Fierce Creatures - Summary: "When ruthless media mogul Rod McCain acquires England's Marwood Zoo, he sends his sexy marketing executive and his lecherous son to whip the place into shape, but they discover Marwood's straitlaced director has already implemented his own harebrained scheme to boost attendance: from now on the zoo will do away with cute, cuddly animals and display only "fierce creatures.""

Call number: PN1997.F647 1998

Absolute Power - Summary: "Career thief and ex-con Luther Whitney witnesses the death of a woman by the President of the United States and no one is ready or willing to believe his story. What lengths will the President and his aids go to in order to hide the truth? Based on the novel of the same name by David Baldacci."

Call number: PN1997.A286 2000

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective - Summary: "When the Miami Dolphins' mascot is kidnapped just before the Superbowl, Ace Ventura, pet detective, is hired to solve the case."

Call number: PN1997.A312 1997

Boyz N the Hood - Summary: "Three friends struggle to survive in South Central Los Angeles where friendship, pain, danger and love form a true picture of life in the 'hood in this critically acclaimed, action-filled story."

Call number: PN1997.B699 2005

Canadian Bacon - Summary: "Beset by falling approval ratings, a desperate U.S. president and his closest advisors launch a rally-round-the-flag campaign against the country's newest enemy--Canada."

Call number: PN1997.C363 2001

Clerks - Summary: "It's one wild day in the life of a pair of overworked counter jockeys who brave a nonstop parade of unpredictable shoppers, while managing to play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and straighten out their offbeat love lives."

Call number: PN1997.C564 2004

Unbreakable - Summary: "After David Dunn emerges from a horrific train crash as the sole survivor-- and without a single scratch on him-- he meets a mysterious stranger who believes comic book heroes walk the earth. A haunting stranger whose obsession with David will change David's life forever."

Call number: PN1997.U6316 2001

Mystic Pizza - Summary: "Three young women, waitresses at a pizza parlor in Mystic, Connecticut, spend a special summer discovering romance."

Call number: PN1997.M969 2001

Force 10 From Navarone - Summary: "In the darkest days of World War II, Hitler's armies are storming through Europe, annihilating all opposition in their path. But U.S. Colonel Barnsby (Ford) plots to strike a crippling blow to the brutal Nazi forces. To succeed, he'll need the help of the most skilled and lethal soldiers in the world: the Force 10 squad, fresh from their triumphant mission at Navarone. But when the team's plan goes awry in the firestorm of blistering battles, deceit and treachery, Barnsby and the squad's hard-driving Major Mallory (Shaw) are forced to devise a new and even more dangerous scheme to attack the Nazi war machine-- or risk losing the rest of Europe to its awesome, destructive power."

Call number: PN1997.F73 2005

Jersey Girl - Summary: "Ollie is madly in love with his wife. But when the Manhattan music publicist's wife dies in childbirth, Ollie's life becomes emotionally shattered. Not sure what to do next, he moves to New Jersey with his infant daughter to live with his dad. Juggling his career and single parenthood proves more than Ollie can manage, and one day he's fired after he bungles a major press event. He devotes his time to his daughter and ends up frequenting a local video store where he strikes up a friendship with a woman named Maya."

Call number: PN1997.J478 2004

The Edge - Summary: "A model has her rich, much older husband come with her to a photo shoot. But when their plane chrashes in the middle of nowhere, a strong mind game erupts between the jealous husband and the younger photographer as they try to get back to civilization."

Call number: PN1997.E454 1999

Wild Wild West - Summary: "Special agent James West and fellow agent and crackerjack inventor Artemus Gordon team up on a daring assignment to stop legless Dr. Arliss Loveless and his diabolical plot for a Disunited States of America."

Call number: PN1997.W553 1999

Chain Reaction - Summary: "A student machinist finds himself caught in a maze of secret government cover-ups, hi-tech espionage and murder after working on a groundbreaking scientific experiment. Eddie Kasalivich and Lily Sinclair are part of a team of scientists who have developed a revolutionary new source of energy. But no sooner have they finished celebrating their triumph, than their lab is destroyed and the head of their team killed. Named the main suspects, Eddie and Lily quickly realize their only hope lies with a powerful and mysterious bureaucrat who may or may not be on their side."

Call number: PN1997.C434 2000

Charlotte’s Web - Summary: "Fern is a young farm girl who rescues the runt, Wilbur. Wilbur the pig is saved from certain death and Fern visits him every day at her Uncle Homer's farm. But it's Wilbur's friendship with Charlotte the spider that ultimately saves him from the "smoke house." Charlotte's talent for weaving praiseworthy words about Wilbur into her web turns the Zuckerman farm into a tourist attraction."

Call number: PN1997.C437 2006

Interiors - Summary: "A dark drama of three sisters: a writer, an actress, and one groping for identity. When their father decides to divorce their shattered mother and remarry a spunky middle-aged widow, the three young women struggle to come to terms with each other and with themselves."

Call number: PN1997.I687 2000

Moonstruck - Summary: "Loretta, an "unlucky in love" Italian widow, suddenly finds romance through the intervention of the Manhattan moon. With her wedding to a close friend just weeks away, she has the misfortune to meet and fall hopelessly in love with his estranged younger brother."

Call number: PN1997.M6668 2006

A Year in Provence - Summary: "Based on Peter Mayle's bestseller by the same name, it is the hilarious first year account of the Mayles' adjusting to both the idiosyncracies of the locals and the quaint traditions of this ancient and charming region."

Call number: PN1997.Y337 2001

The Sandlot - Summary: "The best baseball player in the neighborhood helps a new kid with his clumsy ball-handling."

Call number: PN1997.S163 2001

Separate Tables - Summary: "Explores the separate and interwoven dreams of a number of eccentric and lonely people in a rather gloomy, small hotel in the seaside town of Bournemouth, England. In one evening, four unhappy misfits will bare their innermost secrets and change each other's lives forever."

Call number: PN1997.S3642 2001

Something to Talk About - Summary: "The story of Grace, a woman with a "picture-perfect life," whose reaction to the infidelities of her husband Eddie turns the lives and loves of the people around her into something like falling dominoes."

Call number: PN1997.S667 1999

Runaway Bride - Summary: "An unlikely love story developes when a cynical, big-city columnist comes to a small town to cover the story of Maggie Carpenter, a bride who's left men at the altar several times."

