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FY 2009 - 2010 acquisitions
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Superfreakonomics:
Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should
Buy Life Insurance - Publisher's Marketing:
" The "New York Times" best-selling "Freakonomics"
was a worldwide sensation, selling over four million copies in thirty-five
languages and changing the way we look at the world. Now, Steven
D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with "SuperFreakonomics,
" and fans and newcomers alike will find that the freakquel
is even bolder, funnier, and more surprising than the first. Four
years in the making, "SuperFreakonomics" asks not only
the tough questions, but the unexpected ones: What's more dangerous,
driving drunk or "walking" drunk? Why is chemotherapy
prescribed so often if it's so ineffective? Can a sex change boost
your salary?
"SuperFreakonomics" challenges the way we think all
over again, exploring the hidden side of everything with such
questions as:
How is a street prostitute like a department-store Santa? Why
are doctors so bad at washing their hands? How much good do car
seats do? What's the best way to catch a terrorist? Did TV cause
a rise in crime? What do hurricanes, heart attacks, and highway
deaths have in common? Are people hard-wired for altruism or selfishness?
Can eating kangaroo save the planet? Which adds more value: a
pimp or a Realtor?
Levitt and Dubner mix smart thinking and great storytelling like
no one else, whether investigating a solution to global warming
or explaining why the price of oral sex has fallen so drastically.
By examining how people respond to incentives, they show the world
for what it really is - good, bad, ugly, and, in the final analysis,
super freaky.
"Freakonomics" has been imitated many times over -
but only now, with "SuperFreakonomics, " has it met
its match."
Call number: HB74 .P8 L4797 2009
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Say
You're One of Them - Publisher's
Marketing: "Each story in this jubilantly acclaimed
collection pays testament to the wisdom and resilience of children,
even in the face of the most agonizing circumstances. A family
living in a makeshift shanty in urban Kenya scurries to find gifts
of any kind for the impending Christmas holiday. A Rwandan girl
relates her family's struggles to maintain a facade of normalcy
amid unspeakable acts. A young brother and sister cope with their
uncle's attempt to sell them into slavery. Aboard a bus filled
with refugees-a microcosm of today's Africa-a Muslim boy summons
his faith to bear a treacherous ride across Nigeria. Through the
eyes of childhood friends the emotional toll of religious conflict
in Ethiopia becomes viscerally clear."
Call number: PR9387.9 .A3935 S29 2009
Call number: Paperback rack
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| The
End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite
- Publisher's Marketing: "Most
of us know what it feels like to fall under the spell of food--when
one slice of pizza turns into half a pie, or a handful of chips
leads to an empty bag. But it's harder to understand why we can't
seem to stop eating--even when we know better. When we want so
badly to say "no," why do we continue to reach for food?
Dr. David Kessler, the dynamic former FDA commissioner who reinvented
the food label and tackled the tobacco industry, now reveals how
the food industry has hijacked the brains of millions of Americans.
The result? America's number-one public health issue. Dr. Kessler
cracks the code of overeating by explaining how our bodies and
minds are changed when we consume foods that contain sugar, fat,
and salt. Food manufacturers create products by manipulating these
ingredients to stimulate our appetites, setting in motion a cycle
of desire and consumption that ends with a nation of overeaters.
"The End of Overeating" explains for the first time
why it is exceptionally difficult to resist certain foods and
why it's so easy to overindulge. Dr. Kessler met with top scientists,
physicians, and food industry insiders. "The End of Overeating"
uncovers the shocking facts about how we lost control over our
eating habits--and how we can get it back. Dr. Kessler presents
groundbreaking research, along with what is sure to be a controversial
view inside the industry that continues to feed a nation of overeaters--from
popular brand manufacturers to advertisers, chain restaurants,
and fast food franchises. For the millions of people struggling
with weight as well as for those of us who simply don't understand
why we can't seem to stop eating our favorite foods, Dr. Kessler's
cutting-edge investigation offers new insights and helpful tools
to help us find a solution. There has never been a more thorough,
compelling, or in-depth analysis of why we eat the way we do."
Call number: QP141 .K48 2009
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What
to Expect: The Toddler Years - Publisher's
Marketing: "They guided you through pregnancy, they
guided you through baby's first year, and now they'll guide you
through the toddler years. In a direct continuation of "What
to Expect When You're Expecting "(over 9.6 million copies in
print) and" What to Expect the First Year" (over 5.6 million
copies in print), America's bestselling pregnancy and childcare
authors turn their uniquely comprehensive, lively, and reassuring
coverage to years two and three.
Organized month by month for
the second year (months 12-24) and quarterly through the third
year (months 24-36), "What to Expect the Toddler Years"
covers each growth and development phase parents are likely to
encounter-when they're likely to encounter it. Hundreds of questions
and answers treat everything from eating and sleeping problems
to day care, tantrums, bottle mouth, shyness, self-esteem, and
more. An entire third section of the book is devoted to toilet
training, safety, and health, and a fourth covers special concerns-the
exceptional child, siblings, and balancing work and parenting.
Remarkably thorough, caring and intelligent, "What to Expect
the Toddler Years" is as valuable for the seasoned parent
as it is for the new parent. 2.4 million copies in print."
Call number: HQ774.5 .E357
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| Sun
in a Bottle: The Strange History of Fusion and the Science of
Wishful Thinking - Publisher's Marketing:
"With his knack for translating science into understandable,
anecdotal prose and his trademark dry humor, award-winning science
writer Charles Seife presents the first narrative account of the
history of fusion for general readers in more than a decade. Tracing
the story from its beginning into the twenty-first century, Sun
in a Bottle reveals fusion's explosive role in some of the biggest
scientific scandals of all time. Throughout this journey, he introduces
us to the daring geniuses, villains, and victims of fusion science.
With the giant international fusion project ITER (International
Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) now under construction, it's
clear that the science of wishful thinking is as strong as ever.
This book is our key to understanding why."
Call number: QC791 .S45 2008
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Fat:
A Cultural History of Obesity - Publisher's
Marketing: "The modern world is faced with a terrifying
new 'disease', that of 'obesity'. As people get fatter, we have
come to see excess weight as unhealthy, morally repugnant and socially
damaging. Fat it seems has long been a national problem and each
age, culture and tradition have all defined a point beyond which
excess weight is unacceptable, ugly or corrupting. This fascinating
new book by Sander Gilman looks at the interweaving of fact and
fiction about obesity, tracing public concern from the mid-nineteenth
century to the modern day. He looks critically at the source of
our anxieties, covering issues such as childhood obesity, the
production of food, media coverage of the subject and the emergence
of obesity in modern China. Written as a cultural history, the
book is particularly concerned with the cultural meanings that
have been attached to obesity over time and to explore the implications
of these meanings for wider society. The history of these debates
is the history of fat in culture, from nineteenth-century opera
to our global dieting obsession. "Fat: A Cultural History
of Obesity" is a vivid and absorbing cultural guide to one
of the most important topics in modern society."
Call number: RC628 .G535 2008
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| Confessions
of a Radical Industrialist: Profits, People, Purpose--Doing Business
by Respecting the Earth - Publisher's
Marketing: "In 1994, Interface founder and chairman
Ray Anderson set an audacious goal for his commercial carpet company:
to take nothing "from" the earth that can't be replaced
"by" the earth. Now, in the most inspiring business
book of our time, Anderson leads the way forward and challenges
all of industry to share that goal. The Interface story is a compelling
one: In 1994, making carpets was a toxic, petroleum-based process,
releasing immense amounts of air and water pollution and creating
tons of waste. Fifteen years after Anderson's "spear in the
chest" revelation, Interface has: -Cut greenhouse gas emissions
by 82%-Cut fossil fuel consumption by 60%-Cut waste by 66%-Cut
water use by 75%-Invented and patented new machines, materials,
and manufacturing processes-Increased sales by 66%, doubled earnings,
and raised profit margins With practical ideas and measurable
outcomes that every business can use, Anderson shows that profit
and sustainability are not mutually exclusive; businesses can
improve their bottom lines and do right by the earth."
Call number: HD30.255 .A53 2009
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Destiny
Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
- Publisher's Marketing:
"We in the west share a common narrative of world history--that
runs from the Nile Valley and Mesopotomia, through Greece and Rome
and the French Revolution, to the rise of the secular state and
the triumph of democracy. But our story largely omits a whole civilization
that until quite recently saw itself at the center of world history,
and whose citizens shared an entirely different narrative for a
thousand years. "In Destiny Disrupted," Tamim Ansary
tells the rich story of world history as the Islamic world saw
it, from the time of Mohammed to the fall of the Ottoman Empire
and beyond. He clarifies why our civilizations grew up oblivious
to each other, what happened when they intersected, and how the
Islamic world was affected by its slow recognition that Europe--a
place it long perceived as primitive and disorganized--had somehow
hijacked destiny. Entertaining and enlightening, "Destiny
Disrupted" also offers a vital perspective on current conflicts."
Call number: DS35.63 .A57 2009
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| Just
Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly
- Publisher's Marketing:
"We suffer today from food anxiety, bombarded as we are with
confusing messages about how to eat an ethical diet. Should we
eat locally? Is organic really better for the environment? Can
genetically modified foods be good for you?
JUST FOOD does for fresh food what "Fast Food Nation"
(Houghton Mifflin, 2001) did for fast food, challenging conventional
views, and cutting through layers of myth and misinformation.
For instance, an imported tomato is more energy-efficient than
a local greenhouse-grown tomato. And farm-raised freshwater fish
may soon be the most sustainable source of protein.
Informative and surprising, JUST FOOD tells us how to decide what
to eat, and how our choices can help save the planet and feed
the world."
Call number: GT2850 .M375 2009
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Prep
- Publisher's Marketing:
"Curtis Sittenfeld's debut novel, Prep, is an insightful,
achingly funny coming-of-age story as well as a brilliant dissection
of class, race, and gender in a hothouse of adolescent angst and
ambition.
Lee Fiora is an intelligent, observant fourteen-year-old when
her father drops her off in front of her dorm at the prestigious
Ault School in Massachusetts. She leaves her animated, affectionate
family in South Bend, Indiana, at least in part because of the
boarding school's glossy brochure, in which boys in sweaters chat
in front of old brick buildings, girls in kilts hold lacrosse
sticks on pristinely mown athletic fields, and everyone sings
hymns in chapel.
As Lee soon learns, Ault is a cloistered world of jaded, attractive
teenagers who spend summers on Nantucket and speak in their own
clever shorthand. Both intimidated and fascinated by her classmates,
Lee becomes a shrewd observer of-and, ultimately, a participant
in-their rituals and mores. As a scholarship student, she constantly
feels like an outsider and is both drawn to and repelled by other
loners. By the time she's a senior, Lee has created a hard-won
place for herself at Ault. But when her behavior takes a self-destructive
and highly public turn, her carefully crafted identity within
the community is shattered.
Ultimately, Lee's experiences-complicated relationships with teachers;
intense friendships with other girls; an all-consuming preoccupation
with a classmate who is less than a boyfriend and more than a
crush; conflicts with her parents, from whom Lee feels increasingly
distant, coalesce into a singular portrait of the painful and
thrilling adolescence universal to us all."
Call number: Paperback rack
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| The
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - Publisher's
Marketing: "Based on the authors own experiences,
this first young adult novel by bestselling author Alexie features
poignant drawings by acclaimed artist Ellen Forney that reflect
the characters art as it chronicles the contemporary adolescence
of one Native American boy attempting to break away from the life
he was destined to live."
Call number: PS3551 .L35774 A27 2007
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| Pandemic
Influenza Preparedness and Response -
Publisher's Marketing: "Influenza
pandemics are unpredictable but recurring events that can have
severe consequences on societies worldwide. This revised WHO guidance
publication on pandemic influenza preparedness and response has
been developed to guide WHO Member States and others responsible
for public health and pandemic influenza preparedness activities
at the national level. It is the product of expert opinion, derived
from several international consultations which included examination
of available information and modeling studies, input from public
health experts on lessons learned from SARS and both animal and
human influenza responses, and consolidation of recommendations
in existing WHO guidance. These recommendations were subject to
an extensive public review.This revision acknowledges that pandemic
preparedness is centered around health sectors planning but must
also be broader. WHO therefore advocates a "whole-of-society"
approach to sustainable and ethical pandemic preparedness while
focusing in more detail on the role of the health sector. The
roles of WHO and national governments are outlined to create a
better understanding of how health and non-health sectors, both
public and private, all contribute to pandemic preparedness."
Call number: RA644 .I6 P3665 2009
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| Complete
Guide to Prescription & Nonprescription Drugs (2010)
- Publisher's Marketing: "Revised
and updated, this classic bestseller provides the necessary information
about all the prescription and nonprescription drugs that the
public has come to rely on. This reference covers 5,000 brand-name
drugs and 700 generic drugs."
Call number: Reference RM301.15 .C65
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| The
Global Debate Over Constitutional Property: Lessons for American
Takings Jurisprudence - Publisher's
Marketing: "Countries around the world are heatedly
debating whether property should be a constitutional right. But
American lawyers have largely ignored this debate, which is divided
into two clear camps: those who believe making property a constitutional
right undermines democracy by fostering inequality, and those
who believe it provides the security necessary to make democracy
possible. In "The Global Debate over Constitutional Property,"
Gregory Alexander recasts this discussion, arguing that both sides
overlook a key problem: that constitutional protection, or lack
thereof, has little bearing on how a society actually treats property.
A society's traditions and culture, Alexander argues, have a much
greater effect on property rights. Laws must aim, then, to change
cultural ideas of property, rather than deem whether one has the
right to own it. Ultimately, Alexander builds a strong case for
improving American takings law by borrowing features from the
laws of other countries--particularly those laws based on the
idea that owning property not only confers rights, but also entails
responsibilities to society as a whole."
Call number: K721.5 .A44 2006
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Electricity
and Magnetism
Call number: QC522 .K57 2007
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Abused
Men: The Hidden Side of Domestic Violence - Publisher's
Marketing: "Say the words domestic violence, and images
of battered women come to mind. Yet the more accurate picture
is different, and it crosses genders. According to surveys and
crime statistics, a "man" is battered every 37.8 seconds
in domestic violence incidents across America. Surveys show women
strike the first blow in about half of the domestic disputes nationwide,
and a National Violence Against Women survey even unexpectedly
found that nearly 40 percent of domestic violence victims annually
are men. Police in states nationwide are receiving training in
how to identify the primary aggressor in domestic violence, and
police crackdowns on spouse/partner abuse are netting more and
more arrests of women as the abusers. It is not a form of violence
particular to America, as similar increases in female batterers
and arrests are being reported in England, too, and across Europe.
Add to that the newly recognized and increasing incidence of male
abuse during domestic violence in gay couples, and it's clear
why Philip W. Cook's book, "Abused Men: The Hidden Side of
Domestic Violence"(Praeger, 1997) drew attention and praise
nationwide from people and media varying from CNN and Fox network's
"The O'Reilly Factor" to scholarly publications like
"The Journal of Marriage and Family " and popular household
advice sources including "Dear Abby" and "Ask Amy"
columns. On the 10th anniversary of that groundbreaking book,
Cook began revising and expanding his work, resulting in this
2nd edition of a disturbing look at a trend that has in the last
10 years only increased. Millions of men are victims of abuse,
and those spotlighted in this new edition include gay men increasingly
the target of violence by their partners."
Call number: HV6626.2 .C65 2009
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Creating
Young Martyrs: Conditions That Make Dying in a Terrorist Attack
Seem Like a Good Idea - Publisher's
Marketing: "The authors explain how and why we must
understand the conditions that spur youths to become martyrs by
making them think suicide bombings and other acts of self-destructive
terrorism are a good way to die. LoCicero and Sinclair present
cutting-edge research and theory about the political, social,
and living conditions that raise the risk of children deciding
to join organizations that use terrorist tactics, and, having
joined, to volunteer for missions in which they intentionally
die while causing death and destruction, in order to make an impact.
Equally important, LoCicero and Sinclair offer concrete suggestions
about how ordinary Americans can help reduce and prevent terrorism
around the globe."
Call number: HV6431 .L63 2008
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Alcoholism
- Publisher's Marketing:
"The third edition of this successful Facts title was authored
by the late Dr. Donald W. Goodwin, who wrote with a unique and
engaging style defining alcoholism in very human terms. Although
much of Dr Goodwin's assessments of alcoholism still hold true
today, a great deal of progress has been made in the quest to
better understand the underlying causes of the disease. This fourth
edition, written by a group of Dr Goodwin's former colleagues,
updates the content while maintaining the original flavour of
Dr Goodwin's style.
The new edition includes updated information about the effects
of alcohol consumption on the body, a new section on the particular
sensitivity of women to the effects of drinking, and information
and advice relating to the consequences of alcohol abuse for the
abusers, their families and society."
Call number: RC565 .G638 2008
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| Cybercrime
(Issues on Trial)
Call number: KF390.5 .C6 C922 2009
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The
Death Penalty: An American History - Publisher's
Marketing: "The death penalty arouses our passions as
does few other issues. Some view taking another person's life as
just and reasonable punishment while others see it as an inhumane
and barbaric act. But the intensity of feeling that capital punishment
provokes often obscures its long and varied history in this country.
Now, for the first time, we have a comprehensive history of the
death penalty in the United States. Law professor Stuart Banner
tells the story of how, over four centuries, dramatic changes
have taken place in the ways capital punishment has been administered
and experienced. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,
the penalty was standard for a laundry list of crimes--from adultery
to murder, from arson to stealing horses. Hangings were public
events, staged before audiences numbering in the thousands, attended
by women and men, young and old, black and white alike. Early
on, the gruesome spectacle had explicitly religious purposes--an
event replete with sermons, confessions, and last minute penitence--to
promote the salvation of both the condemned and the crowd. Through
the nineteenth century, the execution became desacralized, increasingly
secular and private, in response to changing mores. In the twentieth
and twenty-first centuries, ironically, as it has become a quiet,
sanitary, technological procedure, the death penalty is as divisive
as ever.
By recreating what it was like to be the condemned, the executioner,
and the spectator, Banner moves beyond the debates, to give us
an unprecedented understanding of capital punishment's many meanings.
As nearly four thousand inmates are now on death row, and almost
one hundred are currently being executed each year, the furious
debate is unlikely to diminish. "The Death Penalty"
is invaluable in understanding the American way of the ultimate
punishment."
Call number: HV8699 .U5 B367 2002
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Divorce
with Decency: The Complete How-To Handboook and Survivor's Guide
to the Legal, Emotional, Economic, and Social Issues
- Publisher's Marketing:
"This completely revised and updated third edition of the
award-winning Divorce with Decency includes the most current research,
statistics, and insights on the effects of divorce on spouses,
their children, and society overall. Written by a prominent divorce
lawyer with more than thirty years of experience, it is the most
comprehensive treatment of the legal, emotional, economic, psychological,
and social aspects of marital relationships and divorce available
anywhere in a single volume. New and extensive sections have been
added to the Third Edition that provide key tips on preserving,
improving, and possibly "saving" marriages."
Call number: HQ834 .C62 2008
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Dying
to Get High: Marijuana as Medicine - Publisher's
Marketing: "Marijuana as medicine has been a politically
charged topic in this country for more than three decades. Despite
overwhelming public support and growing scientific evidence of its
therapeutic effects (relief of the nausea caused by chemotherapy
for cancer and AIDS, control over seizures or spasticity caused
by epilepsy or MS, and relief from chronic and acute pain, to name
a few), the drug remains illegal under federal law. In Dying
to Get High, noted sociologist Wendy Chapkis and Richard J. Webb
investigate one community of seriously-ill patients fighting the
federal government for the right to use physician-recommended
marijuana. Based in Santa Cruz, California, the Wo/Men's Alliance
for Medical Marijuana (WAMM) is a unique patient-caregiver cooperative
providing marijuana free of charge to mostly terminally ill members.
For a brief period in 2004, it even operated the only legal non-governmental
medical marijuana garden in the country, protected by the federal
courts against the DEA.
Using as their stage this fascinating profile of one remarkable
organization, Chapkis and Webb tackle the broader, complex history
of medical marijuana in America. Through compelling interviews
with patients, public officials, law enforcement officers and
physicians, Chapkis and Webb ask what distinguishes a legitimate
patient from an illegitimate pothead, good drugs from bad, medicinal
effects from just getting high. Dying to Get High combines abstract
argument and the messier terrain of how people actually live,
suffer and die, and offers a moving account of what is at stake
in ongoing debates over the legalization of medical marijuana."
Call number: RM666 .C266 C53 2008
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Copernicus'
Secret: How the Scientific Revolution Began -
Publisher's Marketing: "Nicolaus
Copernicus gave the world perhaps the most important scientific
insight of the modern age, the theory that the earth and the other
planets revolve around the sun. He was also the first to proclaim
that the earth rotates on its axis once every twenty-four hours.
His theory was truly radical: during his lifetime nearly everyone
believed that a perfectly still earth rested in the middle of the
cosmos, where all the heavenly bodies revolved around it. One
of the transcendent geniuses of the early Renaissance, Copernicus
was also a flawed and conflicted person. A cleric who lived during
the tumultuous years of the early Reformation, he may have been
sympathetic to the teachings of the Lutherans. Although he had
taken a vow of celibacy, he kept at least one mistress. Supremely
confident intellectually, he hesitated to disseminate his work
among other scholars. It fact, he kept his astronomical work a
secret, revealing it to only a few intimates, and the manuscript
containing his revolutionary theory, which he refined for at least
twenty years, remained "hidden among my things."
It is unlikely that Copernicus' masterwork would ever have been
published if not for a young mathematics professor named Georg
Joachim Rheticus. He had heard of Copernicus' ideas, and with
his imagination on fire he journeyed hundreds of miles to a land
where, as a Lutheran, he was forbidden to travel. Rheticus' meeting
with Copernicus in a small cathedral town in northern Poland proved
to be one of the most important encounters in history.
"Copernicus' Secret" recreates the life and world of
the scientific genius whose work revolutionized astronomy and
altered our understanding of our place in the world. It tells
the surprising, little-known story behind the dawn of the scientific
age."
Call number: QB36 .C8 R387 2008
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The
Scientific Revolution and the Origins of Modern Science -
Publisher's Marketing: "This is
a concise but wide-ranging account of all aspects of the Scientific
Revolution from astronomy to zoology. The third edition has been
thoroughly updated, and some sections revised and extended, to
take into account the latest scholarship and research and new
developments in historiography."
Call number: Q125 .H5587 2008
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| Cesar
Chavez: Autobiography of La Causa
Call number: HD6509 .C48 L48 2007
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The
Most Noble Adventure: The Marshall Plan and the Time When America
Helped Save Europe - Publisher's
Marketing: "In this landmark, character-driven history,
Greg Behrman tells the story of the Marshall Plan, the unprecedented
and audacious policy through which America helped rebuild World
War II-ravaged Western Europe. With nuanced, vivid prose, Behrman
recreates the story of a unique American enterprise that was at
once strategic, altruistic and stunningly effective, and of a time
when America stood as a beacon of generosity and moral leadership.
When World War II ended in Europe, the continent lay in tatters.
Tens of millions of people had been killed. Ancient cities had
been demolished. The economic, financial and commercial foundations
of Europe were in shambles. Western Europe's Communist parties
-- feeding off people's want and despair -- were flourishing as,
to the east, Stalin's Soviet Union emerged as the sole superpower
on the continent.
The Marshall Plan was a four-year, $13 billion (more than $100
billion in today's dollars) plan to provide assistance for Europe's
economic recovery. More than an aid program, it sought to modernize
Western Europe's economies and launch them on a path to prosperity
and integration; to restore Western Europe's faith in democracy
and capitalism; to enmesh the region firmly in a Western economic
association and eventually a military alliance. It was the linchpin
of America's strategy to meet the Soviet threat. It helped to
trigger the Cold War and, eventually, to win it.
Through detailed and exhaustive research, Behrman brings this
vital and dramatic epoch to life and animates the personalities
that shaped it. The narrative follows the six extraordinary American
statesmen -- George Marshall, Will Clayton, Arthur Vandenberg,
Richard Bissell, Paul Hoffman and W. Averell Harriman -- who devised
and implemented the Plan, as well as some of the century's most
important personalities -- Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin, Joseph
McCarthy -- who are also central players in the drama told here.
More than a humanitarian endeavor, the Marshall Plan was one
of the most effective foreign policies in all of American history,
in large part because, as Behrman writes, it was born and executed
in a time when American "foreign policy was defined by its
national interests and the very best of ideals.""
Call number: HC240 .M67 B44 2007
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| The
Murder of King Tut: The Plot to Kill the Child King - A Nonfiction
Thriller - Publisher's
Marketing: "Patterson and Dugard dig through stacks
of evidence--X-rays, files, forensic clues, and stories told through
the ages--to arrive at their own account of King Tut's life and
death. The result is an exhilarating true crime tale of intrigue,
passion, and betrayal."
Call number: DT87.5 .P38 2009
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The
Bay of Pigs: Cuba 1961 - Publisher's
Marketing: "In early 1961 President John F. Kennedy
gave the go-ahead to an existing plan for Cuban exiles to return
to overthrow Fidel Castro's communist regime. While the CIA helped
in the planning stages, the attempt would not be assisted by any
US armed forces. On the night of April 16, 1961, a force of 1,400
exiles, known as 2506 Brigade, landed at the Bay of Pigs on the
south coast of Cuba, supported by a few World War II vintage aircraft
flying from Nicaragua. While they succeeded in knocking out some
of Castro's small air force on the ground, the remaining Cuban
aircraft sank two of the exiles' support ships, and the beachhead
became isolated. Fighting continued for three days before Castro's
army overwhelmed the landing force. Most of the exiles were captured
and suffered a harsh imprisonment before the US negotiated their
release. This episode, followed by the installation of Soviet
missiles in Cuba, led directly to the Cuban Missile Crisis of
October 1962, and continues to affect US/Cuban diplomatic relations
to this day. This book, written by the nephew of a surviving 2506
Brigade veteran, includes detailed color plates, unpublished photographs,
and interviews with veterans."
Call number: F1788 .D296 2009
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The
Bay of Pigs - Publisher's
Marketing: "In January 1959, as Fidel Castro entered
Havana in triumph, Americans hailed the revolutionary as a hero.
Then came Castro's increasingly anti-American talk, the rise in
his regime of the openly Marxist Che Guevara and Raul Castro,
and seizures of American-owned assets. In little more than a year,
President Dwight D. Eisenhower concluded that Castro must go.
In The Bay of Pigs, Howard Jones provides a concise, incisive,
and dramatic account of the disastrous attempt to overthrow Castro.
He deftly examines the train of missteps and self-deceptions that
led to the invasion of U. S.-trained exiles at the Bay of Pigs.
Ignoring warnings from the ambassador to Cuba, the Eisenhower
administration put in motion an operation that proved nearly unstoppable
even after the inauguration of John F. Kennedy. The CIA and Pentagon,
meanwhile, both voiced confidence in the outcome of the invasion,
especially after coordinating previous successful coups in Guatemala
and Iran. As a vital part of the Cuban effort, the CIA sought
to incite a popular insurrection by recruiting the Mafia's help
in engineering Castro's assassination on the eve of the invasion.
And so the Kennedy administration launched the exile force toward
its doom in Cochinos Bay on April 17, 1961. Jones gives a riveting
account of the battle--and the confusion in the White House--before
moving on to explore its implications. The Bay of Pigs, he writes,
set the course of Kennedy's foreign policy. It was a humiliation
for the administration that fueled fears of Communist domination
and pushed Kennedy toward a hardline cold warrior stance. But
at the same time, the failed attack left him deeply skeptical
of CIA and military advisers and influenced his later actions
during the Cuban missile crisis.
Richly researched, vividly written, The Bay of Pigs offers an
engaging and thoughtful account of the turning point in Kennedy's
foreign policy and indeed in foreign policy for decades to come."
Call number: F1788 .J615 2008
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Build
Your Own Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle - Publisher's
Marketing: "A Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Plug-In
Hybrid Electric Vehicle from the Ground Up Written by clean energy
guru and electric vehicle expert Seth Leitman, this hands-on guide
gives you the latest technical information and easy-to-follow
instructions for building a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV).
Build Your Own Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle puts you in the
driver's seat when it comes to hitting the road in a reliable,
economical, and environmentally friendly ride. Inside, you'll
find complete details on the hybrid powertrain and all the required
components, including the motor, battery, and chassis. The book
covers the plug-in hybrids currently on the market as well as
hybrid conversion companies, conversion kits, and related resources.
Pictures, diagrams, charts, and graphs illustrate each step along
the way. With this how-to guide on hand, you'll be behind the
wheel of your own plug-in hybrid electric automobile in no time!
Build Your Own Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle covers: Energy
savings and environmental benefitsPHEV backgroundDrivetrain components
and designChassis selectionDC and AC motor typesBatteries and
chargersThe conversion processLicensing and insuranceSafety, maintenance,
troubleshooting, and warrantiesClubs and associations Additional
resources"
Call number: TL221.15 .L45 2009
|
Hybrid
Vehicles: And the Future of Personal Transportation
- Publisher's Marketing: "Uncover
the Technology behind Hybrids and Make an Intelligent Decision When
Purchasing Your Next Vehicle
With one billion cars expected to be on the roads of the world in
the near future, the potential for war over oil and the negative
environmental effects of emissions will be greater than ever before.
Now is the time to seriously consider an alternative to standard
automobiles. Exploring practical solutions to these problems,
Hybrid Vehicles and the Future of Personal Transportation provides
broad coverage of the technologies involved in manufacturing and
operating hybrids. It reviews key components of hybrid and pure
electric vehicles, including batteries, fuel cells, and ultracapacitors.
The book also discusses both concept and production-bound hybrids
as well as the economics and safety issues of hybrid ownership.
In addition, the author supplies effective tips on how to save
gasoline with conventional and hybrid automobiles.
Making the jargon of fuel-efficient vehicles accessible to a
wide audience, this guide explains the history of hybrids, how
they work, and their impact on the environment. It will help you
make a sound decision concerning the purchase and operation of
a hybrid or electric vehicle."
Call number: TL221.15 .F84 2009
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The
Addictive Personality: Understanding the Addictive Process and
Compulsive Behavior - Publisher's
Marketing: "For nearly a decade, "The Addictive
Personality" has helped people understand the process of
addiction. Now, through this second edition, author Craig Nakken
brings new depth and dimension to our understanding of how an
individual becomes an addict. Going beyond the definition that
limits dependency to the realm of alcohol and other drugs, Nakken
uncovers the common denominator of all addiction and describes
how the process is progressive.
Through research and practical experience, Nakken sheds new light
on:
* Genetic factors tied to addiction
* Cultural influences on addictive behaviors
* The progressive nature of the disease
* Steps to a successful recovery
The author examines how addictions start, how society pushes
people toward addiction, and what happens inside those who become
addicted. This new edition will help anyone seeking a better understanding
of the addictive process and its impact on our lives."
Call number: RC533 .N338 1996
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Adult
Children of Divorce: Confused Love Seekers -
Publisher's Marketing: "Romantic
love is often an elusive, fragile, and tenuous state, difficult
to maintain across time. The rates of divorce, re-divorce, relationship
violence, and abuse today attest to the face we are failing at romantic
love. And for teen-aged and adult children of divorce, romantic
love can be especially elusive. Because they have no roadmap for
a satisfying, stable romatic relationship derived from their own
parents, they are confused by what love is and tend to make poor
partner choices. Borrowing heavily from popular culture for unrealistic
standards regarding love, they become disillusioned when their all-too-ordinary
lovers don't measure up. Especially vulnerable to the problems their
parents had, they tend to overreact in a similar negative fashion
and are all too ready to consider divorce when unhappiness strikes.
