It all began when Star took a close look at herself and her life and realized she wasn't happy with what she saw: obesity precluded her from crossing her legs, she needed an asthma inhaler, she couldn't fasten her own necklace, and, worst of all, she got too tired to shop -- a disaster because Star Jones Reynolds is a seriously committed shopper.

Then she realized something else: with all her extraordinary accomplishments, none of it mattered without true love. Thinking long and hard, she finally understood that she hadn't yet met the man of her dreams because "she" wasn't ready for him.

Star decided to make it happen. She began a personal journey to reconstitute her physical look, emotional state, and already strong spirituality. Even if she didn't find love, it would be a win-win situation because she'd emerge from the experience a healthier, happier woman -- one who could truly shine. Unless you live on another planet, you know Star succeeded in her quest and did find true love -- and it wasn't that hard at all. In "Shine," she shares it all in her wise, revealing, irreverent, laugh-out-loud style.

"Shine" is divided into three main sections, each exploring core issues of interest to women. Part One guides women toward being their most attractive physical selvesusing Star's personal secrets on losing weight and finding hair, fashion, and makeup chic (inexpensively). Part Two asks tough questions about emotional preparedness for a relationship and shows you how to think like lawyers, and how to get your financial and emotional houses in order. Part Three delves into a woman's spiritual life -- discover how to talk to God no matter what your religion. Spiking the book are Star's "absolutes" -- truisms that have always worked for her and continue to give her guidance -- quizzes and self-assessment exercises that will help you focus on your particular strengths and weaknesses.

Everyone knows Star Jones Reynolds is a success story, a happy, rough-edges-to-emotional-and-financial-riches tale. Until you read this book, you won't know how she got there -- and how you can echo her triumphs and shine."

Call number: HQ 1221 .J67 2006

Conspiracy and Imprisonment 1940-1945

Call number: BR 45 .B6513 v.16

Concept of Anxiety: A Simple Psychologically Orienting Deliberation on the Dogmatic Issue of Hereditary Sin - Publisher's Marketing: "A work that "not only treats of irony but is irony," wrote a contemporary reviewer of The Concept of Irony, with Continual Reference to Socrates. Presented here with Kierkegaard's notes of the celebrated Berlin lectures on "positive philosophy" by F.W.J. Schelling, the book is a seedbed of Kierkegaard's subsequent work, both stylistically and thematically. Part One concentrates on Socrates, the master ironist, as interpreted by Xenophon, Plato, and Aristophanes, with a word on Hegel and Hegelian categories. Part Two is a more synoptic discussion of the concept of irony in Kierkegaard's categories, with examples from other philosophers and with particular attention given to A. W. Schlegel's novel Lucinde as an epitome of romantic irony.The Concept of Irony and the Notes of Schelling's Berlin Lectures belong to the momentous year 1841, which included not only the completion of Kierkegaard's university work and his sojourn in Berlin, but also the end of his engagement to Regine Olsen and the initial writing of Either/Or."

Call number: BT 720 .K52 1980

Christ Stopped at Eboli - Vendor's Marketing: "In the fascist Italy of 1935, a painter trained as a doctor is exiled to a remote region near Eboli. Over time, he learns to appreciate the beauty and wisdom of the peasants, and to overcome his isolation."

Call number: PN 1997 Chr 2003 DVD

Donnie Darko - Vendor's Marketing: "An edgy, psychological thriller aobut a suburban teen coming face-to-face with his dark destiny. A delusional high school student is visited by a demonic rabbit with eerie visions of the past - and deadly predictions for the future."

Call number: PN 1997 Donn 2004 DVD

Key Largo - Vendor's Marketing: "A gangster holds a GI and others hostage in a run-down Florida Keys hotel. Directed by John Huston."

Call number: PN 1997 Key 2000 DVD

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Vendor's Marketing: "A guys finds out that his on-again, off-again girlfriend has undergone an experimental procedure to erase him from her memory. Frustrated that the woman he continues to love doesn't even recognize him, he decides to undergo the same procedure to remove his memories of her. During the procedure, the man changes his mind and fights the process to retain his memories of his girlfriend in unlikely places in his mind."

Call number: PN 1997 Eter 2004 DVD

How to Paint Watercolor Landscapes: From Photograph to Sketch to Your Very Own Masterpiece in 6 Easy Steps - Publisher's Marketing: "How many times have we said of a beautiful outdoor setting, "Pretty as a picture. It could be a painting." For the painter in us all, those photos are the key to inspired art, and How to Paint Watercolor Landscapes shows us how, This beautiful artist's guide, lushly illustrated with over 250 professional full-color landscape photos and instructional illustrations, explains how to turn cherished outdoor photos into stunning watercolor landscape paintings at your leisure and without ever leaving your home. From dramatic seascapes to majestic forests, breathtaking skylines to the quiet meadows, nearly every kind of setting is included in this amazing book. Detailed, step-by-step instructions, each illustrated with expert photographs, explain everything you need to know to create a wonderful work of watercolor art: selection and preparation of surface; sketching; choosing the paint, mixing the colors, then applying them for texture and tone--it's all here. Novice or experienced painters alike can practice with the exquisite photos presented in the book or simply prop up their own photograph and begin to work. It's that simple. Don't just tuck your outdoor photos away in an album--bring them to life in vivid watercolor in the comfort of your home with How to Paint Watercolor Landscapes."

Call number: ND 2240 .H37 2006

Color Mixing the Van Wyk Way: A Manual for Oil Painters - Publisher's Marketing: "Helen Van Wyk may well be considered the most popular oil painting instructor in recent times, and is best known for her long-running PBS series "Welcome to My Studio." Her unparalleled instructional books -- brimming with her insightful techniques and full-color images of her work -- continue to teach and inspire artists of all skill levels."

Call number: ND 1488 .V34 2000

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Oil Painting - Publisher's Marketing: "An anthology of Watson-Guptill's finest instruction in oil painting from recent bestselling authors. The full range of painting techniques is presented--preparing the canvas, designing the composition, massing values, building layers, scumbling, glazing, painting with a knife, and more. 350 full-color illus."

Call number: ND 1500 .E93 1993

The Pre-Foreclosure Property Investor's Kit: How to Make Money Buying Distressed Real Estate -- Before the Public Auction - Publisher's Marketing: "Pre-foreclosure real estate is one of the hottest investment opportunities on the market. "The Pre-Foreclosure Property Investors Kit" offers step-by-step instruction and no-nonsense advice on how to find great deals, estimate fair market value, negotiate with sellers, sell your property on your own, and win big in real estate. Youll learn how to get the best deals on foreclosure properties before they go to auction and utilize simple ready-made worksheets, checklists, forms, and agreements that make getting started easy. Even people of modest means can get into pre-foreclosure investing— all it takes is a little hard work, persistence, and the tools youll find in this handy guide."

Call number: HD 255 .L829 2005

First published in 1951, this treasure trove remains, as Jack Flam states in his foreword to the second edition, "the most comprehensive and important anthology of Dada writings in any language, and a fascinating and very readable book." It contains every major text on the Dada movement, including retrospective studies, personal memoirs, and prime examples. The illustrations range from photos of participants, in characteristic Dadaist attitudes, to facsimiles of their productions."

Call number: NX 456.5 .D3 D33 1989

Well-known editors Neal Ashkanasy, Celeste P. M. Wilderom, and Mark F. Peterson lend a truly international perspective to what is the single most comprehensive and up-to-date source on the growing field of organizational culture and climate. In addition, the Handbook opens with a foreword by Andrew Pettigrew and two provocative commentaries by Ben Schneider and Edgar Schein, and concludes with an invaluable set of combined references."

Call number: HD 58.7 .H363 2000

Kierkegaard Anthology - Publisher's Marketing: "This anthology covers the whole of Kierkegaard's literary career. These are climaxed by the beautiful and moving religious discourses which accompany them; finally, there is the biting satire of his Attack Upon 'Christendom.'"

Call number: B 4372 .E5 B74 1973

Concluding Unscientific PostScript to Philosophical Fragments - Publisher's Marketing: "In Philosophical Fragments the pseudonymous author Johannes Climacus explored the question: What is required in order to go beyond Socratic recollection of eternal ideas already possessed by the learner? Written as an afterword to this work, Concluding Unscientific Postscript is on one level a philosophical jest, yet on another it is Climacus's characterization of the subjective thinker's relation to the truth of Christianity. At once ironic, humorous, and polemical, this work takes on the "unscientific" form of a mimical-pathetical-dialectical compilation of ideas. Whereas the movement in the earlier pseudonymous writings is away from the aesthetic, the movement in Postscript is away from speculative thought. Kierkegaard intended Postscript to be his concluding work as an author. The subsequent "second authorship" after The Corsair Affair made Postscript the turning point in the entire authorship. Part One of the text volume examines the truth of Christianity as an objective issue, Part Two the subjective issue of what is involved for the individual in becoming a Christian, and the volume ends with an addendum in which Kierkegaard acknowledges and explains his relation to the pseudonymous authors and their writings. The second volume contains the scholarly apparatus, including a key to references and selected entries from Kierkegaard's journals and papers."

Call number: B 4373 .A472 E5 1992 v.2

Don't Smile Until December: And Other Myths about Classroom Teaching - Publisher's Marketing: "Smile as early and as often as you can in your learning classroom! Explore the realities behind eight well-known teaching myths with veteran teacher educator Peggy Deal Redman. With insightful classroom stories, reflective questions, how-to tips and strategies, and inspirational quotes to encourage, inspire, and motivate every teacher in todays professional learning community, this creative resource offers: Tools for building a positive classroom environment Sound advice for developing respectful relationships with students Tips for collaborating with colleagues, administrators, and parents Ideas for rekindling professional idealism"

Call number: LB 1025.3 .R427 2006

The Essential 55 Workbook: Everything You Need to Help Your Child Succeed in School - Publisher's Marketing: "With the help of the workbook, readers can apply Clark's rules to a more "parent-directed" approach to improving study and work habits. Included are activities to help fire up a child's enthusiasm for the classroom, fun role-playing exercises, and quizzes to discover a child's strengths."

Call number: LB 1025. 3 .C5343 2004

What can the call to discipleship, the adherence to the word of Jesus, mean today to the businessman, the soldier, the laborer, or the aristocrat? What did Jesus mean to say to us? What is his will for us today? Drawing on the Sermon on the Mount, Dietrich Bonhoeffer answers these timeless questions by providing a seminal reading of the dichotomy between "cheap grace" and "costly grace." "Cheap grace," Bonhoeffer wrote, "is the grace we bestow on ourselves...grace without discipleship....Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again, the girl which must be asked for, the door at which a man must know....It is costly because it costs a man his life, and it is grace because it gives a man the only true life."

"The Cost of Discipleship" is a compelling statement of the demands of sacrifice and ethical consistency from a man whose life and thought were exemplary articulations of a new type of leadership inspired by the Gospel, and imbued with the spirit of Christian humanism and a creative sense of civic duty."

Call number: BT 380 .B67413 1995

The Idea of the University: A Reexamination - Publisher's Marketing: "The crisis in university education has been the subject of vigorous debate in recent years. In this eloquent and deeply personal book, a distinguished scholar reflects on the character and aims of the university, assessing its guiding principles, its practical functions, and its role in society. Jaroslav Pelikan provides a unique perspective on the university today by reexamining it in light of John Henry Cardinal Newman's 150-year-old classic The Idea of a University and showing how Cardinal Newman's ideas both illuminate and differ from current problems facing higher education. Pelikan begins by affirming the validity of Newman's first principle: that knowledge must be an end in itself. He goes on to make the case for the inseparability of research and teaching on both intellectual and practical grounds, stressing the virtues--free inquiry, scholarly honesty, civility in discourse, toleration of diverse beliefs and values, and trust in rationality and public verifiability--that must be practiced and taught by the university. He discusses the business of the university--the advancement of knowledge through research, the extension and interpretation of knowledge through undergraduate and graduate teaching, the preservation of knowledge in libraries, museums, and galleries, and the diffusion of knowledge through scholarly publishing. And he argues that by performing these tasks, by developing closer ties with other schools at all levels, and by involving the community in lifelong education, the university will make its greatest contribution to society."

Call number: LB 2321 .P383 1992

Fear and Trembling/Repetition - Publisher's Marketing: "In Repetition Kierkegaard discusses the most profound implications of the unity of personhood and of identity within change-the repetition that creates the rebirth of God in the heart of man, brings the eternal into the present, and allows the past to retain its meaning."

Call number: BR 100 .K52 1983

The World's First Love: A Moving Portrayal of the Virgin Mary - Publisher's Marketing: "Sheen presents a moving, eloquent portrayal of Mary, Mother of God. Combining profound spirituality, history, and theology, Mary's whole life is lovingly portrayed in this never failing source of information, consolation and inspiration."

Call number: BT 602 .S55 1996

Plum Village Chanting and Recitation Book - Publisher's Marketing: "Containing many chants, recitations, and ceremonial texts in print for the first time, Plum Village Chanting and Recitation Book is the quintessential resource and reference book for monastic and lay practitioners in Thich Nhat Hanh's worldwide Sangha. It is a valuable resource for anyone who wants to celebrate life and practice the art of mindful living."

Call number: BQ 5558 .V53 N4713 2000

The Star of Redemption - Publisher's Marketing: "The Star of Redemption is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding religion and philosophy. Fusing philosophy and theology, the book assigns both Judaism and Christianity distinct but equally important roles in the spiritual structure of the world and finds in both biblical religions approaches to a comprehension of reality. The major themes and motifs of The Star--the birth, life, death, and immortality of the soul; Eastern philosophies and Jewish mysticism; the relationship between God, world, and humanity over time; and revelation as the real biblical miracle of faith and path to redemption--resonate meaningfully."

Call number: BM 565 .R613 2005

Difficult Conversations: What to Say in Tricky Situations Without Ruining the Relationship - Publisher's Marketing: "This book gives practical advice for building your assertiveness skills and communicating directly with others. Sample scenarios covering difficult conversations with your partner, friends and family, bosses and colleagues and shows you the right way to get your message across."

Call number: BF 637 .C54 D52 2004

The Passion Test: The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Destiny - Publisher's Marketing: ""The Passion TestTM provides the simplest, clearest way to get started on knowing what you want-by getting clear on who you are." -from the Foreword by T. Harv Eker, #1 NY Times best-selling author, Secrets of The Millionaire Mind ~~~~ "The Passion TestTM has given me incredible insight into what was missing in my life, where I was not 100% spot on in pursuing my passions. It's simple, it's easy, and it's profound. Out of it came the creation of an organization I'd been putting off for six years and a fuller expression of my love and my commitment to my family. I think there's nothing more important than that." -Jack Canfield, co-creator of the #1 NY Times best-selling series, Chicken Soup for the Soul ~~~~ "Chris and Janet Attwood have provided a clear, simple, and effective method to help you identify your core passions so you can create the fulfilling life you deserve." -John Gray, PhD, #1 NY Times best-selling author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus ~~~~ "Quite frankly I was blown away. The Passion TestTM is a very direct, practical roadmap on how to become prosperous, how to take what it is you love, and make it into a very, very substantial, and very fulfilling income." -Bill Harris, Director Centerpointe Research Institute ~~~~ "Passion is the key to your destiny. Discover your Passion by taking the best of all tests- Janet and Chris Attwood's 'Passion Test'" -Mark Victor Hansen, co-creator of the #1 NY Times best-selling series, Chicken Soup for the Soul ~~~~ "The PassionTestTM is very provocative and very revealing, and it's unlike anything anyone has ever exposed me to. It challenged me in a very revealing way." -Jay Abraham, Marketing genius, author, GettingEverything You Can Out of All You've Got ~~~~ "I couldn't put it down. The story is so engaging, I almost forgot how much I wanted to take the test. Then, taking the test, I realized how valuable it was to hear Janet's story and what she went through to get to the point she could live her passion." -Yehuda Berg, The Kabbalah Center, author, The 72 Names of God, Power of Kabbalah, The Red String ~~~~ "The PassionTestTM has you focus on those things that are most important in your life, and passion is one of the keys to success for anyone, anywhere in the world. The PassionTestTM will be valuable for me, as the founder of BNI, in understanding what my franchisees are passionate about, because if they're not passionate about the things they're doing, they can have all the ability in the world, but they're not going to be as successful at running the programs we want them to run as they can be." -Ivan Misner, Chairman and Founder BNI (Business Networks International) ~~~~ "Simple, clear, powerful. The Passion TestTM is a remarkable tool for getting the clarity you need to begin living your dreams." -Marci Shimoff, co-author of the #1 NY Times best sellers Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul and Mother's Soul ~~~~ "Whether your life purpose is clear or you want to be clearer, The Passion TestTM provides a powerful tool for putting you on track to a more fulfilled, more complete life. The clearer your passions-the surer are your chances of realizing them." -Dr. Pankaj Naram, world-renowned Ayurvedic physician, personal pulse reader to the Dalai Lama and Mother Teresa, co-author, Secrets of Natural Health ~~~~ "The Test itself is an incredibly valuable tool for clarifying what's really importantto you in your life. Equally valuable were the lessons Chris and Janet Attwood share for actually living your mission." -Catherine Lanigan, author, Romancing the Stone and Jewel of the Nile"

Call number: BF 637 .S8 A88 2006

The First Crusade: The Capture of Jerusalem in Ad 1099 - Publisher's Marketing: "Christians had been making pilgrimages to the Holy Land for centuries, but when local Muslim rulers began to persecute Christian pilgrims in the 11th-century, Pope Urban II called for a crusade to recapture Jerusalem and to rid Europe of feuding Christian princes. Told using primary source material and illuminated manuscripts, this is the story of the successful but savage First Crusade that established the Christian kingdom of Jerusalem in the Middle East in 1099."

Call number: D 161.2 .E34 2004

The Kierkegaard Reader - Publisher's Marketing: "This anthology is the first attempt to present a rounded picture of 'Kierkegaard as a philosopher' in English. After an introduction explaining how Kierkegaard viewed the task of 'becoming a philosopher', there are generous extracts from the Concept of Irony and the great pseudonymous works: Either/Or, Fear and Trembling, Repetition, Philosophical Fragments, The Concept of Anxiety, Prefaces, Johannes Climacus and Concluding Unscientific Postscript. Kierkegaard's own attempts to summarize the significance of his writings are also included, so that readers have the opportunity to make up their own minds about the adequacy of his retrospective accounting. The Kierkegaard who emerges from these pages is not only a penetrating analyst of temporality, individuality, and irony, but also a lithe, witty and versatile stylist. He is probably one of the greatest writers in the philosophical tradition, and surely one of the most humorous. The anthology makes use of a range of classic translations, and includes new translations by Jane Chamberlain and Jonathan Re, explanatory introductions, an index and a glossary."

Call number: B 4372 .E5 K53 2001

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less - Publisher's Marketing: ""The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio" introduces Evelyn Ryan, an enterprising woman who kept poverty at bay with wit, poetry, and perfect prose during the "contest era" of the 1950s and 1960s. Standing up to the church, her alcoholic husband, and antiquated ideas about women, Evelyn turned every financial challenge into an opportunity for innovation, all the while raising her six sons and four daughters with the belief that miracles are an everyday occurrence. The inspiration for a major motion picture, Evelyn Ryan's story is told by her daughter Terry with an infectious joy that shows how a winning spirit and sense of humor can triumph over adversity every time."

Call number: CT 275 .R8964 R93 2005

A History of the Middle East - Publisher's Marketing: "As the birthplace of three principal religions, the Middle East is holy to 15 million Jews, 2 billion Christians, and 1 billion Muslims. As the cradle of western civilization, it is fundamental to world history, the place where humans transformed themselves from nomadic hunters to settled farmers capable of building great cities and societies. This detailed history covers the Middle East from its ancient beginnings to the present. The confluence of events that produced civilized society is fully discussed, along with the establishment of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The emergence and decline of the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, which laid much of the framework for the region to move into the modern era, is covered in depth. Analysis of the area in recent decades focuses on World War I and II and the regional conflicts that inflame the Middle East of the 21st century."

Call number: DS 62 .F79 2006

Ordinary Suffering of Extraordinary Saints - Publisher's Marketing: "They ran away from home, contemplated suicide, kept strings of lovers, got mugged, went to jail -- and they were all saints. This remarkably entertaining and meticulously researched book shows how the saints had all the problems we have -- and still overcame them."

Call number: BX 4655.2 .O44 2000

Back to Jerusalem: Church Planting Movements in the Holy Land - Publisher's Marketing: "Answers your questions about the Middle East conflict and what God is doing today to build His church in the Holy Land. It is a resource for prayer and ministry."

Call number: BV 652.24 .R44 2000

Generations have encountered the Rule by means of Doyle's work, which remains by far the most widely known and used English version of the Rule. The traditional dates for the thrice-yearly reading of the Rule are included in this edition. The elegance of the page as crafted by the master eye of liturgical artist and designer Frank Kacmarcik, Obl.S.B., makes this edition a treasure to read as Benedict intended."

Call number: BX 3004 .E6 2001

Debt Free Living: How to Get Out of Debt and Stay Out - Publisher's Marketing: "Credit is so easily obtained and credit card applications flow into our mailboxes virtually every day. Many couples find themselves deeply in debt and not even sure of how they got there let alone how they can get out of it. Larry Burkett has the solution!His bestselling book, Debt-Free Living, has been updated and modernized. Debt-Free Living has been providing poignant and biblical teaching on debt for over a decade. This updated resource will teach the consumer about the origin of most financial troubles and help him or her break the 'debt cycle.' Debt-Free Living is a necessary resource to battle the temptation and trappings of debt that are weighing you down."

Themes:
- Religious Orientation | Christian
- Theometrics | Evangelical

Call number: HG 179 .B83495 1999

Presented in order of growing seasons, Brother Victor-Antoine's soups offer a succulent range of flavors -- refreshing Watercress Soup for spring; Gazpacho made with ripe tomatoes for summer; Pumpkin Soup, savory for autumn; and Saint Nicholas Soup, made with turnips, carrots, potatoes, and cabbage, for winter holidays.

In keeping with the monastic emphasis on frugality, the recipes, 75 percent of which are vegetarian, call for easy-to-find, affordable ingredients and include at least one recipe for every vegetable native to North America. From simple clear broths to veloutes, consommes, and thick, hearty soups, Twelve Months of Monastery Soups will appeal to every palate."

Call number: TX 757 .D36 1996

Obras Completas 1 by Jorge Luis Borges Call number: PQ 7797 .B635 .O37 2005 v. 1

Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges Call number: PQ 7797 .B635 F513 1993

Guide to Network Defense and Countermeasures - Publisher's Marketing: "Provides a solid foundation in network security fundamentals with an emphasis on intrusion detection, and prepares the reader for the second exam, Network Defense and Countermeasures, in the Security Certified Network Professional (SCNP) Certification."

Call number: TK 5105.59 .H65 2003

All about Techniques in Oils - Publisher's Marketing: "This All About Techniques book illustrates and explains the fundamentals of art theory, then proceeds to step-by-step advice on how to create complete, highly finished artworks. This volume is filled with full-color photos and art illustrations, the latter in some cases showing reproductions of well-known paintings. This book starts with advice on choosing pigments, canvas, and equipment, then instructs on the use of brushes, knives, and other artist's tools. The theory of color and its combinations is treated in detail, and then the art student is guided step-by-step through the creation of landscapes, portraits, nudes, still-lifes, animal illustrations, and more."

Call number: ND 1500 .T6313 1997

Lilias! Yoga Gets Better with Age - Publisher's Marketing: "Nothing softens the aging process like yoga! Now, the First Lady of Yoga shows how to add more flexibility, energy, and joy to your life--with her new method of "yin" stretching for the maturing body.
As Americans in their 40s, 50s, and beyond search for ways to increase flexibility, diminish aches and pains, enhance well-being, and slow the aging process, the word is out: yoga does all this and more. But traditional yoga poses and stretches can be a problem for stiffer, less pliable bodies. That is why Lilias Folan--the most beloved and admired American yoga teacher ever--has created "yin" yoga, a specific, safe, and creative way to stretch and strengthen within each yoga posture. The technique, which cannot be found in other yoga works, is at the heart of this book. Some outstanding features include:
o More than 200 photographs of Lilias demonstrating the yoga postures using her innovative techniques
o Lilias, in her trademark soothing and upbeat style, guiding readers along a spiritual path that leads to increased vitality and a higher Self
o Engaging stories of her life's journey from this internationally renowned yoga master and grandmother
Whatever you're looking for at this time of life--wisdom, serenity, meaning, energy, bliss, or simply to feel better--Lilias will show how a mindful practice of yogic principles can help you find it."

