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Fiction Reviews | February 15, 2014

Box, C.J. Stone Cold. Putnam. (Joe Pickett). Mar. 2014. 384p. ISBN 9780399160769. $26.95; ebk. ISBN 9780698150171. F In this 14th outing (after Breaking Point), Joe Pickett is back at his job as game...

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Reference Reviews | February 15, 2014

American Civil War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection. 6 vols. ABC-CLIO. 2013. 2777p. ed. by Spencer C. Tucker. photos. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781851096770. $625; ebk. ISBN...

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Spirituality & Religion Reviews | February 15, 2014

Politics and bodies politic dominate the spiritual writing below, including Eilberg’s and Raheb’s approaches to the inexhaustible Palestinian crisis from their different perspectives, and Frost’s and...

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Audio Reviews | February 15, 2014

FICTION Lamb, Wally. We Are Water. 19 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 23 hrs. Harper Audio. 2013. ISBN 9780062282842. $44.99; Playaway digital; digital download. F In Lamb’s (Wishin’ and Hopin’) latest,...

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Christian Fiction Reviews | February 15, 2014

In February, many people’s thoughts turn to romance. This column’s selections include some wonderful choices for readers of romance, romantic suspense, and historical romance, including Lisa Wingate’s...

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Romance Reviews | February 15, 2014

THE APPEAL OF IMPERFECTION What is it about the physically wounded or damaged hero or the disabled or not-quite-beautiful heroine that attracts readers, as more of these characters seem to be doing...

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Science Fiction/Fantasy Reviews | February 15, 2014

Although it may have cooled a little from its height of popularity, urban fantasy remains a huge part of the speculative fiction landscape, and since we have such a bumper crop reviewed this month, I...

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Materials Shift | Materials Survey 2014

IN U.S. PUBLIC libraries nationwide, the materials budget rose 2% on average in 2013. While print book spending has fallen 7% in a decade, last year it steadied at 59% of the materials budget—the same...

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Science & Technology Reviews | February 15, 2014

Dawson, Patrick. Vintage Beer: A Taster’s Guide to Brews That Improve over Time. Storey. Mar. 2014. 160p. photos. bibliog. ISBN 9781612121567. pap. $14.95. BEVERAGES Many wines improve with age. As...

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Take a Look: Books at JSTOR & ProQuest Research Companion | Reference ereviews

Books at JSTOR   JSTOR; http://about.jstor.org/content-on-jstor-books. To request a free trial please email participation@jstor.org By Cheryl LaGuardia   CONTENT Books at JSTOR currently offers...

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Best Sellers: Books Most Borrowed, February 2015

Library Journal’s Best Sellers is compiled from data on books borrowed and requested (placed on hold) at public libraries throughout the United States. It includes statistics from urban, suburban, and...

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