Reference & Research Book News back issues from November 2008:
River class destroyers of the Royal Canadian Navy, 2d ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781551250939 River class destroyers of the Royal Canadian Navy, 2d ed. Butterley, Keith and Ken Macpherson. Vanwell Publishing Limited 2008 128 pages $29.95 Paperback V825 Aimed at ...
Cataloging of audiovisual materials and other special materials: a manual based on AACR2 and MARC 21, 5th ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781591586357 Cataloging of audiovisual materials and other special materials: a manual based on AACR2 and MARC 21, 5th ed. Olson, Nancy B. Libraries Unlimited 2008 311 pages $45.00 Paperback Z695 ...
The exercise of informal power within the Church of Christ; black civil rights, muted justice, and denominational politics.( )(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780773450127 The exercise of informal power within the Church of Christ; black civil rights, muted justice, and denominational politics. Douglas, Robert C. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2008 181 pages $99.95 Hardcover ...
Indigenous educational models for contemporary practice; in our mother's voice; v.2.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780805864038 Indigenous educational models for contemporary practice; in our mother's voice; v.2. Ed. by Maenette Kape'ahiokalani Padeken Ah Nee-Benham. Lawrence Erlbaum 2008 284 pages $39.95 Paperback ...
Custom Maid Knowledge for New World Disorder: The Post-Global Interlocal Sino-American Century.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9789889766672 Custom maid knowledge for new world disorder; the post-global interlocal Sino-American century. Krassel, Peter G. de. CAL Books 2007 767 pages $25.95 Paperback JA36 This ...
Magnificent failure; a portrait of the Western homestead era. (reprint, 2001).(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780806199658 Magnificent failure; a portrait of the Western homestead era. (reprint, 2001) Campbell, John Martin. U. of Oklahoma Press 2008 183 pages $14.95 Paperback F596 This reprint ...
Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya; negotiating urban space in Malaysia.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780824833183 Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya; negotiating urban space in Malaysia. King, Ross. U. of Hawai'i Pr. 2008 321 pages $36.00 Paperback ASAA Southeast Asia publication series HT169 ...
Ha'ena; through the eyes of the ancestors.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780824831196 Ha'ena; through the eyes of the ancestors. Andrade, Carlos. U. of Hawai'i Pr. 2008 158 pages $30.00 Hardcover DU629 Andrade (Hawaiian studies, U. of Hawai'i) assembles ...
Heart of the rock; the Indian invasion of Alcatraz. (reprint, 2002).(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780806139890 Heart of the rock; the Indian invasion of Alcatraz. (reprint, 2002) Eagle, Adam Fortunate. U. of Oklahoma Press 2008 215 pages $19.95 Paperback E78 This is a paperbound ...
African American women confront the West; 1600-2000. (reprint, 2003).(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780806139791 African American women confront the West; 1600-2000. (reprint, 2003) Ed. by Quintard Taylor and Shirley Ann Wilson Moore. U. of Oklahoma Press 2008 390 pages $24.95 Paperback E185 ...
Crossing frontiers; the opportunities and challenges of interdisciplinary approaches to archaeology; proceedings.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780954962777 Crossing frontiers; the opportunities and challenges of interdisciplinary approaches to archaeology; proceedings. Crossing Frontiers (2005: Oxford, England) Ed. by H. Schroeder P. Bray et al. Oxford U.School of Archaeology 2008 ...
Archaeology and landscape in central Italy; papers in memory of John A. Lloyd.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781905905065 Archaeology and landscape in central Italy; papers in memory of John A. Lloyd. Ed. by Gary Lock and Amalia Faustoferri. Oxford U.School of Archaeology 2008 253 pages $76.00 Hardcover ...
The human imperative; a study of the novels of Graham Greene.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780404615956 The human imperative; a study of the novels of Graham Greene. Land, Stephen K. AMS Press 2008 286 pages $87.50 Hardcover PR6013 In independent scholar Land's refreshing ...
The religious paintings of Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863); the initiator of the style of modern religious art.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780773449732 The religious paintings of Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863); the initiator of the style of modern religious art. Polistena, Joyce Carol. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2008 317 pages $119.95 Hardcover ...
Trademark law and theory; a handbook of contemporary research.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781845426026 Trademark law and theory; a handbook of contemporary research. Ed. by Graeme B. Dinwoodie and Mark D. Janis. Edward Elgar Publishing 2008 539 pages $265.00 Hardcover Research handbooks ...
