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151. PC gaming, maybe.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
*VIDEO games & society, *VALUES (Ethics), *PARENT-child relationships, *GAMES -- Social aspects
Abstract

Comments on computer games, which thrive on combat and competition. His reaction to an interview of Johnny Wilson, publisher and former pastor; How computer games can express character-building values; Suggestion that parents supervise selection of computer games.

Published
1999

152. Shared terrain.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
*HABITATS, *ROADS & the environment, *PRIVACY
Abstract

Discusses the habitats of people and animals. Need to respect the spaces of animals; Efforts to counter the impact of roads on wildlife; The right of way of creatures near highways; The related topic of endangered consumers and their privacy in traveling on the Internet; Plan of Free-PC.com to give a free computer to those who will allow the company to monitor a user's Internet activity.

Published
1999

153. Emptying the barn.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
*PERSONAL belongings, *CONSUMPTION (Economics), *WASTE recycling
Abstract

Comments on personal belongings. The author's experience of moving from New York to Colorado; Mention of Brad Knickerbocker's article `Taking stock of our stuff'; Henry Davis Thoreau's thoughts on overconsumption; Why renewing and recycling make sense.

Published
1999

154. Following the birds on pristine Block Island.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
*BIRD watching, *TRAVEL
Abstract

Describes Block Island off the coast of Rhode Island. Its size; Number of ponds on the fairly small island; Species of plants which live on the island; Birds including warblers, tanagers, catbirds, chickadees and peregrine falcons which stay on the island during their southern migration; Birdwatching on Block Island; Conservation efforts.

Published
1997

155. This author seeks healing where world views collide.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
HILLERMAN, Tony, 1925-2008
Abstract

Profiles author Tony Hillerman, who is best known for his writings about Navajo culture. How Navajo culture impacted him; How he is troubled by leaders in minority communities whose economic well-being is tied to differences; His attempts, in writing, to restore harmony from chaos.

Published
1997

156. Driving my dad to distraction.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
*AUTOMOBILE driving
Abstract

Opinion. Looks at the author's first driving experience which was done with his father's one-year-old 1963 Pontiac Ventura. Details of how the author's first and second accidents occurred; Information on the author's first parking ticket. INSET: 3/13 Sanibel Island, by Robin S. Chapman..

Published
1997

157. Hillerman's mystery writing scales the heights of fiction.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
*BOOKS
Abstract

Discusses the book `The Fallen Man,' by Tony Hillerman. Why Hillerman has been described as a master of style; His compassionate point of view; What distinguishes him from the mystery writers of his generation.

Published
1997

158. Prometheus wired!

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
*PROMETHEUS (Greek deity), *AUTOMATIC tracking ethics
Abstract

Applies the meaning of the ancient Greek myth about Prometheus. Strengths of such myths; Who Prometheus was; Satellite tagging of large ocean animals; Tracking individuals with miniature electronic devices; Need for technological ethics for such devices.

Published
1998

159. Boulders and software.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
*BOOKS, *PURCHASING, *COMPUTER software
Abstract

Recommends against the use of agent software, or a computer program which is designed to help browsers find the right book. The author's experience using agent software at Amazon.com; The distinctions between information and knowledge and between knowledge and wisdom; Why wisdom is important in choosing a book.

Published
1998

160. Image isn't everything.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
*VIRTUAL reality -- Social aspects
Abstract

Focuses on interactive computer-generated software images known as virtual idols. The effect of the idols on society similar to the introduction of the television; Scenarios to consider.

Published
1998

161. 16 crucial words.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
*FREEDOM of religion
Abstract

Discusses the implications of the first 16 words of the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States of America. Religious diversity that flourishes as the United States enters the 21st century; Freedom to worship as a unifying force in society.

Published
1998

162. Public space private matters.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
*COPYRIGHT, *CELL phones & society
Abstract

Introduces articles dealing with communications issues; Cell-phone etiquette; Copyright law and its interplay with popular culture.

