Reference & Research Book News back issues from May 2009:
Raising Kane; Elisha Kent Kane and the culture of fame in antebellum America.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781606189832 Raising Kane; Elisha Kent Kane and the culture of fame in antebellum America. Sawin, Mark Metzler. Am. Philosophical Society 2008 368 pages $35.00 Paperback Transactions of the ...
Environmental oceanography; topics and analysis.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780763763794 Environmental oceanography; topics and analysis. Abel, Daniel C. and Robert L. McConnell. Jones & Bartlett 2010 312 pages $55.95 Paperback GC28 Abel (marine science, ...
Using SPSS for social statistics and research methods; 2d ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781412973335 Using SPSS for social statistics and research methods; 2d ed. Wagner, William E. Sage Publications 2010 115 pages $24.95 Paperback HA32 The second edition of this brief ...
Developing Brazil; overcoming the failure of the Washington consensus.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781588266248 Developing Brazil; overcoming the failure of the Washington consensus. Bresser-Pereira, Luiz Carlos. Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. 2009 301 pages $65.00 Hardcover HC187 ...
Harvard business review case studies; making change stick.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781422114704 Harvard business review case studies; making change stick. Harvard Bus. School Press 2008 179 pages $12.95 Paperback Harvard business review case studies HD31 Six reprinted ...
Absolute beginner's guide to project management, 2d ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780789738219 Absolute beginner's guide to project management, 2d ed. Horine, Greg. Pearson Technology Group 2009 408 pages $29.99 Paperback HD69 This guide to project management, now in ...
A planners guide to community and regional food planning; transforming food environments, facilitating healthy eating.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781932364569 A planners guide to community and regional food planning; transforming food environments, facilitating healthy eating. Raja, Samina et al. American Planning Assoc. 2008 108 pages $50.00 Paperback ...
The World Trade Organization; changing dynamics in the global political economy.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781588266286 The World Trade Organization; changing dynamics in the global political economy. Lanoszka, Anna. Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. 2009 272 pages $58.50 Hardcover HF1385 ...
Building a winning sales force; powerful strategies for driving high performance.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780814410400 Building a winning sales force; powerful strategies for driving high performance. Zoltners, Andris A. et al. AMACOM 2009 486 pages $34.95 Hardcover HF5438 This book ...
Zoho 4 everyone.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780789739377 Zoho 4 everyone. Conner, Nancy. Que Publishing 2009 414 pages $24.99 Paperback HF5548 Since 2005, the web site Zoho has offered free office and business software as a ...
Word of mouth marketing; how smart companies get people talking, rev. ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781427798619 Word of mouth marketing; how smart companies get people talking, rev. ed. Sernovitz, Andy. Kaplan Publishing 2009 206 pages $24.95 Hardcover HF5827 This guide for business ...
An assessment of the investment climate in Nigeria.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780821377970 An assessment of the investment climate in Nigeria. Iarossi, Giuseppe et al. The World Bank 2009 126 pages $25.00 Paperback HG5881 This report from the World Bank assesses ...
The economic injustice of maternal mortality; a feminist ethical analysis.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780773447929 The economic injustice of maternal mortality; a feminist ethical analysis. Jones, Eileen Kerwin. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2008 310 pages $119.95 Hardcover HQ1190 The effects of ...
Crime types and criminals.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781412964791 Crime types and criminals. Hagan, Frank E. Sage Publications 2010 461 pages $39.95 Paperback HV6080 Intended as a textbook for introductory courses in criminal sciences, ...
Kidnap for ransom; resolving the unthinkable.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781420080070 Kidnap for ransom; resolving the unthinkable. Wright, Richard P. CRC / Taylor & Francis 2009 232 pages $79.95 Hardcover HV6595 Wright, an expert in security and crisis ...
Computer attack and cyberterrorism.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781606923375 Computer attack and cyberterrorism. Wilson, Clay. Nova Science Publishers 2009 75 pages $37.00 Paperback HV6773 This report was originally published in CRS Report for ...
E-government interoperability and information resource integration; frameworks for aligned development.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781605666488 E-government interoperability and information resource integration; frameworks for aligned development. Gottschalk, Petter and Hans Solli-Seather. IGI Publishing 2009 282 pages $165.00 Hardcover ...
