuller McGill-Queen's University Press 3430 McTavish Street, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3A 1X9 9780773533479, $22.95 www.mqup.ca 1-800-387-0141 "The Knowledge Book: Key Concepts In Philosophy, Science, And ...
The Art Of Indonesian Textiles.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Art Of Indonesian Textiles Brigitte Khan Majlis The Art Institute Of Chicago 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603-6110 Yale University Press PO Box 209040, New Haven, CT 06520-9040 http://yalepress.yale.edu ...
Infernal Device.(Infernal Device: Machinery of Torture and Execution)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Infernal Device Erik C. Ruhling The Disinformation Company 220 East 23rd Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10010 9781932857894, $14.95 www.disinfo.com America's involvement with waterboarding, black prisons abroad, the ...
New Exact Small Arms Ballistics.(New Exact Small Arms Ballistics: The Source Book for Riflemen)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... New Exact Small Arms Ballistics Arthur J. Pejsa Kenwood Publishing 1314 Marquette Avenue, #906, Minneapolis, MN 55403 9780974990262, $24.95 www.kenwoodpublishing.com Arthur J. Pejsa is an expert in ballistics and draws upon his more ...
Are Your Lights On?(Are Your Lights On? How to Figure Out What the Problem Really is in 1982)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Are Your Lights On? Donald C. Gause & Gerald M. Weinberg Dorset House Publishing Company 353 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014 9780932633163, $19.95 www.dorsethouse.com Professor of Systems Science Donald Gause and consultant Jerry ...
These Are My Final Wishes.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... These Are My Final Wishes Tamara Dunkel Outskirts Press, Inc. 10940 S. Parker Rd., 515 Parker, CO 80134 1-888-672-6657 www.outskirtspress.com 9781432712754, $9.95 www.outskirtspress.com 1-888-672-6657 "These Are My Final ...
Incantation.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Incantation Alice Hoffman Little, Brown and Company Hachette Book Group USA 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020 www.lb-teens.com ISBN 9780316010191, $16.99, October 2006 "Incantation," by Alice ...
Furry Friends (Paw Pals) (Board book).(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Furry Friends (Paw Pals) (Board book) Rachel Hale Little, Brown Kids c/o Hachette Book Group USA 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 ISBN 9780316113199, $6.99, 2007 "Furry Friends" will certainly bring out the "aw, how ...
Love Tails (Paw Pals) (Board book).(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Love Tails (Paw Pals) (Board book) Rachel Hale Little, Brown Kids c/o Hachette Book Group USA 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 ISBN 9780316113212, $6.99, 2007 "Love Tails" is a photographic love poem expressed to us by ...
Hug Time.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Hug Time Patrick McDonnell Little, Brown Young Readers c/o Hachette Book Group USA 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 ISBN 9780316114943, $14.99, 2007 "Hug Time" features Jules, an orange-striped kitten from the "Mutts" ...
Rome & Canterbury: The Elusive Search for Unity.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Rome & Canterbury: The Elusive Search for Unity Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 4501 Forbes Blvd, Suite 200, Lanham, MD 20706 www.rowmanlittlefield.com ISBN 9780742552784, $19.95, 2007 When dealing with a subject as large as the ...
The Procrastinator's Bible for Financial Success.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Procrastinator's Bible for Financial Success Frank J. Eberhart iUniverse, Inc. 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68512 www.iuniverse.com ISBN 9780595411986, $18.95, 2007 At first glance, you might be a little ...
Dark Horse.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Dark Horse Mike Langan Five Star Publishing c/o Thompson Gale 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville, Maine 04901 ISBN 9781594146640, $ 25.95, 2008 In his new book, "Dark Horse," Mike Langan takes the reader behind the ...
Gun Play (Shooting Shrink).(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Gun Play (Shooting Shrink) Michael Thompkins Sterling House Publishers 7436 Washington Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15218 www.sterlinghousepublisher.com ISBN 9781563153396, $ 12.95, 2006 "Gun Play" launches the adventures of ...
The Drone War: A Cassandra Virus Novel.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Drone War: A Cassandra Virus Novel K.V. Johansen Sybertooth Inc. 59 Salem Street, Sackville, NB E4L 4J6 Canada ISBN 9780973950526, $ 9.95, 2007 This book is in the future and is about five people and a super robot. Jordan (a ...
