Reference & Research Book News back issues from February 2008:
Discovering God; the origins of the great religions and the evolution of belief.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780061173899 Discovering God; the origins of the great religions and the evolution of belief. Stark, Rodney. HarperCollins 2007 484 pages $25.95 Hardcover BL80 Having written ...
Aesthetic transformations; taking Nietzsche at his word.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780820420028 Aesthetic transformations; taking Nietzsche at his word. Jovanovski, Thomas. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2008 155 pages $66.95 Hardcover American University studies series V: Philosophy; ...
The Jewish Bible and the Christian Bible: an introduction to the history of the Bible.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9789004108899 The Jewish Bible and the Christian Bible: an introduction to the history of the Bible. Trebolle Barrera, Julio. Trans. by Wilfred G.E. Watson. BRILL 1998 573 pages $84.00 Paperback ...
Max Nordau's Fin-de-siecle romance of race.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 0820441856 Max Nordau's Fin-de-siecle romance of race. Murphy, Melanie A. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2007 156 pages $61.95 Hardcover Studies in German Jewish history; v.4 PT2440 ...
The Sage handbook of action research; participative inquiry and practice.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781412920292 The Sage handbook of action research; participative inquiry and practice. Ed. by Peter Reason and Hilary Bradbury. Sage Publications 2008 720 pages $130.00 Hardcover HM571 ...
Islam in China; religion, ethnicity, culture, and politics. (reprint, 2002).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780739124192 Islam in China; religion, ethnicity, culture, and politics. (reprint, 2002) Israeli, Raphael. Lexington Books 2007 339 pages $39.95 Paperback BP63 Israeli (Chinese history ...
Poussin paintings; a catalogue raisonne, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781904449584 Poussin paintings; a catalogue raisonne, 2d ed. Wright, Christopher. Chaucer Press 2007 320 pages $60.00 Hardcover ND553 Given the classicism of the great painter, it's ...
Forces in modern & postmodern poetry.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 0820451347 Forces in modern & postmodern poetry. Cook, Albert. Ed. by Peter Baker. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2008 240 pages $70.95 Hardcover Studies in modern poetry; v.12 PN1271 ...
Beyond the threshold; explorations of liminality in literature.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781433100024 Beyond the threshold; explorations of liminality in literature. Ed. by Hein Viljoen and Chris N. van der Merwe. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2007 272 pages $29.95 Paperback PR9354 ...
The new Home Office; an introduction.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781904380368 The new Home Office; an introduction. Gibson, Bryan. Waterside Press 2007 172 pages $36.95 Paperback DA566 The Home Office manages the safety and security of the UK, ...
Encountering foreign worlds; experiences at home and abroad; proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9789979547556 Encountering foreign worlds; experiences at home and abroad; proceedings. Nordic Congress of Historians (26th: 2007: Reykjavik, Iceland) Ed. by Christina Folke Ax et al. University of Iceland Press 2007 176 pages ...
Psychosocial criminology.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781412900782 Psychosocial criminology. Gadd, David and Tony Jefferson. Sage Publications 2007 206 pages $120.00 Hardcover HV6025 With so many academics studying crime, one would think ...
Mujeres latinoamericanas en movimiento/Latin American women in movement.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9789979547099 Mujeres latinoamericanas en movimiento/Latin American women in movement. Workshop on Mujeres Lainoamericanas en Movimiento (2004: Reykjavik, Iceland) Ed. by Holmfridur Gardarsdottir. University of Iceland Press 2007 ...
The cultural reconstruction of places.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9789979547396 The cultural reconstruction of places. Ed. by Astradur Eysteinsson. University of Iceland Press 2006 221 pages $30.00 Paperback CC76 Flying close to the Midnight Sun, ...
Reginald McKenna; financier among statesmen, 1863-1916.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780714650470 Reginald McKenna; financier among statesmen, 1863-1916. Farr, Martin. Routledge 2008 381 pages $120.00 Hardcover British politics and society PN4751 He was a ...
Schaltstelle; neue deutsche Lyrik im Dialog.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9789042022829 Schaltstelle; neue deutsche Lyrik im Dialog. Ed. by Karen Leeder. Editions Rodopi 2007 541 pages $154.00 Hardcover German monitor; no.69 PT551 Contemporary ...
Problems of evil and the power of God.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780754658085 Problems of evil and the power of God. Keller, James A. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2007 176 pages $99.95 Hardcover Ashgate philosophy of religion series BT160 ...
