Reference & Research Book News back issues from February 2006:
Disposable Cities: Garbage, Governance, and Sustainable Development in Urban Africa.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0754643743 Disposable cities; garbage, governance, and sustainable development in urban Africa. Myers, Garth Andrew. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2005 187 pages $89.95 Hardcover Re-materialising cultural ...
Freedom and Religion in Kant and his Immediate Successors: The Vocation of Humankind, 1774-1800.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0521844517 Freedom and religion in Kant and his immediate successors; the vocation of humankind, 1774-1800. Di Giovanni, George. Cambridge U. Pr. 2005 373 pages $75.00 Hardcover B2779 ...
Routine Violence: Nations, Fragments, Histories.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0804752648 Routine violence; nations, fragments, histories. Pandey, Gyanendra. Stanford U. Press 2006 228 pages $21.95 Paperback Cultural memory in the present JC328 Pandey ...
From Sermon to Commentary: Expounding the Bible in Talmudic Babylonia.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0889204829 From sermon to commentary; expounding the Bible in Talmudic Babylonia. Segal, Eliezer, Wilfrid Laurier U. Press 2005 164 pages $49.95 Hardcover Studies in Christianity and Judaism; v.17 ...
Front Row: Evenings at the Theatre, Pieces from the Oldie.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0826487874 Front row; evenings at the theatre; pieces from The Oldie. Bainbridge, Beryl. Continuum Publishing Group 2005 214 pages $29.95 Hardcover PN2217 This collection presents ...
Divine Freedom and the Doctrine of the Immanent Trinity: In Dialogue with Karl Barth and Contemporary Theology. (reprint, 2002).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0567041344 Divine Freedom and the doctrine of the immanent trinity; in dialogue with Karl Barth and contemporary theology. (reprint, 2002) Molnar, Paul D. T&T Clark 2005 357 pages $39.95 Paperback ...
Medieval Monasteries. (reprint, 1992).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0826478859 Medieval monasteries. (reprint, 1992) Greene, J. Patrick. Continuum Publishing Group 2005 255 pages $33.95 Paperback Continuum studies in medieval history/The archaeology of medieval ...
Aboriginal Art, Identity, and Appropriation.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0754644030 Aboriginal art, identity, and appropriation. Coleman, Elizabeth Burns. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2005 188 pages $89.95 Hardcover Anthropology and cultural history in Asia and the ...
Art/Invention/House.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0847827356 Art/invention/house. Webb, Michael. Rizzoli Intl. Pub. Inc. 2005 319 pages $75.00 Hardcover NA737 In a lavish, oversize format (12.25x12.25"), this book features 40 ...
Blenheim and the Churchill Family: A Personal Portrait.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0847827402 Blenheim and the Churchill family; a personal portrait. Spencer-Churchill, Henrietta. Rizzoli Intl. Pub. Inc. 2005 224 pages $50.00 Hardcover NA7746 Built in the early 18th ...
Blenheim and the Churchill Family: A Personal Portrait.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 1593320590 Criminal justice and the placement of abused children. Martell, Diane R. LFB Scholarly Publishing, LLC 2005 249 pages $70.00 Hardcover Criminal justice; recent scholarship ...
Development on the Periphery: Democratic Transitions in Southern and Eastern Europe.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0742530337 Development on the periphery; democratic transitions in southern and Eastern Europe. Wiarda, Howard J. Rowman & Littlefield 2006 271 pages $34.95 Paperback JN96 In this work ...
Dreaming of Change: Young Middle-Class Women and Social Transformation in Jordan.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 9004146342 Dreaming of change; young middle-class women and social transformation in Jordan. Droeber, Julia. Brill Academic Publishers 2005 327 pages $164.00 Hardcover Women and gender, the Middle ...
Social Movements: An Introduction. (reprint, 1999).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0631192131 Social movements; an introduction. (reprint, 1999) Porta, Donatella della and Mario Diani. Blackwell Publishing 2004 326 pages $41.95 Paperback HN17 Porta (political science, ...
Tete-a-Tete: Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0060520590 Tete-a-tete; Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre. Rowley, Hazel. HarperCollins 2005 416 pages $26.95 Hardcover PQ2603 Veteran biographer Rowley offers a joint biography of ...
Truth, Lies, and Online Dating: Secrets to Finding Romance on the Internet.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 1592009166 Truth, lies, and online dating; secrets to finding romance on the internet. Ulick, Terry and Alyssa Wodtke. Course Technology 2005 275 pages $17.99 Paperback HQ801 Though it ...