Published
1998

163. Read a real page turner.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
*TEXTBOOKS
Abstract

Discusses textbooks. Why textbooks are not likely to become extinct, even as computers continue to advance; Growth in the education textbook field in 1997; Companies like Pearson PLC who feel that educational textbooks are the growth market of the future.

Published
1998

164. The Monitor's guide to religion bestsellers.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim, Remmerde, Juniper, Turner, Clare, Murray, Mari, Moller, Janet C., Zipp, Yvonne, Lipscomb, Laura, Jones, Debra A., McLaughlin, Abraham T., Parney, Lisa Leigh, Hoyle, Amy, Huenneke, Judy, and Montgomery, Leigh

Subjects
*RELIGIOUS literature, *BEST sellers, *CHARTS, diagrams, etc.
Abstract

Presents a chart, with reviews, of the top ten paperback and hardcover religion best sellers for December 8, 1997, according to `Publisher's Weekly.' Paperbacks including `Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul,' from Health Communications and `Left Behind,' by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins; Hardcovers including `Sources of Strength,' by Jimmy Carter and `Just as I Am,' by Billy Graham.

Published
1997

165. Tales that sift fact from fable.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
*BOOKS
Abstract

Presents an overview of the book `The Oxford Book of American Detective Stories,' edited by Tony Hilerman. Description and characterization of sleuths; Background on Hilerman; Topics tackled by the selections.

Published
1996

166. Debate continues on education reform.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
*EDUCATIONAL change
Abstract

Reports about the ongoing battle between Congress and White House over education issues during 1995. Introduction of charter-school legislation and public schools run by private companies.

Published
1996

167. The grace of schooling a child.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
*READINESS for school
Abstract

Presents a photograph of a young girl waiting to attend her first day at school in Los Angeles, and muses over the transformation that will be brought about by school life in the innocent child.

Published
1995

169. Sanctuaries.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
*NONFICTION
Abstract

Discusses Edward F. Bergman's book, 'The Spiritual Traveler: New York City, the Guide to Sacred Spaces and Peaceful Places.'

Published
2001

170. It is the night sky that leads to light.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
*ASTRONOMY, *NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'An Intimate Look at the Night Sky,' by Chet Raymo Walker.

Published
2001

171. An ocean of nautical drama.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
AMERICA & the Sea (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `America and the Sea: A Maritime History,' by Benjamin W. Labaree et al.

Published
1998

172. The Bestsellers.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim, McCormick, Lynde, Zipp, Yvonne, McLaughlin, Abraham, Nordin, Kendra, Hartill, Lane, Lanier, Kristina, Charles, Ron, Fletcher, Ron, Hoyle, John Christian, Lampman, Jane, and Hartle, Terry

Subjects
*NONFICTION novel, *BEST sellers, *CHARTS, diagrams, etc.
Abstract

Presents a chart, with brief reviews, of the top 15 hardcover nonfiction bestsellers for November 30, 1998, according to `Publishers Weekly.' `Tuesdays With Morrie,' by Mitch Albom; `Sugar Busters!,' by H. Leighton Steward et al.; `And the Horse He Rode in On,' by James Carville; `Lindbergh,' by A. Scott Berg; Others.

Published
1998

173. Closure for Nixon generation.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
NIXON in Winter (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `Nixon in Winter: His Final Revelations About Diplomacy, Watergate, and Life out of the Arena,' by Monica Crowley.

Published
1998

174. The Monitor's guide to bestsellers.

Author

Nordin, Kendra, Bencivenga, Jim, Lanier, Kristina, Moller, Janet, McNamara, Devon, Montgomery, Leigh, McCormick, Lynde, Conover, Kirsten, Regan, Tom, Henderson, Keith, and Wales, Ruth Johnstone

Subjects
SUGAR Busters! (Book), TUESDAYS With Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man & Life's Greatest Lesson (Book), PIRATE Looks at Fifty, A (Book), IN the Meantime (Book)
Abstract

Presents a list of hardcover nonfiction books with brief reviews. `Sugar Busters!,' by Sarah Ban Breathnach and Morrison C. Bethea; `Tuesdays With Morrie,' by Mitch Albom; `A Pirate Looks at Fifty' by Jimmy Buffett; `In the Meantime,' by Iyanla Vanzant; `Mars and Venus Starting Over,' by John Gray; More.