A long time coming; the inspiring, combative 2008 campaign and the historic election of Barack Obama.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781586486075 A long time coming; the inspiring, combative 2008 campaign and the historic election of Barack Obama. Thomas, Evan. PublicAffairs 2009 220 pages $22.95 Hardcover JK526 ...
Petroleum, industry, and governments; a study of the involvement of industry and governments in the production, and use of petroleum, 2d ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9789041126634 Petroleum, industry, and governments; a study of the involvement of industry and governments in the production, and use of petroleum, 2d ed. Taverne, Bernard. Kluwer Law International 2008 428 pages $211.00 ...
Trial evidence, 4th ed. (CD-ROM included).(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780735577237 Trial evidence, 4th ed. (CD-ROM included) Mauet, Thomas A. and Warren D. Wolfson. Wolters Kluwer 2009 483 pages $75.00 Paperback KF8935 Mauet (U. of Arizona) and Wolfson ...
Explaining reading; a resource for teaching concepts, skills, and strategies, 2d ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781606230756 Explaining reading; a resource for teaching concepts, skills, and strategies, 2d ed. Duffy, Gerald G. Guilford Pr. 2009 244 pages $28.00 Paperback Solving problems in the teaching of ...
Creating literacy instruction for all students, 7th ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780138140823 Creating literacy instruction for all students, 7th ed. Gunning, Thomas G. Prentice Hall 2010 637 pages $125.80 Hardcover LB1573 In this textbook, Gunning (reading and ...
The challenge of establishing world-class universities.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780821378656 The challenge of establishing world-class universities. Salmi, Jamil. The World Bank 2009 115 pages $22.00 Paperback Directions in development LC67 This World ...
To be, or not...to bop. (reprint, 1979).(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780816665471 To be, or not ...to bop. (reprint, 1979) Gillespie, Dizzy. U. of Minnesota Press 2009 552 pages $19.95 Paperback ML419 In 1979 Doubleday published the autobiography of ...
Building a better society; Liverpool's historic institutional buildings.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781873592908 Building a better society; Liverpool's historic institutional buildings. Giles, Colum. English Heritage 2008 96 pages $16.00 Paperback DA690 Historic and contemporary ...
Forgotten fires; Native Americans and the transient wilderness. (reprint, 2002).(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780806140377 Forgotten fires; Native Americans and the transient wilderness. (reprint, 2002) Stewart, Omer C. Ed. by Henry T. Lewis and M. Kat Anderson. U. of Oklahoma Press 2009 364 pages $24.95 Paperback ...
Summaries of judgements, advisory opinions and orders of the International Court of Justice.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9789211337761 Summaries of judgements, advisory opinions and orders of the International Court of Justice. United Nations Publications 2009 236 pages $30.00 Paperback KZ213 This United Nations ...
Effective migraine treatment in pregnant and lactating women; a practical guide. (CD-ROM included).(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781603274388 Effective migraine treatment in pregnant and lactating women; a practical guide. (CD-ROM included) Marcus, Dawn A. and Philip A. Bain. Humana Press Inc. 207 207 pages $69.95 Paperback ...
Doing media research; an introduction, 2d ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781412960977 Doing media research; an introduction, 2d ed. Priest, Susanna Hornig. Sage Publications 2010 248 pages $69.95 Paperback P91 Priest (journalism, U. of Nevada, Las Vegas) ...
Critical theory; the major documents.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780252031236 Critical theory; the major documents. Edgar Allan Poe. Ed by Stuart Levine and Susan F. Levine. U. of Illinois Press 2009 229 pages $50.00 Hardcover PS2602 Poe (1809-1849), ...
Empire of the Sikhs; the life and times of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780720613230 Empire of the Sikhs; the life and times of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Singh, Patwant and Jyoti M. Rai. Peter Owen, Ltd. 2008 311 pages $31.95 Paperback DS475 This is a ...
Later manuscripts.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780521843485 Later manuscripts. Austen, Jane. Ed. by Janet Todd and Linda Bree. Cambridge U. Press 2008 742 pages $130.00 Hardcover The Cambridge edition of the works of Jane Austen ...
Reading Eilean Ni Chuilleanain, a contemporary Irish poet; the element of the spiritual.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780773448315 Reading Eilean Ni Chuilleanain, a contemporary Irish poet; the element of the spiritual. Nordin, Irene Gilsenan. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2008 143 pages $99.95 Hardcover PR6052 ...
