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...
View ArticleReference 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...
View ArticleSpirituality & 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...
View ArticleAudio 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,...
View ArticleChristian 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...
View ArticleRomance 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...
View ArticleScience 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...
View ArticleMaterials 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...
View ArticleScience & 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...
View ArticleTake 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...
View ArticleBest 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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