In attempting to halt intergenerational transmission of divorce,
Psychologist Piorkowski points to how we can recognize that American
popular culture presents an overly-sexualized, explosive, and superficial
version of love that can't last. With this book, adult children
of divorce can begin to see how they have been affected by familial
experiences, and develop a new, realistic map to find more fulfilling
and enduring romantic relastionships. Piorkowski, in an extensive
review of literature, also looks at cultural factors and how they
impact romantic love and marriage. In contrast to American popular
culture's shallow rendition of romantic love, many cultures elsewhere
in the world emphasize compatibility, religion, and family allegiance.
As a result, says the author, such marriages appear more stable
than American unions built upon the shifting sands of emotion."
Call number: HQ777.5 .P56 2008
|
| $20
Per Gallon: How the Inevitable Rise in the Price of Gasoline Will
Change Our Lives for the Better - Publisher's
Marketing: "Imagine an everyday world in which the
price of gasoline (and oil) continues to go up, and up, and up.
Think about the immediate impact that would have on our lives.
Of course, everybody already knows how about gasoline has affected
our driving habits. People can't wait to junk their gas-guzzling
SUVs for a new Prius. But there are more, not-so-obvious changes
on the horizon that Chris Steiner tracks brilliantly in this provocative
work.
Consider the following societal changes: people who own homes
in far-off suburbs will soon realize that there's no longer any
market for their houses (reason: nobody wants to live too far
away because it's too expensive to commute to work). Telecommuting
will begin to expand rapidly. Trains will become the mode of national
transportation (as it used to be) as the price of flying becomes
prohibitive. Families will begin to migrate southward as the price
of heating northern homes in the winter is too pricey. Cheap everyday
items that are comprised of plastic will go away because of the
rising price to produce them (plastic is derived from oil). And
this is just the beginning of a huge and overwhelming domino effect
that our way of life will undergo in the years to come.
Steiner, an engineer by training before turning to journalism,
sees how this simple but constant rise in oil and gas prices will
totally re-structure our lifestyle. But what may be surprising
to readers is that all of these changes may not be negative -
but actually will usher in some new and very promising aspects
of our society.
Steiner will probe how the liberation of technology and innovation,
triggered by climbing gas prices, will change our lives. The book
may start as an alarmist's exercise.... but don't be misled. The
future will be exhilarating."
Call number: HD9564 .S74 2009
|
Che
Guevara: A Revolutionary Life - Publisher's
Marketing: "Combining unprecedented access to the
personal archives maintained by Guevara's widow, carefully guarded
Cuban government documents, and extensive interviews with both
Che's comrades and the CIA men and Bolivian officers who hunted
him down, this acclaimed biography stands as "an enduring
achievement" ("The Boston Globe"), illuminating
as never before this mythic figure who embodied the greatest moment
of revolutionary communism as a force in history."
Call number: F2849.22 .G85 A68 1997
|
Hospice
and Palliative Care: The Essential Guide -
Publisher's Marketing: "In the past
35 years, the hospice movement has undergone major changes and has
grown enormously. Palliative care is of growing importance to society
as our culture struggles with how to provide compassionate end-of-life
care to a growing segment of the population. This book provides
professionals with a comprehensive overview of the hospice practice,
as well as the challenges faced by and the future direction of the
hospice movement. Chapters address the fundamentals of hospice and
palliative care, including key topics such as the goals and importance
of community involvement, outcome measurement, and the manner in
which hospices address death, grief, and bereavement. Also provided
is a detailed analysis of the business side of hospice and offers
strategies for proper management for those working in hospice programs
that are growing and bringing in new staff and volunteers.
This book is being published in partnership with the National
Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)."
Call number: R726.8 .C686 2009
|
Palliative
Care (Nurse to Nurse) - Publisher's
Marketing: "A unique "mentor in a pocket"
handbook covering the most emotionally-trying experience nurses
face
From a world recognized expert on care for the dying, comes the
first pocket-sized reference for generalist nurses on palliative
care. This handy, portable reference assists nursing in dealing
with one of the most emotionally trying situations they face in
clinical practice.
Part of McGraw-Hill's Nurse to Nurse series, this title includes
PDA download of the entire text, vignettes, nursing alerts that
provide just-in-time information on complex or particularly important
aspects of patient care, and clinical pearls which provide the
benefit of other nurses' valuable experience in dealing with end-of-life
care. Coated flex-binding repels stains.
The new Nurse to Nurse series is specifically designed to simulate
the teaching experience nurses learn best from: trusted mentors
carefully explaining what they must do in specific clinical situtions.
Written in a consistent, single-author voice, this series brings
the wisdom and experience of some of the foremost experts to non-specialist
nurses in clinical care."
Call number: RT87 .T45 C36 2009 |
| Paul
Rudolph: The Florida Houses - Publisher's
Marketing: "Paul Rudolph, one of the 20th century's
most iconoclastic architects, is best known and most maligned
for his large 'brutalist' buildings, like the Yale Art and Architecture
Building. So it will surprise many to learn that early in his
career he developed a series of houses that represent the unrivaled
possibilities of a modest American modernism. With their distinctive
natural landscapes, local architectural precedents, and exploitation
of innovative construction materials, the Florida houses, some
eighty projects built between 1946 and 1961, brought modern architectural
form into a gracious subtropical world of natural abundance. Like
the locally inspired desert houses of another modern master, Albert
Frey, Rudolph's Florida houses represent a distillation and reinterpretation
of traditional architectural ideas developed to a high pitch of
stylistic refinement. "Paul Rudolph: The Florida Houses"
reveals all of Rudolph's early residential work. Along with Rudolph's
personal essays and renderings, duotone photographs by Ezra Stoller
and Joseph Molitor, and insightful text by Joseph King and Christopher
Domin, this compelling new book conveys the lightness, timelessness,
strength, materiality, and transcendency of Rudolph's work."
Call number: NA737 .R8 A4 2005
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Florida
Architecture of Addison Mizner - Publisher's
Marketing: "This lavishly illustrated volume recaptures
the genius of Addison Mizner. It contains over 180 photographs
- both interiors and exteriors - depicting more than 30 residences,
including Mizner's own, plus those of Harold Vanderbilt, Rodman
Wanamaker, A. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr., Edward Shearson, George Sloan,
Dr. Preston Pope Satterwhite, Mrs. Hugh Dillman and many more.
Also covered are such landmark Mizner creations as the Everglades
Club, arcades of shops along Worth Avenue, Via Parigi, the Singer
Building, The Cloiser at Boca Raton, the Riverside Baptist Church
at Jacksonville, and many others."
Call number: NA737 .M59 A4 1992
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Force
and Motion
Call number: QC73 .K57 2007
|
| From
Here to Infinity: A Beginner's Guide to Astronomy
- Publisher's Marketing: "Renowned
science writers John and Mary Gribbin team up with one of the
most historic scientific sites in the world--the Royal Observatory,
Greenwich--to take readers on a stunning visual tour of the universe.
This riveting journey moves from our home planet outwards to the
Moon, Sun, Inner and Outer Solar Systems, Milky Way, and other
galaxies. Not only do the Gribbins discuss the always-intriguing
topic of alien life, but they divulge little-known facts (Venus
is the only planet in our solar system to rotate backwards), as
well as all the basics beginning armchair astronomers need to
know. Dramatic four-color photographs complement the informative
text, giving readers a sense of what it might be like to be an
astronaut...and go where no one has gone before. "
Call number: QB44.2 .G754 2008
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| A
Life of Picasso: The Prodigy, 1881-1906 -
Publisher's Marketing: "As he
magnificently combines meticulous scholarship with irresistible
narrative appeal, Richardson draws on his close friendship with
Picasso, the artists diaries, the collaboration of Picassos widow,
and unprecedented access to Picassos papers to arrive at a profound
understanding of the artist and his work."
Call number: N6853 .P5 R56 2007 v. 1
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| A
Life of Picasso: The Cubist Rebel, 1907-1916 - Publisher's
Marketing: "In "The Cubist Rebel, 1907-1916,"
the second volume of his "Life of Picasso," John Richardson
reveals the young Picasso in the Baudelairean role of "the
painter of modern life"--a role that stipulated the brothel
as the noblest subject for a modern artist. Hence his great breakthrough
painting, "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon," with which this
book opens. As well as portraying Picasso as a revolutionary,
Richardson analyzes the more compassionate side of his genius.
The misogynist of posthumous legend turns out to have been surprisingly
vulnerable--more often sinned against than sinning. Heartbroken
at the death of his mistress Eva, Picasso tried desperately to
find a wife. Richardson recounts the untold story of how his two
great loves of 1915-17 successively turned him down. These disappointments,
as well as his horror at the outbreak of World War I and the wounds
it inflicted on his closest friends, Braque and Apollinaire, shadowed
his painting and drove him off to work for the Ballets Russes
in Rome and Naples--back to the ancient world.
In this volume we see the artist's life and work during the crucial
decade of 1907-17, a period during which Picasso and Georges Braque
devised what has come to be known as cubism and in doing so engendered
modernism. Thanks to the author's friendship with Picasso and
some of the women in his life, as well as Braque and their dealer,
D. H. Kahnweiler, and other associates, he has had access to untapped
sources and unpublished material. In "The Cubist Rebel, "Richardson
also introduces us to key figures in Picasso's life who have been
totally overlooked by previous biographers. Among these are the
artist's Chilean patron, collector, and mother figure, Eugenia
Errazuriz, as well as two fiancees: the loveable Genevieve Laporte
and the promiscuous bisexual painter Irene Lagut.
By harnessing biography to art history, he has managed to crack
the code of cubism more successfully than any of his predecessors.
And by bringing fresh light to bear on the artist's private life,
he has succeeded in coming up with a new view of this paradoxical
man and of his paradoxical work. Never before have Picasso's revolutionary
vision, technical versatility, prodigious achievements, and, not
least, his sardonic humor been analyzed with such clarity."
Call number: N6853 .P5 R56 2007 v. 2
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| A
Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise
in Disaster - Publisher's
Marketing: "A startling investigation of what people
do in disasters and why it matters
Why is it that in the aftermath of a disaster- whether manmade
or natural-people suddenly become altruistic, resourceful, and
brave? What makes the newfound communities and purpose many find
in the ruins and crises after disaster so joyous? And what does
this joy reveal about ordinarily unmet social desires and possibilities?
In "A Paradise Built in Hell," award-winning author
Rebecca Solnit explores these phenomena, looking at major calamities
from the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco through the 1917 explosion
that tore up Halifax, Nova Scotia, the 1985 Mexico City earthquake,
9/11, and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. She examines how disaster
throws people into a temporary utopia of changed states of mind
and social possibilities, as well as looking at the cost of the
widespread myths and rarer real cases of social deterioration
during crisis. This is a timely and important book from an acclaimed
author whose work consistently locates unseen patterns and meanings
in broad cultural histories."
Call number: HV553 .S59 2009
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| The
Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in
an Age of Self-Importance - Publisher's
Marketing: "Kids today are depressed and anxious.
They also seem to feel entitled to every advantage and unwilling
to make the leap into adulthood. As Polly Young-Eisendrath makes
clear in this brilliant account of where a generation has gone
astray, parents trying to make their children feel special are
unwittingly interfering with their kids' ability to accept themselves
and cope with life. Clarifying an enormous cultural change, THE
SELF-ESTEEM TRAP shows why so many young people have trouble with
empathy and compassion, struggle with moral values, and are stymied
in the face of adversity. Young-Eisendrath offers prescriptive
advice on how adults can help kids--through the teen and young
adult years--develop self-worth, setting them on the right track
to productive, balanced, and happy lives."
Call number: BF723 .S3 Y67 2008
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The
Second Coming of Steve Jobs - Publisher's
Marketing: "When Steve Jobs became the acting CEO
of Apple Computers, it was hemorrhaging more than a billion dollars
a year. His return after twelve years of exile to the company
he cofounded completely revitalized Apple. Based on interviews
with scores of people--rivals, colleagues, friends--who have worked
with Jobs over the years, "The Second Coming of Steve Jobs"
presents the most revealing portrait yet of this extraordinarily
complex man."
Call number: HD9696.2 .A454 D48 2000
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Ratio:
The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking
- Publisher's Marketing: "WHEN
YOU KNOW A CULINARY RATIO, IT'S NOT LIKE KNOWING A SINGLE RECIPE,
IT'S INSTANTLY KNOWING A THOUSAND.
Why spend time sorting through the millions of cookie recipes
available in books, magazines, and on the Internet? Isn't it easier
just to remember 1-2-3? That's the ratio of ingredients that always
make a basic, delicious cookie dough: 1 part sugar, 2 parts fat,
and 3 parts flour. From there, add anything you want -- chocolate,
lemon and orange zest, nuts, poppy seeds, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg,
almond extract, or peanut butter, to name a few favorite additions.
Replace white sugar with brown for a darker, chewier cookie. Add
baking powder and/or eggs for a lighter, airier texture.
RATIOS ARE THE STARTING POINT FROM WHICH A THOUSAND VARIATIONS
BEGIN.
Ratios are the simple proportions of one ingredient to another.
Biscuit dough is 3: 1: 2 -- or 3 parts flour, 1 part fat, and
2 parts liquid. This ratio is the beginning of many variations,
and because the biscuit takes sweet and savory flavors with equal
grace, you can top it with whipped cream and strawberries or sausage
gravy. Vinaigrette is 3: 1, or 3 parts oil to 1 part vinegar,
and is one of the most useful sauces imaginable, giving everything
from grilled meats and fish to steamed vegetables or lettuces
intense flavor.
Cooking with ratios will unchain you from recipes and set you
free. With thirty-three ratios and suggestions for enticing variations,
"Ratio" is the truth ofcooking: basic preparations that
teach us how the fundamental ingredients of the kitchen -- water,
flour, butter and oils, milk and cream, and eggs -- work. Change
the ratio and bread dough becomes pasta dough, cakes become muffins
become popovers become crepes.
As the culinary world fills up with overly complicated recipes
and never-ending ingredient lists, Michael Ruhlman blasts through
the surplus of information and delivers this innovative, straightforward
book that cuts to the core of cooking. "Ratio" provides
one of the greatest kitchen lessons there is -- and it makes the
cooking easier and more satisfying than ever."
Call number: TX652 .R845 2009
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| Cheap:
The High Cost of Discount Culture -
Publisher's Marketing: "An "Atlantic"
correspondent uncovers the true cost-in economic, political, and
psychic terms-of our penchant for making and buying things as
cheaply as possible
From the shuttered factories of the rust belt to the look-alike
strip malls of the sun belt-and almost everywhere in between-America
has been transformed by its relentless fixation on low price.
This pervasive yet little examined obsession is arguably the most
powerful and devastating market force of our time-the engine of
globalization, outsourcing, planned obsolescence, and economic
instability in an increasingly unsettled world.
Low price is so alluring that we may have forgotten how thoroughly
we once distrusted it. Ellen Ruppel Shell traces the birth of
the bargain as we know it from the Industrial Revolution to the
assembly line and beyond, homing in on a number of colorful characters,
such as Gene Verkauf (his name is Yiddish for "to sell"),
founder of E. J. Korvette, the discount chain that helped wean
customers off traditional notions of value. The rise of the chain
store in post-Depression America led to the extolling of convenience
over quality, and big-box retailers completed the reeducation
of the American consumer by making them prize low price in the
way they once prized durability and craftsmanship.
The effects of this insidious perceptual shift are vast: a blighted
landscape, escalating debt (both personal and national), stagnating
incomes, fraying communities, and a host of other socioeconomic
ills. That's a long list of charges, and it runs counter to orthodox
economics which argues that low price powers productivity by stimulating
a brisk free market. But Shell marshals evidence from a wide range
of fields-history, sociology, marketing, psychology, even economics
itself-to upend the conventional wisdom. "Cheap" also
unveils the fascinating and unsettling illogic that underpins
our bargain-hunting reflex and explains how our deep-rooted need
for bargains colors every aspect of our psyches and social lives.
In this myth-shattering, closely reasoned, and exhaustively reported
investigation, Shell exposes the astronomically high cost of cheap."
Call number: HF5429.215 .U6 S54 2009
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Physics
of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration Into the World of
Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel -
Publisher's Marketing: "Teleportation,
time machines, force fields, and interstellar space ships--the
stuff of science fiction or potentially attainable future technologies?
Inspired by the fantastic worlds of "Star Trek, Star Wars,
"and" Back to the Future," renowned theoretical
physicist and bestselling author Michio Kaku takes an informed,
serious, and often surprising look at what our current understanding
of the universe's physical laws may permit in the near and distant
future.
Entertaining, informative, and imaginative, Physics of the Impossible"
"probes the very limits of human ingenuity and scientific
possibility."
Call number: QC75 .P49 K35 2008
|
| A.D.:
New Orleans After the Deluge - Publisher's
Marketing: "A stunning graphic novel that makes plain
both the undeniable horrors and humanitarianism triggered by Hurricane
Katrina. "A.D." follows six New Orleanians from the
hours before Katrina strikes to its aftermath."
Call number: F379 .N553 A26 2009
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Dare
Not Walk Alone - Summary: "Tells
the story of the heroic but often overlooked protests by black
and white civil rights supporters in 1964 in St. Augustine, Florida,
and the inequalities that persist to this day. Featuring never-before-seen
footage of Martin Luther King, Jr."
Call number:
F319.S2 D37 2008 DVD
Call number:
Reserves DVD
* faculty request |
| Anvil!
the Story of Anvil - Summary: "At
14, Toronto school friends Steve Lips Kudlow and Robb Reiner made
a pact to rock together forever. They meant it. Their band, Anvil,
went on the become the demigods of Canadian metal, releasing one
of the heaviest albums in metal history, 1982's Metal on Metal.
The album influenced a musical generation, including Metallica,
Slayer, and Anthrax, that went on to sell millions of records.
But Anvil's career took a different path - straight to obscurity.
Director Sacha Gervasi has concocted a wonderful and often hilarious
account of Anvil's last-ditch quest for elusive fame and fortune.
His ingenious filmmaking may first lead you to think this is a
mockumentary, but it isn't. It's fascinating to see the reality
of their day-to-day lives as they struggle to make ends meet,
take a misguided European tour, and engage in antics on the road-which
is not always lined with fans."
Call number:
ML421 .A5 A58 2009 DVD
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Invincible
- Summary: "When
the coach of Vince Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted
an unprecedented open tryout, the public consensus was that it
was a waste of time--no one good enough to play professional football
was going to be found this way. Certainly no one like Papale--a
down-on-his-luck, 30 year-old, substitute teacher and part-time
bartender who never even played college football. But against
these odds, Papale made the team and soon found himself living
every fan's fantasy--moving from his cheap seats in the upper
deck to standing on the field as a professional football player."
Call number:
PN1997 Invinci DVD
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The
Class - Summary: "Francois
Marin and his fellow teachers gear up for another school year
at a racially mixed high school in Paris. With the best of intentions,
each teacher will try his or her own way to inspire their students.
Through the ups and downs, successes and failures, Marin himself
sometimes comes to his own breaking point, and when all is said
and done next year will bring another group of students. Includes
commentaries and featurette."
Call number:
PN1997 Class DVD
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Monsters
vs. Aliens - Summary: "When
Susan Murphy is unexpectedly clobbered by a meteor full of outer
space gunk, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall and
is instantly labeled a Monster named Ginormica. The military jumps
into action, and she is captured and held in a secret government
compound filled with other monsters like herself. This ragtag
group consists of the brilliant but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach,
P.H.D.; the macho half-Ape-half-fish The Missing Link; the gelatinous
and indestructible B.O.B.; and the 350-foot grub called Insectosaurus.
Their confinement time is cut short however, when a mysterious
alien robot lands on Earth and the motley crew of Monsters is
called into action to save the world from imminent destruction."
Call number:
PN1997 MonstersV DVD
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Curious
George - Summary: "The
adventures of Curious George, the inquisitive little guy with
an insatiable taste for adventure. George's spunky and fun-loving
nature endears him to new friends, but also lands him in a series
of (mis-)adventures."
Call number:
PN1997 CuriousG DVD
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Mad
Max - Summary: "A leather-clad
lawman with a sawed-off shotgun hunts outlaw bikers in a barren
future. Directed by George Miller."
Call number:
PN1997 MadMax DVD
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Kicking
& Screaming - Summary: "Family
man Phil Weston, a lifelong victim of his father’s competitive
nature, takes on the coaching duties of a kids’ soccer team,
and soon finds that he’s also taking on his father’s
dysfunctional way of relating to others."
Call number:
PN1997 KickingS DVD
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| The
Last of the Mohicans - Summary: "James
Fenimore Cooper's Hawkeye guides British sisters with his Indian
friends, Chingachgook and Uncas."
Call number:
PN1997 LastMoh DVD
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Fool's
Gold - Summary: "Ben
Finn Finnegan (Matthew McConaughey) is an affable, modern-day
treasure hunter who is obsessed with finding the legendary 18th
century Queen's Dowry--40 chests of priceless treasure that was
lost at sea in 1715. In his quest, Finn has sunk everything he
has, including his marriage to Tess (Kate Hudson). Just as Tess
has begun to rebuild her life, working aboard a mega-yacht owned
by billionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland), Finn discovers
a vital clue to the treasure's whereabouts. Much to Tess' consternation,
Finn maneuvers himself aboard Nigel's yacht and, using his roguish
charm, convinces the tycoon and his celebutante daughter, Gemma
(Alexis Dziena), to join him in the pursuit of the Spanish riches.
Even Tess can't resist the lure of finally uncovering the treasure
that had eluded them for so long. But they are not the only ones
after the prize. Finn's one-time mentor, Moe Fitch (Ray Winstone),
and a ruthless local gangster named Bigg Bunny (Kevin Hart) are
intent on beating Finn to the trove. Let the treasure hunt begin."
Call number:
PN1997 FoolsGol DVD
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American
Violet - Summary: "A
young, single mother of four is wrongly accused of selling drugs
near a school and is offered a plea deal that would force her
to admit to a crime she didn’t commit. She challenges the
laws of Texas when, instead of ruining her life with a conviction,
she decides to sue the DA for racial discrimination in a case
that changes her life as well as the laws of her state. Based
on a true story."
Call number:
PN1997 American Violet DVD
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Away
We Go - Summary: "Directed
by Academy Award winner Sam Mendes (American Beauty) from an original
screenplay by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida, this funny and heartfelt
film follows the journey of an expectant couple (John Krasinski
and Maya Rudolph), as they travel the U.S. in search of the perfect
place to put down roots and raise their family. Along the way,
they have misadventures and find fresh connections with an assortment
of relatives and old friends who just might help them discover
home on their own terms for the first time. The movie features
the music of Alexi Murdoch."
Call number:
PN1997 AwayWeG DVD
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Mad
Men: Season One
Call number:
PN1997 TV MadMen Season1 DVD
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Mad
Men: Season Two
Call number:
PN1997 TV MadMen Season2 DVD
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The
Holiday - Summary: "Two
women on opposite sides of the globe, Amanda Woods (Diaz) and
Iris Simpkins (Winslet) find themselves in a similar predicament.
Desperate for a change of scenery, the two women meet on the internet
and swap houses for the Christmas holiday discovering that a change
of address really can change your life."
Call number:
PN1997 Holiday DVD
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| The
Nativity Story - Summary: "The
two-year period of Mary and Joseph's life, which culminates in
their leaving Nazareth and journeying 100 miles to Bethlehem for
the birth of Jesus."
Call number:
PN1997 Nativity DVD
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The
Last House on the Left - Summary:
"After kidnapping and ruthlessly assaulting two teen
girls, a sadistic killer and his gang unknowingly find shelter
from a storm at the home of one of the victim's parents, two ordinary
people who will go to increasingly gruesome extremes to get revenge.
How far would you go to get revenge?"
Call number:
PN1997 LastHouse DVD
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Tron
- Summary: "A
video-game designer becomes part of an evil superuser's software
inside a computer. Live action/animated."
Call number:
PN1997 Tron DVD
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Miracle
- Summary: "The
true story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team and its next-to-impossible
win over the Soviet Union."
Call number:
PN1997 Miracle DVD
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Into
the Blue - Summary: "When
four young divers discover a legendary shipwreck rumored to contain
millions in gold at the bottom of the sea, they believe their
dream of buried treasure has come true. But nearby on the ocean
floor, a sunken plane full of illegal cargo threatens their find.
The friends make a pact to keep quiet about both discoveries so
they can excavate the shipwreck before a rival treasure hunter
uncovers their secret and beats them to the gold. But their plan
goes awry when they realize dangerous smugglers are already closing
in on the missing plane, and one of the friends makes a fatal
decision that quickly turns the treasure hunters into the hunted."
Call number:
PN1997 IntoBlue DVD
*student request |
Fighting
- Summary: "Small-town
boy Shawn MacArthur (Channing Tatum) knows firsthand that every
day in New York City is a struggle to survive. So when scam artist
Harvey Boarden (Terrence Howard) gives him a chance to be something
more in the brutal underground world of bare-knuckle street-fighting,
Shawn decides that he has something worth fighting for and puts
everything on the line to win. Every knockout brings him closer
to the life hes always wanted, but also traps him in a dangerous
web he can't escape."
Call number:
PN1997 Fighting DVD
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On
Golden Pond - Summary: "An
old professor and his wife make peace with their daughter in Maine.
Directed by Mark Rydell. Oscars for actor Fonda, actress Hepburn."
Call number:
PN1997 OnGolden DVD
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| 10
Questions for the Dalai Lama - Summary:
"A lone filmmaker is granted one hour to ask 10 questions
of the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. The story is woven between a
journeyman's personal observations, a government in exile, and
the life and wisdom of one of the premier spiritual leaders of
our time."
Call number:
BQ7935 .B777 T46 2007 DVD
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Rent:
Filmed Live on Broadway - Summary:
"No experience quite matches the thrill of a live
Broadway spectacular seen up close and in person. Now, this stunning
performance shot in High Definition puts you in the front row
as the smash hit RENT brings down the curtain on its history-making,
12-year run! You've never had seats this great...never seen and
heard each character so intimately...never shared every emotion
in such a personal way! After winning four Tony Awards and the
Pulitzer Prize, Johnathan Larson's powerhouse musical tour de
force entered the record books as the 7th-longest-running show
in all Broadway history. In this unforgettable theatrical experience
- made possible by special arrangement with the Broadway producers
and Actors Equity Association - take an intimate journey through
a single year in the lives of a small circle of friends and artists
living their dreams, battling their demons and celebrating life
on the streets of New York City's East Village. Meet would-be
filmmaker Mark, sweet transvestite Angel, exotic dancer Mimi and
a host of other unforgettable characters as they confront the
challenges of poverty, mortality and...paying the RENT. This once-only
historic event, captured live with a special appearance by members
of the original cast, will remind you that there is truly no day
but today."
Call number:
PN1997 Rent_Live DVD
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The
Woodsman - Summary: "A
convicted child molester is released after over a decade behind
bars. He struggles to put his life back together while facing
the stigma of the crimes that he committed. When he starts a new
romance with a woman, his past threatens to rear its ugly head
once more."
Call number:
PN1997 Woodsm DVD
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Earth
- Summary: "An
epic story of adventure, starring some of the most magnificent
and courageous creatures alive, awaits you in EARTH. Disneynature
brings you a remarkable story of three animal families on a journey
across our planet -- polar bears, elephants and humpback whales.
Filmed with spectacular clarity and beauty, EARTH is both majestic
and intimate as it captures rare footage of nature's wildest and
most elusive animals. From the landmark Disneynature collection,
EARTH is an astonishing and heartwarming film filled with adventure,
suspense and humor that will take your breath away."
Call number:
QL791 .E27 2009 DVD
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| Transformers:
Revenge of the Fallen - Summary:
"One of the most popular, thrill-packed, franchises
of all time is back with even MORE ACTION and MORE Autobots and
Decepticons! In the highly anticipated Transformers: Revenge of
the Fallen, Decepticon forces return to Earth on a mission to
take Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) prisoner, after the young hero
learns the truth about the ancient origins of the Transformers.
Joining the mission to product humankind is Optimus Prime, who
forms an alliance with international armies for a second epic
battle."
Call number:
PN1997 Transform Rev DVD
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| Every
Little Step - Summary: "For
over three decades, there's been one singular sensation: A Chorus
Line, the groundbreaking hit musical inspired by the emotional
lives of dancers during the audition process. Now the story comes
full circle as a new documentary offers a revealing, unprecedented
look at the auditions for the Broadway revival of the perennial
classic, including interview footage with Bob Avian, Michael Bennett,
Charlotte d'Amboise, Marvin Hamlisch and Donna McKechnie to name
a few. The music, the moves and the real-life drama - they're
all here in a documentary that brings you closer to the footlights
than you ever thought possible."
Call number:
GV1785.5 .E94 2009 DVD
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A
Room with a View - Summary: "An
English miss tours 1907 Florence with her cousin and meets a soulmate.
Directed by James Ivory. From the E.M. Forster novel."
Call number:
PN1997 RoomWith DVD
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Drag
Me to Hell - Summary: "Christine
Brown is an ambitious L.A. loan officer with a charming boyfriend,
professor Clay Dalton. Life is good until the mysterious Mrs.
Ganush arrives at the bank to beg for an extension on her home
loan. Should Christine follow her instincts and give the old woman
a break? Or should she deny the extension to impress her boss,
Mr. Jacks, and get a leg-up on a promotion? Christine fatefully
chooses the latter, shaming Mrs. Ganush and dispossessing her
of her home. In retaliation, the old woman places the powerful
curse of the Lamia on Christine, transforming her life into a
living hell. Haunted by an evil spirit and misunderstood by a
skeptical boyfriend, she seeks the aid of seer Rham Jas to save
her soul from eternal damnation. To help the shattered Christine
return her life to normal, the psychic sets her on a frantic course
to reverse the spell. As evil forces close in, Christine must
face the unthinkable: How far will she go to break free of the
curse?"
Call number:
PN1997 DragMeTo DVD
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Playing
by Heart - Summary: "Playing
By Heart is a sexy, romantic comedy about couples coming together
in funny and unexpected ways. After years of marriage, Hannah
and Paul still learn some surprising things about themselves and
their marriage. Meredith is a theater director determined to avoid
romance. Joan and Keenan are hitting the club scene searching
for love in an era of dating with new obstacles."
Call number:
PN1997 PlayingB DVD
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Big
Daddy - Summary: "Sonny
Koufax has the perfect life--no job, no responsibilities and a
gorgeous girlfriend. But when she tells him to grow up or get
lost, he'll do anything to win her back. So when he stumbles into
a parenting role, he breaks all the molds as a father figure."
Call number:
PN1997 BigDaddy DVD
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Mr.
and Mrs. Smith - Summary: "A
married couple have the perfect boring life together, but each
of them has a secret that they will kill to protect. They are
each a top-notch assassin working for rival companies who find
that they were both hired for the same job. Now, their respective
employers want the other one dead."
Call number:
PN1997 MrMrsSm DVD
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| The
Year of the Flood - Publisher's
Marketing: "The long-awaited new novel from Margaret
Atwood. "The Year of the Flood" is a dystopic masterpiece
and a testament to her visionary power.
The times and species have been changing at a rapid rate, and
the social compact is wearing as thin as environmental stability.
