Library Journal's collection of the best books by category.
Business Books: Best of 2008 By Sarah Statz Cords - 03/15/2009
In 2008, as business increasingly became the news, business publishing showed a growing awareness of the big picture, putting out fewer personality-driven titles. In this list, you'll see that business histories embrace recent technological innovation as much as longevity. The best management/HR books look at the big picture through pushing teamwork, communication, and companywide methods over ... More
Best Poetry of 2008 By Barbara Hoffert - 04/15/2009
American hybrid. That's the name of the first book on this list, and it would reflect perfectly the richness and range of the titles here—except with witty Englishman Armitage and international sensation Bolaño included, the list is actually international. With National Poetry Month in full swing and the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) having just opted to give not one but two co...
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Best Audiobooks of 2006 By Ann Burns - 02/15/2007
Have you ever found yourself wondering who's listening to audiobooks?
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Best Books 2006 By Ann Burns, Margaret Heilbrun, Barbara Hoffert, Heather McCormack, Mirela Roncevic, & Wilda Williams - 01/15/2007
Looking for a little happiness? Then check out LJ's Best Books of 2006 for not one but two books on the subject. Even if you don't want to read about it, there's plenty here to make you happy, or at least powerfully intrigued.
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Fall 2006 Editors' Picks By the LJ Editors - 09/01/2006
Kenyan-born Nobel prize winner Wangari Maathai, who has effected social change throughout Africa, studied in the United States as a young woman.
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Best Consumer Health Books 2005 By Barbara Bibel - 05/01/2006
The year 2005 was one of transition. It was the year the “sandwich generation” of baby boomers began to retire in large numbers while also caring for their children as well as their parents.
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In the Bookroom Wilda Williams, , Library Journal October 11, 2007 Apologies to Doris Lessing
In my previous blog 2007 Book Award Season Goes Into High Gear I had speculated ... More
Design Institute 2007 December 11, 2007 at Chicago's Harold Washington Library Center:Design Institute 2007
Learning Gardens New York's GreenBranches program links the library to the street.
Green Picks: LBD May 2007 Want to reduce your library's carbon footprint? Join the Cradle-to-Cradle revolution. Helen Milling shares the green products her firm is using.
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