That Might Be Useful - Publisher's Marketing: " Several years ago, author Naton Leslie decided to opt out of America's dizzying array of retail goods and buy used necessities whenever possible. What he discovered in his meanderings was a characteristically American secondhand culture, replete with a cast of fascinating characters, goods, and venues ranging from the sublime to the bizarre. In the humorous and eminently readable manner of Tony Horwitz and Jonathan Raban, That Might Be Useful recounts his varied journey from well-heeled auction houses dealing exclusively with the estates of the famous, where he finds a desiccated mummy's hand under glass, to
suburban tag sales, antiques stores, and a rural auction house where the motormouthing auctioneer relies heavily on humor and brevity to move objects he is at a loss for words to describe.
While retailers have moved out of downtowns and into malls, and then out into big-box stores, secondhand commerce has remained in communities, and off the radar screens of giant corporations. Sales tax records from antiques stores, auctions, and eBay might give some measure of the billions of dollars engaged in this commerce of broken farm tractors, American primitive art, and nineteenthcentury French bronzes. But the many transactions made under the table through yard sales, flea markets, and other less visible settings are unquantifiable.
It is a facet of American culture that pays scant attention to new retail advertising,
that mocks mainstream megacapitalism by thriving on the American tradition of reuse rooted in practicality, frugality, and ingenuity. That Might Be Useful will appeal to antiques collectors, junk pickers, tool collectors, lovers of PBS's "Antiques Roadshow, andall who like entertaining stories about people passionate for the buying and selling of items from our distant and recent past."

Call number: HF5482.15.L47 2005 Naton, Leslie

Theodore Rex - Publisher's Marketing: " In the long-awaited sequel to "The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, " which won the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award for biography, Morris tells the story of Teddy Roosevelt's two successful terms as president of the United States. Photos throughout."

Call number: E757.M885 2001

The Thirteenth Tale - Publisher's Marketing: ""All children mythologize their birth... "So begins the prologue of reclusive author Vida Winter's collection of stories, which are as famous for the mystery of the missing thirteenth tale as they are for the delight and enchantment of the 12 that do exist."

Call number: PS3619.E86 T48 2006

This I Believe - Publisher's Marketing: " Based on the NPR series of the same name, "This I Believe" is an inspiring collection of the personal philosophies and core values of a fascinating group of Americans."

Call number: BD215.T46 2006

Three New Deals - Publisher's Marketing: " From a world-renowned cultural historian, an original look at the hidden commonalities among Fascism, Nazism, and the New Deal
Today Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal is regarded as the democratic ideal, the positive American response to an economic crisis that propelled Germany and Italy toward Fascism. Yet in the 1930s, shocking as it may seem, these regimes were hardly considered antithetical. Now, Wolfgang Schivelbusch investigates the shared elements of these three "new deals" to offer a striking explanation for the popularity of Europe's totalitarian systems.
Returning to the Depression, Schivelbusch traces the emergence of a new type of state: bolstered by mass propaganda, led by a charismatic figure, and projecting stability and power. He uncovers stunning similarities among the three regimes: the symbolic importance of gigantic public works programs like the TVA dams and the German autobahn, which not only put people back to work but embodied the state's authority; the seductive persuasiveness of Roosevelt's fireside chats and Mussolini's radio talks; the vogue for monumental architecture stamped on Washington, as on Berlin; and the omnipresent banners enlisting citizens as loyal followers of the state.
Far from equating Roosevelt, Hitler, and Mussolini or minimizing their acute differences, Schivelbusch proposes that the populist and paternalist qualities common to their states hold the key to the puzzling allegiance once granted to Europe's most tyrannical regimes."

Call number: RC106.3.S3246 2006

Tiger Traits - Publisher's Marketing: "Tiger Woods' success in golf and in lifeis not an accident. There's no doubt that he was born with a special talent, but Tiger also has nine traits that have allowed him to express that talent in extraordinary ways. These nine traits have helped Tiger become a champion, and they can help you lay a solid foundation for an outstanding business career and a fulfilling life. Each chapter contains stories from Tiger's life that exemplify one of the traits, a practical discussion about how each trait plays out in the business world, and exercises that will help you put the lesson into practice in your personal life. Tiger Traits describes how Tiger developed his natural talents and created a compelling dream for his life, who his heroes and mentors were, and how all of this helped him not just on the golf course but also in his journey to become a top entrepreneur in the world of sports. The lesson's Tiger's life teaches us?how to acquire confidence, use mental models to create success."

Call number: HF5386.B66 2007

To Have and To Hurt - Publisher's Marketing: " When Cathy and John married 20 years ago, the relationship seemed almost charmed. But over the years as John's career became more established and Cathy raised the family of three children, things changed. First angry fights developed, followed by verbal and gestured threats of violence, and later, actual physical attacks and injuries. Several times Cathy called police, but when they arrived, fearing the social stigma as well as John's retribution, she would explain her injuries as dealt out by a prowler. When friends or family asked, she would claim the cuts or bruises were due to a fall or some other accident. But eventually, when her arm had been broken, a tooth knocked out, and her face bruised so badly she could not cover it up with makeup, she finally left the house and her husband--only to be stalked. Cathy and John are one couple that Angela Browne-Miller introduces us to in this book that looks at the increasingly publicized incidence of "intimate partner violence," abuse that takes place behind closed doors, inside marriages and other "loving" relationships. Only a fraction of this abuse is ever reported, so just a fragment of the problem is reflected in national statistics that show nearly 2 million injuries and some 1,300 deaths annually caused by this so-called intimate partner violence. In this work, Browne-Miller uses vignettes, as well as standing and emerging research, to help us recognize the difference between a relationship being effected by normal stressors, and one that is abusive, or perhaps even deadly. Psychotherapist Browne-Miller details both healthy and hurtful relationships and shows partners how to recognize and change relationships on, or headed down, thepath to abuse. And she also explains when we should leave a relationship, as well as how to do that to disentangle without further harm. This is a book that will interest not only lay readers who are involved in, or know of someone who is or might be involved in, an abusive relationship, but also students and scholars of psychology, counseling, social work, women's studies, and men's studies."

Call number: HV6626.B77 2007

Today’s The Day: Winner's Wisdom to Succeed in Every Situation

Call number: BJ1611.2.S755 2007

As Callum M. Roberts reveals in THE UNNATURAL HISTORY OF THE SEA, the oceans' bounty didn't disappear overnight. While today's fishing industry is ruthlessly efficient, intense exploitation began not in the modern era, or even with the dawn of industrialization, but in the 11th century in medieval Europe. Roberts explores this long and colorful history of commercial fishing, taking readers around the world and through the centuries to witness the transformation of the seas.

Drawing on firsthand accounts of early explorers, pirates, merchants, fishers, and travelers, the book recreates the oceans of the past: waters teeming with whales, sea lions, sea otters, turtles, and giant fish. The abundance of marine life described by 15th century seafarers is almost unimaginable today, but Roberts both brings it alive and artfully traces its depletion. Collapsing fisheries, he shows, are simply latest chapter in a long history of unfettered commercialization of the seas.

The story does not end with an empty ocean. Instead, Roberts describes how we might restore the splendor and prosperity of the seas through smarter management of our resources and some simple restraint. From the coasts of Florida to New Zealand, marine reserves have fostered spectacular recovery of plants and animals to levels not seen in a century. They prove that history need not repeat itself: we can leave the oceans richer than we found them."

Call number: CB465.R63 2007 Roberts, Callum

Victorian Travelers and the Opening of China, 1842-1907 - Publisher's Marketing: "Three men and three woman -- a plant collector, a merchant and his novelist wife, a military officer, and two famous women travelers -- went to China between the Opium War and the formal end of the opium trade, 1842-1907. Their range of perspectives, their acquaintance with one another and their similar scope of travel to Hong Kong, the treaty ports, and Sichuan lend intensity to their picture of China and the Western presence there."

Call number: DS709 .T49 1999

Violence in America’s Schools: Understanding, Prevention, and Responses - Publisher's Marketing: "The problem of violence in schools has not gone away despite radical reductions in violent crimes throughout the country over the last decade. Students continue to harrass, haze, and harm each other in a variety of ways, disrupting classrooms and whole schools. In the wake of the Columbine massacre, many focused on the worst kind of school violence: deadly assaults with dangerous weapons. But other forms of violence are more persistent, common, and just as destructive in many ways: fighting, sexual abuse, carrying weapons to school, vandalism, and assorted other crimes that happen behind the closed doors of elementary, middle, and high schools across the country. The consequences range from violent victimization and death, to the disruption of learning and fear among student bodies and teaching staffs. Here, Thomas provides a foundation for understanding why the violence occurs, preventing it from happening, and treating both offenders and victims after it happens. Using scores of case descriptions to illustrate the types of school violence and their treatment in recent years, the author skillfully shows readers how the problem of violence and crime in schools is an insidious issue that cannot go untreated. He offers both tested and proposed methods for dealing with a host of violence issues and a guide to planning treatment of the problem and its associated consequences. He answers the questions: What are prominent types of violence in American schools? What conditions contribute to those types of violence? What methods can be applied in an effort to reduce school violence? Readers will come away from this book with a greater understanding of the scope of violence in America's schools, and the myriad ways of addressing it. "

Call number: LB3013.32 .T46 2006

Absolute Power - Summary: "Absolute Power is the first-rate thriller about a master thief who witnesses a strange murder at the home of a Washington power player. Because of his occupation, he can't reveal his own identity or the killers'. It's a suspenseful showdown as the thief and conspirators head for confrontation."

Call number: PN 1997 Absol P69 2000 DVD

Air America - Summary: "CIA-funded pilots hit drug traffic while flying supplies for the covert war effort in Laos."

Call number: PN 1997 Air A64 2004 DVD

The Animal - Summary: "Marvin wants to fulfill his life-long dream of becoming a cop, but helacks the fearless fortitude required for the job. That all changes whena freak accident leaves him near death and a quack doctor performs lifesaving surgery on Marvin, substituting animal organs for human organs.Now, Marvin must find the right balance with his animal instincts tokeep up his persona as Supercop and to woo the heart of his newlybeloved Rianna."

Call number: PN 1997 Anim 2004 DVD

Art of War - Summary: "During a UN trade meeting, the Ambassador to China is assassinated. Top covert agent Neil Shaw, framed for the murder, is now on the run to prove his innocence and unravel a conspiracy."

Call number: PN 1997 Art O93 2000 DVD

Astronaut’s Wife - Summary: "In the tradition of "Rosemary's Baby," NASA astronaut Spencer Armacost and his wife Jillian are a seemingly perfect couple whose lives are momentarily shattered when Spencer's mission mysteriously loses contact with Earth for two minutes."

Call number: PN 1997 Astron 2000 DVD

Atonement - Summary: "Shot on location in the U.K., the film","s story spans several decades. In 1935, 13-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan) and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony","s vivid imagination. Robbie Turner (McAvoy), the educated son of the family","s housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony","s headstrong older sister Cecilia (Knightley). Cecilia, he hopes, has comparable feelings; all it will take is one spark for this relationship to combust. When it does, Briony ", who has a crush on Robbie ", is compelled to interfere, going so far as accusing Robbie of a crime he did not commit. Cecilia and Robbie declare their love for each other, but he is arrested ", and with Briony bearing false witness, the course of three lives is changed forever. Briony continues to seek forgiveness for her childhood misdeed. Through a terrible and courageous act of imagination, she finds the path to her uncertain atonement, and to an understanding of the power of enduring love."

Call number: PN 1997 Atone 2008 DVD

Aviator - Summary: "Eccentric millionaire Howard Hughes inherits his money from his family's tool business and decides to branch out into movies and the airline industry. Howard Hughes takes on Pan-Am and their monopoly of the Trans-Atlantic routes while trying to keep a handle on his fragile mental state."

Call number: PN 1997 Avia 2005 DVD

Be Cool - Summary: "Chili Palmer is back. After his successful movie producing venture takes off, he decides that he wants out of the movie business. When his friend, and record producer, is killed by the Russian mafia, Chili helps his friend's widow with their music label. After being floored with an up-and-coming singer, Chili moves to sign her to his friend's label dispite the fact that she is under contract with another company."

Call number: PN 1997 Be C66 2006 DVD

Best Man - Summary: "A wedding is a joyous occasion--it's time when lifelong friends get together to celebrate. But for the best man, fledgling writer Harper Stewart, this might just be a reunion to forget! His new book chronicles his college life with his friends in a less than perfect light and emotions, laughter and secrets are soon revealed."

Call number: PN 1997 Best M36 2000 DVD

Bringing Down The House - Summary: "Lawyer Peter Sanderson's life is turned upside down when his online relationship turns out to be a parolee in need of a good defense."

Call number: PN 1997 Bring D69 2003 DVD

Deep Blue Sea - Summary: "In the Aquatica Research Laboratory, Dr. Susan McAlester is experimenting with the brain tissue found in a small group of mako sharks in hopes of irradiating Alzheimer's Disease. But as a tropical storm brews overhead, McAlester and her team find themselves stalked by a terrifying new generation of predators."

Call number: PN 1997 Deep B35 1999 DVD

Disclosure - Summary: "A computer-firm boss seduces her married co-worker, then accuses him of sexual harassment. From the Michael Crichton novel."

Call number: PN 1997 Discl 1997 DVD

The Letters of Martin Buber: A Life Dialogue - Publisher's Marketing: "This carefully edited selection of correspondence includes letters both to - and from - Martin Buber from world-renowned scholars, thinkers, and philosophers. This edition contains the Preface to the German edition, as well as a Biographical Sketch by Grete Schaeder."

Call number: B3213.B84 A4 1996

The Macintyre Reader

Call number: B1647.M121 M33 1998

The New Quantum Universe - Publisher's Marketing: " The principles of quantum mechanics are the basis of everything in the physical world--from atoms to stars, from nuclei to lasers. Quantum paradoxes and the eventful life of Schroedinger's Cat are explained, along with the Many Universe explanation of quantum measurement in this newly revised edition. Updated throughout, the book also looks ahead to the nanotechnology revolution and describes quantum cryptography, computing and teleportation. Including an account of quantum mechanics and science fiction, this accessible book is geared to the general reader. Anthony Hey teaches at the University of Southampton, UK, and is the co-author of several books, including two with Patrick Walters, The Quantum Universe (Cambridge, 1987), and Einstein's Mirror (Cambridge, 1997). Patrick Walters is a Lecturer in Continuing Education at the University of Wales at Swansea. He co-ordinates the Physical Science Programme in DACE which includes the Astronomy Programme. His research interests include science education, and he also writes non-technical books on science for the general reader and beginning undergraduates."

Call number: QC174.12.H478 2003

Passion Test - Publisher's Marketing: " Combining powerful storytelling, a life-transforming program of action, and profound expert wisdom from successful leaders, this book shows readers, step by step, how to identify their top five passions and determine what really matters most to them."

Call number: BF 637.S4 A885 2007

Spice Box - Publisher's Marketing: " This first in new series about crimes solved by female chefs introduces Bridget Heaney, who escaped the Irish Famine to become a cook in Isaac Gold's household in New York City. On her first day, she finds the body of the Golds' infant son hidden in the bread dough box. Includes recipes."

Call number: PS 3570.E535 S65 2005

Stop Aging, Start Living: The Revolutionary 2-Week PH Diet That Erases Wrinkles, Beautifies Skin, and Makes You Feel Fantastic - Publisher's Marketing: " Though other skin-care experts have identified free radicals and cellular inflammation as key triggers to the breakdown of healthy skin, renowned dermatologist and former National Institutes of Health fellow Jeannette Graf, M.D., has discovered a way to prevent these saboteurs from developing in the first place--rather than just treating the symptoms they've caused.
Based on the scientifically groundbreaking premise that our cells--and consequently our skin--can only function best when the pH balance of our body is at its proper level, Dr. Graf's four-part plan focuses on changing your body's ratio of acids to alkalines. Most of us tend to eat three acidic-building foods (like sugar, refined carbs, meat, and dairy) for every one alkalinizing food (dark green leafy vegetables, garlic, onions, olive oil, lemon, fruit, nuts and seeds, and whole grains)--the reverse of the ideal ratio. And while changing your diet is important, food is not the only way to shift this ratio or reverse the cell aging that's affecting your skin. The plan also includes detailed information on:
- daily alkalinizing "cocktails"
- quality calcium-mineral supplements
- probiotic supplements (good bacteria in a bottle)
- how to assess your skin and care for it accordingly--choosing the right cleansers, moisturizers, and treatments that will give you the most noticeable results (hint: many of these products line the shelves of your local drugstore)
- the joy prescription: activities that can add exhilaration and laughter to your life and increase the neuropeptides in the brain that actually rejuvenate skin cells
- nutrients in foods that enhance cell energy production and cell signaling
But don't just take her word for it: "Stop Aging, Start Living "is filled with testimonials from her patients. Whether you want to see results fast (with her twenty-four-hour kickstart plan), ease into it (with the two-week prescription), or just incorporate a few "Stop Aging, Start Living" strategies into your life as they suit you, you'll come away looking and feeling incredibly younger."

Call number: RA784.G688 2007

Suite Francaise - Publisher's Marketing: "An extraordinary novel of life under Nazi occupation--discovered and published 62 years after the author's tragic death at Auschwitz. Subtle, often fiercely ironic, and deeply compassionate, "Suite Fran
aise" is both a piercing record of its time and a brilliant, profoundly moving work of art."

Call number: PQ2627.E4 S8513 2006

Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas - Publisher's Marketing: " SUPREME DISCOMFORT "originated from a much-commented-upon profile of Clarence Thomas that appeared in an August 2002 issue of "The Washington Post Magazine". In it, Kevin Merida and Michael Fletcher, both "Post" staffers, both black, crafted a haunting portrait of an isolated and bitter man, savagely reviled by much of the black community, not entirely comfortable in white society, internally wounded by his passage from a broken family and rural poverty in Georgia to elite educational institutions to the pinnacle of judicial power. He has clearly never recovered from the searing experience of his Senate confirmation hearings and the "he said/she said" drama of the accusations of sexual harassment by Anita Hill.
SUPREME DISCOMFORT tracks the personal odyssey of perhaps the least understood man in Washington, from his poor childhood in Pin Point and Savannah, Georgia, to his educational experiences in a Catholic seminary and Holy Cross, to his law school years at Yale during the black power era, to his rise within the Republican political establishment. It offers a window into a man who straddles two different worlds and is uneasy in both--and whose divided personality and conservative political philosophy will deeply influence American life for years to come."

Call number: KF8745.T48 M47 2007

Teach Like Your Hair’s On Fire - Publisher's Marketing: "From the man whom "The New York Times" calls "a genius and a saint" comes a revelatory program for educating today's youth. This work is a brilliant and inspiring road map for parents, teachers, and anyone who cares about the future success of children."

Call number: LB41.E48 2007

Just as America's domestic and international policies became inextricably linked during the Cold War, so did the nation's public and private technologies. The spread of the suburbs fed into demands for an interstate highway system, which itself became implicated in urban renewal projects. Fear of slipping into a postwar economic depression was offset by the creation of "a consumers' republic" in which buying and using consumer goods became the ultimate act of citizenship and a symbol of an "American Way of Life."

Pursell begins with the events of World War II and the increasing belief that technological progress and the science that supported it held the key to a stronger, richer, and happier America. He looks at the effect of returning American servicemen and servicewomen and the Marshall Plan, which sought to integrate Western Europe into America's economic, business, and technological structure. He considers the accumulating "problems" associated with American technological supremacy, which, by the end of the 1960s, led to a crisis of confidence.

Pursell concludes with an analysis of how consumer technologies create a cultural understanding that makes political technologies acceptable and even seem inevitable, while those same political technologies provide both form and content for the technologies foundat home and at work. By understanding this history, Pursell hopes to advance a better understanding of the postwar American self. "

Call number: T21.P83 2007

Technology Matters - Publisher's Marketing: "Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2006 Technology matters, writes David Nye, because it is inseparable from being human. We have used tools for more than 100,000 years, and their central purpose has not always been to provide necessities. People excel at using old tools to solve new problems and at inventing new tools for more elegant solutions to old tasks. Perhaps this is because we are intimate with devices and machines from an early age--as children, we play with technological toys: trucks, cars, stoves, telephones, model railroads, Playstations. Through these machines we imagine ourselves into a creative relationship with the world. As adults, we retain this technological playfulness with gadgets and appliances--Blackberries, cell phones, GPS navigation systems in our cars. We use technology to shape our world, yet we think little about the choices we are making. In "Technology Matters," Nye tackles ten central questions about our relationship to technology, integrating a half-century of ideas about technology into ten cogent and concise chapters, with wide-ranging historical examples from many societies. He asks: Can we define technology? Does technology shape us, or do we shape it? Is technology inevitable or unpredictable? (Why do experts often fail to get it right?)? How do historians understand it? Are we using modern technology to create cultural uniformity, or diversity? To create abundance, or an ecological crisis? To destroy jobs or create new opportunities? Should "the market" choose our technologies? Do advanced technologies make us more secure, or escalate dangers? Does ubiquitous technology expand our mental horizons, or encapsulate us in artifice? These largequestions may have no final answers yet, but we need to wrestle with them--to live them, so that we may, as Rilke puts it, "live along some distant day into the answers.""

Call number: T14.N88 2006

Teenagers HIV and AIDS Insights From Youths Living With the Virus - Publisher's Marketing: "Including vignettes with teen-agers in treatment, explains the psychological, social and medical issues adolescents face when infected with HIV and later fighting AIDS. Also gives attention to end-of-life issues, and how caring adults can offer support."

RJ387.A25 T442 2006

The Wednesday Letters - Publisher's Marketing: "Jack and Laurel have been married for 39 years. Theyve lived a good life and appear to have had the perfect marriage. With his wife cradled in his arms, and before Jack takes his last breath, he scribbles his last Wednesday Letter. When their adult children arrive to arrange the funeral, they discover boxes and boxes full of love letters that their father wrote to their mother each week on Wednesday. As they begin to open and read the letters, the children uncover the shocking truth about the past. In addition, each one must deal with present- day challenges. Matthew has a troubled marriage, Samantha is a single mother, and Malcolm is the black sheep of the family who has returned home after a mysterious two- year absence. The Wednesday Letters has a powerful message about forgiveness and quietly beckons for readers to start writing their own Wednesday Letters."

Call number: PS3623.R539 W44 2007

We’re All Journalists Now: The Transformation of the Press and Reshaping of the Law in the Internet Age - Publisher's Marketing: "A provocative and engaging argument for affording bloggers and everyone else who disseminates information in the U.S. the same rights and privileges that traditional journalists enjoy."

Call number: KF2750 .G36 2007

What Good is Journalism?: How Reporters and Editors Are Saving America’s Way of Life - Publisher's Marketing: "To go by today's critics of media bias--who have created a virtual cottage industry--American journalism has reached a nadir, yet with all its well-documented faults, journalism is vital to the health of our democracy, the glue of information that holds this complex nation together. This book shows the most important roles that journalism plays in the world's oldest democracy. Two seasoned educators and practitioners of journalism have assembled a team of writers who look beyond the critics to show that there is much to be praised about the state of American journalism today. Journalism tells us most of what we know about the world beyond our own experience by going where its audience cannot or will not. It keeps watch on the government and other powerful institutions, exposes wrongdoing and injustice, and shares the endless fascinations of everyday life. Through stories of real people, this book forcefully argues that American journalism is better than its critics admit and a force for good in the lives of both individuals and the nation. Like the exemplary journalism it describes, it offers dozens of instances that show how good journalistic practices enrich the daily lives of citizens and enable them to play their own roles in the democracy. These essays offer a multifaceted view of the press, tracing the development of free expression through American history and showing how the principles of journalism that we take for granted are playing a revolutionary role in emerging democracies. They report the results of a unique national survey--undertaken for this book--revealing how Americans really view and use the press and cite the successes of good reporting, from hometown newspapersto NPR. They show how investigative journalism and computer-assisted reporting unearth important truths and even create new knowledge and how citizens can demand the good journalism they need. What good is journalism? This book spells out the answer through a conversation about journalism and democracy that offers both an antidote to the recent storm of ideologically based criticism of "liberal media" and a demonstration of the true worth of an institution essential to the protection of freedom. It provides today's readers--and tomorrow's journalists--a fresh perspective on the press to remind us all where we would be without it."

Call number: PN4888.S6 W53 2007

What Happy Women Know: How New Findings in Positive Psychology Can Change Women’s Lives for the Better - Publisher's Marketing: "The director of Canyon Ranch's award-winning Life Enhancement Program draws on the latest discoveries in psychology and gender-specific medicine to help all women enjoy richer, healthier, more fulfilling lives.
In this innovative book about what brings women happiness, Dr. Dan Baker focuses on the five traps that can compromise happiness and leave women yearning for a better life.
Unlike clinical psychology, which focuses on trying to fix what's wrong with an individual, positive psychology builds on a person's natural strengths. The root of most unhappiness, fear, finds a special expression in women, who too often succumb to the happiness traps of perfectionism, wanton wanting, people pleasing, seeking revenge, thinking I'm nothing without X, and overinvesting in their careers.
In What Happy Women Know, Dr. Baker synthesizes a wide range of current research on how women uniquely respond to life's slings and arrows and how they can best bounce back from them. The book offers women a compelling set of tools that will help them accept the past and actively move toward a happier future of their own design."

