Sea of Slaughter - Publisher's Marketing: "The northeastern seaboard of the United States and Canada from Cape Cod to Labrador was the first region in North American to suffer from human exploitation. In this timeless narrative, Farley Mowat describes in harrowing detail the devastation inflicted upon the birds, whales, fish, and mammals of this icy coast from polar bears and otters to cod, seals, and ducks. Since its first publication some 20 years ago, this powerful works has served as both a warning to humanity and an inspiration for change."

Call number: QL 82.M86 2003

The Hours - Publisher's Marketing: "A daring, deeply affecting third novel by the author of "A Home at the End of the World "and "Flesh and Blood."
In "The Hours," Michael Cunningham, widely praised as one of the most gifted writers of his generation, draws inventively on the life and work of Virginia Woolf to tell the story of a group of contemporary characters struggling with the conflicting claims of love and inheritance, hope and despair. The narrative of Woolf's last days before her suicide early in World War II counterpoints the fictional stories of Samuel, a famous poet whose life has been shadowed by his talented and troubled mother, and his lifelong friend Clarissa, who strives to forge a balanced and rewarding life in spite of the demands of friends, lovers, and family.
Passionate, profound, and deeply moving, this is Cunningham's most remarkable achievement to date."

Call number: PS 3553.U484 H68 2000

Vet in Harness

Call number: SF 613.H44 A38 2006

Vet in a Spin

Call number: SF 613.H44 A37 2006

Vets Might Fly

Call number: SF 613.H44 A383 2006

Viva Mallorca!: One Mallorcan Autumn - Publisher's Marketing: "Autumn has arrived for the Kerrs on their fruit farm on the island of Mallorca. The year's third season, "winter's spring," finds Peter under the sharp eye of his long-suffering wife, Ellie, struggling to shake off the relaxed Spanish tranquiloness that he has now mastered all too well. Old friendships have been established, and new ones are found as the Kerrs are introduced to Mallorca's "Filthy-Rich Set" and their eyes are opened to just how the other
half lives.
Mosquito-repellent vinegar baths, delicious Mallorcan food, and with the support from a background cast of dogs, donkeys, geckos, parrots, and canaries, this is an autumn such as they've never known.
On top of all this, the vital question for the Kerrs is whether they will win or lose their gamble of starting a new life in the sun. Fortunately, the laughs still outnumber the tears as they look forward to their second year at the orange farm with redoubled--or maybe overly optimistic--enthusiasm."

Call number: SB 370.O7 K464 2005

A Wandering Feast: A Journey Through the Jewish Culture of Eastern Europe - Publisher's Marketing: "An original and uplifting view of a world lost, reborn, and rediscovered This is a delightful book that welcomes the reader to a wonderful journey through the Jewish culture of Eastern Europe: the still-vibrant villages and homes, the Yiddish folkways, the toe-tapping Klezmer music, and heart-warming traditional food. Yale Strom documented his journey--organized around fourteen specific visits to authentic villages in Eastern Europe--with a fascinating travelogue that includes inspiring stories, photographs, music that has never been printed, and recipes. He reveals that a culture long feared to be gone forever is still very much alive."

Call number: DS 135.E83 S76 2005

What it Means to Be a Teacher - Publisher's Marketing: "The stories, anecdotes, humor, and insights found in this book capture what it means to be a teacher. The book begins with common encounters that are the hallmark of the new-teacher experience, but continues into equally entertaining tales that come with years of working with students, parents, staff, faculty, and administrators. What it Means to Be a Teacher mirrors a teacher's playful sense of irony and a deep appreciation of the old wisdom about feeling the impact of the great, occasional and accidental joy which comes with teaching. Whether a teacher, principal, or administrator, readers will relate to the profound sense of what it means to be a teacher."

Call number: LA 2317.G625 A3 2007

The most widely recognized business executive of all time asks the "tough" questions that America's leaders "must" address:

- What is each of us giving back to our country?

- Do we truly love democracy?

- Are we too fat and satisfied for our own good?

- Why is America addicted to oil?

- Do we "really" care about our children's futures?

- Who will save the middle class?

A self-made man who many Americans once wished would run for president, Iacocca saved the Chrysler Corporation from financial ruin, masterminded the creation of the minivan, and oversaw the renovation of Ellis Island. Since then he has created the Iacocca Institute for leadership at Lehigh University and the Iacocca Foundation, which funds research for a cure for diabetes. Lee Iacocca believes that leaders are made in times of crisis -- such as today. He has known more leaders than almost anyone else -- among them nine U.S. presidents, many heads of state, and the CEOs of the nation's top corporations -- and is uniquely suited to share his wisdom, knowledge, and wit about the leadership of America.

Author of the gigantic number one bestsellers "Iacocca: An Autobiography" and "Talking Straight," Lee Iacocca famously doesn't mince words and offers his no-nonsense, straight-up assessments of the American politicians most likely to run for president in 2008, including Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Joe Biden, Bill Richardson, Mitt Romney, and John Edwards.

Confessing that he has "flunked retirement," Iacocca calls on citizens ofall ages to vote, get involved, and choose our leaders carefully. Along the way, he shares stories about the prominent people he's met and known, including the time he smoked cigars with Fidel Castro, what Bob Hope told him about how to live a long life, what Lady Sarah Ferguson said to him as they danced, why Bill Clinton woke him up in Italy, what Robert McNamara taught him about success, how Frank Sinatra sang for him personally, and whom Pope John Paul II asked him to pray for. We learn what he discussed with Warren Buffett, DaimlerChrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche, Ronald Reagan, Senator John Kerry, Congressman John Murtha, Prince Charles and Camilla, former Saudi ambassador Prince Bandar, rapper Snoop Dogg, financier Kirk Kerkorian, Ted Turner, Bob Dole, and many more.

Knowing that the times are urgent, the iconic leader shares his lessons learned and issues a call to action to summon Americans back to their roots of hard work, common sense, integrity, generosity, and optimism.

Where have all the leaders gone?

Lee Iacocca has the answer."

Call number: HD 57.7.I33 2007

Why Birds Sing: A Journey Into the Mystery of Bird Song - Publisher's Marketing: "The astonishing richness of birdsong is both an aesthetic and a scientific mystery. Evolutionists have never been able to completely explain why birdsong is so inventive and why many species devote so many hours to singing. The standard explanations of defending territories and attracting mates don't begin to account for the variety and energy that the commonest birds exhibit. Is it possible that birds sing because they like to? This seemingly naive explanation is starting to look more and more like the truth. "Why Birds Sing" is a lyric exploration of birdsong that blends the latest scientific research with a deep understanding of musical beauty and form. Drawing on conversations with neuroscientists, ecologists, and composers, it is the first book to investigate the elusive question of why birds sing and what their song means to both avian and human ears. Whether playing his clarinet with the whitecrested laughing thrush in Pittsburgh, or jamming in the Australian winter breeding grounds of the Albert's lyrebird, Rothenberg immerses himself in the heart and soul of birdsong. He approaches the subject as a naturalist, philosopher, musician, and investigator."

Call number: QL 698.5.R68 2005

Windswept House - Publisher's Marketing: "The Cold War has ended. The Soviet Empire has imploded. With a scope and daring not possible until now, an unlikely international alliance of top-level political, financial, and religious interests sees the way clear at last to its ultimate goal: the establishment of a single global society. Utopia. With nothing in common but immense power and a towering ambition for still more - with world unity and prosperity as their slogan; with betrayal, scandal, and murder as their ready weapons - these men have the means and the will to capture as their own the perfect global machinery for their plans: the oldest, wiliest, and most stable political chancery in the world. The Vatican. At the vortex of this lethal struggle already engulfing the society of nations stand the embattled Pope, a geopolitical genius whose elimination is the short-term solution to a long-term goal; and two American brothers, Paul and Christian Gladstone, one a lawyer and the other a priest, who appear to be the perfect pawns. One falls prey to the sharp teeth of greed for power. But what the conspirators cannot know is that the other will become one of the Slavic Pontiff's closest allies... or that he will discover the darkest of hidden things at the very heart of papal Rome. From America to Europe to Russia, in broad landscapes and clandestine corridors, a rich and varied cast - presidents and politicos, simple saints and savvy sinners, popes and pope-makers and papal wannabes - clash with each other amid dramatic and sometimes bloody events that will affect the destiny of every person alive today, and every person yet to be born."

