The Bookwatch back issues from November 2008:
By A Maine River: A Year of Looking Closely.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... By A Maine River: A Year of Looking Closely Thomas Mark Szelog & Leeman Szelog Down East Books PO Box 679, Camden, ME 04843 9780892727803, $24.95 www.downeast.com Blend regional Americana, a nature tribute to a local area, and ...
Road Bike Maintenance.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Road Bike Maintenance Guy Andrews Falcon Guides c/o Globe Pequot Press Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437 9780762747467, $19.95 www.falcon.com Any who ride a bike, whether experienced racers or newcomers to a bike, will find ...
Wine Appreciation Guild.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Wine Appreciation Guild 360 Swift Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080 www.wineappreciation.com Photographer Esmeralda Wood's GOOD WINE BAD LANGUAGE GREAT WINEYARDS: WINE CHARACTERS OF AUSTRALIA (0977514706, L12.00 UK) and GOOD WINE BAD LANGUAGE GREAT ...
Teach Yourself TCP/IP in 24 Hours.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Teach Yourself TCP/IP in 24 Hours Joe Casad SAMS 800 East 96th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46240 0672329964, $29.99 www.informit.com/sams In just 24 hour lessons of an hour or less you can discover the workings of TCP/IP in this ...
Dojo: Using the Dojo JavaScript Library to Build Ajax Applications.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Dojo: Using the Dojo JavaScript Library to Build Ajax Applications James E. Harmon Addison Wesley c/o Pearson Education 801 East 96th Street, 3rd floor, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759 www.awprofessional.com, 1-800-428-5331 ...
Designing for the Social Web.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Designing for the Social Web Joshua Porter New Riders c/o Pearson Technology Group 801 East 96th Street, #300, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759 0321534921, $40.00 www.newriders.com Social interaction occurs no matter what kind ...
Intellectual Property and Open Source.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Intellectual Property and Open Source Van Lindberg O'Reilly 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472 9780596517960, $34.99 www.oreilly.com Any outside the field of IT who want to understand how to handle the legal system ...
Voice over IP Security.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Voice Over IP Security Patrick Park Cisco Press 800 East 96th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46240 1587054698, $55.00 www.ciscopress.com VoIP security issues are becoming more and more serious as voice networks grow and intelligence ...
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 How-Tos.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 How-Tos Chris Orwig Adobe c/o Peachpit Press 1249 - 8th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 0321526376, $24.99 www.adobepress.com Build Lightroom expertise the easy way, with a step-by-step coverage of ...
Addison-Wesley.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Addison-Wesley c/o Pearson Education 801 East 96th Street, 3rd floor, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3759 www.awprofessional.com, 1-800-428-5331, www.informit/com/aw Once a hidden topic, discussions of how systems utilize users' time are now key to ...
O'Reilly.(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... O'Reilly 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastapol, CA 95472 www.oreilly.com Years ago an optimized website loaded quickly and worked on most browsers: today optimization includes a site's ability to attract, interact with and persuade customers. Any ...
A.K. Peters ltd.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... A.K. Peters ltd. 888 Worcester Street Suite 230, Wellesley, MA 02482 www.akpeters.com These fine advanced computer and software engineering titles are top picks for advanced college-level collections, offering excellent technical discussions and packing in ...
The Forgotten Horses.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Forgotten Horses Tony Stromberg New World Library 14 Pamaron Way, Novato, CA 94949 9781577316152, $45.00 www.newworldlibrary.com Rescue organizations and horse sanctuaries give new life to unwanted horses - and the horses ...
The Backyard Birdsong Guide.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Backyard Birdsong Guide Donald Kroodsma Chronicle Books 680 - 2nd Street, San Francisco CA 94107 9780811863421, $24.95 www.chroniclebooks.com The Eastern and Central North America guide of The Backyard Birdsong Guide provides an ...
Dress Up Your Dog.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Dress Up Your Dog Annette Howard, author Thunder Bay Press 10350 Barnes Canyon Rd., Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92121 9781592238767, $9.95, 96 pp., www.btol.com Dogs are naturally sociable, they love attention for their owners, other ...
Blackwell Publishing.(veterinary books)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Blackwell Publishing 2121 State Avenue, Ames, IA 50014 www.blackwellprofessional.com Gwendolyn L. Carroll edits SMALL ANIMAL ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA (9780813802305, $70.00), a top pick for any vet library or college-level collection. It packs in tables, ...
Damselfishes and Anemonefishes.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Damselfishes and Anemonefishes Scott W. Michael T.F.H. Publications 1 TFH Plaza, 3rd and Union Streets, Neptune City NJ 07753 9781890087975, $44.95 www.tfh.com Any collection strong in aquarium building and marine systems moving ...
