Review in Temenos Academy Review of "Batu-Angas: Envisioning Nature with Alfred Russel Wallaace" by Anne Cluysenar

A review of poetry reflecting on the work of Alfred Russel Wallace, reflecting on ecopoetics, ecocriticism and spirituality, as well as on the limitations of colonial science and alternatives to Neo-Darwinism.

Review of Women Elders' Life Stories of the Omaha Tribe: Macy, Nebraska, 2004-2005

The volume contains two analytical chapters, "Finding the Sacred" and "Language as Landscape"; a fair amount of autobiographical material describing Summers's research process; an Omaha Language Pronunciation Guide; selected historical material; and a mixture of photos, including of the author with other Omaha language students. There are a number of editorial malfunctions, including the analytical chapters' tendency to wander around various topics; moreover, the author's role as editor of the firsthand accounts is never made explicit.

Review of Complete Crime and Punishment Series

Some examples of topics covered include undocumented immigrants, guns, and terrorism within Crime and Criminal Behavior, vigilantes, Miranda warnings, and zero-tolerance policing within Police and Law Enforcement; insanity laws, DNA evidence, and victims' rights within Courts, Law, and Justice; gangs and prison violence, capital punishment, and prison privatization within Corrections; and school violence, violent juvenile offenders, and age of responsibility within Juvenile Crime and Justice. Note that Sage offers numerous reference works that provide focused analysis of key topics in the field of criminal justice, such as the Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment (2002), the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime (2009), the Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention (2010), the Encyclopedia of White Collar & Corporate Crime (2004), and the Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence (2008), available in print or as e-books via Sage Reference online.

Review of The Great Pictorial History of World Crime. By Jay Robert Nash. Wilmette, Ill.: History, Inc., 2004.

Frazier reviews The Great Pictorial History of World Crime by Jay Robert Nash.

Review of Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime. Ed. by Lawrence M. Salinger. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage, 2004.

Frazier reviews Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime edited by Lawrence M. Salinger.

Review of Truman Capote Encyclopedia

For the Capote connoisseur, this encyclopedia offers a treasure trove of details about Truman Capote's life and works. There are numerous biographical and critical sources about Capote and his works, including many online reference tools (e.g., Literature Criticism Online, Literature Online LION, Biography Resource Center, as well as other encyclopedias).

Review of Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence

With more than five hundred entries, Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence defines key terms and provides information about legislation, public policy, theoretical perspectives, and programs dedicated to assisting victims and raising awareness of these devastating social problems. Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence features nine pages of material with entries that cover anti-gay gender motivated, racially motivated, and religiously motivated crimes as well as information about the criminal justice response and legislation.