Call number: PS 3563.A725 W56 2001

The Wine Lover Cooks with Wine: Great Recipes for the Essential Ingredient - Publisher's Marketing: "The long-awaited follow-up to the best-selling "Wine Lover's Cookbook," "The Wine Lover Cooks with Wine" sets its sights on wine as an ingredient. Whether used to delicately poach fresh fish or braise a hearty stew, wine adds complexity and intensity to food -- not to mention flavor. In his usual engaging style, Goldstein explores a range of wine and reveals how each is used best in cooking. From classic Marsala Chicken to savory pork tenderloin topped with a zinfandel-based roasted-plum jam, each tantalizing recipe illustrates to dazzling effect the benefits -- and pleasures -- of cooking with wine. Complete with enticing photographs of both the food and the wine, this cookbook is an inspiring resource for wine lovers looking to think outside of the glass."

Call number: TX 726.G54 2004

The Wisdom of Father Brown - Publisher's Marketing: ""The Wisdom of Father Brown" is the second in a series of Gilbert K. Chesterton's much-loved Father Brown mystery short story collections. In this volume are the following twelve tales: The Absence of Mr. Glass, The Paradise of Thieves, The Duel of Dr. Hirsch, The Man in the Passage, The Mistake of the Machine, The Head of Caesar, The Purple Wig, The Perishing of the Pendragons, The God of the Gongs, The Salad of Colonel Cray, The Strange Crime of John Boulnois, The Fairy Tale of Father Brown."

Call number: PR 4453.C4 W5 2005b

Work in the Spirit: Toward a Theology of Work

Call number: BT 738.5.V64 2001

World Radio TV Handbook 2007 - Publisher's Marketing: "The most up-to-date information on mediumwave, shortwave, and FM broadcasts and broadcasters, this handbook continues to be the most comprehensive guide to broadcasting on the planet. Includes articles on topics of great interest to both listeners and dxers, reviews of the latest equipment, updated maps showing SW transmitter sites, and more."

Call number: Reference - TK 6540.W67 2007

World Religions in America: An Introduction - Publisher's Marketing: "In this the third edition of Jacob Neusner's basic, accessible, and proven guide to the world's religions as they are practiced in America, new chapters explore the Church of Scientology, Nature Religions, and the Baha'i faith. In addition, the chapter on Islam in America has been expanded. Each chapter includes study questions, essay topics, and suggestions for further reading."

Call number: BL 2525.W67 2003

Youth Information Seeking Behavior: Theories, Models, and Issues - Publisher's Marketing: "This resource is as much a tribute to its editors and contributors, a cadre of champions who have made the study of this underrepresented group their lifework, as it is a testament to their unwavering respect for the young inquiring mind. It begins with a historical overview of the literature on children's use and understanding of electronic information systems, when these retrieval mechanisms were in their infancy. Subsequent essays by leading figures in the field, all peer-reviewed, highlight the theoretical and empirical progress that has occurred since then. Including classic papers originally published elsewhere, the result is a powerful synthesis of thought, practice, and belief."

Call number: ZA 3075.Y68 2004

Let Randi Stone and her award-winning teachers demonstrate tried-and-tested best practices for teaching science in diverse elementary, middle, and high school classrooms.

Linked to companion volumes for teaching writing and mathematics, this resource for new and veteran educators helps build student confidence and success through innovative approaches for raising student achievement in science, such as: Expeditionary learning, technology and music, and independent research studyModel lessons in environmental studies and real-world scienceInquiry-based strategies using robotics, rockets, straw-bale greenhouses, "Project Dracula," "Making Microbes Fun," and more!

With engaging activities weaving through science fact and fiction to lead learners on intriguing journeys of discovery, this guide is sure to fascinate and inspire both you and your students!"

Call number: LB 1585.B44 2007

Between the Bullets: The Spiritual Cinema of John Woo - Publisher's Marketing: "Through an examination of representative films from the director's Hong Kong and American periods, Michael Bliss demonstrates that Woo should be regarded as a predominantly religious director, in whose films action is the vehicle by virtue of which a concern with spirituality is dramatized. Contains a chapter on Chinese opera tradition as relates to Woo's films, an exclusive interview with John Woo, and a complete filmography."

Call number: PN 1998.3.W655 B55 2002

Biblica: The Bible Atlas: A Social and Historical Journey Through the Lands of the Bible - Publisher's Marketing: "Heralded as the most authoritative and up-to-date atlas of the Bible now available, "Biblica: The Bible Atlas" places the biblical narrative and its peoples in their historical, cultural, social, and geographic contexts, and incorporates the most recent archaeological findings and research. Features more than 650 full-color paintings, drawings, etchings, and photographs plus 125 full-color maps of the region."

Call number: Reference - G 2230.B47 2007

Born in Somalia and raised Muslim, but outraged by her religion's hostility toward women, Hirsi Ali escaped an arranged marriage to a distant relative and fled to the Netherlands. There, she learned Dutch, worked as an interpreter in abortion clinics and shelters for battered women, earned a college degree, and started a career in politics as a Dutch parliamentarian. In November 2004, the violent murder on an Amsterdam street of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, with whom Hirsi Ali had written a film about women and Islam called "Submission," changed her life. Threatened by the same group that slew van Gogh, Hirsi Ali now has round-the-clock protection, but has not allowed these circumstances to compromise her fierce criticism of the treatment of Muslim women, of Islamic governments' attempts to silence any questioning of their traditions, and of Western governments' blindtolerance of practices such as genital mutilation and forced marriages of female minors occurring in their countries.

Hirsi Ali relates her experiences as a Muslim woman so that oppressed Muslim women can take heart and seek their own liberation. Drawing on her love of reason and the Enlightenment philosophers on whose principles democracy was founded, she presents her firsthand knowledge of the Islamic worldview and advises Westerners how best to address the great divide that currently exists between the West and Islamic nations and between Muslim immigrants and their adopted countries.

An international bestseller -- with updated information for American readers and two new essays added for this edition -- "The Caged Virgin" is a compelling, courageous, eye-opening work."

Call number: BP 173.4.H5813 2006

The Call of the Wild - Publisher's Marketing: "The Call of the Wild, written in 1903, brought Jack London to the world's attention. It is the story of Buck, part St. Bernard and part Scotch shepherd dog, who shows the strengths of both breeds when he is stolen and sold off as a sled dog in the Yukon during the gold rush. A heartfelt story that appeals to both children and adults, The Call of the Wild is a timeless classic."

Call number: PS 3523.O46 C3 2006 [4 copies available]

Capote: A Biography - Publisher's Marketing: "Based on hundreds of hours of interviews with the man who authored "In Cold Blood" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's, "as well as with nearly everyone who knew him, this absorbing, definitive biography follows Truman Capote from his eccentric childhood in Alabama to the heights of New York society."

Call number: PS 3505.A59 Z6 2006

The Cave of John the Baptist: The Stunning Archaeological Discovery That Has Redefined Christian History - Publisher's Marketing: "The story of an archaeological find as momentous and as far-reaching in its implications as the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, this work presents the first evidence that can be directly linked to the Gospels and to a major figure in the birth of Christianity."

Call number: BS 2456.G53 2004

Charlemagne's Tablecloth: A Piquant History of Feasting - Publisher's Marketing: "Feasts, banquets, and grand dinners have always played a vital role in our lives. They oil the wheels of diplomacy, smooth the paths of the ambitious, and spread joy at family celebrations. They lift the spirits, involve all our senses and, at times, transport us to other fantastical worlds. Some feasts have give rise to hilarious misunderstandings, at others competitive elements take over. Some are purely for pleasure, some connect uncomfortably with death, but all are interesting. Nichola Fletcher has written a captivating history of feasts throughout the ages that includes the dramatic failures along with the dazzling successes. From a humble meal of potatoes provided by an angel, to the extravagance of the high medieval and Renaissance tables groaning with red deer and wild boar, to the exquisite refinement of the Japanese tea ceremony, "Charlemagne's Tablecloth "covers them all. In her gustatory exploration of history's great feasting tables, Fletcher also answers more than a few riddles such as "Why did Charlemagne use an asbestos tablecloth at his feasts?" and "Where did the current craze for the elegant Japanese Kaiseki meal begin? Fletcher answers these questions and many more while inviting readers to a feasting table that extends all the way from Charlemagne's castle to her own millennium feast in Scotland. This is an eclectic collection of feasts from the flamboyant to the eccentric, the delicious to the disgusting, and sometimes just the touchingly ordinary. For anyone who has ever sat down at a banquet table and wondered, "Why?" Nichola Fletcher provides the delicious answer in a book that is a feast all its own."