Perfect soldiers: The Hijackers, Who They Were, Why They Did It.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0060584696 Perfect soldiers; the hijackers; who they were, why they did it. McDermott, Terry. HarperCollins 2005 330 pages $25.95 Hardcover HV6431 In this journalistic account of the ...
Women in the Crucible of Conquest: The Gendered Genesis of Spanish American Society, 1500-1600.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0826335187 Women in the crucible of conquest; the gendered genesis of Spanish American society, 1500-1600. Powers, Karen Vieira. U. of New Mexico Press 2005 230 pages $22.50 Paperback Dialogos ...
Rhetorical Role of Scripture in 1 Corinthians.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 9789004137691 The rhetorical role of Scripture in 1 Corinthians. Heil, John Paul. Brill Academic Publishers 2005 309 pages $142.00 Hardcover Society of Biblical Literature monograph series; 15, ...
American Popular Music: Country.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 081605312X American popular music; country. Carlin, Richard. Facts On File, Inc. 2006 284 pages $67.00 Hardcover American popular music ML102 This alphabetically arranged ...
Comparing Media from Around the World.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0205402429 Comparing media from around the world. McKenzie, Robert. Allyn & Bacon 2006 372 pages $60.00 Paperback P90 Using case material from France, Sweden, the UK, the US, Mexico, ...
Matt Lamb: The Art of Success.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0471711543 Matt Lamb; the art of success. Speer, Richard. John Wiley & Sons 2005 356 pages $24.95 Hardcover ND237 The unique vision of businessman-turned-painter Matt Lamb has made him ...
Vermeer and Plato: Painting the Ideal.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0838756069 Vermeer and Plato; painting the ideal. Huerta, Robert D. Bucknell University Pr. 2005 148 pages $57.50 Hardcover ND653 Examining the works of Plotinus, Nicholas of Cusa, St ....
Reclaiming Difference: Caribbean Women Rewrite Postcolonialism.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0813923476 Reclaiming difference; Caribbean women rewrite postcolonialism. Mardorossian, Carine M. U. of Virginia Press 2005 187 pages $17.50 Paperback New World studies PN849 ...
Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice: Update 2005. (CD-ROM included).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0471719374 The architect's handbook of professional practice; update 2005. (CD-ROM included) Ed. by Joseph A. Demkin. John Wiley & Sons 2005 185 pages $85.00 Hardcover NA1996 This ...
In Search of Natural Architecture.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0789208555 In search of natural architecture. Pearson, David. Abbeville Press 2005 159 pages $35.00 Hardcover NA2542 Drawing on his background as an architect specializing in ...
Rhetorical Agendas: Political, Ethical, Spiritual, Proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0805853111 Rhetorical agendas; political, ethical, spiritual; proceedings. Rhetoric Society of America. Conference (11th: 2004: Austin, TX) Ed. by Patricia Bizzell. Lawrence Erlbaum 2006 375 pages $39.95 ...
Sexuality, Gender, and Power in Iris Murdoch's Fiction.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0838640613 Sexuality, gender, and power in Iris Murdoch's fiction. Grimshaw, Tammy. Fairleigh Dickinson U.P. 2005 261 pages $45.00 Hardcover PR6063 Grimshaw (U. of Leeds) explores themes ...
International Dictionary of Public Management and Governance.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0765612615 International dictionary of public management and governance. Bhatta, Gambhir. M.E. Sharpe, Inc. 2006 687 pages $145.95 Hardcover JA61 This dictionary provides brief ...
Myths of Power: A Marxist Study of the Brontes.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 1403946973 Myths of power; a Marxist study of the Brontes. Eagleton, Terry. Palgrave Macmillan 2005 148 pages $22.95 Paperback PR4169 In the 30 years since this work was first published, ...
Poets on Place: Tales and Interviews from the Road.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0874215978 Poets on place; tales and interviews from the road. Pfefferle, W.T. Utah State Univ. Press 2005 294 pages $21.95 Paperback PS325 In September 2003, W.T. Pfefferle (affiliation ...
One, Two, Three, Follow Me: Math Puzzles and rRymes, Grades K-1.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 1586831852 One, two, three, follow me; math puzzles and rhymes, grades K-1. Armstrong, Linda. Linworth Publishing, Inc. 2005 118 pages $16.95 Paperback Kathy Schrock's every day of the school year ...