Call number: RA 781.7 .F643 2005

Make plans for your new deck with Deck Planner Second Edition, and you'll soon be enjoying the outdoor living space you've been dreaming of."

Call number: TH 4970 .D39 2006

Organizing Audiovisual and Electronic Resources for Access: A Cataloging Guide - Publisher's Marketing: "CDs. DVDs. MP3s. Streaming videos. Electronic books. Web resources. Remote access electronic serials. These are but a few of the resources driving an increasing percentage of library user interests, influencing library collection development, and placing increased demands on the library cataloger's skill set. This definitive guide to performing descriptive cataloging and subject analysis on audiovisual and multimedia resources reflects the 2002 revision of the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules and its 2004 update, the latest version of the Library of Congress Rule Interpretations, and the CONSER Module 31. Basic topics include the principles of organization, the cataloging process, sound recordings, video recordings and electronic resources, resource integration, remote access electronic serials, and the challenges of organizing information in a digital environment. The five materials chapters consist of an introduction to the format--followed by a discussion, with examples, of current standards for descriptive cataloging, choice of access points, and subject analysis--and concludes with analyses of 10 bibliographic records. Designed for either self-study or classroom use, here is a guide no 21st-century library can afford to be without."

Call number: Z 695.66 .H75 2006

Turn your dream of a custom home into reality!

Thinking about building your own home? This easy-to-follow guide shows you how to plan and build a beautiful home on any budget. From acquiring land to finding the best architect to overseeing the construction, you get lots of savvy tips on managing your new investment wisely — and staying sane during the process!

Discover how to: Find the best homesite Navigate the plan approval process Obtain financing Hire the right contractor Cut design and construction costs Avoid common mistakes"

Call number: TH 148 .D38 2005

The Church Ladies' Celestial Suppers & Sensible Advice - Publisher's Marketing: "Offering a heaping helping of comfort food with a side of good old-fashioned values, the Church Ladies' latest contribution to the cook's essential library features over 200 recipes plus a collection of timeless words of wisdom."

Call number: TX 738 .C48 2005

IBS Relief, Second Edition is an extensively updated, hands-on guide to help you manage your symptoms and limit the frequency, intensity, and duration of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) episodes. Written by a doctor, a dietitian, and a psychologist, this guide gives you a multidisciplinary approach encompassing every proven strategy for managing IBS, including new drug therapies and stress management techniques.

This book won't confuse you with medical terminology— IBS is confounding enough. Instead, the book contains questionnaires, lists, diaries, stress and food tolerance tests, and other tools to help you determine the pattern of your symptoms, identify triggers, and take appropriate action. You'll learn how to manage your problem based on your specific symptoms. Approaches include: A three-step process for managing irritable bowel through healthy eating Recommended diet adjustments for the six most common IBS symptoms Three stress-management strategies, including specific techniques for calming the body, calming the mind, and confronting stress Three steps to controlling pain

This book gives you the tools, the techniques, and the information you need to make specific lifestyle and diet changes that can bring real relief."

Call number: RC 862 .I77 B87 2006

Beyond Slash, Burn, and Poison: Transforming Breast Cancer Stories Into Action - Publisher's Marketing: "Depending on one's vantage point, breast cancer can be a very different experience, and indeed, a very different concern. It is, for some, a personal struggle; for others, it is a disease posing scientific and environmental challenges; and for others it is a highly charged and politicized issue around which policy wars rage. Beyond Slash, Burn, and Poison brings a unique perspective to breast cancer by recognizing the overlapping relationship of all these realities. Drawing on the writings of Rachel Carson, Betty Ford, Rose Kushner, and Audre Lorde, this book explores the various ways in which patient-centered texts continue to leave their mark on the political realm of breast cancer and, ultimately, the disease itself. Ordered chronologically, the selections trace the progression of discussions about breast cancer from a time when the subject was kept private and silent to when it became part of public discourse. The texts included are personal accounts, written by women struggling to play an active role in their healing process and, at the same time, hoping to help others do the same. Knopf-Newman also shows us how these writings eventually changed public opinion and the underlying tendency to blame women for their illness. She argues that changes in medical practice and public policy are linked to textual interventions, and makes a case for the politicization of cultural studies of disease through personal and literary expression. Passionately written and well-researched, Beyond Slash, Burn, and Poison transforms how we think about breast cancer. Rather than facilitating forums for separate discussions, this book brings conversations into dialog with each other. It is essentialreading for anyone concerned with breast cancer and its history, as well as for those interested in the effect of the environment on public health and the role that literature plays in public policy and medicine."

Call number: RC 280 .B8 K58 2004

Alzheimer's Disease: The Complete Guide to Preventing, Treating, and Coping with Memory Loss (What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About...) - Publisher's Marketing: "The director of the New York Memory and Healthy Aging Services offers sound advice for patients and caregivers facing Alzheimer's disease. This guide covers prevention, treatment, and coping with memory loss and examines the symptoms and stages of Alzheimer's."

Call number: RC 523.2 .D486 2004

Probability and Statistics

Call number: QA 273 .H375 1997

Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East - Publisher's Marketing: "This comprehensive guide, which includes over 1000 photographs, covers the identification, biology, and conservation of more than 520 species of orchid found in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. A valuable reference for orchid specialists, botanists, and interested tourists."

Call number: QK 495 .O64 D45 2006

Terry McMillan: A Critical Companion - Publisher's Marketing: "The tremendous universal appeal of Terry McMillan's Waiting to Exhale took the book world by storm. With her third novel finally earning her the recognition and respect she richly deserved, Terry McMillan followed up with How Stella Got Her Groove Back, which continued to attract new and loyal fans from all walks of life. In this critical work Richards places these inspirational works, as well as McMillan's earlier writings, in their deserved cultural and literary context. Richards offers an insightful analysis of McMillan's narrative technique, which, while having roots in the blues aesthetic, has created a voice that sings out to readers across the lines of sex and race. McMillan's stories are inhabited by strong, dynamic African American women, yet these characters have universal lessons of life and love to share with all readers who appreciate good fiction. A richly drawn biographical chapter examines the life of McMillan and the influences her own personal experiences have exerted on her writings. In the following chapter, Richards discusses McMillan's place in the literary tradition in which such writers as Zora Neale Hurston paved the way and inspired McMillan to write realistic, yet humorous accounts of the African American romantic experience. Richards devotes a chapter to each of McMillan's first four novels; Mama (1987), Disappearing Acts (1989), Waiting to Exhale (1992), and How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1996). She discusses each novel in terms of plot, narrative style, character development, thematic issues, historical and cultural context, and alternative critical perspective. The comprehensive bibliography, including a list of reviews and index, covers the movieadaptations as well as the books."

Call number: PS 3563 .C3868 Z87 1999

A Preface to Paradise Lost: Being the Ballard Matthews Lectures Delivered at University College, North Wales, 1941

Call number: PR 3562 .L4 1961

Da Vinci Fraud: Why the Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction - Publisher's Marketing: "Examines the creative uses of history in Dan Brown's best-selling novel"

Call number: PS 3552 .R685434 D3367 2005

Revisiting Stephen King: A Critical Companion - Publisher's Marketing: "Having endured an initially frigid critcal reception, personal struggles with addiction, and a mid-life accident that nearly killed him, Stephen King continues to reign as perhaps the most popular and prolific writer in America. This new edition of the critical companion to his works includes an expanded biographical chapter, featuring King's return to writing after his accident and his groundbreaking experiments in e-publishing. A full chapter is devoted to each of his eight most recently published works of fiction, offering thorough critical treatments of BL Desperation (1996)BL The Green Mile (1997) BL The Regulators (1996) BL Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (1997)BL Bag of Bones (1998)BL The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999)BL Hearts in Atlantis (1999)BL Dreamcatcher (2001) Discussions of character development, thematic concerns, and issues of style and symbolism follow concise plot synopses. An alternate critical perspective is offered for each work. King achievements and placement in the horror genre are reconsidered, especially in light of his more recent forays into suspense fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and other areas of writing. The volume includes a selective list of further suggested readings includes biographical sources, general criticism, and reviews."

Call number: PS 3561 .I483 Z864 2002

Concrete Jungle - Publisher's Marketing: "Short Stories Where, There Are No rules!! With a diverse group of writers, including bestsellers Shannon Holmes (B-More Careful) and Anthony Whyte (Ghetto Girls), this anthology takes you to the exact moment of a brick being dropped from a rooftop. As you read, you'll have no choice but to watch from below and bear witness to the pain. Ultimately, Concrete Jungle comprises authors from different parts, offering different stories, crafted with a similar place in mind: stories of money, sex, lies, videotapes, drugs, violence, and finding a place to fit in. Above all, these are stories of decisions made, good or bad, in the face of the sheer desperation that comes from trying to survive in this corner of American known as the Concrete Jungle."

Call number: PS 648 .C5 C66x 2005

Conversations with Walker Percy - Publisher's Marketing: "Twenty-seven interviews reflecting the development of popular and scholarly interest in Walker Percy and his works"

Call number: PS 3566 .E6912 C6 1985

Either/Or Part I Call number: PT 8142 .E57 E5 1987 pt. 1

Either/Or Part II Call number: PT 8142 .E57 E5 1987 pt. 2

Italian Painting Before 1400: Art in the Making - Publisher's Marketing: "In Italy between 1270 and 1370 the whole tradition of European painting underwent a radical and enduring change of direction. This attractive and unusual study of Italian painted panels of the Early Renaissance examines the materials with which this transformation was effected and demonstrates how modern technology has increased our understanding of medieval panel painting. The authors survey the primarily religious function of these works and the professional context in which the artists worked. They provide explanations of the construction of panels and the preparation of wood for painting and of the preparation and application of gold leaf. The substantial sections on pigments and color represent original research done at the Gallery that has enabled the writers to provide the first comprehensive survey of how paints were prepared, mixed, and applied."

Call number: ND 613 .I87 1989

Basic Watercolor Techniques - Publisher's Marketing: "Basic Techniques books offer comprehensive, step-by-step instruction from top North Light artists. Beginners will find information on materials and tools, actual painting techniques, and tips on making the most of each medium."

Call number: ND 2420 .B37 1991

Basic Colored Pencil Techniques - Publisher's Marketing: "Using many visual examples to illustrate her points, Bet will teach you how to use layering, burnishing, lifting color and other basic colored pencil techniques to create an exciting range of effects - from highly detailed realism to loose, luscious color. She also offers advice on choosing the right materials, conveying textures, laying in backgrounds, and combining colored pencil with other mediums. Easy-to-follow demonstrations show you how to use colored pencils to paint trees, flowers, animals, people and other popular subjects."

Call number: NC 892 .B68 1997

This book is a pictorial appreciation of the abbey, photographed by Lucien Herve in the mid-1950s and introduced by Le Corbusier. 'The pictures in this book are witnesses to the truth', is how he describes Herve's photographs of the Romanesque abbey. Herve's exquisite study presents the building throughout the course of a day, depicting the changing play of light and shadow on its stone vaulted exterior and interior. Highly textured and almost abstract in quality, his photographs reveal how the abbey is defined as much by light as by the conventions of Romanesque architecture, as well as conveying the intense spirituality of the Cistercian monastic order.

Arranged according to the canonical hours of prayer, Herve's photographs are complemented by quotations from the psalms and the saints. An essay by Father Samuel of the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Sept-Fons provides an insight into the Cistercian monastic order, while architect John Pawson contributes a personal appreciation of this fine example of Cistercian architecture."

Call number: NA 5551 .L46 A74 2001

Gardens of Britain and Ireland - Publisher's Marketing: "This definitive illustrated survey presents 2,000 of the most beautiful and inspiring gardens of Britain and Ireland with evocative prose and photographs. Organized by region, it presents the full range of this region's horticultural heritage, covering everything from the "Lost" Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall to the extraordinary ecological diversity and futuristic ambitions of the Eden Project."

Call number: SB 466 .G7 T324 2003

Breathtaking Blenheim Palace, the monumental jewel of Oxfordshire . . . the Duke of Devonshire's opulent Derbyshire seat of Chatsworth . . . the extraordinary baroque vision of Castle Howard in Yorkshire . . . lesser known gems like Little Morton Hall?all of these celebrated houses come to life and mingle with the yet-to-be discovered. "England's Thousand Best Houses" is a must-have for readers from veteran architects to armchair travelers and anyone embarking on an exploration of the stately treasures scattered throughout England."

Call number: NA 7328 .J46 2004

Electronic Communication Systems: A Complete Course - Publisher's Marketing: "This book conveys the reality of today's communication systems by balancing traditional elements with the three more recent, radical developments that have had the most dramatic effects on the field--the widespread use of integrated circuits, microprocessors and software, digital techniques and signals. It covers the latest tools, techniques, and standards to help prepare readers for systems of today and the next-generation. A five-part organization covers spectrum, noise, and modulation; media, transmission lines, and wave propagation; digital systems; communication systems and applications; and broadband systems. For people who need to understand how communications work, what they can do, how to fix them, and what they can provide."

Call number: TK 5101 .S33 2002

All about Techniques in Watercolors - Publisher's Marketing: "Ambitious art students, teachers, and hobbyists seeking more comprehensive instruction manuals than "Barron's Art Guides," will find what they're looking for in this substantial book. After covering much of the same material contained in the easier "Art Guides," the "All About Techniques" book illustrates and explains the fundamentals of art theory, then proceeds to step-by-step advice on how to create complete, highly finished artworks. All volumes are filled with full-color photos and art illustrations, the latter in some cases showing reproductions of well-known paintings. Emphasizing paints, materials, brushwork technique, color theory, and the various kinds of paper available to watercolor artists, this volume offers a comprehensive art course, starting with basics, including "tricks of the trade," and ending with instruction on creating highly professional watercolors of a wide variety of different subjects."

Call number: ND 2420 .T6413 1997

All about Techniques in Pastel - Publisher's Marketing: "The newest addition to Barron's "All About Techniques" art series explains the fundamentals of art theory, then proceeds to step-by-step instruction on how to create complete, highly finished illustrations with pastels. Techniques of color blending and varying textures that are specific to pastels are shown in detail. Clear, instructive text is supplemented with a wealth of full-color photos that show materials, papers, and how to use them. More color illustrations show pastel compositions in progressive stages of completion."

Call number: NC 880 .T635 1998

The Harlem Globetrotters: Clown Princes of Basketball

Call number: GV 885.52 .N38 B88 2002

The Letters of Hildegard of Bingen - Publisher's Marketing: "This is the second volume in what will be a translation with full scholarly apparatus of the entire correspondence of St. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179). The translation follows Van Acker's definitive new edition of the Latin text, which is being published serially in Belgium by Brepols. As
in that edition, the letters are organized according to the rank of the addressees. The first volume included ninety letters to and from the highest ranking prelates in Hildegard's world: popes, archbishops, and bishops. Volume II comprises letters 91-217, in which Hildegard addresses lower-ranking
spiritual leaders (abbots and abbesses, for the most part) offering advice and consolation, and is particularly noteworthy for the correspondence with Guilbert of Gembloux, who provides a wealth of information about the saint and her spiritual gift."

Call number: BX 4700 .H5 A4 v.2

The Ultimate Blessing: Rediscovering the Power of God's Presence - Publisher's Marketing: "Most people understand blessings to mean prosperity, health, and success. The biblical concept of blessing, however, is that one who is blessed enjoys the presence of God. Those whom God blesses He also cleanses and empowers. Believers, then, become agents of God's blessing--enacting the great commandment to love God and others."

Call number: BV 4509.5 .L96 2003

Library & Information Science (Ferguson's Careers in Focus)

Call number: Reference - Z 682.35 .V62 C365 2006

101 Celtic Crosses - Publisher's Marketing: "From one of the leading authors in the genre of Celtic art comes an exhaustive sourcebook possessing a larger collection of Celtic cross designs than any existing competitor. These 101 crosses cover the whole history of Celtic design from the earliest examples found on ancient stone tablets and monuments to the author's own celebrated modern interpretations. Each beautiful full color design provides ideas and inspiration, and is accompanied by a black and white version of the same image on the adjacent page--perfect for scanning or photocopying for use on one's personal art, design or craft project."

Call number: NK 1264 .D383 2004

With contributions from some of the world's leading intellectuals, such as Norman Mailer, Susan Sontag, Carlos Fuentes, Mario Vargas Llosa, Bernard-Henri Levy, and Tzetan Todorov."

Call number: JZ 1587 .V55 2004

There are treasures to be had and money to be saved and made, but buying and selling at auction offers unique risks as well as unique opportunities. This book offers for the first time, detailed information on what distinguishes auction buying and selling from other methods; how to know what you're bidding on; the special concerns involved in internet auction buying and selling; how to avoid the pitfalls of auction purchasing and selling; how to get the best price; and how to protect yourself after you buy."

Call number: TS 756 .M278 2002

Wills's broad-ranging and incisive discussion of the style, structure, and themes of "Childhood" brings a fresh perspective to this classic work, including the juxtaposition of Augustine's concept of childhood and the learning of language with the ideas of Noam Chomsky and current research. Beautifully designed and translated by "America's greatest living intellectual" (The American Prospect), "Childhood" will be sought after by academics, Christians, and the general reader."

Call number: BR 65 .A6 E5 2001d

The Road to Serfdom - Publisher's Marketing: "A classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics, "The Road to Serfdom" has inspired and infuriated politicians, scholars, and general readers for half a century. Originally published in England in the spring of 1944--when Eleanor Roosevelt supported the efforts of Stalin, and Albert Einstein subscribed lock, stock, and barrel to the socialist program--"The Road to Serfdom" was seen as heretical for its passionate warning against the dangers of state control over the means of production. For F. A. Hayek, the collectivist idea of empowering government with increasing economic control would inevitably lead not to a utopia but to the horrors of nazi Germany and fascist Italy.First published by the University of Chicago Press on September 18, 1944, "The Road to Serfdom" garnered immediate attention from the public, politicians, and scholars alike. The first printing of 2,000 copies was exhausted instantly, and within six months more than 30,000 were sold. In April of 1945, "Reader's Digest" published a condensed version of the book, and soon thereafter the Book-of-the-Month Club distributed this condensation to more than 600,000 readers. A perennial best-seller, the book has sold over a quarter of a million copies in the United States, not including the British edition or the nearly twenty translations into such languages as German, French, Dutch, Swedish, and Japanese, and not to mention the many underground editions produced in Eastern Europe before the fall of the iron curtain.After thirty-two printings in the United States, "The Road to Serfdom" has established itself alongside the works of Alexis de Tocqueville, John Stuart Mill, and GeorgeOrwell for its timeless meditation on the relation between individual liberty and government authority. This fiftieth anniversary edition, with a new introduction by Milton Friedman, commemorates the enduring influence of "The Road to Serfdom" on the ever-changing political and social climates of the twentieth century, from the rise of socialism after World War II to the Reagan and Thatcher "revolutions" in the 1980s and the transitions in Eastern Europe from communism to capitalism in the 1990s.F. A. Hayek (1899-1992), recipient of the Medal of Freedom in 1991 and co-winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 1974, was a pioneer in monetary theory and the principal proponent of libertarianism in the twentieth century.On the first American edition of "The Road to Serfdom": "One of the most important books of our generation. . . . It restates for our time the issue between liberty and authority with the power and rigor of reasoning with which John Stuart Mill stated the issue for his own generation in his great essay "On Liberty." . . . It is an arresting call to all well-intentioned planners and socialists, to all those who are sincere democrats and liberals at heart to stop, look and listen."--Henry Hazlitt, "New York Times Book Review," September 1944"In the negative part of Professor Hayek's thesis there is a great deal of truth. It cannot be said too often--at any rate, it is not being said nearly often enough--that collectivism is not inherently democratic, but, on the contrary, gives to a tyrannical minority such powers as the Spanish Inquisitors never dreamt of."--George Orwell, "Collected Essays""

Call number: HD 82 .H38 1994

Theodoret's work of commentary offers readers a great spiritual classic that has contributed to Christian spiritual formation and received the attention of eminent commentators from Antioch and Alexandria in the East, and from the likes of Augustine of Hippo in the West. As this volume closes, Theodoret claims modestly to have offered his readers the best of his predecessors' work (including Alexandrian commentators) together with his own insights into "the Spirit's hidden mysteries". He writes as a teacher, not a preacher in his pulpit, with the purpose simply of dispelling ignorance, concerned that "those singing [the Psalter] daily and uttering the words by mouth do not enquire about the force of the ideas underlying the words".

This translation respects the conciseness which the bishop sets as one aim for himself, his other principle being to let the text speak for itself. Theodoret emerges in this work as a measured commentator and balanced exponent of his school's hermeneutical and theological principles."

Call number: BR 60 .F3 J4713 1999

More than a historiographical review, "Trent and All That" makes a compelling case for subsuming the present confusion of terminology under the concept of Early Modern Catholicism. The term indicates clearly what this book so eloquently demonstrates: that Early Modern Catholicism was an aspect of early modern history, which it strongly influenced and by which it was itself in large measure determined. As a reviewer commented, O'Malley's discussion of terminology "opens up a different way of conceiving of the whole history of Catholicism between the Reformation and the French Revolution.""

Call number: BR 430 .O45 2000

Art & Architecture Venice

Call number: N 6921 .V4 K3613 2005

The St. Matthew Passion: A Text for Voices - Publisher's Marketing: "This new volume, inspired by Bach's masterpiece, offers 21 powerful verse meditations by award-winning poet and composer John Reeves. Meant to be heard as well as read, these verse texts, annotated and linked by short prose introductions, explore the tradition of liturgical responses to the Passion, reflect on the role of the Passion in the creative and spiritual life of Bach, and convey Reeves' own experiences of hearing Bach's music."

Call number: PR 9199.3 .R425 S7 2001

Margaret Atwood: A Critical Companion - Publisher's Marketing: "This book offers readers a concise introduction to Atwood's published novels and the central themes motivating her writing. The volume starts with an overview of the author's biography and the relationship of her writing to relevant literary traditions. Because Atwood is internationally renowned, many commentaries ignore the Canadian roots of her work. Cooke corrects this oversight by sketching the ways in which her work is shaped by, and has shaped, the Canadian literary scene. As the author of a full-length Atwood biography, Cooke is able to summarize feminist, Canadian nationalist, and postmodern influences on Atwood's work and on her development as a writer. The book offers close scrutiny of three illustrative works: Cat's Eye as the artist novel, The Handmaid's Tale as a dystopian novel, and The Blind Assassin as a villainess novel. This book extends the dialogue surrounding Atwood's work in several important ways. As a book written by a Canadian about a Canadian writer, it illustrates how readings of Atwood's work can be significantly enriched through attention to the Canadian literary and cultural context. Noting that Atwood's work not only entertains but also challenges and disturbs, it argues that all of Atwood's novels can be read as satires that expose society's double standards. By locating the beginnings of satire as far back as Atwood's first published novel, and tracing it in Atwood's later novels as the impulse behind challenges to character (in the artist novels), setting (in the dystopic fiction), and plot (in the villainess novels), this study provides a startlingly original interpretation of The Blind Assassin and new insights into the earlier novels."

Call number: PR 9199.3 .A8 Z573 2004

Composed over three days between March and April of 1358, the Itinerarium ad sepulchrum domini nostri Yesu Christi takes the characteristic Petrarchan form of an epistle to a friend. Delivered to his correspondent in the form of an elegant booklet, the work presents a literary self-portrait that was meant to stand as "the more stable effigy of my soul and intellect" as well as "a description of places." Although the Holy Land is the ostensible destination of the pilgrimage, more than half of this charming guidebook is devoted to Petrarch's leisurely and loving descriptions of Italy's physical and cultural landscape. Upon reaching the Holy Land, Petrarch transforms himself into one of the greatest ten-cities-in-four-days Baedekers of all time, as Mandelli and the reader race through sacred landmarks and sites and end up, not at the sepulchrum domini nostri, but at the tomb of Alexander.

Theodore Cachey has prepared the first English-language translation of the Itinerarium. Based on an authoritative 14th-century manuscript in the BibliotecaStatale of Cremona, which is, according to the explicit declaration of the scribe, a copy of Petrarch's 1358 autograph, the translation is accompanied by the manuscript reproduced in facsimile and by a transcription of the Latin text. Cachey's extensive introduction and notes discuss Petrarch's text within the multiple contexts of travel in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and contemporary political and cultural issues, including Petrarch's relation to emergent forms of "cartographic writing" and Renaissance "self-fashioning." Petrarch's little book reveals him to be a man of his time, but one whose voice speaks clearly to us across centuries. The Itinerarium is a jewel rediscovered for the modern reader."