Call number: GT 2850.F57 2005

The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai - Publisher's Marketing: "In the bestselling tradition of "In the Heart of the Sea" comes the untold history of America's only leper colony--which exists even today--and the extraordinary people forced to create a community under horrific circumstances."

Call number: RA 644.L3 T39 2006

Descartes' Secret Notebook: A True Tale of Mathematics, Mysticism, and the Quest to Understand the Universe - Publisher's Marketing: "Rene Descartes (1596--1650) is one of the towering and central figures in Western philosophy and mathematics. His apothegm "Cogito, ergo sum" marked the birth of the mind-body problem, while his creation of so-called Cartesian coordinates has made our intellectual conquest of physical space possible.
But Descartes had a mysterious and mystical side, as well. Almost certainly a member of the occult brotherhood of the Rosicrucians, he kept a secret notebook, now lost, most of which was written in code. After Descartes's death, Gottfried Leibniz, inventor of calculus and one of the greatest mathematicians of all time, moved to Paris in search of this notebook-and eventually found it in the possession of Claude Clerselier, a friend of Descartes's. Liebniz called on Clerselier and was allowed to copy only a couple of pages-which, though written in code, he amazingly deciphered there on the spot. Liebniz's hastily scribbled notes are all we have today of Descartes's notebook.
Why did Descartes keep a secret notebook, and what were its contents? The answers to these questions will lead the reader on an exciting, swashbuckling journey, and offer a fascinating look at one of the great figures of Western culture."

Call number: QA 29.D55 A25 2005

Every Living Thing - Publisher's Marketing: "James Herriot's final work and last in his beloved series of animal stories
This fifth and final of James Herriot's heartwarming story collections brings back familiar friends (including old favorites such as Tricki Woo) and introduces new ones, including Herriot's children Rosie and Jimmy and the marvelously eccentric vet Calum Buchanan.
As James grows older, he finds that change comes even to his beloved Yorkshire---but not necessarily bad, as he watches his own two children come to share and participate in his deep love of the animal world. Herriot's last memoir, "Every Living Thing" is a truly heartwarming read, burstingly full of his deep joy in life, sense of humor, and appreciation of the world around him."

Call number: SF 613.H44 A288 2006

Famous First Facts: A Record of First Happenings, Discoveries and Inventions in American History

Call number: Reference AG 5.K315 2006

Heir Apparent - Publisher's Marketing: "In the virtual reality game "Heir Apparent," there are too many ways to get killed--and Giannine is finding them all. Unless she can get the magic ring, locate the stolen treasure, and defeat the dragon, she'll never win. And she has to, because losing means she'll die--for real."

Call number: PZ 7.V2773 2004

How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing - Publisher's Marketing: "All students and professors need to write, and many struggle to finish their stalled dissertations, journal articles, book chapters, or grant proposals. Writing is hard work and can be difficult to wedge into a frenetic academic schedule. In this practical, light-hearted, and encouraging book, Paul Silvia explains that writing productively does not require innate skills or special traits but specific tactics and actions. Drawing examples from his own field of psychology, he shows readers how to overcome motivational roadblocks and become prolific without sacrificing evenings, weekends, and vacations. After describing strategies for writing productively, the author gives detailed advice from the trenches on how to write, submit, revise, and resubmit articles, how to improve writing quality, and how to write and publish academic work."

Call number: PE 1408.S48787 2007

How to Write for a General Audience: A Guide for Academics Who Want to Share Their Knowledge with the World and Have Fun Doing It

Call number: PN 145.K38 2007

I'm Still Here: The History, Testimony, Education, Outcomes, and Strengths of People Living with HIV/AIDS - Publisher's Marketing: "The year is 2006. We have come so far yet we are not quite there. Many lives were lost yet many still live. Many know the means of transmission, yet many neglect to follow it. Many of us live the fast life, looking for excitement, for success. We are constantly searching for that missing part that dwells deep inside, each one of us. For many of us, we are lost, broken, unloved, discriminated, depressed and angry. We are still in denial, shunned by society as lepers were years ago.
We are individuals with HIV/AIDS. We are part of the world, and each one of us is loved by GOD, our creator, no matter who we are, or what disease we may have. We are part of this world, and this society. Our lives have meaning, and each one of us can make a difference. I would like to take you on a journey, where you can experience the history, the struggles, trials and outcomes. Our testimonies, weaknesses, strengths, and our never ending hope for tomorrow."

Call number: RC 606.64 P47 2006

Something magical is happening on a small farm in upstate New York. Animals of all shapes and sizes are living side by side -- talking, listening, learning, and loving -- along with caring people who have come to learn the secrets of interspecies communication. It's a gift that all of us are born with, as long as we're willing to open our hearts and minds to the gentle creatures who share our world.

This is what happened at Spring Farm when two very special women gave shelter to animals that were sick or abandoned. As trust and affection grew between them, so did their capacity to exchange feelings and thoughts. Today, the miracle of Spring Farm CARES is shared through communication workshops for visitors, students, and animal lovers. So come discover the magic of Spring Farm. Humans are more than welcome....

You'll meet Ricardo the duck, who explains that he won't leave his warm nest in a nearby chimney even if the house owners disapprove...Chubby the horse, who shares her feelings of despair when her barn catches fire...Elvis the kitten, who wiggles like a rock star...Sugar the Shetland pony, who dedicates a poem to her long-lost herd...and a whole menagerie of mouse-friendly cats, loving llamas, gregarious guinea pigs, delightful dogs, and other amazing critters."

Call number: SF 613.H44 A29 2006

Jesus Through the Centuries - Publisher's Marketing: "One of the most highly regarded works of intellectual history of the past decade, Jesus Through the Centuries is an original and compelling study of the impact of Jesus on cultural, political, social, and economic history. Noted historian and theologian Jaroslav Pelikan reveals how the image of Jesus created by each successive epoch -- from rabbi in the first century to liberator in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries -- is a key to understanding the temper and values of that age."

Call number: BT 198.P44 2005

Literary Guide and Companion to Middle England

Call number: PR 109.C68 1993

Poemas de Sor Juana - Publisher's Marketing: "En plena madurez literaria, sor Juana critic un sermn del padre Vieyra. Ello provoc que el obispo de Puebla, Manuel Fernndez de Santa Cruz, le pidiera que abandonase la literatura y se dedicase por entero a la religin. Sor Juana se defendi con una aguda respuesta. Adems de dramaturga teloga, era tambin poeta, ahora reconocida entre las ms importantes de su poca. Esta coleccin recoge varios de sus ms reconocidos y mejor logradas obras poticas. Constituyen adems un relevante panorama del Mxico del siglo XVII. In the midst of her literary maturity, Sor Juana criticized a sermon given by Father Vieyra. That critique provoked the Bishop of Puebla, Manuel Fernndez de Santa Cruz, to ask her to give up literature and dedicate herself exclusively to religious duties. Sor Juana defended herself with a sharply written response. Aside from being a playwright and theologian, she was also a poet, recognized as one of the great figures of her time. The present collection includes many of her most recognized and ambitious poetical achievements. These works also constitute a revealing panorama of 17th century Mexico."