Adam One, the kindly leader of the God's Gardeners--a religion
devoted to the melding of science and religion, as well as the
preservation of all plant and animal life--has long predicted
a natural disaster that will alter Earth as we know it. Now it
has occurred, obliterating most human life. Two women have survived:
Ren, a young trapeze dancer locked inside the high-end sex club
Scales and Tails, and Toby, a God's Gardener barricaded inside
a luxurious spa where many of the treatments are edible.
Have others survived? Ren's bioartist friend Amanda? Zeb, her
eco-fighter stepfather? Her onetime lover, Jimmy? Or the murderous
Painballers, survivors of the mutual-elimination Painball prison?
Not to mention the shadowy, corrupt policing force of the ruling
powers . . .
Meanwhile, gene-spliced life forms are proliferating: the lion/lamb
blends, the Mo'hair sheep with human hair, the pigs with human
brain tissue. As Adam One and his intrepid hemp-clad band make
their way through this strange new world, Ren and Toby will have
to decide on their next move. They can't stay locked away . .
.
By turns dark, tender, violent, thoughtful, and uneasily hilarious,
"The Year of the Flood" is Atwood at her most brilliant
and inventive."
Call number: PR9199.3 .A8 Y43 2009
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| Olive
Kitteridge - Publisher's Marketing:
"At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive,
at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher,
deplores the changes in her little town of Crosby, Maine, and
in the world at large, but she doesn't always recognize the changes
in those around her: a lounge musician haunted by a past romance;
a former student who has lost the will to live; Olive's own adult
child, who feels tyrannized by her irrational sensitivities; and
her husband, Henry, who finds his loyalty to his marriage both
a blessing and a curse.
As the townspeople grapple with their problems, mild and dire,
Olive is brought to a deeper understanding of herself and her
life-sometimes painfully, but always with ruthless honesty. Olive
Kitteridge offers profound insights into the human condition-its
conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires."
Call number: PS3569 .T736 O5 2008
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Tales
of H. P. Lovecraft - Publisher's Marketing:
"When he died in 1937, destitute and emotionally as well as
physically ruined, H. P. Lovecraft had no idea that he would one
day be celebrated as the godfather of modern horror. A dark visionary,
his work would influence an entire generation of writers, including
Stephen King, Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, and Anne Rice. Now, the
most important tales of this distinctive American storyteller have
been collected in a single volume by National Book Award-winning
author Joyce Carol Oates.
In tales that combine the nineteenth-century gothic sensibility
of Edgar Allan Poe with a uniquely daring internal vision, Lovecraft
fuses the supernatural and mundane into a terrifying, complex,
and exquisitely realized vision, foretelling a psychically troubled
century to come. Set in a meticulously described New England landscape,
here are harrowing stories that explore the total collapse of
sanity beneath the weight of chaotic events--stories of myth and
madness that release monsters into our world. Lovecraft's universe
is a frightening shadow world where reality and nightmare intertwine,
and redemption can come only from below."
Call number: PS3523 .O833 A6 2007
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Sundays
at Tiffany's - Publisher's Marketing:
"America's #1 bestselling author, James Patterson, brings us
a magical story about a love that transcends boundaries . . .
AN IMAGINARY FRIEND
Jane Margaux is a lonely little girl. Her mother, a powerful Broadway
producer, makes time for her only once a week, for their Sunday
trip to admire jewelry at Tiffany's. Jane has only one friend: a
handsome, comforting, funny man named Michael. He's perfect. But
only she can see him. Michael can't stay forever, though. On Jane's
ninth birthday he leaves, promising her that she'll soon forget
him.
AN UNEXPECTED LOVE
Years later, in her thirties, Jane is just as alone as she was as
a child. And despite her own success as a playwright, she is even
more trapped by her overbearing mother. Then she meets someone-a
handsome, comforting, funny man. He's perfect. His name is Michael
. . .
AND AN UNFORGETTABLE TWIST
This is a heartrending story that surpasses all expectations
of why these people have been brought together. With the breathtaking
momentum and gripping emotional twists that have made James Patterson
a bestselling author all over the world, SUNDAYS AT TIFFANY'S
takes an altogether fresh look at the timeless and transforming
power of love."
Call number: Paperback rack
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Plainsong
- Publisher's Marketing:
""Ambitious, but never seeming so, Kent Haruf reveals
a whole community as he interweaves the stories of a pregnant
high school girl, a lonely teacher, a pair of boys abandoned by
their mother, and a couple of crusty bachelor farmers. From simple
elements, Haruf achieves a novel of wisdom and grace--a narrative
that builds in strength and feeling until, as in a choral chant,
the voices in the book surround, transport, and lift the reader
off the ground."
-FROM THE CITATION FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD"
Call number: Paperback rack
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Swan
Peak - Publisher's Marketing:
"Trouble follows Dave Robicheaux.
James Lee Burke's new novel, "Swan Peak," finds Detective
Robicheaux far from his New Iberia roots, attempting to relax
in the untouched wilderness of rural Montana. He, his wife, and
his buddy Clete Purcell have retreated to stay at an old friend's
ranch, hoping to spend their days fishing and enjoying their distance
from the harsh, gritty landscape of Louisiana post-Katrina.
But the serenity is soon shattered when two college students
are found brutally murdered in the hills behind where the Robicheauxs
and Purcell are staying. They quickly find themselves involved
in a twisted and dangerous mystery involving a wealthy, vicious
oil tycoon, his deformed brother and beautiful wife, a sexually
deviant minister, an escaped con and former country music star,
and a vigilante Texas gunbull out for blood. At the center of
the storm is Clete, who cannot shake the feeling that he is being
haunted by the ghosts from his past -- namely Sally Dio, the mob
boss he'd sabotaged and killed years before.
In this expertly drawn, gripping story, Burke deftly weaves intricate,
engaging plotlines and original, compelling characters with his
uniquely graceful prose. He transcends genre yet again in the
latest thrilling addition to his "New York Times" bestselling
series."
Call number: Paperback rack
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Sarah's
Key - Publisher's
Marketing: "A "New York Times" bestseller.
Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is brutally arrested
with her family by the French police in the Vel' d'Hiv' roundup,
but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard in
the family's apartment, thinking that she will be back within
a few hours.
Paris, May 2002: On Vel' d'Hiv's 60th anniversary, journalist
Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article about this black day
in France's past. Through her contemporary investigation, she
stumbles onto a trail of long-hidden family secrets that connect
her to Sarah. Julia finds herself compelled to retrace the girl's
ordeal, from that terrible term in the Vel d'Hiv', to the camps,
and beyond. As she probes into Sarah's past, she begins to question
her own place in France, and to reevaluate her marriage and her
life.
Tatiana de Rosnay offers us a brilliantly subtle, compelling portrait
of France under occupation and reveals the taboos and silence
that surround this painful episode."
Call number: Paperback rack
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Killshot
- Publisher's Marketing:
"Carmen Colson saw the scam. And now she and Wayne, her ironworker
husband, have to pay. Because Blackbird kills smart and deadly.
Richie kills stupid and crazy. Both are out to erase any living
evidence--and when these lethal partners take up the chase, a
safe place from killing is awfully hard to find."
Call number: Paperback rack
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Swag
- Publisher's Marketing:
"The smallest of small-time criminals, Ernest Stickley Jr.
figures his luck's about to change when Detroit used-car salesman
Frank Ryan catches him trying to boost a ride from Ryan's lot.
Frank's got some surefire schemes for getting rich quick--all
of them involving guns--and all Stickley has to do is follow "Ryan's
Rules" to share the wealth. But sometimes rules need to be
bent, maybe even broken, if one is to succeed in the world of
crime, especially if the "brains" of the operation knows
less than nothing."
Call number: Paperback rack
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Airman
- Publisher's Marketing: "Conor
Broekhart was born to fly.
It is the 1890s, and Conor and his family live on the sovereign
Saltee Islands, off the Irish coast. Conor spends his days studying
the science of flight with his tutor and exploring the castle
with the king's daughter, Princess Isabella. But the boy's idyllic
life changes forever the day he discovers a deadly conspiracy
against the king. When Conor intervenes, he is branded a traitor
and thrown into jail on the prison island of Little Saltee. There,
he has to fight for his life, as he and the other prisoners are
forced to mine for diamonds in inhumane conditions.
There is only one way to escape Little Saltee, and that is to
fly. So Conor passes the solitary months by scratching drawings
of flying machines into the prison walls. The months turn into
years, but eventually the day comes when Conor must find the courage
to trust his revolutionary designs and take to the skies."
Call number: Paperback rack
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The
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Publisher's
Marketing: "An International Bestselling Sensation
A murder mystery, family saga, love story, and a tale of financial
intrigue wrapped into one satisfyingly complex and entertainingly
atmospheric novel.
Harriet Vanger, scion of one of Sweden's wealthiest families,
disappeared over forty years ago. All these years later, her aged
uncle continues to seek the truth. He hires Mikael Blomkvist,
a crusading journalist recently trapped by a libel conviction,
to investigate. He is aided by the pieced and tattooed punk prodigy
Lisbeth Salander. Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable
iniquity and astonishing corruption."
Call number: Paperback rack
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| Moscow
Rules - Publisher's Marketing:
"Filled with rich prose and breathtaking turns of plot, "Moscow
Rules" is at once superior entertainment and a searing cautionary
tale about the new threats rising to the East--and Silva's finest
novel yet."
Call number: Paperback rack
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The
Miracle at Speedy Motors - Publisher's
Marketing: "In the latest installment of the universally
beloved, bestselling series, Mma Ramotswe discovers the biggest
miracles in life are often the smallest.
Under the endless skies of Botswana, there is always something
Mma Ramotswe can do to help someone and here she finds herself
assisting a woman looking for her family. The problem is the woman
doesn't know her real name or whether any of her family members
are still alive. Meanwhile, Mma Makutsi is the recipient of a
beautiful new bed that causes more than a few sleepless nights.
And, at Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni has come
under the influence of a doctor promising a miracle cure for his
daughter's medical condition, which Mma Ramotswe finds hard to
accept. Nonetheless, Precious Ramotswe handles these things in
her usual compassionate and good-natured way, while always finding
time for a cup of red bush tea. "
Call number: Paperback rack
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The
Alchemist - Publisher's Marketing:
""My Heart Is Afraid that it will have to suffer,"
the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up at the
moonless sky."Tell your heart that the fear of suffering
is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever
suffered when it goes in search of its dreams." Every few
decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers
forever. "The Alchemist" is such a book. With over a
million and a half copies sold around the world, "The Alchemist"
has already established itself as a modern classic, universally
admired. Paulo Coelho's charming fable, now available in English
for the first time, will enchant and inspire an even wider audience
of readers for generations to come. "The Alchemist"
is the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who
yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant
as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets
of Tangiers and across the Egyptian desert to a fateful encounter
with the alchemist. The story of the treasures Santiago finds
along the way teaches us, as only a few stories have done, about
the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, learning to read
the omens strewn along life's path, and, above all, following
our dreams."
Call number: Paperback rack
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Just
After Sunset - Publisher's Marketing:
"In his first collection of short stories since "Everything's
Eventual" in 2002, King delivers 13 stories ranging from
the subtle to the disturbing, set in a world where the line between
the living and the dead is often blurry, and the seams that hold
reality intact might tear apart at any moment."
Call number: Paperback rack
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Nightmares
& Dreamscapes - Publisher's Marketing:
"The long reach of King's imagination and the no-holds-barredis
storytelling have never been so richly demonstrated. In story
after story, several published here for the first time, King takes
readers to places they've never been before. A veritable Stephen
King "amusement park."
Call number: Paperback rack
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| The
Quickie - Publisher's Marketing:
"America's most popular thriller writer, James Patterson,
presents his most daring-and astonishing-novel ever.
With the perfect marriage and a great job, Lauren Stillman loves
her wonderful life . . . until she sees her husband with another
woman. Devastated and lusting for revenge, Lauren has her own
affair. It's supposed to be a quickie, but Lauren's night of passion
takes a shocking turn when she witnesses an unbelievable and deadly
crime.
Now her horrifying secret threatens to tear her life apart, pitting
her need to uncover the truth against her fear that the truth
may be too horrible to bear. And whichever choice she makes may
cost her dearly-her job, her marriage . . . or even her life."
Call number: Paperback rack
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The
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Publisher's
Marketing: "January 1946: writer Juliet Ashton receives
a letter from a stranger, a founding member of the Guernsey Literary
and Potato Peel Pie Society. And so begins a remarkable tale of
the island of Guernsey during the German occupation, and of a
society as extraordinary as its name."
Call number: Paperback rack
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Pride
and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance-Now with
Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem - Publisher's
Marketing: "'It is a truth universally acknowledged
that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more
brains.' So begins Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, an expanded
edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes
of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. As our story opens, a mysterious
plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton and
the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet
is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she's soon distracted
by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues
is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring
between the two young lovers and even more violent sparring on
the blood-soaked battlefield as Elizabeth wages war against hordes
of flesh-eating undead. Can she vanquish the spawn of Satan? And
overcome the social prejudices of the class-conscious landed gentry?
Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and
thousands of rotting corpses, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
transforms a masterpiece of world literature into something you'd
actually want to read."
Call number: Paperback rack
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A
Good Woman - Publisher's
Marketing: "Nineteen-year-old Annabelle Worthington
was born into a life of privilege, but everything changed on an
April day in 1912, when the sinking of the "Titanic"
shattered her family and her world forever. Finding strength within
her grief, Annabelle pours herself into volunteer work, igniting
a passion for medicine that would shape the course of her life.
But for Annabelle, first love, and a seemingly idyllic marriage,
will soon bring grief caused by the secrets of her husband. Betrayed,
and pursued by undeserved scandal, Annabelle flees New York for
war-ravaged France, hoping to lose herself in a life of service.
There, in the heart of the First World War, in a groundbreaking
field hospital run by women, Annabelle finds her true calling,
studying medicine and saving lives. When the war ends, Annabelle
begins a new life in Paris--now a doctor, a mother, her past almost
forgotten...until a fateful meeting opens her heart to the world
she had left behind.
Filled with breathtaking images and historical detail, Danielle
Steel's new novel introduces one of her most unique and fascinating
characters: Annabelle Worthington, a remarkable woman--a good
woman--who triumphs against overwhelming odds. More than compelling
fiction, her story is a powerful celebration of life, dignity,
and courage--and a testament to the human will to survive."
Call number: Paperback rack
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Divine
Justice - Publisher's Marketing:
"Oliver Stone and the Camel Club return in David Baldacci's
most astonishing thriller yet.
DIVINE JUSTICE
Known by his alias, "Oliver Stone," John Carr is the
most wanted man in America. With two pulls of the trigger, the
men who destroyed Stone's life and kept him in the shadows were
finally silenced.
But his freedom comes at a steep price: The assassinations he
carried out prompt the highest levels of the U. S. government
to unleash a massive manhunt. Yet behind the scenes, master spy
Macklin Hayes is playing a very personal game of cat and mouse.
He, more than anyone else, wants John Carr dead. With their friend
and unofficial leader in hiding, the members of the Camel Club
risk everything to save him. Now as the hunters close in, Stone's
flight from the demons of his past will take him from the power
corridors of Washington, D.C., to the coal-mining town of Divine,
Virginia-and into a world every bit as bloody and lethal as the
one he left behind."
Call number: Paperback rack
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Scarpetta
- Publisher's Marketing: "Leaving
behind her private forensic pathology practice in Charleston,
South Carolina, Kay Scarpetta accepts an assignment in New York
City, where the NYPD has asked her to examine an injured man in
Bellevue Hospital's psychiatric prison ward. Is the handcuffed
patient a criminally insane stalker who has fixed on Scarpetta?
Or is his paranoid tale true?"
Call number: Paperback rack
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The
Lovely Bones - Publisher's Marketing:
"Once in a generation a novel comes along that taps a vein
of universal human experience, resonating with readers of all
ages. THE LOVELY BONES is such a book -- a #1 bestseller celebrated
at once for its artistry, for its luminous clarity of emotion,
and for its astonishing power to lay claim to the hearts of millions
of readers around the world."""""
"""My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name,
Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973.""""
So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new
home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected,
even as she is watching life on earth continue without her --
her friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her killer
trying to cover his tracks, her grief-stricken family unraveling.
Out of unspeakable tragedy and loss, THE LOVELY BONES succeeds,
miraculously, in building a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense,
even joy.
The major motion picture version of THE LOVELY BONES, directed
by Peter Jackson and starring Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Mark
Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, and Saoirse Ronan is scheduled for release
on December 11, 2009."
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The
Last Oracle - Publisher's Marketing:
"In Washington, D.C., a homeless man takes an assassin's bullet
and dies in Commander Gray Pierce's arms. A bloody coin clutched
in the dead man's hand--an ancient relic that can be traced back
to the Greek Oracle of Delphi--is the key to a conspiracy that dates
back to the Cold War and threatens the very foundation of humanity.
For what if it were possible to bioengineer the next great prophet--a
new Buddha, Muhammad, or even Jesus? Would this Second Coming be
a boon . . . or would it initiate a chain reaction that would result
in the extinction of humankind?
Vital seconds are ticking rapidly away as Pierce races across
the globe in search of answers, one step ahead of ruthless killers
determined to reclaim the priceless artifact. Suddenly the future
of all things is balanced on the brink between heaven and hell--and
salvation or destruction rests in the hands of remarkable children."
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I
Know This Much Is True - Publisher's
Marketing: "Dominick Birdsey's entire life has been
compromised and constricted by anger and fear, by the paranoid
schizophrenic twin brother he both deeply loves and resents, and
by the past they shared with their adoptive father, Ray, a spit-and-polish
ex-Navy man (the five-foot-six-inch sleeping giant who snoozed
upstairs weekdays in the spare room and built submarines at night),
and their long-suffering mother, Concettina, a timid woman with
a harelip that made her shy and self-conscious. Born in the waning
moments of 1949 and the opening minutes of 1950, the twins are
physical mirror images who grow into separate yet connected entities:
the seemingly strong and protective yet fearful Dominick, his
mother's watchful "monkey"; and the seemingly weak and
sweet yet noble Thomas, his mother's gentle "bunny".
From childhood, Dominick fights for both separation and wholeness
- and ultimately self-protection - in a house of fear dominated
by Ray, a bully who abuses his power over these stepsons whose
biological father is a mystery. But Dominick's talent for survival
comes at an enormous cost, including the breakup of his marriage
to the warm, beautiful Dessa, whom he still loves. And it will
be put to the ultimate test when Thomas, a Bible-spouting zealot,
commits an unthinkable act that threatens the tenuous balance
of both his and Dominick's lives. Through his grandfather's life,
Dominick learns that power, wrongly used, defeats the oppressor
as well as the oppressed, and now, picking through the humble
shards of his deconstructed life, he will search for the courage
and love to forgive, to expiate his and his ancestors' transgressions,
and finally to rebuild himself beyond the haunted shadow of his
twin."
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| The
Hour I First Believed - Publisher's
Marketing: "When high school teacher Caelum Quirk
and his wife, Maureen, a school nurse, move to Littleton, Colorado,
they both get jobs at Columbine High School. In April 1999, while
Caelum is away, Maureen finds herself in the library at Columbine,
cowering in a cabinet and expecting to be killed. Miraculously,
she survives, but at a cost: she is unable to recover from the
trauma. When Caelum and Maureen flee to an illusion of safety
on the Quirk family's Connecticut farm, they discover that the
effects of chaos are not easily put right, and further tragedy
ensues."
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| Love
the One You're With - Publisher's
Marketing: "How do you know if you've found "the
one"? Can you really love the one you're with when you can't
forget "the one who got away"?
Emily Giffin, author of the "New York Times" bestselling
novels "Something Borrowed," "Something Blue,"
and "Baby Proof," poses these questions--and many more--with
her highly anticipated, thought-provoking new novel "Love
the One You're With."
Ellen and Andy's first year of marriage doesn't just "seem"
perfect, it is perfect. There is no question how deep their devotion
is, and how naturally they bring out the best in each other. But
one fateful afternoon, Ellen runs into Leo for the first time
in eight years. Leo, the one who brought out the worst in her.
Leo, the one who left her heartbroken with no explanation. Leo,
the one she could never quite forget. When his reappearance ignites
long-dormant emotions, Ellen begins to question whether the life
she's living is the one she's meant to live. At once heartbreaking
and funny, "Love the One You're With" is a tale of lost
loves and found fortunes--and will resonate with anyone who has
ever wondered "what if.""
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Anathem
- Publisher's Marketing:
"Since childhood, Erasmus has lived behind the walls of a
3,400-year-old monastery. There, he and his cohorts are sealed
off from the illiterate, irrational, and unpredictable secular
world, until the day that a higher power decides it is only these
cloistered scholars who have the abilities to avert an impending
catastrophe"
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Angels
& Demons - Publisher's Marketing:
"An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of
destruction. An unthinkable target.
World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned
to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared
into the chest of a murdered physicist. What he discovers is unimaginable:
a deadly vendetta against the Catholic Church by a centuries-old
underground organization -- the Illuminati. Desperate to save
the Vatican from a powerful time bomb, Langdon joins forces in
Rome with the beautiful and mysterious scientist Vittoria Vetra.
Together they embark on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts,
dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and the most secretive
vault on earth . . . the long-forgotten Illuminati lair.BEFORE
"THE DA VINCI CODE" WAS BROKEN, THE WORLD LAY AT THE
MERCY OF "ANGELS & DEMONS"
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The
Book Thief - Publisher's Marketing:
"It's just a small story really, about among other things:
a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a
Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . .
Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak's groundbreaking
new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living
outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for
herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist-books.
With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns
to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during
bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement
before he is marched to Dachau.
This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed
the soul."
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The
Art of Racing in the Rain - Publisher's
Marketing: "A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and
ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope--a
captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life
. . . as only a dog could tell it."
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The
Brass Verdict - Publisher's Marketing:
"Things are finally looking up for defense attorney Mickey
Haller. After two years of wrong turns, Haller is back in the
courtroom. When Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, Haller
inherits his biggest case yet: the defense of Walter Elliott,
a prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and
her lover. But as Haller prepares for the case that could launch
him into the big time, he learns that Vincent's killer may be
coming for him next.
Enter Harry Bosch. Determined to find Vincent's killer, he is
not opposed to using Haller as bait. But as danger mounts and
the stakes rise, these two loners realize their only choice is
to work together."
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The
Overlook - Publisher's
Marketing: "In his first case since he left the LAPD's
Open Unsolved Unit for the prestigious Homicide Special squad,
Harry Bosch is called out to investigate a murder that may have
chilling consequences for national security. A doctor with access
to a dangerous radioactive substance is found murdered in the
trunk of his car. Retracing his steps, Harry learns that a large
quantity of radioactive cesium was stolen shortly before the doctor's
death. With the cesium in unknown hands, Harry fears the murder
could be part of a terrorist plot to poison a major American city.
Soon, Bosch is in a race against time, not only against the culprits,
but also against the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI
(in the form of Harry's one-time lover Rachel Walling), who are
convinced that this case is too important for the likes of the
LAPD. It is Bosch's job to prove all of them wrong."
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American
Wife - Publisher's Marketing:
"A kind, bookish only child born in the 1940s, Alice Lindgren
has no idea that she will one day end up in the White House, married
to the president. In her small Wisconsin hometown, she learns
the virtues of politeness, but a tragic accident when she is seventeen
shatters her identity and changes the trajectory of her life.
More than a decade later, when the charismatic son of a powerful
Republican family sweeps her off her feet, she is surprised to
find herself admitted into a world of privilege. And when her
husband unexpectedly becomes governor and then president, she
discovers that she is married to a man she both loves and fundamentally
disagrees with-and that her private beliefs increasingly run against
her public persona. As her husband's presidency enters its second
term, Alice must confront contradictions years in the making and
face questions nearly impossible to answer."
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What
the Dead Know - Publisher's Marketing:
"Thirty years ago, the two Bethany sisters, ages 11 and 15,
disappeared from a Baltimore shopping mall. They never returned,
their bodies were never found, and only painful questions remain.
How do you kidnap "two" girls from a busy mall on a
Saturday afternoon without leaving behind a single clue or witness?
Now, decades later, in the aftermath of a rush-hour hit-and-run
accident, a clearly disoriented woman is claiming to be Heather,
the younger Bethany sister. Not a shred of evidence supports her
story, and every lead she reluctantly offers takes the police
to another dead end--a dying, incoherent man; a razed house; a
missing grave. But there is something she knows about that terrible
day . . . and about a family that disintegrated long ago, torn
apart by an unthinkable tragedy and the fissures it revealed in
a seemingly perfect household."
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What
Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day - Publisher's
Marketing: "After a decade of elegant pleasures and
luxe living with the Atlanta brothers and sisters with the best
clothes and biggest dreams, Ava Johnson has temporarily returned
home to Idlewild--her fabulous career and power plans smashed to
bits by cold reality. But what she imagines to be the end is, instead,
a beginning. Because, in the ten-plus years since Ava left, all
the problems of the big city have come to roost in the sleepy North
Michigan community whose ordinariness once drove her away; and she
cannot turn her back on friends and family who sorely need her in
the face of impending trouble and tragedy. Besides which, that one
unthinkable, unmistakable thing is now happening to her: Ava Johnson
is falling in love.
Acclaimed playwright, essayist, "New York Times" bestselling
author, and columnist Pearl Cleage has created a world rich in
character, human drama, and deep, compassionate understanding,
in a remarkable novel that sizzles with sensuality, hums with
gritty truth, and sings and crackles with life-affirming energy."
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The
Time Traveler's Wife - Publisher's
Marketing: "A dazzling novel in the most untraditional
fashion, this is the remarkable story of Henry DeTamble, a dashing,
adventuresome librarian who travels involuntarily through time,
and Clare Abshire, an artist whose life takes a natural sequential
course. Henry and Clare's passionate love affair endures across
a sea of time and captures the two lovers in an impossibly romantic
trap, and it is Audrey Niffenegger's cinematic storytelling that
makes the novel's unconventional chronology so vibrantly triumphant.
An enchanting debut and a spellbinding tale of fate and belief
in the bonds of love, The Time Traveler's Wife is destined to
captivate readers for years to come."
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The
Weight of Silence - Publisher's Marketing:
"It happens quietly one August morning. As dawn's shimmering
light drenches the humid Iowa air, two families awaken to find their
little girls have gone missing in the night.
Seven-year-old Calli Clark is sweet, gentle, a dreamer who suffers
from selective mutism brought on by tragedy that pulled her deep
into silence as a toddler.
Calli's mother, Antonia, tried to be the best mother she could
within the confines of marriage to a mostly absent, often angry
husband. Now, though she denies that her husband could be involved
in the possible abductions, she fears her decision to stay in
her marriage has cost her more than her daughter's voice.
Petra Gregory is Calli's best friend, her soul mate and her voice.
But neither Petra nor Calli has been heard from since their disappearance
was discovered. Desperate to find his child, Martin Gregory is
forced to confront a side of himself he did not know existed beneath
his intellectual, professorial demeanor.
Now these families are tied by the question of what happened
to their children. And the answer is trapped in the silence of
unspoken family secrets."
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The
Last Patriot - Publisher's Marketing:
"Brad Thor, master of suspense and "New York Times"
bestselling author of "The First Commandment," returns
with his highest-voltage thriller to date. In a pulse-pounding,
adrenaline-charged tour de force, Navy SEAL turned covert Homeland
Security operative Scot Harvath must race to locate an ancient secret
that has the power to stop militant Islam dead in its tracks.
June 632 A.D.: Deep within the Uranah Valley of Mount Arafat
in Mecca, the Prophet Mohammed shares with his closest companions
a final and startling revelation. Within days, he is assassinated.
September 1789: U.S. Minister to France Thomas Jefferson, who
is charged with forging a truce with the violent Muslim pirates
of the Barbary Coast, makes a shocking discovery - one that could
forever impact the world's relationship with Islam.
Present day: When a car bomb explodes outside a Parisian cafe,
Scot Harvath is thrust back into the life he has tried so desperately
to leave behind.
Saving the intended victim of the attack, Harvath becomes party
to an amazing and perilous race to uncover a secret so powerful
that militant Islam could be defeated once and for all without
firing another shot, dropping another bomb, or launching another
covert action.
But as desperate as the American government is to have the information
brought to light, there are powerful forces aligned against it
- men who are just as determined that Mohammed's mysterious final
revelation continue to remain hidden forever.
What Jason Bourne was to the Cold War, Scot Harvath is to the
War on Terror. Brad Thor has created "the perfect all-American
hero for the post September 11 world" (Nelson DeMille) and
will keep readers glued to the pages as he once again takes them
across the globe on a heart-pounding chase where the stakes are
higher than they have ever been before."
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The
Lucky One - Publisher's Marketing:
"In his 14th book, bestselling author Nicholas Sparks tells
the unforgettable story of a man whose brushes with death lead
him to the love of his life.
Is there really such thing as a lucky charm? The hero of Nicholas
Sparks's new novel believes he's found one in the form of a photograph
of a smiling woman he's never met, but who he comes to believe
holds the key to his destiny. The chain of events that leads to
him possessing the photograph and finding the woman pictured in
it is the stuff of love stories only a master such as Sparks can
write."
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Wicked:
The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - Publisher's
Marketing: "When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch
of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side
of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch?
Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what
is the true nature of evil?
Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that
we will never look at Oz the same way again. "Wicked"
is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like
first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class
stability and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence.
And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba,
who will grow up to be the infamous Wicked Witch of the West,
a smart, prickly and misunderstood creature who challenges all
our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil."
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Cry
Wolf - Publisher's Marketing:
"Anna never knew werewolves existed until the night she survived
a violent attack-and became one herself. After three years at
the bottom of the pack, she'd learned to keep her head down and
never, ever trust dominant males. But Anna is that rarest kind
of werewolf: an Omega. And one of the most powerful werewolves
in the country will recognize her value as a pack member - and
as his mate."
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Hunting
Ground - Publisher's Marketing:
"Anne Latham didn't know how complicated life could be until
she became a werewolf. And until she was mated to Charles Cornick,
the son--and enforcer--of Bran, the leader of the North American
werewolves, she didn't know how dangerous it could be either...
Anna and Charles have just been enlisted to attend a summit to
present Bran's controversial proposition: that the wolves should
finally reveal themselves to humans. But the most feared Alpha
in Europe is dead set against the plan--and it seems like someone
else might be, too. When Anna is attacked by vampires using pack
magic, the kind of power only werewolves should be able to draw
on, Charles and Anna must combine their talents to hunt down whoever
is behind it all--or risk losing everything..."
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Fearless
Fourteen - Publisher's Marketing:
"The Crime: Armed robbery to the tune of nine million dollars.
Dom Rizzi robbed a bank, stashed the money, and did the time. His
family couldn't be more proud. He always was the smart one.
The Cousin: Joe Morelli. Morelli is Dom's cousin. He's also a
cop. Less than a week after Dom's release from prison, Morelli
has shadowy figures breaking into his house and dying in his basement.
Meanwhile, Dom has gone missing...
The Catastrophe: Moonman. Morelli hires Walter "Mooner"
Dunphy, stoner and "inventor" turned crime fighter,
to protect his house. Morelli is low on cash. Mooner will work
for potatoes.
The Cupcake: Stephanie Plum. Stephanie and Morelli have a long-standing
relationship that involves sex, affection, and driving each other
nuts. She's a bond enforcement agent with more luck than talent,
and she's involved in this bank-robbery-gone-bad disaster from
day one.
The Crisis: Ranger. Security expert Carlos Manoso, street name
Ranger, has a job for Stephanie that will involve night work.
Morelli has his own ideas regarding Stephanie's evening activities.