Ludwig Wittgenstein--a cultural point of view; philosophy in the darkness of this time.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780754660002 Ludwig Wittgenstein--a cultural point of view; philosophy in the darkness of this time. DeAngelis, William James. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2007 189 pages $99.95 Hardcover Ashgate ...
Dialectical practice in Tibetan philosophical culture; an ethnomethodological inquiry into formal reasoning. (pbk. reprint, 2004).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780742556126 Dialectical practice in Tibetan philosophical culture; an ethnomethodological inquiry into formal reasoning. (pbk. reprint, 2004) Liberman, Kenneth. Rowman & Littlefield 2007 323 pages $34.95 ...
A portable God; the origin of Judaism and Christianity.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780742544659 A portable God; the origin of Judaism and Christianity. Kohn, Risa Levitt and Rebecca Moore. Rowman & Littlefield 2007 202 pages $22.95 Paperback BM602 After the ...
The classic Jewish philosophers; from Saadia through the Renaissance.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9789004162136 The classic Jewish philosophers; from Saadia through the Renaissance. Schwied, Eliezer. Trans. by Leonard Levin. BRILL 2007 490 pages $157.00 Hardcover Supplements to The journal of ...
Does it matter?; essays on man's relation to materiality. (reprint, 1970).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781577315858 Does it matter?; essays on man's relation to materiality. (reprint, 1970) Watts, Alan. New World Library 2007 129 pages $12.95 Paperback BJ1581 Americans are not ...
Philosophy for life.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780826495600 Philosophy for life. Read, Rupert. Ed. by M. A. Lavery. Continuum Publishing Group 2007 165 pages $19.95 Paperback BJ301 Viewing philosophy as a practice instead of a ...
George Johanson; image and idea.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781930957596 George Johanson; image and idea. Hull, Roger. Hallie Ford Museum of Art 2006 127 pages $24.95 Paperback ND497 This book accompanies an exhibition of the same name at the ...
The kuhls of Kangra; community-managed irrigation in the Western Himalaya. (reprint, 2005).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780295987644 The kuhls of Kangra; community-managed irrigation in the Western Himalaya. (reprint, 2005) Baker, J. Mark. U. of Washington Press 2008 271 pages $22.50 Paperback Culture, place, and ...
Dance and its music in America, 1528-1789.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781576471272 Dance and its music in America, 1528-1789. Keller, Kate Van Winkle. Pendragon Press 2007 697 pages $84.00 Paperback GV1621 This study brings together the history of dance ...
Tax compliance and tax morale; a theoretical and empirical analysis.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781845427207 Tax compliance and tax morale; a theoretical and empirical analysis. Torgler, Benno. Edward Elgar Publishing 2007 307 pages $125.00 Hardcover HJ2305 Models of tax ...
The political economy of welfare reform in the United States.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781843761334 The political economy of welfare reform in the United States. Reintsma, Mary. Edward Elgar Publishing 2007 220 pages $110.00 Hardcover Locke Institute series HV95 ...
Europe and America; cultures in translation.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9783825352585 Europe and America; cultures in translation. Ed. by Britta Waldschmidt-Nelson et al. Universitatsverlag Winter 2006 210 pages $59.00 Hardcover American studies; v.139 D34 ...
Ownership in China's transitional economy; the limitations of conventional property rights theory.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780773452657 Ownership in China's transitional economy; the limitations of conventional property rights theory. Chen, Yang. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2007 331 pages $119.95 Hardcover HC427 ...
The complete guide to planning your estate; a step-by-step plan to protect your assets, limit your taxes, and ensure your wishes are fulfilled.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781601380494 The complete guide to planning your estate; a step-by-step plan to protect your assets, limit your taxes, and ensure your wishes are fulfilled. Baker, Sandy. Atlantic Publishing 2007 288 pages $24.95 ...
Trade and development report 2007; proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9789211127218 Trade and development report 2007; proceedings. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (2007: Geneva, Switzerland). United Nations Publications 2007 195 pages $55.00 Paperback ...
To fly; contemporary aerial photography.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781881450269 To fly; contemporary aerial photography. Ed. by Kim Sichel. Boston University Art Gallery 2007 103 pages $20.00 Paperback TR810 This catalog for a September 7-October 7, ...
