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palatka campus library acquisitions
fiscal year 2009 - 2010
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| Abuse
of Language, Abuse of Power
Call number: P 106 .P4613 1992
|
Grammar
Crammer: How to Write a Perfect Sentence - Publisher's
Marketing: "This STUDY SMART reference guide series,
designed for students from junior high school through lifelong learning
programs, reaches skills for research and note-taking, provides
exercises to improve grammar, and reveals secrets for putting these
skills together in great essays. A concise, sensible grammar handbook
that explains lucidly how to remember correct word forms and sentence
structures. Useful as a reference tool for high school and beyond,
it packs an entire grammar encyclopedia into just over a hundred
pages."
Call number: PE 1112 .K43 2003
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Unshelved
- Publisher's Marketing:
"Welcome to Unshelved, the world's only daily comic strip set
in a public library! Writer Gene Ambaum (the made-up name of a real-life
librarian) and co-writer and artist Bill Barnes have been publishing
since February 16, 2002. Some of the stories are made up, some of
them are based on real life, and some are absolutely true stories
sent to us from our readers. And the stranger the story, the more
likely it is to be true."
Call number: PN 6728 .U57 2003
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| Christmas
at Fairacre - Publisher's Marketing:
"Have a happy Christmas in the English countryside with a volume
of three heartwarming holiday tales from Miss Read.
As frost sparkles on cottage roofs and smoke rises from chimneys,
the English village of Fairacre is a perfect vision of Christmas
joy -- but even in this cozy community, celebrations of the season
do not always go as expected. In this enchanting holiday collection,
Miss Read shares three of her most beloved and memorable Christmas
tales.
In Village Christmas, the Emery family is preparing to celebrate
their first Christmas in Fairacre, having moved from London just
three months before, and to welcome the birth of their fourth child.
When the unexpected happens on Christmas morning, their new neighbors,
the elderly Waters sisters, are fortunately nearby to lend a hand.
The Christmas Mouse takes us to the nearby village of Caxley. Mrs.
Berry has just finished her Christmas Eve preparations when a winter
storm brings two visitors seeking refuge to her hospitable home.
Their chance encounter will make this an unforgettable Christmas
for them all.
In No Holly for Miss Quinn, a family emergency disrupts Miss Quinn's
plans for a quiet and fuss-free holiday. She agrees to look after
her brother's three young children while their mother is ill and
soon finds herself swept away by holiday traditions, the infectious
enthusiasm of the children, and the surprising arrival of someone
from her past.
For uplifting reading, no one rivals Miss Read. Her delightful Christmas
tales brim with good cheer and the spirit of Christmas itself."
Call number: PR 6069 .A42 C485 2007
|
The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Publisher's
Marketing: "One of America's most celebrated writers
and the first truly great American humorist, Mark Twain drew on
his own experiences growing up on the banks of the Mississippi River
to create this rich and realistic tale, a timeless classic to be
read over and over. The adventures and mishaps of the impish, irrepressible
Tom Sawyer have delighted readers ever since the book's original
publication in 1876."
Call number: PS 1306 .A12 2006
|
| Voices
of the Chicago Eight: A Generation on Trial - Publisher's
Marketing: "The explosive protests and police riots
outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention and the ensuing
conspiracy trial gave voice to the tumultuous politics of the time.
Frank Condon and Ron Sossi have crafted a dramatically gripping
playscript from a careful selection of actual court transcripts,
accompanied here by an introduction and historical reflections written
by Tom Hayden, one of the original defendants. This potent book
captures the trial's original energy, its confrontational and sometimes
theatrical tactics, and its absolute outrage."
Call number: PS 3569 .O717 C47 2008
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The
Trellis and the Seed: A Book of Encouragement for All Ages -
Publisher's Marketing: "Now available
in paperback--a gently told parable by the "New York Times"
bestselling author of the Mitford Years series that relays a story
of patience, and of the special rewards that come from being different
from everyone else. Full color."
Call number: PZ 7 .K146 Tr 2005
|
Curriculum
and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics
Call number: QA 11 .N29 1989
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Assessment
Standards for School Mathematics
Call number: QA 13 .A878 1995
|
| Windows
XP Home Edition: The Missing Manual - Publisher's
Marketing: "This complete reference covers the entire
Windows XP Home operating system inan easy-to-read, all-in-one handbook."
Call number: QA 76.76 .O63 P654 2002
|
A
Guide to Teaching Statistics: Innovations and Best Practices -
Publisher's Marketing: "A Guide
to Teaching Statistics: Innovations and Best Practices, by Michael
R. Hulsizer and Linda M. Woolf, is an invaluable guide for both
novice and seasoned teachers of statistics. Based on an extensive
review of the research in fields such as education, health sciences,
mathematics, statistics, psychology, and the social sciences, the
book covers a range of statistics education and assessment topics.
The book also includes novel classroom exercises, pedagogical tools,
and computer applications designed to enhance active learning. Topics
include descriptive, inferential, and multivariate statistics as
well as the importance of using real data in the classroom, the
role of ethics and diversity in statistics, and the effectiveness
of online statistical education. The authors also provide extensive
coverage of the research concerning statistical literacy, thinking,
and reasoning."
Call number: QA 276.18 .H86 2009
|
Calculus:
An Applied Approach Student Solutions Guide (7TH ed.)
Call number: QA 303 .L3274 2006
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Genetic
Engineering (Opposing Viewpoints)
Call number: QH 442 .G446 2009
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| Genetic
Disorders (Opposing Viewpoints)
Call number: QH 155.5 .G4544 2009
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Abnormal
Psychology in a Changing World, Media and Research Update
- Publisher's Marketing:
"Using a clear and engaging writing style that is accessible
"without" compromising rigor, this introduction to abnormal
behavior offers research-based and comprehensive coverage and a
"fully-integrated" approach that interweaves sociocultural/diversity
issues, various biopsychosocial theoretical perspectives, and multimedia
content throughout. It includes case examples drawn from the authors'
own case files and those of noted authorities in the field, and
an accompanying CD includes 20 video case vignettes featuring interviews
with patients, clinicians, and researchers. A series of self-assessments,
with immediate scoring and feedback, encourages readers to reflect
upon and think critically about controversial issues, and to evaluate
their own attitudes and behavior patterns. Introduction and Methods
of Research. Contemporary Perspective on Abnormal Behavior. Classification
and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior. Methods of Treatment. Stress,
Psychological Factors, and Health. Anxiety Disorders. Dissociative
and Somatoform Disorders. Mood Disorders and Suicide. Personality
Disorders. Substance Abuse and Dependence. Eating Disorders and
Sleep Disorders. Gender Identity Disorder, Paraphilias, and Sexual
Dysfunctions. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders. Abnormal
Behavior in Childhood and Adolescence. Cognitive Disorders and Disorders
Related to Aging. Violence and Abuse. Abnormal Psychology and Society.
For anyone interested in Abnormal Psychology and Psychopathology."
Call number: RC 454 .N468 2005c
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Game
Addiction: The Experience and the Effects -
Publisher's Marketing: "An eleven-year-old
boy strangled an elderly woman for the equivalent of five dollars
in 2007, then buried her body under a thin layer of sand. He told
the police that he needed the money to play online videogames. Just
a month later, an eight-year-old Norwegian boy saved his younger sister's
life by threatening an attacking moose and then feigning death when
the moose attacked him--skills he said he learned while playing World
of Warcraft. As these two instances show, videogames affect the
minds, bodies, and lives of millions of gamers, negatively and positively.
This book approaches videogame addiction from a cross-disciplinary
perspective, bridging the divide between liberal arts academics
and clinical researchers. The topic of addiction is examined neutrally,
using accepted research in neuroscience, media studies, and developmental
psychology."
Call number: RC 569.5 .V53 C53 2009
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Essentials
of Nursing Leadership and Management
Call number: RT 879 .T357 2004
|
Macromedia
Studio 8: Training from the Source - Publisher's
Marketing: "Learn by doing! "Macromedia Studio
8: Training from the Source" provides a comprehensive, working
introduction to the most powerful Web design and development suite
available. Starting from the ground up, you’ ll build two
Web sites. In the first half of the book, you’ ll combine
the strengths of Macromedia Flash, Fireworks, and Dreamweaver to
create an attractive, yet maintainable site. In the second half
of the book, you’ ll focus on building a powerful and dynamic
user experience by combining Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver, Contribute,
FlashPaper, and ColdFusion. The enclosed CD-ROM contains all the
files you need to complete the projects, plus completed files for
you to compare with your results and use as models for future projects.
You learn how to:
Optimize graphics in Fireworks, balancing quality and file size
Design in a standards-compliant, all XHTML-CSS workflow Insert and
format text, images, and CSS layers in Dreamweaver Master multimedia
concepts, such as timelines, libraries, and file architecture Create
Flash animations, using frame-by-frame and tweened animation techniques
Create functional buttons using Flash symbols and ActionScript Integrate
video into Flash projects Use ColdFusion to display live database
data on a Web page Send data in and out of Flash movies to server
scripts and databases Leverage the power of Contribute to maintain,
distribute, and control Web content and FlashPaper to create, share,
distribute, and use documents in a secure, universal format"
Call number: TK 5105.8885 .M38 B35 2006
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How
to Do Everything with YouTube - Publisher's
Marketing: "Create, post, and promote your own videos
on the world's most popular online service! How to Do Everything
with YouTube explains how to shoot and edit videos, insert titles
and captions, add special effects, and upload content. You'll learn
how to set up a YouTube channel and integrate YouTube videos into
your websites and blogs. You'll also discover the success secrets
behind YouTube celebrities and breakout videos. Share your unique
video creations with millions of viewers with help from this easy-to-follow
guide. Navigate the YouTube interface, play videos, and set up an
accountShoot professional-quality videos with a camcorder, Web cam,
or camera phoneGet the lighting right and add sound and special
effectsCreate a short film, vlog, or video mashupEdit your videos
with Windows Movie Maker, iMovie, and RemixerAdd audio tracks with
AudioSwapOptimize your videos and upload them to YouTubeJoin the
YouTube community, create playlists, subscribe to channels, and
participate in groupsCustomize your YouTube channelPromote your
videos to a huge audience"
Call number: TK 5105.8868 .Y68 F34 2007
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| Island
Thyme: Tastes and Traditions of Bermuda - Publisher's
Marketing: "Produced by The Bermuda Junior Service League,
Island Thyme celebrates the unique culinary traditions of Bermuda
through elegant island recipes, mouthwatering photographs, cooking
tips, and information on local foods and flavours. The cookbook
presents 256 pages with over 200 recipes and 150 colour photos of
food and traditional Bermudian celebrations."
Call number: TX 717 .I755 2005
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Culinaria
Spain
Call number: TX 723.5 .S7 C841 2004
|
The
Ethnic Vegetarian: Traditional and Modern Recipes from Africa, America,
and the Caribbean - Publisher's
Marketing: "150 deliciously diverse, culturally based
recipes and the history and lore behind them.
"When enjoying a steamy serving of greens laces with peppers
or a bowl of spicy gumbo, many people are unaware of the African
origins of their meal..."The Ethnic Vegetarian" was created
to preserve and showcase the vegetarian culture of my ancestors."
So writes Angela Shelf Medearis in her introduction to this fabulous
new cookbook.
"The Ethnic Vegetarian" opens with three chapters explaining
how to adopt an ethnic vegetarian lifestyle, ideas for creating
an ethnic vegetarian-friendly kitchen, and basic techniques for
cooking in this manner. Next come the wonderfully inventive recipes
- from "Moroccan Zucchinin Pancakes" and "Senegalese
Tofu" to an eggplant-based "Congo Moambe" - all organized
by ethnic cuisine: African, Afro-Caribbean, Native American, Creole,
Slavery and Southern, and Modern
More than just recipes, the book also weaves traditions and lore
surrounding African-American cookery with the author's own personal
memories, experiences, and family history. Her warm and inviting
style beckons readers of any ethnic background to explore the homespun
authenticity of her recipes and tales to conclude, with her, that
"African-inspired vegetarian dishes are as much a part of the
American culinary table as apple pie.""
Call number: YX 837 .M494 2004
|
Google
Scholar and More: New Google Applications and Tools for Libraries
and Library Users - Publisher's Marketing:
"In only a few years, Google has become an authoritative provider
of multiple products which have changed the digital information landscape.
This book discusses how libraries can go beyond Google's basic search
and Scholar functions to expand services for their patrons. Respected
authorities reveal the expanding variety of new Google applications
developed in the past few years, many of which have not received wide
attention and are as yet not often used in libraries. Applications
explored include Google Co-op, Google News, Google Docs & Spreadsheets,
Google Calendar, and Google Talk.
This book also discusses different important aspects of the company's
expansion of functions, such as the failure of the Google Answers
experiment, the broad variety of free Google applications that librarians
can use to collaborate, and the success of Google's Blogger, among
others. A helpful chronology of Google's growth is provided, as well
as comparative analyses between various Google functions and other
functions that are currently available. The book is extensively referenced.
This book is an invaluable resource for academic librarians, public
librarians, school librarians, library science faculty, and special
librarians.
This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Library
Administration."
Call number: Z 674.75 .I58 G66 2009
|
| Marketing
Today's Academic Library: A Bold New Approach to Communicating with
Students
Call number: Z 716.3 .M344 2009
|
Community
College Instruction Web Pages
Call number: Z 711.5 .C725 2004
|
The
Social Transcript: Uncovering Library Philosophy - Publisher's
Marketing: "Many glimpses into what might be called library
philosophy are scattered throughout the literatures of library history
and library and information science, but none has coalesced as yet.
Conversely, theories relative to the operation of libraries, rather
than relative to why its operations are necessary in the first place,
are exceedingly abundant. Not surprisingly, fundamental misunderstandings
are shared among public, scholar, and librarian about what the library
is and why it exists. Adapting the work of Kenneth Boulding, Osburn
presents a cogent, well substantiated explanation of why the library
refuses to cede its position as a cultural icon; and how it not only
continues but flourishes throughout the trials and errors of civilization.
The written record of the human race, as we find it in the great
libraries, is a precious heritage of communication and profoundly
affects the content of what we have to communicate about. Indeed,
we stand on the shoulders of the past through its records. -Kenneth
Boulding.
On the one hand, the concept of a library reflects a rational social
process, its genesis and survival the result of each succeeding
generation embracing the same core values as the one before. At
the same time, practice in the library is bounded by both the experiences
and expectations of the public, and our choice and treatment of
topic in our scholarly and professional literature. Not surprisingly,
fundamental misunderstandings are shared among public, scholar,
and librarian about what the library is and why it exists.
Adapting the work of Kenneth Boulding, Charles Osburn presents
a cogent, well substantiated explanation of why the library refuses
to cede its position as a cultural icon; and how it not only continues
but flourishes throughout the trials and errors of civilization."
Call number: Z 665 .O83 2009
|
| Librarianship
and the Information Paradigm - Publisher's
Marketing: "Assesses the extent to which work settings,
skills and experiences of librarians have been transformed by new
information economies and technologies."
Call number: Z 665.2 .C2 A66 1997
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Enthusiasm
& Divine Madness: On the Platonic Dialogue Phaedrus -
Publisher's Marketing: "Plato's famous
dialogue, the Phaedrus, was variously subtitled in antiquity: "On
Beauty", "On Love", "On the Psyche". It is
also concerned with the art of rhetoric, of thought and communication.
Pieper, noted for the grace and clarity of his style, gives an
illuminating and stimulating interpretation of the dialogue. Leaving
the more recondite scholarly preoccupations aside, he concentrates
on the content, bringing the actual situation in the dialogue --
Athens and its intellectuals engaged in spirited debate -- alive.
Equally alive is the discussion of ideas, which are brought to bear
on contemporary experience and made to prove the perennial validity
of Socratic wisdom, and its power to excite the mind. The main thesis
-- that in poetry and in love man is "beside himself",
that is, divinely inspired -- is discussed with reference to modern
poets, novelists, and modern psychology."
Call number: B 380 .P511313 2000
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| The
Unity of Philosophical Experience
Call number: B 2430 .G4713 U55 1999
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| Death
and Immortality
Call number: BD 444 .P5313 2000
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| Best
Practices for Teaching Introduction to Psychology
- Publisher's Marketing: "This
new book provides a scholarly, yet practical approach to the challenges
found in teaching introductory psychology. "Best Practices
for Teaching Introduction to Psychology" addresses:
*developing the course and assessing student performance;
*selecting which topics to cover and in how much depth;
*the effective use of teaching assistants (TAs) and efficient and
fair ways to construct and grade exams;
*choosing the best textbook;
*assessment advice on how to demonstrate students are learning;
*using on-line instruction, writing exercises, and class demonstrations;
and
*teaching majors and non-majors in the same classroom.
This book will appeal to veteran and novice educators who teach
introductory psychology as well as graduate students teaching the
course for the first time. It will also serve as an excellent resource
in faculty workshops on teaching introductory psychology."
Call number: BF 77 0B48 2006
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Elijah
Call number: BS 580 .E4 S6613 1990
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God
and Philosophy: Second Edition - Publisher's
Marketing: "In this classic work, the eminent Catholic
philosopher Etienne Gilson deals with one of the most important
and perplexing metaphysical problems: the relation between our notion
of God and demonstrations of his existence. Gilson examines Greek,
Christian, and modern philosophy as well as the thinking that has
grown out of our age of science in this fundamental analysis of
the problem of God."
Call number: BT 101 .G53 2002
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The
Discovery of God - Publisher's Marketing:
"In this important volume one finds the ultimate justification
for de Lubac's positions against the atheisms of East and West.
The book stands as a gloss on this dictum of Thomas Aquinas: 'In
every act of thought and will, God is also thought and willed implicitly.'
Although this book provoked much controversy at the time of its
original publication, de Lubac insisted that its intention was simply
to draw on the double treasure of the philosophia perennis and Christian
experience in order 'to lend a helping hand to a few people in their
search for God.'"
Call number: BT 101 .L733 1996
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God
is Love
Call number: BV 4639 .C32312 2006
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Fraud:
The Strategy Behind the Bush Lies and Why the Media Didn't Tell
You - Publisher's Marketing:
""Waldman gets right to the heart of the con." -Greg
Palast, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Best Democracy
Money Can Buy
How to Build a Fraud
--Portray son of one of America's most influential families as down-home
Texan
--Berate media as "liberal" until they stop asking tough
questions
--Take advantage of reporters' tendency to not check the facts
--Mask reactionary policies in compassionate words and pictures
--Push false stories from right-wing media into mainstream media
--Extol the virtues of workers while systematically pushing an anti-labor
agenda
--Propose a series of tax cuts aimed at the wealthy, but sell them
as a boon to ordinary Americans
--Disguise destructive initiatives with friendly sounding names
--Befriend media with "genuine guy" routine
--Keep the public from accessing information
--Maintain message discipline at all times
--Question patriotism of anyone who disagrees
--Repeat above until it all seems true
In Fraud, leading political and media analyst Paul Waldman exposes
the truth behind the rise of George W. Bush. What is revealed is
more shocking than just a pattern of lies and incompetence. It is
the story of how a clever political machine built a high-stakes
game of deception, a policy of lies to capture the highest office
in the free world, a fraud that continues to this day.
The power of the fraud lies in the ability of the Bush machine to
manipulate the press, and thereby avoid having the truth exposed.
Waldman's findings reveal an astonishing record of how the nation's
media has not only given Bush a pass again and again, but have failed
to follow up on even the most openly dishonestparts of the Bush
agenda.
For all Americans who have been uneasy about the honesty of the
Bush administration, but unsure what it means or how far it goes,
Fraud is a shocking wake-up call."
Call number: E 902 .W35 2004
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| Fromajadas
and Indigo: The Minorcan Colony in Florida - Publisher's
Marketing: "This book outlines the history of the Minorcan
colony that settled in and around St. Augustine, Florida."
Call number: F 319 .S2 B44 2003
Call number: LIBRE F 319 .S2 B44 2003
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| Journeys
of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Greatest Trips - Publisher's
Marketing: "No one knows the world like National Geographic--and
in this lavish volume, we reveal our picks for the world's most
fabulous journeys, along with helpful information for readers who
want to try them out.
Compiled from the favorite trips of National Geographic's travel
writers, "Journeys of a Lifetime" spans the globe to highlight
the best of the world's most famous and lesser known sojourns. It
presents an incredible diversity of possibilities, from ocean cruises
around Antarctica to horse treks in the Andes. Every continent and
every possible form of transport is covered.
A timely resource for the burgeoning ranks of active travelers who
crave adventurous and far-flung trips, "Journeys of a Lifetime"
provides scores of creative ideas: trekking the heights of Mt. Kilimanjaro
in Tanzania... mountain biking in Transylvania... driving through
the scenic highlands of Scotland... or rolling through the outback
on Australia's famous Ghan train... and dozens of other intriguing
options all over the world.
"Journeys of a Lifetime" also features 22 fun Top 10 lists
in all sorts of categories. What are the world's top 10 elevator
rides, bridges to walk across, trolley rides, ancient highways,
or underground walking adventures? Readers will love evaluating
and debating the selections.
Each chapter showcases stunning photography, full-color maps, evocative
text, and expert advice--including how to get there, when to visit,
and how to make the most of the journey--all packaged in a luxurious
oversize volume to treasure for years to come."
Call number: G 465 .J687 2007
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The
Grace of Four Moons: Dress, Adornment, and the Art of the Body in
Modern India - Publisher's Marketing:
"Because clothing, food, and shelter are basic human needs,
they provide excellent entries to cultural values and individual
aesthetics. Everyone gets dressed every day, but body art has not
received the attention it deserves as the most common and universal
of material expressions of culture. The Grace of Four Moons aims
to document the clothing decisions made by ordinary people in their
everyday lives. Based on fieldwork conducted primarily in the city
of Banaras, India, Pravina Shukla conceptualizes and realizes a
total model for the study of body art -- understood as all aesthetic
modifications and supplementations to the body. Shukla urges the
study of the entire process of body art, from the assembly of raw
materials and the manufacture of objects, through their sale and
the interactions between merchants and consumers, to the consumer's
use of objects in creating personal decoration."
Call number: GT 1460 .S55 2008
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SAS
Survival Handbook: For Any Climate, in Any Situation - Publisher's
Marketing: "For Any Climate, in Any Situation
Newly updated to reflect the latest in survival knowledge and technology,
the internationally bestselling "SAS Survival Handbook"
is the definitive resource for all campers, hikers, and outdoor
adventurers. From basic campcraft and navigation to fear management
and strategies for coping with any type of disaster, this complete
course includes:
Being prepared: Understanding basic survival needs and preparing
essentials, such as a pocket survival kit.
Making camp: Finding the best location, constructing the appropriate
shelter, organizing camp, and creating tools.
Food: What to eat, what to avoid, where to find it, and how to
prepare it.
First aid: A comprehensive course in emergency/wilderness medicine,
including how to maximize survival in any climate or when injured.
Disaster survival: How to react in the face of increasingly frequent
natural disasters and hostile situations--and how to survive at
home if all services and supplies are cut off."
Call number: GV 200.5 .W38 2009
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Florida
Population studies: population projections by age, sex, race, and
hispanic origin for florida and its counties 2008 – 2030
Call number: HB 3525 .F6 P66 2008
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| Europe's
Coming Demographic Challenge: Unlocking the Value of Health
- Publisher's Marketing:
"Examines the region's demographic challenges, the curious
new phenomenon of the underworked European, and policies that stand
in the way of the region benefiting from its health advantage."
Call number: HB 3581 .A3 E24 2007
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Google
(Corporations That Changed the World) - Publisher's
Marketing: "Google raced to the top of the high-tech
heap in record time--here's how it sets the standard for quality
and innovation in the worldwide market for information and entertainment."
Call number: HD 9696.8 .U64 G6665 2008
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Free
Trade (Opposing Viewpoints)
Call number: HF 1713 .F7353 2009
|
ABCs
of Relationship Selling
Call number: HF 5438.25 F868 2007
|
A
Survival Guide to Debt: How to Overcome Tough Times & Restore
Your Financial Health - Publisher's Marketing:
"In A Survival Guide to Debt, Allen empowers readers to make
smart choices about how to emerge from debt and recover from the devastating
financial and emotional effects of hard times. Unlike other debt-relief
authors, Allen doesn't focus on bankruptcy or avoiding bankruptcy;
he presents all of the options available and explains how to take
advantage of them. He teaches readers
How to deal with financial trouble on their own, including negotiating
with creditors
Where to find professional help with debt problems
How to determine if bankruptcy is the best solution
How to file for bankruptcy
How to regain control of their lives and their financesforever
Filled with proven and effective strategies for finding a way out
of the debt forest, A Survivor's Guide to Debt provides the clearest
path from debt-induced insanity to financial security."
Call number: HG 179 .A4434 2009
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The
Frugal Senior: Hundreds of Creative Ways to Stretch a Dollar! -
Publisher's Marketing: "Frugality
isn't new. People throughout the ages have sought to live better
while living within their means, and that's really what it comes
down to for many seniors today. They are looking for creative ways
to save money, thereby reducing stress, enjoying a happier and richer
life and, all the while, benefiting the environment. Are these seniors
tightwads? Hardly. Frugal? Proudly!"
Call number: HG 179 .G725 2006
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| Vows
& Toasts: Hundreds of Ways to Say I Do & Here's to You!
- Publisher's Marketing:
"Vows & Toasts will provide inspiration for the most important
words spoken at a wedding ceremony and reception."
Call number: HQ 745 .V69 2007
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The
Fun Book for Moms: 102 Ways to Celebrate Family
- Publisher's Marketing: "In
addition to Mother's Day, there are more than four million births
each year. "The Fun Book for Moms" is tailored especially
to commemorate such occasions.
Ideas range from fun and free to indulgent and lavish and are accompanied
by whimsical artwork, quotes, and recipes certain to captivate Mom's
eye and entertain her spirit:
Help your kids catch fireflies. Teach them kindness by letting
them go. "It goes without saying that you should never have
more children than you have car windows." --Erma Bombeck Fly
first-class while your husband and kids fly coach. When you hear
howls from the rear of the craft, pretend you don't know them. "The
real menace in dealing with a five-year-old is that in no time at
all you begin to sound like a five-year-old." --Jean Kerr"
Call number: HQ 759 .B445 2007
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| The
Gospel of Life - Publisher's Marketing:
"The Gospel of life is at the heart of Jesus message. Lovingly
received day by the Church, it is to be preached with dauntless
fidelity as "good news" to the people of every age and
culture."
Call number: BJ1231.C375 1995
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Women
Empowering Themselves: A Financial Survival Guide - For Women at
Risk of Drowning Financially Before, During and After Divorce
- Publisher's Marketing:
""Women Empowering Themselves: A Financial Survival Guide"
will take you through the basic steps to calculate your financial
worth, identify your financial needs and gain control of your financial
destiny. Inside are simple exercises and tools to help you understand
what you own and what you owe and to show you how to manage your
budget and debt, whether you're in a relationship or alone. Keep
this guide with you as a reference, a financial record keeper and
a resource; you will become more financially aware and independent.
It will be like having a credit counselor in your purse!
Inside this guide you will find:
[ Definitions of financial terms and concepts
[ Tips for organizing your financial information
[ Marital and personal net worth charts
[ Personal income calculators
[ Household expense analysis
[ Budgeting and problem-solving tools
[ Debt and credit report explanations
[ Warnings of potential financial pitfalls
[ Housing and major expense evaluations
[ Financial considerations for divorce negotiations
[ Savings tips and financial goal setting
[ Resource directory for information and assistance "
Call number: HQ 796 .B33 2009
|
Gangs
Call number: HV 6439 .U7 C3586 2008
|
The
Word Becomes Flesh: Meditations on John
Call number: BS 2615.4 .S69413 v.1
Call number: BS 2615.4 .S69413 v.2
Call number: BS 2615.4 .S69413 v.3
Call number: BS 2615.4 .S69413 v.4
|
Just
Take My Heart - Publisher's Marketing:
"In her new thriller, America's #1 bestselling Queen of Suspense
delves into a legal battle over the guilt or innocence of a man accused
of murdering his wife. Woven into her plot is an eerie, little-understood
but documented medical phenomenon -- the emergence of a donor's traits
and memories in the recipient of a heart transplant.
Natalie Raines, one of Broadway's brightest stars, accidentally
discovers who killed her former roommate and sets in motion a series
of shocking events that puts more than one life in extreme peril.
While Natalie and her roommate, Jamie Evans, were both struggling
young actresses, Jamie had been involved with a mysterious married
man to whom she referred only by nickname. Natalie comes face to
face with him years later and inadvertently addresses him by the
nickname Jamie had used. A few days later, Natalie is found in her
home in Closter, New Jersey, dying from a gunshot wound.
Immediately the police suspect Natalie's theatrical agent and soon-to-be-ex-husband,
Gregg Aldrich. He had long been a "person of interest"
and was known to have stalked Natalie to find out if she was seeing
another man. But no charges are brought against him until two years
later, when Jimmy Easton, a career criminal, suddenly comes forward
to claim that Aldrich had tried to hire him to kill his wife. Easton
knows details about the Aldrich home that only someone who had been
there -- to plan a murder, for instance -- could possibly know.
The case is a plum assignment for Emily Wallace, an attractive
thirty-two-year-old assistant prosecutor. As she spends increasingly
long hours preparing for the trial, a seemingly well-meaning neighbor
offers to take care of her dog in her absence. Unaware of his violent
past, she gives him a key to her home...
As Aldrich's trial is making headlines, her boss warns Emily that
this high-profile case will reveal personal matters about her, such
as the fact that she had a heart transplant. And, during the trial,
Emily experiences sentiments that defy all reason and continue after
Gregg Aldrich's fate is decided by the jury.
In the meantime, she does not realize that her own life is now
at risk.
A compelling novel that probes the mysteries of the human heart
and mind, "Just Take My Heart" is Mary Higgins Clark's
most spellbinding tale."
Call number: PS 3533 .L287 J87 2009
|
Marketing
(9TH ed.)
Call number: HF 5415 .L2624 2008 Instr.
|
Methods
of Educational and Social Science Research: An Integrated Approach
Call number: H 62 .K6793 1998
|
Miss
Clare Remembers and Emily Davis - Publisher's
Marketing: "In the English village of Fairacre, the
retired schoolteachers Dolly Clare and Emily Davis enjoyed a remarkable
friendship, as this moving volume reveals. Childhood playmates in
Beech Green, they would remain close throughout their long lives,
eventually sharing a cottage in their retirement. They felt grief
when a village family was lost on the Titanic. They each experienced
young love and then heartbreak when the First World War interrupted
both of their romances. The triumphs and tragedies of their days
are depicted with all the humor, heartbreak, and human warmth for
which Miss Read is known, providing a sensitive portrait of life
in the country."
Call number: PR 6069 .A42 M57 2007
|
News
from Thrush Green - Publisher's Marketing:
"Tullivers, the former home of old Admiral Trigg and his sister
Lucy, had stood empty for many months. Then, one bright April day,
two newcomers move in -- an attractive young woman and her son --
and the villagers begin to show their interest and attention, especially
several bachelors."
Call number: PR 6069 .A42 N4 2008
|
| Patches
of Godlight: Father Tim's Favorite Quotes - Publisher's
Marketing: "Written in Father Tim Kavanagh's own hand,
this wonderful collection of quotes brings to life the personal
reflections of Mitford's beloved Episcopal priest. Next to the quotes
are Father Tim's personal comments, scribblings, and doodlings."
Call number: PN 6081 .F32 2002
|
A
Peaceful Retirement - Publisher's Marketing:
"Open the gate to Fairacre, America's favorite English village.
Having bid a last farewell to her pupils at Fairacre School, Miss
Read settles down to what she hopes will be a relaxing retirement.
It is not entirely so, of course. She finds herself as busy and
in demand as ever: on holiday in Florence, helping with church and
school affairs, and offering a kindly ear to her eccentric neighbors.