Call number: HQ1206 .B213 2007

When a Family Member Has Dementia: Steps to Becoming a Resilient Caregiver - Publisher's Marketing: "Caring for a person with dementia is a difficult and often- overwhelming task. In addition to the inevitable decline in memory and physical function, most persons with dementia develop one or more troublesome behavior problems, such as depression, fearfulness, sleep disturbances, paranoia, or physical aggression at some point in their disease. Behavioral challenges in dementia are highly idiosyncratic. No two patients are alike, and interventions that work well with one person are often ineffective with another. Caregivers often become stuck: either unable to figure out how best to help their loved one, or unable to consistently implement positive practices they know would improve their situation. This book offers caregivers a set of practical and flexible tools to enable them become more resilient in the face of difficulty and change. McCurry teaches caregivers how to take advantage of their own creativity and inner resources to develop strategies that will work in their unique situations. She presents her set of five core principles and then brings them to life through vignettes. Anyone who lives, works, or comes in contact with a person who has dementia will benefit from this volume."

Call number: RC521 .M39 2006

When Nature Strikes: Weather Disasters and the Law - Publisher's Marketing: "Both law and weather affect us every day of our modern lives, yet most people do not know how the weather has affected developments in the law, nor are they aware of how the law has attempted to develop ways to affect the weather. When Nature Strikes is the first book to examine the various areas in which law and weather meet and affect each other. This one-of-a-kind work describes the law related to weather in the United States in the context of specific cases, legislation, and administrative legal action. For example, weather can be the means to commit a crime or the factor that turns an event from a terrible accident into a criminal act. Weather can be a defense against liability in both civil and criminal cases. People seek relief in court from the harm caused by weather events, whether a slip on the ice or the horrible devastation wrought by a deadly hurricane. Courts and the criminal justice system can be affected by weather events that prevent physical access to the courthouse or that destroy evidence. Through laws passed by Congress, U.S. weather services have evolved from simply weather recording into weather forecasting and warning systems. Federal patent law offers monopolies over inventions to encourage inventors to develop new devices that increase human safety in extreme weather or to improve methods such as cloud seeding or wind energy."

Call number: KF3750 .B38 2007

Where Valor Rests: Arlington National Cemetery - Publisher's Marketing: "Arlington National Cemetery spreads across the rolling hills west of the Potomac, a serene and reverent sanctuary for the presidents, soldiers, and heroes--famous and unsung alike--who lie in eternal rest among its green lawns and quiet glades, a roster dating back to America's birth and including many of the foremost names in our history. A national monument in the truest sense, Arlington's solemn beauty embraces a brave legacy--a heritage remembered and renewed every day as the military buries its own.
Bittersweet, breath-taking, sometimes heart-wrenching, always deeply respectful, this commemorative book guides readers gently over tree-lined slopes to share the ceremonies observed throughout the year, from the traditional wreath-laying on Memorial Day, which enshrines centuries of courage with a formality at once austere and profoundly emotional, to the moving graveside services that honor individual men and women who served our country. Captured in stunning color by a select group of gifted photographers, 220 unforgettable images create a portrait as poignant as it is proud.
Archival photographs also trace the history of the cemetery from the early National Historic Monument, "Arlington House," to the eternal flame at the Kennedy grave to sections for the lost astronauts and victims of the 9/11 Pentagon attack. With an Introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rick Atkinson, this lovely volume is both a fitting tribute and a stirring reminder of the values we Americans hold dear."

Call number: F234.A7 W48 2007

The Whole Equation: A History of Hollywood - Publisher's Marketing: "A magnificent history of Hollywood from the invention of film to the present day, by the everywhere acclaimed David Thomson, who has established himself as the "greatest living film critic and historian" "(The Atlantic Monthly), "irreplaceable" "(The "New York Times), and simply "the best writer about the movies" "(San Francisco Chronicle).
Now we have his master work, "The Whole Equation, which, in his own words, embraces "the murder and the majesty, the business statistics and millions of us being moved, the art and the awfulness." It accommodates "the artistic careers, the lives of the pirates, the ebb and flow if business, the sociological impact-in short, the wonder in the dark, the calculation in the offices, and the staggering impact on America of moving pictures. Which is also the thunderous artillery of America unleashed on the world."
Thomson tells us how D. W. Griffith and Charlie Chaplin created the first movies of mass appeal. He writes about Louis B. Mayer, who understood the whole equation and reaped the profits. He shows us how David O. Selznick exemplified the vanity and passion that gets memorable movies made; how the movies, offering a sense of common experience, helped Americans through the difficult years of the 1930s and '40s; how and why the quest for the blockbuster changed the industry.
He examines the films of Capra, Wilder, Hitchcock, Spielberg; of Gable, Cagney, Monroe, Crawford, Brando, Bogart, Nicholson, Kidman; of Irving Thalberg, Lew Wasserman, Harvey Weinstein-and scores more. He considers noir films, the blacklist, agents, method acting. He tells us the stories behind "The Godfather, Chinatown, and" Jaws. And he follows the money-a tripessential to understanding Hollywood at its most thrilling and most disappointing.
David Thomson has given us a one-volume history of Hollywood that is as well one of the most brilliant, most insightful, entertaining, and illuminating books ever written on American film."

Call number: PN1993.5.U65 T56 2005

With Love From Spain, Melanie Martin - Publisher's Marketing: "The third of the popular Melanie Martin books finds Melanie in Spain and caught up in her first romance. Written in a popular diary format, Melanie's adventure is fun and accessible for middle-graders."

Call number: PZ7.W526285 Wi 2004

The authors offer clear advice on these and other crucial topics:

Testing for HIV and coping with the diagnosisFinding a physician and preparing for the first visitRecognizing symptoms and preventing complicationsUnderstanding the latest treatment options, including new medical research and clinical trialsCoping with gynecological infections and STDsConsidering pregnancy and birth controlAssuring breast, bone, and heart healthTreating drug and alcohol dependenceDealing with partner violence and abuse

Also included are lists of recommended books, support groups, Web sites, and other resources for people with HIV. The practical advice in this book can help the thousands of women diagnosed with HIV every year lead to fuller and healthier lives."

Call number: RC607.A26 C5685 2004

Words, Words, Words - Publisher's Marketing: ""Lexicography is not just an exercise in linguistic accounting," writes preeminent English language scholar David Crystal in this exceptionally lively and erudite little book. "It is a voyage of lexical exploration and discovery."
In Words, Words, Words, Crystal takes readers on a fascinating linguistic adventure, exploring the English language in all its oddity, complexity, and ever-changing beauty. Traveling from word origins and word evolution to wordgangs, wordrisks, wordplay, wordgames and beyond, Crystal shares his immense knowledge of, and equally immense delight in, language. He celebrates new words, old words, words that "snarl" and words that "purr," elegant words and taboo words, plain English words and convoluted gobbledegook, eponyms and antonyms, spoonerisms and malapropisms, and a host of other written and spoken forms and variations.
Words, Words, Words offers invaluable insight on such subjects as
how to estimate the size of your vocabulary
the functions of jargon
when cliches are necessary
the value of slang words ("the chief use of slang/is to show you're one of the gang")
how to create your own "semantic field"
dialect humor
how to become a word detective
how to keep a record of your child's words
and much more!
With illuminating sidebars featuring everything from common word origins and sample definitions from the dictionaries of Samuel Johnson and Ambrose Bierce to a passage from Finnegan's Wake and the winning entries of The Guardian Text Message Poetry Competition, Words, Words, Words will both satisfy and spark the curiosity of anyone who has ever been intrigued, befuddled, or awed by words and myriad ways we usethem."

Call number: P326 .C79 2006

In this book couples will discover how others from around the world and across time have chosen to say "I do" as well as the derivatives and customs behind these words.

More than simply a guide to writing wedding vows, this beautifully packaged collection includes: Dozens of diverse vows, poems, and readings from a range of cultural and religious traditions Includes customs from Catholicism, Protestant, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Baha'i, Hispanic, Native American, Asian, European, and other religions and cultures Tips on crafting vows that reflect the couple's singular style and honor the sacredness of their commitment."

Call number: BL619.M37 B47 2005

Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz, America's most trusted doctor team and authors of the bestselling "YOU" series, are now translating this cutting-edge information to help you shave inches off your waist. They're going to do it by giving you the best weapon against fat: knowledge. By understanding how your body's fat-storing and fat-burning systems work, you're going to learn how to crack the code on true and lifelong waist management.

Roizen and Oz will invigorate you with equal parts information, motivation, and change-your-life action to show you how your brain, stomach, hormones, muscles, heart, genetics, and stress levels all interact biologically to determine if your body is the size of a baseball bat or of a baseball stadium. In "YOU: On a Diet," Roizen and Oz will redefine what a healthy figure is, then take you through an under-theskin tour of the organs that influence your body's size and its health. You'll even be convinced that the key number to fixate on is not your weight, but your waist size, which best indicates the medical risks of storing too much fat.

Because the world has almost as many diet plans as it has e-mail spammers, you'd think that just about all of us would know everything there is to know about dieting, about fat, and about the reasons why our bellies have grown so large. "YOU: On a Diet" is much more than a diet plan or a series ofinstructions and guidelines or a faddish berries-only eating plan. It's a complete manual for waist management. It will show you how to achieve and maintain an ideal and healthy body size by providing a lexicon according to which any weight-loss system can be explained. "YOU: On a Diet" will serve as the operating system that facilitates future evolution in our dieting software. After you learn about the biology of your body and the biology and psychology of fat, you'll be given the YOU Diet and YOU Workout. Both are easy to learn, follow, and maintain. Following a two-week rebooting program will help you lose up to two inches from your waist right from the start.

With Roizen and Oz's signature accessibility, wit, and humor, "YOU: On a Diet -- The Owner's Manual for Waist Management" will revolutionize the way you think about yourself and the food you consume, so that you'll diet smart, not hard. Welcome to your body on a diet."

Call number: RM237.5 .R65 2006

The Zookeeper’s Wife: A War Story - Publisher's Marketing: "A true story--as powerful as "Schindler's List"--in which the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo saved hundreds of people from Nazi hands.
When Germany invaded Poland, Stuka bombers devastated Warsaw--and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski began smuggling Jews into empty cages. Another dozen "guests" hid inside the Zabinskis' villa, emerging after dark for dinner, socializing, and, during rare moments of calm, piano concerts. Jan, active in the Polish resistance, kept ammunition buried in the elephant enclosure and stashed explosives in the animal hospital. Meanwhile, Antonina kept her unusual household afloat, caring for both its human and its animal inhabitants--otters, a badger, hyena pups, lynxes.
With her exuberant prose and exquisite sensitivity to the natural world, Diane Ackerman engages us viscerally in the lives of the zoo animals, their keepers, and their hidden visitors. She shows us how Antonina refused to give in to the penetrating fear of discovery, keeping alive an atmosphere of play and innocence even as Europe crumbled around her. 8 pages of illustrations."

Call number: DS134.64 .A25 2007 Ackerman, Diane

America’s War on Sex: The Attack on Law, Lust and Liberty - Publisher's Marketing: ""In our free society, people have the right to choose how they live their lives."-- President George Bush, June 3, 2006 So why does our government want to censor what you read, hear, and see? try to limit your access to contraception? attempt to legislate "good moral values"? try to brainwash your kids about "abstinence"? These are the kinds of questions Dr. Marty Klein asks--and answers--in his new book, America's War on Sex. With hundreds of examples ripped from today's headlines, he names names, challenges political hypocrisy, and shows the financial connections between government and conservative religious groups that are systematically taking away your rights. Dr. Klein isn't shy about it. He demands to know--as you should demand to know-- If 50 million Americans consume pornography, why does the government dare to regulate it without consulting any consumers? Why do Congressmen listen to "victims of porn" but not healthy adults who use porn? Now that "abstinence-only" sex education has been proven a failure, why does the government still give it $200 million each year? And how can most of that money go to "faith-based" groups who tell your kids how God feels about their sexual choices? Why do hundreds of American communities feel they have the right to eliminate legal adult entertainment, claiming "we're not that kind of city"? Why do family courts have the right to judge the private sexual habits of each parent when making custody decisions? How can licensed pharmacists and physicians claim they have the right to deny you legal medical care if it violates their "conscience"? Our glorious Constitution guarantees us the widest range of rights civilization has ever seen. Why arethose rights systematically undermined and revoked when it comes to sexual expression? Is there a conspiracy to deny us our sexual rights? No, says Marty Klein: "It's worse than a conspiracy. It's a war. They're very open about it--it's a War on Sex." It's a war that threatens the very fabric of our secular democracy. The American Taliban, our own sexual jihadists, want to replace our government with laws based on the Bible, creating a country in which "normal sex" is narrowly defined and no one has the right to alternative sexual information, health care, or personal expression. America is fighting a war on terror to prevent the overthrow of our way of life by fanatics who want to base all law on their strict religious beliefs. It is completely unacceptable that a group of conservative Americans is trying to accomplish the same thing right here."

Call number: HQ18.U5 K645 2006

Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire’s Slaves - Publisher's Marketing: "From the author of the prize-winning King Leopold's Ghost comes a taut, thrilling account of the first grass-roots human rights campaign, which freed hundreds of thousands of slaves around the world.
In 1787, twelve men gathered in a London printing shop to pursue a seemingly impossible goal: ending slavery in the largest empire on earth. Along the way, they would pioneer most of the tools citizen activists still rely on today, from wall posters and mass mailings to boycotts and lapel pins. This talented group combined a hatred of injustice with uncanny skill in promoting their cause. Within five years, more than 300,000 Britons were refusing to eat the chief slave-grown product, sugar; London's smart set was sporting antislavery badges created by Josiah Wedgwood; and the House of Commons had passed the first law banning the slave trade.
However, the House of Lords, where slavery backers were more powerful, voted down the bill. But the crusade refused to die, fueled by remarkable figures like Olaudah Equiano, a brilliant ex-slave who enthralled audiences throughout the British Isles; John Newton, the former slave ship captain who wrote "Amazing Grace"; Granville Sharp, an eccentric musician and self-taught lawyer; and Thomas Clarkson, a fiery organizer who repeatedly crisscrossed Britain on horseback, devoting his life to the cause. He and his fellow activists brought slavery in the British Empire to an end in the 1830s, long before it died in the United States. The only survivor of the printing shop meeting half a century earlier, Clarkson lived to see the day when a slave whip and chains were formally buried in a Jamaican churchyard.
Like Hochschild's classic King Leopold'sGhost, Bury the Chains abounds in atmosphere, high drama, and nuanced portraits of unsung heroes and colorful villains. Again Hochschild gives a little-celebrated historical watershed its due at last."

Call number: HT1163 .H63 2005

Music is the mother's milk of Cuban culture. Cubans express their fondest hopes, their frustrations, even their political dissent, through music. Most Americans think only of salsa and the "Buena Vista Social Club" when they think of the music of Cuba, yet those styles are but a piece of a broad musical spectrum. Just as the West learned more about China after the Cultural Revolution by watching "From Mao to Mozart," so will readers discover the real Cuba -- the living, breathing, dying, yet striving Cuba.

Cuban music is both wildly exuberant and achingly melancholy. A thick stew of African and European elements, it is astoundingly rich and influential to have come from such a tiny island. From rap stars who defy the government in their lyrics to violinists and pianists who attend the world's last Soviet-style conservatory to international pop stars who could make millions abroad yet choose to stay and work for peanuts, Robinson introduces us to unforgettable characters who happily bring him into their homes and backstage discussions.

Despite Castro's attemptsto shut down nightclubs, obstruct artists, and subsidize only what he wants, the musicians and dancers of Cuba cannot stop, much less behave. Cubans move through their complicated lives the way they move on the dance floor, dashing and darting and spinning on a dime, seducing joy and fulfillment and next week's supply of food out of a broken system. Then at night they take to the real dance floors and invent fantastic new steps. "Last Dance in Havana" is heartwrenching, yet ultimately as joyous and hopeful as a rocking club late on a Saturday night."

Call number: F1765.3 .R63 2004

The Last Gentleman Adventurer: Coming of Age in the Arctic - Publisher's Marketing: "At 16, Maurice impulsively signed up with the Hudson's Bay Company and was sent to an isolated trading post in the Canadian Arctic, where he immersed himself in the Inuit people's culture and way of life. Through deadly epidemics and the struggle to survive, the young man from England came of age."

Call number: F1090.5 .M38 2005

The Last Voyage of Columbus: Being the Epic Tale of the great Captain’s Fourth Expedition, Including Accounts of Swordfight, Mutiny, Shipwreck, Gold, War, Hurricane, and Discovery - Publisher's Marketing: "Columbus' fourth voyage is a saga of shipwreck, mutiny, discovery, and political treachery, yet his quest to find a passage to the Orient drove him onward in the face of peril."

Call number: E118 .D84 2005

The Leadership Advantage: How the Best Companies are Developing Their Talent to Pave the Way for Future Success

Call number: HD30.4 .F83 2008

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir - Publisher's Marketing: "From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the middle of the United States in the middle of the last century. A book that delivers on the promise that it is "laugh-out-loud funny."
Some say that the first hints that Bill Bryson was not of Planet Earth came from his discovery, at the age of six, of a woollen jersey of rare fineness. Across the moth-holed chest was a golden thunderbolt. It may have looked like an old college football sweater, but young Bryson knew better. It was obviously the Sacred Jersey of Zap, and proved that he had been placed with this innocuous family in the middle of America to fly, become invisible, shoot guns out of people's hands from a distance, and wear his underpants over his jeans in the manner of Superman.
Bill Bryson's first travel book opened with the immortal line, "I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to." In this hilarious new memoir, he travels back to explore the kid he once was and the weird and wonderful world of 1950s America. He modestly claims that this is a book about not very much: about being small and getting much larger slowly. But for the rest of us, it is a laugh-out-loud book that will speak volumes - especially to anyone who has ever been young."

Call number: G154.B79 A3 2006

The Life of David - Publisher's Marketing: "Poet, warrior, and king, David has loomed large in myth and legend through the centuries, and he continues to haunt our collective imagination, his flaws and inconsistencies making him the most approachable of biblical heroes. Robert Pinsky, former poet laureate of the United States, plumbs the depths of David's life: his triumphs and his failures, his charm and his cruelty, his divine destiny and his human humiliations. Drawing on the biblical chronicle of David's life as well as on the later commentaries and the Psalms----traditionally considered to be David's own words----Pinsky teases apart the many strands of David's story and reweaves them into a glorious narrative.
Under the clarifying and captivating light of Pinsky's erudition and imagination, and his mastery of image and expression, King David----both the man and the idea of the man----is brought brilliantly to life."

Call number: BS580.D3 P56 2005

The Light Inside: Abakua Society Arts and Cuban Cultural History

Call number: HS1355.S64 C84 2003

The Literary Guide & Companion to Southern England - Publisher's Marketing: "In a series of intriguing routes through the English countryside, Professor robert Cooper notes those attractions that the casual tourist might unknowingly pass by, such as the house where Dickens wrote. A Tale of Two Cities, or the windswept quay where John Fowles's French Lieutenant's woman walked. Maps and information about restaurants and accommodations give the traveler the opportunity of having pints of "half and half" where Jane Austen dined or visiting the pub where Blake's scuffle led to his trial for treason.

This newly revised and updated edition of Robert Cooper's acclaimed handbook combines the utility of current travel information with the appeal of literary history, biography, and anecdote in a leisurely and flavorful guide to the broad sweep of southern England outside of London. A rich and reliable guide to the landscape that fostered one of our most cherished cultures, The Literary Guide & Companion to Southern England is an indispensable resource for those who wish to experience literature firsthand. "

Call number: PR109 .C6 1998

Growth investing--which aims to produce capital gains rather than income--is one of the best ways to invest for success. Best of all, Navellier has created a proven and easy-to-follow approach to growth investing that offers you a rare opportunity to outperform the market without taking on excessive risk. In The Little Book That Makes You Rich, Navellier explains exactly why this proactive approach works and skillfully shows you how it can be used to find stocks that are poised for rapid price increases--regardless of overall stock market direction.

Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, The Little Book That Makes You Rich details a proven formula for finding growth stocks that beat the market, which combines eight powerful fundamentals--such as sales growth and cash flow--with key quantitative ratings that measure the risk versus reward of buying a stock. It also outlines specific tools that take the guesswork out of when to buy and when to sell any stock on Wall Street.

You'll learn precisely what to do to best maximize your returns, including how to structure a winning growth portfolio. And perhaps, most importantly, you'll discover how to monitor and maintain the overall strength and quality of your portfolio without spending excessive amounts of time doing so.

Louis Navellier has made his living by investing in healthy, vital, growing companies.This approach allowed him to turn his financial dreams into a reality, and it could empower you to do the same. Written in an accessible and engaging style, The Little Book That Makes You Rich outlines an effective approach to building true wealth in today's markets--and proves you don't need the resources of a powerful Wall Street firm to achieve unparalleled investment success."

Call number: HG4661 .N385 2007

The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 - Publisher's Marketing: "This sweeping narrative history of 9/11 includes important new information about the people, ideas, events, and intelligence failures that culminated in the attacks, told for the first time from both the American and Arab sides of the story."

Call number: HV6432.7 .W75 2006

Looks: Why They Matter More Than You Ever Imagined - Publisher's Marketing: "Very few of us realize just how much looks affect every aspect of our lives. People blessed with good looks earn more than their average-looking colleagues and are more likely to get hired and promoted at work. They also tend to be luckier in love, more popular, and get better grades in school. What exactly is this "physical attractiveness" phenomenon and how does it affect every one of us? Dr. Gordon L. Patzer has devoted the last 30 years to investigating this unsettling trend, and in this eye-opening new book, he proves once and for all that when it comes to success, it's what's on the outside that counts."

Call number: HM1151 .P36 2008

- More than an inspirational biography--The Luckiest Unlucky Man Alive shows readers how they can be lucky too and overcome the greatest challenges in life.

Now a 42-year old retired Navy pilot, Lt. Commander Bill Goss was a garbageman, a golden glove boxer, a dynamiter in an underground copper mine, and an expert in underwater explosives in the U.S. Navy -- all while he worked his way through college. He served as a reconnaissance pilot specializing in spying on Russia's stealthiest and deadliest Soviet missile submarines. Bill has navigated the giant nuclear aircraft cartier USS Carl Vinson, cruised 1000 feet below the Mediterranean Sea in a nuclear submarine and flown 20 types of high-performance aircraft, including the sound barrier breaking F-18 Hornet.

But he considers diagnosis with cancer his greatest challenge of all when he was given only six months to live. Bill chose to undergo twelve hours of disfiguring surgery to overcome his incredibly low odds. It wasn't only his decisions but his attitude that made him a cancer survivor. The hilarious stories of his reconstructive surgeries will educate and inspire."

Call number: BF1045.N4 G67 1998

Magnum Ireland - Publisher's Marketing: "The changing faces of Ireland--social, political, and cultural--documented by some of the greatest photographers of the modern era.
Since the invention of photography, Ireland has been a magnet for photographers, but this book is unique in bringing together the work done by the unrivaled talents of the members of Magnum. From Ireland's first attempts to forge a modern identity in the 1950s to the confident country of the twenty-first century, here is a stunning survey of a beautiful and complex place and people, through times of peace as well as trouble.
The photographs reflect the extraordinary insights of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Elliott Erwitt, Josef Koudelka, Inge Morath, Erich Lessing, Eve Arnold, Martine Franck, Martin Parr, Bruce Gilden, Donovan Wylie, Stuart Franklin, and others. They bring a truly international perspective to the book, reflecting the sensibilities of America, France, Germany, Iran, Japan, Morocco--and, of course, Ireland itself.
Organized decade by decade, the images show the lingering influence of rural life in the 1950s; the hidden story of ordinary Irish men and women--as well as the sectarian conflict--during the uneasy 1960s and 1970s; renewed confidence and the growth of prosperity and peace as the century passed through its last two decades; and the robust "Celtic tiger" of today. Each decade has commentary and context supplied by one of the most notable Irish writers of our time. With texts by: John Banville, Anthony Cronin, Anne Enright, Eamonn McCann, Nuala O'Faolain, Fintan O'Toole, and Colm Toibin. Over 250 photographs in color and duotone.
A touring exhibition of the photographs in Magnum Ireland will begin in Ireland in Spring 2006before continuing in the United States."

Call number: DA982 .M34 2005

March: A Novel - Publisher's Marketing: "As the North reels under a series of unexpected defeats during the dark first year of the war, one man leaves behind his family to aid the Union cause. His experiences will utterly change his marriage and challenge his most ardently held beliefs. Riveting and elegant as it is meticulously researched, "March" is an extraordinary novel woven out of the lore of American history.

