Reference & Research Book News back issues from November 2006:
Political disaffection in contemporary democracies; social capital, institutions and politics.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0415340667 Political disaffection in contemporary democracies; social capital, institutions and politics. Ed. by Mariano Torcal and Jose Ramon Montero. Routledge 2006 373 pages $105.00 Hardcover ...
Character builders; books and activities for character education.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 1591583705 Character builders; books and activities for character education. Knowles, Liz and Martha Smith. Libraries Unlimited 2006 137 pages $40.00 Paperback LC311 Two media ...
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, 2d ed., 2 vols.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0028660617 Encyclopedia of business and finance, 2d ed.; 2v. Ed. by Burton S. Kaliski. Thomson Gale 2007 791 pages $325.00 Hardcover HF1001 New to the second edition of this two-volume ...
Learning from children; the life and legacy of Caroline Pratt.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0820467510 Learning from children; the life and legacy of Caroline Pratt. Hauser, Mary E. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2006 170 pages $29.95 Paperback History of schools and schooling; v.38 ...
Critical literacy; a way of thinking, a way of life.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0820479462 Critical literacy; a way of thinking, a way of life. McDaniel, Cynthia A. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2006 226 pages $29.95 Paperback Counterpoints: studies in the postmodern theory of ...
The coming free.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0756607280 The coming free. Rubel, David. DK Publishing, Inc. 2005 304 pages $40.00 Hardcover E185 This is a pictorial history of the African American struggle for freedom and equality ....
The Proliferation Security Initiative; making waves in Asia.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0415395127 The Proliferation Security Initiative; making waves in Asia. Valencia, Mark J. Routledge 2005 93 pages $23.95 Paperback Adelphi papers; 376 U162 In an address to ...
Finding the target; the transformation of American military policy.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 1594031509 Finding the target; the transformation of American military policy. Kagan, Frederick W. Encounter Books 2006 443 pages $29.95 Hardcover UA23 As Donald Rumsfeld took over the ...
Teachable Moments: Re-Conceptualizing Curricula Understandings.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0820481416 Teachable moments; re-conceptualizing curricula understandings. Hyun, Eunsook. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2006 197 pages $29.95 Paperback Counterpoints: studies in the postmodern theory of ...
Functional behavioral assessment and intervention in schools; a practitioner's guide; grades 1-8.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0878225552 Functional behavioral assessment and intervention in schools; a practitioner's guide; grades 1-8. McDougal, James L. et al. Research Press 2006 217 pages $32.95 Paperback LB1124 ...
The protection of the underwater cultural heritage: national perspectives in light of the UNESCO convention 2001, 2d ed.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 9004152733 The protection of the underwater cultural heritage: national perspectives in light of the UNESCO convention 2001, 2d ed. Ed. by Sarah Dromgoole. Martinus-Nijhoff 2006 420 pages $176.00 Hardcover ...
Police detectives in history, 1750-1950.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0754639487 Police detectives in history, 1750-1950. Ed. by Clive Emsley and Haia Shpayer-Makov. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2006 255 pages $94.95 Hardcover HV7903 These ten articles describe ...
The new civil rights research; a constitutive approach.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0754624404 The new civil rights research; a constitutive approach. Ed. by Benjamin Fleury-Steiner and Laura Beth Nielsen. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2006 239 pages $99.95 Hardcover Law, justice, and ...
Analyzing elections.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 039397829X Analyzing elections. Morton, Rebecca B. W.W. Norton 2006 690 pages $37.50 Paperback The new institutionalism in American politics JK1976 In his study of the ...
Turkey's Kurds; a theoretical analysis of the PKK and Abdullah Ocalan.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0415366879 Turkey's Kurds; a theoretical analysis of the PKK and Abdullah Ocalan. Ozcan, Ali Kemal. Routledge 2006 310 pages $105.00 Hardcover Routledge advances in Middle East and Islamic studies ...
The politics of European Union enlargement; theoretical approaches.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 041536129X The politics of European Union enlargement; theoretical approaches. Ed. by Frank Schimmelfennig and Ulrich Sedelmeier. Routledge 2005 299 pages $115.00 Hardcover Routledge advances in ...
Evaluating training programs; the four levels, 3d ed.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 9781576753484 Evaluating training programs; the four levels, 3d ed. Kirkpatrick, Donald L. and James D. Kirkpatrick. Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2006 379 pages $39.95 Hardcover HF5549 In ...
