Reference & Research Book News back issues from August 2008:
Poverty and promise; one volunteer's experience of Kenya.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780980062007 Poverty and promise; one volunteer's experience of Kenya. Brown, Cindi. Just One Voice 2008 273 pages $18.95 Paperback HC800 Now with a wellness program provider in ...
Bridging the gap; policies and practices on indigenous peoples' natural resource management in Asia.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9789211262124 Bridging the gap; policies and practices on indigenous peoples' natural resource management in Asia. Ed. by Helen Leake. United Nations Publications 2008 310 pages $45.00 Paperback ...
Antique Trader collectible paperback price guide.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780896896345 Antique Trader collectible paperback price guide. Lovisi, Gary. Krause Publications 2008 302 pages $19.99 Paperback Z1000 This price guide, intended for the general public ...
Roger L'Estrange and the making of Restoration culture.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780754658009 Roger L'Estrange and the making of Restoration culture. Ed. by Anne Dunan-Page and Beth Lynch. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2008 236 pages $99.95 Hardcover PN5123 It was time to ...
Essential texts on human rights for the police; a compilation of international instruments.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9789004164819 Essential texts on human rights for the police; a compilation of international instruments. Ed. by Ralph Crawshaw and Leif Holmstrom. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 2008 520 pages $171.00 Paperback ...
A companion to the anthropology of American Indians.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9781405182881 A companion to the anthropology of American Indians. Ed. by Thomas Biolsi. Blackwell Publishing 2008 567 pages $50.00 Paperback Blackwell companions to anthropology; 3 E76 ...
A companion to Restoration drama.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9781405176101 A companion to Restoration drama. Ed. by Susan J. Owen. Blackwell Publishers 2008 456 pages $45.00 Paperback Blackwell companions to literature and culture; 12 PR691 ...
The treasures of Coptic art; in the Coptic museum and churches of old Cairo.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9789774249334 The treasures of Coptic art; in the Coptic museum and churches of old Cairo. Gabra, Gawdat and Marianne Easton-Krauss. American U. in Cairo Press 2008 283 pages $49.95 Hardcover N7382 ...
A companion to the literature and culture of the American south. (reprint, 2004).(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9781405163699 A companion to the literature and culture of the American south. (reprint, 2004) Ed. by Richard Gray and Owen Robinson. Blackwell Publishing 2007 646 pages $43.00 Hardcover Blackwell ...
Business relating business; managing organisational relations and networks.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9781845425395 Business relating business; managing organisational relations and networks. Wilkinson, Ian. Edward Elgar Publishing 2008 295 pages $140.00 Hardcover HD69 Adopting an ...
India and West Asia in the era of globalisation.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9788177081541 India and West Asia in the era of globalisation. Ed. by Anwar Alam. New Century Pub. (Delhi) 2008 327 pages $49.50 Hardcover DS950 Eighteen papers presented by Alam (deputy ...
Empowerment of women in India; social economics and political.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9788177081558 Empowerment of women in India; social economics and political. Ed. by V.S. Ganesamurthy. New Century Pub. (Delhi) 2008 321 pages $53.50 Hardcover HQ1744 As part of its ...
US perceptions of Iran; approches and policies.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9788177081596 US perceptions of Iran; approches and policies. Ramakrishnan, A.K. New Century Pub. (Delhi) 2008 151 pages $31.50 Hardcover E183 Most analysis of US relations with Iran ...
Stoneview: How to Build an Eco-Friendly Little Guesthouse.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780865715974 Stoneview; how to build an eco-friendly little guesthouse. Roy, Rob. New Society Publishers Ltd. 2008 205 pages $25.95 Paperback TH4860 Stoneview is the name of a specific ...
Boat green; 50 steps boaters can take to save our waters.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780865715905 Boat green; 50 steps boaters can take to save our waters. Ford, Clyde W. New Society Publishers Ltd. 2008 227 pages $17.95 Paperback VM345 This guide outlines how ...
International water security; domestic threats and opportunities.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9789280811506 International water security; domestic threats and opportunities. Ed. by Nevelina I. Pachova et al. United Nations University Pr. 2008 313 pages $35.00 Paperback HD1691 ...
Historic Barrhead; archaeology and development.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9781902771694 Historic Barrhead; archaeology and development. Dennison, E. Patricia et al. Council /British Archaeology 2008 84 pages $20.00 Paperback DA677 The latest entry in the ...
