SMALL PRESS BOOK REVIEW / Jul/Aug 2003
HenryBerry
JULY / AUGUST 2003
CURRENT INTEREST
SECRET SOCIETIES OF AMERICA'S ELITE - From the Knights Templar to Skull and
Bones by Steven Sora. Destiny Books/Inner Traditions, Rochester, VT;
www.InnerTraditions.com; in...@innertraditions.com. 2003. 324 pp. $20.00 trade
paper. notes, index.
(social critique)
Sora notes that secret societies have played positive roles in some cases.
For example, many of the leading figures of the American push for independence
from England were Masons. But he concentrates on the incredible concentration
of economic and political power such societies have amassed over the years. The
Masons, Knights Templar, and Skull and Bones Society of Yale U. are the main
subjects of the critique. But the author also includes secret societies of
Africa, Asia, and other areas, especially when they cooperated with secret
societies which originated in Europe. Naming particular individuals and groups
of individuals and also describing practices of particular secret societies,
Sora tracks how the primary European societies beginning in the Middle Ages
evolved to routinely engage in ambiguous, and sometimes undeniably criminal,
activities. While Sora's analyses are sometimes limited and he admittedly makes
much of coincidences, he does raise serious issues about the practices and
effects of the powerful secret societies in history and today's economic and
political affairs as well.
SOMEBODIES AND NOBODIES - Overcoming the Abuse of Rank by Robert W. Fuller. New
Society Publishers, Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada; 800-567-6772;
www.newsociety.com. 2003. 185+xx pp. $23.95 hardcover. bibliography, index.
(social critique)
Fuller adds another "ism" to the familiar ones corroding the ideals and
causing seemingly insoluble troubles in society--namely "rankism". "Rankism is
the 'cancer' that underlies many of the seemingly disparate maladies that
afflict the body politic. Unnamed, it will continue to debilitate, damage, and
destroy; named, we can begin to unravel its pathology and take steps to protect
ourselves." Thus, Fuller names rankism; and he identifies it by exposing it in
varied situations and activities of modern society. Basically, rankism is an
abuse of power by which someone fails to recognize or duly acknowledge the
dignity of another. It is in this that rankism underlies and brings together
the maladies of racism, sexism, and others. Fuller is a former president of
Oberlin College, who before that taught physics at Columbia U. In this germane
and timely book, he succeeds in bringing rankism into the picture as a serious
social problem. For example, one understands better the observation by some
that Muslim terrorism is not a product of poverty, but rather of the
humiliation of Muslims by presumptive and heedless Western cultures.
CULTURE ON ICE - Figure Skating and Cultural Meaning by Ellynn Kestnbaum.
Wesleyan U. Press, Middletown, CT. 2003. 357+xvi pp. $60.00 hardcover. $19.95
trade paper. photographs, notes, bibliography, index.
(cultural studies; figure skating; gender studies)
To one only generally familiar with and even appreciative of figure
skating, there is not that much difference between one performance and another.
But for Kesnbaum, "Noting patterns of meaning within the various subcodes of a
given performance and relating them to additional knowledge about the skater,
her competitors, and the sources of the program choices allows viewers to
interpret skating performances just as one might interpret any other cultural
product." Besides being an original work in the field of cultural studies,
Kastnbaum's "Culture on Ice" is concomitantly a guide to greater appreciation
of the sport and competition of figure skating. A 17-page appendix titled "The
Technical Basis of Figure Skating" defines and discusses the many different
techniques which make up a skilled figure-skating performance. In dealing with
women's, men's, and paired figure skating, Kestnbaum discloses how performances
relate to gender stereotypes and personal statements of particular skaters. For
anyone interested in figure skating as a cultural phenomenon, a sport, or a
major Olympic competition, this work is rewarding.
MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS - A Critical Introduction by Morten Boas and Desmond
McNeill. Pluto Press, Sterling, VA; 800-232-0223. 2003. 184+xvii pp. $24.95
trade paper. tables, notes, bibliography, index.