Islam in the British broadsheets; the impact of orientalism on representations of Islam in the British press.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780863723322 Islam in the British broadsheets; the impact of orientalism on representations of Islam in the British press. Elgamri, Elzain. Ithaca Press 2008 244 pages $69.95 Paperback P96 ...
Working together; linking skills and curriculum for adolescents with a language learning disability.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780864318565 Working together; linking skills and curriculum for adolescents with a language learning disability. Brent, Mandy and Chris Millgate-Smith. ACER Press 2008 254 pages $59.95 Paperback ...
Ireland and Scotland in the nineteenth century.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781846821509 Ireland and Scotland in the nineteenth century. Ed. by Frank Ferguson and James McConnel. Four Courts Press 2009 182 pages $70.00 Hardcover Nineteenth-century Ireland DA925 ...
Understanding terrorism; challenges, perspectives, and issues, 3d ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781412970594 Understanding terrorism; challenges, perspectives, and issues, 3d ed. Martin, Gus. Sage Publications 2010 540+ pages $64.95 Paperback HV6431 The third edition of this ...
Why not the best schools?(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780864319555 Why not the best schools? Caldwell, Brian J. and Jessica Harris. ACER Press 2008 200 pages $39.95 Paperback LB2822 Caldwell and Harris (both education, U. of Melbourne, ...
Seasons of a scholar; some personal reflections of an international business economist.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781848441811 Seasons of a scholar; some personal reflections of an international business economist. Dunning, John H. Edward Elgar Publishing 2008 221 pages $115.00 Hardcover HD2755 ...
How your child thinks; give your child the superpowers to be a happy, healthy person.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 0138156743 How your child thinks; give your child the superpowers to be a happy, healthy person. Briers, Stephen. Prentice Hall 2009 255 pages $18.99 Paperback HQ772 Briers is a ...
Victorian childhoods.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780275989668 Victorian childhoods. Frost, Ginger S. Praeger 2009 192 pages $44.95 Hardcover Victorian life and times HQ792 It has been said that the Victorians "invented" ...
Abraham Lincoln's extraordinary era; the man and his times.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781426203282 Abraham Lincoln's extraordinary era; the man and his times. Kostyal, K. M. National Geographic Society 2009 223 pages $35.00 Hardcover E457 As the official Abraham Lincoln ...
Warfare in the Austrian Weinviertel during the early bronze age.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9783700139539 Warfare in the Austrian Weinviertel during the early bronze age. Weinberger, Suzanne. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press 2008 125 pages $59.00 Paperback Mitteilungen der ...
Arm the spirit; a women's journey underground and back.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781904859871 Arm the spirit; a women's journey underground and back. Block, Diana. AK Press 2009 392 pages $19.95 Paperback HX884 In June 1985, Block and her two-week-old son, with five ...
Something wicked this way comes; essays on evil and human wickedness.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9789042025509 Something wicked this way comes; essays on evil and human wickedness. Ed. by Colette Balmain and Lois Drawmer. Editions Rodopi 2009 209 pages $40.00 Paperback At the interface; ...
The political interests of gender revisited; redoing theory and research with a feminist face.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9789280811612 The political interests of gender revisited; redoing theory and research with a feminist face. Ed. by Anna G. Jonasdottir and Kathleen B. Jones. United Nations University Pr. 2009 310 pages $36.00 ...
Vital statistics on the presidency; George Washington to George W. Bush, 3d ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780872895294 Vital statistics on the presidency; George Washington to George W. Bush, 3d ed. Ragsdale, Lyn. CQ Press 2009 580 pages $100.00 Hardcover JK518 Ragsdale (social sciences, ...
The Bronze Age in the Lebanon; studies on the archaeology and chronology of Lebanon, Syria and Egypt.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9783700161363 The Bronze Age in the Lebanon; studies on the archaeology and chronology of Lebanon, Syria and Egypt. Ed. by Manfred Bietak and Ernst Czerny. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press 2008 256 pages $140.00 ...
Aegyptiaca on the island of Crete in their chronological context; a critical review; 2v.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9783700161172 Aegyptiaca on the island of Crete in their chronological context; a critical review; 2v. Phillips, Jacqueline. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press 2008 737 pages $294.00 Paperback ...