Call number: PQ 4496 .E29 I75 2002

Glenn Palmer and Clifton Morgan apply their theory to cases ranging from American foreign policy since World War II to Chinese foreign policy since 1949 to the Suez Canal Crisis. The many implications bear upon specific policies such as conflict initiation, foreign aid allocation, military spending, and alliance formation. Particularly useful are the implications for foreign policy substitutability. The authors also undertake statistical analyses of a wide range of behaviors, and these generally support the theory.

"A Theory of Foreign Policy" represents a major advance over traditional analyses of international relations. Not only do its empirical implications speak to a broader range of policies but, more importantly, the book illuminates the trade-offs decision makers face in selecting among policies to maximize utility, given a state's goals."

Call number: JZ 1305 .P35 2006

A Palace for a King: The Buen Retiro and the Court of Philip IV - Publisher's Marketing: "The Buen Retiro, a royal retreat and pleasure palace, was built for Philip IV on the outskirts of Madrid in the 1630s. With its superb display of paintings by Velazquez and other contemporary artists, the palace became a showcase for the art and culture of Spain's Golden Age. A Palace for a King, first published to wide acclaim in 1980, provided a pioneering total history of the construction, decoration, and uses of a major royal palace, emphasizing the relationship of art and politics at a critical moment in European history. In this extensively revised edition, the autors review the scholarship produced on different aspects of the history of the palace and its decoration over the past quarter century. A number of new, previously unpublished illustrations have been added, and many of the plates are now reproduced in color."

Call number: DP 185 .B76 2003

Human Natures: Genes, Cultures, and the Human Prospect - Publisher's Marketing: "Why do we behave the way we do? Biologist Paul Ehrlich suggests that although people share a common genetic code, these genes "do not shout commands at us . . . at the very most, they whisper suggestions." He argues that human nature is not so much the result of genetic coding; rather, it is heavily influenced by cultural conditioning and environmental factors. With personal anecdotes, a well-written narrative, and clear examples, "Human Natures" is a major work of synthesis and scholarship as well as a valuable primer on genetics and evolution that makes complex scientific concepts accessible to lay readers.
"I doubt whether anyone will write as good a book of this sort on human evolution for another two or three decades." ("Science")
"Ehrlich's book is so well researched and so elegantly presented that it stands as one of the best introductions to human evolution in recent memory." ("Publishers Weekly," starred review)"

Call number: GN 281.4 .E374 2002

"The Concept of Irony" and the "Notes of Schelling's Berlin Lectures" belong to the momentous year 1841, which included not only the completion of Kierkegaard's university work and his sojourn in Berlin, but also the end of his engagement to Regine Olsen and the initial writing of "Either/Or.""

Call number: B 4373 .O42 E5 1992

This lavish all color book presents Malta in all of its spectacular glory, showing the palaces of the grand master, the inquisitor, and the bishop, and the equally majestic auberges (knights' quarters). The world-renowned hospital and the monumental forts and bastions are featured as well. Intertwined amidst this panoramic grandeur is a detailed and informative history of the knights' migrations from the holy land, to Rhodes, and finally to Malta, and the long wars they waged with the Ottoman Turks."

Call number: DG 989.25 .J64 2001

Specimens and Marvels: William Henry Fox Talbot and the Invention of Photography - Publisher's Marketing: "Published to mark the bicentenary of the birth of Britain's celebrated inventor of photography, "Specimens and Marvels" illuminates the mid-nineteenth-century cultural environment in which Talbot's vision for photography emerged--a vision that would permanently alter how human beings view themselves and the world.
This unprecedented publication focuses on Talbot's ambitions for the mystical blend of science and art he termed "photogenic drawing" (later called "photography"), as outlined in his classic The Pencil of Nature.
In addition to some of the familiar icons from photography's beginnings, such as Talbot's cameraless photograms of plant forms and lace, many unseen and little-known experiments with calotypes will be featured in this invaluable new volume on the life and work of William Henry Fox Talbot.
Lively and insightful texts offer new critical perspectives on Talbot's significance in the history of image-making, the illustrated book, and the history of ideas. The book is published in association with the National Museum of Photography, Film, and Television (NMPFT), in Bradford, England, home of the largest collection of Talbot material in the world."

Call number: TR 651 .T34 2000

Breach of Trust: How the Warren Commission Failed the Nation and Why - Publisher's Marketing: "The Warren Commission concluded Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone assassin of President Kennedy--a view that 75 percent of Americans disagree with. McKnight now gives profound substance to that view in the most meticulous and devastating dissection of the Commission's work to date. Photos."

Call number: E 842.9 .M273 2005

Padre Pio: In My Own Words - Publisher's Marketing: "Blessed Padre Pio, humble peasant and world-famous stigmatist, spoke simple words of Christian encouragement and inspiration to all who approached him seeking counsel. This biographical sketch and collection of memorable sayings is a compact, accessible introduction to the life and message of one of the great religious figures of the 20th century."

Call number: BX 4705 .P49 A25 2000

The Screwtape Letters - Publisher's Marketing: "Screwtape is an experienced devil. His nephew Wormwood is just beginning his demonic career and has been assigned to secure the damnation of a young man who has just become a Christian. In this humorous exchange, C. S. Lewis delves into moral questions about good v. evil, temptation, repentance, and grace. Through this wonderful tale, the reader emerges with a better knowledge of what it means to live a good, honest life."

Call number: BR 125 .L67 2001

Bubble Man: Alan Greenspan and the Missing 7 Trillion Dollars - Publisher's Marketing: "The destructive legacy of the most powerful man in the world: Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve.
In this eye-opening account, Peter Hartcher reexamines the achievements of Alan Greenspan, the man who presided over the 1990s stock-market bubble--perhaps the biggest speculative frenzy in history--and walked away when it came crashing down, with his reputation apparently unscathed. The U.S. economy is still struggling with the fallout from Greenspan's tenure, which includes a bubble in housing prices, a rocky recovery, and a vast federal deficit. His mistakes live on, as does the question of what to do about bubbles.
Hartcher's careful investigation of the most financially expensive event in American history results in a gripping tale of failed leadership, excess, and the bizarre politics behind the world's most powerful economy."

Call number: HG 4910 .H36 2006

* Annually revised and updated
* Beautiful new full-color photos, illustrations, and maps
* Includes information on local customs, currency, medical services, and transportation
* Consistently chosen over the competition in national consumer market research"

Call number: DA 650 .G695 2006

Award-winning travel writer and illustrator David Yeadon embarks with his wife, Anne, on an exploration of the wild, mountainous "lost world" of Basilicata, in the arch of Italy's boot. What is intended as a brief sojourn turns into a much longer and far more intriguing residency across the seasons. The Yeadons make a homein the ancient and alluring hill village of Aliano, where Carlo Levi, author of the world-renownedmemoir Christ Stopped at Eboli, was imprisoned by Mussolini during World War II for anti-Fascist activities.

The Yeadons become immersed in Aliano's rich tapestry of people, traditions, and festivals, reveling in the rituals and rhythms of the grape and olive harvests, the unique culinary delights of the region, and other enticing peculiarities of place. At the same time, they discover that much of the pagan strangeness that Carlo Levi and other notable authors revealed still lurks beneath the beguiling surface of Basilicata. Evocative illustrations and richly colorful, often humorous tales of life in the hill village form the framework for Seasons in Basilicata."

Call number: DG 975 .B3 Y43 2004

While millions of fans have been entertained by the Globetrotters, the true story of their amazing eighty years as a team has never been told. With lyrical prose and masterful story-telling, Green chronicles the Globetrotters' rise from backwoods obscurity during the harsh years of the Great Depression to become the best basketball team in the country and, by the early 1950s, the most popular sports franchise in the world.

Through original research, Green also uncovers intriguing controversies about the Globetrotters' origins, their image in the African American community, and how they were used as a propaganda weapon during the Cold War. Green renders captivating portraits of founder Abe Saperstein and the players who defined the Trotters' legacy, including Inman Jackson, Goose Tatum, Marques Haynes, Meadowlark Lemon, and Curly Neal. He descibes the Trotters' struggles to overcome racial discrimination and internal dissension on their long road to glory.

In equally vivid terms, Green details the Globetrotters' fall from grace to the brink of bankruptcy in the early 1990s, and the ultimate rebirth under owner Mannie Jackson.

At every turn of the narrative, Ben Green illustrates the surprising connections that link the Globetrotters' story to the complex issues of race and sport inAmerica, and skillfully weaves a social history of America into the Trotters' saga.

Of their formative years, he writes: "The Harlem Globetrotters were not just a great barnstorming team; they were a sociology class on wheels, bringing black hoops and black culture to a hundred midwestern towns that had seen neither, and in the process transforming Dr. James Naismith's stodgy, wearisome game -- which was still sometimes played in chicken-wire cages by roughneck immigrants with flailing elbows and bloodied skulls, a sport more resembling rugby -- into an orchestration of speed, fluidity, motion, dazzling skill, and, most improbably, inspired comedy."

After playing more than 20,000 games in over 100 countries, before millions of fans, the Harlem Globetrotters truly belong to the world. This is their story."

Call number: GV 885.52 .H37 G74 2005

Yale Shakespeare: Complete Works - Publisher's Marketing: "Here is every word ever written by the immortal Bard--the histories, tragedies, comedies, and sonnets--in a facsimile of the definitive Shakespeare Head edition published originally in Oxford, England. Enjoy the playwright's great comedies, The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, and As You Like It; his classic tragedies, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth; and dozens of other works that define Shakespeare as the supreme interpreter of both the frailties and potentialities of the human condition.The plays are arranged in chronological order of their completion, revealing the evolution of Shakespeare's genius, with an accompanying glossary. 1528pp"

Call number: Reference - PR 2754 .V34 1993

Sanctuaries: The Complete United States: A Guide to Lodgings in Monasteries, Abbeys, and Retreats - Publisher's Marketing: "As the pace of life quickens and people feel depleted physically, emotionally, and spiritually, going on retreat to recuperate and regenerate has become a common practice. The quiet and seclusion of a monastery, abbey, or retreat center provide the time, space, and conditions for the mind and heart to come to stillness. This volume features 127 such places, which the Kellys have visited. About one third of these are new, and the other two thirds come from the Kellys earlier regional guides, Sanctuaries: The Northeast and Sanctuaries: The West Coast and Southwest. In addition, there are over 1,000 listings of other places not visited. Many are Catholic or Episcopalian, but there are also Buddhist, Hindu, Sufi, and even Jewish havens, and a few that have no religious affiliationin all, a choice of over 1,200 retreats, in every state of the union, where it is possible to find refuge, peace, and true refreshment."

Call number: BL 2525 .K43 1996

Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog - Publisher's Marketing: "John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same. Marley grew into a barreling, ninety-seven-pound streamroller of a Labrador retriever. He crashed through screen doors, gouged through drywall, and stole women's undergarments. Obedience school did no good - Marley was expelled. But just as Marley joyfully refused any limits on his behavior, his love and loyalty were boundless, too. Marley remained a model of devotion, even when his family was at its wit's end. Unconditional love, they would learn, comes in many forms."

Call number: SF 429 .L3 G76 2005

In 1858, near the tiny French town of Lourdes, a young peasant girl named Bernadette Soubirous witnessed the Virgin Mary in a grotto. Since then, every year millions of pilgrims from all over the world have traveled there to take part in the procession to a shrine whose waters have made it a synonym for healing. Historian Ruth Harris traces this shrine's incredible development, placing Lourdes at the center of nineteenth-century debates on religion, science, and medicine -- debates that continue today. She examines the pivotal role of women and children as visionaries, devotees, and advocates, and addresses issues of mysticism and nonorthodox faith that speak to our own era of spirituality. Above all, she explores how, at a moment in French history when the Catholic Church was under attack, this place of pilgrimage improbably prospered."

Call number: BT 653 .H37 1999

With over 325 million speakers, Spanish is in a virtual dead heat with English as the second most popular spoken language. This easy-to-follow guide shows readers how to successfully conjugate verbs, providing easy, entertaining exercises and answer keys to reinforce different grammatical rules. More than just a dictionary-style list of verbs, "Spanish Verbs For Dummies" covers regular verbs in the present tense and six other simple tenses, interrogatives and imperatives, irregular verbs in all seven tenses, and Spanish verb nuances.

Mary Kraynak, MA (Indianapolis, IN), teaches Spanish to junior high and high school students and has served as a technical consultant to several Spanish learning guides."

Call number: PC 4271 .K73 2006

Silence Transformed Into Life: The Testament of His Final Year - Publisher's Marketing: "A moving collection of writings from John Paul ll's final year in this world. A perfect way to celebrate the first anniversary of his departure."

Call number: BX 2350.3 .J613 2006

Mary of Nazareth - Publisher's Marketing: "In this book, Jenny Robertson explores the role of Mary in the Christian story." "Mary is a servant who is chosen and who responds to God's challenge. She is a prophet whose words bridge the Old Testament and the New. She is a woman of faith who at one point fails to recognize the implications of her son's life and teachings but who follows him to the foot of the cross - and beyond into the new Spirit-filled life of the Church." "Mary of Nazareth suggests that Mary is an important role model for many aspects of faith and discipleship, that a proper honouring of her brings us closer to capturing the essence of her song, which radiantly affirms God and stresses the divine bias towards the poor."

Call number: BT 605.3 .R63 2001

Shattered Consensus: The True State of Global Warming - Publisher's Marketing: "Shattered Consensus: The True State of Global Warming convincingly demonstrates the remarkable differences between what we commonly read about global warming and what is really happening. Nine chapters describe major problems with computer simulations of future climate that are the basis for wrenching policies being proposed by world leaders. Anyone who reads this book will come away with a new appreciation of the complexity of the climate issue and will question the need for expensive policies that are likely to have little or no detectable effect on the planet's temperature."

Call number: QC 981.8 .C5 S5 2005

Saintly Solutions to Life's Common Problems: From Anger, Boredom, and Temptation to Gluttony, Gossip, and Greed - Publisher's Marketing: "Fr. Joseph Esper here goes through over forty common problems, introducing you to dozens of saints who suffered those problems and overcame them. You'll benefit from the thought-provoking holy wisdom of over 350 saints in all, and you'll come away from these pages equipped with truly saintly solutions."

Call number: BX 2350.3 .E86 2001

Smoke on the Mountain: An Interpretation of the Ten Commandments - Publisher's Marketing: "This celebrated book, a dynamic and original interpretation of the Ten Commandments, is enhanced by a thoughtful introduction by C. S. Lewis, the author's husband. Lewis described the style and theme of the book and commented, "The flaw in us which Joy Davidman seems to me to expose with most certainty will be to some perhaps an unexpected one: the sin of fear ... quite simply, cowardice.""

Call number: BV 4655 .D32 1985

The Lost Apostle: Searching for the Truth about Junia - Publisher's Marketing: "In "The Lost Apostle" award-winning journalist Rena Pederson investigates a little known subject in early Christian history— the life and times of the female apostle Junia. Junia was an early convert and leading missionary whose story was “ lost” when her name was masculinized to Junias in later centuries. "The Lost Apostle" unfolds like a well-written detective story, presenting Pederson’ s lively search for insight and information about a woman some say was the first female apostle."

Call number: BS 2460 .J88 P43 2006

Discussions of the middle class have been largely absent from historical writings about the Middle East. Watenpaugh fills this lacuna by drawing on Arab, Ottoman, British, American and French sources and an eclectic body of theoretical literature and shows that within the crucible of the Young Turk Revolution of 1908, World War I, and the advent of late European colonialism, a discrete middle class took shape. It was defined not just by the wealth, professions, possessions, or the levels of education of its members, but also by the way they asserted their modernity.

Using the ethnically and religiously diverse middle class of the cosmopolitan city of Aleppo, Syria, as a point of departure, Watenpaugh explores the larger political and social implications of what being modern meant in the non-West in the first half of the twentieth century.

Well researched and provocative, "Being Modern in the Middle East" makes a critical contribution not just to Middle East history, but also to the global study of class, mass violence, ideas, and revolution."

Call number: DS 63.6 .W38 2006

Londonistan - Publisher's Marketing: "The suicide bombings carried out in London in 2005 by British Muslims revealed an enormous fifth column of Islamist terrorists and their sympathizers. Under the noses of British intelligence, London has become the European hub for the promotion, recruitment and financing of Islamic terror and extremism - so much so that it has been mockingly dubbed Londonistan. In this ground-breaking book Melanie Phillips pieces together the story of how Londonistan developed as a result of the collapse of traditional English identity and accommodation of a particularly virulent form of multiculturalism. Londonistan has become a country within the country and not only threatens Britain but its special relationship with the U.S. as well."

Call number: HV 6433 .G7 P55 2006

In addition to official documents and research works, the book has included a lot of memoirs of Chinese diplomats, and a large number of interviews with Chinese officials and think tank scholars. It is a scholarly research, but its in-depth analysis and well-written style makes it a highly enjoyable work to read."

Call number: DS 779.47 .L532 2006

Say What You Mean: The Superior Person's Guide to Precise and Lucid English Usage - Publisher's Marketing: "aimed at providing both writer and speaker with a relatively painless reference, an easy means to avoid, or at least diminish, those painful blunders and howlers that we hear every day on network TV."

Call number: PE 1464 .T734 2005

Binge: What Your College Student Won't Tell You - Publisher's Marketing: "In "Binge," Barrett Seaman reveals what every parent, student, and educator needs to know about the college experience. Seaman spent time with students at twelve highly regarded and diverse colleges and universities across North America­ . During his two years of research, he immersed himself in the lives of the students, often living in their dorms, dining with them, speaking with them on their own terms, and listening to them express their thoughts and feelings. Portraying a campus culture in which today’ s best and brightest students grapple with far more than academic challenges, "Binge" conveys the unprecedented stresses on campus today. While sharing revealing interviews and the often dramatic stories, Seaman explores the complexities of romantic relationships and sexual relations, alcohol and drug use, anxiety and depression, class and racial boundaries, and more. Despite the disturbing trends, Seaman finds reasons for optimism and offers provocative and well-informed suggestions for improving the undergraduate experience. Sometimes alarming, always fascinating, and ultimately hopeful, "Binge" is an extraordinary investigative work that reveals the realities of higher education today."

Call number: LB 3605 .S382 2005

Grown Folks Business - Publisher's Marketing: "Sheridan Hart's husband wanted to stop living a lie, but how was she going to live her life knowing the truth? For seventeen years, Quentin had been a model husband, father, and business partner. But for all those years, he'd been hiding a secret from her - in fact, from everyone. His startling confession is a lifelong attraction to men, and he is leaving her to be with his lover. And when word gets out about Quenti everybody has something to say . . ."

Call number: Uncat

The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom - Publisher's Marketing: "This is the remarkable story of Corrie Ten Boom and her family who, at risk of their lives, followed the mandate of their Christian understanding by providing refuge to Jews marked for death by Nazi forces occupying the Netherlands during World War II."

Call number: Uncat

Imagine This - Publisher's Marketing: "In the follow-up to her bestselling debut "Let That Be The Reason," Stringer once again takes readers into the dark underbelly of the street scene and presents the difficult--and dangerous--choices people must make to preserve their families . . . and their lives."

Call number: Uncat

I Say a Little Prayer (Audiobook) - Publisher's Marketing: "Bestselling author E. Lynn Harris is back with another sexy, shocking, and immensely satisfying novel that explores some of today's toughest and most timely issues.
Chauncey Greer is the owner of Cute Boy Card Company, a thriving company in Atlanta. As a teenager, he was a member of a popular boy band, but left in disgrace when word got out that he and his band mate D were more than good friends. Chauncey is a free spirit, on the brink of forty with a body admired by both men and women. Not into being categorized, Chauncey's been known to hook up with men and women, but now in the age of the "down low," he's found that women ask too many questions, so he's just focusing on the fellas.
After one too many bad dates, Chauncey finds himself in church where the minister's message inspires him to follow his dream of a singing career once again. Although he's lost touch with D, as he starts writing songs his thoughts inevitably turn to his former lover. Chauncey's powerful performance at the church earns him a standing ovation and an invitation to participate in an upcoming revival. But Chauncey soon discovers that an ambitious fundamentalist preacher plans to use the revival to speak out against gays and gay marriage. Feeling angry and betrayed, Chauncey and other gay members of the church decide to take a stand against the church's homophobia by staging a "Day of Absence" when all of the gay members and their friends and family stay home. Everything is going as planned ...until D appears on the scene and Chauncey has to confront his past and make some hard decisions about his future. I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER is filled with the delicious plot twists, humor, compassion, andup-to-the-minute controversy fans expect from their beloved "E. Lynn." Harris has returned with another gem of a novel that will rocket to the top of bestseller lists nationwide."

Call number: PS 3558 .A64438 I17 2006 AUDBK

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Publisher's Marketing: "Lily is haunted by memories-of who she once was, and of a person, long gone, who defined her existence. She has nothing but time now, as she recounts the tale of Snow Flower, and asks the gods for forgiveness.
In nineteenth-century China, when wives and daughters were foot-bound and lived in almost total seclusion, the women in one remote Hunan county developed their own secret code for communication: nu shu ("women's writing"). Some girls were paired with laotongs, "old sames," in emotional matches that lasted throughout their lives. They painted letters on fans, embroidered messages on handkerchiefs, and composed stories, thereby reaching out of their isolation to share their hopes, dreams, and accomplishments.
With the arrival of a silk fan on which Snow Flower has composed for Lily a poem of introduction in nu shu, their friendship is sealed and they become "old sames" at the tender age of seven. As the years pass, through famine and rebellion, they reflect upon their arranged marriages, loneliness, and the joys and tragedies of motherhood. The two find solace, developing a bond that keeps their spirits alive. But when a misunderstanding arises, their lifelong friendship suddenly threatens to tear apart.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a brilliantly realistic journey back to an era of Chinese history that is as deeply moving as it is sorrowful. With the period detail and deep resonance of Memoirs of a Geisha, this lyrical and emotionally charged novel delves into one of the most mysterious of human relationships: female friendship."

Call number: PS 3569 .E3334 S66 2005 AUDBK

Back to the Bedroom - Publisher's Marketing: "From the #1 "New York Times" bestselling creator of the Stephanie Plum series comes a classic romance involving a driven redheaded musician, a sexy slacker, love at first sight, a lovable gun-toting granny, suspicious neighbors, and a thrilling mystery. Unabridged. 5 CDs."

Call number: PS 3555 .V2126 B33 2005 AUDBK

Clerks - Vendor's Marketing: "A 22-year-old clerk takes in a day's worth of needy customers at a convenience store in New Jersey."

Call number: PN 1997 Clerk 1995 DVD

Buster Keaton Collection - Vendor's Marketing: "A two-disc DVD collection that spotlights the actor's MGM period. "TCM Archives: The Buster Keaton Collection" features two of Keaton's funniest silents, "The Cameraman," re-mastered with a new score by former Frank Zappa band member Arthur Barrow, and "Spite Marriage" (featuring its original 1929 Vitaphone musical score) along with "Free and Easy," Keaton's first talkie. The DVD set also features film historian Kevin Brownlow's poignant new documentary "So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton and MGM."

Considered by many cinema's greatest silent clown, Buster Keaton was a consummate practitioner of physical comedy whose career began in vaudeville at the age of three. Wearing trademark slapshoes and big baggy pants identical to his father's, most gags involved pratfalls with his father kicking him across the stage or tossing him into the air. Within a few years of his debut, Keaton was scoring rave reviews which applauded the physical comedy that would come to be so much a part of his film fame. "The dexterity or expertness with which Joe Keaton handles 'Buster' is almost beyond belief of studied 'business.' The boy accomplishes everything attempted naturally, taking a dive into the backdrop that almost any comedy acrobat of more mature years could watch with profit" (Variety, March 12, 1910). "

Call number: PN 1995.9 .C55 K43b 2004 DVD

The Best of Abbott & Costello: Vol. 1 - Vendor's Marketing: "CONTAINS: ONE NIGHT IN THE TROPICS: BUCK PRIVATES: IN THE NAVY: HOLD THAT GHOST: KEEP 'EM FLYING: RIDE 'EM COWBOY: PARDON MY SARONG: AND WHO DONE IT?"

