Reviews for The Children's Discovery Bible

The average rating for The Children's Discovery Bible based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-03-22 00:00:00 Pierre Magnan Five stars. This book is exactly what is advertised in the title... An Annotated Bibliography of The Who from 1965-1990. The bibliography is split up into several sections, each specialized on a different aspect of what was printed about the band. (i.e. Album Reviews, Concert Reviews, Solo work Reviews, General Articles, etc.) The forward does note that many articles may be difficult to find, but the bibliography itself will at least help one find them. The index at the back is very thorough, and there are some funny moments within the bibliography itself. It is extremely helpful to look through what was written while The Who were recording/touring. This is an extremely useful resource, and highly recommended for anyone writing about the band in question.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-06-19 00:00:00 James Moore Full disclosure: I work with Randy. Randy is a pioneer of comics librarianship. For decades he was the sole banner-carrier confronting the profession with its unjustifiable marginalization of comics. Always of good humor, though, his assessment of the issue here is never mean-spirited. It's funny and fun to read. His hard work and high spirits have paid off, with comics librarianship being an accepted specialization in the field, if still a rare job. Randy has worked harder, however, on the actual work of being a comics librarian. He's built the largest collection of comic books in the nation, a huge collection of comic strips, and a huge collection of scholarship on comics. MSU Libraries attracts scholars from far and wide because of Randy's life's work. His book represents the foundation of where he's coming from: basic ideas on why and how to do comics librarianship. As he has been a pioneering librarian, this is a pioneering book for it's day, but Randy acknowledges how out of date it is. He's been approached about a second edition, but says it would take a complete re-write, something he'd consider doing in retirement, but not right now when there's actual comics library work to be done. Nevertheless, anyone interested in comics librarianship, its history, or how to challenge the biased assumptions of the library profession should read this.