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June 3, 2008

News

BEA L.A. Draws Smaller Crowd of Librarians
BookExpo America's jump to Los Angeles proved only a moderate draw for librarians, with roughly 1800 or so making the trip as opposed to almost 4000 at '07's Manhattan affair. The show itself was successful with a good mix of books and celebs on hand. And check out LJ's pix » » »

ProQuest Enhances Obituaries Database
ProQuest has breathed new life into its Obituaries product with indexed, expanded Name Search and enhanced Search Results Display. » » »


SAGE Buys CQ Press
Reference, journal, and database publisher SAGE May 30 announced the acquisition of CQ Press, the book publishing unit of Congressional Quarterly Inc. SAGE said it intends to keep CQPress intact “as a separate division based in Washington, D.C., bearing the CQ press imprint.” » » »

Editorial: The Privatization Threat
Library management outsourcing to for-profit operations is making headway among city managers, and it’s time for ALA to step up and draw a line in the sand. » » »

Blogs


LJ Insider by Michael Rogers
Librarian Sues Over Potter Party
What is it with librarians and Harry Potter and lawyers? First we have Jo Rowling sui... Read On »


In the Bookroom by Wilda Williams
BookExpo in La La Land: There's No Show Biz Like the Book Biz
Just back from L.A, a bit jet-lagged and overwhelmed by the 300 emails I have t... Read On »


In the Bookroom by Margaret Heilbrun
LJ Pundits Chat about McClellan's What Happened
A conversation between MH and Karl Helicher, veteran poli sci reviewer for Library Jo... Read On »

Wyatt's World

Historical True Crime

  • The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century by Edward Dolnick (HarperCollins)
  • Now the Hell Will Start: One Soldier's Flight from the Greatest Manhunt of World War II by Brendan I. Koerner (Penguin)
  • The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston with Mario Spezi (Grand Central)
  • The Baby Thief: The Untold Story of Georgia Tann, the Baby Seller Who Corrupted Adoption by Barbara Bisantz Raymond (Union Square)
  • The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective by Kate Summerscale (Walker)

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    Review

    McClellan, Scott. What Happened: Inside the Bush White House

    PublicAffairs: Perseus. Jun. 2008. 341p. photogs. index. ISBN 978-1-58648-556-6. $27.95. POLITICS

    Arguably not since Watergate has a book about the presidency received as much attention as McClellan’s insider’s account of Washington’s “scandal culture” that has doomed the Bush administration, fighting an unnecessary war and becoming the most unpopular presidency in history. McClellan discusses his early years—his mother was mayor of Austin—and his time as a frat brat at the University of Texas.

    —Karl Helicher, Upper Merion Tnshp. Lib., King of Prussia, PA

     

    Highlights

    The Real Libraries of the OC
    With a diverse population of over three million, Orange County’s libraries are a mix of urban and suburban facilities serving large and small pocket communities. » » »

    Shifting with the Paradigm
    Berry isn’t Mickey Mousing around when mining the gold and silver from the ALA Disneyland conference in LJ ’s annual Picks & Pans. » » »

    How Do You Manage: Sicko
    Is a staffer who never takes sick time even when ill a model employee or a health hazard to coworkers and patrons? » » »

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