Book review

Douglas, S. J. (1994). Where the girls are: Growing up female with the mass mediay. New York: Times Books. 340 pages.

Lang, A. (Ed.). (1994). Measuring psychological responses to media messages. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. 244 pages.

Cosby, C. O. (1994). Television's imageable influences: The self‐perceptions of young African Americans. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. 172 pages.

Kern‐Foxworth, M. (1994). Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, and Rastus: Blacks in advertising, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. 205 pages.

Fiske, J. (1994). Media matters: Everyday culture and political change. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press. 253 pages.

Johnson, L. L. (1994). Toward competition in cable television. Cambridge, MA & Washington, DC: MIT Press & AEI Press. 214 pages.

Krattenmaker, T. G., & Powe, L. A., Jr. (1994). Regulating broadcast programming. Cambridge, MA & Washington, DC: MIT Press & AEI Press. 369 pages.

Moores, S. (1993). Interpreting audiences: The ethnography of media consumption. London: Sage. 140 pages.     

Book review

Kamalipour, Y. R., & Mowlana, H. (Eds.). (1994). Mass media in the Middle East: A comprehensive handbook. Westport, CN: Greenwood Press. 333 pages.

Boyd, D. (1993). Broadcasting in the Arab world: A survey of the electronic media in the Middle East (2nd ed.). Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. 386 pages.

Hoyer, S., Lauk, E., & Vihalemm, P. (Eds.). (1993). Towards a civic society: The Baltic media's long road to freedom. Tartu, Estonia: Baltic Association for Media Research. 366 pages.

Silj, A. (Ed). (1992). The new television in Europe. London: John Libbey. 644 pages.

Noam, E., Komatsuzaki, S., & Conn, D. (Eds.). (1994). Telecommunications in the Pacific Basin. New York: Oxford University Press. 514 pages.

Englis, B. G. (Ed.). (1994). Global and multinational advertising. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. 266 pages.     

Standpoint: Wither communication?

Dennis, E. E., & Wartella, E. (Eds.). (1996). American communication research: The remembered history. Mulwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Lent, J. A. (Ed.). (1995). A different road taken: Profiles in critical communication. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

Schiller, D. (1996). Theorizing communication: A history. New York: Oxford.

Signorielli, N. (Ed.). (1996). Women in communication: A biographical sourcebook. Westport, CT: Greenwood.     

Book review

Abelman, B. (1995). Reclaiming the wasteland: TV & gifted children. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.

Neuman, S. B. (1995). Literacy in the television age: The myth of the TV effect (2nd ed.). Norwood, NJ: Ablex.

Strasburger, V. C. (1995). Adolescents and the media: Medical and psychological impact. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Harrison, L. F., & Williams, T. M. (1986). Television and cognitive development. In T. M. Williams (Ed.), The impact of television: A natural experiment in three communities (pp. 87–142). Orlando, FL: Academic Press.

Lehr, W. (Ed.). (1995). Quality and reliability of telecommunications infrastructure. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Teske, R. (Ed.). (1995). American regulatory federalism and telecommunications Infrastructure. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.     

A future for the journal

Huston, A.C., Donnerstein, E., Fairchild, H., Feshbach, N.D., Katz, P.A., Murray, J.P., Rubinstein, E.A., Wilcox, B.L., &; Zuckerman, D. (1992). Big world, small screen: The role of television in American society. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. 195 pages.

Blumler, J.G. (Ed.). (1992). Television and the public interest: Vulnerable values in West European broadcasting. London: Sage. 242 pages.

Dayan, D., &; Katz, E. (1992). Media events: The live broadcasting of history. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 306 pages.     

Book reviews

Webster, J. G., & Lichty, L. W. (1991). Ratings analysis: Theory and practice. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. 290 pages.

Turow, J. (1992). Media systems in society: Understanding industries, strategies, and power. New York: Longman. 265 pages.

Blanchard, R. O., & Christ, W. G. (1993). Media education and the liberal arts: A blueprint for the new professionalism. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. 187 pages.     

Book review

Kahin, B., & Keller, J. (Eds.). (1995). Public access to the Internet. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.