With her teaching days behind her, Miss Read discovers her talent
for writing, opening a new and exciting chapter in her life -- and
bringing to a close her stories of life in Fairacre, the timeless
English village beloved by millions of readers."
Call number: PR 6069 .A42 P43 2007
|
Precalculus:
Building Concepts and Connections
Call number: QA 331.3 .N37 2009 Instr.
|
The
School at Thrush Green - Publisher's
Marketing: "As two schoolteachers plan for their retirement,
readers witness the challenges they face leaving their old home
and learning to drive. Once again Miss Read will satisfy fans with
her happy blend of nostalgia and authentic flavor. Illustrated."
Call number: PR 6069 .A42 S36 2008
|
Village
Affairs - Publisher's Marketing:
"Open the gate to Fairacre, America's favorite English village.
The English village of Fairacre may appear idyllically peaceful
to passersby, but those who live among its shady lanes always have
problems to untangle. When a terrible rumor emerges -- that the
Fairacre School is to be closed and the children bused to nearby
Beech Green -- the village is up in arms at once. The schoolmistress,
Miss Read, suffers agonizing indecision at the prospect, and her
situation is made worse when her infants' room teacher decides to
leave and the short-tempered Mrs. Pringle becomes more contrary
than ever."
Call number: PR 6069 .A42 V49 2007
|
The
Year at Thrush Green - Publisher's
Marketing: "Circling the seasons at Thrush Green, Miss
Read returns to the Cotswold village already beloved by her readers.
As the snows of January yield to snowdrops and then daffodils, we
look in on a host of characters - whimsical, eccentric, always keenly
observed - and their daily affairs. Dotty Harmer serves up an herbal
brew to her neighbor Albert Piggott, who has a soft spot for her
despite his crusty facade. Architect Edward Young overhears a rumor
that the old people's home he designed may be a bit cramped. An
American stranger arrives in search of family ties. At the Fuchsia
Bush restaurant, Albert's wife, Nellie, finds herself in charge
when old Mrs. Peters falls ill, and soon she receives two surprising
gifts with implications for her past and her future. As summer unfolds,
so do the dramas of village life. By year's end these stories are
satisfyingly interlocked, capturing a bygone era with the charm
and humor that give Miss Read her enduring appeal."
Call number: PR 6069 .A42 Y43 2008
|
Die
Hard with a Vengeance - Summary:
"Suspended from the police force, John McClane enlists
a Harlem shopkeeper to help stop a terrorist bomber."
Call number: PN1997
Die H373 2007 DVD
|
Flashdance
- Summary: "A
Pittsburgh welder dances nights in a bar, dates her boss and dreams
of going to ballet school."
Call number: PN1997
Flashd 2008 DVD
|
Gabriel
& Me - Summary: "Heroes
come in all sizes!Eleven-year-old Jimmy Spud wants to be an angel
the kind with wings that fly. In other words, he wants to be like
his friend Gabriel (Billy Connolly Open Season, The Last Samurai),
a high-ranking archangel who heeds prayers. Jimmy wants to use his
angelic powers to save his father, who is diagnosed with lung cancer
and hospitalized, but first, Gabriel must teach Jimmy the nuances
of what it really means to become an angel. Only Jimmy is too impetuous
to be coached! and his fathers time is running out. Penned by Academy
Award nominee Lee Hall, Gabriel & Me is an inspiring story of
innocence and youthful dreams put to the test."
Call number: PN1997
Gabr A6326 2009 DVD
|
Gran
Torino - Summary: "Retired
auto worker Walt Kowalski fills his days with home repair, beer,
and monthly trips to the barber. Though his late wife's final wish
was for him to take confession, for Walt--an embittered veteran
of the Korean War who keeps his M-1 rifle cleaned and ready--there's
nothing to confess. And no one he trusts enough to confess to other
than his dog, Daisy. The people he once called his neighbors have
all moved or passed away, replaced by the Hmong immigrants he despises.
Resentful of virtually everything he sees--the drooping eaves, overgrown
lawns and the foreign faces surrounding him; the aimless gangs of
Hmong, Latino and African American teenagers who all think the neighborhood
belongs to them; the callow strangers his children have grown up
to be--Walt is just waiting out the rest of his life. Until the
night someone tries to steal his Gran Torino. Still gleaming as
it did the day Walt himself helped roll it off the assembly line
decades ago, the Gran Torino brings his shy teenaged neighbor Thao
(Bee Vang) into his life when Hmong gang-bangers pressure the boy
into trying to steal it. But Walt stands in the way of both the
heist and the gang, making him the reluctant hero of the neighborhood--especially
to Thao's mother and older sister, Sue (Ahney Her), who insist that
Thao work for Walt as a way to make amends. Though he initially
wants nothing to do with these people, Walt eventually gives in
and puts the boy to work fixing up the neighborhood, setting into
motion an unlikely friendship that will change both their lives.
Through Thao and his family's unrelenting kindness, Walt eventually
comes to understand certain truths about the people next door. And
about himself. These people--provincial refugees from a cruel past--have
more in common with Walt than he has with his own family, and reveal
to him parts of his soul that have been walled off since the war...like
the Gran Torino preserved in the shadows of his garage."
Call number: PN1997
Gran T67 2009 DVD
|
An
Innocent Man - Summary: "Railroaded
to prison, a family man learns from another inmate how to survive
until he is released."
Call number: PN1997
Innoc M36 2006 DVD
|
Marley
& Me - Summary: "As
the snow falls on their wedding night, newlyweds John and Jenny
Grogan (OWEN WILSON and JENNIFER ANISTON) decide to leave behind
the harsh winters of Michigan and head south to begin their new
lives in West Palm Beach, Florida. They obtain jobs as journalists
at competing local newspapers, buy their first home, and begin to
make their way through the challenges of a new marriage, new careers
and, possibly, the life-changing decision to start a family. Unsure
of his preparedness for raising children, John confesses his fears
to his friend and fellow journalist Sebastian, who comes up with
the perfect solution: John should get Jenny a puppy. There's nothing
to it, says Sebastian. You walk 'em. You feed 'em, you let 'em out
now and then. Then came Marley. The Grogans adopt the cute, twelve
pound yellow Labrador, who in no time at all, grows into a 100-pound
steamroller of unbridled energy that turns the Grogan home into
a disaster area. He flunks obedience school, chews off dry-wall,
takes a bite out of the sofa, overturns garbage cans, steals a Thanksgiving
turkey, consumes pillows and flowers, drinks toilet water, and chases
the UPS guy. Even a newly-purchased, expensive necklace isn't safe
from Marley's voracious antics. Amidst the mayhem he generates through
the years, Marley sees the Grogans through the ups and downs of
family life, through job and home changes, and most of all, through
the myriad challenges of a growing family. As John and Jenny come
to realize, Marley - the world's worst dog - somehow brings out
the best in them."
Call number: PN1997
Marle A6326 2009 DVD
|
Mata
Hari - Summary: "An exotic
dancer spies for the Germans, seducing Russian officers in World
War I."
Call number: PN1997
Mata H37 2005 DVD
|
Maximum
Risk - Summary: "When the
death of a young American reveals to Alain Moreau that he was about
to meet his identical twin, the retired French soldier is determined
to learn more about his late brother. Assuming the identify of the
powerful Mikhail Suverov, Alain travels to New York inheriting the
affections of Alex Minetti (Natasha Henstridge) and the hatred of
Ivan, a power-hungry climber in a local Russian syndicate."
Call number: PN1997
Maxi R57 2008 DVD
|
Milk
- Summary: "His life changed
history. His courage changed lives. In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected
to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly
gay man to be voted into public office in America. His victory was
not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the
political spectrum. From senior citizens to union workers, Harvey
Milk changed the very nature of what it means to be a fighter for
human rights and became, before his untimely death in 1978, a hero
for all Americans. Sean Penn stars as Harvey Milk under the direction
of Gus Van Sant in Milk, filmed on location in San Francisco from
an original screenplay by Dustin Lance Black, and produced by Dan
Jinks and Bruce Cohen. Milk charts the last eight years of Harvey
Milks life. While living in New York City, he turns 40. Looking
for more purpose, Milk and his lover Scott Smith (James Franco)
relocate to San Francisco, where they found a small business, Castro
Camera, in the heart of a working-class neighborhood. With his beloved
Castro neighborhood and beautiful city empowering him, Milk surprises
Scott and himself by becoming an outspoken agent for change. With
vitalizing support from Scott and from new friends like young activist
Cleve Jones (Emile Hirsch), Milk plunges headfirst into the choppy
waters of politics. Bolstering his public profile with humor, Milks
actions speak even louder than his gift-of-gab words. When Milk
is elected supervisor for the newly zoned District 5, he tries to
coordinate his efforts with those of another newly elected supervisor,
Dan White (Josh Brolin). But as White and Milks political agendas
increasingly diverge, their personal destinies tragically converge.
Milks platform was and is one of hope a heros legacy that resonates
in the here and now."
Call number: PN1997
Milk 2009 DVD
|
Miracle
in Cracow - Summary: "Peter
grew up with his grandmother in Budapest, and her secret, a valuable
book collection that was confiscated by the Nazi's including one
very special book. Now a bookseller, Peter becomes obsessed with
the book, and how to get it back."
Call number: PN1997
Mira M57 2006
|
Mother
Night - Summary: "Because
of his status among the Nazis, American playwright Howard W. Campbell
is persuaded to become an allied spy within the Nazi party, ultimately
becoming a notorious Nazi spokesman. As the Reich crumbles, so does
Campbell's life, beginning with the death of his beloved wife. Escaping
capture, he flees to America where Nazi haters and sympathizers
confront him."
Call number: PN1997
Mothe N54 1996 DVD
|
The
Peacemaker - Summary: "When
an arsenal of atomic warheads is stolen from a Soviet train, Special
Forces Colonel Thomas Devoe and nuclear weapons specialist Dr. Julia
Kelly team up, despite their personal differences, and recover the
missiles...all but one. Now they must track down the terrorist who
plans to destroy downtown New York City. "
Call number: PN1997
Peace M35 1998 DVD
|
La
Promesa - Summary: "A fanatically
religious housewife forcibly frees herself from her abusive husband
and becomes a nanny to the son of a wealthy family. She becomes
convinced that the house is haunted and the child must be rescued
- by any means necessary."
Call number: PN1992.8
S64 P76 2006 DVD
|
Raging
Bull - Summary: "Graphic
biography of 1949-51 WBA middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMotta.
Directed by Martin Scorsese. Best actor Oscar for De Niro."
Call number: PN1997
Ragin B85 2006 DVD
|
Red
River - Summary: "A cattle
baron fights with his foster son on the first cattle drive up the
Chisholm Trail."
Call number: PN1997
Red R58 1998 DVD
|
Ripley's
Game - Summary: "Mr. Ripley
emerges from retirement to preside over one last deadly game, but
can he persuade an innocent man to commit murder?"
Call number: PN1997
Ripl G36 2004 DVD
|
RV
- Summary: "Bob Munro (Robin
Williams), an overworked executive, persuades his wife and children
to give up their Hawaiian vacation for some family bonding on a
cross-country RV trip. Through a series of misadventures, including
constant run-ins with an overly friendly troupe of full-time RVers,
Bob inadvertently learns the true meaning of family."
Call number: PN1997
Rv 2006 DVD
|
Shadow
Man - Summary: "Steven
Seagal stars in this pulse-pounding thriller about an ex-C.I.A operative
who must unravel a lethal web of international espionage to save
his daughter and stop a deadly virus from falling into enemy hands.
When rogue operatives within the C.I.A. smuggle a lethal virus out
of the U.S. and use ex-intelligence officer Jack Foster (Seagal)
as their courier, they have no idea the fury that theyre about to
unleash! Unaware of the plot hes involved in, Jack takes his daughter
on a trip to Europe, where shes kidnapped by a mysterious foreign
agent. Now to save her and take down her kidnappers, Jack must blast
his way into the shadowy world of international espionage, where
enemies lurk at every corner and friends can turn on you in an instant!"
Call number: PN1997
Sha M36 2006 DVD
|
Shanghai
Noon - Summary: "When her
imperial highness, Princess Pei-Pei is kidnapped from the Forbidden
City, it is up to an imperial guard and a bank robber to save her.
But first, they have to survive! Along the way to Carson City, they
encounter the wackiest and wildest western adventure of their lives...
and then some."
Call number: PN1997
Shang N66 2000 DVD
|
The
Silver Chalice - Summary: "After
the Last Supper, Christians fight Romans over Christ's cup, for
which a Greek sculptor makes a holder. Newman's movie debut."
Call number: PN1997
Silv C43 2009 DVD
|
Speed
Racer - Summary: "From
the Wachowski brothers and producer Joel Silver, creators of the
groundbreaking The Matrix trilogy, comes the high-octane family
adventure Speed Racer. Hurtling down the track, careening around,
over and through the competition, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is
a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive,
instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition
is the memory of the brother he idolized--the legendary Rex Racer,
whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven
to fulfill. Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by
his father, Pops Racer (John Goodman), the designer of Speed's thundering
Mach 5. When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from
Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company's maniacal
owner (Roger Allam) but uncovers a terrible secret--some of the
biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless tycoons who
manipulate the top drivers to boost profits. If Speed won't drive
for Royalton, Royalton will see to it that Speed never crosses another
finish line. The only way for Speed to save his family's business
and the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game. With
the support of his family and his loyal girlfriend, Trixie (Christina
Ricci), Speed teams with his one-time rival--the mysterious Racer
X (Matthew Fox)--to win the race that had taken his brother's life:
the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible. Yet,
the ultimate test of Speed Racer's true racing grit will be at the
pinnacle event of the World Racing League: the Grand Prix. But standing
between Speed and the checkered flag are the world's best--and most
cutthroat--competitors, fueled by a million-dollar bounty from Royalton
to the driver who takes Speed out once and for all."
Call number: PN1997
Speed R33 2008 DVD
|
Step
Up 2: The Streets - Summary: "STEP
UP 2 THE STREETS is the follow-up to the smash hit Step Up, which
ignited theaters in August 2006. When rebellious street dancer Andie
(BRIANA EVIGAN) lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts,
she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto
her old life. When she joins forces with the schools hottest dancer
Chase (ROBERT HOFFMAN) to form a crew of classmate outcasts to compete
in Baltimores underground dance battle The Streets, she ultimately
finds a way to live her dream while building a bridge between her
two separate worlds."
Call number: PN1997
Step U72 2008 DVD
|
| A
Thousand Years of Good Prayers - Summary:
"A Chinese man who travels to America to see his divorced
daughter remarry cannot complete his journey when he realizes a
generational and geographical divide has developed between them."
Call number: PN1997
Thous Y43 2009 DVD
|
Twin
Dragons - Summary: "Unbeknownst
to each other, two long lost twins find themselves in the same city.
One twin is a martial arts expert from Hong Kong and the other is
a classical pianist from New York. When John travels to Hong Kong
to give a concert, the twin brothers get involved in nonstop martial
arts action and comedic shenanigans!"
Call number: PN1997
Twin D73 1999 DVD
|
The
Unborn - Summary: "Enter
a world of unrelenting evil as terror finds a new form in The Unborn.
In this shocking supernatural thriller, a young woman, Casey (Yustman),
is plagued by chilling dreams and tortured by a demonic ghost that
haunts her waking hours. Her only hope to break the debilitating
paranormal curse is in an exorcism with spiritual advisor Sendak
(Oldman). See what lies beyond the doorway of our world in this
non-stop nightmare of the undead."
Call number: PN1997
Unbor 2009 DVD
Call number: PN1997
Unbor 2009 c.2 DVD
|
The
Whales of August
Call number: PN1997
Whales O423 2003 DVD
|
Never
Back Down - Summary: "Set
against the action-packed world of Mixed Martial Arts, Never Back
Down is the story of Jake Tyler, a tough kid who leads with his
fists, and, often, with his heart. Jake Tyler, played by Sean Faris,
is the new kid in town with a troubled past. He has recently moved
to Orlando, Florida with his family who has relocated to support
his younger brothers shot at a professional tennis career. Jake
was a star athlete on the football team at home, but in this new
city he is an outsider with a reputation for being a quick tempered
brawler. Making an attempt to fit in, at the invitation of a flirtatious
classmate, Baja (Amber Heard) Jake goes to a party where he is unwittingly
pulled into a fight with a bully named Ryan McDonald (Cam Gigandet).
While he is defeated and humiliated in the fight, a classmate introduces
himself to Jake and tells him about the sport known as Mixed Marshall
Arts (MMA). He sees a star in Jake and asks that he meet with his
mentor, Jean Roqua, played by Djimon Hounsou. It is immediately
apparent to Jake that MMA is not street fighting, but rather an
art form he wants to master. Roqua will take Jake under his wing,
but it is up to Jake to find the patience, discipline, willingness
and reason within him to succeed. For Jake, there is much more at
stake than mere victory. His decision will not just settle a score;
it will define who he is."
Call number: PN1997
Neve B33 2008 DVD
|
Oktober
Call number: PN1997
Okto 2006 DVD
|
The
Aging Population (Opposing Viewpoints)
Call number: HQ 1061 .A4297 2009
|
American
Values (Opposing Viewpoints)
Call number: HN 90 .M6 A445 2009
|
| Analyzing
Best Practices in Technology Education -
Publisher's Marketing: "Inspired
by a similar book in science education, the editors of this volume
have put together a book with a practice-oriented approach towards
technology education research. Teachers' accounts of successful
classroom activities are used as the basis for reflection on what
determines 'good' technology education practice. Part I has eight
stories told by teachers. Topics range from puppet making to electronics
and biotechnology. The teachers were nominated by academic technology
education experts. Part II has eleven essays by such experts in
which they identify those elements in the teachers' accounts that
they consider to be justifications for calling that practice 'good'.
Focuses in these essays are: technological literacy, ethics, culture,
design, stakeholders, attitudes, motivation, teaching approaches,
social aspects, differentiation and assessment. For technology education
the first book that is based on reflection on successful practice
as an approach for developing research insights for this curricular
domain."
Call number: T 65 .A53 2007
|
At
Home in Thrush Green - Publisher's
Marketing: "It is spring in the village of Thrush Green.
In neighboring Lulling, Charles Henstock admires the blooming garden
of his new vicarage, glad that the squabbles with his parishoners
in Affairs at Thrush Green are settled. And yet the good vicar wistfully
recalls his former home - the ugly, old rectory of Thrush Green,
which burned to the ground. Now, from the rectory's ruins, the villagers
are building eight retirement homes for the older folks most in
need. But how to choose who will live there? How will they get on
together? And how will they accommodate the dogs, cats, and birds
that must come along? The spring has brought a new crop of dilemmas,
but Dr. Henstock and the villagers are determined to make the old
people feel at home in Thrush Green.
In the end, harmony is restored to this tiny fictional world. With
wit and grace, Miss Read has charmed numerous critics and won the
loyalty of readers who will happily find themselves once more At
Home in Thrush Green."
Call number: PR 6069 .A42 A8 2002
|
Battles
at Thrush Green - Publisher's Marketing:
"Feelings are running high in the Cotswold village of Thrush
Green. The rector's plan for the neglected churchyard doesn't meet
with universal approval; there is a clash of personalities at the
local school; and someone has returned to the village after an absence
of fifty years."
Call number: PR 6069 .A42 B3 2008
|
Breaking
Dawn - Publisher's Marketing:
"When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no
options. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would
hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how
could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved?
To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare
woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled
in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in
another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, a tumultuous
year of temptation, loss, and strife have led her to the ultimate
turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive
world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the
thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs.
Now that Bella has made her decision, a startling chain of unprecedented
events is about to unfold with potentially devastating, and unfathomable,
consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life-first
discovered in "Twilight," then scattered and torn in "New
Moon" and "Eclipse"-seem ready to heal and knit together,
could they be destroyed... forever?
The astonishing, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to the Twilight
Saga, "Breaking Dawn" illuminates the secrets and mysteries
of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions."
Call number: PS 3613 .E979 B74 2008
|
Building
Construction Illustrated - Publisher's
Marketing: "The classic visual guide to the basics of
building construction, now with the most current information
For nearly three decades, Building Construction Illustrated has
offered an outstanding introduction to the principles of building
construction. This new edition of the revered classic remains as
relevant as ever-providing the latest information in Francis D.K.
Ching's signature style. Its rich and comprehensive approach clearly
presents all of the basic concepts underlying building construction
and equips readers with useful guidelines for approaching virtually
any new materials or techniques they may encounter.
Laying out the material and structural choices available, it provides
a full under-standing of how these choices affect a building's form
and dimensions. Complete with more than 1,000 illustrations, the
book moves through each of the key stages of the design process,
from site selection to building components, mechanical systems,
and finishes.
*
Illustrated throughout with clear and accurate drawings that present
the state of the art in construction processes and materials
*
Updated and revised to include the latest knowledge on sustainability,
incorporation of building systems, and use of new materials
*
Archetypal drawings offer clear inspiration for designers and drafters
*
Reflects the most current building codes and CSI Master Format numbering
scheme
With its comprehensive and lucid presentation of everything from
foundations and floor systems to finish work, Building Construction
Illustrated, Fourth Edition equips students and professionals in
all areas of architecture and construction with useful guidelines
for approaching virtually any new materials or techniques they may
encounter in building planning, design, and construction."
Call number: TH 146 .C52 2008
|
CCNA
Guide to Cisco Networking, Third Edition -
Publisher's Marketing: "CCNA Guide
to Cisco Networking, Third Edition provides comprehensive coverage
of Cisco networking concepts, and serves as an ideal guide to prepare
for the CCNA Certification Exam #640-801. This new edition presents
the basics of networking, and covers the steps to configure Cisco
routers for a variety of tasks. Over 50 hands-on labs are included
in this new text and all concepts are reinforced with challenging
real-world review questions."
Call number: TK 5105.5 .H83 2004
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Celebrations
at Thrush Green - Publisher's
Marketing: "A statue of Thrush Green's famous son Nathaniel
Patten has graced the village green for years, but little is actually
known of him among present-day residents until an unexpected letter
arrives."
Call number: PR 6069 .A42 C45 2008
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| Christ
Stopped at Eboli: The Story of a Year -
Publisher's Marketing: "It was to
Lucania, a desolate land in southern Italy, that Carlo Levi--a doctor,
painter, philosopher, and man of letters--was confined as a political
prisoner because of his opposition to Italy's Fascist government
at the start of the Ethiopian war in 1935. While there, Levi reflected
on the harsh landscape and its inhabitants, peasants who lived the
same lives their ancestors had, constantly fearing black magic and
the near presence of death. In so doing, Levi offered a starkly
beautiful and moving account of a place and a people living outside
the boundaries of progress and time."
Call number: DG 975 .B3 L4813 2006 c.2
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The
Letter to the Colossians
Call number: BS 2715.3 .S6413 1998
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New
Perspectives on Computer Concepts - Publisher's
Marketing: "Show your students with how exciting and
engaging computer concepts can be with New Perspectives on Computer
Concepts, Ninth Edition. Its unique approach, paired with cutting-edge
learning technology, transform learning concepts into a more approachable,
hands-on experience that appeals to anyone, from the computer novice
to computer savvy learners. Always keeping you up-to-date, the Ninth
Edition provides the most current information on computers, software,
the Internet, and emerging issues and technologies."
Call number: QA 76.5 .P3256 2007
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| A
Continual Feast: Words of Comfort and Celebration, Collected by
Father Tim - Publisher's
Marketing: "From Mitford's Father Tim Kavanagh comes
this collection of lively ideas, common sense, profound wisdom,
and plain good humor from the likes of C.S. Lewis, Emily Dickinson,
William Blake, Helen Keller, G.K. Chesterton, and Will Rogers."
Call number: PN 6081 .C5857 2006
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Drafting
and Design for Architecture - Publisher's
Marketing: "This textbook is a comprehensive book designed
for use in a first course in architectural design, construction,
and drafting. It is concise and clearly written to help students
learn the fundamental concepts and skills necessary for architectural
planning, designing, and drawing. Special features such as related
math and science features are highlighted and emphasized."
Call number: NA 2700 .H4 2006
Call number: NA 2700 .H4 2006 Wrkbk
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The
Drama 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Plays of All Time -
Publisher's Marketing: "Which plays
are truly great, and why? Compiled in consultation with literary
scholars, this fascinating reference profiles 100 of the greatest
plays drawn from all cultures and periods of literature. The Drama
100 is sure to engage students and theatergoers in a spirited discussion
of literary values. Each entry provides a plot summary and assessment,
with an emphasis on details about the play's creation, critical
reception, and contribution to literary and theatrical history.
Additional features include a chronology, a list of honorable mentions
("A Second Hundred"), and an index. Among the works selected
are Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, Anton Chekhov's The Cherry
Orchard, Caryl Churchill's Cloud Nine, Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House,
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, William Shakespeare's Hamlet,
Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannos, August Wilson's Fences. Tang Xianzu's
The Peony Pavilion, and many more."
Call number: REF PN 1721 .B87 2008
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Eclipse
- Publisher's Marketing:
"Readers captivated by "Twilight" and "New Moon"
will eagerly devour the third book in Meyer's riveting vampire love
saga. As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and
a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once
again finds herself surrounded by danger."
Call number: PS 3613 .E979 E35 2009
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Educational
Psychology: Developing Learners - Publisher's
Marketing: ""Educational Psychology: Developing
Learners" is known for its exceptionally clear and engaging
writing, its in-depth focus on learning, and its extensive concrete
applications. Its unique approach helps teachers understand concepts
by encouraging them to examine their own learning and then showing
them how to apply these concepts. The book gives an in-depth understanding
of the central ideas of educational psychology, and moves seamlessly
between theory and applications, including innumerable concrete
examples--video cases, written cases, artifacts, and more--to help
the reader connect educational psychology to children and classrooms."
Call number: LB 1051 .O66 2006
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Electronics
Technology Fundamentals - Conventional Flow - Publisher's
Marketing: "Developed to address the fundamentals in
reduced time, this unique book provides complete and concise coverage
of the fundamentals of electronics without redundant examples and
the equation derivations that take up so much space in traditional
books. With an emphasis on component and circuit operation, analysis,
applications, and testing, this book thoroughly explores the foundation
of DC circuits, AC circuits, discrete electronic devices and op-amps
in a narrative that readers can understand. Revamped with a new
four-color illustration and photo design, the Second Edition offers
an updated pedagogical package that includes chapter opening vignettes,
new margin notes, and component testing and applications discussions.
For electrical engineers."
Call number: TK 7816 .P739 2005
Call number: TK 7816 .P739 2005 Manual
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| The
End of Time: A Meditation on the Philosophy of History -
Publisher's Marketing: "This is
a work by Josef Pieper, one of this century's most profound and
lucid expositors of the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. This book
was written to throw light on an ancient question that has vexed
and tormented many. What is the nature of "The End" toward
which, even now, the world and men are moving? Josef Pieper provides
the most rigorous and sustained philosophical analysis, anchored
to "the primeval rock of theological pronouncement," in
order precisely to understand the finalities of time and history."
Call number: BR 115 .H5 P513 1999
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| Europe:
Today and Tomorrow - Publisher's Marketing:
"Written in late 2004, Ratzinger raises serious questions about
the issues facing Europe amidst the new European Union and forming
of a European Constitution. Some of the main issues he raises include:
How did Europe originate and what are its boundaries? Who has the
right to call himself European and be admitted into the new Eurpoe?
What about the spiritual roots of Europe and the moral foundation
she is founded on? Ratzinger sees the lack of focus on these fundamental
questions in the forming of a new Europe as a very serious dilemma
for the furture of Europe, and the world."
Call number: D 1055 .B33 2007
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Farther
Afield - Publisher's Marketing:
"Open the gate to Fairacre, America's favorite English village.
The end of a school year often brings unmitigated rapture for schoolteachers,
and so it should for Miss Read, schoolmistress in the charming English
village of Fairacre. But on the very first day of the long summer
holiday, she falls and breaks her arm. Just when her summer seems
ruined, her old friend, Amy Garfield, comes to her aid with a diverting
suggestion. They travel to Crete for two weeks, and the change of
scene provides a welcome break for both of them. When Miss Read
returns, refreshed, to her beloved village, she is ready to tackle
the problems that await her."
Call number: PR 6069 .A42 F35 2007
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| For
Love of Wisdom: Essays on the Nature of Philosophy - Publisher's
Marketing: "Pieper is acclaimed as one of the most popular
modern scholastic philosophers of our age and widely read by scholars
and common readers everywhere. This brilliant work synthesizes the
meaning of philosophy as it pertains to our modern era, and responds
to the spiritual needs and searching of modern man."
Call number: B 3323 .P433 S37 2006
|
| Founding
Faith: How Our Founding Fathers Forged a Radical New Approach to
Religious Liberty - Publisher's Marketing:
"The culture wars have distorted the dramatic story of how
Americans came to worship freely. Many activists on the right maintain
that the United States was founded as a "Christian nation."
Many on the left contend that the First Amendment was designed to
boldly separate church and state. Neither of these claims is true,
argues Beliefnet.com editor in chief Steven Waldman. With refreshing
objectivity, Waldman narrates the real story of how our nation's
Founders forged a new approach to religious liberty.
"Founding Faith "vividly describes the religious development
of five Founders. Benjamin Franklin melded the Puritan theology
of his youth and the Enlightenment philosophy of his adulthood.
John Adams's pungent views on religion stoked his revolutionary
fervor and shaped his political strategy. George Washington came
to view religious tolerance as a military necessity. Thomas Jefferson
pursued a dramatic quest to "rescue" Jesus, in part by
editing the Bible. Finally, it was James Madison who crafted an
integrated vision of how to prevent tyranny while encouraging religious
vibrancy.
The spiritual custody battle over the Founding Fathers and the role
of religion in America continues today. Waldman at last sets the
record straight, revealing the real history of religious freedom
to be dramatic, unexpected, paradoxical, and inspiring."
Call number: BL 640 .W35 2009
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| Fulton
J. Sheen: An American Catholic Response to the Twentieth Century
- Publisher's Marketing: "On
Sept. 9, 2002, the cause for the canonization of Fulton J. Sheen
was begun. From his ordination in 1919 to his death in 1979 Sheen
spent his life working out a "Christian response to the challenge
of the times." As Thomistic philosopher and professor at the
Catholic University of America, prolific writer, pioneer of the
electronic gospel on radio and TV, convert-maker, head of the Society
for the Propagation of the Faith and Bishop of Rochester in the
aftermath of the Second Vatican Council, he lived in the religious
spotlight for most of his life. His personal odyssey mirrored that
of the Catholic Church in facing the challenges of the times. "The
greatest preacher and evangelist of the 20th century in the United
States," as John Cardinal O'Connor called him, Sheen may one
day enjoy the additional distinction of being the first American-born
male saint."
Call number: BX 4705 .S612 R55 2004
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Gentleman
Revolutionary: Gouverneur Morris, the Rake Who Wrote the Constitution
- Publisher's Marketing:
"In the final book of his critically acclaimed works on the
Founding Fathers, Brookhiser unveils one of American history's most
charismatic, delightful, and little known characters: Gouverneur
Morris, the charming, one-legged rake and unsung genius of the American
Revolution."
Call number: E 302.6 .M7 B76 2003
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Giving:
How Each of Us Can Change the World - Publisher's
Marketing: "Here, from Bill Clinton, is a call to action.
"Giving" is an inspiring look at how each of us can change
the world. First, it reveals the extraordinary and innovative efforts
now being made by companies and organizations--and by individuals--to
solve problems and save lives both "down the street and around
the world." Then it urges us to seek out what each of us, "regardless
of income, available time, age, and skills," can do to help,
to give people a chance to live out their dreams.