(globalization; international affairs; international institutions)
The two authors associated with the Center for Development and the
Environment at the U. of Oslo for the most part describe the structure and
operations of multilateral institutions. In recent years with globalization and
the effects of many regional problems on nations around the world, these
institutions have taken on a greater role. In some trouble spots, they have
played key roles not only in providing basic necessities, but also working out
truces or peace agreements between warring sides or helping to lay the
groundwork for a stable government. The authors discuss also the evolution of
the roles and policies of such institutions. And they survey the varied
types--financial, developmental, and trade, primarily. As these institutions
have begun to play more important roles in international affairs, inevitably
they have had to become more political to deal with the nations being affected
by their positions and activities. Both government institutions and NGOs
(non-government organizations) are dealt with. A timely, relevant book for
gaining a deeper understanding of the workings of international affairs and
forces shaping the coming years.
MEDIA, PROFIT, AND POLITICS - Competing Priorities in an Open Society edited by
Joseph Harper and Thom Yantek. Kent State U. Press, Kent, OH;
www.kentstateuniversitypress.com; mk...@kent.edu. 2003. 298+xii pp. $22.00
trade paper. chapter notes, bibliography, index.
(media; collected articles)
The drift of the 17 articles is the undermining, and to some degree
abandoning, of the traditional principles and purposes guiding the media since
it is steadily coming under the control of a handful of corporations and media
conglomerates. Louise Mengelkoch titles her piece "Journalism for a Just
Society: Why the Philosophy of Traditional Journalism Is Better for Our
Democracy Than the Philosophy of Civic Journalism." Some of the essays argue
that the merger of the media from corporate takeovers is not being dimmed. But
these have a defensive tone. Even when corporate control of the media is
assessed, cautions are raised, as in Robert L. Kerr's piece, "Is What's Good
for General Motors Good for the First Amendment?" Most of the authors are
college teachers with practical experience in the media too. One section of
five articles deals with the effects of technology on the media. The diverse
essays raise many issues about the interrelation of the media and democratic
society and government. They go much deeper than the familiar questions raised
in newscasts and talk shows.
THE PARTY'S OVER - Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies by Richard
Heinberg. New Society Publishers, Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada;
800-567-6772; www.newsociety.com. 2003. 274+xii pp. $17.95 trade paper. tables,
notes, bibliography, index.
(global affairs; energy; environmentalism)
Heinberg sees the latter decades of the 20th century as an "interval" in
the immemorial history of Humankind when energy was abundant. Before this
interval, energy was not so readily available--and thus not so profligately
used. He recognizes the essential role of energy, particularly the fossil
fuels, in bringing about the high standard of living of the industrialized
nations. But the author warns that this high standard of living--i. e., the
advanced civilization--brought about by the abundant and relatively cheap fuel
cannot be maintained for much longer by continuing to expend so much energy
which is not renewable. As Heinberg quotes from Isaac Asimov to put the subject
of energy into a perspective different from the one most individuals have
acquired of it in this interval, "The ability to control energy, whether it be
making wood fires or building power plants, is a prerequisite for
civilization." Some would see this as a rationale for gaining power over energy
sources. But to Heinberg, it is a note that without energy, there is no
civilization. Thus he links closely the future of energy use with the fate of
civilization. This author of four previous books not only makes his case for
the crucial role of energy and its heedless depletion with examples, studies,
statistics, tables, citation of other authorities, but also offers
knowledgeable and practicable recommendations for a sensible use of energy, a
use which can sustain the advanced civilization much of the world has come to
enjoy.
THE PARADOX OF LOYALTY - An African American Response to the War on Terrorism
edited by Julianne Malveaux and Reginna A. Green, Foreword by Cornel West.
Third World Press, Chicago, IL. 2002. 239+xv pp. $26.95 hardcover. chapter
notes.
(global terrorism; collected articles; black studies)
A broad variety of African Americans give their view of the 9/11 terrorist
attack on the U. S., the official and public reactions to it, and the war on
terrorism it provoked. Among these voices are John Edgar Wideman, the writer of
popular mysteries; Congressman Barbara Lee, whose district includes Oakland,
CA; the actor Danny Glover; the U. of Maryland professor Dr. Ron Walters; a
minister at a D. C. church, and activists who are also successful
professionals. Each of these individuals brings a particular insight into the
9/11 event, the U. S. response to it marshaled by President Bush, and in some
cases ideas and advice on what a relevant response should be. The perspectives
are in general colored by the past and continuing racism of U. S. society.