Kahin, B., & Keller, J. H. (Eds.). (In press). Coordinating the Internet. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.

Minow, N. W., & LaMay, C. L. (1995). Abandoned in the wasteland: Children, television, and the First Amendment. New York: Hill & Wang.

Messaris, P. (1997). Visual persuasion: The role of images in advertising. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.     

Literacy,Culture and History

The World on Paper. David R. Olson. Cambridge & New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994, 318 + xix pages. ISBN: 0–521–44311–3.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Abstract

MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION USA: INDUSTRY ANALYSES, STATISTICS AND LEADING COMPANIES. 4th ed. Simkin, Joyce P. (Ed.). Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2006, 2,462 pp., $435.00, ISBN: 0-78767-440-0. Reviewed by Roye Werner.

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AFRICAN AMERICAN BUSINESS. Smith, Jessie Carney. (Ed.), Millicent Lownes Jackson and Linda T. Wynn, consultants. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006, 936 pp., $199.95, ISBN 0-31333-109-X (set), 0-31333-110-3 (v.1), 0-31333-111-1 (v.2.). Reviewed by Cynthia Churchwell.

HANDBOOK OF CONTEMPORARY BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS: FOUNDATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS. Altman, Morris (Ed.). Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, Inc., 2006, xxii, 762 pp., $149.95, ISBN-10: 0-7656-1302-6, ISBN-13: 978-0-7656-1302-8. Reviewed by Ken Johnson.

ICONS OF BUSINESS: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MAVERICKS, MOVERS, AND SHAKERS. Drexler, Kateri. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2007, 544 pp., $175.00, ISBN: 0-313-33862-0. Reviewed by Teresa Williams.

HISTORY OF FINANCIAL DISASTERS, 1763-1995. Duckenfield, Mark, Stefan Altorfer and Benedikt Koehler, (Eds.). London: Pickering & Chatto, 2006, 3 vols, 1,200pp., $495.00, ISBN 978-1-85196-825-1. Reviewed by Chris Lewis.

INDIA AND SOUTH ASIA: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION. Siddiqui, Anjum (Ed.). Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, 2007, 419 pp., $99.95, ISBN 978-0-7656-1452-0. Reviewed by Julia A. Martin.

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MAJOR MARKETING CAMPAIGNS, VOLUME 2. Riggs, Thomas (Ed.). Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2007, 1,945 pp., $330.00, ISBN 978-0-78767-356-7. Reviewed by Patricia J. West.

REFERENCE BOOKOF CORPORATEMANAGEMENTS: AMERICA'S CORPORATE LEADERS. Bethlehem, PA: Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., 2007, 6,006 pp., $254.75, ISBN 978-1-59274-293-9. Reviewed by Peng Xu.     

Introduction

Abstract

THE BOOK OF INVESTING WISDOM: CLASSIC WRITINGS BY GREAT STOCK-PICKERS AND LEGENDS OF WALL STREET. Krass, Peter (Ed.). New York: John Wiley &; Sons, Inc., 1999, 498 pp., $29.95, ISBN: 0-471-29454-3. Reviewed by Leslie M. Haas.

D&;B/GALE INDUSTRY REFERENCE HANDBOOKS: HOSPITALITY. Farmington Hill, MI: The Gale Group, 1999, 722 pp., $99.00, ISBN 0-7876-3776-9. Reviewed by Jeffrey P. Fortescue.

THE IEBM ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MARKETING, 2nd ed. Baker, Michael J. (Ed.). London: International Thomson Business Press, 1999, 865 pp., $85.00, ISBN 1-86152-304-1. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon.

THE PORTABLE MBA IN ECONOMICS. Young, Philip K. Y. and John J. McAuley. New York: John Wiley &; Sons, Inc., 1994, 286 pp., $29.95, ISBN 0-471-59526-8. Reviewed by Susan C. Awe.

REGIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT. Warner, Malcolm (Ed.) (International Encyclopedia of Business and Management Series). London: Business Press, a division of Thomson Learning, 2000, 4 vols., $250.00. ISBN 1-86152-405-6 (Asia Pacific), 1-86152-407-2 (Emerging Countries), 1-86152-406-4 (Europe) and 1-86152-404-8 (Americas) or 1-86152-403-X (for the four volume set). Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon.