The Conclusion: Be fearless. Read "FOURTEEN"!"
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Devil
Bones - Publisher's Marketing:
"Following her most successful book to date, Kathy Reichs --
international number one bestselling author, forensic anthropologist,
and producer of the Fox television hit "Bones" -- returns
to Charlotte, North Carolina, where Temperance Brennan encounters
a deadly mix of voodoo, Santeria, and devil worship in her quest
to identify two young victims.
In a house under renovation, a plumber uncovers a cellar no one
knew about, and makes a rather grisly discovery -- a decapitated
chicken, animal bones, and cauldrons containing beads, feathers,
and other relics of religious ceremonies. In the center of the
shrine, there is the skull of a teenage girl. Meanwhile, on a
nearby lakeshore, the headless body of a teenage boy is found
by a man walking his dog.
Nothing is clear -- neither when the deaths occurred, nor where.
Was the skull brought to the cellar or was the girl murdered there?
Why is the boy's body remarkably well preserved? Led by a preacher
turned politician, citizen vigilantes blame devil worshippers
and Wiccans. They begin a witch hunt, intent on seeking revenge.
Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan -- "five-five,
feisty, and forty-plus" -- is called in to investigate, and
a complex and gripping tale unfolds in this, Kathy Reichs's eleventh
taut, always surprising, scientifically fascinating mystery.
With a popular series on Fox -- now in its third season and in
full syndication -- Kathy Reichs has established herself as the
dominant talent in forensic mystery writing. "Devil Bones"
features Reichs's signature blend of forensic descriptions that
"chill to the bone" ("Entertainment Weekly")
and the surprising plot twists that have made her books phenomenal
bestsellers in the United States and around the world."
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| Then
We Came to the End - Publisher's
Marketing: "No one knows us quite the same way as
the men and women who sit beside us in department meetings and
crowd the office refrigerator with their labeled yogurts. Every
office is a family of sorts, and the ad agency Joshua Ferris brilliantly
depicts in his debut novel is family at its strangest and best,
coping with a business downturn in the time-honored way: through
gossip, pranks, and increasingly frequent coffee breaks.
With a demon's eye for the details that make life worth noticing,
Joshua Ferris tells a true and funny story about survival in life's
strangest environment--the one we pretend is normal five days
a week."
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Forever
Odd - Publisher's Marketing:
"Koontz returns to the unique world of Pico Mundo, and to
his unforgettable hero who lives "always between two doors,
between a life with the living and a life with the dead, between
transcendence and terror." Evil is coming to Pico Mundo,
and there can be no innocent bystanders."
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Odd
Hours - Publisher's Marketing:
"In his fourth adventure, literary hero Odd Thomas breaks
new ground as he is drawn to a destiny he cannot imagine, traveling
to undreamed-of new places where both the perils he will face
and the stakes for which he fights surpass all that has come before."
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True
Compass: A Memoir - Publisher's Marketing:
"In this landmark autobiography, five years in the making,
Senator Edward M. Kennedy tells his extraordinary personal story--of
his legendary family, politics, and fifty years at the center
of national events.
TRUE COMPASS
The youngest of nine children born to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose
Fitzgerald Kennedy, he came of age among siblings from whom much
was expected. As a young man, he played a key role in the presidential
campaign of his brother John F. Kennedy, recounted here in loving
detail. In 1962 he was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he began
a fascinating political education and became a legislator.
In this historic memoir, Ted Kennedy takes us inside his family,
re-creating life with his parents and brothers and explaining
their profound impact on him. For the first time, he describes
his heartbreak and years of struggle in the wake of their deaths.
Through it all, he describes his work in the Senate on the major
issues of our time--civil rights, Vietnam, Watergate, the quest
for peace in Northern Ireland--and the cause of his life: improved
health care for all Americans, a fight influenced by his own experiences
in hospitals.
His life has been marked by tragedy and perseverance, a love of
family, and an abiding faith. There have been controversies, too,
and Kennedy addresses them with unprecedented candor. At midlife,
embattled and uncertain if he would ever fall in love again, he
met the woman who changed his life, Victoria Reggie Kennedy. Facing
a tough reelection campaign against an aggressive challenger named
Mitt Romney, Kennedy found a new voice and began one of the great
third acts in American politics, sponsoring major legislation,
standing up for liberal principles, and making the pivotal endorsement
of Barack Obama for president.
Hundreds of books have been written about the Kennedys. TRUE COMPASS
will endure as the definitive account from a member of America's
most heralded family, an inspiring legacy to readers and to history,
and a deeply moving story of a life like no other."
Call number: E840.8 .K35 A3 2009
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Unbelievable:
Investigations Into Ghosts, Poltergeists, Telepathy, and Other Unseen
Phenomena, from the Duke Parapsychology Laboratory - Publisher's
Marketing: "Rain barrels that refill themselves. Psychic
horses. Mind-reading Cold War spies. For many, these phenomena are
evidence of an unseen world just beyond the grasp of our five senses.
For a group of scientists at Duke University, such mysteries demanded
further investigation. From 1930 to 1980, under the leadership of
Dr. J. B. Rhine, often considered the Einstein of the paranormal,
the scientists at the Duke Parapsychology Lab attempted to test
the bizarre, the frightening, and the unexplainable against the
rigors of science.
In "Unbelievable," Stacy Horn reveals the strange,
lost history of these first attempts to prove--or disprove--the
existence of the para-normal, bringing to light a half-century's
worth of ghost stories, poltergeists, and paranormal activity.
The Duke scientists were queried by the likes of Albert Einstein,
Richard Nixon, Aldous Huxley, Carl Jung, and Helen Keller; the
U.S. Army and blue-chip corporations such as IBM and Zenith seized
upon their findings.
Investigating telepathy, clairvoyance, ghosts, poltergeists,
and the myriad other strange phenomena that people claim to have
experienced, the scientists did find proof that the human mind
can exhibit telepathic powers--but their discov-ery would put
them at odds with both the scientific community and the community
of believers at large, beginning a multidecade battle among unyielding
critics, die-hard believers, and scientists themselves. Yet Horn
reveals that between the power of belief and the promise of scientific
investigation, there is room for everyone to acknowledge that
the truth is out there."
Call number: BF1028.5 .U6 H675 2009
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Ripped:
How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music - Publisher's
Marketing: "A decade ago the vast majority of mainstream
music was funneled through a handful of media conglomerates. Now,
more people are listening to more music from a greater variety of
sources than at any time in history. And big corporations such as
Viacom, Clear Channel, and Sony are no longer the sole gatekeepers
and distributors, their monopoly busted by a revolution -- an uprising
led by bands and fans networking on the Internet. "Ripped"
tells the story of how the laptop generation created a new grassroots
music industry, with the fans and bands rather than the corporations
in charge. In this new world, bands aren't just musicmakers but
self-contained multimedia businesses; and fans aren't just consumers
but distributors and even collaborators.
As the Web popularized bands and albums that previously would
have been relegated to obscurity, innovative artists -- from Prince
to Death Cab for Cutie -- started coming up with, and stumbling
into, alternative ways of getting their music out to fans. Live
music took on an even more significant role. TV shows and commercials
emerged as great places to hear new tunes. Sample-based composition
and mash-ups leapfrogged ahead of the industry's, and the law's,
ability to keep up with them. Then, in 2007, Radiohead released
an album exclusively on the Internet and allowed customers to
name their own price, including $0.00. Radiohead's "it's
up to you" marketing coup seized on a concept the old music
industry had forgotten: the customer is always right.
National radio host and critically acclaimed music journalist
Greg Kot masterfully chronicles this story of how we went from
$17.99 to $0.00 in less than a decade. It's a fascinating tale
of backward thinking, forward thinking, and the power of music."
Call number: ML74.7 .K68 2009
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| Pink
Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow Into Troublesome
Gaps--And What We Can Do about It -
Publisher's Marketing: "In the
past decade, we've heard a lot about the innate differences between
males and females. So we've come to accept that boys can't focus
in a classroom and girls are obsessed with relationships: "That's
just the way they're built." In "Pink Brain Blue Brain,"
neuroscientist Lise Eliot turns that thinking on its head. Calling
on years of exhaustive research and her own work in the field
of neuroplasticity, Eliot argues that infant brains are so malleable
that small differences at birth become amplified over time, as
parents and teachers--and the culture at large--unwittingly reinforce
gender stereotypes. Children themselves exacerbate the differences
by playing to their modest strengths. They constantly exercise
those "ball-throwing" or "doll-cuddling" circuits,
rarely straying from their comfort zones. But this, says Eliot,
is just what they need to do. And she offers parents and teachers
concrete ways to help. Presenting the latest science from birth
to puberty, she zeroes in on the precise differences between boys
and girls, erasing harmful stereotypes. Boys are not, in fact,
"better at math" but at certain kinds of spatial reasoning.
Girls are not naturally more empathetic; they're allowed to express
their feelings. By appreciating "how" sex differences
emerge--rather than assuming them to be fixed biological facts--we
can help all children reach their fullest potential, close the
troubling gaps between boys and girls, and ultimately end the
gender wars that currently divide us."
Call number: QP81.5 .E45 2009
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| Stealing
MySpace: The Battle to Control the Most Popular Website in America
- Publisher's Marketing: "A
few years ago, MySpace.com was just an idea kicking around a Southern
California spam mill. Scroll down to the present day and MySpace
is one of the most visited Internet destinations in America, displaying
more than 40 billion webpage views per month and generating nearly
$1 billion annually for Rupert Murdoch's online empire. Even by
the standards of the Internet age, the MySpace saga is an astounding
growth story, which climaxed with the site's acquisition by Murdoch's
News Corporation in 2005 for a sum approaching one billion dollars.
But more than that, it may be the defining drama of the digital
era.
In "Stealing MySpace," Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
Julia Angwin chronicles the rise of this Internet powerhouse.
With an unerring eye, Angwin details how MySpace took the Internet
by storm by grabbing the best ideas from around the Web, encouraging
pinup stars such as Tila Tequila to make their home on its pages
and giving everyone freedom to experiment with online identities-including
using somebody else's identity.
"Stealing MySpace" introduces us to the site's founders,
Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson, who dabbled in computer hacking,
online pornography, spam, and spyware before starting MySpace.
Although their street savvy, doggedness, and clubbing skills far
eclipsed their tech prowess, they stumbled their way to success
and soon found themselves at ground zero of a high-stakes war
that pitted Rupert Murdoch against his frequent nemesis, the combative
Viacom CEO Sumner Redstone. Angwin sheds light on the dizzying
backroom deals that allowed Murdoch to snatch MySpace from Viacom's
grasp even as the MySpace founders remained in the dark about
their own fate. Then she takes us inside the Murdoch empire as
DeWolfe and Anderson lobby furiously to regain control of their
creation.
Venturing beyond the business aspects of the story, Angwin also
explores the Internet culture, a voyeuristic world in which MySpace
must stay one step ahead of amateur pornographers, sexual predators,
and "spoofers" who set up fake profiles (Rupert Murdoch
himself tolerates dozens of phony "Ruperts" on the site)
and cope with the general excesses and sometimes illegal acts
of a community of account holders equal in number to the population
of Japan.
In "Stealing MySpace," Julia Angwin dishes on the epic
real-world battle for control of a virtual empire. In a savvy,
smart, fast-paced narrative reminiscent of Bryan Burrough and
John Helyar's Barbarians at the Gate and Michael Lewis's The New
New Thing, "Stealing MySpace" tells is the whole gripping
story behind a breakout cultural phenomenon."
Call number: HD9696.8 .U64 M973 2009
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The
Retail Revolution: How Wal-Mart Created a Brave New World of Business
- Publisher's Marketing: "The
definitive account of how a small Ozarks company upended the world
of business and what that change means
Wal-Mart, the world's largest company, roared out of the rural
South to change the way business is done. Deploying computer-age
technology, Reagan-era politics, and Protestant evangelism, Sam
Walton's firm became a byword for cheap goods and low-paid workers,
famed for the ruthless efficiency of its global network of stores
and factories. But the revolution has gone further: Sam's proteges
have created a new economic order which puts thousands of manufacturers,
indeed whole regions, in thrall to a retail royalty. Like the
Pennsylvania Railroad and General Motors in their heyday, Wal-Mart
sets the commercial model for a huge swath of the global economy.
In this lively, probing investigation, historian Nelson Lichtenstein
deepens and expands our knowledge of the merchandising giant.
He shows that Wal-Mart's rise was closely linked to the cultural
and religious values of Bible Belt America as well as to the imperial
politics, deregulatory economics, and laissez-faire globalization
of Ronald Reagan and his heirs. He explains how the company's
success has transformed American politics, and he anticipates
a day of reckoning, when challenges to the Wal-Mart way, at home
and abroad, are likely to change the far-flung empire.
Insightful, original, and steeped in the culture of retail life,
"The Retail Revolution" draws on first hand reporting
from coastal China to rural Arkansas to give a fresh and necessary
understanding of the phenomenon that has transformed international
commerce."
Call number: HF5429.215 .U6 L53 2009
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The
Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
- Publisher's Marketing: "In
2008, a Gallup poll showed that 44 percent of Americans believed
God had created man in his present form within the last 10,000 years.
In a Pew Forum poll in the same year, 42 percent believed that all
life on earth has existed in its present form since the beginning
of time.
In 1859 Charles Darwin's masterpiece, "On the Origin of
Species," shook society to its core. Darwin was only too
aware of the storm his theory of evolution would provoke. But
he surely would have raised an incredulous eyebrow at the controversy
still raging a century and a half later. Evolution is accepted
as scientific fact by all reputable scientists and indeed theologians,
yet millions of people continue to question its veracity. Now
the author of the iconic work "The God Delusion" takes
them to task.
"The Greatest Show on Earth" is a stunning counterattack
on advocates of "Intelligent Design," explaining the
evidence for evolution while exposing the absurdities of the creationist
"argument." Dawkins sifts through rich layers of scientific
evidence: from living examples of natural selection to clues in
the fossil record; from natural clocks that mark the vast epochs
wherein evolution ran its course to the intricacies of developing
embryos; from plate tectonics to molecular genetics. Combining
these elements and many more, he makes the airtight case that
"we find ourselves perched on one tiny twig in the midst
of a blossoming and flourishing tree of life and it is no accident,
but the direct consequence of evolution by non-random selection."
"The Greatest Show on Earth" comes at a critical time:
systematic opposition to the fact of evolution is menacing as
never before. In American schools, and in schools around the world,
insidious attempts are made to undermine the status of science
in the classroom. Dawkins wields a devastating argument against
this ignorance, but his unjaded passion for the natural world
turns what might have been a negative argument into a positive
offering to the reader: nothing less than a master's vision of
life, in all its splendor."
Call number: QH366.2 .D374 2009
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The
Secret Lives of Boys: Inside the Raw Emotional World of Male Teens
- Publisher's Marketing:
"This unprecedented look into the lives and social groups
of boys across America is a parent and teacher's key to understanding
the hidden hopes, fears, pains, and passions of their sons and
students.
Teenage boys have come a long way since the staid 1980s when
they were all lumped into the "Breakfast Club" categories
of Brains, Druggies, and Jocks. Crisscrossing the country--meeting
with boys from different cultures, and socioeconomic backgrounds--journalist
Malina Saval introduces readers to the next generation of male
teens by creating new archetypes and redrawing the ever-expanding
social map. "The Secret Lives of Boys" offers an uncensored
look into boyhood that reveals the spine-tingling confessions,
heartrending sadness and isolation, unbridled optimism, and seemingly
boundless resilience of male teens today. Saval asks the pertinent
questions: Who "are" these boys? What do "they"
think of themselves? A compelling and candid look at male adolescence
in the twenty-first century, "The Secret Lives of Boys"
uncovers what our young people want you to know."
Call number: HQ797 .S28 2009
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Single
by Chance, Mothers by Choice: How Women Are Choosing Parenthood
Without Marriage and Creating the New American Family -
Publisher's Marketing: "A remarkable
number of women today are taking the daunting step of having children
outside of marriage. In Single By Chance, Mothers By Choice, Rosanna
Hertz offers the first full-scale account of this fast-growing
phenomenon, revealing why these middle-class women took this unorthodox
path and how they have managed to make single parenthood work
for them. Hertz interviewed 65 women--ranging from physicians
and financial analysts to social workers, teachers, and secretaries--women
who speak candidly about how they manage their lives and families
as single mothers. What Hertz discovers are not ideologues but
reluctant revolutionaries, women who--whether straight or gay--struggle
to conform to the conventional definitions of mother, child, and
family. Having tossed out the rulebook in order to become mothers,
they nonetheless adhere to time-honored rules about child-rearing.
As they tell their stories, they shed light on their paths to
motherhood. A unique window on the future of the family, this
book offers a gold mine of insight and reassurance for any woman
contemplating this rewarding if unconventional step."
Call number: HQ536 .H48 2006
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The
Invisible Kingdom: From the Tips of Our Fingers to the Tops of
Our Trash, Inside the Curious World of Microbes - Publisher's
Marketing: "With the wit of Bill Bryson and the spirit
of Natalie Angier, Idan Ben- Barak takes us on a fantastic voyage
into the infinitesimal world of microbiology. In "The Invisible
Kingdom," he introduces us to the amazing lives and workings
of genes, proteins, bacteria, and viruses, and the ways in which
they interact to shape life on Earth. Exploring everything from
radioactive waste and insect sex-change operations to the inner
workings of antibiotics, Ben-Barak reveals how important these
tiny critters are to all of us. He brings this largely unseen
world to life with refreshing analogies and metaphors: cells "pop
like bubbles" and bacteria "dream of rain." On
the journey, we learn about the teamwork required to rot human
teeth, the origins of diseases, what "really" goes on
inside cow stomachs, and the ways in which microbes benefit human
life. An infectious and informative scientific exploration, "The
Invisible Kingdom" will change the way we see the world around
us."
Call number: QR56 .B38 2009
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Pandemics
and Global Health
Call number: RA649 .Y65 2008
|
Influenza
- Publisher's Marketing:
"Tells the story of the flu, from its discovery to today,
and provides an accessible introduction to the causation, treatment,
and impact of the disease."
Call number: RC150.1 .D48 2008
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| Healing
of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health
Care - Publisher's Marketing:
"Bestselling author T. R. Reid guides a whirlwind tour of
successful health care systems worldwide, revealing possible paths
toward U.S. reform.
In "The Healing of America, New York Times" bestselling
author T. R. Reid shows how all the other industrialized democracies
have achieved something the United States can't seem to do: provide
health care for everybody at a reasonable cost.
In his global quest to find a possible prescription, Reid visits
wealthy, free market, industrialized democracies like our own-including
France, Germany, Japan, the U.K., and Canada-where he finds inspiration
in example. Reid shares evidence from doctors, government officials,
health care experts, and patients the world over, finding that
foreign health care systems give everybody quality care at an
affordable cost. And that dreaded monster "socialized medicine"
turns out to be a myth. Many developed countries provide universal
coverage with private doctors, private hospitals, and private
insurance.
In addition to long-established systems, Reid also studies countries
that have carried out major health care reform. The first question
facing these countries-and the United States, for that matter-is
an ethical issue: Is health care a human right? Most countries
have already answered with a resolute yes, leaving the United
States in the murky moral backwater with nations we typically
think of as far less just than our own.
"The Healing of America" lays bare the moral question
at the heart of our troubled system, dissecting the misleading
rhetoric surrounding the health care debate. Reid sees problems
elsewhere, too: He finds poorly paid doctors in Japan, endless
lines in Canada, mistreated patients in Britain, spartan facilities
in France. Still, all the other rich countries operate at a lower
cost, produce better health statistics, and cover everybody. In
the end, "The Healing of America" is a good news book:
It finds models around the world that Americans can borrow to
guarantee health care for everybody who needs it."
Call number: RA395 .A3 R435 2009
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Shock
Therapy for the American Health Care System: Why Comprehensive Reform
Is Needed - Publisher's
Marketing: "From a veteran physician comes this remarkably
clear-eyed look at what's wrong with how we adminster and pay for
health care and what can be done to fix it.
In "Shock Therapy for the American Health Care System: Why
Comprehensive Reform Is Needed," Dr. Robert Levine offers
an easily understandable diagnosis of the problems plaguing our
current health care infrastructure, with discussions that include
the roles of various stakeholders-insurance companies, "big
pharma," hospitals, health care providers, and patients.
He also dispels a number of myths designed to make voters leery
of any reform efforts. Levine's comprehensive plan addresses everything
from bloated bureaucracies to unnecessary procedures to the handling
of negligence and malpractice lawsuits/claims. Throughout, Levine
backs his proposals with facts and comparisons to systems in various
countries, and concludes that even now, with disaster looming,
the ultimate goal of providing health insurance for every American
is achievable and affordable."
Call number: RA395 .A3 L487 2009
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Healing
the Broken Mind: Transforming America's Failed Mental Health System
- Publisher's Marketing: "Few
afflictions are as frightening or as heartbreaking as mental illness.
It may be a topic that many would prefer to sweep under the rug,
but it is a fact of life that we as a society can and must face.
We have come a long way over the past few decades in our understanding
of mental illness and its potential treatments. Yet, tragically,
many across the country who struggle with serious mental illness
are unable to find effective, quality medical treatment. As a federal
commission on mental health concluded, the system of care is in
shambles. But why? And how do we fix it?
Timothy A. Kelly, former Commissioner of Virginiaas Department
of Mental Health, Retardation, and Substance Abuse, brings his
three decades of experience as mental health commissioner, psychology
professor, and clinician to bear in confronting this crisis in
Americaas mental health care system. In clear and accessible terms,
he exposes the weaknesses in the current system, examining how
and why one of the worldas richest and most advanced countries
has allowed its most vulnerable citizens to be victimized by the
very system designed to help them.
Armed with the latest statistics, a lifetime of experience, and
heartrending life stories, Kelly argues that the patchwork of
care traditionally employed to treat mental illness is simply
not up to the task, and that what we need is profound, fundamental,
and system-wide change. He then goes on to provide an easy-to-follow
road map for achieving lasting transformation, centered on five
recommendations for creating a truly effective mental health system
of care that enables patients to achieve a lasting recovery.
Mental illness is not going to just go away, but Kelly prescribes
a comprehensive plan to make treatment accessible and effective
so that those who suffer can rejoin their families and their communities.
He shows how a transformed system of community-based care allows
those with serious mental illness to finally be able to go home."
Call number: RA790.6 .K448 2009
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Don't
Get PWNed!: How to Protect Your Child Online - Publisher's
Marketing: "This book provides actual methods for real
online safety for any child, any age. Not only does it provide tips,
it also offers the "How To's" and the "Why's"
behind the information.
The Keys to your child being safe on the Internet are inside
this book with effective skills, real techniques and specific
tips on:
* My Child Is Not Allowed Online! And Other Safety Myths
* The 7 Pitfalls Of Ignorance Online
* Why Using The Web Is Not Like Using A Cell Phone
* The 21st Century Dangers Of The Internet
* Outsmarting The Full Time Criminals
* Handling Cyberbullies
* 8 Instant Messaging Safeguards
* 8 Chat Room Safety Secrets
* The Sly Disguises Of Online Sexual Predators
* The Warning Signs You Must Know That Your Child Is In Danger
From An Online Predator
* The 10 Secrets To Stopping Online Predators Cold!
The information is presented in an easy and simple, straight
forward way that any busy parent can read or refer to. The book
is full of common sense solutions that are effective."
Call number: HV6773.2 .J34 2009
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Methland:
The Death and Life of an American Small Town -
Publisher's Marketing: "The dramatic
story of the methamphetamine epidemic as it sweeps the American
heartland--a timely, moving, very human account of one community's
attempt to battle its way to a brighter future.
Crystal methamphetamine is widely considered to be the most dangerous
drug in the world, and nowhere is that more true than in the small
towns of the American heartland. "Methland "tells the
story of Oelwein, Iowa (pop. 6,159), which, like thousands of
other small towns across the country, has been left in the dust
by the consolidation of the agricultural industry, a depressed
local economy, and an out-migration of people. As if this weren't
enough to deal with, an incredibly cheap, longlasting, and highly
addictive drug has rolled into town.
Over a period of four years, journalist Nick Reding brings us
into the heart of Oelwein through a cast of intimately drawn characters,
including: Clay Hallburg, the town doctor, who fights meth even
as he struggles with his own alcoholism; Nathan Lein, the town
prosecutor, whose caseload is filled almost exclusively with meth-related
crime; and Jeff Rohrick, a meth addict, still trying to kick the
habit after twenty years.
Tracing the connections between the lives touched by the drug
and the global forces that set the stage for the epidemic, "Methland
"offers a vital and unique perspective on a pressing contemporary
tragedy."
Call number: HV5831 .I8 R43 2009
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Methamphetamine:
Its History, Pharmacology, and Treatment -
Publisher's Marketing: "In recent
years, the media have inundated us with coverage of the horrors
that befall methamphetamine users, and the fires, explosions, and
toxic waste created by meth labs that threaten the well-being of
innocent people. In "Methamphetamine: Its History, Pharmacology,
and Treatment," the first book in Hazelden's Library of Addictive
Drugs series, Ralph Weisheit and William L. White examine the nature
and extent of meth use in the United States, from meth's early reputation
as a 'wonder drug' to the current perception that it is a 'scourge'
of society.
In separating fact from fiction, Weisheit and White provide context
for understanding the meth problem by tracing its history and
the varying patterns of use over time, then offer an in-depth
look at: the latest scientific findings on the effects of the
drug on individuals the myths and realities of the drug's impact
on the mind the national and international implications of methamphetamine
production the drug's impact on rural communities, including a
case study of two counties in the Midwest issues in addiction
and treatment of meth
Thoroughly researched and highly readable, "Methamphetamine"
offers a comprehensive understanding of medical, social, and political
issues concerning this highly impactful drug."
Call number: HV5801 .W384 2009
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100
Million Unnecessary Returns: A Simple, Fair, and Competitive Tax
Plan for the United States
Contributor Bio: Graetz, Michael J
Graetz is Justus S. Hotchkiss Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Call number: KF6369 .G73 2008
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| The
Numerati - Publisher's
Marketing: "Every day we produce loads of data about
ourselves simply by living in the modern world: we click web pages,
shop with credit cards, and make cell phone calls. Companies like
Yahoo! and Google are harvesting an average of 2,500 details about
each of us every month. Who is looking at this data and what are
they doing with it? Journalist Stephen Baker explores these questions
and provides us with a fascinating guide to the world we're entering--and
to the people controlling that world. The Numerati have infiltrated
every realm of human affairs, profiling us as workers, shoppers,
voters, potential terrorists--and lovers. The implications are
vast. Privacy evaporates. Our bosses can monitor our every move.
Retailers can better tempt us to make impulse buys. But the Numerati
can also work on our behalf, diagnosing an illness before we're
aware of the symptoms, or even helping us find our soul mate.
Entertaining and enlightening, "The Numerati" shows
how a powerful new endeavor--the mathematical modeling of humanity--will
transform every aspect of our lives."
Call number: QA401 .B35 2008
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Sex
in Advertising: Perspectives on the Erotic Appeal - Publisher's
Marketing: ""Sex in Advertising: Perspectives
on the Erotic Appeal" is the first book to thoroughly tackle
important issues about sex in advertising. What is it? Does it
work? How does it affect individuals and society? Well-respected
scholars and popular writers answer these questions as they address
the following issues associated with sex in today's advertising
environment: gender differences and representation, unintended
social effects, subliminal embeds, appeals to the homosexual community,
and new media. The book contains a blend of perspectives, including
original experimental studies, interpretive and historical analyses,
and cultural critiques.
The definitive source on sex in advertising, this book:
*is centralized around a singular theme: Understanding how sex
in advertising appeals work and why they are so prevalent;
*includes multiple perspectives to capture the richness of sexual
appeals;
*brings together viewpoints from both well-known scholars and
writers;
*provides a wealth of ideas and research questions for those interested
in the topic; and
*contains discussions of sex in advertising from its roots in
the 1700s to online advertising today and beyond.
The book is must reading for advertising and gender researchers,
scholars, and students. Anyone interested in mass media, consumer
psychology, and popular culture will find this book an essential
resource. "
Call number: HF5827.85 .S494 2003
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| Introduction
to Socialism - Publisher's Marketing:
"This introduction to socialist thought is by two men perhaps
better qualified than any other Americans to have written it.
Leo Huberman and Paul Sweezy, founding editors and publishers
of the independent socialist magazine Monthly Review, built an
impressive reputation as keen observers, acute analysts, and lucid
writers on the world and domestic scenes. In this book, they present
in clear and direct language the basic elements of the socialist
critique of capitalist society."
Call number: HX40 .H73 2009
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Jubilee:
The Emergence of African-American Culture -
Publisher's Marketing: "Introduction
by Winton Marsalis.
Slaves came to the Americas from many different parts of the
African continent, bringing with them distinct languages, religions,
and expressive arts. "Jubilee shows the many ways that these
diverse peoples united, forged their own identity, and laid the
foundations for truly unique African-American social, cultural,
political, and economic expressions throughout the Western Hemisphere.
"Jubilee" is written by Howard Dodson, chief of the
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture--one of the most
prominent institutions of black scholarship in the world. Essays
by leading voices in African-American history and literature,
including Henry Louis Gates, Jr., John Hope Franklin, Amiri Bakara,
Annette Gordon-Reed, and Gail Buckley will explore topics such
as abolition and emancipation, changes in family life and social
development, religion, and the evolution of language, literacy,
and education through the end of Reconstruction. This illuminating
text is surrounded by more than 200 stunning illustrations, culled
from the Schomburg' s collection of more than 5 million items.
From slave ship manifests, manumission papers, and some of the
earliest photographs of slaves to carved items that echo African
sculpture and freedom quilts with African motifs, the book is
richly illustrated in an interactive way that brings to life this
crucial transition from slavery to freedom."
Call number: E185 .D63 2002
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Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder - Publisher's
Marketing: "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is
a relatively common psychological problem. The symptoms--which
can be seriously disabling in extreme cases--can include excessive
hand-washing or other cleaning rituals, repeating checking, extreme
slowness, and unwanted, repugnant intrusive thoughts.
This book covers the nature, symptoms, causes, and theories of
OCD. It discusses the treatments that are available and provides
valuable practical advice to those who may need help. Numerous
case histories are given throughout the book, highlighting various
aspects of the disorder and its treatment. There are in-depth
sections on scrupulosity, culture and OCD, mental pollution, OCD
in children, and on the similarities and differences between childhood
OCD and an autistic disorder.
This fourth edition has been updated with succinct explanations
of recent research, information on treatment advances, and the
recent expansion of treatment services for anxiety disorders,
including OCD, in the NHS. Stanley Rachman gives a clear account
of the nature of obsessive-compulsive problems, which are useful
for sufferers and their families, as well as general readers interested
in finding out more about the disorder."
Call number: RC533 .D4 2009
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Peyote
Religion: A History
Call number: E98.R3 S79 1987
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| A
Pagan Testament: The Literary Heritage of the World's Oldest New
Religion - Publisher's
Marketing: "Wiccans often claim that their spiritual
inspiration comes not from a written scripture but from personal
experience and original creativity. While this is true, there
are also many written works which constitute Wicca's testament,
or its central literary expressions of spiritual identity. Some
of them are thousands of years old. These written works have not
been brought together, in the same book, since the movement began."