Women, Reading, and the Cultural Politics of Early Modern England.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0754652564 Women, reading, and the cultural politics of early modern England. Snook, Edith. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2005 188 pages $89.95 Hardcover Women and gender in the early modern world ...
Statistics in Criminology and Criminal Justice: Analysis and Interpretation, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0763730718 Statistics in criminology and criminal justice; analysis and interpretation, 2d ed. (CD-ROM included) Walker, Jeffery T. and Sean Maddan. Jones & Bartlett 2005 423 pages $87.95 Hardcover ...
Zorndorf 1758: Frederick Faces Holy Mother Russia. (reprint, 2003).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0275989003 Zorndorf 1758; Frederick faces holy mother Russia. (reprint, 2003) Millar, Simon. Praeger 2005 96 pages $35.00 Hardcover Praeger illustrated military history DK4800 ...
Yom Kippur War 1973, vol. 1.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0275988996 The Yom Kippur War 1973; v.1: The Golan heights. (reprint, 2003) Dunstan, Simon. Praeger 2005 96 pages $35.00 Hardcover Praeger illustrated military history DS128 ...
Language and Linguistics in Context: Readings and Applications for Teachers.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0805855009 Language and linguistics in context; readings and applications for teachers. Ed. by Harriet Luria et al. Lawrence Erlbaum 2006 427 pages $49.95 Paperback P107 Luria (Hunter ...
Reflective Practice: Writing and Professional Development, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 1412908116 Reflective practice; writing and professional development, 2d ed. Bolton, Gillie. Sage Publications 2005 238 pages $99.95 Hardcover R119 Aimed at professionals in medicine, ...
Interpreting the Past: Essays on Human, Primate, and Mammal Evolution in Honor of David Pilbeam.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0391042475 Interpreting the past; essays on human, primate, and mammal evolution in honor of David Pilbeam. Ed. by Daniel Lierberman et al. Brill Academic Publishers 2005 305 pages $50.00 Hardcover ...
Culture, Development, and Public Administration in Africa.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 1565492013 Culture, development, and public administration in Africa. Umeh, Ogwo J. and Greg Andranovich. Kumarian Press 2005 190 pages $24.95 Paperback JQ1890 In the past, public ...
Nonprofit Law Made Easy.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0471709735 Nonprofit law made easy. Hopkins, Bruce R. John Wiley & Sons 2005 275 pages $34.95 Hardcover KF1388 The US is said to have some three million nonprofit organizations. A ...
Children's Thinking About Cultural Universals.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0805848940 Children's thinking about cultural universals. Brophy, Jere and Janet Alleman. Lawrence Erlbaum 2006 455 pages $45.00 Paperback LB1530 Brophy and Alleman (both Michigan State ...
Law, economics, and antitrust; towards a new perspective.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 1858987857 Law, economics, and antitrust; towards a new perspective. McNutt, Patrick A. Edward Elgar Publishing 2005 405 pages $130.00 Hardcover K3850 McNutt (Manchester Business School, ...
Integrated buffer planning; towards sustainable development.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 1859722156 Integrated buffer planning; towards sustainable development. Kozlowski, Jerzy and Ann Peterson. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2005 437 pages $104.95 Hardcover HT395 Kozlowski and ...
Gender and rights.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0754623572 Gender and rights. Ed. by Deborah L. Rhode and Carol Sanger. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2005 647 pages $275.00 Hardcover The international library of essays on rights HQ1236 ...
Nikkei in the Pacific Northwest; Japanese Americans & Japanese Canadians in the twentieth century.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0295984619 Nikkei in the Pacific Northwest; Japanese Americans & Japanese Canadians in the twentieth century. Ed. by Louis Fiset and Gail M. Nomura. U. of Washington Pr. 2005 348 pages $25.00 Paperback ...
The major nation-states of the European Union.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0321106423 The major nation-states of the European Union. Piper, J. Richard. Longman 2005 412 pages $49.40 Paperback D1060 Piper (U. of Tampa) presents a textbook for American students ...
Representation and substitution in the atonement theologies of Dorothee Solle, John Macquarrie, and Karl Barth.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 082046791X Representation and substitution in the atonement theologies of Dorothee Solle, John Macquarrie, and Karl Barth. Graham, Jeannine Michele. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2005 472 pages $88.95 Hardcover ...
