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1. Asare, Masi. Blues Mamas and Broadway Belters: Black Women, Voice, and the Musical Stage

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Blues Mamas and Broadway Belters: Black Women, Voice, and the Musical Stage (Nonfiction work) -- Asare, Masi, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Asare, Masi. Blues Mamas and Broadway Belters: Black Women, Voice, and the Musical Stage. Duke Univ. Oct. 2024. 296p. ISBN 9781478030959. pap. $27.95. Music Tony-nominated songwriter, dramatist, and theater professor [...]

Published
2024

3. Joanna Hogg

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Filmmakers, Library and information science, Publishing industry
Abstract

Enelow, Shonni. Joanna Hogg. Univ. of Illinois. (Contemporary Film Directors). Aug. 2024. 168p. ISBN 9780252088124. pap. $22. FILM Film critics often describe the films of British filmmaker Joanna Hogg (b. [...]

Published
2024

4. Mae West and Her Adonises

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Library and information science, Publishing industry
Abstract

Michaud, Michael Gregg. Mae West and Her Adonises. BearManor. Mar. 2024. 402p. ISBN 9798887714424. pap. $35. THEATER A veteran of vaudeville and Broadway, Mae West's bombshell looks and lighthearted sexual [...]

Published
2024

5. Joan Crawford in Film Noir: The Actress as Auteur

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Video production companies, Library and information science, Publishing industry
Abstract

Meuel, David. Joan Crawford in Film Noir: The Actress as Auteur. McFarland. Mar. 2024. 220p. ISBN 9781476691473. pap. $39.95. FILM After 20 years of portraying flappers, modern Cinderellas, and the [...]

Published
2024

6. Shannon, Molly & Sean Wilsey. Hello, Molly! Ecco

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Hello, Molly! (Autobiography) -- Shannon, Molly -- Wilsey, Sean, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Shannon, Molly & Sean Wilsey. Hello, Molly! Ecco. Apr. 2022.304p. ISBN 9780063056237. $27.99. MEMOIR Readers picking up actress and comedian Shannon's memoir might be surprised by its contents--starting with the [...]

Published
2022

7. social sciences

Author

McCallister, Kathleen and Patti, Emily

Subjects
Social sciences, Nonfiction, Library and information science
Abstract

BIOGRAPHY Anderson, Darran. Inventory. Farrar. Aug. 2020. 416p. ISBN 9780374277581. $27. MEMOIR As with his previous work. Imaginary Cities, Anderson's personal and generational memoir eschews a straightforward narrative for a [...]

Published
2020

8. Drag: A British History

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Drag: A British History (Nonfiction work) -- Bloomfield, Jacob, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Bloomfield, Jacob. Drag: A British History. Univ. of California. Aug. 2023. 264p. ISBN 9780520393325. $29.95. HIST Though the title might suggest a broader treatment, this text is focused on specific [...]

Published
2023

9. Mary Climbs In: The Journeys of Bruce Springsteen's Women Fans

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Mary Climbs In: The Journeys of Bruce Springsteen's Women Fans (Nonfiction work) -- Mangione, Lorraine -- Luff, Donna, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Mangione, Lorraine & Donna Luff. Mary Climbs In: The Journeys of Bruce Springsteen's Women Fans. Rutgers Univ. Jun. 2023.252p. ISBN 9781978827189. $24.95. MUSIC The scholarly study of Bruce Springsteen and [...]

Published
2023

10. Pageboy: A Memoir

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Library and information science, Publishing industry
Abstract

Page, Elliot. Pageboy: A Memoir. Flatiron. Jun. 2023. 288p. ISBN 9781250878359. $29.99. MEMOIR Page delves deeply into both his past and his pain in this highly anticipated memoir. An actor [...]

Published
2023

11. Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma (Nonfiction work) -- Dederer, Claire, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Dederer, Claire. Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma. Knopf. Apr. 2023. 288p. ISBN 9780525655114. $28. SOC SCI Building on her Paris Review essay 'What Do We Do with the Art of Monstrous [...]

