Re: [ha-Safran]: Library Journal reviewer bias

2004-07-22 Thread Andrea Rapp
This can be seen in the current (JULY) issue of LJ. A book called "What's Right with Islam: A New Vision for Muslims and the West" gets a big star and heaps of praise because it presents "Islam as a faith of moderation and tolerance." --a faith in accord with American values such as "plural society

[ha-Safran]: Library Journal reviewer bias

2004-07-21 Thread Ethan Starr
Andrea Levin of CAMERA has written an interesting article about Library Journal's reviews of books on the Arab conflict with Israel. CAMERA has found that books that are one-sided or slanted more against Israel, are reviewed more favorably by Library Journal than by other well-known review publica