diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bddfb7a74..2a2703b92 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-03-02 Brian Matherly <brian@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/plugins/BookReport.py:
+	* src/Utils.py
+	Save and load books properly.
+
 2008-03-02 Gary Burton <gary.burton@zen.co.uk>
 	* src/GrampsDbUtils/_Backup.py: Restore databases with transactions
 	enabled.
diff --git a/src/Utils.py b/src/Utils.py
index 80dff7f95..19229100d 100644
--- a/src/Utils.py
+++ b/src/Utils.py
@@ -920,6 +920,8 @@ def type_name(val):
         return 'int'
     elif val_type == float:
         return 'float'
+    elif val_type == bool:
+        return 'bool'
     elif val_type in (str, unicode):
         return 'unicode'
     return 'unicode'
@@ -935,6 +937,8 @@ def get_type_converter_by_name(val_str):
         return int
     elif val_str == 'float':
         return float
+    elif val_str == 'bool':
+        return bool
     elif val_str in ('str', 'unicode'):
         return unicode
     return unicode
diff --git a/src/plugins/BookReport.py b/src/plugins/BookReport.py
index c19b9d7a9..5222be3ac 100644
--- a/src/plugins/BookReport.py
+++ b/src/plugins/BookReport.py
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ class BookOptions(ReportOptions):
         }
         self.options_help = {
             'bookname'    : ("=name","Name of the book. MANDATORY",
-                            BookList('books.xml',None).get_book_names(),
+                            BookList('books.xml',dbase).get_book_names(),
                             False),
         }