RESEARCH SERVICES DIRECTORY: COMMERCIAL AND CORPORATE RESEARCH CENTERS, 7th ed. Gottlieb, Richard (Ed.). Lakefield, CT: Grey House Publishing, 1999, 1089 pp., $395.00 soft-cover, ISBN 1-891482-30-0, $420.00 hardcover, ISBN 1-891482-31-9. Reviewed by Mary Dugan.

THE VALUE OF A DOLLAR: PRICES AND INCOMES IN THE UNITED STATES, 1860-1999. Derks, Scott (Ed.). Lakeville, CT: Grey House Publishing, 1999, 493 pp., $90.00, ISBN 1-891482-49-1. Reviewed by Brent Alan Mai.

THE WILEY BOOK OF BUSINESS QUOTATIONS. Ehrlich, Henry. New York: John Wiley &; Sons, Inc., 1998, 430 pp., $30.00, ISBN 0-471-18207-9. Reviewed by Simone Yu.     

Book/video reviews

John R. Catsis. Sports Broadcasting . Chicago: Nelson Hall, 1996.

Ralph Engelman. Public Radio and Television in America: A Political History . Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1996.

Marc J. Seifer. Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla . Secaucus, NJ: Birch Lane Press, 1996.

How to Construct a Radio Documentary (CD‐Rom). Concord, Ontario: Irwin Publishing, 1996.

Paul Chantler and Sim Harris. Local Radio Journalism . Oxford: Focal Press, 1997.

Donald G. Godfrey and Frederic A. Leigh, (Eds.). Historical Dictionary of American Radio, Westport, CT.: Greenwood Press, 1998.

Nancy Lynch Street and Marilyn J. Matelski, (Eds.). Messages From the Underground: Transnational Radio in Resistance and in Solidarity . Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997.

Michael Nelson. War of Vie Black Heavens: The Battles of Western Broadcasting in the Cold War . Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1997.

Radio Industry (video). New York: Insight Media, 1997. 30 minutes, color.     

BOOK/RESOURCE REVIEWS

Abstract

NORTON ON ARCHIVES: THE WRITINGS OF MARGARET CROSS NORTON ON ARCHIVAL & RECORDS MANAGEMENT (Third printing, 2001). Mitchell, Thornton W. (Ed.). Chicago: Society of American Archivists, c1975. Reviewed by Debora A. Rougeux

SAMPLE FORMS FOR ARCHIVAL AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. Ginn, Mary Lea (Consulting Ed.). Lenexa, Kansas and Chicago: ARMA International and Society of American Archivists, 2002, 264 pp. + CD. $40.00, ISBN 1-931786-00-3. Reviewed by Chuck Piotrowski

ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS: CONVERGENCE ARCHIVES, BIBLIOTHÉQUES ET MUSÈES. Witt, Maria, and Majid Ihadjadene (Eds.). European Library Automation Group (ELAG), 2000. Paris: Citè des sciences et de l'industrie, 2001, 445 pp., ISBN 2-86842-146-6. Reviewed by Amy Cooper     

Savingsbonds.gov

Abstract

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO CITING GOVERNMENT INFORMATION RESOURCES: AMANUAL FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE AND BUSINESS RESEARCH, 3rd edition. Cheney, Debora (Ed.). Bethesda, MD: LexisNexis; Congressional Information Service, 2002, 222 pp., $40.00, ISBN 088692586X. Reviewed by Meg Meiman.

BUSINESS STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES: PATTERNS OF ECONOMIC CHANGE, 10th Edition. Lantham, MD: Bernan Press, 2004, 545 pp., $147.00, ISBN 1-886222-24-X. Reviewed by Stacey Marien.

THE SKEPTICAL BUSINESS SEARCHER: THE INFORMATION ADVISOR'S GUIDE TO EVALUATING WEB DATA, SITES, AND SOURCES. Berkman, Robert. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2004, 281 pp., $29.95, ISBN 0-910965-66-8. Reviewed by Linda S. Dausch.