From Louisa May Alcotts beloved classic "Little Women," Geraldine Brooks has taken the character of the absent father, March, who has gone off to war, leaving his wife and daughters to make do in mean times. To evoke him, Brooks turned to the journals and letters of Bronson Alcott, Louisa Mays fathera friend and confidant of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. In her telling, March emerges as an idealistic chaplain in the little known backwaters of a war that will test his faith in himself and in the Union cause as he learns that his side, too, is capable of acts of barbarism and racism. As he recovers from a near mortal illness, he must reassemble his shattered mind and body and find a way to reconnect with a wife and daughters who have no idea of the ordeals he has been through.

Spanning the vibrant intellectual world of Concord and the sensuous antebellum South, "March" adds adult resonance to Alcotts optimistic childrens tale to portray the moral complexity of war, and a marriage tested by the demands of extreme idealismand by a dangerous and illicit attraction. A lushly written, wholly original tale steeped in the details of another time, "March" secures Geraldine Brookss place as an internationally renowned author of historical fiction."

Call number: PR9619.3.B7153 M37 2005 Brooks, Geraldine

Math Doesn’t Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail - Publisher's Marketing: "From a well-known actress and math genius a groundbreaking guide to mathematics for middle school girls, their parents, and educators
As the math education crisis in this country continues to make headlines, research continues to prove that it is in middle school when math scores begin to dropaespecially for girlsain large part due to the relentless social conditioning that tells girls they acanat doa math, and that math is auncool.a Young girls today need strong female role models to embrace the idea that itas okay to be smartain fact, itas sexy to be smart!
Itas Danica McKellaras mission to be this role model, and demonstrate on a large scale that "math doesnat suck," In this fun and accessible guide, McKellaradubbed a amath superstara by "The New York Times"agives girls and their parents the tools they need to master the math concepts that confuse middle-schoolers most, including fractions, percentages, pre-algebra, and more. The book features hip, real-world examples, step-by-step instruction, and engaging stories of Danicaas own childhood struggles in math (and stardom). In addition, borrowing from the style of todayas teen magazines, it even includes a Math Horoscope section, Math Personality Quizzes, and Real-Life Testimonialsaultimately revealing why math is easier and cooler than readers think."

Call number: QA13 .M319 2007

The Media Effect: How the News Influences Politics and Government - Publisher's Marketing: "In a postmodern age where the media's depictions of reality serve as stand-ins for the real thing for so many Americans, how much government policy is being made on the basis of those mediated realities and on the public reaction to them? When those mediated depictions deviate from the truth of the actual situation, how serious a situation is that? Time and again, both anecdotal evidence and scientific research seem to confirm that the news media often influence government action. At the least, they speed up policy making that would otherwise take a slower, more reasoned course. Sometimes the media serve as the communication link among world leaders who may be ideological enemies. Because of the enduring popularity of television news, government leaders monitor the networks' story selections and track public opinion trends generated by interviews done in these stories. These then become the substance of proposed legislation and/or executive action, as politicians strive to prove themselves able listeners to the heartland of America and also prove themselves worthy of re-election. This book examines many specific events that show how major news operations either painted a truthful or distorted picture of national and international events, and how governmental leaders responded following those representations."

Call number: PN4738 .W55 2007

A Mediterranean Feast: The Story of the Birth of the Celebrated Cuisines of the Mediterranean, From the Merchants of Venice to the Barbary Corsairs, with More Than 500 Recipes - Publisher's Marketing: "A groundbreaking culinary work of extraordinary depth and scope that spans more than one thousand years of history, "A Mediterranean Feast" tells the sweeping story of the birth of the venerated and diverse cuisines of the Mediterranean. Author Clifford A. Wright weaves together historical and culinary strands from Moorish Spain to North Africa, from coastal France to the Balearic Islands, from Sicily and the kingdoms of Italy to Greece, the Balkan coast, Turkey, and the Near East.

The evolution of these cuisines is not simply the story of farming, herding, and fishing; rather, the story encompasses wars and plagues, political intrigue and pirates, the Silk Road and the discovery of the New World, the rise of capitalism and the birth of city-states, the Crusades and the Spanish Inquisition, and the obsession with spices. The ebb and flow of empires, the movement of populations from country to city, and religion have all played a determining role in making each of these cuisines unique.

In "A Mediterranean Feast," Wright also shows how the cuisines of the Mediterranean have been indelibly stamped with the uncompromising geography and climate of the area and a past marked by both unrelenting poverty and outrageous wealth. The book's more than five hundred contemporary recipes (which have been adapted for today's kitchen) are the end point of centuries of evolution and show the full range of culinary ingenuity and indulgence, from the peasant kitchen to the merchant pantry. They also illustrate the migration of local culinary predilections, tastes for food and methods of preparation carried from home to new lands and back by conquerors, seafarers, soldiers, merchants, andreligious pilgrims.

"A Mediterranean Feast" includes fourteen original maps of the contemporary and historical Mediterranean, a guide to the Mediterranean pantry, food products resources, a complete bibliography, and a recipe and general index, in addition to a pronunciation key. An astonishing accomplishment of culinary and historical research and detective work in eight languages, "A Mediterranean Feast" is required--and intriguing--reading for any cook, armchair or otherwise."

Call number: TX641 .W75 1999

Reef - Publisher's Marketing: "This unique pictorial celebration of the worlds reefs progresses through an ecological chain that goes from algae, sponges, and mollusks to the thousands of fish that make their homes there. This vivid collection of photographs reveals reefs as theyve never been seen before."

Call number: G8461 .R39 2007

Royal Gardeners: The History of Britain’s Royal Gardens - Publisher's Marketing: "In this lavish book, a companion to the acclaimed BBC series, one of Britain's most celebrated gardening experts takes us on a breathtaking tour through the history of Britain's royal gardens, from medieval times to the present day. Taking in existing royal gardens as well as those that now only exist in paintings, Alan Titchmarsh uncovers the stories behind the gardens and the colorful monarchs who created them. From Hampton Court Palace and Gardens to the modern-day developments at the Prince of Wales' home at Highgrove, Titchmarsh takes a highly personal excursion through Britain's gardening heritage. Richly illustrated with color photos, original plans, letters, planting records, and full-color diagrams of the major surviving gardens, this is a glorious record of some of the world's most remarkable gardens. Alan Titchmarsh--horticulturist, well-known BBC TV presenter, and author of more than 30 books--has twice been named Britain's Gardening Writer of the Year."

Call number: SB466.G7 T58 2003

Stalin and the Jews: The Tragedy of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee and the Soviet Jews - Publisher's Marketing: "An in-depth study of the secret pogroms in Stalin's Russia and the consequences they were to have on the Jews, especially the prominent writers and artists that were to suffer so harshly because of the dictator's paranoid obsessions. An encyclopedia of the people and the events that took place until Stalin's death and beyond."

Call number: DS135.R92 L87 2003

Sweet Deception: Why Splenda, NutraSweet, and the FDA May Be Hazardous to Your Health - Publisher's Marketing: "Most people believe that sucralose (Splenda) is a perfectly safe artificial sweetener. Big business and the FDA have fostered that dangerous misconception. Dr. Mercola--supported by extensive studies and research--exposes the fact that Splenda actually contributes to a host of serious diseases."

Call number: RA1242.A73 M47 2006

Tradition in the Ethics of Alasdair MacIntyre: Relativism, Thomism, and Philosophy - Publisher's Marketing: "Tradition in the Ethics of Alasdair MacIntyre presents a stimulating intellectual history and expertly reasoned defense of this towering figure in contemporary American philosophy. Drawing on interviews and published works, Christopher Lutz traces MacIntyreAIs philosophical development and refutes the criticisms of the major thinkers--including Martha Nussbaum and Thomas Nagel--who have most vocally attacked him. Permanently shifting the debate on MacIntyreAIs oeuvre, Lutz convincingly demonstrates how MacIntyreAIs neo-Aristotelian ethical thought provides an essential corrective to the contemporary discussions of relativism and ideology, while successfully drawing on the objectivity of Thomistic natural law."

Call number: B1647.M124 L88 2004

More Than Skin Deep: Exploring the Real Reasons Why Women Go Under the Knife - Publisher's Marketing: "Dr. Eskenazi, a nationally recognized expert on breast reconstruction after cancer, began her medical career believing that she would become a psychiatrist. Her interest in psychology combined with a lifelong study of art, mythology, and anthropology has given her an unusual window into the interior landscape of her patients. What she has found is that the desire for external transformation through surgery is connected to internal transformation, most particularly at key moments of transition in a woman's life. Although some eight million women a year have some sort of procedure done, cosmetic surgery is still identified with excessive vanity, narcissism, lack of authenticity, and psychological weakness with the path of least resistance being to deny having had it. By framing cosmetic surgery in a more deeply spiritual and psychological way, Eskenazi takes on this culture of shame and refutes the idea that cosmetic surgery and internal change are antithetical. Whether women decide to have cosmetic surgery or not, this book will provide them with a different vision and a context for understanding their decision."

Call number: RD119 .E85 2007

The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher - Publisher's Marketing: "No one predicted success for Henry Ward Beecher at his birth in 1813. The blithe, boisterous son of the last great Puritan minister, he seemed destined to be overshadowed by his brilliant siblings--especially his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe, who penned the century's bestselling book "Uncle Tom's Cabin," But when pushed into the ministry, the charismatic Beecher found international fame by shedding his father Lyman's Old Testament-style fire-and-brimstone theology and instead preaching a New Testament-based gospel of unconditional love and healing, becoming one of the founding fathers of modern American Christianity. By the 1850s, his spectacular sermons at Plymouth Church in Brooklyn Heights had made him New York's number one tourist attraction, so wildly popular that the ferries from Manhattan to Brooklyn were dubbed "Beecher Boats."
Beecher inserted himself into nearly every important drama of the era--among them the antislavery and women's suffrage movements, the rise of the entertainment industry and tabloid press, and controversies ranging from Darwinian evolution to presidential politics. He was notorious for his irreverent humor and melodramatic gestures, such as auctioning slaves to freedom in his pulpit and shipping rifles--nicknamed "Beecher's Bibles"--to the antislavery resistance fighters in Kansas. Thinkers such as Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, and Twain befriended--and sometimes parodied--him.
And then it all fell apart. In 1872 Beecher was accused by feminist firebrand Victoria Woodhull of adultery with one of his most pious parishioners. Suddenly the "Gospel of Love" seemed to rationalize a life of lust. The cuckolded husband brought charges of "criminalconversation" in a salacious trial that became the most widely covered event of the century, garnering more newspaper headlines than the entire Civil War. Beecher survived, but his reputation and his causes--from women's rights to progressive evangelicalism--suffered devastating setbacks that echo to this day.
Featuring the page-turning suspense of a novel and dramatic new historical evidence, Debby Applegate has written the definitive biography of this captivating, mercurial, and sometimes infuriating figure. In our own time, when religion and politics are again colliding and adultery in high places still commands headlines, Beecher's story sheds new light on the culture and conflicts of contemporary America."

Call number: BX7260.B3 A67 2006

Movers and Shakers: A Chronology of Words That Shaped Our Age - Publisher's Marketing: "Take a fascinating journey from cornflakes (1907) to spam (1994). This vivid picture of the last 105 years is based on John Ayto's critically acclaimed Twentieth Century Words, and gives a selection of the key words added to the English language in the twentieth century.
For each decade, an introductory essay identifies the main historical, cultural, and scientific currents, and shows how they contributed new vocabulary to the language. An A-Z listing of words which were first recorded in that decade follows, selected for their resonance to today's world. Each word is fully described and its origins explained. A final section looks at vocabulary developments of the new millennium. Full of surprises, Movers and Shakers is at once a glimpse of the past and a handbook for today."

Call number: PE1630 .A98 2006

Music: A Crash Course - Publisher's Marketing: "Weeks begins with music from the distant past, then surveys the pantheon of great composers, conductors and performers through the ages. 400 color illustrations."

Call number: MT90 .W44 1999

My Father, My President: a Personal Account of the Life of George H.W. Bush

Call number: E882 .K63 2006b

Thomas was born in rural Georgia on June 23, 1948, into a life marked by poverty and hunger. His parents divorced when Thomas was still a baby, and his father moved north to Philadelphia, leaving his young mother to raise him and his brother and sister on the ten dollars a week she earned as a maid. At age seven, Thomas and his six-year-old brother were sent to live with his mother's father, Myers Anderson, and her stepmother in their Savannah home. It was a move that would forever change Thomas's life.

His grandfather, whom he called "Daddy," was a black man with a strict work ethic, trying to raise a family in the years of Jim Crow. Thomas witnessed his grandparents' steadfastness despite injustices, their hopefulness despite bigotry, and their deep love for their country. His own quiet ambition would propel him to Holy Cross and Yale Law School, and eventually--despite a bitter, highly contested public confirmation--to the highest court in the land. In this candid and deeply moving memoir, a quintessential American tale of hardship and grit, Clarence Thomas recounts his astonishing journey for the first time, and pays homage to the man who made it possible.

Intimately and eloquently, Thomas speaks out, revealing the pieces of his life he holds dear, detailing the suffering and injustices he has overcome, including the acrimonious and polarizing Senate hearing involving a former aide, Anita Hill, and the depression and despair it created in his own life and thelives of those closest to him. "My Grandfather's Son" is the story of a determined man whose faith, courage, and perseverance inspired him to rise up against all odds and achieve his dreams."

Call number: KF8745.T48 A3 2007

Nelson’s Trafalgar: The Battle That Changed the World - Publisher's Marketing: "On the Battle of Trafalgar's 200th anniversary, Adkins offers a brutally vivid, gunport-level account of the British victory that changed the world. Two photo inserts. 3 maps."

Call number: DA88.5 1805 .A35 2005

The New Biographical Dictionary of Film - Publisher's Marketing: "For twenty-five years, David Thomson' s "Biographical Dictionary of Film" has been not merely " the finest reference book ever written about movies" (Graham Fuller, "Interview"), not merely the " desert island book" of art critic David Sylvester, not merely " a great, crazy masterpiece" (Geoff Dyer, "The Guardian"), but also " fiendishly seductive" (Greil Marcus, "Rolling Stone").
Now it returns, with its old entries updated and 300 new ones-- from Luc Besson to Reese Witherspoon-- making more than 1300 in all, some of them just a pungent paragraph, some of them several thousand words long. In addition to the new " musts, " Thomson has added key figures from film history-- lively anatomies of Graham Greene, Eddie Cantor, Pauline Kael, Abbott and Costello, Noe l Coward, Hoagy Carmichael, Dorothy Gish, Rin Tin Tin, and more.
Here is a great, rare book, one that encompasses the chaos of art, entertainment, money, vulgarity, and nonsense that we call the movies. Personal, opinionated, funny, daring, provocative, and passionate, it is the one book that every filmmaker and film buff must own. Time Out named it one of the ten best books of the 1990s. Gavin Lambert recognized it as " a work of imagination in its own right." Now better than ever-- a masterwork by the man playwright David Hare called " the most stimulating and thoughtful film critic now writing.""

Call number: PN1998.2 .T49 2002

New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan - Publisher's Marketing: "A gripping tale and groundbreaking investigation of a mysterious, and largely forgotten, eighteenth-century slave plot to destroy New York City.
Over a few weeks in 1741, ten fires blazed across Manhattan. With each new fire, panicked whites saw more evidence of a slave uprising. Tried and convicted before the colony's Supreme Court, thirteen black men were burned at the stake and seventeen were hanged. Four whites, the alleged ringleaders of the plot, were also hanged, and seven more were pardoned on condition that they never set foot in New York again. More than one hundred black men and women were thrown into a dungeon beneath City Hall, where many were forced to confess and name names, sending still more men to the gallows and to the stake.
In a narrative rich with period detail and vivid description, Jill Lepore pieces together the events and the thinking that led white New Yorkers to make "bonfires of the Negroes." She reconstructs the harsh past of a city that slavery built--and almost destroyed. She explores the social and political climate of the 1730s and '40s and examines the nature and tenor of the interactions between slaves and their masters. She shows too that the 1741 conspiracy can be understood only alongside a more famous episode from the city's past: the 1735 trial of the printer John Peter Zenger. And, weighing both new and old evidence, she makes clear how the threat of black rebellion made white political pluralism palatable.
Lucid, probing, captivatingly written, "New York Burning" is a revelatory study of the ways in which slavery both destabilized and created American politics."

Call number: F128.4 .L47 2005

The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court - Publisher's Marketing: "Bestselling author Jeffrey Toobin takes you into the chambers of the most important--and secret--legal body in our country, the Supreme Court, and reveals the complex dynamic among the nine people who decide the law of the land.
Just in time for the 2008 presidential election--where the future of the Court will be at stake--Toobin reveals an institution at a moment of transition, when decades of conservative disgust with the Court have finally produced a conservative majority, with major changes in store on such issues as abortion, civil rights, presidential power, and church-state relations.
Based on exclusive interviews with justices themselves, "The Nine" tells the story of the Court through personalities--from Anthony Kennedy's overwhelming sense of self-importance to Clarence Thomas's well-tended grievances against his critics to David Souter's odd nineteenth-century lifestyle. There is also, for the first time, the full behind-the-scenes story of "Bush v. Gore"--and Sandra Day O'Connor's fateful breach with George W. Bush, the president she helped place in office.
"The Nine" is the book bestselling author Jeffrey Toobin was born to write. A CNN senior legal analyst and "New Yorker" staff writer, no one is more superbly qualified to profile the nine justices."

Call number: KF8748 .T66 2007

1941 - Summary: "Los Angeles is thrown into a state of pandemonium just days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and screwball characters run wild on Hollywood Boulevard."

Call number: PN1997 1941 2002 DVD

Noble’s Book of Writing Blunders and How to Avoid Them - Publisher's Marketing: "Identifies 29 mistakes common to every writer, beginning or advanced, fiction or nonfiction. Each tip is a self-contained lesson, demonstrating a frequent writing blunder and how to correct it. By focusing on the "do-nots." this book will help readers increase confidence in their writing.7These browsable nuggets of advice are quick to read, understand, and implement There are only two kinds of writing: lively, warm, personal prose that readers devour; and the rest. But writers -- boxed in by constricting rules -- know it's not easy to create the first and avoid the problems that create the second. In this book, the reader learns that some of the worst mistakes come from sticking too closely to "the rules." The tips are quick to read, browsable and fun. Examples include "Don't be a slave to a grammar guru" and "Don't write for your eight grade teacher." By learning what not to do, the reader will be set free to create the kind of writing that makes fiction and nonfiction crackle with life."

Call number: PE1421 .N63 2006

Off the Record: The Press, the Government, and the War Over Anonymous Sources - Publisher's Marketing: "When Norman Pearlstine--as editor in chief of Time Inc.--agreed to give prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald a reporter's notes of a conversation with a "confidential source," he was vilified for betraying the freedom of the press. But in this hard-hitting inside story, Pearlstine shows that "Plamegate" was not the clear case it seemed to be--and that confidentiality has become a weapon in the White House's war on the press, a war fought with the unwitting complicity of the press itself.
Watergate and the publication of the Pentagon Papers are the benchmark incidents of government malfeasance exposed by a fearless press. But as Pearlstine explains with great clarity and brio, the press's hunger for a new Watergate has made reporters vulnerable to officials who use confidentiality to get their message out, even if it means leaking state secrets and breaking the law. Prosecutors appointed to investigate the government have investigated the press instead; news organizations such as "The New York Times "have defended the principle of confidentiality at all costs--implicitly putting themselves above the law. Meanwhile, the use of unnamed sources has become common in everything from celebrity weeklies to the so-called papers of record.
What is to be done? Pearlstine calls on Congress to pass a federal shield law protecting journalists from the needless intrusions of government; at the same time, he calls on the press to name its sources whenever possible. "Off the Record "is a powerful argument with the vividness and narrative drive of the best long-form journalism; it is sure to spark controversy among the people who run the government--and among the people who tell their stories."

Call number: KF8959.P7 P43 2007

101 Dalmatians - Summary: "Disney's classic tale of a litter of dalmatian puppies abducted by Cruella De Vil and her thugs. Will Pongo and Perdita find them before Cruella uses them to make a lovely dalmatian skin coat?"

Call number: PN1995.9.C45 101 2008 DVD

One Foot Out the Door: How to Combat the Psychological Recession That’s Alienating Employees and Hurting American Business - Publisher's Marketing: "Based on extensive research showing how costly bad management really is, this eye-opening book offers concrete prescriptions for combating alarming trends such as high turnover, low productivity, and lackluster performance in the workplace."

Call number: HF5548.8 .B2435 2007

Ordinary Miracles: Learning from Breast Cancer Survivors - Publisher's Marketing: "S. David Nathanson is an esteemed, longtime surgeon who calls the survival rates today for women and men facing breast cancer nothing short of an "ordinary miracle." Ordinary because the vast majority of patients live at least two decades after diagnosis, due to great advances that have been made in early detection, surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But also a "miracle" because we know that key elements for a woman or man succeeding in a personal battle against breast cancer include completely intangible qualities of courage, fortitude, trust, persistence, faith, and hope. Although science cannot completely explain it, a supportive network of family and friends with those qualities also empower patient survival and recovery. In these pages, Nathanson shares stories from his patients, teaching us about the experience of breast cancer and explaining how they found and fueled the will and power to defeat the disease. Even surgeon Nathanson himself cannot fully describe what goes through the hearts and minds of breast cancer patients as they discover, deal with, and finally triumph over the diagnosis. So in this book he acts as a narrator, letting his ordinary yet miraculous cancer survivors tell their stories, certainly filled with fear of the known and unknown, and with pain, but opening up to courage, love, sometimes humor, and finally hope. "It is hope that firms up their resilience; hope that initiates their fortitude. Hope is an important component of healing," says the surgeon. Seventy-one survivors, including one man, tell their stories to ilustrate every step of the experience."

Call number: RC280.B8 N376 2007

Organic, Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew - Publisher's Marketing: ""Who would have thought that a natural food supermarket could have been a financial refuge from the dot-com bust? But it had. Sales of organic food had shot up about 20 percent per year since 1990, reaching $11 billion by 2003 . . . Whole Foods managed to sidestep that fray by focusing on, well, people like me.
"Organic food has become a juggernaut in an otherwise sluggish food industry, growing at 20 percent a year as products like organic ketchup and corn chips vie for shelf space with conventional comestibles. But what is organic food? Is it really better for you? Where did it come from, and why are so many of us buying it?
Business writer Samuel Fromartz set out to get the story behind this surprising success after he noticed that his own food choices were changing with the times. In "Organic, Inc.," Fromartz traces organic food back to its anti-industrial origins more than a century ago. Then he follows it forward again, casting a spotlight on the innovators who created an alternative way of producing food that took root and grew beyond their wildest expectations. In the process he captures how the industry came to risk betraying the very ideals that drove its success in a classically complex case of free-market triumph."

Call number: HD9000.5 .F765 2006

A Passion to Lead: Seven Leadership Secrets fro Success in Business, Sports, and Life - Publisher's Marketing: "Motivation...Success...Leadership...Passion. Hall of Fame college basketball coach Jim Calhoun shares his secrets for success for the first time ever.
Coach Jim Calhoun is one of the most successful coaches in college basketball history. Having sent countless players to the NBA, Coach Calhoun is known for producing not just great athletes but great human beings. He is both an exceptional leader and self-made man whose ability to motivate and inspire young men is unsurpassed. In "A Passion to Lead," he shares the fundamental principles that have allowed him to have an impact on so many.
When he took command of the Connecticut Huskies, the team had had a losing record for five straight seasons. In twenty-one years of leadership, Calhoun has transformed a middling regional program into a national powerhouse with two NCAA championships.
But what makes Coach Calhoun such an excellent leader? How did he take a program with a modest tradition and turn it into a national champ and perennial title contender? What is his management style? What are his motivational techniques? Calhoun reveals them here and includes anecdotes about his life as a coach, family man, and, ultimately, a teacher--as well as the following key principles:
*Win Every Day: Talent determines what you "can" do in life. Motivation determines what you "decide" to do. Attitude determines "how well" you do it.
*Standards, Then Victories: To build a winning organization, establish a culture of winning and make everyone accountable. Out of high standards come victories.
*Tough Love: Pushing is only half the equation. Individuals perform best when they feel good about themselves.
*And much more.
" APassion to Lead" is for all those who are serious about making their dreams a reality. It's a motivational tool for achieving success both at work and in life, and it can help turn any adversity into an advantage."

Call number: BF637.L4 C28 2007

The Top Ten Death Penalty Myths: The Politics of Crime Control - Publisher's Marketing: "The death penalty remains one of the most controversial issues in the United States. Its proponents claim many things in their defense of its continued application. For example, they claim that it deters crime, that death by lethal injection is painless and humane, that it is racially neutral, and that it provides "closure" to families of the victims. In this comprehensive review of the major death penalty issues, the authors systematically dismantle each one of these myths about capital punishment in a hard-hitting critique of how our social, political, and community leaders have used fear and myth (symbolic politics) to misrepresent the death penalty as a public policy issue. They successfully demonstrate how our political and community leaders have used myth and emotional appeals to misrepresent the facts about capital executions. Successive chapters address the following topics: the notion of community bonding, the expectation of effective crime fighting, the desire for equal justice, deterrence, the hope for fidelity to the Constitution, the claim of error-free justice, closure, retribution, cost-effectiveness, and the messianic desires of some politicians. In each of these areas the authors quote from death penalty advocates making these claims and then proceed to analyze and ultimately dismember the claimed advantages of the death penalty."

