Reference & Research Book News back issues from August 2007:
The Deschutes River railroad war.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780974568669 The Deschutes River railroad war. Speroff, Leon. Arnica Publishing arni 218 pages $29.95 Hardcover HE2771 The building of a branch line south from the Columbia River to ...
More than 50 ways to build team consensus, 2d ed.( )(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 1412937108 More than 50 ways to build team consensus, 2d ed. Williams, R. Bruce. Corwin Press Inc. 2007 267 pages $32.95 Hardcover HD66 Consultant Bruce concedes that consensus takes ...
On Bunker's hill; essays in honor of J. Bunker Clark.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 0899901387 On Bunker's hill; essays in honor of J. Bunker Clark. Ed. by William A. Everett and Paul R. Laird. Harmonie Park Press 2007 329 pages $40.00 Hardcover Detroit monographs in ...
College student death; guidance for a caring campus.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780761837008 College student death; guidance for a caring campus. Ed. by Rosa Cintron et al. Univ. Press of America 2007 224 pages $29.95 Paperback LB2866 Three academic affairs and ...
Jewish studies in violence; a collection of essays.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780761836070 Jewish studies in violence; a collection of essays. Ed. by Roberta Rosenberg Farber and Simcha Fishbane. Univ. Press of America 2007 247 pages $36.00 Paperback Studies in Judaism ...
History of the Byzantine Jews; a microcosmos in the thousand year empire.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780761836247 History of the Byzantine Jews; a microcosmos in the thousand year empire. Kohen, Elli. Univ. Press of America 2007 268 pages $38.00 Paperback DS124 Kohen (emeritus ...
Bridges of understanding; perspectives on intercultural communication.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 8274772695 Bridges of understanding; perspectives on intercultural communication. Ed. by Oyvind Dahl et al. Oslo Academic Press 2006 291 pages $34.50 Paperback HM258 Twenty-two Nordic ...
Media literacy; a reader.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780820486680 Media literacy; a reader. Ed. by Donaldo Macedo and Shirley R. Steinberg. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2007 710 pages $49.95 Paperback P96 This collection of 57 significant ...
Liturgy and life; the unity of sacrament and ethics in the theology of Louis-Marie Chauvet.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780820486895 Liturgy and life; the unity of sacrament and ethics in the theology of Louis-Marie Chauvet. Brunk, Timothy M. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2007 262 pages $72.95 Hardcover American ...
The first woman president.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9781600213489 The first woman president. Ed. by Joseph Caruso. Nova Science Publishers 2007 199 pages $59.00 Hardcover JK516 In 2005, Siena College (Loudonville, New York) hosted the ...
Sea kayak strokes; a guide to efficient paddling skills.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9781894765855 Sea kayak strokes; a guide to efficient paddling skills. Alderson, Doug. Rocky Mountain Books 2007 153 pages $17.95 Paperback GV788 For sea kayakers interested in analyzing ...
Colonial mentality in Africa.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780761832911 Colonial mentality in Africa. Nnam, Nkuzi. Hamilton Books 2007 228 pages $25.00 Paperback HN780 In this somewhat idiosyncratic work, Nnam (African and African American ...
Metrical constraint and the interpretation of style in the tragic trimeter.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780739121436 Metrical constraint and the interpretation of style in the tragic trimeter. Baechle, Nicholas. Lexington Books 2007 343 pages $36.95 Paperback Greek studies; interdisciplinary ...
Novels for students; presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels; v.25.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780787686826 Novels for students; presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels; v.25. Ed. by Ira Mark Milne. Thomson Gale 2007 332 pages $100.00 Hardcover PN3335 ...
Literary newsmakers for students; presenting analysis, context, and criticism on newsmaking novels, nonfiction, and poetry; v.2.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9781414402826 Literary newsmakers for students; presenting analysis, context, and criticism on newsmaking novels, nonfiction, and poetry; v.2. Ed. by Anne Marie Hacht. Thomson Gale 2006 407 pages $100.00 ...
Making space on the Western Frontier; Mormons, miners, and southern Paiutes.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780252031267 Making space on the Western Frontier; Mormons, miners, and southern Paiutes. Reeve, W. Paul. U. of Illinois Press 2006 231 pages $35.00 Hardcover F596 As Mormons and ...