Bill Clinton shares his own experiences and those of other givers,
representing a global flood tide of nongovernmental, nonprofit activity.
These remarkable stories demonstrate that gifts of time, skills,
things, and ideas are as important and effective as contributions
of money. From Bill and Melinda Gates to a six-year-old California
girl named McKenzie Steiner, who organized and supervised drives
to clean up the beach in her community, Clinton introduces us to
both well-known and unknown heroes of giving. Among them:
Dr. Paul Farmer, who grew up living in the family bus in a trailer
park, vowed to devote his life to giving high-quality medical care
to the poor and has built innovative public health-care clinics
first in Haiti and then in Rwanda;
a New York couple, in Africa for a wedding, who visited several
schools in Zimbabwe and were appalled by the absence of textbooks
and school supplies. They founded their own organization to gather
and ship materials to thirty-five schools. After three years, the
percentage of seventh-graders who pass reading tests increased from
5 percent to 60 percent;'
Oseola McCarty, who after seventy-five years of eking out a living
by washing and ironing, gave $150,000 to the University of Southern
Mississippi to endow a scholarship fund for African-American students;
Andre Agassi, who has created a college preparatory academy in the
Las Vegas neighborhood with the city's highest percentage of at-risk
kids. "Tennis was a stepping-stone for me," says Agassi.
"Changing a child's life is what I always wanted to do";
Heifer International, which gave twelve goats to a Ugandan village.
Within a year, Beatrice Biira's mother had earned enough money selling
goat's milk to pay Beatrice's school fees and eventually to send
all her children to school--and, as required, to pass on a baby
goat to another family, thus multiplying the impact of the gift.
Clinton writes about men and women who traded in their corporate
careers, and the fulfillment they now experience through giving.
He writes about energy-efficient practices, about progressive companies
going green, about promoting fair wages and decent working conditions
around the world. He shows us how one of the most important ways
of giving can be an effort to change, improve, or protect a government
policy. He outlines what we as individuals can do, the steps we
can take, how much we should consider giving, and why our giving
is so important.
Bill Clinton's own actions in his post-presidential years have had
an enormous impact on the lives of millions. Through his foundation
and his work in the aftermath of the Asian tsunami and Hurricane
Katrina, he has become an international spokesperson and model for
the power of giving.
"We all have the capacity to do great things," President
Clinton says. "My hope is that the people and stories in this
book will lift spirits, touch hearts, and demonstrate that citizen
activism and service can be a powerful agent of change in the world.""
Call number: HN 18 .C477 2007
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God,
Man, and the World: Lectures and Essays of Franz Rosenzweig
Call number: BM 45 .R67213 1998 c.2
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Gossip
from Thrush Green - Publisher's Marketing:
"GOSSIP FROM THRUSH GREEN returns readers to the delightful
English village, neighbor to Fairacre, for a golden summer. But
this sleepy, pristine setting conceals a flurry of activity amongst
the villagers. Rumor has it that Mr. Venables is considering retirement
just as the village's teacher is about to make an important decision.
Molly Curdle prepares for a new baby. The kindly vicar, Charles
Henstock, works on his sermon -- quite unaware of the disaster that
will overtake him. However, there is never any doubt that all will
end well in this very English village."
Call number: PR 6069 .A42 G67 2002
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Grassroots:
A Field Guide for Feminist Activism -
Publisher's Marketing: "From the
authors of Manifesta, an activism handbook that illustrates how
to truly make the personal political."Grassroots" is an
activism handbook for social justice. Aimed at everyone from students
to professionals, stay-at-home moms to artists, "Grassroots"
answers the perennial question: What can I do? Whether you are concerned
about the environment, human rights violations in Tibet, campus
sexual assault policies, sweatshop labor, gay marriage, or the ongoing
repercussions from 9-11, Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards believe
that we all have something to offer in the fight against injustice.
Based on the authors' own experiences, and the stories of both the
large number of activists they work with as well as the countless
everyday people they have encountered over the years, "Grassroots"
encourages people to move beyond the "generic three" (check
writing, calling congresspeople, and volunteering) and make a difference
with clear guidelines and models for activism. The authors draw
heavily on individual stories as examples, inspiring readers to
recognize the tools right in front of them--be it the office copier
or the family living room--in order to make change. Activism is
accessible to all, and "Grassroots" shows how anyone,
no matter how much or little time they have to offer, can create
a world that more clearly reflects their values."
Call number: HQ 1154 .B333 2005
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| The
Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems
- Publisher's Marketing: "Now
revised and updated, Van Jones's provocative and cutting edge "New
York Times" bestseller "The Green Collar Economy"
delivers a viable plan for solving the two biggest issues facing
the country today--the economy and the environment."
Call number: HD 9502 .U52 J66 2009
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Guide
to Computer Forensics and Investigations - Publisher's
Marketing: "This text offers a disciplined approach
to implementing a comprehensive accident-response plan with a focus
on being able to detect intruders, discover what damage they did
and discover their identities."
Call number: QA 76.9 .A25 N45 2006
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Web
Guru Guide to JavaScript - Publisher's
Marketing: "A book about the most widely-used power
tool on the World Wide Web, "Guide to JavaScript" is an
excellent resource that teaches how to implement image rollovers
and customize pages for users or browsers among hundreds of other
tasks. With its focus on the limitations and capabilities of JavaScript,
readers will know after using this resource whether and when JavaScript
is the right tool for the right job, as well as when real-world
solutions are necessary to achieve the desired results. Topics include
basic programming capabilities, controlling script execution, functions
and their use, working with strings and manipulating textual input,
regular expressions, pattern matching, and using, pre-caching, and
swapping images with JavaScript. An excellent resource for web designers,
web developers, internet developers, internet programmers, and web
programmers."
Call number: QA 76.76 .J39 W36 2005
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A
Guide to Weight Loss Surgery: Professional and Personal Views -
Publisher's Marketing: "With obesity
rising at alarming rates in the US, UK, and developed countries around
the world - so much that the US Department of Health has officially
classified obesity as an illness and the World Health Organization
has dubbed it a pandemic - weight-loss surgery is also on the rise.
Traditional weight-loss programs - diet, exercise, and pharmaceuticals
- are only effective for significant and sustained weight loss for
about 10 percent of all people who try. The results are even more
dismal for the obese aiming to lose not just a few pounds, but 50,
75, or more. And their health lies in the balance, because obesity
or morbid obesity (100 pounds or more overweight by medical standards)
increases by 50 to 100 percent their risk of developing heart disease,
high blood pressure, diabetes, and certain cancers. Weight-loss surgery,
however, is effective in bringing 80 percent of obese people to or
close to average weight for their height, explains Dr. Hamilton, an
Instructor at Harvard Medical School. And most sustain that weight
loss for at least 10 years.
Hamilton doesn't perform such surgeries, but this Tufts-educated
doctor has more than general medical insight. She had the surgery
herself six years ago, reducing from the size 20 she was then to
the size 8 she is now. Surgical weight loss is unequivocally more
effective than any other method, she says. Certainly there are complexities,
risks, and some grueling decisions involved. But life as an obese
person can be more risky to health and more grueling to mental health,
she adds. The National Institutes of Health apparently agree, as
NIH has issued recommendations for morbidly obese people to have
weight-loss surgery. In the United States alone weight-loss surgeries
have risen from 12,700 in 1988 to more than 78,000 in 2005. Still,
fewer than one percent of the patients who fit the requirements
for weight-loss surgery are ever referred to such a specialist,
says Hamilton. And in blacks, where the prevalence of obesity is
even higher, the referral rates are even lower, she adds. Hamilton
makes clear the rewards, and the risks, of surgery that reduces
stomach size or removes a piece of the intestine so calories cannot
be absorbed. This book includes interviews with previously obese
males and females who've had the surgery, as well as descriptions
of the procedures, recovery times, costs, and insurance issues."
Call number: RD 540 .H24 2008
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| Gun
Control on Trial: Inside the Supreme Court Battle Over the Second
Amendment - Publisher's Marketing:
"In 2008, the Supreme Court had its first opportunity in seven
decades to decide a question at the heart of one of America's most
impassioned debates: Do Americans have the right to possess guns?
Gun Control on Trial will tell the story of the case, now known
as District of Columbia vs Heller, which promises to be the most
significant court decision of the decade."
Call number: KF 3941 .D64 2008
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Healing
the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies:
The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders
- Publisher's Marketing: "Autism
is an epidemic: It has spiked 1,500 percent in the last twenty years.
ADHD, asthma and allergies have also skyrocketed over the same time
period. One of these conditions now strikes one in every three children
in America. But there is hope. Leading medical innovator Kenneth
Bock, M.D., has helped change the lives of more than a thousand
children, and in this important book, with a comprehensive program
that targets all four of the 4-A disorders, he offers help to children
everywhere. This is the book that finally puts hope within reach.
Doctors have generally overlooked the connections among the 4-A
disorders, despite their concurrent rise and the presence of many
medical clues. For years the medical establishment has considered
autism medically untreatable and utterly incurable, and has limited
ADHD treatment mainly to symptom suppression. Dr. Bock and his colleagues,
however, have discovered a solution - one that goes to the root
of the problem. They have found that deadly modern toxins, nutritional
deficiencies, metabolic imbalances, genetic vulnerabilities and
assaults on the immune and gastrointestinal systems trigger most
of the symptoms of the 4-A disorders, resulting in frequent misdiagnosis
and untold misery.
Dr. Bock's remarkable Healing Program, drawing on medical research
and based on years of clinical success, offers a safe, sensible
solution that is individualized to each child to help remedy these
root causes. The biomedical approach to autism, ADHD, and the other
4-A epidemics, as innovated by Dr. Bock and some of America's finest
integrative physicians, is one of the most promising and exciting
medical movements of our time.
In this eminently readable account, written by Dr. Bock in collaboration
with critically acclaimed author Cameron Stauth, you will meet children
and parents whose dramatic stories will inspire you to change the
life of your own child. This program may be the help that you have
been praying for."
Call number: RJ 506 .A9 B63 2007
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Health
Information Management Technology: An Applied Approach
Call number: R 858 .H42 2002
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| A
History of Apologetics - Publisher's
Marketing: "The historical information he gathers and
his penetrating analyses of apologetic methods make this book an
invaluable resource for Christian apologetics today."
Call number: BT 1106 .D86 2005
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| A
History of Reading - Publisher's
Marketing: "A History of Reading is a wonderful celebration
of the one invention that has done most for the human race. From
clay tablets to CD-ROM, from book thieves to book burners, bibliophiles,
book fools and saints, noted essayist Alberto Manguel follows the
quirky and passionate 4000-year-old history of the written word
whose true hero is the reader. For those who love reading, this,
at long last, is their story."
Call number: Z 1006 .M292 1997b
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The
History of the Church in Art - Publisher's
Marketing: "In this richly illustrated volume Rosa Giorgi
argues that because much of Western art depicts key events, leaders,
and practices in the history of the Christian Church, knowledge
of that history is critical to an appreciation of many of our great
masterpieces.
Giorgi begins by analyzing artistic representations of liturgical
objects, including altars, crosses, and censers, and follows with
an examination of the duties and vestments of the variety of clerics,
ranging from minor clerks to the pope. Both the rituals of the monastic
life and worshippers' devotional practices are well documented in
paintings depicting prayer, communal meals, funeral rites, religious
processions, and cult practices.
The author next turns to artworks that capture important episodes
from the Church's history, including crusades and pilgrimages, the
Inquisition and the Reformation, and power struggles between popes
and rulers. Giorgi ends with an analysis of the lives and portraits
of the notable leaders who made this fascinating history, from Peter
and Paul to Thomas More to Pope Paul VI."
Call number: N 7830 .G5313 2008
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Home
to Holly Springs - Publisher's
Marketing: "In the first of the Father Tim novels, Karon
enchants with a story of the newly retired priests spur-of-the-moment
adventure. For the first time in decades, Father Tim returns to
his birthplace, Holly Springs, Mississippi, in response to a mysterious,
unsigned note saying simply: "Come home.""
Call number: PS 3561 .A678 H66 2007
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| The
Homeowner's Hurricane Handbook - Publisher's
Marketing: "Written by a former Navy weather officer,
this timely work is a how-to guide for dealing with hurricanes--before,
during, and after they strike--including understanding how these
powerful storms form, how to protect one's family and property,
and more. 60 color illustrations."
Call number: HD 49 .S73 2009
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| The
Hot Kid - Publisher's Marketing:
"Hot cars, gun molls, speakeasies, bank robbers and murder
are the game in this powerfully entertaining story set in Oklahoma
during the 1930s and introduces Carl Webster, one of the coolest
lawmen ever to draw on a fugitive felon."
Call number: PS 3562 .E55 H66 2005
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| House
of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street -
Publisher's Marketing: "In this
superb and shocking narrative, Cohan chronicles the fall of Bear
Stearns and the end of the Second Gilded Age on Wall Street. Cohan's
minute-by-minute account of 10 days in March 2008, tells a chilling
cautionary tale about greed, arrogance, and stupidity in the financial
world, and the consequences for all of us."
Call number: HG 4930.5 .C64 2009
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New
Perspectives on HTML and XHTML - Publisher's
Marketing: "This best-selling text by Patrick Carey
uses the New Perspectives Series signature case-based, problem-solving
approach to teach students how to create simple to advanced Web
sites using HTML and XHTML."
Call number: QA 76.76 .H94 C3676 2009
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Human
Technology: A Toolkit for Authentic Living - Publisher's
Marketing: "Ilchi Lee, author of Healing Society, presents
a toolkit for self-reliance management of the core issues of life:
health, sexuality, and life purpose. Meditation, breath-work, and
Oriental healing arts are offered as self-reliant health management
skills. A distinctive perspective on relationships and an inspirational
guide to discover a passionate life purpose are featured. This book
also includes a practical guide to optimize our life's master controller?the
brain. In the name of comfort and security, we have created increasingly
complex systems that demand our lives for their maintenance. Systems
cannot answer life's most important questions?only you can. The
ultimate goal of education, institutions, and expertise should be
self-education. Only then will technology serve humanity rather
than reign over us. Human Technology contains the principles and
tools that can return us to self-mastery and the life well lived.
Human Technology is a toolkit for living an authentic life."
Call number: RA 782 .L377 2005
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The
Icons of Their Bodies: Saints and Their Images in Byzantium -
Publisher's Marketing: "The Byzantines
surrounded themselves with their saints, invisible but constant companions,
who were made visible by dreams, visions, and art. The composition
and presentation of this imagined gallery followed a logical structure,
a construct that was itself a collective work of art created by Byzantine
society. The purpose of this book is to analyze the logic of the saint's
image in Byzantium, both in portraits and in narrative scenes. Here
Henry Maguire argues that the Byzantines gave to their images differing
formal characteristics of movement, modeling, depth, and differentiation,
according to the tasks that the icons were called upon to perform
in the all-important business of communication between the visible
and the invisible worlds.
The book draws extensively on sources that have been relatively
little utilized by art historians. It considers both domestic and
ecclesiastical artifacts, showing how the former raised the problem
of access by lay men and women to the supernatural and fueled the
debates concerning the role of images in the Christian cult. Special
attention is paid to the poems inscribed by the Byzantines upon
their icons, and to the written lives of their saints, texts that
offer the most direct and vivid insight into the everyday experience
of art in Byzantium. The overall purpose of the book is to provide
a new view of Byzantine art, one that integrates formal analysis
with both theology and social history."
Call number: N 8189 .B9 M34 2000
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| Introducing
Agatha Raisin: The Quiche of Death/The Vicious Vet
- Publisher's Marketing: "Beloved
author M. C. Beaton has delighted readers and fans alike with her
Agatha Raisin mysteries. The Quiche of Death"" and The
Vicious Vet, "" the first two books in the series, are
now together for the first time in one volume. . . .
The Quiche of Death
Putting all her eggs in one basket, Agatha Raisin gives up her successful
PR firm, sells her London flat, and samples a taste of early retirement
in the quiet village of Carsely. Bored, lonely, and used to getting
her way, she enters a local baking contest. Despite the fact that
Agatha has never baked a thing in her life, she is sure the pie
she has secretly bought from an upper-crust London quicherie will
make her the toast of the town. But her recipe for social advancement
sours when the judge not only snubs her entry--but falls over dead!
The Vicious Vet
Agatha Raisin hasn't quite adjusted to the slow pace of village
life, or to the failure of her overtures to her handsome neighbor,
James Lacey. Since the new vet in town is young and good looking,
Agatha's perfectly healthy tabby endures a nasty physical exam in
the name of romance. Unfortunately, his sacrifice is all for naught
when the vet is soon found dead. The police call the death a freak
accident, but Agatha convinces James that playing amateur detective
might be fun. Unfortunately, just as curiosity killed the cat, Agatha's
inept snooping is soon a motivation for murder. . . ."
Call number: PR 6052 .E196 I58 2008
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It's
All about Student Learning: Managing Community and Other College
Libraries in the 21st Century - Publisher's
Marketing: "The flat hierarchy in two-year and other
small academic libraries does not always avail front-line librarians
a smooth transition to management roles. Very often in the operation
of these libraries there are common issues and concerns, which can
be grouped under broad headings such as Management Issues, Personnel,
Operations and Collection Requirements. The intent of this book
is to offer librarians working in such institutions the opportunity
to share current thinking on topics that fall under these broad
headings. Topics of interest include managing change, accreditation
standards, auxiliary roles and responsibilities on the campus, marketing
library services, collection development personnel issues, cooperation
with other institutions, coping with technology and unusual problems."
Call number: Z 675 .J8 I87 2006
|
Jewish
Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know about the Jewish Religion,
Its People, and Its History - Publisher's
Marketing: " What does it mean to be a Jew? How does one
begin to answer so extensive a question?
In this insightful and completely updated tome, esteemed rabbi
and bestselling author Joseph Telushkin helps answer the question
of what it means to be a Jew, in the largest sense. Widely recognized
as one of the most respected and indispensable reference books on
Jewish life, culture, tradition, and religion, "Jewish Literacy"
covers every essential aspect of the Jewish people and Judaism.
In 352 short and engaging chapters, Rabbi Telushkin discusses everything
from the Jewish Bible and Talmud to Jewish notions of ethics to
antisemitism and the Holocaust; from the history of Jews around
the world to Zionism and the politics of a Jewish state; from the
significance of religious traditions and holidays to how they are
practiced in daily life. Whether you want to know more about Judaism
in general or have specific questions you'd like answered, "Jewish
Literacy" is sure to contain the information you need.
Rabbi Telushkin's expert knowledge of Judaism makes the updated
and revised edition of "Jewish Literacy" an invaluable
reference. A comprehensive yet thoroughly accessible resource for
anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of Judaism, "Jewish
Literacy" is a must for every Jewish home. "
Call number: BM 155.3 .T45 2008
|
Adobe
After Effects 7 Hands-On Training: Includes Exercise Files and Demo
Movies - Publisher's Marketing:
"Do you like to learn by doing? Do manuals leave you bored
and craving real-world examples? Do you want concrete training that
goes beyond theory and reference materials? If so, this is the book
for you.
These hands-on exercises, complete with insider tips and detailed
color illustrations, teach you the latest techniques for creating
motion graphics and special effects for film, video, and the Web.
You' ll learn to animate text and images, integrate sound, and publish
the results to a variety of formats. You' ll also learn to use the
new project management enhancements, how to fine-tune animations,
use animation blending and freeze frame options, convert alpha channels
to masks with Auto-Trace, use the new Script Editor, and more. "
Call number: TR 858 .F34 2007
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| Agents
of Bioterrorism: Pathogens and Their Weaponization
- Publisher's Marketing: "This
new work offers a clear and thorough account of the threats posed
by bioterrorism from the perspective of biologists. The authors
examine thirteen disease-causing agents, including those responsible
for anthrax, the plague, smallpox, influenza, and SARS. Each chapter
considers a particular pathogen from the standpoint of its history,
molecular biology, pathology, clinical presentation, diagnosis,
weaponization, and defenses. The book also examines strategies for
making vaccines and protecting the population in a bioterror attack."
Call number: QR 175 .A34 2005
|
The
Alzheimer's Project: Momentum in Science -
Publisher's Marketing: "This companion
book to the HBO Documentary Films series explores the cutting-edge
research on Alzheimer's disease that is creating new hope for the
future.
Alzheimer's disease is the second most-feared illness in America,
following cancer. It affects as many as 5 million Americans, a number
that could soar to 16 million by 2050. It is estimated that, unless
effective preventions are discovered, 10 million baby boomers will
eventually develop this irreversible and devastating brain disorder.
Until recently, medical news on Alzheimer's disease was not comforting.
But in the past few years, advances in many scientific areas--from
diagnostic imaging to genetic analysis--have led to an explosion
of knowledge with implications for treatment and prevention. This
is an exciting time of discovery in Alzheimer's research.
Through "The Alzheimer's Project" film series, HBO Documentary
Films illuminates the vital breakthroughs occurring in the field.
One of the central films in this series, "Momentum in Science,"
brings us inside the laboratories and clinics of the nation's top
scientists and physicians who are clearing the path to a deeper
understanding of Alzheimer's disease. By capturing the exhilaration
of these scientists and casting light on their groundbreaking discoveries,
the film seeks to bring a wider understanding of the disease and
new hope for future treatment.
This book offers an even closer look at the advances of this scientific
frontier. It investigates the complex cascade of events that occurs
inside the brain when someone has Alzheimer's disease and shows
how scientists are working to interrupt this process and ultimately
prevent the disease. In accessible prose, it examines specific evidence
of momentous progress, from the triumphant discovery of the unique
role of the beta-amyloid and tau proteins, to the use of PET scans
to track changes in the brain and the analyses of cerebrospinal
fluid to identify biomarkers that will help us predict who will
develop the disease in the future. It also looks at current drug
development and at what we can do as individuals to potentially
reduce our risk of developing the disease.
The "Alzheimer's Project: Momentum in Science" is a fascinating
story of scientific discovery that shows what recent breakthroughs
might mean for improving our chances of remaining cognitively vital
throughout a long life."
Call number: RC 523 .H64 2009
|
An
Easy Out: Corporate America's Addiction to Outsourcing -
Publisher's Marketing: "Outsourcing
is as controversial as ever in today's globalized world. But for all
the noise about it in the media, whether reflecting the perspectives
of labor, business, consultants, academics, employees, or protestors,
there is far more emotion surrounding the benefits and drawbacks of
the trend than there is common sense. Not only are these messages
from different constituents polarizing, they are also confusing because
they muddy the waters regarding corporate performance. Buffington
clarifies the role of outsourcing in business today so that Americans
can focus on something that really matters-real increases in productivity
and competitiveness in a global economy. In most cases, he contends,
neither outsourcing nor its close cousin, offshoring, are effective
as a means to their intended end. Moreover, he points out, Americans
focus a lot of negative energy on offshoring, not realizing that domestic
outsourcing might be more harmful to our economy in the long run.
Corporations lack awareness of this distinction, according to Buffington,
and therefore they don't know which should be implemented in what
circumstances. That ignorance is not only an obstacle for any company
seeking to implement a successful outsourcing strategy, but it is
also a dire threat to the long-term growth of the American economy.
Buffington demonstrates that outsourcing often functions as an
easy out for corporations that are reluctant to look instead at
the root causes of their problems, whether low productivity, lack
of innovation, or an unwillingness to invest in marketing, promotion,
and sales. The reason that corporations aren't focusing on these
core issues has a historical element as much as an evolutionary
one within a global economy; the divisions today between workers
and management are as sharp as they were back in the early 20th
century, Buffington argues. But as much as we have to learn from
the past about the impact of worker/management relations on worker
productivity, we have even more to learn about all aspects of the
productivity puzzle. Corporate productivity, or lack thereof, drives
the success or failure of outsourcing or offshoring more than the
act itself, according to Buffington. This book challenges business
leaders to find their productivity and only then to make outsourcing
decisions. This approach will work for corporations, consulting
firms, outsourcers, and in the end, customers themselves. A more
productive, worker-manager friendly business environment will lead
to greater U.S. productivity, and therefore, more effective outsourcing/offshoring
decisions."
Call number: HD 2365 .B84 2007
|
| Anniversaries
and Holidays (5TH ed.) - Publisher's
Marketing: "Completely revised and updated, with more
than 3,000 listings honoring a variety of cultural traditions, this
authoritative, painstakingly researched compendium is one of the
most-used references in libraries and schools nationwide."
Call number: GT 3930 .T73 2000b
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The
Anthrax Letters: A Bioterrorism Expert Investigates the Attacks
That Shocked America - Publisher's
Marketing: "At 2:00am on October 2, 2001, Robert Stevens
entered a hospital emergency room. Feverish, nauseated, and barely
conscious, no one knew what was making him sick. Three days later
he was dead. Stevens was the first fatal victim of bioterrorism
in America. Bioterrorism expert Leonard Cole has written the definitive
account of the Anthrax attacks. Cole is the only person outside
law enforcement to have interviewed every one of the surviving inhalation-anthrax
victims, along with the relatives, friends, and associates of those
who died, as well as the public health officials, scientists, researchers,
hospital workers, and treating physicians. Fast paced and riveting,
this minute-by-minute chronicle of the anthrax attacks recounts
more than a history of recent current events, it uncovers the untold
and perhaps even more important story of how scientists, doctors,
and researchers perform life-saving work under intense pressure
and public scrutiny. Updated with new information about Ivins and
a series of upcoming Congressional hearings into the FBI's conduct
in this case, The Anthrax Letters amply demonstrates how vulnerable
America was in 2001 and whether we are better prepared now for a
bioterror attack."
Call number: HV 6432 .C63 2009
|
Apple
Inc. - Publisher's Marketing:
"Two guys named Steve, working in a garage, created a prototype
computer designed to be different in a way no one thought possible:
It would be easy to use. Those two Steves, one now a billionaire and
still at the head of Apple, not only succeeded with that product,
but they also broke ground in the business world in ways few thought
possible: They proved you could not only have fun at work, but pursuing
a capitalist dream could be hip. How did Apple do it? How did it go
from making computers that made a difference but not much of a dent
in the overall market to creating a device (the iPod) and a music
service (iTunes) that has changed the way we buy and experience music?
And how did the Macintosh and its successors capture the hearts and
minds of computer users so deeply that being a Mac person makes you
a member of a special club? That's what this book is all about.
As author Jason D. O'Grady shows, Apple is a rare company-one that
is not afraid to think about a future that does not exist and turn
it into reality. Critics have written Apple off time and again,
yet it rises from the ashes to astound the critics and delight its
customers. That's not luck or happenstance-it's vision, dedication,
and persistence. Besides delighting Apple aficionados, this book
will inspire students eager to launch a business career or work
in the technology sector. Apple has never been afraid to chart its
own path, and readers will learn what makes the company tick."
Call number: HD 9696.2 .U64 O678 2009
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Aquarium
Fish
Call number: SF 457 .C65 1996
|
Archaeo-Volunteers
2nd Edition: The World Guide to Archaeological and Heritage Volunteering
- Publisher's Marketing: "Archaeo-Volunteers
lists hundreds of organizations from all over the world. A summary
of each organization is detailed with a description of each program,
contact information, cost, duration, how to apply, and much more.
Volunteering opportunities of all kinds are included, from short-term
volunteering (one to three weeks) to long term (one month, a year,
or more). One will not find guides more definitive or informative.
"This comprehensive handbook provides an up-to-date and easy
to use resource for prospective volunteers interested in working
in environmental work world-wide. Detailed entries, indexes, and
the inclusion of e-mail and internet details enable the reader to
quickly identify projects which match their skills and interests.
Thoroughly recommended."--Toby Milner, WorldView Publishing"
Call number: CC 75.7 .A718 2009
|
| The
Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, & Human Evolution -
Publisher's Marketing: ""The
Art Instinct" combines art and evolutionary science in a provocative
new work. Sure to provoke discussion in scientific circles and uproar
in the art world, this book offers radical new insights into both
the nature of art and the workings of the human mind."
Call number: BH 39 .D84 2009
|
Arts
and Entertainment - Publisher's Marketing:
"Arts and Entertainment is a useful guide designed to help
those interested in switching jobs. Featuring self-assessment questions,
notes from the field, further resources, and more, this handy new
book helps readers land a new job in the arts and entertainment
industry."
Call number: NX 163 .S77 2009
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Annie
Leibovitz At Work - Publisher's
Marketing: ""The first thing I did with my very first
camera was climb Mt. Fuji. Climbing Mt. Fuji is a lesson in determination
and moderation. It would be fair to ask if I took the moderation part
to heart. But it certainly was a lesson in respecting your camera.
If I was going to live with this thing, I was going to have to think
about what that meant. There were not going to be any pictures without
it."
--Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz describes how her pictures were made, starting
with Richard Nixon's resignation, a story she covered with Hunter
S. Thompson, and ending with Barack Obama's campaign. In between
are a Rolling Stones Tour, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Demi Moore,
Whoopi Goldberg, The Blues Brothers, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Keith
Haring, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Patti Smith, George W. Bush, William
S. Burroughs, Kate Moss and Queen Elizabeth. The most celebrated
photographer of our time discusses portraiture, reportage, fashion
photography, lighting, and digital cameras."
Call number: TR 680 .L376 2008
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Atomic
America: How a Deadly Explosion and a Feared Admiral Changed the Course
of Nuclear History - Publisher's
Marketing: "On January 3, 1961, nuclear reactor SL-1 exploded
in rural Idaho, spreading radioactive contamination over thousands
of acres and killing three men: John Byrnes, Richard McKinley, and
Richard Legg. The Army blamed "human error" and a sordid
love triangle. Though it has been overshadowed by the accident at
Three Mile Island, SL-1 is the only fatal nuclear reactor incident
in American history, and it holds serious lessons for a nation poised
to embrace nuclear energy once again.
Historian Todd Tucker, who first heard the rumors about the Idaho
Falls explosion as a trainee in the Navy's nuclear program, suspected
there was more to the accident than the rumors suggested. Poring
over hundreds of pages of primary sources and interviewing the surviving
players led him to a tale of shocking negligence and subterfuge.
The Army and its contractors had deliberately obscured the true
causes of this terrible accident, the result of poor engineering
as much as uncontrolled passions. A bigger story opened up before
him about the frantic race for nuclear power among the Army, the
Navy, and the Air Force -- a race that started almost the moment
the nuclear bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The National Reactor Testing Station (NRTS), where the meltdown
occurred, had been a proving ground where engineers, generals, and
admirals attempted to make real the Atomic Age dream of unlimited
power. Some of their most ambitious plans bore fruit -- like that
of the nation's unofficial nuclear patriarch, Admiral Rickover,
whose "true submarine," the USS "Nautilus,"
would forever change naval warfare. Others, like the Air Force's
billion dollar quest for a nuclear-powered airplane, never came
close. The Army's ultimate goal was to construct small, portable
reactors to power the Arctic bases that functioned as sentinels
against a Soviet sneak attack. At the height of its program, the
Army actually constructed a nuclear powered city inside a glacier
in Greenland. But with the meltdown in Idaho came the end of the
Army's program and the beginning of the Navy's longstanding monopoly
on military nuclear power. The dream of miniaturized, portable nuclear
plants died with McKinley, Legg, and Byrnes.
The demand for clean energy has revived the American nuclear power
industry. Chronic instability in the Middle East and fears of global
warming have united an unlikely coalition of conservative isolationists
and fretful environmentalists, all of whom are fighting for a buildup
of the emission-free power source that is already quietly responsible
for nearly 20 percent of the American energy supply. More than a
hundred nuclear plants generate electricity in the United States
today. Thirty-two new reactors are planned. All are descendants
of SL-1. With so many plants in operation, and so many more on the
way, it is vitally important to examine the dangers of poor design,
poor management, and the idea that a nuclear power plant can be
inherently safe. Tucker sets the record straight in this fast-paced
narrative history, advocating caution and accountability in harnessing
this feared power source."