Call number: PN1997.R863 1999

Eight Men Out - Summary: "This is a stunning dramatization of the scandalous 1919 "Black Sox" World Series, in which underpaid members of the Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to throw the games, resulting in tragedy for players like "Shoeless" Joe Jackson."

Call number: PN1997.E555 2001

Mallrats - Summary: "This is a tale of two loafers who spend the day at the mall after their girlfriends tell them to kiss off for good. After all, there's something for everyone at the mall, including a way to win back their babes."

Call number: PN1997.M355 1999

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her - Summary: "An anthology of 5 loosely connected and interwoven stories showing how women deal with the variety of problems that each faces in her life. A doctor looking after her invalid mother who realizes that her own life is passing her by. A wealthy bank manager dealing with an unplanned pregnancy, a workaholic boyfriend, and a street woman who dispenses advice that hits too close to the truth. A single mother debating starting a relationship with the dwarf who moves in across the street. A fortune teller struggling with her grief and depression as she cares for her lesbian lover who is dying from cancer. A woman police detective confronted with her own lonliness as she watches her blind sister date, and investigates the suicide of an old school friend."

Call number: PN1997.T476 2001

True Romance - Summary: "Lovers find themselves in possession of a suitcase full of valuable mob contraband and plan to take the goods from Detroit to Los Angeles to sell them, but the gangsters and the police have other ideas."

Call number: PN1997.T793 1997

Play It Again, Sam - Summary: "A hypochondriac film buff turns to his idol, Humphrey Bogart, for advice about women. Directed by Herbert Ross."

Call number: PN1997.P696 2001

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery - Summary: "Cryogenically frozen in the 60s and thawed in the 90s, swinging secret agent Austin Powers leaps back into action with the beautiful Agent Kensington to battle his arch-enemy Dr. Evil, baby."

Call number: PN1997.A989 2001

Platoon - Summary: "This intense drama examines the fight between good and evil among an American infantry rifle platoon in the jungles of Vietnam as seen though the innocent eyes of a new recruit."

Call number: PN1997.P681 2005

Armageddon - Summary: "After learning of a doomsday asteroid, NASA sends up a team of oil drillers to bore a nuclear device into its surface, hoping the detonation will knock it off course. But as word of the Armageddon spreads, the world's social structure begins to break down."

Call number: PN1997.A863 1998

The American President - Summary: "Andrew Shephard is the most popular American president in decades, a consummate politician and a man of integrity, who also happens to be a widower, ready to start dating again. But when stunning lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade sweeps into his political arena, she unexpectedly sweeps him off his feet."

Call number: PN1997.A832 1999

The Fifth Element - Summary: "It's the 23rd Century and New York cab driver Korben Dallas just picked up a fare that only comes once every five-thousand years--a perfect beauty, a supreme being, a deadly weapon. Dallas is immediately hoisted into a journey that will have him saving the world."

Call number: PN1997.F648 1997

Enemy of the State - Summary: "Robert Clayton is a respected D.C. attorney who--without his knowledge--is given an explosive piece of video that ties a top national security official to a political murder. Almost instantly Clayton is targeted by government surveillance operatives who will stop at nothing to recover the incriminating evidence."

Call number: PN1997.E646 1999

Diner - Summary: "Immature buddies regroup at an all-night diner after various escapades in late-1950s Baltimore. Directed by Barry Levinson."

Call number: PN1997.D564 2000

Diary of a Mad Black Woman - Summary: "With all of her possessions packed in a moving van, Helen starts on her journey to put the pieces of her life back together. Through the assistance of her friends, family, faith, and a twist of fate, Helen finds the strength and empowerment she needs to get control of her circumstances. She also finds that the tragic events of her life soon become comic, especially with the guidance and help-- mostly unsolicited, by the way--of her pot-smoking, gun-toting, and much beloved, grandmother figure Madea."

Call number: PN1997.D537 2005

Spy Game - Summary: "CIA leader Nathan Muir is ready to retire when his protege is arrested for espionage in China. Believing his student is innocent, Muir takes it upon himself to free Bishop. His mission takes him back to the beginning of their partnership and everything the pair have experienced until now."

Call number: PN1997.S674 2002

Crimson Tide - Summary: "Instability in Russia results in the deployment of the the nuclear submarine "Alabama." Russian rebels have taken over a nuclear missile site and are refueling them for a possible strike against the USA. Tensions run high undersea when the launch message is received, followed by an unconfirmed order."

Call number: PN1997.C756 1998

Dead Man Walking - Summary: "Based on a true story, Matthew Poncelet is the convicted killer of two teenage lovers, awaiting his sentence on Death Row in rural Louisiana. In response to his letter, the outspoken Sister Helen Prejean visits him in prison sworn to help him truthfully and spiritually prepare for his death by lethal injection after a recent appeal to reconsider his punishment was declined."

Call number: PN1997.D434 1999

Four Weddings and a Funeral - Summary: "Romantic comedy about a young man who meets the girl of his dreams at a friend's wedding. However, she slips through his fingers when the timing seems wrong, and they meet at three more weddings and a funeral before the two finally connect."

Call number: PN1997.F787 1999

French Kiss - Summary: "When her fiance is smitten by a beautiful Frenchwoman, Kate flies to Paris determined to win him back. However, nothing prepares her for Luc, a cunning, sexy Frenchman with a gift for gab and a fondness for thievery. A self-proclaimed expert on affairs of the heart, Luc promises to help Kate win back her man. But one star-crossed misadventure after another sweeps them across France, ultimately changing them in ways they never dreamed possible."

Call number: PN1997.F831 1999

Fried Green Tomatoes - Summary: "A chance encounter in a nursing home leads to an unexpected friendship between a dowdy housewife and a spry octagenarian who tells her the story of a fiercely independent woman half a century ago, inspiring the housewife to change her life, often with hilarious results."

Call number: PN1997.F854 1999

Full Metal Jacket - Summary: "Vietnam war drama which begins with a depiction of the brutality of Marine Corps training and then shifts to Vietnam, focusing mainly on a group of Marines responding to the Tet Offensive of 1968."