Outside the box; corporate media, globalization, and the UPS strike.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780252031724 Outside the box; corporate media, globalization, and the UPS strike. Kumar, Deepa. U. of Illinois Press 2007 237 pages $35.00 Hardcover History of communication HD5325 ...
Heidegger and the politics of poetry.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780252031533 Heidegger and the politics of poetry. Lacoue-Labarthe, Philippe. Trans. by Jeff Fort. U. of Illinois Press 2007 111 pages $35.00 Hardcover B3279 Lacoue-Labarthe (philosophy ...
Homelessness; a bibliography.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9781600213069 Homelessness; a bibliography. Ed. by Barry V. Coyne. Nova Science Publishers 2007 206 pages $79.00 Hardcover Z7164 This bibliography presents an annotated list of books, ...
From nature to experience; the American search for cultural authority. (reprint, 2005).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780742521742 From nature to experience; the American search for cultural authority. (reprint, 2005) Lundin, Roger. Rowman & Littlefield 2007 263 pages $26.95 Paperback American intellectual ...
The jokes of Sigmund Freud; a study in humor and Jewish identity, 3d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780765704290 The jokes of Sigmund Freud; a study in humor and Jewish identity, 3d ed. Oring, Elliott. Jason Aronson 2007 151 pages $18.95 Paperback BF173 Freud's colleagues noted his ...
Profiting from the plains; the Great Northern Railway and corporate development of the American West. (reprint, 2003).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780295986630 Profiting from the plains; the Great Northern Railway and corporate development of the American West. (reprint, 2003) Strom, Claire. U. of Washington Press 2007 228 pages $25.00 Hardcover ...
Recovering the U.S. Hispanic literary heritage; v.6.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9781558854789 Recovering the U.S. Hispanic literary heritage; v.6. Ed. by Antonia I. Castaneda and A. Gabriel Melendez. Arte Publico Press 2006 217 pages $39.95 Hardcover PS153 ...
Everyday harm; domestic violence, court rites, and cultures of reconciliation.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780252074080 Everyday harm; domestic violence, court rites, and cultures of reconciliation. Lazarus-Black, Mindie. U. of Illinois Press 2007 244 pages $65.00 Paperback KGX445 ...
Making human rights real.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780875865690 Making human rights real. Spagnoli, Filip. Algora Publishing 2007 191 pages $31.95 Paperback JC571 Writing for a general audience, Spagnoli (of the research and statistics ...
The importance of insight; essays in honour of Michael Vertin.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780802092175 The importance of insight; essays in honour of Michael Vertin. Ed. by John J. Liptay and David S. Liptay. U. of Toronto Press 2007 229 pages $65.00 Hardcover B995 Besides ...
Contemporary issues of care. (CD-ROM included).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780789032416 Contemporary issues of care. (CD-ROM included) Ed. by Roberta R. Greene. Haworth Pr. 2006 400 pages $40.00 Hardcover HV43 Directed primarily toward social workers, this ...
And though this world with devils filled; a story of sufferings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780820474915 And though this world with devils filled; a story of sufferings. Jon Magnusson. Trans. by Michael Fell. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2007 244 pages $72.95 Hardcover American university ...
Critical companion to Mark Twain; a literary reference to his life and work, rev.ed; 2v.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780816053988 Critical companion to Mark Twain; a literary reference to his life and work, rev.ed; 2v. Rasmussen, R. Kent. Facts On File, Inc. 2007 1140 pages $125.00 Hardcover Facts On File ...
Monetary policy in emerging markets and other developing countries.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 1594549834 Monetary policy in emerging markets and other developing countries. Ed. by Nicoletta Batini. Nova Science Publishers 2007 211 pages $79.00 Hardcover HG1496 These seven papers ...
Coping with aging.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 0195173023 Coping with aging. Lazarus, Richard S. and Bernice N. Lazarus. Oxford U. Press 2006 242 pages $35.00 Hardcover HQ1061 In their 80's, the husband and wife combined their own ...
Christian romanticism; T.S. Eliot's response to Percy Shelley.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9781934043349 Christian romanticism; T.S. Eliot's response to Percy Shelley. Lowe, Peter. Cambria Press 2006 285 pages $84.95 Hardcover PS3509 American 20th-century poet Eliot had a ...
