reviews

Contains reviews of eighty fiction and non-fiction works, none published later than the early 1960s, divided into nine categories including literary classics, books that shaped the Western world, one-of-a-kinds, and the realm of the spirit.

Profiles notable fiction and nonfiction works published in 2012, arranged alphabetically by title, providing a critical essay, review list, and bibliographic information for each, and includes an annotated list of titles.

Profiles thirteen books the author believes have had the greatest influence on American history and altered the way Americans think about the world around them.

Provides information for librarians about the use of the Internet as a reference tool, explaining how to efficiently access, evaluate, and navigate Internet sites.

Contains rated reviews of more than twenty-eight thousand movies available on video and DVD, arranged alphabetically by title, each with up to nineteen points of information, including year of release, actors, and awards; and features an extensive variety of indexes.

A collection of essays which profile the on hundred films listed by the National Society of Film Critics as the best movies ever made.

A two volume set which provides critical analysis of 200 major examples of serious literature, both fiction and nonfiction, published during the previous calendar year.

Reviews 9,500 albums, CDs, and cassettes and critiques 2,500 artists in the field of alternative music.

Presents 375 reviews written by students in grades two through eight in which they describe their favorite books, each listing the title, author, genre, number of pages, and the name of the reviewer. Includes book, author, and reviewer photographs.

On cover: A guide to writing book reviews--by leading book editors, critics, and reviewers.