Call number: TK 1345 .I2 T83 2009
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Augustinianism
and Modern Theology - Publisher's Marketing:
"This book focuses on a historical analysis of hte genesis
of the idea of pure nature, which arose in reaction to the distorted
Augustinianism of nominalist theologians at the end ot the Middle
Ages."
Call number: BR 65 .A9 L813 2000
|
AutoCAD
2007 for Architecture
Call number: NA 2728 .J43865 2007
|
Bella
Tuscany: The Sweet Life in Italy - Publisher's
Marketing: "Continuing Mayes's account of her enchanting,
ever-evolving life in Italy, "Bella Tuscany" presents
the author truly at home as she invites readers back to savor more
friendship, festivity, and food. Filled with recipes from her Tuscan
kitchen and written in the sensuous prose that has become her hallmark,
"Bella Tuscany" celebrates life's seasons of renewed possibility."
Call number: DG 734.23 .M378 2000
|
| Best
Practices in Adolescent Literacy Instruction - Publisher's
Marketing: "Covering everything from day-to-day learning
activities to school-wide goals, this engaging book reviews key
topics in literacy instruction for grades 5-12and provides research-based
recommendations for practice."
Call number: LB 1631 .B44 2008
|
Best
Practices in Writing Instruction - Publisher's
Marketing: "Highly practical and accessible, this indispensable
book provides clear-cut strategies for improving K-12 writing instruction.
The contributors are leading authorities who demonstrate proven
ways to teach different aspects of writing, with chapters on planning,
revision, sentence construction, handwriting, spelling, and motivation.
The use of the Internet in instruction is addressed, and exemplary
approaches to teaching English-language learners and students with
special needs are discussed. The book also offers best-practice
guidelines for designing an effective writing program. Focusing
on everyday applications of current scientific research, the book
features many illustrative case examples and vignettes."
Call number: LB 1576 .B487 2007
|
The
Best Teachers' Test Preparation for the FTCE Professional Education
Test - Publisher's Marketing:
"Take your teaching career to the head of the class.
FTCE Professional Education Test - 4th Edition
"For Florida Licensure"
Are you prepared to excel on the FTCE?
* Get to know the test, how it is scored, and much more.
* Set up a study schedule by following our flexible, results-driven
timeline.
* Take one of the practice tests to discover what you know and what
you "should "know.
* Use REA's advice to ready yourself for proper study and success.
Sharpen your knowledge and skills
* The book's comprehensive review features coverage of all relevant
exam topics and Florida's 14 competencies, including key pedagogical
concepts, theories, and relevant laws.
* Lessons reinforce necessary skills.
* Key tutorials enhance specific abilities needed on the test.
* Targeted drills increase comprehension and help organize study.
Practice for real
* Create the closest experience to test-day conditions with two
full-length practice tests
* Chart your progress with full and detailed explanations of all
answers.
* Boost your confidence with test-taking strategies and experienced
advice.
Get to the head of the class! Get certified! "
Call number: LB 1763 .F6 B47 2007
|
| The
Biblical World: An Illustrated Atlas -
Publisher's Marketing: "Isbouts
employs a non-denominational perspective and a wide range of sources
from ancient hieroglyphic texts to the latest scientific findings
to place Bible stories in the framework of history. To locate sites
and events, "National Geographic" cartographers have created
50 all-new maps of stunning quality."
Call number: G 2230 .I8 2007
|
| The
Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant
Children - Publisher's
Marketing: "With authority, warmth, and humor, Mogel
distills ancient Jewish teachings and contemporary psychological
insights into nine blessings that address key parenting issues,
and shows parents how to teach children to respect others and raise
them to become optimistic, well-behaved, and self-reliant."
Call number: HQ 769.3 .M64 2008
|
| Bracing
for Armageddon?: The Science and Politics of Bioterrorism in America
- Publisher's Marketing:
"Since September 11th, the threat of a bioterrorist attack--massive,
lethal, and unpreventable--has hung in the air over America. Bracing
for Armageddon? offers a vividly written primer for the general
reader, shedding light on the science behind potential bioterrorist
attacks and revealing what could happen, what is likely to happen,
and what almost certainly will not happen.
The story opens with a riveting account of a bioterrorism scenario
commissioned by the U.S. government. Using this doomsday tableau
as a springboard, Clark reviews a host of bioterrorist threats (from
agroterrorism to a poisoning of the water supply) and examines not
only the worst-case menace of genetically engineered pathogens,
but also the lethal agents on the CDC's official bioterrorism list,
including Smallpox, Anthrax, Plague, Botulism, and Ebola. His overview
of attempted bioterrorist attacks to date--such as the failed Aum
Shinrikyo attempts in 1995 in Japan and the Anthrax attack in the
US following 9/11--bolstered by interviews with a range of experts--shows
why virtually all of these attempts have failed. Indeed, he demonstrates
that a successful bioterrorism attack is exceedingly unlikely, while
a major flu epidemic (such as the deadly epidemic of 1918 that killed
millions worldwide) is a virtual certainty. Given the long odds
of a bioterrorist attack, Clark asks, has the more than $40 billion
the United States has dedicated to the defense against bioterrorism
really been well spent? Is it time to move on to other priorities?
In contrast to the alarmist fears stoked by the popular media, William
Clark here provides a reassuring overview of what we really need
to worry about--and what we don't."
Call number: HV 6433.35 .C53 2008
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The
Case Against Israel's Enemies: Exposing Jimmy Carter and Others Who
Stand in the Way of Peace - Publisher's
Marketing: "Jimmy Carter declares that Israel is guilty
of apartheid; Professors Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer proclaim
that the "Israel lobby" is a huge, monolithic organization
whose only purpose is to manipulate American foreign policy in Israel's
favor; Noam Chomsky and Richard Falk compare Israeli policies and
actions to those of Nazi Germany. Are these well-known and respected
figures honest critics working toward peace and justice for Palestinians
and Israelis alike? Or are they peddling lies, half-truths, and false
accusations in the guise of serious diplomacy and scholarship? Israel
has never suffered from a shortageof enemies, but these men and others
provide a patina of respectability to even the most radical and unfounded
accusations against the Jewish state.
In this book, Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz confronts these
foes head-on. Writing with passion and power, he challenges the
claims and actions of those he views to be Israel's most dangerous
enemies in the West, including Carter, Walt, Mearsheimer, Chomsky,
and Pat Buchanan, as well as British academic unions that are seeking
to boycott Israeli scholars and researchers, and the Presbyterian
Church, which has launched a divestiture campaign against Israel.
With the precision of a first-class scholar and the disciplined
approach of an experienced attorney, Dershowitz presents his adversaries'
statements in their own words and fully in context. He analyzes
each charge and the facts that are presented to support it, along
with contradictory facts that are conveniently left out of each
accusation. He points out that Carter, for example, ignores the
fact that 1.3 million Israeli citizens are Arabs who enjoy therights
and freedoms of other Israelis, and far more than they would have
in any Arab country.
Dershowitz also takes on Israel's military enemies, including suicide
bombers and those who incite them; Hamas, Hezbollah, and others
who launch rockets against Israeli civilians while hiding behind
their own civilians; and Iran with its nuclear weapons program.
He points out that Israel poses no threat to any of these groups;
if they were to lay down their weapons tomorrow, peace would ensue.
Then he invites any fair-minded person to imagine what would happen
if Israel were to do the same.
Filled with brilliant analysis, telling anecdotes, and startling
revelations of the motives that drive many of Israel's most virulent
detractors, The Case Against Israel's Enemies is compelling reading
for anyone interested in current events or international affairs
and a must-have for friends of Israel concerned about the future
of the Jewish state."
Call number: DS 119.7 .D4634 2008
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| The
Case for Israel - Publisher's Marketing:
"The Case for Israel is an ardent defense of Israel's rights,
supported by indisputable evidence. Presents a passionate look at
what Israel's accusers and detractors are saying about this war-torn
country. Dershowitz accuses those who attack Israel of international
bigotry and backs up his argument with hard facts. Widely respected
as a civil libertarian, legal educator, and defense attorney extraordinaire,
Alan Dershowitz has also been a passionate though not uncritical
supporter of Israel."
Call number: DS 125 .D47 2003
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Collected
Poems 1947-1997 - Publisher's Marketing:
" Here, for the first time, is a volume that gathers the published
verse of Allen Ginsberg in its entirety, a half century of brilliant
work from one of America's great poets. The chief figure among the
Beats, Ginsberg changed the course of American poetry, liberating
it from closed academic forms with the creation of open, vocal, spontaneous,
and energetic postmodern verse in the tradition of Walt Whitman, Guillaume
Apollinaire, Hart Crane, Ezra Pound, and William Carlos Williams.
Ginsberg's classics "Howl, Reality Sandwiches, Kaddish, Planet
News, " and "The Fall of America" led American (and
international) poetry toward uncensored vernacular, explicit candor,
the ecstatic, the rhapsodic, and the sincere--all leavened by an attractive
and pervasive streak of common sense. Ginsberg's raw tones and attitudes
of spiritual liberation also helped catalyze a psychological revolution
that has become a permanent part of our cultural heritage, profoundly
influencing not only poetry and popular song and speech, but also
our view of the world.
The uninterrupted energy of Ginsberg's remarkable career is clearly
revealed in this collection. Seen in order of composition, the poems
reflect on one another; they are not only works but also a work.
Included here are all the poems from the earlier volume "Collected
Poems 1947-1980," and from Ginsberg's subsequent and final
three books of new poetry: "White Shroud, Cosmopolitan Greetings,
and Death & Fame." Enriching this book are illustrations
by Ginsberg's artist friends; unusual and illuminating notes to
the poems, inimitably prepared by the poet himself; extensive indexes;
as well as prefaces and various other materials that accompanied
the original publications."
Call number: PS 3513 .I74 2006
|
Collected
Works of G.K. Chesterton XIII: Father Brown Stories: Part II
Call number: PR 4453 .C4 v.8
|
College
Algebra Graphing and Data Analysis - Publisher's
Marketing: "The goal of this book is to provide a solid
mathematical foundation via visualization of real world data. Technology
is used as a tool to solve problems, motivate concepts, explore and
preview mathematical concepts and to find curves of best fit to the
data.
Most mathematical concepts are developed and illustrated both algebraically
and graphically, with the more intuitive and appropriate method
presented first. The authors use their extensive teaching and writing
experiences to guide and support readers through the typical difficult
areas."
Call number: QA 152.2 .S853 1998
|
Computers:
Understanding Technology (3RD ed.)
Call number: QA 76 .F81452 2008
|
The
Diamond of Darkhold - Publisher's
Marketing: "It's been several months since Lina and
Doon escaped the dying city of Ember and, along with the rest of
their people, joined the town of Sparks. Now, struggling through
the harsh winter aboveground, they find an unusual book. Torn up
and missing most of its pages, it alludes to a mysterious device
from before the Disaster, which they believe is still in Ember.
Together, Lina and Doon must go back underground to retrieve what
was lost and bring light to a dark world.
In the fourth Book of Ember, bestselling author Jeanne DuPrau juxtaposes
yet another action-packed adventure with powerful themes about hope,
learning, and the search for truth."
Call number: PZ 7 .D927 Dic 2008
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The
Discovery of Poetry - Publisher's Marketing:
"THE DISCOVERY OF POETRY introduces the art and craft of poetry.
From an early tribal orison on the rising sun to a recent freeway
lyric just out of the word processor, poems always reveal the writer's
concerns, feelings, and values. Starting with words and images,
this book hopes to help the student understand the importance of
word choice and image-making, building a foundation as he or she
learns about rhythm, voice, and structure. Questions and writing
prompts help facilitate class discussion and a deeper thinking about
poetry. The last chapter, "A Poet's Handbook," breaks
down the creative process of the poet from creating images to revision.
THE DISCOVERY OF POETRY will help facilitate a deeper appreciation
and understanding of poetry."
Call number: PN 1042 .M34 1994
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Macromedia
Dreamweaver 8 with ASP, Coldfusion and PHP - Publisher's
Marketing: "Learn by doing! Follow along, step-by-step,
as you upgrade a static HTML site that uses obsolete code to an
XML standard-compliant, CSS-formatted dynamic site using Microsoft
Active Server Pages (ASP), Macromedia ColdFusion, or the open source
PHP. Create several integrated applications for a fictional travel
tour operator, including a searchable listing for tour descriptions,
country profiles, and a tour price calendar. In this official Macromedia
guide, you'll learn how to:
Use a relational database-Microsoft Access or MySQL-as the driving
force behind a site Use Dreamweaver's built-in server behaviors
and application objects to assist in the rapid development of dynamic
Web applications Read and hand-code ASP VBScript, ColdFusion Markup
Language, and PHP scripts well enough to understand how dynamic
Web pages work, troubleshoot errors, and customize scripts Collect
and manipulate user-entered data, performing calculations on the
fly Use SQL to pass information between your pages and the databaseValidate
forms using client-side and server-side scripts"
Call number: TK 5105.8885 .D74 B358 2006
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The
Eagle's Throne - Publisher's Marketing:
"Here is a true literary event-the long-awaited new novel by
Carlos Fuentes, one of the world's great writers. By turns a tragedy
and a farce, an acidic black comedy and an indictment of modern
politics, The Eagle's Throne is a seriously entertaining and perceptive
story of international intrigue, sexual deception, naked ambition,
and treacherous betrayal.
In the near future, at a meeting of the United Nations Security
Council, Mexico's idealistic president has dared to vote against
the U.S. occupation of Colombia and Washington's refusal to pay
OPEC prices for oil. Retaliation is swift. Concocting a "glitch"
in a Florida satellite, America's president cuts Mexico's communications
systems-no phones, faxes, or e-mails-and plunges the country into
an administrative nightmare of colossal proportions.
Now, despite the motto that "a Mexican politician never puts
anything in writing," people have no choice but to communicate
through letters, which Fuentes crafts with a keen understanding
of man's motives and desires. As the blizzard of activity grows
more and more complex, political adversaries come out to prey. The
ineffectual president, his scheming cabinet secretary, a thuggish
and ruthless police chief, and an unscrupulous, sensual kingmaker
are just a few of the fascinating characters maneuvering and jockeying
for position to achieve the power they all so desperately crave."
Call number: PQ 7297 .F793 S5513 2006
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Electronic
Commerce - Publisher's Marketing:
"Electronic Commerce, Seventh Edition covers emerging online
technologies and trends and their influence on the electronic commerce
marketplace. This edition highlights important security issues,
such as spam and phishing, their role in organized crime and terrorism,
identity theft, and online payment fraud. The pedagogical value
of this new edition is enhanced through a fresh 4-color interior,
and new and updated material that balances the technological with
the strategic aspects of successful e-commerce."
Call number: HF 5548.32 .S35 2007
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The
Elephant in the Playroom: Ordinary Parents Write Intimately and Honestly
about Raising Kids with Special Needs -
Publisher's Marketing: "Candid, passionate,
personal, and heartbreakingly funny, a view from within the whirlwind
of parenting a child with special needs
Three years ago, magazine editor Denise Brodeys precocious four-year-old
son, Toby, was diagnosed with a combination of sensory integration
dysfunction and childhood depression. As she struggled to make sense
of her new, often chaotic, often lonely world, what she found comforted
her "most" was talking with other harried, hopeful, and
insightful parents of kids with special needs, learning how they
coped with the feelings they encountered throughout the day.
In "The Elephant in the Playroom," moms and dads from
across the country write intimately and honestly about the joyful
highs and disordered lows of raising children who are not quite
normal. Laying bare the emotional, medical, and social challenges
they face, their stories address issues ranging from if and when
to medicate a child, to how to get a child who is overly sensitive
to the texture of food to eat lunch. Eloquent and honest, the voices
in this collection will provide solace and support for the millions
of parents whose kids struggle with ADD, ADHD, sensory disorders,
childhood depression, Aspergers syndrome, and autismas well as the
many kids who fall between diagnoses.
Offering readers comfort, community, and much-needed perspective,
"The Elephant in the Playroom" is sure to become essential
reading for parents of special needs kids."
Call number: HQ 773.6 .B75 2007
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Essentials
of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations - Publisher's
Marketing: "Since the 1st edition of the Essentials
of Fire Fighting was published, more than 2 million firefighters
have been trained by this manual. Brady has joined forces with IFSTA
to publish an expanded version that includes fire department operations
such as first aid and hazardous materials. The 5th edition of Essentials
of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations is correlated to
the 2008 edition of NFPA 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional
Qualifications, Levels I and II, and is widely accpeted as the standard
of knowledge and skills measurement for all firefighters."
Call number: TH 9310.5 E882 2008
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Esther's
Gift: A Mitford Christmas Story - Publisher's
Marketing: "While Esther Bolick had planned on making
her legendary orange marmalade cakes, she decides it's not worth
the cost to spend so much money on people who haven't always measured
up to her expectations. The lyrics of a Christmas carol help remind
her of the true purpose of a gift."
Call number: PS 3561 .A678 E88 2002
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The
Everlasting Man - Publisher's Marketing:
"The book revolves around the beliefs and ideals of Christian
religion. The theology is so eloquently described that it influences
and shapes the thoughts of readers."
Call number: BL 48 .C5 2006
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Everyone
Worth Knowing - Publisher's Marketing:
"The international bestselling author of "The Devil Wears
Prada" returns with this breezy tale about what happens when
a girl on the fringe enters the realm of New York's chic, party-hopping
elite when she's hired by a PR firm and finds the line between her
personal and professional lives is invisible."
Call number: PS 3623 .E453 E84 2005
|
Firefighter's
Handbook: Essentials of Firefighting - Publisher's
Marketing: "The knowledge and skills you need - the
way you need it. That is what Firefighter's Handbook: Essentials
of Firefighting, Third Edition aims to provide with this new edition
of our basic book. Consisting of the newly revised information that
is offered in the Firefighting & Emergency Response book, this
version of the Firefighter's Handbook removes the hazardous materials
related content, providing a more affordable option for those departments,
academies and schools in which hazardous materials is taught in
a separate course. Current firefighting topics include a new chapter
on large incident and disaster response, as well as new information
on fire life safety initiatives, managing air supply and performing
emergency checks, predicting building collapse, GPS technology,
thermal imaging use in search and rescue, new considerations for
terrorism response, and much more!"
Call number: TH 9151 .F49 2008
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Foxfire
11 - Publisher's Marketing:
"With this newest volume in the Foxfire series comes a wealth
of the kind of folk wisdom and values of simple living that have
made these volumes beloved bestsellers for the last three decades,
with more than two million copies in print.
In 1966, in the Appalachian Mountains of Northeast Georgia, Eliot
Wigginton and his students founded a quarterly magazine that they
named Foxfire, after a phosphorescent lichen. In 1972, several articles
from the magazine were published in book form, and the acclaimed
Foxfire series was born. Almost thirty years later, in this age
of technology and cyber-living, the books teach a philosophy of
simplicity in living that is truly enduring in its appeal. This
new volume--Foxfire 11--celebrates the rituals and recipes of the
Appalachian homeplace, including a one-hundred page section on herbal
remedies, and segments about planting and growing a garden, preserving
and pickling, smoking and salting, honey making, beekeeping, and
fishing, as well as hundreds of the kind of spritied firsthand narrative
accounts from Appalachian community members that exemplify the Foxfire
style. Much more than "how-to" books, the Foxfire series
is a publishing phenomenon and a way of life, teaching creative
self-sufficiency, the art of natural remedies, home crafts, and
other country folkways, fascinating to everyone interested in rediscovering
the virtues of simple life."
Call number: F 217 .A65 F6 bk.11
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Foxfire
12 - Publisher's Marketing:
"For more than thirty years, Foxfire books have brought the
philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers,
teaching creative-self-sufficiency, the art of natural remedies,
home crafts, and preserving the stories and customs of Appalachia.
Inspiring and practical, this classic series has become an American
institution.
Foxfire 12 is the latest volume, the first in more than five years.
Here are reminiscences about learning to square dance and tales
about traditional craftsmen who created useful items in the old-time
ways that have since disappeared in most of the country. Here are
lessons on how to make rose beads and wooden coffins, and on how
to find turtles in your local pond. We hear the voices of descendants
of the Cherokees who lived in the region, and we learn about what
summer camp was like for generations of youngsters. We meet a rich
assortment of Appalachian characters and listen to veterans recount
their war experiences. Illustrated with photographs and drawings,
Foxfire 12 is a rich trove of information and stories from a fascinating
American culture."
Call number: F 217 .A65 F6 bk. 12
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The
Frailty Myth: Redefining the Physical Potential of Women and Girls
- Publisher's Marketing: "Can
women be equal to men as long as men are physically stronger? And
are men, in fact, stronger?
These are key questions that Colette Dowling, author of the bestselling
"The Cinderella Complex," raises in her provocative new
book. The myth of female frailty, with its roots in nineteenth-century
medicine and misogyny, has had a damaging effect on women's health,
social status, and physical safety. It is Dowling's controversial
thesis that women succumb to societal pressures to appear weak in
order to seem more "feminine."
The Frailty Myth presents new evidence that girls are weaned from
the use of their bodies even before they begin school. By adolescence,
their strength and aerobic powers have started to decline unless
the girls are exercising vigorously--and most aren't. By sixteen,
they have already lost bone density and turned themselves into prime
candidates for osteoporosis. They have also been deprived of motor
stimulation that is essential for brain growth.
Yet as breakthroughs among elite women athletes grow more and more
astounding, it begins to appear that strength and physical skill--for
all women--is only a matter of learning and training. Men don't
have a monopoly on physical prowess; when women and men are matched
in size and level of training, the strength gap closes. In some
areas, women are actually equipped to outperform men, due partly
to differences in body structure, and partly to the newly discovered
strengthening benefits of estrogen.
Drawing on extensive research in motor development, performance
assessment, sports physi-ology, and endocrinology, Dowling presents
an astonishing picture of the new physical woman. And she creates
a powerful argumentthat true equality isn't possible until women
learn how to stand up for themselves--physically."
Call number: HQ 1206 .S683 2000b
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Gang
Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets -
Publisher's Marketing: "First introduced
in "Freakonomics," here is the full story of Sudhir Venkatesh,
the sociology grad student who infiltrated one of Chicago's most
notorious gangs The story of the young sociologist who studied a
Chicago crack-dealing gang from the inside captured the world's
attention when it was first described in "Freakonomics."
"Gang Leader for a Day" is the fascinating full story
of how Sudhir Venkatesh managed to gain entrA1/2e into the gang,
what he learned, and how his method revolutionized the academic
establishment. When Venkatesh walked into an abandoned building
in one of Chicago's most notorious housing projects, he was looking
for people to take a multiple-choice survey on urban poverty. A
first-year grad student hoping to impress his professors with his
boldness, he never imagined that as a result of the assignment he
would befriend a gang leader named JT and spend the better part
of a decade inside the projects under JT's protection, documenting
what he saw there. Over the next seven years, Venkatesh got to know
the neighborhood dealers, crackheads, squatters, prostitutes, pimps,
activists, cops, organizers, and officials. From his privileged
position of unprecedented access, he observed JT and the rest of
the gang as they operated their crack-selling business, conducted
PR within their community, and rose up or fell within the ranks
of the gang's complex organizational structure. In Hollywood-speak,
"Gang Leader for a Day" is "The Wire" meets
Harvard University. It's a brazen, page turning, and fundamentally
honest view into the morally ambiguous, highly intricate, often
corrupt struggle to survive in what is tantamount to an urban war
zone. It is also the story of a complicated friendship between Sudhir
and JT-two young and ambitious men a universe apart."
Call number: HV 6439 .U7 C46 2008
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Goethe,
Volume 2: Faust I & II - Publisher's
Marketing: "Goethe's most complex and profound work,
Faust was the effort of the great poet's entire lifetime. Written
over 60 years, it can be read as a document of Goethe's moral and
artistic development. Faust is made available to the English reader
in a completely new translation that communicates both its poetic
variety and its many levels of tone. The language is present-day
English, and Goethe's formal and rhythmic variety is reproduced
in all its richness."
Call number: PT 2026 .A1 C94 1994 v.2
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Grand
Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth about Violent Video Games and
What Parents Can Do - Publisher's
Marketing: "Listening to pundits and politicians, you'd
think that the relationship between violent video games and aggressive
behavior in children is clear. Children who play violent video games
are more likely to be socially isolated and have poor interpersonal
skills. Violent games can trigger real-world violence. The best way
to protect our kids is to keep them away from games such as Grand
Theft Auto that are rated M for Mature. Right?
Wrong. In fact, many parents are worried about the wrong things!
In 2004, Lawrence Kutner, PhD, and Cheryl K. Olson, ScD, cofounders
and directors of the Harvard Medical School Center for Mental Health
and Media, began a $1.5 million federally funded study on the effects
of video games. In contrast to previous research, their study focused
on real children and families in real situations. What they found
surprised, encouraged and sometimes disturbed them: their findings
conform to the views of neither the alarmists nor the video game
industry boosters. In "Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising
Truth about Violent Video Games and What Parents Can Do," Kutner
and Olson untangle the web of politics, marketing, advocacy and
flawed or misconstrued studies that until now have shaped parents'
concerns.
Instead of offering a one-size-fits-all prescription, "Grand
Theft Childhood" gives the information you need to decide how
you want to handle this sensitive issue in your own family. You'll
learn when -- and what kinds of -- video games can be harmful, when
they can serve as important social or learning tools and how to
create and enforce game-playing rules in your household. You'll
find out what's really in the games your children play and when
to worry about your children playing with strangers on the Internet.
You'll understand how games are rated, how to make best use of ratings
and the potentially important information that ratings don't provide.
"Grand Theft Childhood" takes video games out of the
political and media arenas, and puts parents back in control. It
should be required reading for all families who use game consoles
or computers.
Almost all children today play video or computer games. Half of
twelve-year-olds regularly play violent, Mature-rated games. And
parents are worried...""I don't know if it's an addiction,
but my son is just glued to it. It's the same with my daughter with
her computer...and I can't be watching both of them all the time,
to see if they're talking to strangers or if someone is getting
killed in the other room on the PlayStation. It's just nerve-racking!""I'm
concerned that this game playing is just the kid and the TV screen...how
is this going to affect his social skills?""I'm not concerned
about the violence; I'm concerned about the way they portray the
violence. It's not accidental; it's intentional. They're just out
to kill people in some of these games." "
What should we as parents, teachers and public policy makers be
concerned about? The real risks are subtle and aren't just about
gore or sex. Video games don't affect all children in the same way;
some children are at significantly greater risk. (You may be surprised
to learn which ones!) "Grand Theft Childhood" gives parents
practical, research-based advice on ways to limit many of those
risks. It also shows how video games -- even violent games -- can
benefit children and families in unexpected ways.
In this groundbreaking and timely book, Drs. Lawrence Kutner and
Cheryl Olson cut through the myths and hysteria, and reveal the
surprising truth about kids and violent games."
Call number: HQ 784 .V53 K88 2008
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I
Believe in God: A Meditation on the Apostles' Creed
Call number: BT 993.2 .C513 2002
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| Jacksonville
Through a Painter's Eyes - Publisher's
Marketing: "When artist Phil Sandusky viewed his native
Jacksonville, Florida, from a distance, what he saw inspired him.
The sandy white beaches and botanical gardens that had become commonplace
to him during his childhood held new meaning to him once he moved
away. The beauty of landmarks such as Main Street Bridge, the Boardwalk
at Jacksonville Beach, Memorial Park, and the city's skyline stood
out in contrast to the sights in his adopted home of New Orleans.
The artist's third book of Impressionistic paintings includes eighty
works created during a period of twenty-five years. Views of shipyards,
docks, and yacht basins stand alongside renderings of churches,
the Federal building, and City Hall to create a complete picture
of Jacksonville. Text at the beginning of the book tells of how
the artist chose his medium and how he was repeatedly drawn back
to the home he left. Although he has moved on, Sandusky has captured
the essence of this beloved city to take with him. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Phil Sandusky's first book with Pelican, New Orleans en Plein Air,
was followed by Painting Katrina, an unprecedented artistic response
to one of the worst natural disasters to impact the United States.
He is currently represented by Cole Pratt Gallery in New Orleans,
Reinike Gallery in Atlanta, and Stellers Gallery in Jacksonville.
Sandusky has published several articles in American Artist, and
he serves as instructor of landscape and life painting at the New
Orleans Academy of Fine Arts. His work can be seen in many prominent
collections at museums such as New Orleans Museum of Art, Louisiana
State Museum, and Danforth Museum of Art in Framingham, Massachusetts."
Call number: ND 237 .S277 A4 2008
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| The
Job-Hunter's Survival Guide: How to Find Hope and Rewarding Work,
Even When "There Are No Jobs" (2010) - Publisher's
Marketing: "One hundred pages of lifesaving advice for
people out of work. When over ten million people have needed help
with their job-hunt--or with figuring out what to do with their
life--there is one person they have turned to, more than any other.
He is Richard N. Bolles, author of the #1 job-hunting book of all
time, "What Color Is Your Parachute?" His name is well-known
around the world. Just during the last twelve months, he has appeared
in "Time" ("10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now,"
March 2009), "U.S. News & World Report" (deemed "savior
of the nation's unemployed," October 2008), NBC's "Today
Show" (broadcast in April 2009), and many other publications
and shows. His book was the #1 best-seller on "BusinessWeek's"
paperback list as recently as last November.
Never has his advice been more sought than during these brutal economic
times. He has responded by writing a completely new book: "The
Job-Hunter's Survival Guide," designed particularly for people
who are hanging on the ropes, who haven't time to do a lot of reading
but need help desperately--and now. Early reviews have called this
little "Guide" "brilliant" and "tremendously
helpful.""
Call number: HF 5382.7 .B628 2010
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| An
Anthology
Call number: B 3323 .P437 L4713 1989
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The
Mitford Snowmen - Publisher's Marketing:
"It's Christmastime in Mitford, and everyone's favorite characters
are filled with holiday spirit. A swirling snowfall brings them
to Main Street for a snowman-building contest complete with doughnuts,
hot chocolate, and contagious good cheer. A charming small trim
size and enchanting four-color illustrations make this the perfect
way to visit Mitford--and gather a heart full of Christmas joy."
Call number: PS 3561 .A678 M58 2001
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| Teaching
of Intellectual Property: Principles and Methods
- Publisher's Marketing: "Intellectual
property (IP) comprises not only the valuable economic assets of
private firms, but also the social and cultural assets of society.
The potential impact of intellectual property assets is so great
that it is likely to have a considerable effect on national and
international economic development in the future. Despite this,
the area of IP education is relatively new to many academic institutions,
and principles and methods in teaching IP are still evolving. Against
this backdrop, a number of internationally renowned professors and
practitioners share their teaching techniques in their particular
fields of expertise, including what they consider should be taught
in terms of coursework. The result is a valuable handbook for teachers
and those wishing to get up to speed on international IP issues."
Call number: K 1401 .T3 2008
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| Ten
Ton Dreamweaver - Publisher's Marketing:
"If you're thinking about creating or maintaining Web sites,
you're likely to turn to Dreamweaver, the de facto software tool
of choice for Web design today. What could be a chore, however,
becomes a fun and fascinating challenge with this comprehensive
yet clever guide. Author Geoff Blake turns a technical topic into
an entertaining one by using conversational language, plenty of
humor, facts, and tips to make Dreamweaver accessible to everyone.
Behind all the jokes, however, is a wealth of information: After
showing how Dreamweaver fits into the overall Web design puzzle,
Geoff quickly gets down to building a basic Web site, by teaching
good, 21st century work habits and providing step-by-step instructions
for building pages from the very beginning with CSS styles and library
items. With that knowledge under your belt, you'll be ready to tackle
the advanced functionality (including behaviors, multimedia, and
templates)."
