Reference & Research Book News back issues from February 2007:
Get this party started; how progressives can fight back and win.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780742540378 Get this party started; how progressives can fight back and win. Ed. by Matthew R. Kerbel. Rowman & Littlefield 2006 210 pages $14.95 Paperback JK2316 Kerbel (political ...
Environment and trade; a guide to WTO jurisprudence.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 1844072983 Environment and trade; a guide to WTO jurisprudence. Ed. by Nathalie Bernasconi-0sterwalder et al. Earthscan Publications Ltd. 2006 370 pages $145.00 Hardcover K4610 Noting ...
Connecting leadership with learning; a framework for reflection, planning, and action.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9781416604044 Connecting leadership with learning; a framework for reflection, planning, and action. Copland, Michael A. and Michael S. Knapp. Assn/Supervision & Curric. Dev 2006 280 pages $27.95 Paperback ...
Useful theory; making critical education practical.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 0820463078 Useful theory; making critical education practical. Ed. by Rebecca A. Goldstein. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2007 243 pages $32.95 Paperback Counterpoints; studies in the postmodern theory ...
Radical thought in Italy; a potential politics.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780816649242 Radical thought in Italy; a potential politics. Ed. by Paolo Virno and Michael Hardt. U. of Minnesota Press 2006 $25.00 Paperback Theory out of bounds; v.7 HN490 ...
The teen reader's advisor.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 1555705510 The teen reader's advisor. Honnold, RoseMary. Neal-Schuman 2006 491 pages $75.00 Paperback Teens @ the library series Z1037 Aimed at public and school librarians, ...
Negotiating the net in Africa; the politics of internet diffusion.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9781588264213 Negotiating the net in Africa; the politics of internet diffusion. Ed. by Ernest J. Wilson III and Kelvin R. Wong. Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. 2007 237 pages $49.95 Hardcover ...
Aging, the individual, and society, 8th ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 0534598145 Aging, the individual, and society, 8th ed. Hillier, Susan and Georgia M. Barrow. Intl. Thomson Publishing 2007 465 pages $96.95 Paperback HQ1061 For sociology students, ...
The city, the duke and their banker; the Rapondi family and the formation of the Burgundian State (1384-1430).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9782503520254 The city, the duke and their banker; the Rapondi family and the formation of the Burgundian State (1384-1430). Lambert, Bart. Brepols Publishers 2006 215 pages $72.00 Paperback ...
Grant risee?; the medieval comic presence/La presence comique medievale; essays in memory of Brian J. Levy.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9782503516981 Grant risee?; the medieval comic presence/La presence comique medievale; essays in memory of Brian J. Levy. Ed. by Adrian P. Tudor and Alan Hindley. Brepols Publishers 2006 359 pages $125.00 ...
More usefully employed; Amelia B. Edwards, writer, traveller and campaigner for ancient Egypt.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780856981692 More usefully employed; Amelia B. Edwards, writer, traveller and campaigner for ancient Egypt. Moon, Brenda. Egypt Exploration Society 2006 319 pages $70.00 Hardcover Occasional ...
Heroes and hero cults in Latin America.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780292714816 Heroes and hero cults in Latin America. Ed. by Samuel Brunk and Ben Fallaw. U. of Texas Press 2006 318 pages $22.95 Paperback F1408 Historians, an art historian, and an ...
Against the grain; memoirs of a Zimbabwean newsman.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9781770071124 Against the grain; memoirs of a Zimbabwean newsman. Nyarota, Geoffrey. Zebra Press 2006 352 pages $29.95 Paperback DT2976 His telephone was bugged. He was threatened, ...
Categorizing twentieth-century film using Northrop Frye's Anatomy of criticism; relating literature and film.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780773457744 Categorizing twentieth-century film using Northrop Frye's Anatomy of criticism; relating literature and film. Hamilton, Mark A. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2006 349 pages $119.95 Hardcover ...
An introduction to psycholinguistics, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 0582505755 An introduction to psycholinguistics, 2d ed. Steinberg, Danny D. and Natalia V. Sciarini. Pearson Education Limited 2006 306 pages $41.33 Paperback Learning about language P37 ...
Theories of human nature, 3d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 1551116537 Theories of human nature, 3d ed. Loptson, Peter. Broadview Press 2006 287 pages $24.95 Paperback Broadview guides to philosophy BD450 Loptson (philosophy, U. of ...