Call number: PN 1995.9 .C55 A33b v.1 DVD

Now some of their greatest gags and most stellar skits, including the complete version of their signature routine "Who's on First?", are available in this side-splitting collection. It's the boys at their very best and illustrates why Bud and Lou rightly deserve their place among the brightest stars of the silver screen!

Hit the Ice (1943)
Bud and Lou hit the slopes at the Sun Valley Resort after getting mixed up with gangsters.

In Society (1944)
The boys find themselves in hot water after a plumbing job goes wrong at a high society bash.

Here Come the Co-Eds (1945)
Bud and Lou head to campus and attempt to save Bixby College from closing down.

The Naughty Nineties (1945)
Set aboard the River Queen showboat, Bud and Lou perform their legendary "Who's on First?" routine.

Little Giant (1946)
Lou plays a little man with big dreams...and ends up selling vacuum cleaners!

The Time of Their Lives (1946)
Mistaken as a traitor, Lou's ghost is trapped in Danbury Mansion until his innocence is proven.

Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
Bud and Lou return to civilian life and get involved in midget car racing in the sequel to Buck Privates!

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
Accused of murder, Lou is forced to take care of a widow and her children on a farm."

Call number: PN 1995.9 .C55 A33b v.2 DVD

Laurel & Hardy Volume 1 - Vendor's Marketing: "INCLUDES: UTOPIA, LUCKY DOG, THE TREE IN A TEST TUBE, THE SAWMILL, KID SPEED, ENOUGH TO DO, WEST OF HOT DOG, ORANGES & LEMONS."

Volume 2: Way Out West/Block-Heads/Chickens Come Home

Call number: PN 1995.9 .C55 L38a v.1 DVD

Call number: PN 1995.9 .C55 L38a v.2 DVD

Space Station - Vendor's Marketing: "An IMAX movie documenting the trials and tribulations of the International Space Station."

Call number: TL 797 .S73 2005 DVD

The Apostate - Vendor's Marketing: "A bloody serial killer is stalking the streets, driven by a deep spiritual torment. Now one young Jesuit priest, torn between spiritual doubt and fleshly temptation, must help the police find the person responsible."

Call number: PN 1997 Aposta 1999 DVD

X-Men III: The Last Stand - Vendor's Marketing: "As the third installment of the X-Men series opens, the world has entered a relatively peaceful period for mutants. There's a mutant-tolerant president of the United States, a blue furry mutant named Beast (Kelsey Grammer) heading up the Department of Mutant Affairs, and Magneto's shape-shifting femme fatale, Mystique, has been captured. The tranquility is shattered by two events. Worthington Laboratories, using a powerful mutant boy, develops a serum that eliminates the "mutant X gene" permanently. This so-called "cure" quickly divides the mutant community; Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and his school are willing to give the government the benefit of the doubt, but Magneto (Ian McKellen) and his mutant Brotherhood see the serum as a vile threat to their way of life. They form an army of mutants and march on the fortified Worthington Laboratory located on Alcatraz Island. A much more dire threat appears in the form of the resurrected super-mutant Jean Grey (Famke Janssen), who has succumbed to her cataclysmic Id identity known as The Phoenix. To face these menaces Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) and Storm (Halle Berry) and the younger members of the X-Men must leap into action, but they must do so without the guidance of Professor Xavier--in a showdown with the powers of The Phoenix, his mind-control powers proved insufficient. To his credit, new X-Men director Brett Ratner emulates the style and tone struck by Bryan Singer (director of the two previous films) by combining outrageous special effects and hyperkinetic action sequences with earnest soul-searching and mutant "issues" that are clearly meant to parallel the political hot-button topics of tolerance, prejudice, power, and responsibility."

Call number: PN 1997 Xmen X3 2006 DVD

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear - Vendor's Marketing: "Librarians aren't often called upon to save the world, but that's exactly what happens to the bookish Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle) in THE LIBRARIAN: QUEST FOR THE SPEAR. Landing a job that sees him guarding artefacts such as Pandora's Box and Excalibur, Carsen finds hinself in hot water when a shard of the Spear of Destiny is stolen from the library. Determined to retrieve it from the dastardly Serpent Brotherhood, Carsen enlists a shapely female martial arts expert to help him, and sets off on an action-packed mission in this fast, furious, and fun romp."

Call number: PN 1997 Libr 2005 DVD

Loves Comes Softly - Vendor's Marketing: "IT WAS MARTY CLARIDGE'S DREAM TO BUILD A NEW LIFE ON THE FRONTIER WITH HER HUSBAND. BUT WHEN THE COURAGEOUS PIONEER WOMAN IS SUDDENLY WIDOWED, SHE'S OFFERED A NEW OPPORTUNITY - TO MARRY A WIDOWER IN A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE THAT LEADS TO UNEXPECTED LOVE."

Call number: PN 1997 Love C66 2004 DVD

Love’s Enduring Promise - Vendor's Marketing: "CLARK AND MARY DAVIS WERE CAUGHT IN A 'MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE' THAT OVER TIME TURNED INTO DEEP MUTUAL RESPECT AND LOVE. IN THIS SEQUEL, THEY NOW PRESIDE OVER A GROWING FAMILY IN THEIR LITTLE PRAIRIE HOUSE. BUT AS THEY REACH OUT TO THEIR FRONTIER COMMUNITY, THEY DISCOVER THAT LOVE IS NOT LIMITED BY SIZE."

Call number: PN 1997 Loves E38 2004 DVD

Love’s Long Journey - Vendor's Marketing: "Missie's shocking discovery is not the end of the story in..."Love's Long Journey." After all the planning and dreaming, Missie and Willie LaHaye were actually on the trail west in a covered wagon. Leaving behind the prairie home of Clark and Marty Davis, Missie finds herself caught between the elation of the new adventure and wondering if she'll ever see her family again."

Call number: PN 1997 Loves L66 2006 DVD

My Dog Skip - Vendor's Marketing: "A heartwarming coming-of-age tale set in 1940s Yazoo, Mississippi. Willie Morris (Muniz) is an introverted eight-year-old whose best friend is Dink Jenkins (Wilson - BOTTLE ROCKET), a high school football star. Willie's mother convinces his stern father to buy Willie a puppy for his ninth birthday, in light of the fact that Dink has left Yazoo to fight in the war. Immediately, Willie's world brightens. When he stumbles upon a team of evil bootleggers and welcomes home a despondent Dink, he must learn a very valuable lesson about life. Based on Morris' memoir, MY DOG SKIP should have even the most hardened viewer reaching for the tissues."

Call number: PN 1997 My D64 2006 DVD

Mission: Impossible 2 - Vendor's Marketing: "Ethan Hunt leads his IMF team to re-capture and destroy a deadly German manufactured virus before it falls in the wrong hands."

Call number: PN 1997 Missi C782 2006 DVD

In This House of Brede - Vendor's Marketing: "A well-to-do London businesswoman gives up her comfortable life, including the man who loves her, to become a cloistered Benedictine nun."

Call number: PN 1997 In T45 1997 VHS

Underworld Evolution - Vendor's Marketing: "Kate Beckinsale is back as vampire heroine Selene in the highly anticipated sequel to Underworld. Underworld Evolution continues the saga of war between the aristocratic Death Dealers and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves). The film traces the beginnings of the ancient feud between the two tribes as Selene (Kate Beckinsale), the vampire heroine, and her love Michael (Scott Speedman), the lycan hybrid, try to unlock the secrets of their bloodlines. The tale of action, intrigue and forbidden love takes them into the battle to end all wars as the immortals must finally face their retribution."

Call number: PN 1997 Under 2006 DVD

Clive Barker's The Plague - Vendor's Marketing: "Produced by master of horror Clive Barker (Hellbound: Hellraiser II, Candyman), The Plague is an intense horror film starring James Van Der Beek (Varsity Blues, TVs Dawsons Creek) and Dee Wallace Stone (The Howling, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial). All hell breaks loose when the children of the world, who had mysteriously fallen into a coma, awaken ten years later possessing otherworldly powers to wage an unholy battle against all adults."

Call number: PN 1997 Plag 2006 DVD

The Omen - Vendor's Marketing: "In this chilling remake of The Omen, that is even more terrifying than the original, man's darkest fears are manifested as an unspeakable terror is unleashed on the world! U.S. diplomat Robert Thorn (Liev Schreiber) substitutes an orphan for his own stillborn baby in order to spare his unknowing wife (Julia Stiles). But after a series of grotesque murders and dire warnings, the Thorns come to the horrifying realization that their child is the son of Satan!"

Call number: PN 1997 Omen 2006 DVD

History of the World Part I - Vendor's Marketing: "In this spoof of great moments in history from the dawn of humanity through the French Revolution, director Mel Brooks delivers a twisted history lesson through his signature satirical, madcap humor. Funny, vulgar, and narrated by the great Orson Welles, HISTORY OF THE WORLD - PART I tells the progress of humankind as cave dweller, tap-dancing slave, and biblical hero. The most famous bit in the film features Moses coming down from Mount Sinai. Other highlights include a hilarious "Hitler on Ice" sequence and other outrageous comic situations, unbelievably silly jokes, and inspired casting (Sid Caesar, Gregory Hines, and Madeline Kahn included), with the film itself mimicking several historical Hollywood epics, most notably THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD and THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, as well as a brilliant parody of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY."

Call number: PN 1997 Hist O489 2006 DVD

Vanity Fair - Vendor's Marketing: "A new version of the William Thackeray novel that centers on a woman born into the lower class who uses her wit and sexuality to move through the social classes in 1820 London."

Call number: PN 1997 Vanit 2005 DVD

Woman Thou Art Loosed - Vendor's Marketing: "An adaptation of Bishop T.D. Jakes' self-help novel, chronicling a woman's struggle to come to terms with her legacy of abuse, addiction and poverty."

Call number: PN 1997 Woma T68 2004 DVD

X-Men Evolution: Xposing the Truth - Vendor's Marketing: "Professor Charles Francis Xavier, who has the mutant ability to read minds, searches for new mutants to train them how to use their powers for good and to prevent the mutants from harming themselves and others at his School for Gifted Youngsters. His opposition, Magneto "Master of Magnetism", is doing the same thing, but for evil purposes. He has made Mystique who is a shape-shifter, a principle of his high school to gather evil mutants to prepare them for war against non-mutants. The most interesting plot of the story is that all the heroes and villains attend the same high school. The classic battle of good vs. evil has begun again."

Call number: PN 1995.9 .C45 X64e 2003 DVD

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit - Vendor's Marketing: "When their town's prized produce stars disappearing, our cheese-loving inventor and his savvy canine companion must use all their wildly imaginative inventions to try to capture a mysterious beast of epic and fluffy proportions."

Call number: PN 1995.9 .C45 W35c 2006 DVD

The Forgotten Man (Audiobook) - Vendor's Marketing: "In his major "New York Times" bestseller "The Last Detective," Crais returned to his signature characters, private investigator Elvis Cole and partner Joe Pike. Now, after scratching the surface of Cole's troubled past, Crais returns with a stunning, suspense novel that leads Elvis to the dark secrets of his own life. Unabridged. 7 CDs."

Call number: PS 3553 .R264 F67 2005 AUDBK

Adventures of Ideas - Publisher's Marketing: "The title of this book, Adventures of Ideas, bears two meanings, both applicable to the subject-matter. One meaning is the effect of certain ideas in promoting the slow drift of mankind towards civilization. This is the Adventure of Ideas in the history of mankind. The other meaning is the author's adventure in framing a speculative scheme of ideas which shall be explanatory of the historical adventure."

Call number: CB 53 .W5 1967

Self-Scoring Emotional Intelligence Tests - Publisher's Marketing: "The emotionally intelligent person will not only acknowledge emotion in himself (or herself), but also in others and will use it appropriately. Our EQ — or Emotional Quotient — cannot be gauged across the board not divided simply as "good", "bad", "right" or "wrong". This book is divided into separate sections designed to test your EQ in specific regards and to identify strengths and weaknesses."

Call number: BF 576 .D36 2000

Anselm - Publisher's Marketing: "St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) was one of the greatest Christian writers of medieval Europe. Best known as the inventor of the "ontological argument" for God's existence, his writings have been a major influence on western theology. He was also a noted spiritual writer. In this authoritative study, Dr. Evans explores the full range of Anselm's work, expertly placing both the thelogy and the devotional writings in context."

Call number: BX 4700 .A58 E83 2001

Benedict of Nursia: His Message for Today - Publisher's Marketing: "Anselm Grun, O.S.B., famed Benedictine author and cellarer of his monastery at Munsterschwarzach, offers brief reflections on aspects of the Rule of Benedict. He sketches the life of Benedict and reflects on how Benedict's instructions enable one to live constantly in the presence of God. Even the most mundane objects are signs of the presence of God. It is not merely that we focus our attention on God, but that we be aware that God always focuses attention on us, loving and encouraging us in all things. For example: he calls the cellarer to "regard all utensils and goods of the monastery as sacred vessels of the altar." Grun also ponders how work is an aid to prayer and how the Benedictine vow of stability is essential to building community. Silence and the solitude that characterize the monastic are conditions for the possibility of genuine community. Each chapter concludes with a brief reflection on the state of contemporary society and how the aspect of the Rule of Benedict treated in the chapter applies to the needs of today."

Call number: BR 1720 .B45 G7813 2006

The Temple of Jerusalem - Publisher's Marketing: "It was destroyed nearly 2,000 years ago, and yet the Temple of Jerusalem remains one of the most powerful, and most contested, buildings in the world. Goldhill travels across cultural and temporal boundaries to convey the full extent of the Temple's impact on religious, artistic, and scholarly imaginations."

Call number: DS 109.3 .G65 2005

Survival or Prophecy?: The Letters of Thomas Merton and Jean LeClercq - Publisher's Marketing: "Introduction by Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland.
Two monks in conversation about the meaning of life and the nature of solitude.
Thomas Merton, the American Trappist monk who wrote "The Seven Storey Mountain," spent his entire literary career (1948- 68) in a cloistered monastery in Kentucky. His great counterpart, the French Benedictine monk Jean Leclercq, spent those years traveling relentlessly to and from monasteries worldwide, trying to bring about a long-needed reform and renewal of Catholic religious life.
Their correspondence over twenty years is a fascinating record of the common yearnings of two ambitious, holy men. "What is a monk?" is the question at the center of their correspondence, and in these 120 letters they answer it with great aplomb, touching on the role of ancient texts and modern conveniences; the advantages of hermit life and community life; the fierce Catholicism of the monastic past and the new openness to the approaches of other traditions; the monastery's impulse toward survival and the monk's calling to prophecy. Full of learning, human insight, and self-deprecating wit, these letters capture the excitement of the Catholic Church during the run-up to the Second Vatican Council, full of wisdom, full of promise."

Call number: BX 4705 .M542 A4 2002

Amazon Heart: Coping with Breast Cancer Warrior Princess Style - Publisher's Marketing: "Two ordinary women faced the challenge of their lives when diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer. In true Amazon style, they fought through months of debilitating treatment, continuing working, traveling the globe and competing in sports. Their story is an inspiration to anyone facing life-altering challenges, and provides coping strategies for dealing with an immediate crisis, and building a life beyond."

Call number: RC 280 .B8 D9 2004

The Encyclopedia of Stitches

Call number: TT 770 .H48 2006

WillMaker

Call number: KF 755 .B47 1990

Ergonomic Living: How to Create a User-Friendly Home & Office - Publisher's Marketing: "er*go*nom*ic (er-ga-'na-mik) adj: designed to allow people and the things people use to interact in the safest, most effective, and most comfortable manner
You work indoors. You're not on your feet all day and you do no heavy lifting. You have escaped from the brutal nature of most human labor. And yet at the end of the day you feel exhausted. You have vague aches and pains that you are embarrassed to mention to your doctor. If you do, the doctor gives you some equally vague advice: take it easy; don't push yourself; get more rest. If that doesn't work, maybe you're a whiner, a hypochondriac.
Or maybe you're being attacked by your possessions.
Perhaps you've been making do with a worn-out old mattress in the bedroom, an office chair that won't let you sit up straight, and a computer screen that you struggle to read with your bifocals. You bought a desk and a file cabinet whose colors complement each other perfectly, but you had no idea how downright irritating ordinary furniture can get if the only choice you bother with is matching style and color.
Somewhere in this world is a reading light, chair, bed, perhaps even a keyboard and desk, built just for you. This book will show you how to find them."

Call number: TX 311 .I58 1994

In his sensible and entertaining style, Siegel looks at the advances we've made in treatments, the research still to be done, and the challenges ahead for Asia to lay out a realistic plan for ending this global threat. While a bird flu outbreak in the United States may or may not happen this year, there's still a great deal of work to be done in readyingAmerica for outbreaks of any kind."

Call number: RA 644 .I6 S534 2006

Home Owner's Guide to Disaster Tax Relief - Publisher's Marketing: "You wouldn't believe how generous the IRS can be to disaster victims. The number of major USA disasters is increasing: from 100 in 2001, to 120 in 2002, to 145 in 2003. 2004 was the worst year in over a decade. No-one is exempt. The HOME OWNER'S GUIDE TO DISASTER TAX RELIEF is the only book to explain -- in a personable, easy-to-follow style -- how to prepare for the benefits the IRS allows and how to take advantage of them. Absolutely everything is in this step-by-step Guide --- from taking an inventory of properties, to preparing a complete record of losses, to calculating disaster losses or gains, to obtaining possible income tax refunds. The reader will learn how to... Prepare for a future disaster; Identify the experts to provide unquestionable proof to the IRS; Identify the allowable disasters and losses (what exactly is a "disaster"?); Find the information required to prove the loss; Prepare acceptable documentation; Deal with insurance and other reimbursements; Understand the available choices, and Obtain the most advantageous tax benefits. Dr. Pollowy Toliver wrote this book from 15 years of personal experience. This book helps others avoid the IRS maze, provides Step-by-step examples Seventeen tax-saving tips A Personal Action Guide It is a must read for all disaster victims and for everyone who wants to be adequately prepared for a potential disaster. Table of Contents and Sample Chapters available on the website at http: //www.disaster-tax-relief.com"

Call number: KF 6369.3 .T65 2004

Educational Assessment of Students - Publisher's Marketing: "From two of the best known authors in the field of classroom assessment comes a revision of one of the best assessment books. Features include hundreds of examples, directions for crafting both traditional and alternative assessments, checklists for evaluating classroom assessments, scores of strategies for assessing problem solving and critical thinking, methods for aligning classroom assessment with state standards and NCLB requirements. Reviewers have described the book as the best on the market for its completeness and balanced approach to classroom assessment."

Call number: LB 3051 .N57 2007

Call number: TX 714 .F3 2005

The Google Story - Publisher's Marketing: "Here is the story behind one of the most remarkable Internet successes of our time. Based on scrupulous research and extraordinary access to Google, the book takes you inside the creation and growth of a company whose name is a favorite brand and a standard verb recognized around the world. Its stock is worth more than General Motors' and Ford's combined, its staff eats for free in a dining room that used to be run by the Grateful Dead's former chef, and its employees traverse the firm's colorful Silicon Valley campus on scooters and inline skates.
THE GOOGLE STORY is the definitive account of the populist media company powered by the world's most advanced technology that in a few short years has revolutionized access to information about everything for everybody everywhere.
In 1998, Moscow-born Sergey Brin and Midwest-born Larry Page dropped out of graduate school at Stanford University to, in their own words, "change the world" through a search engine that would organize every bit of information on the Web for free.
While the company has done exactly that in more than one hundred languages, Google's quest continues as it seeks to add millions of library books, television broadcasts, and more to its searchable database.
Readers will learn about the amazing business acumen and computer wizardry that started the company on its astonishing course; the secret network of computers delivering lightning-fast search results; the unorthodox approach that has enabled it to challenge Microsoft's dominance and shake up Wall Street. Even as it rides high, Google wrestles with difficult choices that will enable it to continue expanding while sustaining the guiding vision of itsfounders' mantra: DO NO EVIL."

Call number: TK 5101.885 .G66 V57 2005

Barron's Grade 8 FCAT: Reading and Writing - Publisher's Marketing: "This brand-new classroom aid prepares eighth graders in Florida for the reading and writing test, which they must pass before progressing to secondary education. Extensive subject reviews cover English grammar, sentence construction, the fundamentals of essay writing, and reading comprehension. Review sections are supplemented throughout the book with practice questions and answers. Two full-length practice FCAT tests in reading and writing reflect the actual test in length, question types, and degree of difficulty, and are supplemented with answers. Students will also find helpful study tips and test-taking advice."

Call number: LB 1631.5 .B38 2006

Flea Market Makeovers for the Outdoors: Projects & Ideas Using Flea Market Finds & Recycled Bargain Buys - Publisher's Marketing: "This step-by-step guide contains 25 projects for turning old flea-market finds and other inexpensive diamonds in the rough into stylish furnishings for the porch, deck, or garden. 200 color illustrations."

Call number: TT 199 .B47523 2004

Gilead - Publisher's Marketing: "Twenty-four years after her first novel, "Housekeeping," Marilynne Robinson returns with an intimate tale of three generations from the Civil War to the twentieth century: a story about fathers and sons and the spiritual battles that still rage at America's heart. Writing in the tradition of Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman, Marilynne Robinson's beautiful, spare, and spiritual prose allows "even the faithless reader to feel the possibility of transcendent order" ("Slate"). In the luminous and unforgettable voice of Congregationalist minister John Ames, Gilead reveals the human condition and the often unbearable beauty of an ordinary life."

Call number: PS 3568 .O3125 G55 2006

Call number: JC 574.2 .U6 C667 2006

Florida

* Annually revised and updated
* Beautiful new full-color photos, illustrations, and maps
* Includes information on local customs, currency, medical services, and transportation
* Consistently chosen over the competition in national consumer market research"

Call number: F 309.3 .D57 2006

* Annually revised and updated
* Beautiful new full-color photos, illustrations, and maps
* Includes information on local customs, currency, medical services, and transportation
* Consistently chosen over the competition in national consumer market research"

Call number: DC 16 .F736 2006

The Decline of the West - Publisher's Marketing: "Since its first publication more than eighty years ago, "The Decline of the West" has ranked as one of the most widely read and talked about books of our time. A sweeping account of Western culture by a historian of legendary intellect, it is an astonishingly informed, forcefully eloquent, thrillingly controversial work that advances a world view based on the cyclical rise and fall of civilizations.
This abridgment presents the most significant of Oswald Spengler's arguments, linked by illuminating explanatory passages. It makes available in one volume a masterpiece of grand-scale history and far-reaching prophesy that remains essential reading for anyone interested in the factors that determine the course of civilizations."

Call number: CB 83 .S63 2006

Call number: CB 83 .S63 1991

Life of Constantine - Publisher's Marketing: "The emperor Constantine changed the world by making the Roman Empire Christian. Eusebius wrote his life and preserved his letters so that his policy would continue. This English translation is the first based on modern critical editions. Its Introduction and Commentary open up the many important issues the Life of Constantine raises."

Call number: DG 315 .E8913 1999

The Fruit of Lips or Why Four Gospels?

Call number: BT 303.2 .R67 1978

The Futurist Moment: Avant-Garde, Avant Guerre, and the Language of Rupture - Publisher's Marketing: "Marjorie Perloff's stunning book was one of the first to offer a serious and far-reaching examination of the momentous flourishing of Futurist aesthetics in the European art and literature of the early twentieth century. Offering penetrating considerations of the prose, visual art, poetry, and carefully crafted manifestos of Futurists from Russia to Italy, Perloff reveals the Moment's impulses and operations, tracing its echoes through the years to the work of "postmodern" figures like Roland Barthes. This updated edition, with its new preface, reexamines the Futurist Moment in the light of a new century, in which Futurist aesthetics seem to have steadily more to say to the present."

Call number: NX 456.5 .F8 P47 2003

The Great Movies II - Publisher's Marketing: "From America's most trusted and highly visible film critic, 100 more brilliant essays on the films that define cinematic greatness.
Continuing the pitch-perfect critiques begun in "The Great Movies," Roger Ebert's "The Great Movies II" collects 100 additional essays, each one of them a gem of critical appreciation and an amalgam of love, analysis, and history that will send readers back to films with a fresh set of eyes and renewed enthusiasm--or perhaps to an avid first-time viewing. Neither a snob nor a shill, Ebert manages in these essays to combine a truly populist appreciation for today's most important form of popular art with a scholar's erudition and depth of knowledge and a sure aesthetic sense. Once again wonderfully enhanced by stills selected by Mary Corliss, former film curator at the Museum of Modern Art, "The Great Movies II "is a treasure trove for film lovers of all persuasions, an unrivaled guide for viewers, and a book to return to again and again."