European public-private collaboration; a choice between efficiency and democratic accountability?(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781845429812 European public-private collaboration; a choice between efficiency and democratic accountability? Morth, Ulrika. Edward Elgar Publishing 2008 141 pages $85.00 Hardcover HC240 ...
Financing entrepreneurship.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781845423933 Financing entrepreneurship. Ed. by Philip Auerswald and Ant Bozkaya. Edward Elgar Publishing 2008 724 pages $360.00 Hardcover The international library of entrepreneurship; 12 ...
Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781847200372 Sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship. Ed. by Rolf Wustenhagen et al. Edward Elgar Publishing 2008 317 pages $150.00 Hardcover New perspectives in research on corporate ...
Governance reform under real-world conditions; citizens, stakeholders, and voice.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780821374566 Governance reform under real-world conditions; citizens, stakeholders, and voice. Ed. by Sina Odugbemi and Thomas Jacobson. The World Bank 2008 525 pages $40.00 Paperback JF1351 ...
Public sector reform; what works and why? an IEG evaluation of World Bank support.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780821375891 Public sector reform; what works and why? an IEG evaluation of World Bank support. World Bank Publications 2008 90 pages $25.00 Paperback JF60 This report is an evaluation of the ...
Beyond the crisis in US American studies; Scandinavian perspectives.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9788776742522 Beyond the crisis in US American studies; Scandinavian perspectives. Ed. by David E. Nye. U. Press of Southern Denmark 2007 255 pages $41.50 Paperback E169 This volume is ...
The poetic works of Helius Eobanus Hessus; v.2: Journeyman years, 1509-1514.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780866983815 The poetic works of Helius Eobanus Hessus; v.2: Journeyman years, 1509-1514. Hessus, Helius Eobanus. Ed. and trans. by Harry Vredeveld. ACMRS 2008 703 pages $95.00 Hardcover ...
Chronology of American history; 4v.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780816068005 Chronology of American history; 4v. Fredriksen, John C. Facts On File, Inc. 2008 2549 pages $350.00 Hardcover E174 This ambitious reference presents a detailed chronology ...
Hindi English bilingual visual dictionary.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780756638573 Hindi English bilingual visual dictionary. DK Publishing, Inc. 2008 360 pages $12.95 Paperback Bilingual visual dictionary PK1936 Each chapter of this illustrated ...
Transit Tehran; young Iran and its inspirations.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781859642153 Transit Tehran; young Iran and its inspirations. Ed. by Malu Halasa and Maziar Bahari. Garnet Publishing 2009 240 pages $49.95 Paperback HQ799 If one only knows Iran from ...
Persons in community; African ethics in a global culture.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781869141332 Persons in community; African ethics in a global culture. Ed. by Ronald Nicolson. U. of KwaZulu-Natal Press 2008 146 pages $24.95 Paperback BR1360 Seven African scholars of ...
Assyrian stone vessels and related material in the British Museum.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781842173121 Assyrian stone vessels and related material in the British Museum. Searight, Ann et al. Oxbow Books 2008 200 pages $130.00 Hardcover N5370 This catalogue publishes more ...
Living well together?; settlement and materiality in the Neolithic of south-east and central Europe.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781842172674 Living well together?; settlement and materiality in the Neolithic of south-east and central Europe. Ed. by Douglass Bailey et al. Oxbow Books 2008 178 pages $76.00 Paperback GN776 ...
The Antarctic; from the circle to the pole.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780811862295 The Antarctic; from the circle to the pole. Klipper, Stuart D. Chronicle Books 2008 175 pages $40.00 Hardcover G860 Published in a dramatic horizontal format (15.5x9.25"), ...
Alexandria and the Egyptian Mediterranean; a traveler's guide, rev.ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9789774249891 Alexandria and the Egyptian Mediterranean; a traveler's guide, rev.ed. Jobbins, Jenny and Mary Megalli. American U. in Cairo Press 2006 233 pages $24.95 Paperback DT45 In ...
The illusion of progress in the Arab world; a critique of Western misconstructions.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9789774249716 The illusion of progress in the Arab world; a critique of Western misconstructions. Amin, Galal. Trans. by David Wilmsen. American U. in Cairo Press 2006 160 pages $17.95 Paperback ...