Call number: PQ 7296.J6 A6 2006

Presenting Celia Cruz - Publisher's Marketing: "Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso lived a life larger than most. In a career that spanned fifty years and produced more than 70 albums--including a bounty of gold and platinum records--five Grammys, two Latin Grammys, and countless hit songs, she joyfully introduced her tropical beats and the soulful sounds of Latin music to audiences around the world.
"Presenting Celia Cruz celebrates the woman, the artist, the diva, the friend, the mentor--the many facets of Celia's extraordinary life--through the lens of accomplished photographer Alexis Rodriguez-Duarte, her longtime friend. Rodriguez-Duarte shares many never before published images and recounts the intimate stories of their unique fifteen-year collaboration and friendship, from quiet backstage moments to explosive live performances. Remembrances from fellow artists, including David Byrne, Cristina Saralegui, Annie Lennox, and Jennifer Lopez, along with specially commissioned essays by Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Lydia Martin, and Liz Balmaseda, round out this remarkable contemporary portrait of La Reina de la Salsa.
As vibrant and surprising as Celia herself, "Presenting Celia Cruz" is a poignant and glorious tribute to a brilliant life and a legendary performer."

Call number: ML 420.C957 R6 2004

The Prester Quest - Publisher's Marketing: "In 1177, Pope Alexander III wrote a letter to the elusive King of the Indies, otherwise known as Prester John. The person who was selected and set out to deliver this letter into the hand of Prester John was never heard of again. 824 years later, armed with a copy of Pope Alexander's letter, Nick Jubber set out from Venice with the intention of somewhat belatedly completing Master Philip's mission. Over the next four months he would travel by bus, train, tractor, and horse-drawn cart around the Eastern Mediterranean, through the Middle East and North Africa before homing in on Ethiopia and the closely-guarded tomb of a medieval king who legend links with the mythical, mystical figure of Prester John."

Call number: DT 376.J822 2005

Quentin Tarantino: The Man, the Myths and His Movies - Publisher's Marketing: "Bold, pioneering, and always unpredictable, Quentin Tarantino is the ultimate movie director with a fascinating story. This gripping account of his life and times describes a film buff determined to join the industry who studied, wrote scripts, and polished his already vast knowledge of all things cinematic by working in a video store. Tarantino stunned the world with his debut "Reservoir Dogs," and his rise to fame is chronicled, as the hits kept on coming with "Pulp Fiction," "Jackie Brown," and "Kill Bill," The whole of Tarantino's dazzling career, his motormouth reputation, and his latest chiller, "Grind House," are revealed in a book which draws on sources close to the director, including Connie, Tarantino's mother."

Call number: PN 1998.3.T358 C63 2007x

Relativity: Special and General Theory - Publisher's Marketing: "The Nobel Prize-winning scientist's presentation of his landmark theory
According to Einstein himself, this book is intended "to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics." When he wrote the book in 1916, Einstein's name was scarcely known outside the physics institutes. Having just completed his masterpiece, "The General Theory of Relativity" -- which provided a brand-new theory of gravity and promised a new perspective on the cosmos as a whole -- he set out at once to share his excitement with as wide a public as possible in this popular and accessible book."

Call number: QC 173.55.E384513 2007

The Road - Publisher's Marketing: "A man and his young son traverse a blasted American landscape, covered with "the ashes of the late world." The man can still remember the time before. The boy knows only this time. There is nothing for them but survival- they are "each other's world entire"- and the precious last vestiges of their own humanity. At once brutal and tender, despairing and rashly hopeful, spare of language and profoundly moving, The Road, is a fierce and haunting meditation on the tenuous divide between civilization and savagery, and the essential, sometimes terrifying power of filial love. It is a masterpiece."

Call number: PS 3563.C337 R63 2006

Pilates Yoga - Publisher's Marketing: "This book uses both yoga and pilate disciplines to create a personal exercise style, a style that can be adapted and practiced anywhere."

Call number: RA 781.S612x 2004

Planet Simpson - Publisher's Marketing: "Pop culture reporter Turner offers an intelligent, engrossing, and hilarious examination of "The Simpsons" and its relationship to popular culture."

Call number: PN 1992.777.S58 T87 2004

Positive Energy: 10 Extraordinary Prescriptions for Transforming Fatigue, Stress, and Fear Into Vibrance, Strength & Love - Publisher's Marketing: "Are you forever rushing around, fending off chronic exhaustion? Are you desperately overcommitted, afraid to say no? Do you have fang marks from being bled dry by energy vampires? Does the onslaught of violence in the news leave you drained? If so, you're the victim of a hidden energy crisis. To resolve it you need more than traditional solutions such as eating well, getting a good night's sleep, and exercising. Here at last is the complete prescription to stop you from feeling constantly drained and enables you to live a more vibrant life: the Positive Energy Program created by Judith Orloff, M.D.
Dr. Orloff is the pioneer behind Energy Psychiatry, a new field that addresses the subtle energetic components of health and behavior. Energy Psychiatry blends the practice of mainstream medicine with an emerging scientific understanding of subtle energies, revered by many cross-cultural healing traditions as our life force. In Positive Energy, Dr. Orloff explains this exciting new discipline and how it led her to formulate ten essential prescriptions for boosting energy, improving relationships, and combating energy vampires. The prescriptions are:
- Awaken your intuition and rejuvenate yourself--and learn the cure for technodespair and overload from emails, computers, and phones
- Find a nurturing spiritual path that fits your own beliefs and inner stirrings
- Design an energy-aware approach to diet, exercise, and health--and learn how to avoid the "energetic overeating" that sabotages attempts to lose weight
- Generate positive emotional energy to counter negativity
- Develop a heart-centered sexuality
- Open yourself to the flow of creativity and inspiration toachieve greater joy
- Celebrate the sacredness of laughter, pampering, and the replenishment of retreat--it's not selfish to take care of yourself
- Discover how to attract positive people and situations
- Protect yourself from energy vampires with specific
shielding techniques
- Create abundance and a continuing flow of energy
The purpose of this program is to make your life easier. Each prescription has clear instructions for practicing the simple, powerful exercises Dr. Orloff gives her patients and uses herself--plus, there's a "Treat Yourself" section to help you relax and enjoy the program's full benefits. Following each chapter are Dr. Orloff's interviews with luminaries who share their personal secrets about how they use a specific prescription to generate more energy. You'll discover how Quincy Jones's intuition opened up after brain surgery, Larry King honed his interviewing techniques, Naomi Judd recovered from hepatitis C, and Jamie Lee Curtis deals with draining people.
Dr. Orloff says, "We can't stop the negative circumstances of our time--our cell phones will keep ringing, e-mails will keep coming, people will be rude, our children will be demanding, and bad things will happen in the world. But we can learn ways to protect our energy so that we can stay centered in dealing with the stresses that arise." Positive Energy shows you how to slow down time to match your natural rhythms, allowing you to be fully present for your life. Learning this can make the difference between an exuberant life and one you're always recovering from. Filled with Dr. Orloff's warmth, humor, and compassion, Positive Energy is your tool kit for transforming fatigue, stress, and fear into an abundance of vibrance, strength, and love."

Call number: RZ 999.O753 2004

Pots in the Garden: Expert Design & Planting Techniques - Publisher's Marketing: "Container gardening has grown up! No longer a technique just for apartment dwellers or novice gardeners, the use of ornamental containers on decks, patios, terraces, and in the garden itself can save time, space, and money. More importantly, it offers experienced home gardeners unique creative challenges, site flexibility, and experimental fun. In fact, it's no exaggeration to say that attractive, well-planted containers are an essential component of today's gardens."
Pots in the Garden: Expert Design and Planting Techniques" presents a fresh approach to container planting and design. Author and award-winning horticultuist Ray Rogers doesn't simply provide a finite number of "recipes" for specific planting combinations. Rather, he takes you on an engaging exploration into basic design principles, including how to use color, form and mass, texture, line and repetition, and spacing and siting, as well as how to create focal points, use water, exploit the potential of empty containers, and more. Rogers arms you with the knowledge to pick out and design your own plantings with confidance. Instead of falling back on familiar choices such as petunias, ivy-leaved geraniums, and trailing vinca in the window box, choose distinctive pots and develop planting combinations more suited to your garden's specific conditions, local climate, andyour own personal style.
Stunning photographs by Richard Hartlage provide guidance and inspiration, as well as help visually explain each principle. You don't have to be a professional designer or artist to understand this book. "Pots in the Garden" simply reflects one long-time gardener's accumulated thoughts on and experiences with containergardening and the basic principles behind good garden design."