Wideman, for example, makes the point that as a black American, he has often
felt the vulnerability and fear 9/11 engendered in mainstream America.
Undeniably blacks individually and in groups have often been the target of
deadly violence which is virtually the same as terrorism. The nuances of the
essays, including blends of distaste and hope, and their coming to grip with
realities of American blindness, indifference, and power makes them worth
reading not only for alternate perspectives and comprehensions of 9/11, but
also because they contain seeds for resolutions of the current world troubles.
THE PERSONAL SECURITY HANDBOOK - The Ultimate Guide to Protecting Your Home and
Family by Dr. Chris McNab and Joanna Rabiger. Lyons Press, Guilford, CT;
800-962-0973. 2003. 192 pp. $19.95 trade paper. illustrations, tables,
glossary, index.
(layperson guide; self-help)
This knowledgeable and detailed guide goes beyond other guides on this
area of personal safety in today's world. It not only gives advice and tips,
but it often draws scenarios one might find oneself in and explains the motives
and behavior of ones who would bring harm to one so one is better able to
understand one's circumstance and deal with it as best one can. The guide
covers safety in the area of one's home, transportation, daily activities in
public places, and natural disasters. But of course, in this day most readers
would be interested in its chapter "Terrorist Threats"--which is as relevant
and informative as the chapters on other security concerns. But the guide is so
practical and detailed on all its subjects, that one can readily see the
usefulness of all the guidance with respect to concerns raised by terrorism.
For example, among the topics in the chapter "Natural and Social Disasters" are
hazardous materials and the destruction of an earthquake, which would be like a
large-scale terrorist attack.
ART
COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION DICTIONARY - Production terms used in the
computer graphics, graphic design and animation industry edited by Garth
Gardner, Ph.D. Garth Gardner Company, Herndon, VA; 888-464-4273;
www.gogardner.com; ord...@ggcinc.com. 2003. 255 pp. $24.95 trade paper, 4.5" x
7.5". bibliography.
(computer art: technology; reference)
Hundreds and hundreds of terms are concisely defined by a
highly-experienced artist and animation producer who has taught and lectured at
several universities. Cross-references and examples are supplied when
appropriate. A useful handbook for professionals, students, and lay persons on
an field of computer technology playing a major role in entertainment,
education, and the media.
BIOGRAPHY / MEMOIR
THIS FANTASTIC STRUGGLE - The Life and Art of Esther Phillips by Lisa A. Miles.
Creative Arts Book Co., Berkeley, CA. 2002. 461+xix pp. notes, bibliography,
index.
(artist biography; modern art)
Esther Phillips lived the life of a struggling artist in Depression and
World War II era America. She went to Greenwich Village from Pittsburgh to live
the bohemian life. She gained some attention, but it did not last. Raised in
Pittsburgh in a hard-working Jewish family that emigrated to the U. S.,
Phillips did not have the upbringing, the support, or the familiarity with
American culture to follow through on her early success. She ended up in a
mental institute for six years. After being released, she returned to Greenwich
Village. Although she never again gained notice, she continued living the life
of a struggling artist. Toward the end of her life, she said she thought it was
a wonderful life even with its hardships. Miles, a violinist and performing
arts artist from Pittsburgh, gives a thorough picture of the complexities and
turns of the life of this dedicated artist; which is also representative of the
unknown lives of many artists who stay committed to their art throughout their
lives though never finding fame or fortune.
THE HORSES OF PROUD SPIRIT by Melanie Sue Bowles. Pineappple Press, Sarasota,
FL 34230; 800-746-3275; www.pineapplepress.com; pr...@pineapplepress.com. 2003.
208 pp. $18.95 hardcover. photographs.
(animals and humans; first-person story; caring for horses)
Soon after the author and her husband bought a house with five acres, she
announced that she wanted to get a horse. It seemed the thing to do in the
neighborhood of other horse owners. But at the time, the author never dreamed
of the journey she would undergo from owning and caring for horses. As it
happened, the horses Bowles took on were ones which had been abused. The
sympathetic and sensitive author became so involved with the horses who came
under her care that she began to see that each one had a particular nature and
had experiences which led to positive changes after the abuses it had suffered.