Call number: PN1997.F955 2001

Goodfellas - Summary: "Focuses on a group of men involved with organized crime while giving an inside look at the Mafia from 1955-80. Based on the life of mobster and FBI informant Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian New York kid who grows up idolizing the "wise guys" in his impoverished Brooklyn neighborhood."

Call number: PN1997.G774 1999

Men of Honor - Summary: "The courageous story of an African-American sailor who dared to dream of becoming a U.S. Navy Master Diver. Despite a ruthless training officer and a tragic shipboard accident, Carl's iron will is never broken. Against all odds, he pushes on to achieve the impossible."

Call number: PN1997.M425 2001

Hannah and Her Sisters - Summary: "A look at three sisters and the relationship they have with one another, and with the men in their lives."

Call number: PN1997.H366 2001

What Lies Beneath - Summary: "When Claire Spencer begins seeing ghostly images and hearing mysterious voices in her home, her husband Norman suspects it is just her imagination, until the images turn real. Together they uncover the truth."

Call number: PN1997.W538 2002

When Harry Met Sally - Summary: "Can a man and woman sleep together and still be friends in the morning? Harry and Sally find out in this classic romantic comedy full of laughs and memories."

Call number: PN1997.W5382 2001

Wag the Dog - Summary: "When the President is caught in a sex scandal less than 2 weeks before the election, "Mr. Fix-it" decides they need a war to distract the public's attention and he calls on Hollywood's top producer to create it."

Call number: PN1997.W349 1998

The World According to Garp - Summary: "Garp is a man whose life unfolds from cradle to grave in counterpoint to the dizzy, violent, cruel and casually destructive rhythms of our anxious age. Whilst Garp sees himself as a "serious" writer, his mother Jenny writes a feminist manifesto at an opportune time, and finds herself as a magnet for all manner of distressed women."

Call number: PN1997.W886 2001

Contact - Summary: "Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning astronomer Carl Sagan's best selling novel, "Contact" is the story of a scientist who receives a dramatic message from deep space and instructions for building a new machine that will either usher in a new age or Armageddon."

Call number: PN1997.C6683 1997

Pollock - Summary: "The turbulent life of well-known artist Jackson Pollock is dramaticall presented in this acclaimed film. Although his wife is dedicated to carving his name into the pages of history, Pollock finds himself caught in an emotional downward spiral that threatens all he holds dear."

Call number: PN1997.P655 2001

Jungle Fever - Summary: "A black architect begins an affair with his working class Italian secretary. Their relationship causes them to be scrutinized by their friends, cast out from their families and shunned by their neighbors."

Call number: PN1997.J864 1998

Tea with Mussolini - Summary: "Set in Florence, Italy during the 1930s. Denying that anything could possibly interfere with their refined lives, five women remain undaunted by the dangers of war until it's practically upon them. Once trapped in a cultural paradise, they find they have little chance of maintaining the lifestyle they've grown accustomed to."

Call number: PN1997.T43 1999

The Thomas Crown Affair - Summary: "Just as thrill-seeking billionaire Thomas Crown feels his world has become too routine, he steals a priceless painting in broad daylight. But when a cunning insurance investigator picks up his trail, Crown realizes he has met his match, and so begins an intoxicating game of cat and mouse."

Call number: PN1997.T485 2000

Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back - Summary: "Quick-Stop potheads Jay and Silent Bob wreak vengeance on Hollywood, where Miramax is making a "Bluntman & Chronic" feature film inspired by the comic book version of the guys, but without their permission. En route from Jersey to Hollywood, the guys encounter sexy jewel thieves, a precocious orangutan, a dimwit wildlife marshal, and a nonstop parade of in-jokes and splendid celebrity cameos."

Call number: PN1997.J393 2001

A Time to Kill - Summary: "A murder trial brings a small Mississippi town's racial tension to the flashpoint. Amid a frenzy of activist marches, Klan terror, media clamor and brutal riots, an unseasoned but idealistic young attorney mounts a stirring courtroom battle for justice."

Call number: PN1997.T514 1997

Life as a House - Summary: "In a final attempt to make something meaningful with his life, George launches a last ditch effort to build the house of his dreams. In the process, he renovates his crumbling relationship with friends and family."

Call number: PN1997.L543 2002

Dead Poets Society - Summary: "Robin Williams portrays English professor John Keating, who, in an age of crew cuts, sport coats and cheerless conformity, inspires his students to live life to the fullest, exclaiming "Carpe Diem, lads! Seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary!" The charismatic teacher's emotionally charged challenge is met by his students with irrepressible enthusiasm--changing their lives forever."

Call number: PN1997.D4347 1998

Band of Brothers - Summary: "The story of Easy Company of the US Army Airbourne Paratrooper division and their mission in WWII France during Operation Overlord."

Call number: PN1992.8.W34 B36 2002

Moonlight and Valentino - Summary: "Insecurities are exposed when a friend, a sister and an ex-stepmother help a young widow get on with life."

Call number: PN1997.M666 2001

Practical Magic - Summary: "The wry, comic romantic tale follows the Owens sisters as they struggle to use their hereditary gift for practical magic to overcome the obstacles in discovering true love."

Call number: PN1997.P734 1999

Pump Up the Volume - Summary: "By day, Mark Hunter is a painfully shy kid in a small Arizona town. But by night, he's Hard Harry, the cynical, uncensored DJ of a pirate radio station. Idolized by his high school classmates (who are unaware of his real identity), Harry becomes a hero with his fiercely funny monologues on sex, love and rock and roll. But when he exposes the corrupt school principal, she calls in the FCC to shut Harry down."

Call number: PN1997.P856 2001

Risky Business - Summary: "A call girl helps a Princeton applicant turn his home into a one-night brothel."

Call number: PN1997.R584 1997

Romantic Comedy - Summary: "Jason and Phoebe meet on his wedding day while he's stark naked. He thinks she's the masseuse. She thinks he's crazy. Phoebe was sent by Jason's agent to replace his now departed playwriting partner. And she does, through 15 years of hits and flops, through marriages and divorces, through the birth of two children, through everything two people can share without sharing each other's love."

Call number: PN1997.R663 2001

Six Days, Seven Nights - Summary: "A dream vacation turns into a hilarious tropical nightmare when a rough-hewn cargo pilot takes a sharp-tongued yuppie on a quick flight to Tahiti, only to crash in a storm, stranding the two on a deserted island."