Steven Spielberg (Just the Facts Biographies).(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Steven Spielberg (Just the Facts Biographies) Tom Powers Lerner Publications Company 241 First Ave. N Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 www.Lernerbooks.com ISBN 9780822596943, $27.93, 2004 "Steven Spielberg (Just the Facts ...
Suicide Bombers.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Suicide Bombers Elaine Landau Twenty-First Century Books 241 First Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55401 USA www.lernerbooks.com ISBN 9780761334705, $31.93, 2006 "Suicide Bombers" teaches adults and adolescents about ...
Apostle of Liberty: The World-Changing Leadership of George Washington.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Apostle of Liberty: The World-Changing Leadership of George Washington Stephen McDowell Cumberland House 431 Harding Industrial Drive, Nashville, TN 37211 ISBN 9781581825848, $16.95, 2007 Stephen McDowell's biography of George ...
Gods Behaving Badly: A Novel.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Gods Behaving Badly: A Novel Marie Phillips Little, Brown and Company 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 ISBN 9780316067621, $23.99, 2007 I can't help but smile reflecting back on the plot of this book. Just coming back from ...
Journey from Head to Heart: Living and Working Authentically.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Journey from Head to Heart: Living and Working Authentically Nancy Oelklaus Loving Healing Press 5145 Pontiac Trail, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 www.LovingHealing.com ISBN 9781932690439, 2008 Do you ever feel like the 'real you' ...
Enlightened Chocolate.(Enlightened Chocolate: More Than 200 Decadently Light, Lowfat, and Inspired Recipes Using Dark Chocolate and Unsweetened Cocoa Powder)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Enlightened Chocolate Camilla V. Saulsbury Cumberland House Publishing 431 Harding Industrial Drive, Nashville, TN 37211 www.cumberlandhouse.com ISBN 9781581826074, $22.95, 2007 "Enlightened Chocolate: More Than 200 ...
Forms of Madness.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Forms of Madness Aaron Baker Cole iUniverse 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68512 1-800-288-4677, www.iuniverse.com ISBN 9780595414840, $16.95, 2007 Aaron Baker Cole immediately draws you into "Forms of ...
A Whole New World.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... A Whole New World John Blackwell Morgan-James Publishers, LLC 1225 Franklin Ave Ste 32 Garden City, NY 11530-1693 www.MorganJamesPublishing.com ISBN 9781933596952, $13.95, 2006 What is the purpose behind the ...
Before I Go: Letters to Our Children about What Really Matters.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Before I Go: Letters to Our Children about What Really Matters Peter Kreeft Sheed & Ward c/o Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Blvd, Suite 200, Lanham, MD 20706 www.rowmanlittlefield.com ISBN 9781580512244, $14.95, 2007 Having sat with several people as they draw ...
One Mississippi.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... One Mississippi Mark Childress Back Bay Books c/o Little Brown and Company 237 Park Ave, New York, NY 10017 www.HachetteBookGroupUSA.com ISBN 9780316012126, $13.99, 2007 Daniel Musgrove isn't too sure about his ...
An Open Vein.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... An Open Vein J.M. Warwick Grove Creek Publishing LLC 2 South Main St. Pleasant Grove, UT 84062 ISBN 9781933963969, $ 12.95, 2007 J.M. Warwick has an interesting writing style that will catch most reader's attention. Both logical and ...
Epoch.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Epoch Timothy Carter Flux Publications 2143 Wooddale Drive, Woodbury, MN 55125-2889, U.S.A ISBN 9780738710662, $8.95, 2007 "Epoch" is an interesting book full of unique twists; however, I am not drawn to this type of fantasy. I had a ...
High Spirits: A Tale of Ghostly Rapping and Romance.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... High Spirits: A Tale of Ghostly Rapping and Romance Dianne K. Salerni iUniverse, Inc. 2021 Pine Lake Road Suite 100 Lincoln, Nebraska 68512 1-800-authors (1-800-288-4677) ISBN 9780595423507, $20.95, 2007 "High Spirits" is ...