"The twenty-year-old abused and beaten Belgian had suddenly recalled what
youthful happiness was. And little Wrangler was quickly learning the
complexities of instinctual versus acceptable equine behavior, which would
allow him the camaraderie he would need throughout his life." As with all good
works in this currently-popular genre of affinities between human beings and
many animals, this work reveals as much about the author and humans in general
as it does about the horses that are its overt subject.
CHILDREN'S
IN EVERY MOON THERE IS A FACE - Poem by Charles Mathes, Illustrations by Arlene
Graston. Illumination Arts, Bellevue, WA; 888-210-8216; www.ilumin.com;
lite...@illumin.com. 2003. 32 pp. color illustrations.
(poem; illustrated story; ages 3 and up)
The face of the moon is rhymed with lace; words is rhymed with birds; jar
is rhymed with star; the sky in every child is rhymed with butterfly. Things
are not only inter-connected, but the inter-connections open out into the
larger world of the imagination, the earth, and the heavens. The simple rhymes
and the enthralling, magical illustrations will surely inspire the imagination
of young readers.
HISTORY
THROUGH ORTHODOX EYES - Russian Missionary Narratives of Travels to the
Dena'ina and Ahtna, 1850s-1930, Translated with an introduction by Andrei A.
Znamenski. U. of Alaska Press, Fairbanks, AK; fyp...@uaf.edu. 2003. 346+xii
pp. $27.95 trade paper. maps, photographs, notes, glossary, bibliography,
index.
(regional history; North America; Alaksa)
The area of Alaska covered by the writings is the southern coastal area
with its innumerable inlets and islands. This is the land of the Native
American group known as the Athabaskans. The writings can be read from two
interwoven perspectives. They show the influence of the Russian missionaries on
the Native Americans, mostly with respect to the spread of Russian Orthodox
Christianity among them. It cannot be said that the Athabaskans were converted
to the Orthodox Christianity. But it did have a transforming effect on their
traditional spirituality, and is a major element in the formation of their
native church which to a large extent supplanted the old spirituality.
Secondly, the narratives relate detailed anthropological material on the native
inhabitant of this area. Volume 13 of Historical Translation Series by the U.
of Alaska Press, "Through Orthodox Eyes" stands alone as a unique, information
text while continuing the Series' thorough, systematic, multi-faceted record
and study of Alaskan history and cultures.
QUINCY'S MARKET - A Boston Landmark by John Quincy. Jr. Northeastern U. Press,
Boston, MA; www.nupress.neu.edu. 2003. 283+xvii pp. $29.95 hardcover.
photographs, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index.
(local history; history of Boston; urban studies)
Quincy, an eleventh generation descendant of one of the country's founding
families, follows the history of Boston's well-know Quincy Market--also known
as Faneuil Hall Marketplace--from its origination relating to the Pilgrim's
landing in the area through the Colonial period when it was owned by Peter
Faneuil and later donated by him to the city to its importance as a hub for the
distribution of food for the city's growing population and its eventual
makeover into a historic landmark and tourist destination. Quincy also covers
broadly and in depth the efforts to salvage the hall when it fell into a period
of disuse and neglect, twice. The first was at the end of the eighteenth
century, when Boston mayor John Quincy took the lead in revival of the Market.
The second was in the 1950s and 60s when civic-minded individuals, community
groups, and city, state, and federal agencies combined to turn the Market into
a modern-day urban and tourist center of historical interest and commercial
activity. Illustrations of important individuals, historical pictures and
photographs of Quincy Market in all of its periods, maps, and architectural
drawings are among the visual matter in this colorful history of the Market;
which is also partly a story of urban development and landmark preservation and
restoration.
LITERATURE
RECOVERING THE U. S. HISPANIC LITERARY HERITAGE, VOLUME IV edited by Jose F.
Aranda, Jr., and Silvio Torres-Saillant. Arte Publico Press, U. of Houston,
Houston, TX.. 2002. 290 pp. chapter bibliographies.