Published
1998

175. A safe harbor.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
*BOOKS, REVIEWS
Abstract

Discusses the book section of the same issue and its nautical theme.

Published
1999

176. A Monitor Guide to the Bestsellers.

Author

Cook, Stephanie, Bencivenga, Jim, Thurman, James, Adu-Danso, Letitia, Coletti, Elisabetta, Ellington, Christy, Nordin, Kendra, Young, John Edward, Humphries, Stephen, Montgomery, Leigh, Fletcher, Ron, Hoyle, John Christian, Moniz, Dave, and Regan, Tom

Subjects
*NONFICTION novel, *BEST sellers, *CHARTS, diagrams, etc.
Abstract

Presents a chart, with short reviews, of the top 15 hardcover nonfiction books for the week of May 10, 1999, according to `Publishers Weekly.' `The Greatest Generation,' by Tom Brokaw; `Yesterday I Cried,' by Iyanla Vanzant; `The Century,' by Todd Brewster and Peter Jennings; Others.

Published
1999

177. Plots that perplex and delight.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
*MYSTERY fiction
Abstract

Reviews two mystery novels available in the summer of 1997. `Cosi Fan Tutti,' by Michael Didbin; `Death in a Mood Indigo,' by Francine Mathews.

Published
1997

179. The Monitor's guide to bestsellers.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim and Montgomery, Leigh

Subjects
*NONFICTION novel, *BEST sellers, *CHARTS, diagrams, etc.
Abstract

Presents a chart with brief reviews of the top 15 hardcover nonfiction books for May 4, 1998, according to `Publishers Weekly.' Books including `Tuesdays With Morrie,' by Mitch Albom; `The Gift of the Jews,' by Thomas Cahill; `Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,' by John Berendt; `Aphrodite,' by Isabel Allende; Others.

Published
1998

180. The Monitor's guide to bestsellers.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim and Jones, Debra

Subjects
*BEST sellers, *NONFICTION novel, *CHARTS, diagrams, etc.
Abstract

Presents a chart, with reviews, of the top fifteen best selling hardcover nonfiction books for March 2, 1998, according to `Publishers Weekly.' `Simple Abundance,' by Sarah Ban Breathnach; `Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,' by John Berendt; `Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus,' by John Gray; `The Rape of Nanking,' by Iris Chang; `The Man Who Listens to Horses,' by Monty Roberts; Others.

Published
1998

181. Cool-headed talk of things human and divine.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
NEW Religious Humanists: A Reader, The (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `The New Religious Humanists: A Reader,' edited by Gregory Wolfe.

Published
1998

182. Telling it like it is in today's urban America.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
FIST, Stick, Knife, Gun (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence in America,' by Geoffrey Canada.

Published
1995

183. Hometown melodies in the life of a `Pol.'

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
WHILE the Music Lasts (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `While the Music Lasts: My Life in Politics,' by William M. Bulger.

Published
1996

185. Bestsellers.

Author

Campbell, Kim and Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
*BOOKS, REVIEWS
Abstract

Presents a list of books reviewed by The Christian Science Monitor, The New York Times, Kirkus review of books, and The Los Angeles Times. `The Horse Whisperer,' by Nicholas Evans; `Behind The Lines,' by W.E.B. Griffin; `The Web,' by Johnathan Kellerman; `The Moor's Last Sigh,' by Salman Rushdie; Estimated costs of the books.

Published
1996

186. Don't judge a book by its author's controversy.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
IT Takes a Village (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us,' by Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Published
1996

187. When mayhem and justice collide, mystery crime-solvers set it right.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
BAD Samaritan, The (Book), FROM Potter's Field (Book), DEATH in Rough Water (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the books `The Bad Samaritan,' by Robert Barnard, `From Potter's Field,' by Patricia Cornwell and `Death in Rough Water,' by Francine Mathews.