Call number: HV8699.U5 G47 2007

The Tulip & the Pope - Publisher's Marketing: "In the heat of midsummer, in 1960, nineteen-year-old Deborah and several other young women share a cab to a convent on the Iowa bluffs of the Mississippi River. The girls, passionate to become nuns, heedless of all they are leaving behind, smoke their last cigarettes along the way and enter their life as postulants. In the same precise and beautifully crafted prose that distinguished her successful novel "The White "("a brutal and beautiful novel"-"The New York Times"), Larsen's memoir lets us into the hushed life inside the convent. We learn about such practices as "custody of the eyes," the proper devotion to the rule of one's superiors, and the importance of avoiding "particular friendships." Her intimate episodic account captures the exquisite sense of peace-even of Presence-that dwelt among the women, as well as the strangeness of living under such strict rules. Gradually, she admits to a growing awareness that there is much life and beauty outside the motherhouse, which she is missing. The physical world-the lush experience of the tulip she stared at in the garden as a girl, the snow she tunneled in, and even the mystery of sex-begins to seem to her a significant alternative theater for a deep understanding and love of God.
With "The Tulip and the Pope," Larsen delivers a swift and moving exploration of Christian experience and young womanhood in a more innocent time, and a message of devotion that extends far beyond the high walls of the convent."

Call number: PS356.2.A729 Z476 2005

2 Fast 2 Furious - Summary: "After being stripped of his badge as the result of the botched sting operation on the West Coast, Officer O'Connor is given one last opportunity to redeem himself. He is recruited by Miami authorities to infiltrate a street-racing circuit and bring down its leader, who has illegitimate business dealings with an import/export company that hides his dirty money."

Call number: PN1997 2 F37 2003 DVD

The War on Privacy - Publisher's Marketing: "In today's globalized society, the war on terror has negatively affected privacy rights not just in the United States, but everywhere. When privacy rights are curtailed around the world, American efforts to spread freedom and democracy are hindered, and as a consequence, Americans are less secure in the world. Ironically, the erosion of individual privacy rights, here and abroad, has been happening in the name of enhancing national security. This book sheds light on this apparent contradiction, and argues that governments must do more to preserve privacy rights while endeavoring to protect their citizens against future terrorist attacks. It is easy to forget that prior to 9/11, privacy rights were on the march. Plans were in the works, in the areas of legislation and regulation, to protect personal privacy from both governmental intrusion and corporate penetration. The need for such protections arose from the swift advances in information technology of the 1990s. But the attacks of 9/11, and the responses of governments to this new level of the terrorist threat, put an end to all that. Not only is privacy no longer emphasized in legislation, it is being eroded steadily, raising significant questions about the handling of personal information, surveillance, and other invasions into the private lives of ordinary citizens."

Call number: K3263 .K56 2007

The Warlord’s Son: A Novel - Publisher's Marketing: "His last novel, "The Small Boat of Great Sorrows, was hailed as "a relentlessly crackling mystery and adventure tale" ("The Baltimore Sun) and "a new standard for war-based thrillers" ("Los Angeles Times). In this electrifying new thriller, Dan Fesperman takes us to present-day Afghanistan-the global capital of death long before it became a battleground for America-where the fates of an American journalist and a Pakistani translator become dangerously intertwined with the fortunes of warlords, spies, and dubious corporate interests.
A burned-out war correspondent hoping for a last hurrah in Afghanistan, Skelly arrives on the Afghan border just as American bombs begin falling on the ruling Taliban. Seeking the scoop of a lifetime as witness to the capture of "the biggest fish of them all," he links up with an exiled warlord's quixotic expedition. Guiding Skelly's way is Najeeb, a tribal Pakistani with his own objective-U.S. visas for his girlfriend and himself, promised by Pakistani intelligence if he acts as an informant.
A harrowing crossing into Afghanistan is only the beginning of trouble for the two men. Their journey quickly escalates into a race for their lives as they are pulled into a vortex of intrigue, betrayal, and violence. Finally, only their loyalty to each other holds out the possibility of survival for either of them.
Fast-paced, timely, and galvanizing from first to last. "

Call number: PS3556.E778 W37 2004 Fesperman, Dan

Water for Elephants: A Novel - Publisher's Marketing: "An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932, by the bestselling author of "Riding Lessons.
When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her.
Beautifully written, "Water for Elephants is illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place. It tells a story of a love between two people that overcomes incredible odds in a world in which even love is a luxury that few can afford."

Call number: PS3607.R696 W38 2006 Gruen, Sara

Above the Law - Summary: "A Chicago policewoman helps her cynical partner rid his working-class neighborhood of cocaine dealers."

Call number: PN1997 Abov T53 1998 DVD

A Handful of Dust

Call number: PN1997 Handf 038 2004 DVD

The Hard Corps - Summary: "AN EX-COMBAT DESERT STORM VETERAN IS HIRED AS A BODYGUARD BY A FORMER WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMP TO PROTECT HIS FAMILY AND HIM AGAINST A VENGEFUL RAP MUSIC MOGUL."

Call number: PN1997 Hard C67 2006 DVD

Heat - Summary: "Wave after wave of excitement comes your way in this nitro-meets-glycerin thriller about an obsessed, cool-fire criminal mastermind and the flashfire L.A. cop equally driven to stop him."

Call number: PN1997 Heat 2007 DVD

Hitch - Summary: "In this romantic comedy, Will Smith stars as Alex Hitch2 Hitchens, a true urban myth a legendary New York City date doctor2 who, for a fee has helped hundreds of men woo the women of their dreams. The ultimate professional bachelor, Hitch discovers that all of his tried and true tricks of the trade are no match for Sara (Eva Mendes), the one woman he truly loves."

Call number: PN1997 Hitc 2005 DVD

In the Heat of the Night - Summary: "A black Philadelphia detective helps a white Mississippi sheriff solve a murder. Directed by Norman Jewison. Oscars for best picture, actor Steiger."

Call number: PN1997 In T444 2001 DVD

Hoodwinked - Summary: "An updated re-telling of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. The satire begins where the fable last left off, as there's always more to every tale than meets the eye! Furry and feathered cops from the animal world, Chief Grizzly and Detective Bill Stork, investigate a domestic disturbance at Granny's cottage, involving a girl, a wolf and an axe. The charges are many: breaking and entering, disturbing the peace, intent to eat, and wielding an axe without a license. Not to mention, this case might be tied to the elusive Goody Bandit who has been stealing the recipes of goody shops everywhere."

Call number: PN1995.9.C45 H6639 2006 DVD

Hoosiers - Summary: "A man is given a last chance to redeem himself when he takes a coaching position for a high school basketball team in a small town in Indiana in the early 1950s. He is challenged with the task of bringing the unknown team to a championship."

Call number: PN1997 Hoos 2006 DVD

In the Line of Fire - Summary: "An assassin toys with a White House Secret Service agent haunted for 30 years by his failure in 1963 Dallas."

Call number: PN1997 In T445 2000 DVD

In the Name of the Father - Summary: "An Irishman and his father share a British prison cell for a 1974 bombing they did not commit. Directed by Jim Sheridan."

Call number: PN1997 In T446 1998 DVD

Interiors - Summary: "A perfectionist frustrates her daughters and drives out her husband. Directed by Woody Allen."

Call number: PN1997 Interi 2000 DVD

Internal Affairs - Summary: "An evil Los Angeles policeman toys with the mind of a division investigator on his case. Directed by Mike Figgis."

Call number: PN1997 Intern A44 1999 DVD

Intolerable Cruelty - Summary: "A Beverly Hills divorce lawyer gets his client out of a marriage without paying a settlement after setting up his client's wife. Now, the wife has plans for revenge by getting the lawyer to fall in love with her, so that she can take him to the cleaners."

Call number: PN1997 Intol C78 2004 DVD

Iris - Summary: "The true life story of novelist-philosopher Iris Murdoch. A young idealist with aspirations of writing meets and falls in love with her soulmate, John Bayley. But it's Bayley who stands in the shadows and supports his wife through everything, including her battle with Alzheimer's Disease."

Call number: PN1997 Iris 2002 DVD

Jerry Maguire - Summary: "Jerry Maguire is a sports agent who is long on ambition but short on scruples. After he suddenly and ceremoniously loses his job and his girlfriend, both his personal and professional careers hit an all-time low. But when a single mother enters his life and his heart, he finds himself negotiating the biggest deal of his lifefor the heart and hand of the woman he loves."

Call number: PN1997 Jerr M34 2002 DVD

Just Married - Summary: "Sarah is a happy-go-lucky rich girl whose meddling family is as snobbish as it is wealthy. Tom Kutcher is a hope-I-get-lucky party guy who prefers sports bars over fancy cars. But opposites attract, at least initially, when these two embark on their European honeymoon."

Call number: PN1997 Just M377 2003 DVD

The Last Time I Saw Paris

Call number: PN1997 Last T56 2002 DVD

Lethal Weapon - Summary: "A COP ON THE EDGE IS ASSIGNED A NEW PARTNER, A LAID BACK METHODICAL GUY. TOGETHER THEY CREATE AN UNSTOPPABLE TEAM WHEN THEY GO AFTER DRUG DEALERS."

Call number: PN1997 Leth W42 1997 DVD

Lethal Weapon 2 - Summary: "An accountant leads a wild detective and his cautious partner to a South African diplomat running drugs."

Call number: PN1997 Leth W43 2000 DVD

The Lion in Winter - Summary: "The year is 1183. King Henry II invites his wife Queen Eleanor, who has been long exiled, to join Henry and their three sons, Prince Richard the Lion-Hearted, Prince Geoffrey, and Prince John, for a family reunion. Also in attendence is Henry's mistress Princess Alais and the Princess' brother, King Philip of France. On this fateful Christmas eve, King Henry II plans to name his successor to the throne, a title which all the participants hope to claim."

Call number: PN1997 Lion I5 2001 DVD

Lock Up - Summary: "For escaping to see his dying father, a convict hero is sent to a twisted warden's private hell."

Call number: PN1997 Lock U7 1998 DVD

Look at Me - Summary: "Celebrity has unexpected consequences for everyone who lives in its shadow, as the family, friends and hangers-on of a famous writer find out in LOOK AT ME, a witty and amusing comedy that won Best Screenplay at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Lolita's father is a writer whose fame has made him so self-centered he has no clue the effect his egotistical behavior has on everyone around him. Now that she has grown up, Lolita becomes even more determined to make him notice her -- especially since she's discovered a talent of her own and would like his approval. There are people who she thinks will help her, bus she always winds up competing against them for her father's attention. And when she meets a guy who likes her for herself, Lolita finds she may actually be more like her father than she would ever have imagined."

Call number: PN1997 Look A826 2006 DVD

The Mercy Room: A Novel - Publisher's Marketing: "Set in a small town in occupied France during World War II, "The Mercy Room" is a brilliant exploration of sexual obsession and human frailty in a country gripped by war."

Call number: PQ2718.O95 A813 2006

Model Theaters, and How to Make Them

Call number: PN2091.M6 A5 1978

Lavi begins with the historical meaning of euthanasia as signifying an "easeful death." Over time, he shows, the term came to mean a death blessed by the grace of God, and later, medical hastening of death. Lavi illustrates these changes with compelling accounts of changes at the deathbed. He takes us from early nineteenth-century deathbeds governed by religion through the medicalization of death with the physician presiding over the deathbed, to the legalization of physician-assisted suicide.

Unlike previous books, which have focused on law and technique as explanations for the rise of euthanasia, this book asks why law and technique have come to play such a central role in the way we die. What is at stake in the modern way of dying is not human progress, but rather a fundamental change in the way we experience life in the face of death, Lavi argues. In attempting to gain control over death, he maintains, we may unintentionally have ceded control to policy makers and bio-scientific enterprises."

Call number: R726 .L3797 2005

More Natural Cures Revealed: Previously Censored Brand Name Products That Cure Disease

Call number: RZ440 .T783 2006b

1968: The Year That Rocked the World - Publisher's Marketing: "To some, 1968 was the year of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Yet it was also the year of the Martin Luther King, Jr., and Bobby Kennedy assassinations; the riots at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago; Prague Spring; the antiwar movement and the Tet Offensive; Black Power; the generation gap; avant-garde theater; the upsurge of the women's movement; and the beginning of the end for the Soviet Union.
In this monumental book," Mark Kurlansky brings to teeming life the cultural and political history of that pivotal year, when television's influence on global events first became apparent, and spontaneous uprisings occurred simultaneously around the world. Encompassing the diverse realms of youth and music, politics and war, economics and the media, "1968 shows how twelve volatile months transformed who we were as a people-and led us to where we are today."

Call number: D848 .K87 2004b

Primary Education: The Key Concepts - Publisher's Marketing: "Written for students, practitioners and policy-makers, "Primary Education: The Key Concepts "is a clear and accessible guide to the most important ideas and issues involved in the education of children at this crucial and formative time in their lives. Alphabetically arranged and fully cross-referenced to ensure ease of use, entries include both curriculum specific and generic theoretical terms, such as:
* assessment
* objectives
* coping strategies
* differentiation
* behavior
* special needs
* time management.
Written by an experienced teacher and lecturer, "Primary Education: The Key Concepts" is a concise yet comprehensive text that takes into account the everyday realities of teaching. Readable and user-friendly, it is a first-class resource for the primary practitioner at all levels."

Call number: LA633 .H39 2006

Private Character in the Public Eye

Call number: JA79 .P783 2007

Savonarola, The Florentine Martyr: A Reformer Before The Reformation (1880)

Call number: DG737.97 .W2 200x

The School of Prayer: An Introduction to the Divine Office for All Christians - Publisher's Marketing: "A complete introduction that will guide anyone wishing to take up morning, evening, and night prayer from the Divine Office."

Call number: BX2000 .B76 1992

Skills for Preschool Teachers - Publisher's Marketing: "Built around the 13 functional areas of the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential, this book is packed with the information future teachers need, whether they will teach in a preschool, child care center, Head Start program, or pre-Kindergarten setting. All of the basic classroom skills are covered, bolstered by a theoretical background and accompanied by practical ideas for applying book concepts with young children and families. Topics emphasize ways to create a calm and happy classroom atmosphere, how to handle emergencies in a way that dissipates children's fears, strategies for supporting children's mental and emotional health, and ideas for helping children cope with traumas in their life. Includes discussions of new picture books; more than 200 children's books; computer programs that support text-recommended hands-on activities; cultural influences on children; and expanded discussion of the ways children make friends. For practicing teachers, administrators, or volunteers seeking CDA certification."

Call number: LB1115 .B325 2008

Smuggling and Trafficking in Human Beings: All Roads Lead to America - Publisher's Marketing: "Coming to America to make a better life has long been a dream of many from around the world, even if it means being voluntarily smuggled into the country to gain entry. Perhaps more ominously, various criminal elements now traffic people to the United States--especially vulnerable groups like women and children from poor nations--against their will for sexual exploitation, slavery, and other illicit, underground purposes. The implications for the United States are potentially staggering. This book examines how for-profit human smuggling and trafficking activities to the United States are carried out and explores the legal and policy challenges of dealing with these problems. Zhang covers the scope and patterns of global human trafficking and smuggling activities; the strategies and methods employed by various groups to bring individuals into the United States; major smuggling routes and venues; the involvement of organized criminal organizations in transnational human smuggling activities; and the challenges confronting the U.S. government in combating these activities."

Call number: HQ281 .Z53 2007 Zhang, Sheldon X.

Start Your Own Child-Care Service -

Do you enjoy working with children? Would you like to help lighten the load on busy moms and dads? With more and more parents needing help to care for their children, the market for child-care services is exploding.

Whether you want to start a family-style child-care center in your home, a large center at a commercial site or a niche business like child transportation, this guide can help you get started.

Business experts and successful child-care service owners offer valuable information on: Legal and insurance concerns Facility location and setup considerations Security issues How to establish and revise rates Hour and policy considerations Records to obtain from parents

Sample forms, updated resources and step-by-step instructions will get you on the road to success."

Call number: HQ778.63 .S73 2006 Entrepreneur Press

The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Parents Are Going Broke - Publisher's Marketing: "In this revolutionary expose, Harvard Law School bankruptcy expert Elizabeth Warren and financial consultant Amelia Tyagi show that today's middle-class parents are increasingly trapped by financial meltdowns. Astonishingly, sending mothers to work has made families more vulnerable to financial disaster than ever before. Today's two-income family earns 75% more money than its single-income counterpart of a generation ago, but has 25% less discretionary income to cover living costs. This is "the rare financial book that sidesteps accusations of individual wastefulness to focus on institutional changes," raved the "Boston Globe," Warren and Tyagi reveal how the ferocious bidding war for housing and education has silently engulfed America's suburbs, driving up the cost of keeping families in the middle class. The authors show why the usual remedies-child-support enforcement, subsidized daycare, and higher salaries for women-won't solve the problem. But as the "Wall Street Journal" observed, "The book is brimming with proposed solutions to the nail-biting anxiety that the middle class finds itself in: subsidized day care, school vouchers, new bank regulation, among other measures." From Senator Edward M. Kennedy to Dr. Phil to Bill Moyers, "The Two-Income Trap" has created a sensation among economists, politicians, and families-all those who care about America's middle-class crisis."

Call number: HQ536 .W35 2004 Warren, Elizabeth

Virtues and Practices in the Christian Tradition: Christian Ethics After MacIntyre

Call number: BJ1251 .V57 2003

The Beatles: The Biography - Publisher's Marketing: As soon as The Beatles became famous, the spin machine began to construct a myth--one that has continued to this day. But the truth is much more interesting, much more exciting, and much more moving. In this masterpiece, Bob Spitz has written the biography for which Beatles fans have been waiting. 32 pages of b/w photos."

Call number: ML421.B4 S67 2005

Beyond Bullets & Bombs: Grassroots Peacebuilding Between Israelis and Palestinians - Publisher's Marketing: Shows how Israelis and Palestinians living in conflict and civil war are, nonetheless, establishing an undercurrent of trust and respect, even forming lasting friendships."

Call number:DS119.76 .B526 2007

The Black Digital Elite: African American Leaders of The Information Revolution - Publisher's Marketing: Most discussions of the digital divide focus on the gap between African Americans and others when it comes to using, and benefiting from, the technological and business opportunities of the information age. Although many African Americans are locked out of the information revolution, others are an integral part of its development and progress. Barber profiles 26 of them here, engagingly and informatively blending biography with insight and analysis. Documenting history as it is being made, this book features achievers in all fields of relevant endeavor, including scientists, business leaders, power brokers, and community leaders. Among them are Robert Johnson, CEO of Black Entertainment Television; Richard Parsons, CEO of AOL Time-Warner; congressmen and other policymakers in Washington, D.C.; and men and women who are working to bridge the digital divide in satellite radio, web-based portals, and on the ground with IT workshops. This book is not just about business success or technological progress. The African American "digerati" are solving one of the great social challenges of the 21st century: creating a black community that is prosperous in a society that has changed from being a land-based industrial society to a cyberspace-based information society."

Call number:E185.615 .B297 2006

Did Pope Pius XII Help the Jews? - Publisher's Marketing: This book offers a summary of the life of the 262nd Successor of Saint Peter, His Holiness Pope Pius XII. It helps us understand why his contemporaries were convinced that the wartime Pontiff was a man of faith and of charity."

Call number:BX1378 .M264 2007

This new edition combines a lively, attractive design with streamlined practicality, providing important to-do checklists, questions to ask, vendor comparison charts, and budgeting information for easy use by today's busy brides. Emily Post's Wedding Planner will help couples organize and keep track of every detail of their wedding, with the clarity and comprehensiveness readers have come to expect from this trusted authority. Peggy Post helps couples organize their decisions and move ahead with bringing their wedding to life. When used as a companion to Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette, Fifth Edition, every couple can feel confident that no detail has been overlooked in creating a wedding experience that will be treasured by all for years to come."

Call number: BJ2051 .P57 2006

Exit Wounds

Call number: PN1997 Exit W68 2001 DVD

Eye of the Needle

Call number:PN1997 Eye O64 2000 DVD

Falling Down

Call number: PN1997 Falli D69 1999 DVD

The Fast and the Furious - - Summary: "An undercover cop gets pulled into a gang that gets off by racing cars late at night through city streets. The gang leader is suspected of stealing high-end electronic equipment and the cop is sent in to investigate. In the process, the cop is swept up by the adrenaline rushes of the race and falls in love with the gang leader's sister."

Call number: PN1997 Fast A634 2001 DVD

Firewall - Summary: "Firewall stars Harrison Ford as bank security expert Jack Stanfield, whose specialty is designing infallible theft-proof financial computer systems. But there's a hidden vulnerability in the system he didn't account for -- himself. When a ruthless criminal mastermind (Paul Bettany) kidnaps his family, Jack is forced to find a flaw in his system and steal $100 million. With the lives of his wife and children at stake and under constant surveillance, he has only hours to find a loophole in the thief's own impenetrable system of subterfuge and false identities to beat him at his own game."

Call number: rPN1997 Firew 2006 DVD

Fled - Summary: "Piper and Dodge are two convicts who run when a prisoner goes ballistic killing everyone during prison detail in the Georgia wilderness. Chained together by iron shackles, these two mismatched prisoners-on-the-run are thrown into a wild race to outwit, outrun and outgun Frank Martajano, the leader of the Cuban Mafia, and the police they fled from in the beginning. Relentlessly hunted across the Georgia landscape, they soon find themselves fighting their way through the Atlanta underground."

Call number: PN1997 Fled 1999 DVD

Flicka

Call number: PN1997 Flicka 2006 DVD

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Call number: PN1997 Four W43 1999 DVD

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home - Summary: "Whale pal Jesse copes with the existence of a cocky half-brother and a nearby oil spill."

Call number: PN1997 Free W552 2003 DVD

Free Willy 3: The Rescue

Call number: PN1997 Free W553 2003 DVD

Georgy Girl

Call number: PN1997 Georg G57 2006 DVD

Ghost

Call number: PN1997 Gho 2007 DVD

The Girl From Paris

Call number: PN1997 Girl F73 2004 DVD

Goldfinger - Summary: "Agent 007 drives an Aston-Martin, fries Oddjob and foils Goldfinger's scheme to rob Fort Knox. The third James Bond movie."

Call number: PN1997 Goldf I61 2006 DVD

The Governess

Call number: PN1997 Gover 1997 DVD

Integrating Math into the Early Childhood Classroom - Publisher's Marketing: "Help young children build confidence in mathematics right from their start in school. This resource offers easy and natural ways to fit math-rich experiences into early childhood classroom routines and activities. Includes research-based strategies, ideas for meeting the needs of diverse learners, assessment and record-keeping suggestions, correlations to the NCTM standards, and much more. For use with Grades PreK-K."

Call number:LB1139.35.A37 M37 2007

Internet Use by Teachers: Conditions of Professional Use and Teacher-Directed Student Use

Call number:LB1044.87 .B42 1999

The Jesuits: The Society of Jesus and the Betrayal of the Roman Catholic Church - Publisher's Marketing: "In "The Jesuits," Malachi Martin reveals for the first time the harrowing behind-the-scenes story of the "new" worldwide Society of Jesus. The leaders and the dupes; the blood and the pathos; the politics, the betrayals and the humiliations; the unheard-of alliances and compromises. "The Jesuits" tells a true story of today that is already changing the face of all our tomorrows."

Call number:BX3706.2 .M35 1988

The Keys of This Blood: Pope John Paul II Versus Russia and the West for Control of the New World Order - Publisher's Marketing: "Only Malachi Martin, consummate Vatican insider and intelligence expert, could reveal the untold story behind the Vatican's role in today's winner-take-all race against time to establish, maintain, and control the first one-world govenment. Will America lead the way to the new world order? Is Pope John Paul II winning the battle for faith? Is the breakup of the Soviet empire masking Gorbechav's worldwide agenda? "The Keys of This Blood" is a book of stunning geopolitical revelations. It presents a compelling array of daring blueprints for global power, and one of them is the portrait of the future."

Call number:BX1368.5 .M37 1991

Lives of the Saints: From Mary and St. Francis of Assisi to John XXIII and Mother Teresa - Publisher's Marketing: "This pocket edition of Richard McBrien's "Lives of the Saints" is the perfect concise, handy reference for scholars, students, and general readers."

Call number:BX4655.3 .M33 2003

Fire From the Rock- Publisher's Marketing: "Its 1957, and Sylvia Patterson is shocked when she is asked to be one of the first black students to attend Central High School in Little Rock. Before Sylvia makes her final decision, smoldering racial tension ignites into flame, in this novel available just in time for the events 50th anniversary."

