Reference & Research Book News back issues from May 2006:
Wildlife of the Box-Ironbark Country. (CD included).(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0643069674 Wildlife of the box-ironbark country. (CD included) Tzaros, Chris. Photographs by Tadao Shimba. CSIRO 2005 256 pages $36.00 Paperback QL112 Do you know your white honeyeater ...
Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy, 3d ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 1933116021 Intelligence; from secrets to policy, 3d ed. Lowenthal, Mark M. CQ Press 2006 334 pages $40.95 Paperback JK468 Centering his discussion on US practice and institutions, ...
Greek Political Thought.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 9781405100304 Greek political thought. Balot, Ryan K. Blackwell Publishing 2006 353 pages $29.95 Paperback Ancient cultures JC73 Balot (classics, Washington U., St. Louis) ...
New Discourse on the Roman-German Emperor.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 9780866983259 Hermann Conring's New discourse on the Roman-German Emperor. Conring, Hermann. Ed. and trans. by Constantin Fasolt. MRTS 2005 122 pages $32.00 Hardcover Medieval and Renaissance texts ...
A deus ex machina revisited: Atlantic Colonial Trade and European Economic Development.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2006 ... 9004151028 A deus ex machina revisited; Atlantic colonial trade and European economic development. Ed. by P.C. Emmer et al. Brill Academic Publishers 2006 358 pages $134.00 Hardcover The Atlantic ...
Historical Dictionary of the Early American Republic.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2006 ... 081085080X Historical dictionary of the early American republic. Buel, Richard. Scarecrow Pr. 2006 395 pages $90.00 Hardcover Historical dictionaries of U.S. historical eras; no.5 E301 ...
Argentina, 4th ed. (updated & revised reprint, 1999).(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0887290310 Argentina, 4th ed. (updated & revised reprint, 1999) Apa Publications 2005 382 pages $23.95 Paperback Insight guides F2817 Published in association with the Discovery ...
The Nature of States Parties' Obligations.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 900414708X The nature of states parties' obligations. Rishmawi, Mervat. Martinus-Nijhoff 2006 55 pages $81.00 Paperback A commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; ...
Politics Is about Relationship: A Blueprint for the Citizen's Century.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 1403971455 Politics is about relationship; a blueprint for the citizens' century. Saunders, Harold H. Palgrave Macmillan 2005 241 pages $35.00 Hardcover JC337 Saunders (chairman and ...
Kingship: The Politics of Enchantment.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0631226966 Kingship; the politics of enchantment. Oakley, Francis. Blackwell Publishing 2006 193 pages $34.95 Paperback JC375 What is the most common form of government in history? ...
Historic Arts and Crafts Homes of Great Britain.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 158685531X Historic arts and crafts homes of Great Britain. Coleman, Brian D. Gibbs Smith 2005 159 pages $39.95 Hardcover NA7328 This beautifully illustrated tour of ten historic Arts ...
Confronting Tyranny: Ancient Lessons for Global Politics.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 074254401X Confronting tyranny; ancient lessons for global politics. Ed. by Toivo Koivukoski and David Edward Tabachnick. Rowman & Littlefield 2005 260 pages $27.95 Paperback JC381 ...
Guerrilla Marketing Research: Marketing Research Techniques That Can Help Any Business Make More Money.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0749445742 Guerrilla marketing research; marketing research techniques that can help any business make more money. Kaden, Robert J. Kogan Page Ltd. 2006 232 pages $29.95 Hardcover HF5415 ...
Influencing through Argument, rev. ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 1932716076 Influencing through argument, rev. ed. Huber, Robert B. Int'l. Debate Educ. Assn. Pr. 2006 209 pages $24.95 Paperback PN4121 This handbook for students and teachers of ...
Popular Newspapers, The Labour Party and British Politics.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0714653373 Popular newspapers, the Labour Party, and British politics. Thomas, James. Routledge 2005 222 pages $115.00 Hardcover British politics and society PN5124 Focusing ...
Management of Regeneration: Choices, Challenges and Dilemmas.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0415334209 Management of regeneration; choices, challenges and dilemmas. Diamond, John and Joyce Liddle. Routledge 2005 220 pages $130.00 Hardcover HT178 The authors examine how ...
The Culture of Equity in Early Modern England.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0754654559 The culture of equity in early modern England. Fortier, Mark. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2005 217 pages $94.95 Hardcover PR428 Fortier (U. of Winnipeg) takes an interdisciplinary ...