The Pura Belpre Awards; celebrating Latino authors and illustrators. (DVD included).(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0838935621 The Pura Belpre Awards; celebrating Latino authors and illustrators. (DVD included) Ed. by Rose Zertuche Trevino. Am. Library Association 2006 86 pages $35.00 Paperback Z1037 ...
The Politics of Subversion: A Manifesto for the Twenty-First Century.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 074563513X The politics of subversion; a manifesto for the twenty-first century. Negri, Antonio. Trans. by James Newell. Polity Press 2005 232 pages $20.95 Paperback HX542 This is an ...
The American vice presidency reconsidered.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0275988902 The American vice presidency reconsidered. Baumgartner, Jody C. Praeger 2006 184 pages $44.95 Hardcover JK609 In an era in which Dick Cheney's political prominence in the ...
The political theory of global citizenship.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 9780415399449 The political theory of global citizenship. Carter, April. Routledge 2006 277 pages $35.95 Paperback Routledge innovations in political theory; 7 JZ1320 Carter ...
Descartes's dreams; imagination in the Meditations.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0820452459 Descartes's dreams; imagination in the Meditations. Scholl, Ann. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2006 150 pages $60.95 Hardcover Studies in the humanities; literature--politics--society; v.56 ...
Modern Hebrew Literature Made into Films. (reprint, 2001).(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 9780761834199 Modern Hebrew literature made into films. (reprint, 2001) Hakak, Lev. Univ. Press of America 2006 234 pages $28.00 Paperback PN1995 Hakak analyzes seven important works of ...
The Brendan legend; texts and versions.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 9004152474 The Brendan legend; texts and versions. Ed. by Glyn S. Burgess and Clara Strijbosch. Brill Academic Publishers 2006 395 pages $151.00 Hardcover The Northern World; North Europe and the ...
Segregation and singularity; politics and its context among white, middle-class English speakers in late-apartheid Johannesburg.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 186888290X Segregation and singularity; politics and its context among white, middle-class English speakers in late-apartheid Johannesburg. Stewart, Peter. U. of South Africa Press 2004 214 pages $29.00 ...
Agreement.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 9780521807081 Agreement. Corbett, Greville G. Cambridge U. Pr. 2006 328 pages $90.00 Hardcover Cambridge textbooks in linguistics P299 Corbett (linguistics, U. of Surrey, UK) ...
Globalisation and economic security in East Asia; governance and institutions.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0415373506 Globalisation and economic security in East Asia; governance and institutions. Ed. by Helen Nesadurai. Routledge 2006 262 pages $115.00 Hardcover Routledge/Warwick studies in ...
Landscapes of voluntarism; new spaces of health, welfare and governance.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 9781861346322 Landscapes of voluntarism; new spaces of health, welfare and governance. Ed. by Christine Milligan and David Conradson. Policy Press 2006 304 pages $75.00 Hardcover HN49 ...
Frank Lloyd Wright's Rosenbaum House; the birth and rebirth of an American treasure.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0764937634 Frank Lloyd Wright's Rosenbaum House; the birth and rebirth of an American treasure. Broach, Barbara Kimberlin et al. Pomegranate Communications 2006 80 pages $19.95 Hardcover NA7238 ...
The complete guide to investing in real estate tax liens & deeds; how to earn high rates of return--safely.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 9780910627733 The complete guide to investing in real estate tax liens & deeds; how to earn high rates of return--safely. Burrell, Jamaine. Atlantic Publishing 2006 319 pages $21.95 Paperback HD255 ...
The Pre-Foreclosure Real Estate Handbook: Insider Secrets to Locating and Purchasing Pre-Foreclosed Properties in Any Market.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 9780910627665 The pre-foreclosure real estate handbook; insider secrets to locating and purchasing pre-foreclosed properties in any market. Orlando, Frankie. Atlantic Publishing 2006 345 pages $21.95 Paperback ...
Jewish identities in American feminist art; ghosts of ethnicity.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 041523221X Jewish identities in American feminist art; ghosts of ethnicity. Bloom, Lisa E. Routledge 2006 188 pages $30.95 Paperback N72 Drawing on interviews, this study explores the ...
Wilma Rudolph; a biography.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0313333076 Wilma Rudolph; a biography. Smith, Maureen M. Greenwood Press 2006 137 pages $29.95 Hardcover Greenwood biographies GV1061 For high school students, Smith ...