Martingale & Company.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Martingale & Company 20205 - 144th Avenue NE, Woodinville, WA 98072-8478 www.martingale-pub.com Learn how to work with curves to produce circle quilts, and absorb the latest tricks for cutting and sewing circles using eight example projects ranging from ...
Watson-Guptill.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Watson-Guptill 770 Broadway, New York NY 10003 www.watsonguptill.com Anyone can learn to crochet, as the Chicks With Sticks Nancy Queen & Mary Ellen O'Connell show in Chicks with Sticks Guide to Crochet (082300676X, $17.95), an introduction consisting of ...
Ribbon Treasures from Celia's Garden.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Ribbon Treasures from Celia's Garden Faye Labanaris American Quilter's Society Box 3290, Paducah, KY 42002-3290 9781574329582, $26.95 www.americanquilter.com Learn how to create three-dimensional blossoms working with ribbons with ...
The Prayer Shawl Companion.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Prayer Shawl Companion Janet Bristow & Victoria A. Cole-Galo The Taunton Press P.O. Box 5506, Newtown, CT 06470 9781600850035, $19.95, 172 pp., www.taunton.com Have you received, given or heard of a prayer shawl? Would you like ...
How to Be a Record Producer in the Digital Era.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... How to Be a Record Producer in the Digital Era Megan Perry Billboard Books c/o Watson-Guptil Publications 770 Broadway, New York NY 10003 0823009066, $18.95 www.watsonguptill.com Aspiring record producers will find this a ...
EatingWell Seasonal Recipes.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... EatingWell Seasonal Recipes Pomegranate Communications, Inc. P.O. Box 808022, Petaluma CA 94975-8022 http://pomegranate.stores.yahoo.net/9780764944406, $15.99, 1-800-227-1428 Combining a cookbook with a 2009 calendar, "EatingWell Seasonal ...
Local Bounty.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Local Bounty Devra Gartenstein The Book Publishing Company PO Box 99, Summertown, TN 38483 www.thefarm.org/businesses/bpc.html 9781570672194, $17.95, 1-800-695-2241 Whether from one's own garden or from a farmer's market ...
Wine Mondays.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Wine Mondays Frank McClelland & Christie Matheson Harvard Common Press 535 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118 www.harvardcommonpress.com 9781558323775, $24.95, 1-888-657-3755 A good wine can make a meal. Conversely, an ...
The Blue Heron Ranch.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Blue Heron Ranch Nadia Natali North Atlantic Books 1435 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 www.northatlanticbooks.com 9781556437175, $21.95, 1-800-788-3123 Specialty cookbooks from unique restaurants are always popular ...
108 Recipes.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... 108 Recipes Jolanta Kusa Nyingma Institute c/o Dharma Publishing 35788 Hauser Bridge Road, Cazadero, CA 95421 www.dharmapublishing.com 978-0963913005, $15.00, 1-800-873-4276 A vegetarian diet can be as complex, ...
The Amish Cook at Home.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Amish Cook at Home Lovina Eicher with Kevin Williams Andrews McMeel Publishing 4520 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111-7701 (816) 932.6700, www.amishcookonline.com 9780740773723, $29.99, 224 pp. Looking for a rich ...
Recipe of the Week: Ice Cream.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Recipe of the Week: Ice Cream Sally Sampson Wiley 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 9780470169452, $16.95 www.wiley.com Ice cream, sorbet, and gelato are all featured in this survey of how ...
The Rotisserie Chicken Cookbook.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Rotisserie Chicken Cookbook Michelle Ann Anderson Cumberland House 431 Harding Industrial Drive, Nashville, TN 37211-3160 9781581826593, $16.95 www.cumberlandhouse.com Home cooks who work on limited time will find attractive both ...
Brilliance Audio.(audiobooks)(Audiobook review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Brilliance Audio PO Box 887, Grand Haven, MI 49417 www.brillianceaudio.com, 1-800-854-7859 Karen Robards' GUILTY (1423328337, $38.95) receives long-time veteran narrator Joyce Bean's smooth and compelling voice as it tells of female attorney Kat, whose ...
Hachette Audio.(audiobooks)(Audiobook review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Hachette Audio 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 www.hachettebookgroupusa.com, www.hachetteaudio.com Ben Karlin edits THINGS I'VE LEARNED FROM WOMEN WHO'VE DUMPED ME (1594838828, $24.98), a powerful survey narrated by Stephen Colbert, Will Forte and ...
Penguin Audio.(audiobooks)(Audiobook review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Penguin Audio 375 Hudson Street, New York NY 10014 www.penguin.com Jane Green's THE BEACH HOUSE (9780143143277, $39.95) enjoys actress Cassandra Campbell's extensive theatre skills and voice as it tells of sixty-five-year-old Nan who lives in a rambling ...