Aggression and Violence, Post-Traumatic Stress, and Absenteeism among Employees in Penitentiaries.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9789054549802 Aggression and violence, post-traumatic stress, and absenteeism among employees in penitentiaries. Kunst, M.J.J. et al. BJu Legal Publishers 2008 60 pages $29.95 Paperback HV9708 ...
Black womanhood; images, icons, and ideologies of the African body.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780295987705 Black womanhood; images, icons, and ideologies of the African body. Ed. by Barbara Thompson. U. of Washington Press 2008 374 pages $50.00 Paperback N8232 Illustrated ...
Generative grammar; theory and its history.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780415331814 Generative grammar; theory and its history. Freidin, Robert. Routledge 2007 387 pages $160.00 Hardcover Routledge leading linguistics; 12 P158 Prolific and ...
El Greco to Velazquez; art during the reign of Philip III.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780878467273 El Greco to Velazquez; art during the reign of Philip III. Ed. by Sarah Schroth and Ronni Baer. MFA Publications 2008 351 pages $40.00 Paperback ND804 Published to ...
Public enterprises; unresolved challenges and new opportunities.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9789211231700 Public enterprises; unresolved challenges and new opportunities. Department of Economic and Social Affairs. United Nations Publications 2007 143 pages $32.00 Paperback HD62 ...
The World behind the World: Living at the Ends of Time.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780976645061 The world behind the world; living at the ends of time. Meade, Michael. GreenFire Press 2008 216 pages $17.95 Paperback B5305 Scholar and storyteller Meade weaves together ...
Research-based readers' advisory.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780838909591 Research-based readers' advisory. Ed. by Jessica E. Am. Library Association 2008 278 pages $50.00 Paperback Z711 Intended for librarians, library staff doing readers' ...
Christians in Egypt; Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant communities--past and present.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9789774249730 Christians in Egypt; Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant communities--past and present. Meinardus, Otto F.A. American U. in Cairo Press 2006 177 pages $24.50 Hardcover BX134 ...
Egypt forever; a photobook.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9789774249594 Egypt forever; a photobook. Longueville, Patrick. American U. in Cairo Press 2005 163 pages $29.95 Paperback DT73 Photographer Patrick Longueville has wandered the length ...
KV 5; a preliminary report on the excavation of the tomb of the sons of Ramesses II in the Valley of the Kings, rev.ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9789774249518 KV 5; a preliminary report on the excavation of the tomb of the sons of Ramesses II in the Valley of the Kings, rev.ed. Ed. by Kent R. Weeks. American U. in Cairo Press 2005 201 pages $29.50 ...
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo; a walk through the alleys of ancient Egypt, gift ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9789771719830 The Egyptian Museum in Cairo; a walk through the alleys of ancient Egypt, gift ed. el-Shahawy, Abeer. American U. in Cairo Press 2005 359 pages $99.95 Hardcover DT61 ...
Arab women and economic development; proceedings.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9789774249662 Arab women and economic development; proceedings. Seminar on Arab Women and Economic Development (2003: Kuwait) Ed. by Heba Handoussa. American U. in Cairo Press 2005 196 pages $24.50 Paperback ...
Nubian ceremonial life; studies in Islamic syncretism and cultural change.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9789774249556 Nubian ceremonial life; studies in Islamic syncretism and cultural change. Ed. by John G. Kennedy. American U. in Cairo Press 2005 257 pages $24.50 Paperback DT159 The ...
Beside the Rio Hondo; a memoir of rural New Mexico.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780865345188 Beside the Rio Hondo; a memoir of rural New Mexico. Greenwood, Phaedra. Sunstone Press 2007 208 pages $22.95 Paperback PN4874 Greenwood, a freelance writer and ...
Civil War films for teachers and historians.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780761839149 Civil War films for teachers and historians. Russell, William B. III. Univ. Press of America 2008 71 pages $18.95 Paperback PN1995 Coming to the aid of teachers who cannot ...
The Persistence of Subsistence Agriculture: Life beneath the Level of the Marketplace.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780739128367 The persistence of subsistence agriculture; life beneath the level of the marketplace. Waters, Tony. Lexington Books 2008 256 pages $32.95 Paperback HD1521 Waters ...