Call number: SB 418.R64 2007

Reading with Oprah: The Book Club That Changed America - Publisher's Marketing: "Rooney combines extensive research with a lively personal voice and engaging narrative style to untangle the myths and presuppositions surrounding the club, and reveal its complex and far-reaching cultural influence. Comprehensive and up-to-date, the book features a wide survey of recent commentary, and describes the Club's suspension of operations in April 2002, as well as its resumption in June 2003 with a new focus on "great books.""

Call number: LC 6651.R66 2005

Ringside: A History of Professional Wrestling in America - Publisher's Marketing: "Despite its status as one of the oldest and most enduringly popular sports in history, wrestling has been pushed to the background of the current American sports scene. Most people today would have a hard time even considering wrestling (with some of its modern theatrics) in the same terms as track and field or boxing. But until the 1920s, wrestling stood as a legitimate professional sport in this country, and a widely practiced amateur one as well. Its past respectability may not have endured, but the advent of cable television in the 1980s offered the sport a renewed opportunity to play a determining role in American popular culture. This opportunity was not wasted, and wrestlers now assume places in politics and film at the highest levels. Ringside, the first work to fully examine the history of professional wrestling in this country, provides an illuminating and colorful account of all of the various athletes, entertainers, businessmen, and national outlooks that have determined wrestling's erratic route through American history. This chronological work begins with a brief account of wrestling's global history, and then proceeds to investigate the sport's growth as a specifically American institution. Wrestling has continued to survive in the face of technological developments, scandals, public ridicule, and a lack of centralized control, and today this supremely adaptable entertainment form represents, in sum, an international industry capable of attracting enormous television and pay-per-view audiences, along with massive amounts of advertising and merchandizing revenue. Ringside focuses on the business of wrestling as well as on the performers and their in-ring antics, and offersreaders a fully nuanced examination of the development of professional wrestling in America."

Call number: GV 1195.B4 2006

Robert Frost Himself

Call number: PS 3511.R94 Z558 1986

Roman, Byzantine and Early Medieval Glass: Ernesto Wolf Collection - Publisher's Marketing: "With the instincts of a true connoisseur, Ernest Wolf built a remarkably comprehensive collection of Roman, Byzantine, and early Medieval glasswork that is published here for the first time. Together these objects trace the formation of the great Roman glass industry and follow its development through the early Middle Ages. Written in clear, non-technical language, and readily accessible to the non-specialist, Roman, Byzantine and Early Medieval Glass consists of five chapters--arranged in loose chronological order--that investigate the art history and cultural context of 235 glass vessels and objects. The emphasis is on the relationship between objects made in the western part of the Roman Empire, focusing on Italy and the northwestern provinces, and in the Eastern Mediterranean, focusing on Syrio-Palestinian workshops. An extensive glossary presents the how, when, and where of the most salient characteristics of vessels blown in different areas of the Roman and Byzantine empires. Sumptuously illustrated with color photographs and drawings, this animated text makes for that rare publication: an essential scholarly text that can hold its own on a coffee table."

Call number: NK 5103.W8 S84 2001

Rubble: Unearthing the History of Demolition - Publisher's Marketing: "From the straight boulevards that smashed their way through rambling old Paris to create the city we know today to the televised implosion of Las Vegas casinos to make room for America's ever grander desert of dreams, demolition has long played an ambiguous role in our lives. In lively, colorful prose," Rubble" rides the wrecking ball through key episodes in the world of demolition. Stretching over more than five hundred years of razing and toppling, this story looks back to London's Great Fire of 1666, where self-deputized wreckers artfully blew houses apart with barrels of gunpowder to halt the furious blaze, and spotlights the advent of dynamite--courtesy of demolition's patron saint, Alfred Nobel--that would later fuel epochal feats of unbuilding such as the implosion of the infamous Pruitt-Igoe housing complex in St. Louis.
"Rubble "also delves beyond these bravura blasts to survey the world-jarring invention of the wrecking ball; the oddly stirring ruin of New York's old Pennsylvania Station, that potent symbol of the wrecker run amok; and the ever busy bulldozers in places as diverse as Detroit, Berlin, and the British countryside. Rich with stories of demolition's quirky impresarios--including Mark Loizeaux, the world-famous engineer of destruction who brought Seattle's Kingdome to the ground in mere seconds--this account makes first-hand forays to implosion sites and digs extensively into wrecking's little-known historical record.
"Rubble" is also an exploration of what happens when buildings fall, when monuments topple into memory, and when "destructive creativity" tears down to build again. It unearths the world of demolition for the first time and, along the way, throws a penetrating light on the role that destruction must play in our lives as a necessary prelude to renewal. Told with arresting detail and energy, this tale goes to the heart of the scientific, social, economic, and personal meaning of how we unbuild our world.
"Rubble "is the first-ever biography of the wrecking trade, a riveting, character-filled narrative of how the black art of demolition grew to become a multibillion-dollar business, an extreme spectator sport, and a touchstone for what we value, what we disdain, who we were, and what we wish to become."

Call number: TH 447.B95 2005

Rwanda Means the Universe: A Native's Memoir of Blood and Bloodlines - Publisher's Marketing: "Mushikiwabo is a Rwandan working as a translator in Washington when she learns that most of her family back home has been killed in a conspiracy meticulously planned by the state. First comes shock, then aftershock, three months of it, during which her worst fears are confirmed: The same state apparatus has duped millions of Rwandans into butchering nearly a million of their neighbors.
Years earlier, her brother Lando wrote her a letter she never got until now. Urged on by it, she rummages into their farm childhood, and into family corners alternately dark, loving, and humorous. She searches for stray mementos of the lost, then for their roots. What she finds is that and more---hints, roots, of the 1994 crime that killed her family. Her narrative takes the reader on a journey from the days the world and Rwanda discovered each other back to colonial period when pseudoscientific ideas about race put the nation on a highway bound for the 1994 genocide.
Seven years of full-time collaboration by two writers---and the faith of family and friends---went into this emotionally charged work. "Rwanda Means the Universe" is at once a celebration of the lives of the lost and homage to their past, but it's no comfortable tribute. It's an expression of dogged hope in the face of modern evil."

Call number: DT 450.435.M875 2006

Sacred Journeys: An Illustrated Guide to Pilgrimages Around the World - Publisher's Marketing: "Sacred journeys are as old as human cultures. They evolved from the ritual paths of tribal societies; from the sacred ways of classical Greece, Egypt, and the East; and from the flowering in the Middle Ages of the great religious pilgrimages that still flourish. Today, the numbers of people of all faiths and cultures engaged in pilgrimages are swelling. Each year, millions around the world leave behind the routine of daily life and seek the profound and sacred through journeys to places of incredible power, mystery, and beauty. Pilgrimages share a common pattern. Each is a spiritual as well as a physical progress with a beginning, midway stage, climax, and homecoming. Part I of Sacred Journeys leads the reader through these stages in twelve sections with themes such as Longing, Getting Ready, Adventures and Difficulties, Arrival, and Coming Home. Illuminating these stages are twenty-five personal narratives of pilgrimages to such sites as Shikoku in Japan, Chaco Canyon in the United States, Croagh Patrick in Ireland, Canterbury in England, and Arunachala in India. Part II is a concise, practical guide to more than forty of the essential routes and sites around the world. Organized into three groups according to the type of destination - Journeys to Sacred Landscapes, to Sacred Temples, and to Sacred Shrines - each summary provides crucial information on recommended itineraries, appropriate times of year, key roadside features, the environment, necessary clothing, talismans, equipment and other accessories, and much more."

Call number: BL 619.P5 W37 1997

The Science of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Publisher's Marketing: "Ever wondered what the end of the universe might actually look like? Why the number 42 is so significant? Or whether time travel really would put a stop to history as we know it? If so you are clearly a fan of Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," releasing as a major motion picture in the summer of 2005. While much of the book is comprised of whimsical fantasy, such as talking mattresses, the Vogons, triple-breasted prostitutes and that Ol' Janx Spirit, like all good science fiction it drew on scientific fact. Adams was a science and technology enthusiast and his books were inspired--and sometimes, prefigured--by many of the great scientific debates of our times. "The Science of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy "is a lighthearted, accessible and informative tour of the real cutting-edge research behind this much-loved classic, including space tourism, parallel universes, instant translation devices, sentient computers, and more."