THE DIRECTORY OF BUSINESS TO BUSINESS CATALOGS, 13th Edition. Gottlieb, Richard (Ed.). Millerton, NY: Grey House Publishing, 2005, 686 pp., $165.00, ISBN: 1-59237-064-0. Reviewed by Jim Galbraith.

THE DIRECTORY OF MAIL ORDER CATALOGS, 19th Edition. Millerton, NY: Grey House Publishing, 2005, 1,563 pp., $250.00, ISBN: 1-59237-066-7. Reviewed by Jim Galbraith.

THE TECHNOMIC TOP 500. UPDATEANDANALYSIS OF THE 500 LARGEST U.S. RESTAURANT CHAINS. Chicago, IL: Technomic Information Services, $495.00. Reviewed by Jim Galbraith.

INDUSTRY RESEARCH USING THE ECONOMIC CENSUS: HOW TO FIND IT, HOWTO USE IT. Boettcher, Jennifer C., and Leonard M. Gaines. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2004, 305 pp., $85.00, ISBN 1-57356-351-X. Reviewed by Kevin R. Harwell.

HANDBOOK OF U.S. LABOR STATISTICS: EMPLOYMENT, EARNINGS, PRICES, PRODUCTIVITY, &; OTHER LABOR DATA, 8th Edition. Lantham, MD: Bernan Press, 2005, 484 pp., $147.00, ISBN 1-886222-20-7. Reviewed by Stacey Marien.

O'DWYER'S DIRECTORY OF PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRMS. NewYork, NY, 2004, 375 pp., $175.00, ISBN: 0-941424-62-6. Reviewed by Jim Galbraith.     

History

EDISON'S ELECTRIC LIGHT: BIOGRAPHY OF AN INVENTION by Robert Friedel, et al. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1986—$27.95 until July 1st, then $35)

ENGINEERS & ELECTRONS: A CENTURY OF ELECTRICAL PROGRESS by John D. Ryder and Donald G. Fink (IEEE Press, 345 East 47th St., New York 10017—price not given)

THE MAKING OF A PROFESSION: A CENTURY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING IN AMERICA by A. Michal McMahon (New York: IEEE Press, see address to left, 1984—price not given)

IBM'S EARLY COMPUTERS by Charles J. Bashe, et al (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1986—$27.50)

THE POWER OF THE PRESS: THE BIRTH OF AMERICAN POLITICAL REPORTING by Thomas C. Leonard (New York: Oxford, 1986—$22.50)     

BOOK REVIEWS

ABSTRACT

Introduction Reviewed by Stacey Marien.

AMERICA 'S TOP RATED CITIES: A STATISTICAL HANDBOOK, 13th ed. Millerton, NY:Grey House Publishing, Inc., 2006, 4 vols., 3,094 pp., $ 195.00, ISBN 978-1-59237-140-2. Reviewed by Anne C. Osterman.

GLOBAL BUSINESS ETIQUETTE: A GUIDE TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION AND CUSTOMS.Martin, Jeanette S. and Lillian H.Chaney. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2006, 178 pp., $ 34.95, ISBN 0-27598-815-5. Reviewed by Caroline Geck.

NATIONS OF THE WORLD: A POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, & BUSINESS HANDBOOK, 6th ed. Millerton, NY: Grey House Publishing, Inc., 2006, 1, 741 pp., $ 155.00, ISBN 1-59237-079-9. Reviewed by Leticia Camacho.

GLOBALIZATION: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TRADE, LABOR, AND POLITICS. Vaidya, Ashish K.(Ed.). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2006, 968 pp., $185.00, ISBN 1-57607-826-4. Reviewed by N.Andrew Spackman.

WORLD ECONOMIC PROSPECTS: A PLANNER 'S GUIDE TO INTERNATIONAL MARKET CONDITIONS,4th ed. London: Euro-monitor PLC, 2003, 248 pp ., $490.00, ISBN 1-84264-296-0. Reviewed by Leticia Camacho.

THE ACCOUNTABLE CORPORATION. Epstein, Marc J. and Kirk O. Hanson (Eds.). Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2006, 4 vols., $300.00, ISBN 0-275-98491-5 (set). Reviewed by John P. Heintz.