Reading with Oprah; the book club that changed America, 2d ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781557288738 Reading with Oprah; the book club that changed America, 2d ed. Rooney, Kathleen. U. of Arkansas Pr. 2008 284 pages $15.95 Paperback LC6651 Rooney a writer and publisher, ...
The art of social work practice.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781905541300 The art of social work practice. Ed. by Toyin Okitikpi and Cathy Aymer. Russell House Publishing 2008 146 pages $33.95 Paperback HV40 This brief title was conceived with ...
Teaching integrated reading strategies in the middle school library media center.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781591586456 Teaching integrated reading strategies in the middle school library media center. Alley, Kathleen M. Libraries Unlimited 2008 161 pages $35.00 Paperback Z675 Alley, a ...
I'd rather be in the studio!; the artist's no-excuse guide to self-promotion.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780974272580 I'd rather be in the studio!; the artist's no-excuse guide to self-promotion. Stanfield, Alyson B. Pentas Press 2008 264 pages $24.95 Paperback N8600 Stanfield describes ...
The vision of Gabriel Marcel; epistemology, human person, the transcendent.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9789042023949 The vision of Gabriel Marcel; epistemology, human person, the transcendent. Sweetman, Brendan. Editions Rodopi 2008 187 pages $60.00 Paperback Value inquiry book series; v.193 ...
Men at play; masculinities in Australian theatre since the 1950s.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9789042023574 Men at play; masculinities in Australian theatre since the 1950s. Bollen, Jonathan et al. Editions Rodopi 2008 215 pages $75.00 Paperback Australian playwrights; 11 PN3014 ...
The Dartmoor Reaves; investigating prehistoric land divisions.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781905119158 The Dartmoor Reaves; investigating prehistoric land divisions. Fleming, Andrew. Windgather Press 2008 223 pages $39.95 Paperback DA670 Focusing on the well-preserved ...
The economics of courts of litigation.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781843768043 The economics of courts of litigation. Cabrillo, Francisco and Sean Fitzpatrick. Edward Elgar Publishing 2008 272 pages $125.00 Hardcover New horizons in law and economics ...
Meta-organizations.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781847209504 Meta-organizations. Ahrne, Goran and Nils Brunsson. Edward Elgar Publishing 2008 187 pages $95.00 Hardcover HD2326 The European Union, the International Air Transport ...
Geoinformatics for decentralized planning and governance.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9788131601174 Geoinformatics for decentralized planning and governance. Ed. by M.S. Nathawat and A.C. Pandey. Rawat Publications 2008 448 pages $45.00 Hardcover G70 Drawn from those ...
Malicious bots; an inside look into the cyber-criminal underground of the internet.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781420069037 Malicious bots; an inside look into the cyber-criminal underground of the internet. Dunham, Ken. and Jim Melnick. CRC / Taylor & Francis 2009 153 pages $59.95 Hardcover HV6773 ...
Breaking free, starting over; parenting in the aftermath of family violence. (reprint, 2004).(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780313363153 Breaking free, starting over; parenting in the aftermath of family violence. (reprint, 2004) Dalpiaz, Christina M. Praeger 2008 232 pages $19.95 Paperback HV6626 This ...
Jordan; an archaeological reader.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781845530372 Jordan; an archaeological reader. Ed. by Russell Adams. Equinox Publishing Limited 2008 581 pages $49.95 Paperback DS153 Adams (anthropology, McMaster U., Canada) edits ...
A Roman drainage culvert, Great Fire destruction debris and other evidence from hillside sites north-east of London Bridge....(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781901992694 A Roman drainage culvert, Great Fire destruction debris and other evidence from hillside sites north-east of London Bridge .... Blair, Ian and David Sankey. Mus/London Archaeology Service 2007 79 pages $18.00 ...
Cicero, classicism, and popular culture.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780789025920 Cicero, classicism, and popular culture. Fishwick, Marshall William. Haworth Press 2007 222 pages $39.95 Paperback DG260 American scholar Fishwick worked on this last book ...
Purposeful writing assessment; using multiple-choice practice to inform writing instruction.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781934338186 Purposeful writing assessment; using multiple-choice practice to inform writing instruction. Koehler, Susan. Maupin House 2008 150 pages $23.95 Paperback LB1576 Many ...
Governance and the governor.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9788131601686 Governance and the governor. Singh, V.S. Rawat Publications 2008 254 pages $32.00 Hardcover JQ247 With the attention that is generally given to the controversial executive ...