Published
1995

188. Davidian tragedy raises concern for US religious freedom.

Author

Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
ASHES of Waco, The (Book), WHY Waco? (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the books `The Ashes of Waco: An Investigation,' by Dick J. Reavis, and `Why Waco?: Cults and the Battle for Religious Freedom in America,' by James D. Tabor.

Published
1995

189. 'We were doing something unique.

Author

Hey, Robert P., Frutig, Judith, Bencivenga, Jim, Schorr, Parsons, Cynthia, Anable, Rubin, Girardet, Edward, Oka, and Merry, George B.

Published
2009

191. The Monitor's guide to bestsellers.

Author

McLaughlin, Abraham T., McNamara, Devon, Bencivenga, Jim, Mallett, Evan F., MacLachlan, Suzanne, Henderson, Keith, Bolton-Fasman, Judith, Goodrich, Lawrence J., Hoyle, John Christian, Montgomery, Leigh, Coolidge, Shelley Donald, and Parney, Lisa

Subjects
*BEST sellers, *CHARTS, diagrams, etc.
Abstract

Presents a chart with reviews of the top fifteen hardcover nonfiction books for January 12, 1998, according to `Publisher's Weekly.' `Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,' by John Berendt; `Citizen Soldiers,' by Stephen E. Ambrose; `Dirty Jokes and Beer,' by Drew Carey; `Making Faces,' by Kevyn Aucoin; Others.

Published
1998

192. The Monitor's guide to bestsellers.

Author

Turner, James, Zipp, Yvonne, Bencivenga, Jim, Theiss, Terry, Bowers, Faye, Wales, Ruth Johnstone, Lanier, Kristina, Toth, Tom, Leach, Llewelyn, Lund, Ellizabeth, Rubin, Merle, Hartman, Carol, Moller, Janet, Shannon, Caitlin, and Flatley, Kerry A.

Subjects
*FICTION, *BEST sellers, *CHARTS, diagrams, etc.
Abstract

Presents a chart with reviews of the top 15 bestselling hardcover fiction books for August 24, 1998, according to `Publisher's Weekly.' `Rainbow Six,' by Tom Clancy; `Point of Origin,' by Patricia Cornwall; `A Night Without Armor,' by Jewel Kilcher; `The Klone and I,' by Danielle Steel; Others.

Published
1998

193. The Monitor's guide to bestsellers.

Author

Nordin, Kendra, Lanier, Kristina, Bencivenga, Jim, McCormick, Lynde, McNamara, Devon, Regan, Tom, Montgomery, Leigh, Wales, Ruth Johnstone, Salazar, Phelippe, and Spotts, Peter

Subjects
*NONFICTION novel, *CHARTS, diagrams, etc.
Abstract

Presents a chart with brief reviews of the top fifteen hardcover nonfiction books for July 6, 1998, according to `Publishers Weekly.' `Sugar Busters!,' by Sarah Ban Breathnach and Morrison C. Bethea; `A Monk Swimming,' by Malachy McCourt; `The Millionaire Next Door,' by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko; `In the Meantime,' by Iyanla Vanzant; Others.

Published
1998

194. A MONITOR GUIDE TO The Bestsellers.

Author

Hartle, Terry, Ellington, Christy, Nordin, Kendra, Lowe, Judy, Moller, Jan, Savides, Steven, Risedorph, Kim, Coolidge, Shelly Donald, Bencivenga, Jim, Day, Julie Finnin, and Charles, Ron

Subjects
JOHN Adams (Book : McCullough), PRAYER of Jabez, The (Book), FOUNDING Brothers (Book)
Abstract

Reviews a number of books, including 'John Adams,' by David McCullough, 'The Prayer of Jabez,' by Bruce H. Wilkinson, and 'Founding Brothers,' by Joseph Ellis.