Chinese military modernization; force development and strategic capabilities.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780892064960 Chinese military modernization; force development and strategic capabilities. Cordesman, Anthony H. and Martin Kleiber. Ctr. for Strategic ...Studies 2007 226 pages $24.95 Paperback ...
Survey of economic and social developments in the ESCWA region; 2005-2006.(Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9789211283020 Survey of economic and social developments in the ESCWA region; 2005-2006. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia. United Nations Publications 2006 138 pages $35.00 Paperback ...
Nothing; something to believe in.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9781591025290 Nothing; something to believe in. Lalli, Nica. Prometheus Books 2007 271 pages $17.00 Paperback BL2790 An art educator with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, ...
The Renaissance and early modern era; 2v.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 1587652145 The Renaissance and early modern era; 2v. Ed. by Christina J. Moose. Salem Press 2005 1014 pages $191.00 Hardcover Great events from history D228 Part of an ...
Museum, gallery and cultural architecture in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region; essays in Antipodean identity.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780773453937 Museum, gallery and cultural architecture in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region; essays in Antipodean identity. Ed. by Michael J. Ostwald and Steven Fleming. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2007 201 pages ...
Contemporary Euromarketing; entry and operational decision making.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780789035400 Contemporary Euromarketing; entry and operational decision making. Ed. by Jorma Larimo. International Business Press 2006 180 pages $60.00 Hardcover HD62 Larimo ...
Backpacking Oregon; from rugged coastline to mountain meadows, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780899974415 Backpacking Oregon; from rugged coastline to mountain meadows, 2d ed. Lorain, Douglas. Wilderness Press 2007 255 pages $18.95 Paperback GV199 In this update of the 1999 ...
Money and violence; financial self-help groups in a South African township.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9789004157262 Money and violence; financial self-help groups in a South African township. Bahre, Erik. BRILL 2007 192 pages $54.00 Paperback Afrika-Studiecentrum series; v.8 HC905 ...
Aspects of alterity; Levinas, Marcel, and the contemporary debate.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780823226849 Aspects of alterity; Levinas, Marcel, and the contemporary debate. Treanor, Brian. Fordham University Press 2006 358 pages $65.00 Hardcover Perspectives in continental philosophy; 54 ...
Advertising in modern and postmodern times.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780761941903 Advertising in modern and postmodern times. Odih, Pamela. Sage Publications 2007 231 pages $90.00 Hardcover Theory, culture & society HF5823 Odih (sociology, ...
Ecological politics and democratic theory; the challenge to the deliberative ideal.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780415314312 Ecological politics and democratic theory; the challenge to the deliberative ideal. Humphrey, Mathew. Routledge 2007 169 pages $100.00 Hardcover Routledge studies in extremism and ...
The secrets of the kingdom; religion and concealment in the Bush administration.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780742552470 The secrets of the kingdom; religion and concealment in the Bush administration. Urban, Hugh B. Rowman & Littlefield 2007 229 pages $24.95 Paperback E902 There have ...
Early Christianity and ancient astrology.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780820472577 Early Christianity and ancient astrology. Hegedus, Tim. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2007 396 pages $84.95 Hardcover Patristic studies; v.6 BR115 Finding a ...
American evangelical enterprise in Africa; the case of the United Presbyterian mission in Cameroon, 1879-1957.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780820486840 American evangelical enterprise in Africa; the case of the United Presbyterian mission in Cameroon, 1879-1957. Mokosso, Henry Efesoa. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2007 196 pages $68.95 Hardcover ...
The rise of the Centennial State; Colorado Territory, 1861-76.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780252031229 The rise of the Centennial State; Colorado Territory, 1861-76. Berwanger, Eugene H. U. of Illinois Press 2007 205 pages $40.00 Hardcover F780 This history of the Colorado ...
A singular duality; literary relations between France and England in the eighteenth century.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 0404635482 A singular duality; literary relations between France and England in the eighteenth century. Frail, Robert J. AMS Press 2007 163 pages $74.50 Hardcover AMS studies in the eighteenth ...
Affected sensibilities; romantic excess and the genealogy of the novel, 1680-1810.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 0404635490 Affected sensibilities; romantic excess and the genealogy of the novel, 1680-1810. Ahern, Stephen. AMS Press 2007 239 pages $82.50 Hardcover AMS studies in the eighteenth century; no.49 ...