Published
2023

12. RISE AND FALL

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Collection development (Libraries) -- Forecasts and trends, Border security -- Analysis, Walls -- History -- Social aspects, Fortifications -- History, Market trend/market analysis, Library and information science
Abstract

The principles of a barrier wall are simple. On one side are yourself and the things you wish to defend and on the other are the dangers you wish to [...]

Published
2019

13. Hord, Michelle D. The Other Side of Yet: Finding Light in the Midst of Darkness

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
The Other Side of Yet: Finding Light in the Midst of Darkness (Autobiography) -- Hord, Michelle D., Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Hord, Michelle D. The Other Side of Yet: Finding Light in the Midst of Darkness. Atria. Mar. 2022.256p. ISBN 9781982173524. $27. MEMOIR In 2017, facing an impending divorce, Hord's husband [...]

Published
2022

15. Wolf Hustle: A Black Woman on Wall Street

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Wolf Hustle: A Black Woman on Wall Street (Autobiography) -- Fabre, Cin, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Fabre, Cin. Wolf Hustle: A Black Woman on Wall Street. Holt. Sept. 2022.320p. ISBN 9781250816856. $28.99. MEMOIR The memoir of an NYC-raised former Wall Street broker. As an ambitious 19-year-old, [...]

Published
2022

18. The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III (Nonfiction work) -- Roberts, Andrew, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Roberts, Andrew. The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III. Viking. Nov. 2021.784p. ISBN 9781984879264. $40. BIOG George III of England: cold-hearted, cruel, and villainous? Not so, [...]

Published
2021

19. Porter, Billy. Unprotected. Abrams

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Unprotected (Autobiography) -- Porter, Billy, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

*Porter, Billy. Unprotected. Abrams. Oct. 2021. 288p. ISBN 9781419746192. $28. MEMOIR Television and stage star Porter opens his soul in this memoir about his life and career, from his childhood [...]

Published
2021

20. SOCIAL SCIENCE

Author

Bratzler, Ahliah, McCallister, Kathleen, Sendaula, Stephanie, Rodriguez, Michael, Azzolina, David, and Nichter, Caren

Subjects
Having and Being Had (Nonfiction work) -- Biss, Eula, Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land (Autobiography) -- Jensen, Toni, Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body (Nonfiction work) -- Taussig, Rebekah, Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism (Nonfiction work) -- Gomez, Laura E., Marriage Equality: From Outlaws to In-Laws (Nonfiction work) -- Eskridge, William N. -- Riano, Christopher R., Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women (Nonfiction work) -- Manne, Kate, Library and information science
Abstract

Biss, Eula. Having and Being Had. Riverhead. Sept. 2020. 336p. ISBN 9780525537458. $26. SOC SCI Biss (No Man's Land; On Immunity), an artist-in-residence at Northwestern University, combines personal narrative with [...]

Published
2020

21. Valentine, Melissa. The Names of All the Flowers

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
The Names of All the Flowers (Autobiography) -- Valentine, Melissa, Library and information science
Abstract

Valentine, Melissa. The Names of All the Flowers. Feminist. Jul. 2020. 296p. ISBN 9781936932856. pap. $17.95. MEMOIR At 18, Junior Valentine was in prison. At 19, a week after his [...]

Published
2020

24. Tallis, Nicola. Uncrowned Queen: The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudors

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Uncrowned Queen: The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudors (Biography) -- Tallis, Nicola, Library and information science
Abstract

Tallis, Nicola. Uncrowned Queen: The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudors. Basic. Jul. 2020. 416p. ISBN 9781541617872. $32. biog In 1457, at the height of the Wars of [...]

Published
2020

25. Boin, Douglas. Alaric the Goth: An Outsider's History of the Fall of Rome

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Alaric the Goth: An Outsider's History of the Fall of Rome (Biography) -- Boin, Douglas, Library and information science
Abstract

Boin, Douglas. Alaric the Goth: An Outsider's History of the Fall of Rome. Norton. Jun. 2020. 272p. ISBN 9780393635690. $26.95. HIST Though at one time a soldier in the Roman [...]