Published
2001

195. The Bestsellers.

Author

Hartle, Terry, Paulson, Amanda, Savides, Steven, Moller, Jan, Nordin, Kendra, Ellington, Christy, Cox Jr., Stuart S., Wolcott, Jennifer, Risedorph, Kim, Zipp, Brian, Charles, Ron, Lowe, Judy, and Bencivenga, Jim

Subjects
JOHN Adams (Book : McCullough), ALBUM of Memories, An (Book), GHOST Soldiers (Book), SEABISCUIT: An American Legend (Book)
Abstract

Reviews several hardcover non-fiction books. 'John Adams,' by David McCullough; 'An Album of Memories,' by Tom Brokaw; 'Ghost Soldiers,' by Hampton Sides; 'Seabiscuit,' by Laura Hillenbrand; More.

Published
2001

196. Side dishes that attracted notice this year.

Author

Charles, Ron, Gardner, Marilyn, Salazar, Phelippe, Flatley, Kerry A., Zipp, Yvonne, Henderson, Keith, Toth, Tom, Carden, Karen, Regan, Tom, Cowen, Robert, Brown, Elizabeth, Holmstrom, David, Montgomery, Leigh, Turner, Stansfield, Anderson, Norman, Lamb, Greg, Harsch, Joseph, Bencivenga, Jim, Jones, Seth, and Parrott, Valerie

Subjects
*BOOKS, REVIEWS
Abstract

Reviews several books that attracted attention in 1998. `The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton,' by Jane Smiley; `Black and Blue,' by Anna Quindlen; `Bridget Jones's Diary,' by Helen Fielding; `Charming Billy,' by Alice McDermott; `Cities of the Plain,' by Cormac McCarthy; More.

Published
1998

197. A Monitor Guide to The Bestsellers.

Author

Hansen, Julia Ann, Davis, Rebecca J., Ellington, Christy, Bowers, Faye, Toevs, Anne, Hartill, Lane, Coletti, Elisabetta, Steindorf, Sara, Broman-Worthington, Kristen, Charles, Ron, Bencivenga, Jim, and Cook, Stephanie

Subjects
*FICTION
Abstract

Reviews briefly 15 hardcover fiction books. `Hannibal,' by Thomas Harris; `White Oleander,' by Janet Fitch; `Granny Dan,' by Danielle Steel; `Mother of Pearl,' by Melinda Hayes; `The Testament,' by John Grisham; `The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon,' by Stephen King.

Published
1999

198. Religion bestsellers.

Author

Remmerde, Juniper, Bencivenga, Joy, Giedl, Linda, Moller, Janet C., Nordin, Kendra, Huenneke, Judy, Murray, Mari, Bencivenga, Jim, Shannon, Caitlin, McLaughlin, Abraham T., Lampman, Jane, Parrott, Valerie, Hoyle, Amy Catherine, Vallance, Karla, Nartonis, David K., and Theiss, Terry

Subjects
*RELIGION
Abstract

Reviews the bestselling books on religion. Paperback versions of `Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul'; `Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul'; `The Good Book,' by Peter J. Gomes; `Left Behind,' by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins; Hardcovers, including `Soul Harvest,' by Tim LaHay and Jerry Jenkins; `Conversations with God, Book 1,' by Neale D. Walsch; More.

Published
1998

199. The Monitor's guide to bestsellers.

Author

Hartman, Carol, Charles, Ron, Rubin, Merle, Gardner, Marilyn, Regan, Tom, Lanier, Kristina, Moller, Janet, Niederman, Daniel T., Bencivenga, Jim, Nordin, Kendra, MacLachlan, Suzanne, Conover, Kirstin, Zipp, Yvonee, and Gaouette, Nicole

Subjects
*FICTION, *BEST sellers, *CHARTS, diagrams, etc.
Abstract

Presents a chart, with reviews, of the top fifteen bestsellers in hardcover fiction for the week of February 16, 1998 according to `Publishers Weekly.' `The Street Lawyer,' by John Grisham; `Fear Nothing,' by Dean Koontz; `The Cat Who Sang for the Birds,' by Lilian Jackson Braun; `The Investigators,' by W.E.B. Griffin; Others.

Published
1998

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