(Hispanic studies; multiculturalism)
Seventeen articles by academics mostly from Southwestern U. S.
universities are grouped into the four sections Textuality and Social Context;
History, Culture, and the Literary; Folk Traditions and Community Identities;
and Writing Modernity. Five of the articles are in Spanish. As in the previous
volumes of this series which is defining, examining, and exploring Hispanic
literature, these essays delve into diverse topics in the areas of
interpretation, history, particular authors, and cultural background. While
Hispanic literature has been a genre in the field of multicultural literature
for some time, it has only lately begun to be studied systematically. For the
quality of the individual articles by knowledgeable authors, the ingenuity of
the topics and the commentaries, and the scope and ambition of the series, this
and the other volumes have taken a leading role in the systematic study which
has been undertaken.
GRAPHIC CLASSICS: JACK LONDON - Graphics Classics Volume Five, 2003. Eureka
Productions, Mount Horeb, WI; www.graphicclassics.com. 2003. 144 pp. $9.95
trade paper, 7" x 10". illustrations.
(graphic fiction; stories; Jack London)
Of the more than 700 written works by Jack London--novels, stories, and
articles--this graphic volume has chosen 17 of the popular early 20th-century
author's shorter works. Some of these are rendered entirely as short graphic
works, while others are complemented by a few illustrations. Many of the
stories are adapted by imaginative authors in conjunction with equally
imaginative graphic artists. The diversity of the styles of the artists is as
diverse as the number of short works. Some of the works are adapted in such a
way as to make them into science fiction, with others adapted to lend
themselves to treatment as comic strips or noir-like illustrated tales. Like
previous graphic treatments of Poe and H. G. Wells, this edition showcases the
talents of graphic artists having a role in the development of this
contemporary vein of literature. Appealing to those in the know about what is
going on in this field, it also serves to introduce curious newcomers to it.
THE GENESIS AND GEOMETRY OF THE LABYRINTH - Architects, Hidden Language, Myths,
and Ritual by Patrick Conty. Inner Traditions, Rochester, VT; 800-246-8648;
www.innertraditions.com. 2002. 296+viii pp. $29.95 trade paper. color/b+w
photographs, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index.
(mythology; spirituality; esoteric studies)
Conty, a painter living in France, brings together his more than 30 years
research on labyrinths into this wide-ranging study which moves from ancient
Greek mythology to Celtic knot work to medieval religion and modern art and
science. The labyrinth has been a symbol and motif in mythology, religion, and
art from the earliest times as well as a perennial metaphor for the essential
nature of human existence. Early in this absorbing study containing innumerable
illustrations of labyrinths and related symbols and designs from all time
periods and all cultures, Conty emphatically distinguishes the labyrinth from
the maze: "From now on we shall therefore distinguish between a geometric
labyrinth presenting a single path and a maze presented by the Greek myth as
having a number of misleading paths." In other words, the labyrinth is a
pathway to truth--and hence the significance of understanding it. The Greek
myth in which Ariadne gave Theseus a ball of thread that unwound before him
showing him the way through the labyrinth is one of the earliest keys to the
labyrinth. The book is filled with such fascinating and colorful material.
Conty does not dwell too long on the appearances and significance of the
labyrinth in any instance, but rather overall makes the point of the
universality of the symbol and motif of the labyrinth. Toward the end of this
voluminous study, he shows the labyrinth's bearing on findings and concepts in
modern physics.
MIDDLEBROW MODERNS - Popular American Women Writers of the 1920s edited by Lisa
Botshon and Meredith Goldsmith, Foreword by Joan Shelley Rubin. Northeastern U.
Press, Boston, MA; www.nupress.neu.edu. 2003. 301+xvii pp. $50.00 hardcover.
$22.50 trade paper. chapter notes, chapter bibliographies, index.
(literary history; history of the book; collected articles)
Eleven essays by college teachers consider the central role of women
writers of the decade of the 1920s, the heyday of modernism, in bridging what
many modernist critics saw as a gulf between high-brow and low-brow culture.
Some women authors of this period--notable among them, Edna Ferber, Fannie
Hurst, and Anita Loos--did receive recognition, praise, and success. But their
influence on literature and popular culture and role in shaping the modernism
which played out in the following decades has not been explored. As the essays
show, talented women authors of this period made an impression in all
media--not only books, but periodicals and movies also. The essays variously
cover themes, style, and the inter-relation between stories and characters and
aspects of mainstream society (e. g., consumerism). A few take up the
relationship between the women's literature so defined and the subjects of
feminism and ethnicity. The editors are themselves college teachers who each
contribute an essay and well as a 20-page Introduction followed by a 2-page
bibliography. An enlightening collection involving recurring and topical issues
in the areas of popular culture, women's studies, and modernism, among others.