Call number: BP605 .N46 M947 2008
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Persons,
Humanity, and the Definition of Death - Publisher's
Marketing: "In this riveting and timely work, John
P. Lizza presents the first comprehensive analysis of personhood
and humanity in the context of defining death. Rejecting the common
assumption that human or personal death is simply a biological
phenomenon for biologists or physicians to define, Lizza argues
that the definition of death is also a matter for metaphysical
reflection, moral choice, and cultural acceptance. Through an
analysis of legal and clinical cases and a discussion of alternative
concepts of personhood, Lizza casts greater light on the underlying
themes of a complex debate."
Call number: RA1063 .L59 2006
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Out
of the Past: Gay and Lesbian History from 1869 to the Present
- Publisher's Marketing:
"A unique and hugely absorbing narrative history of gay life-from
Oscar Wilde to the first gay marriage performed in San Francisco
in 2004-by the award-winning journalist and distinguished author
of "Out in the World "and "Sex- Crime Panic."
Miller accompanies his narrative with essays and excerpts from
contemporary and historical writings, and the text is illustrated
with photos and line drawings. "
Call number: HQ76.25 .M56 2005
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Gardening
When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times -
Publisher's Marketing: "The decline
of cheap oil is inspiring increasing numbers of North Americans
to achieve some measure of backyard food self-sufficiency. In hard
times, the family can be greatly helped by growing a highly productive
food garden, requiring little cash outlay or watering.
Currently popular intensive vegetable gardening methods are largely
inappropriate to this new circumstance. Crowded raised beds require
high inputs of water, fertility and organic matter, and demand
large amounts of human time and effort. But, except for labor,
these inputs depend on the price of oil. Prior to the 1970s, North
American home food growing used more land with less labor, with
wider plant spacing, with less or no irrigation, and all done
with sharp hand tools. But these sustainable systems have been
largely forgotten. "Gardening When It Counts" helps
readers rediscover traditional low-input gardening methods to
produce healthy food.
Designed for readers with no experience and applicable to most
areas in the English-speaking world except the tropics and hot
deserts, this book shows that any family with access to 3-5,000
sq. ft. of garden land can halve their food costs using a growing
system requiring just the odd bucketful of household waste water,
perhaps two hundred dollars worth of hand tools, and about the
same amount spent on supplies - working an average of two hours
a day during the growing season. "
Call number: SB321 .S64 2005
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Affirmative
Action (Issues on Trial)
Call number: JK766.4 .A44 2008
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| Marijuana
Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink? - Publisher's
Marketing: "Nationally recognized marijuana-policy
experts Steve Fox, Paul Armentano, and Mason Tvert compare and
contrast the relative harms and legal status of the two most popular
recreational substances in the world--marijuana and alcohol. Through
an objective examination of the two drugs and the laws and social
practices that steer people toward alcohol, the authors pose a
simple yet rarely considered question: Why do we punish adults
who make the rational, safer choice to use marijuana instead of
alcohol?"Marijuana Is Safer" reaches for a broad audience.
For those unfamiliar with marijuana, it provides an introduction
to the cannabis plant and its effects on the user, and debunks
some of the government's most frequently cited marijuana myths.
For current and aspiring advocates of marijuana-law reform, as
well as anyone else who is interested in what is becoming a major
political battle, the authors spell out why the message that marijuana
is safer than alcohol must be a prominent part of the public debate
over legalization.Most importantly, for the millions of Americans
who want to advance the cause of marijuana-policy reform--or simply
want to defend their own personal, safer choice--this book provides
the talking points and detailed information needed to make persuasive
arguments to friends, family, coworkers, and elected officials."
Call number: HV5822 .M3 F69 2009
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ADHD
- Publisher's Marketing: "Portrays
the history, diagnosis, treatment, and impact of ADHD, one of
the most controversial psychiatric diagnoses made today."
Call number: RJ506 .H9 H34485 2009
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ADHD
on Trial: Courtroom Clashes Over the Meaning of "Disability"
- Publisher's Marketing:
"In 2006 Philadelphia, graduate student Jonathan Love sued
the organization that publishes the Law School Admissions Test.
Love had attained average scores on the test, but claimed he should
have been given extra time because he qualified as a person with
a disability - and allowances provided by the Americans with Disabilities
Act - due to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The case,
which drew in author psychologist Michael Gordon as an expert witness
for the defense, reached federal court and resulted in a precedent-setting
ruling still as controversial as the disorder that triggered the
trial. In this work, Gordon takes us into the courtroom and behind
the scenes with attorneys and experts to look not only at this trial,
but more than a dozen others that have involved ADHD or other psychiatric
diagnoses, and the questions they raise, including what the real
meaning of disability is, how malingering can be an issue with psychological
disorders, and what the more far-reaching effects for the public
can be if accommodations are provided to people who do not have
a legally-defined disability. When does deference to an individual
with a disorder like ADHD begin to invade the rights of the non-disabled?
Controversy fills these pages, from discussion of ADHD and the
debate over its justifiability as a disability to public reactions
regarding the ruling in Love's case and others. Comparisons and
contrasts are also raised between the Love trial and earlier cases
involving people claiming psychological disabilities who fought
actions by The National Board of Medical Examiners, United Airlines,
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, the Georgia State Board of Veterinary
Medicine, and other organizations. Do the decisions help or harm
disability rights and people with disabilities? Gordon offers
the insights not only of a psychologist, but a seasoned legal
insider who has testified as an expert witness at many of the
trials."
Call number: KF228 .L684 G67 2009
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Loosening
the Grip: A Handbook of Alcohol Information - Publisher's
Marketing: "This text offers a thorough approach to
understanding alcohol, its physical and psychological affects
on an individual, and its emotional impact on the family. It is
the only comprehensive, self-contained book intended to cover
the range of psychological factors, physical complications, treatment
options, and family concerns. The text is easy to read and covers
a broad range of situations, making it suitable for academics,
students, or families of alcoholics."
Call number: HV5292 .K53 2009
|
Understanding
the High-Functioning Alcoholic: Professional Views and Personal
Insights - Publisher's
Marketing: "Who is the typical alcoholic among the 12.5
million living in the United States now? Many, if not most of us
when asked that question, would envision a skid row bum or someone
at least out of work or with little education locked into a low-skill,
low-paying job. But that is not accurate, according to the results
of a national study released in June, 2007 by the National Institutes
of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The NIAAA determined that alcoholics
in the United States really fall into five subtypes, including nearly
20 percent who are highly functional alcoholics, well-educated with
good incomes. They include corporate presidents, powerful politicians,
police, lawyers, doctors, scientists, and other highly-skilled,
highly-educated people who are middle- to high-income and by most
accounts successful. In this unprecedented book, mental health counselor
Sarah Benton takes us into the worlds and minds of so-called high-functioning
alcoholics, to understand how people so intelligent and achievement-oriented
get drawn into states in which they secretly cannot control their
liquor consumption but still manage to excel in their careers.
The book includes a look at celebrity alcoholics like singer
Eric Clapton and actor/comedian Robin Williams, as well as alcoholics
in high positions including Chris Albrecht, former Chairman and
CEO of HBO. Other high-profile people included in this book are
Miss USA 2007 Tara Conner and football legend Joe Namath. With
her own story of alcoholism and her recovery woven into the text,
Benton takes us into the lives and challenges of these well-educated
and successful people, seeking to understand how, when, and why
they became addicted, as well as the reasons their alcoholism
is, for most, so hard to admit, cope with, and recover from."
Call number: RC565 .B463 2009
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Living
with Alcoholism and Drug Addiction - Publisher's
Marketing: "In 2006, nearly 11 million young people
from the ages of 12 to 20 reported using alcohol, and nearly 10
percent of those aged 12 to 17 reported using illicit drugs. Alcohol
and drug abuse often starts younger than most people are aware
of, and the key to addressing and preventing this problem is to
educate young people about the risks and factors involved. Alcoholism
and drug addiction are substance use disorderschronic, but treatable,
brain disorders. Though the exact cause of alcoholism and drug
addiction is unknown, genetics, environment, and mental illness
may play a role. "
Call number: HV5809.5 .L47 2008
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The
Systematic Mistreatment of Children in the Foster Care System: Through
the Cracks - Publisher's Marketing:
"The Systematic Mistreatment of Children in the Foster Care
System tells the stories of 10 children in the foster care system
from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds and the efforts by
advocates to find them permanent places to live, appropriate schooling,
and other essentials they need to survive. The children's case studies
highlight the difficulties in placing and maintaining them in healthy
living situations with supportive educational, mental health, and
other services. The book shows how children fall-sometimes over
and over again-through the deep cracks that exist within and between
the various agencies of the multi-agency system of care that was
designed to help them.
Appropriate placement and services for children in foster care
typically requires the coordination and collaboration of several
agencies, including the juvenile court, child protective services
(CPS), school districts, and departments of mental health (DMH).
The Systematic Mistreatment of Children in the Foster Care System
shows how these agencies frequently fail to meet their legal obligations
to children in the system and what can be done to address these
failures-and the outcomes they produce.
The Systematic Mistreatment of Children in the Foster Care System
includes:
# an introduction to the child protective services system
# the general route by which children in the United States are
removed from their parents' custody because or abuse and neglect
# the major components of the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act and the problems in getting foster children's educational
needs met
# the difficulties in securing stable out-of-home placements
# strategies for stabilizing home placements
# problems in funding for out-of-home placements
# strategies for advocating the removal of children from inadequate
out-of-home placements
# legislation and practices for bringing about needed policy changes
# and much more
Equally valuable as a professional tool and as a classroom resource,
The Systematic Mistreatment of Children in the Foster Care System
includes introductions to specific issues presented in each chapter;
case studies that illuminate the issues presented; subsections
for each case study chapter entitled Prevention, Intervention,
Advocacy Considerations, and What Had Gone Wrong; boxed items
highlighting practical strategies, laws, and other relevant information;
and a conclusion and summary of each chapter."
Call number: HV875.55 .W45 2007
|
| Reversing
the Odds: Improving Outcomes for Babies in the Child Welfare System
- Publisher's Marketing:
"Babies and young children in the child welfare system have
a high prevalence for physical, cognitive, and social-emotional
delays -- and often don't have access to the services and supports
that could make all the difference. Demystifying the world of
child welfare shows early childhood practitioners how to successfully
navigate this complex system and collaborate with a wide range
of other professionals to meet young children's needs. Discover
what new brain research says about the importance of effective
early intervention and consistent caregiving in the earliest years
of life, see how the current system works by tracing several children's
journeys through child welfare and juvenile court, help fulfill
the promise of new laws related to child welfare, health care,
and early intervention and education, understand the juvenile
court's powerful potential to influence young children's healthy
development, help improve access to coordinated, consistent health
care for young children in the child welfare system, work to make
early intervention screening universal and services readily available
to young children and families, make the most of early childhood
education as a portal to school readiness, social-emotional development,
and overall well-being."
Call number: HV741 .D53 2009
|
Social
Work and Child Abuse: Still Waking the Tightrope? - Publisher's
Marketing: "While social work practice with child abuse
is a well-documented topic, this revised edition of Social Work
and Child Abuse actually challenges and changes the focus of existing
literature. Instead of concerning itself with the ways in which
the task of preventing and detecting child abuse can be more effectively
undertaken, it presents a critical analysis of the task itself.
There has been much new guidance and regulation since the first
edition of Social Work and Child Abuse was published in 1996,
making this a timely new edition. With a brand new introduction
and conclusion, this fully revised text discusses:
* the implications of the Victoria Climbie Inquiry, the Laming
Report, the Green Paper Every Child Matters and the 2004 Children
Act
* the 1989 Children Act and the conflicting duties of the social
worker to prevent and intervene in child abuse and also to promote
'the family'
* the emergence of official discourses of prevention, treatment
and punishment
* the 1975 Children Act and the role of moral panic.
Concluding with a call for the full implementation of the UN Convention
on the Rights of the Child to strengthen the child protection
system by giving children and young people a much stronger voice,
this book is essential reading for all professionals in social
and probation work, and for students in social work, social policy
and criminology."
Call number: HV6626.54 .G7 M47 2006
|
Obesity
- Publisher's Marketing:
"What makes obesity a disease instead of just a matter of overeating?
What are the genetic and environmental factors behind it? What new
breakthroughs are being developing to combat it? This concise, information-rich
volume looks at these and other important questions, clearing away
misconceptions about this devastating condition.
"Obesity" explains what scientists now know about the
causes and consequences of being overweight, including the latest
on the links between obesity and heart disease, diabetes, some
cancers, asthma, and sleep difficulties. The book pays specific
attention to the problem among obese young people, who more and
more are being diagnosed with chronic illnesses that used to only
be seen in adults. It also reports on promising efforts to battle
obesity, from medical treatments to community awareness programs."
Call number: RC628 .W57 2009
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|
Anorexia
- Publisher's Marketing: "Written
in accessible but medically accurate prose, "Anorexia"
provides a detailed explanation of how the diagnosis of anorexia
is made, common physical and personality characteristics of those
affected by the illness, and both short and long-term complications.
"Anorexia" takes the discussion a step further than
similar books on the subject by placing the disease in context
with a broad survey of the history of self-starvation from Antiquity
to the present, and it tackles the difficult question of whether
anorexia nervosa existed before the 19th century or is a uniquely
modern disease. The book evaluates in detail the social, economic
and cultural environments within which self-starvation has occurred
historically, and it analyzes competing theories of the disease's
origins-including sociocultural, developmental, biochemical, and
genetic hypotheses. The book also provides coverage of several
often overlooked topics, such as the incidence of anorexia among
young men, and it makes use of the personal narrative of an anorexic
throughout to give the reader some sense of what it feels like
to have anorexia and what someone with anorexia may be thinking.
"
Call number: RC552 .A5 S87 2009
|
Body
Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity in Youth: Assessment, Prevention,
and Treatment - Publisher's Marketing:
"The consequences of body image problems, eating disorders,
and obesity in children and adolescents can be serious. But as
the data presented in this second edition of a landmark volume
show, these disorders are preventable and treatable."
Call number: RJ506 .E18 B635 2009
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| Health
at Every Size: The Surprising Truth about Your Weight -
Publisher's Marketing: "Fat isn't
the problem. Dieting is the problem. A society that rejects anyone
whose body shape or size doesn't match an impossible ideal is
the problem. A medical establishment that equates "thin"
with "healthy" is the problem. "Health at Every
Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight" by Linda Bacon,
PhD, presents a well-researched, healthy-living manual that debunks
the weight myths and translates the latest science into practical
advice to help readers forever end their battle with weight. "
Call number: RM222.2 .B333 2008
|
Beyond
the C++ Standard Library: An Introduction to Boost - Publisher's
Marketing: ""Introducing the Boost libraries: the
next breakthrough in C++ programming " Boost takes you far
beyond the C++ Standard Library, making C++ programming more elegant,
robust, and productive. Now, for the first time, a leading Boost
expert systematically introduces the broad set of Boost libraries
and teaches best practices for their use.
Writing for intermediate-to-advanced C++ developers, Bjorn Karlsson
briefly outlines all 58 Boost libraries, and then presents comprehensive
coverage of 12 libraries you're likely to find especially useful.
Karlsson's topics range from smart pointers and conversions to
containers and data structures, explaining exactly how using each
library can improve your code. He offers detailed coverage of
higher-order function objects that enable you to write code that
is more concise, expressive, and readable. He even takes you "behind
the scenes" with Boost, revealing tools and techniques for
creating your own generic libraries.
Coverage includes
Smart pointers that provide automatic lifetime management of
objects and simplify resource sharing
Consistent, best-practice solutions for performing type conversions
and lexical conversions
Utility classes that make programming simpler and clearer
Flexible container libraries that solve common problems not covered
by the C++ Standard Library
Powerful support for regular expressions with Boost.Regex
Function objects defined at the call site with Boost.Bind and
Boost.Lambda
More flexible callbacks with Boost.Function
Managed signals and slots (a.k.a. the Observer pattern) with
Boost.Signals
The Boost libraries are proving so useful that many of them are
planned for inclusion in the next version of the C++ Standard
Library. Get your head start "now," with "Beyond
the C++ Standard Library.""
Call number: QA76.73 .C153 K365 2006
Call number: Library Reserves
* faculty request |
The
Homeschooling Option: How to Decide When It's Right for Your Family
- Publisher's Marketing:
"In this accessible and honest look at homeschooling, Lisa
Rivero explores the diverse faces of homeschooled students and
the ways in which it can help children with special learning needs.
She corrects misconceptions through profiles of diverse families
and addresses the changing and complex needs of children today.
This book addresses the major questions parents are bound to have
as they consider this option: socialization, curriculum, special
needs arrangements, resources, and more."
Call number: LC40 .R58 2008
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| The
Baby Business: How Money, Science, and Politics Drive the Commerce
of Conception
Call number: RG133.5 .S666 2006
|
| Surrogate
Motherhood and the Politics of Reproduction
- Publisher's Marketing: "Susan
Markens takes on one of the hottest issues on the fertility front--surrogate
motherhood--in a book that illuminates the culture wars that have
erupted over new reproductive technologies in the United States.
In an innovative analysis of legislative responses to surrogacy
in the bellwether states of New York and California, Markens explores
how discourses about gender, family, race, genetics, rights, and
choice have shaped policies aimed at this issue. She examines
the views of key players, including legislators, women's organizations,
religious groups, the media, and others. In a study that finds
surprising ideological agreement among those with opposing views
of surrogate motherhood, Markens challenges common assumptions
about our responses to reproductive technologies and at the same
time offers a fascinating picture of how reproductive politics
shape social policy."
Call number: HQ759.5 .M37 2007
|
| Pandora's
Baby: How the First Test Tube Babies Sparked the Reproductive
Revolution - Publisher's Marketing:
"This is the highly acclaimed book by Robin Marantz Henig
about the early days of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and the ethical
and legal battles waged in the 1970s, as well as the scientific
advances that eventually changed the public perception of "test
tube babies." Published in paperback for the first time,
this timely and provocative book brilliantly presents the scientific
and ethical dilemmas in the ongoing debate over what it means
to be human in a technological age."
Call number: RG135 .H46 2006
|
Florida
County Rankings /University of Florida, College of Business
Administration, Bureau of Economic and Business Research
Call number: Reference - HA311 .F542
|
|
Your
Inner Fish: A Journey Into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the
Human Body - Publisher's Marketing:
"Details on a Major New Discovery included in a New Afterword
Why do we look the way we do? Neil Shubin, the paleontologist
and professor of anatomy who co-discovered "Tiktaalik,"
the "fish with hands," tells the story of our bodies
as you've never heard it before. By examining fossils and DNA,
he shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our heads
are organized like long-extinct jawless fish, and major parts
of our genomes look and function like those of worms and bacteria."
"Your Inner Fish makes us look at ourselves and our world
in an illuminating new light. This is science writing at its finest--enlightening,
accessible and told with irresistible enthusiasm."
Call number: QM26 .S58 2009
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State
of the Unions: How Labor Can Strengthen the Middle Class, Improve
Our Economy, and Regain Political Influence -
Publisher's Marketing: "From steel
workers, Teamsters, and coal miners to teachers, actors, and civil
servants, union members once accounted for more than one third of
the American workforce. At a mere 12 percent, union membership today
is a shadow of what it once was. What happened to organized labor
in America and what can be done to restore it to its role of the
defender of middle-class values and economic well-being?
Award-winning investigative reporter Philip M. Dine takes us
on a riveting journey through America's cities and back roads,
its factories and union halls, to answer those questions. From
the health care crisis to massive job flight overseas, from rampant
home foreclosures to illegal immigration, he clearly shows how
virtually every major economic, political, and social trend impacting
our way of life is tied to the state of America's unions.
Combining a compelling narrative with expert analysis, Dine offers
firsthand accounts of the union members striving to make their
voices heard in a political landscape increasingly shaped by corporate
interests, including how: The women of Delta Pride-a major player
in the multi-billion dollar catfish industry-went up against generations
of racial and economic prejudice Iowa's firefighters union flexed
its collective muscle to score a major political victory in the
2004 caucus The American Federation of Teachers and the AFL-CIO
played a key role in bringing down the Iron Curtain The Teamsters
enlisted community support to temporarily stop a move by Mr. Coffee
to relocate to Mexico and saved nearly 400 manufacturing jobs
in the Cleveland area
A reporter who has covered labor for two decades, Dine not only
details where labor has gone wrong, but he also offers sage advice
on how it can adapt to a global economy to recover the ground
it lost over the last quarter century."
Call number: HD6508 .D56 2008
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Why
Unions Matter - Publisher's
Marketing: "In this new edition of Why Unions Matter,
Michael D. Yates shows why unions still matter. Unions mean better
pay, benefits, and working conditions for their members; they
force employers to treat employees with dignity and respect; and
at their best, they provide a way for workers to make society
both more democratic and egalitarian. Yates uses simple language,
clear data, and engaging examples to show why workers need unions,
how unions are formed, how they operate, how collective bargaining
works, the role of unions in politics, and what unions have done
to bring workers together across the divides of race, gender,
religion, and sexual orientation. The new edition not onlyupdates
the first, but also examines the record of the New Voice slate
that took control of the AFL-CIO in 1995, the continuing decline
in union membership and density, the Change to Win split in 2005,
the growing importance of immigrant workers, the rise of worker
centers, the impacts of and labor responses to globalization,
and the need for labor to have an independent political voice.
This is simply the best introduction to unions on the market."
Call number: HD6508 .Y38 2009
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Understanding
Dietary Supplements: A Handy Guide to the Evaluation and Use of
Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, Botanicals, and More - Publisher's
Marketing: "For many consumers, taking one or more dietary
supple-ments is a natural addition to a healthy lifestyle. The decision
to take a dietary supplement may be based on the recommendation
of a doctor, a dietitian, or a friend. Television, newspapers, magazines,
websites, and persuasive marketing materials in the pharmacy or
supermarket may sway buyers.
Information regarding dietary supplements abounds but can be
misleading or contradictory. "Understanding Dietary Supplements"
is a guide to making informed choices.
Chapters provide Both an overview and detailed information about
key supplements Coverage of a broad spectrum of vitamins and minerals,
herbs and botanicals, drugs, and other options Jargon-free explanations
of how each supplement can work on the body Safety concerns about
interactions and misuse Regulations imposed on the industry and
recent trends in the industry's development A glossary and listings
of outside resources
Included here, the full text of the Dietary Supplement Health
and Education Act of 1994--the model for the FDA's regulation
of dietary supplements--affords guidance to deciphering labels
and determining value. "Understanding Dietary Supplements"
is an easy-to-use guide to a much demanded but often misunderstood
group of products."
Call number: RM258.5 .H65 2007
|
Unscientific
America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future
- Publisher's Marketing:
"In his famous 1959 Rede lecture at Cambridge University, the
scientifically-trained novelist C.P. Snow described science and
the humanities as "two cultures," separated by a "gulf
of mutual incomprehension." And the humanists had all the cultural
power--the low prestige of science, Snow argued, left Western leaders
too little educated in scientific subjects that were increasingly
central to world problems: the elementary physics behind nuclear
weapons, for instance, or the basics of plant science needed to
feed the world's growing population.
Now, Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum, a journalist-scientist
team, offer an updated "two cultures" polemic for America
in the 21st century. Just as in Snow's time, some of our gravest
challenges--climate change, the energy crisis, national economic
competitiveness--and gravest threats--global pandemics, nuclear
proliferation--have fundamentally scientific underpinnings. Yet
we still live in a culture that rarely takes science seriously
or has it on the radar.
For every five hours of cable news, less than a minute is devoted
to science; 46 percent of Americans reject evolution and think
the Earth is less than 10,000 years old; the number of newspapers
with weekly science sections has shrunken by two-thirds over the
past several decades. The public is polarized over climate change--an
issue where political party affiliation determines one's view
of reality--and in dangerous retreat from childhood vaccinations.
Meanwhile, only 18 percent of Americans have even met a scientist
to begin with; more than half can't name a living scientist role
model.
For this dismaying situation, Mooney and Kirshenbaum don't let
anyone off the hook. They highlight the anti-intellectual tendencies
of the American public (and particularly the politicians and journalists
who are supposed to serve it), but also challenge the scientists
themselves, who despite the best of intentions have often failed
to communicate about their work effectively to a broad public--and
so have ceded their critical place in the public sphere to religious
and commercial propagandists.
A plea for enhanced scientific literacy, "Unscientific America"
urges those who care about the place of science in our society
to take unprecedented action. We must begin to train a small army
of ambassadors who can translate science's message and make it
relevant to the media, to politicians, and to the public in the
broadest sense. An impassioned call to arms worthy of Snow's original
manifesto, this book lays the groundwork for reintegrating science
into the public discourse--before it's too late."
Call number: Q149 .U5 M66 2009
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Barn
Burning - Summary: "WILLIAM
FAULKNER'S STORY OF A YOUNG BOY IN POST CIVIL WAR MISSISSIPPI
WHO MUST RECONCILE HIS INNATE SENSE OF JUSTICE AND HIS LOYALTY
TO HIS FATHER WHILE DRIVEN TO AN ACT WHICH WILL ALTER HIS LIFE.
FROM THE AMERICAN SHORT STORY COLLECTION. HOSTED BY HENRY FONDA."
Call number:
PN1997 BarnBurn DVD
Call number:
Library Reserves DVD
*faculty request |
| The
Lost Symbol - Publisher's Marketing:
"In this stunning follow-up to the global phenomenon The
Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown demonstrates once again why he is the
world's most popular thriller writer. The Lost Symbol is a masterstroke
of storytelling--a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth
of codes, secrets, and unseen truths . . . all under the watchful
eye of Brown's most terrifying villain to date. Set within the
hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., The
Lost Symbol accelerates through a startling landscape toward an
unthinkable finale.
As the story opens, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned
unexpectedly to deliver an evening lecture in the U.S. Capitol
Building. Within minutes of his arrival, however, the night takes
a bizarre turn. A disturbing object --artfully encoded with five
symbols--is discovered in the Capitol Building. Langdon recognizes
the object as an ancient invitation . . . one meant to usher its
recipient into a long-lost world of esoteric wisdom.
When Langdon's beloved mentor, Peter Solomon--a prominent Mason
and philanthropist --is brutally kidnapped, Langdon realizes his
only hope of saving Peter is to accept this mystical invitation
and follow wherever it leads him. Langdon is instantly plunged
into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and
never-before-seen locations--all of which seem to be dragging
him toward a single, inconceivable truth.
As the world discovered in The Da Vinci Code and Angels &
Demons, Dan Brown's novels are brilliant tapestries of veiled
histories, arcane symbols, and enigmatic codes. In this new novel,
he again challenges readers with an intelligent, lightning-paced
story that offers surprises at every turn. The Lost Symbol is
exactly what Brown's fans have been waiting for . . . his most
thrilling novel yet."
Call number: PS3552 .R685434 L67 2009
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Soldier's
Heart: Close-Up Today with PTSD in Vietnam Veterans - Publisher's
Marketing: "Living in the shadowy interior of the brain's
limbic system and invisible to the untrained eye, Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder can not only torture its victims for a lifetime,
but reaches beyond victims to negatively influence family members
and loved ones. "Soldier's Heart," titled after one of
the early names for PTSD, delves into the lives of otherwise normal
American veterans who, seemingly for no reason, display lasting
patterns of bad choices and erratic, self-destructive behavior.
Analysis of the life portraits of combat veterans brings the myriad
symptoms of PTSD to light, equipping the lay reader to recognize
the disorder and gain a thorough understanding that can be the foundation
for steps to facilitate healing. Four men and one woman who served
in Vietnam describe how PTSD still tears at their lives 30 years
later. The symptoms of PTSD are conveyed in non-technical language
by the veterans featured in this absorbing work, presented by authors
Schroder and Dawe, both Vietnam veterans and, respectively, now
a writer-businessman and a mental health counselor.
To fully explore the lifelong effects of war trauma in the 20th
century, the focus must be on Vietnam veterans, explain Schroder
and Dawe. Profound statements on the human condition, the narratives
of the five featured veterans, from across branches of the military,
offer emotional and intellectual comfort to millions of Americans
whose relatives and friends have served the country in time of
war. This book, which also includes a glossary of military terms,
will be of interest to veterans and their families, as well as
to counselors, therapists, psychologists, veteran care workers
and students of studies in trauma, psychopthology, and treatment.
These are more than war stories, because for these veterans the
lingering war is internal-and it may never end."
Call number: RC552 .P67 S34 2007
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Toyota
- Publisher's Marketing:
"Toyota rose from the ashes of World War II to become, just
fifty years later, one of the dominant automakers in the world.
How did Toyota do it? How did it go from making cars that Westerners
pointed to and laughed at to making cars, like the Lexus, that people
now lust after? That's what this book is all about. As veteran writer
K. Dennis Chambers shows, Toyota, crazy like a fox, had a long-term
plan to become a top-tier player in the auto industry. Through patience,
persistence, and a willingness to dream of a different future as
well as to look back to the past for ideas, Toyota has succeeded
step by step.
Yes, Toyota is unique. From peddling ugly 3-cylinder cars to
working with quality guru W. Edwards Deming (when his U.S. countrymen
thought him a crank) to totally revamping production processes,
Toyota has never been afraid to chart its own path. Readers will
learn what makes Toyota tick through Chambers's penetrating text,
which: -Explains the importance of the company and the essential
disruptions that changed business forever. (Think Prius.) -Details
Toyota's origins and history. -Presents biographies of the founders
and the historical context in which they launched the company.
-Explains Toyota's strategies and innovations. -Assesses Toyota's
impact on society, technology, processes, methods, etc. -Shows
how Toyota beat the competition and wormed its way into the U.S.
and European markets. -Details financial results. In addition,
Chambers offers special features that include a look at the colorful
people associated with Toyota, interesting trivia, a Toyota time
line, a focus on products, a look at how the company treats and
trains its workers, and where the company is headed. Toyota-a
company that changed, and is changing, the world."
Call number: HD9710 .J34 T621723 2008
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Understanding
Bioethics and the Law: The Promises and Perils of the Brave New
World of Biotechnology - Publisher's
Marketing: "In this book, Schaller provides a thorough
examination of the impact of biotechnology and biomedical advances
on the everyday lives of people in modern society. Individuals and
institutions are increasingly faced with a growing number of critical
personal and ethical decisions that present themselves at all stages
of life, from birth to death. These issues include the physician-patient
relationship, informed consent, confidentiality and privacy, reproductive
choices, end-of-life choices, health care, drug choices, and the
allocation of scarce resources such as human organs, sperm, and
eggs. In the absence of policies, we turn increasingly to the courts
to resolve these issues. Schaller illuminates the role of the law
in bioethics controversies.
Although bioethics as an independent discipline is barely thirty
years old, bioethics issues already pervade everyday life and
regularly capture the attention of the media. The field is constantly
changing because of new developments in technology and medicine.
Many significant controversies in bioethics are developing without
a great deal of policy regulation. In the absence of policy, individuals
and institutions are increasingly turning to courts for decisions
on crucial controversies. When court cases are brought, judge-made
law has great impact, not only in terms of resolving particular
controversies, but also in transforming bioethical issues in ways
that cannot be anticipated. Advances and discoveries in medicine
and the life sciences will continue to have important and yet
unpredictable impacts, not only on the lives of individuals, but
on society as a whole. The great promise of new developments is
offset by numerous perils. Individual and public policy choices
must take into account the full range of possibilities, and Schaller
has provided an invaluable guide to this ethical minefield."
Call number: KF3821 .S33 2008
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Unions
in Crisis?: The Future of Organized Labor in America
- Publisher's Marketing: "Unionism
in the United States was quite successful during and after World
War II, especially during the golden years of American capitalism
(1947-73) as workers' wages increased quite dramatically in a number
of industries. For example, average hourly earnings for workers
in meatpacking rose 114% between 1950 and 1965, those in steel 102%,
in rubber tires by 96%, and in manufacturing 81%. At the same time
as union members' wages were increasing, union membership was declining.