East of time. (reprint, 2005).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780817354497 East of time. (reprint, 2005) Rosenberg, Jacob G. U. of Alabama Press 2007 225 pages $19.95 Paperback DS134 Rosenberg, who has published poetry in English and Yiddish, ...
Ashtanga yoga; practice and philosophy; a comprehensive description of the primary series of ashtanga yoga and an authentic explanation of the Yoga sutra of Patanjali. (reprint, 2006).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781577316060 Ashtanga yoga; practice and philosophy; a comprehensive description of the primary series of ashtanga yoga and an authentic explanation of the Yoga sutra of Patanjali. (reprint, 2006) Maehle, Gregor. New World Library 2007 ...
Human goods, economic evils; a moral approach to the dismal science.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781933859279 Human goods, economic evils; a moral approach to the dismal science. Hadas, Edward. Intercollegiate Studies Inst. 2007 324 pages $22.00 Paperback Culture of enterprise series ...
Encyclopedia of business ethics and society; 5v.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781412916523 Encyclopedia of business ethics and society; 5v. Ed. by Robert W. Kolb. Sage Publications 2007 2592 pages $795.00 Hardcover HF5387 General editor Kolb (finance and applied ...
Diaz de Luco's Guide for bishops; Spanish reform and the Lazarillo.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780866983792 Diaz de Luco's Guide for bishops; Spanish reform and the Lazarillo. Colahan, Clark and Roberto Masferrer. ACMRS 2007 165 pages $30.00 Paperback Medieval and renaissance texts and ...
Place and displacement in the narrative worlds of Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cortazar.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 0820463957 Place and displacement in the narrative worlds of Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cortazar. Tcherepashenets, Nataly. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2008 204 pages $68.95 Hardcover Currents in ...
Proceedings of the Boston area colloquium in ancient philosophy, v.22, 2006.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9789004160484 Proceedings of the Boston area colloquium in ancient philosophy, v.22, 2006. Ed. by John J. Cleary and Gary M. Gurtler. BRILL 2007 263 pages $167.00 Hardcover B111 Six ...
Through the eye of Katrina; social justice in the United States.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781594602887 Through the eye of Katrina; social justice in the United States. Ed. by Kristin A. Bates and Richelle S. Swan. Carolina Academic Press 2007 420 pages $40.00 Paperback HV636 ...
The challenge of effective speaking, 14th ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780495502173 The challenge of effective speaking, 14th ed. Verderber, Rudolph F. et al. Wadsworth Publishing Co. 2008 358 pages $92.95 Paperback PN4129 This is the new edition of a ...
Global corporate finance; text and cases, 6th ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781405119900 Global corporate finance; text and cases, 6th ed. Kim, Suk H. and Seung H. Kim. Blackwell Publishing 2006 569 pages $120.95 Paperback HG4027 This textbook describes global ...
Chachapoya textiles; the Languna de los Condores textiles in the Museo Leymebamba, Chachapoyas, Peru.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9788763504997 Chachapoya textiles; the Languna de los Condores textiles in the Museo Leymebamba, Chachapoyas, Peru. Ed. by Lena Bjerregaard. Museum Tusculanum Press 2007 119 pages $54.00 Hardcover ...
A shorter commentary on Romans.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780754657576 A shorter commentary on Romans. Barth, Karl. Ed. by Maico M. Michielin. Trans. by D.H. van Daalen. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2007 119 pages $89.95 Hardcover Barth studies ...
Power in colonial Africa; conflict and discourse in Lesotho, 1870-1960.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 0299223701 Power in colonial Africa; conflict and discourse in Lesotho, 1870-1960. Eldredge, Elizabeth A. U. of Wisconsin Press 2007 275 pages $65.00 Hardcover Africa and the diaspora; history, ...
Arabic-English dictionary of Qur'anic usage.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9789004149489 Arabic-English dictionary of Qur'anic usage. Badawi, Elsaid M. and Muhammad Abdel Haleem. BRILL 2008 1069 pages $340.00 Hardcover Handbook of oriental studies. Section one, the Near ...
Career opportunities in the Internet, video games, and multimedia.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 0816063141 Career opportunities in the Internet, video games, and multimedia. Taylor, T. Allan and James Robert Parish. Ferguson Publishing 2007 359 pages $49.50 Hardcover TK5105 The 82 ...
The life and times of William Shakespeare, 1564-1616.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781904449553 The life and times of William Shakespeare, 1564-1616. Hammerschmidt-Hummel, Hildegard. Trans. by Alan Bance. Chaucer Press 2007 420 pages $50.00 Hardcover PR3091 This ...