Call number: PZ7.D78325 Fi 2007

Fit to Live: the 5-Point Plan to Become Lean, Strong & Fearless for Life - Publisher's Marketing: "New York Times best-selling author Dr. Pamela Peeke helps readers trim their waists, shed pounds, and lengthen their lives in her witty, tough-love functional fitness and lifestyle plan.
With more than 300,000 copies in print, Dr. Pamela Peeke's New York Times bestseller Body-for-LIFE for Women has helped scores of readers transform their bodies. Her newest book shines light on the heavy weight of the 21st century lifestyle, with its fake food, desk jobs, clutter, and endless stress, and asks readers, "If your life depended on it, could you run up four flights of stairs right now? Are you Fit to Live, not only to survive, but to enjoy life?" For most people, the answer is no and they don't know it.
Combining Peeke's trademark in-your-face wit with heart-stopping reality checks, Fit to Live offers readers an active health/lifestyle assessment: How many pushups can they do in 2 minutes? How many servings of processed foods did they eat today? Peeke translates those results into research-based predictions of readers' long-term prognoses and helps readers gauge just how much fat--mental, nutritional, physical, financial, environmental--to cut from their toxic lifestyles to become Fit to Live. Showing how these five core areas intertwine, Peeke offers bottom-line strategies to adapt and adjust to life's stresses; get a stronger, leaner body; enjoy greater financial security; and create a healthier living space. Readers will become Fit to Live and lead dynamic and exciting lives, both now and for the future."

Call number: RA781 .P423 2007

The Flanders Panel - Publisher's Marketing: "A fifteenth-century painting by a Flemish master is about to be auctioned when Julia, a young art restorer, discovers a peculiar inscription hidden in a corner: Who killed the knight? In the painting, the Duke of Flanders and his knight are locked in a game of chess, and a dark lady lurks mysteriously in the background. Julia is determined to solve the five-hundred-year-old murder, but as she begins to look for clues, several of her friends in the art world are brutally murdered in quick succession. Messages left with the bodies suggest a crucial connection between the chess game in the painting, the knight's murder, the sordid underside of the contemporary art world, and the latest deaths. Just when all of the players in the mystery seem to be pawns themselves, events race toward a shocking conclusion. A thriller like no other, The Flanders Panel presents a tantalizing puzzle for any connoisseur of mystery, chess, art, and history."

Call number: PQ6666.E765 T313 2004PQ6666.E765 T313 2004

Food and Cooking in Victorian England: a History - Publisher's Marketing: "Nine recipes serve as entry points for detailing the history of food production, cooking, and diet throughout Queen Victoria's reign in England. More than that, however, Broomfield offers an introduction to the world of everyday dining, food preparation, and nutrition during one of the most interesting periods of English history. Food procurement, kitchen duties, and dining conventions were almost always dictated by one's socioeconomic status and one's gender, but questions still remain. Who was most likely to dine out? Who was most likely to be in charge of the family flatware and fine china? Who washed the dishes? Who could afford a fine piece of meat once a week, once a month, or never? How much did one's profession dictate which meal times were observed and when? All these questions and more are answered in this illuminating history of food and cooking in Victorian England."

Call number: TX717 .B754 2007

Gemstones: Understanding, Identifying, Buying - Publisher's Marketing: "Whether buying gem-set jewellery or loose stones, you will be faced with a colourful array of beauty and value. With such a wide choice - from amethyst to zircon which should you choose? What is it worth, and how do you even know it is real? All that glitters is not gold, as they say, and all that sparkles is not diamond. Gemstones helps to answer these questions in simple and easy to understand terms. As well as diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires, over 100 gems are featured, with full descriptions, technical details, and tips on how to check for fakes; illustrated throughout with fabulous colour photographs to make identification easier. Technical terms such as refraction and fluorescence are explained and some basic identification tests are introduced. A helpful tour around the world details where gems are best available. Informative appendices include a glossary of terms, tables of specific gravity and refractive index, and the comparative value of different stones."

Call number: QE392 .W35 2006

Global Warming and Human Pollution - Publisher's Marketing: "Global Warming and Human Pollution is a Book of centuries. More you read more you travel with situation written about. Such a poetry Book with strong logic and philosophy to politically motivate people to find differences between right and wrong, is rarely written. No doubt that it's an ACADEMIC BOOK, where each and every word can pour deep thoughts in the minds of the readers. It is with a unique direction and "ism" in poetic words. The Book has covered many pace of life and society with fact. Readers will love this BOOK."

Call number: QC981.8.G56 C43 2007

God in the Classroom: Religion and America’s Public Schools - Publisher's Marketing: "Conflicts over the proper role of religion in schools-and particularly in public schools supported by tax monies-are frequently featured in news reports. For example, in the United States there currently are conflicts over the teaching of evolution, inserting the word God in the pledge of allegiance, conducting school holiday celebrations, posting the biblical Ten Commandments in schools, and praying at school functions. People who are interested in such controversies often-or, perhaps, usually-fail to understand the historical backgrounds to the conflicts and therefore do not recognize the very complex factors that affect why the controversies become so heated. To help readers gain a better understanding of such matters, this book focuses on the seven major types of conflicts that have become particularly confrontational during the first decade of the twenty-first century. The cases on which the chapters focus concern issues that currently are being hotly debated in America. Controversies are described in relation to their historical origins and the author shows how the history affects current understanding of the issues. Thomas does not take sides in the arguments; rather, he lays out the arguments, their historical and cultural contexts, and the groups that debate them and their goals. Anyone wishing to gain a better understanding of the controversies surrounding religion in American schools will be happy to find here not just a review of the issues, but a deeper consideration of the causes, consequences, and future of the debates and the role of religion in our public schools."

Call number: KF4162 .T44 2007

The Golden Age of Cinema: Hollywood, 1929-1945 - Publisher's Marketing: "This comprehensive book illuminates the most fertile and exciting period in American film, a time when the studio system was at its peak and movies played a critical role in elevating the spirits of the public. Richard B. Jewell offers a highly readable yet deeply informed account of the economics, technology, censorship, style, genres, stars, and history of Hollywood during its Classical Period."

Call number: PN1993.5.U6 J49 2007

Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease - Publisher's Marketing: "In this groundbreaking book, the result of seven years of research in every science connected with the impact of nutrition on health, award-winning science writer Gary Taubes shows us that almost everything we believe about the nature of a healthy diet is wrong.
For decades we have been taught that fat is bad for us, carbohydrates better, and that the key to a healthy weight is eating less and exercising more. Yet with more and more people acting on this advice, we have seen unprecedented epidemics of obesity and diabetes. Taubes argues persuasively that the problem lies in refined carbohydrates (white flour, sugar, easily digested starches) and sugars-via their dramatic and longterm effects on insulin, the hormone that regulates fat accumulation-and that the key to good health is the "kind "of calories we take in, not the number. There are good calories, and bad ones.
Good Calories
These are from foods without easily digestible carbohydrates and sugars. These foods can be eaten without restraint.
"Meat, fish, fowl, cheese, eggs, butter, and non-starchy vegetables."
Bad Calories"
"These are from foods that stimulate excessive insulin secretion and so make us fat and increase our risk of chronic disease--all refined and easily digestible carbohydrates and sugars. The key is not how much vitamins and minerals they contain, but how quickly they are digested. (So apple juice or even green vegetable juices are not necessarily any healthier than soda.)
"Bread and other baked goods, potatoes, yams, rice, pasta, cereal grains, corn, sugar (sucrose and high fructose corn syrup), ice cream, candy, soft drinks, fruit juices, bananas and other tropical fruits, and beer.
"Taubes traces how the common assumption that carbohydrates are fattening was abandoned in the 1960s when fat and cholesterol were blamed for heart disease and then -wrongly-were seen as the causes of a host of other maladies, including cancer. He shows us how these unproven hypotheses were emphatically embraced by authorities in nutrition, public health, and clinical medicine, in spite of how well-conceived clinical trials have consistently refuted them. He also documents the dietary trials of carbohydrate-restriction, which consistently show that the fewer carbohydrates we consume, the leaner we will be.
With precise references to the most significant existing clinical studies, he convinces us that there is no compelling scientific evidence demonstrating that saturated fat and cholesterol cause heart disease, that salt causes high blood pressure, and that fiber is a necessary part of a healthy diet. Based on the evidence that does exist, he leads us to conclude that the only healthy way to lose weight and remain lean is to eat fewer carbohydrates or to change the type of the carbohydrates we do eat, and, for some of us, perhaps to eat virtually none at all.
The 11 Critical Conclusions of "Good Calories, Bad Calories":
1. Dietary fat, whether saturated or not, does not cause heart disease.
2. Carbohydrates do, because of their effect on the hormone insulin. The more easily-digestible and refined the carbohydrates and the more fructose they contain, the greater the effect on our health, weight, and well-being.
3. Sugars--sucrose (table sugar) and high fructose corn syrup specifically--are particularly harmful. The glucose in these sugars raises insulin levels;the fructose they contain overloads the liver.
4. Refined carbohydrates, starches, and sugars are also the most likely dietary causes of cancer, Alzheimer's Disease, and the other common chronic diseases of modern times.
5. Obesity is a disorder of excess fat accumulation, not overeating and not sedentary behavior.
6. Consuming excess calories does not cause us to grow fatter any more than it causes a child to grow taller.
7. Exercise does not make us lose excess fat; it makes us hungry.
8. We get fat because of an imbalance--a disequilibrium--in the hormonal regulation of fat tissue and fat metabolism. More fat is stored in the fat tissue than is mobilized and used for fuel. We become leaner when the hormonal regulation of the fat tissue reverses this imbalance.
9. Insulin is the primary regulator of fat storage. When insulin levels are elevated, we stockpile calories as fat. When insulin levels fall, we release fat from our fat tissue and burn it for fuel.
10. By stimulating insulin secretion, carbohydrates make us fat and ultimately cause obesity. By driving fat accumulation, carbohydrates also increase hunger and decrease the amount of energy we expend in metabolism and physical activity.
11. The fewer carbohydrates we eat, the leaner we will be.
"Good Calories, Bad Calories "is a tour de force of scientific investigation-certain to redefine the ongoing debate about the foods we eat and their effects on our health."

Call number: RM237.73 .T38 2007

The Guide to Living With HIV Infection: Developed at the Johns Hopkins AIDS Clinic

In this thoroughly updated sixth edition, Dr. John Bartlett and Ann K. Finkbeiner address the latest information about risks of transmission, viral mutations that confer drug resistance, and new, rapid, HIV testing. They offer guidelines for Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART), a therapy protocol that has dramatically increased life expectancy for HIV-positive people. They describe how to follow HAART and when to change drug regimens, the symptoms of and treatments for HAART side effects, and the costs of and insurance coverage for HAART. They also outline the possibilities for a diagnosis of "no detectable virus."

Accompanied by updated references and resources, the sixth edition of The Guide to Living with HIV Infection offers new hope for people living with a virus that once left no hope at all."

Call number: RC607.A26 B376 2006

Lord Voldemort is preparing for battle and so must Harry. With Ron and Hermione at his side, he's trying to hunt down Voldemort's Horcruxes, escape danger at every turn, and find a way to defeat evil once and for all. How does it all end?"

Call number: PR6068.O93 H337 2007

Haunted by Combat: Understanding PTSD in War Veterans Including Women, Reservists, and Those Coming Back from Iraq - Publisher's Marketing: "Across history, the condition has been called "soldier's heart," "shell shock," or "combat fatigue." It is now increasingly common as our service men and women return from Iraq, Afghanistan, and other ongoing combat zones. Since 1990, Veterans' centers here have treated more than 1.6 million affected men and women, including an estimated 100,000 from the Gulf War and an untallied total from the Iraq front and fighting in Afghanistan. The number also includes some 35,000 World War II veterans, because PTSD does not fade easily. Regardless of the months, years, and even decades that have passed, the traumatic events can flash back as seemingly real as they were when they occurred.In Haunted by Combat Paulson and Krippner range across history and into current experiences and treatments for this haunting disorder. They take us into the minds of PTSD-affected veterans, as they struggle against the traumatic events lingering in their minds, sometimes exploding into violent behavior. The authors explain how and why PTSD develops--and how we can help service members take the steps to heal today."

Call number: RC552.P67 P38 2007

Helena - Publisher's Marketing: "Helena is the intelligent, horse-mad daughter of a British chieftan who is suddenly betrothed to the warrior who becomes the Roman emperor Constantius. She spends her life seeking truth in the religions, mythologies, and philosophies of the declining ancient world. This she eventually finds in Christianity--and literally in the Cross of Christ. "

Call number: PR6045.A97 H45 2005

A History of Feminist Literary Criticism - Publisher's Marketing: "Feminism has transformed the academic study of literature, fundamentally altering the canon of what is taught and setting new agendas for literary analysis. In this authoritative history of feminist literary criticism, leading scholars chart the development of the practice from the middle ages to the present. The first section of the book explores protofeminist thought from the middle ages onwards, and analyses the work of pioneers such as Wollstonecraft and Woolf. The second section examines the rise of second wave feminism and maps its interventions across the twentieth century. A final section examines the impact of postmodernism on feminist thought and practice. This book offers a comprehensive guide to the history and development of feminist literary criticism and a lively reassessment of the main issues and authors in the field. It is essential reading for all students and scholars of feminist writing and literary criticism."

Call number: PN98 .W64 H57 2007

Guilty of Dancing the ChaChaCha - Publisher's Marketing: "An enduringly original literary presence, unquestionalby Cuba's most important living writer.--Alistar Reed, The New York Review of Books"

Call number: PQ7389.C233 D4513 2001

Hot Drinks for Cold Nights: Great Hot Chocolates, Tasty Teas & Cozy Coffee Drinks - Publisher's Marketing: "When cold winds blow and snow piles up on the windowsills, there is nothing more comforting than a steaming mug of hot chocolate or a soothing cup of tea. And haven't we all wished that we could make a coffee drink at home that rivals the brew from that expensive coffee shop on the corner? With the more than 50 recipes in "Hot Drinks for Cold Nights," the perfect cup is always at your fingertips.
From teapots and strainers to espresso makers and hand-held blenders, author Liana Krissoff offers a review of the myriad machines and accessories available and describes the best methods and ingredients for making hot drinks. In each chapter, she presents a tempting array of recipes both classic and exotic, such as Orange-Scented Hot Chocolate, Green Tea "Cappuccino," Lychee Black Tea with Cherry Wine, and Cafi Br{lot with Cinnamon Cream. The last chapter offers all manner of "spirited" hot drinks, with special tips on serving them to a crowd. Along the way are recipes for flavored whipped creams, sweeteners, and butters, as well as toothsome treats to serve with hot drinks, including Peppermint-Stuffed Marshmallows, Persimmon Tea Cake, and Spiced Candied Nuts.
This warmth-filled volume will help stave off winter's chill and keep you cozy the whole season long. "

Call number: TX815 .K75 2005

The Judicial Branch - Publisher's Marketing: "In recent years the Supreme Court has been at the center of such political issues as abortion rights, the administration of police procedures, and the determination of the 2000 presidential election. The checks and balances provided by the three branches of federal government are essential to nurturing and maintaining American democracy. With the guidance of coeditors Kermit L. Hall and Kevin T. McGuire, this volume of essays examines the role of the Judicial Branch in American democracy and the dynamic between the other branches of government, compares international models, and discusses possible measures for reform.
The Judicial Branch considers the impact of courts on American life and addresses such central questions as: Is the Supreme Court an institution of social justice? Is there a case for judicially created and protected social rights? Have the courts become sovereign when interpreting the Constitution?
Essays examine topics that include the judiciary in the founding of the nation; turning points in the history of the American judicial system; the separation of powers between the other branches of government; how the Supreme Court resolves political conflicts through legal means; what Americans know about the judiciary and its functions; and whether the American scheme of courts is the best way to support democracy."

Call number: KF8700 .J83 2005

The Kite Runner - Publisher's Marketing: "An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present.
The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, "The Kite Runner" is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption, and it is also about the power of fathers over sons-their love, their sacrifices, their lies.
The first Afghan novel to be written in English, "The Kite Runner" tells a sweeping story of family, love, and friendship against a backdrop of history that has not been told in fiction before, bringing to mind the large canvases of the Russian writers of the nineteenth century. But just as it is old-fashioned in its narration, it is contemporary in its subject-the devastating history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years. As emotionally gripping as it is tender, "The Kite Runner" is an unusual and powerful debut."

Call number: PS3608.O832 K58 2003

Lisey Landon shared a profound and sometimes frightening intimacy with her husband, Scott, a celebrated bestselling novelist -- and a man with many secrets. One was the place where his gifts of imagination came from, a place that could heal or destroy him. Now, two years after his death, it's Lisey's turn to face Scott's demons on a nearly fatal journey into the darkness he inhabited. . . ."

Call number: UNCAT

Looking at Matisse and Picasso - Publisher's Marketing: "Looking at Matisse and Picasso is a shorter study than the 400-page Matisse Picasso. It is meant to provide a general introduction to the artists and to compare a representative selection of their works. The illustrations have been selected to demonstrate the visual relationships in Matisse's and Picasso's art in a clear and dramatic way, and the brief texts, written by members of the staff of the Museum of Modern Art's Department of Education, vividly illuminate the parallels and resonances in the two men's lives and work."

Call number: N6853.M33 R82 2003

My Name is Rachel Corrie - Publisher's Marketing: ""A powerful, thought-provoking and deeply moving piece of theatre."-Daily Telegraph"Theatre can't change the world. But what it can do, when it's as good as this, is to send us out enriched by other people's passionate concern."-GuardianI have been in Palestine for two weeks and one hour now, and I still have very few words to describe what I see. I don't know if many of the children here have ever existed without tank-shell holes in their walls. You just can't imagine it unless you see it. And even then your experience is not at all the reality . . . [due to] the fact that I have money to buy water when the army destroys wells, and of course, the fact that I have the option of leaving. I am allowed to see the ocean.-Rachel Corrie On March 16, 2003, Rachel Corrie, a twenty-three-year-old American, was killed by an Israeli bulldozer in the Gaza Strip as she was trying to prevent the demolition of the Palestinian homes. My Name is Rachel Corrie is a one-woman play composed from Rachel's own journals, letters, and e-mails-creating a portrait of a messy, skinny, articulate, Salvador Dal-loving chain-smoker (with a passion for the music of Pat Benatar), who left home and school in Olympia, Washington, "to support Palestinian non-violent resistance to Israel's military occupation." The piece premiered at London's Royal Court Theatre, with an award-winning, sold-out run, before its transfer to the West End."

Call number: PS3603.O7724 M9 2006

90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life - Publisher's Marketing: "Baptist minister Piper tells of experiencing heaven for the 90 minutes he was pronounced dead at the scene of a car accident. After miraculously coming back to life and working through a long and painful recovery, friends and family finally convinced him to share his remarkable story."

Call number: BT846.3 .P56 2007

112 Mercer Street: Einstein, Russell, Godel, Pauli, and the End of Innocence in Science - Publisher's Marketing: "From the esteemed author of The Nobel Prize comes a portrait of four of the greatest minds in the history of science, closely tied by friendship, work, and twentieth century upheaval."

Call number: Q141 .F345 2007

St. Johns River Community College Bibliography of the Civil War Collection

Call number: CWC/Ref Z1242 .S85 2008

Darfur: The Ambiguous Genocide

Call number: DT159.6.D27 P78 2007

Daughters of an Emerald Dusk - Publisher's Marketing: "Late in the twenty-second century, 4,000 women escape the tyranny of a male-dominated Earth and colonize the planet of Maternas. Katherine V. Forrest's influential 1984 novel, "Daughters of a Coral Dawn," told the story of this exodus. Her 2000 novel, "Daughters of an Amber Noon," told the story of the women left behind on Earth. Now she returns to Maternas at last. Fifty years have passed, and the first generation born on Maternas has reached maturity. But their vision of a perfect world is very different from the vision of the founders of the Maternas colony."

Call number: PS3556.O737 D38 2005b

Daughters of Madness: Growing Up and Older with a Mentally Ill Mother - Publisher's Marketing: "June was 9 years old when she came home from school and her schizophrenic mother met her at the door, angrily demanding to know, "Who the hell are you? What are you doing in my house?" In another family, Tess repeatedly saw her mother wait outside church then scream at family friends as the emerged, accusing them of spying on and plotting to kill her. Five-year-old Tess and her 7-year-old brother would just cry, begging their mother to take them home as onlookers stared. These are just two of the stories gathered for this book as psychotherapist Nathiel conducted interviews. The children, now adults, grew up with mentally ill mothers at a time when mental illness was even more stigmatizing than it is today. They are what Nathiel calls "the daughters of madness," and their young lives were lived on shaky ground. "Telling someone that there's mental illness in your family, and watching the reaction is not for the faint-hearted," the therapist says, quoting another's research. But, she adds, "Telling them that it is your mother who is mentally ill certainly ups the ante." A veteran therapist with 35 years experience, Nathiel takes us into this traumatic world--with each of her chapters covering a major developmental period for the daughter of a mentally ill mother--and then explains how these now-adult daughters faced and coped with mental illness in their mothers. While the stories of these daughters are central to the book, Nathiel also offers her professional insights into exactly how maternal impairment affects infants, children, and adolescents. Women, significantly more than men, are often diagnosed with serious mental illness after they become parents. So what effect does a mentallyill mother have on a growing child, teenager or adult daughter, who looks to her not only for the deepest and most abiding love, but also a sense of what the world is all about? Nathiel also makes accessible the latest research on interpersonal neurobiology, attachment, and the way a child's brain and mind develop in the contest of that relationship. Some of the major topics addressed include: Feelings of guilt in the child - Is it my fault? Keeping the secret Role reversal - when child acts as parent Fear of the same fate Building resilience and accepting help Insights from daughters of mothers who were schizophrenic, psychotic, severely depressed, paranoid, and personality-disordered."

Call number: RC439 .N384 2007

Day Care Deception: What the Child Care Establishment Isn’t Telling Us - Publisher's Marketing: "The central issue of daycare is often framed in a way that pits working moms against stay-at-home moms, and feminists against traditional families. But the real conflict, Brian C. Robertson shows in this carefully researched book, is between all parents and the burgeoning day care establishment itself-a multimillion dollar lobby with a vested interest in the expansion of subsidized day care services. Robertson shows how this establishment works to expand its power and silence its critics."

Call number: HQ778.63 .R623 2003

The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 - Publisher's Marketing: "In the second volume of his epic trilogy about the liberation of Europe in World War II, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson tells the harrowing story of the campaigns in Sicily and Italy In "An Army at Dawn"--winner of the Pulitzer Prize--Rick Atkinson provided a dramatic and authoritative history of the Allied triumph in North Africa. Now, in "The Day of Battle," he follows the strengthening American and British armies as they invade Sicily in July 1943 and then, mile by bloody mile, fight their way north toward Rome.
The Italian campaign's outcome was never certain; in fact, Roosevelt, Churchill, and their military advisers engaged in heated debate about whether an invasion of the so-called soft underbelly of Europe was even a good idea. But once under way, the commitment to liberate Italy from the Nazis never wavered, despite the agonizingly high price. The battles at Salerno, Anzio, and Monte Cassino were particularly difficult and lethal, yet as the months passed, the Allied forces continued to drive the Germans up the Italian peninsula. Led by Lieutenant General Mark Clark, one of the war's most complex and controversial commanders, American officers and soldiers became increasingly determined and proficient. And with the liberation of Rome in June 1944, ultimate victory at last began to seem inevitable.
Drawing on a wide array of primary source material, written with great drama and flair, this is narrative history of the first rank. With "The Day of Battle," Atkinson has once again given us the definitive account of one of history's most compelling military campaigns."

Call number: D763.I8 A85 2007

Death, Bereavement, and Mourning - Publisher's Marketing: "An encounter with the death of another is often an occasion when the bereaved need to be sustained in their loss, relieved of the anxiety that the meeting with death engenders, and comforted in their grief. It is a time when those left behind often seek to redress wrongs in themselves or in the relationships that death has shaken and upset. In both collective and individual responses to the trauma of encountering death, we witness efforts to counter the misfortune and to explain the meaning of the loss, to turn memory into blessing, to reconcile life with death, to regenerate life, and redeem both the bereaved and the dead. Sometimes loss may transform the bereaved in ways that lead to growth and maturity: other times a loss leads to unremitting anger or melancholia. There may be a variety of spiritual expressions that the bereaved experience in their time of loss, but there appears to be some common elements in all of them. Overtime, survivors' feelings are transformed into growing exploration of the spiritual, a profound sense of rebirth, newfound feelings of self-mastery or confidence, and a deeply held conviction that "life goes on." The contributions to this volume are based on a conference held in New York on the first anniversery of September 11, 2001. Contributors include Peter Metealf, Robert Jay Lifton, Ilana Harlow, Robert A. Neimeyer, Samuel Heilman, and Neil Gillman. This sensitive and heartfelt volume relates specifically to issues of death, bereavement, and mourning in the aftermath of the attack on the World Trade Center, but the applications to other individual and catastrophic events is obvious. The contributions do not simply explore how people deal with bereavementor are psychologically affected by extreme grief: they address how people can try to find meaning in tragedy and loss, and strive to help restore order in the wake of chaos. The multidisciplinary perspectives include those of anthropology, psychology, theology, social work, and art."