World population policies; 2007.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9789211514445 World population policies; 2007. Ed. by Department of Economic and Social Affairs. United Nations Publications 2008 481 pages $70.00 Paperback HB883 This report tracks the ...
Danish Institute at Athens 5; proceedings.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9788772887258 Danish Institute at Athens 5; proceedings. Ed. by Erik Hallager and Jesper Tae Jensen. Aarhus University Press 2007 258 pages $39.95 Paperback DE61 Superbly illustrated ...
Untitled; portraits of Australian artists.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9781876832285 Untitled; portraits of Australian artists. Payes, Sonia. Macmillan Publishers Australia 2007 394 pages $190.00 Hardcover N7404 Portraits taken by photographer Payes of 60 ...
Jean d'Angouleme's copy of The Canterbury tales; an annotated edition of Bibliotheque Nationale's Fonds anglais 39 (Paris).(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780773453272 Jean d'Angouleme's copy of The Canterbury tales; an annotated edition of Bibliotheque Nationale's Fonds anglais 39 (Paris). Ed. by Meredith Clermont-Ferrand. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2008 473 pages $139.95 ...
The tribe of witches; the religion of the Dobunni and Hwicce.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9781842173190 The tribe of witches; the religion of the Dobunni and Hwicce. Yeates, Stephen J. Oxbow Books 2008 195 pages $60.00 Paperback BP603 Yeates, who is not further identified, ...
Cleopatra and Egypt.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9781405113908 Cleopatra and Egypt. Ashton, Sally-Ann. Blackwell Publishing 2008 219 pages $29.95 Paperback Blackwell ancient lives DT92 Ashton (antiquities, Fitzwillliam ...
Studies in eighteenth-century culture; v.37.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780801887956 Studies in eighteenth-century culture; v.37. Johns Hopkins U. Press 2008 297 pages $45.00 Hardcover Series: title CB411 The 12 essays in this issue explore how European ...
1916; the long revolution.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9781856355452 1916; the long revolution. Ed. by Gabriel Doherty and Dermot Keogh. Mercier Press 2007 469 pages $30.95 Paperback DA962 Editors Doherty and Keogh (history, U. College Cork) ...
Ferguson career coach; managing your career in the sports industry.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780816053520 Ferguson career coach; managing your career in the sports industry. Field, Shelly. Ferguson Publishing 2008 286 pages $39.95 Hardcover The Ferguson career coach series ...
Ferguson career coach; managing your career in theater and the performing arts.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780816053544 Ferguson career coach; managing your career in theater and the performing arts. Field, Shelly. Ferguson Publishing 2008 285 pages $39.95 Hardcover The Ferguson career coach series ...
Conceptualizing Words for God Within the Pentateuch: A Cognitive-Semantic Investigation in Literary Context.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780567027375 Conceptualizing words for God within the Pentateuch; a cognitive-semantic investigation in literary context. Wardlaw, Terrance R. T&T Clark 2008 348 pages $145.00 Hardcover The ...
Godard between identity and difference.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780826428066 Godard between identity and difference. Drabinski, John E. Continuum Publishing Group 2008 159 pages $100.00 Hardcover PN1998 Drabinksi (Hampshire College, UK) has written ...
Extending intelligence; enhancement and new constructs.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 0805845046 Extending intelligence; enhancement and new constructs. Ed. by Patrick C. Kyllonen et al. Lawrence Erlbaum 2008 467 pages $125.00 Hardcover The educational psychology series ...
Biography in early modern France 1540-1630; forms and functions.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9781905981113 Biography in early modern France 1540-1630; forms and functions. MacDonald, Katherine. Legenda 2007 115 pages $65.00 Hardcover Research monographs in French studies; 23 ...
Historic photos of Los Angeles.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9781596523746 Historic photos of Los Angeles. Lombardy, Dana. Turner Publishing Co. 2008 205 pages $39.95 Hardcover F869 This collection features historic photographs of Los Angeles from ...
Black Literature Criticism: Classic and Emerging Authors since 1950; 3v.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9781414431703 Black literature criticism; classic and emerging authors since 1950; 3v. Ed. by Jelena O. Krstovic. Gale 2008 1440 pages $459.00 Hardcover PS153 Most of the authors and ...