Diogenes the Cynic: The War against the World.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 1591023203 Diogenes the Cynic; the war against the world. Navia, Luis E. Humanity Books 2005 260 pages $25.00 Paperback B305 Navia (philosophy, New York Institute of Technology) sifts ...
Civil War Time: Temporality and Identity in America, 1861-1865.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0820326577 Civil War time; temporality & identity in America, 1861-1865. Wells, Cheryl A. Univ. of Georgia Press 2005 195 pages $39.95 Hardcover E468 Wells' intriguing look at the Civil ...
Essentials of American Politics, 2d ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0393926737 Essentials of American politics, 2d ed. Ed. by Robert J. Spitzer et al. W.W. Norton 2006 489 pages $52.00 Paperback JK276 The authors (of the State U. of New York at Cortland, ...
Reaching and Teaching Middle School Learners: Asking Students to Show Us What Works.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 1412914787 Reaching and teaching middle school learners; asking students to show us what works. Bishop, Penny A. and Susanna W. Pflaum. Corwin Press Inc. 2005 145 pages $61.95 Hardcover LB1623 ...
Keys to Curriculum Mapping: Strategies and Tools to Make It Work.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 1412909570 Keys to curriculum mapping; strategies and tools to make it work. Udelhofen, Susan. Corwin Press Inc. 2005 97 pages $55.95 Hardcover LB2806 Based on extensive experience as a ...
Strategic Listening for School Leaders.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 1412913306 Strategic listening for school leaders. Tate, Jeannine S. and Dennis R. Dunklee. Corwin Press Inc. 2005 117 pages $57.95 Hardcover LB2831 Tate, an elementary school principal, ...
Design for Life: The Architecture of Sim Van der Ryn.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2006 ... 1586855301 Design for life; the architecture of Sim Van der Ryn. Van der Ryn, Sim. Gibbs Smith 2005 183 pages $39.95 Hardcover NA737 Both a memoir and a statement of philosophy, this ...
Helping Students Fix Problems and Avoid Crises: An Easy-to-Use Intervention Resource for Grades 1-4.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 1412904692 Helping students fix problems and avoid crises; an easy-to-use intervention resource for grades 1-4. Greene, Lawrence J. Corwin Press Inc. 2005 182 pages $74.95 Hardcover LC192 ...
At Day's Close: Night in Times Past.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0393050890 At day's close; night in times past. Ekirch, A. Roger. W.W. Norton 2005 447 pages $25.95 Hardcover HN8 Before the invention of electric light, humans experienced nighttime ...
The Elections of 2000: Politics, Culture, and Economics in North America.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 1931968306 The elections of 2000; politics, culture, and economics in North America. Ed. by Mary K. Kirtz et al. University of Akron Press 2006 288 pages $19.95 Paperback Series on law, politics, ...
The Means to Prosperity: Fiscal Policy Reconsidered.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0415701562 The means to prosperity; fiscal policy reconsidered. Ed. by Per Gunnar Berglund and Matias Vernengo. Routledge 2006 346 pages $115.00 Hardcover Routledge international studies in money ...
Britain and Morocco during the Embassy of John Drummond Hay, 1845-1886.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0714654329 Britain and Morocco during the embassy of John Drummond Hay, 1845-1886. Ben Srhir, Khalid. Trans. by Malcolm Williams and Gavin Waterson. RoutledgeCurzon 2005 357 pages $105.00 Hardcover ...
Building Effective Learning Communities: Strategies for Leadership, Learning and Collaboration.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0761939822 Building effective learning communities; strategies for leadership, learning & collaboration. Sullivan, Susan and Jeffrey Glanz. Corwin Press Inc. 2006 180 pages $69.95 Hardcover LB2822 ...
Managing Elites: Professional Socialization in Law and Business Schools.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0742538494 Managing elites; professional socialization in law and business schools. Schleef, Debra J. Rowman & Littlefield 2006 243 pages $26.95 Paperback HT687 Using interviews with 79 ...
Catching Fire: Containing Forced Migration in a Volatile World.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0739112449 Catching fire; containing forced migration in a volatile world. Ed. by Nicholas Van Hear and Christopher McDowell. Lexington Books 2006 261 pages $29.95 Paperback Program in migration and ...
Gender Quotas, Parity Reform, and Political Parties in France.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0739113100 Gender quotas, parity reform, and political parties in France. Opello, Katherine A. R. Lexington Books 2006 179 pages $22.95 Paperback HQ1236 For many years now, France has ...