Call number: PN1997.S538 2002

20 Best of Bob Marley

Track List

1 Sun Is Shining 2:12
2 Trenchtown Rock 2:51
3 Soul Rebel 3:43
4 Kaya 2:30
5 Rebel's Hop 2:38
6 Soul Captive 2:01
7 Cheer Up 2:02
8 Fussing and Fighting 2:27
9 Duppy Conqueror 3:28
10Try Me 2:44
11 No Sympathy 2:12
12 Treat You Right 2:10
13 Can't You See 2:43
14 Lively Up Yourself 2:51
15 Soul Almighty 2:37
16 Keep on Moving 3:04
17 Stop the Train 2:18
18 How Many Times 2:22
19 Stand Alone 2:07
20 Don't Rock My Boat 4:29

Call number: M1681.J25 A20 2004

Amarantine by Enya

Call number: M1630.2.E693 A6373 2005

Pay the Devil by Van Morrison

Call number: M1630.18.M67 P39 2006

Temple's professional training as an animal scientist and her history as a person with autism have given her a perspective like that of no other expert in the field. Standing at the intersection of autism and animals, she offers unparalleled observations and groundbreaking ideas about both.

Autistic people can often think the way animals think -- in fact, Grandin and co-author Catherine Johnson see autism as a kind of way station on the road from animals to humans -- putting autistic people in the perfect position to translate "animal talk." Temple is a faithful guide into their world, exploring animal pain, fear, aggression, love, friendship, communication, learning, and, yes, even animal genius. Not only are animals much smarter than anyone ever imagined, in some cases animals are out-and-out brilliant.

The sweep of "Animals in Translation" is immense, merging an animal scientist's thirty years of study with her keen perceptions as a person with autism -- Temple sees what others cannot.

Among its provocative ideas, the book:

# argues that language is not a requirement for consciousness -- and that animals do have consciousness

# applies the autism theory of "hyper-specificity" to animals, showing that animals and autistic people are so sensitive to detail that they "can't see the forest for the trees" -- a talent as well as a "deficit"

# explores the "interpreter" in the normal human brain that filters out detail, leaving people blind to much of the reality thatsurrounds them -- a reality animals and autistic people see, sometimes all too clearly

# explains how animals have "superhuman" skills: animals have animal genius

# compares animals to autistic savants, declaring that animals may in fact be autistic savants, with special forms of genius that normal people do not possess and sometimes cannot even see

# examines how humans and animals use their emotions to think, to decide, and even to predict the future

# reveals the remarkable abilities of handicapped people and animals

# maintains that the single worst thing you can do to an animal is to make it feel afraid

Temple Grandin is like no other author on the subject of animals because of her training and because of her autism: understanding animals is in her blood and in her bones."

Call number: QL751 .G73 2005

Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style - Publisher's Marketing: "Television has introduced the world to a new fashion authority: Tim Gunn. As Bravo's style mentor and Chair of the Fashion Design Department at Parsons The New School for Design, Tim delivers advice in a frank, witty, and authoritative manner that delights audiences.
Now readers can benefit from Tim's considerable fashion wisdom in "Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style," He discusses every aspect of creating and maintaining your personal style: how to dress for various occasions, how to shop (from designer to chain to vintage stores), how to pick a fashion mentor, how to improve your posture, find the perfect fit, and more. He'll challenge every reader-whether a seasoned fashionista or a style neophyte-to "make it work!""

Call number: TT507 .G86 2007

The Innocent - Publisher's Marketing: "Leonard Marnham is assigned to a British-American surveillance team in Cold War Berlin. His intelligence work--tunneling under a Russian communications center to tap the phone lines to Moscow--offers him a welcome opportunity to begin shedding his own unwanted innocence, even if he is only a bit player in a grim international comedy of errors. Leonard's relationship with Maria Eckdorf, an enigmatic and beautiful West Berliner, likewise promises to loosen the bonds of his ordinary life. But the promise turns to horror in the course of one terrible evening--a night when Leonard Marnham learns just how much of his innocence he's willing to shed."

Call number: PR6063.C4 I54 1999

At age sixteen, Lewis begins writing to Arthur Greeves, a boy his age in Belfast who later becomes one of his most treasured friends. Their correspondence would continue over the next fifty years. In his letters to Arthur, Lewis admits that he has abandoned the Christian faith. "I believe in no religion," he says. "There is absolutely no proof for any of them."

Shortly after arriving at Oxford, Lewis is called away to war. Quickly wounded, he returns to Oxford, writing home to describe his thoughts and feelings about the horrors of war as well as the early joys of publication and academic success.

In 1929 Lewis writes to Arthur of a friend ship that was to greatly influence his life and writing. "I was up till 2: 30 on Monday talking to the Anglo-Saxon professor Tolkien who came back with me to College ... and sat discoursing of the gods and giants & Asgard for three hours ..." Gradually, as Lewis spends time with Tolkien and other friends, he admits in his letters to a change of view on religion. In 1930 he writes, "Whereas once I would have said, 'Shall I adopt Christianity', I now wait to see whether it will adopt me ..."

The Collected Letters of C. S. Lewis, Volume I offers an inside perspective to Lewis's thinking during his formative years. Walter Hooper'sinsightful notes and biographical appendix of all the correspondents make this an irreplaceable reference for those curious about the life and work of one of the most creative minds of the modern era.

C. S. Lewis was a prolific letter writer, and his personal correspondence reveals much of his private life, reflections, friendships, and the progress of his thought. This second of a three-volume collection contains the letters Lewis wrote after his conversion to Christianity, as he began a lifetime of serious writing. Lewis corresponded with many of the twentieth century's major literary figures, including J. R. R. Tolkien and Dorothy Sayers. Here we encounter a surge of letters in response to a new audience of laypeople who wrote to him after the great success of his BBC radio broadcasts during World War II -- talks that would ultimately become his masterwork, Mere Christianity.

Volume II begins with C. S. Lewis writing his first major work of literary history, The Allegory of Love, which established him as a scholar with imaginative power. These letters trace his creative journey and recount his new circle of friends, "The Inklings," who meet regularly to share their writing. Tolkien reads aloud chapters of his unfinished The Lord of the Rings, while Lewis shares portions of his first novel, Out of the Silent Planet. Lewis's weekly letters to his brother, Warnie, away serving in the army during World War II, lead him to begin writing his first spiritual work, The Problem of Pain.