Economics of tax law; 2v.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781845427559 Economics of tax law; 2v. Ed. by David A. Weisbach. Edward Elgar Publishing 2008 1373 pages $665.00 Hardcover Economic approaches to law; 19 KF6368 The 40 ...
Managing international financial instability; national tamers versus global tigers.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781845421427 Managing international financial instability; national tamers versus global tigers. Saccomanni, Fabrizio. Edward Elgar Publishing 2008 284 pages $135.00 Hardcover HG226 In ...
Handbook on the South Asian economies.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781843769880 Handbook on the South Asian economies. Ed. by Anis Chowdhury and Wahiduddin Mahmud. Edward Elgar Publishing 2008 245 pages $180.00 Hardcover HC460 This volume, a companion ...
Asset pricing; a structural theory and its applications.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9789812704559 Asset pricing; a structural theory and its applications. Cheng, Bing and Howell Tong. World Scientific 2008 76 pages $48.00 Hardcover HG4636 Asset pricing theory plays a ...
Economics, information systems, and electronic commerce; empirical research.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780765615329 Economics, information systems, and electronic commerce; empirical research. Ed. by Robert J. Kauffman and Paul P. Tallon. M.E. Sharpe, Inc. 2009 318 pages $199.00 Hardcover Advances ...
The manual to online public records; the researcher's tool to online resources of public records and public information.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781889150536 The manual to online public records; the researcher's tool to online resources of public records and public information. Sankey, Michael with Cynthia Hetherington. Facts on Demand Press 2008 590 pages $21.95 ...
Epic change; how to lead change in a global age.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780470182550 Epic change; how to lead change in a global age. Clark, Timothy R. Jossey-Bass 2008 257 pages $29.95 Hardcover HD58 Leadership consultant and trainer Clark ...
Roman waterfront development at 12 Arthur Street, City of London.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781901992625 Roman waterfront development at 12 Arthur Street, City of London. Swift, Dan. Mus/London Archaeology Service 2008 80 pages $18.00 Paperback MoLAS archaeology studies series; 19 ...
Samurai weapons; tools of the warrior.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9784805309582 Samurai weapons; tools of the warrior. Cunningham, Don. Charles E. Tuttle 2008 179 pages $29.95 Hardcover U821 The samurai sword is a well known weapon, renowned for its ...
Rule of law reform and development; charting the fragile path of progress.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781847207548 Rule of law reform and development; charting the fragile path of progress. Trebilcock, Michael J. and Ronald J. Daniels. Edward Elgar Publishing 2008 372 pages $150.00 Hardcover K559 ...
Narratives of organisational change and learning; making sense of testing times.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781847203267 Narratives of organisational change and learning; making sense of testing times. Reissner, Stefanie C. Edward Elgar Publishing 2008 154 pages $95.00 Hardcover HD58 Writing ...
Heart of the Cariboo-Chilcotin; stories worth keeping.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781894974080 Heart of the Cariboo-Chilcotin; stories worth keeping. Ed. by Diana Wilson. Heritage House Publishing 2006 240 pages $19.95 Paperback F1089 Life in the rugged interior of ...
Higher education and development.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780821371237 Higher education and development. Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics; Regional (2008). Ed. by Justin Yifu Lin and Boris Pleskovic. The World Bank 2008 285 pages $29.95 ...
Institutions and politics.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9788757418149 Institutions and politics. Ed. by Peter Nedergaard and John L. Campbell. DJOEF Publishing 2008 378 pages $60.00 Paperback HN550 Nedergaard (European regulation and ...
Understanding global social policy.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781861349439 Understanding global social policy. Ed. by Nicola Yeates. Policy Press 2008 327 pages $32.50 Paperback Understanding welfare; social issues, policy and practice HN17 ...
Rape crisis; responding to sexual violence.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9781905541270 Rape crisis; responding to sexual violence. Jones, Helen and Kate Cook. Russell House Publishing 2008 123 pages $37.95 Paperback HV6626 Jones (criminology and criminal ...
City profiles USA; a traveler's guide to major U.S. cities, 2007-2008, 9th ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 9780780810259 City profiles USA; a traveler's guide to major U.S. cities, 2007-2008, 9th ed. Omnigraphics, Inc. 2008 1074 pages $193.00 Hardcover HT123 This massive tome provides contact ...