N e w  P u b l i c a t i o n s George M. Eberhart

Deliverance: The Inside Story of East 
Timor's Fight for Freedom, by Don Greenlees 
and Robert Garran (375 pages, April 2003), u n ­
ravels the confusing history of the Portuguese half 
of this small island, w hich was taken over by 
Suharto’s Indonesia in 1976 and went through 24 
years o f bloody repression of its independence 
movem ent until a UN peacekeeping force inter­
vened an d  stabilized the area in 2000. The au­
thors, reporters for The Australian newspaper, wit­
nessed many of the events firsthand, interviewed 
dozens of key participants, and examined hun­
dreds o f docum ents to  sum m arize w hat East 
Timor’s experience meant for the region. The role 
of the United States is put into perspective. $24.95. 
Allen & Unwin, distributed by the Independent 
Publishers Group. ISBN 1-86508-367-4.

Encyclopedia of Alzheimer's Disease, by
Elaine A. M oore w ith Lisa Moore (401 pages, 
January 2003), provides an explanation of hun­
dreds of topics relating to the diagnosis, care, and 
treatment o f Alzheimer’s and its symptoms, such 
as secretase enzymes, mild cognitive impairment, 
glial cells, and mortality. An even longer section 
of more than 200 pages gives state-by-state con­
tact infonnation on long-tenn and day-care treat­
m ent centers an d  research facilities. $55.00. 
McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-1438-3.

Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures, edited by 
Melvin Ember and Carol R. Ember (4 vols., De­
cember 2002), contains 240 signed articles on the 
character and culture of the largest and most im­
portant cities in each country of the world. Suit­
able for both travel preparations and area studies, 
these volumes describe the origin, population, dis­
tinctive features, attractions, languages, history, 
migration patterns, infrastructure, politics, social 
life, cuisine, diversity, commerce, recreation, qual­
ity o f life, and future o f urban landscapes as far 
apart culturally as Copenhagen and Kampala. A 
solid bibliography accom panies each entry. 
$399.00. Grolier. ISBN 0-7172-5698-7.

G e o rg e  M . E b e rh a rt is s e nio r e d ito r  o f  American 
Libraries, e-m ail: geberhart@ ala.org

Free and Public: One Hundred and Fifty 
Years at the Public Library of Cincinnati 
and Hamilton County, 1853-2003, by John 
Fleischman (142 pages, Febmary 2003), tells the 
story o f o n e o f 
A m e ric a ’s first 
m o d e r n  u r b a n  
p u b lic  lib raries 
and the librarians, 
tru ste e s , p o liti­
cians, and patrons 
that m ade it fa­
mous. Cincinnati’s 
library was one of 
the first w ith spe­
cial services for the 
blind, for children, 
and for rural residents. It also pioneered free li­
brary cards, circulating audiovisual collections, 
bookmobiles, and an online catalog, and was a 
national model for public libraries in its day. This 
volume’s well-chosen photographs document the 
legacy of the Old Main library and its branches 
on community development, and the excitement 
of its dramatic expansion in the 1980s and 1990s 
is well worth a close look. $34.95. Public Library 
o f Cincinnati an d  H am ilton County, 800 Vine 
Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202-2071. ISBN 1- 
882203-91-7.

The Library's Legal Answer Book, by Mary 
Minow and Tomas A. Lipinski (361 pages, Janu­
ary 2003), covers— in Q&A format and in a fair 
am ount of detail— m any o f the troubling legal 
questions library administrators are commonly 
confronted with. O f particular interest to  aca­
demic librarians are the sections on copyright, Web 
site issues, ADA implementation, privacy, profes­
sional liability, and personnel matters. The au­
thors answer such specific questions as Does the 
Patriot Act supersede state laws? May library staff 
nin for public office? How are disability laws en­
forced? Can a library show the chocolate factory 
assembly-line scene from I Lo ve Lucy in a training 
workshop? The answers are punctuated with ac­
tual case studies, hypotheticals, and such handy 
charts as a summary of state library confidentiality 
statutes. $48.00. ALA Editions. ISBN 0-8389- 
0828-4. ■

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