After the serialization of The Screwtape Letters, the director of religious broadcasting at the BBC approached Lewis and the "Mere Christianity" talks were born. With his new broadcasting career, Lewiswas inundated with letters from all over the world. His faithful, thoughtful responses to numerous questions reveal the clarity and wisdom of his theological and intellectual beliefs.

Volume II includes Lewis's correspondence with great writers such as Owen Barfield, Arthur C. Clarke, Sheldon Vanauken, and Dom Bede Griffiths. The letters address many of Lewis's interests -- theology, literary criticism, poetry, fantasy, and children's stories -- as well as reveal his relation ships with close friends and family. But what is apparent throughout this volume is how this quiet bachelor professor in England touched the lives of many through an amazing discipline of personal correspondence. Walter Hooper's insightful notes and compre hensive biographical appendix of the correspon dents make this an irreplaceable reference for those curious about the life and work of one of the most creative minds of the modern era."

Call number: PR6023.E926 Z48 2004

A Handmade Life: In Search of Simplicity - Publisher's Marketing: "William Coperthwaite is a teacher, builder, designer, and writer who for many years has explored the possibilities of true simplicity on a homestead on the north coast of Maine. In the spirit of Henry David Thoreau, Emily Dickinson, and Helen and Scott Nearing, Coperthwaite has fashioned a livelihood of integrity and completenessbuying almost nothing, providing for his own needs, and serving as a guide and companion to hundreds of apprentices drawn to his unique way of being.
"A Handmade Life" carries Coperthwaites ongoing experiments with hand tools, hand-grown and gathered food, and handmade shelter, clothing, and furnishings out into the world to challenge and inspire. His writing is both philosophical and practical, exploring themes of beauty, work, education, and design while giving instruction on the hand-crafting of the necessities of life. Richly illustrated with luminous color photographs by Peter Forbes, the book is a moving and inspirational testament to a new practice of old ways of life."

Call number: H61.15 .C66 2007

For as long as she can remember, success in her career has been more than enough. But after all these years of being single, Jeannie realizes that some of the pieces of her perfect puzzle aren't fitting quite right. The people she thought she knew best all harbor secrets, secrets Jeannie isn't prepared for, secrets that can't be digested, processed, and solved in the neat three-hour window of her show. Her best friend, Luce, is growing distant and distracted; her wayward father unexpectedly moves in; and an ambiguous relationship with her college crush ignites.

When the radio station is bought by the maverick mogul Nicholas Moss, Jeannie's career, her one safe haven, also descends into chaos. She is pushed to increase ratings and goes too far, risking the loss of everything and everyone important to her."

Call number: PS3619.C449 L384 2007

Eco-Terrorism: Radical Environmental and Animal Liberation Movements - Publisher's Marketing: "Radical environmentalism and its progeny, "eco-terrorism," is a modern phenomenon. It is a movement far removed from the elite conservationists of the late 1800s and the mainstream environmental groups that emerged later. Drawn from the same pool of concerned individuals who comprise memberships in groups like Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, and the Wilderness Society, disaffected environmentalists have turned from political lobbying to direct action in the form of widespread property destruction and other types of crime and terror. Here, the author exposes the activities of radical groups determined to make their mark in the movement to protect the earth and its creatures from those they view as predators. He covers the major groups as well as less well-known ones and provides a careful portrait of who they are, what they do, and how to address them. The growth, from the 1980s through the present day, of organizations involved in eco-terror is noticeable and significant. Such groups have caused millions of dollars worth of damage throughout the country. The FBI estimates that the ALF/ELF have committed more than 600 criminal acts in the United States since 1996, resulting in damages in excess of $43 million. Tactics include pulling up survey stakes, tree-spiking, arson, and other methods. Most groups will claim responsibility for their actions, just as other types of terrorist groups will take responsibility for theirs. Eco-Terrorism takes an objective look at the most radical groups and their terrorist activities in the United States, including case examples and analysis of the methods and rhetoric the groups employ. It uncovers the losses both to individuals and the community as aresult of these methods, and it describes the ideologies, motivations, history, and activities of the political movements that have been labeled environmental terrorism."

Call number: GE197 .L53 2006

Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think about Our Lives - Publisher's Marketing: ""What is the biological reason for gossip?
For laughter? For the creation of art?
Why do dogs have curly tails?
What can microbes tell us about morality?"
These and many other questions are tackled by renowned evolutionist David Sloan Wilson in this witty and groundbreaking new book. With stories that entertain as much as they inform, Wilson outlines the basic principles of evolution and shows how, properly understood, they can illuminate the length and breadth of creation, from the origin of life to the nature of religion. Now everyone can move beyond the sterile debates about creationism and intelligent design to share Darwin’ s panoramic view of animal and human life, seamlessly connected to each other.
Evolution, as Wilson explains, is not just about dinosaurs and human origins, but about why all species behave as they do— from beetles that devour their own young, to bees that function as a collective brain, to dogs that are smarter in some respects than our closest ape relatives. And basic evolutionary principles are also the foundation for humanity’ s capacity for symbolic thought, culture, and morality.
In example after example, Wilson sheds new light on Darwin’ s grand theory and how it can be applied to daily life. By turns thoughtful, provocative, and daringly funny, Evolution for Everyone addresses some of the deepest philosophical and social issues of this or any age. In helping us come to a deeper understanding of human beings and our place in the world, it might also help us to improve that world."

Call number: B818 .W665 2007

Legends of Blood: The Vampire in History and Myth - Publisher's Marketing: "Of all the fictional monsters that have pierced society's collective consciousness, none has been so persistent or seductive as the vampire. Tales of the undead preying upon the blood of the living have survived in one form or another for thousands of years and across cultures. Legends of Blood traces this fascinating history from the myths of Ancient Greece and Egypt through the Gothic literature of 19th century Europe and up to present day, emphasizing how the tales of this alluring creature tap into humanity's most basic and primal fears. Wayne Bartlett and Flavia Idriceanu's highly readable yet impeccably researched book is a must-have for vampire enthusiasts and scholars alike. Drawing upon such sources as obscure and ancient myths, Romantic literature, and the novels of Anne Rice, Legends of Blood sheds new light on the pervasiveness of the vampire myth. Bartlett and Idriceanu illustrate the relationships that subsist between vampires and witchcraft, religion and sexuality, and show how the myth has adapted to the various intellectual trends of European history. Other topics include "real-life" vampirism such as the macabre tale of Elizabeth Bathory who murdered some 650 girls and bathed in their blood to restore her legendary beauty."

