LJ Media Reviews: December 2016

Alice Hoffman is Faithful to a girl devastated by the harm she caused her dearest friend; a Palestinian man renews his love of music by becoming The Idol
Below is a list of Audiobook and Video titles to be reviewed in the December 2016 issue of Library Journal. These lists include pertinent publisher and bibliographic information for your convenience. Starred reviews are indicated with **. Publishers: Please remember to send us one finished copy of each book that is scheduled for review (i.e., all of the forthcoming titles listed below) if you initially submitted a galley or bound manuscript. Our reviewers are not paid, and we like to send a finished copy of the reviewed book as a thank you. Materials should be mailed to: Library Journal, 123 William Street, Suite 802, New York, NY 10038.

AUDIO

FICTION Brown, Eleanor. The Light of Paris. 10 CDs. 12:31 hrs. Books on Tape. Jul. 2016. ISBN 9780451484833. $40. download digital. F faithfulaudio-jpg111716Hoffman, Alice. Faithful. 7 CDs. 8:30 hrs. S. & S. Audio. Nov. 2016. ISBN 9781508225119. $29.99. download digital. F Hood, Ann. The Book That Matters Most. 8 CDs. 9:15 hrs. Recorded Bks. Aug. 2016. ISBN 9781501921988. $92.75. 1 MP3-CD, digital download. F Judd, Cameron. Crockett of Tennessee. 14 CDs. 17:11 hrs. Dreamscape. Sept. 2016. ISBN 9781520035321. $59.99. 2 MP3-CDs. F McLaughlin, Emma & Nicola Kraus. So Close. 7 CDs. 8:19 hrs. Dreamscape. Jun. 2016. ISBN 9781520018409. $59.99. 1 MP3-CD. F McNeill, Laura. Sister Dear. 11 CDs. 12 hrs. Thomas Nelson on Brilliance. Apr. 2016. ISBN 9781511369657. $49.97. 1 MP3-CD. F Olsen, Rena. The Girl Before. 10 CDs. 12:23 hrs. Books on Tape. Aug. 2016. ISBN 9780451486691. $45. digital download. F **Palacio, Derek. The Mortifications. digital download. 9:32 hrs. Books on Tape. Oct. 2016. ISBN 9781524702939. $76. F Paris, B.A. Behind Closed Doors. 7 CDs. 8:30 hrs. Macmillan Audio. Aug. 2016. ISBN 9781427281883. $29.99. digital download. F Raabe, Melanie. The Trap. 9 CDs. 10 hrs. Hachette Audio. tr. from German by Imogen Taylor. Jul. 2016. ISBN 9781478935032. $30. digital download. F Smith, Ali. Public Library and Other Stories. 4 CDs. 4:14 hrs. Books on Tape. Oct. 2016. ISBN 9781524723170. $30. digital download. F Wood, H.P. Magruder’s Curiosity Cabinet. 11 CDs. 13 hrs. Recorded Bks. Jul. 2016. ISBN 9781501908408. $123.75. 2 MP3-CD, digital download. F **Woodson, Jacqueline. Another Brooklyn. 3 CDs. 2:45 hrs. Harper Audio. Aug. 2016. ISBN 9781504733588. $22.99. 1 MP3-CD, digital download. F NONFICTION Creighton, Margaret. The Electrifying Fall of Rainbow City: Spectacle and Assassination at the 1901 World’s Fair. 8 CDs. 9:30 hrs. HighBridge. Oct. 2016. ISBN 9781681682488. $34.95. digital download. HIST Gtimetravel-jpg111716aines, Chip & Joanna Gaines with Mark Dagostino. The Magnolia Story. 5 CDs. 5 hrs. Thomas Nelson on Brilliance Audio. Oct. 2016. ISBN 9781531833886. $24.99. MEMOIR/TV Gerges, Fawaz A. ISIS: A History. 11 CDs. 12:39 hrs. Recorded Bks. May 2016. ISBN 9781501917462. $92.75. 2 MP3-CD, digital download. POL SCI **Gleick, James. Time Travel: A History. 8 CDs. 10 hrs. Books on Tape. Sept. 2016. ISBN 9780735285903. $40. digital download. SCI Nikolay, Franz. The Humorless Ladies of Border Control: Touring the Punk Underground from Belgrade to Ulaanbaatar. 8 CDs. 9:30 hrs. Tantor. Aug. 2016. ISBN 9781515906377. $39.99. digital download. MEMOIR Schumer, Amy. The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo. 7 CDs. 8:06 hrs. S. & S. Audio. Aug. 2016. ISBN 9781508222002. $29.99. digital download. MEMOIR
HEARING ABOUT HAUNTING Dickey, Colin. Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places. digital download. 10:48 hrs. Books on Tape. Oct. 2016. ISBN 9781524703660. $76. HIST Lehto, Steve. American Murder Houses: A Coast-to-Coast Tour of the Most Notorious Houses of Homicide. 6 CDs. 7:30 hrs. Tantor. Sept. 2016. ISBN 9781515911722. $32.99. digital download. CRIME