American journal of numismatics; 16-17.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0897222962 American journal of numismatics; 16-17. American Numismatic Society 2005 351 pages $60.00 Hardcover The American Numismatics Society Museum notes; 2d series CJ85 This special ...
Mandated landscape; British imperial rule in Palestine, 1929-1948.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0714654264 Mandated landscape; British imperial rule in Palestine, 1929-1948. El-Eini, Roza. Routledge 2006 670 pages $114.95 Hardcover HT169 El-Eini (Institute for Historical Research, ...
Inculturation and postcolonial discourse in African theology.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0820467359 Inculturation and postcolonial discourse in African theology. Ed. by Edward P. Antonio. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2006 334 pages $78.95 Hardcover Society and politics in Africa; v.14 ...
A Sculpture Reader: Contemporary Sculpture since 1980.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0295986212 A sculpture reader; contemporary sculpture since 1980. Ed. by Glenn Harper and Twylene Moyer. ISC Press 2006 290 pages $29.95 Paperback NB198 Piano keyboards, stacked to the ...
The use of force in humanitarian intervention; morality and practicalities.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 9780754648505 The use of force in humanitarian intervention; morality and practicalities. Janzekovic, John. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2006 212 pages $99.95 Hardcover KZ6369 Janzekovic (U ....
Development planning in the Sultanate of Oman.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 9780773459007 Development planning in the Sultanate of Oman. Choudhury, Masudul Adam and Mohammad Shahadat Hossain. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2006 287 pages $119.95 Hardcover DS247 Choudhury ...
Racial and ethnic economic equality; an international perspective; proceedings.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) 082045656X Racial and ethnic economic equality; an international perspective; proceedings. World Conference on Remedies to Racial and Ethnic Inequality (1st: 1996: Minneapolis, MN) Ed. by Samuel L. Myers and ...
Joyce & Jung; the "four stages of eroticism" in A portrait of the artist as a young man.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0820469130 Joyce & Jung; the "four stages of eroticism" in A portrait of the artist as a young man. Yoshida, Hiromi. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2006 170 pages $64.95 Cloth PR6019 In this ...
Subject librarians; engaging with the learning and teaching environment.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0754640957 Subject librarians; engaging with the learning and teaching environment. Ed. by Penny Dale et al. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2006 199 pages $99.95 Hardcover Z675 Dale (subject ...
Teach what your know; a practical leader's guide to knowledge transfer using peer mentoring.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) 0321419510 Teach what you know; a practical leader's guide to knowledge transfer using peer mentoring. Trautman, Steve. Prentice Hall 2007 294 pages $34.99 ...
The responsible administrator; an approach to ethics for the administrative role, 5th ed.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 9780787976514 The responsible administrator; an approach to ethics for the administrative role, 5th ed. Cooper, Terry L. Jossey-Bass 2006 328 pages $50.00 Hardcover JK468 Cooper (social ...
Sites of exchange; European crossroads and faultlines.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 9042020156 Sites of exchange; European crossroads and faultlines. Ed. by Maurizio Ascari and Adriana Corrado. Editions Rodopi 2006 296 pages $78.00 Paperback Internationale forschungen zur ...
Mas que un Indio; racial ambivalence and neoliberal multiculturalism in Guatemala.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 9781930618602 Mas que un Indio; racial ambivalence and neoliberal multiculturalism in Guatemala. Hale, Charles R. School of American Research Pr 2006 292 pages $27.95 Paperback School of American ...
Indigenous Peoples' Wisdom and Power; Affirming Our Knowledge through Narratives.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 9780754615972 Indigenous peoples' wisdom and power; affirming our knowledge through narratives. Ed. by Julian Kunnie and Nomalungelo I. Goduka. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2006 282 pages $99.95 Hardcover ...
Adela Breton; a Victorian artist amid Mexico's ruins.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0826336787 Adela Breton; a Victorian artist amid Mexico's ruins. McVicker, Mary Frech. U. of New Mexico Press 2005 218 pages $39.95 Hardcover F1219 Adela Breton (1849-1923) was a ...
French Music since Berlioz.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0754602826 French music since Berlioz. Ed. by Richard Langham Smith and Caroline Potter. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2006 363 pages $99.95 Hardcover ML270 Smith (music, Open U., UK) and ...