Call number: GR830.V3 B37 2005

The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered.

"The Glass Castle" is truly astonishing -- a memoir permeated by the intense love of a peculiar, but loyal, family. Jeannette Walls has a story to tell, and tells it brilliantly, without an ounce of self-pity."

Call number: HV5132 .W35 2005

Pesticides: A Toxic Time Bomb in Our Midst - Publisher's Marketing: "Pesticide exposure has long been a cause for concern, and with good reason. Studies have shown that all persons, but especially children, pregnant women, farmers, farmworkers, and the elderly, may experience negative health effects from pesticide exposure. These effects may include acute poisoning, cancer, neurological damage, birth defects, reduced sperm count, suppressed immune systems, and reproductive and developmental harm. This book is a comprehensive examination of pesticide use, pesticide harm, and alternatives to harmful pesticides. Levine highlights the role of farming, because a substantial majority--70 percent or more annually--of pesticides are applied in agricultural uses, thereby making their way into the food chain and into the water supply. More than 20 types of pesticides have been detected in U.S. groundwater, and it is believed that nearly 100 have the potential to invade our municipal water systems. Some level of pesticide contamination has been detected in every state, in both urban and agricultural areas. Outside of agriculture, people are exposed to pesticides primarily in the home. Approximately 90 percent of all households in the nation use pesticides, and the number and concentration of these agents indoors has been shown to be greater than outdoors. Given that Americans now spend nearly 90 percent of each day indoors, this is an issue of real concern. In addition to homes, suburban and rural corporate parks are also affected. Schools are another worrisome venue. In too many of our 110,000 school districts, untrained persons are making critical decisions about the use of pesticides in school buildings and on school grounds. No other book currently examinesthis issue in such breadth and depth."

Call number: RA1270.P4 L48 2007

Acting Lessons for Teachers: Using Performance Skills in the Classroom - Publisher's Marketing: "Acting Lessons for Teachers presents a solid theoretical foundation for the pedagogical benefits of enthusiatic teaching. Simply put, students are more engaged, misbehave less, and learn better from teachers who teach enthusiastically. A teacher's enthusiasm for his or her subject matter can be contagious. Since the dynamic of the classroom is similar to that of the stage in terms of speaker-listener relationships, the acting craft offers teachers a model for the skills and strategies that could be incorporated in their work to convey more enthusiasm for the material and for the students. This book presents concrete descriptions of the specific acting strategies that would benefit the teacher: physical and vocal animation, teacher role-playing, strategic entrances and exits, humor, props, suspense and surprise, and creative use of space. Special attention is given to the potential advantage of instructional technology as a modern-day prop. Strategies are explained in terms of their importance and ease of incorporation into the classroom. Each is proposed as a skill that can be learned by any teachers who have the desire to enliven their teaching. Student descriptions of their own experience with teachers' use of acting strategies add real examples for each lesson. Finally, testimony of award-winning classroom teachers from a variety of disciplines and age levels provides evidence of the wide and easy applicability of these strategies."

Call number: LB1732 .T38 2007

Ornamental Tropical Shrubs - Publisher's Marketing: "For gardeners lucky enough to live in the subtropical and tropical zones, here are 83 shrubs they can count on to display beautiful flowers and/or colorful, interesting leaves. Stunning color photos and practical advice make this book an inspiration as well as a how-to manual for those who want their gardens to put on a tropical show throughout the year. Learn how to use shrubs in garden design for hedges, borders, screens, bank covers, mass plantings, containers, as well as bird and butterfly attractors. You'll also learn how to maintain a healthy garden. In her straightforward style, Amanda Jarrett covers the basics of planting, watering, fertilizing, pruning, mulching, and controlling insects and diseases. Just follow Amanda's common-sense advice, and your garden will blossom for years to come."

Call number: SB435.6.T76 J37 2003

Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1500 Years - Publisher's Marketing: "Supported by in-depth scientific evidence, Singer and Avery present the compelling concept that global temperatures have been rising mostly or entirely because of a natural cycle. Unstoppable Global Warming explains why we're warming, why it's not very dangerous, and why we can't stop it anyway."

Call number: QC981.8.G56 S553 2007

The Rise of the Blogosphere - Publisher's Marketing: "In 1985 The WELL, a dial-up discussion board based on the utilization of desktop computer technology, invited popular participation in one of the first examples of what would eventually evolve into the "blog"- an interactive website allowing reaction comments to initial statements, and now providing the primary Internet means for dialogue. The WELL began with the phrase: "You own your own words." Though almost everything else about online discussion has changed in the two decades since, those words still describe its central premise, and this basic idea underlies both the power and the popularity of blogging today. Appropriately enough, it also describes American journalism as it existed a century and a half before The WELL was organized, before the concept of popular involvement in the press was nearly swept away on the rising tide of commercial and professional journalism. In this book, which is the first to provide readers with a cultural/historical account of the blog, as well as the first to analyze the different aspects of this growing phenomenon in terms of its past, Aaron Barlow provides lay readers with a thorough history and analysis of a truly democratic technology that is becoming more important to our lives every day. The current popularity of political blogs can be traced back to currents in American culture apparent even at the time of the Revolution. At that time there was no distinct commercial and professional press; the newspapers, then, provided a much more direct outlet for the voices of the people. In the nineteenth century, as the press became more commercial, it moved away from its direct involvement with politics, taking on an "observer" stance--removing itselffrom the people, as well as from politics. In the twentieth century, the press became increasingly professional, removing itself once more from the general populace. Americans, however, still longed to voice their opinions with the freedom that the press had once provided. Today, blogs are providing the means for doing just that."