Tantric revisionings; new understandings of Tibetan Buddhism and Indian religion.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0754652807 Tantric revisionings; new understandings of Tibetan Buddhism and Indian religion. Samuel, Geoffrey. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2005 384 pages $99.95 Hardcover BQ8912 Samuel (U ....
The mysticism of Saint Augustine; rereading the Confessions.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0415288339 The mysticism of Saint Augustine; rereading the Confessions. Kenney, John Peter. Routledge 2005 160 pages $29.95 Paperback BR65 Informed by the disparity between the modernist ...
Risk based auditing.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0566086522 Risk based auditing. Griffiths, Phil. Gower Publishing 2005 220 pages $124.95 Hardcover HF5668 Griffiths explains the concepts and practice behind risk-based auditing, which ...
Reporting sexual assault; a social ecology perspective.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 1593321260 Reporting sexual assault; a social ecology perspective. Menard, Kim S. LFB Scholarly Publishing, LLC 2005 210 pages $60.00 Hardcover Criminal justice; recent scholarship ...
Restoring cursed earth; appraising environmental policy reforms in Eastern Europe and Russia. (reprint, 2004).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0742529169 Restoring cursed earth; appraising environmental policy reforms in Eastern Europe and Russia. (reprint, 2004) Ed. by Matthew R. Auer. Rowman & Littlefield 2005 192 pages $32.95 Paperback ...
Drugs, society, and criminal justice.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0205439705 Drugs, society, and criminal justice. Levinthal, Charles F. Allyn & Bacon 2006 396 pages $77.33 Paperback HV5801 This adaptation of the author's Drugs, Behavior, and Modern ...
Millennialism in the Korean Protestant church.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0820452696 Millennialism in the Korean Protestant church. Pak, Ung Kyu. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2005 339 pages $76.95 Hardcover Asian thought and culture; v.50 BR1325 Pak ...
Contemporary economics; an applications approach, 4th ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0324314620 Contemporary economics; an applications approach, 4th ed. Carbaugh, Robert J. South-Western College Pub. 2006 464 pages $99.95 Paperback HB171 In this undergraduate-level ...
Women of distinction; Margaret of York and Margaret of Austria.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 2503519172 Women of distinction; Margaret of York and Margaret of Austria. Ed. by Dagmar Eichberger. Brepols Publishers 2005 366 pages $75.00 Hardcover DC611 Published to accompany an ...
Classical Chinese supernatural fiction; a morphological history.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0773460977 Classical Chinese supernatural fiction; a morphological history. Zhao, Xiaohuan. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2005 401 pages $142.94 Hardcover Chinese studies; v.44 PL2415 ...
Campus legends; a handbook.(Book Review)(Brief Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0313332851 Campus legends; a handbook. Tucker, Elizabeth. Greenwood Pr. 2005 212 pages $60.50 Hardcover Greenwood folklore handbooks LA23 Tucker (English, Binghamton U.) ...
Sonia Blandford's masterclass.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 1412918626 Sonia Blandford's masterclass. Blandford, Sonia. Paul Chapman Publ. Ltd. 2005 109 pages $51.95 Hardcover LB1738 Published weekly in the Education Guardian, Sonia Blandford's ...
Teachers leading change; doing research for school improvement.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 1412900662 Teachers leading change; doing research for school improvement. Durrant, Judy and Gary Holden. Paul Chapman Publ. Ltd. 2006 185 pages $65.95 Hardcover Leading teachers, leading schools ...
Unifying ethics.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0761832564 Unifying ethics. Szostak, Rick. Univ. Press of America 2005 286 pages $39.95 Paperback BJ1012 Addressing the ethical challenge of encouraging respect for diversity, honesty, ...
Our corner of the world; African American women in Utah tell their stories, 1940-2002.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 076183253X Our corner of the world; African American women in Utah tell their stories, 1940-2002. Ed. by Deidre Ann Tyler. Univ. Press of America 2005 185 pages $30.00 Paperback E185 ...
Race, gender, and mental illness in the criminal justice system.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 1593321295 Race, gender, and mental illness in the criminal justice system. Thompson, Melissa. LFB Scholarly Publishing, LLC 2005 216 pages $60.00 Hardcover Criminal justice; recent scholarship ...
The Daily Telegraph book of hymns.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2006 ... 0826486789 The Daily Telegraph book of hymns. Bradley, Ian. Continuum Publishing Group 2005 525 pages $33.95 Hardcover BV312 Bradley (practical theology and church history, U. of St ....