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Wyatt's World: Translations, Editions, and Adaptations
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Starred Yalom, Irvin D.
Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death.

Jossey-Bass. Feb. 2008. c.256p. index. ISBN 978-0-7879-9668-0. $24.95. PSYCH

Psychiatrist Yalom (emeritus, Stanford Univ. Sch. of Medicine) is noted for his stories (Love's Executioner), novels (When Nietzsche Wept), and writings on group and existential psychotherapy. As the only creatures with foreknowledge of death—what Yalom calls "the mother of all religions"—we humans must find or create meaning within the limits of our existence. Yalom uses examples from therapy sessions, dreams, his own encounters with death, and his exchanges and experiences with his mentors and teachers to engage the reader in a compelling conversation among equals. The chapter titles "The Power of Ideas," "The Awakening Experience," "Overcoming Death Terror Through Connection," and "Advice for Therapists" indicate his approach: viewing death's shadow can save us from despair without the consolation of religion. At 75, Yalom proves he's at the prime of his life as a therapist, writer, and quotidian soul. For adults and mature teens and likely to be a classic in the area of serious self-help and psychology; an essential library purchase.

—E. James Lieberman, George Washington Univ. Sch. of Medicine, Washington, DC

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COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT: The Filth and the Fury
Take stock in punk rock through this collection of 50 books, DVDs, and websites.

BACKTALK: Walking the Library System
European librarian Stuart Hamilton walked across the entire United States stopping at more than 100 PLs, large and small, and finding dedication and friendly service wherever he went.


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November 15, 2007
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    Sneak Preview at FIL Guadalajara 2007
    This year's Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara (Guadalajara International Book Fair, or FIL), the Spanish-language book market's most important event, will take place from November 24 to December 2. FIL will offer a range of activities for the estimated 228 American Library Association (ALA) members that have registered for the "Free Pass" slots sponsored by FIL and ALA, which subsidizes most of the costs.
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    Translation Summit Addresses World Lit and the U.S. Market
    On November 8, book professionals from the United States and abroad met at the Miami Dade Wolfson Campus for the first Translation Market, presented by the Miami Book Fair International (MBFI) and BookExpo America (BEA), and sponsored by Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Críticas.
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    Random House To Distribute Colombia's Intermedio Editores
    Random House Spanish (RHS) has added another Colombian publisher to its U.S. distribution list. Intermedio Editores, an imprint of Colombia's Círculo de Lectores book club, which is owned by Random House's parent company, Bertelsmann, reached an agreement for exclusive U.S. distribution rights. "We decided to approach Intermedio because of the [quality of their] products," Carlos Azula, RHS VP and director of foreign language sales, told Críticas. RHS's winter 2008 catalog will include the publisher's best-selling titles.
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    Daniel Alarcón—Crossing Over In Reverse
    At the beginning of 2007, when the British magazine Granta selected Daniel Alarcón as one of the most prominent young American writers, more than one person asked, "American? But Alarcón is Peruvian!" Indeed he is, but he has spent most of his life in the United States: he grew up in Alabama, studied in New York, and currently lives in California. Alarcón is a lot like his work: from here, but also from there.

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