Call number: TK 5105.8885 .D74 B55 2006
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| Theology
in History
Call number: BX 891 .L81513 1996
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Tragic
Sense of Life - Publisher's Marketing:
"Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo (1864-1936) was an essayist, novelist,
poet, playwright and philosopher from Spain. He served as rector
of the University of Salamanca for two periods: from 1900 to 1924
and 1930 to 1936, during a time of great social and political upheaval.
His philosophy was not systematic, but rather a negation of all
systems and an affirmation of faith "in itself." He developed
intellectually under the influence of rationalism and positivism,
but during his youth he wrote articles that clearly show his sympathy
for socialism and his great concern for the situation in which he
found Spain at the time. The title of Unamuno's most famous work,
Del Sentimiento Trgico de la Vida (Tragic Sense of Life), refers
to the human condition of the desire above all else for immortality
when faced with the certainty of death."
Call number: B 4568 .U53 D5 2007
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Will
to Live: AIDS Therapies and the Politics of Survival - Publisher's
Marketing: ""Will to Live" is a wonderful contribution
not only to anthropology but also to social medicine, medical ethics,
and our understanding of the pharmaceutical industry. At the same
time, it provides an intimate view of what it's like to live with
both AIDS and poverty in Brazil. This is one of the few studies of
AIDS than can claim to move easily between a deeply affecting psychological
analysis, born of careful ethnographic work and of long-term conversations
few are privileged to have, and a more experience-distant look at
diagnostic technologies, the way drugs are used, and the medical professionals
who deliver care. The photographs by Torben Eskerod are both beautiful
and haunting and lend even more depth to this remarkable book."--Paul
E. Farmer, Harvard University, and founding director of Partners In
Health
"Joao Biehl's "Will to Live" is one of the most
exceptional studies of the response to HIV and AIDS that I have
ever had the chance to read. I believe that it will become a true
classic in this field of research."--Richard G. Parker, Columbia
University
""Will to Live" is a terrific ethnography and a
major scholarly study. It is going to be widely read and have a
big impact because it tells the story of Brazil's public response
to HIV and AIDS--the most important and innovative one in the developing
world. The photographs are superbly well-fitted to the ethnography,
their artistry wonderfully evocative."--Arthur Kleinman, Harvard
University
"This is a brilliant book, an arresting expose of the world
of AIDS treatment access. Biehl moves artfully between the bureaucratic
and the intimate until the bureaucratic loses its abstract status
as powerfully removed from theintimacy of everyday life. "Will
to Live" is a major contribution to medical anthropology, science
studies, politics, and public health--all fields that must now deal
with the human costs and changing structures of power driven by
the contemporary dynamics of neoliberalism and globalization."--Kay
Warren, Brown University"
Call number: RA 643.86 .B6 B54 2007
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| The
33 Doctors of the Church
Call number: BX4669 .R565 2000
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1984
- Publisher's Marketing: "Written
in 1948, 1984 was George Orwellas chilling prophecy about the future.
And while 1984 has come and gone, Orwellas narrative is timelier
than ever. "1984" presents a startling and haunting vision
of the world, so powerful that it is completely convincing from
start to finish. No one can deny the power of this novel, its hold
on the imaginations of multiple generations of readers, or the resiliency
of its admonitionsaa legacy that seems only to grow with the passage
of time."
Call number: PBK ORW
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| Guide
to Tax and Financial Planning: Including Analysis of the 2008 Tax
Law Changes (2009) - Publisher's Marketing:
"In order to understand how the 2008 tax laws will affect youand
properly plan your financial futureyou need clear explanations,
not complicated tax jargon. With this accessible guide, the tax
professionals at PricewaterhouseCoopers take a straightforward approach
to explaining how todays tax rules may affect your personal finances
and how you may benefit from available opportunities. Throughout
the book, they outline ways to handle your investments, plan for
your retirement, pay for your childrens education, realize tax savings,
and much more."
Call number: KF629.A9 P7357 2009
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The
Acting Person: A Contribution to Phenomenological Anthropology -
Publisher's Marketing: "Originally
entitled Osoba i Czyn and published in Poland in 1969, The Acting
Person is the official English translation and has been thoroughly
edited and revised with the collaboration of the author.
The book stresses that Man must ceaselessly unravel his mysteries
and strive for a new and more mature expression of his nature. The
author sees this expression as an emphasis on the significance of
the individual living in community and on the person in the process
of performing an action. The author states in his preface that he
has tried to face the major issues concerning life, nature, and
the existence of Man directly as they present themselves to Man
in his struggles to survive while maintaining the dignity of a human
being, but who is torn apart between his all too limited condition
and his highest aspirations to set himself free.
The author hopes that his book "contributes to this disentangling
of the conflicting issues facing Man, which are crucial for Man's
own clarification of his existence and direction of his conduct."
The author's analysis of the human being is a dynamic counter to
the materialistic and positivistic tendencies in various schools
of modern philosophy. Ever since Descartes, the knowledge of Man
and his world has been identified through cognition. This book is
a reversal of the post-Cartesian attitude toward Man in that it
characterises him as the person in action.
Audience: The Acting Person will be of great interest to philosophers,
anthropologists, and scholars specializing in phenomenology. It
will also be of deep concern to theologians, priests, seminarians,
and members of religious orders who wish to gain an insight into
Pope JohnPaul II's philosophy of life."
Call number: BX1378.5 .J64 1979
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America's
Cheapest Family Gets You Right on the Money: Your Guide to Living
Better, Spending Less, and Cashing in on Your Dreams -
Publisher's Marketing: "Do you have
too much month at the end of your money? Is your credit card screaming
for relief? Are you tired of robbing Peter to pay Paul . . . whoever
they are?
Meet Steve and Annette Economides. They've been called cheapskates,
thriftaholics, and tightwads, but in these tough economic times,
Steve and Annette have managed to feed their family of seven on
just $350 per month, pay off their first house in nine years and
purchase a second, larger home, buy cars with cash, take wonderful
vacations, and put money in savings. Without degrees in finance
or six-figure salaries, Steve and Annette have created a comfortable,
debt-free life for themselves and their children. In America's Cheapest
Family Gets You Right on the Money, they show you how they did it-
and how you can do it too.
Steve and Annette share many down-to-earth principles and the simple
spending plan that they have used since 1982. They have taught this
economizing lifestyle to thousands of people worldwide through seminars
and their newsletter, and they include lots of real-life stories
to make you feel as if you're having your own private coaching session.
Not only will you find solutions to your financial dilemmas, you'll
also discover a whole new way of life.
You don't need to be a CPA or a math wizard to learn their revolutionary
system, which will teach you:
- hundreds of ways to save money on everyday household expenses,
including groceries, clothing, and health care
- how to save in advance for major purchases such as homes, cars,
and vacations
- how to stop living paycheck to paycheck
- how to eliminate debt . . . forever!
America's Cheapest Family Gets You Right on the Money puts meeting
your financial goals- and living well at the same time- in reach
for every family."
Call number: HG179 .E27 2007
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| American
Heroes: Profiles of Men and Women Who Shaped Early America -
Publisher's Marketing: "The last
two decades have witnessed an explosion of interest in the founding
fathers so intense that a reader or television viewer of today might
imagine that America was the creation of beings who were flawless
in their wisdom and courage. As Pulitzer Prize-winning historian
Edmund S. Morgan shows here, Americans have long been obsessed with
their heroes. But, drawing on a lifetime of scholarship, he presents
a different cast of characters-among them Indians, witches, heretics,
and naysayers-men and women who went against the grain, in addition
to the stock figures of our national hagiography. Morgan has mined
the seventeenth century and has identified several new heroes, among
them Giles Cory and Mary Easty, accused witches, who were put to
death when Puritanism went wrong at Salem in 1692. Pressured to
reprieve herself by admitting her guilt and naming friends and neighbors
as confederates in witchcraft, Easty declared, "I dare not
belie my own soul." Her humble statement stands as the ultimate
expression of the religious principles that led to the founding
of New England, principles temporarily abandoned by the rulers of
Massachusetts Bay who tried and sentenced her. While American Heroes
celebrates the lives and principles of ordinary Americans, the book
also considers the legacy of some of our most prominent colonial
and Revolutionary leaders, among them William Penn, Benjamin Franklin,
and George Washington. Franklin and Washington are best known for
standing against the repressive and often brutal regime of Great
Britain's colonial policies, but here Morgan makes the case for
their heroism in standing up to their own countrymen. When Americans
were demanding precipitate action, Washington and Franklin got the
nation off to a good start by knowing when to say no. Whether presenting
the scandalous story of a Puritan husband whose on-and-off marriage
to a beleaguered Puritan heiress illustrates the nexus between property
and sex, or assessing the power of books to subvert the standing
order and alter the course of history, American Heroes rises above
hagiography in challenging the reader to conceive of American individuality
and idealism in new terms. Morgan, who credits his mentor Perry
Miller "with the best historical mind of his generation,"
has shown throughout his own career an unrivaled originality and
intellectual courage. American Heroes demonstrates Morgan's fascination
with our national identity and his abiding affection for the men
and women whose character, honesty, and moral courage make plain
that heroism in America can be found in unexpected places."
Call number: E187.5 .M67 2009
|
| American
Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House -
Publisher's Marketing: "Andrew Jackson,
his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at
the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing
to create the modern presidency. Beloved and hated, venerated and
reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fought his way to the
pinnacle of power, bending the nation to his will in the cause of
democracy. Jackson's election in 1828 ushered in a new and lasting
era in which the people, not distant elites, were the guiding force
in American politics. Democracy made its stand in the Jackson years,
and he gave voice to the hopes and the fears of a restless, changing
nation facing challenging times at home and threats abroad. To tell
the saga of Jackson's presidency, acclaimed author Jon Meacham goes
inside the Jackson White House. Drawing on newly discovered family
letters and papers, he details the human drama-the family, the women,
and the inner circle of advisers-that shaped Jackson's private world
through years of storm and victory.
One of our most significant yet dimly recalled presidents, Jackson
was a battle-hardened warrior, the founder of the Democratic Party,
and the architect of the presidency as we know it. His story is
one of violence, sex, courage, and tragedy. With his powerful persona,
his evident bravery, and his mystical connection to the people,
Jackson moved the White House from the periphery of government to
the center of national action, articulating a vision of change that
challenged entrenched interests to heed the popular will-or face
his formidable wrath. The greatest of the presidents who have followed
Jackson in the White House-from Lincoln to Theodore Roosevelt to
FDR to Truman-have found inspiration in his example, and virtue
in his vision.
Jackson was the most contradictory of men. The architect of the
removal of Indians from their native lands, he was warmly sentimental
and risked everything to give more power to ordinary citizens. He
was, in short, a lot like his country: alternately kind and vicious,
brilliant and blind; and a man who fought a lifelong war to keep
the republic safe-no matter what it took.
Jon Meacham in "American Lion" has delivered the definitive
human portrait of a pivotal president who forever changed the American
presidency-and America itself."
Call number: E382 .M43 2008
|
| The
Ancient Mariners: Seafarers and Sea Fighters of the Mediterranean
in Ancient Times - Publisher's Marketing:
"The Ancient mariners has long served the needs of all who
are interested in the sea, from the casual reader to the professional
historian. Lionel Casson, the renowned authority on ancient ships
and seafaring, has done what no other author has: he has put in
a single-volume the story of all that the ancients accomplished
on the sea from the earliest times to the end of the Roman Empire."
Call number: VK16 .C37 1991
|
Antonio
Vivaldi
Call number: M3.3.V58 A681 1999 CD
|
Backlash:
The Undeclared War Against American Women - Publisher's
Marketing: "A New York Times bestseller for more than
four months, Backlash is Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Susan Faludi's
eye-opening, meticulously documented account of the growing and
effective anti-feminist backlash in America during the last 10 years.
"A bracing look at the counter-assault in our society on women's
progress over the last decade".--The New York Times Book Review."
Call number: HQ1426 .F35 1992
|
| Bad
Girls Go Everywhere: The Life of Helen Gurley Brown - Publisher's
Marketing: "When reviewing the great figures of feminism,
few would call to mind the creator of the Cosmo Girl, but as Jennifer
Scanlon argues in her fascinating biography Bad Girls Go Everywhere:
The Life of Helen Gurley Brown, the longtime editor of Cosmopolitan
and diva of the New York magazine world powerfully changed the way
modern culture views the single woman.
From Brown's first book, Sex and the Single Girl, a bold precursor
to today's unapologetic Sex in the City, to her editing of the most
widely read women's magazine in the world, Brown defied traditional
mores to proclaim the unmarried woman's right to happiness. The
first woman to publicly say there was another role available in
the conservative context of the 1960s, Brown offered American women
a revelation that resulted in a revolution. Scanlon tracks the trajectory
of Brown's career as a frank, fearless champion for women, from
her support for abortion rights to her demands that freedom of choice
for women include everything from fashion to politics, showing how
Brown has advocated for women while achieving great commercial success.
The first to focus on Helen Gurley Brown, Scanlon's intriguing biography
accords Brown a place among the early leaders of the second wave
of the feminist movement. In Bad Girls Go Everywhere, Scanlon's
impressively researched portrait shows us that Helen Gurley Brown
is a woman of fascinating contradictions, carving out her own unique
philosophy of pragmatic feminism, a philosophy that defines the
lives of millions of women today. Scanlon's perceptive account of
this shrewd public figure tracks the collision between sexual politics
and commerce, providing new insight into the social forces that
shape modern life. To read it is to better understand how feminism
operates in our day-to-day lives."
Call number: PN4874.B768 S27 2009
|
Basic
Allied Health Statistics and Analysis - Publisher's
Marketing: "This comprehensive text uses a discussion
and problem-solving format to introduce learners to the computational
skills required in the health care field. The hands-on approach
challenges learners to think through a problem and choose the appropriate
data, helping them to understand its underlying concepts. It also
stresses the importance of evaluating the source of the data and
how the rates are obtained. The second edition includes a chapter
on computerized rates and graphing. This introductory text teaches
allied health students the computational skills they need to be
successful."
Call number: R853.S7 K63 2000
|
Basic
Finance: An Introduction to Financial Institutions, Investments
and Management - Publisher's Marketing:
"BASIC FINANCE: AN INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS,
INVESTMENTS, AND MANAGEMENT uses a proven "modular" approach
to help you learn finance concepts quickly and easily. Plus, this
edition is enhanced with numerous Internet references, calculator
exercises, and tie-ins with Microsoft A(R) Excel, so you'll be on
your way to using the technologies professionals use in the corporate
world every day."
Call number: HG173 .M394 2007
|
Basquiat
- Publisher's Marketing:
"Despite his early death, Basquiat's large and powerful oeuvre
has ensured his continuing reputation as one of modern art's most
distinctive and eloquent voices. Borrowing from graffiti and street
imagery, cartoons, mythology and religious symbolism, Basquiat's
drawings and paintings explore issues of race and identity, providing
social commentary that is shrewdly observed and biting. This book
examines and celebrates the achievements of one of the most original
artists of the late twentieth century and features spectacular reproductions
of Basquiat's work. It offers new perspectives on Basquiat's achievements,
explored in the contexts of the key influences on his work."
Call number: N6537.B233 A4 2005
|
| Bernini
and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture - Publisher's
Marketing: "Gian Lorenzo Bernini was the greatest sculptor
of the Baroque period, and yet--surprisingly--there has never before
been a major exhibition of his sculpture in North America. Bernini
and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture--on view from August
5 through October 26, 2008, at the J. Paul Getty Museum and from
November 28, 2008, through March 8, 2009, at the National Gallery
of Canada, Ottawa--showcases portrait sculptures from all phases
of the artist's long career, from the very early Antonio Coppola
of 1612 to Clement X of about 1676, one of his last completed works.
Bernini's portrait busts were masterpieces of technical virtuosity;
at the same time, they revealed a new interest in psychological
depth. Bernini's ability to capture the essential character of his
subjects was unmatched and had a profound influence on other leading
sculptors of his day, such as Alessandro Algardi, Giuliano Finelli,
and Francesco Mochi.
Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture is a groundbreaking
study that features drawings and paintings by Bernini and his contemporaries.
Together they demonstrate not only the range, skill, and acuity
of these masters of Baroque portraiture but also the interrelationship
of the arts in seventeenth-century Rome."
Call number: NB623.B5 A4 2008
|
The
Best of Czech Cooking - Publisher's
Marketing: "The Best of Czech Cooking is an excellent
introduction to the dishes that form the basis of Czech cuisine.
While meat dishes are most often the centerpiece of Czech meals,
a variety of delicious soups, salads, dumplings, vegetables, and
desserts are also popular, and all the recipes rely heavily on the
subtle flavors of fresh quality ingredients - spices are used sparingly.
Although similar to the cuisines of Russia, Hungary and Poland,
Czech cooking is unique and distinguished primarily by its use of
large savory dumplings which are sliced like bread before serving.
It is a cuisine at once practical and elegant. Dishes featuring
locally available produce (especially parsnips, celeriac, carrots
and potatoes) and those which make good use of meats and game (including
organ meats) are combined to create mouthwatering, multicourse meals."
Call number: TX723.5.C9 T76 2001
|
The
Big Golden Book of Christopher Columbus and Other Early Adventurers
Call number: E111 .B774 1991
|
Body
Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity in Youth: Assessment, Prevention,
and Treatment - Publisher's Marketing:
"The consequences of body image problems, eating disorders,
and obesity in children and adolescents can be serious. But as the
data presented in this second edition of a landmark volume show,
these disorders are preventable and treatable."
Call number: RJ506.E18 B635 2009
|
The
Book of All Saints - Publisher's Marketing:
"In this amazing spiritual work, the reader is able to participate
in the devotional and spiritual life of the Church throughout the
centuries by learning how numerous saints and holy people prayed,
thus reflecting the timelessness and beauty of the prayer of the
church."
Call number: BX4655.3 .S6415 2008
|
The
Concept of Sin - Publisher's Marketing:
"In ordinary conversation, including among the "educated",
the word "sin" rarely gets mentioned except when one is
trying to be coy or facetious. As Thomas Mann once said, "sin"
is nowadays "an amusing word used only when one is trying to
get a laugh".
But this small work will interpret sin in its true -- that is,
serious -- meaning. What will emerge from its analysis is the discovery
that the concept of sin can still serve to unlock the mystery of
existence, at least for a thinking that wants to press down to the
very foundations.
Needless to say, such an effort will require a kind of "mining
energy" of an archeologist of ideas who knows how to recover
what was once known (or at least suspected) from time immemorial
but has now been forgotten. But Josef Pieper does more than bring
to bear on this issue his famous powers of excavation; he also makes
meaningful the concept of sin to the ways of thinking and speaking
of our time.
Readers of his work already know Pieper as an extraordinarily fitting
master in this art of making "the wisdom of the ages"
a living reality today. And in this work he brings Plato, Augustine,
and Thomas Aquinas into a living dialogue with T. S. Eliot, Andre
Gide, even with Jean-Paul Sartre. As he shows in this powerful work,
none of these writers leaves any doubt that the fact of sin is central:
It is the willful denial of one's own life-ground, a denial that
alone rightly bears the name of "sin". Paradoxically,
this reality is both willed and yet also pre-given, that is, both
adventitious and yet somehow innate to our existence -- a paradox
which, next to the mystery of existence itself, is the most impenetrable
mystery of all."
Call number: BT715 .P5313 2001
|
| Copyright
in Academic Libraries in Digital Environment -
Publisher's Marketing: "With the
growth in intellectual activity around the world, copyright law
has come to play an important role in the world of modern communication.
In the digital arena, management of copyright is a new issue. Several
actions have been taken by different countries to manage the copyright,
but no uniform standard has been set. This book examines the importance
of the role of librarians and information professionals in protecting
the rights of a copyright holder. Librarians should keep aware of
the latest changes in copyright law and the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act (DMCA) to oversee their proper implementation while purchasing
documents for their libraries. The internet/websites are violating
the DMCA because there is no unique legislation copyright in this
digital environment."
Call number: Z594 .S68 2008
|
The
Corporate Culture Survival Guide - Publisher's
Marketing: "As the world is becoming more complex and
global, the issues of corporate culture and subculture are more relevant
to leadership and organizational performance. Leadership not only
creates culture but is the central force in managing culture evolution
and change. This new and revised edition of Schein's groundbreaking
book shows how the management of cultural issues now involves the
alignment of national, corporate, and occupational cultures. Effective
organizations not only need to decide how strongly they want their
corporate culture to be based on the rate of technological change,
but should also be concerned about the management of the multiple
subcultures that arise with increasing technological complexity. More
than ever, leaders must have a clear understanding of how to manage
in a multicultural environment.
Written for practitioners, Schein reinforces the emphasis on understanding
the nature of culture before one leaps into culture change programs,
especially in an age where mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures,
and foreign subsidiaries make culture management more difficult.
This well-timed revision of The Corporate Culture Survival Guide
is the ideal resource for leaders looking to figure out how their
corporate culture can aid or hinder current performance and future
effectiveness. Reflecting the myriad changes in the field, this
new and revised edition contains new examples that target the international,
nonprofit and public administration sectors; highlights the effects
of globalization, mergers, and technology on organizations; and
features a new chapter on the competencies managers need to foster
in order to cultivate an effective corporate culture.
The Corporate Culture Survival Guide retains Schein's hands-on
methods of observation, interview, and intervention to uncover the
nuances as well as the details and dynamics of an organization.
The book also contains an appraisal of corporate culture on three
levels--behaviors, values, and shared assumptions--and shows how
each level affects change initiatives. Providing a clear understanding
of the nitty gritty of culture dynamics, this essential resource
is filled with new illustrative case studies that clearly show what
successful change looks like and demonstrates how to dismantle an
ineffective or dysfunctional culture."
Call number: HD58.7 .S3217 2009
|
| The
Creation and Destruction of Value: The Globalization Cycle -
Publisher's Marketing: "Harold James
examines the vulnerability and fragility of processes of globalization,
both historically and in the present. This book applies lessons
from past breakdowns of globalization--above all in the Great Depression--to
show how financial crises provoke backlashes against global integration:
against the mobility of capital or goods, but also against flows
of migration. By a parallel examination of the financial panics
of 1929 and 1931 as well as that of 2008, he shows how banking and
monetary collapses suddenly and radically alter the rules of engagement
for every other type of economic activity. Increased calls for state
action in countercyclical fiscal policy bring demands for trade
protection. In the open economy of the twenty-first century, such
calls are only viable in very large states--probably only in the
United States and China. By contrast, in smaller countries demand
trickles out of the national container, creating jobs in other countries.
The international community is thus paralyzed, and international
institutions are challenged by conflicts of interest. The book shows
the looming psychological and material consequences of an interconnected
world for people and the institutions they create."
Call number: HF1359 .J357 2009
|
| Critical
Care & Emergency Nursing - Publisher's
Marketing: "Part of the popular Saunders Nursing Survival
Guide series, this book prepares you to manage the most common health
care problems you'll see in critical care, trauma, or emergency
settings. Each chapter is organized from the most immediate and
life-threatening conditions to less emergent critical care conditions.
Its lighthearted, cartoon-filled approach simplifies difficult concepts,
covering each body system in terms of current practice standards."
Call number: RT120.E4 S355 2010
|
Culinaria
Southeast Asia: A Journey Through Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia
- Publisher's Marketing: "Food
and culture are inexorably tied together. Culinaria reports on every
aspect of a country's cuisine within the context of the people who
created it. Profusely illustrated with spectacular photography and
abundantly peppered with authentic recipes, these volumes are a
treat for both the mind and the palate."
Call number: TX724.5.S68 C85 2008
|
Daniel
Handler: The Real Lemony Snicket - Publisher's
Marketing: "Who is Lemony Snicket? Is he an author,
an alter ego, or a character in the popular children's books, A
Series of Unfortunate Events Learn all about this mysterious guy
in KidHaven's Lemony Snicket. This text sheds light on Snicket's
childhood, his success as an author, the zany antics that have followed,
and what he is up to today."
Call number: PS3558.A4636 Z68 2005
|
| Faith,
Hope, Love - Publisher's
Marketing: "This volume, three separate books in one
edition, is a collection of Josef Pieper's famous treatises on the
three theological virtues of Faith, Hope, and Love. Each of these
treatises was originally published as a separate work over a period
of thirty-seven years, and here they are brought together in English
for the first time. The first of the three that he wrote, On Hope,
was written in 1934 in response to the general feeling of despair
of those times. His "philosophical treatise" on Faith
was derived from a series of lectures he gave in the late 1950s
and early 1960s. His most difficult work, one that he struggled
with for years - and almost abandoned - was his work On Love. Pieper
now feels that this is the most important book he has written. He
discusses not only the theological virtue of caritas-agape, but
also of eros, sexuality, and even "love" of music and
wine."
Call number: BV4635 .P5413 1997
|
The
Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty -
Publisher's Marketing: "They have
wielded enormous financial power and dominated world politics for
more than half a century. They have been appointed to positions
of great power and have been elected as governors, congressmen,
senators and presidents. They have shaped our past and, with our
country at war under the leadership of their number one son, they
are, more critically than ever, shaping our future.
As the Bush family has risen to dominance, so too they have been
master orchestrators of their own public image, acting and operating
under the shield of privacy their money and status have always afforded
them. Until now.
Number One bestselling author and investigative biographer Kitty
Kelley has closely examined the lives of Jacqueline Onassis, Nancy
Reagan, Frank Sinatra, and the British Royal family. Now the First
Lady of unauthorized biography reckons with the first family of
the United States--and the result is at once a rich and shocking
history and a very human portrait of the world's most powerful dynasty.
An important work on wealth, power, and class in America, "The
Family is rich in texture, probing in its psychological insight,
revealing in its political and financial detail, and stunning in
the patterns that emerge and expose the Bush dynasty as it has never
before been exposed. Ms. Kelley takes us back to the origins of
the family fortune in the Ohio steel industry at the turn of the
last century, through the oil deals and international business associations
that have maintained and increased their wealth over the past hundred
years. The book leads us through Prescott Bush's first entree into
government at the state level in 1950s' Connecticut, to George Herbert
Walker Bush's longand winding road to the White House, to his son's
quick sweep into the same office. Along the way, we see the complex
relationships the Bushes have had with the giants of the century--Eisenhower,
Nixon, Joseph McCarthy, Kissinger, Reagan, Clinton--as well as the
often ruthless methods used to realize their goals.
Perhaps most impressive--and surprising--is the way the book delves
behind the obsessively protected public image into the family's
intimate private lives: the matriarchs, the mistresses, the marriages,
the divorces, the jealousies, the hypocrisies, the golden children,
and the black sheep.
At a crucial point in American history, Kitty Kelley is the one
person to finally tell all about the family that has, perhaps more
than any other, defined our role in the modern world. This is the
book the Bushes don't want you to read. This is "The Family."
Call number: E747 .K45 2004b
|
| Faust
the Theologian - Publisher's
Marketing: "In this erudite and beautifully written
book, an eminent scholar meditates on the theological implications
of Goethe's Faust. Jaroslav Pelikan considers Goethe's statement
that he was a pantheist when it came to science, a polytheist in
art, and a monotheist in ethics, and he uses it for the first time
to analyze Faust's development as a theologian -- thereby enabling
us to see Goethe's masterpiece in a surprising new light."
Call number: PT1925 .P384 1995
|
| Fences
and Windows: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Globalization
Debate - Publisher's Marketing:
"Bringing together columns, speeches, essays, and reportage,
the author of "No Logo" offers a bird's-eye view of the
life of an activist and the development of the "anti-globalization"
movement from the Seattle World Trade Organization protests in 1999
through September 11, 2001."
Call number: JZ1318 .K575 2002
|
A
Field Guide to the Culture Wars: The Battle Over Values from the
Campaign Trail to the Classroom - Publisher's
Marketing: "Like any realignment in politics, the Democratic
takeover of Congress in the 2006 midterm elections inspired a raft
of instant analyses. One take on the results that is surely wrong
is that the change in control of Congress and the spike in Democratic
hopes for the 2008 presidential race mark an end to the culture
wars that conventional wisdom blamed (or credited) for George W.
Bush's re-election in 2004. This book sets the stage for a new consideration
of the contemporary culture wars by examining their antecedents-from
the Scopes trial to Prohibition to the controversy over the Supreme
Court's desegregation and school-prayer rulings to loyalty-oath
battles of the 1950s to the pre- "Roe v. Wade" campaign
to liberalize abortion laws. Even during times of supposed conformism,
Americans have been presented with competing claims about what sort
of culture this is and how and to what extent government should
reflect, and police, values. The author covers such topics as same-sex
marriage, stem cell research, intelligent design, and other hot
button issues that are debated not just between the religious and
secular, but more and more among the ranks of the religious themselves,
where a religious left has emerged to counter arguments from the
religious right. Anyone interested in the intersection of religion
and politics, in the rise of the so-called moral majority, and in
the current state of affairs with regard to values and public life
in America will gain a better understanding from reading this book."
Call number: BR516 .M379 2009
|
Fighting
Spam for Dummies - Publisher's Marketing:
"Find out how to make your inbox off-limits to spammers! Reclaim
your inbox with filters and helpful hints! Stop choking on spam --here's
how to report it and how to can it
Spam giving you indigestion? Help is on the way! Although there's
no magic pill yet, this little book is packed with practical tips
for keeping much of that trash from ever reaching your inbox. Find
out how spam filters work, which ones work best, and how you can
become a global antispam warrior. Explanations in plain English
"Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational
aids Tear-out cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humor and fun
Discover how to: Give spammers the slip Complain to the right people
Follow the header trail Block messages by sender Activate controls
on different e-mail programs Install and use POPFile"
Call number: TK5105.73 .L48 2004
|
Financial
Peace Planner: A Step-By-Step Guide to Restoring Your Family's Financial
Health - Publisher's
Marketing: "Dave Ramsey knows what it's like to have --
and to lose -- it all. By age 26 he had accumulated a personal real
estate portfolio worth over $4 million; by age 30, he was so far into
debt he was forced to declare personal bankruptcy. Ramsey rebuilt
his financial life -- and now he offers his hard-won advice, and much-needed
hope, to the many Americans who find themselves in serious debt and
are desperately looking for a way out.
There are no gimmicks or quick fixes to Ramsey's method of financial
salvation. Instead he encourages readers to take "baby steps",
set realistic goals, and seek the support of family and friends.
Ramsey's advice is easy to follow, and, because he's been there,
he doesn't talk down to his audience. His workbook format allows
readers to frequently assess their progress and, most important,
to face their situation honestly, using the questionnaires and fill-in
charts throughout the book. Like any regimen, achieving financial
peace requires patience and hard work. But the benefits -- even
if it only means being able to sleep at night, answer the telephone,
or balance the checkbook without stress -- are well worth the effort.
Ramsey even provides information on how to grow your wealth and
provide for a comfortable retirement once the debt is eradicated.
Laced with inspirational insights that come from personal experience,
The Financial Peace Planner may be the most valuable purchase a
debt-ridden reader could ever make."
Call number: HG179 .R3152 1998
|
Finger
Lickin' Fifteen - Publisher's Marketing:
"From #1 bestselling author Evanovich comes the next book in
her Stephanie Plum series, in which complications arise, loyalties
are tested, cliffhangers are resolved, and donuts are eaten."
Call number: PS3555.V2126 F56 2009
|
| The
First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt - Publisher's
Marketing: "A gripping, groundbreaking biography of
the combative man whose genius and force of will created modern
capitalism.
Founder of a dynasty, builder of the original Grand Central, creator
of an impossibly vast fortune, Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt
is an American icon. Humbly born on Staten Island during George
Washington's presidency, he rose from boatman to builder of the
nation's largest fleet of steamships to lord of a railroad empire.
Lincoln consulted him on steamship strategy during the Civil War;
Jay Gould was first his uneasy ally and then sworn enemy; and Victoria
Woodhull, the first woman to run for president of the United States,
was his spiritual counselor. We see Vanderbilt help to launch the
transportation revolution, propel the Gold Rush, reshape Manhattan,
and invent the modern corporation--in fact, as T. J. Stiles elegantly
argues, Vanderbilt did more than perhaps any other individual to
create the economic world we live in today.