Interpreting Qualitative Data: Methods for Analyzing Talk, Text and Interaction, 3d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 1412922445 Interpreting qualitative data; methods for analyzing talk, text and interaction, 3d ed. Silverman, David. Sage Publications 2006 428 pages $125.00 Hardcover HM571 For ...
Committed to the cleansing flame; the development of cremation in nineteenth-century England.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9781904965046 Committed to the cleansing flame; the development of cremation in nineteenth-century England. Parsons, Brian. Spire Books 2005 328 pages $70.00 Paperback GT3331 For over ...
The Science of Sherlock Holmes: From Baskerville Hall to the Valley of Fear, the Real Forensics behind the Great Detective's Greatest Cases.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780471648796 The science of Sherlock Holmes; from Baskerville Hall to the Valley of Fear, the real forensics behind the great detective's greatest cases. Wagner, E.J. John Wiley & Sons 2006 244 pages $24.95 ...
Lab manual and workbook for physical anthropology, 6th ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 0495093998 Lab manual and workbook for physical anthropology, 6th ed. France, Diane L. Wadsworth Publishing Co. 2007 349 pages $60.95 Spiral Binding GN50 This supplemental textbook ...
Origins of legislative sovereignty and the legislative state; v.6: American tradition and innovation with contemporary import and foreground. Book 2: Superstructures (since mid-19th century).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 0275985091 Origins of legislative sovereignty and the legislative state; v.6: American tradition and innovation with contemporary import and foreground. Book 2: Superstructures (since mid-19th century). Fell, A. London. Praeger 2006 ...
Creative management and development, 3d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 141292247X Creative management and development, 3d ed. Ed. by Jane Henry. Sage Publications 2006 259 pages $130.00 Hardcover HD31 Henry (human resources and change management, Open ...
Making time; Picasso's Suite 347.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780820450469 Making time; Picasso's Suite 347. Holloway, Memory. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2006 268 pages $73.95 Hardcover American University studies. Series XX: Fine arts; v.35 NE2049 ...
Television in American society; 3v.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 141440221X Television in American society; 3v. Hillstrom, Laurie Collier. UXL 2007 679 pages $181.00 Hardcover PN1992 Aimed at young adult readers, this comprehensive reference on ...
Posttraumatic embitterment disorder.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780889373440 Posttraumatic embitterment disorder. Linden, Michael et al. Hogrefe & Huber Publishers 2007 172 pages $24.95 Paperback RC455 For researchers, clinicians, forensic ...
Studies on the personal name in later medieval England and Wales.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 1580440258 Studies on the personal name in later medieval England and Wales. Ed. by Dave Postles and Joel T. Rosenthal. Medieval Institute Pub. 2006 391 pages $60.00 Hardcover Studies in medieval ...
Best of California's missions, mansions, and museums.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780899973982 Best of California's missions, mansions, and museums. McKowen, Ken and Dahlynn McKowen. Wilderness Press 2006 344 pages $21.95 Paperback F862 In focusing on three mainstays ...
World radio TV handbook; the directory of global broadcasting 2006, 60th anniversary ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 0823059367 World radio TV handbook; the directory of global broadcasting 2006, 60th anniversary ed. Billboard Books 2006 704 pages $29.95 Paperback HE7631 Organized by country, this directory lists ...
Schoenberg's transformation of musical language.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780521865425 Schoenberg's transformation of musical language. Haimo, Ethan. Cambridge U. Pr. 2006 430 pages $90.00 Hardcover Music in the twentieth century ML410 Haimo ...
How to deal with difficult customers; 10 simple strategies for selling to the stubborn, obnoxious, and belligerent.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780470045473 How to deal with difficult customers; 10 simple strategies for selling to the stubborn, obnoxious, and belligerent. Anderson, Dave. John Wiley & Sons 2007 159 pages $22.95 Hardcover ...
The sacred mushrooms of Mexico; assorted texts.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 0761835822 The sacred mushrooms of Mexico; assorted texts. Ed. by Brian P. Akers. Univ. Press of America 2007 175 pages $28.00 Paperback F1221 These papers present new research in ...
Service learning; a guide to planning, implementing, and assessing student projects, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 1412936721 Service learning; a guide to planning, implementing, and assessing student projects, 2d ed. Berman, Sally. Corwin Press Inc. 2006 202 pages $74.95 Hardcover LC220 Service ...
The chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the crusading period from al-Kamil fi'l-ta'rikh; pt. 1: The years 491-541/1097-1146; the coming of the Franks and the Muslim response.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780754640776 The chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the crusading period from al-Kamil fi'l-ta'rikh; pt. 1: The years 491-541/1097-1146; the coming of the Franks and the Muslim response. Ibn al-Athir, Izz al-Din. Trans. by D.S. Richards. Ashgate Publishing Co ....
Women in religion.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 0321194810 Women in religion. Fisher, Mary Pat. Longman 2007 328 pages $35.33 Paperback BL458 Is the history of religion always the history of the beliefs and practice of men? Not if ...
The 2007 Pfeiffer annual; human resource management. (CD-ROM included).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 078798471X The 2007 Pfeiffer annual; human resource management. (CD-ROM included) Ed. by Robert C. Preziosi. Pfeiffer 2006 285 pages $75.00 Hardcover HF5549 Preziosi (business, Nova ...
How Irish women writers portray masculinity; exposing the presumptions of patriarchy (interviews and novels by Clare Boylan, Maeve Kelly, Mary O'Donnell, and Anne Haverty).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780773455580 How Irish women writers portray masculinity; exposing the presumptions of patriarchy (interviews and novels by Clare Boylan, Maeve Kelly, Mary O'Donnell, and Anne Haverty). Houston, Nainsi. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2006 201 ...
Doves and dreams; the art of Frances Macdonald and James Herbert McNair.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 0853319383 Doves and dreams; the art of Frances Macdonald and James Herbert McNair. Ed. by Pamela Robertson. Lund Humphries 2006 191 pages $80.00 Hardcover N6797 Robertson (Mackintosh ...
To the past; history education, public memory, and citizenship in Canada.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780802038913 To the past; history education, public memory, and citizenship in Canada. Ed. by Ruth W. Sandwell. U. of Toronto Pr. 2006 131 pages $50.00 Hardcover FC155 These essays ...
Social security and the stock market; how the pursuit of market magic shapes the system.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780880992909 Social security and the stock market; how the pursuit of market magic shapes the system. Munnell, Alicia H. and Steven A. Sass. W.E. Upjohn Institute 2006 171 pages $40.00 Paperback ...
Profiles of New Jersey, 2006.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9781592371754 Profiles of New Jersey, 2006. Grey House Pub., Inc. 2006 414+ pages $149.00 Paperback F132 Utilizing Grey House Publishing's four-volume Profiles of America as a base for this ...
Po'pay; leader of the first American revolution.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 1574160648 Po'pay; leader of the first American revolution. Ed. by Joe S. Sando and Herman Agoyo. Clear Light Publishers 2005 254 pages $14.95 Paperback E99 Po'pay led the Pueblo revolt ...
Germany; a reference guide from the Renaissance to the present.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 0816045216 Germany; a reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. Biesinger, Joseph A. Facts On File, Inc. 2006 856 pages $85.00 Hardcover European nations DD17 ...
Painting the underworld sky; cultural expression and subversion in art.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 1930618565 Painting the underworld sky; cultural expression and subversion in art. Romero, Mateo. School of American Research Pr 2006 94 pages $29.95 Paperback School of American Research Native ...
Partitions; reshaping states and minds.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 0415348021 Partitions; reshaping states and minds. Ed. by Stefano Bianchini et al. Frank Cass 2005 176 pages $115.00 Hardcover Routledge studies in geopolitics JC319 An ...
Rethinking Mill's ethics; character and aesthetic education.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780826486394 Rethinking Mill's ethics; character and aesthetic education. Heydt, Colin. Continuum Publishing Group 2006 165 pages $120.00 Hardcover B1608 Given the rise of neoliberalism ...
The battle for the American mind; a brief history of a nation's thought. (reprint, 2004).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780742534360 The battle for the American mind; a brief history of a nation's thought. (reprint, 2004) Richard, Carl J. Rowman & Littlefield 2006 356 pages $19.95 Paperback E169 Writing ...
Academic voices; across languages and disciplines.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9027253919 Academic voices; across languages and disciplines. Flottum, Kjersti et al. John Benjamins Publishing Co. 2006 309 pages $138.00 Hardcover Pragmatics & beyond; v.148 P301 ...
A brief history of philosophy; from Socrates to Derrida.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780826490209 A brief history of philosophy; from Socrates to Derrida. Johnston, Derek. Continuum Publishing Group 2006 211 pages $14.95 Paperback BD21 In this accessible text complete ...