Call number: Reference - PN .E232 2005

Florida KIDS COUNT Data Book, 2004

Call number: Reference - HV 742 .F6 F5572 2004

The Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople - Publisher's Marketing: "In 1202, zealous western Christians gathered in Venice determined to liberate Jerusalem from the grip of Islam. But the crusaders never made it to the Holy Land. Steered forward by the shrewd Venetian doge, they descended instead on Constantinople, wreaking devastation so terrible and inflicting scars so deep that as recently as 2001 Pope John Paul II offered an apology to the Greek Orthodox Church. The crusaders spared no one: They raped and massacred thousands, plundered churches, and torched the lavish city. A prostitute danced on the altar of the ravaged Hagia Sophia. And by 1204, barbarism masquerading as piety had shattered on of the great civilizations of history. Here, on the eight hundredth anniversary of the sack, is the extraordinary story of this epic catastrophe, told for the first time outside of academia by Jonathan Phillips, a leading expert on the crusades. Knights and commoners, monastic chroniclers, courtly troubadours, survivors of the carnage, and even Pope Innocent III left vivid accounts detailing the events of those two fateful years. Using their remarkable letters, chronicles, and speeches, Phillips traces the way in which any region steeped in religious fanaticism, in this case Christian Europe, might succumb to holy war."

Call number: D 164 .P48 2005

Great American Rail Journeys - Publisher's Marketing: "The executive producer of the PBS TV programs by the same name now brings the joys of North American rail journeys to readers in a large-format color tome. Enriched with historical detail, each of the eight chapters celebrates one rail journey. 150 color photos. 8 maps."

Call number: E 169 .Z82 G735 2000

Futurist Manifestos

Call number: NX 456.5 .F8 F8813 2001

AAA's TravelBook series brings you the latest and greatest of European ways of life, so you can freely experience its beauty and culture.

With information on 19 countries, these enjoyable guides provide tons of facts on local hot spots, cultural history, lodging and restaurant recommendations, and much more. The easy-to-follow layout makes traveling a snap, with chapters such as:

# Before You Go

# While You Are There

# Getting Around

# Driving In Europe

# Returning To The States

Whether you're traveling to Athens for the Acropolis, to London for Buckingham Palace, or to Paris for the Eiffel Tower, the AAA European TravelBook series is the perfect companion for all your travels."

Call number: D 909 .E883 2004

Dispensing with the Truth: The Victims, the Drug Companies, and the Dramatic Story Behind the Battle Over Fen-Phen - Publisher's Marketing: "In 1996, a terrible epidemic began. Thousands of young women were stricken and many of them died. Some died quickly, within a few months; others lasted a couple of years. Many of those who didn't die suffered damage to their hearts and lungs, much of it permanent. Doctors suspected what the killer was. So did the Food and Drug Administration. The culprit was one-half of the most popular diet drug combination on the market, Fen-Phen. It was produced and sold by a powerful pharmaceutical company, Wyeth-Ayerst, a division of American Home Products.
"Dispensing with the Truth" is the gripping story of what the drug company really knew about its drugs, the ways it kept this information from the public, doctors, and the FDA and the massive legal battles that ensued as victims and their attorneys searched for the truth behind the debacle.
It tells the story of a healthy young woman, Mary Linnen, who took the drugs for only 23 days to lose weight before her wedding-and then died in the arms of her fiance a few months later. Hers was the first wrongful death suit filed and would become the most important single suit the company would face.
Award-winning investigative reporter Alicia Mundy provides a shocking and thoroughly riveting narrative account of the whole debacle. It is a stark look at the consequences of greed-and a cautionary tale for the future."

Call number: KF 228 .A469 M86 2001

Spanning the period 1800 up to the present, Miller's Glass Fact File A-Z has almost 6,000 entries, identifying more than 2,000 glassworks, and 1,000 designers plus explanations of specialist terms and techniques. Glass producers around the world, from Europe and the USA to India, Japan, and Australia, have been included and the fields of bottle collecting, studio glass, flamework, and paper-weights are covered as well as more traditional areas of glass collecting. Where applicable, marks and labels are also included to help identification."

Call number: NK 5104 .H2 2001x

Glass Paperweights in the Art Institute of Chicago

Call number: NK 5440 .P3 C38 1991

400 Floral Motifs for Designers, Needleworkers and Craftspeople - Publisher's Marketing: "Treasury of rare Victorian-era designs for borders, wreaths, cushion squares, sprays, etc. Patterns for verbena, strawberry, lily, many more."

Call number: TT 771 .A14 1986

Gardening in Small Spaces: Creative Ideas from America's Best Gardeners - Publisher's Marketing: "This delightful book shows how to create a small garden that feels much larger and emphasizes ways to create privacy. Designs from some of Americas best-known landscape artists are showcased in more than 100 color photos and illustrations."

Call number: SB 473 .G28 895 2002

Feng Shui, a Laymans Guide - Publisher's Marketing: "Geomancy and the art of feng shui are here explained for those unfamiliar with this fascinating topic."

Call number: BF 1779 .F4 L575 1998

Feng Shui for the Home - Publisher's Marketing: "How to locate, channel and benefit from the pi (cosmic energy) in one's home."

Call number: BF 1779 .F4 L573 1998

First Steps in Egyptian Hieroglyphics: A Book for Beginners - Publisher's Marketing: "Anyone curious about hieroglyphics or wanting to embark on a study of the Egyptian language will find no better guide than this classic primer. The author, for thirty years curator of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum, wrote more than twenty books on Egyptology. This practical grammar comprises lists of frequently used signs and determinatives, a vocabulary of about 500 words, a series of 31 texts and extracts (with interlinear transliteration and word-for-word translation), and a few untransliterated and untranslated texts (with glossary), to be worked out independently. Unabridged republication of the classic 1895 edition."

Call number: PJ 1135 .B83 2003

Legends of the Fall- Vendor's Marketing: "A sweeping tale of a family torn apart by betrayal and jealousy. When the youngest brother dies, his widow marries the oldest, despite the fact that she is in love with the wild Tristan, the middle brother."

Call number: PN 1997 Legen F35 2000 DVD

House of Flying Daggers- Vendor's Marketing: "MEL IS AN EXOTIC, BEAUTIFUL BLIND DANCER, ASSOCIATED WITH A DANGEROUS REVOLUTIONARY GANG, KNOWN AS THE HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS. CAPTURED BY OFFICERS OF THE DECADENT TANG DYNASTY, MEL FINDS HERSELF BOTH THREATENED - & ATTRACTED - TO THE MOST UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES."

Call number: PN 1997 Hous F59 2005 DVD

Bottle Rocket- Vendor's Marketing: "An unconventional comedy about three best friends who take off on a hilarious crime spree."

Call number: PN 1997 Bott 1998 DVD

Akeelah and the Bee- Vendor's Marketing: "AKEELAH AND THE BEE is the inspirational story of Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), an eleven-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother Tanya (Angela Bassett), Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne); her principal Mr. Welch (Curtis Armstrong) and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee and, in turn, unites her neighborhood who witness the courage and inspiration of one amazing little girl."

Call number: PN 1997 Akee 2006 DVD

Big Fish - Vendor's Marketing: "In life, it's sometimes impossible to separate fact from fiction, or a man from his myth. Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. Yet even on his sickbed, Edward remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures in this marvel of a movie."

Call number: PN 1997 Big F57 2004 DVD

Mission Impossible- Vendor's Marketing: "A former Russian spy selling international intelligence on the black market... a list containing names of the top undercover agents in the world... a corrupt agent doubling for an unknown organization... a mysterious arms dealer... a spy agency ready to disavow the actions or existence of any of its members captured or killed... and one man on a mission which seems impossible..."

Call number: PN 1997 Missi C781 2006 DVD

Like Water for Chocolate- Vendor's Marketing: "Tita and Pedro's love was forbidden by family tradition which says that Tita's older sister must marry first. Pedro marries the sister to be nearer to his love, but Tita, the family cook, can only express her love through her cooking, which takes on a mystical quality and reveals her passion."

Call number: PN 1997 Like 2000 DVD

The Last Temptation of Christ- Vendor's Marketing: "This striking vision from the mind of director Martin Scorsese offers an allegorical interpretation of the last days of Jesus Christ, based on the book by Nikos Kazantzakis. Based strictly on Kazantzakis's book, the film has a very different focus than past portraits of the "Messiah." This Jesus (Willem Defoe) is a man wracked with doubt over his position among his followers and fear of the role God has chosen for him, as well as the pain that must accompany it. He is unsure whether the messages he receives come from God or Satan, and he is tempted by a mortal life filled with earthly possessions and sensual love, resulting in a controversial, though genuinely sympathetic, account of Christianity’s most revered figure. Scorsese establishes a dreamlike mood by combining Michael Ballhaus‘s photography with a transcendent soundtrack by Peter Gabriel in order to fully explore the idea that perhaps Jesus was both God and man. Rather than train his assembled cast to deliver their lines in historically accurate dialects, Scorsese lets each individual speak with their true accent, which makes for an initially jarring, yet eventually moving, experience. In addition to Defoe, Barbara Hershey, David Bowie, and Harvey Keitel all deliver sincere performances that fulfill Scorsese's vision even more completely."

Call number: PN 1997 Last T46 2000 DVD

Chicago - Vendor's Marketing: "Bored housewife Roxie Hart murders her lover when she discovers his lies. Chorus girl Velma Kelly murders her husband and sister after finding them in a compromising position. The two find themselves on Death Row, but all is not lost when they engage a slick "lawyer" who uses the force of the media to gain sympathy for the two murderesses."

Call number: PN 1995.9 .M86 C45 2003 DVD

White Oleander - Vendor's Marketing: "White Oleander chronicles the life of Astrid, a young teenager who journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion. Set adrift in the world, Astrid struggles to become her own person while coming to terms with the challenges of living life on her own."

Call number: PN 1997 Whit O54 2003 DVD

The Shining - Vendor's Marketing: "A married couple with a small son are employed to look after a resort hotel high in the Colorado mountains. As a result, they are the sole occupants during the long winter. The hotel manager warns them not to accept the job because of a tragedy that occurred during the winter of 1970."

Call number: PN 1997 Shini 2001 DVD

Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events - Vendor's Marketing: "When their parents are killed in a mysterious house fire, three orphans are forced to live with their uncle, the strange actor Count Olaf. When his plan to steal the children's inheritance is uncovered, the orphans are moved to a new family member, but the resourceful Count is hot on their trail and determined to win their inheritance by any means necessary."

Call number: PN 1997 Serie 2005 DVD

Rudy - Vendor's Marketing: "With heart and determination an Illinois youth tackles shortcomings to play Notre Dame football."

Call number: PN 1997 Rudy 2000 DVD

Rosewood - Vendor's Marketing: "In 1923, Rosewood, a flourishing black town in Florida, was burned to the ground by whites after a woman falsely accused a black stranger of beating and assaulting her. A black World War I veteran and a white shopkeeper set aside their differences to save the fleeing Rosewood inhabitants."

Call number: PN 1997 Rosew 1997 DVD

Shaun of the Dead - Vendor's Marketing: "After botching a special anniversary dinner with his girlfriend, a man finds himself having to come up with a plan to save his relationship the following day. To make matters worse for Shaun, the following day happens to be the day that the dead rise from their graves and seek nurishment by feeding on the living. Along with his slacker friends, Shaun embarks on a comic killing spree to save his girlfriend and make the world safe."

Call number: PN 1997 Shau 2004 DVD

Ocean's Twelve - Vendor's Marketing: " Three years after the heist that robbed casino mogul Terry Benedict of every dollar from his impenetrable Las Vegas vault, one of Danny Ocean's crew has ratted out the team. Now, Benedict is demanding payment with interest. So, Danny and Rusty rustle up the crew for a job to make amends Benedict."

Call number: PN 1997 Ocean D12 2005 DVD

Ocean's Eleven - Vendor's Marketing: "Eleven criminals plot a major heist in Las Vegas during a boxing event. They plan to hit three different casinos simultaneously."

Call number: PN 1997 Ocean D11 2002 DVD

11: 14 - Vendor's Marketing: "TELLS THE SEEMINGLY RANDOM YET VITALLY CONNECTED STORY OF A SET OF INCIDENTS THAT ALL CONVERGE ONE EVENING AT 11:14 PM. THE STORY FOLLOWS THE CHAIN OF EVENTS OF 5 DIFFERENT CHARACTERS & 5 DIFFERENT STORYLINES THAT ALL CONVERGE TO TELL THE STORY OF MURDER & DECEIT."

Call number: PN 117 Elev 2006 DVD

Brian's Song - Vendor's Marketing: "This remake of the beloved story is based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying."

Call number: PN 1997 Brian 2002 DVD

High Anxiety - Vendor's Marketing: "A psychiatrist with vertigo takes over the Institute for the Very Very Nervous in this Hitchcock-movie spoof."

Call number: PN 1997 High A69 2006 DVD

Spartacus - Vendor's Marketing: "Before "Gladiator," another hero rose from the slave pits of Rome: Sparticus, the indominable gladiator who led a revolt, in an epic film that usered in a new Hollywood era."

Call number: PN 1997 Spar 2001 DVD

Anne of Avonlea - Vendor's Marketing: "BASED ON THE CLASSIC NOVEL BY L.M. MONTGOMERY, THIS ACCLAIMED BBC PRODUCTION CONTINUES THE STORY OF ANNE SHIRLEY, THE HEROINE OF ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, AS SHE STARTS HER JOB AS A SCHOOLTEACHER."

Call number: PN 1997 Anne A86 2006 DVD

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Vendor's Marketing: "Willy Wonka, the eccentric owner of a candy factory, decides to open up his factory to five lucky kids who won a contest by finding golden tickets in his candy bars. As the tour progresses, each kid succumbs to a temptation of their weaknesses except for Charlie Bucket, an innocent child whose family has grown up in poverty in the shadow Willy Wonka's monstrous factory."

Call number: PN 1997 Charl 2005d DVD

The Last Samurai - Vendor's Marketing: "Set in Japan during the 1870s, ""The Last Samurai"" tells the story of Capt. Nathan Algren, a respected American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare. As the Emperor attempts to eradicate the ancient Imperial Samurai warriors in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly government policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly impressed and influenced by his encounters with the Samurai, which places him at the center of a struggle between two eras and two worlds, with only his own sense of honor to guide him."

Call number: PN 1997 Last S36 2004 DVD

The Agony and the Ecstasy - Vendor's Marketing: "Warrior Pope Julius II orders sculptor Michelangelo to paint frescoes on the Sistine Chapel's ceiling."

Call number: PN 1997 Agon 1999 VHS

Palaces of Reason and Delight; Treasure Houses of Britain Program 2 - Vendor's Marketing: "This program features the world's largest collection of toy soldiers and underground catacombs once used for Dyonesian style celebrations in the middle of the eighteenth century."

Call number: N 5425 .T74 1985 pt. 2 VHS

Recapturing the Past; Treasure Houses of Britain Program 3 - Vendor's Marketing: "Visit Belvoir castle, Wightwick Manor, Haddon Hall and many other awe-inspiring estates."

Call number: N 5425 .T74 1985 pt. 3 VHS

Gypsy Fusion by NovaMenco

Call number: M127.N68 G97 1997 CD

Corelli: Concerti Grossi Op.6

Call number: M752.C67 C66 2003 CD

Sammartini: Il pianto degli Angeli della Pace

Call number: M2019.S36 P53 2004 CD

Tertullian, First Theologian of the West - Publisher's Marketing: "Tertullian was the first Western Christian to write theology, defending Christians against the hostility of the Roman state, as well as arguing against Marcion, Praxeas and theosophical fantasy. A complex thinker, Tertullian has, in the modern era, been rejected by both liberal Christianity and its secular critics. For a long time misquoted and misused, he now calls for sustained analysis and interpretation. This book offers a major reappraisal of his theology and its influence on the shape of the Western Christian tradition."

Call number: BR 1720 .T3082 2003

A Third Testament: A Modern Pilgrim Explores the Spiritual Wanderings of Augustine, Blake, Pascal, Tolstoy, Bonhoeffer, Kierkegaard, and.. - Publisher's Marketing: ""Based on an acclaimed TV series, this illuminating collection of portraits brings to life seven men in search of God -- seven maverick thinkers whose spiritual wanderings make for unforgettable reading."

Call number: BR 1700.3 .M83 2004

The Baby Bust: Who Will Do the Work? Who Will Pay the Taxes? - Publisher's Marketing: "Though the world's population continues to grow, total fertility rates are dropping below replacement level in many parts of the world. The Baby Bust, a landmark book of essays by demographic, economic, and political science experts, examines the global birth dearth and its causes, implications, and policy options. Focusing in large part on the United States, this book also includes data from Europe and Japan and makes important comparisons between the three regions. It concludes with suggestions for making America's future sound and prosperous, through the regularization and legalization of appropriate levels of immigration; enhancing governmental efforts to increase productivity; and finally, ending the present waste of so many underutilized members of the workforce, particularly minorities and the poor."

Call number: HB 1545 .B33 2006

Epstein argues that this narrow interpretation is inconsistent with the language of the takings clause and the political theory that animates it. He develops a coherent normative theory that permits us to distinguish between permissible takings for public use and impermissible ones. He then examines a wide range of government regulations and taxes under a single comprehensive theory. He asks four questions: What constitutes a taking of private property? When is that taking justified without compensation under the police power? When is a taking for public use? And when is a taking compensated, in cash or in kind?

Zoning, rent control, progressive and special taxes, workers' compensation, and bankruptcy are only a few of the programs analyzed within this framework. Epstein's theory casts doubt upon the established view today that the redistribution of wealth is a proper function of government. Throughout the book he uses recent developments in law and economics and the theory of collective choice to find in the eminent domain clause a theory of politicalobligation that he claims is superior to any of its modern rivals."

Call number: KF 5599 .E67 1985

101 Stories of the Great Ballets: The Scene-By-Scene Stories of the Most Popular Ballets, Old and New - Publisher's Marketing: "Authored by one of the ballet's most respected experts, this volume includes scene-by-scene retellings of the most popular classic and contemporary ballets, as performed by the world's leading dance companies. Certain to delight long-time fans as well as those just discovering the beauty and drama of ballet."

Call number: MT 95 .B3 1989

Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Psychological Issues - Publisher's Marketing: "This fourteenth edition of TAKING SIDES: PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES presents current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a postscript. An instructor's manual with testing material is available for each volume. USING TAKING SIDES IN THE CLASSROOM is also an excellent instructor resource with practical suggestions on incorporating this effective approach in the classroom. Each TAKING SIDES reader features an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites and is supported by our student website, www.dushkin.com/online."

Call number: BF 149 .T24 2006

The 21st Century Mentor's Handbook: Creating a Culture for Learning - Publisher's Marketing: "The 21st Century Mentor's Handbook, field tested by hundreds of mentors, provides a multitude of resources to help mentors promote the success and professional growth of new teachers. Resources included are: * New teacher tools including needs assessments, self-assessments, and goal setting and reflection formats * Tools for mentoring in a standards-based environment * Tools for peer observation and data-driven discussions * Mentoring calendar * Mentor responses to challenges and concerns of new teachers * Cross-references the highly acclaimed new teacher resource Why Didn?t I Learn This in College? * CD ROM of tools"

Call number: LB 1025.3 .R877 2005

Full coverage is given to the story of decipherment, and how. the words of past ages have been brought back to life through the efforts of Champollion, Ventris, and others. In a provocative chapter devoted to still-undeciphered scripts, Robinson challenges the reader: Can the code of the Indus script, Cretan Linear A, the Phaistos Disc, or Easter Island ever be broken?

A special feature of the book is the step-by-step illustrated analysis of the way each script works. By the end, even the beginner will have gained a basic understanding of the world's major scripts. With its dynamic layout and authoritative text, this is both a book to read for pleasure and an invaluable reference on the worlds major writing systems."

Call number: P 211 .R6 1999

Career Opportunities in Theater and the Performing Arts

Call number: PN 1580 .F5 2006

Powerful Telephone Skills offers the practical guidance you need to convert frustrating exchanges into effective, productive transactions. In addition to teaching you how to get your phone calls off to a good start and how to screen callers tactfully, this guide will help you to:

* Develop a pleasant telephone manner
* Handle angry or long-winded callers
* Evaluate and improve your listening skills
* Persuade many different kinds of buyers
* Make those anxiety-inducing cold calls.

These and many other tips will help you make a powerful impression on everyone you talk to."

Call number: HF 5541 .T4 P68 2004

Walls and Memory: The Abbey of San Sebastiano at Alatri (Lazio), from Late Roman Monastery to Renaissance Villa and Beyond - Publisher's Marketing: "The abbey of San Sebastiano, which lies not far from the town of Alatri in Southern Lazio, preserves within its walls almost fifteen hundred years of history. This history is unusually bound to a number of important figures, from Saint Benedict to pope Nicholas V and his humanist court. For the past four years a small team has been investigating the standing structures of the abbey, reconstructing the stratigraphy of the standing walls and tracing the various phases through the building. The study has produced some startling discoveries: the oldest complete plan of a monastery in Europe, and one of the earliest Renaissance villas. The book gives an account of the architecture and the history of the building, showing how each phase relates to the last both structurally and thematically."

Call number: NA 5621 .A4 S74 2005

St. Francis of Assisi - Publisher's Marketing: "A short tale of the history and life of St. Francis of Assisi. Contents: problem of St. Francis; world St. Francis found; Francis the fighter; Francis the builder; le jongleur de dieu; little poor man; three Orders; mirror of Christ; miracles and death; testament of St. Francis."

Call number: BX 4700 .F6 C55 199x

500 Digital Photography: Hints, Tips, and Techniques - Publisher's Marketing: "500 Digital Photography Hints, Tips, and Techniques is the essential tool for entry-level and improving digital photographers. An irresistible blend of step-by-step tutorials, quick fixes, and bullet-point tips, this can be used as a springboard into digital photography, or as a quick-reference, problem-solving ally. Concise and user-friendly, the book covers the five essential aspects of digital photography: digital image capture, scanning existing images, basic image processing (crop, color, contrast, etc.), advanced manipulation techniques (such as montage, changing skies, retouching), and outputting (printing, emailing, and uploading to websites). Effectively illustrated by screen grabs, digital photos, and digitized shots, this is the most efficient, accessible, and easy-to-use how-to manual on the subject to date."

Call number: TR 267 .W46 2004

The Simple Universe - Publisher's Marketing: "In everyday language, this book explains the creation of the universe, from atomic physics through astronomy with colorful graphics and understandable text. The text addresses the issues of creationism versus science, showing that there really is no conflict involved."

Call number: QB 981 .B74 2003

Tragic Sense of Life

Call number: B 4568 .U53 D5 199x

Spanish Pilgrimage - A Canter to Saint James - Publisher's Marketing: "Robin Hanbury-Tenison and his wife Louella made the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain in the traditional way - riding on white horses over long-forgotten tracks. Their adventures are vividly and entertainingly recounted in this delightful and highly readable book."

Call number: BX 2321 .S3 H36 2004

Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 Hands-On Training - Publisher's Marketing: "With its powerful combination of visual layout tools, application development features, and code editing support, Dreamweaver MX 2004 is sure to become the constant companion of many Web developers. Here to get you hands-on with it fast is the definitive project-based training on the topic from one of the master teachers at Linda.com training. Using a combination of project-based lessons, guided exercises, and QuickTime tutorials, veteran author Garo Green walks you through all the Dreamweaver MX 04 basics: navigating the new interface, creating and managing Web sites, and linking among pages. You'll learn about frames and forms, cascading style sheets, and Fireworks and Flash integration, and gobble up Garo's suggestions about best layout and typography practices. You'll also find extensive coverage of all of Dreamweaver's newest features: dynamic cross-browser validation, improved CSS support, built-in graphics editing, and more. Throughout, Garo shows you not just how to do something but why you're doing it and the results of your actions."

Call number: TK 5105.8885 .D74 G7427 2003

Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature - Publisher's Marketing: "This entertaining and learned volume contains book reviews, lectures, and hard to find articles from the late C. S. Lewis, whose constant aim was to show the twentieth century reader how to read and how to understand old books and manuscripts."