The Placebo Response and the Power of Unconscious Healing.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Placebo Response and the Power of Unconscious Healing Richard Kradin Routledge c/o Taylor & Francis Group 270 Madison Avenue, New York NY 10016 0415956188, $40.00 www.taylorandfrancis.com Placebo responses are ...
Living Long & Loving It.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Living Long & Loving It Irvin M. Korr PhD & Rene J. McGovern, PhD Prometheus Books 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst, NY 14228-2197 9781591025726, $18.95 www.prometheusbooks.com LIVING LONG AND LOVING IT: ACHIEVING A HEALTHY AND ACTIVE ...
The Biogenealogy Sourcebook.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Biogenealogy Sourcebook Christian Fleche Healing Arts Press c/o Inner Traditions One Park Street, Rochester VT 05767 9781594772061, $19.95 www.healingartspress.com Biogenealogy is a new vision of health that takes the ...
Pop Goes the Library.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Pop Goes the Library Sophie Brookover and Elizabeth Burns Information Today Inc. 143 Old Marlton Pike, Medford, NJ 08055 9781573873369, $39.50 www.informationtoday.com Librarians who wish to connect with their users in new and vibrant ...
When the Center Is on Fire.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... When the Center Is on Fire Diane Harriford and Becky Thompson University of Texas Press Box 7819, Austin, TX 78713-7819 9780292717763, $24.95 www.utexaspress.com Two feminist public sociologists turn to classical philosophers and ...
How to Land a Top-Paying Federal Job.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... How to Land a Top-Paying Federal Job Lily Whiteman Amacom 1601 Broadway, New York NY 10019-7420 0814401724, $24.95 www.amacombooks.org From internships and resumes to application essays, interviews, promotions and salary ranges, HOW ...
The Handbook of International Trade and Finance.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Handbook of International Trade and Finance Anders Grath Kogan Page 525 S. 4th Street #241, Philadelphia, PA 19147 9780749453206, $49.95 www.kogan-page.co.uk Any college-level business library strong in international sales or ...
Amacom.('The eBay Business Answer Book' and 'Quick Meeting Openers for Busy Managers')(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Amacom 1601 Broadway, New York NY 10019-7420 www.amacombooks.org Millions are making money running an eBay business, and any who aspire to do the same will find all the answers in Cliff Ennico's The eBay Business Answer Book (0814400450, $19.95), covering ...
Slide:Ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Slide:Ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations Nancy Duarte O'Reilly 1005 Gravenstein Hwy North, Sebastopol, CA 95472 9780596522346, $34.99 www.oreilly.com No business library should be without SLIDE:OLOGY, a guide ...
How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Florist and Floral Business Both Online and Off.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Florist and Floral Business Both Online and Off Stephanie Beener Atlantic Publishing Group 1405 SW 6th Avenue, Ocala, FL 34471 9781601381408, $39.95 www.atlantic-pub.com Florist shop ...
Principles of Physical Optics.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Principles of Physical Optics C.A. Bennett Wiley 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 9780470122129, $108.60 www.wiley.com College-level advanced collections strong in optics physics instruction will find Principles of Physical ...
The Carbon Age.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Carbon Age Eric Roston Walker & Company 175 - 5th Avenue, New York NY 10010 0802715575, $25.99 www.walkerbooks.com This discussion of the basic element carbon and its journey from prehistory to modern times surveys the science of ...
Earth Science Decade by Decade.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Earth Science Decade by Decade Christina Reed Facts on File 132 West 31st Street, 17th Floor, New York NY 10001 9780816056333, $49.50 www.factsonfile.com Each chapter in EARTH SCIENCE offers a survey of significant events in earth ...
The Crime of Reason.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Crime of Reason Robert B. Laughlin Basic Books c/o Perseus Books Group 2300 Chestnut Number 200, Philadelphia, PA 19103 9780465005079, $25.95 www.basicbooks.com THE CRIME OF REASON AND THE CLOSING OF THE SCIENTIFIC ...
Night Vision: Art of Urban Exploration.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Night Vision: Art of Urban Exploration Troy Paiva Chronicle Books 680 - 2nd Street, San Francisco CA 94107 9780811863384, $24.95 www.chroniclebooks.com Urban Exploration is the art of sneaking into abandoned or off-limits factors, ...
Historic Photos of Theodore Roosevelt.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Historic Photos of Theodore Roosevelt Stacy A. Cordery Turner Publishing Company 200 4th Avenue North, Suite 950, Nashville, TN 37219 (615) 255-2665, www.turnerpublishing.com 9781596523364, $39.95, 206 pp. For American ...
Amherst Media.(photography books)(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Amherst Media Box 586, Buffalo, NY 14226 www.amherstmedia.com Damon Tucci's STEP-BY-STEP WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY: TECHNIQUES FOR PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS (9781584282372, $34.95) covers all the basics of assuring wedding shots are given meaningful, poignant ...