VIDEO

FICTION The Forest. 94+ min. Jason Zada, dist. by Universal Studios Home Entertainment, www.uphe.com. 2016. DVD UPC 025192326073. $22.98; Blu-ray UPC 025192339509. $29.98. Rated: PG-13. HORROR theidol-jpg111716**The Idol. 98 min. In Arabic w/English subtitles. Hany Abu-Assad, dist. by Adopt Films c/o Kino Lorber, www.kinolorber.com. 2016. DVD UPC 688713080825. $29.95. F Janet King: Series 1; The Enemy Within. 3 discs. 474+ min. Grant Brown & others, dist. by Acorn Media, www.acornonline.com. 2016. DVD UPC 054961246496. $49.99. SDH subtitles. F **Murdoch Mysteries: A Merry Murdoch Christmas. 88 min. Michael McGowan, dist. by Acorn Media, www.acornonline.com. 2016. DVD UPC 054961252091. $24.99; Blu-ray UPC 054961252596. $24.99. F/TV **A Place in Heaven. 113+ min. In Hebrew w/English subtitles. Yossi Madmony, dist. by SISU Home Entertainment, www.sisuent.com. 2016. DVD ISBN 9781560867678. $24.95. F Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician. 80+ min. Steven Hanft, dist. by MVDvisual, www.mvdb2b.com. 2016. DVD UPC 760137835899. $16.95. MUSIC Sunset Song. 136+ min. Terence Davies, dist. by Magnolia Home Entertainment, www.magpictures.com. 2016. DVD UPC 876964009669. $26.98. Rated: R. F ARTS & HUMANITIES Here Come the Videofreex. color & b/w. 78 min. Jon Nealon & Jenny Raskin, dist. by Cinema Guild, www.cinemaguild.com. 2016. DVD ISBN 9780781515351. $99.95; acad. libs. $350. Public performance. FILM Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made. 93+ min. Tim Skousen & Jeremy Coon, dist. by Drafthouse Films c/o MVDvisual, www.mvdb2b.com. 2016. DVD UPC 760137844891. $34.95. SDH subtitles FILM A Place To Stand. 83+ min. Daniel Glick, dist. by Video Project, www.videoproject.com. 2016. DVD $24.95; acad. libs. $295; public performance w/DSL $395. Closed-captioned. LIT/BIOG SOCIAL SCIENCES Truth Has Fallen. 60 min. Sheila M. Sofian, Dreamscape, www.dreamscapeab.com. 2016. DVD UPC 857063005950. $24.99; public performance $199.99. CRIMINOLOGY **Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War. color & b/w. 80+ min. Ken Burns & Artemis Joukowsky, dist. by PBS, www.shoppbs.org. 2016. DVD ISBN 9781627898324. $24.99. SDH subtitles. HIST/BIOG **Dark Side of the Full Moon. 74 min. Maureen Fura, dist. by Dreamscape Video, www.dreamscapeab.com. 2016. DVD UPC 857326006052. $24.99; public performance $199.99. PSYCH Seven Songs for a Long Life. 82 min. Amy Hardie, dist. by Argot Pictures, www.argotpictures.com. 2016. DVD $150; acad. libs $300. Public performance; SDH subtitles. SOC SCI **Vessel. 86+ min. In English, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, & Arabic w/English subtitles. Diana Whitten, dist. by Kino Lorber, www.kinolorber.com. 2016. DVD UPC 738329203412. $24.95; public performance $349; w/DSL $499. Closed-captioned. SOC SCI SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY The Greenhouse of the Future: Abundance and Energy Autonomy. 70 min. In French w/English subtitles. Curt Close, dist. by Green Planet Films, www.greenplanetfilms.org. 2015. DVD UPC 714497273723. $44.95. Closed-captioned; streaming at www.kanopy.com. AGRI **City of Gold. 90+ min. Laura Gabbert, dist. by Dark Sky Films c/o IFC Films, www.ifcfilms.com. 2016. DVD UPC 030306946597. $24.98. SDH subtitles. Rated: R. COOKING Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World. 98+ min. Werner Herzog, dist. by Magnolia Home Entertainment, www.magpictures.com. 2016. DVD UPC 876964010153. $26.98. SDH subtitles. Rated: PG-13. TECH