Call number: PR 6051.D3352 H534 2005

Second Life: A Guide to Your Virtual World - Publisher's Marketing: "Live your Second Life to the fullest! - Get started and get comfortable fast - Understand the culture, and avoid beginner's mistakes - Create the right look for your avatar - Master Second Life's building and texturing tools - Learn how to terraform, build, and landscape your first plot - Create your own Second Life "objects" and clothing - Attend the best Second Life virtual events Create Your Virtual Life in an Incredible Online World...Right Now! Imagine a virtual landscape where everything is created and owned entirely by residents like you. Imagine a place where you can enjoy sunsets, ride a jet ski, buy land, plant a garden, get a tattoo, go sky diving, spend an evening dancing the night away, or relax at home by the fire. Picture a world vividly developed, socially dynamic, and strikingly real where you can bring previously unimaginable things to life with friends from around the globe. This is Second Life(R), the hottest Internet phenomenon in years...maybe ever! Now, there's a totally real, totally independent guide to Second Life. This full-color book is as rich as Second Life itself! It's packed with insider tips, easy step-by-step techniques, and interviews with dozens of SL residents telling you what they wished they knew when they started! Brian White pulls no punches: You'll learn exactly what's great and not so great about SL...how to thrive in its unique culture, and how to create your dreams! The more time you spend in Second Life, the more useful this book will become...teaching you more advanced skills; everything from vehicle construction, Linden Scripting Language, particle systems, to creating custom animations and the new sculpted prims! Visit the companion sitein Second Life to find all the textures and objects from this book as well as the contributor's gallery and other goodies: http: //slurl.com/secondlife/humuli/222/123/29 Contents Preface xvi Chapter 1 Welcome to Second Life 3 Chapter 2 Exploring the New Frontier 27 Chapter 3 Communication and Social Networking 47 Chapter 4 Your Avatar-Your Virtual Self 67 Chapter 5 Second Life Culture and Relationships 93 Chapter 6 Building Basics 119 Chapter 7 Advanced Textures and Clothing 171 Chapter 8 Making the Magic: Scripting Basics 229 Chapter 9 Land Ownership, Terraforming, and Landscaping 253 Chapter 10 Particles, Vehicles, Animations, and Sculpted Prims 283 Chapter 11 Photography, Music, and Movies 333 Chapter 12 Practical Matters: Under the Hood of the Metaverse 347 Index 366"

Call number: GV 1469.25.S425 W545 2008

The Secret Language of Leadership: How Leaders Inspire Action Through Narrative - Publisher's Marketing: "The book introduces "the concept of narrative intelligence--"an ability to understand and act and react agilely in the quicksilver world of interacting narratives. It shows why this is key to the central task of leadership, what its dimensions are, and how you can measure it. The book's lucid explanations, vivid examples and practical tips are essential reading for CEOs, managers, change agents, marketers, salespersons, brand managers, politicians, teachers, parents--anyone who is setting out to the change the world."

Call number: HD 57.7.D49 2007

So many people dream of creating their own style, doing some simple repairs, or making a few accessories. This book is for all of these people, and teaches everyone how easy sewing can be.

Sew Fast Sew Easy includes:

* Patterns and instructions for a simple envelope pillow, a fashionable skirt, and a hip tote bag
* Creating your sewing survival kit--which tools you'll need and why
* How to buy and use a commercial pattern
* Understanding fabric personality--buying the right fabric for your project
* Complete glossary of terms
* How to overcome your fear of sewing machines
* Rules of cutting and hand-finishing

So dust off your sewing machine and your preconceived notions about sewing, and let Elissa show you all you need to know to start to sew!"

Call number: TT 705.M48 2002

Sewing Stylish Home Projects: Over 30 Accessories for Your Home - Publisher's Marketing: "Sewing Stylish Home Projects shows readers how to go from house to comfortable home -- with creative, cozy accents. Designer Linda Lee walks readers through luxurious projects that are suitable for four distinct rooms: a modern country bedroom, a Victorian parlor, an Asian dining room, and an Americana family room."

Call number: TT 387.L44 2001

Sandra Betzina Sews for Your Home: Pillows Window Treatments Slipcovers Table Coverings Kids' Accessories - Publisher's Marketing: "Best-selling author Sandra Betzina has teamed with interior designer Debbie Valentine to produce a home decorating book that is stylish and appealing. This book includes dozens of projects for sewers at every skill level, along with complete step-by-step instructions and more than 400 color photos and illustrations. Betzina is renowned in the sewing world, and this is the next installment in her line of very successful sewing books.
-- Includes dozens of projects that can be personalized to suit every taste and skill level
-- Complete step-by-step instructions included for every project"

Call number: TT 387.B48 2002

The Slave Ship: A Human History - Publisher's Marketing: "The missing link in the chain of American slavery
For three centuries slave ships carted millions of people from the coasts of Africa across the Atlantic to the Americas. Much is known of the slave trade and the American plantation system, but little of the ships that made it all possible. In "The Slave Ship," award-winning historian Marcus Rediker draws on thirty years of research in maritime archives to create an unprecedented history of these vessels and the human drama acted out on their rolling decks. He reconstructs in chilling detail the lives, deaths, and terrors of captains, sailors, and the enslaved aboard a floating dungeon trailed by sharks. From the young African kidnapped from his village and sold into slavery by a neighboring tribe to the would-be priest who takes a job as a sailor on a slave ship only to be horrified at the evil he sees to the captain who relishes having a hell of my own, Rediker illuminates the lives of people who were thought to have left no trace.
This is a tale of tragedy and terror, but also an epic of resilience, survival, and the creation of something entirely new. Marcus Rediker restores the slave ship to its rightful place alongside the plantation as a formative institution of slavery, a place where a profound and still haunting history of race, class, and modern economy was made."

Call number: HT 1322.R42 2007

In The Soul of a New Cuisine, Marcus returns to the land of his birth to explore the continent's rich diversity of cultures and cuisines through recipes and stories from his travels in Africa. Stunning color images by award-winning photographer Gediyon Kifle bring the breadth of the African experience to life, from fishermen at sunset off the coast of Zanzibar to French baguettes loaded onto a bicycle in Senegal.

Marcus shares more than 200 enticing recipes, including his own African-inspired creations and traditional dishes from all parts of Africa. You can delight in spicy stews and Barbequed Snapper from West Africa and the familiar Mediterranean flavors of dishes like Moroccan Lemon-Olive Chicken, or make your way east and south for the irresistible taste combinations of dishes such as Curried Trout with Coconut-Chili Sauce from Kenya and Apple-Squash Fritters from South Africa's Cape Malay. Using ingredients that are readily available in American markets, the recipes are doable as well as delicious.

Of course, one of the keys to authentic African cooking is the use of spice blends and rubs, which elevate simple cooking techniques to an excitingly varied and intense level. Marcus includes hisfavorites here, with blends that go from sweet to spicy and feature everything from hot chili peppers and peppermint leaves to sesame seeds and ginger.

As he says, Africa is "a state of mind that I hope this book will help you tap into wherever you are." By cooking with a handful of this and a pinch of that, trying new foods and enjoying old ones in a new way, and lingering over meals with family and friends, you will bring the free, relaxed spirit of African cooking to your table and discover for yourself the soul of a "new" cuisine."