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD. Leonard, Thomas M.(Ed.). New York: Routledge, 2006, 3 vols., 1, 759 pp., $565.00, ISBN 1-57958-388-1. Reviewed by Jeffrey Cronin.     

History

AM STEREO AND THE FCC: CASE STUDY OF A MARKETPLACE SHIBBOLETH by Mark J. Braun (Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1994—$39.50/19.50, ISBN 0–89391–966–7 hard, 0–56750–000–5, paper, 216 pp.)

PHILCO RADIO 1928–1942: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR RADIOS by Ron Ramirez and Michael Prosise (Schiffer Publishing, 77 Lower Valley Rd., Rt. 372, Atglen, PA 19310—$29.50, paper, ISBN 0–88740–547–9, 188 pp.)

SEE IT NOW CONFRONTS McCARTHYISM: TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY AND THE POLITICS OF REPRESENTATION by Thomas Rosteck (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1994—$29.95, ISBN 0–8173–0705–2, 247 pp.)

THE HOUSE THAT ROONE BUILT: THE INSIDE STORY OF ABC NEWS by Marc Gunther (Boston: Little, Brown, 1994— $23.95, ISBN 0–316–33151–1, 381 pp.)

SCIENCE OF COERCION: COMMUNICATION RESEARCH & PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE 1945–1960 by Christopher Simpson (New York: Oxford University Press, 1994—$29.95, ISBN 0–19–507193‐X, 204 pp.)

FIGHTING FOR AIR: IN THE TRENCHES WITH TELEVISION NEWS by Liz Trotta (Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1994—$16.95, paper, ISBN 0–8262–0952–1, 399 pp.)     

General Film History

Jack C. Ellis' A History of Film (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1978---$11.95, paper)

John L. Fell's A History of Films (New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1978---price not given, paper)

Anthony Slide's Aspects of American Film History Prior to 1920 (Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1978---$7.50). In the short (173 pages)

Two recent additions to the Ungar Film Library (New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1978---at prices shown)     

Intorduction

Abstract

INDUSTRY SURVEYS. Standard & Poor's. New York, quarterly, $1,197MO; loose-leaf, $2,225.00, ISSN: 01964-4666. (Also available on CD-ROM for $2,250.00 or via the Internet same price.) Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon

U.S. INDUSTRY & TRADE OUTLOOK ′98. Published jointly by DRI/McGraw-Hill Standard & Poor's, and U.S. Department of Commerce/International Trade Administration. $69.95, ISBN 0-07-032931-1. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN INDUSTRIES: NON-MANU-FACTORING INDUSTRIES, 2nd edition. ISBN 0-7876-0147-0. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN INDUSTRIES: M ANUPAC-TURING INDUSTRIES, 2nd edition. ISBN 0-7876-0146-2. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon

Heil, Scott and Terrance W. Peck (Eds.). Detroit, MI: Gale Research, Inc., 1998, $520.00 for both volumes; $260.00 for each volume. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EMERGING INDUSTRIES. Malonis, Jane A. and Holly M. Seiden (Eds.). Detroit, MI: Gale Research, Inc., 1998, $249.00, ISBN 0-7876-1863-2. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GLOBAL INDUSTRIES. Sawinski, Diane M. and Wendy H. Mason (Eds.). Detroit, MI: Gale Research, Inc., 1996, $395.00, ISBN 0-8103-9767-6. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY (B&l). Beachwood, OH: Responsive Database Services, Jan. 1998, Web-based database with daily updates. Academic pricing for B&I on the Web is as follows for: 1-3 Concurrent Users $4,500lyr; 4 Users $5,250lyr; 5-8 Users $6,000/yr; 9-12 Users $7,500lyr. B&I is available through the following vendors: DIALOG, DataStar, KR-OnDisc, B&I on-the-Web (offered Data Downlink), OCLC FirstSearch, OneSource.com, Chest (in the UK), PointCast. Reviewed by Hal P. Kirkwood

WALKER's MANUAL OF UNLISTED STOCKS, 2nd ed. Lafayette, CA: Walker's Manual, 1997, $85.00, ISBN: 0-9652088-8-5. Reviewed by Brent Alan Mai

LODGING, RESTAURANT, AND TOURISM INDEX THE CD-ROM VERSION (1985-1997). Geahigan, Priscilla C. (Ed.). West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University, $450.00lyear with quarterly updates, ISBN 117-1597-2605. Reviewed by Priscilla C. Geahigan     

International Real Estate Digest

CABELL'S DIRECTORY OF PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES IN … [BUSINESS COLLECTION], 9th ed. Cabell, David W. E. and Deborah L. English (Eds.). Beaumont, TX: Cabell Publishing Inc., 2004, 10 volumes, $494.80. Reviewed by Deborah Lee.