POETRY
THE LIGHTNING FIELD by Carol Moldaw. Oberlin College Press, Oberlin, OH;
800-666-2211; oc.p...@oberlin.edu. 2003. 66 pp. $14.95 trade paper.
(collected poems)
"The deeper I delve, the more I feel objective." - from "Studies in Pen
and Ink." And Moldaw's poems have the fineness of pen-and-ink drawings. This is
the third book of collected poems for the recipient of an NEA Fellowship and a
Pushcart Prize. The poet does not explore herself--she has a firm hold of
herself, as one might hold a tool. It's not self-knowledge, although this is
taken for granted for one so alert. Rather, Moldaw uses her self--reaches out
with herself, as it were--as if it were an artistic tool for etching what it
encountered. The poems then are not explorations, exposures, or experiences.
Rather they are records, like fossils, of points of contact between the self
and aspects of the world.
THE ORIGINS OF TRAGEDY by Kenneth Rosen. CavanKerry Press, Fort Lee, NJ;
cavan...@mindspring.com. 2003. 94 pp. $14.00 trade paper.
(collected poems)
Rosen's humor and insouciance and at times, sarcasm are not ways to escape
the mundane and its interminable, dispiriting ordinariness, and occasional
threats. Rather, they are ways of wrestling with it--if not quite coming to
understand or accept it in a way which offers inner peace, at least a way to
come to some uneasy terms with it. "Singing Their Hearts Out," begins, "They
couldn't sing/those Sirens Odysseus ran into...Such interesting women,/But
their voices ruined by cigarettes..." and continues with other unflattering
images of the Sirens. But the poem ends with men aiming "their boats right at
the rocks and the fog" to get to them anyway. A funny and sad portrayal of
women and men seeking each other. In other poems, however, Rosen does not color
or circle the truth with humor or irreverence. At moments, he is direct. This
is especially so in poems written from what he learned and witnessed in the
Balkan area as a visiting professor. In "The Bridge at Mitrovica," he describes
the current of a river as moving with "black truth." Still, in these poems,
Rosen often caricatures the evil-doers, again making his points by a style of
distortion.
SPORTS / OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
ALL THE COURSES IN THE KINGDOM - An American Plays at the Birthplace of Golf by
Richard Peck. REPertory Publishing, Placitas, NM; 877-REPertory;
www.REPertory.us. 2003. 124+ix pp. $39.95 hardcover, 8-1/2" x 9-1/2". color
photographs,index.
(golf)
The famed St. Andrews golf course is actually one of seven courses in a
related group of courses. And in the same area of Scotland as these are 36
other golf courses. Peck, a retired university president and published author,
has played all 43 of these courses. He fondly recounts his trips to Scotland
and play in this high-quality publication complete with more than 50 enticing
color photographs of holes at different courses and panoramic views. As Peck
notes, it's good to know about the number of other courses besides the
legendary St. Andrews because it is usually booked solid with a waiting list of
several days. In terrain, beauty, and play, the other nearby courses resemble
St. Andrews. Any golfer will enjoy this easy-going and informative tale and
celebration of golf connected with its birthplace by a fellow golfer who takes
great pleasure in the game. It's also the perfect gift for any golfer.
TRAVEL / REGIONAL
ALASKA'S NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES by Bruce Woods. Alaska Geographic,
Anchorage, AK; 888-255-6697; in...@akgeo.com. 2003. $24.95 trade paper, 11-1/2"
wide x 8" high. maps, color photographs, bibliography, index.
(wildlife refuges; environmentalism)
An overview of the growth of the Alaskan national wildlife refuge system
beginning with a proclamation during the term of President Benjamin Harrison in
1892. The overview is interspersed with glossy color photos and insets about
individuals who had a noteworthy part in the development of the refuges and
certain animals and geological features found in them. Several of the refuges
are dealt with individually to showcase the diversity found in them; which
includes coastal and mountainous areas as well as islands. An enjoyable brief
work to peruse for its interesting information and appealing photos.
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