The Doulton stoneware pothouse in Lambeth; excavations at 9 Albert Embankment, London.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9781901992632 The Doulton stoneware pothouse in Lambeth; excavations at 9 Albert Embankment, London. Tyler, Kieron. Mus/London Archaeology Service 2005 63 pages $16.00 Paperback MoLAS archaeology ...
Langston Hughes; a documentary volume.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780787681333 Langston Hughes; a documentary volume. Ed. by Christopher C. De Santis. Thomson Gale 2005 458 pages $225.00 Hardcover Dictionary of literary biography; v.315 PS3515 ...
Sarajevo roses; war memoir of a peacekeeper.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) 9781770070318 Sarajevo roses; war memoir of a peacekeeper. du Preez Bezdrob, AnneMarie. Oshun Books 2004 390 pages $21.95 Paperback DR1313 ...
Critical reflections; essays on Golden Age Spanish literature in honor of James A. Parr.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780838756423 Critical reflections; essays on Golden Age Spanish literature in honor of James A. Parr. Ed. by Barbara Simerka and Amy R. Williamsen. Bucknell University Pr. 2006 214 pages $44.50 Hardcover ...
Using PowerPoint in the classroom, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 1412927978 Using PowerPoint in the classroom, 2d ed. Howell, Dusti et al. Corwin Press Inc. 2006 116 pages $45.95 Hardcover LB1028 The authors provide step-by-step directions from ...
Peace at any price; how the world failed Kosovo.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780801445392 Peace at any price; how the world failed Kosovo. King, Iain and Whit Mason. Cornell U. Press 2006 303 pages $27.95 Hardcover Crises in world politics DR2087 ...
Revolt of the white athlete; race, media and the emergence of extreme athletes in America.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780820472515 Revolt of the white athlete; race, media and the emergence of extreme athletes in America. Kusz, Kyle. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2007 214 pages $29.95 Paperback Intersections in ...
Mentoring; a practitioner's guide to touching lives.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780761935285 Mentoring; a practitioner's guide to touching lives. Guptan, Sunil Unny. Response Books 2006 214 pages $29.95 Paperback HF5385 In this accessible guide, consultant Guptan ...
Standard setting; a guide to establishing and evaluating performance standards on tests.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9781412916820 Standard setting; a guide to establishing and evaluating performance standards on tests. Cizek, Gregory J. and Michael B. Bunch. Sage Publications 2007 352 pages $79.95 Hardcover ...
A student's guide to studying psychology, 3d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 1841693936 A student's guide to studying psychology, 3d ed. Heffernan, Thomas M. Psychology Press 2005 230 pages $55.00 Paperback BF77 Noting that undergraduate psychology students have ...
Illustrated Slovak history; a struggle for sovereignty in Central Europe.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 0865164266 Illustrated Slovak history; a struggle for sovereignty in Central Europe. Spiesz, Anton and Dusan Caplovic. Bolchazy-Carducci Pub. 2006 420 pages $37.00 Paperback DB2763 ...
The meaning and philosophy of numbers. (reprint, 1932).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 0892541385 The meaning and philosophy of numbers. (reprint, 1932) Bosman, Leonard. Ibis Press 2005 156 pages $12.95 Paperback The Ibis western mystery tradition series BF1623 ...
Renewing pastoral practice; Trinitarian perspectives on pastoral care and counselling.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 0754655652 Renewing pastoral practice; Trinitarian perspectives on pastoral care and counselling. Pembroke, Neil. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2006 117 pages $89.95 Hardcover Explorations in practical, ...
The Canadian Niagara power company story.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9781550464627 The Canadian Niagara power company story. Ball, Norman R. Boston Mills Press 2005 318 pages $49.95 Hardcover HD9685 Ball (engineering, U. of Waterloo) recounts the trials ...
Abuse and neglect of vulnerable adult populations.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 1887554459 Abuse and neglect of vulnerable adult populations. Ed. by Joanne Marlatt Otto. Civic Research Institute 2005 $133.95 Hardcover HV6626 When Otto, a 25-year veteran of adult protective ...
Emotions in learning.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 8773077364 Emotions in learning. Ed. by Francisco Pons et al. Aalborg University Press 2005 182 pages $33.95 Paperback LB1072 Written by a team of European and North American scholars of ...
Diary of a philosophy student; v.1: 1926-27.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2007 ... 9780252031427 Diary of a philosophy student; v.1: 1926-27. De Beauvoir, Simone. Ed. by Barbara Klaw et al. Trans. by Barbara Klaw. U. of Illinois Press 2006 40 pages $40.00 Hardcover The Beauvoir ...