Call number: TX 725.A4 S26 2006

Frank Stitt's Southern Table: Recipes and Gracious Traditions from Highlands Bar and Grill - Publisher's Marketing: "R. W. Apple, Jr., of "The New York Times" credits third-generation Alabamian Frank Stitt with turning Birmingham into a "sophisticated, easygoing showplace of enticing, southern-accented cooking." His southern peers think his cooking may have a more profound sense of place than any of theirs. His food is rustic and homey, but sophisticated in method.
Now, Alabama's favorite son has written a long-awaited cookbook that features his enticing Provenc al-influenced southern food. More than 150 recipes range from the traditional--Spicy Green Tomato and Peach Relish, Spoonbread, and Pickled Shrimp--to the inspired--Slow-Roasted Black Grouper with Ham and Pumpkin Pirlau and Pork Loin with Corn Pudding and Grilled Eggplant. Desserts such as Bourbon Panna Cotta and Sweet Potato Tart with Coconut Crust and Pecan Streusel elevate the best of the South for cooks everywhere."

Call number: TX 715.2.S68 S674 2004

The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window Into Human Nature - Publisher's Marketing: ""New York Times" bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to provide lucid explanations of deep and powerful ideas. His previous booksincluding the Pulitzer Prize finalist "The Blank Slate"have catapulted him into the limelight as one of todays most important and popular science writers.
Now, in "The Stuff of Thought," Pinker marries two of the subjects he knows best: language and human nature. The result is a fascinating look at how our words explain our nature. What does swearing reveal about our emotions? Why does innuendo disclose something about relationships? Pinker reveals how our use of prepositions and tenses taps into peculiarly human concepts of space and time, and how our nouns and verbs speak to our notions of matter. Even the names we give our babies have important things to say about our relations to our children and to society.
With his signature wit and style, Pinker takes on scientific questions like whether language affects thought, as well as forays into everyday lifewhy is bulk e-mail called spam and how do romantic comedies get such mileage out of the ambiguities of dating? "The Stuff of Thought" is a brilliantly crafted and highly readable work that will appeal to fans of readers of everything from "The Selfish Gene" and "Blink" to "Eats, Shoots & Leaves.""

Call number: P 107.P548 2007

Expert authors, Eric Tyson, Margaret Atkins Munro, and David J. Silverman, help you keep your mind on your taxes while you plan your finances for the upcoming year. Along the way, they tell you how to deal with federal income taxes and how to handle and reduce some of those pesky and not-so-insignificant taxes slapped on by states and other tax-collecting bodies.

This friendly book guides you through the tax-filing maze, walking you line-by-line through the most common forms. Fully updated for 2008, including details on Alternative Minimum Tax relief, enhanced child tax benefits, and deductibility of mortgage insurance premiums, this indispensable guide also offers a new list of wise end-of-year money-saving tax moves.

Discover how to: Itemize your deductions Negotiate with the IRS Take advantage of tax credits to reduce what you owe Make tax-wise personal finance decisions Maximize your tax software and e-filing options Audit-proof your tax return

Praise for "Taxes For Dummies"

"The best of these books for tax novices."
--"Worth" magazine

"The most accessible and creative. It's also the best organized."
--"USA Today"

"Will make tax preparation less traumatic."
--"The Wall Street Journal"

"Sound financial advice you can use throughout the year."
--"The Seattle Times""

Call number: KF 6369.6.T97 2008

Vertamae Cooks Again: More Recipes from Americas Family Kitchen - Publisher's Marketing: "In these companion cookbooks to her popular public television show, Vertamae Grosvenor shows how the tastes and traditions of Africa, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean have influenced America's down-home comfort cooking. The recipes in each book are seasoned with Vertamae's own insightful and humorous facts, folklore, and history."

Call number: TX 715.S6368 1999

The massive semicircles of stone that crown the church's main doors and the capitals of the interior columns, shown here in numerous close-up details, are richly carved with figures from the Bible and Christian legend. The illuminating text includes captions that guide readers through the church, sculpture by sculpture, truly bringing this magnificent abbey alive."

Call number: NB 551.V45 R6813 1999

Work: The World in Photographs - Publisher's Marketing: "Culled from National Geographic's vast photographic archive as well as other important collections, this fascinating, wide-ranging volume presents a wonderfully varied group portrait of people at work-- in great cities and tiny villages; in 19th-century China and 21st-century New York; in fields, factories, food carts, four-star restaurants, and just about everywhere else we earn our keep. We see cowboys and clowns, dancers and dog groomers, miners and models. On one page, drill sergeants bark orders to U.S. Navy recruits; on another, young Tibetan monks study Buddhist scriptures; and on another, Kenyan women spread coffee beans to dry.
Work is a subject that is both worldwide and personal. It is a shared endeavor at the very core of our identity. From the glamour of a Parisian fashion show to the grit of an African diamond mine, there are countless ways to make a living. The book illuminates scores of them-- many in never-before-published photographs-- offering revealing glimpses into various eras and cultures and engaging the reader with entertaining text and informative captions.
With a wonderful mix of the utterly unexpected and the instantly familiar, this vivid panorama takes an essential human activity and shows us myriad ways in which work is at once universal and delightfully, unforgettably unique. "

Call number: TR 681.W65 P76 2006

America and the Sea: Treasures from the Collections of Mystic Seaport - Publisher's Marketing: "The history of America is largely a history of the sea. This marvelous book features a selection of more than two hundred of the finest objects from Mystic Seaport that tell the history of America and its maritime heritage. Presented with accessible texts and beautiful reproductions are masterpieces of maritime painting, exquisite photographs of classic yachts and powerboat races, and diverse prints and watercolors. Unique examples of American folk art-yarn paintings, reverse paintings on glass, sailors' valentines, shadowbox ship models, and ships in bottles-are also explored in detail, along with watercraft, scrimshaw, ship figureheads, and silver yachting trophies.
Essays written by distinguished experts describe the individual forms of expression, discuss the artists and craftsmen, and offer commentary on the ways in which America's maritime history is interwoven with its economic development and cultural history. Elegantly designed and lavishly produced, "America and the Sea "offers intriguing new evidence of the indisputable relevance of maritime history to American life and art."

Call number: N 8230.A44x 2005

The Archaeology of Ancient Judea and Palestine - Publisher's Marketing: "The regions that compose the current state of Israel and the emerging state of Palestine have yielded a wealth of fascinating archaeological evidence, from the Dead Sea Scrolls found in a cave in 1947 by a Bedouin searching for a lost sheep, to the remains of Roman camps and King Herod's luxurious palaces at the besieged city of Masada.
The authors begin with introductions to the complicated and turbulent history of the region in which a series of invaders, including Babylonians, Assyrians, Persians, and Macedonians conquered and ruled over its people. The long reign of the Romans in the area is given particular attention-a reign that produced the infamous client rulers Herod the Great and Pontius Pilate, as well as two Jewish revolts against their Roman overlords, both of which met with brutal suppression.
Lewin also analyzes eighteen ancient city-sites, including the familiar, such as Jerusalem and Bethlehem, and the less well-known, such as Herodion, with its extravagant palace-fortress, and Scythopolis, with its Roman temples and baths. This book provides an enlightening overview of a region that continues to capture the attention of the world. "

Call number: DS 111.L4913 2005

Aunt Flossie's Hats (and Crab Cakes Later) - Publisher's Marketing: "First published in 1991, the story of Sarah and Susan's Sunday afternoon with their great-great-aunt Flossie--and her many hats and stories--has become a favorite book for sharing and initiating conversations about family and history. This anniversary edition features an eight-page afterword by the author, illustrated with family photos."

Call number: PZ 7.H83273 Au 2001

Book of Yoga and Pilates

Call number: RA 781.B76 2004

In "How the Associated Press Has Covered War, Peace, and Everything Else," the Associated Press throws open its archives and invites readers into its news bureaus and out into the field to witness first hand its groundbreaking reporting on presidents, elections, wars, civil rights, trials and crimes, disasters, business, and major sports events. The book conveys, through personal accounts, archival materials, interviews, and Pulitzer-Prize-winning photographs, how the AP became the world's largest news organization and how it continues to play a vital role in providing the news to the American and international press. "Breaking News" makes an original and significant contribution to journalism history by shedding light on the nation's primary newswire service, one that reaches one half of the world daily and upon which virtually every serious newspaper and broadcast outlet in the nation has relied for decades."