Published
2020

26. Doherty, Maggie. The Equivalents: A Story of Art, Female Friendship, and Liberation in the 1960s

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
The Equivalents: A Story of Art, Female Friendship, and Liberation in the 1960s (Biography) -- Doherty, Maggie, Library and information science
Abstract

Doherty, Maggie. The Equivalents: A Story of Art, Female Friendship, and Liberation in the 1960s. Knopf. May 2020.400p. ISBN 9781524733056. $28.95. LIT In 1960, Radcliffe College president Mary Ingraham Bunting [...]

Published
2020

29. Hello, Molly!

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
*MEMOIRS, *NONFICTION
Published
2022

30. Thompson, Derek. Hit Makers: Why Things Become Popular

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Hit Makers: Why Things Become Popular (Nonfiction work) -- Thompson, Derek -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Thompson, Derek. Hit Makers: Why Things Become Popular. Harper. Feb. 2017. 352p. illus. notes, index. ISBN 9781101980323. $28; ebk. ISBN 9781101980347. SOC SCI It's a question to which we'd all [...]

Published
2016

31. Scott, Michael. Ancient Worlds: A Global History of Antiquity

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Ancient Worlds: A Global History of Antiquity (Nonfiction work) -- Scott, Michael -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Scott, Michael. Ancient Worlds: A Global History of Antiquity. Basic. Nov. 2016. 448p. illus. maps. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780465094721. $29.99; ebk. ISBN 9780465094738. HIST Historical studies of the ancient [...]

Published
2016

33. Stelzer, Cita. Working with Winston: The Unsung Women Behind Britain's Greatest Statesman

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Working with Winston: The Unsung Women Behind Britain's Greatest Statesman (Biography) -- Stelzer, Cita -- Book reviews, Library and information science, Publishing industry
Abstract

Stelzer, Cita. Working with Winston: The Unsung Women Behind Britain's Greatest Statesman. Pegasus. May 2019. 400p. illus. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781643130194. $27.95; ebk. ISBN 9781643131030. BIOG Having previously explored [...]

Published
2019

34. Dube, Siddharth. An Indefinite Sentence: A Personal History of Outlawed Love and Sex

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
An Indefinite Sentence: A Personal History of Outlawed Love and Sex (Autobiography) -- Dube, Siddharth -- Book reviews, Library and information science, Publishing industry
Abstract

Dube, Siddharth. An Indefinite Sentence: A Personal History of Outlawed Love and Sex. Atria. Jan. 2019. 384p. ISBN 9781501158476. $28; ebk. ISBN 9781501158490. MEMOIR First published in India in 2015 [...]

Published
2019

36. Hubbard, Kate. Devices and Desires: Bess of Hardwick and the Building of Elizabethan England

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Devices and Desires: Bess of Hardwick and the Building of Elizabethan England (Biography) -- Hubbard, Kate, Books -- Book reviews
Abstract

Hubbard, Kate. Devices and Desires: Bess of Hardwick and the Building of Elizabethan England. Harper. Feb. 2019. 384p. illus. maps. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780062302991. $29.99; ebk. ISBN 9780062303011. BIOG [...]

Published
2018

37. Goodwin, George. Benjamin Franklin in London: The British Life of America's Founding Father

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Benjamin Franklin in London: The British Life of America's Founding Father (Biography) -- Goodwin, George -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Goodwin, George. Benjamin Franklin in London: The British Life of America's Founding Father. Yale Univ. Feb. 2016. 352p. illus. notes, bibliog. index. ISBN 9780300220247. $32.50. BIOG Between 1757 and 1775, [...]

Published
2016

38. Queer Imaginings: On Writing and Cinematic Friendship.

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
*FILMMAKING, *NONFICTION
Abstract

A review of the book "Queer Imaginings: On Writing and Cinematic Friendship," by David A. Gerstner, part of the Queer Screens series, is presented.

Published
2023

40. Kipnis, Laura. Unwanted Advances: Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Unwanted Advances: Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus (Nonfiction work) -- Kipnis, Laura -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Kipnis, Laura. Unwanted Advances: Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus. Harper. Apr. 2017. 256p. bibliog. ISBN 9780062657862. $26.99; ebk. ISBN 9780062657886. SOC SCI A cultural critic and feminist, Kipnis (Men: Notes [...]