Call number: BF789.D4 D348 2005

As a mother of three, Jessica Seinfeld can speak for all parents who struggle to feed their kids right and deal nightly with dinnertime fiascos. As she wages a personal war against sugars, packaged foods, and other nutritional saboteurs, she offers appetizing alternatives for parents who find themselves succumbing to the fastest and easiest (and least healthy) choices available to them. Her modus operandi? Her book is filled with traditional recipes that kids love, except they're stealthily packed with veggies hidden in them so kids don't even know! With the help of a nutritionist and a professional chef, Seinfeld has developed a month's worth of meals for kids of all ages that includes, for example, pureed cauliflower in mac and cheese, and kale in spaghetti and meatballs. She also provides revealing and humorous personal anecdotes, tear-out shopping guides to help parents zoom through the supermarket, and tips on how to deal with the kid that "must have" the latest sugar bomb cereal.

But this book also contains much more than recipes and tips. By solving problems on a practical level for parents, Seinfeld addresses the big picture issues that surround childhood obesity and its long-term (and ruinous) effects on the body. With the help of a prominent nutritionist, her book provides parents with an arsenal of information related tokids' nutrition so parents understand why it's important to throw in a little avocado puree into their quesadillas. She discusses the critical importance of portion size, and the specific elements kids simply must have (as opposed to adults) in order to flourish now and in the future: protein, calcium, vitamins, and Omega 3 and 6 fats.

Jessica Seinfeld's book is practical, easy-to-read, and a godsend for any parent that wants their kids to be healthy for a long time to come.

Call number: TX715 .S145735 2007

Dialysis Without Fear: A Guide to Living Well on Dialysis for Patients & Their Families - Publisher's Marketing: "More than 400,000 people in the United States undergo kidney dialysis. If you or a member of your family are one of them, then the prospect of a regular appointment with a dialysis machine may seem like the end of life itself. But that reaction couldn't be more wrong.
In Dialysis Without Fear, psychiatrist and dialysis patient Dr. Daniel Offer joins with his wife, Marjorie Kaiz Offer, and daughter, Susan Offer Szafir, to reveal how life can be lived--and lived well--on dialysis. Drawing on his long medical career and more than seven years of personal experience with dialysis, Dr. Offer dispels many misconceptions surrounding this treatment, explaining how you can adapt to the new diet, travel, work and continue to partake in life's joys and celebrations. But the fears and hardships can be quite real, and Dr. Offer brings his years as a psychiatrist to bear as he provides practical advice on how patients can overcome them. Walking through each step of dialysis, he explains different types of treatment, examines the pros and cons of a transplant, and discusses side effects. Since dialysis affects the entire family, Dr. Offer and his coauthors also provide realistic insights into how relatives can cope and thrive together, sharing the humor, courage, and triumphs of real families who have successfully faced the challenges of dialysis. The result is an inspiring, practical guide that will help you and your family learn to overcome the difficulties of dialysis, live without fear, and enjoy every day."

Call number: RC918.R4 O26 2007

Digital Libraries - Publisher's Marketing: "The emergence of the Internet and the wide availability of affordable computing equipment have created tremendous interest in digital libraries and electronic publishing. This book is the first to provide an integrated overview of the field, including a historical perspective, the state of the art, and current research. The term "digital libraries" covers the creation and distribution of all types of information over networks, ranging from converted historical materials to kinds of information that have no analogues in the physical world. In some ways digital libraries and traditional libraries are very different, yet in other ways they are remarkably similar. People still create information that has to be organized, stored, and distributed, and they still need to find and use information that others have created. An underlying theme of this book is that no aspect of digital libraries can be understood in isolation or without attention to the needs of the people who create and use information. Although the book covers a wide range of technical, economic, social, and organizational topics, the focus is on the actual working components of a digital library."

Call number: Z692.C65 A76 2000

Do-It-Yourself Home Improvement: A Step-By-Step Guide - Publisher's Marketing: "Covering everything from quick-fix repair jobs to major construction, this visual guide addresses virtually every aspect of home improvement, with hundreds of expert techniques to repair, maintain, and transform one's home."

Call number: TH4816 .C328 2006

Don’t Take the Last Donut: New Rules of Business Etiquette - Publisher's Marketing: "In a recent survey, 8 out of 10 Americans felt that a lack of respect and courtesy is a serious national problem. Four out of 10 admitted to behaving badly themselves.
Do you want to be part of the problem or part of the solution?
Don't Take the Last Donut gives you the tools you need to be confident and letter-perfect in any business setting--from pitch to presentation, from networking to contact negotiations, and everything in between. With this book, you will easily master the art of small talk, the protocol of the perfect business introduction, and the many nuances of the business lunch. You'll never feel awkward in a business setting again!
Don't Take the Last Donut unlocks the mysteries and benefits of business etiquette. More than simple good manners, business protocol is a set of tools that allows you to move with confidence through any business setting and act with ease in any meeting or presentation. You'll learn:
- The protocol of the proper business introduction...even if you have forgotten someone's name.
- The art of creating a positive first impression.
- Tips for fool-proof small talk.
- How to manage an awkward moment.
- How to gracefully work a room.
- The vast differences in rules of etiquette around the world.
Secure in the knowledge that you are doing the "right" thing in any business situation, you will be freed to focus on your real goals without worrying about which fork to use or how to greet a international colleague.
At a time when organizations and standard hierarchies are in flux, the wise use of business protocol will allow you to stand out and set the right tone in all of your business relationships--correct, secure, flawless."

Call number: HF5389 .B69 2007

Educating People to Be Emotionally Intelligent - Publisher's Marketing: "Daniel Goleman, the literary catalyst for worldwide interest in emotional intelligence, sets the stage for this groundbreaking book in his foreword explaining its landmark importance. People can be educated to be more emotionally intelligent, and this particular type of education takes place through a specific type of parenting at home, formal education at school, and training and coaching at work. As a result of this education, extensively described in this comprehensive book, people's lives can be improved; they can become more effective, productive and content in what they do. Some of the best known researchers, professors and practitioners worldwide team up in this work to recognize and reflect the rapidly growing global interest in scientifically-based applications of emotional intelligence in education, to show readers the diverse applications of EI, and to guide them in applying what is known about this topic. The breadth of coverage, array of experts, international scope and clear, practical tone of this book will appeal to parents, educators, psychologists, counselors, trainers, and corporate coaches, mental health and human resource practitioners and healthcare providers. Parents and educators need to perform their caregiving roles and teach with emotional intelligence if children are to develop the skills and discernment needed to cope with the complexities of an increasingly globalized world. Workplaces that apply emotional intelligence are more pleasant places in which to work, provide a more fulfilling experience for employees and are, in the end, more productive organizations. Emotional intelligence can be developed by most individuals to increase performance in manyareas of life. And a growing body of evidence indicates EI skills may improve physical health, as well as mental health. This book will become a benchmark for future researchers and practitioners."

Call number: BF576 .E378 2007

While agreeing with the claim that to remember a wrongdoing is to struggle against it, Volf notes that there are too many ways to remember wrongly, perpetuating the evil committed rather than guarding against it. In this way, the just sword of memory often severs the very good it seeks to defend. He argues that remembering rightly has implications not only for the individual but also for the wrongdoer and for the larger community.

Volfs personal stories of persecution offer a compelling backdrop for his search for theological resources to make memories a wellspring of healing rather than a source of deepening pain and animosity. Controversial, thoughtful, and incisively reasoned, "The End of Memory" begins a conversation hard to ignore."

Call number: BV4597.565 .V65 2006

Eat, Drink, and be Gorgeous: A Nutritionist’s Guide to Living Well While Living It Up - Publisher's Marketing: "From Esther Blum, an expert nutritionist at Dr. Perricone's flagship Manhattan store, comes the breakthrough news that, yes, you can eat and drink what you love and still look and feel gorgeous. Esther reveals the secrets to beautiful skin, a fantastic figure, and peace of mind all while living the good life. It's about knowing how to make the right choices: Which cocktails cause the least damage is a Merlot better than a Margarita? What natural supplements combat out-of-control hormones? With a troubleshooting section on treating specific ailments, delicious recipes, and fast fixes, Eat, Drink, and Be Gorgeous makes it possible to have that piece of cake and eat it, too."

Call number: RA784 .B558 2007

Eugene McCarthy: The Rise and Fall of Postwar American Liberalism - Publisher's Marketing: "Eugene McCarthy was one of the most fascinating political figures of the postwar era: a committed liberal anti-Communist who broke with his party's leadership over Vietnam and ultimately helped take down the political giant Lyndon B. Johnson. His presidential candidacy in 1968 seized the hearts and fired the imaginations of countless young liberals; it also presaged the declining fortunes of liberalism and the rise of conservatism over the past three decades.
Dominic Sandbrook traces Eugene McCarthy's rise to prominence and his subsequent failures, and makes clear how his story embodies the larger history of American liberalism over the last half century. We see McCarthy elected from Minnesota to the House and then to the Senate, part of a new liberal movement that combined New Deal domestic policies and fierce Cold War hawkishness, a consensus that produced huge electoral victories until it was shattered by the war in Vietnam.
As the situation in Vietnam escalated, many liberals, like McCarthy, found themselves increasingly estranged from the anti-Communism that they had supported for nearly two decades. Sandbrook recounts McCarthy's growing opposition to President Johnson and his policies, which culminated in McCarthy's stunning near-victory in the New Hampshire presidential primary and Johnson's subsequent withdrawal from the race. McCarthy went on to lose the nomination to Hubert Humphrey at the infamous 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, which secured his downfall and led to Richard Nixon's election, but he had pulled off one of the greatest electoral upsets in American history, one that helped shape the political landscape for decades.
These were tumultuous times in American politics, and Sandbrook vividly captures the drama and historical significance of the period through his intimate portrait of a singularly interesting man at the center of it all."

Call number: E840.8.M3 S25 2004

Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy: An Argument Against Legalisation - Publisher's Marketing: "Whether the law should permit voluntary euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide is a notoriously difficult question. How cogent is the "slippery slope" objection? In other words, is it reasonable to object on the grounds that patients would be killed who did not make a free and informed request, or for whom palliative care would have offered an alternative. This book provides the general reader with a clear introduction to this central question, not least by reviewing the Dutch euthanasia experience. It will interest both sides of the debate."

Call number: R726 .K465 2002

The Evangelical President: George Bush’s Struggle to Spread a Moral Democracy Throughout the World - Publisher's Marketing: "New York Times bestselling author Sammon paints an intimate, riveting portrait of a president whose commitment to doing what he sees as right is as unshakable and stubborn as it is idealistic, but also rooted in legitimate principles that his critics arent willing to understand."

Call number: E903.3 .S355 2007

Excellence Without a Soul: How a Great University Forgot Education - Publisher's Marketing: "America's great research universities are the envy of the world--and none more so than Harvard. Never before has the competition for excellence been fiercer. But while striving to be unsurpassed in the quality of its faculty and students, Universities have forgotten that the fundamental purpose of undergraduate education is to turn young people into adults who will take responsibility for society. In "Excellence Without a Soul," Harry Lewis, a Harvard professor for more than thirty years and Dean of Harvard College for eight, draws from his experience to explain how our great universities have abandoned their mission. Harvard is unique; it is the richest, oldest, most powerful university in America, and so it has set many standards, for better or worse. Lewis evaluates the failures of this grand institution--from the hot button issue of grade inflation to the recent controversy over Harvard's handling of date rape cases--and makes an impassioned argument for change. The loss of purpose in America's great colleges is not inconsequential. Harvard, Yale, Stanford--these places drive American education, on which so much of our future depends. It is time to ask whether they are doing the job we want them to do."

Call number: LA227 .L49 2006

The Faith Factor: How Religion Influences American Elections - Publisher's Marketing: "The impact of religion on the 2004 presidential election results provoked widespread consternation and surprise. Given the intensity and closeness of the results, however, the role of religion should not have come as a shock. In fact, religion and faith have played a vital role in American elections for some time, and here, Green explores the links and how they have changed over time. Specifically, he concludes that there was an "old religion gap" that described longstanding political differences among religious communities, which has been supplanted by a "new religion gap" that shows political divisions based on religious behavior and belief. Green puts the differences into context and documents the changing role of religion in politics over the last sixty years. Covering three areas of religion that tend to influence election outcomes, Green illuminates the meaning of religious belonging, behaving, and believing in current political context. Each of these aspects of religion affects the way people vote and their views of issues, ideology, and partisanship. He reviews the importance of "moral values" in the major party coalitions and discusses the role religious appeals have in presidential campaigns. In addition, he compares the influence of religion to other factors such as gender, age, and income. Given the emphasis on the influence of religion on American politics and elections in recent years, this book serves as a cogent reminder that the situation is not new, and offers a careful analysis of the real role faith plays in the electing of government officials."

Call number: BL2525 .G74 2007

Family and Civilization - Publisher's Marketing: ""Family and Civilization" is the magnum opus of Carle Zimmerman, a distinguished sociologist who taught for many years at Harvard University. In this unjustly forgotten work Zimmerman demonstrates the close and causal connections between the rise and fall of different types of families and the rise and fall of civilizations, particularly ancient Greece and Rome, medieval and modern Europe, and the United States. Zimmerman traces the evolution of family structure from tribes and clans to extended and large nuclear families to the small nuclear families and broken families of today. And he shows the consequences of each structure for the bearing and rearing of children; for religion, law, and everyday life; and for the fate of civilization itself. Originally published in 1947, this compelling analysis predicted many of today's cultural and social controversies and trends, including youth violence and depression, abortion and homosexuality, the demographic collapse of Europe and of the West more generally, and the displacement of peoples. This new edition, part of ISI Books' Background series, has been edited and abridged by cultural commentator James Kurth of Swarthmore College and includes essays on the text by Kurth, Allan Carlson, and Bryce Christensen."

Call number: HQ503 .Z56 2007

Fasting: Opening the Door to a Deeper, More Intimate, More Powerful Relationship with God - Publisher's Marketing: "Franklin explains the power of fasting and offers a deeper understanding of Gods plan and the benefits available to those who participle."

Call number: BV5055 .F73 2008 Franklin, Jentezen

Federico and the Magi’s Gift: A Latin American Christmas Story - Publisher's Marketing: "IT'S THE EVE of the Epiphany, or the Feast of the Three Kings, and that means the Three Wise Men, or Magi, will ride through the night sky to deliver gifts to children. Four-year-old Federico has misbehaved, and now he is afraid the Magi won't leave him any presents. As his brother and sister prepare hay and water for the Magi's camels, Federico stays by himself: Will he get the "caballito, or toy horse, he is hoping for? Will the Magi really come? This gorgeously illustrated storybook by Beatriz Vidal glows with warmth and holiday cheer, and readers everywhere will surely find themselves scanning the night skies for the Magi."

Call number: PZ7 .V6665 Fe 2004

The Fencing Master - Publisher's Marketing: "The unstoppable thrust is the arcane fencing technique known only by Don Jaime--and the deadly maneuver that a beautiful young woman wants him to teach her.What begins as a rather bold request leads Don Jaime into the shadowy politics and violence of mid-nineteenth-century Madrid."

Call number: PQ6666.F765 M3413 2004

Fiesta Latina: Fabulous Food for Sizzling Parties - Publisher's Marketing: "For people who like to salsa like they like their salsa "mucho!" here are more than 60 recipes in a Latin-inspired cookbook guaranteed to get the party started. With three of the hottest Latin restaurants on the east coast to his credit, Rafael Palomino knows how to throw a proper fiesta. His vibrant, accessible recipes for "pasabocas" (appetizers), main courses, and desserts will grant any host or hostess the powers for effortless entertaining. Fusion treats like Chipotle Crabmeat and Sweet Plantain Empanadas, and Sugar Cane Shrimp Skewers are a fresh take on cocktail food. Just say ceviche and there's an entire chapter devoted to zesty takes like Blood Orange, Shrimp and Mango-Wasabi. With color-drenched photos, mix-and-match salsitas and sauces, and plenty of Latin flair, here's very good food for very good times."

Call number: TX716.A1 P353 2006

Firewall: the Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up - Publisher's Marketing: "In this historic, first-person account, the independent counsel in the Iran-Contra investigation exposes the extraordinary duplicity of the highest officials of Ronald Reagan's administration and the paralyzing effects of the cover-up that Judge Lawrence Walsh and his associates unraveled. Iran-Contra was far more than a rogue operation conceived and executed by Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North with the backing of National Security Advisor John Poindexter, as the Reagan administration claimed. It was instead a conspiracy that drew in the chief actors of that administration: President Reagan, Vice President George Bush, Director of Central Intelligence William Casey, Secretary of State George Shultz, Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, and Attorney General Edwin Meese, among others. With the president's support, the United States attempted to trade arms for hostages held by Iranian terrorists, then retained part of the proceeds from these undercover sales in Swiss bank accounts, where the secret money funded the guerrilla activities of the Nicaraguan Contras, a counter-revolutionary group that Congress had specifically forbidden the administration to support. An experienced and steely prosecutor, Judge Walsh built a powerful team of young lawyers to pursue the truth of the Iran-Contra affair through painstaking interrogations and reviews of hundreds of thousands of documents. His team confronted daunting barriers: some of the key players were given grants of immunity by Congress's own (and sometimes hindering) investigation, government agencies twisted claims of national security in order to hide the true nature of their activities, administration officials told outright lies in sworntestimony, and Republican leaders attempted to drown the investigation in a massive flow of often irrelevant material."

Call number: E876 .W33 1998

The Academic Bill of Rights Debate: A Handbook - Publisher's Marketing: "The Academic Bill of Rights was introduced in 2003 after two decades of conservative critiques of higher education and its faculty. Its goal was to generate legislative initiatives to rein in the "tenured radicals" who were allegedly dominating higher education and infringing on the academic freedom rights of conservative students. At its root, the debate revolves around some core questions: who should teach, and who has the knowledge and training to hire and evaluate faculty; what knowledge should be taught; and, most fundamentally, who should make these decisions? Should it be trained faculty, who are specialists in their fields and who were hired to teach and advance knowledge? Or should it be politicians or outsiders, who may be empowered by legislation to interfere in academic decisions? The academic freedom of faculty, and the independence of higher education, depends on the answers to these questions. This book is the first to bring together a variety of critiques of the Academic Bill of Rights. Furthermore, by including some works by David Horowitz and his critics, as well as websites and a bibliography reflecting various points of view, it gives life to the debate, showing some of the give and take of the arguments. This collection also presents the background on the historical context of academic freedom, showing its fragility and therefore the importance of preserving it. Also featured are some core documents (such as the AAUP's 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure) that are central to the debates. Some of the conservative critiques of higher education are identified in the selective annotated bibliography chapter. And, case studies of how the ABOR wascontested in three states where it was introduced as legislation are also included. Finally, this book attempts to refocus concerns about higher education on the real issue: its growing domination by corporate values and interests, converting higher education from a public good into an increasingly private commodity."

Call number: LC72.2 .A286 2007

Across the Line: Profiles in Basketball Courage: Tales of the First Black Players in the ACC and SEC - Publisher's Marketing: "Perry Wallace feared he would be shot when he stepped onto a basketball court in a Vanderbilt uniform. Georgia's Ronnie Hogue jumped atop a press table, swinging a chair in self-defense, as a menacing crowd approached following a road game. Craig Noble joined other threatened black students in a rare, en masse flight from the Clemson campus. Maryland's Pete Johnson seethed when a teammate used a racial epithet in a supervised workout and his coaches let it pass. C. B. Claiborne could not attend the Duke team banquet his freshman year because it was held at a white country club.Collis Temple, whose father carried a pistol for protection against marauding whites in rural Louisiana, scuffled with an opposing player each season he played at LSU. Wendell Hudson's mother cried when the Birmingham native, whose family routinely hit the deck each time racists' bombs exploded in their neighborhood, decided to become the first black athlete at the University of Alabama. Al Heartley and other black students locked themselves in a campus dorm at North Carolina State, fearing the actions of an unruly white crowd the night Martin Luther King was assassinated."Across the Line" recounts the experiences of the pioneering African-American basketball players at eighteen schools in the Atlantic Coast and Southeastern Conferences, the South's most prominent, historically white intercollegiate leagues. Set within the context of the tumultuous 1960s and early 1970s, grounded in the civil rights struggles on campus and within the larger community, and enriched by the viewpoint of players, relatives, coaches, teammates, opponents, and other observers, this book tells an important and long-neglected story combining race, sports, and social history."

Call number: GV697.A1 J26 2007

Adolescent Risk Behaviors: Why Teens Experiment and Strategies to Keep Them Safe- Publisher's Marketing: "This book focuses on the crucial role that relationships play in the lives of teenagers. The authors particularly examine the ways that healthy relationships can help teens avoid such common risk behaviors as substance abuse, dating violence, sexual assault, and unsafe sexual practices. Addressing the current lack of effective prevention programs for teens, they present new strategies for encouraging healthy choices.
The book first traces differences between the "rules of relating" for boys and girls and discusses typical and atypical patterns of experimentation in teens. The authors identify the common link among risk behaviors: the relationship connection. In the second part of the book, they examine the principles of successful programs used by schools and communities to cultivate healthy adolescent development. An illuminating conclusion describes the key ingredients for engaging adolescents, their parents, teachers, and communities in the effort to promote healthy, nonviolent relationships among teens."

Call number: RJ506.R57 W65 2006

The After 8 Elegant Evening Jewelry Book: Techniques for Sophisticated Beadlovers

Call number: TT860 .C647 2003

After Macintyre: Critical Perspectives on the Work of Alasdair Macintyre

Call number: B1647.M124 A47 1994

Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?: The Nine Inner Strengths You Need to Overcome Self-Defeating Tendencies at Work - Publisher's Marketing: "A management professor and a religion professor team up to provide a fresh, penetrating look at the obstacles that prevent people from achieving their full potential at work. As Watson and Idinopulos demonstrate, inner demons like a lack of integrity, mindless conformity, passivity, mediocrity, or greed conspire to keep people from doing their best. But people can avoid becoming their own worst enemies by using their uniquely human capacities to their fullest: to be more responsible, more insightful, more creative, more self-disciplined, more honest, and more concerned about others. Using these strengths, the authors show, makes it easier to resolve ethical dilemmas, attain peak performance without burning out, maintain a positive outlook, and, ultimately, succeed in achieving treasured personal and professional goals. The world of work is filled with treacherous shoals that constantly test the integrity, fortitude, and tolerance of employees. The stresses can be incapacitating. Faced with competing agendas, high expectations, sclerotic bureaucracies, and scarce resources, many people fall prey to demons that sap their energy or, worse, encourage them to act against their own interests by being dishonest or cutting corners. Are You Your Own Worst Enemy? shows readers how to take responsibility for their actions and their happiness. It discusses the on-going pressures, temptations, and traps in the workplace and how ordinary people can manage them constructively to remain effective and true to their ideals. Specifically, it shows how learning the following behaviors and attitudes can help people become more productive, more valuable, and more fully satisfied: -Develop the capacity tomake things happen. -Make the most of who you are. -Sharpen thinking skills. -Be the kind of person others want to be around. -Break the chains of mindless routine. -Become an effective learner and continue learning. -Master the art of self-discipline. -Act with integrity. -Be of service to others. Using dozens of engaging stories from people in all types of organizations, the authors show how to overcome self-defeating behavior. The result for readers is a blueprint for success, reduced stress, better work/life balance, and fulfillment."

Call number: HD58.7 .W332 2007

An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943, Volume One of the Liberation Trilogy - Publisher's Marketing: "In the first volume of his monumental trilogy about the liberation of Europe in WW II, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson tells the riveting story of the war in North Africa
The liberation of Europe and the destruction of the Third Reich is a story of courage and enduring triumph, of calamity and miscalculation. In this first volume of the Liberation Trilogy, Rick Atkinson shows why no modern reader can understand the ultimate victory of the Allied powers without a grasp of the great drama that unfolded in North Africa in 1942 and 1943. That first year of the Allied war was a pivotal point in American history, the moment when the United States began to act like a great power.
Beginning with the daring amphibious invasion in November 1942, An Army at Dawn follows the American and British armies as they fight the French in Morocco and Algeria, and then take on the Germans and Italians in Tunisia. Battle by battle, an inexperienced and sometimes poorly led army gradually becomes a superb fighting force. Central to the tale are the extraordinary but fallible commanders who come to dominate the battlefield: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, Montgomery, and Rommel.
Brilliantly researched, rich with new material and vivid insights, Atkinson's narrative provides the definitive history of the war in North Africa."