The Canon EOS Digital Rebel Xsi/450d Companion.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Canon EOS Digital Rebel Xsi/450d Companion Ben Long O'Reilly 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472 9780596520861, $24.99 www.oreilly.com Unlike other camera guides to the Canon, The Canon EOS Digital Rebel Xsi/450d ...
Edge of the Sublime.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Edge of the Sublime Jamie Bennett Hudson Hills Press Box 205, Manchester, VT 05254 9781555952846, $50.00 www.hudsonhills.com Any authoritative jewelry art library needs EDGE OF THE SUBLIME, a collection of enamels by American enamel ...
All Art is Propaganda: Critical Essays.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... All Art is Propaganda: Critical Essays George Orwell, author George Packer, compiler Harcourt Books 215 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10003 9780151013555, $25.00 www.harcourtbooks.com George Orwell was a fine essayist ...
China: 3,000 Years of Art & Literature.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... China: 3,000 Years of Art & Literature Jason Steuber, Editor Welcome Books 6 West 18 Street, New York, NY 10011 9781599620305, $60.00 www.welcomebooks.com Any library strong in Chinese art or literature, especially those seeking a ...
In Contemporary Rhythm: The Art of Ernest L. Blumenschein.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... In Contemporary Rhythm: The Art of Ernest L. Blumenschein Peter H. Hassrick and Elizabeth J. Cunningham University of Oklahoma Press 2800 Venture Drive, Norman, OK 73069 9780806139487, $34.95 www.oupress.com, 1-800-627-7377 Any ...
Berkeley Prime Crime.('The Queen's Gambit', 'Blood Memory' and 'Death Swatch')(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Berkeley Prime Crime 375 Hudson Street, New York NY 10014 www.penguin.com Diane A.S. Stuckart's THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT (9780425219232, $23.95) opens a limited new mystery series featuring Leonardo da Vinci and his young apprentice, who take on the role of ...
Poisoned Pen Press.('Forsaken Soul', 'Findings' and 'Waterloo Sunset')(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Poisoned Pen Press 6962 E. First Avenue #103, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 www.poisonedpenpress.com In the summer of 1273 Prioress Eleanor finds herself involved in the poisoning of one Martin the Cooper, a mystery which holds too many suspects and a killer who ...
Natalie Scott: A Magnificent Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Natalie Scott: A Magnificent Life John W. Scott Pelican Publishing Company 1000 Burmaster Street, Gretna, LA 70053-2246 978158905804, $25.00 www.pelicanpub.com Natalie Scott was one of the best newspaperwomen in America and ...
A Guide Book of United States Tokens and Medals.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... A Guide Book of United States Tokens and Medals Katherine Jaeger Whitman Publishers 3101 Clairmont Road, Suite C, Atlanta, GA 30329 0794820603, $19.95 www.whitmanbooks.com Any library strong in either coin collecting or U.S. history ...
Collector Books.('Ancient Indian Artifacts, vol. 1: Introduction to Collecting', 'Encyclopedia of Universal Potteries' and 'English China: Patterns and Pieces')(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Collector Books Box 3009, Paducah, KY 42002-3009 www.collectorbooks.com Libraries catering to either archaeologists or amateur Indian collectors and historians will relish Jim Bennett's collector's guide ANCIENT INDIAN ARTIFACTS VOLUME 1: INTRODUCTION TO ...
Involving Parents in Their Children's Reading Development.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Involving Parents in Their Children's Reading Development Bruce Johnson Treasure Bay, Inc. 40 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, San Anselmo, CA 94960 www.readingplace.org 9781601152008, $19.95, 108 pp., CD included. Teachers ...
Corwin Press.(reference materials)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Corwin Press 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 www.corwinpress.com Maryln Applebaum's HOW TO HANDLE THE HARD-TO-HANDLE STUDENT, K-5 (9781412964395, $25.95) is packed with over 100 strategies for a range of behavioral challenges, teaching how to ...
Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora Carole Boyce Davies, Editor ABC-CLIO Box 1911, Santa Barbara, CA 93116-1911 9781851097005, $295.00 www.abc-clio.com This 3-volume set Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora is a pick for any high ...
Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors, 3rd Edition.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors, 3rd Edition Diana Weynand Peachpit Press 1249 - 8th Street, Berkeley CA 94710 0321515390, $49.99 www.peachpit.com Part of the Apple-certified training series, Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors is for film ...
Crosstime.(Brief article)(Book review)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Crosstime Andre Norton Baen Books Box 1403, Riverdale, NY 10471 1416555293, $23.00 www.baen.com Orphan Blake Walker's unusual intuition has always set him apart from those who raised him and all he's known--he prevented a murder ...