Published
2017

41. Norwich, John Julius. Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions That Forged Modern Europe

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent, and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe (Nonfiction work) -- Norwich, John Julius, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Norwich, John Julius. Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions That Forged Modern Europe. Atlantic. Apr. 2017.304p. illus. maps, bibliog. index. ISBN 9780802126634. [...]

Published
2017

42. Bicheno, Hugh. Battle Royal: The Wars of Lancaster and York; 1450-1464

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Battle Royal: The Wars of Lancaster and York; 1450-1464 (Nonfiction work) -- Bicheno, Hugh -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Bicheno, Hugh. Battle Royal: The Wars of Lancaster and York; 1450-1464. Pegasus. Jan. 2017.416p. illus. maps, bibliog. index. ISBN 9781681773063. $27.95; ebk. ISBN 9781681773711. HIST Historian Bicheno (Rebels & Redcoats) [...]

Published
2016

43. Dillon, Michael/Lobzang Jivaka. Out of the Ordinary: A Life of Gender and Spiritual Transitions

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Out of the Ordinary: A Life of Gender and Spiritual Transitions (Autobiography) -- Dillon, Michael -- Jivaka, Lobzang -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Dillon, Michael/Lobzang Jivaka. Out of the Ordinary: A Life of Gender and Spiritual Transitions. Fordham Univ. Nov. 2016.272p. ed. by Jacob Lau & Cameron Partridge, notes, index. ISBN 9780823274802. $34.95. [...]

Published
2016

44. Seward, Desmond. The Last White Rose

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
The Last White Rose: The Secret Wars of the Tudors (Nonfiction work) -- Seward, Desmond, Books -- Book reviews
Abstract

Seward, Desmond. The Last White Rose. Pegasus. Apr. 2014. 448p. illus. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781605985497. $28.95. HIST Henry Tudor's defeat of Richard III at Bosworth Field is commonly thought […]

Published
2014

45. Whitelock, Anna. The Queen's Bed: An Intimate History of Elizabeth's Court

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
The Queen's Bed: An Intimate History of Elizabeth's Court (Biography) -- Whitelock, Anna -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Whitelock, Anna. The Queen's Bed: An Intimate History of Elizabeth's Court. Sarah Crichton: Farrar. Feb. 2014. 480p. illus. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780374239787. $28. BIOG Whitelock (public history, Royal Holloway, [...]

Published
2014

47. Lethbridge, Lucy. Servants: A Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth-Century to Modern Times

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Servants: A Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth Century to Modern Times (Nonfiction work) -- Lethbridge, Lucy, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Lethbridge, Lucy. Servants: A Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth-Century to Modern Times. Norton. Nov. 2013. 400p. illus. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780393241099. $27.95. HIST One of the most [...]

Published
2013

48. Goldsmith, Kenneth. Wasting Time on the Internet

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
Wasting Time on the Internet (Nonfiction work) -- Goldsmith, Kenneth -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Goldsmith, Kenneth. Wasting Time on the Internet. Harper Perennial. Aug. 2016.256p. notes. ISBN 9780062416476. pap. $14.99; ebk. ISBN 9780062416483. SOC SCI How guilty should you feel after watching your 20th [...]

Published
2016

49. Spivey, Nigel. The Classical World: The Foundations of the West and the Enduring Legacy of Antiquity

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
The Classical World: The Foundations of the West and the Enduring Legacy of Antiquity (Nonfiction work) -- Spivey, Nigel -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Spivey, Nigel. The Classical World: The Foundations of the West and the Enduring Legacy of Antiquity. Pegasus. Jul. 2016. 288p. maps, index. ISBN 9781681771519. $27.95; ebk. ISBN 9781681771915. HIST In [...]

Published
2016

50. Browning, Frank. The Fate of Gender: Nature, Nurture, and the Human Figure

Author

McCallister, Kathleen

Subjects
The Fate of Gender: Nature, Nurture, and the Human Future (Nonfiction work) -- Browning, Frank, Books -- Book reviews
Abstract

Browning, Frank. The Fate of Gender: Nature, Nurture, and the Human Figure. Bloomsbury. Jun. 2016.320p. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781620406199. $28. SOC SCI The title of former National Public Radio science [...]

Published
2016

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