Early Childhood Interventions: Proven Results, Future Promise.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0833038362 Early childhood interventions; proven results, future promise. Karoly, Lynn A. et al. RAND 2005 167 pages $24.00 Paperback HV741 For policy makers and practitioners, this ...
Protecting Our Own: Race, Crime, and African Americans.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 9780742545717 Protecting our own; race, crime, and African Americans. Russell-Brown, Katheryn. Rowman & Littlefield 2006 189 pages $19.95 Paperback Perspectives on a multiracial America series ...
Three's a Crowd: The Dynamic of Third Parties, Ross Perot, and Republican Resurgence.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 9780472114535 Three's a crowd; the dynamic of third parties, Ross Perot, and Republican resurgence. Rapoport, Ronald B. and Walter J. Stone. U. of Michigan Press 2005 281 pages $29.95 Hardcover ...
Civic Republicanism and the Properties of Democracy: A Case Study of Post-Socialist Political Theory.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0739113097 Civic republicanism and the properties of democracy; a case study of post-socialist political theory. Olsen, Erik J. Lexington Books 2006 325 pages $34.95 Paperback JC330 "As ...
Children's Rights, State Intervention, Custody and Divorce: Contradictions in Ethics and Family Law.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0773460497 Children's rights, state intervention, custody and divorce; contradictions in ethics and family law. Houlgate, Laurence D. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2005 255 pages $109.95 Hardcover KF479 ...
Role of Bodhicitta in Buddhist Enlightenment, Including a Translation into English of Bodhicitta-sastra, Benkemmitsu-nikyoron, and Sammaya-kaijo.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0773459855 Role of Bodhicitta in Buddhist enlightenment, including a translation into English of Bodhicitta-sastra, Benkemmitsu-nikyoron, and Sammaya-kaijo. White, Kenneth R. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2005 480 pages $139.95 ...
The Role of the Museum in Creating Multi-Cultural Identities: Lessons from Canada.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0773460160 The role of the museum in creating multi-cultural identities; lessons from Canada. Allen, Garth and Caroline Anson. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2005 235 pages $109.95 Hardcover Canadian studies; ...
Occidentalism in Novels of Malaysia and Singapore, 1819-2004: Colonial and Postcolonial Financial Straits and Literary Style.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0773460381 Occidentalism in novels of Malaysia and Singapore, 1819-2004; colonial and postcolonial financial straits and literary style. Wagner, Tamara S. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2005 413 pages $129.95 Hardcover ...
Trade Finance Infrastructure: Development Handbook for Economies in Transition.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 9211204437 Trade finance infrastructure; development handbook for economies in transition. United Nations Publications 2005 113 pages $32.00 Paperback HF1413 This handbook is primarily targeted at ...
Illegitimacy in Britain, 1700-1920.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 1403990654 Illegitimacy in Britain, 1700-1920. Ed. by Alysa Levene et al. Palgrave Macmillan 2005 249 pages $80.00 Hardcover HQ999 Drawing together innovative research by both new and ...
Regularity in Semantic Change.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 9780521617918 Regularity in semantic change. Traugott, Elizabeth Closs and Richard B. Dasher. Cambridge U. Pr. 2005 341 pages $39.99 Paperback Cambridge studies in linguistics; 96 P325 ...
Teaching, Learning and Assessing Science 5-12, 4th ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 141290871X Teaching, learning and assessing science 5-12, 4th ed. Harlen, Wynne. Sage Publications 2006 246 pages $75.95 Hardcover LB1585 For this fourth edition of a guide for teaches ...
Inside Knowledge: Streetwise in Asia.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 1403942374 Inside knowledge; streetwise in Asia. Backman, Michael. Palgrave Macmillan 2005 259 pages $42.50 Hardcover HF3752 Conceived as a companion to The Asian Insider, also by ...
Navigating the Golden Compass: Religion, Science, and Daemonology in His Dark Materials.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 1932100520 Navigating The golden compass; religion, science, and daemonology in His dark materials. Ed. by Glenn Yeffeth. BenBella Books 2005 185 pages $17.95 Paperback The smart pop series ...
Globalization of Capital Markets and Monetary Policy.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 1403943478 Globalization of capital markets and monetary policy. Ed. by Jens Holscher and Horst Tomann. Palgrave Macmillan 2005 252 pages $95.00 Hardcover Anglo-German Foundation HG3881 ...