Little Red Riding Hood.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Little Red Riding Hood Jerry Pinkney Little, Brown Young Readers c/o Hachette Book Group USA 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10169 www.lb-kids.com ISBN 9780316013550, $16.99, 2007 Mom's review / summary: ...
Priscilla and the Pink Planet.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Priscilla and the Pink Planet Nathaniel Hobbie Little, Brown Young Readers c/o Hachette Book Group USA 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10169 www.lb-kids.com ISBN 9780316735797, $ 15.99, 2004 Mom's review / ...
The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Pinata for the Pinon Tree.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Pinata for the Pinon Tree Philemon Sturges Little, Brown Young Readers c/o Hachette Book Group USA 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 ISBN 9780316823234, $ 16.99, 2007 "A Pinata for the ...
We Belong Together: A Book About Adoption and Families.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... We Belong Together: A Book About Adoption and Families Todd Parr Little, Brown Young Readers c/o Hachette Book Group USA 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 ISBN 9780316016681, $ 15.99, 2007 "We belong together because ? ...
Shadow Living ... Paintings of Grief.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Shadow Living ... Paintings of Grief Deborah Slappey Pitts Harobed House Post Office Box 9105, Columbus, GA 31909 ISBN 9780978789701, $12.95, September 2007 "Shadow Living ... Paintings of Grief," tells of what it is like to lose a ...
Christmas Around the World: A Pop-Up Book.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Christmas Around the World: A Pop-Up Book Chuck Fischer Little, Brown Young Readers c/o Hachette Book Group USA 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 ISBN 9780316117951, $30.00, 2007 Oh my goodness, what a delightful book! I ...
Into the Silence: The Power of Stillness in Living and Dying.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Into the Silence: The Power of Stillness in Living and Dying Judith M. Ashley iUniverse 2021 Pine Lake Rd, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68512 1-800-288-4677, www.iuniverse.com ISBN 9780595440856, $16.95, 2007 "Into the Silence" ...
The Six-Figure Speaker: Formula for a Six-Figure Income as a Professional Speaker.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Six-Figure Speaker: Formula for a Six-Figure Income as a Professional Speaker Cathleen Fillmore Robert D. Reed Publishers P.O. Box 1992, Bandon, OR 97411 541-347-9882, www.rdpublishers.com ISBN 9781931741927, $19.95, 2008 ...
Sway: A Novel.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Sway: A Novel Zachary Lazar Little, Brown and Company c/o Hatchette Book Group USA 237 Park Ave, New York, NY 10017 www.hachettebookgroupusa.com ISBN 9780316113090, $23.99, January 7, 2008 "Sway" is a novel ...
A Gathering of Gargoyles (The Darkangel Trilogy).(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... A Gathering of Gargoyles (The Darkangel Trilogy) Meredith Ann Pierce Little, Brown and Company c/o Hatchette Book Group USA 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 www.lb-teens.com ISBN 9780316067256, $7.99, September, 2007 ...
The Fabulous Bouncing Chowder.(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Fabulous Bouncing Chowder Peter Brown Little, Brown Young Readers c/o Hachette Book Group USA 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 www.lb-kids.com ISBN 9780316011792, $15.99, 2007 Mom's review / summary: ...
Josephine Wants to Dance.(Children's review)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Josephine Wants to Dance Jackie French Illustrated by Bruce Whatley Abrams Books for Young Readers 115 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011 www.hnabooks.com ISBN 9780810994317, $15.95, 2006 Mom's review / ...
The Adventures of Sammy the Snowflake: Volume 1.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Adventures of Sammy the Snowflake: Volume 1 Brooke Becker Courtyard Publishing, LLC 1688 Meridian Avenue, 10th Floor, Miami Beach, FL 33139 www.sammythesnowflake.com ISBN 9780979526008, $19.95, 2007 After Sammy's ...
Soccer Hero (Matt Christopher Sports Fiction).(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Soccer Hero (Matt Christopher Sports Fiction) Matt Christopher Little, Brown Young Readers c/o Hachette Book Group USA 237 Park Ave, New York, NY 10017 www.lb-kids.com ISBN 9780316113458, $4.99, Sept. 2007 Rob ...