Call number: D766.82 .A82 2002

As We Forgive Our Debtors: Bankruptcy and Consumer Credit in America

Call number: HG3766 .S79 1999

Barack Obama: Working to Make a Difference

Call number: E901.1.O23 B75 2006 c.2

Barack Obama, The New Face of American Politics - Publisher's Marketing: "Barack Obama's election to the U.S. Senate in 2004 is one of the most interesting and colorful political campaigns in recent history. His rousing keynote address at the Democratic National Convention that same year made his name a household word. The "Obama for Illinois" crusade offers important insights into American politics. The authors explore the role of money, political party, ethnicity, religion, and the issues facing our society today. Obama's straightforward policy recommendations, message of hope and inclusion, and charismatic style propelled him to the national spotlight. Obama has the potential to shape America and to reshape U.S. politics as he campaigns for the White House. Obama's state senate career and his decision to enter the U.S. Senate race are examined in this book. Despite a primary field of six competitors, Obama received more than half of the Democratic vote, defeating a multimillionaire and the state comptroller, a well-known figure in the Democratic Party. The general election imploded for the Republicans in the first few weeks of the campaign when it was revealed that their candidate was embroiled in a sex scandal. Alan Keyes, the ultraconservative, outspoken African American who had run for president twice and for the U.S. Senate from Maryland, was recruited to challenge Obama. But Obama, whose skill with the media and whose ability to raise funds was evident even in those early days of his career, easily won the race with 70 percent of the vote. The authors analyze Obama's ability to speak to the concerns of multiple constituencies by appealing to a coalition of voters that transcends race, class, and gender. At the start of his presidential run, Obama gives new meaning to the American dream."

Call number: E901.1.O23 D87 2008

Being Digital - Publisher's Marketing: "From his unique perspective as director of MIT's famed Media Lab and as a monthly columnist for Wired magazine, Nicholas Negroponte examines the startling implications for us all of the digital revolution that is transforming the way we live. Filled with insights from Negroponte, and unflinching in its examination of technological change, Being Digital will serve as a road map for surviving and prospering in the digital age."

Call number: TK5103.7 .N43 1995

Black Cloud: The Deadly Hurricane of 1928 - Publisher's Marketing: "The great hurricane of 1928 claimed 2,500 lives, and the long-forgotten story of the casualties, as told in Black Cloud, continues to stir passion. Among the dead were 700 black Floridians-men, women, and children who were buried in an unmarked West Palm Beach ditch during a racist recovery and rebuilding effort that conscripted the labor of blacks as latter-day slaves. Palm Beach Post reporter Eliot Kleinberg has penned the gripping and tragic tale of 1928's killer hurricane from dozens of interviews with survivors, diary entries, accounts from newspapers, government documents, and reports from the National Weather Service and the Red Cross. Immortalized in Zora Neale Hurston's classic Their Eyes Were Watching God, thousands of poor blacks had nowhere to run when the waters of Lake Okeechobee rose. No one spoke for them, no one stood up for them, and no one could save them. With historical photographs and heroic tales of survival and loss, this book finally gives the dead the dignity they deserve."

Call number: QC945 .K65 2004

Blogging @merica: the New Public Sphere - Publisher's Marketing: "As blogs have evolved over the last few years, they have begun to take on distinct characteristics depending on audience and purpose. Though political blogs remain the most high profile (and most read), other types of blogs are gaining in strength and visibility. This book--a follow-up volume to Barlow's Rise of the Blogosphere, which examined the historical context for the modern blog--provides an examination of the many current aspects of the blogosphere, from the political to the professional to the personal, with many stops in between. Areas covered include the personal blog; the political blog; the use of blogs by various religious communities both for discussion within communities and for outreach; the growth of blogs dedicated to specific geographic communities, and their relations with older local media; blogs dedicated to technical subjects, particularly relating to computers; blogs and business; blogs sparked by video games, movies, music, and other forms of entertainment; and more. Given that millions of blogs have been created over the past five years and yet more come online at an undiminished rate, and given that enthusiasm for both reading them and writing for them has yet to wane, it is likely that the blog explosion will continue indefinitely."

Call number: HM851 .B368 2008

Blossoms on the Olive Tree: Israeli and Palestinian Women Working for Peace - Publisher's Marketing: "Blossoms on the Olive Tree is an American woman's account of work that Israeli and Palestinian women are doing to educate themselves and their societies about militarization, human rights, women's rights, and the democratic process. The book highlights women on both sides of the political divide who reach out to each other, engage in bi-national dialogue, and challenge ongoing violence. Despite severe societal restraints in carving out political space for themselves, women in both societies have devised creative opportunities. Powers documents the women's working committees attached to Palestinian political parties and the creativity of Israeli women striving to "civil-ize" their society. Ironically, it is their marginalization that offers women space to engage in their peace-building efforts. The book ends with a clarion call for the implementation of UN Resolution 1325, which requires the presences of women at the highest levels of peace negotiations. Women, with their commitment to reconciliation and healing, bring a significant vision to the enterprise of peace-building, and Powers suggests that it's high time they be taken seriously. In the course of researching this book, Powers stayed in Jewish homes, Muslim homes, and Christian homes, observing women going about their daily tasks. She shared Shabbat dinners and Christmas dinners, Muslim family celebrations, herbal tea and Arab coffee, benefiting from extraordinary hospitality, and learning that Israeli and Palestinian are more alike than they are different. Like women everywhere, Jewish and Arab women care deeply for their children, put up with anger and abuse from their husbands, and try to negotiate a path between societalexpectations and personal convictions. Virtually all of them yearn to live in peace, to raise their families without fear, and to enjoy the small pleasures of life without anxiety for the future. These are their stories, and they impart a measure of humanity to the occupation, the Separation Wall, and living with the fear of suicide bombings that is difficult to glean from nightly news reports. Most important, these remarkable women are succeeding in changing from within the way in which their own societies think about themselves."

Call number: HQ1728.5 .P65 2006

Brilliant!: Shuji Nakamura and the Revolution in Lighting Technology- Publisher's Marketing: "Johnstone tells the story of Shuji Nakamura, a gifted Japanese engineer who stunned the world with his announcement that he had created the last piece of the puzzle needed for manufacturing solid-state white lights in light emitting diodes (LEDs), which promise to make Edison's light bulb obsolete. Illustrations."

Call number: TK7871.89 .L53 J65 2007

The Changing Face of China: From Mao to Market - Publisher's Marketing: "Where is China heading in the twenty-first century? Recent curtailments of liberty, such as the new "cyberwall" prohibiting internet users from reaching pro-democracy websites, has dimmed the hopes of many that China might be entering a new era of freedom on the heels of rapid economic expansion and success. Will China's Communist Party be able to balance an economy which demands liberal reform with their own hard-line approach to government control? Or will their new economy be their undoing, as its demands on natural resources bring China to the brink of environmental disaster? In this highly readable account, John Gittings sheds light on modern Chinese history as he answers these vital questions.
Gittings, the Guardian's China specialist and East Asia editor for twenty years, offers a fascinating glimpse into Chinese history in the last half century. His narrative ranges from the early Peach-Blossom socialism, to the Great Leap Forward, the two Cultural Revolutions, the Hundred Flowers, the Gang of Four, and the Tiananmen Square massacre. Bringing his account to the present, Gittings concludes that environmental degradation and rising pollution represent the most serious threats to the Chinese people today. He points out that the nightmare scenario for China is not a collapse of the Party or of the banks, or another uprising by the rural masses. It is that China will run out of water.
Based on three decades reporting on China, Gittings charts a complex but epic history of one of the world's superpowers. His work will offer insights for readers with an interest in modern China, and students of modern Chinese history and politics."

Call number: DS777.55 .G5333 2005

Change Your Thoughts-Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao - Publisher's Marketing: "Five hundred years before the birth of Jesus, a God-realized being named Lao-tzu in ancient China dictated 81 verses, which are regarded by many as the ultimate commentary on the nature of our existence. The classic text of these 81 verses, called the Tao Te Ching or the Great Way, offers advice and guidance that is balanced, moral, spiritual, and always concerned with working for the good.
In this book, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer has reviewed hundreds of translations of the Tao Te Ching and has written 81 distinct essays on how to apply the ancient wisdom of Lao-tzu to today's modern world. This work contains the entire 81 verses of the Tao, compiled from Wayne's researching of 12 of the most well-respected translations of text that have survived for more than 25 centuries. Each chapter is designed for actually living the Tao or the Great Way today. Some of the chapter titles are "Living with Flexibility," "Living Without Enemies," and "Living by Letting Go." Each of the 81 brief chapters focuses on living the Tao and concludes with a section called "Doing the Tao Now."
Wayne spent one entire year reading, researching, and meditating on Lao-tzu's messages, practicing them each day and ultimately writing down these essays as he felt Lao-tzu wanted you to know them.
This is a work to be read slowly, one essay a day. As Wayne says, "This is a book that will forever change the way you look at your life, and the result will be that you'll live in a new world aligned with nature. Writing this book changed me forever, too. I now live in accord with the natural world and feel the greatest sense of peace I've ever experienced. I'm so proud to present this interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, and offer the same opportunity for change that it has brought me.""

Call number: BL1900.L35 D94 2007

Chemistry: The Central Science - Publisher's Marketing: "The acknowledged leader and standard in general chemistry, this book maintains its effective and proven features--clarity of writing, scientific integrity, currency, strong exercises, visual emphasis and consistency in presentation. It offers readers an integrated educational solution to the challenges of the learning with an expanded media program that works in concert with the book, helping them to approach problem solving, visualization, and applications with greater success. Chapter topics cover: Matter and Measurement; Atoms, Molecules, and Ions; Stoichiometry: Calculations with Chemical Formulas and Equations; Aqueous Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry; Thermochemistry; Electronic Structure of Atoms; Periodic Properties of the Elements; Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding; Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories; Gases; Intermolecular Forces, Liquids, and Solids; Modern Materials; Properties of Solutions; Chemical Kinetics; Chemical Equilibrium; Acid-Base Equilibria; Additional Aspects of Equilibria; Chemistry of the Environment; Chemical Thermodynamics; Electrochemistry; Nuclear Chemistry; Chemistry of the Nonmetals; Metals and Metallurgy; Chemistry of Coordination Compounds; and The Chemistry of Life: Organic and Biological Chemistry. For individuals interested in the study of general chemistry."

Call number: QD31.3 .C43145 2002

Closer to Truth: Science, Meaning, and the Future - Publisher's Marketing: "Closer To Truth: Science, Meaning, and the Future explores the latest scientific research, philosophical thinking, and expressions of human creativity. Some of the world's most esteemed experts--Nobel laureates, best-selling authors, and renowned scholars--engage in spontaneous and intimate conversations that combine hard facts with an inspiring--and breathtaking--look into our future. Based on the public television program of the same name, Closer To Truth features distinguished specialists who forcefully debate provocative subjects that have broad ramifications for the population at large: Who gets to validate alternative medicine? How does basic science support national security? Can we believe in both religion and science? At the heart is the question: how will scientific advances and the philosophical issues they create affect the individual as well as humanity as a whole? Whether the subject is the meaning of human consciousness, the ethics of testing experimental drugs on sick people, scientific thinking versus religious beliefs, or how music may help mental development, Closer To Truth uncovers exciting new lines of inquiry and offers fresh perspectives. Participants include Nobel laureates Murray Gell-Mann and David Baltimore; authors Michael Crichton, Octavia Butler, and David Brin; astrophysicists Alan Guth and Neil deGrasse Tyson; planetary scientist Bruce Murray; physicist Steven Koonin; quantum theorist Seth Lloyd; molecular biologist Lucy Shapiro; neuroscientists Nancy Andreasen, Terry Sejnowski, and Christof Koch; psychiatrist Leslie Brothers; Psychology Today's Robert Epstein; musicologists Jeanne Bamberger and Robert Freeman; ethicist Alexander Capron; skeptic Michael Shermer; theologian Nancey Murphy; and Islamic scientist Muzaffar Iqbal."

Call number: Q175 .K84 2007

The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton

Call number: PR4453 .C44 v.13

Crime and Punishment- Publisher's Marketing: "Dostoevsky's drama of sin, guilt, and redemption transforms the sordid story of an old woman's murder into the nineteenth century's profoundest and most compelling philosophical novel.
Raskolnikov, an impoverished student living in the St. Petersburg of the tsars, is determined to overreach his humanity and assert his untrammeled individual will. When he commits an act of murder and theft, he sets into motion a story that, for its excruciating suspense, its atmospheric vividness, and its depth of characterization and vision is almost unequaled in the literatures of the world. The best known of Dostoevsky's masterpieces, "Crime and Punishment" can bear any amount of rereading without losing a drop of its power over our imaginations.
Award-winning translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky render this elusive and wildly innovative novel with an energy, suppleness, and range of voice that do full justice to the genius of its creator."

Call number: PG3326 .P7 1993b

A Cry From the Dark -

Bettina Whitelaw has come a long way from her childhood in the little outback town of Bundaroo, Australia. Many years have passed, a lifetime really, but she's never forgotten what happened there on the evening that changed her life forever.

How could she forget the school dance, her taunting classmates, dancing with the strange but brilliant English boy, Hughie Naismyth? How could she forget what happened next, when, overheated and exhilarated by the music and the moment, she wandered off alone into a secluded, wooded area?

Now a renowned, elderly author living in London's elegant Holland Park, Bettina faces a flood of memories as she works on her memoirs, even though her focus is more on the frightening things that are happening today. Someone has recently entered her home and gone through her desk. The intruder is clearly not an ordinary burglar. It must be someone she knows. She's been a little lax in handing out keys, so the suspects are many -- her nephew, Mark; her agent, Clare; her friends, Peter or Katie. Or it could be someone else.

What does Bettina possess that this person would want to steal? A puzzle that at first seems mildly disturbing soon turns deadly serious. Someone is willing to kill -- but why? Does the answer rest in Bundaroo or nearer to home?

"A Cry from the Dark" shows us vintage Robert Barnard as he slyly lays the clues that lead to his trademark surprise -- and poignant -- ending."

Call number: PR6052.A665 C79 2004

Cuba’s Island of Dreams: Voices From the Isle of Pines and Youth -

Employing oral histories to flesh out the economic, political, and cultural facts of this Caribbean frontier, McManus interviewed residents from all periods of the island's immigration and development: American settlement during the first quarter of the century; Japanese, Jamaican, and Cayman Island immigration during the second quarter; and its radical transformation, after 1960, by the presence of thousands of young Cubans from the main island who became its permanent residents and were joined, temporarily, by students from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Her interviews describe life on the island as remembered by both immigrants and natives -- from pirates, soldiers, and planters to housekeepers, fishermen, and students -- and include testimony from the last American on the island.

As a resident of Cuba, McManus enjoyed extraordinary access to Cuban archives and to both published and unpublished historical materials. Her documentary sources are augmented by access to government officials as well as family narratives and personal diaries. Drawing upon resources unavailable to most scholars outside Cuba, she has written an evocative history that captures the dreams of this island's history and the identity of its people. "

Call number: F1799.I8 M36 2000

Culture Warrior - Publisher's Marketing: "Bill O'Reilly is the very embodiment of the idea of a Culture Warrior--and in this book he lives up to the title brilliantly, with all the brashness and forthrightness at his command. He sees that America is in the midst of a fierce culture war between those who embrace traditional values and those who want to change America into a "secular-progressive" country. This is a conflict that differs in many ways from the usual liberal/conservative divide, but it is no less heated, and the stakes are even higher.
In "Culture Warrior," Bill O'Reilly defines this war and analyzes the competing philosophies of the traditionalist and secular-progressive camps. He examines why the nation's motto "E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One") might change to "What About Me?"; dissects the forces driving the secular-progressive agenda in the media and behind the scenes, including George Soros, George Lakoff, and the ACLU; and dives into matters of race, education, and the war on terror. He also shows how the culture war has played out in such high-profile instances as "The Passion of the Christ," "Fahrenheit 9/11," the abuse epidemic (child and otherwise), and the embattled place of religion in public life--with special emphasis on the war against Christmas. Whatever controversies are roiling the nation, he fearlessly confronts them--and no one will be in the dark about which side he's on.
"Culture Warrior" showcases Bill O'Reilly at his most eloquent and impassioned. He is an unrelenting fighter for the soul of America, and in this book he fights the good fight for the traditional values that have served this country so well for so long."

Call number: HN65 .O74 2006

Cutting and the Pedagogy of Self-Disclosure - Publisher's Marketing: "Cutting, a form of self-mutilation, is a growing problem in the United States, especially among adolescent females. It is regarded as self-destructive behavior, yet paradoxically, people who cut themselves generally do not wish to die but to find relief from unbearable psychological pain. Cutting and the Pedagogy of Self-Disclosure is the first book to explore how college students write about their experiences as cutters. The idea behind the book arose when Patricia Hatch Wallace, a high school English teacher, wrote a reader-response diary for a graduate course taught by Professor Jeffrey Berman in which she revealed for the first time that she had cut herself twenty years earlier. At Berman's suggestion, Wallace wrote her Master's thesis on cutting. Not long after she finished her thesis, two students in Berman's expository writing course revealed their own experiences as cutters. Their disclosures encouraged several students in another writing class to share their own cutting stories with classmates. Realizing that so many students were writing about the same phenomenon, Berman and Wallace decided to write a book about a subject that is rarely discussed inside or outside the classroom. In Part I, Wallace discusses clinical and theoretical aspects of cutting and then applies these insights to several memoirs and novels, including Susanna Kaysen's Girl, Interrupted, Caroline Kettlewell's Skin Game, and Patricia McCormick's Cut. The motivation behind Wallace's research was the desire to learn more about herself, and she reads these stories through her own experience as a cutter. In Part 2, Berman focuses on the pedagogical dynamics of cutting: how undergraduate students write aboutcutting, how their writings affect classmates and teachers, and how students who cut themselves can educate everyone in the classroom about a problem that has personal, psychological, cultural, and educational significance."

Call number: RC569.5.S48 B47 2007

Indian Art in the Ashmolean Museum

Call number: N7301.A84 1987

A Literary Guide to Provence

Call number: DC611.P958 V54 2001

The Lord God Made Them All - Publisher's Marketing: "In this volume, Herriot returns home to his beloved family and multitude of patients after World War II with many more tender, funny, sad, and wise stories to tell."

Call number: SF613.H44 A34 2006

Management Challenges for the 21st Century - Publisher's Marketing: "Drucker discusses how the new paradigms of management have changed and will continue to change our basic assumptions about the practices and principles of management."

Call number: HD30.27.D78 2001

Managing Information for the Competitive Edge - Publisher's Marketing: "Designed to help librarians and information specialists become integral parts of the organization, this book integrates material from library and information science, management, and related disciplines."

Call number: HD30.2.M363 1996

Many Ways to Nirvana: Reflections and Advice on Right Living - Publisher's Marketing: "Can an ordinary person with family responsibilities achieve Nirvana or Buddhahood? What should be the spiritual limit of ambition for a busy professional? How do you stay positive when confronted with environmental and human injustice? Answering these and a host of other questions from his most recent annual Dharma Celebration, His Holiness delivers a message about the paths to right living and the need to overcome negative emotions in order to develop ones inner consciousness. Wise, compassionate, and always pragmatic, he offers advice on the many issues that confront us every day: how to free ourselves from emotional afflictions and petty cravings, how to transform anxiety into contentment, and how to initiate and keep alive interfaith dialogue in the troubled times we live in."

Call number: BQ7935.B774 M36 2005

Medicine of the Person: Faith, Science and Values in Health Care Provision - Publisher's Marketing: "International and multi-faith in scope, this important text engages with the need to integrate the scientific basis of healthcare more fully with spiritual, religious and ethical values. Based on the principle of ?medicine of the person?, an attitude that embeds personal relationships and ethics in medical practice, the text considers the ideas of Paul Tournier, an influential figure whose thinking has had a substantial impact on the spiritual and psychosocial aspects of routine patient care, particularly in national health services. Bridging the gap between the basic sciences and faith traditions, the contributors cover notions of personhood in different faiths, and its consideration in spirituality and mental health issues, general practice issues, public health, home care for the elderly and neuroscience. This volume offers a broad spectrum of approaches to the needs of patients that is central to the students of the health disciplines and managers in these fields."

Call number: R723.M43 2007

MegaYoga - Publisher's Marketing: "Complete with specialized poses, simple props, and the encouragement of a plus-sized yogi, this inspiring program is designed for larger women who want to experience the physical and spiritual benefits of yoga."

Call number: RA781.7.G16 2006

Meningitis (Epidemics)

Call number: RC376.K64 2005

Opera Composers Works Performers

Call number: Ref ML102.O6 O6213 2005

Output Measures Manual for Community College Learning Resource Programs and Libraries

Call number: LB3044.73.C3 C4 1992

Peterson’s Four-Year Colleges 2008 - Publisher's Marketing: "A staple for anyone researching college, this guide is packed with information on more than 2,500 colleges in the U.S. and Canada. This volume contains three books in one: profiles of colleges, need-to-know information from college officials, and a majors listing for each school."

Call number: Ref L901.P447 2008

Peterson’s Private Secondary Schools 2008

Call number: Ref L900.P48 2008

A Portrait of Jane Austen

Call number: PR4036.C4 2000

Puro Humo

Call number: GT3020.C2518 2001

Slaughter-House-Five - Publisher's Marketing: "The story of Billy Pilgrim, who was a soldier in Dresden when it was fire bombed, a survivor of an airplane crash, a dentist, and a time traveler."

Call number: PS3572.O5 S52 2005

An Unfinished Life - Publisher's Marketing: "Jean Gilkyson is floundering in a trailer house in Iowa with yet another brutal boyfriend when she realizes this kind of life has got to stop, especially for the sake of her daughter, Griff. But the only place they can run to is Ishawooa, Wyoming, where Jean's loved ones are dead and her father-in-law, the only person who could take them in, wishes that she was too. For a decade, Einar Gilkyson has blamed her for the accident that took his son's life, and he has chosen to go on living himself largely because his oldest friend couldn't otherwise survive. They've been bound together like brothers since the Korean War and now face old age on a faltering ranch, their intimacy even more acute after Mitch was horribly crippled while Einar helplessly watched.
Of course, ten-year-old Griff knows none of this-only that her father is dead and her mother has bad taste in men. But once she encounters this grandfather she'd never heard about, and the black cowboy confined to the bunkhouse, with irrepressible courage and great spunk she attempts to turn grievous loss, wrath, and recrimination-to which she's naturally the most vulnerable-toward reconciliation and love.
Immediately compelling and constantly surprising, rich in character, landscape, and compassion, "An Unfinished Life shows a novelist of extraordinary talents in the fullness of his powers."

Call number: PS3619.P73 U54 2004

Unholy Ground - Publisher's Marketing: "Unholy Ground begins with the murder of 73-year-old Arthur Combs, a "terribly ordinary man, " in his cottage outside Dublin. The police think he must have surprised a burglar. But when Detective Sergeant Minogue is assigned to the case, he begins to suspect that Combs may have been a top-level undercover British spy."

Call number: PR6052.R2626 U54 2002

Venice Tales of the City - Publisher's Marketing: "Elusive and fantastical, Venice is a many-layered confection of history. The writers here have captured what is most important to them in pieces ranging from the city's foundation up to the present time. The voices, entirely diverse, are both international and native-Hans Christian Andersen, Paolo Barbaro, Bernard Berenson, Mary Braddon, Casanova, Chekov, Thomas Coryate, Gabriele D'Annunzio, John Evelyn, Hans Habe, Hermann Melville, Claude Monet, Margaret Oliphant, Ezra Pound, Rainer Maria Rilke, Francesco Sansovino, Frances Trollope, and Elio Zorzi."

Call number: PN6071.V4 V46 2005

The Wheels of CommerceVol. 2: Civilization and Capitalism, 15th-18th Century

Call number: HC51.B67413 2002 v.2

501 Movie Stars: A Comprehensive Guide to the Greatest Screen Actors - Publisher's Marketing: "Paying homage to pop culture idols, this book offers absorbing essays that describe each stars work, influences, and legacy; the actors filmography to date; descriptions of productive alliances with directors; and other details that contributed to making these actors unforgettable stars."

Call number: Ref PN1998.2 .F556 2007 Schneider, Steven

The Age of Turbulence - Publisher's Marketing: "In the immediate aftermath of September 11, 2001, in his fourteenth year as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Alan Greenspan took part in a very quiet collective effort to ensure that America didn't experience an economic meltdown, taking the rest of the world with it. There was good reason to fear the worst: the stock market crash of October 1987, his first major crisis as Federal Reserve Chairman, coming just weeks after he assumed control, had come much closer than is even today generally known to freezing the financial system and triggering a genuine financial panic. But the most remarkable thing that happened to the economy after 9/11 was...nothing. What in an earlier day would have meant a crippling shock to the system was absorbed astonishingly quickly. After 9/11 Alan Greenspan knew, if he needed any further reinforcement, that we're living in a new world - the world of a global capitalist economy that is vastly more flexible, resilient, open, self-directing, and fast-changing than it was even 20 years ago. It's a world that presents us with enormous new possibilities but also enormous new challenges. "The Age of Turbulence" is Alan Greenspan's incomparable reckoning with the nature of this new world - how we got here, what we're living through, and what lies over the horizon, for good and for ill-channeled through his own experiences working in the command room of the global economy for longer and with greater effect than any other single living figure. He begins his account on that September 11th morning, but then leaps back to his childhood, and follows the arc of his remarkable life's journey through to his more than 18-year tenure as Chairman of the Federal ReserveBoard, from 1987 to 2006, during a time of transforming change. Alan Greenspan shares the story of his life first simply with an eye toward doing justice to the extraordinary amount of history he has experienced and shaped. But his other goal is to draw readers along the same learning curve he followed, so they accrue a grasp of his own understanding of the underlying dynamics that drive world events. In the second half of the book, having brought us to the present and armed us with the conceptual tools to follow him forward, Dr. Greenspan embarks on a magnificent tour de horizon of the global economy. He reveals the universals of economic growth, delves into the specific facts on the ground in each of the major countries and regions of the world, and explains what the trend-lines of globalization are from here. The distillation of a life's worth of wisdom and insight into an elegant expression of a coherent worldview, "The Age of Turbulence" will stand as Alan Greenspan's personal and intellectual legacy."