FAST SCANS: TOP FOREIGN & INDIE PICKS

whathappenedmisssimone-jpg111716The Dresser. 109+ min. Anchor Bay Entertainment. 2015. DVD UPC 013132636474. $24.98. Rated: TV-14. For the Love of Spock. 111+ min. FilmRise. 2016. DVD-R UPC 191091212028. $30.99; BD-R UPC 191091212035. $34.95. Howards End. 143+ min. Cohen Media Group. 1992. DVD UPC 741952834199. $19.99; Blu-ray UPC 741952834090. $25.99. Rated: PG. A Man Called Ove. 116+ min. In Swedish w/English subtitles. Music Box Films. 2015. DVD UPC 751778950775. $29.95; Blu-ray UPC 751778950782. $34.95. Rated: PG-13. What Happened, Miss Simone? color & b/w. 116+ min. Eagle Rock Entertainment. 2015. DVD/CD UPC 801213076895. $21.99; Blu-ray/CD UPC 801213354290. $26.99.

TRAILERS: WHAT’S COMING ON DVD/BLU-RAY

Black Girl. b/w. 59+ min. In French & Wolof w/English subtitles. Ousmane Sembène, dist. by Criterion Collection. Jan. 2017. DVD ISBN 9781681432489. $29.95; Blu-ray ISBN 9781681432472. $39.95. DRAMA Closet Monster. 90+ min. Stephen Dunn, dist. by Strand Releasing. Jan. 2017. DVD UPC 712267360932. $32.99. DRAMA Fox and His Friends. 124+ min. In German w/English subtitles. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, dist. by Criterion Collection. Jan. 2017. DVD ISBN 9781681432465. $29.95; Blu-ray ISBN 9781681432458. $39.95. DRAMA hisgirlfriday-jpg111716His Girl Friday. 2 discs. b/w. 193+ min. Howard Hawks, dist. by Criterion Collection. Jan. 2017. DVD ISBN 9781681432335. $39.95; Blu-ray ISBN 9781681432328. $49.95. COMEDY The Light Between Oceans. 133+ min. Derek Cianfrance, dist. by Disney. Jan. 2017. DVD UPC 786936851540. $29.99; Blu-ray UPC 786936851526. $39.99. Rated: PG-13. DRAMA Masterpiece: Victoria. 480+ min. dist. by PBS. Feb. 2017. DVD UPC 841887030922. $49.99; Blu-ray UPC 841887030939. $59.99. DRAMA/TV Something Wild. 2 discs. b/w. 113+ min. Jack Garfein, dist. by Criterion Collection. Jan. 2017. DVD ISBN 9781681432441. $29.95; 1-disc Blu-ray ISBN 9781681432434. $39.95. DRAMA The Whole Truth. 93+ min. Courtney Hunt, dist. by Lionsgate Media. Jan. 2017. DVD UPC 031398257844. $19.98; Blu-ray UPC 031398257875. $24.99. Rated: R. DRAMA/SUSPENSE
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