july08c.indd George M. Eberhart N e w P u b l i c a t i o n s Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten, by Gary W. Gallagher (274 pages, April 2008), ex­ amines the Civil War as portrayed in recent film and art in the light of four interpre­ tive traditions de­ vised by participants in the confl ict: the Southern Lost Cause, preservation of the Union, emancipa­ tion of the slaves, and reconciliation of the two opposing sides. Films strongly influence the public perception of historical events, and Gallagher was exasperated to find that the strongest motivation for Northern soldiers, the preser­ vation of the Union, was rarely represented in Civil War cinema. In films showing the Confederacy, the Lost Cause theme prevailed (think Gone with the Wind) until 1989’s Glory, when emancipation and reconcilia­ tion replaced it. Gallagher also looks at the remarkable popularity of such Civil War art­ ists as Mort Künstler, Don Troiani, and Dale Gallon that allow the Lost Cause theme to flourish. $28.00. University of North Carolina. 978­0­8078­3206­6. Chronology of the American Revolution, by Bud Hannings (546 pages, May 2008), is a monumental day­by­day timeline of the Revolutionary War from the Boston Tea Party in 1773 to the Treaty of Fort Stanwix in 1794. Hannings, who has also compiled a chronol­ ogy of the Korean War, chronicles all major and minor military and naval engagements and maneuvers, written in the present tense to “bring the reader closer to the action,” as he explains. Actions of the Continental Con­ gress related to the war are also included, George M. Eberhart is senior editor of American Libraries, e-mail: geberhart@ala.org often with extracts of resolutions passed, in order to provide more insight into the politics behind the conflict and the reactions of the states to military defeats and victories. Well­ illustrated with many 19th­century woodcuts and steel engravings. $125.00. McFarland. 978­0­7864­2948­6. The Craft of Research, by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams (317 pages, 3rd ed., April 2008), goes to the heart of the research process to help students and other scholars formulate a signifi cant topic, locate and evaluate sources, draft a report using cogent arguments, and revise it to ensure that readers do not lose interest. This edition offers enhanced sections on on­ line research and warrants (cause­and­effect or if­then statements). $17.00. University of Chicago. 978­0­226­06566­3. Another writer’s guide addresses an un­ usual audience, but one that certainly exists on many campuses. Communicating with Intelligence, by James S. Major (420 pages, May 2008), provides tips for students taking intelligence, national security, or homeland security courses. Both written papers and ver­ bal briefings are covered. Although the con­ text is military and political, the advice and exercises will be useful for other disciplines. $45.00. Scarecrow. 978­0­8108­6119­0. Dinner with a Cannibal: The Complete His­ tory of Mankind’s Oldest Taboo, by Carole A. Travis­Henikoff (333 pages, March 2008), takes an informal yet informed look at the ingestion of human flesh from Neanderthals to modern cases of survival, ritual, medicinal, funerary, combative, infanticidal, and benign cannibalism. Written partially as a popular answer to William Arens’s The Man-Eating Myth (Oxford, 1979), which argued that the practice was more cultural libel than reality, Travis­Henikoff’s lively and sometimes amus­ ing anthropophagic romp shows that starva­ tion and cultural patterns are often strong C&RL News July/August 2008 420 mailto:geberhart@ala.org enough to counter moral taboos. $24.95. Santa Monica Press. 978­1­59580­030­5. A Mythic Obsession: The World of Dr. Ever­ mor, by Tom Kupsh (198 pages, May 2008), describes the fantastic metal sculptures of Wisconsin outsider artist Tom Every (b. 1938), who operates in the persona of the mythical 19th­ c e n t u r y s c i e n t i s t Dr. Evermor. Every ran a salvage and wrecking company in the 1970s when he began helping out Alex Jordan with his House on the Rock attraction in Spring Green. But in 1982, Every had an epiphany and began to build his own creation, the 300­ton Forevertron, on borrowed land near Baraboo. The second largest scrap­metal sculpture in the world (the largest is in North Dakota), the Forevertron—crafted in the style of “steam­ punk” before the word was invented—is the centerpiece of Dr. Evermor’s Sculpture Park, which now sports many whimsical satellite artworks. Kupsh, who knew Every during his House on the Rock days, documents this elaborate visionary environment with many photographs and insights from its creator. $26.95. Chicago Review. 978­1­55652­760­9. Streamlining Library Services: What We Do, How Much Time It Takes, What It Costs, and How We Can Do It Better, by Richard M. Dougherty (268 pages, February 2008), thoroughly updates the author’s Scientifi c Management of Library Operations (Scare­ crow, 1982). This edition looks at opera­ tional efficiency and effectiveness as a way to address specific library needs, enhance existing services, and launch new activities. Dougherty offers tools and procedures for collecting data for workfl ow evaluations, time tracking studies, and cost analyses. A final chapter focuses on how employees and patrons are likely to react to organizational change and offers suggestions on how to manage resistance. $45.00. Scarecrow. 978­ 0­8108­5198­6. Word Parts Dictionary, by Michael J. Shee­ han (286 pages, 2nd ed., April 2008), is one of those fun reference books that comes in handy in many unexpected ways. Not only does it define Greek, Latin, and other pre­ fi xes, suffixes, combining forms, and roots so that you can piece together the meaning of an unknown word, it also provides a reverse dictionary so you can construct your own. A third section groups compound words to give you a sense of the wide range of descriptors for animals, body parts, divination, fears, shapes, and 13 other categories. A chresto­ cognigraphic experience! $55.00. McFarland. 978­0­7864­3564­7. Web 2.0 for Librarians and Information Professionals, by Elyssa Kroski (209 pages, February 2008), is a nicely organized com­ pendium of online social tools with specifi c examples of how they are used by public, academic, and school libraries. Each chapter covers a different type of technology (from wikis and blogs to answers technology, vir­ tual worlds, and mashups) and offers a set of best practices on how to make the most of it. Numerous screen shots and charts aid make this much more than just a list of resources. $75.00. Neal­Schuman. 978­1­ 55570­614­2. (“Bioinformatics” continued from page 407) developments in the field are also discussed on their electronic list. Access: http://medi­ cine.wustl.edu/%7Emolbio/index.html. • Nucleic Acids Research. This open access journal publishes yearly database and Web server issues, with short articles about hundreds of bioinformatics tools. These is­ sues provide useful overviews of new and updated tools, and the articles sometimes provide more information about a tool or resource than can be found elsewhere on the Web (including the resource’s own site). Access: http://nar.oxfordjournals.org. July/August 2008 421 C&RL News http:http://nar.oxfordjournals.org http://medi