Call number: HB119.G74 A3 2007

Tierra Marcada: Antologia de Cuentos Latinoamericanos del Siglo XX - Publisher's Marketing: "Tierra marcada is a collection of short stories written within the 50's and 70's. The works included in this anthology center on social themes such as the marginal sectors of our society and the revolutionary ideas that permeate the literary works of this period. Gathered here are works by important Latin-American authors Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Julio Cortzar, Jose Donoso, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Elena Garro, Clarice Lispector, Julio Ramn Ribeyro, Augusto Roa Bastos and Juan Rulfo."

Call number: PQ7085.T54 2006

Atlas of the United States - Publisher's Marketing: "With hundreds of maps, a balanced combination of informative text and instructive charts and graphs, and a comprehensive index, this atlas shows the United States as it has never been seen before. Full color."

Call number: Ref G1200.G47 2006 OVRSZ

Atlas of the World - Publisher's Marketing: "Building on the strength and integrity of its smaller predecessor, this edition adds 33 more city maps and 102 pages of geopolitical maps to remain at the forefront of essential geographic resources. Providing the finest global coverage available, the Deluxe Edition raises the bar by which all other world atlases will be measured."

Call number: Ref G1021.C4125 2005 OVRSZ

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter - Publisher's Marketing: "When sexy, sophisticated, older Aunt Julia gets divorced from her Bolivian husband, she heads home to Peru in search of a new mate who can support her in high style. She finds instead her libidinous nephew Varguitas - a young, impoverished law student who works at a ramshackle radio station and aspires to be a fiction writer. Will their love survive the horror of the family? The shock of the community? The considerable difference in their ages? Meanwhile, a new, hotshot scriptwriter of racy radio soap operas, who turns out stories filled with murder, incest, rape, and perversion, has all of Peru listening in. Reality merges with fantasy as Mario Vargas Llosa juggles a madcap cast of characters and carouses through a world of forbidden passion, in a novel "The New York Times Book Review" named one of the twelve best of 1982."

Call number: PQ8498.32.A65 T513 1992

Call number: PQ8498.32.A65 T513 2000

In this swift, colorful narrative, R. A. Scotti brings to life the artists and the popes, the politics and the passions behind this audacious enterprise. Gothic cathedrals reach up to heaven, but the basilica brings heaven to earth, and the new St. Peters was the defining event of the high Renaissance."

Call number: NA 5620.S9 S36 2006

A Brief History of Cocaine - Publisher's Marketing: "A Brief History of Cocaine, Second Edition provides a fascinating historical insight into the reasons why cocaine use is increasing in popularity and why the rise of the cocaine trade is tightly linked with the rise of terrorism The author illustrates the challenges faced by today's governments and explains why current anti-drug efforts have had only a limited effect on this global market. This updated edition reexamines the impact of cocaine production, trade, and consumption on society beginning in the 16th century. It shows how the commercialization of cocaine was driven by cartels of Swiss and German pharmaceutical companies and private enterprises across Europe, Asia, and the United States. The author shows how government policies slowly transformed from trade, shipping, and manufacturing regulations, with little or no success in stemming the flow of drugs. The book describes how anti-drug laws, treaties, and costly initiatives involving crop substitution, crop suppression, interdiction, and international cooperation were first attempted more than 400 years ago and why these strategies failed for Colonial Spain and later backfired on the League of Nations. The author shows how economic necessity among growers, the environmental impact of pesticides, the potential for genetic engineering of coca plants, and other loopholes have actually been counterproductive, undermining the current efforts to curb the cocaine trade. Featuring new and reorganized chapters, A Brief History of Cocaine, Second Edition contains the latest data and statistics relating drug trafficking to terrorism, and explains recent trends in worldwide production, consumption, cost competition, and internationaltransport. This book offers a well-rounded historical perspective that is ideal for criminal justice practitioners, teachers, students, and anyone interested in this topic."

Call number: QP801.C68K369 2006

A Brief History of Saints - Publisher's Marketing: ""A Brief History of Saints" follows the rise of the cult of saints in Christianity from its origin in the age of the martyrs down to the present day.
Refers to both well-known saints, such as Joan of Arc, and lesser-known figures like the 'holy fools' in the Orthodox tradition
Ranges over subjects as diverse as the history of canonization processes, the Reformation critique of the cult of saints, and the role of saints in other religious traditions
Discusses the relevance of sainthood in the postmodern era
Two appendices describe patron saints and the iconography of saints in art."

Call number: BX2333.C86 2005

Caesar: Life of a Colossus - Publisher's Marketing: "As Adrian Goldsworthy writes in the introduction to this book, "in his fifty-six years, Caesar was at times many things, including a fugitive, prisoner, rising politician, army leader, legal advocate, rebel, dictator . . . as well as husband, father, lover and adulterer." In this landmark biography, Goldsworthy examines all of these roles and places his subject firmly within the context of Roman society in the first century B.C.
Tracing the extraordinary trajectory of Caesar's life from birth through assassination, Goldsworthy covers not only Caesar's accomplishments as charismatic orator, conquering general, and powerful dictator but also lesser-known chapters during which he was high priest of an exotic cult, captive of pirates, seducer not only of Cleopatra but also of the wives of his two main political rivals, and rebel condemned by his own country. Ultimately, Goldsworthy realizes the full complexity of Caesar's character and shows why his political and military leadership continues to resonate some two thousand years later."

Call number: DG261.G584 2006

Casanova Was a Librarian: A Light-Hearted Look at the Profession - Publisher's Marketing: "What do Casanova, Pope Pius XI, Benjamin Franklin and first lady Laura Bush have in common? At one time, all were members of the librarian profession. While librarians are often stereotyped as quiet, shy ladies who wear their gray hair in a dignified bun, that doesn't reflect the variety and diversity of today's library professionals. From pick-up lines to bumper stickers, this volume takes a light-hearted look at the many facets of the librarian occupation. Beginning with statistics, it enumerates gender divisions, personality types, salaries and educational requirements for various types of librarians including public, academic, school and special librarians. Other topics include specific occupational health risks, job-related recreation and novelty gifts for library professionals. Instances of librarians found in prose, poetry, film and musicals are also discussed."

Call number: Z665.L69 2007

The Club Dumas - Publisher's Marketing: "#1 International Bestseller
Lucas Corso is a book detective, a mercenary hired to hunt down rare editions for wealthy and unscrupulous clients. When a well-known bibliophile is found hanged, leaving behind part of the original manuscript of Alexandre Dumas's The Three Musketeers, Corso is brought in to authenticate the fragment. He is soon drawn into a swirling plot involving devil worship, occult practices, and swashbuckling derring-do among a cast of characters bearing a suspicious resemblance to those of Dumas's masterpiece. Aided by a mysterious beauty named after a Conan Doyle heroine, Corso travels from Madrid to Toledo to Paris in pursuit of a sinister and seemingly omniscient killer."

Call number: PQ6666.E765 C5813 2006

Color Me Butterfly: A True Story of Courage, Hope, and Transformation - Publisher's Marketing: "Color Me Butterfly tells the story of four generations of mothers and daughters who leveraged their strength, courage and hope to triumph over unspeakable abuse."

Call number: HV6626.M37 2007

Consensus & Controversy: Defending Pope Pius XII - Publisher's Marketing: "From the author of the controversial "Pope Pius XII: Architect of Peace" comes her strongest defense of the former pope yet. Fighting revisionist history that has smeared Pius XII's name as anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi, Marchione collects extensive documentation from the war years that paints an entirely different picture."

Call number: BX1378.M26 2002

Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery Sourcebook: Basic Consumer Information about Plastic Surgery and Non-Surgical Appearance-Enhancing Procedures

Call number: RD118.R365 2007

Digestion and Nutrition - Publisher's Marketing: "The body cannot function without proper nutrition, and the digestive system gets essential nutrients into your body. Learn about eating healthy and the process of digestion."

Call number: QP145.S86 2004

Elearning: The Key Concepts - Publisher's Marketing: "E-Learning has long been touted as the brave new frontier of education, offering new challenges to teachers, students and, indeed, the whole of the education system. This timely book is the perfect reference for anyone seeking to navigate the myriad of names, concepts and applications associated with this new era of teaching, training and learning.
"E-Learning: the Key Concepts "takes you from A to Z through a range of topics, including:
- Blogging
- Course Design
- Plagiarism
- Search Engines
- Self-Directed Learning
- Tutoring
- Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs).
Fully cross-referenced, the book also includes a substantial introduction exploring the development of e-learning and putting these new challenges in context, and provides extensive guides to further reading, making this an invaluable guide to a vital field."

Call number: LB1044.87.M27 2006

"(A) joy to read...a view of a continuing future in which librarians...play an important role in providing service to people, enhancing access to knowledge and understanding, and defending key ethical concerns". -- Wilson Library Bulletin"

Call number: Z678.9.A4 U624 1995

Gene Therapy - Publisher's Marketing: "Every day, newspapers and television news programs present stories on the latest controversies over healthcare and medical advances, but they do not have the space to provide detailed background on the issues. Websites and weblogs provide information from activists and partisans intent on presenting their side of a story. But where can students - or even ordinary citizens - go to obtain unbiased, detailed background on the medical issues affecting their daily lives? This volume in the Health and Medical Issues Today series provides readers and researchers a balanced, in-depth introduction to the medical, scientific, legal, and cultural issues surrounding gene therapy and its import in today's world of healthcare. Gene Therapy is organized to provide researchers with easy access to the information they need: BLSection 1 provides overview chapters on the background information needed to intelligently understand the issues and controversies surrounding gene therapy, such as the history of theories of the gene and recent developments in clinical trials BLSection 2 offers capsule examinations of the contemporary issues and debates that provoke the most heated disagreements and misunderstandings, such as whether or not humans should "tinker" with genetic material and who pays for genetic therapies. BLSection 3 includes reference material on stem cells, including primary source documents from important players in the struggle over gene therapy, a timeline of important events, and an annotated bibliography of useful print and electronic resources. This volume in the Health and Medical Issues Today series provides everything a student requires to understand the issues involved in gene therapyand provides a springboard for further research into the issue."

Call number: RB155.8.K45 2007

Peterson's Game Plan for Getting Into Medical School - Publisher's Marketing: "Learn how to choose the "right" medical school and prepare for the MCAT, the infamously grueling admissions test. With so many in-depth details on the medical school process, students can make well-informed decisions about getting an education in medicine."

R838.4.J49 2000

Getting Into Medical School Today - Publisher's Marketing: "For every high school or college student considering a medical career, here is expert advice from three recent medical school graduates. Packed with inside information and proven strategies, this concise handbook provides the practical guidance pre-meds need, including: curriculum planning in high school and college, selecting a major and maintaining grades, importance of extracurricular activities and part-time jobs, filling out med school applications and writing the personal statement, preparing for the MCAT, interviewing techniques, plus a directory of accredited medical schools."

Call number: R838.4.P53 1998

Kaplan GRE Exam 2008 Comprehensive Program - Publisher's Marketing: "Students who turn to Kaplan can depend on the most accurate information on the GRE test change. As always, Kaplans comprehensive guides combine proven score-raising strategies with the latest technology to help students exceed their expectations."

Call number: Ref LB2367.4.G725 2008

Barron's Guide to Medical & Dental Schools - Publisher's Marketing: "Updated with the latest facts and figures, this school directory and guidance manual presents profiles of all accredited medical, dental, and osteopathic schools in the United States and Canada. Here is information on tuition and fees, application procedures, and much more. The book also includes the latest available full-length model Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) with answers, and selected questions with answers from recent Dental College Admission Tests (DAT). The authors offer advice on when and where to apply to dental and medical schools, information on assessing ones chances for acceptance at the schools, and all-important test-taking tips for students preparing to take the MCAT or DAT. This new edition includes sample essays for medical school applications and a special section dedicated to high school students who are making long-term plans for a medical or dental career."

Call number: R690.W558 2006

Helping Children with Autism Learn: Treatment Approaches for Parents and Professionals - Publisher's Marketing: "Bryna Siegel gives parents of autistic children what they need most: hope. Her first book, The World of the Autistic Child, became an instant classic, illuminating the inaccessible minds of afflicted children. Now she offers an equally insightful, thoroughly practical guide to treating the
learning disabilities associated with this heartbreaking disorder.
The trouble with treating autism, Siegel writes, is that it is a spectrum disorder--a combination of a number of symptoms and causes. To one extent or another, it robs the child of social bonds, language, and intimacy--but the extent varies dramatically in each case. The key is to understand
each case of autism as a discrete set of learning disabilities, each of which must be treated individually. Siegel explains how to take an inventory of a child's particular disabilities, breaks down the various kinds unique to autism, discusses our current knowledge about each, and reviews the
existing strategies for treating them. There is no simple cure for this multifarious disorder, she writes; instead, an individual program, with a unique array of specific treatments, must be constructed for each child. She gives practical guidance for fashioning such a program, empowering parents to
take the lead in their child's treatment. At the same time, she cautions against the proliferating, but questionable, treatments hawked to afflicted families. She knows the panic to do something, anything, to help an autistic child, and she offers parents reassurance and support as well as sensible
advice, combining knowledge from experience, theory and research.
For parents, autism in a child is heartbreaking. But it need not beoverwhelming. Bryna Siegel offers a new understanding, and a practical, thoughtful approach, that will give parents new hope."

Call number: LC4717.S54 2007

The Historical Atlas of the Bible - Publisher's Marketing: "From ancient times to the New Testament, this visual guide takes readers through the Promised Land and follows the footsteps of Jesus in Galilee."

Call number: Ref BS 630.B37 2006 OVRSZ

Hospitality, Human Services, and Tourism - Publisher's Marketing: "Job profiles include:
- Positive quotes from workers in the field
- Vital statistics for the job, including salary, training, and advancement
- A "Keys to Success" checklist of required skills and interests
- A description of a typical day on the job
- Tips for networking and personal development
- Resources
- and more."

Call number: TX911.3.V62 R55 2008

3:10 to Yuma - Vendor's Marketing: "In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Christian Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the 3:10 to Yuma, a train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other's respect. But with Wade's outfit on their trail -- and dangers at every turn -- the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man's destiny."

Call number: PN 1997 310 2007 DVD

All the Kings Men - Vendor's Marketing: "A drama about the rise of a politician who loses his integrity as he becomes more powerful."

Call number: PN 1997 All T56 2006 DVD

Alvin and the Chipmunks - Vendor's Marketing: "Struggling songwriter Dave Seville (Jason Lee) opens his home to a talented trio of chipmunks named Alvin, Simon and Theodore, they quickly become overnight music sensations. But when a greedy record producer (David Cross) tries to exploit the musical ensemble, Dave must use a little human ingenuity and a lot of "munk mischief" to get his furry family back before it's too late!"

Call number: PN 1997Alvin A834 2008 DVD

Beowulf - Vendor's Marketing: "In the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all, Beowulf. After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel, he incurs the undying wrath of the beast's ruthlessly seductive mother, who will use any means possible to ensure revenge. The ensuing epic battle resonates throughout the ages, immortalizing the name of Beowulf."

Call number: PN 1997Beow2008 DVD

Capote - Vendor's Marketing: "While researching his book In Cold Blood, an account of the murder of a Kansas family, Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman) develops a close relationship with Perry Smith, one of the killers."

Call number: PN 1997 Capo 2006 DVD

Carmen Jones - Vendor's Marketing: "A sultry plant worker drives a wartime soldier to murder in Jacksonville, Fla. Directed by Otto Preminger."

Call number: PN1995.9.M86C3712001

Casanova - Vendor's Marketing: "When Giacomo Casanova discovered Francesca Bruni, he met his ultimate romantic match, succumbing to the only woman ever to refuse his charms, until he could prove himself to be the one man worthy of her romantic ideals. Not only a dashing rebel and wit, Casanova is also a vulnerable man who is chasing after love as Bishop Pucci of the Inquisition chases after him. Caught up in a comic whirl of disguises, duels, deceit and love-struck desire, Casanova begins to see the vital difference between the allure of conquest and the power of true love."

Call number: PN 1997 Casan 2006 DVD

Elizabethtown - Vendor's Marketing: "Just after having been fired from his job for a huge mistake, Drew Baylor receives the additional bad news that his father has just died and his must visit his family in his hometown of Elizabethtown, KY. On his way to pick up his fathers body he meets an effervescent flight attendant who along with his relatives, helps him discover the true meaning of happiness."

Call number: PN 1997 Eliza 2006 DVD

Enchanted - Vendor's Marketing: "A classic Disney animated fairy tale meets with the modern, live-action romantic comedy in Walt Disney Pictures ENCHANTED. Featuring an all-star cast, the film follows the beautiful princess Giselle (AMY ADAMS) as she is banished by an evil queen (SUSAN SARANDON) from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't operate on a happily ever after basis, Giselle is now adrift in a chaotic world badly in need of enchantment. But when Giselle begins to fall in love with a charmingly flawed divorce lawyer (PATRICK DEMPSEY) who has come to her aid -- even though she is already promised to a perfect fairy tale prince (JAMES MARSDEN) back home -- she has to wonder: can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?"

Call number: PN 1997 Enc 2008 DVD

Four Sheets to the Wind

Call number: PN 1997 Four S444 2007 DVD

Gridiron Gang - Vendor's Marketing: "The true story of detention camp probation officer Sean Porter (The Rock), who creates a high-school-level football team from a ragtag group of dangerous teenage delinquents as a means to teach them self-respect and social responsibility. But Porter must first overcome almost universal resistance from the powers that be -- his skeptical bosses and coaches at rival high schools who don't want their players mixing it up with convicted juvenile delinquents on the football field."

Call number: PN 1997 Gridi 2007 DVD

Jesse Stone: Death In Paradise

Call number: PN 1992.8 .S64 J471 2007 DVD

Jesse Stone: Night Passage

Call number: PN 1992.8 .S64 J472 2007 DVD

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

Call number: PN 1992.8 .S64 J473 2008 DVD

Lonesome Dove

Call number: PN 1992.8 .S64 L66 2000 DVD

Meet the Robinsons - Vendor's Marketing: "Join a brilliant young inventor named Lewis as he sets off on a time-traveling journey to find the family he never knew. In the fantastical world of 2037, hip-hoppin' frogs and dogs that wear glasses are as common as talking dinosaurs. In an amazing twist, Lewis discovers that the fate of the future rests in his hands, but he can't save it alone -- he'll need every bit of help he can get from the wonderfully wacky Robinson family, who help him learn to keep moving forward and never stop believing in himself. Blast off with MEET THE ROBINSONS -- complete with never-before-seen bonus features, including an all-new game, deleted scenes and much more. It's an exciting trip your whole family will enjoy!"

Call number: PN 1995.9 .C45 M448 2007 DVD

Must Love Dogs - Vendor's Marketing: "A divorced school teacher is about to give up on dating altogether until her sister posts a personal ad for her on a web site declaring that potential dates Must Love Dogs. When a desirable suitor comes calling, the teacher must borrow her brother's dog to spark romance."

Call number: PN 1997 Must L68 2005 DVD

Notes on a Scandal - Vendor's Marketing: "When Sheba Hart joins St. George's as the new art teacher, Barbara Covett senses a kindred spirit. But Barbara is not the only one drawn to her. Sheba begins an illicit affair and Barbara becomes the keeper of her secret."

Call number: PN 1997 Notes O637 2007 DVD

Perfect Stranger - Vendor's Marketing: "How far would you go to keep a secret? When investigative reporter Rowena Price (Berry) learns that her friend's murder might be connected to powerful advertising executive Harrison Hill (Willis), she goes undercover with the help of her associate. Posing as Katherine, a temp at the ad agency, and Veronica, a girl Harrison flirts with on-line, Rowena surrounds her prey from all sides, only to discover she isn't the only one changing identities. The closer we get to learning the truth, the more we understand how far people will go to protect it."

Call number: PN 1997 Perf S873 2007 DVD

The Queen - Vendor's Marketing: "A revealing, witty portrait of the British royal family in crisis immediately following the death of Princess Diana. The setting for this fictional account of real events is no less than the private chambers of the Royal Family and the British government in the wake of the sudden death of Princess Diana in August of 1997. In the immediate aftermath of the Princess's passing, the tightly contained, tradition-bound world of the Queen of England clashes with the slick modernity of the country's brand new, image-conscious Prime Minister, Tony Blair. The result is an intimate, yet thematically epic, battle between private and public, responsibility and emotion, custom and action - as a grieving nation waits to see what its leaders will do."

Call number: PN 1997 Quee DVD

Rocky Balboa - Vendor's Marketing: "The greatest underdog story of our time is back for one final round of the Academy Award-winning Rocky franchise. Former heavyweight champion Rocky Balboa steps out of retirement and back into the ring, putting himself against a new rival in a dramatically different era. After a virtual boxing match declares Rocky Balboa the victor over current champion Mason The Line Dixon, the legendary fighters passion and spirit are reignited. But when his desire to fight in small, regional competitions is trumped by promoters calling for a rematch of the cyber-fight, Balboa must weigh the mental and physical risks of a high profile exhibition match against his need to be in the ring."

Call number: PN 1997 Rocky B353 2007 DVD

Shanghai Knights - Vendor's Marketing: "Mismatched buddies go to London at the beginning of the 20th century tofigure out who is behind a caper to overthrow the British and Chinese empires."

Call number: PN 1997 Shang K65 2003 DVD

Shrek the Third - Vendor's Marketing: "Shrek and Fiona are reluctantly reigning over Far, Far Away, but they dream about returning to their happy confines of the swamp. Unfortunately, the only way that they are going to see their beloved swamp again is if they are able to find the rightful heir to the throne and return him to Far, Far Away. Shrek, Donkey and Puss in Boots set off to locate the heir while Fiona holds off a coup d'etat being spearheaded by Prince Charming."

Call number: PN 1995.9 .C45 S375 2007 DVD

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie - Vendor's Marketing: "An upper-class group of friends plan to get together for dinner when they experience a series of highly unusual occurrences that interfere with their expected dining enjoyment."

Call number: PN 1997 Discr C437 2000 DVD

The Namesake - Vendor's Marketing: "When the Ganguli family moves from Calcutta to New York, they embark upon a lifelong balancing act to meld into a new world without forgetting the old. Though parents Ashoke and Ashima long for the family and culture that enveloped them in India, they take great pride in the opportunities their sacrifices have afforded their children. Paradoxically, their son Gogol is torn between finding his own unique identity without losing his heritage. Even Gogol's name represents the family's journey into the unknown."

Call number: PN 1997 Names 2007 DVD

The Sentinel - Vendor's Marketing: "Pete Garrison is the most decorated agent in the history of the Secret Service -- the president's last line of defense. But now, wrongly suspected of targeting the president for assassination, Garrison has become the Service's worst nightmare. As he uses his formidable skills to try and prove his innocence and find the real assassin, Garrison is tracked by his equally adept former protegee."

Call number: PN 1997 Senti 2006 DVD

Uptown Girls - Vendor's Marketing: "When Molly, a former rich girl, is forced to take a job as a nannny to Ray, an uptight 9-year-old, she learns what it means to be adult - and teaches Ray to be a child."

Call number: PN 1997 Upt G57 2004 DVD

Waist Deep - Vendor's Marketing: "Waist Deep is the explosive, action-packed thriller starring a young and sizzling cast including Tyrese Gibson, Meagan Good, Larenz Tate and The Game. It's the story of a man racing against the clock to save his son in the violent streets of Los Angeles. This DVD is a non-stop!"

Call number: PN 1997 Waist D44 2006 DVD

Waking the Dead - Vendor's Marketing: "Based on a Scott Spencer novel. In 1974, a man loses the love of his life in a terrorist attack. Eight years later, he lives with another woman, is an attorney making a bid for Congress and becomes consumed by memories, then visions of his lost love. With the past flooding into the present, he struggles to focus on what is, or was, most important to him."

Call number: PN 1992.8 .S64 W35 2006 DVD

Wedding Crashers - Vendor's Marketing: "A pair of divorce mediators spend their weekends crashing weddings in a search for an easy one night stand. But when one of them falls for the engaged daughter of a politician, they get roped into spending a weekend at the family's palatial waterfront estate and quickly find themselves in over their heads."

Call number: PN 1997 Wedd C737 2006 DVD

You, Me and Dupree - Vendor's Marketing: "Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson and Matt Dillon deliver non-stop laughs and fun in You, Me and Dupree. Newlyweds Carl and Molly (Dillon and Hudson) are just beginning their life together when Carls oldest friend, the down-and-out bachelor Randy Dupree (Wilson), crashes on the couch. One comic mishap follows another, and soon it becomes obvious that twos company, but Duprees a crowd. Youll laugh til it hurts with this hilarious, outrageous comedy!"

Call number: PN 1997 Yo M4413 2006 DVD