In "The First Tycoon," Stiles offers the first complete,
authoritative biography of this titan, and the first comprehensive
account of the Commodore's personal life. It is a sweeping, fast-moving
epic, and a complex portrait of the great man. Vanderbilt, Stiles
shows, embraced the philosophy of the Jacksonian Democrats and withstood
attacks by his conservative enemies for being too competitive. He
was a visionary who pioneered business models. He was an unschooled
fistfighter who came to command the respect of New York's social
elite. And he was a father who struggled with a gambling-addicted
son, a husband who was loving yet abusive, and, finally, an old
man who was obsessed with contacting the dead.
"The First Tycoon" is the exhilarating story of a man
and a nation maturing together: the powerful account of a man whose
life was as epic and complex as American history itself."
Call number: CT275.V23 S85 2009
|
Florida
County Perspectives : Clay
Call number: HA317.C59 F5
|
Florida
County Perspectives : Putnam
Call number: HA317.P88 F
|
Florida
County Perspectives : St. Johns
Call number: HA317.S23 F5
|
Florida
County Rankings
Call number: HA311 .F542
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Food,
Inc.: Mendel to Monsanto--The Promises and Perils of the Biotech Harvest
- Publisher's Marketing: "For
most people, the global war over genetically modified foods is a distant
and confusing one. The battles are conducted in the mystifying language
of genetics.
A handful of corporate "life science" giants, such as
Monsanto, are pitted against a worldwide network of anticorporate
ecowarriors like Greenpeace. And yet the possible benefits of biotech
agriculture to our food supply are too vital to be left to either
partisan.
The companies claim to be leading a new agricultural revolution
that will save the world with crops modified to survive frost, drought,
pests, and plague. The greens warn that "playing God"
with plant genes is dangerous. It could create new allergies, upset
ecosystems, destroy biodiversity, and produce uncontrollable mutations.
Worst of all, the antibiotech forces say, a single food conglomerate
could end up telling us what to eat.
In "Food, Inc., " acclaimed journalist Peter Pringle
shows how both sides in this overheated conflict have made false
promises, engaged in propaganda science, and indulged in fear-mongering.
In this urgent dispatch, he suggests that a fertile partnership
between consumers, corporations, scientists, and farmers could still
allow the biotech harvest to reach its full potential in helping
to overcome the problem of world hunger, providing nutritious food
and keeping the environment healthy."
Call number: S494.5.B563 P74 2005
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| The
Frugal Foodie Cookbook: Waste-Not Recipes for the Wise Cook -
Publisher's Marketing: "Noted chef
and "four-star frugal gourmet" Shirk shows how to creatively
and cleverly use ingredients and leftovers to produce wonderful
inexpensive meals for any occasion. "The Budget Crunch Gourmet
Cookbook" keeps hungry readers living well and eating better."
Call number: TX652 .S664 2009
|
George
Frideric Handel
Call number: M3.3.H36 G46 1999 CD
|
Frederic
Chopin
Call number: M3.3.S34 F731 1999 CD
|
Homer's
the Iliad and the Odyssey: A Biography - Publisher's
Marketing: "While it is unknown if there ever was a
man named Homer, there is no doubt that the epic poems assembled
under his name form the cornerstone of Western literature, feeding
our imagination for over two and a half millennia. The Iliad and
The Odyssey, with their incomparable tales of the Trojan War, brave
Achilles, Ulysses and Penelope, the Sirens, the Cyclops, the beautiful
Helen of Troy, and the petulant gods, are familiar to most readers
because they are so pervasive. From Plato to Virgil, Pope to Joyce,
Dante to Wolfgang Petersen, the poems have been told and retold,
interpreted and embellished. As Manguel writes, "In a very
real sense, The Iliad and The Odyssey are familiar to us prior to
opening the first page." In this graceful and sweeping book,
Alberto Manguel traces the lineage of the poems from their inception
and first recording. He considers the original purpose of the poems,
either as allegory of philosophical truth or as a record of historical
truth, surveys the challenges the pagan Homer presented to the early
Christian world, and how this "primordial spring without which
there would have been no culture" spread after the Reformation.
Manguel follows Homer through the greatest literature ever created,
and above all delights in the poems themselves."
Call number: PA4037 .M318 2007
|
| Ten
Best Teaching Practices: How Brain Research, Learning Styles, and
Standards Define Teaching Competencies - Publisher's
Marketing: "In this exciting update of the original
classic, Tileston details ten highly practiced teaching methods
proven to facilitate learning in all students!"
Call number: LB 1775.2 .T54 2005
|
| 160
Chinese Wok & Stir-Fry Recipes: Authentic Stove-Top Cooking
Shown Step-By-Step with Over 200 Color Photographs
- Publisher's Marketing: "This
exciting collection of 160 recipes shows how to make delicious Chinese
meals simply, confidently and successfully. The book features a
superb selection of delicious dishes, from mouthwatering appetizers
and light bites to impressive main meals suitable for everyiday
eating or entertaining. The recipes provide a wide selection of
tasty and exciting meals, from favorite classic dishes such as Prawn
Toasts with Sesame Seeds, Sweet and Sour Pork, and Chicken with
Lemon Sauce to less well-known ideas, such as Red Snapper in Banana
Leaves, Seven-Spice Aubergines and Nasi Goreng. There is plenty
of advice on the kind of touches that give dishes real appeal, plus
tips and variations for those eager to experiment."
Call number: TX 724.5 .C5 C45 2008
|
| Adobe
Photoshop Elements 5.0 Classroom in a Book -
Publisher's Marketing: "Adobe Photoshop
Elements 5 Classroom in a Book is the most thorough and comprehensive
way for new users to master all the new features in Adobe' s consumer-targeted
image editing software. Each chapter in this step-by-step, project-based
guide contains a project that builds on the reader' s growing knowledge
of the program as well as end-of-chapter review questions to wrap
up each lesson. Readers can follow the book from start to finish
or choose only the chapters that interest them. Readers will learn
the basics of editing their images with Photoshop Elements and will
learn the program' s myriad new features, including new flexible
layout options, web photo galleries animated with Flash, improved
color correction and lighting tools, and the ability to share and
download photos from mobile phones and handheld devices."
Call number: TR 267.5 .A33 A345 2007
|
All
Your Worth: The Ultimate Lifetime Money Plan - Publisher's
Marketing: "You work hard and try to save money, so why
is there never enough to cover all the bills, to put some away in
your child's college fund, to pay off your credit card debt -- or
to relax and have some fun, for once? In the "New York Times"
bestseller "All Your Worth," mother/daughter team Elizabeth
Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi -- authors of the acclaimed "The
Two-Income Trap" -- tell you the truth about money. The authors
lay out a groundbreaking approach to getting control of your money
so you can finally start building the life you've always wanted. The
result of more than twenty years of intensive research, "All
Your Worth" offers you a step-by-step plan that will let you
master your finances -- for the rest of your life.
The secret? It's simple, really: get your money in balance. Warren
and Tyagi show you how to balance your money into three essential
parts: the Must-Haves (the bills you have to pay every month), the
Wants (some fun money for right now), and your Savings (to build
a better tomorrow). No complicated budgets, no keeping track of
every penny. Warren and Tyagi will show you a whole new way of looking
at money -- and yourself -- that will help you get your finances
on track so you can enjoy peace of mind for the rest of your life.
"
Call number: HG 179 .W3183 2006
|
Teach
Yourself Basic Website Creation
Call number: TK 5105.588 .C665 2008
|
| Before
His Time: The Untold Story of Harry T. Moore, America's First Civil
Rights Martyr - Publisher's Marketing:
"In Jim Crow Florida, a young black man's courageous fight
to obtain equal rights for blacks ends in a personal tragedy that
remains unsolved to this day. This is his story. Before Martin Luther
King Jr. began to preach from his pulpit in Montgomery, before the
landmark "Brown v. Board of Education" decision, and before
Rosa Parks' famous bus ride, a man named Harry T. Moore toiled in
Jim Crow Florida on behalf of the NAACP and the Progressive Voters'
League. For seventeen years, in an era of official indifference
and outright hostility, the soft-spoken but resolute Moore traveled
the back roads of the state on a mission to educate, evangelize,
and organize. On Christmas night in 1951, in Mims, Florida, a bomb
placed under his bed ended Harry Moore's life. His wife, Harriette,
died of her wounds a week later. Although Florida's governor reopened
the case in 1991, no one was ever convicted of this crime. Using
previously unavailable FBI files, Green introduces his readers to
the good and the bad, the villainous and the virtuous, in Jim Crow
Florida. In doing so, he offers a poignant and gripping memorial
to the pioneering work of Harry T. Moore, one of the earliest martyrs
of the modern civil rights movement."
Call number: E 185.97 .M79 G74 2005
|
| Best
of English Food and Cooking: A Collection of 80 of England's Greatest
Traditional and Regional Recipes - Publisher's
Marketing: "- A wonderful collection of 80 of England's
best regional recipes shown in 400 color photographs.
- Authentic recipes capture the historical diversity of English
cooking, from Elizabethan blancmange, Victorian potted shrimps,
kedgeree from the British Raj and fish and chips from wartime London.
- An introduction that celebrates the varied landscape of a beautiful
island, the bounty of its seas and farmland, its rich and varied
culinary heritage, and the feasts and festivals enjoyed by the English
through the generations."
Call number: TX 717 .Y38 2008
|
The
Best 10-Minute Plays for Two Actors
Call number: PN 6120 .O5 B48 2008
|
Book
Club: An Unshelved Collection - Publisher's
Marketing: "What happens in the library stays in the
library. But oh, what happens in the library! Dewey has a book club,
and you do not talk about Book Club. Colleen has a blog, but she
doesn't know everyone can read it. Someone gave vegan Tamara a membership
to the ham-of-the-month-club. And Merv reserved every copy of the
new Harry Potter for purposes nefarious. This fourth Unshelved collection
also features dozens of full-page full-color comic-format book talks,
plus a very special storytime zombie nursery rhyme."
Call number: PN 6728 .U58 B6 2006
|
Taking
Sides: Clashing Views in Mass Media and Society
Call number: HN 90 .M3 T35 2009
|
| Classic
Japanese: Over 90 Simple and Stylish Recipes -
Publisher's Marketing: "Combining
flavor with beauty, the recipes range from simple miso soups to
elegant raw fish sashimi. The selection of 90 classic and innovative
dishes covers all the components of a traditional Japanese meal:
rice and sushi; soups and noodles; vegetables and seaweed dishes;
beans, tofu and egg dishes; fish and shellfish; poultry and meat
recipes; and also some delectable desserts. In this fabulous guide,
each dish is presented with care and delicacy, and stunning photographs
along with illustrated step-by-step techniques show how you can
achieve success every time."
Call number: TX 724.5 .J3 F85 2008
|
Clay-Pot
Cooking: Over 50 Sensational Recipes from Slow-Cooked Casseroles
to Tagines and Stews, Shown Step by Step in 300 Photographs
- Publisher's Marketing:
"From delicious, warming casseroles to tender pot roasts and
sweet, roasted vegetables, this book celebrates the simplicity and
variety of clay-pot cooking. An informative introduction features
essential equipment and techniques so you can learn all about clay-pot
cooking before you begin. Divided into six easy-to-use chapters,
the recipe section contains clay pot dishes from around the world."
Call number: TX 825.5 .S53 2008
|
The
Complete Idiot's Guide to Statistics - Publisher's
Marketing: ""Not a numbers person? No problem!"
This new edition is aimed at high school and college students who
need to take statistics to fulfill a degree requirement and follows
a standard statistics curriculum. Readers will find information
on frequency distributions; mean, median, and mode; range, variance,
and standard deviation; probability; and more.
-Emphasizes Microsoft Excel for number-crunching and computations"
Call number: QA 276 .D655 2007
|
| Debt-Proof
Your Kids - Publisher's
Marketing: "What grade would you give your parents for
how well they prepared you to manage your finances? What grade will
your kids give you someday? At best you have 18 years to teach your
kids how to manage money skillfully. So how do you accomplish this
overwhelming challenge? Don't panic! Everything you need to get
the job done is right here in this book. Think it's too late to
debt-proof your kids? It's only too late if you don't start NOW!"
Call number: HQ 784 .S4 H86 2006
|
| A
Dirty Job - Publisher's Marketing:
"The modern master of comic satire, Moore delivers a hilarious
and heartwarming story in which the ultimate Beta Male--the kind
who is very, very careful and very prepared--takes a nosedive into
the deep end of uncertainty when he's recruited to handle a new
role: Death."
Call number: PS 3563 .O594 D57.2 2007
|
Financial
and Managerial Accounting - Publisher's
Marketing: "Warren, Reeve, and Fess deliver again. This
market dominating book presents balanced coverage of both financial
and managerial topics. The authors refine their proven approach
to accounting's expanding role in business."
Call number: HF 5635 .W27 2007
|
Florida
Estimates of Population 2008
Call number: HB 3525 .F6 F57 2008
|
The
Front - Publisher's
Marketing: "When Patricia Cornwell introduced the quicksilver,
cut-to-the-bone style and extraordinary cast of characters in "At
Risk," the result was electrifying. Now, America's #1 bestselling
crime writer returns with an audacious new adventure featuring the
At Risk team."
Call number: PS 3553 .O692 F77 2008b
|
| Grassroots
with Readings: The Writer's Workbook - Publisher's
Marketing: "A long-standing bestseller, Grassroots remains
the preeminent worktext for developmental writers. With its excellent
writing instruction, well-crafted and evenly paced exercises, and
engaging writing activities, Grassroots has taught several generations
of students how to write correct sentences and effective paragraphs.The
four-color Eighth Edition offers proofreading practice, a focus
on critical thinking, and practice exercises linked to high-interest
topics. WriteSpace, an interactive online writing program and course
management system, accompanies Grassroots to motivate students with
carefully developed writing modules and exercises, innovative writing
assignments, and online tutoring."
Call number: PE 1413 .F38 2006a
|
Information
Technology for the Health Professions - Publisher's
Marketing: ""Information Technology for the Health
Professions" 3/e, examines the impact of information technology
on a wide variety of health care fields. These include telemedicine,
radiology, pharmacy, dentistry, surgery, rehabilitative therapies,
and public health. The book includes the latest information on medical
informatics, informational resources, and electronic record keeping
in the Health Information Technology decade. The issues raised by
global warming and by the possibilities of new pandemics make the
addition of the chapter on information technology in public health
particularly timely. Our approach provides students with an accessible
presentation of the most current computer and medical technologies.
The updated chapter on privacy and security includes new information
including the Real ID Act of 2005-a law requiring every American
to have an electronic ID card."
Call number: R 858 .B856 2009
|
| Inventing
Human Rights: A History - Publisher's
Marketing: "How were human rights invented, and how
does their tumultuous history influence their perception and our
ability to protect them today? From Professor Lynn Hunt comes this
extraordinary cultural and intellectual history, which traces the
roots of human rights to the rejection of torture as a means for
finding the truth. She demonstrates how ideas of human relationships
portrayed in novels and art helped spread these new ideals far and
wide. Hunt also shows the continued relevance of human rights in
today's world."
Call number: JC 585 .H89 2008
|
| Japanese
Textiles - Publisher's
Marketing: "Now in paperback, this lavishly illustrated
volume presents highlights from the V&A's extensive collection
of Japanese textiles and dress, one of the finest in the West. Ranging
from sumptuous embroidered kimonos and woven actors' robes to the
indigo-dyed textiles of rural Japan, Anna Jackson's authoritative
text elucidates the various techniques that have been employed by
Japanese textile artists in the production of woven, printed, and
embroidered textiles from the 17th century to the present day. Featuring
spectacular, specially commissioned photographs with close-up details,
"Japanese Textiles" is an invaluable visual resource."
Call number: NK 8884 .A1 J33 2000
|
Jenney's
Second Year Latin
Call number: PA 2087.5 .J465 1984
|
| Jewish
Food for Festivals and Special Occasions: 75 Delicious Dishes for
Every Holiday and Celebration - Publisher's
Marketing: "The glorious mix of over 75 classic and
contemporary dishes draws on the culinary traditions of the global
Jewish community. Packed with facts about Jewish people, their history,
faith and food, this hugely informative book is an enthralling read
and offers a wonderful collection of authentic Jewish holiday and
festival recipes."
Call number: TX 724 .S65 2008
|
| Journey
to Easter: Spiritual Reflections for the Lenten Season
- Publisher's Marketing:
"The successor to Pope John Paul II shares a Lenten blessing
that evaluates the meaning of the season, the significance of the
birth and death of Christ, and the meaning of Jesus in the lives
of Christians everywhere, in a spiritual meditation that follows
such themes as the mystery of Mary and the Pentecostal sending of
the Spirit."
Call number: BX 1912.5 .R3813 2005
|
The
Kidnapped Saint and Other Stories
Call number: PT 3919 .T7 A2 1991
|
The
Laughter is on My Side: An Imaginative Introduction to Kierkegaard
- Publisher's Marketing: "Here
is an engaging alternative to the more solemn introductions to Sren
Kierkegaard that are currently available: The Laughter Is on My Side
entices us into Kierkegaard's way of looking at the world. Skillfully
clearing a path to the heart of Kierkegaard's writings for those who
may be unfamiliar with the great Danish thinker, Roger Poole and Henrik
Stangerup rearrange some of his most pleasurable and most readable
passages to form an entertaining "text-narrative"--not a
selection in the ordinary sense but an innovative presentation that
tells a new story. The book replaces the inaccessible Kierkegaard
of philosophical legend with an ironic, witty, shrewdly observant
writer, writing for the amusement of writing, and not for the grimmer
satisfactions of instructing or upbraiding. Above all, the Kierkegaard
revealed by Poole and Stangerup becomes, in the deepest sense, our
contemporary. Taking its title from the young Kierkegaard's nickname,
"The Fork, " the first section of the work is full of urbane
and erotic materials and has much to say about his famous broken engagement
to Regine Olsen. A section called "Women" will be of special
interest to feminists, particularly the three discourses from the
Symposium section of Stages on Life's Way. "The Midnight Hour"
presents Kierkegaard's most anguished and existential passages: "Do
you not know there comes a midnight hour when everyone has to throw
off his mask? Do you think you can slip away a little before midnight
in order to avoid this?" Lastly, "1848: 1984" presents
Kierkegaard as an incisive and relevant political thinker in a way
that has never been attempted before."
Call number: BV 4836 .K4813 1989
|
Leisure
the Basis of Culture - Publisher's Marketing:
"One of the most important philosophy titles published in the
twentieth century, Josef Pieper's Leisure, the Basis of Culture is
more significant, even more crucial, today than it was when it first
appeared fifty years ago.
Pieper shows that the Greeks understood and valued leisure, as
did the medieval Europeans. He points out that religion can be born
only in leisure -- a leisure that allows time for the contemplation
of the nature of God. Leisure has been, and always will be, the
first foundation of any culture.
He maintains that our bourgeois world of total labor has vanquished
leisure, and issues a startling warning: Unless we regain the art
of silence and insight, the ability for nonactivity, unless we substitute
true leisure for our hectic amusements, we will destroy our culture
-- and ourselves.
These astonishing essays contradict all our pragmatic and puritanical
conceptions about labor and leisure; Josef Pieper demolishes the
twentieth-century cult of "work" as he predicts its destructive
consequences."
Call number: BJ 1498 .P513 1998
|
Liz
an Intimate Collection: Photographs of Elizabeth Taylor -
Publisher's Marketing: "A unique
collection of photographs of one of the greatest and most beautiful
Hollywood legends, taken during Elizabeth Taylor's classic years
by a trusted friend, award-winning photographer Bob Willoughby,
included are candid shots of Taylor's personal life and images of
the star on the sets of such films as Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
and Raintree County."
Call number: TR 681 .F3 W656 2004
|
The
Miracle at Speedy Motors - Publisher's
Marketing: "In the latest installment of this infinitely
enjoyable and best-selling series, Precious Ramotswe is doing what
she does best--helping people with their problems and enjoying the
simple pleasures of life.
Mma Ramotswe is busy investigating her latest case: a woman who
is looking for her family. The problem is, the woman doesn't know
her real name of whether any members of her family are now living.
Meanwhile, Phuti Radiphuti has bought Mma Makutsi a glorious new
bed. Unfortunately, it will inadvertently cause her several sleepless
nights. And life is no less complicated at Tlokweng Road Speedy
Motors, where Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni--Mma Ramotswe's estimable husband--has
fallen under the sway of a doctor who has promised a miracle cure
for his daughter's medical condition, which Mma Ramotswe finds hard
to believe. But Precious Ramotswe deals with these difficulties
with her usual grace and good humor, and in the end discovers that
the biggest miracles in life are often the small ones."
Call number: PR 6063 .C326 M53 2009b
|
New
Moon - Publisher's
Marketing: "Legions of readers entranced by Twilight
are hungry for more and they won't be disappointed. In New Moon,
Stephenie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance
and suspense with a supernatural twist. The "star-crossed"
lovers theme continues as Bella and Edward find themselves facing
new obstacles, including a devastating separation, the mysterious
appearance of dangerous wolves roaming the forest in Forks, a terrifying
threat of revenge from a female vampire and a deliciously sinister
encounter with Italy's reigning royal family of vampires, the Volturi.
Passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this
vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality."
Call number: PS 3553 M49 N48 2008
|
Odyssey:
A Guide to Better Writing - Publisher's
Marketing: "The first full-color work book in the developmental
writing market, "Odyssey" focuses on helping build paragraph
and essay writing skills. With its encouraging tone, careful explanations,
and abundance of carefully sequenced and incrementally challenging
exercise sets, it enables readers to view writing as a means of
discovering more about themselves and their surroundings. The book's
organization and self-contained chapters within each part ensures
cumulative skill development and allows flexibility in course design:
Part I - A thorough overview of the writing process, including exercises
that help readers examine their attitudes and fears about writing.
Part II - An introduction to the patterns of development. Part III
- A transition to essay writing that shows how to apply the patterns
to longer pieces and adapt them for essay exams. Parts IV-VI - Self-contained
chapters provide review and extensive practice in grammar, punctuation,
and mechanics. Part VII - An anthology of student and professional
readings with an introduction on critical reading and comprehension.
Also includes writing exercises. Appendices - Writing with a word
processor and tips for ESL students. In every chapter, "Odyssey"
offers a progression of exercises that begin with comprehension
and practice of fundamental concepts. Some exercise sets focus on
invention and the writing of short pieces. Readers can then proceed
to exercises that call for critical thinking, drafting, and revision.
Grammar, mechanics, and punctuation chapters conclude with summary
exercises that call upon use of all the grammar and sentence skills
learned in the chapter."
Call number: PE 1408 .K475 2000
|
| Olive
Kitteridge - Publisher's
Marketing: "At times stern, at other times patient,
at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge,
a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town
of Crosby, Maine, and in the world at large, but she doesn't always
recognize the changes in those around her: a lounge musician haunted
by a past romance; a former student who has lost the will to live;
Olive's own adult child, who feels tyrannized by her irrational
sensitivities; and her husband, Henry, who finds his loyalty to
his marriage both a blessing and a curse.
As the townspeople grapple with their problems, mild and dire, Olive
is brought to a deeper understanding of herself and her life-sometimes
painfully, but always with ruthless honesty. Olive Kitteridge offers
profound insights into the human condition-its conflicts, its tragedies
and joys, and the endurance it requires."
Call number: PS 3569 .T736 O5 2008c
|
Principles
of Web Design - Publisher's Marketing:
"This latest edition of Joel Sklar's Principles of Web Design
will help students build on their HTML skills to enhance Web pages
and gain a critical eye for evaluating Web site design. Updated
for the latest Web design technologies, this text has increased
coverage of XHTML and Cascading Style Sheets to keep your curriculum
up to date. Screen shots and browser information have been updated
to reflect the latest, most current Web trends and technology. This
text will provide the solid foundation students need to build successful
Web sites."
Call number: TK 5105.888 .S583 2006
|
Psychological
Testing: Principles and Applications
Call number: BF 176 .M87 1991
|
Psychology
- Publisher's Marketing:
"This newest edition of Psychology has undergone a major revision
and every chapter has been rewritten and/or reorganized, adding
numerous examples designed to stimulate interest and explain difficult
concepts in a straight-forward, digestible manner. Working to bridge
the gap between psychological principles and real life, a new feature,
Experiencing Psychology, introduces interesting topics such as left-handedness,
tickling, happiness, proactive coping, the impact of managed care
on therapy, and chronic fatigue syndrome. NEW Interactivities icon
in the book indicates links to relevant websites on the Internet.
Links to the site can be found at the Experience Lefton website:
(www.abacon.com/lefton). Weblinks allow the material corresponding
to the text to be constantly updated and provide immediate access
to the newest information in the field. Two full-color fold-outs
aid in the study process. For anyone interested in the general applications
of psychology."
Call number: BF 121 .L424 2000
|
Road
Dogs - Publisher's Marketing:
"Legendary "New York Times" bestselling author Elmore
Leonard returns with three of his favorite characters: Jack Foley
from "Out of Sight," Cundo Rey from "LaBrava,"
and Dawn Navarro from "Riding the Rap." Fresh out of prison,
Foley hooks up with Dawn Navarro, the common-law wife of Foley's
extremely wealthy friend, Cundo Rey, in a plan to relieve Cundo
of his fortune. What's "trust" among friends when money
is involved?"
Call number: PS 3562 .E55 R63 2009
|
Selling
Today: Creating Customer Value - Publisher's
Marketing: ""Selling Today: Creating Customer Value,"
one of the most popular sales information books on the market, offers
readers a blend of time-proven fundamentals and new practices needed
to succeed in today' s information economy. It emphasizes the need
for salespeople to be guided by the new principle of personal selling:
establishing partnerships that are maintained by customer value,
created by the salesperson. This edition stresses the need for sales
professionals to cope with new forces shaping the world of sales
and marketing, and emphasizes the strategies for long-term success.
It provides comprehensive coverage of consultative selling, strategic
selling, partnering, and value-added selling. Sales force automation
is also a major theme. For sales and marketing professionals."
Call number: HF 5438.25 .M35 2004
|
Shepherds
Abiding: A Mitford Christmas Story - Publisher's
Marketing: "Since he was a boy growing up in Mississippi,
Father Tim has lived what he calls "the life of the mind."
Except for cooking and gardening and washing his dog, he never learned
to savor the work of his hands. And then he finds a derelict nativity
scene--twenty figures, including a flock of sheep, that have suffered
the indignities of time and neglect.
Could he give the small company new life? Restore the camel's ear,
repaint every piece, replace a missing nose on a wise man? "You
can't teach an old dog new tricks!" he reminds himself. It's
when he imagines the excitement in Cynthia's eyes that he steps
up to the plate--and begins a small journey of faith that touches
everyone around him.
The eight novel in the bestselling Mitford Years series is a mediation
on the best of all presents--the gift of one's heart. Lovingly written
and beautifully illustrated, it seeks to restore the true Christmas
spirit and give everyone a seat at Mitford's holiday table."
Call number: PA 3561 .A678 S47 2003
|
Social
Problems: Globalization in the 21st Century - Publisher's
Marketing: "This volume integrates traditional sociological
concepts and insights with an ecological awareness and applies it
to the globalization process. It takes a dynamic view of globalization
as an evolutionary process with a potential for unprecedented transformation
of social structure and consciousness."
Call number: HN 17.5 .P49 1999
|
Social
Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches -
Publisher's Marketing: "This comprehensive
book offers readers balanced coverage of both the qualitative and
quantitative approaches to social research."
Call number: HM 48 .N48 1997
|
A
Spoonful of Poison - Publisher's
Marketing: "THIS TIME, SHE'S GOT HERSELF IN A JAM
Agatha Raisin's detective agency has become so successful that
now all she wants is some R&R. But as soon as she cuts back
her hours, Agatha remembers that when she has too much quality time,
she doesn't know what to do with it. So it doesn't take much for
the vicar of a nearby village to persuade her to help publicize
the church fete--especially when the fair's organizer, George Selby,
happens to be a gorgeous widower. Problem is: Several of the offerings
in the jam-tasting booth turn out to be poisoned...and the festive
family event soon becomes a murder scene. Now Agatha must uncover
the truth behind the jam tampering and expose the nasty secrets
lurking in the seemingly innocent village--all while falling for
handsome George, who may just have some secrets of his own."
Call number: PBK BEA
|
Statistics
for Managers Using Microsoft Excel - Publisher's
Marketing: "Updating instructions to Excel 97, this
hands-on guide provides an integration of statistical analysis with
the spreadsheet application software Microsoft Excel, offering step-by-step,
detailed coverage of the use of this powerful software for every
statistical topic covered in the book. Includes numerous illustrations
of Excel output throughout the chapters and many Excel dialog boxes
to help guide users through the use of Microsoft Excel for statistical
analysis, and contains a supplementary tutorial chapter "Using
Microsoft Excel for Statistical Analysis." Focuses on the concepts
and applications of statistics to the functional areas of business,
i.e., accounting, economics and finance, management, and marketing,
and features a multitude of problems, case studies, and team projects.
Now opens each chapter with a "Using Statistics Business"
scenario - an example that illustrates the use of at least one of
the statistical methods covered in the chapter in accounting, finance,
management, or marketing. Also offers additional coverage of multiple
regression, includes a new chapter on decision making, and examines
a variety of important business applications, including principles
of graphical excellence, sampling in auditing, and the application
of the covariance in finance. A running "Springville Herald
case provides an integrated theme."
Call number: HD 30.215 .L48 1999
|
Strategies
for Guiding Content Reading - Publisher's
Marketing: "In today's classroom, helping students use
and understand what they read is an important part of every teacher's
job - not just those specifically teaching language arts. Written
for content area teachers in middle and secondary schools, this
book offers a wealth of specific strategies and examples they can
use to integrate key reading, writing, and study skills into their
teaching. The authors take a balanced reading approach, providing
specific suggestions for direct teaching as well as many opportunities
for cooperative or group learning. They describe the comprehension,
writing, and study processes in detail and show how these processes
relate to specific content areas. The second edition of this book
offers two unique chapters that both in-service and pre-service
teachers will appreciate. The authors have added a chapter on multicultural
literature and teens (Chapter 11) and one on children with special
needs (Chapter 12). Chapter 11 includes a list of teenagers' favorite
books and an extensive bibliography of multicultural reading selections
(organized by cultural group), along with suggestions for using
them. Chapter 12 discusses health and safety obstacles to school
success and their impact on learning, as well as the ways in which
the language uses of multicultural groups can interfere with learning.
Classroom adjustments for students with other special needs are
also discussed."
Call number: LB 1050.455 .C73 1995
|
| The
Student-Athlete's College Recruitment Guide -
Publisher's Marketing: "Many high
school athletes dream of playing college sports. While student athletes
are usually dazzled by stories of individual and team triumphs,
the harder truths of transfers, disillusionments, and injuries often
go untold. "
Call number: GV 350.5 .B46 2009
|
Student
Atlas of World Geography - Publisher's
Marketing: "The Student Atlas of World Geography combines
full-color maps and data sets to introduce students to the importance
of the connections between geography and other areas of study. The
thematic atlas gives students a clear picture of the recent agricultural,
industrial, demographic, environmental, economic, and political
changes in every world region."
Call number: G 1021 .A48 2003
|
Tacitus
- Publisher's Marketing:
"The histories of Roman senator Cornelius Tacitus constitute
the most influential examination of tyranny, political behavior
and public morality from the classical age. For centuries these
portraits of courageous martyrs to freedom, of paranoid tyrants,
and of sycophantic flatteres and informers shaped modern political
attitudes. Ronald Mellor provides a compelling analysis of the ideas
of the greatest historian of evil in the western intellectual tradition.