Yet, the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations
(AFL-CIO) argued that organizing new members was not a priority.
By concentrating on the existing membership and bread-and-butter
issues, and not organizing new members, unionism could not deal
with the attack on the social contract by employers and the government
beginning in the United States in the late 1970s. However, while
many people are claiming that organized labor is a dinosaur, Schiavone
argues that a strong union movement is needed now more than ever.
Unionism in the United States was quite successful during and
after World War II, especially during the golden years of American
capitalism (1947-73) as workers' wages increased quite dramatically
in a number of industries. For example, average hourly earnings
for workers in meatpacking rose 114% between 1950 and 1965, those
in steel 102%, in rubber tires by 96%, and in manufacturing 81%.
At the same time as union members' wages were increasing, union
membership was declining. Yet, the American Federation of Labor-Congress
of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) argued that organizing new
members was not a priority. By concentrating on the existing membership
and bread-and-butter issues, and not organizing new members, unionism
could not deal with the attack on the social contract by employers
and the government beginning in the United States in the late
1970s.
Following that attack, there was a significant decline in U.S.
workers' wages and conditions in real terms, and there was a corresponding
decline in union membership. However, while many people are claiming
that organized labor is a dinosaur, Schiavone argues that a strong
union movement is now needed more than ever. If unions make major
changes as outlined in this book, the U.S. labor movement may
regain some of its strength. By fighting for workplace (such as
higher wages) and non-workplace issues (such as the fight for
adequate childcare or against racism), unions in America and Canada
that embraced what Schiavone calls social justice unionism have
improved society for all. On purely bread-and-butter issues, these
unions have achieved better collective bargaining agreements than
their rival mainstream unions, as well as organizing more new
workers per capita. How much strength organized labor will regain
by embracing social justice unionism is uncertain, but it is a
beginning."
Call number: HD6508 .S333 2008
|
| Back
Rooms: Voices from the Illegal Abortion Era - Publisher's
Marketing: "Those who came of age after 1973 cannot
remember the days before Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision
that legalized abortion. Back Rooms presents the moving testimony
of women - and men - who cannot forget. This landmark oral history
vividly conveys the stark choices women with unwanted pregnancies
faced before abortion was legalized. Here are poignant stories
of illegal "back-room" abortions and harrowing accounts
of self-induced miscarriages, as well as the testimony of women
who were forced to give birth on society's terms, not their own.
At a time when mounting pressure from anti-abortion activists
increasingly challenges the Roe v. Wade decision, this book lends
authority and moral clarity to the pro-choice position."
Call number: HQ767.5 .U5 M477 1994
|
BrandDigital:
Simple Ways Top Brands Succeed in the Digital World
- Publisher's Marketing: "In
his best-selling book, "BrandSimple: How the Best Brands Keep
it Simple and Succeed, " Allen P. Adamson showed in a straightforward
manner how powerful brands get built. In a similarly engaging style,
"BrandDigital" explains that in the quickly accelerating
digital marketplace the basic principles of branding have not changed,
but rather, are more important than ever. He clearly demonstrates
that brand professionals have an unprecedented opportunity to use
digital tools and media to learn more about their customers and
offer experiences that better reinforce customer relationships -
and build brand equity.
Based on over 100 interviews with top branding professionals,
Adamson makes his point with case studies from companies including
Ameriprise, Burger King, General Mills, Hewlett-Packard, Johnson
& Johnson, Nike, PepsiCo, and Procter & Gamble. He provides
numerous examples of why, particularly in the digital arena, it's
never been more important to gain significant insights about consumers;
to establish a simple, compelling, and credible brand promise;
and to make good on this promise. Along with putting into proper
context the role Google, YouTube, Second Life, social media, and
blogs play in the branding process, Adamson shows how the best
companies are taking advantage of evolving digital technology
to build stronger brands and stronger bonds with their customers."
Call number: HF5415.1255 .A33 2008
|
E-Learning
and Social Networking Handbook: Resources for Higher Education
- Publisher's Marketing:
"Student engagement with digital learning resources and online
social networking are strong forces in education today. How can
these resources best be utilized by educators and course designers
in higher education? This book aims to provide the reader with enough
background information to appreciate the value of social networking,
especially for distributed education. Through highlighting the most
relevant, interesting, and challenging aspects of e-learning the
book provides practical advice for using social networking tools
in course design. This volume covers the following issues of course
design using social networking:
* key issues of social networking as an educational technique
* designing for a distributed environment
* strengths and weaknesses of delivering content in various
formats: text, audio and video
* specific media: blogging, wikis, podcasting, webcasting
* constraints on course design
* implementation, evaluation, induction and training
Illustrated by short descriptive case studies, it also highlights
contact addresses, websites, and further reading to help readers
find resources and enhance their design. This practical guide
will help all those involved in the design and delivery of online
learning in higher education make the best choices when preparing
courses for distributed learning."
Call number: LB1044.87 .M26 2008
|
Harley-Davidson
Motor Company - Publisher's Marketing:
"It's 1901 and a guy named Harley has an idea. Put an engine
on a bicycle. What? Outside his door, carts are still pulled by
horses and autos are a rare sight, for goodness' sake. It's 1908
and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle sets a record by getting 188 miles
to a gallon of gas. It's 1909 and the company introduces something
new to its line: a V-Twin cylinder engine. Fast forward to the twenty-first
century, and the technical innovation hasn't stopped. But there's
a lot more than just choppers in the mix. Examples: The Harley-Davidson
racing team adds a seventeen-year-old girl to the roster. 250,000
people help celebrate Harley's 100th anniversary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
And a museum devoted to the company's products opens up. Clearly,
this is a company unlike any other.
How did Harley do it? How did it go from making motorcycles to
creating a Harley experience that puts hundreds of thousands of
people aged sixteen to one hundred on the road traveling to events
each year where they can meet company officials and other Harley
riders? That's what this book is all about. Honda may match Harley-Davidson
for quality and perhaps innovation, but no one has matched the
company for its ability to create 'buzz marketing' and turn casual
riders into unofficial sales people. Harley-Davidson, it turns
out, isn't just in the motorcycle business. As its mission statement
points out, it's in the business of fulfilling dreams. As author
Missy Scott shows, Harley-Davidson is a rare company in other
ways: Its loyal workforce, for one thing, is guided by principles
like trust and respect for the individual. For another, the company
has made a superb effort to keep jobs in the U.S., when it would
be far cheaper and easier to use offshore labor. Teetering on
the brink of bankruptcy in the early 1980s, Harley has roared
back to capture the hearts of riders the world over, including
the million-plus members of the Harley Owners Group (members are
known, naturally, as HOGs). This book: -Explains the importance
of the company and the essential disruptions that changed business
forever. -Details Harley's origins and history. -Presents biographies
of the founders and the historical context in which they launched
the company. -Explains Harley's strategies and innovations. -Assesses
Harley's impact on society, technology, processes, and work methods.
-Details financial results over the years. -Predicts Harley's
future prospects and successes. In addition, Scott offers special
features that include a look at the colorful people associated
with Harley, interesting trivia, a Harley-Davidson time line,
a focus on products, a look at how the company treats its workers,
what its detractors have to say, and where the company is headed.
Harley-Davidson-a company that changed, and is changing, the world."
Call number: HD9710.5 .U54 H3765 2008
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How
Terrorism Ends: Understanding the Decline and Demise of Terrorist
Campaigns - Publisher's
Marketing: "Amid the fear following 9/11 and other recent
terror attacks, it is easy to forget the most important fact about
terrorist campaigns: they always come to an end--and often far more
quickly than expected. Contrary to what many assume, when it comes
to dealing with terrorism it may be more important to understand
how it ends than how it begins. Only by understanding the common
ways in which terrorist movements have died out or been eradicated
in the past can we hope to figure out how to speed the decline of
today's terrorist groups, while avoiding unnecessary fears and costly
overreactions. In "How Terrorism Ends," Audrey Kurth Cronin
examines how terrorist campaigns have met their demise over the
past two centuries, and applies these enduring lessons to outline
a new strategy against al-Qaeda.
This book answers questions such as: How long do terrorist campaigns
last? When does targeting the leadership finish a group? When
do negotiations lead to the end? Under what conditions do groups
transition to other forms of violence, such as insurgency or civil
war? How and when do they succeed or fail, and then disappear?
Examining a wide range of historical examples--including the anti-tsarist
Narodnaya Volya, the Provisional IRA, Peru's Shining Path, Japan's
Aum Shinrikyo, and various Palestinian groups--Cronin identifies
the ways in which almost all terrorist groups die out, including
decapitation (catching or killing the leader), negotiation, repression,
and implosion.
"How Terrorism Ends" is the only comprehensive book
on its subject and a rarity among all the books on terrorism--at
once practical, optimistic, rigorous, and historical."
Call number: HV6431 .C766 2009
|
| Introduction
to Aristotle - Publisher's Marketing:
"Since the publication of the original edition in 1947, Richard
McKeon's "Introduction to Aristotle "has become the
standard text for a variety of courses in philosophy and the humanities.
For this revised and enlarged edition, Professor McKeon has completely
rewritten his General Introduction and his introductions to the
particular works. He has also expanded the collection to include
material from "On the Parts of Animals" and the "Rhetoric."
Aristotle's contribution to Western civilization is enormous.
Our language, our distinctions, our ways of thinking, all are
profoundly affected by his work. Since an understanding of Aristotle
is indispensable for the understanding of our own culture, the
ready availability of his work is crucial.
This collection, for students and general readers alike, provides
in one volume "Posterior Analytics" (Logic), "De
Anima" (On the Soul), "Nicomachean Ethics," and
"Poetics," complete and unabridged, together with generous
selections from "Physics, On the Parts of Animals, Metaphysics,
Politics, "and" Rhetoric." These works, together
with Professor McKeon's revised introductions, provide a convenient
and thorough exposure to the works of Aristotle and to the structural
interrelations in the Aristotelian system of thought."
Call number: B407 .M22 1973
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Inkheart
- Summary: "Based on
the best-selling book by Cornelia Funke, Inkheart is a fantasy
adventure that sends a father and daughter on a quest through
worlds both real and imagined. Mortimer Mo Folchart (Brendan Fraser)
and his 12-year-old daughter, Meggie (Eliza Hope Bennett), share
a passion for books. What they also share is an extraordinary
gift for bringing characters from books to life when they read
aloud. But there is a danger: when a character is brought to life
from a book, a real person disappears into its pages. On one of
their trips to a secondhand book shop, Mo hears voices he hasn't
heard for years, and when he locates the book they're coming from,
it sends a shiver up his spine. It's Inkheart, a book filled with
illustrations of medieval castles and strange creatures--a book
he's been searching for since Meggie was three years old, when
her mother, Resa (Sienna Guillory), vanished into its mystical
world. But Mo's plan to use the book to find and rescue Resa is
thwarted when Capricorn (Andy Serkis), the evil villain of Inkheart,
kidnaps Meggie and, discovering she has inherited her father's
gift, demands that she bring his most powerful ally to life--the
Shadow. Determined to rescue his daughter and send the fictional
characters back where they belong, Mo assembles a small group
of friends and family--some from the real world, some from the
pages of books--and embarks on a daring and perilous journey to
set things right."
Call number:
PN1997 Inkheart DVD
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Yes
Man - Summary: "Jim Carrey
stars as Carl Allen, a man who signs up for a self-help program
based on one simple principle: say yes to everything...and anything.
At first, unleashing the power of yes transforms Carls life in
amazing and unexpected ways, but he soon discovers that opening
up his life to endless possibilities can have its drawbacks."
Call number:
PN1997 YesMan DVD
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Spellbound
- Summary: "A
woman psychiatrist reads an amnesiac murder suspect's surreal
dream. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock."
Call number:
PN1997 Spellboun DVD
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| Lagerfeld
Confidential - Summary: "A
look at the life of the man who ruled the House of Chanel for
over 20 years through interviews with those who knew him best,
including Lagerfeld himself. Features Princess Caroline of Monaco
and Nicole Kidman."
Call number:
TT505 .L34 L34 2008 DVD
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Sugar
- Summary: "A
gifted pitcher travels from his home in the Dominican Republic
to play minor league baseball in the U.S., where he struggles
with the new culture and the pressure of knowing that only his
success can rescue his family."
Call number:
PN1997 Sugar DVD
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| New
in Town - Summary: "A
Miami businesswoman is transferred to rural Minnesota, and while
she is there she re-evaluates her big-city values."
Call number:
PN1997 NewinTown DVD
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Mask
- Summary: "Teen-age
Rocky Dennis has a wild mother and a face misshaped by a rare
disease. Directed by Peter Bogdanovich."
Call number:
PN1997 Mask1985 DVD
|
What
Remains: Life & Work of Sally Mann - Summary:
"A photo series revolving around various aspects of
death and decay. Never one to compromise, Sally Mann reflects
on her own personal feelings toward death as she continues to
examine the boundaries of contemporary photography."
Call number:
TR647 .M366 W43 2008 DVD
|
Ulee's
Gold - Summary: "A Florida
beekeeper escapes one battle only to find himself in another as
a long-buried secret threatens his family and his livelihood."
Call number:
PN1997 Ulees DVD
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The
Right Stuff - Summary: "Test
pilot Chuck Yeager and the first astronauts pioneer the U.S. space
program. Directed by Philip Kaufman. From the Tom Wolfe book."
Call number:
PN1997 RightStuf DVD
|
Rope
- Summary: "Two
thrill-killers serve cocktails off a trunk holding the corpse.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock to look unedited."
Call number:
PN1997 Rope DVD
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The
Man Who Knew Too Much - Summary:
"Plotters kidnap a U.S. couple's son to hide an assassination
at Royal Albert Hall. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock."
Call number:
PN1997 ManWhoKn DVD
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| Mardi
Gras: Made in China - Summary: "A
documentary that explores the production, consumption, and disposal
of Mardi Gras beads. Follows "The Bead Trail" backwards
from Mardi Gras to the factories where the beads are made."
Call number:
HD9736 .C45 M37 2006 DVD
|
Do
the Right Thing - Summary: "A
race riot starts at Sal's pizza parlor on a hot day in Brooklyn.
Directed by Spike Lee, who plays Mookie."
Call number:
PN1997 DoRight DVD
|
The
Betrayal - Summary: "After
the bombing of Laos by the United States during the Vietnam War,
hundreds of families were torn apart and some emigrated to the
U.S., where they faced an altogether different kind of fight.
Learn of one man's struggles in his home country as a young man,
his fight to belong in New York City, and his reunion years with
his family."
Call number:
E184 .L25 B48 2008 DVD
|
28
Weeks Later - Summary: "28
WEEKS LATER, the follow up to the hugely successful 28 Days Later,
picks up six months after the rage virus has annihilated the British
Isles. The US Army declares that the war against infection has
been won, and that the reconstruction of the country can begin
-- but they could not be more wrong. As the first wave of refugees
arrive, and a family is reunited, a terrible secret is revealed:
The virus is not yet dead, and this time, it is more dangerous
than ever."
Call number:
PN1997 28WeeksL DVD
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Everything
Is Illuminated - Summary: "A
young American man, with the help of a local who speaks weirdly
broken English, journeys to find the woman who saved his grandfather
during World War II in a Ukrainian village that was ultimately
razed by the Nazis."
Call number:
PN1997 EverythingI DVD
|
| Garbage
Warrior - Summary: "What
do beer cans, car tires, and water bottles have in common? Not
much, unless you're renegade architect Michael Reynolds, in which
case they are tools of choice for producing thermal mass and energy-independent
housing."
Call number:
TH4860 .G32 2007 DVD
|
Gia
- Summary: "Drama
based on the life of supermodel Gia Carangi. Based on the book
"Thing of Beauty" by Stephen Fried."
Call number:
PN1997 Gia DVD
|
| Kamp
Katrina - Summary: "Follow
the bittersweet efforts of Ms. Pearl, a wiry, 56 year-old woman
who transforms her backyard into a tent city for a motley crew
of people who have lost their homes the Hurricane Katrina. Illustrates
the connections between the survivors."
Call number:
HV636 2005 .L8 K364 2009 DVD
|
The
Lady Vanishes - Summary: "A
young Englishwoman tries to prove that an elderly governess was
actually on a train. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock."
Call number:
PN1997 LadyVani DVD
|
To
Catch a Thief - Summary: "A
retired cat burglar sees fireworks with an American heiress on
the Riviera."
Call number:
PN1997 ToCatch DVD
|
Let
the Right One In - Summary: "A
fragile, anxious boy, 12-year-old Oskar is regularly bullied by
his stronger classmates but never strikes back. The lonely boys
wish for a friend seems to comes true when he meets Eli, also
12, who moves in next door to him. But Elis arrival coincides
with a series of gruesome deaths and attacks. Though Oskar realizes
that she's a vampire, his friendship with her is stronger than
his fear. Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson weaves friendship,
rejection and loyalty into a disturbing, darkly atmospheric, yet
unexpectedly tender tableau of adolescence. The feature is based
on the best-selling novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist."
Call number:
PN1997 LettheRigh DVD
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| Democracy
in Iran: History and the Quest for Liberty -
Publisher's Marketing: "Today
Iran is once again in the headlines. Reputed to be developing
nuclear weapons, the future of Iraq's next-door neighbor is a
matter of grave concern both for the stability of the region and
for the safety of the global community. President George W. Bush
labeled it part of the "Axis of Evil," and rails against
the country's authoritarian leadership. Yet as Bush trumpets the
spread of democracy throughout the Middle East, few note that
Iran has one of the longest-running experiences with democracy
in the region.
In this book, Ali Gheissari and Vali Nasr look at the political
history of Iran in the modern era, and offer an in-depth analysis
of the prospects for democracy to flourish there. After having
produced the only successful Islamist challenge to the state,
a revolution, and an Islamic Republic, Iran is now poised to produce
a genuine and indigenous democratic movement in the Muslim world.
Democracy in Iran is neither a sudden development nor a western
import, Gheissari and Nasr argue. The concept of democracy in
Iran today may appear to be a reaction to authoritarianism, but
it is an old idea with a complex history, one that is tightly
interwoven with the main forces that have shaped Iranian society
and politics, institutions, identities, and interests. Indeed,
the demand for democracy first surfaced in Iran a century ago
at the end of the Qajar period, and helped produce Iran's surprisingly
liberal first constitution in 1906. Gheissari and Nasr seek to
understand why democracy failed to grow roots and lost ground
to an autocratic Iranian state. Why was democracy absent from
the ideological debates of the 1960s and 1970s? Most important,
why has it now become a powerful social, political, and intellectual
force? How have modernization, social change, economic growth,
and the experience of the revolution converged to make this possible?"
Call number: DS316.6 .G47 2006
|
Creating
and Maintaining Safe College Campuses: A Sourcebook for Evaluating
and Enhancing Safety Programs - Publisher's
Marketing: "This book serves as a sourcebook to enhance
and evaluate safety programs, generate new solutions and interventions,
comply with new legislation, and present practical steps and guidelines
to establish best practices. It pays particular attention to the
factors that may give rise to crime, considering high-risk drinking
and examining the intersection between hate crimes and violence.
Devoting chapters to discrimination in all its forms, whether
against international students, students of color, or on the basis
of ethnicity or sexual orientation, it reviews the range of issues
relating to harassment and violence against women and engages
with hazing and the presence of guns on campus. The authors pay
attention to the different circumstances that may apply in specific
institutional types, such as community colleges and minority-serving
institutions. They offer perspectives from administrators, campus
security, student affairs personnel, faculty and policy makers.The
purpose is to provide readers with the context and tools to devise
a comprehensive safety plan. For administrators operating with
few formal support systems, advice is given on how to co-opt individuals
and resources from around the campus and the local community to
assist in maintaining a safe and welcoming campus.Click here for
press release."
Call number: LB2866 .C74 2007
|
The
Perversion of Youth: Controversies in the Assessment and Treatment
of Juvenile Sex Offenders - Publisher's
Marketing: "Over the past two decades, concern about
adolescent sex offenders has grown at an astonishing pace, garnering
heated coverage in the media and providing fodder for television
shows like "Law & Order." Americans' reaction to such
stories has prompted the unquestioned application to adolescents
of harsh legal and clinical intervention strategies designed for
serious adult offenders, with little attention being paid to the
psychological maturity of the offender. Many strategies being used
today to deal with juvenile sex offenders--and even to define what
criteria to use in defining "juvenile sex offender"--do
not have empirical support and, Frank C. DiCataldo cautions, may
be doing more harm to children and society than good.
The Perversion of Youth critiques the current system and its
methods for treating and categorizing juveniles, and calls for
a major reevaluation of how these cases should be managed in the
future. Through an analysis of the history of the problem and
an empirical review of the literature, including specific cases
and their outcomes, DiCataldo demonstrates that current practices
are based more on our collective fears and moral passions than
on any supportive science or sound policy."
Call number: HV9067 .S48 D53 2009
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| The
Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window Into Human Nature
- Publisher's Marketing:
"New York Times bestselling author Pinker marries two of
the subjects he knows best: language and human nature. The result
is a fascinating look at how words explain human nature."
Call number: P107 .P548 2008
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| How
the Mind Works - Publisher's Marketing:
"The Pulitzer Prize finalist and national bestseller How
the Mind Works is a fascinating, provocative work exploring the
mysteries of human thought and behavior. How do we see in three
dimensions? How do we remember names and faces? How is it, indeed,
that we ponder the nature of our own consciousness? Why do we
fall in love? In this bold, extraordinary book, Pinker synthesizes
the best of cognitive science and evolutionary biology to explain
what the mind is, how it has evolved, and, ultimately, how it
works. This edition includes a new afterword that explores the
impact of the book and its relevance today."
Call number: QP360.5 .H69 S84 2009
|
Teach
Yourself Managing Stress - Publisher's
Marketing: "Get a handle on your stress
"Teach Yourself Managing Stress" explains why you feel
stressed and how to do something about it. It will give you some
simple guidelines about the sources of stress, and then explain
all the different strategies you can use to deal with it.
It shows you how better physical health can lead to better mental
health, gives practical information on things like decluttering
and work-life balance, and explains what the new discoveries of
NLP and similar techniques can do to help you banish stress forever."
Call number: RA785 .L662 2008
|
Teach
Yourself Mathematics - Publisher's
Marketing: "Advance your math skills
"Teach Yourself Mathematics" is packed with worked
examples, clear explanations, and exercises with answers. It covers
basic math, algebra, geometry, percentages, fractions, probability,
and more."
Call number: QA107.2 .J64 2008
|
Teach
Yourself Spanish - Publisher's Marketing:
"Complete language confidence without stepping into a classroom
With "Teach Yourself Spanish Complete Course," you
can learn the language from the comfort of your own home, at your
own pace. This fully revised and updated course introduces you
to practical themes, such as making travel arrangements, meeting
someone new, shopping, and other every day activities."
Call number: PC4129 .E5 T46 2008
|
Teach
Yourself Astrology - Publisher's Marketing:
"Learn to read the stars to guide your life
You will not only learn how to construct and interpret birth
charts but also gain a full understanding of the science of astrology,
the human being's relationship with the planets and conjunctions,
and, finally, how to use this knowledge to improve your personal
relationships, careers, and other aspects of your life."
Call number: BF1708.1 .T46 2008
|
Teach
Yourself Old English - Publisher's
Marketing: "Speak like an English person of yore
"Teach Yourself Old English" introduces you to the
form of English spoken from A.D. 500 to 1100--clearly and simply.
Even without any experience with Old English you will be able
to learn the ancient language through authentic texts--poetry,
sermons, and even riddles--and grammar that is gradually introduced
in manageable bits."
Call number: PE135 .A84 2006
|
Teach
Yourself Statistics - Publisher's
Marketing: ""Teach Yourself Statistics"
introduces you to the key concepts and principles of statistics.
It will help you understand statistics as they occur in your everyday
life."
Call number: QA276.12 .G688 2008
|
Teach
Yourself Better Handwriting - Publisher's
Marketing: "This practical and informative book will
help readers improve their handwriting and develop their own mature
and individual style. "Teach Yourself Better Handwriting"
includes self-diagnosis tests to identify problems, "before-and-after"
examples illustrating common faults, and a detailed section on
holding the pen. It also offers advice to those with special circumstances
that may affect their handwriting, such as being left-handed or
having a medical condition."
Call number: Z43 .S278 2003
|
Teach
Yourself Feng Shui - Publisher's
Marketing: ""Teach Yourself Feng Shui" is
the perfect beginner's primer to the principles and practice of
this venerable and ancient Chinese discipline. Written in plain
English, it demystifies the art of bringing greater harmony to
one's surroundings for better health, success, and happiness.
It covers all philosophical and practical aspects of feng shui,
from its history and principles to how it can be applied to different
areas of one's life, including relationships, money, children,
health, and more. Throughout, drawings help clarify key points
covered."
Call number: BF1779 .F4 C745 2003
|
The
Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home -
Publisher's Marketing: "This educational
bestseller has dominated its field for the last decade, sparking
a homeschooling movement that has only continued to grow. It will
instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an academically
rigorous, comprehensive education from preschool through high school.
Two veteran home educators outline the classical pattern of education-the
trivium-which organizes learning around the maturing capacity of
the child's mind. With this model, you will be able to instruct
your child in all levels of reading, writing, history, geography,
mathematics, science, foreign languages, rhetoric, logic, art, and
music, regardless of your own aptitude in those subjects.
Newly revised and updated, The Well-Trained Mind includes detailed
book lists with complete ordering information; up-to-date listings
of resources, publications, and Internet links; and useful contact
information."
Call number: LC40 .B39 2009
|
Worms
Eat My Garbage - Publisher's Marketing:
"A new edition of the definitive guide to vermicomposting--a
process using redworms to recycle human food waste into nutrient-rich
fertilizer for plants. Author Mary Appelhof provides complete
illustrated instructions on setting up and maintaining small-scale
worm composting systems. Internationally recognized as an authority
on vermicomposting, Appelhof has worked with worms for over three
decades. Topics include: bin types, worm species, reproduction,
care and feeding of worms, harvesting, and how to make the finished
product of potting soil."
Call number: SF597.E3 A67 1997
|
Composting:
An Easy Household Guide - Publisher's
Marketing: "Did you know that up to two-thirds of
most household trash can be composted? That composting reduces
the need for more landfills? Composting is fun and easy! And you
can make compost even if you live in an apartment and don't have
access to a garden. This book provides all the information you
need for successful composting - a satisfying way to live lightly
on Earth."
Call number: S661 .S36 2007
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Climate
Solutions: A Citizen's Guide - Publisher's
Marketing: "In 2006, NASA's top climate scientist
warned that we have at most a decade to turn the tide on global
warming. After that, James Hansen said, all bets are off. Temperature
rises of 3 to 7 degrees Farenheit will "produce a different
planet." If Hansen is right--and most scientists think he
is--then every year lost is a year closer to the precipice. In
more positive terms, we have one last chance--but one chance only--to
save the planet.
This guide is about that last chance. It's a result of hundreds
of how-do-we-do-this-right discussions over many years. Author
and entrepreneur Peter Barnes want to share what he's learned
in these discussions because the climate crisis must be solved
now, and popular understanding is a pre-requisite to getting a
solution that actually solves the problem.
As a result of these numerous discussions, Barnes come to appreciate
that climate policy isn't as simple as one would want it to be.
But it's not rocket science, either. When details get complicated,
the key is to remember what we, as a nation and a species, must
very quickly do: install a workable and lasting system for limiting
our use of the atmosphere."
Call number: QC981.8 .C5 B365 2008
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Last
Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
- Publisher's Marketing: "In
his landmark work "Last Child in the Woods," Richard
Louv brought together cutting-edge studies that pointed to direct
exposure to nature as essential for a child's healthy physical
and emotional development. Now this new addition updates the growing
body of evidence linking the lack of nature in children's lives
and the rise in obesity, attention disorders, and depression.
Louv's message has galvanized an international back-to-nature
campaign. His book will change the way you think about our future
and the future of our children."
Call number: BF353.5 .N37 L68 2008
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| Sum:
Forty Tales from the Afterlives - Publisher's
Marketing: "A dazzling work of fiction, these brief
vignettes present a stunning array o fpossible worlds awaiting
each person in the afterlife.
"SUM" is a dazzling exploration of funny and unexpected
afterlives that have never been considered-each presented as a
vignette that offers us a stunning lens through which to see ourselves
here and now.
In one afterlife you may find that God is the size of a microbe
and is unaware of your existence. In another, your creators are
a species of dim-witted creatures who built us to figure out what
they could not. In a different version of the afterlife you work
as a background character in other people's dreams. Or you may
find that God is a married couple struggling with discontent,
or that the afterlife contains only those people whom you remember,
or that the hereafter includes the thousands of previous gods
who no longer attract followers. In some afterlives you are split
into your different ages; in some you are forced to live with
annoying versions of yourself that represent what you could have
been; in others you are re-created from your credit card records
and Internet history. David Eagleman proposes many versions of
our purpose here; we are mobile robots for cosmic mapmakers, we
are reunions for a scattered confederacy of atoms, we are experimental
subjects for gods trying to understand what makes couples stick
together.
These wonderfully imagined tale-at once funny, wistful, and unsettling-are
rooted in science and romance and awe at our mysterious existence:
a mixture of death, hope, computers, immortality, love, biology,
and desire that exposes radiant new facets of our humanity."
Call number: PS3605 .A375 S86 2008
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At
a Loss for Words: How America Is Failing Our Children and What
We Can Do about It - Publisher's
Marketing: "Drawing on the latest research on development
among toddlers and preschoolers, "At a Loss for Words lays
out the importance of getting parents, policy makers and child
care providers to recognize the role of early literacy skills
in reducing the achievement gap that begins before three years
of age. Readers are guided through home and classroom settings
that promote language, contrasting them with the "merely
mediocre" child care settings in which more and more young
children spend increasing amounts of time. Too many of our young
children are not receiving the level of input and practice that
will enable them to acquire language skills--the key to success
in school and life. Bardige explains how to build better community
support systems for children and better public education, in order
to ensure that toddlers learn the power of language from their
families and teachers."
Call number: LB1139 .L3 B363 2005
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| Babies
by Design: The Ethics of Genetic Choice -
Publisher's Marketing: "We stand
on the brink of unprecedented growth in our ability to understand
and change the human genome. New reproductive technologies now
enable parents to select some genetic traits for their children,
and soon it will be possible to begin to shape ourselves as a
species. Despite the loud cries of alarm that such a prospect
inspires, Ronald Green argues that we will--and we should--undertake
the direction of our own evolution. A leader in the bioethics
community, Green offers a scientifically and ethically informed
view of human genetic self-modification and the possibilities
it opens up for a better future. Fears of a terrible "Brave
New World" or a new eugenics movement are overblown, he maintains,
and in the more likely future, genetic modifications may improve
parents' ability to enhance children's lives and may even promote
social justice. The author outlines the new capabilities of genomic
science, addresses urgent questions of safety that genetic interventions
pose, and explores questions of parenting and justice. He also
examines the religious implications of gene modification. Babies
by design are assuredly in the future, Green concludes, and by
making responsible choices as we enter that future, we can incorporate
gene technology in a new age of human adventure."