Class, Gender and the Vote: Historical Perspectives from New Zealand.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 1877372021 Class, gender and the vote; historical perspectives from New Zealand. Ed. by Miles Fairburn and Erik Olssen. University of Otago Press 2005 288 pages $45.00 Paperback JQ5831 ...
Globalization and Economic and Financial Instability.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 1843768097 Globalization and economic and financial instability. Ed. by H. Peter Gray and John R. Dilyard. Edward Elgar Publishing 2005 630 pages $265.00 Hardcover The globalization of the world ...
Who's Buying at Restaurants and Carry-outs, 3d ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 1885070985 Who's buying at restaurants and carry-outs, 3d ed. New Strategist Pub., Inc. 2005 76 pages $59.95 Paperback The who's buying series HD7287 Based on data from the Bureau of ...
Identities, Boundaries, and Social Ties.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 1594511306 Identities, boundaries, and social ties. Tilly, Charles. Paradigm Publishers 2005 269 pages $22.95 Paperback HM706 Social scientists do not observe relations, Tilly (social ...
The Blackwell Dictionary of Modern Social Thought, 2d ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0631221646 The Blackwell dictionary of modern social thought, 2d ed. Ed. by William Outhwaite. Blackwell Publishing 2005 839 pages $148.95 Hardcover H41 Many of the entries are devoted ...
Black Men in Interracial Relationships: What's Love Go to Do with It?(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0765803097 Black men in interracial relationships; what's love go to do with it? Craig-Henderson, Kellina M. Transaction Publishers 2005 195 pages $29.95 Hardcover HQ801 Over the past ...
Hellenistic and Early Modern Philosophy.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0521823854 Hellenistic and early modern philosophy. Ed. by Jon Miller and Brad Inwood. Cambridge U. Pr. 2003 330 pages $65.00 Hardcover B801 US and Canadian scholars working on either ...
Prokofiev's Ballets for Diaghilev.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0754604020 Prokofiev's ballets for Diaghilev. Press, Stephen D. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2006 294 pages $99.95 Hardcover ML410 In a revised and expanded version of his doctoral thesis from ...
The Violent Workplace.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 9781843921684 The violent workplace. Waddington, P.A.J. et al. Willan Publishing 2006 204 pages $49.50 Hardcover HF5549 Waddington (sociology, U. of Reading, UK) et al. examine violence ...
Illinois Employer's Guide, 15th ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0735553890 Illinois employer's guide, 15th ed. Ed. by Michele A. Potts. Aspen Publishers, Inc. 2005 $155.50 Hardcover KFI1275 This guide for small business owners, managers, and human resource ...
Captured by the Media: Prison Discourse in Popular Culture.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 9781843921448 Captured by the media; prison discourse in popular culture. Ed. by Paul Mason. Willan Publishing 2006 240 pages $34.95 Paperback HV8665 This unusual collection places media ...
Observational Research in U.S. Classrooms: New Approaches for Understanding Cultural and Linguistic Diversity.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0521891426 Observational research in U.S. classrooms; new approaches for understanding cultural and linguistic diversity. Ed. by Hersh C. Waxman et al. Cambridge U. Pr. 2004 284 pages $29.99 Paperback ...
Fire on the Water: The USS Kearsarge and the CSS Alabama.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 157249378X Fire on the water; the USS Kearsarge and the CSS Alabama. Gindlesperger, James. Burd Street Press 2003 333 pages $27.95 Paperback E595 During the Civil War, the CSS Alabama ...
Caring and Social Justice.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 9781403921628 Caring and social justice. Barnes, Marian. Palgrave Macmillan 2006 198 pages $32.95 Paperback HV65 Countering the emphasis on the problematic nature of care-giving ...
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, vol. 69.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0856981435 The Oxyrhynchus papyri; v.69. Ed. and trans. by N. Gonis et al. Egypt Exploration Society 2005 234 pages $69.00 Hardcover Graeco-Roman memoirs, no.89 DT61 This ...
Hollywood Italians: Dagos, Palookas, Romeos, Wise Guys, and Sopranos.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0826417574 Hollywood Italians; dagos, palookas, romeos, wise guys, and Sopranos. Bondanella, Peter E. Continuum Publishing Group 2004 352 pages $19.95 Paperback PN1995 The author of ...
Growing Together: Personal Relationships across the Lifespan.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2006 ... 0521813107 Growing together; personal relationships across the lifespan. Ed. by Frieder R. Lang and Karen L. Fingerman. Cambridge U. Pr. 2004 414 pages $95.00 Hardcover Advances in personal ...