From Qajar to Pahlavi. Iran 1919-1930. Lanham, MD, University Press of America, 2008, 462 p., index.

Elias Phocas MD (1930-2012)

We recently said our last goodbye to Elias Phocas, a distinguished gastroenterologist, teacher and friend. He faithfully and selflessly served Hellenic Gastroenterology for decades in a wide array of positions, including the Presidency of the Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology, and Presidency of the Panhellenic Gastroenterology Congress. The manner in which Elias practiced gastroenterology se...

Edwin Clarke, MD, FRCP (1919-1996).

The Essential Criticism of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. Ed. Michael J. Meyer. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2009. 364p. alk. paper, $55 (ISBN 9780810867338). LC 2008-051372

John Steinbeck's 1937 novella Of Mice and Men is one of the most popular works of American literature and also one of the most widely studied. Although deemed a failure by Steinbeck himself, this brief fable about two itinerant California ranch hands went on to win largely favorable reviews , selection by the Book of the Month Club, and successful transformation into a play and three movies. OM...

Andrew Walsh. Using Mobile Technology to Deliver Library Services. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2012, 134 p. $80.00 (ISBN 9781856048095). LC 2012-493968

The next group of chapters drills down into more specific examples of the interaction of research, theory, and practice in the social sciences (always with an eye toward information studies). Chapter 4 gives the author's more complete definition of the intellectual content of a " theory, " with quick examples from historical figures who constructed theories in behavioral science, education, and...

The 21st Century Black Librarian in America: Issues and Challenges. Eds. Andrew P. Jackson, Julius C. Jefferson Jr., and Akilah S. Nosakhere. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2012. 277p., $80.00 (ISBN 9780810882454). LC 2011-042051

permeates and inspires this collection of essays addressing the diverse and multifarious concerns of the black librarian in America. This edition, which follows two earlier versions edited by Josey in 1970 and 1994, begins with a dedication to Josey, a selected bibliography of his works, and a tribute to him by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA). Indeed, Josey influenc...