Call number: RB155 .G74 2007
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Afghanistan:
A Military History from Alexander the Great to the War Against the
Taliban - Publisher's
Marketing: "For over 2,500 years, the forbidding territory
of Afghanistan has served as a vital crossroads for armies and has
witnessed history-shaping clashes between civilizations: Greek,
Arab, Mongol, and Tartar, and, in more recent times, British, Russian,
and American. When U.S. troops entered Afghanistan in the weeks
following September 11, 2001, they overthrew the Afghan Taliban
regime and sent the terrorists it harbored on the run. But America's
initial easy victory is in sharp contrast to the difficulties it
faces today in confronting the Taliban resurgence.
Originally published in 2002, Stephen Tanner's "Afghanistan"
has now been completely updated to include the crucial turn of
events since America first entered the country."
Call number: DS356 .T36 2009
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| The
Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant
Children - Publisher's
Marketing: "With authority, warmth, and humor, a clinical
psychologist and Jewish educator distills ancient teachings and
contemporary psychological insights into a new roadmap for effective,
enlightened parenting."
Call number: HQ769.3 .M64 2001
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| Evolution
and Religious Creation Myths: How Scientists Respond -
Publisher's Marketing: "Polls
show that 45% of the American public believes that humans were
created about 10,000 years ago and that evolution is a fictitious
myth. Another 25% believes that changes in the natural world are
directed by a supernatural being with a particular goal in mind.
This thinking clashes head on with scientific findings from the
past 150 years, and there is a dearth of public critical thinking
about the natural world within a scientific framework.
Evolution and Religious Creation Myths seeks to educate and arm
the public on the differences between myth and science, fiction
and theory. The book begins with a whirlwind tour of creation
stories from several religions. The authors then explore how certain
forms of religious fundamentalism clash with the science of evolution.
They review how creationists and intelligent design proponents
misuse and misrepresent scientific terminology and conclusions
to further their own agendas. How do scientists respond to this
threat? Modern science, which includes a level of indeterminacy,
or chance, cannot support the premise that a supernatural designer
engineered nature for a particular purpose in a deterministic
fashion. This holds true for the creation of the universe, the
appearance of the first biological molecules, chemical evolution,
and the evolution of life forms through mutation, natural selection,
and genetic drift. Instead, human biological and cultural evolution
is described within a genetic framework. Scientists use a barrage
of genetic tests and DNA phylogenies to support the scientific
basis for evolution. For anyone who has ever needed to argue why
evolution and creationism are not both valid theories that deserve
equal attention, this book clearly defines the difference between
theory and myth. Scientists, teachers, and defenders of the truth
should read this book in preparation for when they are called
upon to respond."
Call number: BL263 .L87 2007
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The
Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness -
Publisher's Marketing: "While
imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, Simon Wiesenthal was
taken one day from his work detail to the bedside of a dying member
of the S.S. Haunted by the crimes in which he had participated,
the soldier wanted to confess to and obtain absolution from -
a Jew. This unusual encounter and the moral dilemma it posed raise
fundamental questions about the limits and possibilities of forgiveness.
Must we, can we forgive the repentant criminal? Can we forgive
crimes committed against others? What do we owe the victims? Twenty-five
years after the Holocaust, Wiesenthal asked leading intellectuals
what they would have done in his place. Collected into one volume,
their responses became a classic of Holocaust literature and a
touchstone of interfaith dialogue. This revised edition of "The
Sunflower" includes 46 responses (10 from the original volume)
from prominent theologians, political leaders, writers, jurists,
psychiatrists, human rights activists, Holocaust survivors, and
victims of attempted genocides in Bosnia, Cambodia, China, and
Tibet. Their answers reflect the teachings of their diverse beliefs
- Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, secular, and agnostic -
and remind us that Wiesenthal's question is not limited to events
of the past."
Call number: D810 .J4 W5313 1998
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| 50
Reasons People Give for Believing in a God - Publisher's
Marketing: "Whether your'e a believer, a complete
skeptic, or somewhere in between, you'll find Harrison's review
of traditional and more recent arguments for the existence of
God refreshing, approachable, and enlightening."
Call number: BL626.3 .H37 2008
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|
Godless:
How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists
- Publisher's Marketing: "After
almost 20 years of evangelical preaching, missionizing, and Christian
songwriting, Dan Barker "threw out the bathwater and discovered
that there is no baby." In "Godless," Barker describes
the intellectual and psychological path he followed in moving
from fundamentalism to freethought. "Godless" includes
sections on biblical morality, the historicity of Jesus, biblical
contradictions, the unbelievable resurrection, and much more.
It is an arsenal for skeptics and a direct challenge to believers.
Along the way, Barker relates the positive benefit readers will
experience from learning to trust in reason and human kindness
instead of living in fear of false judgment and moral condemnation."
Call number: BL2775.3 .B37 2008
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| There
Is a God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind
- Publisher's Marketing: "In
"There Is a God," one of the world's preeminent atheists
discloses how his commitment to "follow the argument wherever
it leads" led him to a belief in God as Creator. This is
a compelling and refreshingly open-minded argument that will forever
change the atheism debate."
Call number: BL73 .F54 A3 2008
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| Atheist
Universe: The Thinking Person's Answer to Christian Fundamentalism
- Publisher's Marketing:
"Clear, concise, and persuasive, "Atheist Universe"
details exactly why God is unnecessary to explain the universe
and life's diversity, organization, and beauty. The author thoroughly
rebuts every argument that claims to "prove" God's existence
-- arguments based on logic, common sense, philosophy, ethics,
history and science.
"Atheist Universe" avoids the esoteric language and
logic used by philosophers and presents its scientific evidence
in simple lay terms, making it a richly entertaining and easy-to-read
introduction to atheism. A comprehensive primer, it addresses
all the historical and scientific questions, including: Is there
proof that God does "not" exist? What evidence is there
of Jesus's resurrection? Can creation science reconcile scripture
with the latest scientific discoveries?
"Atheist Universe" also answers ethical issues such
as: What is the meaning of life without God? It's a spellbinding
inquiry that ultimately arrives at a controversial and well-documented
conclusion."
Call number: BL2747.3 .M525 2006
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The
Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief -
Publisher's Marketing: "Dr. Francis
Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world's
leading scientists. He works at the cutting edge of the study of
DNA, the code of life. Yet he is also a man of unshakable faith
in God and scripture.
Dr. Collins believes that faith in God and faith in science can
coexist within a person and be harmonious. In "The Language
of God" he makes his case for God and for science. He has
heard every argument against faith from scientists, and he can
refute them. He has also heard the needless rejection of scientific
truths by some people of faith, and he can counter that, too.
He explains his own journey from atheism to faith, and then takes
readers for a stunning tour of modern science to show that physics,
chemistry, and biology can all fit together with belief in God
and the Bible. "The Language of God" is essential reading
for anyone who wonders about the deepest questions of faith: Why
are we here? How did we get here? What does life mean?"
Call number: BL240.3 .C66 2007
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| Be
Here Now - Publisher's Marketing:
" Describes one man's transformation upon his acceptance
of the principles of Yoga and gives a modern restatement of the
importance of the spiritual side of man's nature."
Call number: BL65 .D7 R3 1978
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Buddhism
- Publisher's Marketing:
"Buddhists believe in no single deity but ascribe to a guide
for living that offers the possibility of transcendent enlightenment.
This volume outlines the tenets of Buddhism and traces the spread
of the religion from its birth in India to Southeast Asia, China,
Japan and ultimately the West."
Call number: BQ4055 .B8513 2006
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Confucianism
- Publisher's Marketing:
"Confucianism is a philosophy and a guide to a way of living
that has shaped the culture of China, Japan, Korea and other areas
of East Asia. It has an emphasis on ethical and moral behavior
and a spirit of caring, continues to have great relevance for
China and the world."
Call number: BL1855 .C68 2006
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| Eastern
Religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto -
Publisher's Marketing: "This fascinating
volume provides a concise, illustrated introduction to five of
the great religious traditions of the world--Buddhism, Hinduism,
Taoism, Confucianism, and Shinto.
Buddhism, one of the world's great religious traditions, attracts
millions of modern-day followers. Hinduism, one of the most ancient
of all belief systems, is increasingly well known in the West
through expatriate Indian communities. Taoism has been an important
influence on Western thinking, especially through the impact of
the Tao Te Ching. Confucianism, less metaphysical in its principles,
emphasizes family values and the role of the individual within
the state. And Shinto, distinctively Japanese in character, is
the most animistic of the great religions, based on a belief in
numerous individual spirits. The contributors explore a great
variety of topics within these religions, including: the life
of the Buddha; karma and rebirth; inspiring teachers and gurus;
the life of Confucius; sacred Taoist texts; the epics of the Ramayana
and Mahabharata; holy landscapes, shrines, and festivals; enlightenment;
and--for all the faiths--the spiritual and ethical teachings,
art and architecture, sacred writings, ritual and ceremony, and
death and the afterlife.
Also included are extracts from or summaries of historical texts,
with author commentaries that explain the significance of each
piece and place in its full context. Authoritative and accessible,
Eastern Religions provides a gateway for all those in the West
who wish to move one step closer to the spirit of the East."
Call number: BL1055 .E25 2005
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| Finding
God in the Shack: Seeking Truth in a Story of Evil and Redemption
- Publisher's Marketing: "Roger
Olson delves into many of the significant issues raised by the
popular book, "The Shack," such as forgiving those who
have done us great evil, how God acts in the world, how God is
three persons in one and what difference this makes to us. While
he offers his own criticisms of the book, he largely finds the
truth about God in The Shack."
Call number: PR9199.4 .Y696 S5336 2009
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Crazy
Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God - Publisher's
Marketing: "Have you ever wondered if we're missing
it?
It's crazy, if you think about it. The God of the universe--the
Creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and E-minor--loves
us with a radical, unconditional, self-sacrificing love. And what
is our typical response? We go to church, sing songs, and try
not to cuss.
Whether you've verbalized it yet or not, we all know something's
wrong.
Does something deep inside your heart long to break free from
the status quo? Are you hungry for an authentic faith that addresses
the problems of our world with tangible, even radical, solutions?
God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself.
Because the answer to religious complacency isn't working harder
at a list of do's and don'ts-it's falling in love with God. And
once you encounter His love, as Francis describes it, you will
never be the same.
Because when you're wildly in love with someone, it changes everything.
"
Call number: BV4501.3 .C434 2008
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| Ethics
for the New Millennium - Publisher's
Marketing: "The Dalai Lama bases his exquisitely argued
cry for a new look at society on the radical notion that human
beings are "originally pure" and presents a persuasive
examination of man's fundamental nature. His moral system is founded
on universal principles and can lead persons of any religion to
a happier, more fulfilling life."
Call number: BJ1012 .B74 1999
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Judaism
- Publisher's Marketing:
"The world's oldest monotheistic faith is explored in this
volume. Judaism denotes not only the religion of the Jewish people
but also their civilization. From its birth in the ancient Middle
East to the present, Judaism remains a vibrant faith and a fulfilling
way of life for many people."
Call number: BM562 .J83 2006
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| Christian
America and the Kingdom of God - Publisher's
Marketing: "The idea of the United States as a Christian
nation is a powerful, seductive, and potentially destructive theme
in American life, culture, and politics. Many fundamentalist and
evangelical leaders routinely promote this notion, and millions
of Americans simply assume the Christian character of the United
States. And yet, as Richard T. Hughes reveals in this powerful
book, the biblical vision of the "kingdom of God" stands
at odds with the values and actions of an American empire that
sanctions war instead of peace, promotes dominance and oppression
instead of reconciliation, and exalts wealth and power instead
of justice for the poor and needy. With conviction and careful
consideration, Hughes reviews the myth of Christian America from
its earliest history in the founding of the republic to the present
day. Extensively analyzing the Old and New Testaments, Hughes
provides a solid, scripturally-based explanation of the kingdom
of God--a kingdom defined by love, peace, patience, and generosity.
Throughout American history, however, this concept has been appropriated
by religious and political leaders and distorted into a messianic
nationalism that champions the United States as God's "chosen
nation" and bears little resemblance to the teachings of
Jesus. Pointing to a systemic biblical and theological illiteracy
running rampant in the United States, Hughes investigates the
reasons why so many Americans think of the United States as a
Christian nation despite the Constitution's outright prohibition
against establishing any national religion by law or coercion.
He traces the development of fundamentalist Christianity throughout
American history, noting especially the increased power and widespread
influence of fundamentalism at the dawn of the twenty-first century,
embodied and enacted by the administration of President George
W. Bush and America's reaction to the terrorist attacks on September
11, 2001. Timely and provocative, Christian America and the Kingdom
of God illuminates the devastating irony of a "Christian
America" that so often behaves in unchristian ways."
Call number: BR517 .H83 2009
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Blasphemy:
How the Religious Right Is Hijacking the Declaration of Independence
- Publisher's Marketing:
"Why would some of America's best-known religious and political
leaders launch a campaign to knowingly distort the history, nature,
and intent of one of our most precious national documents----the
Declaration of Independence? Why would they seek to convert our
Declaration into a baptismal certificate? How can they claim that
Thomas Jefferson, who expressly rejected the divinity of Jesus and
the notion that the Bible is the word of God, was the author of
a Christian proclamation that, far from establishing the people
as the ultimate source of political power, forms a bridge between
the Bible and the Constitution?
In Blasphemy, the #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Dershowitz
proves that the Religious Right is misusing the Declaration of
Independence in its drive to Christianize America. He demonstrates
that repeated claims by Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Alan Keyes,
and others alleging the Declaration to be a Christian document
are both easily disproved and deliberately aimed to mislead.
Dershowitz also reveals the motive behind this mendacity: if
the Religious Right can convince enough gullible Americans that
the United States was founded as a Christian nation, they can
require religious control of public schools, federal funding of
churches and church-based programs, religious tests for elected
and appointed officials, and much more. Using the Religious Right's
own public statements as evidence, Dershowitz shows conclusively
that Falwell and Robertson and their followers are fervently opposed
to such fundamental American values as tolerance, religious freedom,
personal choice, and even democracy itself.
Quoting freely from Jefferson's many writings on religion and
citing his public stances on issues such as school prayer and
public funding of religious activities, Dershowitz deftly demonstrates
that Jefferson was a strong advocate of church/state separation.
He reveals why President John Adams, a member of the committee
that drafted the Declaration, signed a treaty flatly stating that
the United States was not in any way a Christian nation. In addition,
he explains why even devoutly Christian delegates to the Continental
Congress, having experienced firsthand the tyrannical nature of
state-sponsored religion, willingly approved the Declaration's
unequivocal establishment of a government based on separation
of church and state.
It is more than ironic that the Declaration----which was intended
to free us from the yoke of "monkish ignorance"----should
be invoked in favor of a Christian America. Providing expert arguments
and copious documentation to disprove this grave distortion, Alan
Dershowitz is as commanding----and compelling----as ever on the
front lines in the defense of the American system of government
and individual liberties."
Call number: BR520 .D47 2007
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Scientology
- Publisher's Marketing: "Scientology
is arguably the most persistently controversial of all contemporary
New Religious Movements. The Church of Scientology has been involved
in battles over tax issues, a ten-year conflict with the Food
and Drug Administration, extended turmoil with a number of European
governments, and has even been subjected to FBI raids in Washington,
D.C. and Los Angeles.
Negative publicity, however, has not prevented the Church from
experiencing remarkably steady growth. Official national census
figures indicate that the number of Scientologists grew significantly
in Canada, New Zealand, and Australia throughout the 1990s, and
studies show that the Church gained 10,000 members in the United
States during that decade. This has led Scientology to begin referring
to itself as "The World's Fastest Growing Religion."
But despite its highly public profile, recently enhanced by celebrity
spokespersons like Tom Cruise and Isaac Hayes, little has been
published about the Church, its history, theology, and mission.
The present volume brings together an international group of top
scholars on New Religious Movements to offer an extensive and
even-handed overview and analysis of all of these aspects of Scientology,
including the controversies to which it continues to give rise.
The book's six parts take a detailed look at the Church through
its similarities to and differences from other religions, conflicts
with various groups, overseas missions, and its theology, history,
and sociology.
James R. Lewis has assembled an unusually comprehensive anthology,
incorporating a wide range of different approaches. This volume
is a welcome and long-overdue resource for scholars, students,
and others interested in this controversial and little-understood
religious movement."
Call number: BP605 .S2 S29 2009
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Shinto
Call number: BL2218 .S524 2006
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| The
Biblical World: An Illustrated Atlas -
Publisher's Marketing: "Isbouts
employs a non-denominational perspective and a wide range of sources
from ancient hieroglyphic texts to the latest scientific findings
to place Bible stories in the framework of history. To locate
sites and events, "National Geographic" cartographers
have created 50 all-new maps of stunning quality."
Call number: G2230 .I8 2007
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| The
Agnostic Reader - Publisher's Marketing:
"This reader prints selections of some of the most profound
and pioneering discussions of agnosticism over the past two centuries,
including essays by Thomas Henry Huxley (who coined the term),
Bertrand Russell, Albert Einstein, Isaac Asimov, and others."
Call number: BL2747.2 .A33 2007
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| Fingerprints
of God: The Search for the Science of Spirituality
- Publisher's Marketing: "From
the award-winning NPR religion correspondent comes a fascinating
investigation of how science is seeking to answer the question
that has puzzled humanity for generations: Can science explain
God?
Is spiritual experience real or a delusion? Are there realities
that we can experience but not easily measure? Does your consciousness
depend entirely on your brain, or does it extend beyond? In "Fingerprints
of God," award-winning journalist Barbara Bradley Hagerty
delves into the discoveries science is making about how faith
and spirituality affect us physically and emotionally as it attempts
to understand whether the ineffable place beyond this world can
be rationally -even scientifically-explained.
Hagerty interviews some of the world's top scientists to describe
what their groundbreaking research reveals about our human spiritual
experience. From analyses of the brain functions of Buddhist monks
and Carmelite nuns, to the possibilities of healing the sick through
directed prayer, to what near-death experiences illuminate about
the afterlife, Hagerty reaches beyond what we think we know to
understand what happens to us when we believe in a higher power.
Paralleling the discoveries of science is Hagerty's own account
of her spiritual evolution. Raised a Christian Scientist, she
was a scrupulous adherent until a small moment as an adult triggered
a revaluation of her beliefs, which in turn led her to a new way
of thinking about God and faith.
An insightful examination of what science is learning about how
and why we believe, "Fingerprints of God" is also a
moving story of one person's search for a communion with a higher
power and what she discovered on that journey."
Call number: BL240.3 .H34 2009
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| The
Evolution of God - Publisher's Marketing:
"In this sweeping narrative that takes us from the Stone
Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright unveils an astonishing
discovery: there is a hidden pattern that the great monotheistic
faiths have followed as they have evolved. Through the prisms
of archaeology, theology, and evolutionary psychology, Wright's
findings overturn basic assumptions about Judaism, Christianity,
and Islam, and are sure to cause controversy. He explains why
spirituality has a role today, and why science, contrary to conventional
wisdom, affirms the validity of the religious quest. And this
previously unrecognized evolutionary logic points not toward continued
religious extremism, but future harmony.
Nearly a decade in the making, The Evolution of God is a breathtaking
re-examination of the past, and a visionary look forward."
Call number: BL473 .W75 2009
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| Eastern
Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System as a Path
to the Self - Publisher's Marketing:
"In EASTERN BODY, WESTERN MIND, chakra authority Anodea Judith
brought a fresh approach to the yoga-based Eastern chakra system,
adapting it to the Western framework of Jungian psychology, somatic
therapy, childhood developmental theory, and metaphysics. This
groundbreaking work in transpersonal psychology has been revised
and redesigned for a more accessible presentation. Arranged schematically,
the book uses the inherent structure of the chakra system as a
map upon which to chart our Western understanding of individual
development. Each chapter focuses on a single chakra, starting
with a description of its characteristics, then exploring its
particular childhood developmental patterns, traumas and abuses,
and how to heal and maintain balance. Illuminated with personal
anecdotes and case studies, EASTERN BODY, WESTERN MIND seamlessly
merges the East and West, science and philosophy, and psychology
and spirituality into a compelling interpretation of the chakra
system and its relevance for Westerners today.Revised edition
of the groundbreaking New Age book that seamlessly integrates
Western psychology and the Eastern chakra system, including a
new introduction from the author.Applies the chakra system to
important modern social realities and issues such as addiction,
codependence, family dynamics, sexuality, and personal empowerment."
Call number: BF1442 .C53 J8 2004
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The
Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? - Publisher's
Marketing: "A #1 New York Times bestseller, The Purpose
Driven(R) Life will help you understand why you are alive and
reveal God's amazing plan for you-both here and now, and for eternity.
Rick Warren will guide you through a personal forty-day spiritual
journey that will transform your answer to life's most important
question: What on earth am I here for? Knowing God's purpose for
creating you will reduce your stress, focus your energy, simplify
your decisions, give meaning to your life, and most important,
prepare you for eternity.
"Movie stars and political leaders aren't the only ones turning
to Rick Warren for spiritual guidance. Millions of people-from
NBA and LPGA players to corporate executives to high school students
to prison inmates-meet regularly to discuss The Purpose Driven
Life."-Time"
Call number: BV4501.3 .W37 2002c
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| The
Reason Driven Life: What Am I Here on Earth For?
- Publisher's Marketing: "As
a rejoinder to the fundamentalist assumptions of Pastor Rick Warren's
"The Purpose-Driven Life," a biblical scholar offers
a witty, thoughtful, and detailed critique."
Call number: BL2775.3 .P75 2006
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| Top
Secret: The Truth Behind Today's Pop Mysticisms - Publisher's
Marketing: "A noted religious scholar examines the
historical roots and the current appeal of today's pop mysticisms.
Critical and appreciative at the same time, Price applies his
impressive background in theology and biblical criticism to put
these trends in perspective."
Call number: BL625 .P73 2008
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Christianity
- Publisher's Marketing: "For
2,000 years the Western world has been shaped by Christianity.
This volume covers its humble start in a remote outpost of the
Roman Empire, its growth as an important medieval power, its internal
upheavals, its important writings and its future as the world's
leading religion."
Call number: BR121.3 .C47 2006
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Christianity
and Roman Society - Publisher's Marketing:
"Did Christianity transform the Roman world in which it began,
or did the Roman world shape Christianity? This work explores
current debates and new interpretations of Early Christianity
in Roman Society. Adopting an interdisciplinary and thematic approach,
it offers the student unfamiliar with the Christian tradition,
a comprehensive introduction to its role in the Roman world."
Call number: BR170 .C57 2004
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The
Cambridge Companion to Atheism - Publisher's
Marketing: "In this volume, eighteen of the world's
leading scholars present original essays on various aspects of
atheism: its history, both ancient and modern, defense and implications.
The topic is examined in terms of its implications for a wide
range of disciplines including philosophy, religion, feminism,
postmodernism, sociology and psychology. In its defense, both
classical and contemporary theistic arguments are criticized,
and, the argument from evil, and impossibility arguments, along
with a non religious basis for morality are defended. These essays
give a broad understanding of atheism and a lucid introduction
to this controversial topic."
Call number: BL2747.3 .C36 2007
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Religious
Freedom & Indian Rights: the Case of Oregon v. Smith
Call number: KF228 .O74 L66 2000
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How
to Read the Bible: History, Prophecy, Literature--Why Modern Readers
Need to Know the Difference, and What It Means for Faith Today
- Publisher's Marketing:
"More people read the Bible than any other book. Indeed,
many try to live their lives according to its words. The question
is, do they understand what they're reading? As Steven McKenzie
shows in this provocative book, quite often the answer is, "No."
McKenzie argues that to comprehend the Bible we must grasp the
intentions of the biblical authors themselves--what sort of texts
they thought they were writing and how they would have been understood
by their intended audience. In short, we must recognize the genres
to which these texts belong. McKenzie examines several genres
that are typically misunderstood, offering careful readings of
specific texts to show how the confusion arises, and how knowing
the genre produces a correct reading. The book of Jonah, for example,
offers many clues that it is meant as a humorous satire, not a
straight-faced historical account of a man who was swallowed by
a fish. Likewise, McKenzie explains that the very names "Adam"
and "Eve" tell us that these are not historical characters,
but figures who symbolize human origins ("Adam" means
man, "Eve" is related to the word for life). Similarly,
the authors of apocalyptic texts--including the Book of Revelation--were
writing allegories of events that were happening in their own
time. Not for a moment could they imagine that centuries afterwards,
readers would be poring over their works for clues to the date
of the Second Coming of Christ, or when and how the world would
end.
For anyone who takes reading the Bible seriously and who wants
to get it right, this book will be both heartening and enlightening."
Call number: BS475.3 .M38 2005
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| Who
Wrote the Bible? - Publisher's Marketing:
""It is a strange fact that we have never known with
certainty who produced the book that has played such a central
role in our civilization," writes Friedman, a foremost Bible
scholar. From this point he begins an investigation and analysis
that reads as compellingly as a good detective story. Focusing
on the central books of the Old Testament--Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,
Numbers, and Deuteronomy--he draws upon biblical and archaeological
evidence to make a convincing argument for the identities of their
authors. In the process he paints a vivid picture of the world
of the Bible--its politics, history, and personalities. The result
is a marvel of scholarship that sheds a new and enriching light
on our understanding of the Bible as literature, history, and
sacred text."
Call number: BS1225.2 .F75 1997
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Hinduism
- Publisher's Marketing:
"For several millennia, Hinduism has dominated India and
cultures throughout Southeast Asia. This volume includes selections
from central Hindu texts such as the Bhagavad-Gita and the Laws
of Manu, as well as topics ranging from Hinduism's origins to
the challenges faced by modern Hindus in India and America."
Call number: BL1150 .H46 2006
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| The
Hindus: An Alternative History - Publisher's
Marketing: "From one of the world's foremost scholars
on Hinduism, a vivid reinterpretation of its history
An engrossing and definitive narrative account of history and
myth that offers a new way of understanding one of the world's
oldest major religions, "The Hindus" elucidates the
relationship between recorded history and imaginary worlds.
Hinduism does not lend itself easily to a strictly chronological
account: many of its central texts cannot be reliably dated even
within a century; its central tenets - karma, dharma, to name
just two - arise at particular moments in Indian history and differ
in each era, between genders, and caste to caste; and what is
shared among Hindus is overwhelmingly outnumbered by the things
that are unique to one group or another. Yet the greatness of
Hinduism - its vitality, its earthiness, its vividness - lies
precisely in many of those idiosyncratic qualities that continue
to inspire debate today.
Wendy Doniger is one of the foremost scholars of Hinduism in the
world. With her inimitable insight and expertise Doniger illuminates
those moments within the tradition that resist forces that would
standardize or establish a canon. Without reversing or misrepresenting
the historical hierarchies, she reveals how Sanskrit and vernacular
sources are rich in knowledge of and compassion toward women and
lower castes; how they debate tensions surrounding religion, violence,
and tolerance; and how animals are the key to important shifts
in attitudes toward different social classes.
"The Hindus" brings a fascinating multiplicity of actors
and stories to the stage to show how brilliant and creative thinkers
- many of them far removed from Brahmin authors of Sanskrit texts
- have kept Hinduism alive in ways that other scholars have not
fully explored. In this unique and authoritative account, debates
about Hindu traditions become platforms from which to consider
the ironies, and overlooked epiphanies, of history."
Call number: BL1151.3 .D66 2009
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I
Heard God Laughing: Poems of Hope and Joy -
Publisher's Marketing: "To Persians,
the poems of Hafiz are not 'classical literature' from a remote
past but cherished wisdom from a dear and intimate friend that continue
to be quoted in daily life. With uncanny insight, Hafiz captures
the many forms and stages of love. His poetry outlines the stages
of the mystic's 'path of love' - a journey in which love dissolves
personal boundaries and limitations to join larger processes of
growth and transformation.
With this stunning collection, Ladinsky has succeeded brilliantly
in translating the essence of one of Islam's greatest poetic and
spiritual voices."
Call number: PK6465 .Z31 L34 2006
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Islam
- Publisher's Marketing: "This
volume is devoted to Islam, a religion with more than one billion
believers worldwide. Coverage includes an introduction to fundamental
concepts in the history and belief system of Islam, a discussion
of Islamic politics, and a sensitive presentation of issues associating
Islam and violence."
Call number: BP161.3 .I724 2006
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Jewish
Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know about the Jewish Religion,
Its People, and Its History - Publisher's
Marketing: "What does it mean to be a Jew? How does
one begin to answer so extensive a question?
In this insightful and completely updated tome, esteemed rabbi
and bestselling author Joseph Telushkin helps answer the question
of what it means to be a Jew, in the largest sense. Widely recognized
as one of the most respected and indispensable reference books
on Jewish life, culture, tradition, and religion, "Jewish
Literacy" covers every essential aspect of the Jewish people
and Judaism. In 352 short and engaging chapters, Rabbi Telushkin
discusses everything from the Jewish Bible and Talmud to Jewish
notions of ethics to antisemitism and the Holocaust; from the
history of Jews around the world to Zionism and the politics of
a Jewish state; from the significance of religious traditions
and holidays to how they are practiced in daily life. Whether
you want to know more about Judaism in general or have specific
questions you'd like answered, "Jewish Literacy" is
sure to contain the information you need.
Rabbi Telushkin's expert knowledge of Judaism makes the updated
and revised edition of "Jewish Literacy" an invaluable
reference. A comprehensive yet thoroughly accessible resource
for anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of Judaism,
"Jewish Literacy" is a must for every Jewish home."
Call number: BM155.3 .T45 2008
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An
Introduction to Confucianism - Publisher's
Marketing: "Taking into account the long history and
wide range of Confucian Studies, this book introduces Confucianism
- initiated in China by Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) - primarily
as a philosophical and religious tradition. It pays attention
to Confucianism in both the West and the East, focussing on the
tradition's doctrines, schools, rituals, sacred places and terminology,
but also stressing the adaptations, transformations and new thinking
taking place in modern times. Xinzhong Yao presents Confucianism
as a tradition with many dimensions and as an ancient tradition
with contemporary appeal. This gives the reader a richer and clearer
view of how Confucianism functioned in the past and of what it
means in the present. A Chinese scholar based in the West, he
draws together the many strands of Confucianism in a style accessible
to students, teachers, and general readers interested in one of
the world's major religious traditions."
Call number: BL1852 .Y36 2000
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| The
Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells - Publisher's
Marketing: "A treasure trove of spells and rituals
rooted in magical and spiritual traditions from all over the world,
this book is the comprehensive reference for anyone who is interested
in folklore, mythology, or magic."
Call number: BF1611 .I554 2008
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| Pure
Magic: A Complete Course in Spellcasting - Publisher's
Marketing: "This latest book from the author of "The
Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells" contains a plethora
of individual spells, plus concrete advice on how and where to
practice magic; how to use words of power; and how to cleanse,
protect, and enhance the magical self."
Call number: BF1621 .I465 2007
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| Knowing
Christ Today: Why We Can Trust Spiritual Knowledge
- Publisher's Marketing: "What
does it mean to "know" God today? Philosopher and Christian
leader, Dallas Willard takes the reader on an intellectual journey
showing how our culture has downgraded "spiritual knowledge"
to something less than real, making many believers begin to doubt
their faith or opt out of the culture altogether. Willard corrects
this trend by explaining the case for seeing what the Bible teaches
as "true knowledge" and so provides a basis for how
Christians can most effectively engage their cultures. Here Willard
tackles the roles of science, reason, and faith in the Christian
life and how believers should engage the church, work, and the
entertainment culture we live in. In the end, much of what Jesus
taught us is a new way to think and act; here Willard updates
Jesus's message for our day and age."