Call number: PN478.4.O62 B37 2007

Growing Up Country: What Makes Country Life Country - Publisher's Marketing: "Blackberry pie on the window ledge. The Grand Ole Opry on the radio. Sunday dinners on the table. Families swinging on the front porch after a hard day’ s work. It’ s all part of the country way of life.
Here, legendary country music singer Charlie Daniels introduces and edits a collection of heartfelt essays from an all-star cast of contributors on what it means to grow up country.
United by a love of music, these notables show us that "country"means more than just the twang of a guitar. They share a belief in hard work, integrity, strength of character, and having the courage not to quit. The stories here tell of rustic upbringings and rich spirits, of parents who believed in tough love and old-fashioned common sense, and of a strong sense of community, pride in your country, and a love of the natural world.
You’ ll get an intimate glimpse into the lives of:
Country music royalty and all-time greats: such as Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell, Brenda Lee, Dobie Gray, and Lee Greenwood
Southern rock gods: such as Gary Rossington and Donnie Van Zant
The newest crop of stars: such as Sara Evans, Toby Keith, and Clint Black
Special guests: such as former president Jimmy Carter, and seven-time all around rodeo champion Ty Murray
These snapshots show how living "country" has allowed our favorite singers, songwriters, and stage performers to make a career out of doing what they love while never forgetting that when you’ ve grown up country, home isn’ t just a place where you live, it’ s a state of the heart."

Call number: ML394 .G85 2006

The Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook: Community Solutions to a Global Crisis - Publisher's Marketing: "In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Al Gores summer blockbuster "An Inconvenient Truth," and crude oil prices soaring to all-time highs, more people than ever know the truth about our oil addiction. Global warming is here. M. King Hubberts oil peak is fast approaching (or may already have arrived). The secrets out: fossil fuel reserves are dwindling and popular interest has created the need for accessible, realistic solutions.
"The Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook," a clear-eyed view of the critical situation we face, offers ways out. Greg Pahl examines energy technologies currently available and homes in on renewable energy strategies that can be adopted by individuals and communities. Such cooperative initiatives have been common in Europe for years and are beginning to gain a foothold in the US. Each chapter focuses on a different renewable energy categorysolar, wind, water, biomass, liquid biofuels, and geothermalthen reviews their advantages and disadvantages and desccribes numerous examples of successful, proven local initiatives.
"The Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook" is an eloquent appeal for community and regional action to initiate an array of solutions to energy needs until now controlled by large, distant utilities and consortiums. It is time to take back control of the energy and environmental challenges ahead; this book will help people do just that. It is a handbook for anyone ready to take the first steps towards a more sustainable future."

Call number: TJ163.2 .P33 2007

The Close-Knit Circle: American Knitters Today - Publisher's Marketing: "Knitting has recently exploded in popularity. Professionals, punks, and feminists are embracing this ancient craft, an activity that was previously relegated to the realm of the "traditional" woman, the mother and homemaker. Books that cater to this new generation of knitters are flooding the market with patterns for such contemporary projects as iPod cozies, yoga mat bags, and laptop covers. The attitude of these publications is decidedly hip, featuring models sporting tattoos or piercings. Missing from the avalanche of knitting books, until now, is one that fully explores the subculture of knitting. Who are these people? Why knitting, why now? Intrepid journalist and avid knitter Kerry Wills set out to find out. She takes us on a fascinating tour through the history of knitting, exploring the lives of such women as the revolutionary Elizabeth Zimmermann, whose strong opinions and classic book, Knitting without Tears, popularized knitting in the 1970s, anticipating current trends. Wills visits knitting groups that meet at such places as a feminist vegetarian restaurant, churches, pubs, and senior centers. She describes political activists who knit "tree cozies" to protect the trees against developers, groups that knit afghans for Afghans, and knitters who make shawls for people with cancer. She also explores online knitting communities. Those who are new to the craft will come away feeling more connected to the history of knitting as well as to their place in today's universe of knitters, while those who have been unable to put down their needles since stitching that first scarf will glean new ideas for their next blog session, online shopping spree, or knitting group get-together."

Call number: TT819.U6 W55 2007

Quick Fix Meals: 200 Simple, Delicious Recipes to Make Mealtime Easy - Publisher's Marketing: "Robin Miller is the host of the new series on Food Network, Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller, which provides viewers with recipes, time-saving tips, and strategies for serving up fresh, healthful meals every day with the least possible effort.
In Quick Fix Meals, Robin shares her best time-saving strategies for putting fresh, delicious food on the table every night. Her recipes are organized by these techniques, which include Meal Kits (pre-prepping the ingredients for a weeknight meal on the weekend, bagging them, and having them ready to go in the fridge; the result--meals that can be on the table in literally 10 minutes); Morph-It Recipes (enjoy Herb-Crusted Turkey Tenderloin one night and you've got the makings for Chili-Rubbed Turkey Medallions or Pan-Seared Turkey with Apples and Melted Blue Cheese another night), and Greased Lightning, unbelievably tasty recipes that can be put together and on the table in 20 minutes. There are also Simple Sides that go together in no time, as well as, for those who just can't live without dessert, a collection of In-a-Snap Sweets."

Call number: TX833.5 .M545 2007

Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny - Publisher's Marketing: "This groundbreaking book from bestselling author and personal finance expert investigates the complicated and perilous relationship women have with money, and offers solutions to bring about fundamental change."

Call number: HG181 .O75 2007

The Sports Industry's War on Athletes - Publisher's Marketing: "In America, sports are a popular passion, and an astoundingly lucrative business as well. Americans pay out millions of dollars annually for channels and stadiums to bring them closer to their favorite players, and every year, young athletes go to greater lengths to reach those exalted fields of play themselves. Unfortunately, in the quest to offer an ever more compelling product, the sports industry is blind to the manner in which that product is created. Doping, playing through injury, and eating disorders are widespread problems in both professional and college athletics, and speak volumes about the lengths to which people will go in order to make themselves successful. Dirty play, hazing, and cheating are common even at the lowest levels. Most troubling of all, however, are the societal problems created by the sports industry, which include racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia. Peter and Laura Finley's comprehensive work confronts the many problems facing athletics today. Using numerous examples (both historical and current), they begin with the issue as they exist at the highest levels and as they are represented in the media. They then go on to look at how the values and models expressed by professionals are adopted and utilized by coaches, parents, and eventually by amateur athletes of all ages. Finally, the Finleys provide recommendations for improving the sports environment in America, suggesting ways we can work to counteract some of these many harmful influences to ensure that sports realize their potential as a positive and rewarding activity."