Human rights issues in the 21st century.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9781604561197 Human rights issues in the 21st century. Ed. by Maria S. Becker and Julia N. Schneider. Nova Science Publishers 2008 211 pages $89.00 Hardcover JC571 This volume collects a ...
Havoc in the hub; a reading of George V. Higgins.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780739121511 Havoc in the hub; a reading of George V. Higgins. Wolfe, Peter. Lexington Books 2007 141 pages $27.95 Paperback PS3558 Wolfe (U. of Missouri-St. Louis) has previously ...
The Mormon way of doing business; how eight western boys reached the top of corporate America. (reprint, 2007).(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780446578592 The Mormon way of doing business; how eight western boys reached the top of corporate America. (reprint, 2007) Benedict, Jeff. Business Plus 2008 234 pages $15.99 Paperback HD38 ...
Mastering online marketing.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9781599181516 Mastering online marketing. Meyerson, Mitch and Mary Eule Scarborough. Entrepreneur Press 2008 260 pages $21.95 Paperback HF5415 Marketing experts Meyerson (founder, the ...
Imperial Maine and Hawai'i: Interpretive Essays in the History of Nineteenth-Century American Expansion.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780739127186 Imperial Maine and Hawai'i; interpretive essays in the history of nineteenth-century American expansion. Burlin, Paul T. Lexington Books 2006 297 pages $36.95 Paperback F24 ...
Race relations in the United States, 1920-1940.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780313338489 Race relations in the United States, 1920-1940. Tischauser, Leslie V. Greenwood Press 2008 183 pages $49.95 Hardcover Race relations in the United States E184 ...
Why sub-Saharan Africa is mired in poverty; the consequences of misrule.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780773451490 Why sub-Saharan Africa is mired in poverty; the consequences of misrule. Effeh, Ubong E. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2008 355 pages $119.95 Hardcover HC800 Effeh (law, U. of ...
Book reviews on presidents and the presidency.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9781600219535 Book reviews on presidents and the presidency. Ed. by Frank Columbus. Nova Science Publishers 2008 296 pages $79.00 Hardcover JK516 The American presidency has engendered ...
Perspectives on Contemporary Issues: Readings across the Disciplines, 5th ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9781413033977 Perspectives on contemporary issues; readings across the disciplines, 5th ed. Ed. by Katherine Anne Ackley. Wadsworth Publishing Co. 2009 732 pages $62.95 Paperback PE1417 ...
The world is flat?; a critical analysis of the New York Times bestseller by Thomas Friedman.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780929652047 The world is flat?; a critical analysis of the New York Times bestseller by Thomas Friedman. Aronica, Ronald and Mtetwa Ramdoo. Meghan-Kiffer Press 2006 136 pages $24.95 Paperback ...
Reading Cooper, teaching Cooper.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780404644680 Reading Cooper, teaching Cooper. Ed. by Jeffrey Walker. AMS Press 2007 413 pages $97.50 Hardcover AMS studies in the nineteenth century; no.38 PS1437 For ...
Lines from an artistic life; the drawings of Adimoolam.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780853319825 Lines from an artistic life; the drawings of Adimoolam. Khanna, Krishen et al. Lund Humphries 2008 164 pages $55.00 Hardcover Contemporary Indian artists series NC139 ...
Information security for lawyers and law firms.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9781590316634 Information security for lawyers and law firms. Ed. by Sharon D. Nelson et al. American Bar Association 2006 424 pages $79.95 Paperback KF320 Should all clients, regardless ...
Animal subjects; an ethical reader in a posthuman world.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780889205123 Animal subjects; an ethical reader in a posthuman world. Ed. by Jodey Castricano. Wilfrid Laurier U. Press 2008 312 pages $38.95 Paperback Cultural studies series HV4708 ...
Web site source book; a guide to major U.S. businesses, organizations, agencies, institutions, and other information resources on the World Wide Web, 2008, 13th ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9780780810242 Web site source book; a guide to major U.S. businesses, organizations, agencies, institutions, and other information resources on the World Wide Web, 2008, 13th ed. Omnigraphics, Inc. 2008 2127 pages $204.00 ...
Environment, resources, and sustainable development; essays in honour of Professor Majid Husain.(Brief article)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 8131601137 Environment, resources, and sustainable development; essays in honour of Professor Majid Husain. Ed. by S.M. Rashid et al. Rawat Publications 2008 430 pages $40.00 Hardcover HC440 ...