In Tacitus, Ronald Mellor passionately argues for reclaiming this
ironic genius whose cynical world view is particularly well-suited
to an analysis of the tyranny and brutality in our own century.
Tacitus is presented as a moralist, psychologist, political analyst
and literary artist. Tacitus' greatest impact has never been on
historians. Rather, his political vision and dramatic images left
their mark on painters, poets and thinkers."
Call number: DG 206 .T32 M45 1993
|
Tea
Time for the Traditionally Built - Publisher's
Marketing: "The latest installment of this universally
beloved and best-selling series finds Precious Ramotswe in personal
need of her own formidable detection talents . . . .
Mma Ramotswe's ever-ready tiny white van has recently developed
a rather disturbing noise. Of course, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni-her estimable
husband and one of Botswana's most talented mechanics--is the man
to turn to for help. But Precious suspects he might simply condemn
the van and replace it with something more modern. Can she find
a way to save her old friend?
In the meantime, Mma Makutsi discovers that her old rival Violet
Sephotho, who could not have gotten more than fifty percent on her
typing final at the Botswana Secretarial College, has set her sights
on none other than Mma Makutsi's fiance, Phuti Radiphuti. Can Mma
Ramotswe's intuition save the day? Finally, the proprietor of a
local football team has enlisted the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
to help explain its dreadful losing streak. The owner of the team
is convinced he as a traitor in his midst. But how is Mma Ramotswe,
who has never seen a football match in her life, going to discern
who is throwing the game? Help, it turns out, may come from an unexpected
quarter.
There are few mysteries that can't be solved and fewer problems
that can't be fixed when the irrepressible Precious Ramotswe puts
her mind to them. A good cup of red bush tea might be the best solution
of all."
Call number: PR 6063 .C326 T38 2009
|
| Teaching
the Best Practice Way: Methods That Matter, K-12 - Publisher's
Marketing: "Everyone talks about "best practice"
teaching--but what does it actually look like in the classroom?
How do you translate complex curriculum standards into simple, workable
classroom structures that embody exemplary instruction--and still
let your students find joy in learning?"
Call number: LB 1027 .D245 2005
|
Tear
Down This Myth: How the Reagan Legacy Has Distorted Our Politics and
Haunts Our Future - Publisher's
Marketing: "In this provocative new book, award-winning
political journalist Will Bunch unravels the story of how a right-wing
cabal hijacked the mixed legacy of Ronald Reagan, a personally popular
but hugely divisive 1980s president, and turned him into a bronze
icon to revive their fading ideology. They succeeded to the point
where all the GOP candidates for president in 2008 scurried to claim
his mantle, no matter how preposterous the fit.
With clear eyes and an ever-present wit, Bunch reveals the truth
about the Ronald Reagan legacy, including the following:
Despite the idolatry of the last fifteen years, Reagan's average
popularity as president was only, well, average, lower than that
of a half-dozen modern presidents. More important, while he was
in office, a majority of Americans opposed most of his policies
and by 1988 felt strongly that the nation was on the wrong track.
Reagan's 1981 tax cut, weighted heavily toward the rich, did not
cause the economic recovery of the 1980s. It was fueled instead
by dropping oil prices, the normal business cycle, and the tight
fiscal policies of the chairman of the Federal Reserve appointed
by Jimmy Carter. Reagan's tax cut did, however, help usher in the
deregulated modern era of CEO and Wall Street greed.
Most historians agree that Reagan's waste-ridden military buildup
didn't actually "win the Cold War." And Reagan mythmakers
ignore his real contributions -- his willingness to talk to his
Soviet adversaries, his genuine desire to eliminate nuclear weapons,
and the surprising role of a "liberal" Hollywood-produced
TV movie.
George H. W. Bush's and Bill Clinton's rolling back of Reaganomics
during the 1990s spurred a decade of peace and prosperity as well
as the reactionary campaign to pump up the myth of Ronald Reagan
and restore right-wing hegemony over Washington. This effort has
led to war, bankrupt energy policies, and coming generations of
debt.
With masterful insight, Bunch exposes this dangerous effort to
reshape America's future by rewriting its past. As the Obama administration
charts its course, he argues, it should do so unencumbered by the
dead weight of misplaced and unearned reverence."
Call number: E 877 .B86 2009
|
Terror
on the Seas: True Tales of Modern-Day Pirates -
Publisher's Marketing: "Pirates. To
many, the word conjures up images of swashbucklers in the eighteenth
century. The very idea that pirates might still ply the seas today
seems preposterous and far-fetched. But pirates most definitely still
exist. And as "Terror On the Seas" shows, their violent
activities on the other side of the glove can have wide-reaching effects--
whether on our economy or the war on terror.
Daniel Sekulich takes readers on an eye-opening voyage into the
world of high seas piracy, a multinational, multibillion-dollar
enterprise controlled by organized crime syndicates and local warlords.
Sekulich sails through some of the most dangerous waters on the
planet to chronicle this threat to national and international security.
He meets with victims of attacks, those fighting the perils, and
even pirates themselves.
"Terror on the Seas" tells an explosive story of modern
piracy, one that's costing over $25 billion a year to battle and
that poses the risks of environmental disaster, economic chaos,
and holy war."
Call number: G 535 .S434 2009
|
| Thomas
Paine and the Promise of America - Publisher's
Marketing: "Showing how Paine turned Americans into
radicals, the author presents the nation's democratic story with
wit, subtlety, and, above all, passion. Paine was one of the most
remarkable political writers of the modern world and the greatest
radical of a radical age."
Call number: JC 177 .A4 K39 2006
|
| The
Tourist - Publisher's
Marketing: "Milo Weaver used to be a "tourist"
for the CIA--an undercover agent with no home, no identity--but
he's since retired from the field to become a middle-level manager
at the CIA's New York headquarters. He's acquired a wife, a daughter,
and a brownstone in Brooklyn, and he's tried to leave his old life
of secrets and lies behind. However, when the arrest of a long-sought-after
assassin sets off an investigation into one of Milo's oldest colleagues
and exposes new layers of intrigue in his old cases, he has no choice
but to go back undercover and find out who's holding the strings
once and for all.
In "The Tourist," Olen Steinhauer---twice nominated for
an Edgar Award---tackles an intricate story of betrayal and manipulation,
loyalty and risk in an utterly compelling novel that is both thoroughly
modern and yet also reminiscent of the espionage genre's luminaries:
Len Deighton, Graham Greene, and John LeCarre."
Call number: PS 3619 .T4764 T69 2009
|
Two
Little Girls in Blue - Publisher's Marketing:
"In a riveting new thriller, worldwide bestselling suspense writer
Mary Higgins Clark weaves the mystery of twin telepathy into a mother's
search for a kidnapped child, presumed dead.
Margaret and Steve Frawley celebrate the third birthday of their
twin girls, Kelly and Kathy, with an afternoon party in their new
home, a modest fixer-upper in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
The evening of the twins' birthday party, Steve and Margaret attend
a black-tie dinner in New York. When they return home, the police
are in the house, and they are told that the babysitter had been
found unconscious, the children are gone, and a note demanding an
eight-million-dollar ransom had been left in their room.
Steve Frawley's firm, a global investment company, agrees to pay
the ransom. The kidnapper, who identifies himself as the "Pied
Piper," makes his terms known -- on delivery of the ransom,
a call will come, revealing the girls' whereabouts. The call comes,
but only Kelly is in the car parked behind a deserted restaurant.
The driver is dead from a gunshot wound and has left a suicide note,
saying he had inadvertently killed Kathy and had dumped her body
in the ocean.
At the private memorial Mass for Kathy, Kelly tugs Margaret's arm
and says: "Mommy, Kathy is very scared of that lady. She wants
to come home right now." More unexplainable occurrences follow,
indicating that Kelly is in touch with Kathy. At first, no one except
the mother believes that the twins are communicating and that Kathy
is still alive. As Kelly's warnings become increasingly specific
and alarming, however, FBI agents set out on a search for Kathy.
The novel reaches a breathtaking climax as they close in on the
Pied Piper and his accomplices, while Kathy's life hangs by a thread.
In delving into the well-documented but still unexplained phenomenon
of twin telepathy, Mary Higgins Clark tells a spellbinding tale
that takes us deep into the minds of her characters while lifting
us to the heights of suspense."
Call number: PS 3553 .L287 T96 2006
|
The
Two Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High Rollers, and the
Great Credit Crash - Publisher's
Marketing: "Morris argues that a more profound economic
and political restructuring is on the way. This work is critical
to understanding the gross excess that has put the world economy
on the brink, and what the new landscape will look like."
Call number: HG 4910 .M667 2008b
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| Understanding
FRBR: What It Is and How It Will Affect Our Retrieval Tools -
Publisher's Marketing: "What is
FRBR, and why is everyone talking about it? Is it really going to
revolutionize cataloguing? And if so, what form will it take? This
book is written for librarians, bibliographic systems designers,
library and information science faculty and students, and anyone
else who is interested in learning about the Functional Requirements
for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) and how following the FRBR model
can improve access to information through helpful organization of
the metadata records that are surrogates for information resources.
Serials, art, music, moving images, maps, and archival materials
are just a few of the formats covered. Not for catalogers only!"
Call number: Z 666.96 .U53 2007
|
| Unfinished
Tales of Numenor and Middle-Earth - Publisher's
Marketing: "A "New York Times" bestseller
for 21 weeks upon publication, this collection of narratives ranges
in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War
of the Ring, and further related events as told in "The Silmarillion"
and "The Lord of the Rings." Featuring commentary, an
Index, and maps, "Unfinished Tales" is sure to be a welcome
addition to any book shelf."
Call number: PR 6039 .O32 U5 1980c
|
| Virtually
Normal - Publisher's
Marketing: "No subject has divided contemporary America
more bitterly than homosexuality. Addressing the full range of the
debate in this pathbreaking book, Andrew Sullivan, the former editor
of The New Republic, restores both reason and humanity to the discussion
over how a predominantly heterosexual society should deal with its
homosexual citizens.
Sympathetically yet relentlessly, Sullivan assesses the prevailing
public positions on homosexuality--from prohibitionist to liberationist
and from conservative to liberal. In their place, he calls for a
politics of homosexuality that would guarantee the rights of gays
and lesbians without imposing tolerance. At once deeply personal
and impeccably reasoned, written with elegance and wit, Virtually
Normal will challenge readers of every persuasion; no book is more
likely to transform out sexual politics in the coming decades."
Call number: HQ 76.25 .S85 1996
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When
Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and
Surviving the Long Emergency - Publisher's
Marketing: "There's never been a better time to abe prepared.
Matthew Stein's comprehensive primer on sustainable living skills
- from food and water to shelter and energy to first-aid and crisis-management
skills - prepares you to embark on the path toward sustainability.
But unlike any other book, Stein not only shows you how to live 'green'
in seemingly stable times, but to live in the face of potential disasters,
lasting days or years, coming in the form of social upheaval, economic
meltdown, or environmental catastrophe.
"When Technology Fails" covers the gamut. You'll learn
how to start a fire and keep warm if you've been left temporarily
homeless, as well as the basics of installing a renewable energy
system for your home or business. You'll learn how to find and sterilize
water in the face of utility failure, as well as practical information
for dealing with water-quality issues even when the public tap water
is still flowing. You'll learn alternative techniques for healing
equally suited to an era of profit-driven malpractice as to situations
of social calamity. Each chapter (a survey of the risks to the status
quo; supplies and preparation for short- and long-term emergencies;
emergency measures for survival; water; food; shelter; clothing;
first aid, low-tech medicine, and healing; energy, heat, and power;
metalworking; utensils and storage; low-tech chemistry; and engineering,
machines, and materials) offers the same approach, describing skills
for self-reliance in good times and bad. Fully revised and expanded
-the first edition was written pre-9/11 and pre-Katrina, when few
Americans took the risk of social disruption seriously - "When
Technology Fails" ends on a positive, proactive note witha
new chapter on "Making the Shift to Sustainability," which
offers practical suggestions for changing our world on personal,
community and global levels."
Call number: GF 86 .S75 2008
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Writing
and Speaking in Business
Call number: HF 5726 .W667 1990
|
A
Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveler -
Publisher's Marketing: "The author
who unforgettably captured the experience of starting a new life
in Tuscany in bestselling travel memoirs expands her horizons to
immerse herself--and her readers--in the sights, aromas, and treasures
of twelve new special places.
"A Year in the World" is vintage Frances Mayes--a celebration
of the allure of travel, of serendipitous pleasures found in unlikely
locales, of memory woven into the present, and of a joyous sense
of quest. An ideal travel companion, Frances Mayes brings to the
page the curiosity of an intrepid explorer, remarkable insights
into the wonder of the everyday, and a compelling narrative style
that entertains as it informs.
With her beloved Tuscany as a home base, Mayes travels to Spain,
Portugal, France, the British Isles, and to the Mediterranean world
of Turkey, Greece, the South of Italy, and North Africa. In Andalucia,
she relishes the intersection of cultures. She cooks in Portugal,
gathers ideas in the gardens of England and Scotland, takes a literary
pilgrimage to Burgundy, discovers an ideal place to live in Mantova,
and explores the essential Moroccan city of Fez. She rents houses
among ordinary residents, shops at neighborhood markets, wanders
the back streets, and everywhere contemplates the concept of home.
While in Greece, she follows the classic Homeric voyage across the
Aegean, lives in a bougainvillea-draped stone house in Crete, and
then drives deep into the Mani. In Turkey with friends, she sails
the ancient coast, hiking to archaeological sites and snorkeling
over sunken Byzantine towns. Weaving together personal perceptions
and informed commentary on art, architecture, history, landscape,
and social and culinary traditions of each area, Mayes brings the
immediacy of life in her temporary homes to the reader. An illuminating
and passionate book that will be savored by all who loved "Under
the Tuscan Sun, A Year in the World" is travel writing at its
peak."
Call number: G 154.5 .M39 A3 2006b
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| Young
Readers and Their Books - Publisher's
Marketing: "This book offers teachers a useful and very
readable text to help them select stories, poetry and non-fiction
material for the primary classroom, with ideas on how to teach them.
Appropriate selection criteria are discussed and suggestions are
given about keeping up with the range of available texts. The author
offers a comprehensive guide to the whole range of books appropriate
for use in the Literacy Hour. The tried and tested practical approaches
provided in the book reflect guidance on The National Curriculum
Programmes of Study for English and The National Literacy Strategy.
Gervase Phinn has rare gifts as a teacher, speaker, storyteller
and writer, all of which skills come together in the authoring of
this book. It will inform, stimulate and entertain all who engage
in literacy teaching throughout the English-speaking world -- even
in places which have no knowledge of the Literacy Hour."
Call number: LB 1575 .P48 2000
|
Adobe
Creative Suite 2: Classroom in a Book - Publisher's
Marketing: "Adobe Creative Suite 2, Adobe’ s tightly
integrated set of design tools, offers enough goodies to make any
graphic designer swoon. Since the Premium edition of this software
collection includes Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS 2, InDesign CS2,
GoLive CS2, and Acrobat 7.0 Professional-as well as a handful of
other shiny new tools-users will find everything they need to create
beautiful content for print, the Web, and mobile devices. Here to
make sure you master it quickly and completely is a self-paced guide
from Adobe’ s Creative Team--the folks behind the software.
With the Classroom in a Book series, you learn by immersion. Step-by-step,
project-based lessons walk you through sample real-life projects,
while review questions at the end of each chapter reinforce the
new skills you’ ve learned. The companion CD, filled with
lesson and media files, will have you working on print, Web and
PDF projects in no time. Whether you’ re a graphic design
novice, student, graphic designer, educator, or are just new to
the Adobe Creative Suite, this book will give you a solid overview
of Adobe’ s creative design software."
Call number: T 385 .A3571 2006
|
The
Best American Short Plays (2007-2008) - Publisher's
Marketing: "Applause is proud to continue the series
that for over 60 years has been the standard of excellence for one-act
plays in America. Our editor Barbara Parisi has selected the following
14 plays: A Roz by Any Other Name and Weird, by B. T. Ryback; Bricklayers
Poet, by Joe Maruzzo; Laundry and Lies, by Adam Kraar; Light, by
Jeni Mahoney; House of the Holy Moment, by Cary Pepper; The Disruptive,
Discursive Delusions of Donald, by Michael Roderick; The Perfect
Relationship, by Jill Elaine Hughes; The Hysterical Misogynist,
by Murray Schisgal; The Perfect Medium, by Eileen Fischer; Outsourced,
by Laura Shaine Cunningham; Elvis of Nazareth, by Jay Huling; Dead
Trees, by Rick Pulos; Five Story Walkup, by Daniel Gallant, including
his own play and others by John Guare, Neil LaBute, Quincy Long,
Laura Shaine Cunningham, Clay McLeod Chapman, and Daniel Frederick
Levin; and G.C., by Theodore Mann."
Call number: PN 6111 .B47 2008
|
| Beyond
Significance Testing: Reforming Data Analysis Methods in Behavioral
Research - Publisher's
Marketing: "Offers integrative and clear presentations
about the limitations of statistical tests and reviews alternative
methods of data analysis, such as effect size estimation (at both
the group and case levels) and interval estimation."
Call number: BF 39 .K59 2004
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| Blinded
by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative
- Publisher's Marketing: "In
a powerful and deeply personal memoir in the tradition of Arthur
Koestler's The God That Failed, David Brock, the original right-wing
scandal reporter, chronicles his rise to the pinnacle of the conservative
movement and his painful break with it.
David Brock pilloried Anita Hill in a bestseller. His reporting
in "The American Spectator as part of the infamous "Arkansas
Project" triggered the course of events that led to the historic
impeachment trial of President Clinton. Brock was at the center
of the right-wing dirty tricks operation of the Gingrich era-and
a true believer-until he could no longer deny that the political
force he was advancing was built on little more than lies, hate,
and hypocrisy.
In Blinded By the Right, Brock, who came out of the closet at the
height of his conservative renown, tells his riveting story from
the beginning, giving us the first insider's view of what Hillary
Rodham Clinton called "the vast right-wing conspiracy."
Whether dealing with the right-wing press, the richly endowed think
tanks, Republican political operatives, or the Paula Jones case,
Brock names names from Clarence Thomas on down, uncovers hidden
links, and demonstrates how the Republican Right's zeal for power
created the poisonous political climate that culminated in George
W. Bush's election.
Now in paperback and with a new afterword by the author, Blinded
By the Right is a classic political memoir of our times."
Call number: E 886.2 .B754 2003
|
Blogging
for Dummies - Publisher's Marketing:
"Compare blog services, find out about feeds, and blog safely
So you're really curious about this whole phenomenon called blogging?
Wondering if you should jump on board? Here's your ticket! Find
out what makes a blog a blog, how to start one and choose a host,
and how to keep your blog updated. Explore styles and content sources
-- you may even be able to make your blog make money!
Discover how to Compare options for hosting your blog Follow blogging
etiquette Work with Blogger, WordPress, and TypePad Set up RSS feeds
Explore sponsored blogs Check into podcasting, moblogging, and photoblogging"
Call number: TK 5105.8884 .H55 2006a
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| Blood
in the Cage: Mixed Martial Arts, Pat Miletich, and the Furious Rise
of the UFC - Publisher's Marketing:
"The first inside account of the sensational new sport of mixed
martial arts, seen through the lens of its pioneer, Pat Miletich,
"the patron saint of badass" Based on unlimited access
to the Ultimate Fighting Championship and its rival leagues, Blood
in the Cage peers through the chain-link Octagon into the frighteningly
seductive world of mixed martial arts, which is exploding in popularity
despite resistance from every corner.Wertheim focuses on Pat Miletich,
a mixed-martial-arts pioneer and six-time UFC champion, who currently
runs the most famous MMA training school in the world. Single-handedly
Miletich has transformed a gritty town on the banks of the Mississippi
into an unlikely hotbed for his sport.He has also transformed many
an average Joe into a walking weapon of destruction. Wertheim intertwines
Miletich's own life story, by turns tragic and triumphant, with
the larger story of the unholy rise of the Ultimate Fighting Championship,
from its controversial, back alley roots to the fastest-growing
sporting enterprise in America. For fans of Jeff MacGregor's Sunday
Money and Sam Sheridan's A Fighter's Heart, Blood in the Cage takes
readers behind the scenes, right down to the mat, from a punch in
the kidney to the ping of the cash register, as Wertheim brilliantly
exposes the no-holds-barred reality of the blood sport for a new
generation."
Call number: GV 1102.7 .M59 W47 2009
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Bold
Endeavors: How Our Government Built America, and Why It Must Rebuild
Now - Publisher's Marketing:
""Bold Endeavors" is a compelling narrative of ten
large and transformative events in American history. It is an absorbing
journey through the past as we read about determined national leaders
-- Jefferson, Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, and Eisenhower -- who
found the will, steadiness, and political acumen to make decisions
that were often unpopular but that proved to be visionary -- decisions
that are the building blocks of America's destiny.
Rohatyn begins with the diplomatic intrigues of the Louisiana Purchase,
which doubled the size of the country; moves to the controversial
construction of the Erie Canal, which opened a water route to the
West; then continues to Lincoln's resolute support for the transcontinental
railroad, Land Grant colleges, and the Homestead Act; documents
the strategy -- and ruthless determination -- that built the Panama
Canal; details the visionary and pragmatic politics that allowed
FDR to bring electricity to rural America and use the Reconstruction
Finance Act to help pull the country from the grip of the Depression;
captures the foresight of national purpose which led to the G.I.
Bill, which propelled the nation forward; and describes the creation
of the interstate highway system that modernized America.
"Bold Endeavors" is an urgent call for present-day action
in this time of grave national crisis. "The nation is falling
apart -- literally," Rohatyn warns. "America's roads and
bridges, schools and hospitals, airports and roadways, ports and
dams, water lines and air control systems -- the country's entire
infrastructure is rapidly and dangerously deteriorating."
To reverse this catastrophic degeneration and create tens of thousands
of new jobs, Rohatyn offers a carefully reasoned and practical solution.
Bold and imaginative political leadership must use the power and
the resources of the federal government to finance the rebuilding
of the nation's infrastructure.
Rohatyn's page-turning case studies are precedents for purposeful,
resourceful, and tenacious leadership that is necessary to accomplish
both the rebuilding of America and the country's emergence from
its present financial crisis. These bold endeavors from the nation's
past are instructive, a guide and an inspiration for Americans today.
If the nation is to be rebuilt and its infrastructure renewed, if
the country is to emerge from the present economic crisis and reclaim
its position of unqualified strength and leadership in world affairs,
then it must be guided by the vision, determination, and investments
that originally helped create a secure and prosperous America."
Call number: HC 110 .C3 R57 2009
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| Bold
Visions: The Digital Painting Bible for Fantasy and Science-Fiction
Artists - Publisher's Marketing:
"This comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the rapidly expanding
area of digital painting features beautifully displayed finished
works of art alongside practical demonstrations. Artists will learn
to create a wide range of subject matter from futuristic spacescapes
and revolutionary vehicles to medieval landscapes and beautiful
maidens. An in-depth materials section introduces all the equipment
you are likely to need, from computer hardware and software to more
traditional art media. A detailed basic techniques section caters
to both newcomers to the digital medium and those who wish to brush
up on their skills."
Call number: N 7433.8 .T66 2008
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| Boneman's
Daughters - Publisher's
Marketing: "They call him BoneMan, a serial killer who's
abducted six young women. He's the perfect father looking for the
perfect daughter, and when his victims fail to meet his lofty expectations,
he kills them by breaking their bones and leaving them to die.
Intelligence officer Ryan Evans, on the other hand, has lost all
hope of ever being the perfect father. His daughter and wife have
written him out of their lives.
Everything changes when BoneMan takes Ryan's estranged daughter,
Bethany, as his seventh victim. Ryan goes after BoneMan on his own.
But the FBI sees it differently. New evidence points to the suspicion
that Ryan "is" BoneMan. Now the hunter is the hunted,
and in the end, only one father will stand."
Call number: PS 3554 .E43 B66 2009
|
| The
Book of Air and Shadows - Publisher's
Marketing: "Hidden in the binding of a charred and ruined
book is a cache of letters. They are encrypted and the key to unlocking
the mysterious code has been lost for 400 years. If the letters
are read, they will lead to one of the most valuable items in the
history of the world."
Call number: PS 3607 .R68 B66 2007
|
| Boy
Alone: A Brother's Memoir - Publisher's
Marketing: "Greenfeld recounts his childhood with an
autistic brother, in this brutally honest chronicle of the hopes,
dreams, and realities of life with a mentally disabled sibling."
Call number: RJ 506 .A9 G73 2009
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The
Bridge to Literacy: No Child--Or Adult--Left Behind - Publisher's
Marketing: ""The Bridge to Literacy: No Child - Or
Adult - Left Behind",Corcoran uncovers the crisis state of illiteracy
in America and shares a vision of hope for millions of people who
lack basic reading and writing skills. (Corcoran's first book, "The
Teacher Who Couldn't Read," sold more than 50,000 units, including
hardcover, paperback, and books on tape.)
"Bridge to Literacy" comes at a critical time. In 2007,
Congress will consider reauthorizing the sweeping federal education
reform known as the "No Child Left Behind Act," which
received strong bipartisan support when first enacted in 2002. With
2014 set as the deadline to close the gap on achievement tests,
many school districts have failed to show measurable progress--particularly
for underprivileged and minority students. Debate over reauthorizing
the Act will touch off bitter debate, particularly given the opposition
of the National Education Association (NEA). Rather than become
discouraged or abandon the education reforms, the author believes
that school districts, teachers, policymakers, parents, and importantly
institutions of higher education that train teachers must redouble
their efforts to commit to the goals of No Child Left Behind."
Call number: LC 151 .C63 2009
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Cat
Sitter on a Hot Tin Roof - Publisher's
Marketing: "When Florida pet sitter Dixie Hemingway
meets Laura Halston, she believes she's found a new friend. But
the more Dixie learns about Laura, the less certain she is about
anything--and then matters turn deadly."
Call number: PS 3603 .L463 C38 2009
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| The
China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage
- Publisher's Marketing:
""Financial Times" correspondent Harney uncovers
the truth about how China is able to offer such amazingly low prices.
What she has discovered is a brutal world in which intense pricing
pressure from Western companies exacts an unconscionable toll in
human misery."
Call number: HD 9736 .C62 H37 2008
|
The
Chocolate Snowman Murders - Publisher's
Marketing: "Lee McKinney Woodyard knows that being in
the luxury chocolate business isn't all sweetness and light. But
she tries to draw the line at cold-blooded murder, in this latest
installment in the bestselling Chocoholic Mysteries series."
Call number: PS 3569.A51977 C5 2008
|
| Classic
30-Minute Meals: The All-Occasion Cookbook - Publisher's
Marketing: "An outstanding collection of Rachael Ray's
best 30-Minute Meals is now available in one volume. It features
more than 150 meals."
Call number: TX 833.5 .R38255 2006x
|
Cockatiels
at Seven - Publisher's Marketing:
"Andrews takes readers on another ride into the wonderful world
of Meg Langslow, a world filled with laughter as well as the knotty
problems Meg always seems to encounter and--somehow--solve."
Call number: PS 3551 .N4165 C63 2008
|
Collected
Shorter Plays - Publisher's Marketing:
"All of O'Neill's themes and concerns find expression in his
one-act plays. They are the dramatic equivalent of short stories.
Here gathered in a single volume are nine one-act plays that span
the playwright's career--from the early sea plays to the Expressionist
masterpiece "The Hairy Ape" to the eerie nocturnal monologue
"Hughie,"
Included in this volume: "Bound East for Cardiff" "-
Fog" "- Thirst" "- The Long Voyage Home"
"- Ile" "- The Moon of the Caribbees" "-
In the Zone" "- The Hairy Ape" "- Hughie""
Call number: PS 3529 .N5 A6 2007
|
| College
Algebra with Applications for Business and the Life Sciences -
Publisher's Marketing: "College
Algebra with Applications for Business and Life Sciences meets the
demand for courses that emphasize problem solving, modeling, and
real-world applications for business and the life sciences. The
authors provide a firm foundation in algebraic concepts and prompt
students to apply their understanding to relevant examples and applications
they are likely to encounter in college or in their careers. Additional
technology components available through CL MATHSpace enhance instruction
and motivate learners. The program addresses the needs of students
at all levels--and in particular those who may have struggled in
previous algebra courses--offering an abundance of examples and
exercises that reinforce concepts and make learning more dynamic.
The early introduction of functions in Chapter 1 ensures compatibility
with syllabi and provides a framework for student learning. Optional
Discovery and Exploration activities are integrated throughout the
text; instructors can also opt to use graphing technology as a tool
for problem solving and review or retention."
Call number: QA 154.3 .L37 2009
|
Columbine
- Publisher's Marketing: "On
April 20, 1999, two boys left an indelible stamp on the American
psyche. Their goal was simple: to blow up their school, Oklahoma-City
style, and to leave "a lasting impression on the world."
Their bombs failed, but the ensuing shooting defined a new era of
school violence-irrevocably branding every subsequent shooting "another
Columbine."
When we think of Columbine, we think of the Trench Coat Mafia; we
think of Cassie Bernall, the girl we thought professed her faith
before she was shot; and we think of the boy pulling himself out
of a school window -- the whole world was watching him. Now, in
a riveting piece of journalism nearly ten years in the making, comes
the story none of us knew. In this revelatory book, Dave Cullen
has delivered a profile of teenage killers that goes to the heart
of psychopathology. He lays bare the callous brutality of mastermind
Eric Harris, and the quavering, suicidal Dylan Klebold, who went
to prom three days earlier and obsessed about love in his journal.
The result is an astonishing account of two good students with lots
of friends, who came to stockpile a basement cache of weapons, to
record their raging hatred, and to manipulate every adult who got
in their way. They left signs everywhere, described by Cullen with
a keen investigative eye and psychological acumen. Drawing on hundreds
of interviews, thousands of pages of police files, FBI psychologists,
and the boy's tapes and diaries, he gives the first complete account
of the Columbine tragedy.
In the tradition of HELTER SKELTER and IN COLD BLOOD, COLUMBINE
is destined to be a classic. A close-up portrait of hatred, a community
rendered helpless, and the police blunders and cover-ups, it is
a compelling and utterly human portrait of two killers-an unforgettable
cautionary tale for our times."
Call number: LB 3013.33 .C6 C84 2009
|
| Comfort
Foods: Rachael Ray 30-Minute Meals -
Publisher's Marketing: "This collection
of greatest hits featuring popular comfort foods includes a buttery
Chicken Fricassee, zesty Pepper Steak, and Stovetop Macaroni and
Cheese."
Call number: TX 833.5 .R383 2000
|
| Comfortably
Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation -
Publisher's Marketing: "Public perceptions
of mental health issues have changed dramatically over the last
fifteen years, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the rampant
overmedication of ordinary Americans. In 2006, 227 million antidepressant
prescriptions were dispensed in the United States, more than any
other class of medication; in that same year, the United States
accounted for 66 percent of the global antidepressant market. In
"Comfortably Numb, "Charles Barber provides a much-needed
context for this disturbing phenomenon.
Barber explores the ways in which pharmaceutical companies first
create the need for a drug and then rush to fill it, and he reveals
that the increasing pressure Americans are under to medicate themselves
(direct-to-consumer advertising, fewer nondrug therapeutic options,
the promise of the quick fix, the blurring of distinction between
mental illness and everyday problems). Most importantly, he convincingly
argues that without an industry to promote them, non-pharmaceutical
approaches that could have the potential to help millions are tragically
overlooked by a nation that sees drugs as an instant cure for all
emotional difficulties.
Here is an unprecedented account of the impact of psychiatric medications
on American culture and on Americans themselves."
