Nonfiction Book Reviews: 11/16/2009

News  |  www.publishersweekly.com | Nov 16, 2009

This week: stars for Lynne Olson's Citizens of London, Daring Young Men by Richard Reeves, Susan Krauss's The Search for Fulfillment, and David Kynaston's Family Britain: 1951-1957. Plus: Daniel Menaker, Kathleen Rooney, Larry McMurty, Mikhail Chekhov, Ellen Sandbeck, and more.

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Developments in Environmental Science - Elsevier

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Description As global human populations and urbanization continue to grow in the new millennium, environmental pollution and its consequences are of critical international concern. Clearly there are differences between developed and developing countries.

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Social Sciences

News  |  www.libraryjournal.com | Sep 15, 2009

Anthropology & Customs Visser, Margaret . The Gift of Thanks: The Roots and Rituals of Gratitude . Houghton Harcourt . Nov. 2009. c.464p. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-15-101331-9 . $27. ETIQUETTE Following the trend of her previous, successful titles (e.g., The Rituals of Dinner; The Geometry of

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700s: Sticks, Stones, and Steel: Series Nonfiction on Super Structures

News  |  www.schoollibraryjournal.com | Apr 1, 2009

Architecture of the past, from ancient and mysterious ruins to the landmarks that helped form this country, captures the imaginations of students. Studying these structures not only helps them learn about how buildings of yore were made, but also about the people who created them. From national

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The Best Children and YA Books of 2007

News  |  www.criticasmagazine.com | Jan 15, 2008

Something magnificent happened in 2007 in the children’s publishing industry. Many Spanish-language translations of American best-sellers were pretty good. Some even outstanding: their texts flow; they are a pleasure to read and a delight to hear.

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Beyond Black Hilary Mantel |Henry Holt & Company The relationship between a genuine-article psychic and her assistant. Alison and her assistant, Colette, they travel through England with Alison's spirit guide, who is a lowlife figure from the past called Morris.

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Fin de Siècle Socialism and Other Essays (Routledge Revivals)

Press Release  |  www.routledge.com | Nov 2, 2009

Fin de Siècle Socialism, originally published in 1988, demonstrates the lively potential for cultural criticism in intellectual history. Martin Jay discusses such controversies as the Habermas-Gadamer debate and the deconstructionist challenge to synoptic analysis.

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