Call number: PN 4841.A85 B74 2007

The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses: Sedges, Rushes, Restios, Cat-Tails, and Selected Bamboos - Publisher's Marketing: " This encyclopedia by a distinguished American horticulturist is the most authoritative and best-illustrated reference ever published on ornamental grasses. Rick Darke has been studying and photographing grasses in gardens and native landscapes around the world for more than 20 years, and this book includes the best 500 photographs from his collection of nearly 15,000. At its heart is the illustrated alphabetical encyclopedia of important ornamental grasses, sedges, rushes, restios, cat-tails, and selected bamboos, with many plants illustrated in more than one season. Intended for gardeners in a wide range of situations and climates, this book is an invaluable tool for landscape architects, garden designers, nursery professionals, and home gardeners."

Call number: SB 431.7.D3634 1999

Never before has there been a single volume of superheroes, graphic novels, strange comic icons, legendary writers and artists of the comic world. "Comic Book Encyclopedia" is the multiverse of comic legend and lore for every comic-book fan, and for everyone who wants to understand the characters, history, and universal appeal of this world.

Collected into a single volume, this is the best-of-the-best of comics. From the 1930s to today, it includes everything a young, budding comic reader - or an experienced pro - needs to know and/or read."

Call number: Reference PN 6707.G68 2004

Computer Concepts

Call number: QA 76.P3557 2007

Pearls: Luxurious Designs to Make and Wear - Publisher's Marketing: "The editors of "Beadwork" magazine reveal the elegance of pearls with projects, photography, and history in this tribute to nature's iconic gemstone. Step-by-step instructions for 20 stunning projects involving natural, freshwater, and imitation pearls are accompanied by photos to guide jewelry makers of all ability levels through the wide range of materials, colors, and shapes used in these elegant and wearable designs. Broken into three sections, "The Classics" covers traditional pearl stringing and simple earrings, "Special Occasions" includes a striking copper-colored choker and a lariat suitable for a bride, and "Fashion Forward" contains a bangle with fiery-colored pearls and a dramatic bracelet using handmade beads and dyed pearls. Chapters on the science and culture of pearls include tips on selecting, working with, and caring for these treasures, while engaging anecdotes and vibrant images of pearls throughout history round out this informative and entertaining book."

Call number: TT 212.B56 2007

The Design Encyclopedia - Publisher's Marketing: " Compiled by Mel Byars in consultation with an international team of design experts, it features designers from all over the globe--both legendary names and lesser-known figures. Each designer entry consists of dates, a biography, details of professional training, major works, exhibitions and awards, and a bibliography. Other entries discuss firms, materials, groups, and movements--from Acerbis to Zuber, Bakelite to wicker, the Aesthetic movement to the Vienna Secession. With over 700 illustrations, this is an invaluable compendium of the world of design in the last 130 years."

Call number: Reference NK 1370.B93 2004

Living Spaces - Publisher's Marketing: "Brad Mee--the interior designer seen on HDTV and The Christopher Lowell Show, and the subject of a profile in "USA Today-"-goes straight to the heart of the home, so you can transform it to suit your desired lifestyle.
Whether you're starting from scratch or renovating a dated space, creating a vibrant, multi-functional living room is easy, with the help of expert designer Brad Mee and his newest entry in the "Design Is in the Details" series. Is your household a whirlwind of action, desperately in need of a quiet refuge? Or do you long for a lively room where all the family can play? Page by page, Mee offers easy-to-follow advice on how to determine the purpose of the room, select an appropriate style, and provide a heaping dose of decorative detail--from canvases to carvings--at every turn."

Call number: NK 2117.L5 M44 2005

Foundation: Building Sentence Skills

Call number: PE 1441.N38 1989

Gardens to Go: Creating and Designing a Container Garden - Publisher's Marketing: "Easy-to-maintain container gardens are ideal for today's on-the-go-gardeners in the city, suburbs, and country. This book offers guidance on designer container gardens, including how to coordinate plants for color and texture and how to mix and match flora. 200 color photos. 10 line drawings. Map."

Call number: SB 418.E33 2005

In a Roman Kitchen: Timeless Recipes from the Eternal City - Publisher's Marketing: "A unique celebration of the classic foods and flavors of Rome, "In a Roman Kitchen" explores the delights of this rich culinary heritage with a spectacular tour of the markets, ingredients, and classic recipes of the Eternal City. Bettoja shares more than 200 authentic recipes from Roman home kitchens that are sophisticated yet accessible."

Call number: TX 723.B4696 2003

Pope Benedict XVI: In My Own Words - Publisher's Marketing: "With his election as pope, Benedict XVI begins a new phase of his life. The writings collected in this volume reveal the Holy Father's thoughts as leader of the Catholics throughout the world. Included are excerpts from his writings on religious truths and freedom, Church and culture, Christian unity, the Eucharist, and ministry service."

Call number: BX 1751.3.B46 2005

Microsoft Windows XP

Call number: QA 76.76.O63 J6377 2007

A Monastic Vision for the Twenty-First Century: Where Do We Go from Here? - Publisher's Marketing: "An ancient lifestyle which has been adapted, renewed, and is still being followed today, monasticism appears to some outside it as a quaint anachronism and to others as the sanest of all ways of living. Can it survive in the post post-modern world? A dozen insiders and outsiders -- monastics, academics, clergy, laypersons, hermits, cenobites, poets, and writers -- offer their reflections on the future of the monastic life of prayer and community"

Call number: BX 2435.M587 2006

The Nature of Britain: A Celebration of Our Landscape and Wildlife - Publisher's Marketing: "The "Nature of Britain" is a landmark prime time series in Britain in which Alan Titchmarsh, author of more than 30 gardening books, takes viewers on a journey of discovery through eight different British natural habitats and their unique flora and fauna, piecing together the jigsaw the makes up his homeland. This visually stunning book offers a closer look at the animals and plants of Britain's landscape, following the structure of the series with chapters ranging from mountains, lakes, forests, and seashores to urban landscapes. Painting a beautiful contemporary portrait of Britain's wildlife, this survey features fascinating essays on each habitat, followed by identification guides to the species that can be found in each one."

Call number: QH 37.T58 2007

Posidonius journeyed deep into the heart of the Celtic lands in Gaul. There he discovered that the Celts were not barbarians but a sophisticated people who studied the stars, composed beautiful poetry, and venerated a priestly caste known as the Druids. Celtic warriors painted their bodies, wore pants, and decapitated their foes. Posidonius was amazed at the Celtic women, who enjoyed greater freedoms than the women of Rome, and was astonished to discover that women could even become Druids.

Posidonius returned home and wrote a book about his travels among the Celts, which became one of the most popular books of ancient times. His work influenced Julius Caesar, who would eventually conquer the people of Gaul and bring the Celts into the Roman Empire, ending forever their ancient way of life. Thanks to Posidonius, who could not have known that he was recording a way of life soon to disappear, we have an objective, eyewitness account of the lives and customs of the ancient Celts."

Call number: D 70.F73 2006

Picasso: Bathers - Publisher's Marketing: "No 20th-century artist enjoys greater popularity than Pablo Picasso, and none has been exhibited more often or studied so intensely. Yet there remains uncharted territory on the map of the master's extensive oeuvre, which spanned one of the most tumultuous, experimental periods of art history: the seaside figural scenes that fascinated Picasso throughout his life. From his early Cubist period in the first years of the century through his classicizing phase and into his late work of the 1960s, Picasso returned again and again to this sand-and-sea theme. Even in 1937, when he was so powerfully engaged with the horrors of the Spanish Civil War, sketching preparatory drawings for Guernica, he was also busy executing a group of decidedly non-political works representing bathers. The resulting paintings, including On the Beach(also known as Girls with a Toy Boat) recall his earlier Three Bathers from 1920. Here as elsewhere, Picasso developed a series of novel approaches to form and content, methods whose richness and radical unconventionality derive from the artist's observations of the uninhibited movements of bodies in open air. The subject of bathers, so close to the heart of many of the 20th century's most important artists, is illuminated in this richly illustrated volume. Full-color reproductions present some 130 works from across Picasso's creative periods. Completing the panorama are comparable works by artists known to have inspired Picasso, among them Cazanne, Matisse, Renoir, Andra Derain, Georges Braque, Fernand Lager, and Miro."

Call number: N 6853.P5 A4 2005