Call number: PN 681 .L4 1998

A Drizzle of Honey: The Lives and Recipes of Spain’s Secret Jews - Publisher's Marketing: "When Iberian Jews were converted to Catholicism under duress during the Inquisition, many struggled to retain their Jewish identity in private while projecting Christian conformity in the public sphere. To root out these heretics, the courts of the Inquisition published checklists of koshering practices and "grilled" the servants, neighbors, and even the children of those suspected of practicing their religion at home. From these testimonies and other primary sources, Gitlitz & Davidson have drawn a fascinating, award-winning picture of this precarious sense of Jewish identity and have re-created these recipes, which combine Christian & Islamic traditions in cooking lamb, beef, fish, eggplant, chickpeas, and greens and use seasonings such as saffron, mace, ginger, and cinnamon. The recipes, and the accompanying stories of the people who created them, promise to delight the adventurous palate and give insights into the foundations of modern Sephardic cuisine."

Call number: TX 724 .G58 1999

Statistical Methods for Quality: With Applications to Engineering and Management - Publisher's Marketing: "This book has been written for an introductory course in statistical methods for quality improvement for students of engineering and of business management. The text has been designed so that its essentials can be covered in a one-semester course that can be fitted into today's crowded undergraduate engineering or management curriculum. A full treatment of all its topics can be readily covered in two semesters."

Call number: TS 156 .M517 1995

The A to Z of the Cold War - Publisher's Marketing: "Covering an extensive period and much of the globe, this dictionary presents a year-by-year chronology and alphabetical entries on civilian and military leaders, crucial countries and peripheral conflicts, the increasingly lethal weapons systems, and the various political and military strategies."

Call number: D 843 .S54 2005

The Authentic Gospel of Jesus - Publisher's Marketing: "An illuminating new look at the true teaching of Jesus is offered by "the greatest Jesus scholar of his generation" ("Sunday Telegraph")."

Call number: BT 306 .V47 2004

Teachers Wanted: Attracting and Retaining Good Teachers

Call number: LB 2835.25 .H45 2004

The Ascent of Woman: A History of the Suffragette Movement and the Ideas Behind It

Call number: JN 979 .P45 2004

The Best Time to Do Everything - Publisher's Marketing: "Compressed into one slim but surprisingly informative and intensely researched volume, The Best Time to Do Everything is an irresistible guide to the essentials of living.
The Best Time to Do Everything is really just that-a guide to the best time to do everything in life. From buying shoes to cleaning a murder scene, each entry is built around the well-informed advice of an expert in that particular field: Donald Trump on the best time to haggle, Johnny Ramone on the best time to learn to play guitar, Bill Maher on the best time for a political conversation, the Car Talk guys on the best time to repair your car. Not all of the advice comes from celebrities, but all of it does come from people who know their stuff. Incredibly useful (best time to buy life insurance, best time to look for a job, best time to purge and organize), entertaining (best time to start a high-fashion modeling career, best time to approach a celebrity, best time to cheat on your diet), and outrageous (best time to get punched in the face, best time for a coup, best time to have sex with 209 strangers), The Best Time to Do Everything is educational, practical, and wholly addictive."

Call number: BJ 1595 .K296 2005

The Field Guide to Teaching: A Handbook for New Teachers with CDROM - Publisher's Marketing: "This practical handbook offers guidelines, hints, insights, classroom ideas, examples, "how-to's," fundamental information and numerous resources to help first year teachers avoid common pitfalls and start their teaching careers wisely and well. "A Novice in the Field of Teaching" covers the process of becoming a teacher, the teaching process, becoming an effective teacher, and growing in your profession. It also addresses diversity, parental involvement, and the organization of a single school day and school year. First Year teachers, Alternative Certification programs, and Professional Development workshops."

Call number: LB 2844.1 .N4 M27 2004

For teachers of grades K-6

Facing ever-more-demanding state standards and less disciplined students, even the most experienced teacher carries a heavier burden today than ever before. "The Creative Teacher" offers inventive tools to enhance standards-based curricula and helpful strategies for creating new and engaging lesson plans. Fillled with fresh ideas for everything from bulletin boards to math activities, this one-stop resource will quickly become the most valuable volume in your library."

Call number: LB 1325.3 .S692 2007

Communication for the Classroom Teacher Communication for the Classroom Teacher - Publisher's Marketing: "This book provides prospective and current teachers with the skills and knowledge to understand and improve their own and their students' communication behavior. By combining theory and practical advice, this book focuses on the reasons for using certain communication strategies and how to implement them. "Communication"" for the Classroom Teacher" covers a wide range of classroom communication issues, including interpersonal and small group communication; listening skills; verbal and nonverbal communication (from both the teacher's and student's perspective); instructional strategies such as lecturing, discussions, and storytelling; teacher influence; ethical considerations; and racism/sexism in the classroom."

Call number: LB 1033 .C64 2007

The Complete Classroom: Issues and Solutions for Teachers - Publisher's Marketing: "Hastings Want to be up-to-date on educational thinking, but never have time to read all of the books? The Complete Classroom: Issues for the modern teacher, offers a comprehensive overview of the challenges and concerns facing modern schools. Everything from tackling truancy to teaching children to write, from teenage suicide to pets in the classroom, this easy-to-digest guide cuts through the jargon to offer professional advice, expert opinion and practical ideas for better teaching. Divided into three themed sections, the book proves a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the main issues affecting contemporary schools: The healthy classroom, including dealing with junk food and bereavement, The thinking classroom, from emotional intelligence to personalized learning The well-rounded classroom, covering everything from going green to pupil power. Based on the acclaimed series 'The Issue' in the "Times Educational Supplement," the book brings together Steven Hasting's vast experience and gives vital information on twenty four key issues for teachers today. Both informative and practical, the book provides a coherent synthesis of the current key topics in teaching, illustrates each topic with firsthand case studies, provides follow-up resources and shows how each topic inter-relates. Whether you're an NQT or an experienced classroom teacher, a governor or a school manager, this is the essential guide to life in schools today."

Call number: LB 2838 .H335 2006

Chinese Nationalism in a Global Era - Publisher's Marketing: "The twentieth century has been a century of nationalism in China, beginning with the nationalist revolution of 1911. Drawing on the explosion of writings about nationalism in the Chinese speaking world, this new book highlights the main themes of the Chinese nationalist tradition and shows how they are central to the discourse of Chinese politics and foreign policy today.
The study analyzes trends within Chinese nationalism, explaining the principles behind contemporary debates as they have unfolded since the late 1980s. Presenting a number of perspectives including those of the state and dissent in mainland China, as well as alternative views from Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Chinese diaspora, Hughes sets current discussions within the context of the long history of Chinese nationalism.
One of the first systematic treatments of Chinese nationalism in the 1990s, the book provides conceptual insights allowing the reader to grasp the complex weave of Chinese nationalist sentiment today and implications for the future."

Call number: DS 779.2 .H86 2002

Crescent of Crisis: U.S.-European Strategy for the Greater Middle East - Publisher's Marketing: "The greater Middle East region is beset by a crescent of crises, stretching from Pakistan through Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Together, these five crises pose the most pressing security challenges faced by the United States and its European alliesranging from terrorism and weapons proliferation to the rise of fundamentalism and the lack of democracy. Until now, Europe and the United States have approached these issues (indeed, the Middle East as a whole) in differing ways, with little effective coordination of policy. In fact, how best to deal with the greater Middle East has emerged as one of the most contentious issues in U.S.-European relations. The need for a common approach to the region is more evident than ever. This book brings together some of Europe and Americas leading scholars and practitioners in an effort to develop a common approach to resolving the five major crises in the region. European and American authors provide succinct and fact-filled overviews of the different crises, describe U.S. and European perspectives on the way forward, and suggest ways in which the United States and Europe can better cooperate. In the conclusion, the editors synthesize the different suggestions into a roadmap for U.S.-European cooperation for addressing the challenges of the Greater Middle East in the years ahead. Contributors include Stephen Cohen (Brookings Institution), James Dobbins (RAND), Toby Dodge (University of London), Martin Indyk (Saban Center at Brookings), Kenneth Pollack (Saban Center at Brookings), Jean-Luc Racine (Center for the Study of India and South Asia), Barnett Rubin (New York University), Yezid Sayigh (University ofCambridge), and Bruno Tertrais (Fondation pour la Recherche Stratgique)."

Call number: DS 63.2 .U5 C74 2006

American Foreign Policy Since World War II - Publisher's Marketing: "Despite its status as the world's lone superpower, the United States confronts a variety of serious challenges in the world today: ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, nuclear tensions involving Iran and North Korea, and strained American relations with allies in the European Union and the United Nations. In updating their book, authors Hook and Spanier find that these new developments are in keeping with the overarching theme of their classic text?that there is an American ?style? of foreign policy imbued with a distinct sense of national exceptionalism. Through a thorough understanding of the United States? past actions, students can then fully grasp the functions and frequent dysfunctions of the nation's foreign-policy process. Providing a lively and concise review of the conduct of American foreign policy since World War II, early chapters are strengthened by new historical findings, while recent developments since 9/11 receive thorough treatment and analysis. A stand-alone chapter on the Iraq War provides essential historical context as well as a detailed assessment of recent events across the Middle East. The book's presentation and usefulness are enhanced by new tables and figures, updated photos and maps, and annotated web resources."

Call number: E 744 .H646 2007

The Adventures of Transcendental Philosophy: Karl-Otto Apel's Semiotics and Discourse Ethics

Call number: B 3199 .A64 M46 2002

Basil: Letters 1-58 - Publisher's Marketing: "Basil the Great was born ca. AD 330 at Caesarea in Cappadocia into a family noted for piety. He was at Constantinople and Athens for several years as a student with Gregory of Nazianzus and was much influenced by Origen. For a short time he held a chair of rhetoric at Caesarea, and was then baptized. He visited monasteries in Egypt and Palestine and sought out the most famous hermits in Syria and elsewhere to learn how to lead a pious and ascetic life; but he decided that communal monastic life and work were best. About 360 he founded in Pontus a convent to which his sister and widowed mother belonged. Ordained a presbyter in 365, in 370 he succeeded Eusebius in the archbishopric of Caesarea, which included authority over all Pontus. He died in 379. Even today his reform of monastic life in the east is the basis of modern Greek and Slavonic monasteries."

Call number: BR 65 .B3 1926 v.1

Apostolic Fathers, Volume 1 and II

Here are the Letters of Ignatius, bishop of Antioch, among the most famous documents of early Christianity; these letters, addressing core theological questions, were written to a half dozen different congregations while Ignatius was en route to Rome as a prisoner, condemned to die in the wild-beast arena. Also in this collection is a letter to the Philippian church by Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna and friend of Ignatius, as well as an account of Polycarp's martyrdom. There are several kinds of texts in the Apostolic Fathers collection, representing different religious outlooks. The manual called the "Didache" sets forth precepts for religious instruction, worship, and ministry. The Epistle of Barnabas searches the Old Testament, the Jewish Bible, for testimony in support of Christianity and against Judaism. Probably the most widely read in the early Christian centuries was "The Shepherd" of Hermas, a book of revelations that develops a doctrine of repentance."

Call number: BR 60 .A62 2003 v.1

Call number: BR 60 .A62 2003 v.2

Bede: Ecclesiastical History, Books I-III - Publisher's Marketing: "Bede 'the Venerable, ' English theologian and historian, was born in AD 672 or 673 in the territory of the single monastery at Wearmouth and Jarrow. He was ordained deacon (691– 2) and priest (702– 3) of the monastery, where his whole life was spent in devotion, choral singing, study, teaching, discussion, and writing. Besides Latin he knew Greek and possibly Hebrew.

Bede's theological works were chiefly commentaries, mostly allegorical in method, based with acknowledgment on Jerome, Augustine, Ambrose, Gregory, and others, but bearing his own personality. In another class were works on grammar and one on natural phenomena; special interest in the vexed question of Easter led him to write about the calendar and chronology. But his most admired production is his "Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation." Here a clear and simple style united with descriptive powers to produce an elegant work, and the facts diligently collected from good sources make it a valuable account. Historical also are his "Lives of the Abbots" of his monastery, the less successful accounts (in verse and prose) of Cuthbert, and the "Letter" (November 734) "to Egbert" his pupil, so important for our knowledge about the Church in Northumbria."

Call number: BR 746 .B5 1999 v.1

Art in France, 1900-1940 - Publisher's Marketing: "During the decades from 1900 to 1940, art in France developed in ways that were of paramount importance to twentieth-century art. This innovative and abundantly illustrated book sets these developments within the framework of the unstable social, political, intellectual, and artistic worlds of the time and analyzes the innovations of artists ranging from Matisse to Picasso, Duchamp to Dalf."

Call number: N 6848 .G73 2000

Goldstein explains why a former attorney general with Parkinson disease has a tendency to faint, why young astronauts in excellent physical shape cannot stand up when reexposed to Earth's gravity, why professional football players can collapse and die of heat shock during summer training camp, and why baseball players spit so much.

Adrenaline and the Inner World is designed to supplement academic coursework in psychology, psychiatry, endocrinology, cardiology, complementary and alternative medicine, physiology, and biochemistry. It includes an extensive glossary."

Call number: QP 572 .A27 G65 2006

Campbell discusses the history, design, construction, fishing characteristics, and identification of gear, and offers tips on future collectibles; he adds specific instructions for the care and repair of antique and classic tackle."

Call number: SH 447 .C36 1997

The authors first examine the movement's origins in primitivism and its engagement with issues of race and colonialism, and then consider the Cubists' responses to anti-Enlightenment philosophies, the relation of Cubist art to the "classical", the role played by gender conceptually and within particular careers and practices, collage and its interplay with cultural themes, and the impact of anarchism, nationalism, and pacifism on Cubism's cultural politics.

This comprehensive and fresh examination of Cubism in its wider context -- social, cultural, political, scientific, and philosophical -- covers the full range of art and artists from the movement's advent in 1908."

Call number: N 6494 .C8 A58 2001

Dada Art and Anti-Art - Publisher's Marketing: "Hans Richter, the artist and filmmaker who helped start this radical movement, records Dada's history, from its beginnings in wartime Zurich, to its collapse in Paris in the 1920s, to its reappearance in the 1960s in movements such as Pop Art. Dada led on from Expressionism, Cubism, and Futurism, and in turn prepared the way for Surrealism. It was enlivened by extravagant and complex personalities--notably Tzara, Picabia, Arp, Schwitters, Duchamp, Ernst, and Man Ray--whose contributions are fully discussed and illustrated in this definitive work. 179 illus., 8 in color."

Call number: N 6494 .D3 R5213 1997

Assessment: A Practical Guide for Primary Teachers

Call number: LB 3056 .G7 S26 2006

The Art of Art History: A Critical Anthology - Publisher's Marketing: "The history of art has been written and rewritten since classical antiquity. Since the foundation of the modern discipline of art history in Germany in the late eighteenth century, debates about art and its histories have intensified. Historians, philosophers, psychologists, and
anthropologists among others have changed our notions of what art history has been, is, and might be.
The Art of Art History is a unique guide to understanding art history through a critical reading of the field's most innovative and influential texts over the past two centuries. Each section focuses on a key issue: aesthetics, style, history as an art, iconography and semiology, gender, modernity and postmodernity, deconstruction and museology. More than thirty readings from writers as diverse as Winckelmann, Kant, Gombrich, Warburg, Panofsky, Heidegger, Lisa Tickner, Meyer Schapiro, Jacques Derrida, Mary Kelly, Michel Foucault, Rosalind Krauss, Louis Marin, Margaret Iversen, and Nestor Canclini are brought together, and Donald Preziosi's introductions to each topic provide background information, bibliographies, and critical elucidations of the issues at stake. His own concluding essay is an important and original contribution to scholarship in the field."

Call number: N 380 .A78 1998

Critical Terms for Art History, Second Edition - Publisher's Marketing: ""Art" has always been contested terrain, whether the object in question is a medieval tapestry or Duchamp's "Fountain. But questions about the categories of "art" and "art history" acquired increased urgency during the 1970s, when new developments in critical theory and other intellectual projects dramatically transformed the discipline. The first edition of "Critical Terms for Art History both mapped and contributed to those transformations, offering a spirited reassessment of the field's methods and terminology.
Art history as a field has kept pace with debates over globalization and other social and political issues in recent years, making a second edition of this book not just timely, but crucial. Like its predecessor, this new edition consists of essays that cover a wide variety of "loaded" terms in the history of art, from "sign to "meaning, "ritual to "commodity. Each essay explains and comments on a single term, discussing the issues the term raises and putting the term into practice as an interpretive framework for a specific work of art. For example, Richard Shiff discusses "Originality" in Vija Celmins's "To Fix the Image in Memory, a work made of eleven pairs of stones, each consisting of one "original" stone and one painted bronze replica.
In addition to the twenty-two original essays, this edition includes nine new ones--"performance, "style, "memory/monument, "body, "beauty, "ugliness, "identity, "visual culture/visual studies, and "social history of art--as well as new introductory material. All help expand the book's scope while retaining its central goal of stimulating discussion of theoretical issues in art history and making that discussion accessible to bothbeginning students and senior scholars.
Contributors: Mark Antliff, Nina Athanassoglou-Kallmyer, Stephen Bann, Homi K. Bhabha, Suzanne Preston Blier, Michael Camille, David Carrier, Craig Clunas, Whitney Davis, Jas Elsner, Ivan Gaskell, Ann Gibson, Charles Harrison, James D. Herbert, Amelia Jones, Wolfgang Kemp, Joseph Leo Koerner, Patricia Leighten, Paul Mattick Jr., Richard Meyer, W. J. T. Mitchell, Robert S. Nelson, Margaret Olin, William Pietz, Alex Potts, Donald Preziosi, Lisbet Rausing, Richard Shiff, Terry Smith, Kristine Stiles, David Summers, Paul Wood, James E. Young"

Call number: N 34 .C75 2003

Classics of Western Spirituality - Publisher's Marketing: "The most in-depth and scholarly panorama of Western spirituality ever attempted!

In one series, the original writings of the universally acknowledged teachers of the Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, Islamic and Native American traditions have been critically selected, translated and introduced by internationally recognized scholars and spiritual leaders.

The texts are first-rate, and the introductions are informative and reliable. The books will be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of every literate religious persons."

Philo of Alexandria Call number: BV 4501.2 .C53 no. 24

Johannes Tauler, Sermons Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 47

Symeon the New Theologian: The Discourses Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 21

Nizam Ad-Din Awliya: Morals for the Heart: Conversations of Shaykh Nizam Ad-Din Awliya Recorded by Amir Hasan Sijzi Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 74

Pietists: Selected Writings Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 37

William Law: A Serious Call to a Devout & Holy Life & the Spirit of Love Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 6

Anchoritic Spirituality: Ancrene Wisse and Associated Works Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 73

Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac: Rules, Conferences, and Writings Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 84

Abraham Miguel Cardozo: Selected Writings Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 101

Pseudo Macarius: The Fifty Spiritual Homilies and the Great Letter Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 75

Alphonsus de Liguori: Selected Writings Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 93

John Calvin: Writings on Pastoral Piety Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 102

Maximus the Confessor: Selected Writings Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 45

Francisco de Osuna: The Third Spiritual Alphabet Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 29

John of the Cross: Selected Writings Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 53

Berulle and the French School: Selected Writings Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 64

Bond's introduction casts exciting new light on the development of Cusa's theology of spirituality. Then, for the first time in one volume in English is a translation of Cusa's basic mystical corpus: On Learned Ignorance; On the Hidden God; On Seeking God; On the Vision of God; and On the Summit of Contemplation. A unique feature is the annotated glossary of key Cusan terms that accompanies the texts.

Cusa's writings reveal a remarkably imaginative and gifted theologian who anticipated contemporary questions of ecumenicity and pluralism empowerment and reconciliation, and tolerance and individuality. These translations particularly communicate to us his experience of a very large God who jostles us out of our parochialism. General readers and spiritual seekers interested in the history of mysticism or in the development of the western spiritual tradition will find this volume to be an enlightening and indispensable addition to a personal library."

Call number: BV 4501.2 .C53 no. 89

John Cassian: Conferences - Publisher's Marketing: "John Cassian (c. 365-c. 435) journeyed to the West to found monasteries in Marseilles and the region of Provence. Conferences is his masterpiece, a study of the Egyptian ideal of the monk."

Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 46

Valentin Weigel: Selected Spiritual Writings - Publisher's Marketing: "Represents the most influential and important writings of the founder of the Spiritualist movement during the Protestant Reformation. Readers will find in this volume an introduction to life, times, and writings of Valentin Weigel (1533-1588), a German teacher and theologian who articulated a variant of the Protestant Reformation known as Spiritualism. Spiritualism refers to a form of dissent emphasizing spiritual or inner dependence from rules, ceremonies, and the visible or organized church. Offered here for the first time in English are a selection of Weigel's most important and characteristic works. Together, these works present the heart of Weigel's thought, which championed tolerance and individual conscience in an age of confessional hatred and religious war. Weigel's writings embody Spiritualist theory at its most accurate. They complete a missing chapter in the history of mystical literature and therefore are of supreme interest to those who study:--philosophy
--theology
--Reformation history"

Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 107

Nil Sorsky: The Complete Writings - Publisher's Marketing: "Here are the writings of Nil Sorsky (+1508), an influential spiritual writer whose major contribution to Eastern Christianity was his bringing to ancient Russia the spirituality of the early Fathers and Mothers of the Desert. This is called the hesychasm spirituality of the heart, which finds the perfection of the human person in union with God through continuous prayer."

Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 105

Ignatius of Loyola: The Spiritual Exercises and Selected Works - Publisher's Marketing: "This volume includes Ignatius' (1491-1556) complete Autobiography, complete Spiritual Exercises, selections from the Constitution of the Society of Jesus and some of Ignatius' nearly 7,000 letters."

Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 72

John Comenius: The Labyrinth of the World and the Paradise of the Heart - Publisher's Marketing: "Alongside Puritan and Pietist spirituality runs a virtually unknown stream of Slavic spirituality, here represented by reformation leader John Amos Comenius (1592-1670) in his neglected masterpiece, The Labyrinth of the World."

Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 90

John Baptist de La Salle: The Spirituality of Christian Education - Publisher's Marketing: "De La Salle's spirituality for educators, which melds prayer and action, compassion and practicality, can be read afresh in every age: it transcends time and place."

Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 108

Rabbinic Stories - Publisher's Marketing: "Stories from the main works of classical rabbinic literature, which were produced by Jewish sages in either Hebrew or Aramaic, between 200 and 600 CE."

Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 103

Bonaventure - Publisher's Marketing: "Named "The Prince of Mystics" by Leo XIII, Bonaventure (1217-1274), friar and professor at the University of Paris, was considered a great spiritual master in his own lifetime."

Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 53

Teresa of Avila: The Interior Castle - Publisher's Marketing: "Teresa (1515-1582), a Spanish mystic, is considered to be one of the most profound spiritual teachers in the history of Christianity. The Interior Castle is Teresa's spiritual masterpiece."

Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 14

Margaret Ebner, Major Works - Publisher's Marketing: "The first English translation of the works of Margaret Ebner (c. 1291-1351), a Dominican nun and mystic, offers a unique glimpse into the inner life and thought of a woman who was considered to be holy even during her lifetime. These writings reveal a spiritual, clearly Christocentric worldview and relate a great deal about the struggle for and the meaning of liberation--spiritually and intellectually--then and now."

Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 78

John Climacus: The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Publisher's Marketing: "John Climacus (c. 579-649) was abbot of the monastery of Catherine on Mount Sinai. His Ladder was the most widely used handbook of the ascetical life in the ancient Greek Church."

Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 34

Angela of Foligno: Complete Works - Publisher's Marketing: "Blessed Angela of Foligno (c.1248-1309), while not widely known, is one of the most outstanding, most brilliant representatives of 13th-century Italian mysticism. In this excellent translation, Lachance provides an comprehensive introduction that summarizes Angela's inner journey, spirituality, and influence that will reach readers of medieval and women's visionary literature, feminists, and historians, as well as its usual devotional reading audience."

Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 77

The Classic Midrash: Tannaitic Commentaries on the Bible - Publisher's Marketing: "Midrash is exegesis, explanation of a biblical text and commentary on it. In this latest volume in the Classics of Western Spirituality series, Reuven Hammer brings a selection of these "God-intoxicated texts" of the early rabbinic masters, the Tannaim, to a wider public and accompanies them with explanations and commentary on their theological, literary, and historical importance."

Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 83

Julian of Norwich: Showings - Publisher's Marketing: "Julian, an anchoress who lived in solitude in Norwich, England in the late 14th century, received the 16 "showings" or revelations of God's love in a series of experienced visions. The first version was a short text. The second, longer version was apparently written some years after the first, when she had time to pray and reflect about the teachings God had given her."

Call number: BV 4051.2 .C53 no. 1

Butler’s Lives of the Saints Supplement of New Saints and Blesseds - Publisher's Marketing: "The long pontificate of Pope John Paul II has produced an unprecedented flurry of beatifications and canonizations. The twentieth century in particular has been noted as "the century of martyrs," many of which are featured prominently in this new full edition, a continuation of the tradition of one of the most well-known and relied-upon reference works of all time. The Supplement of New Saints and Blesseds covers canonizations and beatifications enacted from late 1999 to the end of 2003 in chronological order. Blesseds appearing in previous volumes who have since been canonized have had their information updated and expanded. How to live a Christian life of faith is a question every generation has sought to answer. Invariably, they have turned to the lives of the saints. The candidates included in this volume are worthy and offer challenge and inspiration to us all."

Call number: Reference BX 4654 .B8 Suppl. v. 1

Cuba Cocina!: The Tantalizing World of Cuban Cooking-Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow - Publisher's Marketing: "The definitive cookbook covering classic and "nuevo"-style recipes, "Cuba Cocina!" includes the first-ever complete Glossary of Cuban ingredients, cooking terms, and cooking techniques."

Call number: TX 716 .C8 L33 1994

The last three papers address a series of pragmatic issues anyone who works within a library can identify with, namely, "what does it mean to "market" a library," "how can we define "value" in relation to what goes on in a library and create "value" for our communities," and, finally, "What constitutes and impedes 'success" for library professionals?," especially if those who are minority women.

These papers, taken together, raise the issues of how well we understand, researchers and practitioners alike, the institutions we study, manage and work within. What we in the profession often regard as common sense and "good practice" may not really be either. In short, these papers point to a number of issues, ones we often do not even acknowledge, that researchers need to help practitioners address if science is to makea difference in how librarians understand and manage the institutions they work within."

Call number: Z 678 .A33 v.22

Cuba: The Natural Beauty - Publisher's Marketing: "The United Nations declared the year 2002 as "The Year of the Mountains" and encouraged countries all over the world to have environmental conferences regarding the conservation of mountains. The Conference for the Caribbean and the Americas was held in Cuba, and Clyde Butcher was invited to photograph the mountains of Cuba for the conference. He spent three weeks photographing from the Sierra Maestra of the east coast to the mogote region of the west coast--rain forests, waterfalls, and cliffs that drop off into a perfect ocean. The beauty and majesty of Cuba's natural landscape are captured in his intimate compositions, their focus on shape and light, the horizon and the sky."

Call number: F 1765.3 .B87 2005

This survey includes recent examples of art in glass by 13 artists selected from more than a thousand in the United States. They follow no single trend or tradition but draw freely from the world and its visual history. Whether their art takes inspiration from Egyptian canopic jars, medieval stained-glass windows, or Venetian glass techniques, American artists working in glass use the world for their sketchbooks and are masters of their art."

Call number: NK 5112 .H47 1998

Celtic Music: The Essential Listening Companion - Publisher's Marketing: "Celtic music today not only encompasses the traditional homelands of Ireland, Scotland, and Brittany, but extends to new fusions being created around the world. This comprehensive guidebook features both traditional and genre-stretching music, from Irish piper Johnny Doran to the rock-influenced group Clannad, plus longtime favorites like the Chieftains. Included is information on the music's wide-ranging instrumentation, including drums, fiddles, harps, pipes, squeezeboxes, and whistles."

Call number: ML 3580 .C38 2001

The Art of Tassel Making - Publisher's Marketing: "This gorgeous book unravels the secrets of the French tassel-making houses, allowing the reader to produce tassels that look every bit as elegant as the commercial variety. Providing detailed instructions for making many different styles of tassels in a variety of sumptuous materials, a unique flip section shows the reader how to mix and match the three components of tassels: the rope, the head, and the skirt. 40 color photos, b&w illustrations throughout."

Call number: TT 889.5 .D53 1996

100 Afghans to Knit & Crochet - Publisher's Marketing: "Avid knitters and crocheters will be overjoyed with this treasure trove of 100 brand new designs from two of the most famous names in needlework. From classic to cutting edge, these projects feature all the wonderful new yarns, introduce unusual new ways to do square motifs and unique borders, and include a wide range of designs, not just for crocheters, but for often neglected knitters. Here are afghans for every reason, season, and room in the house: masculine patterns "just for him," charming kids' and baby designs, frilly boudoir creations, take-alongs for outdoor games, patchwork patterns, even lap-ghans to warm Granny's knees. Easy-to-understand instructions and marvelous photos make it fun and easy to choose and create these extraordinary afghans!"

Call number: TT 825 .L442526 2005

All Stitched Up: The Complete Guide to Finishing Stitches for Hand-Knitters - Publisher's Marketing: "Close-up color photos capture every stage of knitting technique and add meaning to the book's step-by-step instructions, enabling needlecrafters to master more than 50 different methods. They include ladder and mattress stitches, sewing sleeves to body, making button holes, picking up hems and necklines, making pockets, turning rows, casting off with a crochet hook, embellishing with bobbles and tassels, creating knitted flowers and lace, and many more. Detailed instructions for finished projects include a patchwork cushion, a buttoned vest, a cardigan, a knitted purse, and a traditional round-neck sweater. There are more than 250 photos, information on materials and equipment for getting started, a glossary of knitting terms, and even web site resources. Both expert knitters and those who are relatively new to knitting will learn how to give knitted items that truly professional touch."

Call number: TT 820 .C947 2003

24-Hour Knitting Projects - Publisher's Marketing: "Take out the knitting needles today; wear a new shirt, shawl, or sweater tomorrow. These fashion-conscious projects will appeal to beginners eager to see results, and looking for something quick and stylish to create. The instructions make it easy to work each garment and accessory, and they give uncertain knitters confidence. But even those with more advanced skill will find they simply can't resist whipping up every fantastic item, such as a cute little crop top with fringe around the neckline and a tie around the bottom. Other irresistible options include a silver blouse and stole, vests, purses, hats (one in red for the Red Hat Ladies), and an afghan. Knitters from outside the U.S. will also appreciate the handy conversion table."

Call number: TT 825 .W45423 2003

The Art of Debt-Free Living - Publisher's Marketing: "Why do some people go through life with few money worries-while others have endless financial struggles? No doubt those with few troubles have learned to apply the wise principles of money management. Tired of being anchored down by a boatload of debt? The Art of Debt-Free Living gives you sure-fire strategies to stretch your present income and brainstorm a workable money management plan. Discover: . The subtle factors that lie beneath your lifestyle choices . Tips for creating more cash flow . How to safeguard your family's future security Sail into financial freedom with seven simple worksheets and cruise the safe harbor of budgetary contentment-on calm financial seas! "No one asks, 'Should we be debt-free?' What many don't ask (but should) is, 'How can I become debt-free?' Nayrocker's book is filled with practical, common-sense ideas. This isn't a book for everyone. This is a book only for those who seriously want to get out of debt and stay out of debt." - Cecil Murphey, writer, co-writer, and ghostwriter of more than 100 books, including Gifted Hands, Rebel with a Cause, 90 Minutes in Heaven, and Committed But Flawed." Christian Life - Personal Finance

Call number: HG 179 .N397 2005

Cottage Retreats: Decorating Ideas for Every Mood - Publisher's Marketing: "They're the comfy abodes of fairy tales, imbued with old-fashioned charm and warmth. Regardless of location or style, cottages offer sheer enjoyment and relaxation. There, in a shingled saltbox by the sea or log cabin in the woods, you can indulge in life's simple pleasures. Bring a wonderful simplicity of design into your living space, using a medley of furnishings and natural materials. First, consider the type of cottage you own and its traditions. Choose from six different moods: tranquil, romantic, cozy, nostalgic, rustic, and whimsical. A Cape Cod might favor white wicker furniture and a soothing blue palette, while rough-hewn furniture suits a mountain retreat. Lakeside refuges often use stones from the surrounding land, and sweet hideaways blossom in the shade of an English country garden. Whether you opt for florals and lacy sheets or Windsor chairs and checked table linens, your home will have flair and individuality!"

Call number: NK 2195 .R87 S36 2002

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

Call number: PN 1997 Lone 2004 DVD

A Classic Christmas: Scrooge and Beyond Tomorrow

Call number: PN 1997 Clas 2003 DVD

Cyrano de Bergerac/ The Son of Monte Cristo - Vendor's Marketing: "A double feature of two swashbuckling adventures. THE SON OF MONTE CRISTO features the Count travelling to the kingdom of Lichtenburg where he battles an evil General for control of the land. CYRANO DE BERGERAC features Jose Ferrer's Academy Award-winning performance as the lovestruck poet with the unusual nose."

Call number: PN 1997 Cyra 2002 DVD

Agatha Christie's Murder At the Gallop - Vendor's Marketing: "The old and wealthy Mr. Enderby dies of a heart attack but the ever suspicious Miss Marple has her doubts. Who or what gave him a heart attack? Enderby's poor relatives gather at the The Gallop, a combined boarding-house and riding school. Miss Marple also gets there to find out if any of them had any particular reasons to see him dead."

Call number: PN 1997 Murd A8 2006 DVD

Murder, She Said - Vendor's Marketing: "Rutherford makes a formidable first impression in Murder She Said, based on Christie's 4:50 from Paddington, in which the armchair sleuth goes undercover as a servant after witnessing a murder on a train."

Call number: PN 1997 Murd S4 2006 DVD

Murder Ahoy - Vendor's Marketing: "In Murder Ahoy, Marple discovers a ship of thieves."

Call number: PN 1997 Murd A4 2006 DVD

Murder Most Foul - Vendor's Marketing: "In Murder Most Foul, Marple deadlocks a jury and joins a theatrical troupe to prove the defendant's innocence."

Call number: PN 1997 Murd M6 2006 DVD

Alternative Careers in Science: Leaving the Ivory Tower - Publisher's Marketing: "Many science students find themselves in the midst of graduate school or sitting at a lab bench, and realize that they hate lab work! Even worse is realizing that they may love science, but science (at least academic science) is not providing many job opportunities these days. What's a poor researcher to do !?
This book gives first-hand descriptions of the evolution of a band of hardy scientists out of the lab and into just about every career you can imagine. Researchers from every branch of science found their way into finance, public relations, consulting, business development, journalism, and more - and thrived there! Each author tells their personal story, including descriptions of their career path, a typical day, where to find information on their job, opportunities to career growth, and more. This is a must-read for every science major, and everyone who is looking for a way to break out of their career rut.
* An insider's look at the wide range of job opportunities for scientists yearning to leave the lab
* First-person stories from researchers who successfully made the leap from science into finance, journalism, law, public policy, and more.
* Tips on how to track down and get that job in a new industry
* Typical day scenarios for each career track
* List of resources (websites, associations, etc.) to help you in your search
* Completely revised, this latest edition includes six entirely new chapters"

Call number: Q 149 .V5 A66 2006

The Ancient City: Life in Classical Athens & Rome - Publisher's Marketing: "In this superbly illustrated volume, Athens and Rome, the two greatest cities of antiquity, spring to life under the masterful pen of Peter Connolly. All the historical and archaelogical evidence has been seamlessly pieced together to reconstruct the architectural wonders of these mighty civilizations. Re creating public buildings, religious temples, shops, and houses, Connolly reveals every aspect of life in glorious detail, from religion and food to drama, games, and the baths. In addition to the great monuments and moments of classical Greece and Rome, readers learn about a typical day in the life of an Athenian and a Roman. They read about and see the houses people inhabited; attend 5 day festivals and go to the theater; fight great battles and witness the birth of Rome's navy; visit temples and spend a day at the chariot races. The spectacular artwork and vivid descriptions provide a window into the fascinating history of these two extraordinary cities and civilizations. The Ancient City is the crowning achievement of Peter Connolly's distinguished career."

Call number: DE 59 .C59 2000

1001 Illuminated Initial Letters: 27 Full-Color Plates - Publisher's Marketing: "Magnificently embellished letters of the alphabet--approximately 40 to a page--plus one page of roman and arabic numbers--primarily taken from Jones's illustrated "The Psalms of David." Meticulously crafted Victorian designs range from small to large, simple to spectacular."

Call number: NK 3625 .V53 J66 1988

Bernini

Rudolf Wittkower's classic monograph and catalogue raisonne has been the standard work on Bernini since 1955. It is now available in an updated and expanded edition. The concise but masterly survey provides an authoritative introduction to Bernini's work, while the full catalogue gives detailed, scholarly and up-to-date information on his complete oeuvre."

Call number: NB 623 .B5 W55 1997

25 Gorgeous Sweaters for the Brand-New Knitter - Publisher's Marketing: "Sophisticated sweaters for novice knitters--with no difficult stitches or complicated patterns! Until now only the most experienced could take on cardigans, pullovers, and cropped tops. Not anymore: if you can knit and purl, these 25 garments are within your reach. They rely on good design principles and luscious specialty yarns that forgive the neophyte's uneven tension. A Shawl Collar Jacket goes almost anywhere and looks great over almost everything. Slip on the Cozy Cardigan for weekend relaxation. For on-the-go knitting, nothing beats the Patchwork Jacket, with its simple rectangles. Many projects have great variations, too, with different edgings and finishes, for a truly custom-designed piece."

Call number: TT 825 .H35 2003

National Geographic Atlas of the World: 7th Edition - Publisher's Marketing: "You are looking at the authoritative edition of the atlas that has set the world's standard for more than a generation. Based on latest satellite technology and state-of-the-art digital data, this edition has new features, new graphics, and a new format. It is a treasury of definitive maps and informative entries on every country on Earth. In addition, "Worlds Beyond" presents a stunning portrait of our solar system and the universe.

# 63 political maps, 13 physical maps, 243 city maps
# More than 140,000 entries in the most comprehensive index ever
# Maps and illustrated articles on Earth's processes and resources
# Flags and facts for every country
# New maps of the moon, the solar system, the Milky Way, and the universe"

Call number: Reference G 1021 .N38 1999

Official Military Atlas of the Civil War - Publisher's Marketing: "Authoritative account of the campaigns of the Civil War told through actual maps used by Union and Confederate armies. Hundreds of carefully detailed, full-color maps indicate troop and artillery positions, territories, and terrain. Indispensable tool for both historian and Civil War buff. 821 full color maps, 106 engravings, 209 drawings."

Call number: CWC/Ref G 1221 .S5 U6 1983 OVRSZ

Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History: Complete and Unabridged

"More readable." This is the only full edition of "Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History" that has been retypeset in modern, easy-to-read type. Archaic words have been modernized and the punctuation has been updated according to contemporary standards.

"Easier to use." The Loeb numbering system (now the standard way to cite "Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History)" has been added to make it easier to locate passages referred to in other reference works. Also, all citations and cross-references have been updated from Roman numerals to the modern form of citation.

"More complete." The complete text of all ten books of Eusebius is included. Also included is "Historical View of the Council of Nicea" as well as translations of related documents."

Call number: BR 160 .E55 E55 1998

Atomic Physics

Call number: QC 777 .J65 1997

Corporate Cultures - Publisher's Marketing: "In the early 1980s, Terry Deal and Allan Kennedy launched a new field of inquiry and practice with the publication of their landmark book, Corporate Cultures, in which they argued that distinct types of cultures evolve within companies, with a direct and measurable impact on strategy and performance. Despite the dramatic evolution of the business landscape over the last twenty years, the basic principles of the book remain as fresh and relevant as they did when it was first published: that organizations, by their very nature, are social enterprises, with tribal habits, well-defined cultural roles for individuals, and various strategies for determining inclusion, reinforcing identity, and adapting to change. In the new introduction, the authors reflect on the enduring lessons of their investigation into the life of organizations."

Call number: HD 2785 .D32 2000

Generation Extra Large: Rescuing Our Children from the Epidemic of Obesity - Publisher's Marketing: "This report from the front lines of an epidemic reveals the startling truth about skyrocketing rates of life-threatening childhood obesity--and describes what can be done to fight it."

Call number: RJ 399 .C6 T37 2004

Electricity and Electronics: A Survey - Publisher's Marketing: ""Electricity and Electronics: A Survey" explores many aspects of electricity and electronics in a basic and easy-to-understand way. The key concepts in this introductory text are presented using the "big picture" or systems approach that greatly enhances student learning. Many application, testing procedures, and operational aspects of equipment and devices are discussed. The use of mathematics is discussed through applications and illustrations.

This fifth edition has been improved with the addition of the following features:

* The use of color brings life to the book and clarifies content
* Improved illustrations and photos
* New material on batteries; communications advances such as cellular phones, lasers, and fiber optics; and a brief history of electronics"

Call number: TK 146 .P34 2002

Laboratory Manual to accompany Electricity and Electronic: A Survey Call number: TK 146 .P34 2002 Manual

Advancing Your Career: Concepts of Professional Nursing - Publisher's Marketing: "Designed to provide the practicing nurse with the concepts required to advance to the next level of professional practice. Discusses crititcal components of professional nursing practice including effective communication, professional ethics, leadership, group theory, teaching/learning and multicultural issues. Focuses specifically on practicing nurses returning to school to further their careers."

Call number: RT 82 .N85 2005

C.S. Lewis' Miracles (Shepherd's Notes) - Publisher's Marketing: "With full outlines of the text and brief but detailed commentary, these books give readers the upper hand in uncovering and clarifying the many nuances and complex theological points revealed in these religious masterpieces."

Call number: BT 97 .M45 2000

Family Spaces: Creative Solutions for Family-Friendly Interiors - Publisher's Marketing: "From French flea market style to city chic, real-life homes of real-life people usually have one thing in common: the heart and soul of their design comes from personal inspiration. And what inspires more than one's own family? Family Rooms explores unique and personalized blends of old and new, function and elegance, budget and beauty, each creating a timeless look while accommodating for the inevitable evolution of family life. Using seasonal accents, unique storage solutions, and a careful attention to a cost-effective budget, eight every-day families have discovered how to transform their homes into personal sanctuaries. Walk through the front doors and into the lives of eight real families who have met the challenge of modern living with their own sensible and stylish solutions-all without the help of a "professional designer." The design world has yet to see a more exciting or energetic team as that of this real life sister and brother duo, who hail from a close-knit and creative family of their own. Through their uniquely talented eyes, Tirzah and Jonathan have collected a varied group of distinct households and individual styles to create an easy-to read and encouraging how-to guide for common design problems. In no time, you'll be thinking, "if they can do it, so can I!" Tirzah Ortiz-Wanlass's design work has been featured in Better Homes and Gardens, Decorating, and Country Home magazines, as well as HGTV's Awesome Interiors and Interiors by Design. She is a contributing editor with Meredith Publications. P. Jonathan Ortiz is a graduate of St. Mary's College, California and is in the design and home retail industry. Widely sought after for his unique and distinctive designs, he creates personally tailored spaces for individuals and corporate clients."

Call number: NK 2004 .W36 2003

Nestled among the Pyrenees, on both sides of the French-Spanish border, the Basque country is renowned as much for its fine culinary traditions as for its rugged terrain and the independent spirit of its people. Basque cooks are widely considered among the best in Europe, combining their love of fresh, simple ingredients with time-honored techniques. The joy of cooking and eating are central to Basque culture. In San Sebastiá n and throughout the region, men belong to cooking clubs, dedicated to the preservation of their outstanding cultural and culinary heritage. Outside the cooking societies, simple family meals turn into feasts of mammoth proportions, and everywhere conversation invariably turns to good food and the pursuit of it.

"The Basque Kitchen," lusciously illustrated with photographs of the Basque region as well as its famous dishes, is the first major cookbook to explore Basque cooking on both sides of the border. Basque native Gerald Hirigoyen, named one of America s best chefs by "Food & Wine" magazine, celebrates the food and memories of his beloved homeland. He shares recipes for his favorite Basque specialties, from traditional renditions of Salt Cod "al Pil-Pil" and Pipé rade to sumptuous soups, salads, meat, poultry, game, and of course, more seafood, all built on a bounty of fresh ingredients and carefully presented for the home cook. Hirigoyen's splendid interpretations have made his two San Francisco restaurants, Fringale and Pastis, critical favorites."

Call number: TX 723.5 .S7 H53 1999

Mendel has taken part in the harvesting of saffron, wine grapes, and garlic. She has made marzipan in Toledo, joined in a partridge shoot, and prepared trout caught fresh from the streams in Cuenca. She tells stories of artisanal cheesemakers and wine producers. Her own home in an olive grove gives her special insight into world-class Spanish olive oil.

"Cooking from the Heart of Spain" features traditional foods from the country's heartland, a region of vineyards, olive groves, and wheat fields. From here come Spain's most famous products -- Manchego cheese, saffron, serrano ham, and olive oil. These ingredients, along with its rich and diverse Moorish and Sephardic heritages, give Manchegan cooking an air of refinement and delicate complexity beyond its sturdy simplicity.

The recipes in "Cooking from the Heart of Spain" include simple pisto, a medley of summer vegetables sauté ed in olive oil; lamb stuffed with spinach and pine nuts; a robust peasant garlic soup; and a delightfully subtle saffron ice cream. Mendel also includes sophisticated dishes such as cheese and ham flan and partridge braised in wine sauce, as well as fun food, such as "fried milk," a sweet custard with a crisp-fried exterior. Oh, yes -- and Madrid tapas too.

Laced with quotes from Cervantes' "DonQuixote" -- which had lots to say about the food of La Mancha -- Janet Mendel´s cookbook provides recipes for delicious dishes, both traditional and modern."

Call number: TX 723.3 .S7 M443 2006

El Camino: Walking to Santiago de Compostela - Publisher's Marketing: "El Camino (Spanish for "the way") is a day-by-day account of a modern American pilgrim's solitary walk from St. Jean Pied de Port in France, across the Pyrenees and northern Spain, to Santiago de Compostela, believed since medieval times to be the burial place of Saint James. During thirty-two days in 1993, Lee Hoinacki trod the 500-mile route followed by Europeans for more than a thousand years, stopping each evening at pilgrim hospices, some centuries-old, to write in his diary. His reflections range from the historical examination of religious sensibility to analyses of modern developments in architecture and technology, from the theological understanding of place to the mentality of mountain bike riders. Readers share in the personal religious growth of a traditional Roman Catholic who, toward the end of his life, finds himself in the welcome company of those who walked the same camino during the past centuries. The constant interplay between pertinent anecdotes from well-chosen fellow pilgrims, both ancient and modern, and Hoinacki's experiences of contemporary Spanish customs and behavior give the book a captivating timelessness and spiritual insight rarely found in other modern chronicles of the pilgrimage to Santiago."

Call number: DP 285 .H65 1996

Flowers: How They Changed the World - Publisher's Marketing: "A leading botanist and popular science writer examines the crucial role flowers have played in life's evolutionary scheme as a fundamental energy resource for most of the biosphere."

Call number: QK 45.2 .B87 2006

The Art of Sign Language - Publisher's Marketing: "Learning sign language is a rewarding experience that leads to greater communication skills. This basic introduction guide is for people without any prior knowledge of sign. The approach to "Signed English" is based upon the way a child would first be taught a language. In 17 sections, The Art of Sign Language teaches by using themed exercises about topics such as everyday communication, the body, home, school, leisure, eating, and drinking."

Call number: HV 2474 .B77 2003

Stress Less - Publisher's Marketing: "Do you want a stress-free life? Americans are the most stressed people in the world?between 75 and 90 percent of all visits to primary-care physicians are due to stress-related disorders. Best-selling author Dr. Don Colbert explains why this epidemic of stress is out of control, and he exposes stress as the culprit behind many debilitating and killer diseases. Until now there has not been a book that has offered "all the pieces of the puzzle"?now Stress Less addresses stress from a mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual standpoint. THIS BOOK WILL ANSWER THESE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: ? What leads to adrenal fatigue? ? How does cortisol really affect your body? ? Are your relationships stressful? ? Do you rehash hurtful memories? ? How can using relaxation and exercise help reduce your physical, mental, and emotional strain? ? How can you experience the peace of God? Using scientific evidence, anecdotal stories, biblical principles, and practical proven theories, Dr. Colbert, who "lived, walked through, and overcame extreme stress," will challenge and convince you to make lifelong changes. You can live in harmony and peace!"