Imaging the future; geo-visualisation for participatory spatial planning in Europe. (CD-ROM included).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9789086860395 Imaging the future; geo-visualisation for participatory spatial planning in Europe. (CD-ROM included) Ed. by Adri van den Brink et al. Wageningen Academic Publishers 2007 199 pages $75.00 ...
Asian millenarianism; an interdisciplinary study of the Taiping and Tonghak rebellions in a global context.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781934043424 Asian millenarianism; an interdisciplinary study of the Taiping and Tonghak rebellions in a global context. Rhee, Hong Beom. Cambria Press 2007 436 pages $94.95 Hardcover DS915 ...
Geographies of nature; societies, environmentals, ecologies.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781412910484 Geographies of nature; societies, environmentals, ecologies. Hinchliffe, Steve. Sage Publications 2007 212 pages $125.00 Hardcover GE195 In his acknowledgements, Hinchliffe ...
Spenser's Irish work; poetry, plantation, and colonial reformation.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780754656029 Spenser's Irish work; poetry, plantation, and colonial reformation. Herron, Thomas. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2007 268 pages $99.95 Hardcover PR2367 The impact of Irish ...
Ayn Rand's Atlas shrugged; a philosophical and literary companion.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780754655336 Ayn Rand's Atlas shrugged; a philosophical and literary companion. Ed. by Edward W. Younkins. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2007 414 pages $124.95 Hardcover PS3535 Still popular, ...
Stasi; shield and sword of the party.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780415365895 Stasi; shield and sword of the party. Schmeidel, John C. Routledge 2008 208 pages $140.00 Hardcover Studies in intelligence series HV8210 Schmeidel, now a ...
Georgia O'Keeffe; a private friendship, pt.1: Walking the Sun Prairie land.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780865344518 Georgia O'Keeffe; a private friendship, pt.1: Walking the Sun Prairie land. Reily, Nancy Hopkins. Sunstone Press 2007 435 pages $50.00 Hardcover ND237 In this first volume ...
Content area reading and learning; instructional strategies, 3d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780805852059 Content area reading and learning; instructional strategies, 3d ed. Ed. by Diane Lapp et al. Lawrence Erlbaum 2008 656 pages $69.95 Paperback LB1050 While it is natural for ...
The new politics of masculinity; men, power, and resistance.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780415302753 The new politics of masculinity; men, power, and resistance. Ashe, Fidelma. Routledge 2007 178 pages $125.00 Hardcover Routledge innovations in political theory; 28 HQ1090 ...
Taking things seriously; 75 objects with unexpected signficance.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781568986906 Taking things seriously; 75 objects with unexpected signficance. Glenn, Joshua and Carol Hayes. Princeton Architectural Pr. 2007 168 pages $17.50 Paperback BF778 "Just as ...
U.S. taxation of foreign income.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780881324051 U.S. taxation of foreign income. Hufbauer, Gary Clyde and Ariel Assa. Peterson Inst. Int'l Economics 2007 319 pages $26.95 Paperback KF6419 Hufbauer (Reginald Jones Senior ...
D-day deception; Operation Fortitude and the Normandy invasion.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780275994792 D-day deception; Operation Fortitude and the Normandy invasion. Barbier, Mary Kathryn. Praeger Security International 2007 268 pages $49.95 Hardcover D756 Nervous about the ...
Canadian household furniture consumption.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781894960663 Canadian household furniture consumption. Wille, Stefan. AKTRIN 2007 51 pages $785.00 Plastic Comb HC120 Analyzing the economic and demographic forces impacting the demand ...
Revolution, repression, and revival; the Soviet Jewish experience.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780742558175 Revolution, repression, and revival; the Soviet Jewish experience. Ed. by Zvi Gitelman and Yaacov Ro'i. Rowman & Littlefield 2007 406 pages $79.00 Hardcover DS135 Scholars ...
Understanding the media, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9781412929905 Understanding the media, 2d ed. Devereux, Eoin. Sage Publications 2007 259 pages $44.95 Hardcover HE7775 This is an introductory textbook--written for first-time ...
Being single on Noah's ark.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9780742559592 Being single on Noah's ark. Cargan, Leonard. Rowman & Littlefield 2007 230 pages $24.95 Paperback HQ800 Cargan (sociology, Wright State U.) examines trends about being ...