Call number: BT50 .W473 2009
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Tanakh
- Publisher's Marketing:
"Regarded throughout the English-speaking world as the standard
English translation of the Holy Scriptures, the "Tanakh"
has been acclaimed by scholars, rabbis, lay leaders, Jews, and
Christians alike. This translation (1985) represents more than
a quarter of a century of intense collaboration between rabbis
and scholars from the Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform streams
of Judaism working side by side with scholars in the Semitic languages
and biblical studies. The translators consulted the most ancient
texts and the most modern commentaries in undertaking the awesome
responsibility of preparing a text that would become a standard
for the community. The Torah, Prophets (Nevi'im), and Writings
(Kethuvim) are here in a single volume, incorporating the latest
revisions."
Call number: BS895 .J4 1985
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| Wheels
of Life: A User's Guide to the Chakra System - Publisher's
Marketing: "EXPLORE THE SACRED ARCHITECTURE OF YOUR
BODY AND PSYCHE
As portals between the physical and spiritual planes, chakras
represent the sacred architecture of your body and psyche. This
classic introduction to the chakras, which has sold over 100,000
copies, has been completely updated and expanded. In addition
to revised chapters on relationships, evolution, healing, and
divination, it includes a new section on raising children with
healthy chakras.
Wheels of Life takes you on a wondrous journey through the progressively
transcendent levels of consciousness. View this ancient metaphysical
system by the light of new metaphors: quantum physics, elemental
magic, and the Kabbalah. Learn how to explore your own chakras
using poetic meditations, physical expression, and visionary art."
Call number: BF1442 .C53 J83 1987
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| The
Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology
- Publisher's Marketing: "You
have within you unlimited capacities for love, for joy, for communion
with life, and for unshakable freedom--and here is how to awaken
them. In The Wise Heart, one of the leading spiritual teachers
of our time offers the most accessible and illuminating guide
to Buddhism's transformational psychology ever published in the
West.
Trained as a monk in Thailand, Burma, and India, Jack Kornfield
experienced at first hand the life-changing power of Buddhist
teachings: the emphasis on the nobility and sacredness of the
human spirit, the fine-grained analysis of emotion and thought,
the precise techniques for healing, training, and transforming
the mind and heart. In contrast to the medical orientation of
most Western psychology and psychiatry, here is a vision of radiant
human dignity, and a practical path for realizing it in our own
lives.
The Wise Heart is the fruit of a life's work that includes such
classics as A Path with Heart and After the Ecstasy, the Laundry.
Filled with stories from Kornfield's Buddhist psychotherapy practice
and portraits of remarkable teachers, it also includes a moving
account of his own recovery from a violence-filled childhood.
For meditators and mental health professionals, Buddhists and
non-Buddhists alike, The Wise Heart offers an extraordinary journey
from the roots of consciousness to the highest expression of human
possibility."
Call number: BQ4570 .P76 K67 2008
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Spiritual
Liberation: Fulfilling Your Soul's Potential -
Publisher's Marketing: "Michael
Bernard Beckwith -- the dynamic spiritual leader who touched millions
of readers and viewers in The Secret and through the spiritual community
he founded, the Agape International Spiritual Center -- is now sharing
his transforming central message and his powerfully accessible means
for embodying that message in daily life, a process he calls "aspiring
toward spiritual liberation." Michael Beckwith teaches that
inner spiritual work, not religiosity or dogma, liberates us.
He draws on a wide spectrum of ancient wisdom teachers such as
Jesus the Christ and Gautama the Buddha; contemporary spiritual
luminaries Thich Nhat Hanh, Sri Aurobindo, and the Dalai Lama;
and Western contributors to the New Thought tradition of spirituality
such as Emanuel Swedenborg, Walter Russell, and Dr. Howard Thurman
to create a profound new belief synthesis.
Either read silently or aloud, Spiritual Liberation can be included
during meditation or prayer. Each chapter includes an affirmation
that distills its core concepts into a sentence or two for the
reader to easily practice throughout the day. Beckwith's personal
and touching accounts guide the practitioner to integrate and
activate the intrinsic gifts of divinity into everyday life.
The core concepts of Beckwith's teachings are cohesively conceived
and convincingly stated in the provocative chapters of "Spiritual
Liberation." Topics covering "Evolved People,"
"Transportation to Trans-formation," "Transcending
the Tyranny of Trends," and "Inner Ecology" are
some of his foundational teachings that bring together insights
from a range of spiritual paths to form a coherent practice that
is neither Eastern nor Western but truly spiritually global.
Regardless of their belief system, readers will find it impossible
to finish this book without at least a few "Aha!" moments."
Call number: BL624 .B394 2008
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Unfinished
Business: What the Dead Can Teach Us about Life - Publisher's
Marketing: "Based on over twenty-five years of spirit
communication and thousands of professional readings, world-famous
medium James Van Praagh shares with readers the personal regrets,
misgivings, remorse, and, most important, the advice of the dead
who have chosen him as a medium. These spirits have a great deal
to say about what they have learned and discovered on the other
side and how we, the living, can benefit from their experiences.
"Unfinished Business" is filled with shocking and emotional
stories of Van Praagh's communication with loved ones who cross
over the barrier between the living and the dead to send messages
to those whom they have left behind. Through these pro-found true
stories, Van Praagh guides us on an adventure into the spirit
world. The lessons for the living that he has learned from these
experiences range from the dangers of emotional baggage caused
by guilt, fear, and regret to the importance of karma, forgiveness,
and taking responsibility for our actions. Van Praagh shares with
us now the wisdom that, without him, we would only gain after
death.
Van Praagh writes:
"When people shed their physical bodies at death, their
spiritual selves see life from a whole new perspective. It's as
if they had Lasik surgery. They can finally take off their glasses
and see everything more clearly.
"Spirits understand why certain situations had to happen.
They are able to recognize the value of others, even their enemies,
and what they had to learn from them. They also realize how they
could have skipped certain mistakes by not letting their egos
get in the way. After crossing into the light, spirits are ever
eager to share their newfound knowledge with the living, and I
am fortunate to be a beneficiary of spirits' wisdom and guidance,
and I am happy to share their insights with you.""
Call number: BF1261.2 .V365 2009
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| When
Bad Things Happen to Good People -
Publisher's Marketing: "When Harold
Kushner's three-year-old son was diagnosed with a degenerative
disease and that he would only live until his early teens, he
was faced with one of life's most difficult questions: Why, God?
Years later, Rabbi Kushner wrote this straightforward, elegant
contemplation of the doubts and fears that arise when tragedy
strikes. Kushner shares his wisdom as a rabbi, a parent, a reader,
and a human being. Often imitated but never superseded, When Bad
Things Happen to Good People is a classic that offers clear thinking
and consolation in times of sorrow.
Since its original publication in 1981," When Bad Things
Happen to Good People has brought solace and hope to millions
of readers and its author has become a nationally known spiritual
leader."
Call number: BM645 .P7 K87 2004
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Living
Without God: New Directions for Atheists, Agnostics, Secularists,
and the Undecided - Publisher's Marketing:
"Ronald Aronson has a mission: to demonstrate that a life
without religion can be coherent, moral, and committed. In the
last few years the "New Atheists"--Sam Harris, Daniel
Dennett, Richard Dawkins, and Christopher Hitchens--have created
a stir by criticizing religion and the belief in God. Aronson
moves beyond the discussion of what we should not believe, proposing
contemporary answers to Immanuel Kant's three great questions:
What can I know? What ought I to do? What can I hope? Grounded
in the sense that we are deeply dependent and interconnected beings
who are rooted in the universe, nature, history, society, and
the global economy, Living Without God explores the experience
and issues of 21st-century secularists, especially in America.
Reflecting on such perplexing questions as why we are grateful
for life's gifts, who or what is responsible for inequalities,
and how to live in the face of aging and dying, Living Without
God is also refreshingly topical, touching on such subjects as
contemporary terrorism, the war in Iraq, affirmative action, and
the remarkable rise of Barack Obama. Optimistic and stirring,
Living Without God is less interested in attacking religion than
in developing a positive philosophy for atheists, agnostics, secular
humanists, skeptics, and freethinkers--as well as for all those
of us who, whatever we call ourselves, manage to live fundamentally
secular lives and are searching for bearings today."
Call number: BL2747 .A76 2008
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Loud
and Clear - Publisher's Marketing:
"In this remarkable book, Anna Quindlen, one of America's
favorite novelists and a Pulitzer Prize- winning columnist, once
again gives us wisdom, opinions, insights, and reflections about
current events and modern life. "Always insightful, rooted
in everyday experience and common sense...Quindlen is so good
that even when you disagree with what she says, you still love
the way she says it," said "People" magazine about
her number one "New York Times" bestseller Thinking
Out Loud, and the same can be said about Loud and Clear.
With her trademark insight and her special ability to convey the
impact public events have on ordinary lives, Quindlen here combines
commentary on American society and the world at large with reflections
on being a woman, a writer, and a mother. In these pieces, first
written for "Newsweek" and "The New York Times,"
Loud and Clear takes on topics ranging from social change to raising
children, from the political and emotional aftermath of September
11 to personal values, from the impact on individuals of global
events to the growth that can be gained by spending summer days
staring into the middle distance. Grounding the public in the
private, connecting people to each other and to the greater world,
Quindlen encourages us to develop authentic lives, even as she
serves as a catalyst for political and social change.
"Anna Quindlen's beat is life, and she's one hell of a terrific
reporter," said Susan Isaacs, and Quindlen's unique qualities
of understanding and discernment, everywhere evident in her previous
bestsellers, including A Short Guide to a Happy Life and Living
Out Loud, can be found on every page of this provocative and inspiring
book."
Call number: PS3567 .U336 L68 2004
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Me
to We: Finding Meaning in a Material World -
Publisher's Marketing: "Imagine
waking up every morning believing that your actions can make a significant
change in the world.
For everyone who has ever yearned for a better life and a better
world, Craig and Marc Kielburger share a blueprint for personal
and social change that has the power to transform lives one act
at a time. Through inspirational contributions from people from
all walks of life and moving stories drawn from more than a decade
of their experience as international change-makers, the Kielburgers
reveal that a more fulfilling path is ours for the taking when
we find the courage to reach out.
"Me to We" is an approach to life that leads us to
recognize what is truly valuable, make new decisions about the
way we want to live, and redefine the goals we set for ourselves
and the legacy we want to leave. Above all, it creates new ways
of measuring meaning, happiness, and success in our lives, and
makes these elusive goals attainable at last.
After you've absorbed the ideas presented in this book, your
life may not end up as you had envisioned. You may not acquire
a house on a beach in the Caymans, but you may find your toes
grounded in the sand. You may not see an enormous change in your
social life, but in your life you may very well see enormous social
change. You may not find the person of your dreams, but you will
help people young and old go beyond their's. This book will open
your eyes and change the way you look at life. Treat it as an
invitation: an invitation to discover the power of the Me to We
philosophy and to join the growing community of people around
the world who are embracing this way of life."
Call number: BJ1474 .K45 2006
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| The
Seeker's Guide: Making Your Life a Spiritual Adventure -
Publisher's Marketing: "In 1977,
Elizabeth Lesser cofounded the Omega Institute, now America's
largest adult-education center focusing on wellness and spirituality.
Working with many of the eminent thinkers of our times, including
Zen masters, rabbis, Christian monks, psychologists, scientists,
and an array of noted American figures--from L.A. Lakers coach
Phil Jackson to author Maya Angelou--Lesser found that by combining
a variety of religious, psychological, and healing traditions,
each of us has the unique ability to satisfy our spiritual hunger.
In The Seeker's Guid, she synthesizes the lessons learned from
an immersion into the world's wisdom traditions and intertwines
them with illuminating stories from her daily life. Recounting
her own trials and errors and offering meditative exercises, she
shows the reader how to create a personal practice, gauge one's
progress, and choose effective spiritual teachers and habits.
Warm, accessible, and wise, this book provides directions through
the four landscapes of the spiritual journey:
THE MIND: learning meditation to ease stress and anxiety
THE HEART: dealing with grief, loss, and pain; opening the heart
and becoming fully alive
THE BODY: returning the body to the spiritual fold to heal and
overcome the fear of aging and death
THE SOUL: experiencing daily life as an adventure of meaning and
mystery"
Call number: BL624 .L46 1999
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Happiness
Now!: Timeless Wisdom for Feeling Good Fast - Publisher's
Marketing: ""Happiness NOW!" is a truly
powerful and radical exploration of one of life's most treasured
goals. Packed with rich insights and practical wisdom, It offers
a message of profound hope and healing for a generation that is
often too busy chasing happiness to be truly happy.
Robert Holden, Ph.D., presents a personal, warm, and entertaining
account of how he developed his pioneering work with The Happiness
Project. Using a highly creative mix of stories, exercises, meditations,
poetry, and prayer, Robert shares his distinctive philosophy and
practice of "the how of happiness."
Visionary and practical, challenging and compassionate, "Happiness
NOW!" gives you valuable keys to true self-acceptance, everyday
abundance, loving relationships, inner success, and lasting joy--starting
NOW!
"The greatest pain of all is the fear that happiness might
somehow elude us forever; the greatest joy of all is the realization
that the potential for happiness is available to us now and always.""
Call number: BF575 .H27 H65 2007
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| Excuses
Begone!: How to Change Lifelong, Self-Defeating Thinking Habits
- Publisher's Marketing:
"Within the pages of this transformational book, Dr. Wayne
W. Dyer reveals how to change the self-defeating thinking patterns
that have prevented you from living at the highest levels of success,
happiness, and health. Even though you may know "what "to
think, actually" changing "those thinking habits that
have been with you since childhood might be somewhat challenging.
"If I changed, it would create family dramas . . . I'm too
old or too young . . . I'm far too busy and tired . . . I can't
afford the things I truly want . . . It would be very difficult
for me to do things differently . . . "and" I've always
been this way . . . "may all seem to be true, but they're
in fact just excuses. So the business of modifying habituated
thinking patterns really comes down to tossing out the same tired
old excuses and examining your beliefs in a new and truthful light.
In this groundbreaking work, Wayne presents a compendium of conscious
and subconscious crutches employed by virtually everyone, along
with ways to cast them aside once and for all. You'll learn to
apply specific questions to any excuse, and then proceed through
the steps of a new" "paradigm. The old, habituated ways
of thinking will melt away as you experience the absurdity of
hanging on to them. You'll ultimately realize that there are no
excuses worth defending, ever, even if they've always been part
of your life--and the joy of releasing them will resonate throughout
your very being. When you eliminate the need to explain your shortcomings
or failures, you'll awaken to the life of your dreams. "Excuses
. . . Begone!""
Call number: BF441 .D94 2009
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Start
Where You Are: Life Lessons in Getting from Where You Are to Where
You Want to Be - Publisher's Marketing:
"Ever since the story of his transformation from homeless,
single and struggling father to millionaire became known the world
over, Chris Gardner --whose life story both inspired the movie The
Pursuit of Happyness and became a #1 New York Times bestseller by
the same name--has been inundated with two questions: "How
Did You Do It" and "How Can I Do it Too?" Gardner's
power-packed, transformational reply is the basis of this long-anticipated
book.
As a departure from standard self-help tomes that promise overnight
riches and exclusive secrets for success, Gardner avoids any tilt
toward magical thinking by staying with real issues and solutions
impacting individuals in all walks of life. If you've had the
rug pulled out from under you, or have been dealing with the loss
of a home, a job, a health or financial crisis, or simply can't
find the motivation to pursue new challenges, Start Where You
Are abounds with life lessons that offer hope and provide a road
map for starting anew. This is also the book for anyone ready
to launch a personal, professional undertaking, or break generational
cycles that hem in their potential.
Taking stock of his own credos, including "The Cavalry Ain't
Coming," "Find Your Button," and "Seek the
Furthest Star"-- Gardner's 44 life lessons are earthy, soulful,
and always accessible. With an array of stories from the author's
own life, as well as from those he has known or admired, both
famous and not, Start Where You Are has arrived just in time to
embolden and encourage all of us, even in our era of great global
change, reminding us of the infinite resources we already have
in our collective pursuit of happyness, and spurring us on in
only one direction - forward!"
Call number: BF637 .C5 G37 2009
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Sunshine
Cleaning - Summary: "Once
the high school cheerleading captain who dated the quarterback,
Rose Lorkowski now finds herself a thirty something single mother
working as a maid. Her sister Norah is still living at home with
their dad Joe, a salesman with a lifelong history of ill-fated
get rich quick schemes. Desperate to get her son into a better
school, Rose persuades Norah to go into the crime scene clean-up
business with her to make some quick cash. In no time, the girls
are up to their elbows in murders, suicides and other...specialized
situations. As they climb the ranks in a very dirty job, the sisters
find a true respect for one another and the closeness they have
always craved finally blossoms. By building their own improbable
business, Rose and Norah open the door to the joys and challenges
of being there for one another -- no matter what -- while creating
a brighter future for the entire Lorkowski family."
Call number:
PN1997 SunshineCl DVD
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The
Gates - Summary: "Christo
and Jeanne-Claude created a masterpiece - a piece of art that
not only inspired the mind, but touched the soul. For 16 days
in February 2005, over 7,500 gates covered 23 miles of Central
Park walkways."
Call number:
N7193 .C5 G37 2005 DVD
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Children
of God - Summary: "Explores
the life of the children who live beside the Baghmati River in
Nepal, on the sacred grounds of a Hindu temple in Katmandu, an
area forgotten and ignored by the world, but considered the holist
and most sacred to the Nepalese people. Will remind you of scenes
from 'Slumdog Millionaire' and is reminiscent of 'Charcoal People'."
Call number:
HV4592.9 .C45 2009 DVD
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Trouble
the Water - Summary: "Winner
of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, this
astonishingly powerful documentary tells the story of an aspiring
rap artist and her streetwise husband, trapped in New Orleans
by deadly floodwaters, who survive the storm and then seize a
chance for a new beginning. Its a redemptive tale of self-described
street hustlers who become heroes that takes you inside Hurricane
Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. Trouble the Water
opens the day before Katrina makes landfall, just blocks away
from the French Quarter but far from the New Orleans that most
tourists knew. Kimberly Rivers Roberts is turning her video camera
on herself and her 9th Ward neighbors trapped in the city. Its
going to be a day to remember, Kim says excitedly into her new
camera as the storm is brewing. Its her first time shooting video
and its rough and jumpy but dense with reality. Kims playful home-grown
newscast tone grinds against the audiences knowledge that hell
is just hours away. As the hurricane begins to rage and the floodwaters
fill their world and the screen, Kim and her husband Scott continue
to film, documenting their harrowing voyage to higher ground and
dramatic rescues of friends and neighbors. Intertwining Kim and
Scotts insiders view of Katrina with a mix of verite and in-your-face
filmmaking, filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin follow their story
through the storm and its aftermath, and into a new life."
Call number:
HV636 2005 .T76 2009 DVD
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Reserves DVD
* faculty request |
The
Alzheimer's Project - Summary: "Momentum
in Science features 25 leading scientists, a primetime state-of-the-science
report revealing the most cutting-edge research advances. Three
additional specials (The Memory Loss Tapes; Grandpa, Will You
Remember Me? With Maria Shriver; and Caregivers) capture what
it means to experience the disease, to be a child or grandchild
of one who suffers, and to care for those who are affected."
Call number:
RC523 .A49 2009 DVD
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Steal
a Pencil for Me - Summary: "A
compelling documentary feature film about the power of love and
the ability of humankind to rise above unimaginable suffering.
In 1943, Holland is under total Nazi occupation. When the Jews
are being deported, Jack, his wife Manja, and his new love, Ina,
find themselves living in the same barracks in a concentration
camp. When Jack’s wife objects to the relationship in spite
of their unhappy marriage, Jack and Ina resort to writing secret
love letters, which gives them the strength to survive the war."
Call number:
DS135 .N6 A157 S74 2008 DVD
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Notorious
- Summary: "A
U.S. agent brings a traitor's daughter to Rio de Janeiro to seduce
an exiled Nazi. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock."
Call number:
PN1997 Notorio 1946 DVD
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Reserves DVD
* faculty request |
Soylent
Green - Summary: "In
the year 2022, people rely on Soylent Green, a strange foodstuff,
in order to survive. But what is Soylent Green made out of? Based
on the novel by Harry Harrison."
Call number:
PN1997 Soylent DVD
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Adventureland
- Summary: "From the
director of Superbad comes Adventureland, a smart, witty comedy
we can all relate to. When James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg) has
to cancel his dream summer vacation and make some money for grad
school, the only job he can get is at Adventureland, a tacky amusement
park where the games are rigged and the rides make you hurl. But
its where he meets Em (Kristen Stewart, Twilight), and his rollercoaster
ride to nowhere turns into the best summer ever."
Call number:
PN1997 Adventurel DVD
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| The
Uninvited - Summary: "Based
on Kim Jee-Woon's 2003 Korean horror film, Changhwa Hongryon,
The Uninvited revolves around Anna (Emily Browning), who returns
home after spending time in the hospital following the tragic
death of her mother. Her recovery suffers a setback when she discovers
her father (David Strathairn) has become engaged to her mothers
former nurse, Rachel (Elizabeth Banks). That night, Anna is visited
by her mother's ghost, who warns her of Rachel's intentions. Together,
Anna and her sister (Arielle Kebbel) try to convince their father
that his current fiance is not who she pretends to be, and what
should have been a happy family reunion becomes a lethal battle
of wills between stepdaughters and stepmother."
Call number:
PN1997 Uninvite DVD
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| Age
Is Just a Number: Achieve Your Dreams at Any Stage in Your Life
- Publisher's Marketing:
"From legendary Olympic gold medalist Dara Torres comes a
motivational, inspirational memoir about staying fit, aging gracefully,
and pursuing your dreams.
Dara Torres captured the hearts and minds of Americans of all
ages when she launched her Olympic comeback as a new mother at
the age of forty-one--years after she had retired from competitive
swimming and eight years since her last Olympics. When she took
three silver medals in Beijing--including a heartbreaking .01-second
finish behind the gold medalist in the women's 50-meter freestyle--America
loved her all the more for her astonishing achievement and her
good-natured acceptance of the results.
Now, in "Age Is Just a Number, " Dara reveals how the
dream of an Olympic comeback first came to her--when she was months
into her first, hard-won pregnancy. With humor and candor, Dara
recounts how she returned to serious training--while nursing her
infant daughter and contending with her beloved father's long
battle with cancer.
Dara talks frankly about diving back in for this comeback; about
being an older athlete in a younger athletes' game; about competition,
doubt, and belief; about working through pain and uncertainty;
and finally--about seizing the moment and, most important, never
giving up. A truly self-made legend, her story will resonate with
women of all ages--and with anyone daring to entertain a seemingly
impossible dream."
Call number: GV838 .T67 A3 2009
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Introduction
to Homeland Security: Understanding Terrorism with an Emergency
Management Perspective - Publisher's
Marketing: "Readers need to be aware more than ever
before of the increased number of threats this country faces.
Introduction to Homeland Security: Understanding Terrorism with
an Emergency Management Perspective provides important and up-to-date
information about terrorism, terrorist behavior, homeland security
policies and dilemmas, and how to deal effectively with threats
and the consequences of attacks. This book provides a foundation
that spans the readily apparent chasm between the disaster and
homeland security communities. Its focus on terrorism may help
to educate those who do not yet understand the need to prepare
for this significant threat. Its concentration on emergency management
will remind homeland security officials that reinventing of the
wheel is not only unnecessary, but problematic. Introduction to
Homeland Security will be useful to scholars, students, and practitioners
interested or involved in homeland security and emergency management."
Call number: HV6432 .M141 2009
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Human
Dignity and Bioethics - Publisher's
Marketing: "This collection of essays, commissioned
by the President's Council on Bioethics, explores a fundamental
concept crucial to today's discourse in law and ethics in general
and in bioethics in particular. Since its formation in 2001, the
council has frequently used the term "human dignity"
in its discussions and reports. In this volume scholars from the
fields of philosophy, medicine and medical ethics, law, political
science, and public policy address the issue of what the concept
of "human dignity" entails and its proper role in bioethical
controversies. Human Dignity and Bioethics is an attempt to clarify
a controversial concept, one that is a critical component in the
decisions of policymakers."
Call number: QH332 .H842 2008
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Union-Free
America: Workers and Antiunion Culture -
Publisher's Marketing: ""Union-Free
America: Workers and Antiunion Culture" confronts one of the
most vexing questions with which labor activists and labor academics
struggle: why is there so much opposition to organized labor in
the United States? Scholars often point to powerful obstacles from
employers or governmental policies, but Lawrence Richards offers
a more complete picture of the causes for union decline in the postwar
period by examining the attitudes of the workers themselves. Large
numbers of American workers in the 1970s and 1980s told pollsters
that they would vote against a union if an election were held at
their place of employment, and Richards provides a provocative explanation
for this hostility: a pervasive strain of antiunionism in American
culture that has made many workers distrustful of organized labor.
Weighing the arguments of previous historians and sociologists,
Richards posits that this underlying antiunion culture in America
has been remarkably consistent over the course of half a century.
Assessing organizing efforts among blue-collar, white-collar,
and pink-collar workers, Richards examines the tactics and countertactics
of company and union representatives who sought to either exploit
or neutralize workers' popular negative stereotypes of organized
labor's insidious control over workers' autonomy. The book considers
a number of case studies of organizing drives throughout recent
history, from the failed attempt by District 65 to organize clerical
workers at New York University in 1970, to a similarly fruitless
drive by the Textile Workers Union in 1980 at a textile factory
in Charlottesville, Virginia. In both of these particular cases
and in many more, antiunion culture has operated to hinder unions'
efforts to organize the unorganized. By examining the manifestations
and motivations of antiunion culture in the United States, Richards
helps explain why so many American workers seem to vote against
their own self-interest and declare themselves "Union Free
and Proud.""
Call number: HD6508 .R488 2008
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| Understanding
Green Building Guidelines: For Students and Young Professionals
- Publisher's Marketing:
"Many professions are increasingly producing tools to assist
clients in breaking down and understanding the different elements
that reside under the umbrella of the sustainability movement.
For the design and construction professions, this unpacking often
takes the form of green building guidelines and rating systems.
This book aims to look at a selection of both national and local
green building rating systems and guidelines, ranging from commercial
to residential. While the goal is to provide students and young
professionals with a solid overview of each product, enabling
them to understand the differences and select the most appropriate
system for their chosen projects, the book provides valuable overviews
and comparisons for anyone interested in better buildings: designers,
homeowners, realtors, contractors, facility managers, site designers,
and more."
Call number: TH880 .R53 2009
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Quality
of Life and Human Difference: Genetic Testing, Health Care, and
Disability - Publisher's
Marketing: "The role of quality assessments in social
policy, especially health policy, and ethical and social issues
raised by prenatal testing for disability are discussed in this
analysis. A theme of the literature has been the role played by
controversial assumptions about the quality of life of people
with disabilities. This book turns the perspectives of disability
scholars to issues that have largely been the province of health
methodology, policy and philosophy, while re-directing philosophical
policy analysis to problems that have largely been the province
of disability scholarship."
Call number: RG628 .Q35 2005
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Torture
and the Ticking Bomb - Publisher's
Marketing: "Do you really think torture is acceptable
in any circumstances?
The controversial arguments of Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz
supporting the legalisation of torture in so-called "ticking
bomb" scenarios represent the most sophisticated and visible
of recent attempts to make torture an accepted weapon in the war
on terror.
States and other agents engage in torture, as both sides of the
debate accept. According to Bob Brecher, it is precisely because
the general public are taking the "new realism" of Dershowitz
and others seriously that there is a pressing need to expose the
fundamental flaws in their arguments, lest the peoples of democratic
societies lose their moral compass and fail to be vigilant in
holding their governments properly to account.
This timely and passionate book is the first to address itself
directly to the arguments for legalising the limited use of interrogational
torture. Brecher confronts those arguments head-on, examining
the efficacy of torture and drawing out the practical implications
for policy as well as the ethical implications of these proposals
for the kind of society we live in."
Call number: HV8593 .B74 2007
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| The
Making of Pro-Life Activists: How Social Movement Mobilization
Works - Publisher's
Marketing: "How do people become activists for causes
they care deeply about? Many people with similar backgrounds,
for instance, fervently believe that abortion should be illegal,
but only some of them join the pro-life movement. By delving into
the lives and beliefs of activists and nonactivists alike, Ziad
W. Munson is able to lucidly examine the differences between them.
Through extensive interviews and detailed studies of pro-life
organizations across the nation, Munson makes the startling discovery
that many activists join up before they develop strong beliefs
about abortion--in fact, some are even pro-choice prior to their
mobilization. Therefore, Munson concludes, commitment to an issue
is often a consequence rather than a cause of activism.
"The Making of Pro-life Activists" provides a compelling
new model of how people become activists while also offering a
penetrating analysis of the complex relationship between religion,
politics, and the pro-life movement. Policy makers, activists
on both sides of the issue, and anyone seeking to understand how
social movements take shape will find this book essential."
Call number: HQ767.5 .U5 M86 2008
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| African
American Men in College - Publisher's
Marketing: ""African American Men in College"
is a much-needed resource that includes examples of real-world
programs and activities to enhance academic success in the college
environment for African American men. The examples are collected
from a variety of institutions across the country. With contributions
from leading practitioners and scholars in the field, "African
American Men in College" explores the factors that promote
a climate of academic success. The book shows how participation
in extracurricular activities can create a positive social climate
and examines the advantages of developing communication and leadership
skills. It shows how fostering relationships with administrators
and community leaders can promote academic success. The book also
describes a proven mentoring program and examines the role spirituality
and religion can play in bolstering successful college experiences."
Call number: LC2781 .A39 2006
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| When
Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability,
and Surviving the Long Emergency -
Publisher's Marketing: "There's
never been a better time to abe prepared. Matthew Stein's comprehensive
primer on sustainable living skills - from food and water to shelter
and energy to first-aid and crisis-management skills - prepares
you to embark on the path toward sustainability. But unlike any
other book, Stein not only shows you how to live 'green' in seemingly
stable times, but to live in the face of potential disasters,
lasting days or years, coming in the form of social upheaval,
economic meltdown, or environmental catastrophe.
"When Technology Fails" covers the gamut. You'll learn
how to start a fire and keep warm if you've been left temporarily
homeless, as well as the basics of installing a renewable energy
system for your home or business. You'll learn how to find and
sterilize water in the face of utility failure, as well as practical
information for dealing with water-quality issues even when the
public tap water is still flowing. You'll learn alternative techniques
for healing equally suited to an era of profit-driven malpractice
as to situations of social calamity. Each chapter (a survey of
the risks to the status quo; supplies and preparation for short-
and long-term emergencies; emergency measures for survival; water;
food; shelter; clothing; first aid, low-tech medicine, and healing;
energy, heat, and power; metalworking; utensils and storage; low-tech
chemistry; and engineering, machines, and materials) offers the
same approach, describing skills for self-reliance in good times
and bad. Fully revised and expanded -the first edition was written
pre-9/11 and pre-Katrina, when few Americans took the risk of
social disruption seriously - "When Technology Fails"
ends on a positive, proactive note witha new chapter on "Making
the Shift to Sustainability," which offers practical suggestions
for changing our world on personal, community and global levels."
Call number: GF86 .S75 2008
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Storey's
Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance
- Publisher's Marketing:
"This is the book for anyone who wants to become more self-reliant,
from suburbanites with 1/4 of an acre to country homesteaders with
several. The information is easily understood and readily applicable.
More than 150 of Storey's expert authors in gardening, building,
animal raising, and homesteading share their specialized knowledge
and experience in this ultimate guide to l | |