The making of Malta.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9789993272052 The making of Malta. Grima, Reuben. Photography by Daniel Cilia. Midsea Books Ltd 2008 352 pages $90.00 Paperback DG988 The breathtaking photographs of Maltese photographer ...
Rare texts from Tibet; seven sources for the ecclesiastic history of medieval Tibet.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9783895006609 Rare texts from Tibet; seven sources for the ecclesiastic history of medieval Tibet. Sorensen, Per K. Ed. by Sonam Dolma. Lumbini International Research Institute 2007 404 pages $62.00 Hardcover ...
Studies in English language. (reprint 2005).(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781847065742 Studies in English language. (reprint 2005) Halliday, M.A.K. Ed. by Jonathan J. Webster. Continuum Publishing Group 2009 353 pages $49.95 Paperback The collected works of M.A.K ....
Studies in Chinese language. (reprint, 2005).(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781847065759 Studies in Chinese language. (reprint, 2005) Halliday, M.A.K. Ed. by Jonathan J. Webster. Continuum Publishing Group 2009 384 pages $49.95 Hardcover The collected works of M.A.K ...
From information to transformation; education for the evolution of consciousness, rev.ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781433105913 From information to transformation; education for the evolution of consciousness, rev.ed. Hart, Tobin. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2009 201 pages $33.95 Paperback Counterpoints ...
Getting China and India right; strategies for leveraging the world's fastest growing economies for global advantage.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780470284247 Getting China and India right; strategies for leveraging the world's fastest growing economies for global advantage. Gupta, Anil K. and Haiyan Wang. Jossey-Bass 2009 254 pages $29.95 Hardcover ...
Legal research methods in the U.S. & Europe, 2d ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9788757419368 Legal research methods in the U.S. & Europe, 2d ed. Lomio, J. Paul. DJOEF Publishing 2009 437 pages $39.00 Paperback K85 Lomio (law, Stanford Law School, US) and ...
Origami tessellations; awe-inspiring geometric designs.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781568814513 Origami tessellations; awe-inspiring geometric designs. Gjerde, Eric. AK Peters Ltd. 2009 121 pages $24.95 Paperback TT870 Disguised by day as a mild-mannered technology ...
Ornamental origami; exploring 3D geometric designs.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781568814452 Ornamental origami; exploring 3D geometric designs. Mukerji, Meenakshi. AK Peters Ltd. 2009 145 pages $24.95 Paperback TT870 Indian-born Mukerji, formerly a computer ...
Communities, crime and social capital in contemporary China.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9781843924050 Communities, crime and social capital in contemporary China. Zhong, Lena Y. Willan Publishing will 277 pages $69.95 Hardcover HV7431 Zhong (applied social studies, City U ....
The Attic nights of Aulus Gellius; an intermediate reader and grammar review.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780806139937 The Attic nights of Aulus Gellius; an intermediate reader and grammar review. Chambers, P. L. U. of Oklahoma Press 2009 108 pages $19.95 Paperback PA2087 Chambers (Latin, ...
Knowledge economy; the Indian challenge.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9788178299099 Knowledge economy; the Indian challenge. Ed. by Ashoka Chandra and M.K. Khanijo. Sage Publications 2009 259 pages $59.95 Hardcover HD30 Chandra (knowledge economy, ...
Daily life in Chaucer's England, 2d ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780313359514 Daily life in Chaucer's England, 2d ed. Forgeng, Jeffrey L. and Will McLean. Greenwood Press 2009 302 pages $49.95 Hardcover The Greenwood Press "daily life through history" series ...
Natural law and laws of nature in early modern Europe; jurisprudence, theology, moral and natural philosophy.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780754657613 Natural law and laws of nature in early modern Europe; jurisprudence, theology, moral and natural philosophy. Ed. by Lorraine Daston and Michael Stolleis. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2008 338 pages $114.95 ...
The progressive revolution; how the best in America came to be.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780470395110 The progressive revolution; how the best in America came to be. Lux, Michael. John Wiley & Sons 2009 242 pages $29.95 Hardcover JK2316 Lux (president, Progressive ...
Science for humanism; the recovery of human agency.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 01, 2009 ... 9780415485203 Science for humanism; the recovery of human agency. Varela, Charles. Routledge 2009 340 pages $40.00 Paperback B821 Building on the work of fellow social scientists since ...