Remote possibilities; Hoa Hakananai'a and HMS Topaze on Rapa Nui.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 9780861591589 Remote possibilities; Hoa Hakananai'a and HMS Topaze on Rapa Nui. Van Tilburg, Jo Anne. The British Museum Press 2006 76 pages $40.00 Paperback F3169 Discovered on Rapa ...
La Varenne's cookery; the French cook, the French pastry chef, the French confectioner.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 1903018412 La Varenne's cookery; the French cook, the French pastry chef, the French confectioner. Pierre, Francois. Prospect Books 2006 626 pages $80.00 Hardcover TX707 Pierre's ...
Images of women in East German cinema, 1972-1982; socialist models, private dreamers, and rebels.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) 0773456848 Images of women in East German cinema, 1972-1982; socialist models, private dreamers, and rebels. Rinke, Andrea. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2006 346 pages $119.95 ...
Colonial America; an encyclopedia of social, political, cultural, and economic history; 5v.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0765680653 Colonial America; an encyclopedia of social, political, cultural, and economic history; 5v. Ed. by James Ciment. M.E. Sharpe, Inc. 2006 1418 pages $499.00 Hardcover E162 This ...
Shades of green; environmental activism around the globe.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 9780742546486 Shades of green; environmental activism around the globe. Ed. by Christof Mauch et al. Rowman & Littlefield 2006 228 pages $24.95 Paperback International environmental history ...
New York Philharmonic: The Authorized Recordings, 1917-2005: A Discography.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 9780810858541 New York Philharmonic; the authorized recordings, 1917-2005; a discography. North, James H. Scarecrow Pr. 2006 439 pages $65.00 Hardcover ML156 North, a freelance ...
I had a mummy too; war traumas, a psychoanalytic experience in Bosnia-Herzegovina.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 1853439738 I had a mummy too; war traumas, a psychoanalytic experience in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Brunori, Patrizia et al. Trans. by Jessica Bourne. Free Association Books 2006 209 pages $34.95 Paperback ...
Greek and Roman colonization; origins, ideologies and interactions.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 1905125062 Greek and Roman colonization; origins, ideologies and interactions. Ed. by Guy Bradley and John-Paul Wilson. Classical Press of Wales 2006 224 pages $69.50 Hardcover JV93 Six ...
Harm and offence in media content; a review of the evidence.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 1841501611 Harm and offence in media content; a review of the evidence. Hargraves, Andrea Millwood and Sonia Livingstone. Intellect, Ltd. 2006 256 pages $39.95 Paperback HQ471 This ...
Performing polity; women and agency in the Anglo-French tradition, 1385-1620.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 2503518001 Performing polity; women and agency in the Anglo-French tradition, 1385-1620. Collette, Carolyn. Brepols Publishers 2006 218 pages $75.00 Hardcover Medieval women; texts and contexts; 15 ...
Les cantiques Salemon; the Song of Songs in MS Paris BNF fr. 14966.(Brief Article)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 2503518060 Les cantiques Salemon; the Song of Songs in MS Paris BNF fr. 14966. Ed. by Tony Hunt. Brepols Publishers 2006 254 pages $75.00 Hardcover Medieval women; texts and contexts; 16 ...
Major principles of media law, 2007 ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 049505030X Major principles of media law, 2007 ed. Overbeck, Wayne. Wadsworth Publishing Co. 2007 587 pages $85.95 Paperback KF2805 Intended for mass communications students, this ...
Treasures of the British Library (reprint, 1988).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0712348905 Treasures of the British Library (reprint, 1988) Barker, Nicolas. The British Library 2005 280 pages $39.95 Hardcover Z675 This well illustrated volume presents and describes ...
Oaxaca celebration; family, food and fiestas in Teotitlan.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0890134456 Oaxaca celebration; family, food and fiestas in Teotitlan. Gagnier de Mendoza, Mary Jane. Photographs by Ariel Mendoza and Mary Jane Gagnier de Mendoza. Museum of New Mexico Pr. 2005 159 pages $24.95 ...
Teaching Jean Toomer's 1923 Cane.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0820424927 Teaching Jean Toomer's 1923 Cane. Cager, Chezia Thompson. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2006 156 pages $28.95 Paperback Studies in African and African-American culture; v.9 PS3539 ...
Taxation for decision makers; 2007 ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 0324539460 Taxation for decision makers; 2007 ed. Dennis-Escoffier, Shirley and Karen A. Fortin. South-Western College Pub. 2007 539 pages $143.95 Hardcover KF6369 This textbook is ...