diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/library.py b/src/calibre/gui2/library.py
index 8f3d7a2fe3..f0cb9f330b 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/library.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/library.py
@@ -198,11 +198,11 @@ class BooksModel(QAbstractTableModel):
             return
         ascending = order == Qt.AscendingOrder
         self.db.sort(self.column_map[col], ascending)
-        self.research(reset=False)
         if reset:
             self.clear_caches()
             self.reset()
         self.sorted_on = (self.column_map[col], order)
+        
 
     def resort(self, reset=True):
         try:
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class BooksModel(QAbstractTableModel):
     def rowCount(self, parent):
         if parent and parent.isValid():
             return 0
-        return self.db.rows() if self.db else 0
+        return len(self.db.data) if self.db else 0
 
     def count(self):
         return self.rowCount(None)
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ class BooksModel(QAbstractTableModel):
             au = self.db.data[r][aidx]
             if au:
                 au = [a.strip().replace('|', ',') for a in au.split(',')]
-                return '\n'.join(au)
+                return ' & '.join(au)
             
         def timestamp(r):
             dt = self.db.data[r][tmdx]
@@ -427,11 +427,16 @@ class BooksModel(QAbstractTableModel):
             series = self.db.data[r][srdx]
             if series:
                 return series  + ' [%d]'%self.db.data[r][siix]
+            
+        def size(r):
+            size = self.db.data[r][sidx]
+            if size:
+                return '%.1f'%(float(size)/(1024*1024))
         
         self.dc = {
                    'title'    : lambda r : self.db.data[r][tidx],
                    'authors'  : authors,
-                   'size'     : lambda r : '%.1f'%(float(self.db.data[r][sidx])/(1024*1024)),
+                   'size'     : size,
                    'timestamp': timestamp,
                    'rating'   : rating,
                    'publisher': publisher,
@@ -521,10 +526,8 @@ class BooksView(TableView):
         QObject.connect(self.selectionModel(), SIGNAL('currentRowChanged(QModelIndex, QModelIndex)'),
                         self._model.current_changed)
         # Adding and removing rows should resize rows to contents
-        QObject.connect(self.model(), SIGNAL('rowsRemoved(QModelIndex, int, int)'), self.resizeRowsToContents)
-        QObject.connect(self.model(), SIGNAL('rowsInserted(QModelIndex, int, int)'), self.resizeRowsToContents)
-        # Resetting the model should resize rows (model is reset after search and sort operations)
-        QObject.connect(self.model(), SIGNAL('modelReset()'), self.resizeRowsToContents)
+        #QObject.connect(self.model(), SIGNAL('rowsRemoved(QModelIndex, int, int)'), self.resizeRowsToContents)
+        #QObject.connect(self.model(), SIGNAL('rowsInserted(QModelIndex, int, int)'), self.resizeRowsToContents)
         self.set_visible_columns()
     
     def columns_sorted(self):
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/main.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/main.ui
index 065b322b04..ff2177b149 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/main.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/main.ui
@@ -316,6 +316,9 @@
             <property name="showGrid" >
              <bool>false</bool>
             </property>
+            <property name="wordWrap" >
+             <bool>false</bool>
+            </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
          </layout>
@@ -353,6 +356,9 @@
           <property name="showGrid" >
            <bool>false</bool>
           </property>
+          <property name="wordWrap" >
+           <bool>false</bool>
+          </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
        </layout>
@@ -388,6 +394,9 @@
           <property name="showGrid" >
            <bool>false</bool>
           </property>
+          <property name="wordWrap" >
+           <bool>false</bool>
+          </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
        </layout>
diff --git a/src/calibre/library/database2.py b/src/calibre/library/database2.py
index 4d8cd6fdf2..2d37d726ae 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/database2.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/database2.py
@@ -282,14 +282,15 @@ class ResultCache(SearchQueryParser):
         field = field.lower().strip()
         if field in ('author', 'tag', 'comment'):
             field += 's'
-        if field == 'date': field = 'timestamp'
+        if   field == 'date': field = 'timestamp'
         elif field == 'title': field = 'sort'
         elif field == 'author': field = 'author_sort'
         fcmp = self.seriescmp if field == 'series' else \
             functools.partial(self.cmp, FIELD_MAP[field], 
                               str=field not in ('size', 'rating', 'timestamp'))
-        self._map.sort(cmp=fcmp, reverse=not ascending)
         
+        self._map.sort(cmp=fcmp, reverse=not ascending)
+        self._map_filtered = [id for id in self._map if id in self._map_filtered]
                 
     def search(self, query):
         if not query or not query.strip():
@@ -363,7 +364,7 @@ class LibraryDatabase2(LibraryDatabase):
         self.data    = ResultCache()
         self.search  = self.data.search
         self.refresh = functools.partial(self.data.refresh, self)
-        self.sort    = functools.partial(self.data.refresh, self)
+        self.sort    = self.data.sort
         self.index   = self.data.index
         self.refresh_ids = functools.partial(self.data.refresh_ids, self.conn)
         self.row     = self.data.row
@@ -1008,6 +1009,7 @@ class LibraryDatabase2(LibraryDatabase):
             if not hasattr(path, 'read'):
                 stream.close()
         self.conn.commit()
+        self.data.refresh_ids(self.conn, ids) # Needed to update format list and size
         if duplicates:
             paths    = tuple(duplicate[0] for duplicate in duplicates)
             formats  = tuple(duplicate[1] for duplicate in duplicates)
@@ -1032,6 +1034,7 @@ class LibraryDatabase2(LibraryDatabase):
             stream = open(path, 'rb')
             self.add_format(id, ext, stream, index_is_id=True)
         self.conn.commit()
+        self.data.refresh_ids(self.conn, [id]) # Needed to update format list and size
         self.notify('add', [id])
         
     def move_library_to(self, newloc, progress=None):