CRB COMMODITY YEARBOOK, 2004. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley &; Sons, 2004, 384 pp. + CD-ROM, $185.00, ISBN 0-471-64921-X. Reviewed by Ken Johnson.

DOLLARS AND CENTS OF SHOPPING CENTERS: 2004: A STUDY OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES IN SHOPPING CENTER OPERATIONS. Kramer, Anita, Project Director. Washington, DC: Urban Land Institute, 391 pp., $299.95, ISBN 0-87420-925-0. Reviewed by James Galbraith.

THE ULTIMATE ACCOUNTANTS' REFERENCE: INCLUDING GAAP, IRS &; SEC REGULATIONS, LEASES, PENSIONS, AND MORE. Bragg, Steven M. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley &; Sons, 2005, 775 pp., $135.00, ISBN 0-471-67813-9. Reviewed by Rebecca M. Murphey.

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LEADERSHIP. Goethals, George R., Georgia J. Sorenson, and James MacGregor Burns (Eds.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2004, 4v. in 1,927 pp., $595.00, ISBN 076192597X. Reviewed by Peter R. Latusek.

WARD'S AUTOMOTIVEYEARBOOK. Binder, Alan K. (Ed.). Southfield, MI: Ward's Communications, 2004, 358 pp., $475.00, 0-910589-20-8. Reviewed by Susan Shultz.

CARD INDUSTRY DIRECTORY:THE BLUE BOOK OF THE CREDIT AND DEBIT CARD INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES. Shaw, Dennis (Ed.). New York, NY: Thompson Media, $495.00. Reviewed by James Galbraith.

NEW EDITIONS OF STANDARD REFERENCE WORKS : THE DIRECTORY OF VENTURE CAPITAL &; PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS: DOMESTIC &; INTERNATIONAL, 8th ed. Gottlieb, Richard (Ed.). Millerton, NY: Grey House Publishing, 2004, 1,107 pp, $450.00, ISBN: 1-59237-025-X. Reviewed by Deborah Lee.     

Law and policy

AN INTRODUCTION TO U.S. TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW by Charles H. Kennedy (Norwood, MA: Artech House, 1994—price not given, ISBN 0–89006–752‐X, 169 pp.)

TOWARD COMPETITION IN CABLE TELEVISION by Leland L. Johnson (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press/Washington, DC: American Enterprise Institute Press, 1994— price not given, ISBN 0–262–10054–1, 214 pp.)

THE AUDIENCE REFLECTED IN THE MEDIUM OF LAW: A CRITIQUE OF THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SPEECH RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES by Myles Alexander Ruggles (Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1994‐$39.95/22.50, ISBN 0–89391–881–4 cloth, 0–89391–993–4 paper, 206 pp.)

DEMOCRACY AND THE PROBLEM OF FREE SPEECH by Cass R. Sunstein (New York: Free Press, 1993‐$22.95, hard, ISBN 0–02–932271–5, 300 pp.)

GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES FOR REGULATED UTILITIES: EVOLUTION AND IMPACTS by David Wirick and John J. Gibbons (National Regulatory Research Institute, 1080 Carmack Rd., Columbus, OH 43210—price not given, paper, 168 pp.)

THE LAW OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATION by Kent R. Middleton and Bill F. Chamberlin (White Plains, NY: Longman, 1994—price not given, ISBN 0–8013–1188–8, 625 pp.)

“TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY ISSUE,” Media Law & Policy (Media Law Project, 57 Worth St., New York, NY 10013–2960, no price given, no ISSN given)