Call number: GV716 .F56 2006

Energy Crisis - Publisher's Marketing: "Emerging challenges of the 21st Century such as the need to find alternative energies are explored in a balanced, international, and provocative way with a good combination of in-depth facts, statistics and real world consequences."

Call number: TJ163.23 .M36 2006

French Country - Publisher's Marketing: "The prospect of decorating a home can be overwhelming. Where do you begin? How do you ensure that the whole house will convey your personal vision? "Design/Decor: French Country" proposes an approach that's as effective as it is sensible: you do it one room at a time. In re-imagining the country house, this beautifully photographed book presents a range of ideas as applicable to an American vacation retreat as they are to an old stone cottage in Provence.
From entryway to kitchen, living room to dining room, bedroom to bath, the book explores each of the design elements that, when carefully coordinated, will transform every space into a harmonious whole. Throughout, "French Country" emphasizes the interaction -- so essential to a house in the country -- of the interior environment and the natural world outside."

Call number: NK2049.A1 S25 2006

Prince of Fire - Publisher's Marketing: "Few recent thriller writers have elicited the kind of critical praise that Daniel Silva has received, with his "provocative and deeply satisfying" (The Miami Herald) novels featuring art restorer and sometime spy Gabriel Allon, "a man whose depth and passion make him one of the most fascinating characters in the genre" (Chicago Sun-Times).
Now Allon is back in Venice, when a terrible explosion in Rome leads to a disturbing personal revelation: the existence of a dossier in terrorist hands that strips away his secrets, lays bare his history. Hastily recalled home to Israel, drawn once more into the heart of a service he had once forsaken, Allon finds himself stalking an elusive master terrorist across a landscape drenched with generations of blood, the trail turning on itself until, finally, he can no longer be certain who is stalking whom. And when at last the showdown comes, it will not be Gabriel alone who is threatened with destruction - for it is not his history alone that has been laid bare.
A knife-edged thriller of astonishing intricacy and feeling, filled with exhilarating prose, this is Daniel Silva's finest novel yet." Unabridged. 9 CDs.

Call number: A/V PR6069.I362 P75 2005a

The Messenger - Publisher's Marketing: "Allon is recovering from his grueling showdown with a Palestinian master terrorist, when terrorism comes to find him once again. An al-Qaeda suspect is killed in London, and photographs are found on his computer - photographs that lead Israeli intelligence to suspect that al-Qaeda is planning one of its most audacious attacks ever, straight at the heart of the Vatican.
Allon warns his old friend Monsignor Luigi Donati, the pope's private secretary, and rushes to Rome to assist in security, but what neither he nor Donati knows is that the Vatican has been thoroughly penetrated. An extraordinary enemy walks among themand he's just getting started.
In the days and weeks to come, Allon and his colleagues will find themselves in a deadly duel of wits against one of the most dangerous men in the world - a hunt that will take them across Europe to the Caribbean and back. But for them, there may simply not be enough of anything: enough time, enough facts, enough luck.
All Allon can do is set his trap - and hope that he is not the one caught in it." Unabridged. 9 CDs.

Call number: A/V PS3619.I5443 M47 2006b

Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein - Publisher's Marketing: "In a distant galaxy, the atrocity of slavery was alive and well, and young Thorby was just another orphaned boy sold at auction. But his new owner, Baslim, is not the disabled beggar he appears to be: adopting Thorby as his son, he fights relentlessly as an abolitionist spy. When the authorities close in on Baslim, Thorby must ride with the Free Traders - a league of merchant princes - throughout the many worlds of a hostile galaxy, finding the courage to live by his wits and fight his way from society's lowest rung. But Thorby's destiny will be forever changed when he discovers the truth about his own identity." Unabridged, 8 CDs, 9 hrs. 30 min.

Call number: A/V PS3515.E288 C585 2004

But a lifetime ago Ben Tyson was a lieutenant in Vietnam.

There the men under his command committed a murderous atrocity -- and together swore never to tell the world what they had done. Now the press, army justice, and the events he tried to forget have caught up with Ben Tyson. His family, his career, and his personal sense of honor hang in the balance. And only one woman can reveal the truth of his past -- and set him free."

Call number: PS3554.E472 W6 1985

The Gold Coast - Publisher's Marketing: "Fallen on bad times, attorney John Sutter and his wife, Susan Stanhope Sutter, struggle to keep Stanhope Hall and their fragile hold on the lifestyle to which they are heir. To return a favor, John is asked to defend Frank "the Bishop" Bellarosa in a murder trial. If Sutter accepts, he risks losing his reputation. Author DeMille creates a powerful and devasting study of how moral choices are never what they appear to be."

Call number: PS3554.E472 G6 1990

Spencerville - Publisher's Marketing: "Keith Landry has lived long enough to have seen the end of the cold war; a war fought without uniforms or rules, a war that has claimed his career and his soul. Now, he has come home to Spencerville, a town in the American heartland that is both familiar and strange, a town as tarnished as Landry himself. But for Landry, Spencerville has one attraction that time has not corrupted. Her name is Annie Prentis, and she had been the one pure love of his youth. Then came Vietnam, and a world gone crazy separated them. Annie had long since married Cliff Baxter, the town's chief of police and its most powerful man, an unfaithful, yet brutally possessive husband, a force more dangerous than any Landry has met on the fields of battle. Landry has vowed: No more violence. No more killing. But now he has to fight one final, unavoidable battle, a battle that will be both his deadliest and his most personal. Confronted with his last chance at redemption, he must violate his oath - calling on all of his skills learned from a lifetime in military and intelligence service to rescue Annie from her sadistic husband, a man equally skilled in the tactics and techniques of death. Landry knows he's got to act rationally and with deadly cunning. Faced with a simple, stark choice - a new life, or no life at all - Landry takes the one critical step in the only direction he can: into the inevitable, explosive confrontation that will decide the fate of three people gripped in a fatal triangle."

Call number: PS3554.E472 S67 1994

Plum Island - Publisher's Marketing: "Wounded in the line of duty, NYPD homicide detective John Corey convalesces in the Long Island township of Southold, home to