Call number: RC 483 .B28 2008
|
Computer
Viruses for Dummies - Publisher's Marketing:
"Build up your defenses against online germ warfare
Discover how viruses work and how to outsmart the cyber-thugs who
create them
Viruses, worms, and Trojan horses create a serious health problem
for your PC, but this handy little book has the antidote! It'll
help you exterminate those nasty bugs and protect your system from
catching more. Find out how to choose the right antivirus software,
develop healthy computing habits, and keep your PC happy.
The Dummies Way
* Explanations in plain English
* "Get in, get out" information
* Icons and other navigational aids
* Tear-out cheat sheet
* Top ten lists
* A dash of humor and fun
Discover how to:
* Understand how worms and Trojan horses work
* Practice safe surfing
* Block spyware and set up a firewall
* Cure an existing virus infection
* Use virus protection effectively"
Call number: QA 76.76 .C68 G74 2004
|
Copyright
Law for Librarians and Educators: Creative Strategies and Practical
Solutions - Publisher's Marketing:
"For fresh, timely insights and application of copyright law
for librarians, educators, and academics, Professor Crews maps the
territory in a dramatically revised edition of "Copyright Essentials.
Readers will: - Learn basic copyright definitions and key exceptions
for education and library services- Find information quickly with
key points sidebars, legislative citations, and cross-references-
Understand the four factors of fair use and related court interpretations-
Get up to speed on current interpretations of the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act from a librarian-educator viewpoint"
Call number: KF 2995 .C74 2006
|
| Cruel
Intent - Publisher's Marketing:
"Ex-anchorwoman Ali Reynolds finds herself in the midst of
more than just a house renovation when the project is interrupted
by a brutal murder--and the killer may be a little too close to
home."
Call number: PS 3560 .A44 C78 2008
|
Cursed
- Publisher's Marketing:
"Private Investigator Regan Reilly moved from Los Angeles to
New York City when she married her husband, Jack "no relation"
Reilly, head of the NYPD Major Case Squad. To help a friend she ends
up taking on a case that calls her back to her old stomping ground...
"Cursed" opens on a cold and gray January morning. Sleet
and snow are swirling as Regan arrives at a warehouse in Long Island
City with a trunk full of her old case files from Los Angeles. After
carting all her boxes into a storage unit, she heads back out into
the snow, and her cell phone rings.
Abigail Feeney, a young woman who had lived across the hall from
Regan in an apartment complex in the Hollywood Hills, is on the
line. Abigail believes her life has been cursed since birth. She
was born on Friday the 13th of January, and her parents gave her
a name with 13 letters. A hairdresser on movie sets, Abigail was
recently injured at work when a piece of scaffolding fell and knocked
her over, and her arm was broken in two places. But that isn't why
she is calling. "Regan!" she exclaims. "The 'no good
bum' has been spotted in town. I desperately need the money he owes
me. Can you please come out here and help me find him?"
Regan immediately knows the identity of the "no good bum."
From her L.A. apartment, Regan had often seen Abigail's ex, Cody
Castle, sitting by the pool, bent over his cell phone, text messaging
nonstop. Before he disappeared three months ago, he borrowed $100,000
from Abigail. He promised to pay her back in three months.
"Find him?" Regan asks.
"Yes! My grandmother is flying here tomorrow. There's a condo
she wants to buy me. But we need that money. She can't find out
I don't have it. Regan, can't you spend a few days with me?"
If Regan weren't freezing, she might have made an excuse. But Jack
was away at a seminar, Regan had never liked the "no good bum,"
and Abigail had brought her chicken soup when she'd had the flu
last winter. Within hours Regan is on a flight to Los Angeles where
her adventure with Abigail will take her from the beaches of Malibu,
to the mountains north of the city, to the renovated lofts of downtown
L.A.
Regan starts to feel Abigail's curse is contagious as she encounters
a cast of characters who aren't always welcoming. Some are downright
dangerous. And there's one who is the most dangerous of all..."
Call number: PS 3553 .L278 C87 2009
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Disarmed:
The Missing Movement for Gun Control in America - Publisher's
Marketing: "More than any other advanced industrial democracy,
the United States is besieged by firearms violence. Each year, some
30,000 people die by gunfire. Over the course of its history, the
nation has witnessed the murders of beloved public figures; massacres
in workplaces and schools; and epidemics of gun violence that terrorize
neighborhoods and claim tens of thousands of lives. Commanding majorities
of Americans voice support for stricter controls on firearms. Yet
they have never mounted a true national movement for gun control.
Why? "Disarmed" unravels this paradox.
Based on historical archives, interviews, and original survey evidence,
Kristin Goss suggests that the gun control campaign has been stymied
by a combination of factors, including the inability to secure patronage
resources, the difficulties in articulating a message that would
resonate with supporters, and strategic decisions made in the name
of effective policy. The power of the so-called gun lobby has played
an important role in hobbling the gun-control campaign, but that
is not the entire story. Instead of pursuing a strategy of incremental
change on the local and state levels, gun control advocates have
sought national policies. Some 40% of state gun control laws predate
the 1970s, and the gun lobby has systematically weakened even these
longstanding restrictions.
A compelling and engagingly written look at one of America's most
divisive political issues, "Disarmed" illuminates the
organizational, historical, and policy-related factors that constrain
mass mobilization, and brings into sharp relief the agonizing dilemmas
faced by advocates of gun control and other issues in the United
States."
Call number: HV 7436 .G653 2006
|
Discovering
the Universe - Publisher's Marketing:
""Discovering the Universe" is the best-selling brief
text for descriptive one-term astronomy courses (especially those
with no mathematics prerequisites). Carried along by the book's
vibrant main theme, "the process of scientific discovery,"
readers will encounter spectacular sights, landmark experiments,
and recent discoveries, while learning to avoid the pitfalls created
by common misconceptions about astronomy. Now enhanced with a powerful
technology and image projection package, this is the most exciting
and effective edition yet. The accompanying CD-ROM features a special
student version of the award-winning virtual planetarium software,
Starry Night Enthusiast and the new innovative Deep Space Explorer."
Call number: QB 43.3 .C66 2005
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A
Graphical Approach to College Algebra - Publisher's
Marketing: "This edition has evolved to address the
needs of today's student. While maintaining its unique table of
contents and functions-based approach, the text now includes additional
components to build skill, address critical thinking, solve applications,
and apply technology to support traditional algebraic solutions.
It continues to incorporate an open design, helpful features, careful
explanations of topics, and a comprehensive package of supplements
and study aids to provide new and relevant opportunities for learning
and teaching."
Call number: QA 152.3 .H67 2007 Inst.
|
| In
Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto - Publisher's
Marketing: "What to eat, what not to eat, and how to
think about health: a manifesto for our times "Eat food. Not
too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart
of Michael Pollan's "In Defense of Food," the well-considered
answers he provides to the questions posed in the bestselling "The
Omnivore's Dilemma." Humans used to know how to eat well, Pollan
argues. But the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down
through generations have been confused, complicated, and distorted
by food industry marketers, nutritional scientists, and journalists-all
of whom have much to gain from our dietary confusion. As a result,
we face today a complex culinary landscape dense with bad advice
and foods that are not "real." These "edible foodlike
substances" are often packaged with labels bearing health claims
that are typically false or misleading. Indeed, real food is fast
disappearing from the marketplace, to be replaced by "nutrients,"
and plain old eating by an obsession with nutrition that is, paradoxically,
ruining our health, not to mention our meals. Michael Pollan's sensible
and decidedly counterintuitive advice is: "Don't eat anything
that your great-great grandmother would not recognize as food."
Writing "In Defense of Food," and affirming the joy of
eating, Pollan suggests that if we would pay more for better, well-grown
food, but buy less of it, we'll benefit ourselves, our communities,
and the environment at large. Taking a clear-eyed look at what science
does and does not know about the links between diet and health,
he proposes a new way to think about the question of what to eat
that is informed by ecology and tradition rather than by the prevailing
nutrient-by-nutrient approach. "In Defense of Food" reminds
us that, despite the daunting dietary landscape Americans confront
in the modern supermarket, the solutions to the current omnivore's
dilemma can be found all around us. In looking toward traditional
diets the world over, as well as the foods our families-and regions-historically
enjoyed, we can recover a more balanced, reasonable, and pleasurable
approach to food. Michael Pollan's bracing and eloquent manifesto
shows us how we might start making thoughtful food choices that
will enrich our lives and enlarge our sense of what it means to
be healthy."
Call number: RA 784 .P643 2008
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In
Mortal Hands: A Cautionary History of the Nuclear Age - Publisher's
Marketing: "From the Manhattan Project to the present
energy crisis and what it means for our future, a sweeping chronicle
of our recurring failure to manage the power of the atom.
This provocative history of nuclear power is perfectly timed for
today, when Americans are gravely concerned with nuclear terrorism,
and a nuclear renaissance is seen as a possible solution to global
warming. Few have truly come to terms with the complexities of an
issue which may determine the future of the planet. Nuclear weapons,
it was once hoped, would bring wars to an end; instead, they spurred
a massive arms race that has recently expanded to include North
Korea and I ran. Once seen as a source of unlimited electricity,
nuclear reactors breed contamination and have been used as covers
for secret weapons programs, from I ndia and Pakistan to Iraq and
Iran. The evolving story of nuclear power, as told by industry insider
Stephanie Cooke, reveals the gradual deepening of our understanding
of the pros and cons of this controversial energy source. Drawing
on her unprecedented access, Cooke shows us how, time and again,
the stewards of the nuclear age--the more-is-better military commanders
and civilian nuclear boosters--have fallen into the traps of their
own hubris and wishful thinking as they tried to manage the unmanageable.
T heir mistakes are on the verge of being repeated again, which
is why this book deserves especially close attention now."
Call number: D 445 .C7355 2009
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In
This Mountain - Publisher's Marketing:
"In her seventh novel in the bestselling Mitford Years series,
Karon delivers surprises of every kind, including the return of
the man in the attic and an ending that no one in Mitford will ever
forget."
Call number: PS 3561 .A678 I5 2002b
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Investigating
Disease Patterns - Publisher's Marketing:
"In Investigating Disease Patterns, noted scientists Paul Stolley
and Tamar Lasky show us how epidemiologists go about investigating
the outbreak and spread of contagious diseases and, also, how they
are tackling the greatest health threats of our time: heart disease,
cancer, and environmental and occupational illnesses. Beginning
with an historical overview, the authors trace the growth of epidemiology,
from the recording of symptoms and the counting of events in the
seventeenth century, to the development of a powerful investigative
method used to uncover the sources not only of infectious diseases,
with their simple origin in a pathogenic microorganism, but also
diseases, like cancer, of more complicated origin and many contributing
factors. They describe in fascinating detail how, like a detective,
the modern epidemiologist pursues the answers to crucial questions
about who becomes ill, then applies scientific tools such as statistical
analysis and controlled trials to verify those answers. In so doing,
epidemiologists both find ways to stop specific outbreaks of disease
and deepen our understanding of the disease process. Stolley and
Lasky also show how epidemiology has moved beyond its exploration
of the biological causes of disease, to study the workings of the
health care system itself - to evaluate what works and what doesn't,
from a public health campaign such as advertising to encourage the
use of seat belts, to a surgical procedure, or a screening test
such as mammography."
Call number: RA 651 .S75 1995
|
Dietrich
Bonhoeffer: Creation and Fall - Publisher's
Marketing: "Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Volume 5A classic
of Christian spirituality. In this theological interpretation of
the Psalms, Bonhoeffer describes the moods of an individual's relationship
with God and also the turns of love and heartbreak, of joy and sorrow
that are themselves the Christian community's path to God.Dietrich
Bonhoeffer Works, a sixteen volume series, offers a fresh, critical
translation of Bonhoeffer's writings, with introductions, annotations,
and interpretation."
Call number: BR 45 .B6513 1996 v.5
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| Mexican
Everyday - Publisher's
Marketing: "Written with the time sensitivities of modern
life in mind, "Mexican Everyday" is a collection of 90
full-flavored recipes, most of which take less than 30 minutes to
make. All dishes have the fresh, clean taste of simple, authentic
preparations and all are nutritionally balanced. Color throughout."
Call number: TX 716 .M4 B293 2005
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| Rick
Bayless's Mexican Kitchen: Capturing the Vibrant Flavors of a World-Class
Cuisine - Publisher's Marketing:
"In this book of more than 150 recipes, award-winning chef,
author and teacher Rick Bayless provides the inspiration and guidance
that home cooks have needed. With a blend of passion, patience,
clarity and humor, he unerringly finds his way into the very soul
of Mexican cuisine, from essential recipes and explorations of Mexico's
many chiles to quick-to-prepare everyday dishes and pull-out-the-stops
celebration fare. Bayless begins the journey by introducing us to
the building blocks of Mexican cooking. With infectious enthusiasm
and an entertaining voice, he outlines 16 essential preparations
- deeply flavored tomato sauces and tangy tomatillo salsas, rich
chile pastes and indispensable handmade tortillas. Fascinating cultural
background and practical cooking tips help readers to understand
these preparations and make them their own. Each recipe explains
which steps can be completed in advance to make final preparation
easier, and each provides a list of the dishes in later chapters
that are built around these basics. And with each essential recipe,
Bayless includes several "Simple Ideas from My American Home"
- quick, familiar recipes with innovative Mexican accents, such
as Baked Ham with Yucatecan Flavors, Spicy Chicken Salad, Ancho-Broiled
Salmon and Very, Very Good Chili. Throughout, the intrepid Bayless
brings chiles into focus, revealing that Mexican cooks use these
pods for flavor, richness, color and, yes, sometimes for heat. He
details the simple techniques for getting the best out of every
chile - from the rich, smoky chipotle to the incendiary but fruity
habanero."
Call number: TX 716 .M4 B295 1996
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| Mexico
One Plate at a Time - Publisher's Marketing:
"Published in conjunction with Bayless's 26-part cooking series
of the same name, "Mexico One Plate at a Time" is the
author's most user-friendly cookbook yet. America's foremost authority
on Mexican cooking focuses on classic Mexican dishes in more than
120 recipes that offer an unparalleled introduction to an ever-popular
and adaptable cuisine. 32 pages of color photos; 120 black-and-white
photos."
Call number: TX 716 .M4 B29523 2000
|
| Midnight
on the Line: The Secret Life of the U.S. Mexico Border
- Publisher's Marketing:
""A probing, ground-level investigation of illegal immigration
and the people on both sides of the battle to secure the U.S.-Mexico
border"
With illegal immigration burning as a contentious issue in American
politics, Reuters reporter Tim Gaynor went into the underbelly of
the border and to the heart of illegal immigration: along the 45-mile
trek down the illegal alien "superhighway." Through scorpion-strewn
trails with Mexican migrants and drug smugglers, he met up with
a legendary group of Native American trackers called the Shadow
Wolves, and traveled through the extensive network of tunnels, including
the "Great Tunnel" from Tijuana to Otay Mesa, California.
Along the way, Gaynor also meets Minutemen and exposes corruption
among the Border Patrol agents who exchange sex or money for helping
smugglers.
The issue of illegal immigration has a complexity beyond any of
the political rhetoric. Combining top-notch investigative journalism
with a narrative style that delves into the human condition, Gaynor
reveals the day-to-day realities on both sides of "the line.""
Call number: F 787 .G39 2009
|
| Simply
Mexican - Publisher's
Marketing: "In SIMPLY MEXICAN, Castro presents authentic
Mexican recipes that dont require a fortnight to prepare or extra
shopping forays to find rare ingredients. A prodigious traveler
who has taught students from all over the Americas, Castro honed
her knowledge of fundamental south of the border meals that fit
todays busy cooks from teaching adult and childrens cooking classes
at her Ars Magirica Cooking School. Featuring easy, fun-to-eat favorites
with big flavors, such as Chicken Enchiladas with Tomatillo Sauce
or Crab Tostadas, Castros straightforward recipes are a godsend
to busy parents with finicky eaters. Once home cooks have mastered
the basics, Castro helps them tackle more advanced Mexican mainstays,
such as, mole and adobo, and provides the most effortless tamal
recipe around. Deftly illuminating the differences between achiote
and chipotle, SIMPLY MEXICAN helps gringos make their favorite dining-out
Mexican recipes at home in a snap."
Call number: TX 716 .M4 C3978 2009
|
| Still
Growing: An Autobiography - Publisher's
Marketing: "Kirk Cameron is best known for his role
as loveable teenage troublemaker Mike Seaver on the award-winning
TV series Growing Pains, but his rise to fame and fortune is only
part of his incredible story. In this intimate autobiography, Kirk
opens up about his early years, his rocket to stardom, his life-changing
encounter with Jesus and the hard choices he's made along the way
to live in the Way of the Master. Fans will get an up-close and
personal look at what drives the former teen-magazine heartthrob
and find out how God and family became the secrets behind his celebrated
smile. In his own words, Kirk shares how he's still growing--even
through the triumphs and temptations of his Hollywood career."
Call number: BV 3785 .C25 A3 2008
|
| Stress
Management for Dummies - Publisher's
Marketing: "Written by a top expert in stress management,
this guide offers simple tips and tricks to help readers organize
their day, their desk, and their lives--to help cut out the stress."
Call number: RA 785 .E455 1999
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| Stuffed:
An Insider's Look at Who's (Really) Making America Fat -
Publisher's Marketing: "A food industry
insider blows the whistle on American food corporations, discussing
how the board room decisions and slick marketing machines of restaurant
chains and food packagers have spurred the obesity epidemic and
created the nation's most serious health crisis."
Call number: RA 645 .O23 C31 2009
|
Jeremy:
The Tale of an Honest Bunny - Publisher's
Marketing: "From the author of the popular "Mitford"
series of books come the exciting adventures of a stuffed toy. Unwilling
to be sent to America in a box, Jeremy, a very special rabbit, sets
off to make his own way to his new home."
Call number: PZ 7 .K146 Je 2000
|
Five
Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me - Publisher's
Marketing: "When Richard Paul Evans was twelve, his father,
a building contractor, shattered both his legs. With no insurance,
no income, and eight children, the family was destitute. At that difficult
time young Evans was introduced to a kind multimillionaire who taught
him the five secrets of wealth. Today, Evans credits those lessons
not just with bringing him wealth and success but also bringing him
freedom and opportunity in a world where financial slavery is ubiquitous.
In his signature motivational voice, Evans interweaves those influential
lessons with personal stories from everyday people. He explains
that money should not be the preoccupation of our lives. Rather,
if we follow the five principles, we will be free to focus on God,
family, and relationships -- the true nourishments of life.
Wise and compelling, "The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught
Me About Life and Wealth" will leave you with a new view of
what it means to be rich -- and convinced that you, too, can build
wealth. "The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me About Life
and Wealth" is endorsed by financial consultants, churches,
schools, and marriage counselors."
Call number: HG 179 .E892008 AUDB
|
12
Concerti à cinque, Op. 5
Call number: M 3.3.A53 12co 1989 CD
|
1001
Noches
Call number: M 129 .M57 1001 2005 CD
|
A
Capriccio
Call number: M 3.3 .A34 A23 2203 CD
|
A
New Journey
Call number: M 1745.2 .C44 N49 2006 CD
|
Adeste
Fideles: Christmas Music from Westminster Cathedral
Call number: M 2114.5 .a34 1992 CD
|
African
Dreams
Call number: M 1830 .A47 2004 CD
|
Albinoni’s
Adagios
Call number: M 1000 .A53 A53 1996 CD
|
Amazing
Grace
Call number: M 1270 .A63 1989 CD
|
And
Winter Came
Call number: M 2114.5 .E69 A63 2008 CD
|
The
Art of Amelia Rodgriquez
Call number: M 1782.2 .R63 A78 1998 CD
|
The
Art of Amelia Rodgriquez II
Call number: M 1782.2 .R63 A782 2004 CD
|
The
Art of Flower Arranging - Publisher's
Marketing: "In this classic 1989 talk, Thich Nhat Hanh
uses flower arranging as a metaphor for establishing harmony in
ourselves and in our families."
Call number: BQ 5410 .N486 2002 AUDBK
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At
Home in Mitford - Publisher's Marketing:
"Combining the stellar script-adaptation skills of award-winning
writer Paul McCusker with the best-selling novel by Jan Karon, Radio
Theatre's "At Home in Mitford" will leave listeners longing
for more. Set in the charming village of Mitford, this book will
delight listeners as it draws them into the life of Father Tim,
an Episcopal rector who finds himself running on empty and longing
for change. His bachelor existence is changed and enriched by a
lovable cast of characters, including a stray dog, a lonely boy,
and a comely neighbor."
Call number: PC 3561 .A678 A92 2003 AUDBK
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Black
Turtle
Call number: M 1684 .H5 L55bla 2005 CD
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Business
Companion: Japanese - Publisher's Marketing:
"Learn all the words and phrases you need to get the job done!
"Business Companion: Japanese" is the perfect business
language reference for anyone-from beginner to advanced.
This book is packed with
- More than 1,000 phrases to help you handle any business situation,
from introductions, to getting through on the phone, to hosting
a business dinner and closing a deal
- A unique industry-specific dictionary with more than 700 terms
used in 25 key industries
- A general business dictionary with more than 800 terms
- 30 realistic dialogues set in common business situations
- Expert tips on Japanese culture and business etiquette
- Important telephone numbers, addresses, and Web sites
- Help with essential language and grammar."
Call number: PL 539 .D63 2003 guide AUDBK
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Business
Companion: Japanese: All the Words and Phrases You Need to Do Business
- Publisher's Marketing: "
The new "Business Companion: Japanese" features a 60-minute
audio CD and features over 1,000 phrases for doing business in Japanese."
Call number: PL 539 .D63 2003 AUDBK
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Café
Romantico
Call number: M 129 .A76 C34 2004 CD
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Celtic
Treasury
Call number: M 1745.18 .C45 M8 1995 CD
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The
Crucible
Call number: PS 3525 .I5156 C7 1994 AUDBK
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Digital
Fortress: A Thriller - Publisher's
Marketing: "A masterful thriller by the author of the
#1 "New York Times" bestseller "The Da Vinci Code"
When the NSA's invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious
code it cannot break, the agency calls its head cryptographer, Susan
Fletcher, a brilliant, beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers
sends shock waves through the corridors of power. The NSA is being
held hostage--not by guns or bombs--but by a code so complex that
if released would cripple U.S. intelligence. Caught in an accelerating
tempest of secrecy and lies, Fletcher battles to save the agency
she believes in. Betrayed on all sides, she finds herself fighting
not only for her country but for her life, and in the end, for the
life of the man she loves."
Call number: PS 3552 .R685434 D54 2004 AUDBK
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Enchanted
April - Summary: "An English
novelist's wife rents an Italian castle with a widow and two other
women."
Call number: PN
1997 Ench A77 2009 DVD
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Evolver
Call number: M 1630.2 .L444 E86 2008 CD
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Free
Willy - Summary: "An abandoned
boy with a chip on his shoulder befriends an ill-fated killer whale
at a water park."
Call number: PN
1997 Free W55 2003 DVD
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Get
the Party Started
Call number: M 1743 .B37 G48 2007 CD
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The
Graduate - Summary: "Hoffman,
a recent college graduate, spends his summer trying to find out
what to do next in this biting comedy. The Simon and Garfunkel score
is as much a character in the movie as Bancroft's amorous Mrs. Robinson
or Ross' lovely Elaine."
Call number: PN
1997 Gradu 2005 DVD
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The
Grapes of Wrath - Summary: "John
Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the Great Depression
translates beautifully to the big screen with a young Henry Fonda
at his best"
Call number: PN
1997 Grap O429 2004 DVD
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Groundhog
Day - Summary: "February
2nd keeps repeating for a cynical TV weatherman sent to watch the
groundhog in Punxsutawney, Pa."
Call number: PN
1997 Groun 2008 DVD
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Hamlet
- Summary: "Shakespeare's
Danish prince avenges his father, slain by his mother's new husband.
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli."
Call number: PN
1997 Haml 2004 DVD
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Home
to Holly Springs - Summary: "Sometimes
a trip back home becomes a journey of the soul, as listeners will
discover in this first of the Father Tim novels. Unabridged. 13
CDs."
Call number: PS 3561 .A678 H66 2007 AUDBK
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The
Horse and His Boy - Summary: "In
the never-ending war between good and evil, The Chronicles of Narnia
set the stage for battles of epic proportions. Some take place in
vast fields, where the forces of light and darkness clash. But other
battles occur within the small chambers of the heart and are equally
decisive.
Journeys to the ends of the world, fantastic creatures, betrayals,
heroic deeds, and friendships won and lost -- all come together
in an unforgettable world of magic. So join a wild gallop for freedom.
"
Call number: PR 6023 .E926 H67 2002 AUDBK
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I
Am… Sasha Fierce
Call number: M 1630.2 .K66 I236 2008 CD
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In
This Mountain - Publisher's
Marketing: "In her seventh novel in the bestselling
Mitford Years series, Jan Karon delivers surprises of every kind,
including the return of the man in the attic and an ending that
no one in Mitford will ever forget."
Call number: PS 3561 .A678 I5 2002 AUDBK
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John
Adams - Summary: "John
Adams is a sprawling HBO miniseries event that depicts the extraordinary
life and times of one of Americas least understood, and most underestimated,
founding fathers: the second President of the United States, John
Adams. Starring Paul Giamatti (Sideways, Cinderella Man, HBOs American
Spendor) in the title role and Laura Linney (You Can Count on Me,
Kinsey) as Adams devoted wife Abigail, John Adams chronicles the
extraordinary life journey of one of the primary shapers of our
independence and government, whose legacy has often been eclipsed
by more flamboyant contemporaries like George Washington, Thomas
Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin. Set against
the backdrop of a nations stormy birth, this sweeping miniseries
is a moving love story, a gripping narrative, and a fascinating
study of human nature. Above all, at a time when the nation is increasingly
polarized politically, this story celebrates the shared values of
liberty and freedom upon which this country was built."
Call number: PN
1992.8 .S64 J646 2008 DVD
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The
Last Battle
Call number: PR 6023 .E378 2004 AUDBK
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Legend:
The Best of Bob Marley & the Wailers
Call number: M 1681 .J3 M37leg 2002 CD
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Light
from Heaven - Summary: "The
final volume in Karon's phenomenally successful Mitford Years ties
up all the loose ends of Father Timothy Kavanagh's deeply affecting
life. Unabridged. 13 CDs."
Call number: PS 3561 .A678 L535 2005 AUDBK
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The
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Summary:
"Open the door and enter a new world. NARNIA...the land
beyond the wardrobe door, a secret place frozen in eternal winter...
a magical country waiting to be set free. Lucy is the first to find
the secret of the wardrobe in the professor's mysterious old house.
At first her brothers and sisters don't believe her when she tells
them of her visit to the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund, then Peter
and Susan step through the wardrobe and find a country under the
evil enchantment of the White Witch. They meet the Lion Aslan and
realize they've been called to join the battle to free Narnia from
the Witch's sinister spell."
Call number: PR 6023 .E926 L673 2000 AUDBK
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The
Magician's Nephew - Summary: "In
this unforgettable story, C. S. Lewis shows us how the adventure
began--the glorious birth of the land of Narnia at the hand of its
mysterious King--an audio delight for listeners young and old."
Call number: PR 6023 .E926 M345 2001 AUDBK
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Mar
de Sueños
Call number: M 129 .A76 M37 2005 CD
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Miracle
of Santiago
Call number: M 2016.6 .A66 M57 1995 CD
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Mirages
Call number: M 1505 .G44 m57 1990 CD
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| The
Painter of Battles - Summary: "The
internationally bestselling author of "The Club Dumas"
and "The Queen of the South" delivers his most ambitious
and profoundly affecting novel to date. Unabridged. 7 CDs."
Call number: PQ 6666 .E765 P5613 2008 AUDBK
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Prince
Caspian - Summary: "In the
never-ending war between good and evil, The Chronicles of Narnia set
the stage for battles of epic proportions. Some take place in vast
fields, where the forces of light and darkness clash. But other battles
occur within the small chambers of the heart and are equally decisive.
Journeys to the ends of the world, fantastic creatures, betrayals,
heroic deeds, and friendships won and lost -- all come together
in an unforgettable world of magic. So join a prince as he fights
for his crown.
Performed by Lynn Redgrave"
Call number: PR 6023 .E926 P756 2003 AUDBK
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Sail
- Summary: "Written with
the blistering pace and shocking twists that only James Patterson
can master, "Sail" takes "Lost" and "Survivor"
to a new level of terror. Unabridged. 7 CDs."
Call number: PS 3566 .A822 S25 2008 AUDBK
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Sgt.
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Call number: M 1741.2 .B438 S48 1987 CD
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The
Silver Chair - Summary: "In
the never-ending war between good and evil, The Chronicles of Narnia
set the stage for battles of epic proportions. Some take place in
vast fields, where the forces of light and darkness clash. But other
battles occur within the small chambers of the heart and are equally
decisive.
Journeys to the ends of the world, fantastic creatures, betrayals,
heroic deeds, and friendships won and lost--all come together in
an unforgettable world of magic. So step into Underland in search
of a lost prince.
Performed by Jeremy Northam"
Call number: PR 6023 .E926 S55 2004 AUDBK
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Stationary
Bike - Publisher's Marketing:
"New on audio from Stephen King...an unabridged novella"as
artful as anything he has ever written." ("Booklist")
Climb aboard Stationary Bike -- a streamlined fever dream of a
tale, in which an ordinary household object assumes otherworldly
powers and a familiar journey takes a terrifying twist.
When commercial artist Richard Sifkitz finally gets around to having
that physical he'd been putting off for years, and his cholesterol
comes back dangerously high, he does what so many thirty-something,
junk food-eating couch potatoes have done before him: he buys a
stationary bike, and vows to ride it regularly.
Unlike many a mid-life exercise convert, however, Richard actually
starts to ride his new stationary bike. A lot. Soon he's spending
so much time on his bike that he decides to put his artistic talents
to use and paint a mural on the wall opposite his stationary bike.
But it turns out that Richard's mural is no ordinary picture --
and soon his stationary bike is taking him places he doesn't want
to go...and can't stay away from.
A riveting riff on artistic frustration, midlife mortality, and
hard-won redemption, "Stationary Bike" is a thrill ride
that could come only from the mind of Stephen King."
Call number: PS 3561 .I483 S72 2006 AUDBK
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Suerte
Call number: M 1828 .A97 S84 1994 CD
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Superman
Returns - Publisher's Marketing:
"After a long visit to the planet Krypton, the Man of Steel
returns to earth to become the people's savior once again and reclaim
the love of Lois Lane. Published to coincide with the movie release
in Summer 2006. Unabridged. 9 CDs."
Call number: PN 6728 .S9 W65 2006 AUDBK
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Sounds
of St. Lucia
Call number: M 1366 .A36 S68 2003 CD
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The
Templar Legacy - Publisher's Marketing:
"The ancient order of the Knights Templar possessed untold
wealth and absolute power over kings and popes until the Inquisition,
when they were wiped from the face of the earth, their hidden riches
lost. But now two forces vying for the treasure have learned that
it is not at all what they thought it was-and its true nature could
change the modern world. Abridged. 6 CDs."
Call number: PS 3602 .E764 T46 2006 AUDBK
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Thy
Kingdom Come
Call number: M 2108 .W56 T49 2008 CD
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Treasures
Call number: M 129 .A76 T74 2004 CD
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The
Voyage of the Dawn Treader - Publisher's
Marketing: " The "Dawn Treader" is the first
ship Narnia has seen in centuries. Now it takes Edmund, Lucy, Eustace,
and Caspian to the Eastern Islands--and to the end of the world.
"
Call number: PR 6023 .E926 V693 2003 AUDBK
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Questions for the Dalai Lama - Summary:
"A lone filmmaker is granted one hour to ask 10 questions
of the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. The story is woven between a journeyman's
personal observations, a government in exile, and the life and wisdom
of one of the premier spiritual leaders of our time."
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