Adirondack Nightmare: A Spooky Tale in the North Country.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Adirondack Nightmare: A Spooky Tale in the North Country Rebecca Leonard Leonard Enterprises, Inc. 240 Champlain Drive, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 http://rebeccaleonard.com ISBN 9781934383148, $9.95, 2007 When William Durant ...
Lord of the Shadows (Cirque Du Freak: Saga of Darren Shan, Book 11).(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Lord of the Shadows (Cirque Du Freak: Saga of Darren Shan, Book 11) Darren Shan Little, Brown and Company c/o Hatchette Book Group USA 237 Park Ave., New York, NY 10017 www.lb-teens.com ISBN 9780316016629, $6.99, 2007 ...
Escape from Castle Cant.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Escape from Castle Cant K.P. Bath Little, Brown Young Readers c/o Hachette Book Group USA 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020 www.lb-kids.com ISBN 9780316108577, $6.99, September 2006 There's a war ...
No Sisters Sisters Club: A Bailey Fish Adventure.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... No Sisters Sisters Club: A Bailey Fish Adventure Linda Salisbury Tabby House P.O. Box 544, Mineral, VA 23117 (540) 894-8868, www.BaileyFishAdventures.com ISBN 9781881539407, $8.95, 2005 Eleven-year-old Bailey hasn't seen ...
Right Behind You.(Young adult review)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Right Behind You Gail Giles Little, Brown Young Readers c/o Hachette Book Group USA 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 www.lb-teens.com ISBN 9780316166362, $15.99, September 2007 "Right Behind You" starts off ...
A Jolly Good Fellow.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... A Jolly Good Fellow Stephen V. Masse Good Harbor Press 80 Walsh Street, Medford, MA 02155 ISBN 9780979963803, $ 14.95, 2007 Stephen V. Masse combines a flair for writing an imaginative creative plot with colorful conversation and ...
Stop Being Pushed Around!: A Practical Guide.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Stop Being Pushed Around!: A Practical Guide Lynda Bevan Loving Healing Press 5145 Pontiac Trail, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 http://www.LovingHealing.com ISBN 9781932690453, $14.95, January 2008 Lynda Bevan's "Stop Being Pushed ...
The Heretic.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Heretic Andrew Feder AuthorHouse 1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200, Bloomington, IN 47403 1-800-839-8640, www.authorhouse.com ISBN 9781434330543, $17.99, 2007 "The Heretic" is the sequel to "When Angels Have Risen." Not ...
Alone: A Novel.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Alone: A Novel JL Davenport iUniverse 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68512 1-800-288-4677, www.iuniverse.com ISBN 9780595445233, $20.95, 2007 Teralyn Boine is an intelligent, beautiful woman who has fought ...
Beginner's Greek.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Beginner's Greek James Collins Little, Brown and Company c/o Hachette Book Group USA 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 www.HachetteBookGroupUSA.com ISBN 9780316021555, price $23.95, to be published January 9, 2008 ...
Butcher of Dreams.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Butcher of Dreams Kay Williams and Eileen Wyman Calliope Press P.O. Box 2408, New York, NY 10108-2408 1-212-564-5068, www.CalliopePress.com ISBN 9780964924161, $15.95, July 2007 I've always loved mysteries. If I had to ...
Who Killed Marcia Maynard?: The Psychoanalyst is Dead.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Who Killed Marcia Maynard?: The Psychoanalyst is Dead Alma H. Bond ASJA Press c/o iUniverse 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68512 1-800-288-4677, www.iuniverse.com ISBN 9780595458967, $14.95, 2007 ...
Justice Defeated: Victims: OJ Simpson and the American Legal System.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Justice Defeated: Victims: OJ Simpson and the American Legal System Steven H. Adler AuthorHouse 1663 Liberty Drive Suite 200, Bloomington, IN 47403 1-800-839-8640, www.authorhouse.com ISBN 9781434316622, $24.99, 2007 ...
Facets, Phases and Transformation.(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Facets, Phases and Transformation Virginia A. Terry Publish America P.O. Box 151, Frederick, MD 21705 (301) 695-1707, http://www.publishamerica.com ISBN 9781604411942, $ 14.95, 2007 Virginia A. Terry was born and raised in ...