Unsettling narratives; postcolonial readings of children's literature.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780889205079 Unsettling narratives; postcolonial readings of children's literature. Bradford, Clare. Wilfrid Laurier U. Press 2007 279 pages $32.95 Paperback PN1009 Bradford (literary ...
Dishwasher; one man's quest to wash dishes in all fifty states.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780060896423 Dishwasher; one man's quest to wash dishes in all fifty states. Jordan, Pete. HarperCollins 2007 369 pages $13.95 ...
Holistic management; managing what matters for company success.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780471740636 Holistic management; managing what matters for company success. Christopher, William F. Wiley-Interscience 2007 503 pages $100.00 Hardcover Wiley series in systems engineering and ...
The vital partnership; power and order, America and Europe beyond Iraq. (reprint, 2005).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780742548862 The vital partnership; power and order, America and Europe beyond Iraq. (reprint, 2005) Serfaty, Simon. Rowman & Littlefield 2007 187 pages $22.95 Paperback JZ1570 Serfaty ...
The revolution in Virginia 1775-1783. (reprint, 1988).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780879352332 The revolution in Virginia 1775-1783. (reprint, 1988) Selby, John E. Colonial Williamsburg Fdn. 2007 442 pages $22.95 Paperback E263 This volume, a reprint from 1998, ...
The hidden world; survival of pagan shamanic themes in European fairytales. (DVD-ROM included).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9781594601446 The hidden world; survival of pagan shamanic themes in European fairytales. (DVD-ROM included) Ruck, Carl A.P. et. al. Carolina Academic Press 2007 415 pages $40.00 Paperback GR135 ...
Asian ritual systems; syncretisms and ruptures.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9781594601576 Asian ritual systems; syncretisms and ruptures. Ed. by Pamela J. Stewart and Andrew Strathern. Carolina Academic Press 2007 295 pages $40.00 Paperback Ritual studies monograph series ...
Material thinking; the theory and practice of creative research.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 052285124X Material thinking; the theory and practice of creative research. Carter, Paul. Melbourne U. Pr. 2004 216 pages $35.00 Paperback N66 For artists, students, and teachers, Carter ...
Modern Japanese theatre and performance. (reprint, 2006).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780739123003 Modern Japanese theatre and performance. (reprint, 2006) Ed. by David Jortner et al. Lexington Books 2007 289 pages $29.95 Paperback PN2924 Language and theater scholars ...
The flat tax, 2d ed. (reprint, 1995).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780817993115 The flat tax, 2d ed. (reprint, 1995) Hall, Robert E. and Alvin Rabushka. Hoover Institution Press 2007 228 pages $14.95 Paperback Hoover classics HJ4652 In this ...
Human rights; a bibliography with indexes.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9781594545764 Human rights; a bibliography with indexes. Ed. by Albert A. Zinnos. Nova Science Publishers 2007 156 pages $98.00 Hardcover Z7164 This bibliography presents an annotated ...
Focus on U.S. presidents, presidency, and presidential actions.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 1600213146 Focus on U.S. presidents, presidency, and presidential actions. Ed. by Robert P. Watson. Nova Science Publishers 2007 161 pages $69.00 Hardcover E176 This volume presents six ...
Trade and development in transitional economics.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9781594548161 Trade and development in transitional economics. Sharma, Kishor. Nova Science Publishers 2007 143 pages $89.00 Hardcover HF1586 Sharma (international trade and development, ...
Lyotard, Beckett, Duras, and the postmodern sublime.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780820478623 Lyotard, Beckett, Duras, and the postmodern sublime. Slade, Andrew. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2007 136 pages $58.95 Hardcover Currents in comparative romance languages and literatures; ...
The undecided college student; an academic and career advising challenge, 3d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9780398077068 The undecided college student; an academic and career advising challenge, 3d ed. Gordon, Virginia N. C.C. Thomas 2007 242 pages $53.95 Hardcover LB2343 Gordon (Ohio State ...
The economics of the mass media.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 9781858988115 The economics of the mass media. Ed. by Gillian Doyle. Edward Elgar Publishing 2006 627 pages $255.00 Hardcover International library of critical writings in economics; 199 ...