Call number: RA 785 .C63 2005

Though his avowed topic is poetry, Borges explores subjects ranging from prose forms (especially the novel), literary history, and translation theory to philosophical aspects of literature in particular and communication in general. Probably the best-read citizen of the globe in his day, he draws on a wealth of examples from literature in modern and medieval English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Greek, Latin, Arabic, Hebrew, and Chinese, speaking with char; acteristic eloquence on Plato, the Norse kenningar, Byron, Poe, Chesterton, Joyce, and Frost, as well as on translations of Homer, the Bible, and the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

Whether discussing metaphor, epic poetry, the origins of verse, poetic meaning, or his own "poetic creed", Borges gives a performance as entertaining as it is intellectually engaging. A lesson in the love of literature and in the making of a unique literary sensibility, this is a sustained encounter with one of the writers by whom the twentieth century will be long remembered."

Call number: PN 1064 .B67 2000

Teacher Man is McCourt's long-awaited book about how his thirty- year teaching career shaped his second act as a writer. It is also an urgent tribute to teachers everywhere. In bold and spirited prose featuring his irreverent wit and heartbreaking honesty, McCourt records the trials, triumphs and surprises he faced in public high schools around New York City. His methods anything but conventional, McCourt created a lasting impact on his students through imaginative assignments (he instructed one class to write "An Excuse Note from Adam or Eve to God"), singalongs (featuring recipe ingredients as lyrics) and field trips (imagine taking twenty-nine rowdy girls to a movie in Times Square!).

Teacher Man shows McCourt developing his unparalleled ability to tell a great story as, five days a week, five periods per day, he worked to gain the attention and respect of unruly, hormonally charged or indifferent adolescents.

For McCourt, storytelling itself is the source of salvation, and in Teacher Man the journey to redemption -- and literary fame -- is an exhilarating adventure."

Call number: LA 2317 .M36 A3 2005

The Tender Bar: A Memoir - Publisher's Marketing: "J. R. Moehringer grew up captivated by a voice. It belonged to his father, A New York City disc jockey who vanished before J.R. spoke his first word. At eight years old, suddenly unable to find The Voice on the radio, J.R. turned in desperation to the bar on the corner, where he found a rousing new chorus of voices. Cops and poets, bookies and soldiers, movie stars and stumblebums, all taught J.R., tended him, and provid a kind of fatherhood-by-committee."

Call number: CT 275 .M5719 A3 2005

Learn what goes on inside yourdog's mind and develop a positive, fulfilling relationship with your best friend
In "Cesar's Way," Cesar Millan--nationally recognized dog expert and star of National Geographic Channel's hit show "Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan"--helps you see the world through the eyes of your dog so you can finally eliminate problem behaviors. You'll learn:
- What your dog really needs may not be what you're giving him
- Why a dog's natural pack instincts are the key to your happy relationship
- How to relate to your dog on a canine level
- There are no "problem breeds," just problem owners
- Why every dog needs a job
- How to choose a dog who's right for you and your family
- The difference between discipline and punishment
- And much more!
Filled with fascinating anecdotes about Cesar's longtime clients, and including forewords by the president of the International Association of Canine Professionals and Jada Pinkett Smith, this is the only book you'll need to forge a new, more rewarding connection with your four-legged companion."

Call number: SF 433 .M554 2006

Inside the Confederate Nation: Essays in Honor of Emory M. Thomas - Publisher's Marketing: "In The Confederacy as a Revolutionary Experience (1970) and The Confederate Nation (1979), Emory Thomas redefined the field of Civil War history and reconceptualized the Confederacy as a unique entity fighting a war for survival. Today scholars continue to build on Thomas's work. Inside the Confederate Nation honors his enormous contributions to the field with fresh interpretations of all aspects of Confederate life--nationalism and identity, family and gender, battlefront and homefront, race, and postwar legacies and memories. Many of the volume's twenty essays focus on individuals, households, communities, and particular regions of the South, highlighting the sheer variety of circumstances southerners faced over the course of the war. Other chapters explore the public and private dilemmas confronted by diplomats, policy makers, journalists, and soldiers within the new nation. All of the essays attempt to explain the place of southerners within the Confederacy, how they came to see themselves and others differently because of the new nation, and the disparities between their expectations and reality. Contributors include James M. McPherson, William C. Davis, Joseph T. Glatthaar, and many other prominent and rising scholars. This exciting new collection continues the interpretive debates Thomas's work first inspired thirty-five years ago, affirming his lasting influence on Civil War history."

Call number: CWC E 487 .I57 2005

Compass: A Story of Exploration and Innovation - Publisher's Marketing: "THIS BOOK CHRONICLES the misadventures of those who attempted to perfect the compass, an instrument so precious to sixteenth-century seamen that, by law, any man found tampering with it had his hand pinned to the mast with a dagger. From the time man first took to the seas until only one thousand years ago, sight and winds were the sailor's only navigational aids. It was not until the development of the compass that maps and charts could be used with any accuracy--even so, it would be hundreds of years and thousands of shipwrecks before the marvelous instrument was perfected. And its history up to modern times is filled with the stories of disasters that befell sailors who misused it. In this wonderfully written book, Alan Gurney brings to life the instrument Victor Hugo called "the soul of the ship.""

Call number: VK 577 .G84 2004

California Pottery: From Missions to Modernism - Publisher's Marketing: "Pottery was for the patio, porcelain for the dinner table until the kilns of California began mass-producing and distributing imaginative, brightly colored tableware in the late 1920s. Today, the inventive forms and playful shapes of Calfironia pottery make it a much sought-after and highly prized collectible. Published to coincide with an exhitibiton at SF MOMA, California Pottery is the ultimate guide to the cultural forces and talented designers that shaped this movement. Their work includes not only the dishware we have come to associate with Calfornia, but also garden and agricultural pottery and iconic decorative tiles. Each piece reflects the falvor of the times--from the sober Arts and Crafts style of the '20s right through to the aerodynamic Modernist styles of the '50s. With beautiful photographs featuring hundreds of unique pieces, California Pottery: From Missions to Modernism is an exquisite gallery showcasing the beauty and originality of California pottery."

Call number: NK 4025 .C2 S74 2001

* Calendar of Projects, the book's highly practical Introduction surveys the full range of pots available and sets down design guidelines for mixing pot and plant colors, textures, and shapes. The heart of the book is a lavishly illustrated catalog of planting projects for every type of container and every month of the year. Each page reveals a close-up color photograph of a planting plan, supported by practical tips on growing needs, plant quantities, and pot sizes.
* Site Suggestions, Photo essays explore how different garden locations - flights of steps or an entrance porch - can be enhanced with container displays. Combined with the planting projects, these present a multitude of creative gardening ideas that puts Malcolm Hillier's latest book in a class of its own."

Call number: SB 418 .H56 1995

Gray Ghosts and Rebel Raiders: The Daring Exploits of the Confederate Guerillas - Publisher's Marketing: "The most definitive volume on guerrilla warfare during the Civil War features a foreword by the distinguished scholar Bruce Catton and 22 photos and maps. Gray Ghosts introduces a cast of daring and dashing Southern soldiers: John Singleton Mosby, Turner Ashby, and Harry Gilmore, among others. These men used irregular troops and even more irregular methods against the invading Union Army. A fast-paced narrative describes daredevil acts performed by these small, bold bands of fighters, and shows how, over and over again, they managed to thwart Union efforts. Defiant to the end, the "gray ghosts" and rebel raiders resisted surrender after Appomattox and continued to fight until all hope was gone."

Call number: CWC E 470.2 .J77 1995

America's Top Military Careers: Official Guide to Occupations in the Armed Forces - Publisher's Marketing: "A complete reprint of the latest edition of Military Careers by the U.S. Department of Defense at about half the price. The Department of Defense recruits and trains approximately 200,000 enlisted members and officers each year, making it one of the largest employers in the U.S. This book was developed to help young people, students, educators, and others learn about the many career opportunities that the military has to offer."

Call number: Reference UB 147 .A43 2004

America's Top 101 Jobs for People Without a Four-Year Degree: Detailed Information on Good Jobs in Major Fields and Industries - Publisher's Marketing: "Explore top careers that do not require a four-year degree, plus get proven job search advice including the seven steps that cut job search time in half. This fully updated edition features thorough, current and interesting descriptions for more than 100 major jobs."

Call number: Reference HF 5724 .F27 2005

Status and Trends of Wetlands in the Conterminous United States 1998 to 2004

Call number: QH 541.5 .M3 D33 2005

Canons and Decrees of the Sacred and Ecumenical Council of Trent - Publisher's Marketing: "Celebrated under the Sovereign Pontiffs, Paul III, Julius III and Pius IV. The advantage or necessity of studying the Councils, as one of the chief records of the faith, morals and discipline of the Church, furnished the motivation for the author to translate the Council of Trent records. It is meant to be advantageous to the ecclesiastical student and those persons interested in becoming acquainted with the real doctrines of the Catholic Church."

Call number: KBR 830 1545 .A42 2002

Codex: The City of Culture of Galicia - Publisher's Marketing: "Peter Eisenman's competition-winning project for the City of Culture of Galicia in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, is a formidable battery of museums, libraries, and auditoriums, a cultural acropolis atop a spectacular hillside site in northeastern Spain. By excavating the hilltop and arranging six buildings as a kind of artificial topography, Eisenman creates a new warped landscape that seems to merge building and ground, that occupies the hilltop without seeming to have been built upon it. In CODEX, the New York-based Eisenman, known for a career of formal investigations, reveals in essays and illustrations his theory of coding as a device for producing form. Through more than three hundred line drawings and perspectives, the development of the code--and the buildings and landscape it informs--becomes apparent, culminating in a giant earthwork as excavation of the site begins."

Call number: NA 6813 .S72 S273 2005

101 Cross Stitch Christmas Creations - Publisher's Marketing: "101 of the most fabulous cross-stitch projects ever to come down the chimney for Christmas. From dainty designs you can stitch in an evening to family heirlooms you can create in an afternoon, we've gathered Saints and sleighs... nativities and noels... angles and ornaments... into one unique Christmas collection that will get passed down in your family for generations."

Call number: TT 778 .C76 A145 2001

Great Jobs for ... Majors - Publisher's Marketing: "GREAT JOBS SERIES ANSWERS THE QUESTION "WHAT CAN I DO WITH A MAJOR IN . ."

Every college major gives students valuable skills and training, perfect for a wide range of careers. The Great Jobs series helps students: Assess talents and skills for a job Explore a wide range of career options Target the perfect career Present college majors as workplace assets Perfect their job search And much more!"

Great Jobs for Chemistry Majors Call number: QD 39.5 .R688 2006

Great Jobs for Math Majors Call number: QA 10.5 .L36 2006

Great Jobs for Psychology Majors Call number: BF 76 .D44 2006

Great Jobs for Communication Majors Call number: P 91.6 .C36 2002

Great Jobs for Music Majors Call number: ML 3975 .G74 2005

Great Jobs for Film Majors Call number: PN 1995.9 .P75 G66 2004

Great Jobs for Theater Majors Call number: PN 2074 .G66 2004

Great Jobs for Political Science Majors Call number: JA 88 .U6 R68 2004

Great Jobs for Biology Majors Call number: QH 314 .C35 2004

Great Jobs for Computer Science Majors Call number: QA 76.25 .G62 2003

Great Jobs for History Majors Call number: D 16.9 .G34 2001

Great Jobs for Environmental Studies Majors Call number: GE 60 .D44 2002

Great Jobs for Physical Education Majors Call number: GV 365 .G54 2004

Brimming with fun and educational games and activities, the Magical Math series provides everything you need to know to become a master of mathematics! In each of these books, Lynette Long uses her own unique style to help you truly understand mathematical concepts as you use common objects such as playing cards, dice, coins, and every mathematician’ s basic, essential tools: paper and pencil.

Inside "Great Graphs and Sensational Statistics," you’ ll learn the basics of pictographs, bar graphs, pie charts, line graphs, and map charts, and you’ ll see how they make information easy to understand. You’ ll jump into statistics, where you’ ll discover how to figure out the average test score on your spelling tests, how to tell the difference between percent and percentile, and how to rank order a group of numbers. You’ ll also practice your new math skills with such fun activities as Dangling Spoons, Weather Bingo, Tower Tallies, and Color Feud. Track the mail, test the memory of your friends, do a sleep study, and much more as you learn how graphs and statistics can reveal the world around you."

Call number: QA 90 .L586 2004

"Nothing Like It in the World" is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad -- the investors who risked their businesses and money; the enlightened politicians who understood its importance; the engineers and surveyors who risked, and lost, their lives; and the Irish and Chinese immigrants, the defeated Confederate soldiers, and the other laborers who did the backbreaking and dangerous work on the tracks.

The Union had won the Civil War and slavery had been abolished, but Abraham Lincoln, who was an early and constant champion of railroads, would not live to see the great achievement. In Ambrose's hands, this enterprise, with its huge expenditure of brainpower, muscle, and sweat, comes to life.

The U.S. government pitted two companies -- the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroads -- against each other in a race for funding, encouraging speed over caution. Locomo-tives, rails, and spikes were shipped from the East through Panama or around South America to the West or lugged across the country to the Plains. This was the last great building project to be done mostly by hand: excavating dirt, cutting through ridges, filling gorges, blasting tunnels through mountains.

At its peak, the workforce -- primarily Chinese on the Central Pacific, Irish on the Union Pacific -- approached the size of Civil War armies, with as many as fifteen thousand workers on each line. The Union Pacific was led by Thomas "Doc"Durant, Oakes Ames, and Oliver Ames, with Grenville Dodge -- America's greatest railroad builder -- as chief engineer. The Central Pacific was led by California's "Big Four": Leland Stanford, Collis Huntington, Charles Crocker, and Mark Hopkins. The surveyors, the men who picked the route, were latter-day Lewis and Clark types who led the way through the wilderness, living off buffalo, deer, elk, and antelope.

In building a railroad, there is only one decisive spot -- the end of the track. Nothing like this great work had been seen in the world when the last spike, a golden one, was driven in at Promontory Summit, Utah, in 1869, as the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific tracks were joined.

Ambrose writes with power and eloquence about the brave men -- the famous and the unheralded, ordinary men doing the extraordinary -- who accomplished the spectacular feat that made the continent into a nation."

Call number: CWC TF 23 .A48 2000

Before the Civil War, these young men thought long and hard about Virginia's place as a progressive slave society. They vigorously lobbied for disunion despite opposition from their elders, then served as officers in the Army of Northern Virginia as frontline negotiators with the nonslaveholding rank and file. After the war, however, they quickly shed their Confederate radicalism to pursue the political goals of home rule and New South economic development and reconciliation. Not until the turn of the century, when these men were nearing the ends of their lives, did the mythmaking and storytelling begin, and members of the last generation recast themselves once more as unreconstructed Rebels.

By examining the lives of members of this generation on a personal level as well as a generational and cultural level, Carmichael sheds new light on the formation and reformation of Southern identity during the turbulent last half of the nineteenth century."

Call number: CWC F 235 .A1 C37 2005

Born in slavery in Maryland in 1817, Frederick Douglass escaped from servitude twenty years later, joined the ranks of the Abolitionists and devoted a long and fruitful life to the winning of freedom for his people.

Douglass worked with William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips and John Brown, and during the Civil War was so highly regarded by Abraham Lincoln for his contributions to the Union cause that the Great Emancipator called him "the most meritorious person I have ever seen." A fervent integrationist, Douglass was the first of the "freedom riders" and "sit-ins". He felt that true freedom could not come for him until all Blacks were free and equal, and he gave voice and direction to the movement to achieve this goal.

Told in Frederick Douglass's own words, this volume is an important work of Americana."

Call number: CWC E 449 .D738 1991

Call number: CWC E 449 .D738 1995

Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 - Publisher's Marketing: "This "masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history" ("New Republic") made history when it was originally published in 1988. It redefined how Reconstruction was viewed by historians and people everywhere in its chronicling of how Americans -- black and white -- responded to the unprecedented changes unleashed by the war and the end of slavery. This "smart book of enormous strengths" ("Boston Globe") has since gone on to become the classic work on the wrenching post-Civil War period -- an era whose legacy reverberates still today in the United States."

Call number: CWC E 668 .F66 1988

Antiques Collectables - Publisher's Marketing: "Collectables offers an astonishing range of antiques of the future: from vintage LP albums to sewing boxes, glass paperweights and cigar cutters. Each object is portrayed in color with description and price range to provide a comprehensive portrait."

Call number: NK 1125 .M55 2002

Antiques: Furniture - Publisher's Marketing: "Important pieces of antique furniture are auctioned for hundreds of thousands of dollars, but there is a vast trove of reasonably priced antiques available to those with more taste than money. Readers will be encouraged and excited by the number of antique furniture pieces in this guide that are accessibly valued at $750 or under."

Call number: NK 2265 .M55 2002

The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English - Publisher's Marketing: "The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Judean desert between 1947 and 1956 was one of the greatest archaeological finds of all time. Hidden in the caves at Qumran by the Essenes, a Jewish sect in existence before and during the time of Jesus, the Scrolls have transformed our understanding of the Hebrew Bible, early Judaism, and the origins of Christianity. This fully revised edition of the classic English translation by Geza Vermes, the world's leading scholar on the subject, offers an astonishing look into the organization, customs, and beliefs of the community at Qumran. Enhanced by much previously unpublished material and a new preface, this will remain the authoritative translation of the Dead Sea Scrolls for years to come."

Call number: BM 487 .A3 V4 2004b

Can You Keep a Secret? - Publisher's Marketing: "With the same wicked humor, buoyant charm, and optimism that have made her Shopaholic novels beloved international bestsellers, Sophie Kinsella delivers a hilarious new novel and an unforgettable new character. Meet Emma Corrigan, a young woman with a huge heart, an irrepressible spirit, and a few little secrets:
Secrets from her mother: Sammy the goldfish in my parents' kitchen is not the same goldfish that Mum gave me to look after when she and Dad were in Egypt.
Secrets from her boyfriend: I've always thought Connor looks a bit like Ken. As in Barbie and Ken.
From her colleagues:
When Artemis really annoys me, I feed her plant orange juice. (Which is pretty much every day.) It was me who jammed the copier that time. In fact, all the times.
Secrets she wouldn't share with anyone in the world:
My G-string is hurting me. Until she spills them all to a handsome stranger on a plane. At least, she thought he was a stranger.
But come Monday morning, Emma's office is abuzz about the arrival of Jack Harper, the company's elusive CEO. Suddenly Emma is face-to-face with the stranger from the plane, a man who knows every single humiliating detail about her. Things couldn't possibly get worse--Until they do."

Call number: PR 6073 .I296 C36 2005

Brussels

Call number: DH 804 .M33 2000

Cruden's Compact Concordance - Publisher's Marketing: "This is a standard tool for serious study of the Bible. This compact edition with its straightforward, uncluttered style offers the most accurate, comprehensive, and readable rendering of Alexander Cruden's master work, letting readers select from over 220,000 Scripture references to locate the exact words, topics, verses, and passages they are looking for."

Call number: BS 425 .C85 1994

How to Be Your Own Doctor

Call number: RA 776.95 .S56 2004

Corrie Ten Boom: Keeper of the Angel's Den - Publisher's Marketing: "Relates events in the life of the Dutch woman who survived imprisonment in Nazi concentration camps to become a Christian missionary."

Call number: BR 1725 .T35 B46 1999

The Abbey Prayer Book brings you the rich spiritual tradition that has been kept alive in monastic communities. Complete with opening prayers, hymns, Psalms and Canticles, readings, and concluding prayers, this uplifting prayer book provides daily spiritual guidance to all Christians who desire to participate in the ancient prayer tradition of the Church. Selections proper to the day honor the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Apostles, Martyrs, and Saints. The second section of The Abbey Prayer Book offers prayers of praise, prayers to the Trinity, and prayers for special needs and concerns. Concluding with a discussion of the methods of prayer, this prayer companion also presents sections on scriptural prayer, the Stations of the Cross, the rosary, and centering prayer.

A spiritual treasure, The Abbey Prayer Book presents the ancient prayer tradition of the Churchas ever new, ever needed, and as the source of a grace-filled life."

Call number: BX 2130 .P46 2002

This work is an introduction and overview of the authors literary achievements, opening with an annotated chronology of Kingsolvers life, activism, works, and awards, followed by a family tree. The 122 alphabetical entries in the main text provide data and analysis on characters, dates, historical figures and events, allusions, literary motifs, and themes from Kingsolvers works, combining insights with generous citations from primary and secondary sources. Each entry concludes with a selected bibliography. Appendices include a timeline of events in The Poisonwood Bible, a list of 46 writing and research topics, a bibliography, and a comprehensive index."

Call number: PS 3561 .I496 Z88 2004

A Beggar in Jerusalem - Publisher's Marketing: "When the Six-Day War began, Elie Wiesel rushed to Israel. "I went to Jerusalem because I had to go somewhere, I had to leave the present and bring it back to the past. You see, the man who came to Jerusalem then came as a beggar, a madman, not believing his eyes and ears, and above all, his memory."
This haunting novel takes place in the days following the Six-Day War. A Holocaust survivor visits the newly reunited city of Jerusalem. At the Western Wall he encounters the beggars and madmen who congregate there every evening, and who force him to confront the ghosts of his past and his ties to the present. Weaving together myth and mystery, parable and paradox, Wiesel bids the reader to join him on a spiritual journey back and forth in time, always returning to Jerusalem."

Call number: PQ 2863 .I32 M413 1985

The Adjunct Professor's Guide to Success: Surviving and Thriving in the College Classroom - Publisher's Marketing: "A toolkit of teaching and classroom management ideas for adjunct professors. The book provides invaluable aids such as an orientation checklist, model course syllabi, exam construction exercises, and related tools which enable the adjunct professor to be successful in their very first teaching assignment."

Call number: LB 1778.2 .L96 1999

The 25-Day Financial Makeover: A Practical Guide for Women - Publisher's Marketing: "Do your finances need a complete makeover? When you think of organizing and cleaning up your finances, you probably don't get giddy with excitement. More likely than not, you groan at the thought of the financial issues you've been trying to ignore, like your big credit card bills or your tiny savings account. Written by a Wall Street Journal editor, The 25-Day Financial Makeover is a clear, practical guide to get your financial house in order. The 25-day plan just for women will rejuvenate your finances like a good makeover can revitalize your look. This accessible book includes advice on -paying down debt -saving money for retirement -cutting expenses -sticking to a budget -tithing and giving -shopping smarter -and much more! God wants much more for you than a life of debt and money problems. With the help of The 25-Day Financial Makeover, you can learn how to make your money work for you."

Call number: HG 179 .H836 2004

The 5 Patterns of Extraordinary Careers: The Guide for Achieving Success and Satisfaction - Publisher's Marketing: "What is different about the careers of people like Lou Gerstner, the acclaimed, recently retired chairman and CEO of IBM? Or Senator Elizabeth Dole, Yahoo! COO Dan Rosensweig, and Tom Freston, chairman and CEO of MTV Networks?
Why did they ascend to the top and prosper--why did they have extraordinary careers--while others equally talented never reached their potential or aspirations?
Jim Citrin and Rick Smith of Spencer Stuart, the world's most influential executive search firm, set out to explore this question. The result--based on in-depth, original research--is sure to be the most important and useful book for anyone seeking to crack the code of how to build a rewarding, personally satisfying career.
Like weather systems and financial markets, careers contain patterns. What Citrin and Smith found from their research and extensive experience is that people with extraordinary careers are guided by five straightforward patterns that can be harnessed and used by everyone. These individuals:
- Understand the value of you by translating their knowledge and experience into action, building their personal value over each phase of their career
- Practice benevolent leadership by not clawing their way to the top but by being carried there
- Solve the permission paradox, the dilemma of not being able to get a job without experience and not getting the experience without the job
- Differentiate using the 20/80 principle of performance by storming past their defined jobs to create breakthrough ideas and deliver unexpected impact
- Do not micromanage their careers, but macromanage them by gravitating toward the things they are best at and have a passion for, and working with people they like and respect
No one manages your career for you. But with Citrin and Smith as your guide, you'll be able to understand--and act on--the root causes of success. And what better source for strategic career advice than Spencer Stuart, the firm that over the past ten years has conducted more than 60 percent of the searches for Fortune 1000 CEOs?"

Call number: HF 5381 .C657 2003

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